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AA.VV.: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-68
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Various Artists: Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the Second Psychedelic Era
5 apr 17
The Bible.
  • IlConte
    5 apr 17
    I'm taking them all! On the noble advice of Master @[Pinhead]
  • Pinhead
    5 apr 17
    But of these Nuggets, if I remember correctly, there are only three box sets, each with four CDs. I'm curious to see what you're buying :-)))
  • IlConte
    5 apr 17
    Ahaha but I get mixed up between Nuggets, Pebbles, and various sticks. I should have these three. Boxes?! I got CDs, I’m poor ahaha!
  • Pinhead
    5 apr 17
    Now I listen to all the official nuggets.
  • IlConte
    5 apr 17
    You're not normal ahahah, and coming from me, I recommend it!!!
  • Pinhead
    5 apr 17
    I'm scaring myself for real :-)
  • hjhhjij
    6 apr 17
    Better. Better than the Bible!
  • hellraiser
    6 apr 17
    Happy birthday, Conte. I have the CD from a few years ago with volumes 1 and 2 together, and by pure chance, I found the two LPs years ago at a low price, obviously a reissue. As for the box set of 4 CDs, not even San Bitter would be able to find it, and the Nugget UK 4 CD box is the same or even worse. On vinyl then...
  • IlConte
    6 apr 17
    Ahah don’t worry, I’m not going to burn out and I’m not collecting things at 50; whatever I find, I take.
  • IlConte
    6 apr 17
    Summary: I have this, that before vol 1 (because this from the titles seems to be the two) and the "down Under Nuggets" Australian 65-67 garage. Then I have two Pebbles, vol 1 and vol 2 ultimate 66 garage Classic.
  • IlConte
    6 apr 17
    So what's left?!
  • luludia
    6 apr 17
    Years ago I had a crazy idea, to open a garage bar... just garage music... and I'm not even an expert in the genre... I get the bands mixed up... but, damn... a bar like that would be perfect...
  • Pinhead
    6 apr 17
    There are still Nuggets II, 4 CDs on the garage scene outside the United States, and Children Of The Nuggets, another 4 CDs on the scene of the Eighties and Nineties.
  • IlConte
    6 apr 17
    Master, thank you, I will go on a quest!
  • IlConte
    6 apr 17
    Noble poet, it would have been a great bar. I know 4 names at most, but pure and raw rock 'n' roll makes me jump and feel good!
Agitation Free: 2nd
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Agitation Free: 2nd
29 mar 20
Useful for traveling far while staying locked in at home on this spring Sunday. However, I don't think the neighbors appreciated it much...
Alexander
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alexander "Skip" Spence: Oar
31 may 15
Dark, introspective album, populated by demons that took hold of the mind of poor Skip and never let go until his premature death. A journey into the fragile psyche of the Californian musician, a work of art that initially went unnoticed but has thankfully been reevaluated in recent years, as unfortunately happens all too often...
  • bluesboy94
    31 may 15
    An album that deserves at least one listen, but unfortunately, all I remember is "Books of Moses"...
  • SilasLang
    1 jun 15
    Among the albums of my life.
Alice In Chains: Dirt
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alice in Chains: Dirt
13 jul 14
In my opinion, the perfect album by the Seattle band, dark, determined, sick, and played as God intended. Great classics, from the opener "Them Bones" to the haunting "Down in a Hole," which brought me back to my 15 years after I listened to it carefully again these days. Staley's voice remains one of the best in rock...
  • Psychopathia
    13 jul 14
    Once I had dirt but musically it just didn't sit right with me... this is much better. I'm picking it up thanks to your definition, found it on ibs for 6.50 euros. Now I'm adding it to the current order! I need to get back into this scene, from Screaming Trees to Soundgarden. It wasn't just Nirvana, right?
  • madcat
    13 jul 14
    I got this along with superunknown!
  • SilasLang
    13 jul 14
    Without a doubt, it's a fantastic album that I played endlessly back then. But when "Dog on Three Legs" came out, I had no doubts: for me, the AIC had released their definitive masterpiece. I still listen to that one today with unchanged emotion. This one, however, I can no longer listen to... it's too much a snapshot of a certain time, now long gone...
  • Belghazi
    13 jul 14
    I quote Silas, for me the three-legged dog is their masterpiece, and I'm pleased to notice that at least on the deb we are not few in supporting it.
  • JohannesUlver
    13 jul 14
    The three-legged dog gets boring after a while, and not a little. I completely agree with hellraiser: "Dirt" is the best album by the Seattle band. This and "Jar Of Flies" are my favorite records of theirs.
  • SilasLang
    13 jul 14
    Without a doubt, but the dog hasn't aged an ounce. Oh, on 'Jar Of Flies' of course, nothing to say, it's just one of the most beautiful EPs I have at home...
  • hellraiser
    13 jul 14
    Maximum respect for the tripod, but this is a little gem. The unplugged live is also a wonder...
  • hjhhjij
    15 jul 14
    I am from the three-legged dog party, not to take anything away from Dirt.
Alice In Chains: Jar Of Flies
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies
31 aug 14
Nutshell, No Excuses... few words, beautiful.
  • De...Marga...
    31 aug 14
    A jar filled with shimmering pearls.
  • SilasLang
    31 aug 14
    One of the most beautiful EPs of all time.
  • madcat
    31 aug 14
    This and the unplugged remain my favorites by Alice in Chains, I’ve never really listened to their self-titled album properly, just a few tracks.
  • hjhhjij
    31 aug 14
    Recover well the homonymous mad because it truly deserves so much. This eppì is splendid.
  • madcat
    31 aug 14
    I've been meaning to do it for a while hyhy, sooner or later..
Allman Brothers Band: Live at Fillmore East
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East
15 aug 14
Little to say, an "unstoppable giant" of live in 1971... Class, technique, blues/jazz/rock and Southern intertwining to create a unique sound. I have it in all possible versions, including the latest version in four LPs excellently restored...
Amazing Blondel: Evensong
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Amazing Blondel: Evensong
9 apr 17
Who knows why every early spring these guys come to mind, I dust off their records and enjoy a bit of renaissance. Last year with Fantasia Lindum, this year with this one. Exceptional.
  • hellraiser
    9 apr 17
    I'm sorry, but I can't access external content such as YouTube links. If you provide the text you'd like translated, I'd be happy to help!
  • hjhhjij
    9 apr 17
    Very big.
Amon Düül II: Yeti
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Amon Düül II: Yeti
6 feb 15
Here, this is the classic example of "love at first listen." Inside, you'll find everything: acid guitars, improvisation, creativity, imagination, expressive freedom. I think that between this and the previous Phallus Dei, there's quite a nice battle...
  • Lao Tze
    6 feb 15
    Just making it to the end of the third side "sober" is almost an impossible feat, but that's precisely the point.
  • darth agnan
    6 feb 15
    exciting, I prefer this to phallus dei
  • hjhhjij
    6 feb 15
    You already know what I think.
  • Psychopathia
    6 feb 15
    Hell, you might also like Tanz der Lemminge, which is more accessible (I don't listen to it often, I prefer what you call phallus dei, but it's very valid).
  • hjhhjij
    6 feb 15
    The dance of the Lemmings is a masterpiece, yes, but I remember it being definitely more electronic and keyboard-driven compared to this one. However, up until "Wolf City" (at least), these guys are impeccable.
  • macaco
    6 feb 15
    The improvised parts, however, disorient me.
  • hjhhjij
    6 feb 15
    But they are the most captivating of the album O_O
  • Buzzin' Fly
    6 feb 15
    the psychedelic fairy tales of the American west coast in the 70s, thrown into the Black Forest and transformed into delirious nightmares.
  • Buzzin' Fly
    6 feb 15
    what a cover.
  • fuggitivo
    6 feb 15
    I've been trying for years to get close to their top three. No luck until today. I don't know where the hell to start with them. But they're quite a big group, you know.
  • Psychopathia
    7 feb 15
    @fugitive. I got them from audioglobe mailorder
  • Psychopathia
    7 feb 15
    ah, sorry... you meant to take them from the artistic point of view.
  • fuggitivo
    8 feb 15
    @Psychopathia: yes, I wasn't clear, I mean artistically.
Amon Düül II: Tanz Der Lemminge
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Amon Düül II: Tanz der Lemminge
19 mar 16
Third work and third masterpiece, this album is truly great. Perhaps just a tad below the first two but excellent nonetheless, creativity and class in abundance...
Anthony Phillips: The Geese And The Ghost
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Anthony Phillips: The Geese And The Ghost
23 mar 15
I only knew this album by reputation; I must say it's a really beautiful work. Who knows what would have happened if he had stayed with Genesis (even though Hackett has always been an idol of mine, both in the band and as a solo artist)...
  • fuggitivo
    25 mar 15
    The only one I have from Phillips. Really beautiful. Approved.
Area: Concerto Teatro Uomo
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Area: Concerto Teatro Uomo
27 sep 14
The live performance from 1977 is immense. The skill of the musicians shines through in this "the best" live album, with tracks such as "Arbeit Macht Frei," "Cometa Rossa," "La Mela di Odessa"... splendid, too bad about the less than optimal recording.
  • puntiniCAZpuntini
    29 sep 14
    Damn, "the not optimal": it sucks ass, it feels like it’s coming out of a TV next to a microwave running at 1200W. It’s not as terrible as the live in Turin (there you can hear people talking, and they still put it on sale) but still, it's stolen money.
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come: Galactic Zoo Dossier
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come: Galactic Zoo Dossier
27 apr 14
After wrapping up the project with the Crazy World, the wild (but genius and visionary) Arthur Brown gives birth to Kingdom Come with this album from '71, a special and unique record, I believe, in terms of creativity and madness...
Atomic Rooster: Atomic Rooster
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Atomic Rooster: Atomic Roooster
3 may 14
Debut album for the British band, year 1970. The band was founded the year before by two members of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Vincent Crane on organ and keyboards and Carl Palmer, who at just twenty already demonstrates his great skills on the drums. With the arrival of Graham on bass and flute and John Du Cann on guitars, the group releases the album, a quality progressive hard rock that is very similar to Deep Purple Mark I. Notable tracks include the excellent "Winter" and "Before Tomorrow," composed by Crane and
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    3 may 14
    It's normal to get confused about a band with continuous line-up changes. Cann will join after the album recordings, and for a brief period, the trio Crane/Cann/Palmer will perform live without recording anything. An authentic bass can only be heard on this album; later, Crane will replace it with the Hammond pedalboard. Tracks like Banstead and especially Winter are atypical in the repertoire, a sort of Proto-Prog still far from the Dark Sound of the next album, where Cann's hard riffs perfectly balance the usual organ background in a way that was innovative at the time. I also noticed some instrumental parts from the Crazy World album reappearing in this album, a sign that Brown was the showman and Crane the brain. It's a debut that I love very much, like the two subsequent ones, after all.
  • hellraiser
    3 may 14
    Yes, thank you, it's true that Du Cann joins after the album's release... anyway, great album, I only own this one and after years I've dusted it off, I'm looking for the next one for a while now, at the moment it's out of print...
Atomic Rooster: Death Walks Behind You
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Atomic Rooster: Death Walks Behind You
15 feb 15
After the excellent self-titled debut, the fantastic trio Crane-Hammond-Du Cann delivers a wonderful album, dark, shadowy, played beautifully. An excellent dark-prog-heavy record that made history.
Bad Company: Straight Shooter
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Bad Company: Straight Shooter
15 mar 17
Better this or their debut from the year before? I don't know, both excellent, great hard rock without too many frills, simple but effective. Their last great album, at least for me...
  • hjhhjij
    15 mar 17
    Don't hit me, they are valid but for me they remain in "Second tier".
  • hellraiser
    16 mar 17
    Of course not, ah ah! Everyone has their own tastes...
Bakerloo: Bakerloo
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bakerloo: Bakerloo
28 feb 15
The only work by the trio Clempson, Poole, and Baker, a great demonstration of blues/jazz with a touch of progressive. A power trio dedicated to improvisation, showcasing excellent instrumental technique. The last track, "Son of Moonshine," deserves special mention, featuring nearly fifteen minutes of blues with excellent jazz influences…
Barry McGuire: Eve Of Destruction
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction
11 may 14
Year 1965, war in Vietnam, Cold War, tensions in the Middle East, fear of an impending world conflict. Sloan creates one of the toughest and most famous folk protest songs of all time, a generational anthem brought to fame by Oklahoma City singer Barry McGuire. Aside from the title track, a timeless masterpiece, the album is solid, featuring some Dylan covers and an excellent version of the traditional "Sloop John B," popularized the following year by the Beach Boys.
Ben Harper: There Will Be A Light
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Ben Harper: There Will Be a Light
13 sep 14
A beautiful collaboration between Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama from a few years ago, excellent tracks blending blues, gospel, and folk that I have always loved...
  • De...Marga...
    13 sep 14
    Beautiful, heartfelt collaboration; I saw the Blind Boys years ago at the Assago Forum. They made an excellent introduction to Peter Gabriel's concert.
  • hellraiser
    13 sep 14
    Sure you've been around for concerts, huh DeMa? Well done, great pair Blind Boys\Gabriel... I really didn't know the Mucchio at all...
Bert Jansch: Bert Jansch / Jack Orion
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bert Jansch: Bert Jansch / Jack Orion
17 may 15
I know very well his work with Pentangle, but I’m less familiar with his long solo career. This first album showcases a great instrumental and compositional technique, truly an excellent record. Now I understand where Kaukonen's guitar on the first Hot Tuna record comes from...
  • hjhhjij
    17 may 15
    Well, not to mention Nick Drake and John Martyn... But why did he put "Jack Orion" in there too?
  • hellraiser
    17 may 15
    Hi, I don't know why, probably the person who wrote the review had the reprints of both records, but the text only concerns the debut. I got the 50th anniversary edition yesterday, this record is very beautiful... I mentioned Kaukonen because his voice and style remind me a lot of the first Hot Tuna, and then from this work, surely everyone has taken a bit, as you rightly said...
  • hjhhjij
    17 may 15
    Well, this is one of the albums that gave rise to British singer-songwriter music, the "baroque folk," call it what you will. And then stuff like "Jack Orion" sparked the British folk revival, etc. Fundamental is an understatement. An immense songwriter. Just tell me what "Needle of Death" is, beyond the lyrics, just the melody...
  • hjhhjij
    17 may 15
    And now I think I'll listen to it again.
  • hellraiser
    17 may 15
    Really great. I don't understand why they compare him to Donovan; it doesn't connect at all, not even with Dylan... Donovan was much more melodic, pop, and technically much less skilled, though I still love him. Needle is one of the best, but the level of these songs is incredibly high, no fillers, no missteps. Well done, give it another listen; I've moved on to the Jeffersons with the live God Bless..., it got Kaukonen stuck in my head and I'm dusting him off from the cobwebs of my collection...
  • hjhhjij
    17 may 15
    Because, like it or not, it's always about British folk; however, Donovan is one thing, Jansch and Renbourn are a whole different school, like Davy Graham.
Black Oak Arkansas: Black Oak Arkansas
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Black Oak Arkansas: Black Oak Arkansas
27 apr 14
Debut in '71 for this Southern band led by the charismatic Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. The album is still a bit raw and rough around the edges, but it already contains a great classic of the band, "Hot And Nasty." A band that has always remained in the shadow of the more famous (and talented) Allman and Skynyrd, yet managed in '74 to be one of the highlights of the California Jam, one of the most important rock concerts of the decade.
Blackfoot: Strikes
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Blackfoot: Strikes
12 feb 17
They may not be the best representatives of Southern rock from the '70s, but this is a great album, their best. "Highway Song" is their "Free Bird," rightly placed as the final track to showcase an excellent Southern rock album.
  • hellraiser
    12 feb 17
    I'm sorry, but I cannot access external content such as YouTube videos. If you could provide the text you'd like translated, I'd be happy to help!
Blood, Sweat And Tears: Blood, Sweat And Tears
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Blood, Sweat And Tears
26 feb 17
Sunday morning, a beautiful sun and this as a background. I couldn't ask for more...
  • Battlegods
    26 feb 17
    As they said, "Sometimes in winter" ;)
  • luludia
    27 feb 17
    The beauty is in the sun...
Blossom Toes: We Are Ever So Clean
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Blossom Toes: We Are Ever So Clean
3 may 14
A "gem" of the English psychedelic scene of the '60s, a refined, imaginative pop, where "Look At Me, I'm You" stands out, perhaps the best track on the album...
Blue Öyster Cult: Blue Öyster Cult
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Blue Öyster Cult: Blue Öyster Cult
2 jun 17
The origin of the Cult...
Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding
2 nov 14
After the famous motorcycle accident, Dylan returns to the scene with an album different from the previous ones, acoustic, stripped down, more oriented towards country sounds. A more than good album, featuring exceptional tracks like ''All Along The Watchtower'' and ''Dear Landlord''.
Bob Dylan: Planet Waves
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Planet Waves
22 dec 13
1974 album by the American singer-songwriter, just for the presence of "Forever Young" and the music of the Band, it's worth listening to it.
Bob Dylan & The Band: The Basement Tapes - Remastered
CD Audio I have it
Bob Dylan & The Band: The Basement Tapes - Remastered
2 mar 14
The "basement songs," a masterpiece by Dylan and the Band for sure. The best things always come from fun and "messing around," and this album is the absolute testimony to that...
Bruce Palmer: The Cycle is Complete
Vinile I have it
Bruce Palmer: The Cycle is Complete
18 jun 17
This afternoon, while I'm at home relaxing, I’m dedicating myself to listening to this old record from '71. 1971? 2171? I wouldn't be able to clearly define the year it belongs to...
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
28 sep 14
In my opinion, the best album of Springsteen in the '70s, with excellent songs blending funk, rock, folk, soul, and great songwriting ability. It ranges from the sweetness of tracks like "New York City Serenade" and "4th of July (Asbury Park)" to the energy of "Rosalita" and "Kitty's Back," to the melancholy of "Wild Billy's Circus Story." Great musicians, especially Federici and Clemons...
  • imasoulman
    28 sep 14
    disk to be sent to memory, after the Boss will write extraordinary songs and certainly more memorable so that Jon Landau could be right about the fact that "he had seen the future of rock'n'roll," but the streetwise syncretism of "popular" styles of The Wild... will never be seen again.
  • hjhhjij
    29 sep 14
    Yes, one of the many great records by Springsteen in his first decade of activity, definitely a strong contender for the title of his best album.
  • Bubi
    30 sep 14
    In my opinion, until "The River," they are all good. For my taste, Greetings... stands out for its compositional quality, Blinded by the Light, For You, Spirit in the Night, Growin' Up, are among his most beautiful songs. But if you prefer this, nothing to say, everyone has their own tastes.
Buffalo Springfield: Buffalo Springfield
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Buffalo Springfield: Buffalo Springfield Again
25 dec 13
First album of the great American band, it's accompanying me during this mini Christmas holiday. Then with talents like Stills and Young.. I like to win easily!
  • hellraiser
    25 dec 13
    It's not the right cover but oh well...
Camel: Mirage
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Camel: Mirage
25 dec 14
After the excellent but still somewhat unripe self-titled debut of '73, Latimer, Bardens, and company come out with this gem, perhaps their most complete work, at least in my taste. It’s important to highlight the two fabulous suites "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider" and the closing "Lady Fantasy," which are exceptional in terms of execution and inspiration. A great album.
  • pana
    25 dec 14
    Great yes, but I've never found it. Once I was about to order it online but then I turned to other records. Too bad, the subsequent ones, perhaps due to the change of record label, I found easily.
  • hellraiser
    25 dec 14
    Strange, I bought it very easily years ago, and even today it's found with extreme ease, at least in the stores I usually frequent. I often see it on the shelves, both in CD and LP format. I highly recommend it to you, a great work from Canterbury.
  • pana
    25 dec 14
    Yes, I know the record well thanks to YouTube, but it's strange... I've never seen it physically, while I often come across Moonmadness and Breathless in stores, for example.
  • hjhhjij
    25 dec 14
    I’ve had it on CD for ages and I still see it on the shelves, it’s always there, maybe it also depends on the areas, the city... Anyway, why listen to it on YouTube when you could download it at 320 kbps and enjoy it decently pana, while waiting for the CD?
Camel: Camel
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Camel: Camel
9 oct 14
Great debut for Latimer's band, Burdens, and company, a bit "raw" compared to future works like "Mirage" or "Moonmadness" but polished, well-crafted, and featuring gems like "Mistic Queen" or "Arubaluba"...
  • hjhhjij
    9 oct 14
    It's Bardens, not Burdens :D Anyway, how much satisfaction you give me, my friend.
  • hellraiser
    9 oct 14
    Ah ah, damn, it’s hard to remember, in fact I skipped over the others... these, like Gentle Giant, Caravan, KC, Genesis, VDGG, ELP... I was already listening to them years ago, but it’s thanks to you especially that I’ve dusted them off from old memories and enjoyed them again. I listened to this again last Friday (Il Venerdì Prog. as it has been for months now) and I must say it’s really beautiful, I didn’t remember it anymore...
  • hjhhjij
    9 oct 14
    Yes, it's a great album, really beautiful :)
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    10 oct 14
    If you haven't heard it yet, I would add God Of Light, a beautiful jam of 16 minutes that would have made the album even more interesting as it’s the most Canterbury-oriented thing they’ve ever recorded. It’s a live track found on the double LP Greasy Truckers, where the newly formed quartet shares the sides with people like Henry Cow and Gong. You can also appreciate it in its entirety on YouTube.
Can: Monster Movie
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Can: Monster Movie
30 may 15
Maximum score for this gem of an album; I still need to delve deeper, but after just a couple of listens, I find it beautiful, and in my opinion (slightly) superior to the more renowned Tago Mago. "You Doo Right" I already knew from the wonderful version by the Thin White Rope; the original is even better, but the whole album is of excellent quality.
  • SilasLang
    30 may 15
    Masterpiece. "Tago Mago" is different, but a masterpiece just the same in my opinion.
  • hellraiser
    30 may 15
    A masterpiece for sure is Tago Mago, but this one grabbed me a bit more. Anyway, it's like talking about who is better between Messi and Maradona, both magnificent...
  • hjhhjij
    30 may 15
    It struck you more because it's more "canonical" (so to speak, ahahahah) and connected to American Psych-Acid Rock as well as the Velvet Underground. "Tago Mago" and the two subsequent albums are a whole different thing. Anyway, this album is a masterpiece and one of the most stunning debuts ever (even though the tracks recorded in '68, those from "Delay," are just as cool).
  • SilasLang
    30 may 15
    I agree with HJ. In fact... I would have also included a couple of tracks in the tracklist that later ended up on 'Delay'... I'm thinking of "Butterfly" (basically Sonic Youth 15 years earlier) or "Little Star of Bethlehem"...
  • Loconweed
    31 may 15
    From this up to "Soon Over..." of the greats, then the decline. But at least 6/7 great albums were made (with the peaks "Ege Bamyasi" and "Tago Mago"), and in addition, the compilation of 'leftovers' "Delay 1968" is a nice listen.
  • hjhhjij
    31 may 15
    But no. "Landed" is lighter but excellent. The others are actually anything but essential, yet there are some really enjoyable things. Obviously, my personal list of 5 balls ends with Babaluma. The fact is that certain levels are hard to repeat year after year; they managed to do it for 6-7 consecutive years, which is why they are in Olympus.
Can: Tago Mago
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Can: Tago Mago
25 dec 13
For the series "If they're not crazy, we don't want them..." It's a great album, no doubt about it..
  • hjhhjij
    25 dec 13
    They really went all out with this, crazy :D
Canned Heat: Hallelujah
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Canned Heat: Hallelujah
16 nov 13
Released in 1970, perhaps this album represents the pinnacle of fame for the Los Angeles band with "Hooker 'n Heat." Boogie, blues, and the unmistakable voice of "The Bear," the 120 kg singer-harmonica player with a nightingale-like tone.
Caravan: Caravan
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Caravan: Caravan
4 jan 15
Debut of 1968 for the Canterbury band, a pleasant album, certainly a bit raw and simple compared to the subsequent masterpieces of a few years later. Notable tracks include "Love Song With Flute" and the finale "Where But For Caravan Would I Be," a lengthy piece that foreshadows the style later pursued with greater success in the following works. A delightful listen...
Carole King: Tapestry
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Carole King: Tapestry
27 dec 14
A piece of history in singer-songwriter music, an album that cements King’s success, already a co-author with her husband of many of the most beautiful and important songs of the '60s. A showcase of great classics, a sort of greatest hits where she demonstrates all her talent, an outstanding album.
Chicago: The Chicago Transit Authority
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Chicago: The Chicago Transit Authority
31 mar 17
Tonight, with my girlfriend out of the way, I'm making a big omelette, having a beer, and enjoying some burping freedom, with this masterpiece in the background that I'll never get tired of listening to...
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Reviewed, and even with 5 balls there too, no less than by imasoulman. So the Ci-Cago are not a shitty band, they are another great band that has gone down the drain. Good to know!
  • hellraiser
    1 apr 17
    It seems a bit like the story of Rod Stewart, Genesis, Fleetwood... the great masterpieces are at the beginning of their careers, after so much commercial success but little substance. They and BST were the pioneers of a wonderful genre, like IF, Ben... I highly recommend their debut album (still under the name Transit Authority, then they had to change it because of a lawsuit with the city of Chicago), the second Chicago, and Chicago 3. The fourth is more than good, but then If You Leave My Now, and many greetings. My regret is finding at least a reissue of their live album at the Fillmore from '71, but it no longer exists on vinyl or CD; it's a pity because it is considered one of the best live albums of all time...
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Come on, the Genesis, from my point of view, lasted a bit longer than the first albums :D I'm downloading the live now ahhahah Good to know. But I'm ignorant on this topic: the BST would be Blood, Sweat & Tears, right? What genre did they precede? And who are Ben and IF? XD I don't know a damn thing.
  • hellraiser
    1 apr 17
    Well, the difference between 1970 - 1977 and after seems huge to me, right?;))) Yes, Blood Sweat & Tears. They also had the same producer, Guercio. They were the forerunners of jazz rock, even though they were very varied, a melting pot of genres. Guitarist Kath is one of the best ever, who took his own life playing Russian roulette. If, Ben, and many others are bands influenced by their style, although different. I want the live album on vinyl!!! I'm going crazy ah ah!
  • hellraiser
    1 apr 17
    Anyway, without any pressure, give a listen to the titles I've mentioned, maybe...
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Well, the difference between '70-'77 and '78-'80 isn't that huge yet, but after that, it is. But hey, '70-'77 isn’t nothing, it's not just the "First albums," that’s what I meant. As for Blood, Sweat & Tears (great name), I agree, there was a nice mix of Jazz too. Goodness, as for pioneers of Jazz-Rock, I see mostly other people (from Davis onwards), but maybe it's because I just discovered the BST and haven't explored them as deeply. IF and Ben, never heard of them, we'll see, thanks for the tips. Yeah, I know you prefer the physical copy, I do too, but sometimes you have to learn to be satisfied, at least for a moment.
  • hjhhjij
    1 apr 17
    Absolutely. This is music that I really love. I need to dive deeper into the BST, but they seem kind of spectacular, more or less immense :D And you know what happens when you're driving in GTA V and "If You Leave Me Now" comes on the radio, it hits you hard XD
Climax Blues Band: A Lot Of Bottle
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Climax Blues Band: A Lot of Bottle
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Colosseum: Valentyne Suite
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Colosseum: Valentyne Suite
30 nov 13
A historic album, a meeting point between rock-blues, jazz, and a hint of progressive that was about to be born. In addition to the long suite that gives the album its name, it's worth highlighting the excellent "The Kettle" and "Butty's Blues." Beautiful guitars, great arrangements, and the brass section. Overall, it’s something to fully enjoy...
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