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I've been hearing Summer Breeze every summer for the past thirty years on da rajo, never gave it any thought until now. Quite surprised it was out so long ago.
 
Grimly said:
I've been hearing Summer Breeze every summer for the past thirty years on da rajo, never gave it any thought until now. Quite surprised it was out so long ago.
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One of my favorites from the 70s....question...you are stranded on a desert island....you can only choose one decade of music to listen to.....me it's the 70's all the way :)
 
trevor said:
...you are stranded on a desert island....you can only choose one decade of music to listen to.....me it's the 70's all the way :)
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No Beatles for you! (Also no soup) :afro:

The correct answer is "The Beatles" (aka the 'white album'). Only Beatles double album, hence twice the music. Simple arithmetic. Of course, back then, deserted islands didn’t have outlets to plug in your phonograph. Doesn't matter. The answer is still White Album.
 
trevor said:
One of my favorites from the 70s....question...you are stranded on a desert island....you can only choose one decade of music to listen to.....me it's the 70's all the way :)
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For me it would be mid 60's to mid 70's. British invasion, Psychedelic Rock, Detroit sound, Folk Rock, Southern Rock. Beatles to Skynyrd, Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship, Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin, Janis Ian to Janis Joplin, Mamas and Pappas to Moody Blues. Steppenwolf to The Band, Wilson Pickett to Jimmy Buffet. Allman, Clapton, Beck, Page, Aretha. .

Probably need a couple years more than ten to get it all in but an incredible volume and variety of music crammed into such a relatively short period.

I think for most people "best" is the music that was the thing when they were the thing which is totally understandable. There have been really great songs produced in every year and era continuing through today. But I do think technology has changed and in some ways diminished the role music plays in our society. Cable, internet, gaming, and such have reduced its dominance as a connecting point for younger generations. .

And streaming that playlist is not the same experience as carefully putting that piece of vinyl on a turntable and taking in the art on the album cover while the sound washes over. .


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trevor said:
One of my favorites from the 70s....question...you are stranded on a desert island....you can only choose one decade of music to listen to.....me it's the 70's all the way :)
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Easy one. The Vietnam era, 1964 to 1974.
 
Lol...you guys are missing the point.....you don't get to split up the decade...60s or 70s....everyone would pick 65-75...that's too easy :rolleyes::p
 
dpep said:
There have been really great songs produced in every year and era continuing through today. But I do think technology has changed and in some ways diminished the role music plays in our society. Cable, internet, gaming, and such have reduced its dominance as a connecting point for younger generations.
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Things are starting to come around back to where music was back in the 60's in that you gotta be one of "The cool kids" to know where the good stuff can be found. The Internet has made it so that there's just SO much out there to choose from that most just stick to what's most familiar.

There's a festival in Central Tennessee every year called Muddy Roots which is just utterly amazing. Last year the weekend started with a traditional Aztec cleansing ceremony featuring ancient traditional music typical of that culture and finished off with The Eagles of Death Metal. Every possible mixture and mishmash of music in between could be heard with very few acts being able to be pigeonholed into any one particular genre hence the "muddy roots" theme.

The crowd is utterly amazing! Simple old time country folk, bluegrass fans, blues aficionados, rednecks, "Hellbillies", metalheads, punks, you name it. It's amazing that how in these polarized times you can get that diverse a crowd together that's there for no other reason than to enjoy good music and good times. THAT'S the magic of the event, it's a highly diverse community being built, not merely a subset looking to endorse any one particular world view or moral ethos.

Hopefully this mindset catches on and spreads, it's what this country needs culturally now more than ever.
 
dpep said:
I think for most people "best" is the music that was the thing when they were the thing which is totally understandable.
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Studies have shown that your favorite motorcycle, music, etc, the time that you're most nostalgic for, is whatever year it was when you were about 15. That pretty much hits the nail on the head for me.
Dusting off the record and stylus, handling them with care. Plus that big two-sided piece of cardboard to pore over. That's what we did when I was 15.

I recently read that Sgt. Pepper's was the first time all the lyrics were printed on the cover. Can anyone corroborate or dispute that?
 
It's actually a little earlier-especially when you have older siblings or parents who are into music. 10-14 is the magic zone, though up until 16, we are still evolving.

At 10, I was very influenced by my sisters' love of artists such as Zeppelin, Floyd, Joplin, Hendrix, The Doors.

By 12, I was really into my brother's favorites, which included Jethro Tull and ELO. But I also was coming to love Blue Oyster Cult and Black Sabbath.

At 14, I got into The Cars, The Police, etc.
 
GS1150Pilot said:
It's actually a little earlier-especially when you have older siblings or parents who are into music. 10-14 is the magic zone, though up until 16, we are still evolving.

At 10, I was very influenced by my sisters' love of artists such as Zeppelin, Floyd, Joplin, Hendrix, The Doors.
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At 10, in 5th grade, every school day I had about 20 minutes during lunch to sit at the hi-fi and listen to Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields Forever and I Am The Walrus. Over and over. I knew then that I wanted to experience the psychedelic one day.

At 20, I got heavily into Costello and Blondie, then the Cars. This Year's Model, Plastic Letters and Candy-O are still some of my favorite albums.
 
Love, love LOVE Costello and Blondie. Candy-O is by far my favorite Cars album, and, truly, "Let's Go" is on my all time favorite songs list.
 
dpep said:
And streaming that playlist is not the same experience as carefully putting that piece of vinyl on a turntable and taking in the art on the album cover while the sound washes over. .. .
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I'm still trying to assess the " streaming " experience ..... I too have a preference for vinyl. To the extant I have spent a lot of money on it { I'm one of those nuts that spends thousands on speaker wire } .... With vinyl the purchase of an ultrasonic cleaner { Humminguru Nova } .... And archival record sleeves and outer covers . I enjoy all the additional steps of playing a record ...... But last year I bought a streamer and signed up with Qobuz ...... Suddenly I have access to almost every record ever made . At first it was overwhelming organizing it all . But Qobuz recently offered some organizational help..... So now I can sit on the couch with my tablet in front of me..... On the screen will be the album or playlist I have selected ..... Album information will be on the display .... Below will be a selection of albums that the members of the group have contributed to or released on their own ..... Below that will be a group of albums Qobuz thinks I might like that are similar in nature ..... Far more information than I ever saw on a record sleeve ..... Still I prefer playing an album ..... I just can't figure out why ?
 
In my safety meeting group we have a lot of guys that are right into music...at my meetings I play all kinds of different music...new and old and all genera's
So we decided to have a "music night" a couple of Saturdays ago at one of our buddy's place...he has an amazing stereo system
So the idea was that everyone would bring a list of 10 songs they wanted to share with the group and we would go around the group sharing one at a time. What a blast!!! We had so much fun that we are planning on doing it again soon.
It also makes me feel very thankful to have such a good group of friends in my life.

 
GS1150Pilot said:
Love, love LOVE Costello and Blondie. Candy-O is by far my favorite Cars album, and, truly, "Let's Go" is on my all time favorite songs list.
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Saw in concert and met Elvis in February 1978. Amazing! Shook Costello's hand, talked with Steve Naive. Met and spoke with Frank "The Freak" Infante in September 1980.

The thing about Cars, Costello and Blondie is that they all avoided the 'sophomore curse,' when a band's second album fails miserably to live up to their very well received debut album. In my opinion, Candy-O, This Year's Model and Plastic Letters are their masterpieces.
 
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