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09-08-2006, 07:14 PM
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Re: Music Thread - Rolling Stones\' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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I don't understand what you are saying about country, jazz and blues not being on the map back then, as each of those genres pretty much contributed to rock and roll's formation. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not saying those genres weren't influential. I'm saying they weren't popular. In fact most of that influence came from the pre-60's period and "albums" really weren't popular until the 60's. 45's and before that 78's were how music was marketed pre-Beatles. Albums were events back in the day. The release of Sgt Peppers for example was epic. The influence of an "album" has waned with the switch to CD's and even moreso with the switch to downloadable music. Album art and inserts (lyric sheets, pictures, posters etc.) were all part of the allure and overall album experience and that is now gone. But the main point is in the 60's and 70's popular music was basically what was on one or two radio stations and the Ed Sullivan show. Country and jazz had their followings but for nationwide popularity it was all rock and motown because we didn't have the fragmentaion we see today. 
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09-12-2006, 02:31 PM
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Re: Music Thread - Rolling Stones\' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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[ QUOTE ] I don't understand what you are saying about country, jazz and blues not being on the map back then, as each of those genres pretty much contributed to rock and roll's formation. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not saying those genres weren't influential. I'm saying they weren't popular. In fact most of that influence came from the pre-60's period and "albums" really weren't popular until the 60's. 45's and before that 78's were how music was marketed pre-Beatles. Albums were events back in the day. The release of Sgt Peppers for example was epic. The influence of an "album" has waned with the switch to CD's and even moreso with the switch to downloadable music. Album art and inserts (lyric sheets, pictures, posters etc.) were all part of the allure and overall album experience and that is now gone. But the main point is in the 60's and 70's popular music was basically what was on one or two radio stations and the Ed Sullivan show. Country and jazz had their followings but for nationwide popularity it was all rock and motown because we didn't have the fragmentaion we see today. [/ QUOTE ] I think you might be underestimating just how popular country music was back then. Yea, bands like The Beatles were the ones in the headlines, etc. but there was a completely separate (and huge) part of the population that listened to country music. As far as radio play goes, I'm sure The Grand Ole Opry had a massive amount of listeners.
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09-08-2006, 03:50 PM
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Re: Music Thread - Rolling Stones\' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
When this came out, I remember wondering how Neil Young's, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, was only 208.
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09-10-2006, 06:01 PM
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pet sounds >>> sgt peppers sgt peppers isnt even the Beatles best album Rubber Soul is way better [/ QUOTE ] I think even the Beach Boys would admit that Sgt. Pepper beats Pet Sounds, which was why Brian Wilson started the Smile project, he wanted to beat Sgt. Pepper. There's a quote somewhere about what happened when Brian Wilson first heard Sgt. Pepper and he knew he'd been topped.
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09-10-2006, 03:05 PM
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Re: Music Thread - Rolling Stones\' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
That top 10 list actually looks pretty good to me. The only albums I'd remove are What's Going On, Exile and London Calling.
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09-10-2006, 05:13 PM
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That top 10 list actually looks pretty good to me. The only albums I'd remove are What's Going On, Exile and London Calling. [/ QUOTE ] Exile on Main Street should be #1.
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09-11-2006, 11:29 AM
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Re: Music Thread - Rolling Stones\' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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[ QUOTE ] That top 10 list actually looks pretty good to me. The only albums I'd remove are What's Going On, Exile and London Calling. [/ QUOTE ] Exile on Main Street should be #1. [/ QUOTE ] I actually listened to Exile again today and it's a lot better than I remembered, but not top 10.
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