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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite BE-BOP DELUXE & BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST albums

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Today's band from last weeks playlist

Alt-J

Alt-J are fronted by Joe Newman who formed the band with friends whilst all were studying at Leeds University in 2007. Since 2012 Alt-J have recorded three studio & one live album.

Favourite three in this order

An Awesome Wave
Relaxer
This Is All Yours

Only acquired their 2nd album recently so 'This Is All Yours' may move up the order after a few more plays. Three excellent albums

Chart Facts

Their albums have not only been acclaimed UK/USA but all over the world. All three albums have reached the Top 13 with their 2nd album making the No.1 spot

Their singles have done well in America, not one of their eight singles have made the Top 50

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An Awesome Wave
This All Yours
Relaxer

3 very good albums.
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite Black Sabbath albums ?

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64's Hall of Fame

More to follow of course

Alice Cooper
Alt-J
Antony & the Johnsons
Arcade Fire
Bad Co
Barclay James Harvest
Beach Boys
Beatles
Be Bop Deluxe
Black Sabbath
Clash
Elton John
Lou Reed
Pink Floyd
Velvet Underground
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite ALT-J albums

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This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze. Has been getting a good few plays lately.
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite ALT-J albums

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I've headed back to 70's to revisit Mothers Finest, wonderful Funk/Rock Fusion band and Gary Moore is a really under rated guitarist..I remember having a list of favourite guitarists in the late 70's that went something like

Gary Richrath (Legendary lead from REO Speedwagon when they were good)
Gary Moore (the Atlanta Georgia one, AKA "Mo Moses"
Waddy Wachtel (long time cohort of Linda R)
Bob Wilson/Dave Carroll (Steve Gibbons duel leads)
WG "Snuffy" Waldon
Eddie Golga
Frank Zappa
Mike Paxman
Donald Roeser


and someone else I can't recall, and don't remember the order but Frank was probably top
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite ALT-J albums

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faaip wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:25 pm I've headed back to 70's to revisit Mothers Finest, wonderful Funk/Rock Fusion band and Gary Moore is a really under rated guitarist..I remember having a list of favourite guitarists in the late 70's that went something like

Gary Richrath (Legendary lead from REO Speedwagon when they were good)
Gary Moore (the Atlanta Georgia one, AKA "Mo Moses"
Waddy Wachtel (long time cohort of Linda R)
Bob Wilson/Dave Carroll (Steve Gibbons duel leads)
WG "Snuffy" Waldon
Eddie Golga
Frank Zappa
Mike Paxman
Donald Roeser

and someone else I can't recall, and don't remember the order but Frank was probably top
No Ritchie B ???

Didn't Jan Akkerman from Focus used to get nods as being one of the best guitarists around in the 70's, albeit more early/mid 70's ?
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Was going to put an Alt J song in the polls but was too difficult to decide which one.
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Muppet the Cat wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:34 pm No Ritchie B ???

Didn't Jan Akkerman from Focus used to get nods as being one of the best guitarists around in the 70's, albeit more early/mid 70's ?
There were a lot of highly thought of guitarists in the 70's..being a bit precious my list was different to everyone elses. Probably still stand by most of it tbf..

I always prefer American over British and never a fan of Sabbath/Purple or Rainbow. I own nothing by these bands at all.
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I have around 20 albums of pure Zappa guitar work, he remains the greatest.
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faaip wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:42 pm There were a lot of highly thought of guitarists in the 70's..being a bit precious my list was different to everyone elses. Probably still stand by most of it tbf..

I always prefer American over British and never a fan of Sabbath/Purple or Rainbow. I own nothing by these bands at all.
I preferred the underrated less recognised British guitarists such as Andy Powell, Ted Turner, Bill Nelson, John Lees, Mick Taylor, etc
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite ALT-J albums

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Still on last weeks playlist.... one of the most underrated singer-songwriters

Al Stewart

Stewart shared a flat with Paul Simon during the 60's. Al bought his first guitar off Police guitarist Andy Summers

Favourite albums

Past Present & Future - (without any shadow of doubt)
Orange
Time Passages
Love Chronicles
Year Of The Cat

Favourite songs

unusual to pick two songs our from an artist as there are generally far too many

'Road to Moscow' & 'Nostradamas' both off his wonderful 'Past Present & Future' album



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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite AL STEWART albums

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Always liked Albert Hammond too
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite AL STEWART albums

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None by Al Stewart, not my sort of music at all.....

Nowt by Alt J either.....
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite AL STEWART albums

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hector wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:28 pm None by Al Stewart, not my sort of music at all.....

Nowt by Alt J either.....
Snap, not a single track by him.
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Only one I play is Year Of The Cat
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite AL STEWART albums

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Playlist over the last few days & I can't stop playing their albums

Beirut

Beirut are fronted by Zach Condon playing genres such as Balkan, folk, world, indie, folk, electronica, baroque, pop. Their music is a thing of beauty with trumpets, flugelhorn, ukulele, trombone, sousaphone, violin, piano, percussion plus many other instruments featuring to create a unique sound in their music......No crashing electric guitars here!

One of the best & more unusual imaginative bands of the noughties imo.

Favourite Albums

The Flying Club Cup - One of my top ten albums of all-time absolutely gorgeous
Gulag Orkestar - Their debut set the tone for their follow up & greatest work TFCC
The Rip Tide - 3rd & 4th albums more indie pop, decent all the same
No No No

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Incredibly their last two & least impressive albums made the UK Top 50. How 'The Flying Club Cup' wasn't a massive chart album is beyond me.



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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite BEIRUT albums

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For music to have an impact on me, I know when that 'flutter' of excitement suddenly hits, then the soar of emotion and then having to listen to the whole song because I can't not listen to it....that just happened :shock: ............that first song is just so brilliant, I just had to listen to all three. I will be downloading the album tomorrow....or rather Mr Swan will be....thank you Leon :)
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whiteswan wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:52 pm For music to have an impact on me, I know when that 'flutter' of excitement suddenly hits, then the soar of emotion and then having to listen to the whole song because I can't not listen to it....that just happened :shock: ............that first song is just so brilliant, I just had to listen to all three. I will be downloading the album tomorrow....or rather Mr Swan will be....thank you Leon :)
Wow, a new fan, wonderful band, one of the few bands I've never seen live, that I really want too.
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite BEIRUT albums

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The Flying Club Cup
The Rip Tide
Gulag Orkestar
No No No

Lon Gisland is a great EP, as is the Zapotec/Holland one
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Re: The Music Discussion Thread - Your favourite BEIRUT albums

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I've a mate who hadn't bought an album since the early 80's, was into his Whitesnake, Iron Maiden etc at that time but grew out of it and never found anything else, became a talk radio type of guy. One morning a few years back he came to my house to do a job and as it happened I had the TFCC playing, he asked me what it was and if I'd play it again, which I did, he ordered it the next day.
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