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[Rocker]

Here are 20 of my favourite albums

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Mothers Of Invention: We're Only In It For The Money
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
Joni Mitchell: Blue
David Ackles: American Gothic
Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry
Soft Machine: Third
Tim Buckley: Starsailor
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Can: Soon Over Babaluma
Big Star: Third Album
Brian Eno: Another Green World
Van der Graaf Generator: Still Life
Television: Marquee Moon
Patti Smith: Horses
Elvis Costello: Imperial Bedroom
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock

Interesting list my friend. TBH I have none of these in my collection, my preferences of late has tended to be more country, blues and early rock but if I were to get ONE disk from that list, which would you suggest.

[cybot]

Here are 20 of my favourite albums

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Mothers Of Invention: We're Only In It For The Money
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
Joni Mitchell: Blue
David Ackles: American Gothic
Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry
Soft Machine: Third
Tim Buckley: Starsailor
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Can: Soon Over Babaluma
Big Star: Third Album
Brian Eno: Another Green World
Van der Graaf Generator: Still Life
Television: Marquee Moon
Patti Smith: Horses
Elvis Costello: Imperial Bedroom
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock

Interesting list my friend. TBH I have none of these in my collection, my preferences of late has tended to be more country, blues and early rock but if I were to get ONE disk from that list, which would you suggest.

Can I butt in here :-) Here's 5 anyway : I'm purposely staying away from the 'difficult' stuff...

Beach Boys : Pet Sounds
Richard and Linda Thompson : I Want To See The Bright Lights....
Talk Talk : Laughing Stock
Van Morrison : Astral Weeks
Bob Dylan : Highway 61.....

[mcq]

Here are 20 of my favourite albums

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Mothers Of Invention: We're Only In It For The Money
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks
Joni Mitchell: Blue
David Ackles: American Gothic
Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry
Soft Machine: Third
Tim Buckley: Starsailor
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Can: Soon Over Babaluma
Big Star: Third Album
Brian Eno: Another Green World
Van der Graaf Generator: Still Life
Television: Marquee Moon
Patti Smith: Horses
Elvis Costello: Imperial Bedroom
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock

Interesting list my friend. TBH I have none of these in my collection, my preferences of late has tended to be more country, blues and early rock but if I were to get ONE disk from that list, which would you suggest.

That's a really hard question. I'd really hate to live without 19 of these albums on my personal desert album, but, if I had to choose, it would be Astral Weeks. This is an extraordinary listening experience and a simply perfect recording which Van never equalled. Songs like Cypress Avenue and Madame George in particular are just overwhelming in their spiritual beauty. Next to Astral Weeks, I would pick Pet Sounds, Blue, Highway 61 Revisited and I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight as well.

[mick]

Van Morrison. Astral Weeks.
Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis. Foxtrot
Jethro Tull. Thick as a Brick
Yes. Fragile
Rory Gallagher. Irish Tour
Rush. A Farewell to Kings
Led Zeppelin. II
The Cure. Disintegration
Tom Waits. Heart Attack and Vine

I could not reduce my selection to five records. Ten was just about the least i could manage and even then it was difficult.
I have still left out records I love.

Mick

[cybot]

Van Morrison. Astral Weeks.
Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis. Foxtrot
Jethro Tull. Thick as a Brick
Yes. Fragile
Rory Gallagher. Irish Tour
Rush. A Farewell to Kings
Led Zeppelin. II
The Cure. Disintegration
Tom Waits. Heart Attack and Vine

I could not reduce my selection to five records. Ten was just about the least i could manage and even then it was difficult.
I have still left out records I love.Mick

Go on Mick, give us another 10 ;-) Seriously though it is an almost impossible task to pick 50 or even 100 of your RTDF never mind 10! Anyway the list above indicates quite clearly that you haven't forgotten your roots and I'm so glad I'm not the only one who still has time for the 'old' stuff....

[mick]

Cybot,

I believe that the late 60's and early 70's were an iconic time in the progression of rock music. The restrictions of the three minute single were left behind. Bands were allowing the music to develop without a time restriction. The music could ebb and flow with changes of tempo and rhythm along the way. An example is ' Supper's Ready ' by Genesis which took up the whole side of an album. Some of the music changed it's influences from blues,R&B and gospel to European folk and classical. It was an innovative time where bands and musicians were producing music not heard before. It was fresh and exciting. Since then the music may have been equalled but not surpassed.

[cybot]

Cybot,

I believe that the late 60's and early 70's were an iconic time in the progression of rock music. The restrictions of the three minute single were left behind. Bands were allowing the music to develop without a time restriction. The music could ebb and flow with changes of tempo and rhythm along the way. An example is ' Supper's Ready ' by Genesis which took up the whole side of an album. Some of the music changed it's influences from blues,R&B and gospel to European folk and classical. It was an innovative time where bands and musicians were producing music not heard before. It was fresh and exciting. Since then the music may have been equalled but not surpassed.

Absolutely beautifully put Mick :-) Here's some more...

RTDF in Rock and Pop Old School:

Deep Purple In Rock/Fireball/Machine Head

Grateful Dead Live Dead

Allman Brothers Live At The Filmore East

King Crimson In The Court of The Crimson King/Red

David Sylvian Secrets of the Beehive/Blemish

Wishbone Ash Pilgrimage/Argus

Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River/Bayou Country/Cosmos Factory

Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced/Axis Bold As Love/Electric Ladyland

Rush 2112/ Caress of Steel

Groundhogs Thank Christ For The Bomb/Split

Neil Young After The Goldrush/Ragged Glory

Black Sabbath Paranoid/Master of Reality/Black Sabbath

Pink Floyd Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Fairport Convention Liege and Lief

Nick Drake Five Leaves Left/Fruit Tree box set 

Tim Buckley Live in London '68/Happy Sad

John Martin Solid Air/One World 

Camel The Snow Goose

Velvet Underground Live '69/Third

[Ivor]

How big is this island?

[Fran]

Australia qualifies as an island doesn't it?!

[cybot]

I won't be on my own, surely? ;-))