Perfect Albums

[sternej]

I have in mind that I really like this album. But I had a look at the track list and there are a bunch that I have no recollection of. I need to do some listening. Certainly Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, and Little Wing are excellent. The best Duane Allman album!

But, seriously, what the heck happened to Clapton? This was an excellent album, which to me branchs out from the blues he did so well up until this album. But to me has has down little more than noodle on the guitar for a long time.

Is that the first of his solo albums?

 

[The Knize]

Is that the first of his solo albums?

I was more or less kidding, of course, although Duane's contributions to this album were substantial. He played (slide and lead) on most tracks, although not on my favorite, Bell Bottom Blues. Duane never had a solo album. He did not live long enough, for one thing.

Clapton and, as I recall, Jim Gordon get credit for the true glory of this album. It is interesting how well Eric and Duane got on, particularly given the tensions in Cream.

 

[captp]

For the Layla album or after? I though Clapton after was more heroin, which he kicked, in part by become a massvie alcoholic, either of which would interfer, I would think, with one's ability to create good music. (I do not think it stopped Keith Richards, but according to Mick Jagger it slowed him and the Stones in general way down.)

But I think Clapton has been clean from all of that that stuff for quite a while.

During Layla. I think doing that much coke & then heroin changes you.

 

[The Knize]

During Layla. I think doing that much coke & then heroin changes you.

Gotcha. Maybe if Clapton had stuck with the coke and foregone the heroin and alcohol he would have kept putting out skilled, creative music! Or maybe not. But he wold probably think he was doing that, and would have the energy for it and the interest in doing it. I hate to speak in terms of heroin being a comfort, but it is in a way, methinks. And comfort is the enemy of creativity!

 

[Norman Gunston]

In no particular order... (Part 1)

 

[Norman Gunston]

Part 2............

 

[Raven Koenes]

My list, not in any particular order:

 

[Norman Gunston]

My list, not in any particular order:

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Spirit of Eden is a masterpiece.

 

[Raven Koenes]

Spirit of Eden is a masterpiece.

Absolutely!

 

[Climb14er]

It will be understandable if this is the last entry.

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My second favorite live album. Was at the second night’s show at the Fillmore East.

 

[Climb14er]

My favorite live album: Live Dead
Third fave live album: Live at Leeds, The Who.

THE ELEVEN and MAGIC BUS.

 

[slimshavy]

Absolutely!

Totally unexpected. Such a departure from what they had been doing.

 

[emwolf]

Part 2............

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Years ago I made a fool of myself in front of a youngster sporting a "Death Cab for Cutie" t-shirt. My comment was, "oh, great song."

 

[njpaddy]

The 1959 Dave Brubeck Quartet LP, Time Out, with Take Five. My #2 is Time Outtakes released in 2020. I probably have 30 Quartet versions of Take Five (from 3-16 minutes long) and never tire of hearing it.

 

[Tirvine]

I love the above type of "problem":
Is the Gold Standard for performing Rachmaninoff's piano concertos the ones performed with Rachmaninoff himself by the piano ..?
In some sense, they must by definition be "perfect", and yet, the genius of performance is somehow always beyond the composer and composition.

My favorite versions of Rach 3 are not the one with Rachmaninoff playing but Horowitz' second recording of it and the Ashkanazy version in which you get 1-4 plus Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagani. Horowitz' playing is incomparable, but a clear and crisp recording of a very fine orchestra is valuable, too.

 

[Tirvine]

So many more great albums being brought up. I love pretty much anything by the Kinks. I love Blinking Lights and The Band. To those who like big band/jazz/rock of Chicago, I commend The Child is the Father to the Man. I think it is hands down BST's finest work. It helps of course to have Al Kooper, Steve Katz, and the other talent they draw. I also love Holst. Everybody loves Take Five, or should.

 

[StlEd]

I don't recall seeing Joe Cocker's "One Night of Sin", which I hadn't listened to in a while, in here.
Definitely think it belongs in the thread.

 

[TitanEer]

Whether an album attains perfection is very much in the ear of the behearer, as Dewey Redman would say.
Familiarity often breeds affection that makes us deaf to the shortcomings of the music.

I like this saying as someone that has no musical talent or knowledge. I just know what I like to listen to, how it makes me feel and what memories it brings back. There have been some great albums mentioned, but not many of them have been metal. I guess I will be the odd ball and mention a few metal albums that I could throw on and listen all the way through.

Metallica: And Justice For All or Master Of Puppets
Tool: Undertow or 10,000 Days

I'll just list those for now and try and think of some more. I love this thread, I really need to venture out of the speakeasy forum more, lol

 

[sternej]

I like this saying as someone that has no musical talent or knowledge. I just know what I like to listen to, how it makes me feel and what memories it brings back. There have been some great albums mentioned, but not many of them have been metal. I guess I will be the odd ball and mention a few metal albums that I could throw on and listen all the way through.

Metallica: And Justice For All or Master Of Puppets
Tool: Undertow or 10,000 Days

I'll just list those for now and try and think of some more. I love this thread, I really need to venture out of the speakeasy forum more, lol

In a Doom metal thread somewhere on here, I posted about an album called "Dopesmoker" by a band called 'Sleep'. Classic!

 

[Bsamps]

Almost everything on Blue Note.