albums you've heard of 4ever but didn't get till recently

sda2mike
sda2mike Posts: 3,131
edited January 2011 in Music & Movies
after hearing about these 2 albums i'm floored by the music on them!

herbie hancock.....headhunters
jazz/funk/rock @ it's best!

leo kotke...6 and 12 string guitar
wow! i think jimmy page and countless others learned from this guy.

both very influential albums..what have you discovered late?



mike
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  • Bababouey
    Bababouey Posts: 129
    edited January 2011
    I am 57 years old and never got into Steely Dan.
    Not sure why, but last year I bought a used CD. From then on, I have purchased the whole collection and am now a big fan.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,123
    edited January 2011
    Mike,

    Do yourself a favor and pick up Jim Hall Concierto as well as Di Meola, De Lucia, McLaughlin: Friday Night in San Francisco.

    BDT
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    TroyD wrote: »
    Mike,

    Do yourself a favor and pick up Jim Hall Concierto as well as Di Meola, De Lucia, McLaughlin: Friday Night in San Francisco.

    BDT

    i've heard about the san fran album, i'll hunt it down...i do have some al around..saw him in concert in 98 or so..pat martino (!) opened for him..

    i might have some jim hall too..but i'll look for that one..did he play with sonny rollins on 'the bridge'?

    thanks
    mike
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited January 2011
    Haven't bought it yet, but my very next album will be "Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms".

    This album came out when I was in high school and while I liked the songs, I was more into Van Halen and the like than Dire Straits back then, but now I'm ready to enjoy it.
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2011
    fishbones wrote: »
    Haven't bought it yet, but my very next album will be "Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms".

    For me, the best stuff on that album is the stuff that never gets played on the radio.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,123
    edited January 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    i've heard about the san fran album, i'll hunt it down...i do have some al around..saw him in concert in 98 or so..pat martino (!) opened for him..

    i might have some jim hall too..but i'll look for that one..did he play with sonny rollins on 'the bridge'?

    thanks
    mike

    Yes, he did play on "The Bridge".....good catch. Both discs are 'must haves'

    BDT
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited January 2011
    Fongolio wrote: »
    For me, the best stuff on that album is the stuff that never gets played on the radio.

    That's even cooler! Now I just need to get to the store...
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    after hearing about these 2 albums i'm floored by the music on them!

    herbie hancock.....headhunters
    jazz/funk/rock @ it's best!

    leo kotke...6 and 12 string guitar
    wow! i think jimmy page and countless others learned from this guy.

    both very influential albums..what have you discovered late?



    mike

    I can assure you Jimmy Page didn't learn from Leo Kottke, but I do like alot of his stuff.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I can assure you Jimmy Page didn't learn from Leo Kottke, but I do like alot of his stuff.

    as soon as i heard kotke for the 1st time, i was reminded of page's acoustic style from led zep first two albums..ya never know..maybe they both listened to the same people
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2011
    They could have listened to the same people and Kottke was known for his open tuning style. But since he was basically unknown and a local Midwestern player I doubt very much JP knew of him, let alone ever heard anything by him.

    Scotty Moore, James Burton, Bert Jansch, Elmore James, B.B. King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, etc have all been sited as Page's influences...........so it's possible they listened to the same artists.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • tom0nuge
    tom0nuge Posts: 1
    edited January 2011
    great post. I like it
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,383
    edited January 2011
    One I can think of is Heart - Dog and Butterfly

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,102
    edited January 2011
    Over the last 2-3 years I've been building up my CD collection. All I had before was some '80's-'90's metal and grunge. There's virtually a limitless gold mine of music out there if you're willing to try new genres. I'm friggin amazed at the music I passed up in the day... the list is too long to post here.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    James Gang Rides Again-- listen to the words. :wink:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    James Gang Rides Again-- listen to the words. :wink:

    that get's regular rotation @ my house..home grown:wink:
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited January 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    They could have listened to the same people and Kottke was known for his open tuning style. But since he was basically unknown and a local Midwestern player I doubt very much JP knew of him, let alone ever heard anything by him.

    Scotty Moore, James Burton, Bert Jansch, Elmore James, B.B. King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, etc have all been sited as Page's influences...........so it's possible they listened to the same artists.

    makes sense...i didn't realize he was an unknown back then..
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    that get's regular rotation @ my house..home grown:wink:

    playin' it right now--wow--I just flashed on 1972 :wink:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    george daniel wrote: »
    James Gang Rides Again-- listen to the words. :wink:
    Damn you're good...

    Been a while, but the last for me was Iggy Pop. Never liked that scrawny, shirtless punk anytime I'd seen/ heard him.

    I came across his Lust for Life CD while cruising the virtual bins during BMG's going-out-of-business sale and the review was too damn compelling to resist...

    Best $6 I'd spent on music in a while... It totally shocked me just how good it was.
    More later,
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited January 2011
    I'd always been an Eagles fan and was aware of Dan Fogelberg but didn't know much about his music. Got Fogelberg's Souvenirs album at a flea mrkt last week and was suprised to see Joe Walsh, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey played and sang on it. I've been spinning it alot and really enjoy it. Any recommendations for other Fogelberg albums?
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