From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V12 #232 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, June 24 2003 Volume 12 : Number 232 Today's Subjects: ----------------- bbc 6music dream ticket [broadway jack ] Re: 40 from the 70s ["Michael Wells" ] Re: cover art thread [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] those 70s albums [grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan)] Re: 40 from the 70s [Eb ] Re: 40 from the 70s ["Maximilian Lang" ] Sucking in the '70's ["Rex.Broome" ] Re: 40 from the 70s [Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ] Re: Sucking in the '70's [Eb ] 40 from the 70s [Dolph Chaney ] Re: Feggy Songwriter's Clinic continued [Scott Hunter McCleary ] Re: yes, but who's got all the tunes? ["Mike Runion" ] Re: 40 from the 70s [Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ] Re: Luxor artwork [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: bbc 6music dream ticket ["Christopher Frost" ] Re: 40 from the 70s [Ethyl Ketone ] 20 from the 70s ["Brian Hoare" ] Re: 40 from the 70s [Michael R Godwin ] Re: 40 from the 70s ["Roberta Cowan" ] Re: Luxor artwork [Aaron Mandel ] RE: 40 from the 70s ["Michael Wells" ] Re: 40 from the 70s [Michael R Godwin ] Re: 40 from the 70s ["Roberta Cowan" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:14:34 -0400 From: broadway jack Subject: bbc 6music dream ticket the egyptians' 1991 gig at the town & country was featured on last wednesday's dream ticket on bbc 6music. the show is currently available on the bbc's site for a few more days at: if you have problems dealing with the bbc's embedded realaudio player, try this direct link to the realaudio stream: the 30 minute set, which starts around the 29:45 mark, includes the following songs: 1. Oceanside 2. Chinese Bones 3. Freeze 4. Somewhere Apart 5. Ride 6. Child of the Universe 7. Ultra Unbelievable Love i've captured the stream and will probably put it up on fegmania.org once the bbc takes down their archived copy. thanks to trey for the head's up about this! woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:22:31 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s > Here's an exercise, since we could use a legit music thread: List > your 40 essential '70s albums, with no more than one album per > artist. A friend and I were playing around with this the other night, > but I'm not going to post my list unless no one else does. ;) I hadn't read that right, so the first list made in my head on the drive home contained only music I was *actually listening to* in the 70's...nice to have a few more options (though admittedly after looking it over, it occurs to me now that since I own every one of these, it is pretty much what I WAS listening to). Some Enchanted Evening - Blue Oyster Cult Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Aqualung - Jethro Tull 2112 - Rush Vol 4 - Black Sabbath Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder Live at Budokan - Cheap Trick Grand Illusion - Styx Who's Next - The Who Harvest - Neil Young Was Mothers Just Another Band from L.A.? - Mothers of Invention American Beauty - Greatful Dead The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get - Joe Walsh Eagles - Hotel California Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones Let it Be - The Beatles Live at Cook County Jail - B.B. King Highway to Hell - ACDC Lovedrive - Scorpions Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart One More From the Road - Lynyrd Skynyrd The Yes Album - Yes Montrose - Montrose Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower Heart Like a Wheel - Linda Ronstadt Green River - CCR Class Clown - George Carlin Greatest Stories Live - Harry Chapin Double Live Gonzo - Ted Nugent Machine Head - Deep Purple Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin Natty Dread - Bob Marley & the Wailers Don't Drag it On - Chris Smither Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan Waiting for Columbus - Little Feat Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake Abraxas - Santana Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest Little Queen - Heart Hard Again - Muddy Waters ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:35:00 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: Re: cover art thread >What are some really terrific album covers that feature primarily photos of >the artist? The Beatles and Dylan have quite a few apiece, but there are >some truly dreadful ones (where's that Sam & Dave cover again?)... Well, other than those, I like the following several Laurie Anderson, Tori Amos, Peter Gabriel, Patti Smith, Kate Bush, Split Enz, PJ HArvey, Who, and David Bowie albums The Clash "London Calling" Elvis Costello "King of America" Eno "Before and After Science" The Clean "Boodle Boodle Boodle" Emmylou Harris "Red dirt girl" Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge over troubled water" U2 "The Joshua Tree" Shriekback "Big night music" XTC "Black sea" Hunters & Collectors "What's a few men?" oh, and "Meet the Residents" :) worst? Not really thought about it much, but I certainly don't like Aphex Twin's "The Richard D James Album". Doesn't make it bad, though, just unpleasant. James James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:46:18 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com (James Dignan) Subject: those 70s albums >Here's an exercise, since we could use a legit music thread: List >your 40 essential '70s albums, with no more than one album per >artist. A friend and I were playing around with this the other night, >but I'm not going to post my list unless no one else does. ;) sheeyit sir. I'm not going to attempt this (too hard!). I will say that the few 40 album lists I've seen here in Fegmaniax have been pretty damn good... An observation: Have you ever noticed that cheapo compilations of 'the best music of the 70s' always seem to concentrate on (a) disco, and (b) the nascent country-stadium groups? Very little glam, and nary a mention of punk to be found? It is a real rarity to find any "best of the 70s" albums with much punk or new wave anywhere on them. Very odd. James James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:48:05 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s >Michael Wells' list: I think Blood on the Tracks may be the only album which has been on every list, so far? Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:52:00 -0400 From: "Maximilian Lang" Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s >From: Eb >Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s >Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:59:56 -0700 >>>PIL: Quibble if you must - but PIL's a totally different band from >>the >>Pistols. > >My quibble isn't that PIL is the same band as the Pistols (of course not), >but that Second Edition came out in 1980. I believe Metal Box came out at >the end of 1979 so *that* is eligible, but ehhh, maybe you should just skip >it and put Second Edition on your '80s list. ;) >My list was: >The Clash/London Calling I hate to quibble but wasn't London Calling release here in the states in 1980? Max _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:34:09 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Sucking in the '70's Me, then Ken: >>>> Does "New Day Rising" point you towards the official SST CD issue >>Official SST CD issue as opposed to what? I was thinking maybe someone else's digitized vinyl version. The SST version being widely regarded as the shit that it is. _______ Okay, 40 from the 70's, 1 per artist... tried not to look too closely at everyone else's to maintain "purity"... and so, going Alpha by Laziness: Syd Barrett, The Madcap Laughs Chris Bell, I Am the Cosmos (shoulda come out in the '70's) Big Star, Radio City David Bowie, Hunky Dory (shut up) Buzzcocks, Singles Going Steady John Cale, Paris 1919 (this week) Captain Beefheart et. al., Trout Mask Replica Cheap Trick, Heaven Tonight Gene Clark, No Other (I think; still absorbing this and White Light) The Clash, London Calling (the debate rages on, but... '80's my ass) Nick Drake, Pink Moon Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks (this week) Brian Eno, Here Come the Warm Jets The Fall, Live at the Witch Trials (more for what comes after) Peter Gabriel, The Melting Face One Gang of Four, Entertainent! Emmylou Harris, Blue Kentucky Girl Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Blank Generation The Jam, All Mod Cons Waylon Jennings, Honky Tonk Heroes Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band Modern Lovers, Modern Lovers Willie Nelson, Red Headed Stranger Nico, Desertshore The Only Ones, The Only Ones Gram Parson, Grievous Angel Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street Patti Smith, Horses The Soft Boys, A Can of Bees The Specials, The Specials The Stooges, Fun House Talking Heads, Fear of Music Television, Marquee Moon Velvet Underground, Loaded Tom Verlaine, Tom Verlaine The Who, Quadrophenia Wire, 154 (this week) Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Zuma (this week) Warren Zevon, Warren Zevon Wish it was more unique, but the '70's got started without me. Note that Waylon & Willie represent a lot of great country but are among the few to produced definitive "albums" you can point to. I think of the whole decade as a lot of bad music with extremely brilliant highlights. A quick breakdown by title shows that I have 277 records from the '70's; surprisingly more than from the '60's... goes like this: '60's: 180 titles '70's: 277 titles '80's: 556 titles '90's: 1150 titles (holy shit, I thought the '90's sucked) '00's: 228 titles The biggest factor skewing this are compilations, which I date from the last recording included. Thus a lot of the '70's titles are best-of's largely by '60's artists and so on throughout history. Could correct for this, but shan't. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:26:09 -0500 From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s Quoting Maximilian Lang : > >My quibble isn't that PIL is the same band as the Pistols (of course > not), > >but that Second Edition came out in 1980. I believe Metal Box came out > at > >the end of 1979 so *that* is eligible, but ehhh, maybe you should just > skip > >it and put Second Edition on your '80s list. ;) > > >My list was: > > >The Clash/London Calling > > I hate to quibble but wasn't London Calling release here in the states in > 1980? Uh-oh...*this* debate again. I could argue that, hey, it was recorded in 1979, and released *somewhere* in 1979 - for all you know, I was living in England in '79 (I wasn't, but hey). Or on the other side, I could argue that, realistically, anything released in the last few months of the '70s shouldn't count, since people wouldn't have a chance to digest it and it certainly wouldn't have influence. I could even argue that, just as there are pedantic idiots who claim the 21st century didn't begin until January 1, 2001, therefore the "seventies" lasted until December 31, 1980 (same reasoning, just carried out in ten- rather than thousand-year increments). I could also argue that "the seventies" didn't really begin until Nixon's resignation, and ended w/the ascension of Reagan. Or I could just say, hey, at one point I put recording dates in my database (such as it is), and later I switched to release dates - but I can't be bothered to go back and be consistent. My records said "1979" on both titles, so there they are. Interestingly, it was pretty *easy* for me to make my list: I think my initial draft had maybe 50 titles. It wasn't that hard to winnow out ten of those. - --Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html :: PLEASE! You are sending cheese information to me. I don't want it. :: I have no goats or cows or any other milk producing animal! :: --"raus" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:39:17 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Sucking in the '70's >Rex: >David Bowie, Hunky Dory (shut up) Who said anything? I think it's great, and better than several more popular Bowie albums which followed. It's just not my favorite. >Trout Mask Replica 1969, bub. >Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks (this week) Another vote. >Nico, Desertshore Wow! >'60's: 180 titles >'70's: 277 titles >'80's: 556 titles >'90's: 1150 titles (holy shit, I thought the '90's sucked) >'00's: 228 titles I have more albums than you, but percentagewise, that's not so far from my own distribution. I guess my '70s and '80s divisions carry a bit more weight. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:49:26 -0500 From: Dolph Chaney Subject: 40 from the 70s * Syd Barrett Barrett * Big Star Third * David Bowie Hunky Dory * Tim Buckley Starsailor * The Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady * John Cale Helen Of Troy * Captain Beefheart Lick My Decals Off, Baby * The Clash The Clash (U.S. Version) * Elvis Costello 2 = Years (ha! got round choosing a single album!!) * Nick Drake Pink Moon * Marianne Faithfull Broken English * Fleetwood Mac Tusk * Fripp & Eno Evening Star * Peter Gabriel (scratch) * Gang Of Four Entertainment! * Genesis Foxtrot * Richard Hell & The Void-Oids Blank Generation * Joe Jackson Look Sharp! * The Jam Setting Sons * King Crimson Red * John Lennon Plastic Ono Band * The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers * Pink Floyd Meddle * Ramones Leave Home * Lou Reed Berlin * The Residents Santa Dog * Roxy Music For Your Pleasure * The Rutles * The Soft Boys A Can Of Bees * The Soft Machine Third * Television Marquee Moon * Richard & Linda Thompson Pour Down Like Silver * Loudon Wainwright III Attempted Mustache * Tom Waits Small Change * Wire 154 * Robert Wyatt Rock Bottom * XTC Drums & Wires * Yes Close To The Edge * Neil Young Tonights The Night * Frank Zappa Weasels Ripped My Flesh ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:52:04 -0400 From: Scott Hunter McCleary Subject: Re: Feggy Songwriter's Clinic continued Yes, count me in, too. Sometime in August I will have some very new stuff. - -- ========= SH McCleary Prodigal Dog Communications PO Box 6163 Arlington, VA 22206 shmac@prodigaldog.com www.prodigaldog.com www.1480kHz.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:38:27 -0400 From: "Roberta Cowan" Subject: 40 from the 70s 10CC-The Original Soundtrack 801-801 Live Big Star-Third/Sister Lovers Brian Eno-Another Green World Camel-Rain Dances (I am seeing them live this weekend for the 1st time, yay!) Caravan-For Girls Who Grow Plump In the Night The Clash-The Clash Crack the Sky-Crack the Sky David Bowie-Hunky Dory Elvis Costello & the Attractions-Armed Forces Emitt Rhodes-Emitt Rhodes Family-Bandstand Genesis-Selling England By the Pound Gentle Giant-Free Hand James Taylor-Sweet Baby James Joan Armatrading-Joan Armatrading Joni Mitchell-Hejira Kate Bush-The Kick Inside Kinks-Muswell Hillbillies Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti Lou Reed-Berlin Modern Lovers-Modern Lovers Moody Blues-Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Mott the Hoople-The Hoople Neil Young-After the Gold Rush Neu-Neu '75 Nick Drake-Five Leaves Left (really '69 but came out here later) Pere Ubu-The Modern Dance Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel (car) Richard & Linda Thompson-Pour Down Like Silver Roxy Music-Country Life Soft Boys-A Can of Bees Soft Machine-Third Split Enz-True Colours Supertramp-Crime of the Century Talking Heads-More Songs About Buildings and Food Television-Marquee Moon Todd Rundgren-Something/Anything? The Who-Quadrophenia XTC-Drums & Wires ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:45:13 -0400 From: "Mike Runion" Subject: Re: yes, but who's got all the tunes? >>Who all's got recordings? Isn't it about time for a new compilation of >>Feglister originals? I'll volunteer to compile & distribute it... > >(cautiously raises hand in air) >James Ah, what the hell. Jot me down as interested. Mike (silently lurking but still here) Runion p.s. Just listened to Luxor for the first time. Some intriguing guitar work, but nothing much reared up and gave me a "wow" feeling. I'll need to let it soak in a bit I guess. A "You & Oblivion" for the 00's? And, hmmm...I sorta *like* the artwork!?! http://home.palmnet.net/~mrrunion mrrunion@palmnet.net ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:43:17 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s on 6/23/03 7:38 PM, Roberta Cowan at robcow909@earthlink.net wrote: > 10CC-The Original Soundtrack > 801-801 Live > etc... Look - No "Blood On The Tracks"! But: > Television-Marquee Moon I think this is on every list but one now. Interesting. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:06:04 -0500 From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s Quoting Dolph Chaney : > * Elvis Costello 2 = Years (ha! got round choosing a single > album!!) Huh? > * King Crimson Red Y'know, a strong argument could be made that I should have put a Crimson record on here - I'd probably go w/either _Larks' Tongues_ or _Starless_... > * Frank Zappa Weasels Ripped My Flesh That's in the '70s? Coulda sworn it was '68 or so...it's a bit of a hash, though, isn't it. ..Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html :: sex, drugs, revolt, Eskimos, atheism ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 01:05:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: Luxor artwork Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey wrote: > ...even embarrassing covers... > > And then there's Xiu Xiu's _A Promise_...in some ways, > the censored version is worse than the uncensored, in > that it only draws attention to itself... Is there any way at all that the kid on that cover is legal? I'm assuming he's a child prostitute in somewhere like Thailand since he's so painfully skinny and kinda ratty looking. It's truly vile. That he's naked holding that broken doll is almost secondary to everything else that is so seriously wrong with that sleeve. It's goddamn kiddy porn. > Oh - and the US version of Golden Earring's _Moontan_ > with the giant, stupidly obvious closeup of an ear with > a drawn-on (groan) golden earring surely wins MCA bonus > points for "Jeezus, you made money on 'Radar Love'; > if you're too squeamish to put blue nude women on the > cover at least hire an actual artist to do something > nice"... Or, for Columbia, if you don't want a depiction of an elephant running amok on Costello's _Armed Forces,_ couldn't you at least come up with something better than those preposterous splotches? > --Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey > > J e f f r e y N o r m a n > The Architectural Dance Society > www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html > ::As long as I don't sleep, he decided, I won't shave. > ::That must mean...as soon as I fall asleep, I'll start > shaving! > __Thomas Pynchon, VINELAND__ ===== "Being accused of hating America by people like Ann Coulter or Laura Ingraham is like being accused of hating children by Michael Jackson or (Cardinal) Bernard Law." -- anonymous . __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:22:00 +0100 From: "Christopher Frost" Subject: Re: bbc 6music dream ticket I wish I'd known about this before it was aired! I could have captured it in glorious digital radio quality!! >From: broadway jack >Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org >To: the big Ebowski , fegmaniax-announce@smoe.org, >robynhitchcockclub@yahoogroups.com, robynhitchcock@egroups.com, >vegetablefriends@yahoogroups.com >Subject: bbc 6music dream ticket >Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:14:34 -0400 > >the egyptians' 1991 gig at the town & country was featured on last >wednesday's dream ticket on bbc 6music. the show is currently available on >the bbc's site for a few more days at: > > > >if you have problems dealing with the bbc's embedded realaudio player, try >this direct link to the realaudio stream: > > > >the 30 minute set, which starts around the 29:45 mark, includes the >following songs: > >1. Oceanside >2. Chinese Bones >3. Freeze >4. Somewhere Apart >5. Ride >6. Child of the Universe >7. Ultra Unbelievable Love > >i've captured the stream and will probably put it up on fegmania.org once >the bbc takes down their archived copy. > >thanks to trey for the head's up about this! > >woj _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 06:04:37 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s I have less than 10 albums from the 70s, so I'm staying out of this. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:26:28 +0200 From: Ethyl Ketone Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s For me, the 70s are a memory of watching the world fall apart at the beginning and just becoming aware of things - like Nixon and Vietnam - watching my brother go off to fight a war he opposed and then, waking up, around '74 in a haze, or should I say a purple haze. I remember a lot of Joni Mitchell and Starship before '75 when I heard "Lively Up Yo'self" and the next 3 years were toked up. Then, in '78 or '79, I went to the Whisky in LA and saw the Germs and the rest of the decade was angry, taking me right on up to the Reagan election. There was a lot of Tom Waits from his first LP on. Strange, Waits is the only one I still listen to. Lisiting the LPs would be an exercise in futility. Listing the concerts I saw in the 70s might be more interesting. Be Seeing You, - - c ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:08:03 +0000 From: "Brian Hoare" Subject: 20 from the 70s I can't do forty. A lot of stuff I wanted turned out the be 68/69 or 80/81. I could name 40 albums from the 70's that I _like_ but this is what I'd probably keep if ownership of 70's music was to be taxed. Nick Drake, Pink Moon Spirit, 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus Beefheart, Clear Spot Zappa/MOI, Burnt Weeny Sandwich Daevid Allen, Now Is the Happiest Time of your Life Gong, Camembert Electrique Hawkwind, Space Ritual Can, Ege Bamyasi Syd Barrett, The Madcap Laughs Jethro Tull, Heavy Horses King Crimson, Lark's Tongues in Aspic Grateful Dead, Europe '72 Bob Calvert, Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters Vivian Stanshall, Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Blondie, Parallel Lines Boomtown Rats, A Tonic for the Troops Damned, Machine Gun Ettiquette SLF, Inflammable Material , but only coz Hanx is 1980 Soft Boys, Can of Bees Dickies, Incredible Shrinking Dickies Gong and Tull being the hardest to pick a single item for. Brian np. The Eating at Rawlinson End _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:31:18 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s OK, here's my entry. Can't understand why none of you have mentioned 'Machine Head' - as soon as I hear that I'm freaking out on the dance floor at the AMVJ in Rotterdam, 1973! Many of my favourite 70s bands were singles bands (e.g. The Sweet) so they unfortunately miss out. But I have sneaked one singles collection in, hoping no-one will notice. At the last minute I dropped Abba because I had omitted the Bonzos, but if there's one sound that conjures up the 70s to me, it's "Knowing me, knowing you". I was amazed that "Madcap" qualified as I would have dated it to 1969. I checked up and it came out in Jan 1970, but a single was released earlier in Nov 1969, so I suppose that's where I got confused. Anyway, just to be sure I have gone with "Barrett". Tyranny and Mutation Blue Oyster Cult Basement Tapes Bob Dylan and the Band Let's make up and be friendly Bonzo Dog Band (Untitled) Byrds Clear Spot Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band The Singles 1969-1973 Carpenters Damned Damned Damned Damned Machine Head Deep Purple Open Road Donovan This Year's Model Elvis Costello and the Attractions Rutland Weekend TV Eric Idle and Neil Innes It's only a movie Family Chameleon Famous Jug Band Burrito de Luxe Flying Burrito Brothers You are Gong and Gong is You Gong Howlin' Wind Graham Parker and the Rumour Rockin' Duck GRIMMS Rainbow Bridge Jimi Hendrix Kate and Anna McGarrigle Kate and Anna McGarrigle Shooting at the Moon Kevin Ayers and the Whole World 1974 live Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Nico and Brian Eno Feats don't fail me now Little Feat Lou Reed Lou Reed In a different climate Mallard McCartney Paul McCartney Fully qualified survivor Michael Chapman Mothership Connection Parliament Nantucket Sleighride Mountain Jesus of Cool Nick Lowe Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial Dave Edmunds Repeat When Necessary Exile on Main Street Rolling Stones Never mind the bollocks Sex Pistols Arc of a Diver Steve Winwood Barrett Syd Barrett Rock'n'Roll with the Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers The Only Ones The Only Ones On the road Traffic Loaded Velvet Underground Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End Vivian Stanshall and Steve Winwood If I had to choose a top 10 out fo these, I'd pick the Only Ones, Traffic, Syd, the Velvets, Pavlov's Dog, Dave Edmunds, Little Feat (changed at the last minute from 'Dixie Chicken'), Captain Beefheart, BOC (Michael, T&M is _the_ BOC album!), and Donovan. - - Mike Godwin PS Nice to see 'Bandstand' on your list, Roberta! I've picked "Only a movie" because it's their last record ... PPS O god, I've forgotten to include Dr Feelgood's first album. n.p. The Cream at the BBC (still) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:36:31 -0400 From: "Roberta Cowan" Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s >Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial Oh shoot, good choice! I can't believe I forgot that one. And nothing by Spirit on my list either--I am slipping. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:12:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: Luxor artwork On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > Is there any way at all that the kid on that cover is legal? I'm > assuming he's a child prostitute in somewhere like Thailand since he's > so painfully skinny and kinda ratty looking. It's truly vile. That he's > naked holding that broken doll is almost secondary to everything else > that is so seriously wrong with that sleeve. It's goddamn kiddy porn. There's an interview with Jamie Stewart at http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/x/xiu-xiu-03 where he talks about the album cover (on the second page). He describes the guy, who he met in Vietnam, as "maybe 20". I agree it's very creepy. I feel dumb for saying this, but I wish I knew whether Jamie Stewart was gay. You know, normally it doesn't matter, but until I read that interview I was starting to think he was a straight guy who writes songs about wanting to get AIDS and die, which is sort of not cool. Now I'm not sure. a ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:28:30 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: RE: 40 from the 70s Brian H: > Hawkwind, Space Ritual Earth Calling - Born to Go! I was this/close to putting SR on my list, but I really didn't get 'into' Hawkwind until the early 80's and then went back for the older stuff...so it kind of felt like it was cheating. Mr. Godwin: > OK, here's my entry. Can't understand why none of you have mentioned > 'Machine Head' - as soon as I hear that I'm freaking out on the dance > floor at the AMVJ in Rotterdam, 1973! Sheesh, Mike - have you stopped reading my posts entirely ;) > Tyranny and Mutation Blue Oyster Cult This was a close one for me...I ended up going with the live one because it spent more actual hours on the player. An excellent choice. Do you think we're the only two old BOC fans on the list? > Feats don't fail me now Little Feat Another tough one. I think I went with the live one from familiarity bred of being in too many basement parties. Michael "that's old BOC, not old fans" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:34:01 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Roberta Cowan wrote: > >Pavlov's Dog Pampered Menial > Oh shoot, good choice! I can't believe I forgot that one. And nothing > by Spirit on my list either--I am slipping. Mmm, Pavlov's Dog _and_ Family, eh? I thought I was the last remaining fan of sheep-on-amphetamine vocals! I rather missed out on Spirit. A mate of mine used to play the Captain Copter and his Fabulous Twirlybirds version of 'Day Tripper' all the time, but apart from "Fresh Garbage" which was on one of those CBS samplers, I haven't really heard anything by the original band. - - Mike Godwin n.p. Fast Gun, Pavlov's Dog ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:41:28 -0400 From: "Roberta Cowan" Subject: Re: 40 from the 70s from Mike Godwin: >Mmm, Pavlov's Dog _and_ Family, eh? I thought I was the last remaining fan of sheep-on-amphetamine vocals! And yet oddly, neither of us have anything by Rush on our lists. Hmmm... Roberta ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V12 #232 ********************************