10 Great Songs [Archive] - FileSharing Talk

CrumbCat

07-21-2003, 06:53 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

Many of you may not yet have been born when these songs were recorded. You might want to give them a listen, as many of them will go down as some of the best music ever made.

Maybe some other Music Fans can add their lists to this topic and help expand everyones music knowledge.

Enjoy!

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1976!

1. Peter Frampton - Something's Happening
2. Eric Clapton - Hello Old Friend
3. Queen - You're My Best Friend
4. Boz Scaggs - It's Over
5. Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
6. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper**
7. Boston - Foreplay/Long Time
8. Brothers Johnson - I'll Be Good to You
9. Bob Seger - Night Moves
10. Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

**BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Blue Öyster Cult
Album Title: Agents of Fortune
Date of Release: May 1976
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Nothing Blue Öyster Cult had produced previously prepared listeners for its infectious mid-tempo hit, "(Don't Fear) the Reaper," which propelled it into a higher commercial orbit and caused (or reflected) a change in the balance of power in the group. The song was written by guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and was an indication that the band was now largely doing its own songwriting; co-producer Sandy Pearlman earned only one co-writing credit on the record, while drummer Albert Bouchard had five. Poetess Patti Smith, meanwhile, not only co-wrote two tracks, but also performed on one, "The Revenge of Vera Gemini." The result was a record much more in a pop-rock vein than the vaunted metal of the first three albums and BÖC's biggest hit ever. — William Ruhlmann

CrumbCat

07-21-2003, 07:41 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year...1982

1. Men at Work - Who Can it Be Now**
2. Asia - Only Time Will Tell
3. XTC - Senses Working Overtime
4. Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not
5. Who - Athena
6. Roxy Music - Avalon
7. Dire Straits - Industrial Disease
8. Huey Lewis & the News - Working for a Living
9. Romeo Void - Never Say Never
10. CSN - Southern Cross

**BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Men at Work
Album Title: Business as Usual
Date of Release: 1982
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Business as Usual became a surprise international hit on the basis of "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under," two excellent singles that merged straight-ahead pop/rock hooks with a quirky new wave production and an offbeat sense of humor. Colin Hay's keening vocals uncannily recall Sting, and the band's rhythmic pulse and phased guitars also bring to mind a bar band version of the Police. And that helps make the remainder of Business as Usual enjoyable. There's a fair amount of filler on the record, but "Be Good Johnny," "I Can See It In Your Eyes," and "Down by the Sea" are all fine new wave pop songs, making Business as Usual one of the more enjoyable mainstream-oriented efforts of the era. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

CrumbCat

07-24-2003, 05:20 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1985!

1. Chris Isaak - Dancin'
2. Dire Straits - Ride Across the River**
3. Tears for Fears - Shout
4. Tom Waits - Union Square
5. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
6. Lone Justice - Ways to be Wicked
7. John Mellencamp - Under the Boardwalk
8. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire
9. Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
10. Katrina & the Waves - Walking on Sunshine**

**Two-way tie for BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Dire Straits
Album Title: Brothers in Arms
Date of Release: May 1985
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing," a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Knopfler's increased sense of pop songcraft — "Money for Nothing" had an indelible guitar riff, "Walk of Life" is a catchy uptempo boogie variation on "Sultans of Swing," and the melodies of the bluesy "So Far Away" and downtempo Everly Brothers-style "Why Worry" were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn't maintain that consistency through the rest of the album — only the jazzy "Your Latest Trick" and the flinty "Ride Across the River" make an impact — Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums and, in its succinct pop sense, it is distinctive within their catalog. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Artist: Katrina & the Waves
Album Title: Katrina & the Waves
Date of Release: 1985
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Instead of recording a new batch of songs for their major-label debut, Katrina and the Waves elected to redo ten songs from their first two albums (given the criminal lack of dissemination these two fine platters apparently received, this decision made a lot of sense). All were re-recorded in an aggressive power-pop style; surprisingly, most all these fine songs hold up extremely well under this approach. A few of these tunes, notably "Going Down to Liverpool" and "Walking on Sunshine," lose a bit of their original sparkle and purity as a result — but just as one cannot obliterate the taste of a great hunk of prime rib with a little sauce, so too one cannot ruin these amazing songs by adding a little extra oomph. Other tunes gain surprising virtues this way. "Red Wine and Whisky" and "Do You Want Crying" [sic] become desperately driven and urgent tuneful rockers, while "Game of Love" transforms into a rollicking party platter of the first magnitude. And "Cry for Me" and "The Sun Won't Shine" regenerate as blueslike shouting numbers of apocalyptic intensity. This great album is an essential purchase, especially since the two Attic Records releases that precede it seem to be impossible to find nowadays. — David Cleary

Tchau!

MrT

07-25-2003, 05:53 AM

Originally posted by CrumbCat@21 July 2003 - 19:53
Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

Many of you may not yet have been born when these songs were recorded. You might want to give them a listen, as many of them will go down as some of the best music ever made.

Maybe some other Music Fans can add their lists to this topic and help expand everyones music knowledge.

Enjoy!

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1976!

1. Peter Frampton - Something's Happening
2. Eric Clapton - Hello Old Friend
3. Queen - You're My Best Friend
4. Boz Scaggs - It's Over
5. Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
6. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper**
7. Boston - Foreplay/Long Time
8. Brothers Johnson - I'll Be Good to You
9. Bob Seger - Night Moves
10. Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

**BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Blue Öyster Cult
Album Title: Agents of Fortune
Date of Release: May 1976
Genre: Rock

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LNBH.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Nothing Blue Öyster Cult had produced previously prepared listeners for its infectious mid-tempo hit, "(Don't Fear) the Reaper," which propelled it into a higher commercial orbit and caused (or reflected) a change in the balance of power in the group. The song was written by guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and was an indication that the band was now largely doing its own songwriting; co-producer Sandy Pearlman earned only one co-writing credit on the record, while drummer Albert Bouchard had five. Poetess Patti Smith, meanwhile, not only co-wrote two tracks, but also performed on one, "The Revenge of Vera Gemini." The result was a record much more in a pop-rock vein than the vaunted metal of the first three albums and BÖC's biggest hit ever. — William Ruhlmann
6. Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper**

Hell yes!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, CrumbCat! They all look great.

Got any more of them 10 song sets?

Adster

07-25-2003, 05:57 AM

Yes theres a nice collection there I wan't born but I like that 70s stuff it is excellent stuff

MrT

07-25-2003, 05:59 AM

Originally posted by Hogster@25 July 2003 - 06:57
Yes theres a nice collection there I wan't born but I like that 70s stuff it is excellent stuff
Not born yet?

I feel old now.

:(

brotherdoobie

07-25-2003, 06:39 AM

Originally posted by MrT+25 July 2003 - 00:59--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrT @ 25 July 2003 - 00:59)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Hogster@25 July 2003 - 06:57
Yes theres a nice collection there I wan't born but I like that 70s stuff it is excellent stuff
Not born yet?

I feel old now.

:( [/b][/quote]
You are old my friend. Dont worry were all decomposing as we speak.
Have a cup of tea(or MR T if u prefer) and listen to the tunes.

Peace brotherdoobie B)

CrumbCat

08-01-2003, 12:37 AM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1969!

1. Bob Seger - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
2. Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart - Plynth
3. Iron Butterfly - Soul Experience
4. David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
5. Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
6. Sly & the Family Stone - Sex Machine**
7. Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Israelites
8. Youngbloods - Get Together
9. Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Number
10. Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

**BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Sly & the Family Stone
Album Title: Stand!
Date of Release: May 3, 1969
Genre: Rock

The album cover for your viewing pleasure courtesy of CrumbCat's Amazing Album Cover Finder (http://www.grunews.com/~slothdog/covers/):

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Stand! is the pinnacle of Sly & the Family Stone's early work, a record that represents a culmination of the group's musical vision and accomplishment. Life hinted at this record's boundless enthusiasm and blurred stylistic boundaries, yet everything simply gels here, resulting in no separation between the astounding funk, effervescent irresistible melodies, psychedelicized guitars, and deep rhythms. Add to this a sharpened sense of pop songcraft, elastic band interplay, and a flowering of Sly's social conscious, and the result is utterly stunning. Yes, the jams ("Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," "Sex Machine") wind up meandering ever so slightly, but they're surrounded by utter brilliance, from the rousing call to arms of "Stand" to the unification anthem "Everyday People" to the unstoppable "I Want to Take You Higher." All of it sounds like the Family Stone, thanks not just to the communal lead vocals but to the brilliant interplay, but each track is distinct, emphasizing a different side of their musical personality. As a result, Stand! winds up infectious and informative, invigorating and thought-provoking — stimulating in every sense of the word. Few records of its time touched it, and Sly topped it only by offering its opposite the next time out. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tchau!

Adster

08-01-2003, 07:50 AM

Why did Mr T get banned?? :huh:

mogadishu

08-01-2003, 08:47 AM

nooooooo....! not mr. T.

CrumbCat

08-01-2003, 02:33 PM

I miss MrT also.......I have no idea what he did wrong to have been banned.

Now, on with the show.

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1981!

1. Moody Blues - Gemini Dreams
2. Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
3. The Pretenters - Louie Louie
4. Duran Duran - Girls On Film
5. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
6. Genesis - Like It Or Not
7. The Tubes - Sushi Girl**
8. Dave Edmunds - Almost Saturday Night
9. The Police - Rehumanize Yourself
10. XTC - Generals and Majors

**BEST OF SET!!

Artist: The Tubes
Album Title: Completion Backward Principle
Date of Release: 1981
Genre: Rock

The album cover for your viewing pleasure courtesy of CrumbCat's Amazing Album Cover Finder (http://www.grunews.com/~slothdog/covers/):
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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
The Completion Backward Principle was the first release on EMI/Capitol by San Francisco-based the Tubes. It found the outrageous septet working with producer David Foster, who gives the record a high-gloss sheen. It's a pairing that, while possibly surprising to fans of the band's earlier releases, actually works quite nicely. The ballads (the Top 40 hit "Don't Want to Wait Anymore" and the Toto-esque "Amnesia") don't suit the band, but most everything else does. There's a pair of catchy new wavish rockers in "Talk to Ya Later" and "Think About Me," the wacky "Sushi Girl," and the R&B-flavored "A Matter of Pride." The Completion Backward Principle rightfully earned the Tubes new fans and set the table for their commercial breakthrough, Outside/Inside, two years later. — Tom Demalon

Tchau!

neil1967

08-01-2003, 11:41 PM

another great post crumbcat, now let me tip you off about a great track. download
snl-christopher walken cowbell. if you're a fan of don't fear the reaper you'll this.
assuming you've not already seen it. "i gotta have more cowbell baby" :)

CrumbCat

08-01-2003, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by neil1967@1 August 2003 - 16:41
another great post crumbcat, now let me tip you off about a great track. download
snl-christopher walken cowbell. if you're a fan of don't fear the reaper you'll this.
assuming you've not already seen it. "i gotta have more cowbell baby" :)
Thanks, neil1967! I'm glad you and a few others are enjoying these posts.

No, I haven't seen that, so I'm going to have a look for it....thanks for the recommendation.

Tchau!

CrumbCat

08-02-2003, 04:25 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1977!

1. David Bowie - Heroes** http://www.piczonline.com/client/crumbcat/icon_clap.gifhttp://www.piczonline.com/client/crumbcat/icon_clap.gifhttp://www.piczonline.com/client/crumbcat/icon_clap.gif
2. Bob Marley - Exodus
3. Stephen Bishop - Save it For a Rainy Day
4. Elvis Costello - Mystery Dance
5. ELO - Telephone Line
6. Kenny Loggins - I Believe in Love
7. Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News
8. Weather Report - Birdland
9. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - You Know Like I Know
10. Marvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: David Bowie
Album Title: Heroes
Date of Release: 1977
Genre: Rock

The album cover for your viewing pleasure courtesy of CrumbCat's Amazing Album Cover Finder (http://www.grunews.com/~slothdog/covers/):

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Repeating the formula of Low's half-vocal/half-instrumental structure, Heroes develops and strengthens the sonic innovations Bowie and Eno explored on their first collaboration. The vocal songs are fuller, boasting harder rhythms and deeper layers of sound. Much of the harder-edged sound of Heroes is due to Robert Fripp's guitar, which provides a muscular foundation for the electronics, especially on the relatively conventional rock songs. Similarly, the instrumentals on Heroes are more detailed, this time showing a more explicit debt to German synth-pop and European experimental rock & roll. Essentially, the difference between Low and Heroes lies in the details, but the record is equally challenging and groundbreaking. — Stephen Thomas

Tchau!

CrumbCat

08-11-2003, 09:41 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1992!

1. Big Head Todd & the Monsters - Bittersweet
2. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
3. Sarah McLachlan - Into the Fire
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5. The Jayhawks - Waiting For the Sun
6. Color Me Badd - All 4 Love
7. Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
8. Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass
9. U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing
10 Tori Amos - Crucify

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: Nirvana
Album Title: Nevermind
Date of Release: Sep 24, 1991 (release)
Genre: Rock

The album cover for your viewing pleasure courtesy of CrumbCat's Amazing Album Cover Finder (http://www.grunews.com/~slothdog/covers/):

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Nevermind was never meant to change the world, but you can never predict when the zeitgeist will hit, and Nirvana's second album turned out to be the place where alternative rock crashed into the mainstream. This wasn't entirely an accident, either, since Nirvana did sign with a major label, and they did release a record with a shiny surface, no matter how humongous the guitars sounded. And, yes, Nevermind is probably a little shinier than it should be, positively glistening with echo and fuzz-box distortion, especially when compared with the black-and-white murk of Bleach. This doesn't discount the record, since it's not only much harder than any mainstream rock of 1991, its character isn't on the surface, it's in the exhilaratingly raw music and haunting songs. Kurt Cobain's personal problems and subsequent suicide naturally deepens the dark undercurrents, but no matter how much anguish there is on Nevermind, it's bracing because he exorcises those demons through his evocative wordplay and mangled screams — and because the band has a tremendous, unbridled power that transcends the pain, turning into pure catharsis. And, that's as key to the record's success as Cobain's songwriting, since Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl help turn this into music that is gripping, powerful, and even fun (and, really, there's no other way to characterize "Territorial Pissings" or the surging "Breed"). In retrospect, Nevermind may seem a little too unassuming for its mythic status — it's simply a great modern punk record — but even though it may no longer seem life-changing, it is certainly life-affirming, which may just be better. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tchau!

Skillian

08-11-2003, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by Hogster@1 August 2003 - 08:50
Why did Mr T get banned?? :huh:
Maybe he logged on as other accounts and tried to talk up his own thread ;)

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, CrumbCat! They all look great.

Got any more of them 10 song sets?
:lol: :lol:

Skillian

08-11-2003, 10:04 PM

1991
No particular order.

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Higher Than The Sun - Primal Scream
Can't Truss It - Public Enemy
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Just To Get A Rep - Gang Starr
Size Of A Cow - The Woder Stuff
You Love Us - Manic Street Preachers
Losing My Religion - REM
Starsign - Teenage Fanclub
There's No Other Way - Blur

CrumbCat

08-11-2003, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by Skillian+11 August 2003 - 14:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Skillian @ 11 August 2003 - 14:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Hogster@1 August 2003 - 08:50
Why did Mr T get banned?? :huh:
Maybe he logged on as other accounts and tried to talk up his own thread ;)

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, CrumbCat! They all look great.

Got any more of them 10 song sets?
:lol: :lol: [/b][/quote]
ROFLMAO!!!!

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And then you reply with that 1991 post?

Well, I'm glad you are enjoying this topic - albeit selectively.

Tchau!

Skillian

08-11-2003, 11:00 PM

The topic's not bad, could be quite interesting (despite the lack of replies). I just hope it doesn't turn into another thread where 3/4 of the replies are from the same person - makes it kinda pointless. That's why I added a post, what's wrong with that?

CrumbCat

08-11-2003, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by Skillian@11 August 2003 - 16:00
The topic's not bad, could be quite interesting (despite the lack of replies). I just hope it doesn't turn into another thread where 3/4 of the replies are from the same person - makes it kinda pointless. That's why I added a post, what's wrong with that?
Nothing at all - keep em' coming! I agree, we need more replies here.

Tchau!

CrumbCat

08-12-2003, 06:05 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1979!

1. Joe Jackson - On Your Radio
2. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
3. The Gibson Brothers - Cuba
4. Supertramp - Gone Hollywood
5. Angela Bofill - I Try
6. Elvis Costello - Green Shirt
7. Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat
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9. Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
10. Donna Summer - On the Radio

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Artist: Frank Zappa
Album Title: Joe's Garage: Acts 1-3
Date of Release: Nov 19, 1979
Genre: Rock

The album cover for your viewing pleasure courtesy of CrumbCat's Amazing Album Cover Finder (http://www.grunews.com/~slothdog/covers/):

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Joe's Garage was originally released in 1979 in two separate parts; Act 1 came first, followed by a two-record set containing Acts 2-3. Rykodisc's reissue puts all three acts together on two CDs. Joe's Garage is generally regarded as one of Zappa's finest post-'60s conceptual works, a sprawling, satirical rock opera about a totalitarian future in which music is outlawed to control the population. The narrative is long, winding, and occasionally loses focus; it was improvised in a weekend, some of it around previously existing songs, but Zappa manages to make most of it hang together. Acts 2-3 give off much the same feel, as Zappa relies heavily on what he termed "xenochrony" — previously recorded guitar solos transferred onto new, rhythmically different backing tracks to produce random musical coincidences. Such an approach is guaranteed to produce some slow moments as well, but critics latched onto the work more for its conceptual substance. Joe's Garage satirizes social control mechanisms, consumerism, corporate abuses, gender politics, religion, and the rock & roll lifestyle; all these forces conspire against the title protagonist, an average young man who simply wants to play guitar and enjoy himself. Even though Zappa himself hated punk rock and even says so on the album, his ideas seemed to support punk's do-it-yourself challenge to the record industry and to social norms in general. Since this is 1979-era Zappa, there are liberal applications of his trademark scatological humor (the titles of "Catholic Girls," "Crew Slut," "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?," and "Keep It Greasey" are self-explanatory). Still, in spite of its flaws, Joe's Garage has enough substance to make it one of Zappa's most important '70s works and overall political statements, even if it's not focused enough to rank with his earliest Mothers of Invention masterpieces. — Steve Huey

Tchau!
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CrumbCat

08-13-2003, 10:41 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1986!

1. The BoDeans - Fadeaway
2. David Lee Roth - Ladies Night in Buffalo
3. Fixx - Secret Separation
4. Blow Monkeys - Diging Your Scene
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6. Clarence Clemons/Jackson Browne - You're a Friend of Mine
7. Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
8. Nick Lowe - I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll)
9. Pete Townshend - Face the Face
10. Art of Noise - Peter Gunn

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: Level 42
Album Title: World Machine
Date of Release: 1986
Genre: Rock

The album cover for your viewing pleasure courtesy of CrumbCat's Amazing Album Cover Finder (http://www.grunews.com/~slothdog/covers/):

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Level 42 was one of Britain's most successful bands by the time World Machine was released in 1986, but U.S. success was elusive. But that changed with the engaging single "Something About You," which became a Top Ten hit in America and sent this album soaring into the Top Twenty. World Machine pushes their newfound radio-friendly sound into the forefront, and the result is one of the finest pop albums of the mid-'80s.
"Something About You" exemplifies Level 42's sound at the peak of its success. Bassist Mark King's vocals, while limited in range, are soulful and yearning, while keyboardist Mike Lindup's complimentary falsetto backing vocals add just the right ingredient to the mix. Given the group's original guise as an all-instrumental jazz combo, the musicianship is brilliant, and "Something About You" proves how good a song can sound coming from the radio. Unlike most albums that contain one strong single surrounded by duds, World Machine has more than its share of fine tunes. The jazzy, upbeat title track is one of the band's finest moments, the should've-been-a-hit "Leaving Me Now" is an effective ballad, and the mid-tempo "Good Man in a Storm" is catchy and thought provoking.

While not perfect — "Physical Presence" drags, and "It's Not the Same for Us" is a bit too cutesy for its own good — World Machine is the most successful album in Level 42's career, both in terms of sales and quality. — William Cooper

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CrumbCat

08-19-2003, 09:42 PM

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10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1968!

1. Manfred Mann - The Mighty Quinn
2. Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men
3. Aretha Franklin - The House That Jack Built
4. Nilsson - One
5. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
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7. Love - Alone Again Or
8. Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
9. Beatles - Revolution
10. Spanky & Our Gang - Give a Damn

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: Mason Williams
Album Title: Mason Williams Phonograph Record
Date of Release: Feb 1968 (release) inprint
Genre: Easy

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CrumbCat

08-20-2003, 08:30 PM

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10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1993!

1. Widespread Panic - Pickin' Up the Pieces
2. 4 Non Blondes - What's Up?
3. Duran Duran - Ordinary World
4. Stereo MC's - Connected
5. REM - Man on the Moon
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7. Jhane - Hey Mr. DJ
8. Phish - Wolfman's Brother
9. Sting - Fields of Gold
10. Jimmy Cliff - I Can See Clearly Now

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: Radiohead
Album Title: Pablo Honey
Date of Release: Apr 20, 1993
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Radiohead's debut album Pablo Honey is a promising collection that blends U2's anthemic rock with long, atmospheric instrumental passages and an enthralling triple-guitar attack that is alternately gentle and bracingly noisy. The group has difficulty writing a set of songs that are as compelling as their sound, but when they do hit the mark — such as on "Anyone Can Play Guitar," "Blow Out," and the self-loathing breakthrough single "Creep" — the band achieves a rare power that is both visceral and intelligent. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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CrumbCat

08-21-2003, 07:20 PM

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10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1980!

1. Pete Townshend - And I Moved
2. Rolling Stones - Dance (Pt. 1)
3. Invisible Man's Band - All Night Thing
4. Pretenders - The Wait
5. Squeeze - Another Nail for My Heart
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7. Pearl Harbor & the Explosions - Drivin'
8. Steely Dan - Glamour Profession
9. Police - Driven to Tears
10. Romantics - That's What I Like About You

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: AC/DC
Album Title: Back in Black
Date of Release: Aug 1980
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Bon Scott's alcohol-related death in early 1980 couldn't have come at a worse time for AC/DC; the band was poised for worldwide breakthrough success, as their last album, Highway to Hell, was Angus and company's first gold-certified stateside release. They made an excellent choice in selecting Brian Johnson as their new vocalist; while he had the same bluesy edge as Scott, Johnson sang with more power and conviction. The first album from the new group, Back in Black, was issued only five months after Scott's passing but immediately rocketed up the charts, eventually becoming one of rock's all-time classics. By 1997, it had sold an astounding 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. Musically, the band hadn't changed much, although producer "Mutt" Lange helped the group focus their high voltage rock. The result was such perennial rock anthems as the stomping title track, the eerie "Hell's Bells," the melodic "Shoot to Thrill," the album-closing battle cry "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution," and one of AC/DC's best and most recognizable tracks, "You Shook Me All Night Long." Not a single weak track is included, even the lesser-known album tracks are strong ("Have a Drink on Me," "Shake a Leg,"). Back in Black is the ultimate example of a band turning a career-threatening negative into a remarkable positive and stands alongside such landmark albums as Van Halen, Led Zeppelin II, Are You Experienced?, and Paranoid as hard rock's greatest achievements. Rock music rarely gets better than Back in Black. [In February 2003, the American distribution rights to AC/DC's back catalog transferred over to Epic, their new label. Epic reissued the band's catalog as remastered digipacks containing lavish, expanded booklets with plenty of rare photographs, memorabilia and notes. Although the digipacks may wear a little too easy, the sound is terrific — clean and muscular, enhancing the raw qualities of the original record — and the packaging is loving, making the reissues necessary for collectors.] — Greg Prato

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CrumbCat

08-22-2003, 06:31 PM

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10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1984!

1. Reflex - Politics of Dancing
2. Zebra - Bears
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4. Blue Oyster Cult - Shooting Shark
5. Don Henley - Sunset Grill
6. U2 - Bad
7. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
8. Cory Hart - Sunglasses at Night
9. Duran Duran - The Reflex
10. Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands on Me

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: Roger Waters
Album Title: Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
Date of Release: 1984
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
When dissected carefully, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking becomes a fascinating conceptual voyage into the workings of the human psyche. As an abstract peering into the intricate functions of the subconscious, Waters' first solo album involves numerous dream sequences that both figuratively and symbolically unravel his struggle with marriage, fidelity, commitment, and age at the height of a midlife crisis. While the songs (titled by the times in which Waters experiences each dream) seem to lack in musical fluidity at certain points, they make up for it with ingenious symbolism and his brilliant use of stream of consciousness within a subconscious realm. Outside from the deep but sometimes patchy narrative framework, the music slightly lacks in rhythm or hooks, except for the title track that includes some attractive guitar playing via Eric Clapton. David Sanborn's saxophone is another attribute, adding some life to "Go Fishing" and "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking." But it's truly the imagery and the visual design of the album that is front and center, since the importance lies in what Waters is trying to get across to the audience, decorated somewhat casually by his singing and the music. With Pink Floyd, the marriage of Waters' concepts and ideas with the talented musicianship of the rest of the band presented a complete masterpiece in both thought and music, while his solo efforts lean more toward the conceptual aspects of his work. With this in mind, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking continues to showcase Waters' unprecedented knack of addressing his darkest thoughts and conceptions in a most extraordinary fashion. — Mike DeGagne

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CrumbCat

09-12-2003, 06:37 AM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1978!

1. Joe Walsh - At the Station
2. Squeeze - Goodbye Girl
3. Cars - Just What I Needed
4. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy
5. ELO - Mr. Blue Sky
6. Todd Rundgren - Onomatopoeia
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8. Dire Straits - Wild West End
9. Exile - Kiss You All Over
10. Journey - Anytime

**BEST OF SET!!
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Artist: Warren Zevon
Album Title: Excitable Boy
Date of Release: 1978
Genre: Rock

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Notes fromAll Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Warren Zevon's self-titled 1976 album announced he was one of the most striking talents to emerge from the Los Angeles soft rock singer/songwriter community, and Linda Ronstadt (a shrewd judge of talent if a sometimes questionable interpreter) recorded three of its songs on two of her biggest selling albums, which doubtlessly earned Zevon bigger royalty checks than the album itself ever did. But if Warren Zevon was an impressive calling card, the follow-up, Excitable Boy, was an actual hit, scoring one major hit single, "Werewolves of London," and a trio of turntable hits ("Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner," "Lawyers, Guns and Money," and the title track). But while Excitable Boy won Zevon the larger audience his music certainly deserved, the truth is it was a markedly inferior album; while it had all the bile of Warren Zevon, and significantly raised Zevon's dark-humor factor, it was often obvious where his previous album had been subtle, and while all 11 tracks on Warren Zevon were strong and compelling, two of the nine tunes on Excitable Boy — "Johnny Strike Up the Band" and "Nighttime in the Switching Yard" — sound like they're just taking up space. Musically, most of Excitable Boy is stuck in a polished but unexceptional FM pop groove, and only "Veracruz" hints at the artful intelligence of Warren Zevon's finest moments. It's hard to say if Zevon was feeling uninspired or just dumbing himself down when he made Excitable Boy, but while it made him famous, it lacks the smarts and substance of his best work. — Mark Deming

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Adster

09-12-2003, 06:55 AM

soem classics there

CrumbCat

09-29-2003, 05:06 PM

Here they are. Hope they bring back some good memories for you.

10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1979!

1. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
2. Toto - Hold the Line
3. Pink Floyd - Hey You***
4. Jimmy Buffet - Volcano
5. Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl of My Dreams
6. Dave Edmunds - Crawling From the Wreckage
7. Machine - There But For the Grace of God Go I
8. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
9. Nick Lowe - Cracking Up
10. Styx - Renegade

***BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Pink Floyd
Album Title: The Wall
Date of Release: Nov 30, 1979
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Roger Waters constructed The Wall, a narcissistic, double-album rock opera about an emotionally crippled rock star who spits on an audience member daring to cheer during an acoustic song. Given its origins, it's little wonder that The Wall paints such an unsympathetic portrait of the rock star, cleverly named "Pink," who blames everyone — particularly women — for his neuroses. Such lyrical and thematic shortcomings may have been forgivable if the album had a killer batch of songs, but Waters took his operatic inclinations to heart, constructing the album as a series of fragments that are held together by larger numbers like "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You." Generally, the fully developed songs are among the finest of Pink Floyd's later work, but The Wall is primarily a triumph of production: Its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore. But if The Wall is examined in depth, it falls apart, since it doesn't offer enough great songs to support its ambition, and its self-serving message and shiny production seem like relics of the late-'70s Me Generation. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Spider_dude

09-29-2003, 05:28 PM

1995
Cotton eye Joe - The rednex
Sight for sore eyes - M People
Tell me When - the human league
Run Away - (MC SAR &) the real mccoy
Set you free - N trance
Reach up - Perfecto Allstarz
Let Me be your fantasy - Baby D
Total Eclipse of the heart - Nikki french
Here comes the hotstepper - I'm a kamakazi
Bump and Grind - R Kelly

stand out cotton eye joe

for cotton eye joe, cotton eye joe,

CrumbCat

10-01-2003, 04:18 PM

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10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1976!

1. Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff!
2. Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
3. Spinners - Rubber Band Man***
4. Gary Wright - Dream Weaver
5. Scott Beach - Religion & Politics
6. ABBA - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
7. Boz Scaggs - Love Me Tomorrow
8. Genesis - Robbery, Assault & Battery
9. Rose Royce - Car Wash
10. Steely Dan - The Fez

***BEST OF SET!!

Artist: Spinners
Album Title: Happiness Is Being With the Spinners
Date of Release: 1976
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
As 1975's classic Pick of the Litter seemed to garner its strength from melancholy and faultless arrangements, this 1976 studio follow-up often wallows in style over substance and platitudes. The pretty but vacuous "Now That We're Together" is all over the road and has inane lyrics like, "You're such a great crowd/Why don't you sing loud." Other tracks "You're All I Need in Life" and "If You Can't Be in Love" all put into practice arrangements and themes that were better executed on New and Improved. Although things get a little mushy here, producer Thom Bell and the Spinners do have their moments here. The highly danceable and infectious "Rubberband Man" breaks out of this effort's stodgy surroundings and gave lead singer Philippe Wynne plenty of room for his skilled scatting and effortless riffing. The best non-hit on this effort is "Toni My Love." The song is jazzy rumination on a mature relationship and it's the only track that's skilled enough to stand tall on Pick of the Litter. Despite the few high points, Happiness Is Being With the Spinners winds down before any of its predecessors did. The best of the last tracks, "The Clown" is a little overwrought and Philippe Wynne sounds like his hands are tied. Happiness Is Being With the Spinners is one of the first Bell efforts to be partially recorded at Kaye Smith Studios in Seattle, WA, and was mastered at A&M Studios rather than Philadelphia's Sigma Sound. That fact arguably changed the winning formula and for the most part this falls short of the work that came before it. — Jason Elias

Tchau!

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CrumbCat

10-07-2003, 04:40 PM

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10 Great Songs From 1 Great Year:

The year....1977!

1. ELO - Do Ya
2. The Doobie Brothers - Livin' On the Fault Line
3. Santana - Let the Children Play
4. Q - Dancin' Man
5. CSN - Fair Game
6. Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get it Right
7. Grateful Dead - Estimated Prophet***
8. Meco - Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
9. Steely Dan - Black Cow***
10. Stephen Bishop - Save it For a Rainy Day

***BEST OF SET!! (2-Way Tie)

Artist: The Grateful Dead
Album Title: Terrapin Station
Date of Release: Jul 27, 1977
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
It is generally agreed that the Grateful Dead's late-'70s studio releases left even the most enthusiastic Deadheads longing for something more. The theory being that the band's momentum is best experienced during the ebb and flow of a live performance rather than the somewhat clinical tedium of a recording studio. Terrapin Station marks several milestones for the Grateful Dead: It was the band's first studio album in two years, as well as their return to a major label — in this case Arista Records. More significant however is the use of an outside (read: non-Grateful Dead) producer. This was only the second time in which the Dead did not seize complete control. And the first time in a decade that they would relinquish their production reigns. They chose Keith Olson — a former member of the '60s garage rock band Music Machine — whose production roster also included other Bay Area notables including the Sons of Champlin and Santana. Musically, Terrapin Station offers a few choice glimpses of the band doing what they do best. While the most prominent example is the album's extended title suite, there are a few others such as the cover of the Rev. Gary Davis gospel-blues "Samson and Delilah" and a resurrection of the Martha & the Vandellas hit "Dancin' in the Streets." The latter tune was originally performed by the Dead in their mid-'60s repertoire. What was once a garage rock and psychedelic reading has evolved into a 4/4-time, brass-influenced disco arrangement. Luckily, their extended versions during concert performances were infinitely more tolerable. Parties interested in examining the contrast between the studio and live performance versions of Terrapin Station material should seek the archival concert release Dick's Picks, Vol. 3. This two-disc set not only captures the band exactly two months and two days prior to the release of Terrapin Station, it also features stellar performances of every track from the album sans the up-tempo rocker "Passenger." — Lindsay Planer

Artist: Steely Dan
Album Title: Aja
Date of Release: 1977
Genre: Rock

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Notes from All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70305151542&sql=Aaq6jtr39klox):
Steely Dan hadn't been a real working band since Pretzel Logic, but with Aja, Becker and Fagen's obsession with sonic detail and fascination with composition reached new heights. A coolly textured and immaculately produced collection of sophisticated jazz-rock, Aja has none of the overt cynicism or self-consciously challenging music that distinguished previous Steely Dan records. Instead, it's a measured and textured album, filled with subtle melodies and accomplished, jazzy solos that blend easily into the lush instrumental backdrops. But Aja isn't just about texture, since Becker and Fagen's songs are their most complex and musically rich set of songs — even the simplest song, the sunny pop of "Peg," has layers of jazzy vocal harmonies. In fact, Steely Dan ignores rock on Aja, preferring to fuse cool jazz, blues, and pop together in a seamless, seductive fashion. It's complex music delivered with ease, and although the duo's preoccupation with clean sound and self-consciously sophisticated arrangements would eventually lead to a dead end, Aja is a shining example of jazz-rock at its finest. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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