***Rock and Roll Reminiscing-MMM***

[Paul Connor]

***Rock and Roll Reminiscing-MMMM***

Rock and Roll Reminiscing

07 April 2003 --- Letter Of The Week is “M”

For what this is about and some guidelines please click on the following link:

http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum...=&threadid=7234

Yes, it’s a long post, but please read, if you participate.

This week we are only discussing artists whose last name, and groups whose name begin with the letter “M”.

Note: The word “The” doesn’t count, so for example “The Allman Brothers Band” belongs in the "A's" discussion and not in the “T’s” (guideline #5).

When possible, please supply complete title, format, company, year and catalog number when posting recordings.

And so our 26-week odyssey continues…

Hope you come along for the ride…

Sorry for being a day late on this. PSC

Dave Mason anyone?

[shack]

Montrose – Montrose – 1973 – This is a group where the debut album was terrific and the follow-ups never reached the same level. Ronnie Montrose had played with Edgar Winter for some time and he decided to form his own band. He found an unknown for lead singer by the name of Sammy Hagar. The self-titled album he made was a hard rock classic. The album starts off with “Rock The Nation” followed by “ Bad Motor Scooter”. Side 2 (for you vinyl fans) starts off with “Good Rockin’ Tonight” and “Rock Candy”. These 4 are the stars of the album but the other 4 cuts are very good also.

It’s a shame the subsequent albums are not as good as the first. They made one more album with Hagar but they went separate ways thereafter. I bought the next 3 albums hoping they would be as good as the 1st. They all have the Montrose sound but something is missing. The 2nd album Paper Money - 1974 - was a big letdown. The 3rd album Warner Brothers Presents…Montrose – 1975 - was a little better but primarily because of Ronnie Montrose’s guitar playing. Album 4 Jump On It – 1976 - is noteworthy only because of the cover (See Below)…and the band broke up after that.


http://www.woundedbird.com/montrose/2963.jpg

[shack]

When we were discussing Delaney Bonnie and Friends, I said that Dave Mason may be one of the best musicians that no one had ever heard of. I know at least F1 has heard of him and maybe more. As stated, he was with Delaney Bonnie and Friends, and more notably Traffic with Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi (I always felt that these two got the lions share of the fame for the group although Mason was their equal IMO).

Dave Mason’s first album was Alone Together – 1970 – he had a little help from friends Jim Capaldi, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell and Rita Coolidge to create a great album. “Only You Know And I Know”, “Shouldn’t Have Took More Than You Gave” and “Look At You, Look At Me” are very good tracks that still hold up today.

Another album I really like is self titled Dave Mason – 1975 – “Show Me Some Affection”, “Bring It On Home To Me”, “Harmony and Melody”, “You Can’t Take It When You Go” and his cover of "All Along The Watchtower” are the good tracks. All of his “friends” from the first album are gone but the new band is very good.

Split Coconut – 1975 – Dave picked up the help of Graham Nash and David Crosby for this one. “Split Coconut”, “Two Guitar Lovers” “You Can Lose It” and “Sweet Music” are nice cuts.

I would highly recommend Alone Together and Dave Mason. I like Split Coconut but it may not be for everyone.

I have been able to replace a couple of my Dave Mason albums with CDs but Dave Mason, Split Coconut and Headkeeper are out of print and I just about wore the vinyl out years ago. There are always “best of” CDs but I prefer the actual albums for artists I really like and Dave Mason falls in that category. Maybe they will be released on SACD or I will have to look for used or new old stock.

[F1nut]

LONNIE MACK - ATTACK OF THE KILLER V
1990 Alligator 4786 CD

If you like hard driving blues/rock with great guitar work, then this is for you. Lonnie wails on his killer V from the start to the grand finale, "Cincinnati Jail." Highly Recommended.

DELBERT McCLINTON - LIVE FROM AUSTIN
1989 Alligator 4773 CD

Another blues/rocker from Texas. While not ZZ Top, it's good and worth a listen.


shack,

That's a big, Hell Yeah, to Dave Mason. Good call.

[joe6pak]

MOODY BLUES!

My favorite album is one of the following: In Search of the Lost Chord, On the Threshold of a Dream, Question of Balance, Seventh Sojourn. I have those on Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs ultra gold disc. They say the remastered versions of these and their other albums from that era are very good sound wise and may be as good as the MFSL versions.

The Mamas & Papas.

They did not last long, but this group made a bunch of hits in a hurry. A #1 ( If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears) and #4 ( The Mamas & Papas ) album in 1966. A #2 album in !967, ( The Mamas and Papas Deliver ). 1966 Hit singles were Monday Monday #1, California Dreaming #4 ( I would have guessed that song to have made #1 ) I Saw Her Again #5. Big 1967 hits were Dedicated To the One I Love #2 and Words Of Love #5. This band, like so many others, burned up from the heat of money, success, and drugs.

To add to F1s Lonnie Mack recomendation, I would say that his Strike Like Lightning cd is worth a listen. SRV and Lonnie were the producers and SRV played guitar and did some singing on it. A good all around cd. I really like the songs If You Have To Know and Strike Like Lightning.

joe

[shack]

This is not serious R&R by any stretch of the immagination but I enjoyed these two in the early eightys.

Men At Work - Business As Usual - 1982 - "Who Can It Be Now", and Down Under" got lots of airplay and are the reason I bought the album from this Australian group. "Be Good Johnny", "Catch A Star" and "Down By The Sea" are good tracks too.

Men At Work - Cargo - 1983 - "Dr Jekyl And Mr. Jive", "Overkill" and " It's A Mistake" lead the way on this album.

I have both of these on vinyl and dont know if they are available on CD. Maybe more POP than R&R but it's something a little different in the collection.




Ok...I'll admit it. I like Sarah McLachlan. I have several of her CDs. She has a wonderful voice and her albums are musically sound. I have burned a demo disc that I use when comparing gear and speakers that has a couple of her songs because of the deep bass on them and the range of her voice. The Lilith Fair et.al has been overblown from a marketing standpoint, but I enjoyed her music before all of that BS.

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - 1993 - My favorite of the group. It leads off with three stong cuts "Possession", "Wait" and "Plenty" (the last two are my demos because of the bass). My favorite cut of the album is the last and "hidden" track. It is a piano and voice only version of "Possession".

Surfacing - 1997 - Again one of the best tracks leads off in "Building A Mystery" with other excellent tracks being "Adia" and Angel.

Mirrorball - 1999 - Nothing new here...just an album of live cuts primarily from the Liltih Fair concerts. Some better, some worse, some different from the studio tracks. If you like Sarah then you need to have this album.

Touch - 1989 and Solace - 1991 - are the last CDs I purchased. While they are good, they don't grab me like Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and Surfacing. I guess her music had matured more in the latter albums. Again, if you like Sarah then these are worth the purchase price.

[shack]

Here is a bit of a one hit wonder:

Alannah Myles - Alannah Myles - 1989 - Her fame comes from one song only...."Black Velvet".... and a fine song it is...a sultry blues rock number that brings visual images of sexy southern girl on a hot summer night....:D This song is worth the price of the album all by itself. An therein may be a bit of a sad story...no one ever listened to the rest of the album...and that is a shame. There is one more cut similar to "Black Velvet"...a very good accoustic blues guitar number that ends the album, "Hurry Make Love". Another issue may have been that everyone expected more of the same. The rest of the album is more rock than blues with tracks like "Still Got This Thing", "Love Is", "Rock This Joint" and "If You Want To". Another nice song is "Who Loves You?" which starts out as a beautiful ballad and then breaks into some heavy rock and then alternates back and forth. I never saw anything else from her and that is too bad as I think she was fairly talented with a very nice and diverse voice. The album is pretty good and I see it at used CD stores all the time for a few bucks. If you can borrow it or buy it cheap, give it a listen and see if you like it.

[joe6pak]

Hmmmm. Shack, it looks like we are the only ones playing this game. Well, F1 did take a turn at bat. There are a bunch of M's out there.

Marshall Tucker Band.

Great southern rock. They put out several good albums. All I have by them is a 2 cd set called The Best Of The Marshall Tucker Band, The Capricorn Years. This set is 27 songs from their first 7 albums. God Tucker stuff.

Paul Mc Cartney.

One of the more successful singers in the M category.

joe

[shack]

Here is one I wholeheartedly endorse. I may have listened to this album more in the early 70s than any other rock group of the time. This was the joint effort of Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi and was a kick-ass, in your face, hard rock band:

Mountain - Mountain Climbing! - 1970 - The first 5 songs on this album may be one of the best "sides" of the era. "Mississippi Queen", "Theme From An Imaginary Western", "Never In My Life", "Silver Paper" and "For Yasgur's Farm" were a great group of songs. The opening guitar riffs of "Mississippi Queen" hook you right away. It and "Never In My life" got most of the airplay but my favorite was (and still is) "Theme From An Imaginary Western". I bet I listened to that song a thousand times "back in the day". This is a classic that should be in any classic rock colletion.

Nantucket Sleighride - 1971 - was good but not to the level of the first album. The first three cuts are strong "Don't Look Around", "Taunta (Sammy's Tune)" and "Nantucket Sleighride". "The Animal Trainer And The Toad" is a nice rocker. The album is very similar to Climbing! and that may be some of it's weakness. Good...but no new ground was covered. Worth a listen for sure, but Climbing! is the one to have.

[shack]

Originally posted by joe6pak
Hmmmm. Shack, it looks like we are the only ones playing this game. Well, F1 did take a turn at bat. There are a bunch of M's out there. joe

joe, I agree. There is a lot of really good artists in the MMMM category. I've got several more I could post but I would like to see others jump in. COME ON IN GUYS!

[joe6pak]

Shack.

Maybe we should just violate the rules and post all the M's we can think of.
Of course there would be hell to pay when the Supreme Creator (tour) gets back. No telling what kind of evil graphics he would hit us with.

joe

[shack]

Of course there would be hell to pay when the Supreme Creator (tour) gets back. No telling what kind of evil graphics he would hit us with.

http://community.the-underdogs.org/smiley/armed/rdwhore.gif

[joe6pak]

shack. Good one.

I gotta get me one of those.

joe

[F1nut]

STEVE MILLER BAND:

THE JOKER
1973 JVC XRCD 0043-2 CD

ANTHOLOGY
Vinyl

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
Vinyl

LIVING IN THE USA
Vinyl

More or less in the pop/rock category and it seems like he's been around for ever. Has had many hits over the years including, "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" and "Fly Like An Eagle." The "Anthology" release is a must have and I need to get it on cd.

shack, good call on Mountain. Who could forget Leslie West, a mountain of a man.

A turn at bat? :lol: joe, you're killing me ;)

[joe6pak]

F1nut hits a long drive! Its going deep! It could be out of here! It is! Home run!

Steve Miller. I listened to him a lot. Fly Like an Eagle. I have that on a Mobile Fidelity Master recording LP. Incredible sounds! I was going to post him today.

joe

[abmarsh]

I like Molly Hatchet's first couple of albums.

Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes was a great album!

Mountain - Flowers of Evil, as well as Climbing and Nantucket Sleighride, had some really good stuff

[mhw58]

Paul McCartney-I'm a Beatlemaniac and also love a lot
of Paul's solo work. Ram is fantastic and Band on the
Run still sounds great. Tug of War, Flowers in the Dirt
and Flaming Pie are also very good.
Bob Marley was a genius who died far too young. Everyone
should at least own 'Legend' but Bob made a ton of great
music.
Thelonious Monk is a great jazz pianist and writer.
Madonna has written some good songs and her 'Immaculate Colection' is very good.
Don McLean's 'American Pie' is certainly a classic and he
wrote some other good songs like 'Vincent'.
You can laugh but the Monkees had a lot of good songs. Hey
I was 8 when they came out so they sounded good. Some of
their songs still do.
The Dave Matthews band is excellent and Dave has a unique
style.
Metallica did some great stuff especially in their early days.
Alannis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill has some great stuff
on it.
Mike

[shack]

Would someone be willing to expand on Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley. I have never listened to much much of this style of music and would be interested in what is good and where to start to see if I like it.

[mhw58]

shack,
Definitely start with 'Legend', it is a fantastic cd and the
perfect introduction to the genius of Bob Marley. Go to
www.allmusic.com and type his name in and you can
read a bio on him and they review all of his albums. His
catalog was recently remastered so his music sounds
better than ever. I think you'll be very happy with the 'Legend'
cd. If you have a Barnes and Noble or Borders book store
near you, you can listen to his cd's before you buy. Our Borders
has a reggae section and they always have a couple of Bob
Marley cd's there to listen to.
Mike

[dcarlson]

I don't know any Ziggy Marley. I do have Bob Marley's Legend. It's probably the best place to start.
Songs:
1. Is This Love
2. No Woman, No Cry
3. Could You Be Loved
4. Three Little Birds
5. Buffalo Soldier
6. Get Up, Stand Up
7. Stir It Up
8. One Love/People Get Ready
9. I Shot the Sheriff
10. Waiting in Vain
11. Redemption Song
12. Satisfy My Soul
13. Exodus
14. Jammin'

With Bob Marley, I've never ventured any furthur than this album but I do play it a hell of a lot. It has all of the songs you'd recognize.


I'd have to add Metallica's Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, my favorite ...And Justice for All and Metallica. Anything after the self titled (Black Album) sort of sucks.

Derick.

[shack]

Thanks mhw58 and dcarlson. Two posts at exactly the same time recommending exactly the same album! Looks like I'll be picking up a copy of Legend.

[F1nut]

Mike,

The Monkees, huh? Well alright, I'll come out of the closet. While I don't own any now, I did way back when and will have to agree with ya, they did have some good songs, ie., "Last Train To Clarksville."

Also, good call on Don McLean.

[F1nut]

joe,

A home run to you too with The Moody Blues. I saw them (3rd row center) at a place called Wolf Trap (great acoustics) and was blown away by their performance. I just picked up the Deluxe Edition of "Red Rocks", excellent!

[shack]

F1 - Your Steve Miller post was only a stand-up triple at best because you left out what may be his best album. Sailor - 1968 - As you probably know, the lyrics of the title song of the Joker album start out:

"Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah

Some call me the gangster of love"

Well this is the album where he first does a cover of "Gangster Of Love" and it sort of becomes his "handle". Another very good cut is "Living In The U.S.A.".

Maybe this is the SAC fly that brings you in.

[shack]

Stephen Stills got a few of his friends from The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash (Chris Hillman, Al Perkins, Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels, Dallas Taylor, Paul Harris and Joe Lala) and put together a very talented group by the name of Manassas. They recorded two albums.

Manassas - 1972 - A stellar blues/county/rock/folk/latin/bluegrass album (now how is that for eclectic). It is good from start to finish. The original vinyl was a double album containing 21 songs and most all of them are worth a listen. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

While no where near as good, I still liked Down The Road - 1973 - "Isn't It About Time", "Pensamiento". "Do You Remember The Americans" and "Lies" are good cuts.

If you want to hear the real Manassas (ie: great band) get the remastered CD of the self titled first album.

[shack]

Originally posted by F1nut
Mike,
The Monkees, huh? Well alright, I'll come out of the closet.

Two Monkee boys...huh? Anybody willing to come out of the Barry Manilow Closet? :D

[F1nut]

shack,

JEEZ! The Anthology cd is worth a home run all by itself. :D


Now, I'll give you a HR for Manassas. I think I wore out my vinyl copy, just bought the remastered cd, it's great. You seem to be testing the waters with Barry. It's ok, you can come out now. ;)

[joe6pak]

F1nut.

Sorry. I seems as if your home run was over ruled by the official scorer. You still scored though. Thanks for your Moody Blues comment. I didn't know if anyone besides shack was reading any of my posts. Damn! Third row center at a Moody Blues concert! That is just fantastic. Have you heard the Lonnie Mack cd I mentioned? If so, how does it compare to Attack of the killer V?

shack.

It looks like our plea for help worked. Lots of other people posting. The problem is, they are mentioning all my next choices. I was going to feature the Monkees next. Darn my luck. I have heard Manassas. Good sounds. I just say no to Manilow!

Since F1 beat me to S Miller I guess I will just have to mention another Miller.

Roger Miller.

Country pop. Who can forget his 1964 hits, Dang Me, Chug-a-lug, (my fav), and Do-Wacka-Do. Also his 1965 hits England Swings and (the big one) KING OF THE ROAD. He knew how to write a catchy tune. He passed away in 1992 with throat cancer. Anybody have any Roger Miller?

Mungo Jerry.

This was a group, not a person. A one hit wonder with the very successful song, In The Summertime.

joe

[F1nut]

joe,

I haven't heard your Lonnie cd yet, but it's on a short buy list, thanks.

And the MB tickets were free...oh yeah!

I just want point out one thing guys, I've posted on each and every one of these lists, so give me a break.....lol. I wish some others would join us here, it's FUN.

[joe6pak]

F1nut.

Shack took away your home run and then credits himself with a sac fly to drive you in. Looks like a blatant attempt to pad his own stats. He should have to write the Manilow review for doing that.

If you like Lonnie and SRV you should like Strike Like Lightning. I will be checking out Lonnie's Attack cd.

Free MB tickets!!!! WOW.

joe

[F1nut]

Originally posted by joe6pak
He should have to write the Manilow review for doing that.



AGREED!!! :lol:

[joe6pak]

F1nut.

He probably won't review Manilow. I'm still waiting for his Julio Iglesias review.

joe

[shack]

I'm Still working on Burl Ives.

[dcarlson]

Man, I can't believe I didn't mention this earlier but Mad Season - Above is one of my absolute all time favorites and one of the best albums of 90s. I think those who know who I'm talking about would agree.

They were a colaboration of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Barrett Martin drummer from Screaming Trees and also featured Marc Lanegan singer from Screaming Trees.

The album is pretty hipnotic and dark. If I were to recommend any album, this one is top 5 in my books hands down.

Derick.

[shack]

Originally posted by joe6pak
F1nut.

Shack took away your home run and then credits himself with a sac fly to drive you in. Looks like a blatant attempt to pad his own stats. He should have to write the Manilow review for doing that.

joe

Ok...You asked for it...So you will get it...Coming tonight...


BARRY MANILOW - LIVE - 1977 - DOUBLE VINYL

I'll go home tonight and give it a spin and report back. I guess I'll have to put Burl on the back burner...

This will probably be like a sacrifice bunt with no one on base....

[shack]

In the meantime...

Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell - 1977 - It seems there are only two camps on this one - you either love it or hate it...I am in the former camp. Produced by Todd Rundgren (who played on the album also) and written by Jim Steinman this is overblown, exaggerated, grandiose rock by design, that is not meant to be taken too seriously...and I think it works...for this ONE album. Each track is interesting in its own way, but there is one that stands out more that any other...just because it is so unique..."Paradise By The Dashboard Light". I really like this song, the way it ebbs and flows...and then the ending...


"I swore that I would love you to the end of time!"

"So now I'm praying for the end of time - To hurry up and arrive "

IMO this is a must have CD. Nothing by Meatloaf since is worth mentioning.

[shack]

Be careful what you ask for.....

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002VC7.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

As promised, I listened to this entire album tonight ( a double LP album). I guess if you are a real Barry Manilow FAN this would be a must have album. I have this one on vinyl and it seems that when Arista issued a CD they left out several tracks from this album so they could fit it all on one disc. I'll admit that being in my late teens and early 20s during the 70s It was hard not to be exposed to Manilow's music. I haven't really listened to any of his music in years but I did like some of his work at the time. Having said that I have mixed feelings about this album. Some of it I like and some just doesn't sound right. The interesting part is that what I don't like about this album are the songs I liked back then..."Mandy", "Could It Be Magic", "I Write The Songs" and "Looks Like We Made It". These tracks for the most part were near the end of the concert. He seemed to slow down the tempo to make them more "dramatic" (for lack of a better word) and they lost some of the feel that the studio versions had. It's sort of like he was practicing for his soon to be Las Vegas career. The one exception is "It's A Miracle" which was very upbeat and truer to the studio version. I think the mixing engineer may have had something to do with this as you don't always seem to get the full spectrum of sound that you know is there. Sometime the background orchestra seems too weak and sometimes it is the band missing.

Side 2 was an intersting side. It starts off with "Very Strange Medley"....Six min. of a medley of his commercial jingles from Burger King, State Farm, Pepsi, Stridex, Dr. Pepper, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Band-Aids. Interesting to listen to.

The next cut is the best of the entire album..."Jump Shout Boogie Medley" an eight min. medley which included Jump Shout Boogie/Avenue C/Jumpin' at the Woo, and ended up with the theme form American Bandstand "Bandstand Boogie". This is a high energy be-bop, boogie, big band, R&R sound and was very good.

Ok...this was an interesting way to spend and evening...Listening to a Live Barry Manilow concert on the old TT. Am I a Barry Manilow FAN now? Not really... but if I see a cheap Barry CD at the used CD store with the studio versions of the songs I liked back then...I just might buy it.

[F1nut]

I'm speechless!

[Frank Z]

Originally posted by joe6pak


Roger Miller.

Country pop. Who can forget his 1964 hits, Dang Me, Chug-a-lug, (my fav), and Do-Wacka-Do. Also his 1965 hits England Swings and (the big one) KING OF THE ROAD. He knew how to write a catchy tune. He passed away in 1992 with throat cancer. Anybody have any Roger Miller?



I do!! I've got "The Return of Roger Miller" on vinyl!! My kids love it!

[joe6pak]

shack.

Great review of Manilow. I'm sorry I doubted you. You have really inspired me. If I wasn't so tired I think I would head out to Wal-mart right now and buy every Manilow cd they have. I can't wait for your Burl Ives review. If that was a sac bunt with nobody on, then it turned into a inside the park homer.

joe

[joe6pak]

Frank Z.

Its good to see that others can appreciate fine music. Ol Roger was pretty cool.

Ray Manzarek

Key board player for the Doors. This guy was a big influence on keyboarders for years. After the Doors split up he made a few albums on his own. "The Golden Scarab" which was o.k. but not a keeper. His second solo was pretty good. I have it on vinyl. "The Whole Thing Started With Rock & Roll Now It's Out Of Control." Long title. As you can imagine, this is pretty strange stuff. Anyone under the age of 18 needs to quit reading now. Adults only. He even had a porno song on here. The last song of this album is titled "Perfumed Garden." It has very graphic lyrics describing oral sex. Topped off with a bunch of moaning and groaning. You would not find stuff like this on a Manilow album.

Speaking of the Doors:

Jim Morrison. Another wasted life. Damn. He had it all. Looks, talent, fame, money.......

joe

[joe6pak]

Hello. Is anyone out there?

Manfred Mann.

Was he mentioned yet? He has been around forever. In 1964 he had a #1 hit Do Wah Diddy Diddy. In !969 a cover of a unreleased Dylan song, Mighty Quinn made #10, and in 1976 another #1, Blinded By The Light, written by Springsteen. His bands through the years have been named Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter 3, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Manfred Mann's New Earth Band, and some others that I can't think of right now. I'll stop here and let someone else wrap up this Manfred review.

joe

[Tour2ma]

Originally posted by joe6pak
Of course there would be hell to pay when the Supreme Creator (tour) gets back. No telling what kind of evil graphics he would hit us with. joe
I heard that!!!!

Great stuff here, so you all are forgiven for your futile insurrection.... at least you didn't tear down my statue...:)

Dave Mason's Alone Together is another of the 20 (or so) recordings in Tour's top 10 list, and is of course, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I never thought he came close to equaling that effort. Hell, it's line-up is most of any greatest hits issue you can find. I saw him with Jim Calpaldi a couple years ago and the voice was still there.

But WTH guys, where was Mott the Hoople? The Bowie produced All the Young Dudes was a great listen.

More later, but I gotta post the next letter and hit the hay...

[jgido759]

Tour,

Back on 4-9 abmarsh mention Mott the Hoople & "All The Young Dudes". I personally liked their follow-up albums "Mott" which produced "All The Way From Memphis", "The Ballad of Mott The Hoople", & "Drivin' Sister" and "The Hoople", which had "The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll" & "Roll Away The Stone".

[avelanchefan]

I cannot believe there are no MOTLEY CRUE fans here.....lets see that review....(I'm to tired to do it now.)

[shack]

There are several MMMM which didn't get any mention here...some that should and some that should not.

I'm not going to do any long reveiws...I'm still recovering from Barry Manilow...but here are a few that I am familiar with that are some good music and that someone else might want to chime in on.

- Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Someone Like You - 1996 and Mad Season - 2000

- Eddie Money - Eddie Money -1977

- John (NOT COUGAR) Mellencamp - American Fool - 1982, Uh-Huh -1983 and Scarecrow -1985

- Van Morrison - Moondance - 1970 and Tupelo Honey -1971

- John Mayall and The Blues Breakers - Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton - 1966

Some Questionable ones.

- Mister Mister

- Mike and the Mechanics

- Madonna ???? (I guess if MJ can be included in the JJJJs so can she)

Should NEVER be mentioned together with music -

Marilyn Manson - the only thing he/she has ever DONE worth mentioning is Rose McGowen (What a waste/shame!!!)

[Tour2ma]

OK, just reread the whole thread and yup, I did miss the mention of Mott's ATYD's. How could I have missed the whole one line dedicated to a great album? :rolleyes:

The outta left field one for me in dc's Mad Season. Think I'll give it a try. Also need F1 or Joe to catch me up on this Lonnie they're talking about. I must have missed the intial reference somewhere along the line.

So much other great stuff y'all listed that I'd love to comment on, (Morrison, Mayall, Miller, etc…. maybe later), but instead for now I’ll add one that did slip by, that should not have.

One of the best concerts I ever saw was in the summer of '71 in the Akron Rubber Bowl. It opened with the Eagles and closed with Yes both of whom were great. However, at the time I did not have a clue what to make of the group that came in between. I’ve since learned the error of my ways and came to appreciate…

The Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Inner Mounting Flame – CD (1971 Columbia – CK 31067)
Birds of Fire – CD (1972 Columbia – CK 31996)
These are two of the three albums by the group’s original line-up, which consisted of:
John McLaughlin (guitar), Jerry Goodman (violin), Jan Hammer (keyboards), Rick Laird (bass), and Billy Cobham (drums). Each member was a virtuoso performer in their own right and collective they were amazing.

McLaughlin founded the group (many refer to it as “John McLaughlin’s…” or “John McLaughlin and The…”) and while it was considered by most to be “rock”, John’s roots were definitely in Jazz. He appeared on Miles Davis’ “In a Silent Way” and “Bitches Brew” prior to forming TMO. AMG describes TMO as a Jazz-Rock fusion group, and if you have to categorize groups, it’s as good a place as any for them.

Billy Cobham is the other name you’re most likely to know here. Billy’s roots were also in jazz and included stints with Miles and others, including Mose Allison. After leaving TMO Billy released several albums under his name, the first and most well known of which is Spectrum (a very good Jazz-Funk listen).

The other members are likely less familiar as what solo work they did is both more limited and more obscure, but all worked with numerous other “names” in rock and jazz before and after TMO.

I wish I could recommend one of these two CD’s over the other for you to sample, but I can’t. So just flip a coin, take the plunge and cuss me out at the first listening. But then go back for seconds and odds are you’ll be seeking out the other CD. TMO is an acquired taste, but one worth acquiring.

[shack]

Well...I just realized that I left off another great ***MMMM*** (you know...there are a lot of nice artists in the ***MMMM*** category!).

I was at my parent house on Easter Sunday flipping through some of my dad's Dixieland Jazz LPs and found several of my albums I had taken up there to listen to some time ago and left. (He had my TT which I have now taken back since he can no longer operate it due to alzheimer's - I've been putting a lot of his music on tape since it is easier to listen to). In the stack was:

Buddy Miles - Live with Carlos Santana - 1972 - I had planned on mentioning him earlier but forgot when the time came. Buddy was a great Blues/Rock/Funk drummer that played in Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsies. He was also in a really famous band which I will mention a little later. Anyway he also played a little with Carlos Santana and they made a live album together that is really good music. Santana usually gets the top billing on this album...which is too bad since this is mostly about Miles...His singing...his arranging...his songs.

Side 1 starts of with a great cut of "Marbles" followed by "Lava" and then goes into an interesting version of "Evil Ways". The horn section really adds to Santana's song. "Faith Interlude" leads into the star of the album "Them Changes". If you have never heard this song...find it...and give it a listen...It is blues funk rock at its best and Miles' voice was made for this one.

Side 2 is 25 min. of "Free Form Funkafide Filth" which is a nice jam session that is lacking only because of the quality of the recording. The quality and intensity of the music is there but the recording is poor. The LP has come out as a CD but I don't think it was remastered, which it definitely needs. This is a really fine live album and I highly recommend it.

I had another Buddy Miles LP but I cannot locate it.. Them Changes - 1970 - with the studio version of the title song. Also on the album are covers of Greg Allman's "Dreams" and Neil Young's "Down By The River". I can't find this one anywhere...I think my sister may have given it to one of her no good boyfriends years ago. (She of course denies it). This is too bad because this was also a great album that is no longer in print and has never been put on CD. I have been able to download MP3 copies but I want the album!

Well Buddy Miles had a really famous gig...even though he played with Hendrix, Santana, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and yes...even the Monkees...it was bigger! You have probably heard him many, many times as....The lead singer for....The California Rasins, singing "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". I bet he made more money doing that than all of his previous work combined. You gotta love the power of advertising and TV!

[dcarlson]

The outta left field one for me in dc's Mad Season.

If you like Layne Staley, you'll definitely like Mad Season. Nice to see I've peaked your curiousity. ;)

Derick.

[Tour2ma]

Derrick,
More like I don't know Layne or Mad Season at all.
Just willing to take a flyer on a fellow RnR contributor's top five listing.:)

[dcarlson]

Cool. :cool:

[dcarlson]

You'll have to let me know what you think.