'Respect'- Aretha Franklin own; Redding wrote it. 'Ole Man Trouble' - Redding wrote 'Change Gonna Come' - Sam Cooke wrote 'Rock Me Baby' - blues standard
Pet fav: Either Way I Lose Liliac Wine: covered by J. Buckley-- Grace Four Women - banned for lyrics, written by Simone Wild is the Wind: covered D. Bowie Black is the Color... - standard American folk Leftovers compilation from previous studio albums. Interesting stuff; not samey-samey
1st released album s/p S&G Pet favs: Armistice Day; Peace Like a River-- guitar playing is beautiful on both. Well conceived album that flows along really well. And I'm not particularly fond of folk music.
This album is too long by 15 mins/4 songs for what it is. I cannot really come up with a fav song as they are all the same sounding. This album isn't for me and wasn't made for me which I accept. However it's endurance 23y after leaves me paranoid there is some conspiracy afoot against me specifically. What is being said to ppl I can't hear? If this album is someone's fav then they have given up or never tried. And tsk-tsking critics who feel the same way but hate being on the "wrong side" of history, vis-à-vis the popularity of this album, can pound sand.
3 monster hits still played with consistent regularity today: Longview; Basket Case; When I Come Around. Fav song: Longview Tight album of punk-pop.
Pet fav songs: The View From the Afternoon and Dancing Shoes. Good ol'fashioned British rock. Back to back Dookie then this album came up on the list. Neither had I listened to all the way through and I would choose this one again and again. I have always thought Brit rock has a more interesting sheen to it. This may be a matter of personal taste.
Fav songs: Paradise; Pretty Good; Donald & Lydia Never heard of this artist before and thoroughly enjoyed the album's humor. If you're a fan of folk-country, you cannot go wrong here. As an aside, I already knew how to pronounce Muhlenberg before listening to Paradise due to where I grew up. Did not ever occur to me there is likely an umlaut missing over the 'U'. 😊
Pet fav songs: The New Stone Age; Sealand; Maid of Orleans; Architecture and Morality. Heard of OMD and listened to couple songs in the past but never a full album. This was quite the revelation. Coming out in 1981, OMD put their mark on the synth-pop sound recognizable as "aggressively 80s". (To quote my husband.) Add the minimalist album art and pretentious title, there is so much to love. Definitely will have pride of place on my list of all-time favorite albums.
Pet favs: Shake Your Hips (Slim Harpo); Sweet Virginia; Stop Breaking Down (Robert Johnson) The Rolling Stones are fine. They have some great songs but I've always thought their reputation exceeds their grasp. Mick Jagger is no singer and should not be demonstrating this defect on songs like 'Let It Loose'. He's fine enough when he stays in his narrow lane. This album is too long but still listenable without being tedious. It's too messy in parts. (It's recording history reads like a rolling disaster.) I know I'm supposed to like this album, like this band, and accept it without argument. I won't. I await another RS album listen to change my mind because this one ain't going to do it.
Fav song: Since nearly every track is a banger, I'll say cull 'Serial Thrilla' and we have a perfect album. I bought this album when it came out in 1997. It was the hot shit then and continues to hold up. Every song is distinct and identifiable upon the first few beats. I only wish 'Narayan' had been a single at time.