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Screen13 · 12-29-2010, 04:41 PM

Tommy - The Who
Overture/It's a Boy/1921/Amazing Journey/Sparks/Eyesight to the Blind

Aftermath - The Rolling Stones (US Edition)
Paint It Black/Stupid Girl/Lady Jane/Under My Thumb

Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges
Search and Destroy/Gimme Danger/Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell/Penetration

The Stooges
1969/I Wanna Be Your Dog/We Will Fall

Ummagumma - Pink Floyd (The Live Disc)
Astronomy Domine (Love the original, but the opening here is beautiful!!!)/Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Best screaming ever)/Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun/Saucerful of Secrets
(Sad the Studio Disc had to mostly fail...)

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
Five Years/Soul Love/Moonage Daydream/Starman/It Ain't Easy

"Heroes" - David Bowie
Beauty and the Beast/Joe the Lion/"Heroes"/Sons of the Silent Age

EDIT/ADD:
Chuck Berry Is On Top
Almost Grown/Carol/Maybellene/Sweet Little Rock and Roller (The classic Johnny B. Goode closes Side One with style)

High Time - MC5
Sister Anne/Baby Won't Ya/Miss X/Gotta Keep Movin'

The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13'th Floor Elevators
You're Gonna Miss Me/Roller Coaster/Splash 1/Reverberation (Doubt)

12-29-2010, 04:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Tommy - The Who Overture/It's a Boy/1921/Amazing Journey/Sparks/Eyesight to the Blind Aftermath - The Rolling Stones (US Edition) Paint It Black/Stupid Girl/Lady Jane/Under My Thumb Raw Power - Iggy and the Stooges Search and Destroy/Gimme Danger/Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell/Penetration The Stooges 1969/I Wanna Be Your Dog/We Will Fall Ummagumma - Pink Floyd (The Live Disc) Astronomy Domine (Love the original, but the opening here is beautiful!!!)/Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Best screaming ever)/Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun/Saucerful of Secrets (Sad the Studio Disc had to mostly fail...) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - David Bowie Five Years/Soul Love/Moonage Daydream/Starman/It Ain't Easy "Heroes" - David Bowie Beauty and the Beast/Joe the Lion/"Heroes"/Sons of the Silent Age EDIT/ADD: Chuck Berry Is On Top Almost Grown/Carol/Maybellene/Sweet Little Rock and Roller (The classic Johnny B. Goode closes Side One with style) High Time - MC5 Sister Anne/Baby Won't Ya/Miss X/Gotta Keep Movin' The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13'th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me/Roller Coaster/Splash 1/Reverberation (Doubt) Last edited by Screen13; 12-29-2010 at 05:02 PM.