Top 10 Favourite albums of 1969?

SlyStone63 · 08-05-2021, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

You picked an interesting year, SlyStone, right in the middle of the psychedelic era, with the "Summer of Love" ('67) still a fresh memory. None the less, checking in with wiki, I find that some of my favourite artists were either idle, or not coming up with their best in '69.
(Also, Honorary Mention to Simon & Garfunkel, who spent '69 recording Bridge over Troubled Water, but missed Sly's deadline because the album wasn't released until 26 days into the next year.)

I'm going to play my Boomer card because, unlike Norg, I was regulary buying albums in '69, so I have two lists, both of which are in As-I-Thought-Of-Them order:-

Albums I liked at the time:-

1. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
2. John Fahey -The Yellow Princess
3. Pentangle - Basket of Light
4. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
5. Nick Drake -Five Leaves Left
6. Captain Beefheart - Tout Mask Replica
7. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
8. Original London Cast - Hair
9. Wendy* Carlos - The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (* known as Walter '69 )
10. Quintessence - In Blissful Company

Albums I discovered later in life:-

1. Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs
2. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
3. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
4. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
5. Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
6. Renaissance - Renaissance
7. Moondog - Moondog
8. Clark-Hutchinson - A=MH2
9. Third Ear Band - Alchemy

Lol, being a boomer is a great feeling our generation grew up with the best music of the 60s and 70s. I thank the lord that I'm not a GenX'er everyday when I play my Sly and The Family Stone. GenX born's suck.

Now having that said... Norg admitted he wasn't born then

The Batlord · 08-05-2021, 06:17 AM

Could be worse. You'll be dead way sooner than we will.

Lisnaholic · 08-05-2021, 07:09 AM

HaHa! When that happens, your generation will get promoted to the vacancy of Tedious Old Windbags. Perhaps you should start working on your stories now:-

- Back in my day, nobody imagined tele-transportation would become a reality.
- I remember when Florida was still above sea level.
- I was there, during the first Summer of Covid.
- I saw Dolly Parton live. (to which the response will be "Dolly who?" )
- Of course, we had it tough; we actually had to lift food up to our mouths and chew it!

__________________________________________________ ____

I didn't know you grew up in the 60s/70s, Sly! Welcome to the oldtimers club. Our goal: to exasperate Batlord by flooding the threads with annoying, nostalgic posts.

Norg · 08-05-2021, 08:06 AM

im a older Gen Y or millennial i was born in the mid 80's

we were kids when we seen the rise of MTV all the alt rock bands grunge the rise of hip hop and pop and pop country well in the 90's it was just a melting pot of everything pretty much then around 2000 we were full fledge teenagers

YoshiMadness · 08-05-2021, 08:21 AM

Jeez, I feel like a little baby boy. Born in '93, so definitely a younger millennial. Almost gen z, in fact. But not quite.

**Frownland** · 08-05-2021, 08:47 AM

Damn yall really got sucked into the time grift hard. Abandon age and assume timelessness to escape the trappings of your physical form like a real one.

In no real order:

TMR
The Stooges
In a Silent Way
Moondog
European Echoes
Black Woman
Orgasm
White Noise
Mu
Contact

rubber soul · 08-05-2021, 08:55 AM

Trout Mask Replica is not in your Top Ten?

**Frownland** · 08-05-2021, 09:42 AM

First on the list my dude.

Neapolitan · 08-06-2021, 09:00 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

You picked an interesting year, SlyStone, right in the middle of the psychedelic era, with the "Summer of Love" ('67) still a fresh memory. None the less, checking in with wiki, I find that some of my favourite artists were either idle, or not coming up with their best in '69.
(Also, Honorary Mention to Simon & Garfunkel, who spent '69 recording Bridge over Troubled Water, but missed Sly's deadline because the album wasn't released until 26 days into the next year.)

I'm going to play my Boomer card because, unlike Norg, I was regulary buying albums in '69, so I have two lists, both of which are in As-I-Thought-Of-Them order:-

Albums I liked at the time:-

1. Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
2. John Fahey -The Yellow Princess
3. Pentangle - Basket of Light
4. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
5. Nick Drake -Five Leaves Left
6. Captain Beefheart - Tout Mask Replica
7. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
8. Original London Cast - Hair
9. Wendy* Carlos - The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (* known as Walter '69 )
10. Quintessence - In Blissful Company

Albums I discovered later in life:-

1. Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs
2. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
3. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
4. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
5. Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
6. Renaissance - Renaissance
7. Moondog - Moondog
8. Clark-Hutchinson - A=MH2
9. Third Ear Band - Alchemy

The only album I recall hearing straight through is Trout Mask Replica. I know and like a lot of those other bands, but can't recall listening to those particular albums.

Neapolitan · 08-06-2021, 09:57 PM

A then & now sorta along the same lines as Lisnaholic. I'm old enough to remember buying music before I could find it "free" *cough cough* on the iinternet. Most of these albums I borrowed from family. A few I bought myself. ItCotCK was one of the first albums I ever bought. I bought 6 &12 right after seeing Leo Kottke play live.
Then:

Solid Gold 69 by Chet Atkins
6- & 12- String Guitar by Leo Kottke
Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Abbey Road by The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson
Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Underground Fire by The Ventures
Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Smash Hits by Jim Hendrix Experience
Retrospective by Buffalo Springfield

Albums I discovered on YouTube.
Now:

Sound of Sunforest by Sunforest
The Sacred Mushroom by The Sacred Mushroom
Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Genesis by Wendy & Bonnie
Escalator by Sam Gopal (Lemmy g,v)
The Howlin' Wolf Album by Howlin' Wolf
An Apple a Day by Apple
Contact by Silver Apples
It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You by Karen Dalton
Flying Machine by Flying Machine

honourable mentions to:

Philosophy of the World by The Shaggs

08-05-2021, 07:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	HaHa! When that happens, your generation will get promoted to the vacancy of Tedious Old Windbags. Perhaps you should start working on your stories now:- - Back in my day, nobody imagined tele-transportation would become a reality. - I remember when Florida was still above sea level. - I was there, during the first Summer of Covid. - I saw Dolly Parton live. (to which the response will be "Dolly who?" ) - Of course, we had it tough; we actually had to lift food up to our mouths and chew it! __________________________________________________ ____ I didn't know you grew up in the 60s/70s, Sly! Welcome to the oldtimers club. Our goal: to exasperate Batlord by flooding the threads with annoying, nostalgic posts. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 08-05-2021 at 07:27 AM.

08-05-2021, 08:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Damn yall really got sucked into the time grift hard. Abandon age and assume timelessness to escape the trappings of your physical form like a real one. In no real order: TMR The Stooges In a Silent Way Moondog European Echoes Black Woman Orgasm White Noise Mu Contact __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-05-2021, 09:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	First on the list my dude. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-05-2021, 08:06 AM	#14 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,344	im a older Gen Y or millennial i was born in the mid 80's we were kids when we seen the rise of MTV all the alt rock bands grunge the rise of hip hop and pop and pop country well in the 90's it was just a melting pot of everything pretty much then around 2000 we were full fledge teenagers

08-05-2021, 08:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
YoshiMadness Groupie Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 13	Jeez, I feel like a little baby boy. Born in '93, so definitely a younger millennial. Almost gen z, in fact. But not quite.