Other Album Recomendations?

[Boat House AKA member]

Other than Lightfoot do you have any, myabe not well known albums you love by other artists?

I have a few absolute fav's that are that I don't think are that well known I'd like to recommend that folks here might like:

Donovan: Open Road (This is Donovan at his best, you have to give this one a listen if you get a chance)

Al Stewart: Orange (one of his earliest ones, before even Past, Present and Future which is also a great album IMHO)

Paul McCartney: Ram (absolute best he has done since leaving the Beatles)

What say you?

[Kilgore]

Other than Lightfoot do you have any, myabe not well known albums you love by other artists?

I have a few absolute fav's that are that I don't think are that well known I'd like to recommend that folks here might like:

Donovan: Open Road (This is Donovan at his best, you have to give this one a listen if you get a chance)

Al Stewart: Orange (one of his earliest ones, before even Past, Present and Future which is also a great album IMHO)

Paul McCartney: Ram (absolute best he has done since leaving the Beatles)

What say you?

[WortUore]

Jim Croce was a superb singer/songwriter. His music is a perfect companion to GL. There is a double CD available that covers some of his earlier work and all of his later work, namely the three albums he recorded with ABC Records (You Don't Mess Around with Jim, Life & Times, and I Got a Name). It's a very worthwhile addition to your collection.

Anything by Dire Straits and, later on, Mark Knopfler. Intelligent songwriting coupled with unique, distinctive guitar work.

Ten Summoners Tales by Sting. It's a fantastic album and his best solo effort.

[ February 05, 2006, 17:12: Message edited by: GJM ]

[GJM]

Jim Croce was a superb singer/songwriter. His music is a perfect companion to GL. There is a double CD available that covers some of his earlier work and all of his later work, namely the three albums he recorded with ABC Records (You Don't Mess Around with Jim, Life & Times, and I Got a Name). It's a very worthwhile addition to your collection.

Anything by Dire Straits and, later on, Mark Knopfler. Intelligent songwriting coupled with unique, distinctive guitar work.

Ten Summoners Tales by Sting. It's a fantastic album and his best solo effort.

[ February 05, 2006, 17:12: Message edited by: GJM ]

[Boat House AKA member]

Yup love Dire Straits. The original Dire Straits, Making Movies and the live Alchemy are probably my favourites

[Kilgore]

Yup love Dire Straits. The original Dire Straits, Making Movies and the live Alchemy are probably my favourites

[The Rez]

John Stewart:

Calfiornia Bloodlines (then) to The Day the River Sang (Now) Like Gord . . . damn few left.

Damn few . . .

The Rez

PS: John, like Gord . . . never *ever* judge on superficial hearings. Walk in the mocossins, breathe deep the gasp of hope - always present.

[The Rez]

A PS;

Consider not The Record as to where the value lies, consider The Song . . . Light Years Different.

The Rez

[Borderstone]

Well Kligore,this may sound strange but...the much undersung KISS album "The Elder" is actually pretty great for a "concept" album.

There is an unreleased film of the same name but apparently the group decided it was not a good idea to put it out there.

If you listen to this all the way through (get the CD so you don't have to "flip" anything)what you end up with,by using your imagination,is an almost mythological story.

It just makes more sense that way than listening to a song here & there. :)

[<Reminder>]

My "contribution" to this thread would be Paul Thorn's debut album "Hammer and Nail". The descriptives used in the suggestions for John Stewart, Jim Croce, and Mark Knopfler are all applicable to Mr.Thorn. Stewart, Croce, and Knopfler
are discoveries I made after becoming enamored with the singer/songwriter concept.... because of Lightfoot.

RMD

[<Reminder>]

My "contribution" to this thread would be Paul Thorn's debut album "Hammer and Nail". The descriptives used in the suggestions for John Stewart, Jim Croce, and Mark Knopfler are all applicable to Mr.Thorn. Stewart, Croce, and Knopfler
are discoveries I made after becoming enamored with the singer/songwriter concept.... because of Lightfoot.

RMD

[Sydney Steve]

Kilgore,
Given you don't mind Al Stewart, I would suggest a "Best of" ( mine is called "Chronicles" I think...)

He has a few newer tracks on it than the 2 albums you mentioned. Some can stop you dead in your tracks and force you to just listen...

[BILLW]

Justin Hayward and John Lodge of the Moody Blues
album they did together in '75 titled "Blue Jays". Really well done.

[Rob1956]

Justin Hayward and John Lodge of the Moody Blues
album they did together in '75 titled "Blue Jays". Really well done.

[Boat House AKA member]

Thanks keep them coming I think there are a lot of great albums out there that never got much airplay, not because they weren't good.

And not to turn this into a Mark Knopfler thread but he is one heck of a songwriter one of my all-time favourite guitarists, he can play a mile a minute or slow and sweet. I could listen to him play his guit box all day

[Kilgore]

Thanks keep them coming I think there are a lot of great albums out there that never got much airplay, not because they weren't good.

And not to turn this into a Mark Knopfler thread but he is one heck of a songwriter one of my all-time favourite guitarists, he can play a mile a minute or slow and sweet. I could listen to him play his guit box all day

[violet Blue]

Crosby Stills & Nash 1969.

[GeronimoDon]

Stan Rogers'"Turnaround". Another Canadian baritone who died tragically in '83, I believe. The older brother of Garnet Rogers. Gordon was his idol.

"Song of the Candle" is simply a masterpiece of songwriting, about songwriting. And "Bluenose" - a
stirring ode to the famous Canadian schooner.

Also: John Stewart's "Phoenix Concerts"
Mickey Newbury's "Heaven Help the Child"
Eric Andersen's "Blue River"

[halocat]

Stan Rogers'"Turnaround". Another Canadian baritone who died tragically in '83, I believe. The older brother of Garnet Rogers. Gordon was his idol.

"Song of the Candle" is simply a masterpiece of songwriting, about songwriting. And "Bluenose" - a
stirring ode to the famous Canadian schooner.

Also: John Stewart's "Phoenix Concerts"
Mickey Newbury's "Heaven Help the Child"
Eric Andersen's "Blue River"

[jeffyjo]

Below is 10 non-Gord releases I think no music collection should be without. Some obvious, some less so.

:)

Jeff

----

The Anthology of American Folk Music

The Band- Northern Lights / Southern Cross

Pet Shop Boys- Behaviour

Waylon Jennings- Folk / Country

Jimmie Rodgers- Recordings 1927-1933

Charley Patton- Complete Recordings 1929-1934

Temple of the Dog- Temple of the Dog

Elvis Presley- The Complete 70s Masters

Marty Raybon & Full Circle- The Gospel In Black & White

Marvin Gaye- What's Going On?

[Janice]

Lowen & Navarro "Live Radio" You might not recognize the names, Eric Lowen & Dan Navarro, but you no doubt are familiar with songs they wrote - most notably, "We Belong" taken to #5 by Pat Benatar. These guys are fantastic and I like all of their CDs, but this one is my favorite. It's not a "greatest hits" type record, however all but one song had been previously recorded. These versions were collected from four live shows on Roz & Howard Larman's FolkScene radio program in Los Angeles. What I love most about this CD is that it's totally acoustic - the guitars and harmonies shine through.

Slaid Cleaves "Broke Down" Slaid is another young Austin based singer/songwriter who finally put himself on the Americana map with this one. There are some great songs here - one in particular might interest our Canadian friends called "Breakfast In Hell" - although I must admit, as much as I *like* the recording of this song, I *love* his live version with audience participation :)

Rosanne Cash "Rules of Travel" and "Kings Record Shop" I know there has been some discussion of her new CD in other threads, but I haven't heard it yet. Until I do, I have to site these as being my two favorite albums, though I've always loved all her stuff.

Guy Clark "Cold Dog Soup" Guy is a bit more folk/country than the pop and folk/pop of my previous recommendations, but he can certainly turn a phrase. Anyone who has traveled or lived in Southern California knows that, "If I can just get off this L.A. freeway without gettin' killed or caught." pretty much says it all. But my favorite line comes from the title song of this album, "There ain't no money in poetry, that's what sets the poet free, and I've had all the freedom I can stand."

Rodney Crowell "Street Language" I adore Rodney Crowell and have everything he's ever released including all the "best of" releases, but this one just might be my favorite even though it's probably one of his least known albums. Rodney has several musical personas - this one is an example of what we jokingly refer to as "Rockin Rodney" - it's pop/rock and didn't fit well in the country pigeonhole the industry stuck him in for so long. Another good album by him is simply titled "Rodney Crowell" and contains several songs he wrote that were made popular by others such as "Stars On The Water" - Buffett, "Shame On The Moon" - Bob Seger, "Til I Gain Control Again - just about everybody...Emmylou, Willie Nelson, Crystal Gail, etc.

Berkley Hart "Wreck N Sow" This acoustic duo is local to me in San Diego. They're great guitarists and their harmony is just incredible. This album has some great songs. It's their first one and has everything from toe tappers energizing you as you're "Running For The Texas Line" all the way to "Barrel Of Rain" for which you will need a barrel to collect the tears you shed - that one's a story tellin' song at it's finest.

Well, I could go on, but I won't. I love threads like this. I enjoy learning of music new to me and I love sharing stuff I'm fortunate enough to have in my collection that others may not be familiar with.

(edited to correct Buffett's name)

[ February 07, 2006, 06:04: Message edited by: Janice ]

[Janice]

Holy crap - I didn't realize I wrote War and Peace :eek: Sorry for that lengthy post above - but trust me the music is worth it.

[charlene]

LOL! you crack me up J !!
lol
and my dear Aengus Finnan does a lovely rendition of "Breakfast in Hell"

I find that spending my days with three toddlers, their music, singing, chatting all day leaves me craving QUIET a lot of the time after they've left so have not been listening to much music of any kind!
lol
And Janice is a lucky one helping out with some great concerts in San Diego.....she hears fabulous music in an intimate small venue and can really appreciate it like that.
I really love Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen songs....some of the older K.K. albums and his duet albums with Rita Coolidge are gorgeous.
That's about as much as I can recall at this time....my brain is full of children's songs....
lol
:redface:

[charlene]

LOL! you crack me up J !!
lol
and my dear Aengus Finnan does a lovely rendition of "Breakfast in Hell"

I find that spending my days with three toddlers, their music, singing, chatting all day leaves me craving QUIET a lot of the time after they've left so have not been listening to much music of any kind!
lol
And Janice is a lucky one helping out with some great concerts in San Diego.....she hears fabulous music in an intimate small venue and can really appreciate it like that.
I really love Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen songs....some of the older K.K. albums and his duet albums with Rita Coolidge are gorgeous.
That's about as much as I can recall at this time....my brain is full of children's songs....
lol
:redface:

[Glenmark]

These aren't exactly obscure but for sheer songcraft I adore Warren Zevon's eponymous debut album on Asylum and Richard Thompson's "Henry The Human Fly."

[joveski]

blood on the tracks - bob dylan
honey steel's gold - ed kuepper
i cant stand still - don henley
traveling wilburys vol 1 - traveling wilburys
cloud 9 - george harrison
mississippi john hurt - 1928 sessions

[Lindab]

Crosby-Nash"One Stoney Evening"

[Robby Lake]

Crosby-Nash"One Stoney Evening"

[ELizabeth]

My favorite non-GL albums

Vince Guaraldi at Grace Cathedral (VG is magical on the piano)
Punch the Big Guy John Stewart
Poems,Prayers and Promises John Denver
Canons in the Rain John Stewart
A Charlie Brown Christmas Vince Guaraldi

The two John Stewart CD's are a world in themselves. I particularly like his song "Botswanna" and how hard it is for him to get the sad pictures of the children of Botswanna out of his mind. Beautiful

[BILLW]

From 1977:

Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix

Personnel includes: Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, bass, banjo, ukelele); Eric Clapton (acoustic & electric guitars, dobro); Graham Lyle (12-string acoustic guitar); Charlie Hart (violin); Peter Hope Evans (harmonica); Benny Gallagher (accordion); Mel Collins (saxophone); John Entwistle (brass, background vocals); Ian Stewart (piano); Rabbit (piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, organ); Boz Burrell (bass); David Marquee (double bass); Charlie Watts, Henry Spinetti (drums); Julian Diggle (percussion); Billy Nicholls (background vocals). Recorded at Olympic Studios in London, England between 1976 and 1977. ROUGH MIX is one of the most relaxed albums of Pete Townshend's solo career. With this release, the Who leader leaves the thundering avalanche of his band to create a rustic pub band atmosphere. It's a damn notable pub band to be sure (with guest performances from Charlie Watts, Eric Clapton, and Ian Stewart, to name a few) and one can only surmise how much the late (and former Small Faces member) Ronnie Lane is responsible for the offhand charm. On ROUGH MIX, ukelele, dobro, and accordion outweigh the Les Pauls and Marshall stacks that usually attend Townshend's music. The album's best tunes (some of which were written and are sung by Lane himself) rely on warm homespun invitations rather than riffs played at eardrum-shattering volume. With tunes are by turn bucolically wistful ("Annie"), sweeping and majestic ("Street in the City"), and playfully grandiose ("Misunderstood"), ROUGH MIX is delightfully out of place in Townshend's catalogue

[mercedes]

If it ain't GL, then it's ...

Blood on the Tracks - BD

If an LP stands up after 30 years it gets my vote.

Home Movies (best of) - EBTG

Far and away the best of the "best of"

Harvest - NY

Nothing he recorded prior to this release (or beyond) will beat this.

Union - Toni Childs

Unique ....

Toad the Wet sprocket - "PS" (Best of)

Paul Carrack - 21 good reasons

Mike

[Cathy]

Originally posted by halocat:
Stan Rogers'"Turnaround". Another Canadian baritone who died tragically in '83, I believe. The older brother of Garnet Rogers. Gordon was his idol.

"Song of the Candle" is simply a masterpiece of songwriting, about songwriting. And "Bluenose" - a
stirring ode to the famous Canadian schooner.

Also: John Stewart's "Phoenix Concerts"
Mickey Newbury's "Heaven Help the Child"
Eric Andersen's "Blue River" I just love Stan's music. He's right up there in my top five favorite performers.

[macjames]

Anything from the Eagles, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. :)

[christinefrommichigan]

Anything from the Eagles, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. :)

[Dan O'Malley]

Good topic! I would recommend a CD of Elvis' '69 Memphis sessions, a Del Shannon "Best of", The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds", Dylan's "Blood On The Tracks", Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" and anything by the Kinks!!

[Boat House AKA member]

Gotta disagree on Harvest being NY's best. Right up there if not better in my opinion are:

Everybody Knows this is Nowhere
Zuma
Ragged Glory
After the Gold Rush

and the latest NY offering, Prairie Wind is pretty damn good too

[Kilgore]

Gotta disagree on Harvest being NY's best. Right up there if not better in my opinion are:

Everybody Knows this is Nowhere
Zuma
Ragged Glory
After the Gold Rush

and the latest NY offering, Prairie Wind is pretty damn good too

[Lindab]

4 Way Street-C.S.N.Y
Songs from the Wood-Jethro Tull
Peter,Paul&Mommy-P,P&M
Tony Rice-Tony Rice Sings G.Lightfoot
The Byrds...
Grevious Angel-Gram Parsons
anything..Doc Watson
Court and Spark-Joni Mitchell

[Robby Lake]

4 Way Street-C.S.N.Y
Songs from the Wood-Jethro Tull
Peter,Paul&Mommy-P,P&M
Tony Rice-Tony Rice Sings G.Lightfoot
The Byrds...
Grevious Angel-Gram Parsons
anything..Doc Watson
Court and Spark-Joni Mitchell

[New 12 String Mike]

Simon and Garfunkel's "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme."

[alinharrisburg]

If you guys like Gord you will probably like

Bill Staines
http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/

John Gorka:
http://www.johngorka.com/

John Prine
http://www.ohboy.com/
This CD just won a Grammy last week!

David Mallet
http://www.davidmallett.com/default.aspx?width=1024

Kate Wolf- One of the best female songwriters and voice of our time.
http://www.katewolf.com/

Nanci Griffith:
http://www.nancigriffith.com/

That should keep you busy for a long time.
NM

[paddletothesea2]

If you guys like Gord you will probably like

Bill Staines
http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/

John Gorka:
http://www.johngorka.com/

John Prine
http://www.ohboy.com/
This CD just won a Grammy last week!

David Mallet
http://www.davidmallett.com/default.aspx?width=1024

Kate Wolf- One of the best female songwriters and voice of our time.
http://www.katewolf.com/

Nanci Griffith:
http://www.nancigriffith.com/

That should keep you busy for a long time.
NM

[Boat House AKA member]

I couple more have jumped to mind

Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
Pink Floyd: Obscured by Clouds

And yes I love Nanci Griffith

[Kilgore]

I couple more have jumped to mind

Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
Pink Floyd: Obscured by Clouds

And yes I love Nanci Griffith

[Barry Shanley]

From a more religious perspective: John Michael Talbot is a fantastic guitarist and an excellent voice. He draws his lyric primarily from sacred scripture, especially the Psalms. He's has lots of works and I would recommend "For the Bride".

[ March 01, 2006, 02:05: Message edited by: marc in maine ]

[marc in maine]

From a more religious perspective: John Michael Talbot is a fantastic guitarist and an excellent voice. He draws his lyric primarily from sacred scripture, especially the Psalms. He's has lots of works and I would recommend "For the Bride".

[ March 01, 2006, 02:05: Message edited by: marc in maine ]