List 37

[Elvish]

Sorry for not starting it sooner. My brain is fried

ETA: I've just added a sticky listing all the albums that have been picked as MoC selections:

http://forum.songfacts.com/showtopic.php?fid/20/ti...

Hope this helps everyone

Edited May 4, 2007 by Guest

[Earth-Angel]

Infected Mushroom - Vicious Delicious

I first heard this duo a few years ago, and never really got too into them, but after hearing this album, am converted!

Described as "an electronic hybrid of trance, psychedelic, and rock", the album expands the original genre of the duo into new crossover areas. I like the way I can put it into the CD player and each song brings something new and sounds like a different album with each track.

Would go down equally well in a club or driving along on your own.

Standout tracks for me are Forgive Me, Special Place and In Front Of Me.

Tracklisting:

1. "Becoming Insane" - 7:20

2. "Artillery" - 4:28

3. "Vicious Delicious" - 7:24

4. "Heavyweight" - 8:41

5. "Suliman" - 6:10

6. "Forgive Me" - 3:29

7. "Special Place" - 6:53

8. "In Front of Me" - 4:28

9. "Eat it Raw" - 6:30

10. "Change the Formality" - 7:44

11. "Before" - 6:56

Take a >>listen<<

[Elvish]

That is an awesome album cover, Sue!

[Farin]

^ I think I like that one, E-A

The Man Who ~ Travis

All tracks written by Francis Healy, except where noted.

1. "Writing to Reach You" – 3:41

2. "The Fear" – 4:12

3. "As You Are" – 4:14

4. "Driftwood" – 3:33

5. "The Last Laugh of the Laughter" – 4:19

6. "Turn" – 4:23

7. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" – 4:24

8. "Luv" (Healy-Seymour) – 4:55

9. "She's So Strange" – 3:15

10. "Slide Show" – 10:31

The Man Who, a quiet album filled to the brim with atmospheric and introspective ballads. Acoustic guitars and tranquil melodies rule here, as this release is an entirely different affair than the band's revved-up debut. Fortunately for Travis, this disc became a massive U.K. hit, spawning no less than five hugely successful singles. The album highlight is "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?," a sweeping singalong that took England by storm and became one of the biggest hits of 1999.

[Earth-Angel]

^ Excellent nomination!

[Jenny]

Bringing Down The Horse - The Wallflowers (1996)

Track Listing:

"One Headlight" – 5:13

"6th Avenue Heartache" – 5:37

"Bleeders" – 3:41

"Three Marlenas" – 4:59

"The Difference" – 3:50

"Invisible City" – 4:48

"Laughing Out Loud" – 3:39

"Josephine" – 5:09

"God Don't Make Lonely Girls" – 4:49

"Angel on My Bike" – 4:22

"I Wish I Felt Nothing" – 5:04

This album, the band's second, was produced by T-Bone Burnett. The hit singles were "One Headlight" "6th Avenue Heartache" and "The Difference". It's a nice laid-back rock album, and despite being Bob Dylan's son, Jakob Dylan can actually sing.

[Earth-Angel]

^ Another good nomination!!

[Mike]

Released: April 15, 1974

Second Helping ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

1. Sweet Home Alabama

2. Need You

3. Don't Ask Me No Questions

4. Workin' For MCA

5. The Ballad Of Curtis Loew

6. Swamp Music

7. The Needle & The Spoon

8. Call Me The Breeze

9. Don't Ask Me No Questions

10. Was I Right Or Wrong

11. Take Your Time

I would give it a review, but all you need do is listen and it's self explanatory!

My Favorite is Don't Ask Me No Questions and, of course, Sweet Home Alabama

[Stephen]

I was shocked that no AC/DC had ever been included on MoC . I'm happy to be the first however .

BACK IN BLACK -- AC/DC

Track listing (All by Johnson, Young, and Young)

1. Hells Bells

2. Shoot To Thrill

3. What Do You Do for Money Honey

4. Givin the Dog a Bone

5. Let Me Put My Love into You

6. Back in Black

7. You Shook Me All Night Long

8. Have a Drink on Me

9. Shake a Leg

10. Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

The epitome of both pub and stadium rock in my opinion.

All Music guide says:

The first album from the new group, Back in Black, was issued only five months after Scott's passing but immediately rocketed up the charts, eventually becoming one of rock's all-time classics. By 1997, it had sold an astounding 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. The result was such perennial rock anthems as the stomping title track, the eerie "Hell's Bells," the melodic "Shoot to Thrill," the album-closing battle cry "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution," and one of AC/DC's best and most recognizable tracks, "You Shook Me All Night Long." Not a single weak track is included; even the lesser-known album tracks are strong ("Have a Drink on Me," "Shake a Leg"). Back in Black is the ultimate example of a band turning a career-threatening negative into a remarkable positive and stands alongside such landmark albums as Van Halen, Led Zeppelin II, Are You Experienced?, and Paranoid as hard rock's greatest achievements. Rock music rarely gets better than Back in Black.

[Farin]

^ hey Stephen! Welcome to Songfacts

and with a great album too

[Elvish]

Welcome, Stephen!

I've just added a sticky listing all the albums that have been picked as MoC selections:

http://forum.songfacts.com/showtopic.php?fid/20/tid/142455/pid/333658/post/333658/#333658

Hope this helps everyone

[edna]

"On the beach"

Neil Young

Released in July 1974.

Tracks:

1. Walk On

2. See The Sky About To Rain

3. Revolution Blues

4. For The Turnstiles

5. Vampire Blues

6. On The Beach

7. Motion Pictures

8. Ambulance Blues

Staff:

Neil Young: guitar, banjo-guitar, harmonica, piano, vocal

Ben Keith: guitar, dobro, piano, organ, percussion, bass, vocal

Graham Nash: electric piano

David Crosby: guitar

Rick Danko: bass

Levon Helm: drums

Rusty Kershaw: slide guitar, fiddle

Ralph Molina: drums, vocal

Billy Talbot: bass

Joe Yankee: harp, electric tambourine

George Whitsell: guitar

Tim Drummond: bass, percussion

[Mike]

^^^^^^ Excellent choice ^^^^^^

[Mike]

Can't remember if I submitted in the past.

But it's a great album! In my collection, it's second to none for a artist/group compilation.

This IS undoubtedly Joe's GREATEST HITS!!

1. Funk No.49

2. Tend My Garden

3. The Bomber

4. Walk Away

5. Midnight Man

6. Mothers Says

7. Turn To Stone

8. Meadows

9. Rocky Mountain Way

10. Help Me Through The Night

11. Life's Been Good

12. All Night Long

13. The Confessor

14. A Life Of Illusion

15. Ordinary Average Guy

[edna]

And a renomination:

Come Upstairs

by Carly Simon 1980

In her tenth album, released in 1980, Carly Simon turned to power-pop again after a jazzy period, though there are still many songs that are hard to put a label on. Some very beautiful tunes and only one hit, "Jesse".

Songs

1 Come Upstairs

2 Stardust

3 Them

4 Jesse

5 James

6 In Pain

7 Three of Us in the Dark

8 Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)

9 Dessert

All the songs were written by Carly Simon and her producer, Mike Mainieri (except for "In Pain": Simon/Mainieri/Grolnick; "Take me as I am": Simon/Mainieri/McGinnis)

The musicians in the studio were the same that recorded Paul Simon´s "Still crazy after all these years".

[Mike]

MARILLION

Misplaced Childhood

Released-1985

Track Listings

1. Pseudo Silk Kimono (2:13)

2. Kayleigh (4:03)

3. Lavender (2:27)

4. Bitter Suite (5:53)

5. Heart Of Lothian (6:02)

6. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (2:12)

7. Lords Of The Backstage (1:52)

8. Blind Curve (9:29)

9. Childhood End? (4:32)

10. White Feather (2:23)

- Fish / vocals

- Mark Kelly / keyboards

- Ian Mosley / drums

- Steve Rothery / guitars

- Pete Trewavas / basses

[Rayzor]

I really like Stephen and Edna's nominations and I second them both! Love both of those albums!

[skybluesky]

Rayzor seconding and AC/DC nomination? Quelle suprise!

[Elvish]

Bumping, y'all

[edna]

I´ll renominate another gem...

The Cars

Candy-O

Their second album, and the best in my opinion (not humble ), it was recorded in 1977 and released in June, one year later.

List of songs (all written by Ric Ocasek):

1- "Let's Go"

2- "Since I Held You"

3- "It's All I Can Do"

4- "Double Life"

5- "Shoo Be Doo"

6- "Candy-O"

7- "Night Spots"

8- "You Can't Hold on Too Long"

9- "Lust for Kicks"

10- "Got a Lot on My Head"

11. "Dangerous Type"

The band:

Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar, lead vocals)

Benjamin Orr (bass guitar, lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8)

Elliot Easton (lead guitar, backing vocals)

Greg Hawkes (keyboards, percussion, saxophone, vocals)

David Robinson (drums, percussion)

Wikipedia says:

The cover was designed by Alberto Vargas. His model, perhaps not coincidentally named Candy Moore, was dating David Robinson at the time of recording.

[Rayzor]

So David wasn't homeless at the time?

This could also go into the "Risque Album Covers" thread... pretty racy!

[phil]

Great choices so far.

Rainbow Bridge by Jimi Hendrix

Rainbow Bridge (Soundtrack from the Film "Rainbow Bridge") was the second posthumous release of Jimi Hendrix music by Reprise Records. The album was released in October of 1971 and consisted of all new material. The album peaked at 15 on the U.S. Billboard album chart. Although it appears to be a "Live" performance album, only one of the tracks was recorded live. "Hear My Train A Comin'" was recorded live on May 30, 1970 at the Berkeley Community Center in California. All other songs are from studio sessions, including the single "Dolly Dagger". The single peaked at 74 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single's B-side was the beautiful studio version of "The Star Spangled Banner" performed by Hendrix overdubbing several guitars. It is noteworthy that Reprise listed Hendrix as a co-producer of this album. It is the last time they would give Hendrix credit. Even though Hendrix produced "Electric Ladyland" and was also listed as a co-producer of "The Cry of Love", Reprise decided never to list Hendrix as a producer or co-producer and any albums released after "Rainbow Bridge.

Track listing

Side 1

Dolly Dagger (Jimi Hendrix)

Earth Blues (Jimi Hendrix)

Pali Gap (Jimi Hendrix)

Room Full of Mirrors (Jimi Hendrix)

The Star Spangled Banner (Traditional) [see Francis Scott Key]

Side 2

Look Over Yonder (Jimi Hendrix)

Hear My Train A Comin' (Jimi Hendrix)

Hey Baby (Jimi Hendrix)

Personnel

Jimi Hendrix – guitar, vocals

Billy Cox – bass

Noel Redding – bass on "Look Over Yonder"

Mitch Mitchell – drums

Buddy Miles – drums, vocals on "Room Full of Mirrors.

[Elvish]

Two polls this time - you can vote for two selections in each. Remember, popular vote decides one album on the list

Edited May 18, 2007 by Guest

[Elvish]

Second Helping ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

Greatest Hits (The Definitive Collection) ~ Joe Walsh

Candy O ~ The Cars

Back in Black ~ AC/DC

On the Beach ~ Neil Young

Edited May 22, 2007 by Guest