Recommended Artists/Albums/Tracks

This thread is for forum members to recommend albums/artists/tracks that other forum members may not have or even heard of.

We probably have or are aware of the most famous artists/albums, e.g Exile On Main Street by Rolling Stones but what about other artists/albums/tracks we'd recommend.

For example.

I have an album by Jason & The Scorchers called "Lost and Found" from 1985 which I highly recommend.

JJ Cale "Anthology" is another highly recommended album.

Corey Stevens, "Blue drops Of Rain". Has a track named "The Brothers" that is one of the best songs I have ever heard.

Molly Hatchet, "Fall of the Peacemakers" off the "No Guts...No Glory" album. Up there with "Freebird".

Blue Ridge Rangers. Album by John Fogerty under name of Blue Ridge Rangers where he covers some country songs and plays ALL the instruments. Also his "Centrefield" and "Blue Moon Swamp" album.

Electric Light Orchestra, " A New World Record". A highly under rated album which in my view is a classic.

Grateful Dead, "American Beauty" and "In The Dark".  Two more classics.

Happy Mondays. "Pills,Thrills and Bellyaches". I love the song "Step On" which of course was taken from a John Congos '71 song "He's Gonna Step On You Again".

Los Lobos. "The Neighbourhood".

Joan Osbourne. "Relish". Has the track "If God was One Of Us". The rest of the album is brill as well.

Rolling Stones. "Stripped". The so called unplugged Stones album. Superb.

Velvet Underground. "1969" . A live double album. Possibly one of the best live albums of all time.

Van Morrison & The Chieftans. "Irish Heartbeat". what a combination playing some old Irish classics.

Warren Zevon. "Stand In The Shadow" . Live album. Another great guy, sadly gone.

Anyway, thats a few albums/artists/tracks that I personally recommend.

These may not be your taste or you may already have all these.

I hope you guys give me a few suggestions/recommendations. Even new artists.







Edited by Biker Pat

russell wrote: Pat ... this is defo a great thread, Haven't got the time to add some of my favourite artists just now but will get stuck in I return on tuesday. I was saying to Rolo, I still love the old stuff I was listening to back in the ol days ..but i have come across great music over the past ten years..there's not shotage of good music to be found. I look foward to coming back to this next week . Russ

Rock on Russ. Look forward to your recommendations. It's hard to know where to stop here as I'm assuming most folks have a knowledge of music, through Cecil/Grove days.

Biker Pat wrote: At Last night's Grove reunion, XGH other half, Keith, recommended I check out the Pixies. So I'm gonna see if I can get a compilation CD of these guys and see if I like or not. Rock on Keith

Pat

Hope you like them.  Listening to Zooropa on vinyl at the moment.

K

Edited by xgrovehead

Revolution Calling , Revolution Calling,

Calling all you prog. rockers out there, just a quick word to recommend the long awaited return to form of seattle's greatest ever band, Queensryche. Yes indeed the long awaited Operation Mindcrime2 is on the shelves and is well worth a listen. all the favourites are there including the wonderful Pamela Moor as Sister Mary , and check out the legendary Ronnie James Dio as Doctor X on "the chase ".

Nice work boys, now where have you been since 1990 ?

no rolo he just uses giant boots. just saw dio recently in the ambassador and was blown away. small man, big voice. just awesome . he did a load of old rainbow and sabbath classics. i'm working on a review for the site , maybe i'll convince you of his merits after you read that.

xgrovehead wrote: Biker Pat wrote: At Last night's Grove reunion, XGH other half, Keith, recommended I check out the Pixies. So I'm gonna see if I can get a compilation CD of these guys and see if I like or not. Rock on Keith Pat Hope you like them.  Listening to Zooropa on vinyl at the moment. K

Got the Cd "Best of" by the Pixies. Had a listen to the first few tracks.
Will have to go through the whole Cd tomorrow or next day.

But they sound good

Doesn't Johnny Cash sound good on Zooropa ?

"I went walkin through the capitals of tin"

Rolo wrote: Seriously Softlad,ya don't have to convince me about his voice.Not his fault he's Vertically Challenged. I'm a big fan of Heaven and Hell and of his Rainbow stuff. In fact I think Starstruck is a deadly song and one of my old favourites. Would welcome a review of that show and of any others you can manage. Rolo.

"High, noon, oh, I'd sell my soul for water
Nine years worth of breakin' my back
There's no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides, why he's lighter than air"

A little lyric from my favourite Rainbow song

Have you got them at home Softy???
Are they MP3'd ???
Can I copy them off you ???

I recommed the Killer album its old now at this stage but it is pretty good still

Didn't Softlad 'cos I was away at the time and wondered what it would have been like.

Did you go, and if so please post a review.

Was never a fan of Queen or their stuff but love Free and Bad Company. Ever get a hold of Straight Shooter by Bad Company or of Paul Kossoff's solo album,...........can't remember what it's called.

Both are well worth a listen.

Rolo.