No, vinyl prices started at £75 new. Used was even more. I got it on CD for a fiver, no brainer really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I still need to get "Pretzel Logic" and their penultimate album (can't remember the name) to complete the set. I suppose I ought to get "Steely Dan Gold" or something too, so I can have "FM". It's a dear do, trying and failing to avoid a completist spiral :doh:
ive got aja, pretzel logic and gaucho, plus the definative collection all on cd. dunno how many more there are tho.
This Greatest Hits album also gives you 'FM' and 'Here At The Western World', which are both essential. Used to be cheap on s/h vinyl, I don't know if it still is. I've got two of them on vinyl so you can have one next time I see you, although CD is better obvsQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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Penultimate album is 'Two Against Nature'
I have all their albums on vinyl, plus Donald’s solo stuff, the big decision is do I start splashing out on the new audiophile releases but they are around £200 each.
No, total rip-off! The best versions are the original CD releases - the remasters they did around the turn of the century are acceptable but not quite as good.Quote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
Got all but the last two albums on vinyl and got all of them on CD as well. Plus the DVD-A of 'Gaucho'. ( seems to be expensive now https://www.amazon.com/Gaucho-DVD-Au.../dp/B0001JXQDI)
Multiple conflicting opinions on this thread https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...albums.254435/
I have the original issues on vinyl, which I much prefer, I have read that thread on Hoffman, everyone has an opinion, we all have our preferences.Quote:
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Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
Label: Warner Bros. Records – K66088Ⓢ, Warner Bros. Records – K 66088, Warner Bros. Records – 2HS 3350
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1979
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I get the feeling you maybe starting to get me worked out......................... definitely maybe!!! :thumbsup: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I would stick with your original pressings, they will have been made when the master tapes were still fresh.Quote:
Originally Posted by rmcin626
God alone knows what the £200 'audiophile' releases were made from No doubt from digital copies of the masters, but how old and degraded were the master tapes when those copies were made? I think the Dan original master tapes were lost in the fire at Universal some years ago.
grateful dead.workingman's dead..
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GREAT ROCK/GRUNGE/PUNK/RAP CROSSOVER ALBUM WHICH STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SYSTEM !!!! SUPERB IMHO !!
Definitely not Definitely Maybe - No Oasis album has ever troubled my stereo :nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by Us-&-Them
No the worst album for me so far this year had to be Yngwie J Malmsteens Rising Force, which I'm guessing you'd like because it's er rock, like :)
I have to be honest, I haven't heard that so can't comment but, one thing's for sure, if its rock, metal, punk, grunge, glam, funk, electronic, ambient or something out there, chances are that its got a good chance i'll like it !! Oasis are still superb though !!! :D :lol: :thumbsup:Quote:
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Heralded as THE album that would save the vinyl industry. It didn't of course, for the simple reason that it is utter crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
Typical hubris on behalf of Fleetwood Mac; no doubt engendered by the admittedly deserved success of the first LP (sans Mike Fleetwood) and 'Rumours'.
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"Sara", "Save Me A Place", "That's All For Everyone", "Not That Funny", "Honey Hi", etc.
I might have to pull out my copy for a spin, today.
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Good one there - one of the Dead's best.Quote:
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Good one - in fact the only decent thing RickWakemen recorded.Quote:
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IF YOU (LIKE ME) LIKE THE THE SWEET, THEN THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST VERSIONS OF A GREATEST HITS (BY THE SWEET) THAT YOU CAN GET BECAUSE IT INCLUDES ALL THE SUPERB B-SIDES TO THE SINGLES THAT THEY DID AND IT'S IN PRETTY MUCH CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER !!!
I STILL THINK THE SWEET WERE TOTALLY UNDERRATED AS A BAND AND DESERVE BETTER RECOGNITION THAN THEY GET; THEY WERE A LOT MORE THAN A POP BAND......... THEY ROCKED!!!
Another good one - best played just before sleep. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
No - they were typical musical 'pap' of the early '70s and are best forgotten.Quote:
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Agree
Does this still apply, here?
https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...asics-of-Ethos
Musical appreciation remains individualistic and subjective. It's an understood that an invisible "in my opinion" precedes anyone's posts/comments regardless of how enthusiastic the opinions are presented. That's how I take it, choosing not to be such a big girl's blouse, whether I do or do not agree.
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Differing opinions about particular music choices are just a bit of fun, and come under the heading 'banter' imo.
FWIW, I had no time for The Sweets' glam singles, but having seen them live in the 80s I would agree with Loz, that they did indeed 'rock'. And regarding that Fleetwood Mac album, well I have that and have played it only once. The picture on the cover of that poor dog begging it's owner "Please make it stop!" should have been my first clue.
Well, I can always count on Barry's unique seal of approval..................... cheers Barry !!! :thumbsup: Now we've got Barry's inane nonsense out of the way; The Sweet, like Slade, Bowie and T-Rex were bloody great and, to me, were the essence of good time rock n roll when music was fun !!!!Quote:
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If you wanna hear The Sweet rock, listen to the B-Sides of some of the glam singles......... they were heavier and more powerful than the A-Side !!! As for their music lacking substance or value, I think there's plenty of people out there who may disagree with you as THEY ALSO SOLD LOTS AND LOTS OF RECORDS !!!! Kerr-Ching !!!! :thumbsup:
As I've always said in many of my posts, music is subjective and we all like different things - if we all liked the same thing, the world would be boring and uninteresting and I appreciate that my musical tastes aren't to everyone else's taste but, on here, I don't trash what other people like - it's personal choice and that's how it is. Have a nice day !!!! :thumbsup:
Inane - silly or stupid, also empty and insubstantial; just like the subject in comment. ;)
Your comments or The Sweet ????Quote:
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Tusk awardsQuote:
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ARIA: 3× Platinum
BPI: Platinum
BVMI: Gold
RIAA: 2× Platinum
SNEP: Gold
Wiki
“Compared to 1977's Rumours, which sold ten million copies by February 1978, Tusk was regarded as a commercial failure by the label, selling four million copies. In 2013, NME ranked Tusk at number 445 in their list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2000, it was voted number 853 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums”
When Tusk was first released I purchased it, I was 21. Put it on my Dual TT and listened, and played it several times, and I thought well that’s disappointing, from then it did not get played much. However about 6 years ago when replacing my lost vinyl collection I purchased another copy put it on and my view of it was and is now somewhat different. I think I suddenly got what they were trying to do on Tusk. The recordings and feel and structure of the songs are much more stripped back, in some cases, giving a more simplistic presentation when compared to the previous two highly successful albums. If you carefully listen to those then you can clearly hear that they were very carefully crafted and produced probably with the aim of producing a more commercial sound that would have mass appeal, that’s view for what it’s worth. I think Mick Fleetwood has commented along these lines in interviews.
I now consider Tusk to be quite a good album which was not received as well at the time as it was a departure from the previous two and was unexpected by the masses. Saying that it still sold over 4 million copies, something most bands would be happy with.
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More of this as it's a 3 cd affair like beauty.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Does anyone pay much attention to those top 1000, or 1001 lists? A top 100 is a much different matter.
I'm not sure why Tusk is so bad (IMO the only track that is any good is the title track), but it wouldn't surprise me if it was due to the ongoing in-fighting and bed-hopping of the group members, which probably encouraged the 'stripped back' presentation. But whatever the reason, it's an album that doesn't encourage me to listen to attentively.
I will fish it out and give it another listen: last time was about five years ago, and then I thought it crap and was going to take it to our local charity shop. Maybe third time lucky?
It’s like all art forms, some you like some you don’t, some you get others you don’t. Some are great some not so great, and perceptions of greatness can change with time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I came back to it with fresh ears after 20+ years and had probably lost some of my preconceived views, I now listen and hear it differently and enjoy it. [emoji41]
Why 3 CDs? What additional material is on them?Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
a live performance on this one which is 2 discs. very good too..port chester n york... both good recordings
Well at least that is better than 'out takes' that pad out CD versions of some LPs.
What I really detest are the 'Easter eggs' at the end of some CDs. You think the disc has finished, but the clock continues running, and after about a minute or more a rather indifferent sounding track will play. :doh:
I hate the 'bonus' tracks on remaster CDs. The last song should be the last song that's what I'm used to. Ruins that 'completion' feeling you get when an album finishes. Because it doesn't! Just wrong.
Some good points Ade.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
That has happened with me with some albums, didn't like when originally purchased, but when revisited years later found that I had 'grown into it'. I'll give Tusk another go, maybe when first hearing I was expecting a "Rumours II", which it definitely wasn't.
Haven't played that in ages! In some ways I prefer the previous (first) album, but both are good. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Which one is their first? I do have three.Quote:
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And who is this, someone that I have never heard of, description and recommendation or not please? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Natasha Khan
Definitely recommended listening Adrian. The three I have (Two Suns, The Hunted Man, Fur and Gold) are all worthy. If you like Kate Bush, you'll like these. Natasha has a great voice, and the production is excellent too.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
I was thinking of 'Gold and Fur'. The one you cite is 'Two Suns'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I'm not sure of the title of the third album (the one which has a naked Natasha Khan carrying a naked guy around her shoulders).
Ah - I've just read your last post: yes, "The Haunted Man".
Agree with your assessment of Natasha Khan/Bat for Lashes. Comparison with Kate Bush is quite apposite.
Thomas Dolby – The Golden Age Of Wireless
Label: Venice In Peril Records – VIP1001, Venice In Peril Records – OC 062-07 607
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: May 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
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GWYN ASHTON - 1997 - WANTED MAN. THIS IS A GREAT COMPILATION ALBUM FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS SUPERB BLUES PLAYER !! I SAW HIM BACK IN THE EARLY NOUGHTIES AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED; I EVEN GOT TO MEET HIM AND HAVE A GOOD CHAT............................. SEEMED A DECENT GUY !!! :thumbsup:
The Mars Volta , The Bedlam in Goliath