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A new question for the noops ?

Mick Taylor - self-titled 1979 solo album

Saw him in January 1973 with the Stones and man, could he PLAY! He hardly moved but who cared with Jagger and Richards doing their thing.

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Fairport Convention (Richard & Linda Thompson)

I never truly gave them a good listen. I also understand that Richard is an excellent guitar player.

Any particular album you’d recommend?

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On (40th Anniversary Edition)

An all-time album. Many, if not all of the themes Marvin sang about 48 years ago still hold true today.

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currently listening to a 4-cd box set I picked up at the library. Let me look into it a bit...

But Richard has had a loooong career, plays all sorts of stringed things, sort of the guitar players' guitar player. never made an album with $$$ in mind. But when I listen to some of his stuff, there is a dark, sinister feel to it. Not all, but there are a few bloody themes here and there (Did She Jump or Was She Pushed is one such song).

He's gone from folky/folk rock to hard rock to acoustic and all around every one of those genres...yet still an acquired taste when it comes to sales/success/public acceptance.

many considered his Shoot Out the Lights era his best. He does sometimes coax some different types of breaks and licks than the typical guitar slinger.

so just discovered my ipod is dead so I couldn't scan through it for titles.
and when I retired our IT guy accidentally lost my computer version of the same (7,000 songs!) so I'm now hoping the Geniuses at Apple can save my ipod.

But the compilation I am currently working through is called Walking on a Wire...1968-2009 and has a nice sampling of his styles. He began around 1967 and recently released a new cd called 13 Rivers...I have not heard it yet, some good reviews. . I also have not heard over half of what he has done.

I think he once flirted with Islam, not sure and wouldn't care anyway.

I recall the names of a couple cd's I have somewhere The Old Kit Bag and Sweet Warrior, but there may or may not be better.

sorry. wish I could be more help.

Thanks Frankie. 👍

I’ll see what Spotify and our library system have to offer.

found a few more I have...but I am by no means any kind of expert on the guy:

Action Packed
Front Parlour Ballads
Mirror Blue
More Guitar
Rumor and Sigh

also just read about him on allmusic.com
has struggled to sell albums even more than I thought, but the bio did remind me what I had heard many years ago...that he was considered a "must see live" more than a hit maker.
Sorry I passed a couple of times to see him because people were always blown away.

such a build up, you can't possibly not end up let down!

Frank - you like numbahs:

I do like numbahs, especially that one, but I'm not good wif numbahs.
I'm good wif words.

ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

Saw them for the first time in January 1973 when “That Lil’ Ol’ Band from Texas” opened up for The Rolling Stones. Although up until then they only had released two albums, they played some songs from “Tres”. I couldn’t say that they blew the Stones off the stage but we were mightily impressed.

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"Elmo's Song" . . . with my granddaughter sitting on my knee.

( I'm diggin' the harmonies with Big Bird and Snuffy. )

Hank Jr.



"I'm a country plowboy not an urban cowboy. I dont ride bulls but I have fought some men..."

Getting ready to start on the garden today... Going to till some ground (a small patch) then building some raised beds close to the yard.

Heard this song and was like mmmhmmm LOL!

NIN - Broken

Weather Report - Black Market

Although he plays on only two cuts, Jaco Pastorius shows everyone what a talent he is (was). So sad that this genius had too many demons to overcome.

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Joe Pass - Virtuoso

Not much more can be said about this album or the artist. The best album from one of the all-time greats.

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Shuffling Monophonics from Youtube...not sure how to characterize them, but it's good stuff

Every so often I just have to hear Playing For Change again. That Clarence Bekker esp.

Roxy Music - Street Life - 20 Greatest Hits

2019 RnR HOF inductees. While I did enjoy their music, as well as Bryan Ferry’s solo stuff, for some reason, never did take a great shine to either.

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