That is so true about that string of Beatles records. I was born in 53, and the occasion of a new album by them was so central to my existence. That sounds incredible, but it was.
My top ten Beatles. Abby Road Pink Floyd Dark Side The Door's Waiting for the Sun U2. Joshua Tree Jethro Tull Aqualung Traffic Low Spark It's a Beautiful Day White Bird The Rascals it's a Beautiful Day The Animals. House of the rising sun Im almost 70 and I still listen to all While having a drink and a puff
So glad to see you show some love for Randy Newman. He has been one of my favorite artists for years and I can’t tell you how much I love Sail Away. Friends and other music folks I run into often overlook Randy but I think he’s up there with all the best American songwriters. There’s a reason why Dylan once said something along the lines of “Randy is in another league” and went on to praise him as one of Dylan’s favorite songwriters.
I found your channel, while scrolling through YouTube viewing suggestions. Since then I’ve subscribed and have watched all of your recent uploads and many from your archive. You have been very influential in my music purchase of late, discovering many artists I was not overly familiar with. My music tastes are very similar to yours. The sixties and seventies are still my favourites, as that’s my generation. Seven years ago my wife’s cancer returned after 27 years of remission. We made the decision to sell our house and move to an apartment. I donated my vinyl and CD collections along with my stereo equipment to the Sally Ann due to lack of space in the apartment, and more importantly, my priorities at the time had changed drastically. After my wife’s passing, six years ago, I decided to get back into music and replaced my stereo system and began the process of reacquiring as much of my music as possible. Because of space, I’m sticking to CDs, which I don’t regret. Up to now I’ve been able to replace about a thousand and the search continues. So many are out of print and are very rare, and if can be found are just too expensive. Anyway, I really just wanted to thank you for your videos, and I look forward more to come.
Revolver blew my mind on first listen. In 1980, I was aged 12 and my parents went out. I didn’t own much then and pulled out this black and white album. It was an original mono pressing I still own. I listened three times back to back. Just ridiculously good.
I love all those albums. I would have a really rough time trying to narrow down my favorite top 10 - I know for sure Pet Sounds and maybe some Springsteen and Elton would make that list. I enjoyed listening to you talk about your faves.
Nice surprise to see « The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society » in your selection, an album that I discovered when I was well in my 40s. I would almost solely listen to that album for a couple of weeks at the time. Admittedly I haven’t listened to it for a long time now, however, I warmly recommend it.
Dark Side Of The Moon, Sticky Fingers, Who's Next, Deep Purple In Rock, Wish You Were Here, Rumours, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Led Zeppelin 4, The Division Bell, and Exile On Main Street, but then we all have an opinion!