tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post1434673061647970273..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Some of My Favorite RecordingsCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-70524172585204522032011-04-13T17:01:48.677-04:002011-04-13T17:01:48.677-04:00Trooper - Worthy picks, one and all. Thanks. . .<b>Trooper</b> - Worthy picks, one and all. Thanks. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-67341379469293625552011-04-13T15:50:28.859-04:002011-04-13T15:50:28.859-04:00Add 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'Who&...Add 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'Who's Next' and Joni Mitchell's 'Court & Spark'.Trooper Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914276373305636583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-59131015930856818772011-04-13T10:30:01.968-04:002011-04-13T10:30:01.968-04:00Bex - Thanks for stopping by (and it WAS good to s...<b>Bex</b> - Thanks for stopping by (and it WAS good to see you!)<br /><br />Of discussing the merits of the Beatles music, there is no end. . . (I'll check the link later. . .)<br /><br />And, uh, what's with the scare quotes around 'listen to with Mom'? Hmmmmmmm?? Just, you know, not sure what you mean by that. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-13777688968608764662011-04-12T23:22:23.482-04:002011-04-12T23:22:23.482-04:00I have to say, that inasmuch as Abbey Road is usua...I have to say, that inasmuch as Abbey Road is usually mentioned as the Beatles best album (with good cause), I think Revolver might be my favorite (how do you choose?????), mostly because of Here, There, and Everywhere which is just my all-time favorite Beatles song...well, ok, at least in my top 5. But it also has Good Day Sunshine, She Saind She Said, Got to Get You into My Life, I Want to tell You, the list goes on. <br />Speaking of which, check this out and tell me what you think of it:<br /><br />http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search?q=Mojo%20Presents%20Revolver%20Reloaded<br /><br />PM turned me on to this. Totally LOVE it!<br /><br />And Jethro Tull...is that you "listen to with Mom?" *cringe* <br /><br />Anyway, good read for what I knew of it ;) Oh, and it was nice to see you tonight!Bekahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-75663350191343919702011-04-10T17:02:23.090-04:002011-04-10T17:02:23.090-04:00Flutter - Awww, now stop it. It's not like th...<b>Flutter</b> - Awww, now stop it. It's not like the Beatles and CCR are exactly highbrow. . .<br /><br />And you know, I could be just as happy that a hip youngster like yourself would befriend a nerd like me. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-63910949087767955282011-04-08T17:56:12.701-04:002011-04-08T17:56:12.701-04:00You know... sometimes I can't help but feel a ...You know... sometimes I can't help but feel a little lowbrow -- a little bit bourgeois and working class -- next to my cerebral and discriminating friend and his awesome lists extolling really, really big books and classic music. :)<br /><br />But I will just smile and be happy that you're also placid and big-hearted enough to be friends with someone whose favorite album list would include Def Leppard and Bon Jovi. <br /><br />And if you ever have a need to shed a few literary IQ points, I would totally find some use for them.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-8869749648557421732011-04-08T12:39:53.576-04:002011-04-08T12:39:53.576-04:00Bijoux - I'm flattered that you thought of me....<b>Bijoux</b> - I'm flattered that you thought of me. . .<br /><br />And that would just be a very sad place, for me. . .<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - I have no idea where you'd ever get an idea like that. . . ;)<br /><br /><b>Nick</b> - Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />You know what I find oddly gratifying? That all my kids are really into The Beatles, too (I tell 'em, it's not like they made a bunch of <i>bad</i> music. . .)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-28563767331415313372011-04-08T10:05:09.920-04:002011-04-08T10:05:09.920-04:00Abbey Road is the best - even after all these year...Abbey Road is the best - even after all these years. Good list.Along These Lines ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227702789184973335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-60248614708379887892011-04-07T14:32:01.245-04:002011-04-07T14:32:01.245-04:00Wow, I'm impressed. Somehow I had this picture...Wow, I'm impressed. Somehow I had this picture of an all-bugs-all-the-time playlist for you. How'd I get that Idea? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-21959596518904572972011-04-07T11:23:43.717-04:002011-04-07T11:23:43.717-04:00Thought of you last Friday while visiting Strawber...Thought of you last Friday while visiting Strawberry Fields in Central Park.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-39980097013106982392011-04-06T17:56:18.394-04:002011-04-06T17:56:18.394-04:00Cricket - Thanks for coming by - I do appreciate i...<b>Cricket</b> - Thanks for coming by - I do appreciate it. . .<br /><br />I agree with you that <i>All Things Must Pass</i> is George's best post-beatle album; but, like you, I already had something else there. . . ;)<br /><br /><i>Wings Over America</i> is a <i>great</i> live album. I think I have a slight preference for <i>Tripping</i>, just because it has more Beatle stuff. But it's only a slight preference. . .<br /><br />Do check out <i>LJ</i>; I mean, he used to play with Wings. . . ;)<br /><br />And, for my part, I'll have to check out the Paul Galbraith (you're right - that is one unusual instrument he plays. . .)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-70762093346972882932011-04-06T13:41:57.794-04:002011-04-06T13:41:57.794-04:00Not a bad list at all... anything with that much B...Not a bad list at all... anything with that much Beatles is cool with me.<br /><br />You are right that my collection is vast. Strangely, I was at my mother's recently, and found boxes of LPs in the basement, about half of which i had forgotten I ever owned.<br /><br />I too own everything the Beatles ever released, and most of the solo output. I left in comments at Sul's, but will pass along here, my favorite solo Beatles would be:<br /><br />Lennon: Walls & Bridges<br />McCartney: Wings Over America<br />Ringo: Ringo<br /><br />no GH as his self-titled was on my list, though All Things Must Pass is, I think, his best, and 33 1/3 is a tight #2 for <i>my</i> personal favorite.<br /><br />I'll have to check out that LJ.<br /><br />Since you like classical and solo acoustic, Paul Galbraith's version of the Bach Sonatas & Partitas is a thing of beauty. He plays a weird 8-string classical guitar, with an end-pin like a cello, and held like one, too.<br /><br />Thanks for playing along.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-66634478733922815782011-04-06T10:25:11.937-04:002011-04-06T10:25:11.937-04:00Suldog - We'll keep the light on for you. . .
...<b>Suldog</b> - We'll keep the light on for you. . .<br /><br /><b>faDKoG</b> - <i>(*wiping a tear*)</i> You like 'Band on the Run'? I. . . I think I love you. . . ;)<br /><br />And I always develop a soft spot in my heart for songs I've heard played live. . . ;)<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - Yeah, I like a lot of Paul Simon's solo stuff, too. Probably <i>Graceland</i> most especially (which was also my introduction to Ladysmith Black Mombazo).<br /><br />My 'first mother' (the one who adopted me) got me into piano lessons when I was five years old, and she used to tell me, "If you practice real hard, someday you'll be able to play the 'Moonlight Sonata'." And after she left the family, I pretty much forgot about it. Then, when I was in college, I picked up the sheet music and taught myself to play it. I nearly wept, it is such a beautiful piece of music. . .<br /><br />And 'Fur Elise'. . . I think I was in 5th grade or so when I learned that; it was the piece my aunts always asked me to play for them (which should have made me loathe it, bit it didn't. . .)<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - You came back!<br /><br />I couldn't tell you why I latched onto Rachmaninoff and Beethoven, but not so much Tchaikovsky or Prokofiev (and really, it's not like I 'don't like' those composers; they just never grabbed me the way some others did. . .) When we get together, I'll bring the Beethoven and Rachmaninoff, you bring the Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and we'll hear 'em all, over a beer or two. . . ;)<br /><br />When I checked <i>Aqualung</i> on the Amazon site, just to be sure that I was remembering right (since I've long since lost track of my old vinyl album), it showed <i>Bouree</i> as one of the tracks. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-56102229757631569802011-04-06T09:43:29.801-04:002011-04-06T09:43:29.801-04:00Dark and brooding, but no mention of Tchaikovsky? ...Dark and brooding, but no mention of Tchaikovsky? Or, for that matter, Prokofiev (my fave)? I know, space is limited. I went on and on at my place but could have gone on and on a lot longer.<br /><br />I think you may have "Bouree" on the wrong album. That's from the album "Stand Up", and there's also a different take on it - quite nice - on the Jethro Tull Christmas Album. I love "Aqualung", though. Great themed album (the best of which, as with this one, are coherent but can be separated into the component parts without destroying it.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-75774543239944867872011-04-05T23:23:04.988-04:002011-04-05T23:23:04.988-04:00simon & garfunkel has been one of my favorites...simon & garfunkel has been one of my favorites since i was a teenager. their harmonies are jsut so beautiful. and i do love me a lot of the post s&g paul simon. <br /><br />moonlight sonata..sigh....<br /><br />soft spot for fur elise too because calyspo taught herself how to play that before he first lesson. it makes me smile to think of her sitting at the piano plunking it out by ear.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-48346958832521094342011-04-05T18:02:18.793-04:002011-04-05T18:02:18.793-04:00We've been playing the re-mastered release of ...We've been playing the re-mastered release of 'Band on The Run' at the bookstore, and I'm a little bit delighted every time I hear those familiar notes start over the sound system because, sweet heaven, I love me some of that song, and I really like that album. Sometimes I just have to stop what I'm doing and lip sync through the entirety of 'Band on The Run'.for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-80775272006112017812011-04-05T16:55:04.879-04:002011-04-05T16:55:04.879-04:00Just came upon this, Craig. As it's 5:00 or so...Just came upon this, Craig. As it's 5:00 or so, I'm just headed out the door to go home. But this will be my first read in the morning, and thank you! I'll be back with cogent commentary then (which means there might not be any, of course.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com