1966 in music. • Page 3

Fun fact: that’s Paul

 

yeah paul is arguably the best at each instrument among the band members

 

aghhhhhhh I knew that! I actually forgot when typing that post - but also kinda meant in a general sense with that tune. His best up to that point IMO and for John/Paul to ‘allow’ it to be the opener to the album speaks a lot to the strength of the song.

 

Yeah, at least do it with "Visions of Johanna." That song has so much to discover.

 

the posts..... from nowhere

 

I don't REALLY want to go into this, because I don't know a whole lot about it, but weren't there some weirdo-creepy incest allegations involving John Phillips from The Mamas & The Papas? I really love this music, but for some reason every time I hear one of the songs it pops into my head and makes me feel super uncomfortable.

Anyone care to shed any more light on that so I don't have to go down a Google/wikipedia wormhole?

 

Oh wow - WTF. I'd never heard that, but it seems to be true. Seems like some family members deny the allegations, but it's so gross.

I swapped out their album in my #3 spot for: Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly soundtrack

 

Yeah... definitely does not seem like one of those things that one would just make up out of thin air for no reason. Sad and gross.

 

Did you end up finding this?

 

Btw the best song on Blonde on Blonde is “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)”

 

found it yes - been a meeting-heavy morning, so I plan to put it on while sitting outside later this afternoon with a beer.

 

"I Want You" is probably my favourite song on Blonde on Blonde, in a sprawling and hugely ambitious album, he also shows that he can also casually knock off an absolute perfect 3 minute pop song.

It's got some classic Dylan lyrics too, very evocative, even if I don't necessarily know what he's talking about always - like Subterranean Homesick Blues, as mentioned in the last thread, feels endlessly quotable;

Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit he
Spoke to me, I took his flute
No, I wasn’t very cute to him, was I?

Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And talk with my chambermaid

The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you

Etc etc

 

Okay, who else knew that Beck sampled "Jack-Ass" from Them's version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" ??

This came on this morning and my jaw dropped. He also took the guitar riff for "Devil's Haircut" from another track on the SAME record, "I Can Only Give You Everything".

 

visions of johanna probably a top 5 song ever

 

I love that Them version of “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue”

also love this version

 

Mr. Wray will be coming up for me in about a month

 

Listened to Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme for the first time in a while last night. I never paid attention to the lyrics of “I Am A Rock” but it really got me last night. Probably one of my favorite S&G songs now

 

YOU DIDN’T TELL ME IT WAS THE FIRST TIME!!!

 

“First time in a while”

 

i've never listened to a S&G or Paul solo album

 

You should fix that

 

Good lord

 

Two great records from 66 you could start with!

 

1. The Beatles: Revolver
2. Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
3. The Supremes: The Supremes A' Go-Go

I do love If You Can Believe by the Mamas & the Papas album (especially the stretch in the middle of Go Where You Wanna Go, California Dreamin', and Spanish Harlem), and it's probably realistically my #3, but I'll leave them out of the top 3 due to the creepiness.

I don't really have anything to add about Revolver or Blonde on Blonde that hasn't been said - two absolute classics. I just have way more years with Revolver under the belt.

I didn't really love Pet Sounds the couple times I've listened before today, but I did give it another go today and I'm definitely coming around. Still, I don't seem to love it quite as much as most people. God Only Knows is timeless though.

I thought the 13th Floor Elevators were really cool - I've never heard of them before, but the Psychedelic Sounds album was a ton of fun. And I really enjoy the Kinks even more each time I hear them. I also enjoyed Aftermath, Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme, and Merle's Swinging Doors. All good albums from artists I have at least some familiarity with but who have a lot more for me to discover.

Planning to listen to: Cream, Herb Alpert, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, The Monkees, Ike & Tina Turner

 

I listened to Sammy Davis Jr. Sings and Laurindo Almeida Plays tonight. I think that this would be perfect for a warm summer's evening, but unfortunately it's been raining for about an entire month in the UK...

Really simple, just Sammy Davis JR's incredible voice, paired with Laurindo Almeida's sparse Latin or laid back samba style guitar work. The two pair together really well, as they cover some Broadway tracks and some vocal jazz / traditional pop staples, all of which feature just the two of them - resisting the temptation to have any "bigger" tracks.

A really nice relaxing album, that I imagine would be even better in different circumstances. Will certainly keep this one in reserve for when we finally get a bit of sun in about 2 months.