1968 in music. • Page 5

Van got robbed

 

that's an impressive feat in its own!

 

if anyone got robbed from this year, it's richard manuel and rick danko.

 

I don't think I "get" a majority of Cream's Wheels of Fire... there's definitely some great musicianship here, but I don't quite care for the lead vocalist on most of these tracks and the run of "Passing The Time" - "As You Said" - "Press Rat and Warthog".... just not doin it for me at all...

 

steve!!!!

 

@phaynes12 do you ACTUALLY like Press Rat and Warthog or is it just sooo cool and weird and progressive and funky?!?

 

I honestly find that album a bit of a slog compared to their first two, but the good moments are too good to ignore for me.

 

Lots of good musicianship, no doubt

 

i don’t care about that song, i’m not a sicko, but that album rules lol. you don’t like white room??? what????

 

Just listened to it for the first time. Pretty awesome. Those first 25 seconds are great sampling material.

 

Listening back to Stevie Wonder albums from this era, it's clear he was always an impressive musician... but wow, it's incredible whatever happened in the early 70s that gave us unbelievable albums.

 

damn, In The Groove / I Heard It Through The Grapevine is really a strong album top to bottom, Marvin just GOES for it throughout, so much power in his voice.

 

The Mamas and the Papas album is pretty enjoyable throughout, but their version of Dream A Little Dream Of Me is truly stunning, just a perfect track

 

shit, Bookends is better than I even expected. What a great duo

 

I feel like their reputation doesn’t prepare you for how ambitious that one is at all

 

whoever recommended the Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell album was right, very enjoyable album. Also, I never dug into full Otis Redding albums til now, but I'm pretty blown away by The Immortal Otis Redding, which I never knew was as well loved as Dock Of The Bay, but honestly I think it's the better album.

 

Otis Blue is the one, for me

 

definitely on my list when I get to 1965 listening! Will post about it whenever it happens

 

Off the back of watching Belfast I've been listening to a lot of The Love Affair's The Everlasting Love Affair, because Everlasting Love absolutely rules, and it's so good. Hush is a banger.

 

1. The Beatles - The Beatles
2. The Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle
3. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
4. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
5. The Band - Music From The Big Pink
6. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
7. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
8. The Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet
9. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

first listens that could make the list:

Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now
Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
James Taylor - James Taylor
The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Mamas & The Papas - The Papas & The Mamas
Simon & Garfunkle - The Graduate
Simon & Garfunkle - Bookends

 

God just seeing this thread get bumped with that list what a disgustingly good year of music history

 

yeah, there's some realllly good shit in 68

 

1968 mix, also stacked as hell

 

James Taylor is a great record, listened to it again recently

 

I should have ranked Tropicalia higher.