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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2024 0:35:14 GMT -5
5. Greatest Hits by Trini Lopez (Reprise 1966) And this was definitely Mom's album. I must have listened to this a million times while she cleaned the house on Saturday mornings. Lopez was a folk/standards singer who really didn't do much until he got a residence gig at PJ's nightclub and was discovered by Frank Sinatra who signed him to Reprise. He was a fairly big pop star in the mid 60s and even started a movie career...which he quickly short-circuited by being difficult. Some of this may be nostalgia, but I find him to be infectiously listenable. I will say that's I've seen a number of live performances of him from the 60s on video and he was one hell of a live performer. Which makes some sense since he made his name in nightclubs. He is still my touchstone for a number of folk songs that he puts a pop twist on. And I think his version of "America" is the best I've heard. And he had the biggest version of Will Holt's "Lemon Tree." Another one I knew mainly only as a name. Did he ever do anything more "roots"-like? Obviously his heyday was long before the whole idea of "roots" music but I mean something closer to whatever traditional Mexican music he would have been influenced by. I'd probably be more interested in that kind of thing, tough I can listen to folk-pop or whatever the term is when I'm in the mood. |
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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2024 0:40:31 GMT -5
That sounds pretty good. I only knew the Welcome to the Pleasure Dome album, which my university room-mate had. I should probably check out some of their other records one of these days.
I think you're getting Adam & The Ants mixed up with Frankie Goes to Hollywood. 
Yes, how'd I do that? Adam and the Ants ... "Don't Drink, Don't Smoke", was that them? That might not be the title but the chorus to the song I'm thinking of.
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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2024 0:46:38 GMT -5
I find myself rethinking my next few picks as I remember more things so I've fallen behind a bit. But I'll figure it out by tomorrow.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 22, 2024 1:08:16 GMT -5
I think you're getting Adam & The Ants mixed up with Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Yes, how'd I do that? Adam and the Ants ... "Don't Drink, Don't Smoke", was that them? That might not be the title but the chorus to the song I'm thinking of.
Yes, that's the Adam & The Ants song "Goody Two Shoes" Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do? Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do? Subtle innuendos follow There must be something inside |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 22, 2024 4:10:22 GMT -5
It was an Adam Ant solo single, technically.
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Post by impulse on Oct 22, 2024 6:52:29 GMT -5
I find myself rethinking my next few picks as I remember more things so I've fallen behind a bit. But I'll figure it out by tomorrow. Yes, these last few are getting really difficult. It’s really hard to throw it down without leaving something important behind. I’ll try and stay on time, but we’ll see. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 22, 2024 9:50:17 GMT -5
#3 - Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous by Johnny Cash (Sun 1958)  I really did try to not repeat artists in this exercise, but there were two artists from my childhood who are still among the top five artists that I listen to today. Cash is the first repeat customer...I suspect you can guess who will be the second. This was Cash's third album and it's technically a compilation as most of the songs on it were previously released as singles, though most had not been on any LP before. I'm really not sure what else there is to say about Cash. His music is woven throughout the soundtrack of my life. He became, not just one of the most important figures in country music, but a touchstone in American music in general. Let's do one of this biggest...because, why not.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 22, 2024 10:12:03 GMT -5
5. Greatest Hits by Trini Lopez (Reprise 1966) And this was definitely Mom's album. I must have listened to this a million times while she cleaned the house on Saturday mornings. Lopez was a folk/standards singer who really didn't do much until he got a residence gig at PJ's nightclub and was discovered by Frank Sinatra who signed him to Reprise. He was a fairly big pop star in the mid 60s and even started a movie career...which he quickly short-circuited by being difficult. Some of this may be nostalgia, but I find him to be infectiously listenable. I will say that's I've seen a number of live performances of him from the 60s on video and he was one hell of a live performer. Which makes some sense since he made his name in nightclubs. He is still my touchstone for a number of folk songs that he puts a pop twist on. And I think his version of "America" is the best I've heard. And he had the biggest version of Will Holt's "Lemon Tree." Another one I knew mainly only as a name. Did he ever do anything more "roots"-like? Obviously his heyday was long before the whole idea of "roots" music but I mean something closer to whatever traditional Mexican music he would have been influenced by. I'd probably be more interested in that kind of thing, tough I can listen to folk-pop or whatever the term is when I'm in the mood. He did a number of Latin albums, the first one (I think) in 1964 entitled "The Latin Album." Trini's thing really wasn't as a roots type performer. What he really did was take a bunch of influences, pop, folk, country and latin and fuse them in to a clean, swinging mid-60s sound that really sold to middle class youngish white audiences. That was what really sold him to Sinatra, because he saw Lopez reaching a younger audience as Sinatra's audience was very much aging. Now he may have become rootsier later in his career, but I haven't really explored much beyond what he was doing in the mid-60s. But here are a couple of more Latina tracks from that time period. Dude also had one of the most gorgeous signature guitars Gibson ever put out.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 22, 2024 10:14:43 GMT -5
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (Sept 1970) You'd think that Neil Young would be up my alley, given his influences. But alas, no. He's generally like nails on a chalkboard to me. I can't begin to parse myself what music will work for me and what won't. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 22, 2024 16:02:18 GMT -5
Sammy Davis, Jr. released at least four excellent albums in 1965. The way musicians used to record back then was insane.
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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2024 18:10:27 GMT -5
Another one I knew mainly only as a name. Did he ever do anything more "roots"-like? Obviously his heyday was long before the whole idea of "roots" music but I mean something closer to whatever traditional Mexican music he would have been influenced by. I'd probably be more interested in that kind of thing, tough I can listen to folk-pop or whatever the term is when I'm in the mood. He did a number of Latin albums, the first one (I think) in 1964 entitled "The Latin Album." Trini's thing really wasn't as a roots type performer. What he really did was take a bunch of influences, pop, folk, country and latin and fuse them in to a clean, swinging mid-60s sound that really sold to middle class youngish white audiences. That was what really sold him to Sinatra, because he saw Lopez reaching a younger audience as Sinatra's audience was very much aging. Now he may have become rootsier later in his career, but I haven't really explored much beyond what he was doing in the mid-60s. But here are a couple of more Latina tracks from that time period. Dude also had one of the most gorgeous signature guitars Gibson ever put out. Very interesting. I'll definitely look into his music a little further one of these days. I've started feeling curious about Mexican music the last few years after coming across one or two things I really liked the sound of but haven't yet explored too far. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 22, 2024 20:06:05 GMT -5
He did a number of Latin albums, the first one (I think) in 1964 entitled "The Latin Album." Trini's thing really wasn't as a roots type performer. What he really did was take a bunch of influences, pop, folk, country and latin and fuse them in to a clean, swinging mid-60s sound that really sold to middle class youngish white audiences. That was what really sold him to Sinatra, because he saw Lopez reaching a younger audience as Sinatra's audience was very much aging. Now he may have become rootsier later in his career, but I haven't really explored much beyond what he was doing in the mid-60s. But here are a couple of more Latina tracks from that time period. Dude also had one of the most gorgeous signature guitars Gibson ever put out. Very interesting. I'll definitely look into his music a little further one of these days. I've started feeling curious about Mexican music the last few years after coming across one or two things I really liked the sound of but haven't yet explored too far. If you want to dip your toes into Mexican music without getting too far out of a comfort zone at first, give the Texas Tornados a listen. That was a supergroup consisting of Flaco Jimenez, Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers. Their first album is outstanding. It’s a nice fusion of Conjunto with more modern sounds and is a good starting point for gringos to branch out. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 22, 2024 20:18:25 GMT -5
What I recall of Trini Lopez, besides some of his radio hits, was how he tried to straddle the line between appealing to the older crowd (The Las Vegas Sinatra/Perry Como set) and the newly emerged but rapidly growing teen market. I remember him being the host on some TV variety shows such as Hullabaloo and Shindig, 2 primetime music shows clearly aimed at the early/mid 60s young generation
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 22, 2024 20:36:18 GMT -5
BTW, no comments from me regarding Slam's country selections these past few days. Having never heard these albums and hardly ever hearing anything from those artists, what can I say of anything worthwhile
Johnny Cash-yes I know his biggest crossover hits, have a greatest hits LP. Also have about 1,500 albums on digital in my Need-to-listen-for-the-first time stack. A couple of Johnny Cash live albums are in that stack
Hank Williams- Have 2 of his albums in that need-to-hear stack: A 3 disc Turn Back The Years- The Essential Hank Williams Collection and single disc Alone With His Guitar
Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and 1965 Sammi LPs-don't have any, never heard any. Lock me up. I'm Guilty
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Post by berkley on Oct 22, 2024 20:38:10 GMT -5
Very interesting. I'll definitely look into his music a little further one of these days. I've started feeling curious about Mexican music the last few years after coming across one or two things I really liked the sound of but haven't yet explored too far. If you want to dip your toes into Mexican music without getting too far out of a comfort zone at first, give the Texas Tornados a listen. That was a supergroup consisting of Flaco Jimenez, Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers. Their first album is outstanding. It’s a nice fusion of Conjunto with more modern sounds and is a good starting point for gringos to branch out.
Yes, I like them and have their first two or three cds. When I first started buying cds in the early 90s a Doug Sahm compilation was one of the first I picked up and from that I went on to the Texas Tornados. Good stuff.
What I'm thinking of now is more the various traditional Mexican styles - for example La Bamba is supposed to be based on a traditional song in the Son Jarocho style; and the song that first got me interested, El Llorar from the Kronos Quartet cd Nuevo, is in the Son Huasteco style. It's such big subject I hardly know where to start but eventually I'll try to read a bit more on the history, listen to a few older things, and continue on from there. Also I'd like to try something else from the two guys who did that El Llorar song, but so far I haven't been able to find much.
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