You Should Hear This: 1969

tentoze · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:23 pm

Yes, that CCR was anthemic. It jogged my memory for this one, since I wore out copies of both:

A snarling, scathing indictment of the war and then-current political structure in general. Far and away the best thing they ever did.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:24 pm

Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes

FT · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:40 pm

tentoze Wrote:

Yes, that CCR was anthemic. It jogged my memory for this one, since I wore out copies of both:

A snarling, scathing indictment of the war and then-current political structure in general. Far and away the best thing they ever did.

damn, you beat me to it, toze!

i'm gonna go search the thread i started on this a couple of years ago...

FT · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:46 pm

FT Wrote:

tentoze Wrote:

Yes, that CCR was anthemic. It jogged my memory for this one, since I wore out copies of both:

A snarling, scathing indictment of the war and then-current political structure in general. Far and away the best thing they ever did.

damn, you beat me to it, toze!

i'm gonna go search the thread i started on this a couple of years ago...

http://www.obner.org/board/viewtopic.php?p=574950#p574950

Quote:

I hate "Born To Be Wild" more than most people, but not for the same reason. Everybody else hates that song because on top of nearly four decades worth of being overplayed on just about every station in the world without a black guy on the payroll, it's also been used in every movie (and/or trailer) released since 1969 without Meryl Streep in the cast. The reason I hate it is because said overplay/overuse has turned just about everyone off to Steppenwolf, or at least caused them to be woefully underrated by the burnt-out masses. "Monster/Suicide/America" is a perfect example of why it would serve everyone well to dig deeper into the catalog of John Kay and Co.

Within the span of slightly more than nine minutes, Steppenwolf manage to brilliantly distill two centuries' worth of American political history into a powerful mini-rock opera that is just as timely today as when it was released 37 years ago. From Plymouth Rock ("Like good Christians, some would burn the witches / Later some got slaves to gather riches") to the Civil War ("The blue and grey they stomped it / They kicked it just like a dog /And when the war over / They stuffed it just like a hog") to the rationale behind our latter day military conflicts ("We don't know how to mind our own business / 'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us / Now we are fighting a war over there / No matter who's the winner / We can't pay the cost"). Obviously, this was largely directed at our involvement in Vietnam, but does it seem any less apropos at this very moment?

hey look · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:47 pm

I think I'm gonna have to break my own rule and go more than 3 on this one.

nobody · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:55 pm

Yeah, I'm gonna hafta go for one more just because I suddenly realized I forgot one of my favorite albums from '69:

From Elvis in Memphis

Elvis's last great album in my estimation and a fantastic blending of rock, country and soul. For me, this album shows that Elvis was more than a flash in the Sun Studios pan that just fizzled after that. Here he was late in his career still bringing the goods and coming up with a great album that continued his long standing tradition of blending styles into something his own.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:06 pm

Sly and the Family Stone - Stand

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:09 pm

And speaking of Memphis...

Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis

"Willie and Laura Mae Jones" from the expanded edition is one of my all time favorite songs, bar fucking none.

tentoze · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:17 pm

Both the Sly and Dusty certainly deserve a nod. Love both of them, Sly more so.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:32 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes

No "Os". That one's just Mutantes, and it is indeed great. I like Os Mutantes and Divina Comedia a little more.

I've only begun to dip my toes into Brazilian music outside of Os Mutantes, Caetano Veloso, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, but the self-titled Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa albums from this year are great as well. I guess 1969 was the tail end of the brief Tropicalia thing?

Gilberto Gil - s/t (Cérebro Eletrônico)

Gal Costa - s/t (Gal or Cinema Olympia)

I don't know what was up with Brazilian artists not titling their albums around this time. Os Mutantes, Caetano, Gil, and Costa all released multiple self-titled albums each from 1968-69. Makes things a little confusing.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:47 pm

Skip Spence - Oar

Founder of Moby Grape.

This record took a long time to grow on me and it's certainly not for everybody. It also has that vibe of someone on the verge of collapse.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:57 pm

Neil at his best. Classic

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:02 pm

Eclectic, second self-titled release. There are a couple others I like more, but this one still deserves a mention.

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:10 pm

not a single thing I disagree with in this thread...

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:17 pm

man, it's hard to pick a bad album from '69...

including this one...fuckers:

edit: replace VU with Dylan - all apologies to nobody

e-stone · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:22 pm

another favorite for summadat early curtis mayfield soul:

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:23 pm

goddamn, a little research into my collection

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:28 pm

Great pick with that Townes album, although I slightly prefer the s/t.

"For the Sake of the Song", "Waiting Around to Die", "Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel", and "None But the Rain" make it my go-to Townes album.

hey look · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:43 pm

For those who don't have my mix from years ago, it is 2 discs and I'm embarassed at how many amazing things I left off. I could probably make like a 5 or 6 disc set. Here's the tracklist, I can upload later on.

Disc 1.

1. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
2. Stooges - 1969
3. Thunder and Roses - White Lace and Strange
4. Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
5. Can - Outside The Door
6. White Noise - Firebird
7. The Soft Machine - Pig
8. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
9. Nina Simone - Revolution Pt. 1
10. Os Mutantes - Nao va sed Perder por ai
11. Dr. Strangely Strange - A tale of two orphanages
12. Arzachel - Garden of Earthly Delights
13. Sonny Sharrock - Bailero
14. Dusty Springfield - I Can't Make it Alone
15. Sly & The Family Stone - Somebody's Watching You
16. David Axelrod - London
17. Nick Drake - The Thoughts of Mary Jane
18. Skip Spence - Broken Heart
19. Scott Walker - The Old Man Is Back Again
20. Fairport Convention - Farewell, Farewell
21. Amon Duul II - FLower of the Orient
22. Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Vampire
23. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
24. Neil Young - Cowgirl in the Sand

Disc 2.

1. King Crimson - I Talk to the Wind
2. David Bowie - Space Oddity
3. The Who - Amazing Journey
4. Charlie Haden - Interlude (Drinking Music)
5. Serge Gainsbourg - L'ananmour
6. Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
7. Judy Henske & Jerry Yester - Horse on a stick
8. Sunforest - Lighthouse Keeper
9. The Holy Modal Rounders - Birdland
10. The Summer Sounds - Gimme Some Lovin'
11. The Kinks - Victoria
12. Don Cherry - Psycho Drama (Excerpt)
13. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do you Love Pt. 1
14. The Rolling stones - Love In Vain
15. The Open Mind - Magic Potion
16. The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post
17. The Common People - Soon There'll Be Thunder
18. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
19. CSN - Helplessly Hoping
20. John Fahey - View
21. Captain Beefheart - Well
22. Pharaoh Sanders - The Creator Has a Master Plan (Excerpt)
23. Isaac Hayes - One Woman
24. The Beatles - Something
25. The Velvet Underground - Candy Says

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:45 pm

Tony Hazzard - Sings Tony Hazzard

It's hard to know where to start with this one. Tony Hazzard is a master songwriter, known more for writing hits for folks like The Hollies and Manfred Mann, rather than as a performer. Still, this is a wonderful collection of a bunch of those songs. The Hollies' hit "Listen to Me" and "Ha! Ha! Said the Clown" are a couple of the highlights. It's not groundbreaking, but it is a fun listen for fans of straight-up pop music.

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

what about this one?

archie shepp // kwanza

funky, wild, african.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Mitch Ryder backed by Booker T. & The MG's

Not my link:

Code:

http://www.zshare.net/download/7913701660cc91b8/

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:59 pm

shmoo Wrote:

Vic Da Baron LooGAR Wrote:

Sticky Fingers

Um... Let It Bleed? Sticky Fingers was 1971.

That's what I meant and shit...but again whatever the album was, it's better than any 3 posted here unless you took The Band, Mendocino and Willie And The Poor Boys...but even then I think I come out in the lead.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:05 pm

berliner Wrote:

what about this one?

archie shepp // kwanza

funky, wild, african.

Yeah, my second favorite Shepp album after Attica Blues.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Eddie Gale cut his teeth playing trumpet with Cecil Taylor and the Sun Ra Arkestra before cutting two albums in the late 60's for Blue Note as band leader. It's large ensemble jazz blending soul, free jazz, african and latin rhythms with an eleven piece chorus, two percussionists (including Elvin Jones) and two bassists, and a horn. Blue Note Producer Francis Wolfe was such a believer in Eddie Gale's vision that he funded his two albums out of his own pocket.

They are amazing albums and a clear influence on Archie Shepp as he was moving toward his Attica Blues Band sound.

Not my link but I think the following pairs Black Rhythm Happening with Gale's 1968 album "Ghetto Music" which imo is even better:

Code:

http://sharebee.com/3f0aa5f4

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