Topic: 10 Most Important Non-Beatles Albums Of The 60s (Read 4131 times)

mclen57 · « **on:** September 18, 2005, 04:05:43 AM »

My list is (no particular rank):

1. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

2. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

3. The Band - The Band (Brown Album)

4. The Who - Sellout

5. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

6. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

7. Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

8. Velvet Underground - With Nico

9. The Doors - The Doors

10. Cream - Disraeli Gears

Those are mine. What's yours?

ma_tt2 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2005, 05:30:56 AM »

mine would be pretty much the same as yours except I would take out the band and put in led zeppelin 1 and take out van morrison and add piper at the gates of dawn- pink floyd

Joost · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2005, 10:17:48 AM »

1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2. Beach Boys - Friends
3. Beach Boys - 20/20
4. Beach Boys - Today!
5. Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
6. Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
7. Beach Boys - All Summer Long
8. Beach Boys - Shut Down Vol. 2
9. Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
10. Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe

Indica · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2005, 10:27:17 AM »

I reckon the Beach Boys are very over-rated.

(I cast my rod out, waiting for the bite)

Joost · « **Reply #4 on:** September 18, 2005, 11:03:23 AM »

Quote from: IndicaWalrus

I reckon the Beach Boys are very over-rated.

You are wrong.

Joost · « **Reply #5 on:** September 18, 2005, 11:09:08 AM »

No, seriously: I sometimes listen to the Beach Boys for over 10 hours a day (I've got my own office at work, with a CD player), and I just never get tired of them. I just still can't believe how good they were.

If you take the Pet Sounds Sessions box set for instance... It's got the backing track as well as an capella mix of each song, and even listening to just the vocals or just the music is an amazing experience, and if you combine them... Wow... That's just mind-blowing.

I never cared much for the Beach Boys until 2 years ago, but then I started really listening to them... And now I'm more addicted than a junkie to drugs.

Mairi · « **Reply #6 on:** September 18, 2005, 07:11:22 PM »

I heard somewhere that they did a study and the Beach Boys turned out to be some of the most complex music ever written. Just the harmonies and intrumentations are enough to blow your mind.

adamzero · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2005, 08:10:12 PM »

Quote from: Biscuit_Power

If you take the Pet Sounds Sessions box set for instance... It's got the backing track as well as an capella mix of each song, and even listening to just the vocals or just the music is an amazing experience, and if you combine them... Wow... That's just mind-blowing.

I agree whole-heartedly.

And I agree with Mairi, nobody in pop (except for George Martin and the Beatles) were doing such sophisticated instrumentation and arrangement.

I would note two possible influences on Brian: 1) the Four Freshmen for vocals, and 2) exotica music for instrumentation--both of which were unusual and for their genres complex.

I'd go:

1) Beach Boys: Pet Sounds

2) Beatles: Revolver

3) Dylan: Blonde on Blonde

4) Van: Astral Weeks

5) VU and Nico

6) Kinks: Village Green Preservation Society

7) Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Band

9) Jimi Hendrix Experience--debut album

10) Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow

JonnyMoondog · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2005, 09:17:06 PM »

I'd have to say:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

The Small Faces - Ogdens Nut Gone Flake

The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

The Doors - The Doors

Miles Davis - In A Silent Way

Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Sam Cooke - Night Beat

Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

These are just my personal immediate favourites I'd class as quint-essential 60's albums.

JonnyMoondog · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2005, 09:19:29 PM »

I didn't read others posts, yet it's funny that there are many agreed 60's classics. I tried to do it without reading others but looking back I see how similar tastes can be, either that or there really is a classic that can't be questioned.

I'd give an honourable mention to Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention too.

mclen57 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2005, 09:28:25 PM »

Quote from: adamzero

I agree whole-heartedly.

adamzero · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2005, 11:47:04 PM »

D'oh!

If I knock out Revolver, that gives me room to put in the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gilded Palace of Sin.

Honorable Mentions:

Byrds, Younger than Yesterday

Buffalo Springfield Again

Otis Redding--either Otis Blue or Dock of the Bay.

Stones--Let it Bleed or Beggar's Banquet.

Syd Barrett, Madcap Laughs

Love, Forever Changes

Ventures, Knock Me out or one of the earlier Dolton albums

Joost · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2005, 04:05:49 PM »

Well, if I'd make a serious list there would probably be one or two Doors albums in my list. Maybe some Motown stuff too. But I'm pretty sure I'd have at least five Beach Boys albums.

tkitna · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2005, 11:50:21 PM »

Lets not forget -

Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
Kinks - Something Else
Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
Hollies - Dear Eloise/King Midas
Zeppelin 1
Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley Sage Rosemary And Thyme
Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
The Who - well,,,just about everything

adamzero · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2005, 01:22:58 AM »

Nice picks, TK. I thought about the Zombies. The Hollies is an interesting pic too. I love the Who, but can't think of the definitive 60s album. I like Sell-Out, alot. But Who's Next would be my pick, only it's 1970, I think.

The Doors belong too. First album or LA Woman.

Sondra · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2005, 04:13:54 AM »

Hmm. Don't know if I can list ten. Here's some I can think of that definitely made an impact. Not in order either.

Bob Dylan-Highway 61

Jimi Hendrix-Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Rolling Stones-I don't know!! Something early, but after they got away from imitating the Beatles!

The Who-The Who Sings My Generation

Led Zeppelin-Zeppelin I and beyond!!

Nirvana-Nevermind!!!

The Doors-The Doors

Sex Pistols-Nevermind the Bullocks...

Clash-London Calling

Ramones-Which album??

PINK FLOYD-Dark Side of the Moon

My mind's not working correctly, but that's what comes to mind at the moment.

Joost · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:29:13 PM »

Sixties!

In Blue Hawaii · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2005, 03:47:19 PM »

Quote from: Biscuit_Power

1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2. Beach Boys - Friends
3. Beach Boys - 20/20
4. Beach Boys - Today!
5. Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
6. Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
7. Beach Boys - All Summer Long
8. Beach Boys - Shut Down Vol. 2
9. Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
10. Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe

Whoa, I almost agreed with this list.

My list (in order):

1. The Free Design - Kites Are Fun (cos i loves me some sunshine pop girl/boy thing)

2. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3. Burt Bacharach's soundtrack for "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid"
4. The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Soc.
5. Beach Boys - Friends
6. Beach Boys - Wild Honey
7. Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
8. Love - Forever Changes
9. VU - banana album
10. A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

In Blue Hawaii · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2005, 04:34:42 PM »

Quote from: IndicaWalrus

I reckon the Beach Boys are very over-rated.

Crap.

Joost · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2005, 05:02:25 PM »

Yeah...

People who don't like the Beach Boys...

I think we should just feel sorry for them and pray for their souls...

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