Littlebear

I can't imagine "Hey Jude" ending like "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", but after all, why not. Those who hate "Hey Jude" probably wish it would stop right after the first minute.

Fine with me. It depends of the songs, probably, but most of the time I find it cool. You don't have to get a perfect stop when you got the idea of the tune.

And also Draft Morning...

Let's imagine other US bands of the time covering "Roadhouse Blues", "Peace Frog", "You Make Me Real", "Maggie M'Gill": The Stones would have made a Stones thing, Hendrix a Hendrix thing, Joplin a Joplin thing, the Stooges a Stooges thing, etc... This isn't really a matter of playing better than the other, but of giving sensations with a personal and distinctive sound. The Doors were as good as any to play blues-oriented rock. You find many different ways of playing the blues with the pioneers already. B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker... All of them are different.

This is totally unfair. When did it become hype to forget the great sound of the Doors? Is there a big wave of Alzheimer spreading Via Chicago?

My favorite Doors album is Morrison Hotel. They have a lot of cool rocks and tunes, and a sound that belongs to them only thanks to Densmore, Manzarek and Krieger, not to speak of Jim's undisputable charisma as a singer and performer. The Byrds lack energy, and many of their tunes are samey. They sound too clean.

Curious.

If I had to keep just one, it'd be a tie between Something Else and Village Green. I have a weakness for Something Else, but objectively, Village Green is genius.

I'm not kidding, LouisB. I know what some people think of the Doors, and I disagree with them. Their albums are far more exciting than the Byrds ones to me.

I've just listened to the first six albums in a row, and my favourites go like this: 1. Younger than Yesterday (though I dislike the opener) - the most interesting as a whole album 2. Mr Tambourine Man - the most harmonious of the early phase 3. Sweet heart of the Rodeo - it's like another band - a good country album 4. Fifth Dimension (don't like the opner either) - uneven, but the high sides are the most adventurous of their whole body of work 5. Turn Turn Turn - interesting formula: put traditional stuff in electric fashion 6. The Notorious Byrd Brothers - really weird stuff, hard to conn

some favourite singers... Conor Oberst Damon Albarn Ben Lee Elvis Costello Bob Dylan

10 personal favorites: The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle (1981) The Gun Club - Fire of Love (81) The Undertones - Positive Touch (81) Shonen Knife - Yama-no Atchan (84) The Velvet Underground - VU (85) Christine Lavin - Beau Woes (86) Throwing Muses - st (86) The Jesus & Mary Chain - Darklands (87) Lucinda Williams - st (88) Pixies - Doolittle (89)

I need to listen to them all again, but to me it's Fifth Dimension. More comments later, maybe.

... or because people think it's too mainstream or cheesy or sugary or etc... And I agree with you: the case of Laura Nyro is the opposite of a guilty pleasure, it's rather the kind of artist some people mention to show they have taste. Laura Nyro is definitely something special, and not to everyone's taste. She sings really loud. Compared to Laura Nyro, Tim Buckley is Stuart Murdoch. So, I'm still learning to like Laura Nyro's music and singing, 'cause I feel it's worth it, but it's definitely not an easy thing. Now I guess the original poster simply meant that Laura Nyro would be

Thanks for the story about Jeff and Marquee Moon, I didn't know that, and yes, the influence is obvious in the last two studio albums. now I have some difficulties to understand this sentence: "On every song on that album it seems that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole." ??? What does that mean?

My favorite Lightfoot album Every song is a gem. A classic!

Either me! It also applies to the whole album. Now that was a real innovative band. You count them on both hands fingers at best.

"Winehouse".

We definitely don't share the same idea of sex appeal...

I would need to scan the review from the magazine or to type it again, as I didn't keep the file. And a translation isn't easy, French and English are really different languages, it'd be like writing another review. But if I find the time I'll send it to you.

"Andmoreagain" is one of the most beautiful melodies that ever saw the light of the solar system.

some faves of mine: You Really Got Me All Day & All of the Night Stop Your Sobbing Tired Of Waiting For You Don't Ever Change Something Better Beginning Rosy Won't You Please Come Home Too Much On My Mind Sunny Afternoon Dead End End Street David Watts Death Of A Clown Two Sisters Afternoon Tea Waterloo Sunset Mr Pleasant Autumn Almanac Sitting by the Riverside Animal Farm Starstruck Phenominal Cat

That's not what I said at all. I said you don't need to buy a singles collection to not miss the great singles, since they're all on the original albums reissued on CD. They're excellent reissues, with illustrated booklets, and at a ridiculous price, to boot. Face to Face, for example, adds the following bonus to its 14 originals: I'm Not Like Everybody Else Dead End Street Big Black Smoke Mister Pleasant This Is Where I Belong Mr Reporter Little Women This is very well done, and chronologically coherent. You can't miss that Kinks album, it's one of the great UK sixties gems in my o

I second this recommendation. It also reminded me of Nick Drake in some way. I said about the same thing when I reviewed it a few years ago for a French magazine. Other artists also enjoyed this album. Josh Rouse said it was his favorite of 2002. And Jenifer Jackson (a fave singer of mine) enjoyed it as well. The only blame that Joe deserves, it's to not have promoted his album enough, and take too much time for recording another. It's as if he did his best to be forgotten. Same goes for another singer songwriter, John Cunningham. PopTodd, go the latter's site, http://www.johncunningha

It's spelled "brillant" in French The French doesn't put a "i" after the double "l" since the double "l" in French makes the sound "y" when it follows a "i" Ah, don't learn French, people, it will drive you crazy