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I wouldn't share any on my list, but I love all these albums. And, I just want to say that it's awesome to see that Ian Dury album on somebody's list.

Thanks.  It's a very special album to me based on how miserable I was when I discovered it and how it made me happy!

Ethylene is awesome!

John Hiatt

Slow Turning

Perfectly Good Guitar

Everybody Went Low

Damn This Town

Memphis in the Meantime

Man this was hard

Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon

The Who-Who's Next

Van Morrison-Moondance

Ian Dury-New Boots and Panties

The Clash-London Calling

If someone were to argue with me that these are not the five greatest albums of all time I would concede that they were correct.  But they are my favorites. 

5-1968 The Monkees

10 1973 The Carpenters

15 1978 Alice Cooper

20 1983 The Clash

25 1988 Warren Zevon

30 1993 Warren Zevon

35 1998 Warren Zevon

40 2003 Warren Zevon

45 2008 Drive-By Truckers

50 2013 Wilco

I am late getting into everybody.  I can't wait to get into Elvis Costello and Gerry and the Pacemakers. 

Keef!

Take it so Hard

Demon

Wicked as it Seems

Eileen

Will But You Won't

So I guess we need to do The Byrds

Truck Stop Girl

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

Eight Miles High

So You Want to Be a Rock n Roll Star

Artificial Energy

Ian Dury

This is What We Find

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards

Billericay Dickey

Blockheads

Ramones

Commando

Psychotherapy

Sheena is a Punk Rocker

We Want the Airwaves

Beat on the Brat

This was harder than I thought it would be.

Truckers

The Living Bubba

Let There Be Rock

Primer Coat

Gravity's Gone

Outfit

Little Feat

Hamburger Midnight

Easy to Slip

Fat Man in the Bathtub

Two Trains

Strawberry Flats

Here's a fun one to try

Captain Beefheart

Grow Fins

Where There's Woman

The Past Sure is Tense

Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles

Pachuco Cadaver

Wow, some great musical taste on display here.  Some great stuff to search out too.

Let me try a couple

Lyle Lovett

Give Back My Heart

She's Already Made Up Her Mind

Since the Last Time

God Will

If I Had a Boat

Elvis Costello

Riot Act

Beyond Belief

My Mood Swings

Radio Radio

Alison

I opined on another thread somewhere that musicians, much like baseball players, peak in their mid to late 20s.  It's not universal, of course, but it's a solid rule of thumb.

I don't have any to add to the list, but I think some artists, particularly those whose careers get a late start or who don't have a lot of success early (and don't get rich and complacent), tend to continue to produce good music longer than those who have a lot of early success.  John Hiatt versus Paul McCartney, for instance.

We saw the acoustic group last May.  Kunkel is indeed fantastic.  Check his credits on allmusic.com.  Impressive resume.  I think bringing some younger musicians aboard (not necessarily Kunkel) has re-energized Lovett.  It seems like maybe his best songwriting days may be behind him, but his performing is going through a Renaissance.

 

My wife asked me why I was so impressed by Russ Kunkel. I told her he played on "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and she understood!

It was the best, most relaxed performance from Lyle that I have seen. Highly recommended.

Saw Lyle Lovett last night, a thoroughly entertaining show.  It was my third time to see him, second time with the Large Band.  This was a pretty long show, almost 2 1/2 hours and he squeezed in almost every song you would expect, plus a few surprises.  I had never seen him do God Will, Church or North Dakota before.  Church was epic.  My Baby Don't Tolerate and I've Been to Memphis were also highlights.

Francine Reed was in the band this time and she is a show-stealer (you ugly too!).

It was a strange crowd.  The venue was the Lutcher Theater in Orange, Texas and the crowd was mostly old, rich patrons who have season tickets to every performance at the theater. They normally do broadway-style shows and plays, not popular music concerts.  It was full of blue-hairs on walkers and in suits and dresses.  I told my wife before the show that I didn't think Pete Townsend would be bashing Abby Hoffman with his guitar tonight.  She replied that if there was a fire, we would be the first ones out!  They laughed a lot at Lyle and even seemed ok with his risqué stuff like the ugly from the front bit. 

The Large Band is terrific and Russ Kunkel is one of my favorite drummers.  Good stuff.

First show in a long time for me tomorrow.  Lyle Lovett & His Large Band.  Will report afterward.

Pete clubbed Abbie Hoffman over the head with his guitar, so it was a great performance!

It's a decent enough list.  I don't understand why it has to be limited to bands and not just all artists. Bold pick to take Van Halen in '78.

Why is it that the US produces solo artists and England and Australia produce great bands?

The Zevon book was great.  You wonder how anybody could still have the slightest ounce of friendship, respect or affection for him but they all still do.  The stories of him hoarding grey Calvin Klein T-shirts explains him pretty well.

Zoot Horn Rollo's book was great too.

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I've got some listening to do.

I love English Oceans, although Grand Canyon is not one of my favorites.

Interesting piece by Chris Frantz on the R&R Hal of Fame:

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-frantz/the-rock-and-roll-hall-of_2_b_5146973.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=789893b=facebook

Yes, that is a great read. Thanks for the link. 

There are several great acts mentioned along the thread who are deserving of the hall.  Warren Zevon is my personal favorite.  He'll never make it and I suspect one of the reasons why is just what Chris Frantz was talking about.  He never had a great team.  Actually, he probably had numerous great teams behind him but he was so impossible to work with he couldn't keep them. 

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by the Hollies.

I went for years thinking it was Creedence Clearwater Revival. 

I actually went out and bought the cd at a store yesterday, something I can't remember doing since maybe Warren Zevon's The Wind more than a decade ago. 

Enjoying the crap out of it.  It doesn't seem like it's full of classics, but it is consistently good.  All 13 songs are worth listening to.

Good read, thanks for posting that.

I streamed the record on Rhapsody Sunday and loved it.  Couldn't find it at the local store, but I am actually going to buy a hard copy cd of this one.