PopTodd Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "John The Baptist (Holy John)" just popped up on random in my iTunes and I was really digging it. Of course, it then occurred to me that there is a gaping hole in my music collection (again)... being that I have no Al in there. Is New York City (You're A Woman) the place to begin? Or are there better choices? IS a compilation all I really need? Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "John The Baptist (Holy John)" just popped up on random in my iTunes and I was really digging it. Of course, it then occurred to me that there is a gaping hole in my music collection (again)... being that I have no Al in there. Is New York City (You're A Woman) the place to begin? Or are there better choices? IS a compilation all I really need? Thank you. yes - that's the place to start. great album. although it might be hard to find or pricey. "i stand alone" is pretty great too. personally i think "super session" is rubbish, but lots of people like that as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 rubbish? Come on. Super Session is a fun album. You don't like having fun? Is that the problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 rubbish? Come on. Super Session is a fun album. You don't like having fun? Is that the problem? that's not fun - i'd actually say it's the musical equivalent of "hard work". only season of the witch is any good, and i'd still rather listen to the original. thankfully it's nothing like his own music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 that's not fun - i'd actually say it's the musical equivalent of "hard work". only season of the witch is any good, and i'd still rather listen to the original. thankfully it's nothing like his own music. It Takes a Lot to Laught, It Takes a Train to Cry is good on Super Session, too. Actually, I like that whole album. Have you heard Kooper Session, with Shuggie Otis? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 It Takes a Lot to Laught, It Takes a Train to Cry is good on Super Session, too. Actually, I like that whole album. Have you heard Kooper Session, with Shuggie Otis? i haven't heard that. but, if it's mainly jamming & endless solos like super session, i don't think i'd like it. i do like shuggie otis alot though, so if it's not like that - i'd like it, i'm sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 i haven't heard that. but, if it's mainly jamming & endless solos like super session, i don't think i'd like it. i do like shuggie otis alot though, so if it's not like that - i'd like it, i'm sure. I've never heard it, so I don't know what it's like. I'm hoping I'll come across a copy sometime soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bold99 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 did someone really call super session "rubbish"? that is one of the best albums ever....Albert's Shuffle makes my jaw drop everytime never mind Season of the Witch....killer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 did someone really call super session "rubbish"? that is one of the best albums ever....Albert's Shuffle makes my jaw drop everytime never mind Season of the Witch....killer. Andrew Loog Oldham agrees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 yes - that's the place to start. great album. although it might be hard to find or pricey. "i stand alone" is pretty great too. personally i think "super session" is rubbish, but lots of people like that as well.Super Session is where I started with solo Kooper, but then again I was there when it came out. It actually encouraged me to buy other albums by all the artists represented including Kooper. I have most of his solo LPs, having started with I Stand Alone, which is one of the best of the lot. Live Adventures of Kooper and Bloomfield is good as well, if some what dated. With each solo disk Kooper had less to say, so NY City is okay (and somewhat sexist in my opinion). If you want tapes of somewhat scratchy LPs I got em all. I don't own the Shuggie Otis disk, but I have heard it. It is really inferior to Super Session, so if you think Super Session is rubbish, this one is even less interesting. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 His autobiography is well worth reading, too. A regular Forrest Gump this guy is, musically speaking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 His autobiography is well worth reading, too. A regular Forrest Gump this guy is, musically speaking. Yeah, that is a good one, although I've only read the version that's called Backstage Passes. Did he add material when it was rereleased as Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards? There's a good Al interview in the latest Tape Op magazine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I am guessing this is back in print. I saw Al a few years back. He had a brain tumor which left his eyesight impared. He can still get the tunes out, after he warms up a bit. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I am guessing this is back in print. Yeah. Amazon has it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yeah. Amazon has it.Then I guess it really is time for me to read this. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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