For me personally, Dylan is out on his own. From 1963 (Freewheelinâ) to 1983 (Infidels) there was no-one to match him. Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks are two of the greatest albums ever recorded.
Van Morrison from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece was almost flawless. 1979âs Into the Music is a rare highlight in his output since then.
I like mid-70âs Springsteen. Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town are near perfect records. He was mostly shite afterwards. Bowie was phenomenal in the 70âs throughout the entire decade.
As regards sustained brilliance Iâd put forward Warren Zevon, John Hiatt and Townes Van Zandt. Not hugely appreciated over here but 3 of the greatest songwriters that ever lived. Sadly, only one of them survives today. Tom Waits up as far as Frankâs Wild Years was fantastic but heâs now become a parody of himself.
Honourable mention, of course, to the noble and mighty The Band.
[QUOTE=âElvis Brandenberg Kremmen, post: 1121333, member: 1624â]For me personally, Dylan is out on his own. From 1963 (Freewheelinâ) to 1983 (Infidels) there was no-one to match him. Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks are two of the greatest albums ever recorded.
Van Morrison from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece was almost flawless. 1979âs Into the Music is a rare highlight in his output since then.
I like mid-70âs Springsteen. Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town are near perfect records. He was mostly shite afterwards. Bowie was phenomenal in the 70âs throughout the entire decade.
As regards sustained brilliance Iâd put forward Warren Zevon, John Hiatt and Townes Van Zandt. Not hugely appreciated over here but 3 of the greatest songwriters that ever lived. Sadly, only one of them survives today. Tom Waits up as far as Frankâs Wild Years was fantastic but heâs now become a parody of himself.
Honourable mention, of course, to the noble and mighty The Band.[/QUOTE]
Anything from studio one and Motown is very good. On the dub side, king tubby was unreal, dub had a huge influence on dance music. Lee perry (utter nut case and still around) and the Upsetters deserve mention. Arkology is a fantastic album.
[QUOTE=âElvis Brandenberg Kremmen, post: 1121333, member: 1624â]For me personally, Dylan is out on his own. From 1963 (Freewheelinâ) to 1983 (Infidels) there was no-one to match him. Blonde on Blonde and Blood on the Tracks are two of the greatest albums ever recorded.
Van Morrison from Astral Weeks to Veedon Fleece was almost flawless. 1979âs Into the Music is a rare highlight in his output since then.
I like mid-70âs Springsteen. Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town are near perfect records. He was mostly shite afterwards. Bowie was phenomenal in the 70âs throughout the entire decade.
As regards sustained brilliance Iâd put forward Warren Zevon, John Hiatt and Townes Van Zandt. Not hugely appreciated over here but 3 of the greatest songwriters that ever lived. Sadly, only one of them survives today. Tom Waits up as far as Frankâs Wild Years was fantastic but heâs now become a parody of himself.
Honourable mention, of course, to the noble and mighty The Band.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=âglasagusban, post: 1121095, member: 1533â]No one has mentioned The Clash
Bob Dylan is the greatest and most influential of all time.
I can recognise that the Beatles were good, great in fact, but I donât care them at all.
Dylan, Marley, the Stones, the Clash, are where itâs at. Prince, Jackson, James Brown.[/QUOTE]
The Clash have some great singles but thereâs no fucking way they are one of the greatest bands of all time.
London Calling is brilliant though. The Guns of Brixton is one of the best political songs ever.[/QUOTE]
The Clash, Combat Rock, London Calling, and Sandinista are all cracking albums - the last could have been one of the all time greats if they reduced it to a 10-14 song album.
QUOTE=âBoxtyeater, post: 1121086, member: 246â]Best Iâve seen live were Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Rod Stewart. Always in my top 5.
The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan complete the quintet.
Frank Sinatra has his moments depending on your blood/alcohol countâŚ[/QUOTE]
Johnny cash:clap:
Just seeing this thread now. So this is where all the recent unpleasantness started. I had this on last night for the first time in years. Smashing album.
