What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from the cd room



8th album reaching #21 here
I think I lasted 1 more album (on vinyl) but I really jumped ship after this one
Hodgson had left the band and I really think they were better as a team (Davies/Hodgson)
the 16 minute title track never goes anywhere
it was actually supposed to be on ...famous last words but was dropped because of the length
that was 10 minutes in its original form
so they added another 6 minutes and put it on this album

this was the only single
I guess the video is supposed to say something

[video=youtube;cvfoyXfcwVU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvfoyXfcwVU[/video]

[Jerome]

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - nothing to touch this. Totally unique.

[Jerome]

Strawbs - Hero and Heroine - my favourite of theirs. Almost has a 'concept' album quality to it.

[bob_32_116]

Re Supertramp: I'd say the two essential albums are Crime of the Century and Even In the Quietest Moments.

Crisis What Crisis seemed a rather weak release after Crime.

Breakfast In America is good also, but I think I have heard both the title track and The Logical Song WAAAAY too many times.

[Ruby]

I love Crisis? What Crisis? – it comes a very close second to Crime of the Century, for me (difficult to surpass the latter – one of the most brilliant albums ever made, in my view) and these are the two I choose to listen to most often. It’s interesting that on CWC, it’s quite easy to discern who wrote which track and that already, Hodgson and Davies were heading in different directions, and yet IMHO it still all makes for a most satisfying listen. Rick Davies’ piano work is nothing less than genius on “Another Man’s Woman”, and the other great tracks I’d single out are “Soapbox Opera”, “Aint Nobody but Me” and “Sister Moonshine”. Third, I’d choose Even in the Quietest Moments and then Breakfast in America. Paris goes with me to the island because I would never not want to be able to hear Supertramp, they did such an amazing job live, with all those real instruments (poor roadies) and because it contains elements of all four of the abovementioned albums.

As always - to each their own.

[bob_32_116]

Today I have been listening to ABBA - The Visitors.

Right from the start of the opening title track, it's clear that by the time of this, their final album, they had progressed far beyond the light singalong pop that characterised their first couple of albums.

[video=youtube;hvQOA0fznrA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvQOA0fznrA[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

I agree wholeheartedly mate,
I think the turning point for ABBA for mature songs was Voulez Vous,
There was still some rubbish on that album but the tides were turning,
Then came the superb Super Trouper and of course The Visitors.

[cello.girl]

I've been listening to Shape Of My Heart by Sting for hours on end!

[Jerome]

I've been listening to Shape Of My Heart by Sting for hours on end!

Great track! I also like 'Fragile' and 'Little Wing'.

[Jerome]

I love Crisis? What Crisis? – it comes a very close second to Crime of the Century, for me (difficult to surpass the latter – one of the most brilliant albums ever made, in my view) and these are the two I choose to listen to most often. It’s interesting that on CWC, it’s quite easy to discern who wrote which track and that already, Hodgson and Davies were heading in different directions, and yet IMHO it still all makes for a most satisfying listen. Rick Davies’ piano work is nothing less than genius on “Another Man’s Woman”, and the other great tracks I’d single out are “Soapbox Opera”, “Aint Nobody but Me” and “Sister Moonshine”. Third, I’d choose Even in the Quietest Moments and then Breakfast in America. Paris goes with me to the island because I would never not want to be able to hear Supertramp, they did such an amazing job live, with all those real instruments (poor roadies) and because it contains elements of all four of the abovementioned albums.

As always - to each their own.

Agree 100% about CWC - and the 'Paris' version of 'A Soapbox Opera' is nothing short of magnificent as is 'Fools Overture' - just listen to the audience's response.