23-05-2014, 09:54
jazzboCR Wrote:An updating to the Bill Nelson canon, though even this only takes you up to 10 years ago. One is a compilation album, the other a 2-CD grouping of 2 separate though intertwined discs:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/chameleon-mw0000020921 and http://www.allmusic.com/album/whimsy-mw0000693777 Both are AMG 4-out-of-5 star albums--none of his are rated less than 3 stars and the majority are 4 stars or greater from respected critics--he will be studied/copied for decades to come.
That's funny , because neither Whimsy nor Chameleon are among my favorites , but I'm a picky SOB !
He's got some digital download cd's up on Bandcamp too . CDs of his I do like a lot a are too numerous to mention.
The thing I learned about his music is that there is always a surprise waiting , and never what you expect (the nature of a surprise) .
Best to just start collecting and don't stop. Back around 1995 I stumbled upon his Practically Wired cd , and I also picked up guitar again myself , after 20 years off. Between working on my own stuff and gathering Bill's cds , my big obsession with finding other music I loved came mostly to a standstill for a number of years . To me , it's almost to the point where I look at my music list and there's 'Bill Nelson' , and there's 'Everybody Else' . Kind of pathetic (LOL) but his music really is almost that important to me .