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Having just listened repeatedly to quite a few tunes of theirs in the last couple weeks, I'd say any song by New Grass Revival is as good as any other tune. Top playing, strong song craft, and impeccable taste--no filler. World class.
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04-07-2021 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
Yes ... Clocking in under 30 minutes it still contained 14 tunes. Maybe something others could learn from?
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
That is up for debate ...
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
The Minutemen's "Double Nickels on the Dime" (a double album) had 45 songs on it, many under 2 minutes long (a few under a minute). The longest song was under 3 minutes.
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If we talk about jazz...yes!
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Elvis Costello's album Get Happy has 20 songs, average about 2 minutes. It's a very good album, not too much filler there.
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Originally Posted by Lobomov
Well let's just say he bats over .900...gets a hit most at bats!
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
This guitar part reminds me of Booker T & the MGs "Time Is Tight."
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
That was kind of a transitional album—a throwback style-wise—before he moved into bigger concepts and production.
My all-time favorite Elvis album is Armed Forces—not a dud on that one!—but recently I have been relistening to Trust and appreciating the craftsmanship that went into it. There are some real gems there, and arguably one of the lushest sounds on any of his records.
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Different shades of blue...
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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This album worked 100% for me.
This thread happened on right time to plug a friends brand new album.
Akordionimeditatsioonid / Accordion Meditations - Album by Kulno Malva | Spotify
Yeah. If its from a friend, you'll like it more
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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Yes. Freddie Hubbard’s First Light. Although the entire album was only 5 songs. But each song was well done.
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
Another great one is the CTI Allstars at the Hollywood Bowl. All those cats were on it and many more.
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Good subject. I think most albums I have contain at least a few duds. In some cases I avoid playing certain albums because of the lame (IMO) numbers. Jazz albums seem very consistent keeping the theme or vibe from start to finish. One thing that I don’t like are when they throw 3 alternative takes on one disc. Seems like lazy filler to me.
I have cd’s playing all day long at my business for customers to hear. Another thing I don’t like much is when there is a live concert cd and after the song stops they boost the applause to a level higher than the actual music. I have many of those and they have been blacklisted from my playlist
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Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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Sort of on the flip side...back in the 90’s we heard that song I Get Knocked Down by Tubthumping. In those days sometimes I would buy a CD based on a single song I heard on the radio or that someone had raved about. 95% of the time I made a good choice.
Well this was in the other 5%. That was the ONLY listenable song on the album. I think it was kind of a militant, leftist, British queer thing they had going on, but I’m not sure. I don’t think I listened to the CD more than once. I might still have it though in the archives...
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If we’re talking about « non-jazz albums » :
Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
Smile – The Beach Boys
Moondog – Moondog
Moondog 2 - Moondog
Grace – Jeff Buckley
In my Room – Jacob Collier
Purple Rain – Prince
Richard D. James – Aphex Twin
VOCAbuLaries – Bobby McFerrin
Histoire de Melody Nelson – Serge Gainsbourg
Rubber Soul – The Beatles
13 – Blur
Odessey and Oracle – The Zombies
Cheio de Dedos – Guinga
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If we're talking about Jazz Albums, my list runs to every one of them I've ever owned. Seems like if you dig the way a guy plays it doesn't matter much what tune he's playing. And sometimes it can be enlightening to hear a great player working a silly pop song.
I mean, I'm not a huge fan of Surrey with the Fringe on Top as a song, but I enjoy listening to Wes playing around with it.
KA PAF info please
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