‘Great’ Albums that you’ve never listened to?
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Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
I looked at the first list of “50 Whatever Yadda Yadda” I was directed to by Google and the top album I don’t know at all (ie couldn’t hum you a single track) was 21 - Back In Black by AC/DC. The top one I don’t think I’ve ever bothered to listen to all the way through was 3 - Electric Ladyland.
I don’t like to admit it on pfm, but I’ve never heard Machine Gun by Peter Brötzmann either.
PS I’m willing to bet there is at least one third of All Things Must Pass you won’t listen to more than once. I certainly didn’t.
I don’t like to admit it on pfm, but I’ve never heard Machine Gun by Peter Brötzmann either.
PS I’m willing to bet there is at least one third of All Things Must Pass you won’t listen to more than once. I certainly didn’t.
You’re not missing much
I never really feel like listening to Hendrix anymore & I bet I’ve barely played EL in the last 20 years.
Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
C’mon, you’re kidding me... <click> ya feeling lucky? I’ll give you a couple of hints... Do It...? Rikki Don’t Lose...?
Is that in code or something?
Although to be fair, I struggle remembering the names of albums and tracks I do actually like, so there is no chance for the stuff I don't!
Mike Hughes
pfm Member
Until this year I’d never heard Transformer by Lou Reed nor Moondance by Van Morrison.
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
This is true for me as well. I haven't really listened to an album with the album cover in my lap since college, and that was, uh, 43 years ago. There are albums I love, and have listened to countless times, where I only know the actual titles of one or two songs. Unless the song title is in the hook, I'm unlikely to remember it.
Sloop John B
And any old music will do…
Rather existential thread- what are you not listening to?
I cannot think of anyone I’ve decided not to listen to. With streaming anything on your radar is so easily accessed it’s hard not to have at least cursorily heard most “great” albums.
.sjb
I cannot think of anyone I’ve decided not to listen to. With streaming anything on your radar is so easily accessed it’s hard not to have at least cursorily heard most “great” albums.
.sjb
Yank
Bulbous Also Tapered
There aren't any that you just haven't gotten around to yet?
paulfromcamden
Baffled
Great swathes of classic rock for me. Just looking at a Mojo top 100 list and it reminds me I've never listened to anything by Steely Dan (sorry Marchbanks!), Joni Mitchell, The Band, Big Star, Pere Ubu, Frank Zappa...
Never made it all the way through a Prince or Bruce Springsteen record. Never listened to Trout Mask Replica.
Shocking really. In my defence there are fewer holes in my jazz education.
Never made it all the way through a Prince or Bruce Springsteen record. Never listened to Trout Mask Replica.
Shocking really. In my defence there are fewer holes in my jazz education.
Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
On a whim I dug up a list of ‘best albums of the 21st century’ as I thought I would probably never have heard a lot of those. I was right - ninety out of 100 in fact.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/100-best-albums-of-the-21st-century
(and a couple of those that I do know were released in 2000, so don’t strictly qualify!)
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/100-best-albums-of-the-21st-century
(and a couple of those that I do know were released in 2000, so don’t strictly qualify!)
kingston12
pfm Member
I've not seen that list before. Glancing down It quickly, I've heard about 15 out of the 100 there, probably own ten. I can't see there are many more I'll be adding to the collection.
