Albums Rediscovered

[Drago]

I could never make my mind up about Reo Speedwagon. Well crafted songs and musician ship but they always seemed like a budget Journey to me. Boston albums are ridiculously well done though. Production values through the roof.

Hi Infidelity strikes a perfect middle ground, on its own far better that anything Journey ever managed...although REO only managed it for a single album.

Boston stuff is seriously well polished. Tom Sholz was already an expert on audio recording from his time at Kodak developing cine cameras and he took thst knowledge with him.

 

[Oldhippy]

The British band FM did a good job at the Journey/Reo/Boston polished stuff as well I thought. I have an album somewhere but can't remember which one. I'll have to dig it out and listen again.

 

[Oldhippy]

Recently been going through my Little Feat stuff. Feats don't fail me now is a great listen. Lol George was a bit of a genius but sadly had multiple addictions and died far to young.

 

[MontyVeda]

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I wonder how todays tunes will last in future decades. I don't hear much lyrics to relate to. Probably listening to the wrong new music.

Teenagers listening to today's music will be as affected by it as we were when we were young.
I guess our parents couldn't relate to 'new' music in the 1980s or 90s.

 

[Legs]

Recently been going through my Little Feat stuff. Feats don't fail me now is a great listen. Lol George was a bit of a genius but sadly had multiple addictions and died far to young.

My beloved former colleague 'Bod' was very much into Little Feat, and declared the album with the tomato (can't remember its name) to be a Seminal Album. Mind you, he was also into Yes and Wishbone Ash, so you had to take his musical recommendations with a pinch of salt.

 

[Oldhippy]

It was indeed a brilliant album, Dixie Chicken I think. Yes and Wishbone Ash also did some fantastic material mind although Yes had some massive egos in the band.

 

[craigwend]

Thanks to Spotify I can occasionally find old vinyl that I overlooked...


View: https://youtu.be/954FLmgL4os?si=36jBiuR0WKuK0K_s

 

[Drago]

The British band FM did a good job at the Journey/Reo/Boston polished stuff as well I thought. I have an album somewhere but can't remember which one. I'll have to dig it out and listen again.

I never really counted Boston among that segment.

That aside I'd definitely rate Foreigner. The managed some brilliant pop rock foot tappers without sounding like they'd just crossed the Gobi desert on a teaspoon of water between them, a great outfit in their heyday.

 

[Drago]

It was indeed a brilliant album, Dixie Chicken I think. Yes and Wishbone Ash also did some fantastic material mind although Yes had some massive egos in the band.

My first job from school was a fee months in an electronics factory while waited to join the Army and one of the guys there was the brother of someone other from wishbone ash.

 

[Pblakeney]

Teenagers listening to today's music will be as affected by it as we were when we were young.
I guess our parents couldn't relate to 'new' music in the 1980s or 90s.

That's not what I'm talking about though. It is us discovering music/lyrics from our youth that we didn't appreciate at the time.
Songwriting.

 

[DRM]

I listened to the full album of Born in USA recently.
I remember buying it on vinyl from Our Price in the 80s.
It’s a very powerful album. My Home Town. And No Surrender hit hard now I’m middle aged.

It's a fantastic album, and My Home Town absolutely describes to a tee My Home Town, just about everyone worked in the Mills, now there isn't a single one left working, it's as if Bruce came from this neck of the woods too

 

[DRM]

High Infidelity by REO Speedwagon.

Was listening to this on vinyl today, and what an album. A crossover, the sweets spot in their career where they transitioned from earnest but forgettable rockers into a commercial pop-rock juggernaut. This album catches thet moment in time where the memorable tunes of the latter and hard driving attitude of the former met in the middle. A great record.

Yes, stumbled across this on Apple Music about 6 months back and it is a belter, i've got the original vinyl in the loft

 

[postman]

Just going to download to my phone Saw Doctors and Bruce Springstein i love Spotify.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I don't hear much lyrics to relate to. Probably listening to the wrong new music.

We listen to heaps, almost exclusively, modern pop, pop dance, scandi pop, etc, and there are some fantastic lyrics to relate to, even in our advanced years.

One thing that has happened though is that the fizzy upbeat naivety of 60's & 70's pop has been replaced by reflections on failed relationships. Maybe a sign of the times to quote Harry Styles.

 

[Pblakeney]

Maybe a sign of the times to quote Harry Styles.

Not Prince then? 😉