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Topic: 20 of your fave Rock albums from the '60s?Posted By: David_D
Subject: 20 of your fave Rock albums from the '60s?
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 06:07
After much talk lately about the bands of the '60s, I think it's a good idea to talk some more about the albums,
and not only those related to Progressive Rock but all of Rock.
So here are more or less the most important of my faves:
Arcadium (UK) - Breathe Awhile(1969)
Big Brother & The Holding Company (USA) - Cheap Thrills(1968)
Blind Faith (UK) - Blind Faith(1969)
Country Joe & The Fish (USA) - Electric Music For the Mind and Body (1967)
Cream (UK) - Disraeli Gears (1967)
The Doors (USA) - The Doors(1967)
Group 1850 (NL) - Paradise Now(1969)
Iron Butterfly (USA) - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida(1968)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (USA) - Electric Ladyland(1968)
King Crimson (UK) - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
Led Zeppelin (UK) - II(1969)
Moody Blues (UK) - Days of Future Passed(1967)
Morgen (USA) - Morgen (1969)
Pink Floyd (UK) - The Piper, A Saucerful of Secrets(1967, '68)
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Replies: Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 11:39
Jethro Tull - Stand Up The Doors - Debut through Soft Parade Jimi Hendrix - Debut through Electric Ladyland The Grateful Dead - Live/Dead The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind The Beatles - Rubber Soul through Abbey Road Led Zeppelin - I and II Chicago Transit Authority - Debut Crosby Stills & Nash - Debut Neil Young - Everyone Knows This is Nowhere The Who - Tommy The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! The Monkees - The Monkees Greatest Hits Buffalo Springfield - The Best of Buffalo Springfield
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 13:04
It's time for another A-Z list.
A - Andromeda - Andromeda
B - Bent Wind - Sussex
C - Cream - Disraeli Gears
D - The Doors - The Doors
E - Eyes of Blue - Crossroads of Time
F - Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On
G - Gandalf - Gandalf
H - Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
I - Iron Butterfly - In-a-Gadda-da-Vida
J - Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
K - King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
L - Love - Forever Changes
M - The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
N - Nirvana - All of Us
O - The Open Mind - The Open Mind
P - Please - 1968-69
Q - Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
R - The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
S - The Shiver - Walpurgis
T - Trevor McNamara - Yeah Captain
U - Ultimate Spinach - Ultimate Spinach
V - Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge
W - Writing on the Wall - The Power of the Picts
X - Xhol Caravan - Electrip
Y - Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Z - The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 13:17
Psychedelic Paul wrote:
It's time for another A-Z list.
And I won't say, that comes as a suprise.
L - Love - Forever Changes
This one could be on my list as well.
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 14:34
Frank Zappa - Hots Rats
King Crimson - ITCOTCK
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Velvet Underground - VU & Nico
Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
Nico - Marble Index
Soft Machine - Vol 2
Third Ear Band - Alchemy
Led Zeppelin - II
CAN - Monster Movie
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead
Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
The Doors - The Doors
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 16:46
my welcome to the first ones
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 17:24
Here's 20. It was...difficult:
The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
The Doors - Strange Days
The Beatles - Revolver
Led Zeppelin - II
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
The Band - The Band
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
Love - Forever Changes
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 01:13
Ok, so sticking to some kind of "ROCK", leaving out Jazz (which would have overtaken a list of 20 60's faves almost completely), Folk, Pop...
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (1968)
Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei (1969)
Mutantes - Mutantes (1969) Dr. John, the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (1968) The Ventures - Ventures in Space (1963) Led Zeppelin - II (1969) Love - Forever Changes (1967) Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
C. A. Quintet – Trip Thru Hell (1969)
20 Un-rockin' popular music favorites:
Scott Walker - Scott 3 (1969)
The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968)
Joni Mitchell - Clouds (1969)
Françoise Hardy - Ma jeunesse fout le camp... (1967) Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left (1969)
Ken Nordine - Does Robert Shure's "Twink"
Lee Hazlewood - Trouble Is a Lonesome Town (1963)
The Pentangle - Basket of Light (1969)
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
The Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? (1969)
Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell (aka Song to a Seagull) (1968) The Monkees - The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees (1968)
Frank Zappa - Hots Rats 1969) Tiny Tim - God Bless Tiny Tim (1968)
Barbara Dane - When I Was a Young Girl (1962)
Fairuz - Ishar [إسهار] (1961)
Joan Baez - Baptism (1968)
Marty Robbins - More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1960)
Eden Ahbez - Eden's Island: The Music of an Enchanted Isle (1960)
Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian (1964)
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 01:38
The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (1968)
Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei (1969)
Mutantes - Mutantes (1969) Dr. John, the Night Tripper - Gris-Gris (1968) The Ventures - Ventures in Space (1963) Led Zeppelin - II (1969) Love - Forever Changes (1967) Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
C. A. Quintet – Trip Thru Hell (1969)
20 Un-rockin' popular music favorites:
Scott Walker - Scott 3 (1969)
The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968)
Joni Mitchell - Clouds (1969)
Françoise Hardy - Ma jeunesse fout le camp... (1967) Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left (1969)
Ken Nordine - Does Robert Shure's "Twink"
Lee Hazlewood - Trouble Is a Lonesome Town (1963)
The Pentangle - Basket of Light (1969)
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1967)
The Poppy Family - Which Way You Goin' Billy? (1969)
Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell (aka Song to a Seagull) (1968) The Monkees - The Birds, the Bees & The Monkees (1968)
Frank Zappa - Hots Rats 1969) Tiny Tim - God Bless Tiny Tim (1968)
Barbara Dane - When I Was a Young Girl (1962)
Fairuz - Ishar [إسهار] (1961)
Joan Baez - Baptism (1968)
Marty Robbins - More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (1960)
Eden Ahbez - Eden's Island: The Music of an Enchanted Isle (1960)
Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian (1964)
I’m truly very impressed with your list’s
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 03:18
Much stuff already listed I agree on. The rock label is maybe questionable in a few cases, but how important are genre labels anyway? Also one per band - Beatles and Pink Floyd would for sure be in it with more.
The Beatles - Revolver
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
East of Eden - Mercator Projected
King Crimson - ITCOTKC
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Can - Monster Movie
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Cpt. Beefheart & his Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
Gabor Szabo - Dreams
The United States of America - s/t
Miles Davies - Bitches Brew
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Soft Machine - Vol. II
Renaissance - Renaissance
Velvet Underground & Nico - s/t
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
OK that's 23 but I'd have a very hard time to cut this down to 20 (probably much easier to do a top 10 as many of these are marginal in one sense or another even though great), and the opening post has 23 as well if I'm not mistaken.
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 03:49
geekfreak wrote:
I’m truly very impressed with your list’s
Thanks!
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 04:09
In "Rock" (and therefore excluding jazz), nothing pre-67 that comes up to the shoulder (or waist) height of post-67.
no particular order, outside the Gnosis 13 or 12 on the left
13Jethro TullStand UpEng1969
13King CrimsonIn the Court of the Crimson KingEng1969
12Nice, TheThe Thoughts of Emerlist DavjackEng1967
12Procol HarumProcol HarumEng1967
12Doors, The The DoorsUSA1967
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 04:19
Lewian wrote:
OK that's 23 but I'd have a very hard time to cut this down to 20 (probably much easier to do a top 10 as many of these are marginal in one sense or another even though great), and the opening post has 23 as well if I'm not mistaken.
exactly, and no problem
fewer are very welcomed too
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 05:50
So now, I'm curious about your own list, Geekfreak.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 07:06
Saperlipopette! wrote:
20 Un-rockin' popular music favorites:
I think it's good to more or less respect the OPs.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 09:10
David_D wrote:
Saperlipopette! wrote:
20 Un-rockin' popular music favorites:
I think it's good to more or less respect the OPs.
Sheesh! Two out of eight contributors have actually posted a list of 20 fave albums, and you're not even one of them yourself. Maybe you should have focused on respecting your own set of rules in your opening post first - or you could simply have minded your own business. Anyway my way of "respecting the OPs" was to single out 20 favorites that sort of rocks, and 20 faves that doesn't really rock... Because I felt like it. I don't know why you or anyone should have a problem with that. Besides respect is earned, not given.
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 10:19
I liked you post.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 16:23
Saperlipopette! wrote:
David_D wrote:
Saperlipopette! wrote:
20 Un-rockin' popular music favorites:
I think it's good to more or less respect the OPs.
Sheesh! Two out of eight contributors have actually posted a list of 20 fave albums, and you're not even one of them yourself. Maybe you should have focused on respecting your own set of rules in your opening post first - or you could simply have minded your own business. Anyway my way of "respecting the OPs" was to single out 20 favorites that sort of rocks, and 20 faves that doesn't really rock... Because I felt like it. I don't know why you or anyone should have a problem with that. Besides respect is earned, not given.
Okay, that's more a problem for PA than for me.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: January 17 2023 at 22:45
David_D wrote:
Okay, that's more a problem for PA than for me.
^ What do you mean?
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 18 2023 at 03:59
Psychedelic Paul wrote:
It's time for another A-Z list.
Btw, Paul,
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: January 18 2023 at 07:18
David_D wrote:
...
Big Brother & The Holding Company (USA) - Cheap Thrills(1968)
The Doors (USA) - The Doors(1967)
Iron Butterfly (USA) - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida(1968)
King Crimson (UK) - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
Led Zeppelin (UK) - II(1969)
Moody Blues (UK) - Days of Future Passed(1967)
The Who (UK) - Tommy(1969)
Frank Zappa (USA) - Hot Rats(1969)
...
Hi,
These for sure, but it's hard to make a good call ... Santana should be listed, and I had a lot of Spirit, CSN&Y, Byrds, It's a Beautiful Day, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Chicago and a few more ...
One could say that I came from the psychedelic era in California, and there might be a thread in that thought, but for me, when I got to California (1971), the whole thing was a joke and a fad, and it led me to European music real quick. None of the bands really got "better", although JA had some good stuff and The Doors was always great, and LZ just continued on. The GD and Chicago would be the exceptions, although they were always "good" in all albums, and it is very difficult to choose one over the other as "best" from them ... they all have great things. Frank Zappa is another story, and kinda doesn't fit here well ... he didn't sell bananas until the release of "Overnight Sensation" when he (finally!) became really well known ... he was known, but not quite played and enjoyed on the FM radio dial, although many folks played the funny, weird stuff to get attention, and it didn't really help Frank at all. After OS, you couldn't get a ticket to FZ unless it was scalped for several years.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 18 2023 at 15:06
moshkito wrote:
David_D wrote:
...
Big Brother & The Holding Company (USA) - Cheap Thrills(1968)
The Doors (USA) - The Doors(1967)
Iron Butterfly (USA) - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida(1968)
King Crimson (UK) - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
Led Zeppelin (UK) - II(1969)
Moody Blues (UK) - Days of Future Passed(1967)
The Who (UK) - Tommy(1969)
Frank Zappa (USA) - Hot Rats(1969)
...
Hi,
These for sure, but it's hard to make a good call ... Santana should be listed, and I had a lot of Spirit, CSN&Y, Byrds, It's a Beautiful Day, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Chicago and a few more ...
One could say that I came from the psychedelic era in California, and there might be a thread in that thought, but for me, when I got to California (1971), the whole thing was a joke and a fad, and it led me to European music real quick. None of the bands really got "better", although JA had some good stuff and The Doors was always great, and LZ just continued on. The GD and Chicago would be the exceptions, although they were always "good" in all albums, and it is very difficult to choose one over the other as "best" from them ... they all have great things. Frank Zappa is another story, and kinda doesn't fit here well ... he didn't sell bananas until the release of "Overnight Sensation" when he (finally!) became really well known ... he was known, but not quite played and enjoyed on the FM radio dial, although many folks played the funny, weird stuff to get attention, and it didn't really help Frank at all. After OS, you couldn't get a ticket to FZ unless it was scalped for several years.
thanks
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 20 2023 at 08:04
In the '70s, I was not much for the music from the 60's, except from albums like Pink Floyd's, Tommy, Days of Future Passed,
Shine on Brightly and Hot Rats. Even much less in the '80s, so it began first really come to me in the '90s, and it has mainly been
as fondness of Psychedelic Rock and of course the beginning of Prog.
I've also had a five-years period of exploring Jazz from the '60s, and the '50's, but I've never really got into it.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 23 2023 at 09:03
Rock top 10 of the '60s as rated on RYM
If one album per artist:
KC - ItCotCK ('69)
The Velvet Underground & Nico - debut ('67)
The Beatles - Abbey Road ('69)
The Doors - debut ('67)
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 ('65)
Led Zeppelin - debut ('69)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? ('67)
Pink Floyd - The Piper ('67)
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats ('69)
Love - Forever Changes ('67)
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Posted By: enigmatic
Date Posted: January 23 2023 at 10:57
There is even one album from Denmark on my list. King Crimson -In the Court of the Crimson King 1969 Soft Machine - Volume 2 1969 East of Eden - Mercator Projected 1969 Jethro Tull - Stand Up 1969 Burnin' Red Ivanhoe - M144 1969 Caravan - s/t 1968 Colosseum - Valentyne Suite 1969 Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1967 Soft Machine - s/t 1968 Frank Zappa - Hot Rats 1969 The United States of America - s/t 1968 VdGG - The Aerosol Grey Machine 1969 Led Zeppelin - II 1969 Led Zeppelin - s/t 1969 Cream - Disraeli Gears 1967 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you Experienced? 1967 Pink Floyd - Ummagumma 1969 Pentangle - Basket of Light 1969 Rare Bird - s/t 1969 Manfred Mann Chapter Three - s/t 1969 Steamhammer - MK II 1969 Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly 1968 The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
HM: Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei The Doors - s/t, Strange Days The Moody Blues - In the Search of the Lost Chord The Nice - The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 23 2023 at 13:30
enigmatic wrote:
There is even one album from Denmark on my list.
in a very good company
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: January 28 2023 at 09:48
Rock top 11-20 of the '60s as rated on RYM
If one album per artist:
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed ('69)
The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green...('68)
Neil Young - Everybody Knows...('69)
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica ('69)
The Stooges - debut ('69)
The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! ('66)
Cream - Disraeli Gears ('67)
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow ('67)
The Who - Tommy ('69)
The Can - Movie Monster ('69)
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: April 05 2025 at 09:48
Just listened again to
Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
definitely great, and even not Progressive, surely impressively progressive - The Beatles left far behind, and that already with The Piper.
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Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: April 06 2025 at 06:38
King Crimson -In the Court of the Crimson King
The Zombies’ “Odessey and Oracle”
The Moody Blues - In the Search of the Lost Chord Jethro Tull - Stand Up
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
High Tide - Sea Shanties Caravan - Caravan Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Soft Machine - Soft Machine VdGG - The Aerosol Grey Machine Led Zeppelin - II Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you Experienced? Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Steamhammer - MK II Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
Moby Grape - Moby Grape
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: April 07 2025 at 12:27
Thanks for the new contribution to this thread, Octopus.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 07 2025 at 12:35
Octopus II wrote:
King Crimson -In the Court of the Crimson King
The Zombies’ “Odessey and Oracle”
The Moody Blues - In the Search of the Lost Chord Jethro Tull - Stand Up
High Tide - Sea Shanties Caravan - Caravan Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Soft Machine - Soft Machine VdGG - The Aerosol Grey Machine Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you Experienced? Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
Nice!
I like these ones, too
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: April 09 2025 at 09:21
Just listened again to
The Stooges (USA) - The Stooges(1969)
I really enjoy this album; simplistic and primal, but yet, sophisticated, cool and with some great, acid guitar play. Also with very good sound quality, at least on my Sundazed, 2002 vinyl release. The only thing, I could prefer different on this album, is that the repetitive background vocals on the 10 minutes' "We Will Fall" stopped a couple of minutes before the end of the track, so the fine John Cale viola solo could be heard more alone. I also definitely prefer to listen to side two first.
Anyway, here's a sample from this great Rock classic:
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