Well it’s 1969 OK

albums

1.  The Mothers of Invention  – Uncle Meat  |  Electric Aunt Jemima   Mr. Green Genes  King Kong I-VI

2.  Sly & the Family Stone – Stand  |  Stand!  I Want to Take You Higher   Everyday People

3.  Pharoah Sanders – Karma  |  The Creator Has a Master Plan

4.  The Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed | Gimme Shelter

5.  Frank Zappa – Hot Rats | Peaches en Regalia The Gumbo Variations

6. Peter Brotzmann – Nipples | Tell a Green Man

7.  The Beatles – Abbey Road |  Something

8.  Tyrannosaurus Rex – Unicorn | She Was Born to Be My Unicorn    Cat Black (The Wizard’s Hat)

9.  Alice Cooper – Pretties For You |  Levity Ball  No Longer Umpire

10.  Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica |  The Dust Blows Forward ‘n the Dust Blows Back   Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish

Songs

1. Nation Time – Joe McPhee

2.  Pale Blue Eyes – Velvet Underground (s/t)

3.  Signed D.C – Love

4. Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan

5.  Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe – – Albert Ayler

6.  Phallus Dei – Amon Düül II

7.  Sun of the East / Terrestrial Beings – Don Cherry (Mu)

8. Cousin Kevin – The Who (Entwistle)

9.  Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis

10.  No Fun – The Stooges   Ground breaking and relevant to all garage rock thereafter

Mike’s Letter A

I’m without a turntable right now. This is having a negative impact on my life. A very negative impact. I’m not happy right now. So this is some stuff I remember as being really fing good, even if it really sucks to have to listen to it on a tinny goddamn computer. Or, I’ve got it on CD.

Songs

Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (Arcade Fire). Don’t listen to this on youtube, please. You’ve got the album, play it. Don’t know how I forgot about this one as a side one track one. There may not be a better one.

Cuckoo Bird (Clarence Ashley). The version with Doc from the early 60s, although the first recording from the Anthology is pretty great too. When Ashley returned in the early 60’s he was asked to re-record this for his first release. He refused and said he’d have to practice it for a while to get it perfect. Here it is, perfect, a year and a half later.

Firebird Mail (Roy Acuff)

Whole Lotta Rosie (AC/DC)

Autumn Leaves (Cannonball Adderley)

Oh My Sweet Carolina (Ryan Adams)

Whatevershebringswesing (Kevin Ayers)

Hold Your Head Up (Argent)

Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)

Sleepwalker’s Timeless Bridge (Amon Duul II). I like a lot of their songs if not entire albums and this one benefits by the lack of vocals/lyrics for at least the first three minutes.

Albums

Albion Country Band–Battle of the Field (“New St. George/La Rotta“)

Akron/Family–Akron/Family.

Laurie Anderson–Big Science

Laurie Anderson–Homeland

Albert Ayler–Lorrach, 1966

Art Ensemble of Chicago–Urban Bushmen

Muhal Richard Abrams–1-OQA+19

King Sunny Ade–Ju Ju Music

Asleep at the Wheel– Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

Albert Ayler–Spiritual Unity

Brent’s “A” List

Songs

 

1. Airships – Athletico Spizz 80 (Do A Runner)

2. Rheinhardt and Geradline – Kevin Ayers (Joy Of A Toy)

3. Admit It – Ambitious Lovers (Greed)

4. すべて売り物 – Aunt Sally (Aunt Sally)

5. Epilogo – Ars Nova (The Devil’s Nest)

This is a cover version: Il Balletto Di Bronzo’s out of sight original  – HERE!

6. Nothing Means Nothing Anymore – Alley Cats (Dangerhouse 7”)

7. Kitchen Life – After Dinner (Paradise Of Replica)

8. Akan Konomama Kaesanai  – Afrirampo (Afrirampo)

9. La Novia – Acid Mothers Temple & Melting Paraiso U.F.O (La Novia)

10. Tensity – Cannonball Adderley (Quintet & Orchestra)

Should most likely have placed “Somethin’ Else!” on this list but this is my pick today.

Albums

 

1. Spirits Rejoice – Albert Ayler – (Spirits Rejoice)

2. Fanfare For The Warriors – Art Ensemble Of Chicago (Nonaah)

3. Big Science – Laurie Anderson (From The Air)

4. Sightsong – Muhal Richard Abrams

5. Fred Anderson/DVK – Fred Anderson/DVK Trio – (Black Woman)

6. Open Air Sweet – Air (Card Two: The Jick Or Mandrill’s Cosmic Ass)

7. The World As It Is Today – Art Bears ((Armed) Peace)

8. Yeti – Amon Duul II (Eye Shaking King)

9. Tel – Maarten Altena Octet

10. Boom Boom – Atomic

SIDE 1 – TRACK 1 (BRENT)

It’s Monk Time (Black Monk Time) The Monks

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:

Spirits Rejoice (Spirits Rejoice) Albert Ayler

Slip Inside This House (Easter Everywhere) 13^th Floor Elevators

The Village Green Preservation Society (The Village Green Preservation Society) The Kinks

Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake) Small Faces

Communication #8 (Jazz Composers Orchestra) Michael Mantler/Jazz Composers Orchestra

Gimme Shelter (Let It Bleed) Rolling Stones

Search And Destroy (Raw Power) Stooges

Road Runner (The Modern Lovers) The Modern Lovers

Overture/Cotton Avenue (Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter) Joni Mitchell

Accidents Will Happen (Armed Forces) Elvis Costello & The Attractions

It’s No Game Pt. 1 (Scary Monsters) David Bowie

The Hungry Wolf (Under The Big Black Sun) X

Betray (Out Of Step) Minor Threat

In The Meantime (Meantime)  Helmet

Everything In It’s Right Place (Kid A) Radiohead

Mike’s Streaks

Sorry folks, been traveling for a few weeks and did a pretty good job of limiting the tech so this is very late. I won’t repeat other’s selections, but will indicate agreement in their posts.

Albert Ayler (1965-1968): Spiritual Unity, Spirits Rejoice, Lorrach/Paris 1966, in Greenwich Village, Love Cry.

Tim Berne (1987-2002): Fulton Street Maul, Sanctified Dreams, Fractured Fairy Tales, Pace Yourself, Diminutive Mysteries, Nice View, Bloodcount (all 6 or so), and can’t restrict myself to five, going to have to keep going to include the first couple Paraphrase albums, the duos, Open Coma, Shell Game, Science Friction.

Genesis (1971-1976): Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, A Trick of the Tail.

Al Green (1971-1973): Gets Next to You, Let’s Stay Together, I’m Still in Love with You, Call Me, Livin’ for You.

Andrew Hill (1964-1966): Black Fire, Judgement!, Point of Departure, Compulsion, Smokestack

Waylon Jennings (1973-1975):Lonsome, On’ry and Mean, Honky Tonk Heroes, This Time, The Ramblin’ Man, Dreaming My Dreams.

The Kinks (1966-1970): Face to Face, Something Else, Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneyground.

Myra Melford (1992-1999): Now & Now, Alive in the House of the Saints, Even the Sounds Shine, The Same River, Twice, Above Blue.

Joni Mitchell (1974-1977): Court and Spark, Miles of Aisles, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter.

Van Morrison (1968-1972): Astral Weeks, Moondance, His Band and the Street Choir, Tupelo Honey, Saint Dominic’s Preview.

Roxy Music (1972-1974): Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure, Stranded, Country Life, Siren.

Steely Dan (1972-1977): Can’t Buy a Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy, Pretzel Logic, Katy Lied, The Royal Scam.

Talking Heads (1977-1980): 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, Remain in Light, The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads.

King Crimson (1973-1982): Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Starless and Bible Black, Red, Discipline, Beat.

Miles Davis (1968-1971): Nefertiti, Filles de Kilimanjaro, In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

Thin Lizzy (1976-1979): Jailbreak, Johnny the Fox, Bad Reputation, Live and Dangerous, Black Rose

Velvet Underground (1967-1970): Not five but close and an entire career deserves note here: The Velvet Underground and Nico, White Light/White Heat, The Velvet Underground, Loaded.