Posts Tagged ‘faust’

Albums

1)  Larks’ Tongues In Aspic – King Crimson – (LTIA Pt. 1LTIA Pt. 2)

Nothing like LTIA!

2)  Raw Power – The Stooges (Search And DestroyPenetration)

Ageless…right?

3)  Betty Davis – Betty Davis (Come Take MeYour Man My Man)

Understood “Come and Take Me” isn’t on the original Lp…but god…how funky it it?

4)  Black Beings – Frank Lowe – (In Trane’s NameBother Joseph)

Frank at his most fierce lays down a free jazz classic.

5)  Lou Reed – Berlin (Caroline Says IIThe Bed)

Gorgeous and harrowing.

6)  Quadrophenia – The Who (The Punk And The GodfatherSea And Sand)

7)  Faust IV – Faust (KrautrockIt’s A Bit Of A Pain)

8)  Indent – Cecil Taylor (Part 1Part 2)

Well…A Master.

9)  Conference Of The Birds – Dave Holland Quartet (See-SawInterception)

10)  Selling England By The Pound – Genesis (Dancing With The Moonlit KnightFirth Of Fifth)

Genesis at they’re most commercial? Seriously!

 

Songs

1)  Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) – David Bowie – Aladdin Sane

Mike Garson’s contributions here can’t be overstated.

2)  Khalid of Space, Pt. 2 Welcome – Larry Young – Lawrence Of Newark

James Blood Ulmer is so right on here and an uncredited Pharaoh Sanders blows!

3)  Jesus Is Waiting – Al Green (Call Me)

His delivery is so moving…make me a believer?

4)  Rain Dance – Herbie Hancock (Sextant)

Herbie steps into the future, or another dimension?

5)  Dolphins – Tim Buckley (Seforina)

Long in his live set…not sure how I missed this on the covers theme…

6)  La Grange – ZZ Top (Tres Hombres)

7)  The Night Comes Down – Queen (Queen)

Honestly not sure if Freddie ever laid down a better vocal track.

8)  They’re Making A Monster – Copperhead (Copperhead Feat. John Cippolina)

9)  Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory – Traffic (Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory)

What a groove!

10)  Fur Immer – NEU! (NEU 2)

1972 Albums

1. Foxtrot (Genesis)

2. Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars (David Bowie)

3. Exile on Main St. (Rolling Stones)

4. Dogon A.D. (Julius Hemphill)

5. Roxy Music (Roxy Music)

6. For Alophe Sax (Peter Brotzmann Trio)

7. So Far (Faust)

8. Pakistani Pomade (Alexander Von Schlippenbach Trio)

9. Cluster II (Cluster)

10. Schwingunen (Ash Ra Tempel)

**Honorable Mention – Nuggets Comp

1972 Songs

1. Supernaught (Black Sabbath – Vol. 4)

2. Horizons/Supper’s Ready (Genesis – Foxtrot)

3. Starman (David Bowie – Ziggy)

4. Ladytron (Roxy Music – Roxy Music)

5. Satellite of Love (Lou Reed – Transformer)

6. Maybe Your Baby (Stevie Wonder – Talking Book)

7. Ventilator Blues (Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St.)

8. The Chopper (Ike & Tina Turner – Feel Good)

9. Deutsch Napal (Amon Duul II – Wolf City)

10. VP Blues (Eddie Palmieri & Harlem River Drive – Live @ Sing Sing)