Albums that you bought because they were supposed to be good, and they weren't

“The Secret Life of Plants” by Stevie Wonder. Live Stevie but don’t buy that album. In all honesty I cannot claim anybody claimed it was good before I bought it.

The most memorable was long ago. I was a big Hendrix, Cream etc fan, loved guitar driven rock. A musician friend saw a band that he just raved about and insisted I’d love ‘em so I dutifully trotted out and bought the album. “Three Dog Night” was the single biggest disappointment of my listening life. Jeremiah was a bullfrog? Oh, man...

 

My brother had a live 8 track of theirs that I thought was pretty good, even though I was not a fan.

 

I LOVE this album,
I play " You're No Good" and " Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" on acoustic at home just about every day for kicks.

( note: in the early 2000's I kind of played catch-up getting really familiar with all the songs on Dylan's early albums.
And I really took to a lot of his solo guitar playing, and taught myself a bunch of songs, just for kicks, good hands and brain-work practice. He was pretty solid )

 

Do you listen to any solo acoustic guitarists? If so, which ones do you like?

 

I don't enjoy Tommy Emmanuel's music either, so maybe it's a genre thing for me.
Acoustic solo pieces that come to mind that I've liked are by Julian Lage and Pat Metheny.

 

I disagree. I love the Grateful Dead

 

Zep 3

 

Boooo. Girls & Boys is still a banger.

 

Marigold. Greg Howe with a talented lineup playing rock. I just can't get into it, the chemistry is off.

 

Much as I love Jethro Tull... Thick as a Brick

 

I loved how much Prince kept an eye on the band. Super-essential to do on stage, but so many lesser lights can't be bothered with communication and teamwork.

Another guitarist and did a reading gig with a small orchestra. I tended to keep my eyes on the score, but not on the conductor. My partner kept nudging me, whispering, "Watch the conductor! Watch the conductor." There were a number of creepy things this guy said, but this was great advice.

 

I like the cut of your jib, sir. Disagree on a few but really **really** agree on a few others (Tull, Saxon, Chicago, Stones post 72). So many of those acts are sacrosanct here and broadly elsewhere. Good to expand one’s horizons.

 

Ha, thanks. I think my dislike is probably down to overkill, and overplay to be honest. That's to say I don't hate them, but it wouldn't bother me if I never heard them again. There is a lot of music I used to like, that i just can't bear now, and a lot I never heard, or missed out on that I absolutely love. Swings and roundabouts I suppose.

 

One of these guys went on to play with Lynyrd Skynyrd...Sweet Home Alabama, anyone?

 

Its just because you never understood a single word he said

 

Mr. Ed King!

 

Some Girls, terrible.

 

What??!! No! I’m absolutely “Shattered”