Re: the greatest album ever
Steven Gabriel (sgabriel@willamette.edu)
Tue, 02 Nov 1999 01:54:56 -0800 (PST)
1. Pink Floyd -- Wish You Were Here (or Darkside perhaps). Mmmmmmm.
Floyd.
2. Zeppelin -- Four. Zeppelin at its best. Battle of Evermore is
a brilliant song and an interesting allusion to
Tolkien.
3. Beattles -- Red, White, Blue albums. They all offer something
different and lovely and I'd hate to choose one.
4. Jimi Hendrix -- Any of the many good collections of his best work.
These four albums and groups form the bedrock of classic rock that lies
beneath my other varied musical tastes. All, surprisingly, British born
or inspired groups (yes, Jimi's career took off overseas first). I
suppose though that it isn't fair to reccomend these titles anymore with
any conviction of objectivity. Jimi will always bring me back to that
quiet dorm room I occupied for a short while in northern Britain. Beatle's
songs never fail to transform me into a small boy in the back of my
parents' stationwagon. Floyd songs, more than any other music, have
served as constant soundtrack through many of the most deeply emotional
moments of my life and when I listen to them now I am always straining to
hear or feel those lost moments.
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