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Post by noetsi on Apr 20, 2022 13:46:28 GMT -5
I do my best inger.
I think the joke in one of the shows about the Yankees never making good trades was pretty funny... in the bleakest era ever for the Yankees
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Post by inger on Apr 20, 2022 14:41:18 GMT -5
I was 13 and still had my paper route when this came out. The news stand had a food and soda counter that was a big hangout for the older kids and they used to drop a dime in the box for this one pretty often. That was one of the bonuses of the job to me. I got to hang out there and fold my papers for the day while the music played… youtu.be/RsY8l0Jg3lY |
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Post by inger on Apr 26, 2022 8:09:13 GMT -5
youtu.be/Pj05s_Pzz88I thought the strongly featured Jews Harp (or linguaphone) was a strange choice for this one. Not many songs intended for a rock and roll audience ever featured it. I guess we can be thankful Billy didn’t have an old man blowing in a jug…
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Post by noetsi on Apr 26, 2022 12:19:33 GMT -5
The beatles took rock, which had been pretty simple before them, into strange places including using an orchestra and arguably country western themes.
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Post by inger on Apr 26, 2022 13:45:06 GMT -5
The beatles took rock, which had been pretty simple before them, into strange places including using an orchestra and arguably country western themes. The harmonies they concocted were rivaled by few in the US. Sure, we have Simon and Garfunkel, the Everly Brothers, the Righteous Brothers. To have a four man harmony of up-beat music wasn’t common. We had the brilliant songs from the Association, The Bee Gees. But they tended to be softer, slower tunes before the Beatles joined the fray… They weren’t doing much screaming… |
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Post by inger on May 1, 2022 8:58:35 GMT -5
This was playing in my head this morning, so I thought I’d share. One of the amazing things about Jim Croce is that he got me to listen to music that was not within my regular taste. This song, “Spin, Spin, Spin” is one of the ones that I could listen to hundreds of times, and it’s made more special because his wife, Ingrid sang with him:… youtu.be/HqJu_-S9eRw |
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Post by chiyankee on May 1, 2022 9:20:45 GMT -5
This was playing in my head this morning, so I thought I’d share. One of the amazing things about Jim Croce is that he got me to listen to music that was not within my regular taste. This song, “Spin, Spin, Spin” is one of the ones that I could listen to hundreds of times, and it’s made more special because his wife, Ingrid sang with him:… youtu.be/HqJu_-S9eRwIt's hard for me not to think of Jim Corce without thinking of "Time in a Bottle." It's so sad, like he was a prophet. |
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Post by noetsi on May 2, 2022 21:10:26 GMT -5
I prefer Leroy and Slim...  |
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Post by inger on May 2, 2022 22:52:50 GMT -5
I prefer Leroy and Slim... Why, thems country boys ain’t they? What you all doing lolligagging around wit country boys, Russ. You all seem lack city folk to me… |
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Post by inger on May 22, 2022 7:32:49 GMT -5
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Post by chiyankee on May 22, 2022 8:44:00 GMT -5
All for Lenya reminds me of my high school days, you know, when you used to hide in bedroom to get away from your parents. Nice find, inger. |
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Post by rizzuto on May 22, 2022 10:16:44 GMT -5
All for Lenya reminds me of my high school days, you know, when you used to hide in bedroom to get away from your parents. Nice find, inger. Glass Houses was the first album I ever bought. Somehow, my sister who was away at college talked my father into buying me a stereo (AM/FM, turntable, tape deck all in one) for my room, as in all my own, for my birthday). I thought I was dreaming. I felt like I was rich. I think the other two albums on my first trip to the record store were The Beatles Greatest Hits Volume II and a Jim Croce Greatest Hits album. The beginning of my own music collection. |
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Post by inger on May 22, 2022 13:09:38 GMT -5
All for Lenya reminds me of my high school days, you know, when you used to hide in bedroom to get away from your parents. Nice find, inger. Glass Houses was the first album I ever bought. Somehow, my sister who was away at college talked my father into buying me a stereo (AM/FM, turntable, tape deck all in one) for my room, as in all my own, for my birthday). I thought I was dreaming. I felt like I was rich. I think the other two albums on my first trip to the record store were The Beatles Greatest Hits Volume II and a Jim Croce Greatest Hits album. The beginning of my own music collection. “Glass Houses” was not my first album, but it was my first Billy Joel album. After that, I wound up retro buying all of his earlier stuff, even from Billy Joel and the Hassles… |
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Post by rizzuto on May 22, 2022 14:30:42 GMT -5
Glass Houses was the first album I ever bought. Somehow, my sister who was away at college talked my father into buying me a stereo (AM/FM, turntable, tape deck all in one) for my room, as in all my own, for my birthday). I thought I was dreaming. I felt like I was rich. I think the other two albums on my first trip to the record store were The Beatles Greatest Hits Volume II and a Jim Croce Greatest Hits album. The beginning of my own music collection. “Glass Houses” was not my first album, but it was my first Billy Joel album. After that, I wound up retro buying all of his earlier stuff, even from Billy Joel and the Hassles… I did the same. My next Billy Joel album was Turnstiles. As a tenth grader, I bought The Stranger and 52nd Street on the same day. |
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Post by chiyankee on May 22, 2022 15:24:08 GMT -5
“Glass Houses” was not my first album, but it was my first Billy Joel album. After that, I wound up retro buying all of his earlier stuff, even from Billy Joel and the Hassles… I did the same. My next Billy Joel album was Turnstiles. As a tenth grader, I bought The Stranger and 52nd Street on the same day. Glass Houses was my first Billy Joel album too but 52nd Street made me a big fan. It's such a great album mixed with popular songs and great deep tracks, like Until the Night and Stiletto. Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain & An Innocent Man. A great run, as good as anyone has ever had. |
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