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If you had to pick 1 album
That influenced/inspired you the most, which one would it be?
(something that still makes you say wow!)
For me, I have to say it was VH 1.......that brown sound was just fantastic (still is), and their following albums didn't quite have "that" same sound.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 17:22:04
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Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms.
Top-notch songwriting, performance that I STILL can't approach after 30 years of playing, and perfect production.
And that was a REALLY hard question!
The Stones' Let It Bleed, James' Laid, Bowie's Diamond Dogs, U2' The Joshua Tree, Roxy Music's Avalon were all typed before I decided on BIA.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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VH1 sure was a turning point. I've had a few personal musical turning points in my life but the most crucial one would probably be Creatures of the Night, by KISS. That was the first time I ventured outside of my parents record collection and discovered that there was a world out there, besides Elvis and the Beatles. Then I discovered VH and Ozzy and all those guys. Funnily enough, I was listening to that KISS album yesterday, and my cat Googlie seemed to really like that CD. Don't know if she liked the music, but she sure liked the CD. :P   Otherwise, Diary of a Madman by Ozzy - the reason I play guitar, the reason I studied classical guitar, and still a huge influence. But none of the would have happened without that KISS record.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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In the Court of the Crimson King
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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☄ Helpfulby Rain 2017/05/08 18:04:35
Diary of a Madman was definitely my other choice. The garage band I was in at the time, favoured Ozzy and JP a lot....being the lead guitarist, it was super easy to like them. :)
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 17:55:52
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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☄ Helpfulby kennywtelejazz 2017/05/08 18:57:09
Since Straummer chose 3 I'll do juan better and only select two (each in two categories).  :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-683232-1165866428.jpeg.jpg)  Those are my "instrumental influences". The band influences are:  
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2017/05/08 19:02:43
yea, tough question...
i could have just as easily gone with either "Sgt Peppers", 3 dog night "Naturally", or Todd rundgren's "Todd"
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 19:01:52
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Where's Pedro?
I need some bathroom reading material.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 19:07:54
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Difficult question, but "Tarkus" by ELP was a turning point, up until then I had mostly listened to Motown, a bit of pop or a bit of reggae. When a friend played me Tarkus I was blown away, I went home and dragged my sisters old Bontempi chord organ out of the roof space and started learning chords and scales. I also started playing around with simple transistor oscillators tying (without much success) to emulate a synth.
With Tarkus a door was opened which lead back to “In the Court of the Crimson King” and pulled in Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Strawbs and many, many more that would become a big part of my musical life.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 19:19:20
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One good thing about this thread is I'm making a nice playlist for my future listening pleasure. Funny thing I found is, that I also owned and listened to most of these albums (back when I got into rock & roll (early 80's)). Jeff Beck, Jimi, Cream, Return to Forever, DP, Yes etc....exactly the same albums I had. 
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 19:20:31
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Oh, I forgot Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Flaunt It. Proof that you could sell an album with no talent used (Tony James is a decent musician, he just didn't seem to put any effort into this record). This aspect inspired me greatly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRhVieOGQkw
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Oh, I forgot Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Flaunt It.
Proof that you could sell an album with no talent used (Tony James is a decent musician, he just didn't seem to put any effort into this record). This aspect inspired me greatly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRhVieOGQkw
That's coz he had Billy Idol on drums.... 
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 19:35:54
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Can I pick an album whiff dis? 
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Very difficult question to answer, but I'm pretty certain no matter how much deliberation, in the end the answer would inevitably be Switched On Bach.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/08 20:44:51
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The first to inspire me the most, would have been Abbey Road. The next would probably have been Dark Side of the Moon. Then later.....VH1. Incidentally, the guitars and amps that I owned, changed along with these influences.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Incidentally, the guitars and amps that I owned, changed along with these influences.
Same here kind of. P-Bass was my "classic rock band" stage Eb3 was my "Cream" stage Rick was my "Yes" stage Alembic was my "Stanley" stage My Custom 5-String was "just because" stage Kal Uke bass was "just for fun" stage Today I own three of those first four basses and my goal is to have a 70s Eb3 before 2018 closes out.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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tied between Rubber Soul by that pre-Wings band and Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Since Van Halen I and Deep Purple Made in Japan has already been mentioned I'll add Aerosmith Rocks
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Pat Metheny *Bright Sized Life* I realize that's an unkosher choice but I played this album over and over. wore out the grooves on it. It has Jaco Pastori us on bass.
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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My Fave before I found drugs and women had nothing to do with guitar as I was still very young when it came out ...Sgt Peppers My most memorable headphone listen was, 2 hit's of Orange listening to Jimi do The Star Spangled Banner ... If pressed for one album only my one album would be "Woodstock " that album had it all going on  Kenny
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Axis Bold as Love. I could have easily went with Blow by Blow though. no wait wait......Machine Head... no no Too Rolling Stoned......okay there's just too many to pick one. Rocky
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
2017/05/09 02:24:23
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Rush - "All the world's a stage"
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Man, you guyz are old! With full acknowledgement to Dire Straits, Rush, Switched-On Bach and Pat Metheny, this one did it for me:  and when that one wore out it was  and because other people are doing three, then 
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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Re: If you had to pick 1 album
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