Bands With One Great Album
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2024
- If I really like a band, I'll typically buy almost every album they release. Here's the opposite. In this video, I show 34 artists in which I own only one studio album by them. In some cases, they only released one album. But in others, one studio album (and perhaps a best of compilation / live album) is all I need.
Thank you! One of my favourite albums is Moby Grape's first album which was released in 1967.
That is an amazing album - I love it but didn't include it because I have more from Moby Grape - but certainly I agree - one really only needs that album - fantastic choice - Thanks!!!!
Alan... wow!!! Thanks so much for putting this together.. I highly enjoyed it and thanks for mentioning me. Great album choices. Love to see your deluxe albums too. I'm a fan of packaging also.. Great show.i only have that one Spirit album also.. stay with that one.. I gotta go find my dusty album now. Probably for me Al Stewart Year of the Cat only Studio album.
Thanks again Glen for your great idea So glad you liked the video. I also started with Year Of The Cat - then got Time Passages and over the years my Al Stewart collectin is growing. Really enjoy him - but Year Of The Cat is still my favorite of his.
OMG!!!!! I so enjoyed that crash!!!!! It's one of the all time best!!!!! Almost nothing stayed standing😂 You are on fire tonight. I would recommend you listen to two albums. Both great. Surf's Up by the Beach Boys and Edgar Winters White Trash. These are really great records. Diamonds And Rust is great. I would also add her Christmas album, Noel. Do you ever listen to Baby Jesus birthday music😂? I am so excited to here you are going to the Sphere. I can't wait for the review of both the show and the place. Did you have to get a second mortgage to pay for tickets? I've heard they aren't cheap....but what is these days.
Thanks David - thought of you instantly. I actually booked the tickets and Vegas trip close to a year ago and it seemed at that time that no one even heard of the Sphere. Tickets at that time weren't bad and the cost of the trip was a bargain. Now it's insane. ONe of the few times in my life I was an early bird. I've seen those two albums around - I'll check them out. People swear by Surfs Up. I love the cover art of it.. I have a couple of Xmas albums. Love the Tull one. Have some others - nice to hear in the season.
Another interesting video Alan! Did you choreograph that spill with help from the "Crash Test Dummies"? 😊 Anyway, the Edgar Winter and The La's selections are undisputable. I didn't see Billy Squier ("Don't Say No") or Crash Test Dummies ("God Shuffled His Feet"). The only other studio album that Carole King had to certify platinum status was "Music"; if I wound up on a deserted island that would be the one I'd want with me. The title track along with the single "Sweet Seasons" just makes that album much more uplifting than the heart wrenching "Tapestry". Also, I would take Don McClean's self- titled album over "American Pie" (I hear groans already!). Also I would, believe it or not would prefer "Cargo" over "Business as Usual" when it comes to Men at Work. Just one more: Todd Rundgren's "Something/Anything?" Thanks Alan.🎉
Lol - definitely not. I'm so low budget right? I need a bigger space or something for some of these videos. Anyway a viewer David loves the crashes - he says it's the best part of my videos...lol. But no, I'm not a fan...really. I'm a fan of Billy Squier and have a bunch of his albums, so he's not there. Don't have and don't actually know the music of Crash Test Dummies...sorry. Wow you prefer "Music" over Tapestry...now that really says something. I'll have to check that out. Some others also said Cargo is better. I know some songs from the two compilations I have so I'm definitely not adverse to picking that one up - thanks. I love Something/Anything but I have a bunch of Rundgren albums so didn't qualify or me - but oh yea that's a classic album. Thanks again.
Great to see Nick Lowe, NRBQ and Pete Yorn in your collection - although I respectfully disagree about not needing any other music from their catalogs. All three of those artists have large amounts of excellent music on their other albums but I agree the selections you chose are definitely their best work. Also happy to see the Sex Pistols and Rockpile included in your collection. Good job, as always. Have a safe trip to Vegas and I'm sure all of us are looking forward to your opinion of U2 in the Sphere. I have read some interesting viewpoints with some saying the entire experience actually takes away from the music. I'm sure you'll let us know. Happy Holidays !!
thanks so much - I love the two CD set Peek A Boo from NRBQ - that's really why I don't need anymore because that's got a ton of great stuff on it. Don't feel the need for anymore NRBQ studio albums though. I've watched very little footage of the U2 Sphere show so I can be surprised and go in cold. I'll let everyone know what I think of course. Also will be seeing The Beatles Love show as well - and I'll do a review of that as well.
Great video! Time’s Up by Living Colour is worth another listen 😂 Very high bar with that band
I've seen that around - thanks for the recommendation.
Time's Up Is A Great album. Love Rears It's Ugly Head is worth the price of admission.
Thanks @@randybaker6042
Very good Alan. Another good album from a artist who was in The Thorns, Pete Droge ," Find A Door".
Not familiar with that album - thanks for the recommendation. He sure is good in The Thorns.
love the video, but you should re make it and eliminate the bands that only had one lp, because it's not only the only one you need , but its the only one you can get, because if you wanted one more, you'd have no choice.
Valid point. But interestingly enough, I think my video had like 34 albums / artists. Only 7 had one album released (Kings, Sex Pistols, Blind Faith, La's, Remains, Rockpile and the Thorns), surprising to me as well. So really no need to redo it because it's such a tiny percentage - good point though. Thanks.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShowummmm, the only reason Rockpile HAS one album is because of contractual problems with the record labels. Technically, the solo albums of Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe (70’s to early 80’s) are actually Rockpile albums in all but artist name.
@@georgeprice4212 True but at the end of the day there is only one real official Rockpile album by name and that’s what I go with.
Fun idea for a video. Everytime you say “That is all I need” and cds fly everywhere it reminds me of Steve Martin in The Jerk “I only need this one cd. That is all I need. Ok, I this GoGos cd. But thats it. Nothing else. Well, I need this Nick Lowe! But thats it. Ok, I need this one. This Meatloaf. But thats it!” haha.
My addition would be “A Salty Dog”
Thanks for the vid!
Thanks so much and love your hilarious comments. Funny all I have from Procol Harum is a compilation and live album….and it’s all I need. Lol.
Glad to see I'm not the only Christiephile. Yellow river resonates to this day. Wishing you and yours happy holidays. Already got my Christmas present today. Went back to Aladdin's records and picked up more boots. Dave mason 2000. Chicago 1970. Return to forever 1976. Jeff beck the 1977 Michael narada walden sessions, live 1998 and1999 three diff concerts. . Hendrix. The crash landing original mixes. Gary Moore. A different beat Marshall. Crenshaws Mary Jean and 9 others one of those perfect releases. Every cut great. No filler here
Boots are so much fun and so addicting - I can relate - congratulations on expanding your massive backlog as well but sounds like amazing pickups. So glad you also love the Yellow River album. I still listen to it on occasion and it still sounds great and I actually got it when it came out. Truly a forgotten album but the song occasionally shows up which is nice. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season as well. Thanks Spence!
Interesting list Alan. I would argue that Don Mclean should have more than one album in your collection. Obviously the American Pie album was a classic, but so to IMHO were Tapestry and the 3rd Album Don Mclean. As for Spirit - Dr Sardonicas was their most accessible album which I have of course - full of great songs. Love - similar, I have that album also - Forever Changes - its a classic no doubt. Their others were pretty good to, but Forever Changes is the one. Gotta run - cya Doug
Thanks as always Doug
Surprised you omitted the one and only album by Thunderclap Newman Hollywood Dream. Also the Moby Grape debut album.
Great choices. I like Moby Grape a lot and have more than the debut so didn’t include them. I had the Thunderclap Newman album but didn’t like it and didn’t keep it. The songs a classic but the album wasn’t a keeper for me. Great choice though.
This is one of my favorite videos you've done. You're right - "great" albums are scarce, but many bands with just one great album do have other records that are good enough that I can't live without them. Boston is one of those, because Don't Look Back is such a good album.
Some notes while the vid was playing:
Odessa - I can't get into it! What the heck? Do you have a favorite track on it? Help me out. I've tried several times & feel I'm missing something.
My favorite Beach Boys record is either Summer Days or Surf's Up. I love many others too: Today, Wild Honey, Sunflower, Carl & the Passions, Holland, Love You.
You've picked a lot of debuts where, to me, the second album is better, sometimes markedly so. Like these:
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique destroys the debut. That is their "great" album, and it is absolutely essential.
Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day is the one to own, if you must restrict it to just one. He has about 5 "great" albums though IMO.
Living Colour - Times's Up over Vivid, though I don't love either of them. But I prefer the singles on Time's Up.
Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust over Jesus of Cool. Not a close one for me. It's Rockpile!
Men at Work - Cargo is a better record than Business as Usual, by a nose. Listen to "No Sign Of Yesterday" or "No Restrictions". Do it!
And there's more!
That Flamin Groovies record is just OK. Better than Sticky Fingers? Ha! I'd recommend Shake Some Action. It's a much better record.
Love - you HAVE to get Da Capo. To me, side 1 is better than either side of Forever Changes. Side 2 is lame though, so it's a trade off.
Thanks for this great video. Here's an insane one from me: The only AC/DC I need is Back in Black. I can live without Highway to Hell.
Thanks so much. Funny when I do a video. I can never tell what video will be well liked or not. I'm usually so wrong - some I do and bomb (yet I thought was a great topic) and others...I can't figure it out. So thanks for your wonderful feedback. I know many swear by Beach Boys Surf's Up, but for me the Beach Boys are the ultimate compilation band. Though obviously I can be very wrong. I just never feel the need to listen to them. I'll have to try Summer Days or Surf's Up. I'm a fan of many double albums (vinyl days) and when I'm in the mood a good double album really can take you on a musical journey. It's been decades probably since I've listened to Odessa but I certainly really liked it at the time. I will say that "First Of May" is a tremendous song - incredible to me. If you don't like that one...it's not for you. With that said, I've no desire for any other additional Bee Gees studio albums. I'm getting many comments about Living Colour's Time's Up - I'm sold, I'll have to get that one for sure. I'll have to dig further into Crenshaw as well. The compilation I have is great and cherry picks from Field Day and others but I'll have to pick up the studio album. If Field Day is better than the debut...then wow. I actually forgot about Labour Of Lust. That was a huge album but for some reason I didn't buy it, though I do have the hits on compilations. Same with Men At Work, I have two compilations albums but I"m not adverse to getting Cargo as well. I know Paul's Boutique is considered a perfect classic...why I never picked it up...not sure. I don't listen to Beastie Boys much, so maybe that's why. I have a bunch of AC/DC but I don't consider myself a big fan. I actually prefer the Bon Scott era more...but AC/DC grates on me over time...perhaps not enough variety in their music. I'm not sure. Thanks for your wonderful comments and suggestions which I'll be taking up on.
The story of the development of Odessa is an intriguing one and worth reading up to better understand the eclecticism of the album's contents. I feel like it was a missed opportunity and could have been a towering achievement but if it had I'm not sure they'd have gone the way of the second half of their career. A hugely popular band but I feel like their artistry is underrated.
Thanks for the tip. I'm not familiar with the story of Odessa but I'll certainly look into it. I'm intrigued. @@Robutube1
Awesome list!!
Thanks so much Sean - I appreciate it.
I’m a huge Frampton fan (seen him over 35 times including HP) and my son’s middle name is Reed after Lou. Tranquility was a soft pyscadelic band and Henry was in Sha na na but you probably know him from his one hit Shannon. I also have all 14 of his albums. Do you shop in a store in Massapequa? You look familiar
Never heard of Tranquility. I thought Henry Gross was in Sha Na Na - he has 14 albums - wow. I shop regularly at Infinity for decades. Fantastic store! I'll see you there sometime. Also the home of Mean Mr. Mayo. Thanks so much!!!!
Lots of very VERY good albums there. I have some of the exact same ones Alan. Like the Blind Faith Deluxe Edition.
Did you catch the news about Denny Laine? I made a video about it yesterday evening. Love to get your 10 cents on it.
God Jul to you too, I was at a wonderful Christmas marked yesterday, posted a short from there right now!
I'm on my way to your video right now my friend. Happy Holidays to you too.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Takk Alan ❄️🎄🎅🏻
Suburban Lawns s/t.
Fortunately for them it's their ONLY full lenght album. (They also have an ep) Wish they had stayed together longer.
I’ve never heard of Suburban Lawns.
You are wrong about Oldfield! CRISES!!!
Spot on with Spirit and Ringo.
I’m seeing Living Colour open for Xtreme next month. They could have made your list!
A couple of other great “one”albums….
Blue Murder
GTR
Great episode!
Thanks so much. Didn’t know Living Colour was still around. Didn’t care for GTR. Didn’t keep that album. Thanks.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow GTR had a few really good songs but yeah overall not great when I think about it!
yea - not a keeper for me@@Larrybabbin1957
Agree with some of those Don McLean, maybe Carol King & Love. I only had one Oldfield album for ages but it was Incantations, i have more than one now, probably only need a few. Bee Gees 1st is my favourite, I've got a few of their studio albums. There are plenty of great Beach Boys albums beside Pet Sounds, Smiley Smile, Smile Sessions, All Summer Long, Today!, Friends, Carl and the Passions & Love You. I also have all of Brian Wilson's solo albums. King Crimson I only have In the Court of the Crimson King.
I had a boxset with three early Bee Gees albums - beautiful box - 2 cd's each album, but yea, it was good, but decided didn't really need more than the boxset and hits collections I have. Beach Boys I'm sure have many really good albums but again for me - the hits collections and Pet Sounds is more than enough for the amount I time I actually listen to them - though I may pick up Surfs Up because it does seem to have a great reputation. Thanks so much.
Great picks!
Can I throw in Edgar Broughton III, Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come's 'Galactic Zoo Dossier,' and Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill'?
Thanks. Great choices you added. I have additional Alanis albums but Jagged Little Pill is especially a great great choice. Edgar Broughton had som amazing album covers as well. Thanks again.
Actually, maybe Edgar Broughton had one ans some; 'Inside Out' has 'Rock 'n' Roll' and 'Homes fit for heroes,' two standout songs, but the rest is patchier, from memory
I've never heard them but cool covers from what I remember. @@timhewtson6212
Great idea for a theme. I won't argue with your choices because they're personal taste, and that's yours. Looking at my own collection I'd throw in:
Ron Sexsmith's eponymous album. I've tried others but no.
'Little' Stevie Forbert 'Alive on Arrival'. Jam packed with all you need from his catalogue.
Camel's 'Moonmadness'. Others would argue for 'The Snow Goose' etc. I feel certain.
Taste 'On the Boards'. Rory Gallagher went on to solo greatness but this was the trio's finest hour.
Sting 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles'. I know everyone will go for 'Ten Summoner's Tales' for the exquisite single it contains, but 'Turtles' is more consistently excellent (personal opinion🙂).
Some great choices. Alive on Arrival is fantastic. I love it but also like Jackrabbit Slim. I have a few Camel and like them. Snow Goose is a great instrumental for sure. I have no Ton Sexsmith and hear great things about him. I’ll have to check him out. I have a bunch of Sting so one album is not enough. Thanks so much.
Beastie Boys went on to even better things after Licensed To Ill, most particularly Paul's Boutique, Ill Communication and Hello Nasty being great examples. The La's is a great album, even though frontman Lee Mavers hated it because he felt it didn't match the sound he was looking for, and he became very reclusive after that. I absolutely love The Verve's music, I like the early atmospheric sounding stuff like their debut album Storm In Heaven not to mention those early singles and b-sides, some of which got put together on the No Come Down compilation. If you like Urban Hymns then you should also listen to their album Forth, which they put out during their short-lived comeback in 2008, that has some great stuff on it too like Judas, Valium Skies, Columbo.
Thanks so much for your comments and tips. I never went further with the Beastie Boys because I also have their 2 CD compilation and a single CD compilation as well and rarely ever listen to them...but I've heard the other albums you mentioned are superior - of course some of those tracks I have on the compilations. Thanks for the Verve tip, I'm not familiar with that album.
Odyssey and Oracle by The Zombies.
That and a compilation with the hits is all need.
Also the debut album by The 13th Floor Elevators.
Also add Don't Say No by Billy Squier, I have a couple of compliations of his, I believe one is called 16 Strokes.
@@jasonpp1973 zombies great choice. Squire has some good albums besides Don’t Say No but a compilation is probably best like you said.
Pet Sounds is it for The Beach Boys? Then you don't know all their great releases that sound NOTHING like Pet Sounds: Friends, Today!, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Wild Honey. The Smile Sessions. You're missing out on some wonderfully different stuff. Not sure why you would have Blind Faith? They didn't do any other albums...
For me I don’t feel the need to listen to The Beach Boys very often. So the various compilations I have are more than adequate. I like Pet Sounds, of course, but also rarely have the desire to listen to it. I’m just not a huge fan. Though many say I should get Surfs Up so perhaps I’ll give it a try I’m a big Clapton and Traffic and Winwood fan so of course I would have Blind Faith
Oops! I just wanted to add that for Marshall Crenshaw, in my opinion, you have to have his first three albums. After that he seems to drift off into oblivion due to falling popularity to his music. Often overlooked, but definitely one of his finest albums was his third: "Downtown". "Yvonne", "(We're Gonna) Shake Up their Minds", "I'm Sorry (so is Brenda Lee)", "Little Wild One (no. 5), "Like a Vague Memory" and "The Distance Between" are all strong numbers that make up one GREAT album! Thanks again Alan!🎉
Thanks so much - I do also have a wonderful compilation which to me probably cherry picks the rest of his best tracks, but I could be wrong. Thanks for the suggestion - I LOVE the self titled debut and am willing to buy another beyond the compilation. Thanks again
Listen to MC's Life is Too Short is a fucking masterpiece ! One of his most rocking albums with great melodies and lyrics with Kenny Aronoff pounding the drums with usual brillance and great drum fills.
Thanks so much. I figured having Crenshaw's compilation along with the debut was enough, but I'm clearly wrong. Getting lots of comments how great his other albums are, and I am a fan, so I'll be on the lookout for used copies in the wild. Thanks. @@garyolshan4177
I've seen this said before, but I don't get it. Mary Jean is an even better record than Downtown, and then you've got Life's Too Short, Miracle of Science, and a genuine late-period masterpiece in Jaggedland.
As a moderate Crenshaw fan who loves his debut and the anthology that I have, I never went further, but obviously I'm missing out as so many are saying. Thanks - I do see his albums in the wild on occasion and will dig deeper as clearly I'm missing out. Thanks so much. @@sizzlechest69
Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians: "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars."🎉😊
I actually bought it when it came out. I didn't keep it, but yes that's a great choice that many probably have forgotten about but was sure big in its time.
Good one. I know people who like the 2nd album, but I don't.
Thanks Todd!🎉
I really like your viewer Glen’s “one great album” idea - and the way you tweaked it into becoming “the only album you have” in your collection by a particular group or artist. I agree with many of your choices (e.g. the albums you selected by The Cars, Christie, Average White Band, Go-Go’s, Living Colour, Ringo Starr and the debut albums by Asia and Boston, respectively, though, for some reason, the massively successful Boston album never did much for me, personally). I do not count bands or artists that have released only one album because there is nothing else in the running by which a choice could be made. And I never count compilation or best of albums. Here’s what pops into my head when I think of the only studio LP that I would play more than once or twice by a specific band or artist: King Crimson’s “In The Court of the Crimson King;” Guns N’ Roses’ “Appetite for Destruction;” Jim Carroll’s “Catholic Boy;” Lucinda Williams’ “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road;” Blood, Sweat & Tears’ eponymous second album; Supertramp’s “ Breakfast in America;” Hole’s “Live Through This” (despite my DEEP DISLIKE for Courtney Love as a person); and L7’s “Bricks Are Heavy.”
Some great and interesting choices you have. I actually prefer Hole's 2nd album "Celebrity Skin" over "Live Through This" - more polished, produced and easy on the ear...more to my taste. Supertramp has many fine albums like Crime of the Century, Even in it's quietest Moments - lots of good stuff in their catalog. Lucinda Williams I'm a big fan of, though as you listed Car Wheels is like a perfect album and her best to me as well. Jim Carrol's Catholic Boy is an alltime favorite of mine, but his second Dry Dreams, though not nearly as good or essential, is a fine album too. King Crimson is an interesting one because so many lineups and styles, it's like completely different bands - I like the albums with John Wetton as well but I agree that In The Court is by far the best and a true milestone album - love Greg Lake's voice as well. I have no BS&T but that's a fantastic pick..would be all I'd ever want.
Thank you for mentioning other albums by the bands/artists chosen by me. My selections are not indications that I don’t like other albums by said bands/artists. The ones I picked are my go-to LPs, the ones I always put on when I feel like listening to that particular band or artist. Hence, the ones that I feel are all that I want because I don’t miss listening to the other ones in their entireties, even though I like songs on them. While I really appreciate collectors and LOVE watching the videos on your huge collection, I am not a collector -so I only own vinyl and CDs that are high (or “fairly high”) on my various listening lists. If I want to hear some songs on albums that I don’t own, I ask “Alexa” to play them for me. She’s been very good at making “uncommon” playlists for me 2:26 based on the songs I request. She’s also my go-to resource for hearing new albums, enabling me to stay on top of the latest releases and determine if I want to purchase them. But, ultimately, I treasure hearing the albums and CDs I love on my stereo system.
I totally understand. Being a huge collector like me takes up a lot of space, time and is a blessing and a bit of a curse. My friends think I'm nuts...lol@@ronalaurence4105
I think it’s truly wonderful that you have a deep passion for collecting! It makes you happy, and it makes all of us, who love your videos, happy that you share the various aspects of your very impressive collection with us. Music has been one of my greatest passions ever since I was a very young girl. I love being part of the music-loving community, as a “non collector” who absorbs myself in a tremendous amount of music on pretty much a daily basis.
@@ronalaurence3075 well we are certainly lucky that you watch and comment with your incredible writing and passion.
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring is the only music I need by Stravinsky, as well as Verdi's Four Seasons being the only music I need by Verdi.
Now you're going deep into pretty much unknown waters for me. I enjoy classical to an extent by my knowledge is minor league at best. Thanks for going outside the box for those who are afficianados in classical music. Nice.
Four Seasons is Vivaldi. Verdi is opera.
I agree with almost all of those, I've racked my brain for examples but I've come up short!
Thanks Mark - I appreciate that. Not easy doing these sometimes.
Can't hear that Remains album, here in Oz. Blocked videos. Sunnyboys (Oz band) did a fantastic (live) version of Why Do I Cry.
Wow that's interesting. I'm not a big streamer but I never thought that about that - that streaming or UA-cam videos would be blocked in certain countries. I just quickly checked and The Remains album is available here in the US on UA-cam. hmmm - glad I'm a physical media guy. It's a good album - definitely of it's time - early Beatles / Beat Group etc. Not the end of the world that you can't hear it...
No, it's not the end of the world, it's a minor blimp.@@TheAlanRosenbergShow
Yep - in this case...very minor@@spaceengineer1452
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Check out Sunnyboys. Great garage, power pop. Alone With You is a good start.
never heard of them. ok will investigate@@spaceengineer1452
Was forever changes' cover meant to look like Africa?
That’s such an interesting question. I don’t know. The music isn’t African to my ears. But it is Arthur Lee and shape is like it. Anyone know the story and answer. ??
I'll have a go at this but in a slightly different way. I often buy a couple of albums by an artist so that I have a comparator so I don't think there will be many artists or bands who have released multiple albums where I only own one. Instead, I looked at artists who were strong contenders for a place in my top 200 studio albums that didn't have another studio album in my top 1000.
Some are people you have mentioned
Carole King - Tapestry
Love - Forever Changes
Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus
Others
Aimee Mann - Whatever
Back Street Crawler - 2nd Street
The (English) Beat - I Just Can't Stop It
Bob Marley - Exodus (this was the one I had as a teenager and I've never formed a strong relationship with the others)
Bob Seger - Night Moves
Deacon Blue - Raintown
Donald Fagan - The Nightfly
Gravy Train - (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man
Jackson Browne - The Pretender
Jim Carroll Band - Catholic Boy
New York Dolls - self titled
Pulp - Different Class
Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key Of Life
The Stone Roses - self titled
The Undertones - self titled
William Grey - Living Fossils
World Party - Goodbye Jumbo
Love your thinking. Great list with some surprises. I'm a fan of Aimee Mann - has many excellent albums - especially Bachelor No. 2, Bob Seger is a surprise as is Marley (always love your honesty which is so important), Jackson Browne (my favorite is still Running On Empty) - I've grown to love Pulp. Jim Carroll is a great choice - love Catholic Boy - I do have his other albums - Dry Dreams is pretty good. World Party another great choice - Thanks as always for sharing.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow I only have three Aimee Mann albums including Bachelor and the live album. I've streamed some of the others, but I normally start with Whatever and don't move on.
Bob Marley is a little different. I play the Legend compilation about as often as Exodus and Live (the first one) as a third starting point. I tend to play reggae when it's warm and sunny and that doesn't happen often in the UK. I also think there's too much focus on Bob Marley so I try to make sure Burning Spear, Bunny Livingston, Peter Tosh, Culture etc also get attention.
On Bob Seger, my entry point was Night Moves and Live Bullet. The second live album is very good too.
The Pretender was probably my only Jackson Browne album for about 30 years. I have live albums, a big compilation and Late For The Sky but The Pretender remains the one I connect with deeply. I overindulged in singer songwriters during the pandemic so there seems to have been a backlash this year.
Funny with Seger I'm probably the only one who prefers the live Nine Tonight over Live Bullett and I love Stranger In Town as well. Don't listen to him too much though. I love Peter Tosh as well. Love your description of Reggae - I agree in that it is "sunny" music. lol . really....very true. @@paulsimister944
Excellent video. Got me thinking
The Records
Matthew Sweet girlfriend
Wishbone Ash. Argus
Lou Reed. Transformer
Tranquility-Silver
Henry Gross-release
Frampton-Frampton
Sweet-Desolution Blvd
Thanks - great choices. For me though, I'm one of the world's biggest Wishbone Ash fans - have over 80 of their albums, so no 1 album for me (lol). I also have lots of Lou Reed and everything Frampton's ever done (I'm also a HUGE Frampton fan). The Records are a GREAT choice but I have more than one of their albums as well. Love your Matthew Sweet choice (I put in The Thorns which he's in). I don't have any Sweet, Henry Gross (was he in Sha Na Na?). Never heard of Tranquility Silver? Who are they? Thanks so much for your inspired list - awesome.
Wishbone Ash have a lot of great albums.
@@davidschecter5247 one of my favorite bands. I have over 80 of their albums and talk about them a lot.
Hi again. Don't think you should of included "one off" release's. That mudddied the water's a bit and quite frankly, you couldn't get any mor if you tried ! LOL..... I was surprised at the Beach Boy's & Joan Baez but I'm much older than you and was listening to their album's as they came out ! I've just re-bought the first love album with 'My little red book on it' and guess I agree with you on your comment. Not as great as I remember it ! Michael.
Lol- thanks so much Michael. Sorry if muddied the waters - as I shoot live with no script and no editing - pure passion - I guess I can lose the way on occasion..lol. Funny Love comment from you...that does happen doesn't it. Best, Alan
Gerry Rafferty has a bunch of really good albums. He has had lots of songs in the top 100 over the years. Night owl, City to City and Snakes and Ladders are his best 3 albums, but there is from Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You.
Yea - one day I'll pick up a best of. Stuck In The Middle of course is fantastic - I have it on soundtrack album. That song forever changed thanks to Reservoir Dogs. Thanks.
Anyone remember stealers 🎡 ferguslie park and now and then. I think their second single, star from ferguslie superior to stuck in the middle. Side note. Ariel bender aka spooky tooth's Luther grosenvor was an early member
Never heard of them but I know Arel Bender / Luther Grosenvor @@SpenceCurry
Love City to City. Listened to Night Owl, was disappointed :-(
Thanks - I never had a desire to go further - though a compilaion of his best from everything might be nice for me down the line. @@carlbaumeister3439
If I should choose only one Mike Oldfield album it would be Ommadawn from 1975. I have most of his albums but it's mainly that one album I come back to. I guess I was more into Mike Oldfield during the 90's. I actually only got used to Tubular Bells 2. His first Tubular Bells album was one of the last I bought and heard in full. But my main reason for getting into Mike Oldfield was after seeing the music video to Pictures In The Dark on tv in the 80's.
I also have his double live album, exposed, and a compilation. But overall, I really have to be in a mood to listen to him. But I really appreciate his talent. And of course Virgin records was built on tubular bells.
How about a video of bands where you only need a compilation? Here are a few one great album bands from my collection that weren't mentioned:
The Knack - Get the Knack
Toto IV
Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting
Steve Perry - Street Talk
Quarterflash - Debut
I was waiting for the Knack to show up. I love The Knack and have and listen to all their albums. Even did a video on them. I have just a compilation for Concrete Blonde which I like - nice chocie. I had the Steve Perry and Quarterflash albums and I dumped them - didn't make the cut for me. I"m not a big Journey fan either. Toto I have a compilation and that's all I need from them. Thanks so much.
Good choices Overall. Glaring Omission’s.
The Ramones! The first album is their best and the only one you really need.
Nirvana Nevermind. Ditto.
Rockpile. One great album!
Pretenders debut album.
Elvis -The Sun Sessions!
Black Crowes-Southern Harmony
Cry of Love
Great classic albums you chose. I like more albums by the Ramones, Black Crowes, and I’m a huge Pretenders fan but they never bettered the debut for sure. Cool Elvis choice too.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Hey 👋🏻 Thanks! The Ramones is my favorite along with the Pistols debut. Two powerful bursts of Punk rock energy!
For some strange reason the Ramones didn’t get their due. The Pistols got all the attention from the Media back then and the Ramones couldn’t get arrested. When it was the Ramones trip to London that inspired the Pistols to start a band. They were Ramones fans. And playing their version of Punk back in 1975 even. Pioneers.
Now the others are some of my favorite albums. The Pretenders are still great proto Punk or New Wave and Hyndes voice is one of the highlights!
Rockpile and Marshall Crenshaw are two great Retro Rock albums. Rockpile has David Edmonds and Nick Lowe! Edmonds cover of I hear you knocking is a great hit song he did. John Lennon said he listened to it over and over he dug it so much.
And last but not least is Elvis’s early music which is the birth of Rockabilly and features the incredible Scotty Moore on guitar 🎸. A smooth brilliant player!
That’s Alright Mama, Blue Moon and Good Rockin Tonight are still great fresh songs and Elvis’s voice shines during his debut with the original rock n roll trio! A seminal album for all time! Some say it’s the birth of Rock n Roll.
Other say it was Rock around the Clock ⏰ by Bill Haley that was the beginning. It was but Elvis became the King.
And if you hear the original versions of the songs he covered, he took Coal and turned them into Diamonds!
The originals are mediocre at best. They weren’t hits. Elvis comes along with his band and bang they become hit songs! Better then the originals!
He started rock n roll along with Chuck Berry who wrote classic rock music and invented Rock guitar! He was a great live performer, too I love Chuck Berry, too! He was great!
So was Buddy Holly! Buddy only had one album! He should be on your list and so should Eddie Cochran who wrote and sang Summertime Blues. A Classic rocker! Both died tragically early but made great music that created a lasting musical legacy. They had an album’s worth of music. Hollys greatest hits is still great! I’m stunned that he was only 22 when he died. He was an amazing talented guy!
And I can’t forget Ritchie Valens also who was only 17 when he died. He was great too! La Bamba is a classic!
I hope I could help. And I’m going to check out some of your picks which I never heard of. I hope they are as good as you say.
Thanks for your list!
@@dynjarren8355 thanks for your incredible informative comments. Your passion comes through loud and clear snd it’s awesome. I’m a huge Buddy Holly fan and he’s not on this list because I own and listen to many of his albums including reissues, studio releases and an amazing boxset. I have a lot of Buddy Holly.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Well, thanks! I’m a loyal fan and read a lot about my favorite artists. Yes, I am passionate. No doubt about it.
I think you are the same as well. Thanks for your informative content. I learned about a few bands I never heard of and will give them a listen. Thanks to UA-cam they archive everything so it’s available now online.
Happy Holidays! 🎄😊
@@dynjarren8355 Happy Holidays to you and thanks so much.
Try Love Four Sail one of all time favorite albums.
I know of it, but have never heard it. Thanks.
Lee Michaels’ Carnival of Life, The Remains’ The Remains, The Music Machine’s (Turn On) The Music Machine.
Yep. Got The Remains. Lee Michaels good choice. Thanks
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow 🙏. The Music Machine’s (Turn On) The Music Machine. 👍
@@photonotavailable7936 not familiar with that album. Lol.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow It’s on UA-cam. Talk Talk, The People in Me, and Masculine Intuition are three of my favorite tracks. Second album, The Bonniwell Music Machine: Double Yellow Line, Absolutely Positively, The Eagle Never Hunts the Fly, et al.
Thanks will check it out
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Another great indie band to check out Alvvays. Canadian band. Lots of videos on UA-cam. Molly is their talented singer/ songwriter. Just saw them live here, last week. Every member, very talented and very melodic songs. Alvvays. 👍
Sounds good thanks.
OK, only got to 3 minutes in to this video Alan Think of the people who can't afford to buy EVERY album an Artist put's out. I'm 76 & only have maybe 600 album's in total ! Some are extreamly old LP's who's cover's are well beaten up but they still play perfectly. PS, come here due to 'my home work' as I was going to suggest this as an 'idea' ! " Bum" someone beat me 2 it.
I do these haul videos where I show every purchase, tell where I bought them and how much I paid. 90% of what I buy is like a dollar or two. I call it the golden age for buying CD's. But I'm lucky. Here on Long Island there are almost endless places for me to buy super cheap music. I rarely buy a new release at the high prices they charge (well except for like The Stones). I'm far from wealthy - far from it. And it can take me (and usually does) years to build up an artists collection - I'm in no rush. I already have a huge backlog. My channel is completely honest and open. And it's taken me literally 50 years to build up my collection. Hope that helps clarify.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow My appologies. Sometime's writing thing's can turn out different to how you mean them to be ! What I was trying to say Alan was, to remember not everyone buy's lot's of CD's, etc. YES I know you can get load's cheap nowaday's, I bought about a hundred on an eBay buying spree recently, Alman's, JJ Cale, Roxy Music and load's of other's. Plus an expensive NRPS import.
@@HTJB60 No problem - congratulations on your awesome haul. I think most people have like no physical media, and of course that's fine if people just want to stream. My friends, who love music have virtually no physical media. But as my video's try to show, at least in certain areas where there are used records stores. There are amazing deals out there on used CD's - they're often like giving them away. You don't have to have much money to have a great CD collection, and my videos show that. Best, Alan
Music PR is inversely as truthful as music fans are knowing about musical language. You could sell them the same musical forms a thousand times - and the industry still is, just more simplistic by the decade.
I’m not exactly sure what you’re saying. But I don’t know if it’s my age but when I see who’s nominated and wins the Grammy or even who’s getting into the R&R Hall of Fame it’s clearly influenced for getting ratings from the younger generation rather than at least what I would consider musical accomplishments
Mike Oldfield has many great albums.
I know that many of his albums are highly rated. For me the double live, compilation I have and Tubular Bells are enough for now for me.
All you need by the motels is little robbers--a great album 😊
Nice choice. I never did pick up their hit album but liked what I heard. She had a really good voice too. Thanks. I’ll be looking for it in the wild.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow ironically, their biggest hit, only the lonely, isn't on this album, btw
@@clydekimsey7503 hmmm. That is a great song. Perhaps I’m best to get a compilation album lol.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow get both!🤪😁
You need The Beach Boys Smile cd. Brilliant
What Beach Boys Smile cd? They did Smiley Smile in the late 60's. Then they finally released the massive beautiful looking Smile Session boxset, which honestly is way more Beach Boys Smile than I need.
The first uk lp which was rendered useless by concert classics live cd. First Asia lp. First automatic man cd. Jesus and Mary chain darklands.
I had Automatic Man - was a Santana offshoot if memory serves. I dumped the album - thought it was just Ok.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow love their first first appearance of pat thrall. Shrieve a great drummer. I was going to ask you about rating the robin trower releases if you haven t done so in the past
Spirit {Taurus} 45 seconds into the song sounds similar to LZ Stairway.
Yea - that's the famous lawsuit that they lost. There's a similarity but I don't really think Stairway was a ripoff of it. But probably an influence in some ways.
Smile by Brian Wilson Songbook by Chris Cornell Live in 1975 by the Doobie Brothers Fastway by Fastway Pearl Janis Joplin Belly of the Beast by Joe Lynn Turner Face the Truth by John Norum Still Alive and Well by Johnny Winter Another fork in the Road by Kansas Montrose by Montrose are my one great albums that I dont need any other albums by tehs ame artist or bands
Some really interesting choices there. You’ll definitely get some feedback regarding Kansas, The Doobie Brothers, Janis Joplin, but music is personal. I need more than one album by them but hey it’s all good. Thanks for sharing
Kinda disagree on the Beach Boys , 65 - 70 albums are all very interesting , you get two albums on 1 CD , Today , Surfs Up , Smiley Smiley, 20-20 , Friends etc
It's just me - I don't listen to the Beach Boys much and for me they're perfect for compilations and I have a bunch. But I always hear about Surfs Up and you're right the twofers are a great value. But I'm not insinuating their individual albums are not good. I just never had the desire. But after many comments here, I'll check out Surfs Up - I love the cover of that as well.
Here's my list:
AC/DC - Back in Black
ZZ Top - Eliminator
Boston - Boston
Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
the Las - the Las(?)
The Remains - Greatest Hits
The Standells - Greatest Hits
Marshall Crenshaw - Best of
Matthew Sweet - GirlFriend
Dave Clark Five - Greatest Hits
Moby Grape - Vintage: The Very Best of Moby Grape
Elastica - Elastica (debut album)
Veruca Salt - American Thighs (debut album)
I was in college when the Kings song Switching to Glide was on the college radio.
Mark Goldenberg's song Mad Love was also on the radio. Linda Ronstadt did a cover and became a hit for her.
Great list but I need more than one Boston, ZZ Top and AC/DC album. I love Mad Love album by Linda Ronstadt and remember Mark Goldenberg. Glad you also liked The Kings - great two song segue.
Eliminator isn't even in the top 3 ZZ Top albums, start with Tres Hombres, Fandango, and Rio Grande Mud or Tejas.
Actually I don't even own Eliminator - I'm a fan of their earlier stuff as well, though I have compilations that cherry pick from the later huge albums. @@pnichols6500
Bee Gees Odessa: Finally someone in the 21st Century has recognized this album!
I cover the title track and Melody Fair in my own music channel: Truva Kaplan Obscure Classics. 2023 12 08
Thanks so much - LOVE Melody Fair as well. Yea great, yet forgotten classic double album.
Fotheringay: Fotheringay.
That's a good deep one - I have that one and didn't think of it. Good album for sure.
The Roaring Silence by Manfred Mann's Earth Band is their best album
The Last Puff by Spooky Tooth
I Robot by Alan Parsons Project [Tales of Mystery & Imagination is an Honorable Mention]
Even In The Quietest Moments by Supertramp is their best album IMO
Give Us A Wink by Sweet
Straight Up by Badfinger
Great choices - I have the Last Puff and a bunch of other Spooky Tooth albums still in my backlog. I'm a big fan of both Alan Parsons and Supertramp so I have many of their albums. Badfinger is a great choice - I have an anthology and bought Straight Up and No Dice - I dumped both of those and kept the Anthology - all I need by Badfinger. I really dislike Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I've tried but not for me.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Okay, cool
Manfred Mann is an acquired taste for some people, I really liked that album.
I really like your channel
@@matthewchance8835 thank so much. Gotta say I love that album cover though. But yea I’ve tried. I just can’t get into their music though.
Good call with The Manfreds, although, for me Supertramp's Crime... is their best.
@@Robutube1 love crime as well.
The first Crazy Horse album
Ooh that’s a great inspired choice. Thanks.
Hi Alan I am in the Erie hospital get done on my hearear promise let you know more Thank you. Terry Erie Pennsylvania
Good luck Terry. I hope you’re ok and wish you full speedy recovery.
Don McLean
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American Pie
I agree and that album is in this video -we're on the same page.
bridge of sighs robin trower got to be on list
Great album and I love it, but not in my list because I have other Robin Trower albums in my collection beyond this one, so didn't qualify for me...but in a positive way.
ok fair enough :)@@TheAlanRosenbergShow
Some of mine Alan are
Orpheus nine-Transcendental Circus
Passenger-All The Little Lights
Pavlog's Dog-At The Sound Of The Bell
Them Crooked Vultures-Self Titled
Pure Reason Revolution-The Dark Third
The Sea Within-Self Titled
Sound Of Contact-Dimensionaut
Spin Doctors-Pocket Full Of Kryptonite
Randy California-Kapt.Kopter and the Fabulous Twirlybirds
Love Spirit have a lot of their albums Alan exept Potato Land that really sucks
I've never heard of some of these Tom. I know Pavlov's Dog - interesting vocals interesting band. Nice to see so much Spirit. I've tried and other albums I've heard didn't do much for me so stuck with 12 Dreams and a compilation. You even dig into Randy California solo - impressive.
I was into Spirit in the '60s already.Saw them in '73.California was in Hendrix's band and wanted him to go to Europe with him but his mother wouldn't let him because he was only 14.Them Crooked Vultures were a super group with John Paul Jones from Zeppelin and Dave Grohl@@TheAlanRosenbergShow
Great Spirit / Randy California story. I don't own the Them Crooked Vultures album and have never heard it. @@tomwery1899
you should get the Vultures it 's heavy in the Zeppelin vain.@@TheAlanRosenbergShow
@@tomwery1899 thanks Tom. Will be on lookout for it. Heard good things about it.
Rare Earth, Ma.
Nice. I actually don't own any Rare Earth albums though.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow It’s a solid, funk album. Not a genre I’m usually drawn to. Great cover art, as well. 😁✌️
@@spaceengineer1452 thanks so much.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow Enjoyed your video. Subscribed. Hi from Sydney ✌️😎 I’m the same about Bee Gees. Had a listen to some of their catalog recently. Can’t get past the voices.. one song I do like.. (from “idea” album) Kilburn Towers.
Thanks so much for subscribing - really appreciate it. I have some Bee Gees comps and a sweet boxset and it's more than enough for me. I hear you. Thanks again. @@spaceengineer1452
Frontier Days by the del lords
don't have and never heard it. Thanks. I've heard good things about them.
Disagree about Harrison. Yes, ATMP is fantastic, but so is Cloud Nine. The only songs I don’t like on it are the title track, and Breath Away from Heaven.
Obviously a huge commercial hit and I do own it. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of it. ...and on top of that I hate Got My Mind Set On You....like despise it. But you're not alone. I actually really like the album with Blow Away on it, but overall, to me his catalog is spotty beyond ATMP. Thanks so much.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow I don’t know if I’ve heard the whole album that has Blow Away on it, but I love that song! By the way, this was a very interesting video, and I am a new sub.
@@carlbaumeister3439 thanks so much for watching and subscribing. I so appreciate it. It’s from his self titled George Harrison album. It got lousy reviews but I find it a great melodic album. Also has Love Comes To Everyone, Here Comes The Moon, Faster. Very fine album indeed. You may want to check it out. Thanks so much again
I do like "Got my Mind Set on You," but absolutely loved "Blow Away"! "Crackerbox Palace" was pretty good too.😊
@@andee7255 obviously was a huge hit. Crackerbox was a good one I thought as well from 33 1/3
I'm a huge Beastie Boys fan, and I'm sad to know that Licensed To Ill is the only album of theirs that you think is their one and only great album. To me, while I will agree with you that it is a great introductory album for them, it is not their all-time 5-star best. In my opinion, they kept incrementally improving and exploring new compositional and creative territory from album to album. My personal vote for their absolutely flawless 5-star classic is their 1992* offering, Check Your Head -- with every single track (and not just the singles) being absolute bangers and a terrific complete album listen from opening to closing track without skipping. The albums which followed, while not quite as good as CYH was (by my subjective aural metrics), were still at least 4-star-worthy gems. To give context to my ratings system, I very rarely honor any album 4-star status, ratings; so, any album that earns 4 stars from me is still pretty f***ing good. Rarer still are albums that I rate 5 stars. Radiohead is one of a very few bands that have earned 5 stars from me for more than one album from their career catalog, and Tom Waits is one of a very few solo artists whom I've bestowed that rarefied honor upon
Love your comments and definitely no argument from me. I know fans and critics always rank those Beastie boys albums higher and I get it. But for me, I’m just not that big of a fan. I virtually never listen to them. So for my needs and listening desire that’s all I need along with the two compilations I also have.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow:
I respect that and wasn't judging you for your opinion. At the end of the day, our opinions on anything creative (be it music, visual art, literature, TV, film, etc.) are entirely subjective, which reflect our individual tastes and inbuilt biases, thereof. You can like the music that you like, and I can like the music that I like. If those tastes agree, awesome, but it's not the end of the world if not. You don't have to like the music that I like, and I don't have to like the music that you like.
@@shruggzdastr8-facedclown I loved your comments and didn’t at all feel you were judging me. Your comments and opinions were very valuable with great insight and in fact I agree with them. I have so many albums and do many in my backlog that I try to cut some off. But your recommendations are great and valuable and I greatly appreciate them. It also helps other viewers beyond me so don’t stop. Lol.
14:46 that is what you get for not getting Men at Work 2nd lp Cargo!- Karma
Lol - I didn't even realize that it was Men At Work that destroyed my video...lol. I'm sold - you and others have sold me - I will have to get Cargo. You're all saying it's superior and I'm a fan so I'll be getting it at some point...soon. Karma indeed. Thanks.
best compilation album is when your cds fell off the shelve
I know another viewer who's favorite part of my video is the crash...but I'm trying. But the crash didn't make me happy.....lol
Dusty Springfield Atlantic/Analogue Productions 8214-45 {45} RPM Dusty in Memphis A gem of an album.
If I have a lot of choices, Dusty In Memphis would be a desert island disc. It's an incredible album - essential.
I turned you off at "Boston"
I think you may have missed it because I DON'T include Boston in the list. I specifically state that others would include Asia and Boston but I DON'T because I really like their other albums.
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow I misunderstood you. I'll give it another listen!
Thanks so much - I really appreciate it. I'm a big Boston fan and Asia fan and I started to video because most people would put them there, but I don't agree - I like their other albums a lot. Thanks again. @@odelljl
With the exception of Pet Sounds, the Beach Boys albums are too much filler, not enough killer.
Endless Summer is their best compilation IMO.
Pet Sounds is my only Beach Boys studio album, not including comps - so I'm with you on that. Thanks.
BTO Not Fragile
Barclay James Harvest Everyone is ,Everybody Else
Pearl Jam Ten
I do like the 1st Spirit album..but admittedly it's not as good as Sardonicus
I actually have many BTO and Pearl Jam albums so wouldn't be on my list, but you certainly chose their best in my opinion. BJH is also a great selection. Thanks
Great list, mostly agree, but Nick Lowe's Labor of Lust album is much better than Pure Pop for Now People.
Thanks . I forgot about Labor Of Lust. That was a huge album - big hit. Yea - excellent choice. I would definitely pick that up in the wild. Thanks.