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Albums you play at your parties.

Bert86

Bert86

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There was a recent thread ask AK members what they like to listen to alone. Now let's talk about our favorite party LPs. It's your chance for everyone to know how sophisticated and cool you really are.

Steely Dan - Aja

It sets me up to make a joke about Steely Dan being the kind of music you'd listen to on a yacht (I call it Yacht Rock) and adds a dash of white linen to an otherwise denim soiree.

Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks

"Oh yeah, Rumors is a great album. I have that one, too. Have you heard Buckingham Nicks? It's like Rumors before Rumors was a thing."

Nina Simone - At Town Hall

Would you like some tapenade with that brie? Pairs nicely with an Oregon Pinot Noir.

Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove

The sexualized imagery on the jacket really gets the party going. People will start wiggling around when they hear it, it's a biological fact.

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Living in the Cascade Range, the sweet, sweet reverb on this LP sounds like it's coming down from the top of a mountain.

My favorite part about playing LPs all night is that the next morning a stack of records leans up against the side of my cabinet as an artifact of the night before, an indication of a narrative and mood that might otherwise be a blur. And maybe the good vibes of the evening were detected by the stylus and imparted onto the vinyl, waiting to be played back on the next spin.
 
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I personally prefer the radio over someone's selections at a party unless I know what the guests are really into.
Being stuck listening to an album I really despise ain't no fun.
On the other hand many years back someone asked me if I had a suggestion for music to play at their party.
I noticed a then new SRV Couldn't Stand the Weather LP and said that might be a good choice.
Judging from the smiles on the folks present, I'd say it was.
 
I put on the party music channel on music choice (xfinity) if some of the party moves down to my listening room and it usually does i put on Thriller to start things off then let the guests choose their LP and what stystem to listen to
 
Oh boy, what a question. Back in my party days, we listened to just about everything, but The Who, and Rolling Stones got most table play. One New Years Eve, my
friends gathered at another friends house, his parents had vacated the house for a warmer, (Florida) winter. We cooked a big turkey, with all the trimmings, had ample adult beverages and herbal relief. While eating, someone put Steely Dan's "Can't Buy a Thrill" on the table. The music went well with the meal.
 
well, I don't do parties but at gatherings and dinners I generally build a playlist of 4 or 5 albums.... depending it will be jazz but more often classical.

Generally nothing brash and complied of recent releases.
 
That's why I like Greatest Hits albums...

But I depends of the mood of the party, I use to like to start out with songs like God Damn The Pusherman or Running Through The Jungle then slide over to Sweet Home Alabama. But since it is about entertainment and not about myself, I take my guests musical tastes into consideration.
 
I used to take requests at parties, and inevitably ended up spending to much time tending to the music and not getting to particular requests due to the judicious exercise of executive veto power. I would play the following and dedicate it to all outstanding requests as kind of a reset button...


I did have a standing rule, that if you brought it to my party I would play (at least some of), it. That ended one night when a female guest who knew my musical tastes very well tried to test the limits of this offer and brought a Wham UK cassette. I promptly nailed it to the wall of the living room above the stereo and announced that this was the best way to appreciate their music.

What did they expect from a guy with a purple Mohawk...
 
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I used to be a nightclub Dj and am STILL into the progressive music style of mixing. My playlist is a little over 12,000 tunes. I generally compile a list across many lines, including DC area Progressive (WHFS style) classic rock, blues, jazz, electronica, and even some comedy like Richard Pryor and Bob Newhart. I can always add to the playlist as requests happen.
 
I always burn my playlists to cd and will drop 5 at a time into my multi disc player. Usually start out with some Latin & Reggae moving onto rock, R&B & Blues, then jazz during dinner with more mellow tunes to close the evening out.
 
jcamero said:
Oh boy, what a question. Back in my party days, we listened to just about everything, but The Who, and Rolling Stones got most table play. One New Years Eve, my
friends gathered at another friends house, his parents had vacated the house for a warmer, (Florida) winter. We cooked a big turkey, with all the trimmings, had ample adult beverages and herbal relief. While eating, someone put Steely Dan's "Can't Buy a Thrill" on the table. The music went well with the meal.
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Steely Dan plays amazingly well at any kind of gathering.
 
RT Fan said:
I always burn my playlists to cd and will drop 5 at a time into my multi disc player. Usually start out with some Latin & Reggae moving onto rock, R&B & Blues, then jazz during dinner with more mellow tunes to close the evening out.
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Building a narrative for the evening has the same satisfaction as making a mix CD or tape for someone you had a crush on in high school.
 
noogies said:
I used to think that too, but my experience on AK has taught me different. For reasons I can't fathom, a lot of people really hate Steely Dan.
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Well their loss I guess. If you like steely dan, there's a Canadian kid named mac demarco that plays what he describes as "jizz jazz" (forgive me mods, but that's what he calls it). It's pretty silly, and violates sacred jazz tropes by being unapologetically smooth jazzy. Even the name "jizz jazz" is an indication of muddling the sacred and the profane. It has the lightheartedness and bossa nova flavors you get from the Dan. Very textured, weird chords that only a non-trained player would bother with, and surprising guitar work. He also records mostly on analogue, so that's a bonus. Salad Days is a great place to start.
 
Bert86 said:
Well their loss I guess. If you like steely dan, there's a Canadian kid named mac demarco that plays what he describes as "jizz jazz" (forgive me mods, but that's what he calls it). It's pretty silly, and violates sacred jazz tropes by being unapologetically smooth jazzy. Even the name "jizz jazz" is an indication of muddling the sacred and the profane. It has the lightheartedness and bossa nova flavors you get from the Dan. Very textured, weird chords that only a non-trained player would bother with, and surprising guitar work. He also records mostly on analogue, so that's a bonus. Salad Days is a great place to start.
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Thanks. I'll check it out, ugly mental images notwithstanding.
 
The multi compact disc changer was invented for just this scenario!
Drunken needs drops by vinyl noobs never ends well.
No specific play list but always ended the night with some good room clearing Thobbing Gristle.
"You don't have to go home..."
 
valvenator said:
I personally prefer the radio over someone's selections at a party unless I know what the guests are really into.
Being stuck listening to an album I really despise ain't no fun.
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This x1000. The OP's post, and follow-ups drive this home. Being forced to listen to Steely Dan and Nina Simone, then having to act like it's actually good just so you don't hurt the OP's feelings, does not sound like a good time, let alone a party. No thanks.
 
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