I used to listen to this? And liked it?

[Sam Cogley]

Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Chipmunk Song - Christmas Don't Be Late


What can I say. It won three Grammy Awards in 1958; Best Comedy Performance, Best Children's Recording, and Best Engineered Record (non-classical)!!!!!

The art design changed a bit between then and the animated TV show...

 

[Pio1980]

Is Alvin pissing on the tree?

 

[Reptiled]

:lmao::lmao:

Is Alvin pissing on the tree?

 

[Divotdog]

I hope that is all he is doing to the tree!

 

[RogerKulp]

STYX is a band a I really like back in the 70s. Can't listen to them much these days.

Finally found a copy of The Serpent is Rising.The one with Krakatoa,it's brilliant in a brain dead metal head,pseudo prog rock sort of way.And I've ALWAYS hated Styx.Spinal Tap eat your heart out.

The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in 1973. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band considers this to be their worst recording. Dennis DeYoung has gone far as saying it was "one of the worst recorded and produced in the history of music." The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200, their second-lowest charting album, and as of 2007 has sold less than 100,000 copies worldwide.

(Wakypedia)

I had the opposite experience a few weeks back. Picked up LP of The Police Outlandos d'Amour. Now to put things in perspective, I remember listening to this album, or more specifically to Roxanne, on one of the first FM Walkman-type radios. Must've been about 9th grade. I recall being just blown away... by the music, the lyrics, the whole package. Listening to it again on my planar speakers and 350wpc amp at the ripe old age of 46 brought me right back to that time and really made me nostalgic. Good times...

One record I put on recently,after not hearing it in almost that long was Wild Gift by X. It never did much for me at the time,but now I can really appreciate it.Probably one of the best damn records I've ever heard.

This might be sacriledge, but.................

DSOTM.

I still think it's the greatest album ever made. I have it on RTR, Lp (twice), cassette, CD and SACD. I've listened to it probably hundreds of times since 1974........................

And, that's the problem.

Last several times I put it on I either fell asleep or wandered off to do something else.

Too much of even the greatest things in life make one jaded.

Regards,
Dave

Hated it for most of the time it was out,and I was in Jr.High when it came out.About a year ago,I finally "got" it,as well as Atom Heart Mother.For years I picked up all the MFSL,quad,etc Pink floyd I used to see cheap.Investment vinyl,no thought of ever playing it.Now I'm glad I did.

 

[sb47]

Robin Trower, Bridge of Sighs, is still one of my all time favorites. It never gets old!

 

[sb47]

Roy Clark put out some good stuff, never cared for his singing, but the man can play anything with strings.

 

[jazzmans]

Haha! I forgot about 'the serpent is rising'

I did have that also. (along with every other Styx album)
...


It never made the transition to CD.

It's got to have been twenty years since I heard that album.

Holy sheep ****, THX took their sound from this album? I may have to find it on cd... just because awesomely bad albums have a allure of their own.

OK, I had to edit to add.

Styx was a huge love of mine in my 'formative' years, and even now, just thinking of 'babe' or anything off of cornerstone, brings back a taste to my mouth. I have no Idea why this association, but there it is, a slightly oily, slightly bitter taste, and its a memory of a taste, that I can honestly 'taste' right now, triggered by the memory of a sound (or series of sounds)
That's weird.

No, I am not under the influence of any chemicals besides water right now.
jaz

 

[Jody Thornton]

Every so often I whip out an old cassette from the early to mid 70's and listen. I must have nearly 100 from the radio. Often times I don't know what is coming. And quickly hit the fast forward. I'd rather hear the jingles and the record intro walkovers.

I would LOVE to hear those tapes!

 

[Wigwam Jones]

I used to record The King Biscuit Flower Hour on the radio; don't have those tapes anymore, but I wouldn't mind hearing some of those again. I've seen some on eBay, but the price is too steep for me.

 

[mcgarick]

I remember the King Biscuit flower hour!

Dr. Demento would come on after here in Seattle (I think)

At 13yo listening to him play "Kinko the fun and loving clown" kinda blew my mind, it was sooo weird!
The thought of playing that today is pretty scandalous! It is so incorrect it is not funny. I'm going to see if I can find that on youtube. Sick sick song.

 

[Jody Thornton]

That happened to me with Camel (not the cigarettes). I used to love this band. A friend gave me one of their CD's, which I have not heard in ages) and I skipped every song, found it sooo boring.
On the other hand I am discovering some music that I did not appreciate much then and I am liking it now.

Still I can't find any new band that I can say I like.

Doh! How could y--? Oh I'm just kidding. I still really like Moonmadness, Raindances, and Nude. Great sounding LPs if you ask me.

 

[dwgwater]

Fun thread guys. I bought the Doors' Soft Parade because I loved it in college. No so much now. Liked it, didn't love it. As to some of the other bands, if you can, try seeing what's left of them live. Saw Lynrd Skynrd last summer at Ravinia. I was never much of a fan but a buddy bought tickets. Most of the show was just OK, but the highlight was Freebird. If I remember right, the only original member still playing was the guy who wrote Freebird and he wanted his damn song back. Not as a joke or a cliche. He played it like it was the last song he would ever play. It was really awesome. It was worth going just for that. Same buddy also got tickets for Deep Purple. The opening act included a couple members of Boston. They compressed the entire Boston catalog into about 25 minutes and I enjoyed it more than any Boston I'd ever heard. I've been pleasantly surprised at how good/professional these oldies bands are. I probably shouldn't have been. Dave

 

[kirk57]

Fun thread guys. I bought the Doors' Soft Parade because I loved it in college. No so much now. Liked it, didn't love it. As to some of the other bands, if you can, try seeing what's left of them live. Saw Lynrd Skynrd last summer at Ravinia. I was never much of a fan but a buddy bought tickets. Most of the show was just OK, but the highlight was Freebird. If I remember right, the only original member still playing was the guy who wrote Freebird and he wanted his damn song back. Not as a joke or a cliche. He played it like it was the last song he would ever play. It was really awesome. It was worth going just for that. Same buddy also got tickets for Deep Purple. The opening act included a couple members of Boston. They compressed the entire Boston catalog into about 25 minutes and I enjoyed it more than any Boston I'd ever heard. I've been pleasantly surprised at how good/professional these oldies bands are. I probably shouldn't have been. Dave

I was at that Skynyrd show too. I've never seen that many rednecks on the North Shore

In retrospect I should have been happy with the memories of seeing the band with ZZ Top at the Nashville Speedway in 1976...

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

Drove my parents crazy with it when I was four. Wish I still had my copy... I'll bet my evil stepmother has got it squirreled away somewhere.

It's probably available on the iTunes store. I know, iTunes, just saying...

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

I'll bet I could embarrass the crap out of my sisters if they were members here by bringing stuff they used to listen to. I would never do that, of course.

 

[dsndblm]

yup, did that too,sorting thru all the albums that have not been played for 20 years,the taste of likes changed abit. I tried playing Ted Nugent cat scratch fever. took one side and all 6 Nugent lps went to the going away pile. And kansas ones too. it happens

Same thing happened to all my uncle ted vinyl. I tried a few times to listen to the lps and almost got sick. The only track out of all that vinyl that I could stand was Great White Buffalo.

I guess Wango Tango has a different meaning at 17, not 50 :scratch2:

 

[shelly_d]

I rejected ELP recently (earlier post) but I still love Smith (A Group Called Smith), Heart (Also Love Mongers - same sisters, different band members), Moody Blues.

Shelly_D

 

[IMTubeHead]

Funny, just a couple hours ago I was starring at the ceiling. I couldn't sleep. Among other things I was thinking about my vinyl collection. Thinking about how just the other day I got my turntable and gear clicking. Sounding better than it had in years.

Yet I was in a funk, brooding. That damn vinyl. I've dragged some of it around for decades. It's been with me through countless moves, too many romances, and will probably be with me for at least one more breakup. The sooner the better that.

But as I tossed and turned every disk i thought of putting on the table for a spin, well it's not like I leaped out of bed to throw on The Cars CandyO.

But every now and then I pull something out I haven't heard in years. Sometimes I just shake my head. Yes for much of that old music the bloom is defiantly off the rose. And then I laugh. Was I stupid for liking, hell loving that music back then. From this perspective yes, but hey. I just turned 52 the other day. If 17, or 26, or even 35 for that matter doesn't look stupid from here what would that mean?

That would mean I hadn't grown, I hadn't learned, I hadn't lived. So ya, some of that stuff is kinda cheesy, but some of it still moves me. some of it is Classic, it's art.

As for the cheesy stuff , my son, he's 16, he likes some of it. And sometimes so do I. I may be 52, my tastes may have changed, but when I'm in a store, and I see a Hot Wheels display, I still check out the cars.

I think I'll put on some Cheap Trick.

I couldn't have put that any more eloquently than you did:thmbsp:
I have a collection of LP's that started in 1970 when I turned 14. I've moved many times like you, and can't part with my beloved vinyl...I can put on Joe Walsh's "But Seriously, Folks" and it will take me back to Timber Lake Apartments where I lived with the first love of my life, Laura, when I was 22...she liked the song "Tomorrow"(1st song on side 2). I just turned 57 this past week, and still love listening to select music from my collection...I gotta laugh when I look at some of them, like WHY did I ever like Black Oak Arkansas enough to buy one of their albums?? I just bought The Cars first album on 180 gram virgin vinyl from MoFi....I was blown away by how good that record sounds when listening to "Moving In Stereo"/"All Mixed Up"! ....And Pink Floyd? I'll NEVER tire of "Echoes", "Animals", or "DSOM"! I was watching "Remember that Night" with David Gilmour & Richard Wright playing "Echoes" live, and it was a very emotional experience for me...I don't want to sound cheesy but that was something watching two old guys(one nearly bald and the other with white hair) playing one of my all time favorite songs. They still can perform magic! I guess I'm into nostalgia, retro, throwback, or whatever name would describe this passion of mine...and yours too

 

[IMTubeHead]

I must disagree. It was a different time and a different art form. All of these bands were great with melody and their arrangements were superbly balanced. What has changed is the sentiment of the times and how that is reflected in the music itself.

I agree that Leftoverture is the real gem though.

I remember when Boston's first album came out. It blew everyone away. Tom Schulz was recording in a way that had never been done before. His tone circuits spawned a very successful industry. These guys were not lightweights. Their songwriting captivated a generation of young people and it's persistence on the radio is proof of it's timelessness. If there is any weakness to Boston it is that his approach to crafting music was so unique that it can grow old for a serious listener. His guitar style is very strong but limited. He uses his trademark licks and does not progress.

:thmbsp::thmbsp: You hit that right on the mark about Boston!! I still have the 1st Boston album, but sadly I'm not as enthused about it as I was in 1976(or was it 1977?) I forget...anyway I think everyone that I knew back then had that 1st Boston album...God, they were SO GOOD, and to have a debut album go platinum so fast it was a testament of their talent(well, maybe moreso Tom Scholz) He had a college degree in Electrical Engineering or something like that, didn't he? I'm amazed by the number of vinyl hounds in this group!! I'm really glad I joined. I've read a number of articles about how sales are down of CD's and most other formats of music, BUT....sales of vinyl have been steadily increasing!! Sales of vinyl are helping to prevent some brick and mortar stores from closing. I get this warm fuzzy feeling all inside whenever I read a story like this. "Old" isn't so bad after all....