More artist like Simon&Garfunkel, J. Taylor?
05-14-06, 07:58 AM
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More artist like Simon&Garfunkel, J. Taylor?
I recently rebought some cds I lost quite a few years ago and I am having a blast. After listening to the best of simon & garfunkel and James Taylor I cant imagine listening to today's stuff every again. What else fits this style or era? You know more poetic slower songs that actually have something to say or story to tell. Best of Cat Stevens? I got the hook up on Springsteen and Dylan already.
05-14-06, 08:23 AM
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I definitely would recommend a best of cat stevens.
Also I'd recommend diving into some:
Carly Simon (who was married to james taylor and is one of the premier singer/song-writers of the '70s) - I'd recomment Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits as every single one of them is an essential song for her career.
Carole King (who was responsible for some of the biggest hits for herself and others) - obvious album 'Tapestry'
Kris Kristofferson is another one that I like to recommend. His songs Sunday Morning Coming Down, For the Good Times, Me & bobby mcgee (covered in a beautiful rendition by janis joplin), and Help Me Make It Through the Night are as good as any of the artists you've discovered so far...
If you like singer songwriters that are also terrific rockers, you might try Michigan's own Bob Seger...while he hasn't done much of note in recent years, his '70s material also fits well - Strangers In Town, Beautiful Loser, Night Moves, Against the Wind
One of my favorites from the '70s is Harry Chapin...he was far more than just 'Cats in the cradle'...check out _Verities and balderdash_ or _Greatest stories live_...beautiful material, his voice isn't as good as the others listed but it fits his material perfectly to me.
Glad to see your just getting into these artists...wonderful stuff.
Michael
Also I'd recommend diving into some:
Carly Simon (who was married to james taylor and is one of the premier singer/song-writers of the '70s) - I'd recomment Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits as every single one of them is an essential song for her career.
Carole King (who was responsible for some of the biggest hits for herself and others) - obvious album 'Tapestry'
Kris Kristofferson is another one that I like to recommend. His songs Sunday Morning Coming Down, For the Good Times, Me & bobby mcgee (covered in a beautiful rendition by janis joplin), and Help Me Make It Through the Night are as good as any of the artists you've discovered so far...
If you like singer songwriters that are also terrific rockers, you might try Michigan's own Bob Seger...while he hasn't done much of note in recent years, his '70s material also fits well - Strangers In Town, Beautiful Loser, Night Moves, Against the Wind
One of my favorites from the '70s is Harry Chapin...he was far more than just 'Cats in the cradle'...check out _Verities and balderdash_ or _Greatest stories live_...beautiful material, his voice isn't as good as the others listed but it fits his material perfectly to me.
Glad to see your just getting into these artists...wonderful stuff.
Michael
Last edited by fiver; 05-14-06 at 10:05 AM.
05-14-06, 09:22 AM
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Jim Croce
Gordon Lightfoot
another vote for Carole King
Gordon Lightfoot
another vote for Carole King
05-15-06, 06:09 AM
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Jackson Browne
Nick Drake
solo Paul Simon
The Actual Tigers
Also, have you thought of trying Pandora?
http://www.pandora.com/
You start with an artist or song you really like and it tries to find similar music for you. You can vote up or down on what you like and don't like and it will refine the search as it goes along.
Nick Drake
solo Paul Simon
The Actual Tigers
Also, have you thought of trying Pandora?
http://www.pandora.com/
You start with an artist or song you really like and it tries to find similar music for you. You can vote up or down on what you like and don't like and it will refine the search as it goes along.
Last edited by TheAllPurposeNothing; 05-15-06 at 06:20 AM.
05-15-06, 07:11 AM
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Look for the first two albums by Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young), titled "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (the 1st album) and "Déjà Vu" (the 2nd album, with Young also onboard).
And also look for the compilation album "Decade" by Neil Young.
And also look for the compilation album "Decade" by Neil Young.
05-15-06, 08:09 AM
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Another vote for Gordon Lightfoot. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is an amazing song. For Cat Stevens, I recommend his best-of The Very Best of Greatest Hits. His earlier compilation (blue/green with a flag bearing his face on the cover) lacks some key tracks, including "The Wind" and "The First Cut is the Deepest" (which Sheryl Crow regrettably covered).
My recommendations:
More Western-tinged: Alejandro Escovedo, Sun Kil Moon
More folk-tinged: Beck's One Foot in the Grave
More subdued, psychedelic: Alexander "Skip" Spence
More subdued, possibly depressing: Damien Rice, Elliott Smith (any album)
Less subdued, poppier, more production: Matthew Jay, Ben Folds Five, Beck's Mutations or Sea Change, Elliott Smith (any album), Jack Johnson
That's all for now...
My recommendations:
More Western-tinged: Alejandro Escovedo, Sun Kil Moon
More folk-tinged: Beck's One Foot in the Grave
More subdued, psychedelic: Alexander "Skip" Spence
More subdued, possibly depressing: Damien Rice, Elliott Smith (any album)
Less subdued, poppier, more production: Matthew Jay, Ben Folds Five, Beck's Mutations or Sea Change, Elliott Smith (any album), Jack Johnson
That's all for now...
05-15-06, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dhmac
Look for the first two albums by Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young), titled "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (the 1st album) and "Déjà Vu" (the 2nd album, with Young also onboard).
And also look for the compilation album "Decade" by Neil Young.
And also look for the compilation album "Decade" by Neil Young.
