Whatcha listnin to oo oo?

After my failed carpet cleaning effort yesterday, I decided to relax today by reading a book (1 of many that I've purchased but haven't read yet) and listen to some LPs that I set aside for listening on my primary stereo system (which I don't fire up too often) here:

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These are the albums that I chose for this listening session and why:

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1) Jim Croce: You Don't Mess Around With Jim (1972) -- because I recently saw a segment on "Sunday Morning" (CBS) featuring Jim's son (now grown and a musician too) who just recently started playing his father's music which I still some of my favorite from that time period and wanted to listen to again.

2) The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966) -- because I recently saw the documentary "Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road" on PBS (an episode of the American Masters series), which discusses in detail (among other things) Brian Wilson's vision in writing/producing "Pet Sounds" which is now considered by many to be one of the greatest R&R albums ever made.

3) Barry Gibb & Barbara Streisand: Guilty (1980) -- because I recently met 2 women who said they loved the music of the Bee Gees. Of course, this isn't a Bee Gees album but it is still one of my favorite albums from the 80's with some still classic songs on it, including "Guilty," "Woman in Love" & "What Kind of Fool," all written by Gibb, that brings back fond memories of that time period for me.

4) The Beatles: Let it Be (1970) -- because it is that last studio album recorded by the group and also because I recently watched the new documentary series "Get Back" (2021) produced by Peter Jackson and the earlier documentary "Let it Be" (1970) produced by Michael Lindsay-Hogg which actually filmed the group recording the music on the album.

5) Jimi Hendrix: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live At Monterey (2007) -- because I saw & bought the album at my local B&N and, although I own many other albums by Jimi, none of them included his performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June,1967, which launched Jimi's career as a R&R icon (after he moved to England, was finally "discovered" and given the chance to perform at the Festival based on the recommendation of Paul McCartney & others), which includes such classics as "Foxey Lady," "Purple Haze" and his infamous performance of "Wild Thing" during which he poured lighter fluid on his guitar on the floor of the stage and set it on fire and then smashed it to bits, which unfortunately can't be "seen" on the LP but can be seen (at least in part) starting at about 6:15 mins into this video here:


It was a great listening session! :)
 
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sgt1372 said:
After my failed carpet cleaning effort yesterday, I decided to relax today by reading a book (1 of many that I've purchased but haven't read yet) and listen to some LPs that I set aside for listening on my primary stereo system (which I don't fire up too often) here:

35bkyPi.jpg


These are the albums that I chose for this listening session and why:

j8Bzrhk.jpg


1) Jim Croce: You Don't Mess Around With Jim (1972) -- because I recently saw a segment on "Sunday Morning" (CBS) featuring Jim's son (now grown and a musician too) who just recently started playing his father's music which I still some of my favorite from that time period and wanted to listen to again.

2) The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966) -- because I recently saw the documentary "Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road" on PBS (an episode of the American Masters series), which discusses in detail (among other things) Brian Wilson's vision in writing/producing "Pet Sounds" which is now considered by many to be one of the greatest R&R albums ever made.

3) Barry Gibb & Barbara Streisand: Guilty (1980) -- because I recently met 2 women who said they loved the music of the Bee Gees. Of course, this isn't a Bee Gees album but it is still one of my favorite albums from the 80's with some still classic songs on it, including "Guilty," "Woman in Love" & "What Kind of Fool," all written by Gibb, that brings back fond memories of that time period for me.

4) The Beatles: Let it Be (1970) -- because it is that last studio album recorded by the group and also because I recently watched the new documentary series "Get Back" (2021) produced by Peter Jackson and the earlier documentary "Let it Be" (1970) produced by Michael Lindsay-Hogg which actually filmed the group recording the music on the album.

5) Jimi Hendrix: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live At Monterey (2007) -- because I saw & bought the album at my local B&N and, although I own many other albums by Jimi, none of them included his performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June,1967, which launched Jimi's career as a R&R icon (after he moved to England, was finally "discovered" and given the chance to perform at the Festival based on the recommendation of Paul McCartney & others), which includes such classics as "Foxey Lady," "Purple Haze" and his infamous performance of "Wild Thing" during which he poured lighter fluid on his guitar on the floor of the stage and set it on fire and then smashed it to bits, which unfortunately can't be "seen" on the LP but can be seen (at least in part) starting at about 6:15 mins into this video here:


It was a great listening session! :)
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If I can say that I have any regrets in my life, not going to see Jimi Hendrix in Monterey, would be one of them.
 
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