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Post by Frank on Jan 14, 2013 13:41:50 GMT -5
Okay so I A LOT of time on my hands these days. I spend my days listening to music. [Don't let any body fool you that its not therapeutic] I've been buying a lot back catalog stuff off of Amazon. My question is.. do you ever have music you buy years later that you wonder why you didn't buy it when it came out? For me it was a couple Cd's I got in the last few days.
One was Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On,excellent album. When it first came out in 93 I heard mixed reviews about it. Great album and I'm glad I added it to my DP collection.
Next is Rainbow - Stranger In Us All. Not really sure why I passed this one up in 95. Boy was I surprised when I heard it for the first time today. Doogie White is an excellent vocalist & I was very impressed with his vocals & the music on their remake of Still I'm Sad. That sez a lot because I think the Ronnie James Dio version is a classic.
So has any one else bought an album long after it's release & wondered why you didn't buy it in the first place?
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Post by Jesse on Jan 15, 2013 18:30:40 GMT -5
Probably mostly of my Deep Purple collection I should have bought long before I did. I knew their music, I liked what I heard, but for some reason I didn't buy their albums for the 1st 30+ years of my life. Also, in the 1980's, I passed on the album "Rick Medlocke And Blackfoot" and several Marshall Tucker Band albums that soon went out of print. Thanks to some mail-order music catalogs and re-issues, I got those albums in the '90's. The Blackfoot one was no great shakes, but I sure wish I had bought the Marshall Tucker stuff when I first saw it.  |
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Post by spacel0rd on Jan 16, 2013 8:49:17 GMT -5
I grew up listening to Supertramp’s Crime of the Century. It’s one of my all-time favorite ablums. And I’ve always loved Breakfast in America.
So, why it took till 2002 (or so) for me to get their other 70’s albums, I have no idea.
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Post by spacel0rd on Jan 16, 2013 9:51:59 GMT -5
...also...
I read so many bad things about Jethro Tull's The Broadsword and the Beast (even though the cover kicks ass). I finally got it last year, and I love it. Same goes for their album, Stormwatch.
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Post by Frank on Jan 16, 2013 10:19:24 GMT -5
...also... I read so many bad things about Jethro Tull's The Broadsword and the Beast (even though the cover kicks ass). I finally got it last year, and I love it. Same goes for their album, Stormwatch. Thats what Im talking about. Musical regrets.We all have them I know. |
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Post by kim on Jan 19, 2013 16:54:07 GMT -5
I grew up listening to Supertramp’s Crime of the Century. It’s one of my all-time favorite ablums. And I’ve always loved Breakfast in America. So, why it took till 2002 (or so) for me to get their other 70’s albums, I have no idea. Yeah...pretty good stuff eh? Hard to fault Rogers contribution on this one. Did you notice the "cukkoo" on the end of "Crime Of The Century"? |
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Post by kim on Jan 19, 2013 17:16:51 GMT -5
...also... I read so many bad things about Jethro Tull's The Broadsword and the Beast (even though the cover kicks ass). I finally got it last year, and I love it. Same goes for their album, Stormwatch. So I sit back and wonder...why in the hell did I go on and on and on and on and on and on...about Tull's "Broadsword and The Beast" release over the last many years that I have been a part of this board? Well, I'll tell you why.......Finally, someone here, has the decency to give this album the kudos that it most certainly deserves. Thank you Spacel0rd! In my opinion, it's about friggin' time that someone, other than myself, see's the total musical worthiness that this album possesed from it's inception and release back in 1982. That said, for those that do harbour any semblamce of respect for this last great release from one "Ian Anderson", should also be informed and kept in the loop that there was yet another set of songs that never made the album, which, before it was released, was supposed to be a double album. These tracks can be found on the "Nightcap" release. I have it. For what it's worth...yeah, they should have been there and in fact trump "Watching Me Watching You" as well as "Seal Driver". Had both of these tracks been replaced with "Commons Brawl" and "Man of Principle", this album would have went stellar. This album is Ian at his best...just before he lost his vocal prowess due to circumstances beyond his control. Anyone that is even a casual fan of Tull needs to give this album a spin. You will not be disappointed. Thanks Kim |
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Post by snakesandladders on Feb 19, 2013 13:13:06 GMT -5
Nope, no regrets on my part  !!!! |
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