A Capella Wars

Lisnaholic · 04-15-2015, 04:50 PM

^ Aha! Yes, I have the soundtrack of Oh Brother somewhere around....

I agree, Safe As Milk is the best place to start; his first album, accesible but extraordinary too. It was apparently a personal favourite of John Lennon´s.

After that you might like to jump forward to Clear Spot and The Spotlight Kid, Pet_Sounds. They are solid albums that are easier to get into than TMR, which does require some dedication although it is undoubtedly his masterpiece. I´d be curious to know how you get on, so please keep us posted, ok?

ribbons · 04-15-2015, 05:05 PM

Nice Safe As Milk trivia you noted there, Lisnaholic -- Lennon was a SAM fan (see photo in which John has two of the SAM bumper stickers on a cabinet in his Weybridge home) and so was George Harrison (see sticker behind George on the door of his Esher bungalow).

Lisnaholic · 04-15-2015, 05:47 PM

lol ! Where did you find two such obscure but right on the nail photos ?? That´s extraordinary! I see that JL is reading the international times. Back in the day that was the hippie newspaper in the UK !

DwnWthVwls · 04-15-2015, 07:15 PM

I wanna go again if we are doing another round

**Frownland** · 04-15-2015, 07:36 PM

You're in the lineup to go again, you can find it in the OP. I'm moving ribbons to the top of the list since she says she has a battle picked out.

ribbons · 04-15-2015, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

lol ! Where did you find two such obscure but right on the nail photos ?? That´s extraordinary! I see that JL is reading the international times. Back in the day that was the hippie newspaper in the UK !

I found both photos on the Beefheart site right here: Safe As Milk discography » Captain Beefheart Radar Station I've seen variations of that photo of George at his bungalow door on different Beatles blogs. The first time I saw that pic of John in his sun room was in Nicholas Schaffner’s book The Beatles Forever. I recall first reading about the International Times in that book. By the way, Lisna (although you may already know this), the IT was brought back as a web site a few years ago: IT | International Times I wouldn’t have minded being a UK hippie in the ‘60s!

ribbons · 04-15-2015, 08:21 PM

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**Frownland** · 04-15-2015, 11:04 PM

Let's keep the current battle going for a few more days before we move on.

ribbons · 04-15-2015, 11:39 PM

My apologies for misunderstanding. The current score is:

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Ralph Stanley - 1
Son House - 4

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Originally Posted by Frownland

DwnWthVwls · 04-17-2015, 08:43 AM

I'm the only one for Ralph... if you put the lyrical content aside you guys still like Son House better? His voice is pretty abrasive to me.

04-15-2015, 04:50 PM	#81 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ Aha! Yes, I have the soundtrack of Oh Brother somewhere around.... I agree, Safe As Milk is the best place to start; his first album, accesible but extraordinary too. It was apparently a personal favourite of John Lennon´s. After that you might like to jump forward to Clear Spot and The Spotlight Kid, Pet_Sounds. They are solid albums that are easier to get into than TMR, which does require some dedication although it is undoubtedly his masterpiece. I´d be curious to know how you get on, so please keep us posted, ok? __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

04-15-2015, 05:47 PM	#83 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	lol ! Where did you find two such obscure but right on the nail photos ?? That´s extraordinary! I see that JL is reading the international times. Back in the day that was the hippie newspaper in the UK ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

04-15-2015, 07:36 PM	#85 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	You're in the lineup to go again, you can find it in the OP. I'm moving ribbons to the top of the list since she says she has a battle picked out. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-15-2015, 08:21 PM	#87 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	[deleted] Last edited by ribbons; 04-15-2015 at 11:34 PM.

04-15-2015, 11:04 PM	#88 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Let's keep the current battle going for a few more days before we move on. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-15-2015, 05:05 PM	#82 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Nice Safe As Milk trivia you noted there, Lisnaholic -- Lennon was a SAM fan (see photo in which John has two of the SAM bumper stickers on a cabinet in his Weybridge home) and so was George Harrison (see sticker behind George on the door of his Esher bungalow).