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Originally Posted by GunmouthGrace (Post 1898347)

tl;dr my body is ready

forumgrill?

Wel(p)come!

continue here...

also, do you like any of the extensions of Jefferson Airplane?

and: please explain the cosmic significance of the deaths of both
Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson on the same day.

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Originally Posted by GunmouthGrace (Post 1898347)

Now – branching out from there into folk: I have a soft spot for Sandy Denny and her bell-clear voice, and I like some early Dylan. Judy Henske, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Fred Neil… I’d love to get more into them than I already am. Hit me up with some recs.

I love Baez and Mitchell. Denny, Neil and Henske, I'll have to look up.

A hidden 70's folk gem well worth checking out: Another Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan.

The Doors are my favorite band of all time!

As far as folk goes, have you ever listened to Conor Oberst or Elliott Smith?

I love "Augustana" by Boston.

Yes, yes and yes.

I agree with you (tho I do have the, mostly 70s, Hot Tuna albums).

I'm still in love with "Miracles" - long and short versions -
even tho it's a cheeeeesy as Velveeta.
Grace Slick's backing still gives me chills.
She's always been right up there with Jenny Haan as a powerhouse vocalist.

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Originally Posted by GunmouthGrace (Post 1898359)

Thanks - I'll have to give that a listen right now. What would you recommend to help me get more into Baez and Mitchell? I'd never really given them much attention... then Joan blows me away in the 1970 Woodstock documentary with her gorgeous voice.

I haven't been listening to either for more than a year, so I'm still exploring their music, but there's definitely a few albums that have struck me as the strongest material I've heard from them.

Mitchell:

Her debut album Clouds is gorgeous. My personal favorite album of hers so far. The opening track is just... it gives me goosebumps.
Court and Spark is another album I really enjoyed. It's quite stylisticall different from much of what I've heard from her. There's some interesting detours on that album and it just sounds so good.
I'd recommend waiting with her 90's and 2000's output intil you've heard the must-hear albums. Her weakest material is to be found there, although I'm hoping a few of those albums will give me a positive surprise when I get around to them.

Baez:

Vol. 5 is a really interesting one. It was my first Baez album and it surprised me quite a bit. It's mostly folk, but then suddenly it goes all operatic in one song.
Diamonds & Rust is a great song and a great album. I haven't heard any Baez albums newer than that one. It will be interesting to see where her music goes after that point (1975).
Vol. 2 and Farewell Angelina are really good, straight folk albums.