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Yep. And the longer careers often run out of steam. Paul Simon lost me a couple of times. Van Morrison and Donald Fagen settled into a pattern of making the same albums over and over again, in the sense that they broke no new ground (if you've heard MORPH THE CAT, you don't need to hear SUNKEN CONDOS).It’s too long of a span. Most acts were popular about 10 years, or broke up. Some like Karen passed……..or just quit making albums altogether for a ton of reasons. Lack of sales, no label. death of key members, etc.
This would probably get me hurt on large sections of this board, but while I appreciate Richard's production and Karen's voice, I stopped caring after HORIZON. I was pleasantly surprised by some tracks here and there after that, but not whole albums.Yeah, Stinkin' Condos I never warmed to (I thought the production was weak on it), although I liked Morph The Cat.
Most of what I listed have lasted 20 or more years--it's not too much of a stretch. In fact, some shocked me that they were around for 20 years, like Bebel Gilberto (she recorded a few minor things earlier, but her career took off in 2000 and has released an album every 3-4 years). And damn I feel old....Depeche Mode's first album was 40 (!) years ago, and they still sound like a "new" band to me. And Earth Wind & Fire? 50 (!!) year ago!
Carpenters is arguable--sure, the good stuff was the first several albums, but hasn't Richard been re-recording everything for the past 40 years?
That's Impressive!I'm pretty sure I can claim everything that Herb Alpert ever did, as well as Sergio Mendes.
Like all that John 'n Yoko audio garbage (e.g., Life With The Lions); then there's George's Electronic sounds LP... Oh, good grief!If you count Beatles + Solo, I think I have MOST of their output, I'm missing some of the wackier things they called albums...
That's a winner!!Henry Mancini--an awfully large collection of them, but I don't think I'll ever be complete since there were long-forgotten soundtracks never issued on RCA.
I part company with Mr. Davis after In A Silent Way. I understand he "retired" for some point in the '70s, but then returned back to Columbia.Miles Davis--all the Columbia albums and beyond, with a few from Prestige prior to Columbia.
Nilsson!!Harry Nilsson- all vinyl and CDs.
Mike, Paul did four albums after A&M:Paul Williams, unless he has stuff out post A&M. I have all of his A&M music, which started out really good and got pretty sappy (even for him) by the end of his tenure on the label.
1979 | A Little on the Windy Side | Portrait | ||
1981 | ...And Crazy for Loving You | PalD | ||
1997 | Back to Love Again | |||
2005 | I'm Going Back There Someday | AIX |
You're not alone there. And for me they all have to be the original releases.This would probably get me hurt on large sections of this board, but while I appreciate Richard's production and Karen's voice, I stopped caring after HORIZON. I was pleasantly surprised by some tracks here and there after that, but not whole albums.
I forgot I'd had the complete Columbia set from many years ago. Some of the later Columbias do nothing for me, but I like the Warner recordings.I part company with Mr. Davis after In A Silent Way. I understand he "retired" for some point in the '70s, but then returned back to Columbia.
I think I have everything there. It's hard since like with Mancini's catalog, there are obscure soundtracks that might have been released that sank without a trace.Burt Bacharach - only his solo and duet albums, not his soundtracks (except Butch Cassidy).
Can't get much more complete than Message In A Box, as it has all the B-sides and the original 3-song EP with "Fallout," "Nothing Achieving" and "Dead End Job." Although they didn't last as a group for very long (no recordings past '86 when they redid "Don't Stand So Close To Me"), all three continued recording separately.The Police (same as Steely Dan, except the one actual album I have is Synchronicity)
Agree. And it's a shame. "200 MPH" is a brilliant bit of long-form storytelling.Bill Cosby - in light of recent revelations on him, nobody will ever hear his comedy anymore which is a real shame, he was a brilliant comedian. Virtually everything he ever recorded is excellent. Well, besides the music, that wasn't so great. (Why do comedians want to do music?) Talk about a squandered legacy.
I remember that Cosby album as I saw it in the cutout bins long ago. It was called Bill Cosby Sings Silver Throat!!!Agree. And it's a shame. "200 MPH" is a brilliant bit of long-form storytelling.
Different album. "Silver Throat" had his #4 hit "Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright)".I remember that Cosby album as I saw it in the cutout bins long ago. It was called Bill Cosby Sings Silver Throat!!!
Different album. "Silver Throat" had his #4 hit "Little Ole Man (Uptight-Everything's Alright)".
200 MPH was all spoken-word comedy, and it's the title track, which takes up an entire side, that I think is brilliant long-form storytelling: