What's a great album

[eb777888]

to have on vinyl? H wants a record player for his birthday and I bought that and all of the Beatles albums. What else? What are some classics to have? I'm thinking maybe Led Zeppelin or Rolling Stones. I know he likes Rush (lol). He's a fan of a lot of the classics, has a huge range of music interests. Likes classical as well. 

What are some good ones. Anyone? He's not a fan of Lenny Kravits.

[meggers5]

Queen

[anlo]

For some reason, Pink Floyd comes to mind when I think of vinyl.

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:18:57 GMT -5 anlo said:

For some reason, Pink Floyd comes to mind when I think of vinyl.

yessssss

[Mrs.Rad888]

I want to say Styx "Paradise Theater" or "Grand Illusion" but definitely NOT "Kilroy was Here".

Older Eagles or Aerosmith.
And, despite what Amazon Music tells you, Kings of Leon is NOT classic rock!

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:28:32 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Man, I haven't listened to a record in so long. I can't wait until my mom trusts me enough to give me my dad's collection. lol. Besides his Fleetwood Mac records (also love their self-titled album), I always enjoyed listening to his James Taylor Greatest Hits album.

See, you and I are eye to eye on music tastes! I'll be buying your suggestions for myself, lol.

I was making fun of H a little. Like, we've progressed so far we're reverting back and now he wants a record player. But I'm actually really excited about it.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Dark Side of the Moon is, like, required. Also Animals. CSNY déjà vu. Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (there's a zipper!) Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

[cville]

I first thought Revolver, but he has that covered.

I'd go with Harvest if he likes Neil Young. Or Paul's Boutique.


Eta: my bffs and I used to listen to Thriller on vinyl every day in our friend's basement. Solid.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

May 21, 2015 21:32:20 GMT -5 cville said:

I first thought Revolver, but he has that covered.

I'd go with Harvest if he likes Neil Young. Or Paul's Boutique.

Marry me!

[cville]

May 21, 2015 21:33:12 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

May 21, 2015 21:32:20 GMT -5 cville said:

I first thought Revolver, but he has that covered.

I'd go with Harvest if he likes Neil Young. Or Paul's Boutique.

Marry me!

I've listened to Harvest so many times. Soooooooo many times.

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:31:28 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Dark Side of the Moon is, like, required. Also Animals. CSNY déjà vu. Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (there's a zipper!) Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

Okay. I'm torn between Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. 

[cville]

I don't know if it's good on vinyl, but all this talk about old school music has pretty much guaranteed I'm going to listen to Paul Simon's Graceland album tomorrow.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

May 21, 2015 21:34:54 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

May 21, 2015 21:31:28 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Dark Side of the Moon is, like, required. Also Animals. CSNY déjà vu. Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers (there's a zipper!) Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

Okay. I'm torn between Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. 

You could always do both?

[fuckyourcouch]

I bet your h would enjoy ke$ha's greatest hits on vinyl

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Some of these answers came from DH. He's going to be talking about great vinyl for the rest of the weekend, I fear

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:38:39 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

May 21, 2015 21:34:54 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Okay. I'm torn between Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. 

You could always do both?

I know but I want to get him a variety and have already spent a lot on record player, speakers, Beatles albums and some super expensive computer books that were on his Amazon Wishlist. I think I should only buy him maybe five or six more albums. 

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:38:38 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I don't know if he likes Linda Rondstadt at all but she sounds particularly good on vinyl.

LOL!!! Well, *I* love her.  Long, Long Time is STILL on my workout playlist. I should take it off because it totally brings my workout down.

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:44:55 GMT -5 aeg511 said:

What's the pink Floyd album that lines up with wizard of oz? That's a thing, right?

How about the Doors?

The good thing about my mom being a hoarder is she's got all these classic records in their basement.

The Wall!

Oh, the Doors is a great one!

[eb777888]

May 21, 2015 21:44:55 GMT -5 aeg511 said:

What's the pink Floyd album that lines up with wizard of oz? That's a thing, right?

How about the Doors?

The good thing about my mom being a hoarder is she's got all these classic records in their basement.

Shit! Wrong! Dark Side of the Moon. 

[nonsensetomfoolery]

Born in the USA- some guy from Jersey
My Aim is True- Elvis Costello

[vicky]

Meatloaf - bat out of hell

[eb777888]

Is classical music wasted on vinyl? I know Moonlight Sonata is his favorite classical song but not sure it's great on a record player. I know nothing about this. Opinions?

[WOT?*]

An odd choice but one of the biggest sellers of the time was Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive."
KISS would be DH's choice.
One I always loved to listen to in the car was Billy Thorpe "Children of the Sun" but you need surround sound for that one.
Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic" (or pick another but that was THE Aerosmith album back in the day)
Kansas
Boston (!!!!!!)
The Who - Tommy or Quadrophenia
The Doors

Nirvana - Nevermind (if you want to go a little more current).

Prince - Purple Rain

Jimi Hendrix - the Hendrix Experience

John Coltrane (jazz sax)

[cville]

Y'all, I'm dying at the "modern", "newer," and "current" suggestions of Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I love those bands. I do. I really do.

And they were modern and current 15-20 years ago.

[shostakovich]

Bruce Springsteen - The River and Darkness on the Edge of Town
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker and Cold Roses
John Coltrane - Lush Life (not sure if he's a jazz fan, but just in case)
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead and American Beauty
The Band - Music from the Big Pink


I've always had a record player. We just upgraded to a super fancy one last year. Mark another notch in the hipster column of the spreadsheet, dudes.

[WOT?*]

May 21, 2015 22:15:11 GMT -5 cville said:

Y'all, I'm dying at the "modern", "newer," and "current" suggestions of Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I love those bands. I do. I really do.

And they were modern and current 15-20 years ago.

Relatively speaking, grunge is "more" current than Boston and the Beatles.

Boston, Kansas, etc. were my teen jams. Nirvana and Pearl Jam were after I had kids and boobs and was (supposed to be) a grown up.

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U2- Joshua Tree

[cville]

May 21, 2015 22:18:29 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

May 21, 2015 22:15:11 GMT -5 cville said:

Y'all, I'm dying at the "modern", "newer," and "current" suggestions of Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I love those bands. I do. I really do.

And they were modern and current 15-20 years ago.

Relatively speaking, grunge is "more" current than Boston and the Beatles.

Boston, Kansas, etc. were my teen jams. Nirvana and Pearl Jam were after I had kids and boobs and was (supposed to be) a grown up.

Okay.

[Dagny]

If he likes Nirvana, I love the MTV Unplugged album.

[averyjessup]

It's not classic rock but Nina Simone and Sam Cooke sound amazing on vinyl. Nina Simone gets a bit expensive used but a lot of hers have been re-released.

Black Sabbath

Aerosmith has been mentioned but I particularly love their 1st album with Dream On on it.

Derek and the Dominos - Layla and other love songs

This is sooooooo hipster, but Francois Hardy on vinyl feels like going back in time. Or being in a Wes Anderson movie, lol.

Basically, ALL the vinyl!