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Post by whollygoats on Dec 16, 2018 22:23:00 GMT
What with Swimmer exiting the premises for parts exurban, I'm wallowing around in my remnants, many of which were tucked away in other places, like the attic suite. The library is now in the process of being shifted back downstairs, to the corner room with the French doors out on to the outdoor balcony.
This process is fraught with potential nostalgia overload, as items not handled, nor even seen, for more than a decade, are now surfacing. Sometimes the grief kicks in and I lose composure.
So, I started picking through my CD collection (which is clustered around the 'entertainment center' in the dining room) and gave myself the task of trying to select the five CD from my collection which best represent my life, as seen through the lense of my present life.
To be honest, I couldn't trim it to five, but the five I have on right now are a powerful set of nostalgia generators....
1. Fairport Convention, Liege & Lief 2. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Deja Vu 3. Alison Krause, Now That I've Found You 4. Jackson Browne, The Pretender 5. Beatles, Abbey Road
Sandy Denny was a particularly strong flashback for me.
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Post by Mari on Dec 17, 2018 10:40:09 GMT
I only know the Beatles from that list. Am I a total cultural barbarian?
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Post by whollygoats on Dec 17, 2018 16:38:28 GMT
I suspect you are young...ger. Significantly. Four of the five rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Only Alison is twenty years younger. But, I must admit, I'm a mite surprised that you are not familiar with CSN&Y, nor Jackson Browne, as you have probably heard their work, but don't readily associate it with the artists. Fairport Convention is a British folk rock group from the 1970s, featuring the voice of Sandy Denny redoing some classic British folk pieces in a rock milieu. Representative tunes from each album: 'Our House' by CSN&Y 'The Pretender' by Jackson Browne. 'When You Say Nothing At All' by Alison Krause, who is a talented singer and fiddler in the country-western (bluegrass) music community in the US. 'Tam Lin' by Fairport Convention, featuring the voice of Sandy Denny.
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Post by Kye on Dec 17, 2018 18:36:07 GMT
I love Tam Lin! I heard it as a teen and spent years trying to track it down (succeeded finally).
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Post by whollygoats on Dec 17, 2018 19:11:53 GMT
I love Tam Lin! I heard it as a teen and spent years trying to track it down (succeeded finally). Ah, yes... Liege and Lief has an intensive collection which includes the likes of 'Matty Groves', 'The Deserter', 'Farewell, Farewell', 'Come All Ye', and 'Crazy Man Michael' as well...all blazing classics in folk rock. I, of course, could hear the non-existant bagpipes swirling in the background. I think they are awesome and Sandy had an exquisite voice to do them all. RIP, Sandy. 'Crazy Man Michael' made more sense to me after I lost Ivy.
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Post by Mari on Dec 18, 2018 7:52:59 GMT
I know our house and when you say nothing at all at least. The other two I'd have to look up on youtube. I've had a rather extensive musical education as a kid since my father loves music from the 60s up to the 90s, including some obscurer bands, but I'm just horrible at names.
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Post by whollygoats on Dec 18, 2018 8:24:10 GMT
Well, then....Jackson Browne should be a staple, then. His 'Load Out/Stay' medley is a classic show-ender. Clicking the links should dispense with the need to google....unless, of course, you want more.
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Post by Elis on Dec 18, 2018 11:08:32 GMT
I listened to the radio a lot in the mid and late 90s, so a lot of songs seem familiar to me, but like Mari, I am horrible with names.
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Post by Mari on Dec 18, 2018 14:22:02 GMT
Well, then....Jackson Browne should be a staple, then. His 'Load Out/Stay' medley is a classic show-ender. I don't know this one.
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Post by whollygoats on Dec 20, 2018 22:00:49 GMT
How about 'Running On Empty'?
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