Russ I
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Same here! Thanks, @Gavaxeman. It was fun to participate, and now I'm going to step back and watch for a month or so!
September 2020 Challenge Thread- The Gav-La’s
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sahomerrocks
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Day 29: “Devolution ..”- albums that go back to basics
Bahaman Folk Guitar: Music from the Bahamas, Vol. 1
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Bahaman Folk Guitar: Music from the Bahamas, Vol. 1
A Miraculous Field Recording: The Guitar Playing of Joseph Spence
Spence didn’t seem to think about his work in terms of genre, yet his playing refers to a number of musical conventions a listener can sense but not quite explicate.
gaporter
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This was gonna be my pick, still sad to think he's gone but the music will live foreverDay 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...” RIP..play something by those sadly no longer with us...or dead if you like
A posthumus album seems fitting for the occasion.
Jason Molina - Eight Gates
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Had the good fortune to see him play as/with Magnolia Electric Company. Man, can't believe this was 11 years ago!
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In lieu of Molina, I will do a different tribute
DAY 30
REST IN POWER
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela - Rejoice
Both of these powerhouse artists are no longer with us, but hopefully they can rest easy knowing they left behind a hell of a legacy for themselves.
Gavaxeman
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Gavaxeman
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Day 28: “Simply the best..”
A "greatest hits" that has some questionable selections.
Queen – Greatest Hits
EMI – OLE-7012, 1980
South Korean pressing
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That’s cool ....feck off Bo Rhap... we want seaside rendezvous!
waruv
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Jeez I fell behind. Time to play catchup. I'll keep it under one post and add the photos as I play them. I hope I make it to the buzzer!
Day 25: “Life on Mars”..it’s 70’s night ..
I've used a decent amount of my 70's picks already and most of the rest are my GF's comedy albums. With that said, it gives me a very good reason to break out my oldest 7" with one of the greatest songs of all time. If any song deserves to be the lone song on one side side it's this
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (b side/ I'm In Love With My Car
Day 26: ”Stranger Things..” - 80’s classics time
Against all odds, I think that Willie Nelson has aged into the modern music scene as well as anyone else. He tours like crazy, is on pretty much every current cool country artist's releases, and has cemented his legendary status in most people's minds. I snagged a passable copy of Always On My Mind on the cheap recently. Not my favorite by any means but it has an enjoyable cover of Bridge Over Troubled Waters and some other goodies.
Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind
Day 27: “Labels”- picture those immortal circular label designs
Jenny Lewis is such a great artist for so many reasons, one of which is she has such a good feeling for her visual art complementing her musicality. Acid Tongue (as the title suggests) really places me back in the early-70's, West Coast musical world in many ways. The label art just adds to it, evoking a little bit of Hotel California and a lot of the Pacific Coast Highway themes...at least in my view.
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
Day 28: “Simply the best..”..play a great best of or a various artists compilation album
As a newer and younger collector with some space limitations, I'm much more fond of GH albums for artists who pumped out albums in the 70s and 80s, at least those who I don't exactly need a full discography of. I was able to snag this at Target on a really good sale recently and this gives me a perfect excuse to spin it.
Elton John - Diamonds (The Ultimate Greatest Hits)
Day 29: “Devolution ..”- albums that go back to basics
She's really anything but basic and simple, but it's really a testament to how much good work can be done with a beautiful, soulful voice and a piano. Norah Jones is one of my all-time favorites (probably going to have a place on the N&G Top 500 submission...) and her highest profile release is a great example of this theme
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Day 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...” RIP..play something by those sadly no longer with us...or dead if you like
No words needed on this one, just an all-timer brilliant album
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Day 25: “Life on Mars”..it’s 70’s night ..
I've used a decent amount of my 70's picks already and most of the rest are my GF's comedy albums. With that said, it gives me a very good reason to break out my oldest 7" with one of the greatest songs of all time. If any song deserves to be the lone song on one side side it's this
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (b side/ I'm In Love With My Car
Day 26: ”Stranger Things..” - 80’s classics time
Against all odds, I think that Willie Nelson has aged into the modern music scene as well as anyone else. He tours like crazy, is on pretty much every current cool country artist's releases, and has cemented his legendary status in most people's minds. I snagged a passable copy of Always On My Mind on the cheap recently. Not my favorite by any means but it has an enjoyable cover of Bridge Over Troubled Waters and some other goodies.
Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind
Day 27: “Labels”- picture those immortal circular label designs
Jenny Lewis is such a great artist for so many reasons, one of which is she has such a good feeling for her visual art complementing her musicality. Acid Tongue (as the title suggests) really places me back in the early-70's, West Coast musical world in many ways. The label art just adds to it, evoking a little bit of Hotel California and a lot of the Pacific Coast Highway themes...at least in my view.
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
Day 28: “Simply the best..”..play a great best of or a various artists compilation album
As a newer and younger collector with some space limitations, I'm much more fond of GH albums for artists who pumped out albums in the 70s and 80s, at least those who I don't exactly need a full discography of. I was able to snag this at Target on a really good sale recently and this gives me a perfect excuse to spin it.
Elton John - Diamonds (The Ultimate Greatest Hits)
Day 29: “Devolution ..”- albums that go back to basics
She's really anything but basic and simple, but it's really a testament to how much good work can be done with a beautiful, soulful voice and a piano. Norah Jones is one of my all-time favorites (probably going to have a place on the N&G Top 500 submission...) and her highest profile release is a great example of this theme
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Day 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...” RIP..play something by those sadly no longer with us...or dead if you like
No words needed on this one, just an all-timer brilliant album
Michael Jackson - Thriller
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waruv
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My turntable is very tired.
Day 29: “Devolution ..”
They started to get back to the basics with the previous album "The Serenity Of Suffering", but this one brought them all the way back.
I really don't know what they were thinking with those dubstep albums.
Korn – The Nothing
Roadrunner/Elektra – 1-174093, 2019
Deluxe Limited Edition of 2000
Pressed at GZ
They started to get back to the basics with the previous album "The Serenity Of Suffering", but this one brought them all the way back.
I really don't know what they were thinking with those dubstep albums.
Korn – The Nothing
Roadrunner/Elektra – 1-174093, 2019
Deluxe Limited Edition of 2000
Pressed at GZ
Day 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...” RIP..play something by those sadly no longer with us...or dead if you like
Oof, I certainly miss her.
Thanks for hosting @Gavaxeman !
Oof, I certainly miss her.
Thanks for hosting @Gavaxeman !
Fleetwood-Matt
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Day 30 - and it looks like we made it to the end
Amy Winehouse -Back to Black
Truly tragic the way the public and press treated her, even after her death she couldnt escape the ridicule. An extremely talent artist gone way too soon
Amy Winehouse -Back to Black
Truly tragic the way the public and press treated her, even after her death she couldnt escape the ridicule. An extremely talent artist gone way too soon
Fleetwood-Matt
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And with that I'm done! Spent most of the month catching up but it's been a great time! Thank you @Gavaxeman for a fun month! I'm so proud of the Gav-La's I was awarded!!
jamieanderson1968
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Day 30 - The Feckin' End
Miles Davis - ESP
3 seconds of silence please
Miles Davis - ESP
3 seconds of silence please
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Day 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...”
RIP Neil. It has been a while since I played the last studio album from Rush.
Rush – Clockwork Angels
Roadrunner Records/Anthem – 1686-176561, 2012
Pressed at Rainbo
RIP Neil. It has been a while since I played the last studio album from Rush.
Rush – Clockwork Angels
Roadrunner Records/Anthem – 1686-176561, 2012
Pressed at Rainbo
Thanks to @Gavaxeman for hosting a very interesting challenge thread.
Day 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...” RIP..play something by those sadly no longer with us...or dead if you like
Nina Simone - Sings The Blues
Born: February 21, 1933, Tryon, NC
Died: April 21, 2003, Carry-le-Rouet, France
Nina Simone - Sings The Blues
Born: February 21, 1933, Tryon, NC
Died: April 21, 2003, Carry-le-Rouet, France
Thank you @Gavaxeman for the 5 day challenge! 
sahomerrocks
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Day 30: “and it looks like we’ve made it to the end ...” RIP..play something by those sadly no longer with us...or dead if you like
Silver Jews - American Water
Seconded for David Berman
Silver Jews had the best font in the game.
Silver Jews - American Water
Seconded for David Berman
Silver Jews had the best font in the game.