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Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

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001. Scott 3. Scott Walker
002. An Electric Storm. White Noise
003. New York Tendaberry. Laura Nyro
004. Hot Buttered Soul. Isaac Hayes
005. Farewell Aldebaran. Judy Henske & Jerry Yester
006. The Moth Confesses. The Neon Philharmonic
007. Gal. Gal Costa
008. For Women Only. Bergen White
009. Forever Is A Dream. Food
010. Contact. Silver Apples
011. The Neon Philharmonic. The Neon Philharmonic
012. Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature. George Russell
013. Filles de Kilimanjaro. Miles Davis
014. Black Woman. Sonny Sharrock
015. Volume Two. The Soft Machine
016. The Marble Index. Nico
017. Eternal Rhythm. Don Cherry
018. Aorta. Aorta
019. Suite For Susan Moore And Damion.... Tim Hardin
020. Illuminations. Buffy Sainte-Marie
021. Philosophy Of The World. The Shaggs
022. It’s My Thing. Marva Whitney
023. Moondog. Moondog
024. Oar. Skip Spence
025. Stand! Sly And The Family Stone
026. Nipples. Peter Brötzmann (Sextet/Quartet)
027. Mutantes. Os Mutantes
028. La Formule du Baron. Bernard Estardy
029. Abbey Road. The Beatles
030. Caetano Veloso. Caetano Veloso
031. Puzzle. The Mandrake Memorial
032. The American Metaphysical Circus. Joe Byrd And The Field Hippies
033. Karma. Pharoah Sanders
034. Jewels Of Thought. Pharoah Sanders
035. A Gift From Euphoria. Euphoria
036. Gal Costa. Gal Costa
037. Babylon. Dr. John
038. Scott 4. Scott Walker
039. The Young Mods’ Forgotten Story. The Impressions
040. Crisis. Ornette Coleman
041. Monster Movie. Can
042. The Deviants. The Deviants
043. First Take. Roberta Flack
044. Love Cycle. Forever Amber
045. Studies For Player Piano. Conlon Nancarrow
046. Livin’ Love. The Feminine Complex
047. Flowers Of Evil. Ruth White
048. Spirits Known And Unknown. Leon Thomas
049. Coryell. Larry Coryell
050. Songs From A Room. Leonard Cohen
051. Gilberto Gil. Gilberto Gil
052. The Stooges. The Stooges
053. Ladies W.C. Ladies W.C.
054. Let It Bleed. The Rolling Stones
055. Revival. Q65
056. Soul ’69. Aretha Franklin
057. Montage. Montage
058. Songs Of Experience. David Axelrod
059. Electrip. Xhol Caravan
060. The Blue Marble. Sagittarius
061. Humility In The Light Of The Creator. Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
062. Arthur. The Kinks
063. Orgasm. Cromagnon
064. Trout Mask Replica. Captain Beefheart/Magic Band
065. The Living Music. Alexander von Schlippenbach
066. Phallus Dei. Amon Düül II
067. In A Silent Way. Miles Davis
068. The Spice Of Life. Marlena Shaw
069. Black London Blues. Ram John Holder
070. Happy Sad. Tim Buckley
071. Mu (Part 1). Don Cherry
072. Mu (Part 2). Don Cherry
073. It’s So Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You The Best. Karen Dalton
074. An Asylum For The Musically Insane. Tea And Symphony
075. Heaven/Earth. The Free Design
076. Music Emporium. Music Emporium
077. Alchemy. Third Ear Band
078. Constant Companion. Ruthann Friedman
079. Fela Fela Fela. Fela Kuti
080. It’s Your Thing. The Isley Brothers
081. I’m A Loser. Doris Duke
082. Of The People, By The People, For The People. The Common People
083. Resurrection. The Aerovons
084. Testifyin’. Clarence Carter
085. It’s A Beautiful Day. It’s A Beautiful Day
086. Stay With Me. Lorraine Ellison
087. Songs. Rotary Connection
088. Iron Man. Eric Dolphy
089. Siren. Kevin Coyne
090. An Evening With Wild Man Fischer. Wild Man Fischer
091. People In Sorrow. Art Ensemble Of Chicago
092. Huntington Ashram Monastery. Alice Coltrane
093. Os Brazões. Os Brazões.
094. Where Is Brooklyn? Don Cherry
095. The Head Shop. The Head Shop
096. Here To Stay. Darrell Banks
097. Dorothy’s Harp. Dorothy Ashby
098. Dimensions. The Five Bells
099. Life Is But A Dream. Wichita Fall
100. Here And Now. The Third Wave

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

sonofsamiam

14. The Band - Whispering Pines

It's slipping - I remember when this was #38 on your all-time top songs list...

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Albums:
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Bonzo Dog Band - Tadpoles
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
Can - Monster Movie
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
Santana - Santana
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
The Stooges - The Stooges
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
White Noise - An Electric Storm
Man - Two ozs Of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle
Skip Spence - Oar
The Temptations - Cloud Nine
Edgar Broughton Band - Wasa Wasa
Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
The End - Introspection
The Who - Tommy
Arzachel - Arzachel
Third Ear Band - Alchemy
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Procul Harum - A Salty Dog
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Honorio, it must be funny compiling these lists every month. In the first days, you get all the experts (the CSI guys from Miami) : sonof, nj, Charlie, Mindrocker et al, and you get those weird general lists with White Noise and pharao Saunders then come the more AM-like lists, so exit Laura Nyro and Rainbows in curved hair then on the last day nic votes for a couple blues and French extra albums and the Beatles win in the end.

(there's absolutely no moral judgement in this post, everyone is free of making his own AM list, it's in the Constitution of the USAM)

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas
Honorio, it must be funny compiling these lists every month. In the first days, you get all the experts (the CSI guys from Miami) : sonof, nj, Charlie, Mindrocker et al, and you get those weird general lists with White Noise and pharao Saunders then come the more AM-like lists, so exit Laura Nyro and Rainbows in curved hair then on the last day nic votes for a couple blues and French extra albums and the Beatles win in the end.


Yes, Nicolas, you (almost) nailed it. I used “almost” because that CSI group and their idiosyncratic but fascinating lists (you can use weird too, the CSI will not find it pejorative at all, isn’t it?) are slowly permeating our more conventional lists, including mine. Last year was refreshing to see the numbers 23 (Os Mutantes), 24 (The United States of America) and… 41!! (Begin) of main AM list getting into our Top 15. And AM’s #15 (Odessey and Oracle) ending as our #2. It’s true that The Beatles wins at the end (and deservedly in my opinion) but these different but confluent approaches make our lists much better that the ones from the critics.
And, of course, your blues and French choices are especially welcome.

Fred
OK, I surrender. Put "Karma" with Pharoah Sanders" at position no. 6 in my album list, please!

Done, Fred, but I’ll miss that lonely point to the underrated but excellent “20/20”

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

I'm sure Laura Nyro will get her due in the next Moderate game.

I think I can pencil United States Of America into the elimination bracket right now.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Honorio
Done, Fred, but I’ll miss that lonely point to the underrated but excellent “20/20”


You can always remove "The Gilded Palace Of Sin" from the list. Actually, do so, please!

This is fantastic pop candy, all albums on discs with two albums on them:

1967 Smiley Smile 3.66 rate/ Wild Honey 3.53 rate
1968 Friends 3.75 rate / 1969: 20/20 3.61 rate
1970 Sunflower 3.87 / 1971 Surf's Up 3.82

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Ha! I see what you did there..
.."Collectors with Severe Issues"... i like that one

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nj
Ha! I see what you did there..
.."Collectors with Severe Issues"... i like that one


Yeah, good one

But most of the time I just think of them (in France, the series name is "Les Experts : Miami")



and btw : I love to read your lists

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas
Honorio, it must be funny compiling these lists every month. In the first days, you get all the experts (the CSI guys from Miami) : sonof, nj, Charlie, Mindrocker et al, and you get those weird general lists with White Noise and pharao Saunders then come the more AM-like lists, so exit Laura Nyro and Rainbows in curved hair then on the last day nic votes for a couple blues and French extra albums and the Beatles win in the end.

(there's absolutely no moral judgement in this post, everyone is free of making his own AM list, it's in the Constitution of the USAM)


The same thing happened when I compiled the songs list. It was interesting to receive each list and see what category each voter fell into: "CSI," AM canon, "traditional canon" (those who voted for "Stairway to Heaven," "Let It Be," "Brown Eyed Girl," etc), and then some who fit into no particular category (Moonbeam, for example).

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Even for someone like me who likes much more post-punk era music than what has been done before, it is very hard not to find things to like in 69 (while, as I recall it, years from 73 to 76 were nightmares).

Thanks a lot Honorio for your live results topic, helped me discover lot of songs... which I mostly did not like much, except for Scott Walker which don't have songs in my list but easily got in my album list.

1) Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
2) Nick Drake - River Man
3) David Bowie - Space Oddity
4) MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
5) The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
6) Nick Drake - 'Cello Song
7) The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
8) Jacques Dutronc - L'opportuniste
9) B.B. King - The Thrill is Gone
10) The Beatles - I Want You (She's so Heavy)
11) Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (and it's the base sample of one of my favorite hip-hop songs)
12) The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
13) CCR - Fortunate Son
14) The Stooges - 1969
15) Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
16) King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King
17) Shocking Blue - Love Buzz
18) The Stooges - No Fun
19) The Beatles - Octopus's Garden (maybe Beatles most underrated song, it's Ringo but it's good anyway)
20) Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue

Albums :

1) Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
2) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
3) King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King
4) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
5) The Stooges - The Stooges
6) Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
7) Scott Walker - Scott 4
8) Nino Ferrer - Nino Ferrer
9) Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
10) Tim Buckley - Happy Sad

I don't like Abbey Road much, don't think much of Let it Bleed, really dislike Led Zep II, have been very disappointed by Kick Out The Jams, never got Sly and the Family Stone, find Trout Mask Replica impossible to listen...
And for the French artists of the 60s that I enjoy (namely Boby Lapointe, Jacques Dutronc, Françoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg and Nino Ferrer), it's a pretty deceptive year compared with the previous ones.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Nassim

I find Trout Mask Replica impossible to listen...


I also find most of Trout Mask Replica very difficult to listen to. There are four songs that I can listen to without cringing, including: Dali's Car, Frownland, My Human Gets Me Blues and Veteran's Day Poppy. If there are any fans of Trout Mask Replica, I would appreciate it if you could recommend any other songs on this album that merit additional listenings.

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Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas

Yeah, good one

But most of the time I just think of them (in France, the series name is "Les Experts : Miami")


in Dmany, it's called CSI:NY instead. yeah, i know, those crazy krauts...*

nicolas
and btw : I love to read your lists


true, there's some blues in them...


*..they just don't grow tired of lame jokes and other 20th century stuff

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Henry
Nassim

I find Trout Mask Replica impossible to listen...


I also find most of Trout Mask Replica very difficult to listen to. There are four songs that I can listen to without cringing, including: Dali's Car, Frownland, My Human Gets Me Blues and Veteran's Day Poppy. If there are any fans of Trout Mask Replica, I would appreciate it if you could recommend any other songs on this album that merit additional listenings.


Moonlight on Vermont is definitely the album's best and most accessible song. Pachuco Cadaver and When Big Joan Sets Up are also pretty solid. I am probably one of the bigger fans of TMR on this board, and when the album clicks, it is really incredible. There are a few songs I still have trouble listening too, though, and I understand it's not for everyone.

On another note, AllMusic's critics just released their picks for the best albums and songs of 1969. I was just wishing a few days ago that they would do an AllMusic Loves 1969, and I got just that.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Harpo
Albums:
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Bonzo Dog Band - Tadpoles
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
Can - Monster Movie
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
Santana - Santana
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
The Stooges - The Stooges
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
White Noise - An Electric Storm
Man - Two ozs Of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle
Skip Spence - Oar
The Temptations - Cloud Nine
Edgar Broughton Band - Wasa Wasa
Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
The End - Introspection
The Who - Tommy
Arzachel - Arzachel
Third Ear Band - Alchemy
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Procul Harum - A Salty Dog
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis


Hi , Harpo, welcome back to the 50s and 60s poll. If I remember well, you participated in the very first edition (1950-1952) and now in the very last! Please I need to know if your list is ranked or not, I mean “Ummagumma” your #1 and “From Elvis in Memphis” your #26. If not, I can assign 5 points to every album but only to the first 20 albums. I’m going to consider it ranked from Pink Floyd till The End (I mean the band, of course ) but if think otherwise please let ne know.
Harpo, excellent list, by the way.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

I have to say that Karma sounds great

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Moondog's self-titled album is such a revelation. I don't see how anyone could listen to songs like "Symphonique #6" or "Lament #1" and not enjoy them. I also got the Scott Walker, Amon Duul II, Can, and David Axelrod albums based on recommendations in this thread. All of these sound very good on first impression.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Albums 1969:

01. LED ZEPPELIN-II
02. NEIL YOUNG-Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
03. LAURA NYRO-New York Tendaberry
04. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE-Stand!
05. BEATLES-Abbey Road
06. SANTANA-Santana
07. PHARAOH SANDERS-Karma
08. KING CRIMSON-In The Court Of The Crimson King
09. The WHO-Tommy
10. CAETANO VELOSO-Caetano Veloso (2nd album)
11. JETHRO TULL-Stand Up
12. STOOGES-The Stooges
13. MOONDOG-Moondog
14. TOWNES VAN ZANDT-Our Mother The Mountain
15. The BAND-The Band
16. BUFFY SAINT-MARIE-Illuminations
17. DR. JOHN-Babylon
18. MC 5-Kick Out The Jams
19. ISAAC HAYES-Hot Buttered Soul
20. MOODY BLUES-To Our Children's Children's Children
21. GAL COSTA-Gal
22. FRANK ZAPPA-Uncle Meat
23. KAREN DALTON-It's Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best
24. TEN YEARS AFTER-Ssssh!
25. GEORGE RUSSELL-Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature
26. NICK DRAKE-Five Leaves Left
27. ROLLING STONES-Let It Bleed
28. LEO KOTTKE-6 & 12 String Guitar
29. FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS-The Gilded Palace Of Sin
30. SONNY SHARROCK-Black Woman
31. SOFT MACHINE-Volume Two
31. ISLEY BROTHERS-It's Our Thing
32. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH-Crosby, Stills & Nash
33. GATO BARBIERI-The Third World
34. JOE SOUTH-Games People Play
35. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-Green River
36. TIM BUCKLEY-Happy Sad
37. SPOOKY TOOTH-Spooky Two
38. Os MUTANTES-Os Mutantes (2nd album)
39. JOHNNY WINTER-The Progressive Blues Experiment
40. VELVET UNDERGROUND-Velvet Underground
41. TEA & COMPANY-Asylum For The Musically Insane
42. LEONARD COHEN-Songs From A Room
43. POCO-Pickin' Up The Pieces
44. WILD MAN FISCHER-An Evening With Wild Man Fischer
45. The PENTANGLE-Basket Of Light
46. KEVIN AYERS-Joy Of A Toy
47. FLEETWOOD MAC-The Pious Bird Of Good Omen
48. SUNI MCGRATH-Cornflower Suite
49. ROBERTA FLACK-First Take
50. FAIRPORT CONVENTION-Unhalfbricking



Individual songs 1969 (part 1):

01. JASON CREST-BLACK MASS (single-Pop/Rock)
02. BOBBY BLAND-ASK ME 'BOUT NOTHING BUT THE BLUES (from Spotlighting the man-Soul/Funk) here
03. ROLLING STONES-GIMME SHELTER (from Let it bleed-Pop/Rock)
04. FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS-CHRISTINE'S TUNE (from The gilded palace of sin-Pop/Rock) here
05. The WHO-WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT (SEE ME FEEL ME) (from Tommy-Pop/Rock)
06. SCOTT WALKER-THE OLD MAN'S BACK AGAIN (from Scott 4-Pop/Rock) here
07. NEIL YOUNG-CINNAMON GIRL (from Everybody knows this nowhere-Pop/Rock)
08. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-BORN ON THE BAYOU (from Bayou country-Pop/Rock)
09. TOWNES VAN ZANDT-SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUES (from Our mother the mountain-Singer/songwriter) here
10. KING CRIMSON-21th CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN (from In the court of the Crimson King-Prog)

11. FLEETWOOD MAC-OH WELL (from Then play on-Pop/Rock)
12. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH-SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES (from Crosby, Stills & Nash-Pop/Rock)
13. BERMUDA JAM-GOOD TRIP LOLLIPOP (from Bermuda Jam-Pop/Rock) here
14. DORIS ALLEN-A SHELL OF A WOMAN (single-Soul/Funk)
15. YOKO ONO-DON'T WORRY KYOKO (single-Avantgarde) here
16. ROLLING STONES-YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT (from Let it bleed-Pop/Rock)
17. The OPEN MIND-CAST A SPELL (single-Pop/Rock) here
18. BUNNY SIGLER-GREAT BIG LIAR (single-Soul/Funk)
19. CLANCY ECCLES-CONSTANTINOPLE (from Freedom-Reggae)
20. STOOGES-I WANNA BE YOUR DOG (from The Stooges-Pop/Rock)

21. TONY JOE WHITE-ELEMENTS AND THINGS (from ...Continued-Pop/Rock)
22. The CRYSTAL CHANDELIER-SUICIDAL FLOWERS (single-Pop/Rock) here
23. HASIL ADKINS-WE GOT A DATE (Pop/Rock) here
24. MC 5-KICK OUT THE JAMS (from Kick out the jams-Pop/Rock)
25. BEATLES-ABBEY ROAD MEDLEY (from Abbey Road-Pop/Rock)
26. JOE SOUTH-HUSH (from Games people play-Pop/Rock)
27. ELIS REGINA-SE VOCÊ PENSA (from In London-World/Latin/Brazil) here
28. MOODY BLUES-GYPSY (from To our children's children's children-Pop/Rock) here
29. The ORIENT EXPRESS-TRAIN TO BOMBAY (from The Orient Express-Pop/Rock) here
30. LED ZEPPELIN-WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (from Led Zeppelin II-Metal/Hardrock)

31. ALEXANDER 'SKIP' SPENCE-BOOKS OF MOSES (from Oar-Pop/Rock)
32. PAUL WIBIER-SATAN THEME (from Satan's sadists-Pop/Rock) here
33. PHARAOH SANDERS-THE CREATOR HAS A MASTERPLAN (from Karma-Jazz)
34. TOOTS & THE MAYTALS-NIGHT AND DAY (single-Reggae)
35. ZAGER & EVANS-IN THE YEAR 2525 (from 2525 (exordium & terminus)-Pop/Rock)
36. FRANK ZAPPA-PEACHES EN REGALIA (from Hot rats-Avantrock)
37. RAY BARRETTO-NO OLVIDO A CARACAS (from Together-World/Latin)
38. FUNKADELIC-I'LL BET YOU (single-Soul/Funk) here
39. MOONDOG-SYMPHONIQUE # 6 (from Moondog-Avantgarde)
40. CAETANO VELOSO-ALFÔMEGA (from Caetano Veloso-Brazilian pop)

41. The BAND-THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN (from The Band-Pop/Rock)
42. KING HORROR-LOCH NESS MONSTER (single-Reggae) here
43. JOE SOUTH-HOLE IN MY SOUL (from Games people play-Pop/Rock)
44. LAURA NYRO-TOM CAT GOODBY (from New York tendaberry-Singer/songwriter)
45. MUSIC EMPORIUM-NAM MYO RENGE KYO (from Music emporium-Pop/Rock) here
46. TERRY REID-SUPERLUNGS (from Terry Reid-Pop/Rock) here
47. NICO-NO ONE IS THERE (from The marble index-Avantrock)
48. RARE BIRD-SYMPATHY (from Rare Bird-Prog)
49. CANDI STATON-I'M JUST A PRISONER (single-Soul/Funk)
50. JETHRO TULL-LIVING IN THE PAST (single-Prog)

51. YUSEF LATEEF-RAYMOND WINCHESTER (from Latitude 42° 30' longitude 83°-Jazz/Fusion)
52. RUSSELL MORRIS-THE REAL THING (single-Australian pop) here
53. STOOGES-1969 (from The Stooges-Pop/Rock)
54. LEO KOTTKE-VASELINE MACHINE GUN (from 6 & 12 String guitar-Pop/Rock) here
55. The MOVING FINGER-SHAKE AND FINGERPOP (single-Pop/Rock)
56. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD-DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME (from Dusty in Memphis-Pop/Rock) here
57. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-FORTUNATE SON (from Willy & the poor boys-Pop/Rock)
58. HUNGER-WORKSHOP (from Strictly from Hunger-Pop/Rock) here
59. VILLAGE-LONG TIME COMING (single-Pop/Rock)
60. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE-DON'T CALL ME NIGGER, WHITEY (from Stand!-Soul/Funk)

61. The WHO-PINBALL WIZARD (from Tommy-Pop/Rock)
62. GAL COSTA-OBJETO SIM, OBJETO NÃO (from Gal-Brazilian pop)
63. CRUSHED BUTLER-IT'S MY LIFE (Pop/Rock)
64. LEONARD COHEN-A BUNCH OF LONESOME HEROES (from Songs from a room-Singer/songwriter)
65. DAVID BOWIE-SPACE ODDITY (from David Bowie-Pop/Rock)
66. ROLAND KIRK-AFRO BLUE (from Volunteered slavery-Jazz)
67. GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS-FRIENDSHIP TRAIN (single-Soul/Funk) here
68. OLYMPIC-O PULNOCI (single-Czech pop)
69. CORTIJO-AGUA VA A CAER (from Ahí na ma!-World/Latin/Puerto Rico) here
70. BEATLES-GET BACK (single-Pop/Rock)

71. DERRICK MORGAN-A NIGHT AT THE HOP (single-Reggae) here
72. SONNY SHARROCK-BLACK WOMAN (from Black woman-Jazz/Fusion)
73. SANTANA-JINGO (from Santana-Pop/Rock)
74. KAREN DALTON-LITTLE BIT OF RAIN (from It's hard to tell who's going to love you the best-Singer/songwriter) here
75. ROBERTA FLACK-I TOLD JESUS (from First take-Soul/Funk)
76. SIMON & GARFUNKEL-THE BOXER (single-Pop/Rock)
77. VICKI ANDERSON-IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY (single-Soul/Funk) here
78. TIM BUCKLEY-GYPSY WOMAN (from Happy sad-Singer/songwriter)
79. FRANK ZAPPA-KING KONG pts. I-VI (from Uncle meat-Avantrock)
80. JORGE BEN-DESCOBRI QUE SOU UM ANJO (from Jorge Ben-World/Latin/Brazil)

81. STEVE MILLER BAND-SPACE COWBOY (from Brave new world-Pop/Rock) here
82. FOREVER AMBER-THE DREAMER FLIES BACK (from The love cycle-Pop/Rock) here
83. DAVE PIKE SET-MATHAR (from Noisy silence, gentle noise-Pop/Rock) here
84. JIMMY CLIFF-MANY RIVERS TO CROSS (from Jimmy Cliff-Reggae/Soul)
85. FRANK SINATRA-MY WAY (from My way-Popular 60s)
86. LED ZEPPELIN-BABE, I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU (from Led Zeppelin I-Metal/Hardrock)
87. GRAPEFRUIT-DEEP WATER (from Deep water-Pop/Rock) here
88. TESHOME METEKU-YEZEMED YEBAED (single-World/Africa/Ethiopia)
89. JOHNNY CASH-SAN QUENTIN (from San Quentin-Country)
90. ALLMAN BROTHERS-WHIPPING POST (from Allman Brothers Band-Pop/Rock)

91. BILLY PRESTON-THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT (from That's the way God planned it-Soul/Funk) here
92. JACQUES DUTRONC-LE RESPONSABLE (from L' avonturier-French pop)
93. RARE EARTH-GET READY (from Get ready-Pop/Rock)
94. KEVIN AYERS-STOP THIS TRAIN (from Joy of a toy-Pop/Rock)
95. GEORGE RUSSELL-ELECTRONIC SONATA FOR SOULS LOVED BY NATURE (from Electronic sonata for souls loved by nature-Jazz/Fusion)
96. ISAAC HAYES-WALK ON BY (from Hot buttered soul-Soul/Funk)
97. The NICOLS-SHE HAD A NAME TO FIND OUT (single-Dutch pop) here
98. ROY HARPER-SGT. SUNSHINE (from Folkjokeopus-Singer/songwriter)
99. ARZACHEL-QUEEN STREET GANG (from Arzachel-Pop/Rock)
100. BOZ SCAGGS-I'LL BE LONG GONE (from Boz Scaggs-Pop/Rock)

101. JACKSON FIVE-I WANT YOU BACK (from Diana Ross presents The Jackson Five-Soul/Funk)
102. DAVID AXELROD-THE FLY (from Songs of experience-Pop/Rock)
103. TEN YEARS AFTER-GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL (from Ssssh!-Pop/Rock)
104. CASANOVA TWO-WE GOT TO KEEP ON (single-Soul/Funk) here
105. GATO BARBIERI-A JOHN COLTRANE BLUES (from The third world-Jazz)
106. JOHN LENNON-COLD TURKEY (single-Pop/Rock)
107. The LOVECHAIN-STEP OUT OF YOUR WINDOW YOU CAN FLY (single-Pop/Rock)
108. CAROLYN SUMMERS-DEAD (single-Soul/Funk)
109. SPOOKY TOOTH-HANGMAN HANG MY SHELL ON A TREE (from Spooky two-Pop/Rock)
110. SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS-CONSTIPATION BLUES (from What that is!-Rhythm & blues) here

111. JANIS JOPLIN-TRY, JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER (from I got dem ol' kozmic blues again mama-Pop/Rock) here
112. IRENE REID-I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT (from I've been here all the time-Soul/Funk) here
113. The OPEN MIND-MAGIC POTION (single-Pop/Rock) here
114. VELVET UNDERGROUND-WHAT GOES ON (from Velvet Underground-Avantrock)
115. DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS-I SCARE MYSELF (from Original recordings-Pop/Rock)
116. DAVID RUFFIN-MY WHOLE WORLD ENDED (from My whole world ended-Soul/Funk) former Temptations vocalist. here
117. ISLEY BROTHERS-SOMEBODY BEEN MESSIN' WITH MY THING (from It's your thing-Soul/Funk)
118. TEN WHEEL DRIVE-AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN (from Connection # 1-Pop/Rock)
119. LLOYD ROBINSON-CUSS CUSS (single-Reggae) here
120. FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS-HOT BURRITO # 2 (from The gilded palace of sin-Pop/Rock)

121. SYD BARRETT-OCTOPUS (single-Pop/Rock) here
122. NICK DRAKE-THREE HOURS (from Five leaves left-Singer/songwriter)
123. MOONDOG-WITCH OF ENDOR (from Moondog-Avantgarde)
124. BRUTE FORCE-KING OF FUH (HAIL THE FUH KING) (single-Pop/Rock) here
125. The CYKLE-IT'S HER (from Cykle-Pop/Rock)
126. JAMES BROWN-AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW (single-Soul/Funk)
127. BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE-THE VAMPIRE (from Illuminations-Singer/songwriter)
128. DAVE BARKER-PRISONER OF LOVE (single-Reggae)
129. Os MUTANTES-CAMINHANTE NOTURNO (from Os Mutantes-Brazilian pop)
130. KING CRIMSON-EPITAPH (from In the court of the Crimson King-Prog)

131. FRANKIE COE & THE MIGHTY SOUL MESSENGERS-GET IT JERK (single-Soul/Funk)
132. CHICKEN SHACK-A WOMAN IS THE BLUES (from O.K. Ken?-Pop/Rock)
133. JIMI HENDRIX-STONE FREE (single-Pop/Rock)
134. ACHIE SHEPP-YASMINA, A BLACK WOMAN (from Yasmina, a black woman-Jazz)
135. HUNGER-COLORS (from Strictly from Hunger-Pop/Rock)
136. PAT LUNDY-PROVE IT (single-Soul/Funk) here
137. JETHRO TULL-FOR A THOUSAND MOTHERS (from Stand up-Prog)
138. The SUN-SOUL SYNC (single-Pop/Rock)
139. SHAGGS-IT'S HALLOWEEN (from Philosophy of the world-Pop/Rock)
140. JACK BRUCE-ROPE LADDER TO THE MOON (from Songs for a tailor-Pop/Rock)

141. SCOTT WALKER-THE SEVENTH SEAL (from Scott 4-Pop/Rock)
142. HOLGER CZUKAY-BOAT WOMAN SONG (from Canaxis-Krautrock) here
143. LAURA LEE-SURE AS SIN (Soul/Funk)
144. BOB DYLAN-LAY LADY LAY (from Nashville skyline-Singer/songwriter)
145. The HEAD SHOP-HEAVEN HERE WE COME (from The Head Shop-Pop/Rock)
146. KEN BOOTHE-I'VE GOT YOU (single-Reggae/Soul)
147. SANTANA-SOUL SACRIFICE (from Santana-Pop/Rock)
148. SAVOY BROWN-VICKSBURG BLUES (from Blue matter-Pop/Rock)
149. DICK HYMAN-THE MINOTAUR (from Moog: The electric eclectics of Dick Hyman-Avantpop) here
150. NORMAN GREENBAUM-SPIRIT IN THE SKY (from Spirit in the sky-Pop/Rock)

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Individual songs 1969 (part 2):

151. MC 5-TONIGHT (single-Pop/Rock) here
152. I GRES-DUO BALLS (Italian pop)
153. EIRE APPARANT-MORNING GLORY (from Sun rise-Pop/Rock)
154. TEMPTATIONS-I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU (from Puzzle people-Soul/Funk)
155. RANDY ALVEY & THE GREEN FUZ-GREEN FUZ (single-Pop/Rock)
156. SYL JOHNSON-IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK ? (single-Soul/Funk) here
157. CHICAGO-I'M A MAN (from Chicago Transit Authority-Pop/Rock)
158. ALEXANDER 'SKIP' SPENCE-LITTLE HANDS (from Oar-Pop/Rock)
159. TEA & COMPANY-TERROR IN MY SOUL (from Asylum for the musically insane-Avantpop)
160. FAIRPORT CONVENTION-MATTY GROVES (from Liege & lief-Folk)

161. COLOSSEUM-THE KETTLE (from Valentyne suite-Prog)
162. WRITING ON THE WALL-ARIES (from The power of the picts-Pop/Rock) here
163. ELVIS PRESLEY-SUSPICIOUS MINDS (single-Pop/Rock)
164. The LEGENDS-HIGH TOWERS (single-Pop/Rock) here
165. KEEF HARTLEY-THINK IT OVER (from Halfbreed-Pop/Rock)
166. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-GREEN RIVER (from Green river-Pop/Rock)
167. SONNY SHARROCK-PORTRAIT OF LINDA IN THREE COLORS, ALL BLACK (from Black woman-Jazz/Fusion)
168. WHITE NOISE-MY GAME OF LOVING (from An electric storm-Avantpop)
169. TYRANNOSAURUS REX-KING OF THE RUMBLING SPIRES (single-Pop/Rock)
170. JOHNNY WINTER-MEAN TOWN BLUES (from The progressive blues experiment-Pop/Rock)

171. NICK GARRIE-THE NIGHTMARE OF J.B. STANISLAS (from Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas-Pop/Rock) here
172. EDDIE NOACK-DOLORES (single-Country) here
173. BEACH BOYS-I CAN HEAR MUSIC (from 20/20-Pop/Rock)
174. SOFT MACHINE-HIBOU, ANEMONE AND BEAR (from Volume two-Avantrock)
175. SUNI MCGRATH-CORNFLOWER SUITE (from Conflower suite-Folk)
176. Os BRAZÕES-PEGA A VOCÊ CABELUDO (from Os Brazões-Brazilian pop)
177. TOOTS & THE MAYTALS-PRESSURE DROP (from Sweet and dandy-Reggae)
178. FAT MATTRESS-ALL NIGHT DRINKER (from Fat mattress-Pop/Rock) Noel Redding's band. here
179. STEVE CROPPER, ALBERT KING & POPS STAPLES-TUPELO (from Jammed together-Pop/Blues)
180. BEATLES-I WANT YOU (from Abbey Road-Pop/Rock)

181. NEIL YOUNG-DOWN BY THE RIVER (from Everybody knows this is nowhere-Pop/Rock)
182. MARVA WHITNEY-IT'S MY THING (from It's my thing-Soul/Funk)
183. BLODWYN PIG-THE MODERN ALCHEMIST (from Ahead rings out-Pop/Rock)
184. KALEIDSCOPE (U.S)-BANJO (from Incredible-Pop/Rock) here
185. BYRDS-JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT (from The ballad of Easy Rider-Pop/Rock)
186. JO ANN KELLY-LOUISIANA BLUES (from Jo Ann Kelly-Pop/Rock) here
187. EARTH & FIRE-SEASONS (single-Dutch pop)
188. B.B. KING-THE THRILL IS GONE (from Completely well-Blues)
189. MARLENA SHAW-CALIFORNIA SOUL (from The spice of life-Soul/Funk)
190. The PENTANGLE-TRAIN SONG (from Basket of light-Folk)

191. JOHN MCLAUGHLIN-EXTRAPOLATION (from Extrapolation-Fusion)
192. MARVIN HOLMES & THE UPTIGHTS-RIDE YOUR MULE (single-Soul/Funk)
193. LeBRON BROTHERS-RUN (from I believe-World/Latin)
194. IMPRESSIONS-CHOICE OF COLORS (from The young mod's forgotten story-Soul/Funk)
195. ELIS REGINA-MEMÓRIAS DE MARTA SARÉ (from Como et porque-World/Latin/Brazil)
196. The SHIVER-LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE (from Walpurgis-Swiss pop)
197. ISLEY BROTHERS-FEEL LIKE THE WORLD (from It's our thing-Soul/Funk)
198. SWEET ACIDS-THAT CREATURE (single-Pop/Rock)
199. RIC MASTEN-ARE YOU HAPPY IN YOUR WORK ? (from Windows-Pop/Rock)
200. VELVET UNDERGROUND-THE MURDER MYSTERY (from Velvet underground-Avantrock)

201. WILD MAN FISCHER-WHICH WAY DID THE FREAKS GO (from An evening with Wild Man Fischer-Avantpop)
202. CROW-EVIL WOMAN DON'T PLAY YOUR GAMES WITH ME (from Crow music-Pop/Rock) also covered by Black Sabbath. here
203. PINK FLOYD-CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE (from Ummagumma-Prog)
204. JOE BATAAN-SUBWAY JOE (from Subway Joe-World/Latin)
205. SOUL BROTHERS SIX-WHAT YOU GOT (single-Soul/Funk)
206. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH-WOODEN SHIPS (from Crosby, Stills & Nash-Pop/Rock)
207. LORRAINE ELLISON-I'M GONNA CRY TILL MY TEARS RUN DRY (from Stay with me-Soul/Funk)
208. TIN TIN-HE WANTS TO BE A STAR (single-Australian pop)
209. DILLARD & CLARK-ROCKY TOP (from Through the morning, through the night-Pop/Rock)
210. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART-ELLA GURU (from Trout mask replica-Avantrock)

211. DESMOND DEKKER-ISRAELITES (single-Reggae)
212. DAVE BIXBY-MORNING SUN (from Ode to Quetzalcoatl-Singer/songwriter)
213. STOOGES-REAL COOL TIME (from The Stooges-Pop/Rock)
214. RON CARTER-R.J. (from Uptown conversation-Jazz)
215. WHITE LIGHTNING-WILLIAM (single-Pop/Rock)
216. FAIRPORT CONVENTION-GENESIS HALL (from Unhalfbricking-Folk)
217. DAVID ACKLES-CANDY MAN (from Subway to the country-Singer/songwriter)
218. SPANKY WILSON-YOU (from Doin' it-Soul/Funk)
219. KALEIDOSCOPE (U.K)-BLACK FJORD (from Faintly blowing-Pop/Rock) here
220. JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS-ROOM TO MOVE (from The turning point-Pop/Rock) here

221. FREE-BROAD DAYLIGHT (from Free-Pop/Rock)
222. HIGH TIDE-WALKING DOWN THEIR OUTLOOK (from Sea shanties-Prog)
223. POCO-SHORT CHANGED (from Pickin' up the pieces-Pop/Rock)
224. MARIANNE FAITHFUL-SISTER MORPHINE (single-Pop/Rock)
225. LYONS & MALONE-DR. GENTLE (single-Pop/Rock)
226. ARTHUR LEE HARPER-NEW DAY (from Love is the revolution-Singer/songwriter)
227. MOODY BLUES-DEAR DIARY (from On the treshold of a dream-Pop/Rock)
228. NIRVANA-OH! WHAT A PERFORMANCE (single-Pop/Rock)
229. LAURA NYRO-SAVE THE COUNTRY (from New York tendaberry-Singer/songwriter)
230. KINKS-VICTORIA (from Arthur, or the decline and fall of the British empire-Pop/Rock) here

231. MOTHER TUCKER'S YELLOW DUCK-SOMEBODY THINK (from Home grown stuff-Canadian pop)
232. SOUL CHILDREN-THE SWEETER HE IS pts. 1 & 2 (from Soul Children-Soul/Funk)
233. MILES DAVIS-FILLES DE KILIMANJARO (from Filles de Kilimanjaro-Jazz)
234. MIGHTY BABY-EGYPTIAN TOMB (from Mighty baby-Pop/Rock)
235. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY-BOMBAY CALLING (from It's a beautiful day-Pop/Rock)
236. SERGE GAINSBOURG & JANE BIRKIN-Je t'aime...moi non plus (from Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg-French pop)
237. The BUBBLE PUPPY-BEGINNING (from A gathering of promises-Pop/Rock)
238. HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS-BIRD SONG (from The moray eels eat The Holy Modal Rounders-Pop/Folk)
239. THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN-SOMETHING IN THE AIR (single-Pop/Rock)
240. JONI MITCHELL-BOTH SIDES NOW (from Clouds-Singer/songwriter)

241. BEATLES-COME TOGETHER (from Abbey Road-Pop/Rock)
242. EVIE SANDS-ANY WAY THAT YOU WANT ME (single-Pop/Rock) here
243. JOHN SHAKESPEARE-FADE OUT (single-Pop/Rock)
244. GRATEFUL DEAD-ST. STEPHEN (from Live/Dead-Pop/Rock)
245. CHECKMATES LTD.-LOVE IS ALL I HAVE TO GIVE (from Love is all we have to give-Pop/Soul)
246. ARCHIES-SUGAR, SUGAR (from Everything's Archie-Pop/Rock)
247. TIM BUCKLEY-THE TRAIN (from Blue afternoon-Singer/songwriter)
249. RICHIE HAVENS-INDIAN ROPEMAN (from Richard P. Havens, 1983-Singer/songwriter)
250. COLD SUN-SEE WHAT YOU CAUSE (from Dark shadows-Pop/Rock)
250. CROMAGNON-CALEDONIA (from Orgasm-Avantrock) here

251. KOOL & THE GANG-KOOL AND THE GANG (from Kool & The Gang-Soul/Funk)
252. TONY JOE WHITE-DON'T STEAL MY LOVE (from Black & white-Pop/Rock)
253. BLOODROCK-GIMME YOUR HEAD (from Bloodrock-Metal/Hardrock)
254. TOM T. HALL-A WEEK IN A COUNTY JAIL (from Homecoming-Country)
255. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-HIGH ON A HORSE (from On time-Metal/Hardrock)
256. MEL & TIM-BACKFIELD IN MOTION (from Good guys only win in the movies-Soul/Funk) here
257. BRAINBOX-DARK ROSE (from Brainbox-Dutch pop)
258. JEFFERSON AIRPLANE-VOLUNTEERS (from Volunteers-Pop/Rock)
259. DYKE & THE BLAZERS-WE GOT SOUL (single-Soul/Funk)
260. TONY WILLIAMS' LIFETIME-SOMETHING SPECIAL (from Emergency!-Fusion)

261. CAN-YOU DOO RIGHT (from Monster movie-Krautrock)
262. SOUND OF IMKER-TRAIN OF DOOMSDAY (single-Pop/Rock)
263. SIREN-ZE-ZE-ZE-ZE (from Siren-Pop/Rock) Kevin Coyne's first band.
264. LED ZEPPELIN-COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN (from Led Zeppelin-Metal/Hardrock)
265. TERRY RILEY-POPPY NOGOOD & THE PHANTOM BAND (from A rainbow in curved air-Avantgarde)
266. HUMBLE PIE-I'LL GO ALONE (from As safe as yesterday is-Pop/Rock)
267. KEVIN AYERS-LADY RACHEL (from Joy of a toy-Pop/Rock)
268. PETE BROWN & HIS BATTERED ORNAMENTS-THE WEEK LOOKED GOOD ON PAPER (single-Pop/Rock)
269. MOUNTAIN-BLOOD OF THE SUN (from Leslie West/Mountain-Pop/Rock)
270. DOORS-SHAMAN'S BLUES (from The soft parade-Pop/Rock)

271. TOWNES VAN ZANDT-ST. JOHN THE GAMBLER (from Our mother the mountain-Singer/songwriter)
272. BARBARA ACKLIN-A RAGGED RIDE (from Seven days of night-Soul/Funk)
273. The FACTORY-TRY A LITTLE SUNSHINE (single-Pop/Rock) here
274. JOHNNY WINTER-HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (from Second Winter-Pop/Rock)
275. DR. STRANGELY STRANGE-DR. DIM AND DR. STRANGE (from Kip of the serenes-Folk)
276. BLIND FAITH-WELL ALL RIGHT (from Blind faith-Pop/Rock)
277. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL-BAD MOON RISING (from Green river-Pop/Rock)
278. KIP ANDERSON-I WENT OFF AND CRIED (single-Soul/Funk)
279. EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND-AMERICAN SOLDIER BOY (from Wasa wasa-Pop/Rock)
280. AMON DÜUL II-KANAAN (from Phallus dei-Krautrock)

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

The amount of good music in 1969 is simply frightening.

Other great albums I should listen to : Stand! (how come I've never heard it, I don't know), Happy Sad, Soft Machine's Volume 2, Moondog, and so many others

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas
The amount of good music in 1969 is simply frightening.

Other great albums I should listen to : Stand! (how come I've never heard it, I don't know), Happy Sad, Soft Machine's Volume 2, Moondog, and so many others


I'm also beginning to think `69 was the best year. The Can and Amon Duul II albums are fantastic too.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Honorio
Harpo
Albums:
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Bonzo Dog Band - Tadpoles
Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
Kevin Ayers - Joy Of A Toy
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
Can - Monster Movie
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
Santana - Santana
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
The Stooges - The Stooges
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
White Noise - An Electric Storm
Man - Two ozs Of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle
Skip Spence - Oar
The Temptations - Cloud Nine
Edgar Broughton Band - Wasa Wasa
Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
The End - Introspection
The Who - Tommy
Arzachel - Arzachel
Third Ear Band - Alchemy
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Procul Harum - A Salty Dog
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis


Hi , Harpo, welcome back to the 50s and 60s poll. If I remember well, you participated in the very first edition (1950-1952) and now in the very last! Please I need to know if your list is ranked or not, I mean “Ummagumma” your #1 and “From Elvis in Memphis” your #26. If not, I can assign 5 points to every album but only to the first 20 albums. I’m going to consider it ranked from Pink Floyd till The End (I mean the band, of course ) but if think otherwise please let ne know.
Harpo, excellent list, by the way.


Hi Honorio,
yes I've been away and now I'm back - and yes my list should be numbered as you suggest (Elvis at #26 etc)

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

OK, Colosseum's Valentyne Suite is fantastic. Thanks AM!

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas

Other great albums I should listen to : Stand! (how come I've never heard it, I don't know

Although,if you have a greatest hits by them,almost every song off Stand! will be on it...

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

In my temporary list , Pharoah Sander’s Karma is the new #10

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

ALBUMS
1. The Beatles, ABBEY ROAD
2. The Rolling Stones, LET IT BLEED
3. The Band, THE BAND
4. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, TROUT MASK REPLICA
5. The Velvet Underground, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival, WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS
7. Dusty Springfield, DUSTY IN MEMPHIS
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival, GREEN RIVER
9. Led Zeppelin, LED ZEPPELIN II
10. The Who, TOMMY
11. Miles Davis, IN A SILENT WAY
12. The Flying Burrito Brothers, THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN
13. The Stooges, THE STOOGES
14. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE
15. Alexander Skip Spence, OAR
16. Led Zeppelin, LED ZEPPELIN
17. Isaac Hayes, HOT BUTTERED SOUL
18. The MC5, KICK OUT THE JAMS
19. King Crimson, IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
20. Sly and the Family Stone, STAND!
21. Elvis Presley, FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS
22. Fairport Convention, UNHALFBRICKING
23. Nick Drake, FIVE LEAVES LEFT
24. The Kinks, ARTHUR (OR THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE)
25. Johnny Winter, SECOND WINTER

SONGS
1. The Rolling Stones, “Gimmie Shelter”
2. The Velvet Underground, “Candy Says”
3. The Beatles, “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight”
4. The Beatles, “The End”
5. Thunderclap Newman, “Something in the Air”
6. The Band, “King Harvest (Has Surely Come)”
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son”
8. The Velvet Underground, “Pale Blue Eyes”
9. The Stooges, “No Fun”
10. The Beatles, “Something”
11. The Who, “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
12. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “Cinnamon Girl”
13. The Band, “Across the Great Divide”
14. The Jackson 5, “I Want You Back”
15. The Rolling Stones, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
16. Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds”
17. Dusty Springfield, “Breakfast in Bed”
18. King Crimson, “In the Court of the Crimson King”
19. Led Zeppelin, “Whole Lotta Love”
20. The Stooges, “I Wanna Be Your Dog”
21. The Beatles, “Here Comes the Sun”
22. The Band, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
23. Norman Greenbaum, “Spirit in the Sky”
24. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Lodi”
25. David Bowie, “Space Oddity”
26. Simon and Garfunkel, “The Boxer”
27. The Velvet Underground, “What Goes On”
28. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, “Moonlight on Vermont”
29. The Who, “Overture/It’s a Boy”
30. The Beatles, “Come Together”
31. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising”
32. Led Zeppelin, “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”
33. The Stooges, “1969”
34. The Band, “Rag Mama Rag”
35. Sly and the Family Stones, “I Want to Take You Higher”
36. The Velvet Underground, “Beginning to See the Light”
37. The Rolling Stones, “Honky Tonk Women”
38. The MC5, “Kick Out the Jams”
39. Nick Drake, “Way to Blue”
40. Isaac Hayes, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”
41. The Band, “The Unfaithful Servant”
42. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Effigy”
43. Dusty Springfield, “I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore”
44. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “Cowgirl in the Sand”
45. Led Zeppelin, “Dazed and Confused”
46. The Rolling Stones, “Let It Bleed”
47. The Beatles, “Don’t Let Me Down”
48. Frank Zappa, “Peaches En Regalia”
49. King Crimson, “21st Century Schizoid Man”
50. The Who, “Pinball Wizard”
51. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Proud Mary”
52. The Band, “Whispering Pines”
53. The Rolling Stones, “Love in Vain”
54. The Beatles, “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”
55. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, “The Dust Blows Forward ‘N’ the Dust Blows Back”
56. The Kinks, “Shangri-La”
57. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Born on the Bayou”
58. Bob Dylan, “Lay Lady Lay”
59. Cream, “Badge”
60. Crosby, Stills and Nash, “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Sorry my friends for this long silence, my computer broke down on Sunday the 10th and it’s not fixed yet (I hope that it can be recovered without losing the files).
I already checked the eligibility of the 1969 votes so far but since the comments I wrote are inside my broken computer I’m going to write it again (I’m afraid that the “results live” will have to wait instead, even we have already a Top 125). For the complete explanation please go to the eligibility thread:
- Eumir Deodato’s Superstrut: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1973), Fred’s list move one place up from #3.
- The Rolling Stones’ Can’t You Hear Me Knocking: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1971), Fred’s list move one place up from #11.
- The Temptations’ Cloud Nine (song): not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968 ), Slick’s list move one place up from #10.
- Cream’s Crossroads: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968 ), Slick’s list move one place up from #19.
- The Ventures’ Hawaii Five-O: eligible for 1969 although some sources date it as released in 1968.
- Laura Nyro’s Save the Country: eligible for 1969 although there was a previous version released in 1968.
- Townes Van Zandt homonymous album: eligible for 1969 although some sources date it as released in 1970.
- Jacques Dutronc’s L’opportuniste: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968 ), Nassim’s list move one place up from #8.
- Neil Young’s debut album: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968 ).

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Honorio
Eumir Deodato’s Superstrut: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1973), Fred’s list move one place up from #3.
- The Rolling Stones’ Can’t You Hear Me Knocking: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1971), Fred’s list move one place up from #11.


I wonder where my brain went for holiday that day...

"Can't you hear me knocking" , in 1969, yikes.

Lucky me the new nos. 19 and 20 are equally good replacements...

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Albums:

01. The Kinks - Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)
02. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
03. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
04. Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
05. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
06. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
07. The Beatles - Abbey Road
08. Moondog - Moondog
09. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
10. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
11. Amon Duul II - Phallus Dei
12. Can - Monster Movie
13. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
14. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
15. Scott Walker - Scott 4

What a great year. Among albums I got based on recommendations in this thread, the Moondog, Amon Duul II, Can, and Scott Walker albums were good enough to become favorites, while David Axelrod and Isaac Hayes fell short (though they will be present on my songs list).

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

I honestly thought 2 of Elvis' best songs,Suspicious Minds and In The Ghetto would get more support. Kentucky Rain as well...

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

"Suspicious Minds" will be in my top 20

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Albums

1. The Beatles: Abbey Road
2. Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt
3. Joni Mitchell: Clouds
4. Leonard Cohen: Songs from a Room
5. The Beach Boys: 20/20
6. Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis
7. Juan y Junior: Juan y Junior
8. Joan Manuel Serrat: Joan Manuel Serrat (La paloma)
9. The Kinks: Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
10. Formula V: Busca un amor
11. Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
12. Paco Ibáñez: Paco Ibáñez en el Olympia
13. Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On
14. Fairport Convention: Liege and Lief
15. Joe Cocker: With a Little Help from My Friends
16. Townes Van Zandt: Our Mother the Mountain
17. Los Íberos: Los Íberos
18. The Archies: Everything's Archie
19. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground
20. Crosby, Stills & Nash: Crosby, Stills & Nash

21. Paco Ibáñez: Paco Ibáñez 3
22. Neil Diamond: Brother's Love's Travelling Salvation Show / Sweet Caroline
23. Elvis Presley: From Elvis in Memphis
24. Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline
25. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy and the Poor Boys
26. Joan Manuel Serrat: Dedicado a Antonio Machado, poeta
27. Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin
28. Joan Manuel Serrat: Como ho fa el vent
29. Bart Bacharach: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
30. Nina Simone: To Love Somebody
31. Bart Bacharach: Make It Easy on Yourself
32. Roberta Flack: First Take
33. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg: Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg
34. The Archies: Jingle Jangle
35. Yes: Yes
36. B.J. Thomas: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
37. La Lupe: La Lupe es la reina
38. Melanie: Melanie (Affectionately)
39. Evie Sands: Any Way What You Want Me
40. The Jackson 5: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson Five
41. Love: Four Sail
42. Four Tops: Now!
43. Free Design: My Very Own Angel
44. Fairport Convention: What We Did on Our Holidays
45. Miles Davies: In a Silent Way
46. Scott Walker: Scott 4
47. Shocking Blue: At Home
48. The Lovin Spoonful: Revelation: Revolution 69
49. King Crimson: In the Court of King Crimson
50. Led Zeppelin: II
51. Fairport Convention: Unhalfbricking
52. The Byrds: Preflyte
53. The 5th Dimension: The Age of Aquarius
54. The Byrds: Ballad of Easy Rider
55. Flying Burrito Brothers: The Gilded Palace of Sin
56. The Who: Tommy
57. Os Mutantes: Mutantes
58. Peter, Paul & Mary: Peter, Paul & Mommy
59. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
60. Alexander Skip Spence: Oar

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Songs

1. Leonard Cohen: The Partisan
2. The 5th Dimension: Wedding Bell Blues
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
4. La Lupe: Puro teatro
5. The Beach Boys: Break Away
6. Paco Ibáñez: Palabras para Julia
7. Townes Van Zandt: Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
8. Elvis Presley: Suspicious Minds
9. Desmond Dekker: The Israelites
10. The Beatles: Get Back
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising
12. The Archies: Sugar, Sugar
13. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin: Je t'aime moi non plus
14. Led Zeppelin: Good Times, Bad Times
15. Shocking Blue: Venus
16. Otis Redding: Love Man
17. The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun
18. B.J. Thomas: Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
19. The Beatles: Polythene Pam / She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
20. Fórmula V: Busca un amor

21. Joni Mitchell: Chelsea Morning
22. The Beach Boys: Time to Get Alone
23. Townes Van Zandt: For the Sake of the Song
24. The Beach Boys: Cabinessence
25. Joni Mitchell: Tin Angel
26. Sly and the Family Stone: Hot Fun in the Summertime
27. Joni Mitchell: The Song About the Midway
28. Neil Diamond: Sweet Caroline
29. Townes Van Zandt: Columbine
30. Dusty Springfield: Breakfast in Bed
31. Leonard Cohen: Seems So Long Ago, Nancy
32. The Who: Pinball Wizard
33. The Kinks: Yes Sir, No Sir
34. Joni Mitchell: I don’t Know Where I Stand
35. The Beatles: Oh! Darling
36. Crosby, Stills and Nash: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
37. Leonard Cohen: Story of Isaac
38. The Beatles: Something
39. The Kinks: Some Mother’s Son
40. The Beatles: The End
41. The Kinks: Drivin’
42. Joni Mitchell: The Gallery
43. The Beatles: Octopus’s Garden
44. Fairport Convention: Come All Ye
45. Leonard Cohen: Tonight Will Be Fine
46. Fórmula V: Cuéntame
47. Simon & Garfunkel: The Boxer
48. Neil Young: Cinnamon Girl
49. David Bowie: Space Oddity
50. Joni Mitchell: I Think I Understand

51. Neil Young: Cowgirl in the Sand
52. Fairport Convention: Si tu dois partir
53. Joan Manuel Serrat: Poco antes de que den las diez
54. Townes Van Zandt: Don't You Take It Too Bad
55. Joan Manuel Serrat: Tu nombre me sabe a hierba
56. Fairport Convention: Matty Groves
57. Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
58. Fórmula V: Tengo tu amor
59. Stevie Wonder: My Cherie Amour
60. The Beach Boys: I Went to Sleep
61. The Flyng Burrito Brothers: Christine’s Tune
62. Melanie: Beautiful People
63. Joe Cocker: Feelin’ Allright
64. Townes Van Zandt: I'll Be Here in the Morning
65. Joan Manuel Serrat: Cançó de matinada
66. Fleetwood Mac: My Dream
67. Joan Manuel Serrat: En nuestra casa
68. Dusty Springfield: No Easy Way Down
69. Paco Ibáñez: A galopar
70. Tony Joe White: Polk Salad Annie
71. Townes Van Zandt: Be Here To Love Me
72. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud Mary
73. Joan Manuel Serrat: La Paloma
74. Crosby, Stills & Nash: Helplessly Hoping
75. Free Design: My Very Own Angel

76. Roberta Flack: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
77. Marvin Gaye: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
78. Fórmula V: Tu amor, mi amor
79. Paco Ibáñéz: Me lo decía mi abuelito
80. Fleetwood Mac: When You Say
81. Neil Diamond: Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show
82. Joan Manuel Serrat: Cantares
83. Elvis Presley: In the Ghetto
84. Bob Dylan: Lay Lady Lay
85. The Velvet Underground: Candy Says
86. Roberta Flack: Angelitos negros
87. Led Zeppelin: Whole Lotta Love
88. The Velve Underground: Pale Blue Eyes
89. The Edwin Hawkins Singers: Oh, Happy Day
90. Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash: Girl From the North Country
91. Neil Young: Down By the River
92. Jimmy Cliff: Many Rivers to Cross
93. The Who: Overture
94. Elvis Presley: Wearin’ That Loved on Look
95. Thunderclap Newman: Something in the Air
96. Blood, Sweat & Tears: Spinning Wheel
97. Merle Haggard: Okie from Muskogee
98. Jefferson Airplane: We Can Be Together
99. Fleetwood Mac: Man of the World
100. The Archies: Jingle Jangle

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

great lists Miguel ! as you will see, we'll have some songs and albums in common (Townes, Cohen, Suspicious Minds, etc..)

at last someone votes for The Israelites !

and I love La Lupe and Paco ibanez too (but they won't be in my top 20).

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Miguel
Albums


35. Yes: Yes


I didn't realize that the Yes album was released in 1969. It should have been in my top 10.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas
great lists Miguel ! as you will see, we'll have some songs and albums in common (Townes, Cohen, Suspicious Minds, etc..)

Agree, excellent choices. And I'm glad that someone included at last "Break Away", one of the most underated gems of The Beach Boys.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Oddly there was no 1969 album in my all-time list but when it came the time to compile a Top 25 I ended with a Top 30 but I could easily have filled a Top 50. 1969 was the best year for pop music? Some may argue but at least it's a serious candidate.

ALBUMS:

1. THE BEATLES "Abbey Road"
2. THE ROLLING STONES "Let It Bleed"
3. KING CRIMSON "In the Court of the Crimson King"
4. LED ZEPPELIN "Led Zeppelin"
5. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT "Joan Manuel Serrat (Com ho fa el vent)"
6. SCOTT WALKER "Scott 3"
7. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "The Velvet Underground"
8. FRANK ZAPPA "Hot Rats"
9. NEIL YOUNG with CRAZY HORSE "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
10. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH "Crosby. Stills & Nash"
11. BOB DYLAN "Nashville Skyline"
12. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE "Stand!"
13. ISAAC HAYES "Hot Buttered Soul"
14. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL "Willy and the Poor Boys"
15. THE BAND "The Band"
16. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL "Green River"
17. THE WHO "Tommy"
18. NICK DRAKE "Five Leaves Left"
19. SCOTT WALKER "Scott 4"
20. DAVID BOWIE "David Bowie"
21. TIM BUCKLEY "Happy Sad"
22. FAIRPORT CONVENTION "Liege and Lief"
23. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD "Dusty in Memphis"
24. ELVIS PRESLEY "From Elvis in Memphis"
25. THE BEACH BOYS "20/20"
26. TOWNES VAN ZANDT "Townes Van Zandt"
27. VÍCTOR JARA "Pongo en tus manos abiertas…"
28. LAURA NYRO "New York Tendaberry"
29. THE TEMPTATIONS "Cloud Nine"
30. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND "Trout Mask Replica"


SONGS:

1. THE BAND "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (#29 in my all-time list)
2. THE STOOGES "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (#61)
3. JANE BIRKIN avec SERGE GAINSBOURG "Je t'aime… moi non plus" (#62)
4. THE ROLLING STONES "Honky Tonk Women" (#69)
5. LED ZEPPELIN "Whole Lotta Love" (#94)
6. NICK DRAKE "River Man" (#122)
7. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Candy Says"
8. DAVID BOWIE "Space Oddity"
9. THE BEATLES "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End"
10. THE ROLLING STONES "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
11. THE BEACH BOYS "Break Away"
12. FRANK ZAPPA "Peaches en Regalia"
13. KING CRIMSON "21st Century Schizoid Man (Including Mirrors)"
14. THE ROLLING STONES "Gimme Shelter"
15. ELVIS PRESLEY "Suspicious Minds"
16. SCOTT WALKER "The Seventh Seal"
17. VÍCTOR JARA "Te recuerdo Amanda"
18. PACO IBÁÑEZ "Palabras para Julia"
19. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Pale Blue Eyes"
20. BOB DYLAN "I Threw It All Away'"
21. LED ZEPPELIN "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
22. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
23. NEIL YOUNG with CRAZY HORSE "Cowgirl in the Sand"
24. THE WHO "We're Not Gonna Take It"
25. THE BEATLES "Something"
26. ELVIS PRESLEY "In the Ghetto"
27. ISAAC HAYES "Walk On By"
28. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
29. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL "Fortunate Son"
30. NEIL YOUNG with CRAZY HORSE "Cinnamon Girl"
31. THE BEATLES "Come Together"
32. THE WHO "Pinball Wizard"
33. SIMON & GARFUNKEL "The Boxer"
34. LEONARD COHEN "The Partisan"
35. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT "La Carmeta"
36. SCOTT WALKER "It's Raining Today"
37. DAVID BOWIE "An Occasional Dream"
38. KING CRIMSON "I Talk to the Wind"
39. FAIRPORT CONVENTION "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
40. NICK DRAKE "'Cello Song"
41. TIM BUCKLEY "Dream Letter"
42. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD "The Windmills of Your Mind"
43. THE NEON PHILHARMONIC "Morning Girl"
44. THE TEMPTATIONS "Runaway Child, Running Wild"
45. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE "I Want to Take You Higher"
46. FRANK ZAPPA "Willie the Pimp"
47. LED ZEPPELIN "Dazed and Confused"
48. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL "Born on the Bayou"
49. THE BAND "Whispering Pines"
50. THE BEATLES "Here Comes the Sun"
51. CROSBY, STILLS & NASH "Helplessly Hoping"
52. THE FLYING BURRITO BROS. "Sin City"
53. NEIL YOUNG with CRAZY HORSE "The Losing End (When You're On)"
54. TOWNES VAN ZANDT "Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel"
55. JOAN MANUEL SERRAT "De mica en mica"
56. LAURA NYRO "New York Tendaberry"
57. LEONARD COHEN "Bird on the Wire"
58. BOB DYLAN "Lay Lady Lay"
59. FAIRPORT CONVENTION "Matty Groves"
60. KING CRIMSON "The Court of the Crimson King (Including The Return of the Fire Witch and The Dance of the Puppets)"

FAVOURITE COMPILATION: MUSIC FROM THE SOUNDTRACK "Easy Rider"


The Spotify links for albums and songs.

My favourite Spanish song of 1969: Paco Ibáñez's "Palabras para Julia"

Exile. And the most painful of it all, the exile for political reasons. A different ideology is enough to keep you apart from the country and people you love. After the Spanish Civil War many republicans were forced to leave Spain just to save their own lives (and their families’). Many of them went to Latin America (particularly Mexico) but most of them went to France looking for the paradise of democracy just to face another war even more cruel.
That was the case of Paco Ibáñez's father, a militant of CNT, the Spanish anarchist party. Running away from the reprisals of Spanish fascist troops he found a Paris under the German occupation, he was arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Paco returned with his mother to the Basque Country in Spain and then again to France to meet his father after his liberation. With that vital background and under the influence of Georges Brassens and Atahualpa Yupanqui, Paco began to sing in the early 60s and by the end of the decade he was already an icon for the Spanish anti-fascist youth.
The fact that he could sing from France, without having to face the iron censorship of Spanish regime like the singer-songwriters living in Spain, helped a lot. But this advantage does not hide the intrinsic qualities of Paco as a singer-songwriter. His speciality was to turn into vibrant hymns/songs the best poems in Spanish language, being from contemporary poets (like José Agustín Goytisolo, Blas de Otero or Gabriel Celaya) or classis poets (like Luis de Góngora or Francisco de Quevedo). It is refreshing listening to the audience of the Olympia in Paris laughing and applauding the mocking verses of Arcipreste de Hita originally written in the XIV Century. But his main merit was to introduce to a big audience the audacious work of the poets of the Generation of 27 (including Federico García Lorca or Rafael Alberti) and the Generation of 36 (like Miguel Hernández), mostly forbbiden in Spain for their political relevance.
The song selected, "Palabras para Julia" ("Words for Julia") came from his third album, Paco Ibáñez 3, released in 1969, undoubtedly his best year. A concert in La Sorbonne in May of 1969 (to commemorate the anniversary of the May 1968 riots) achieved for him a big notoriety inside the French university students. The release of his third album and an acclaimed concert at Olympia in December of 1969 suppose his zenith and also a ban to perform live in Spain that was going to last for five years, until the death of the dictator.
But in "Palabras para Julia" there were little traces of the explicitly political themes of many Ibáñez songs. Based on a poem by José Agustín Goytisolo addressed (quoting the own singer’s presentation for his Olympia concert) to "une garçonne, à une enfant plutôt; et c’est le père qui essaie de... qui parle plutôt a sa fille et lui dis: tu verras, la vie sera belle / malgré tout, malgré tout la vie sera belle / un jour tu auras des amis, tu auras de l’amour / il y aura moments aussi où tu va te sentir seule ou perdue / mais toujours rappelle-toi de ces mots que j’ai écrit / en pensant à toi, en pensant à toi / comme je pense" ("a little girl, even a child; it’s the father that tries to... that talks to his daughter and says to her: you will see, life will be beautiful / despite all, despite all, life will be beautiful / someday you will have friends, you will have love / there will be moments too when you will feel alone and lost / but always remember this words I wrote / thinking of you, thinking of you, just like I think now". Beautiful words sing solemnly by Paco Ibáñez backed only by his own guitar and a cello.


PALABRAS PARA JULIA
Composer: José Agustín Goytisolo / Paco Ibáñez
Performer: PACO IBÁÑEZ
First release: 1969 ("Paco Ibáñez 3" album)
Length: 4’05”


Tú no puedes volver atrás
porque la vida ya te empuja
como un aullido interminable,
interminable.

Te sentirás acorralada,
te sentirás perdida o sola,
tal vez querrás no haber nacido,
no haber nacido.

Pero tú siempre acuérdate
de lo que un día yo escribí
pensando en ti,
pensando en ti,
como ahora pienso.

La vida es bella, ya verás
como a pesar de los pesares
tendrás amigos, tendrás amor,
tendrás amigos.

Un hombre sólo, una mujer,
así tomados de uno en uno,
son como polvo en el camino,
no son nada.

Entonces siempre acuérdate
de lo que un día yo escribí
pensando en ti,
pensando en ti,
como ahora pienso.

Otros esperan que resistas,
que les ayude tu alegría,
que les ayude tu canción
entre sus canciones.

Nunca te entregues ni te apartes,
junto al camino nunca digas:
no puedo más y aquí me quedo,
y aquí me quedo.

Entonces siempre acuérdate
de lo que un día yo escribí
pensando en ti,
pensando en ti,
como ahora pienso.

La vida es bella, ya verás
como a pesar de los pesares
tendrás amigos, tendrás amor,
tendrás amigos.

No sé decirte nada más
pero tú debes comprender
que yo aún estoy en el camino,
en el camino.

Pero tú siempre acuérdate
de lo que un día yo escribí
pensando en ti,
pensando en ti,
como ahora pienso.


WORDS FOR JULIA

You can't come back
because life is pushing you
like an endless howl,
endless.

You will feel trapped,
you will feel lost or alone,
maybe you will regret having been born,
been born.

But always remember
what I wrote one day
thinking of you,
thinking of you,
just like I'm thinking now.

Life is beautiful, you will see
how, despite the sorrows,
you will have friends, you will have love,
you will have friends.

A single man, a woman,
as taken one by one,
are like dust on the road,
they're nothing.

Then always remember
what I wrote one day
thinking of you,
thinking of you,
just like I'm thinking now.

Some wait for your resistence,
for the help of your joy,
for the help of your song
amidst their songs.

Never give up or move over,
never say beside the path:
I can't go on and I stay here,
and I stay here.

Then always remember
what I wrote one day
thinking of you,
thinking of you,
just like I'm thinking now.

Life is beautiful, you will see
how, despite the sorrows,
you will have friends, you will have love,
you will have friends.

Life is beautiful, you will see
how, despite the sorrows,
you will have friends, you will have love,
you will have friends.

I got nothing more to say
but you should know
that I'm still on the road,
on the road.

But always remember
what I wrote one day
thinking of you,
thinking of you,
just like I'm thinking now.





Hope you like this wonderful song. Please keep on voting, next Friday I will fly to London for the Halloween weekend (“Halloween in London”, good title for a song, isn’t it?). When I come back I will continue with the vote counting and the posting of the results.

Re: My favourite Spanish song of 1969: Paco Ibáñez's "Palabras para Julia"

Songs

1. The Kinks - Shangri-La
2. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man
3. Captain Beefheart - Moonlight on Vermont
4. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
5. The Kinks - Victoria
6. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
7. Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan
8. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
9. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
10. Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)
11. Nick Drake - Day Is Done
12. Moondog - Symphonique #6 (Good For Goodie)
13. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
14. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
15. Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
16. The Velvet Underground - What Goes On
17. Neil Young - Cowgirl In The Sand
18. King Crimson - Epitaph
19. Nick Drake - River Man
20. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
21. Captain Beefheart - Veteran's Day Poppy
22. Nick Drake - 'Cello Song
23. The Kinks - Yes Sir, No Sir
24. The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money
25. Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)
26. Can - Mary, Mary So Contrary
27. David Axelrod - The Fly
28. Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
29. Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllablicsesquedalymistic
30. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way/It's About That Time


"Shangri-La" has made a lot of lists, but usually far outside the top 20. I hope my list gives it a nice boost and ensures the inclusion of "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Peaches En Regalia."

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Henry
Miguel
Albums


35. Yes: Yes


I didn't realize that the Yes album was released in 1969. It should have been in my top 10.


Honorio
nicolas
great lists Miguel ! as you will see, we'll have some songs and albums in common (Townes, Cohen, Suspicious Minds, etc..)

Agree, excellent choices. And I'm glad that someone included at last "Break Away", one of the most underated gems of The Beach Boys.


Thanks, guys.

Nevertheless, as pointed Honorio in the “elegibility thread”, I also think that the self-titled album by Townes Van Zandt should be considered as of 1970, but by now many people already have included in their lists….
At that time, I was the only one that included in the Forum Poll of the best albums and songs of 1970.

I think Break Away is a well-known song, but I guess there are two reasons for his absence at the polls: it was only released as a single and, surprisingly, is not listed in the "The Top Songs from 1969" in Acclaimed Music.

Same thing happened to Henry with the debut album by Yes, many people would have remembered it if they had seen on any list.

And yes, Nic: “Puro teatro” is a great song, perhaps my favorite Spanish American song. Here is a translation to English.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Got a feeling ’69 is gonna be a good year (He who has ears, let him tell me where it’s from)

15 albums in my top 200 (and the 16th is #204 !!!)

Albums

1. The Beatles | Abbey Road (temporary all time #1)
2. Neil Young | Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (22)
3. The Who | Tommy (45)
4. Nick Drake | Five Leaves Left (47)
5. The Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed (58)
6. Bob Dylan | Nashville Skyline (95)
7. The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground (103)
8. Johnny Cash | At San Quentin (104)
9. Pharoah Sanders | Karma (115)
10. Creedence Clearwater Revival | Willy and the Poor Boys (118)
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival | Bayou Country (130)
12. Serge Gainsbourg | Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (155)
13. Sly & The Family Stone | Stand! (163)
14. Isaac Hayes | Hot Buttered Soul (170)
15. Leonard Cohen | Songs From A Room (180)
16. Townes Van Zandt | Townes Van Zandt
17. Creedence Clearwater Revival | Green River
18. Frank Zappa | Hot Rats
19. David Bowie | David Bowie (Space Oddity)
20. Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin

21. The Band | The Band
22. King Crimson | In The Court Of The Crimson King
23. Doris Duke | I'm A Loser
24. Blind Faith | Blind Faith
25. Led Zeppelin | II
26. The Flying Burrito Bros | The Guilded Palace Of Sin
27. Elvis Presley | From Elvis in Memphis
28. Captain Beefheart | Trout Mask Replica
29. Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
30. The Stooges - The Stooges
31. Mississippi Fred McDowell - I Do Not Play No Rock'n'Roll
32. Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
33. Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
34. Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother The Mountain
35. Scott Walker - Scott Walker 4
36. Crosby Stills & Nash - Crosby Stills & Nash
37. Soft Machine - Volume Two
38. Tony Joe White - Black and White
39. Nico - The Marble Index
40. Pentangle - Basket Of Light
41. Dusty Springfield - In Memphis
42. Neil Young - Neil Young
43. Moondog - Moondog
44. The Byrds - and Mr. Hyde
45. Tom T. Hall - Ballad of Forty Dollars
46. Steve Young - Rock, Salt and Nails
47. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
48. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
49. The Kinks - Arthur
50. Georges Moustaki - Le Métèque

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

songs of 1969....

The following is just a short sample of that year's magnificence

Sorry for the lenghty list, but that's the ... least I can do.

1 | The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
2 | Neil Young - Cowgirl In The Sand
3 | Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
4 | Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
5 | The Who - We're not Gonna Take It
6 | David Bowie - Space Oddity
7 | Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
8 | Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
9 | Johnny Cash - San Quentin
10 | Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher

11 | Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je t'aime moi non plus
12 | Desmond Dekker - Israelites
13 | Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
14 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
15 | The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
16 | Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee
17 | The Beatles - Oh Darling
18 | Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
19 | Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling - Bangarang
20 | Bob Dylan - Tell me That It Isn't True


21 | The Rolling Stones - Love In Vain
22 | The Who - Overture/It's A Boy
23 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
24 | Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
25 | Nick Drake - The Thoughts Of Mary Jane
26 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
27 | The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
28 | The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
29 | The Beatles - Something
30 | Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross

31 | Neil Young - Down By The River
32 | Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan
33 | Leonard Cohen - The Partisan
34 | The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
35 | Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
36 | Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes ?
37 | B. B. King - The Thrill Is Gone
38 | Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite : Judy Blue Eyes
39 | Townes Van Zandt - (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
40 | Isaac Hayes - By The Time I get To Phoenix

41 | Georges Moustaki - Ma Solitude
42 | Chicago - Beginnings
43 | The Who - 1921
44 | The Beatles - Come Together
45 | Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
46 | The Kinks - Shangri-La
47 | Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home
48 | The Beatles - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
49 | The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
50 | Little Milton -Grits Ain't Groceries

51 | The Who - Pinball Wizard
52 | Bobby Bland - Ask Me 'Bout Nothing (But The Blues)
53 | Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black ?
54 | Bernard Estardy - Sister Charlotte Abbaye
55 | Pentangle - Light Flight
56 | Mulatu Astatke - Yèkèrmo Sèw
57 | Harry J. Allstars - The Liquidator
58 | Scott Walker - Rhymes Of Goodbye
59 | Tim Buckley - Buzzin' Fly
60 | Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Georgia

61 | The Velvet Underground - Beginning To See The Light
62 | King Crimson - Epitaph
63 | Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited
64 | Georges Brassens - Les Oiseaux de passage
65 | The Upsetters - Return Of Django
66 | Leonard Cohen - Story Of Isaac
67 | Bongo Joe - I Wish I Could Sing
68 | Nino Ferrer - La Rua Madureira
69 | The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
70 | Nick Drake - Way To Blue

71 | Tèshomè Meteku - Gara Ser Nèw Bétesh
72 | The Stooges - 1969
73 | The Beatles - Get Back
74 | The Who - Eyesight To The Blind
75 | James Brown - Mother Popcorn
76 | Mississippi Fred McDowell - That's All Right Baby
77 | Bob Dylan - I Threw It All Away
78 | Soft Machine - Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening
79 | The Velvet Underground - Candy Says
80 | Nico - Frozen Warnings

81 | The Band - Jemima Surrender
82 | Moondog - Symphonique n°3 (Ode to Venus)
83 | The Byrds - This Wheel's On Fire
84 | The Beach Boys - Break Away
85 | Steve Young - Coyote
86 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi
87 | Jimmy Dawkins - It Serves Me Right To Suffer
88 | Fairport Convention - Medley (Lark In The Morning)
89 | White Noise - My Game Of Loving
90 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Feeling Blue

91 | Jorge Ben - Take It Easy My Brother Charles
92 | Pink Floyd - The Nile song
93 | La Lupe - Puro Teatro
94 | The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down
95 | Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
96 | RB Greaves - Take A Letter, Maria
97 | Serge Gainsbourg - L'Anamour
98 | Nick Drake - River Man
99 | Lee Dorsey - Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now on)
100 | Shocking Blue - Venus

101 | Jacques Dutronc - L'Hôtesse de l'air
102 | Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
103 | Bill Monroe - Fireball Mail
104 | Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why
105 | The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
106 | Clifton Chenier - Blues After Hours
107 | Clarence Carter - Making love (At the Dark End of the Street)
108 | The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito #1
109 | Dr. Nico & African Fiesta - Tour d'Afrique
110 | Jack Greene - Statue Of A Fool

111 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou
112 | The Impressions - Choice of Colors
113 | The Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
114 | The Originals - Baby I'm For Real
115 | Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
116 | Joe South - Games People Play
117 | Sly & the Family Stone - Stand!
118 | Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner
119 | The Meters - Cissy Strut
120 | Neil Young - The Loner

121 | Jason Crest - Black Mass
122 | Jerry Butler - Only The Strong Survive
123 | Tony Joe White - Willie and Laura Mae Jones
124 | David Bowie - Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed
125 | Sir Douglas Quintet - At The Crossraoads
126 | Led Zeppelin - Your Time Is Gonna Come
127 | Kevin Ayers - Lady Rachel
128 | Townes Van Zandt - St. John the Gambler
129 | The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
130 | Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

131 | Bobbie Gentry - Fancy
132 | Toots & The Maytals - 54 46 (That's My Number)
133 | The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post
134 | Frank Zappa - Willie The Pimp
135 | Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
136 | Paco Ibanez - Palabras para Julia
137 | The Maytals - Sweet And Dandy
138 | Juke Boy Bonner - Struggle Here In Houston
139 | Doris Duke - The Feeling Is Right
140 | Merle Haggard - I can't Hold Myself In line

141 | Captain Beefheart - China Pig
142 | Fred McDowell/Johnny Woods - Shake 'Em On Down
143 | Captain Beefheart - Well
144 | John Littlejohn - Dream
145 | Big Joe Williams - Death Of Dr. Martin Luther King
146 | John Brim - Ice Cream Man
147 | The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
148 | Al Green - One Woman
149 | The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick The Bucket
150 | Dr. John - Barefoot Lady

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

To be honest, my Who favorite song of 1969 is "Go to the Mirror", but I picked "We're not gonna..." because it's almost the same song and it would give it a chance to appear in the final top 20.

Anyways, the best version of that song IMO is this one :



PS : Honorio, I love your posts about Spanish music and i even have a little idea... I'll tell you about it

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas
Got a feeling ’69 is gonna be a good year (He who has ears, let him tell me where it’s from)

Ah, Nicolas- that would be culled from a track on your #3 LP for the year! Great lists, btw.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

I'm quite surprised that so many listed Townes Van Zandt's self-titled album. Is it really eligible? I have this album and the copyright year on the sleeve reads 1970.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Yes, it is, even though there is a controversy. Go to the 50-60s eligibility thread to read all about it.

And btw, Mindrocker, thanks for your list. I really appreciated your #1 song by Bobby Bland.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Mindrocker
I'm quite surprised that so many listed Townes Van Zandt's self-titled album. Is it really eligible? I have this album and the copyright year on the sleeve reads 1970.

Well, as you can see on the eligibility thread and as Nicolas pointed, there was some degree of controversy. Miguel did the research and some sources dated it in 1969 and other in 1970, the second ones seemed more reliable but I decided to accept 1969. But probably I was wrong...

nicolas
PS : Honorio, I love your posts about Spanish music and i even have a little idea... I'll tell you about it

Many thanks, nicolas. I just can’t wait to know about your idea. Anyway I know I’m gonna like it, that’s for sure.
By the way your new blog looks great, probably I’m the only one here that knows about the greatness of the songs that are still to come. AM people, just you wait. The greatest French song are coming...

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

nicolas
Mindrocker, thanks for your list. I really appreciated your #1 song by Bobby Bland.

You're welcome, Nicolas . As you may have noticed from my earlier lists I'm a French music fan, so for sure I will check out your new blog.

Favorite Albums and Songs of 1969

1969:

Albums
Rank Artist Album
(1) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
(2) The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
(3) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
(4) The Beatles - Abbey Road
(5) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
(6) The Who - Tommy
(7) King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
(8) Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
(9) Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
(10) Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
(11) MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
(12) Alexander "Skip" Spence - Oar
(13) Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
(14) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willie And The Poor Boys
(15) Pharoah Sanders - Karma
(16) Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
(17) Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
(18) Procol Harum - Salty Dog
(19) The Flying Burrito Bros - The Gilded Palace of Sin
(20) The Kinks - Arthur or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire
(21) Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief
(22) Can - Monster Movie
(23) Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
(24) Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
(25) Grateful Dead - Live/Dead
(26) The Stooges - The Stooges
(27) David Bowie - Man of Words/Man of Music (Space Oddity)
(28) Leonard Cohen - Songs From A Room
(29) Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears
(30) Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
(31) Archie Shepp - Blasé
(32) Blind Faith - Blind Faith
(33) The Band - The Band
(34) Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
(35) Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
(36) Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
(37) Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
(38) Elis Regina - Como Y Porque
(39) Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso (1969)
(40) The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
(41) Scott Walker - Scott 4
(42) Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - Uncle Meat
(43) Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil (Cérebro Eletrônico)
(44) Scott Walker - Scott 3
(45) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
(46) Johnny Cash - At San Quentin
(47) Sly and The Family Stone - Stand!
(48) Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails
(49) Kevin Ayers - Joy of a Toy
(50) Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
(51) Jorge Ben - Jorge Ben
(52) Soft Machine - Volume Two

Songs
Rank Song Artist
(1) I'm Set Free - The Velvet Underground
(2) How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin
(3) Candy Says - The Velvet Underground
(4) Monkey Man - The Rolling Stones
(5) Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
(6) Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
(7) Kick Out The Jams - MC5
(8) Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In - The 5th Dimension
(9) Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
(10) Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones
(11) Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
(12) Cowgirl In The Sand - Neil Young
(13) Hot Burrito #1 - The Flying Burrito Brothers
(14) Je t'aime… moi non plus - Serge Gainsbourg with Jane Birkin
(15) I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges
(16) You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
(17) Polythene Pam - The Beatles
(18) Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa
(19) Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground
(20) Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
(21) Time Has Told Me - Nick Drake
(22) Effigy - Creedence Clearwater Revival
(23) Space Oddity - David Bowie
(24) Badge - Cream
(25) I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
(26) We're Not Gonna Take It - The Who
(27) What Is And What Should Never Be - Led Zeppelin
(28) Careful With That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd
(29) Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
(30) Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
(31) Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
(32) Something - The Beatles
(33) The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
(34) Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) - Led Zeppelin
(35) Hey Frederick - Jefferson Airplane
(36) Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
(37) I'm Beginning To See The Light - The Velvet Underground
(38) Golden Slumber/Carry That Weight - The Beatles
(39) Go To The Mirror Boy - The Who
(40) The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
(41) What Goes On - The Velvet Underground
(42) Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane
(43) All Come To Meet Her - Alexander "Skip" Spence
(44) The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
(45) Hot Burrito #2 - The Flying Burrito Brothers
(46) Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
(47) Love In Vain - The Rolling Stones
(48) Jesus - The Velvet Underground
(49) Ramblin' Rose - MC5
(50) Pinball Wizard - The Who
(51) Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
(52) Up On Cripple Creek - The Band
(53) Something In The Air - Thuderclap Newman
(54) Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
(55) The Story Of My Life - The Velvet Underground
(56) We Can Be Together - Jefferson Airplane
(57) Breakfast In Bed - Dusty Springfield
(58) Down By The River - Neil Young with Crazy Horse
(59) Murder Mystery - The Velvet Underground
(60) Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly and The Family Stone
(61) 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
(62) A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
(63) Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum
(64) 1969 - The Stooges
(65) St. Stephen - Grateful Dead
(66) Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
(67) Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Fairport Convention
(68) Theme From An Imaginary Western - Jack Bruce
(69) Midnight Rambler - The Rolling Stones

Thanks!

Re: Favorite Albums and Songs of 1969

Albums
1)The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
2)The Kinks - Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
3)The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
4)The Beatles - Abbey Road
5)Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
6)Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
7)The Who - Tommy
8)The Band - The Band
9)Crosby,Stills & Nash - Crosby,Stills & Nash
10)Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
11)Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
12)Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
13)Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
14)Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
15)Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy & The Poorboys
16)Scott Walker - Scott 4
17)Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
18)Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
19)Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
20)The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin
21)Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
22)MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
23)Blood,Sweat & Tears - Blood,Sweat & Tears
24)Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
25)The Stooges - The Stooges

Songs
1)The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2)Crosby,Stills & Nash - Suite:Judy Blue Eyes
3)Nick Drake - River Man
4)The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
5)Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
6)David Bowie - Space Oddity
7)MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
8)The Youngbloods - Get Together
9)The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
10)Cream - Badge
11)The Fourmyula - Nature
12)Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
13)Thunderclap Newman - Something In The Air
14)Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
15)The Kinks - Victoria
16)The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
17)Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
18)Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
19)Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
20)Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
21)The Band - Whispering Pines
22)Blood,Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy
23)Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
24)Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain
25)Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
26)The Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music
27)The Beatles - Something
28)The Kinks - Shangri La
29)Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
30)The Allman Brothers - Whipping Post
31)Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
32)Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
33)BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
34)The Doors - Touch Me
35)The Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider
36)The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City
37)The Kinks - Australia
38)Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime
39)The Who - Pinball Wizard
40)The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes

Re: Favorite Albums and Songs of 1969

Albums

1. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
2. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
3. Scott Walker - Scott 3
4. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
5. The Beatles - Abbey Road
6. Scott Walker - Scott 4
7. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
8. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
9. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
10. Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
11. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
13. Pugh Rogefelt - Ja dä ä dä
14. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg
15. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
16. Fairport Convention - What We Did on Our Holidays
17. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
18. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
19. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
20. White Noise - An Electric Storm


Songs

1. David Bowie - Space Oddity
2. Nick Drake - River Man
3. Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime moi non plus
4. Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind
5. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
6. Elvis Presley - In the Ghetto
7. Sly and the Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher
8. King Crimson - Epitaph
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
10. The Beatles - Come Together
11. Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic
12. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
13. Nick Drake - Three Hours
14. Neil Young - Down by the River
15. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
16. Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
17. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
18. Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal
19. The Beatles - Because
20. Sly and the Family Stone - Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey

Re: Favorite Albums and Songs of 1969

Songs:

1. Cream - Badge
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
3. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
4. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
6. Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
7. David Bowie - Space Oddity
8. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
10. Led Zeppelin - Living Loving Maid
11. Led Zeppelin - Good Times, Bad Times
12. Beatles - Something
13. Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
14. Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
15. Beatles - Come Together
16. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
17. Beatles - Get Back
18. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
19. Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
20. Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

1. Led Zeppelin - II
2. The Beatles - Abbey Road
3. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
4. Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
5. Velvet Underground - s/t
6. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
7. The Stooges - s/t
8. The Who - Tommy
9. Led Zeppelin - s/t
10. The Band - s/t
11. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
13. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
14. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
15. Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
16. Alexander 'Skip' Spence - Oar
17. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
18. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
19. Scott Walker - Scott 4
20. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

1969 is an incredibly good year for songs.

Albums

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
5. The Who - Tommy
6. Nick Drake - Five Years Left
7. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!

Songs

1. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
3. Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
4. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
5. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
6. The Beatles - Abbey Road Medley (from Mean Mr. Mustard to The End)
7. David Bowie - Space Oddity
8. The Beatles - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
9. The Beatles - Something
10. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
11. The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
12. Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
13. The Who - Pinball Wizard
14. Led Zeppelin - What Is And What Should Never Be
15. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
16. The Beatles - Get Back
17. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping
18. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
19. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
20. The Rolling Stones - Monkey Man

21. The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down
22. The Beatles - Because
23. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
24. The Rolling Stones - Midnight Rambler
25. Nick Drake - Day Is Done
26. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon RIsing
27. Sly and the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the S8mmertime
28. Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times
29. The Who - Sally Simpson
30. Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettime Be Mice Elf Again)
31. The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post
32. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
33. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
34. The Beatles - Come Together
35. Desmond Dekker - Israelites

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

ALBUMS

1. The Beatles ~ Abbey Road
2. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band ~ Trout Mask Replica
3. Nick Drake ~ Five Leaves Left
4. Serge Gainsbourg ~ Jane Birkin
5. Tony Williams Lifetime ~ Emergency!
6. David Axelrod ~ Songs of Experience
7. Soft Machine ~ Volume 2
8. Dusty Springfield ~ Dusty In Memphis
9. The Band ~ The Band
10. Wendy & Bonnie ~ Genesis
11. Gal Costa ~ Gal Costa (Nao Identificado)
12. Curt Boettcher ~ Misty Mirage
13. Mark Eric ~ A Midsummer's Day Dream
14. José José ~ Cuidado
15. Elis Regina ~ Como & Porque
16. Inner Dialogue ~ Inner Dialogue
17. Scott Walker ~ Scott 3
18. John Klemmer ~ All The Children Cried
19. Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin II
20. The Free Design ~ Heaven/Earth
Silver Apples ~ Contact
Neil Young ~ Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Herbie Hancock ~ The Prisoner
Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin
Blood, Sweat & Tears ~ Blood, Sweat & Tears
Nick Garrie ~ The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas
Harmony Grass ~ This Is Us
Brother Jack McDuff ~ Moon Rappin'
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention ~ Uncle Meat
The Feminine Complex ~ Livin' Love
Sly & The Family Stone ~ Stand!
The Doors ~ The Soft Parade
Love ~ Four Sail
Julio Iglesias ~ Yo Canto
Angelica Maria ~ La Paloma
Joni Mitchell ~ Clouds
Bruce Haack ~ The Electronic Record For Children
Chicago Transit Authority ~ Chicago Transit Authority
Scott Walker ~ Sings Songs From His T.V. Series
The Nazz ~ Nazz II-III
Marcos Valle ~ Mustang Cor De Sangue
Triste Janero ~ Meet Triste Janero
The GTOs ~ Permanent Damage
Michele ~ Saturn Rings
The Delfonics ~ The Sound of Sexy Soul
The Four King Cousins ~ Introducing The Four King Cousins
Isaac Hayes ~ Hot Buttered Soul
Danny Schloss ~ Dreams & Illusions
The Shaggs ~ Philosophy of The World


SONGS

1. Curt Boettcher ~ Misty Mirage
2. David Axelrod ~ The Human Abstract
3. The Stark Reality ~ Too Much Tenderness
4. Judy Henske & Jerry Yester ~ Horses On A Stick
5. Mark Eric ~ Sad Is The Way That I Feel
6. John Klemmer ~ My Heart Sings
7. Harmony Grass ~ I've Seen To Dream
8. The Band ~ Whispering Pines
9. Love ~ August
10. The Beatles ~ Here Comes The Sun
11. Soft Machine ~ As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still
12. Elis Regina ~ Casa Forte
13. Sagittarius ~ I Sing My Song
14. Ennio Morricone ~ Metti, Una Sera a Cena
15. Dusty Springfield ~ The Windmills of Your Mind
16. Led Zeppelin ~ Dazed and Confused
17. Brother Jack McDuff ~ Moon Rappin'
18. David Bowie ~ Space Oddity
19. Tony Williams Lifetime ~ Via De Spectrum Road
20. Nick Drake ~ River Man
The Flying Burrito Brothers ~ Hot Burrito, no. 1
Isaac Hayes ~ Walk On By
Spanky & Our Gang ~ Without Rhyme or Reason
Kevin Ayers ~ Song For Insane Times
The Beach Boys ~ Breakaway
Kensington Market ~ Help Me
Harry Betts ~ ABC Movie of the Week
Nazz ~ Take The Hand
Bill Evans ~ A Time For Love
Gal Costa ~ Nao Identificado
Frank Zappa ~ Peaches En Regalia
Michele ~ Know Yourself
Harmony Grass ~ I Think of You
Nick Garrie ~ Can I Stay With You
Scott Walker ~ Big Louise
Sandy Salisbury ~ Cecily
Wendy & Bonnie ~ The Paisley Window Pane
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin ~ Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus
Damon ~ The Night
The Shaggs ~ That Little Sports Car
Lou Christie ~ Rake Up The Leaves
Kaleidoscope ~ Seven-Ate Sweet
Inner Dialogue ~ Get Aboard a Dream
The Free Design ~ Memories
Herbie Hancock ~ Tell Me A Bedtime Story
The Feminine Complex ~ Are You Lonesome Like Me
The Doors ~ The Soft Parade
Jose Jose ~ Antes
Gershon Kingsley ~ Sheila
Triste Janero ~ Today It's You
Pharoah Sanders ~ The Creator Has a Masterplan
David Rose ~ I'm Lonely For You
The Four King Cousins ~ I Wanna Be Free
The Aerovons ~ Here
Dick Hyman ~ Give It Up or Turn It Loose
White Noise ~ Love Without Sound
Marcos Valle ~ Samba De Verao 2
Can ~ Mary, Mary So Contrary
The Electric Prunes ~ Holy Are You
The Rolling Stones ~ Gimme Shelter
Grant Green ~ Ain't It Funky Now
Spiral Starecase ~ More Today Than Yesterday
Francois de Roubaix ~ Dernier Domicile Connu
Tommy James ~ Cellophane Symphony
Blood, Sweat & Tears ~ You've Made Me So Very Happy
King Crimson ~ Epitaph
Dorothy Ashby ~ By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Danny Schloss ~ Jackson Illusion
Phil Upchurch ~ Adam and Charlene
Sly & The Family Stone ~ Sing a Simple Song
Letta Mbulu ~ Only When You're Mine Again
Crosby, Stills & Nash ~ Wooden Ships
The Delfonics ~ My New Love
James Brown ~ Mother Popcorn
Classics IV ~ Traces
Unusual We ~ Close Your Eyes
Tim Buckley ~ Blue Melody
Kathy McCord ~ Candle Waxing
Bergen White ~ If It's Not Asking Too Much
The Guess Who ~ These Eyes
Moondog ~ Lament I, Bird's Lament
Caetano Veloso ~ Irene
Neon Philharmonic ~ Morning Girl
Johnny Harris ~ Footprints On The Moon
Julio Iglesias ~ Yo Canto
Joni Mitchell ~ Chelsea Morning
The Jackson Five ~ I Want You Back
Amon Duul II ~ Kanaan
Karen Dalton ~ How Did The Feeling Feel To You
Leo Kottke ~ Watermelon
Iron Butterfly ~ Belda-Beast
Silver Apples ~ You're Not Foolin' Me
The Velvet Underground ~ The Murder Mystery
The Pretty People ~ 80 Lower Pike
Don Randi ~ Theme from "The Fox"
Angelica Maria ~ Pensando En Ti
The Association ~ So Kind To Me (Brenda's Theme)
Friendsound ~ Love Sketch
Marshmallow Way ~ Music, Music
Laura Nyro ~ Time and Love
The Pentangle ~ Train Song
The 5th Dimension ~ One Less Bell To Answer
Neil Young ~ Down By The River
Peter Ivers Band ~ Showroom Model
Bruce Haack ~ Saint Basil
Carpenters ~ Your Wonderful Parade
Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Down On The Corner
The Match ~ Through Spray Colored Glasses
Sound of Feeling ~ Up Into Silence
Miles Davis ~ Petits Machins (Little Stuff)
B.J. Thomas ~ Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band ~ Moonlight In Vermont
Aorta ~ A Thousand Thoughts
Glen Campbell ~ Where's The Playground Susie

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Too late I know, but here's my list anyway; Sorry Honorio.

1. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
2. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
3. Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
4. The Beatles - Abbey Road
5. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
6. Scott Walker - Scott 4
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
8. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
9. Crosby, Stills & Nash - s/t
10. The Band - s/t
11. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
12. Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
13. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
14. Velvet Underground - s/t
15. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

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First results, the best albums of 1969. 24 voters this time, only one less than the previous edition (Stephan).
Again, as nicolas predicted, Laura Nyro exited the list and The Beatles won at the end.
And Laura was not the only one to exit the list, in fact none of the Top 20 of the nj list made the final list (“Hot Buttered Soul” and “New York Tendaberry” stayed outside the gates).
This time the classification of Pharoah Sanders and the high placements of Nick Drake and The Velvet Underground were the most surprising placements.
And The Beatles smashed every other contender with a total of 19/24 voters and 684 points (more than the double of the Stones points, 402). The list:

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
3. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
4. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
5. Led Zeppelin - II
6. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
7. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
8. Sly & the Family Stone - Stand!
9. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
10. The Who - Tommy
11. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
12. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
13. Scott Walker - Scott 4
14. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
15. The Band - The Band

Many thanks everyone for participating.
Soon the songs.

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It's great that Pharoah and Captain Beefheart made it to spice things up, but where are the Kinks? It seems like some people think they stopped making albums after The Village Green Preservation Society. Can't wait to see the songs list.

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Sorry Honorio, I was really busy and only now managed to find time to participate in some of the games. Liege and Lief would've been my #3, I hope that wouldn't have made the difference between inclusion and exclusion; otherwise I'm pretty happy with the results. I will definitely find some time to participate in the finale.

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Before posting the results about songs, these are the last comments on eligibility (as usual you got more detailed information in the eligibility thread):
- Marvin Gaye's I Heard It Through the Grapevine: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968 and already elected for the final round), Midaso’s list move one place up from #5.
- The Youngbloods' Get Together: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1967), Midaso’s list move one place up from #8.
- Tyrone Davis' Can I Change My Mind: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968), Henrik’s list move one place up from #4.
- Curt Boettcher's Misty Mirage: not eligible for 1969 (released in 2000), Georgie’s list move one place up from #1.
- Stark Reality’s Too Much Tenderness: not eligible for 1969 (released in 2003), Georgie’s list move one place up from #3.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

Honorio

- Tyrone Davis' Can I Change My Mind: not eligible for 1969 (released in 1968), Henrik’s list move one place up from #4.
In that case, Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" becomes my new #20.

...and "Can I Change My Mind" becomes my #1 of 1968!

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Songs of 1969

And finally the last results of the monthly poll before the final rounds (yes Nicolas, it’s coming, sorry for the delay). Now the best songs of 1969. We had a decline this time, with “only” 19 voters that however voted for a total of 186 (almost the same that last month with three voters more). This fact produced a widely spread distribution of songs, with 6 personal number ones that only received one vote and a Top 10 with less consensus than previous editions, except the number one that was voted by 15 voters with a total of 416 points. Some of the songs in the Top 10 were voted by 3 or 4 people only, including Pharoah Sanders that was able to get to the final round with both the “Karma” album and the song, which it’s almost the same (“The Creator Has a Masterplan” last for 32’14” and it’s one of the two songs of the album).
The final Top 10:

1. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
2. David Bowie - Space Oddity
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
4. Led Zeppelin - Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
5. Nick Drake - River Man
6. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
7. The Beatles - Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End
8. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
9. Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has a Masterplan
10. Jane Birkin avec Serge Gainsbourg - Je t’aime... moi non plus

Yes, the song Nicolas chose as opener of his new blog about French music entered (deservedly) the final round.
And now like I did on previous editions I’m going to post the Top 30:

11. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
12. The Who - We’re Not Gonna Take It
13. The Velvet Underground - Candy Says
14. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
15. The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
16. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
17. The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
18. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Cinnamon Girl
19. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
20. The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
21. David Axelrod - The Human Abstract
22. The Beatles - Something
23. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
24. King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including Mirrors)
25. Love - August
26. Cream - Badge
27. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
28. Scott Walker - The Seventh Seal
29. The Who - Pinball Wizard
30. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Cowgirl in the Sand

All these songs (and every other voted by you in your Top 20s) can be heard in the “Results Live” threads, you can check the Top 100 (10/07/10), Top 125 (10/15/10) Top 150 (10/28/10) and Top 175 (11/01/10).

And the Excel file.

And that’s all, folks. Many thanks again for your votes and the final round begins... now. Well, tomorrow, give me a day please.

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Firstly, let me say sorry for not voting, and there's a (slightly) legitimate reason for this. 1969 is just too damn good. I look at people's lists and I know the "classics" (Beatles/Stones/King Crimson etc), but most of the songs I've never heard of! I have no idea where to start! It would've been wrong for my ignorant tastes to bump up certified, tried-and-tested albums and songs, when there were so many underground classics - 1969 truly was a year for the small guns. Now I've "only" got 15 albums and 10 songs to listen to, which I will get onto as soon as possible, so that I can take part in the final vote.

Also, bit disappointed that King Crimson couldn't get into the top 10 with something, but I guess that just proves how good 1969 was.

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I know that we'll still have the end rounds, but now that the final year poll is over I'd already like to give my regards to our host. You've done a fabul-tastic job Honorio! Thanks for all the time and dedication you put in it (the eligibility thread and stuff).
Also a pat on the back for Nicolas, Miguel, Sonofsamiam, Charlie Driggs, Henrik and Brad, the ones who did participate in all the polls, from 1950-52 till 1969. The 50s & 60s were quite an adventure, weren't they?!

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Many many thanks for your kind words, Mindrocker. And yes, I’m really grateful to this selected group of people that voted from 1950 to 1969 that I will call from now on The Magnificent Seven. In fact I already wrote a few lines about you some months ago but I was waiting to post it next month with the final results of the 1950s poll (and I will do it then). Thank to you (and the other people who voted) this 50s poll has been a wonderful journey.
Seven thumbs up for Brad, Charlie Driggs, Henrik, Miguel, Mindrocker, nicolas and sonofsamiam

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i think you forgot the eighth Magnificent : yourself

Thanks for all, but I'm sure there is a lot more to come...

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Songs of 1969

nicolas
To be honest, my Who favorite song of 1969 is "Go to the Mirror", but I picked "We're not gonna..." because it's almost the same song and it would give it a chance to appear in the final top 20.
Anyways, the best version of that song IMO is this one

“Au premier tiers du film, il y a comme un trou noir, un truc cosmique, un météorite bizarre tombe dans le film, sur la scène du Woodstock et dans le salon d’Olive. Pendant dix minutes, le temps de deux chansons, il n’est plus du tout question de paix et d’amour. On entend d’abord comme le martèlement d’une enclume électrique, l’image fixe, puis saccadée, montre Pete Townshend qui bondit, habillé en pompiste, le bruit c’est sa guitare, il est en blanc contre le nuit bleue. Roger Daltrey, le chanteur, ne cause pas au public, il n’a pas l’air de beaucoup penser, non, il chante, les bras écartés, ses cheveux blonds et bouclés tombent sur sa veste blanche à longues franges, on dirait un archange, dit Boris. See me, feel me, touch me, heal me. Townshend l’épaule de sa guitare acérée, pour le refrain il chante une deuxième voix hyper aiguë, les muscles du cou tendus par l’énergie, le corps balançant d’avant en arrière, et à la fin ses fameux moulinets du bras droit. John Entwistle impassible joue de la basse comme on déplie un tapis rouge et Keith Moon, appliqué, enchaîne roulement sur roulement de batterie. Les Who ont débarqué, ils jouent We’re not gonna take it.
La scène est comme un navire pris par la tempête en plein nuit, ils enchaînent avec une reprise de Summertime Blues, à un moment ils se plantent, se rattrapent, tout n’est qu’énergie, sur le fil de rasoir.
Après le dernier morceau Townshend lance quelques derniers riffs isolés puis tout à coup il se redresse, s’avance vers le public, défait la bandoulière de sa guitare qu’il brandit à bout de bras, comme l’offrande d’un sacrifice. Il a quelques bonds furieux, car Keith Moon continue de labourer ses fûts, il se retourne, attrape sa gratte par la caisse, manche vers le ciel, prend son élan et frappe violemment l’instrument contre le sol. Les amplis renvoient des larsens, il retape une ou deux fois, laisse tout tomber et se casse, imité par les autres, main non, il fait demi-tour, revient sur scène, saisit négligemment sa Gibson, la lance dans la foule et repart, il a l’air super énervé, remarque Florence.
Les larsen continuent après leur départ, la scène est vide et on entend une voix toute grave qui dit: Ladies and gentlemen, THE WHO!"
(d’après "Le regarde-Belles", Nicolas Lejeune, Éditions Balland, 2000)


“In the first third of the movie, there is a kind of black hole, a cosmic thang, a bizarre meteorite that falls into the movie, into the stage of Woodstock and into the living-room of Olive. During ten minutes, the time of two songs, this is not a matter of peace and love anymore. First we can listen something like the hammering of an electric anvil, the fixed image, then jerky, shows Pete Townshend leaping, dressed as pump attendant, the noise is his guitar, he’s in white against the blue night. Roger Daltrey, the singer, don’t addresses to the audience, he don’t look like someone who thinks too much, no, he sings, his arms open, his blond and curly hair hanging over his white dress of long fringes, he looks like an archangel, said Boris. See me, feel me, touch me, heal me. Townshend, shouldered by his sharp guitar, sings for the chorus some backing vocals hyper acute, the muscles of his neck tightened by the energy, his body swaying backwards and forwards and finally his signature windmill move of his right arm. John Entwistle plays the bass impassive as if he was unfolding a red carpet and Keith Moon, hardworking, chains drum roll after drum roll. The Who has landed, they play We’re not gonna take it.
The stage is like a ship taken by the storm at night, they follow with a reprise of Summertime Blues, in a moment they stand up, they overtake it, everything’s energy, they’re on the razor wire.
After the last fragment, Townshend adds some last isolated riffs then suddenly he stands up straight, move forward to the audience, untie the strap and brandish his guitar with his arms up, just like the offering of a sacrifice. There are some furious bounds, because Keith Moon continues ploughing his trunks, he returns, grabs his guitar by its body, the neck pointing to the sky, he takes impulse and throws violently the instrument to the floor. The amps send feedback, he hits the guitar again once or twice, he let it fall and goes away, imitated by the others, but no, he turns back, he picks up carelessly his Gibson, he throws it to the crowd and leaves again, he looks on edge, Florence comments.
The feed-back continues after they leave, the stage is empty and a deep voice says: Ladies and gentlemen, THE WHO!”
(Taken from “The Belles gazer”, Nicolas Lejeune, Éditions Balland, 2000)




Hope my translation makes some justice to your passionate words, Nicolas

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I forgot to thank you for this great quote and translation, so thank you very much Honorio !!

The translation was OK, with 2 little mistakes :

"à un moment ils se plantent, se rattrapent, tout n’est qu’énergie, sur le fil de rasoir."

"se planter" is French slang for "to fuck up", "to blow it", "to screw up", etc..

The right translation should be

"At a special moment they fuck up, then they catch up, everything’s pure energy, they’re on the razor wire."

(During the guitar break, if you listen carefully, you'll notice that Entwistle does the key change a little too soon (or Townsend plays one bar too many in the original key), then Entwistle catches up.)

the other slight mistake is "Il a quelques bonds furieux", which means "he (Townsend) makes a few furious bonds" rather than "there are some furious bonds"

But apart from that, great translation

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Hey, Nicolas, glad that you liked the translation (it was quite difficult for a non-French). But the good thing is your text, you described the scene so eloquently. The whole book is great, I didn't understand every word (obviously I don't get many French slang words) but I truly got the feelings you wanted to transmit. When I was a teenager I shared the same two obsessions with Olive: music and women. And I still do.

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

01 Yesterday Once More
02 Scarborough Fair
03 Because I Love You
04 Love Story
05 Oh, Pretty Woman
06 Summer Kisses Winter Tears
07 Unchained Melody
08 Because You Loved Me
09 I Will Always Love You
10 Wind Flower
11 You're My Everything
12 4:55
13 Jambalaya
14 Rose Rose I Love You
15 I'd Love You To Want Me
16 Casablanca
17 The Sound Of Scilence
18 Say You, Say Me
19 Sealed With A Kiss
20 More Than I Can Say
21 Take My Breath Away
22 The One You'll Love
23 Let It Be
24 Careless Whispers
25 Memory
26 Without You
27 My Eyes Adored You
28 Puff
29 Right here waiting
30 Paloma Blanca

Re: Forum Poll: The Best Albums and Songs of 1969

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