tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post3453258470489922059..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Today's Happy Hour SoundtrackBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-18583033027613900112013-10-06T11:48:55.577-06:002013-10-06T11:48:55.577-06:00I don't think there's a soul in the world ...I don't think there's a soul in the world that doesn't like <i>Abbey Road,</i> given that it's the best-selling Beatles album of all time. Well, mebbe a few imams. <br /><br />I was pretty surprised the first time I heard <i>Her Majesty,</i> too. As you say, it was a real "Oh, wow!" moment. Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-73723842016048568662013-10-06T11:39:35.476-06:002013-10-06T11:39:35.476-06:00Yeah, "not quite in my wheelhouse" where...Yeah, "not quite in my wheelhouse" where Iggy is concerned kinda nails it, Jim. I was never much of a metalhead.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-22057070131012186792013-10-06T11:38:12.866-06:002013-10-06T11:38:12.866-06:00I wasn't much on classical music back in the d...I wasn't much on classical music back in the day either, Christiane. It's strange how our tastes change and evolve, eh? That said, I also bout AR without hearing it first... but I was knocked out on first listen. We have a similar opinion of the <i>White Album,</i> as well.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58135622715409515512013-10-06T11:35:41.018-06:002013-10-06T11:35:41.018-06:00You can't avoid or deny it, Virgil: we're ...You can't avoid or deny it, Virgil: we're OLD.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-73438107569072294442013-10-06T11:35:02.468-06:002013-10-06T11:35:02.468-06:00Agreed, as noted.Agreed, as noted.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-859835081543944202013-10-06T08:11:57.231-06:002013-10-06T08:11:57.231-06:00I had to buy multiple copies of this album. I kept...I had to buy multiple copies of this album. I kept playing it so much I wore them out. I'd sit for hours listening to it, then trying to learn how to play the songs. At that time Sheet music was terrible, so I would play a passage of the song I was working at trying to learn, stumbling through it, then playing it over again. <br /><br />Being my instrument of choice is the piano, I was thrilled at the amount of piano in the medley. I learned guitar as well because of wanting to duplicate the songs of this album. <br /><br />I also loved hearing Her Majesty. It was such a shock the first time I heard it. Like... oh wow! Where'd that come from?<br /><br />Thanks! Brings back a ton of memories. Old Goat 36https://www.blogger.com/profile/13319757320638918473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-61360389363259540262013-10-05T21:39:20.665-06:002013-10-05T21:39:20.665-06:00It certainly is one of the best. Same for Exile. M...It certainly is one of the best. Same for <i>Exile</i>. My own personal fave is probably not quite in your wheelhouse (or a lot of other folks.) It is <i>Raw Power</i> by Iggy & The Stooges. But <i>Abbey Road</i> would certainly be in my Top 10 of those I've most enjoyed.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-63580093346360070122013-10-05T19:15:39.990-06:002013-10-05T19:15:39.990-06:00I was bummed-out by the white album (bunch of over...I was bummed-out by the white album (bunch of over-dubbed caca). I think it even ruined my needle, and it actually sounded better on my brothers needle which looked like a nail.<br /><br />I did buy the Abbey Road album without listening to it first. I didn't really like it on first go, but it kind of sounded better a few years later. At the time I was listening to Doors, CCR, and Jefferson Airplane. I liked music that was simple, had a groove, and had very little if any symphony backing. If the bass wasn't rattling my brain, it wasn't loud enough.<br /><br />Today, I like symphony much more :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15636911360472160462013-10-05T18:57:59.948-06:002013-10-05T18:57:59.948-06:00STOP IT! Just reminds me of the passage of time an...STOP IT! Just reminds me of the passage of time and the fossilization process. :) <br /><br />Tough to argue about your ranking, tho..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-47408506549784084492013-10-05T17:12:58.568-06:002013-10-05T17:12:58.568-06:00What Craig said. One of their best I think.What Craig said. One of their best I think.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-76252800433900577732013-10-05T16:33:10.698-06:002013-10-05T16:33:10.698-06:00Well, you know you'll get no argument from me ...Well, you know you'll get no argument from me on this one. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.com