Adam Ant 'Desparate not serious'
Nearly anything by Joe Jackson
Lena Lovitch
Pop album that has stood the test of time
I found a used CD copy of Sinead O’Conner’s “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” in Easy Street Records and snatched it up. I remember liking it in the 90s when it came out and may have a lousy cassette copy somewhere, but I had not seriously listened to it with the better systems I have now. Listening now, I am impressed by the material, the performance, and the recording quality, and it occurs to me that as an overall concept, it could have come out in 2024 and still sound poignant. There are a few rock hangovers from the 80s, but even those are well delivered.
I am wondering what pop albums you have that you think have aged well in terms of material, performance and production.
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@knownothing: If you like the Little Villager album, make sure to grab a copy of John Hiatt’s Bring The Family album (unless you already have it). John was given carte blanche to use any musicians he wanted on the album, and chose Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner. John and those three guys of course comprise Little Village (the recording of that album was the genesis of Little Village), and I consider Bring The Family to be considerably superior to the s/t Little Village album (better songs). The members of LV had one ground rule they all agreed upon: the songs had to be written on the spot as the album was recorded, not ones already written and waiting to be recorded. Not a great way to make an album! Keltner’s a superb musician, but he’s no songwriter. The lone Rockpile album is fantastic, a great blend of Power Pop and 50’s-style Rock ’n’ Roll. The members of Rockpile also comprise the band heard on a number of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds solo albums, and are also fantastic.
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@bdp24 great tip on “Bring the Family”, I will check it out. I got to see Rockpile in the late 70s and it was a terrific show. I also got to see John Hiatt and Ry Cooder live on Cooder’s “Boarderline” tour in 1980 which was phenomenal. kn |
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