Hidden Treasures - Collection Starter

[Scott]

My first album was ____________ by ______________ ...

Yup, this week were talking about the first album you ever purchased. Now lets make a couple of key distinctions.

This is NOT...

• the first single or 45 record you ever bought (though that would be a fun playlist)
• the first K-Tel compilation you owned (or other crappy top 40 compilation sold off the TV)
• the first kids album you had - this is a Chipmunks free zone...

This IS...

• about the very first album you seriously bought
• the one that started the colleciton you have today!

So with that said heres mine, and its a two-fer.

But first, a bit of history...

My earliest memories of music that I really liked was my oldest brothers Monkees and Tommy James and Shondells Greatest Hits record. Totally dug everything about those.

Then my other brother got into heavier stuff, he listened to stuff like The Beatles White Album, Grand Funk, Uriah Heep, Ted Nugent and Amboy Dukes, Styx (real early stuff too), Skynyrd, Kansas, etc...

And finally my sister who I thought owned two 8-tracks total, Little River Bands self-titled american debut and the follow-up Diamantina Cocktail. Turns out she owned more, but thats all she listened to, go figure.

All foundational to me. But these two albums were my first because of two songs. Monday Morning and Mainstreet. Both of which struck me in a new way and thats where I started my collection, with a dual purchase of Fleetwood Mac and Bob Segers Night Moves. Not a bad start if I don't say so myself!

Now its your turn, listen, and repsond with your first album...

PLAYLIST --> http://www.podsnack.com/CA69EFD9E8C/av1nwm83

Bob Seger Night Moves 1976 1 - Sunspot Baby 2 - Come to Poppa Popular music critic Robert Christgau feels that the riffs on Night Moves are classic rock and roll riffs, like those performed by Chuck Berry or the Rolling Stones, and feels that the album is about rock and roll for those who are no longer in their teens, like the song "Rock and Roll Never Forgets". The Rolling Stone review of the album by Kit Rachlis stated that the album is one of the best to come out of 1976-77, that Seger sounds like Rod Stewart and writes lyrics like Bruce Springsteen, and that album is classic rock and roll. The only problem that Rachlis had with the album was the production not being strong enough. A later review of the album by Stephen Thomas Erlewine for Allmusic says that the album was very similar to Beautiful Loser, but Night Moves is harder than Beautiful Loser. Erlewine also feels that the album has a wide range of styles and has not lost any of its influence years later.

Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 1975 The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 over a year after entering the chart, spent 37 weeks within the top 10, and more than fifteen months within the top 40. It launched three top twenty singles: "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me", the last two falling just short of the top ten, both at No. 11. In 1976, it was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA representing shipments of five million units. Until the release of this album, Fleetwood Mac's albums generally sold around 300,000 – 350,000 copies apiece. This album helped launch them as musical superstars with an almost constant radio presence (which would be continued with their even more popular follow-up, Rumours). In 2003, the album was ranked No. 182 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Nice album and song picks this week Scott.  That Seger album was AOTW way back, it's right HERE if anyone wants to check it out.

Here's what I think:

• If I were a judging man, I'd say Night Moves > Fleetwood Mac, but not by much.
• If I were to rank these four songs, I'd say I'm So Afraid > Come To Poppa > Sunspot Baby > Blue Letter.
• If I were to pick my two favorites from Night Moves, I'd say Main Street and Night Moves.
• If I were to pick my two favorites from Fleetwood Mac, I'd say Monday Morning and Rhiannon.
• The guitar on I'm So Afraid is completely mind blowing.

Great job bro.

[Scott]

I spin Fleetwood Mac more than I do Seger probably easily 2 to 1...  But thats just me.

Buckingham is the most underrated player in geetardom!