Everybody has their favorite bands, and usually, a person would own a good bit of material from their favorite bands. But how about those bands that you've always wanted to get to know a little better. Use this thread to list at least 5 bands whose material you'd like to own more of. I'll list 5 here:
1. Rush - I haven't seen all of the new documentary, but what I did see has peaked my interest.
2. E.L.O. - Everytime I hear a song by ELO I wonder why I don't own more of their material
3. The Allman Brothers Band - I do have a greatest hits box set, but I'd really like to pick up some studio albums.
4. Tom Petty - Again, I only have a greatest hits disc and now Mojo. I've got Damn The Torpedos on my Amazon wish list but I also want Hard Promises.
5. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - I have a greatest hits disc and Deja Vu, but as much as I love the vocal melodies from this band, I'm not sure why I don't own more.
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Mike: Thanks for the heads up regarding especially Styx. I will definitely check some Styx-albums out.
I'm not so sure about Journey, since I have heard a "greatest hits"-album a year or two back in time, and I was not impressed at all. It's that 80's soft-rock sound, that I don't really care about, but I'll give "Infinity" a try, since I've just been very surprised about how good especially the BAND Alice Cooper were, since I've never really thought that much good about AC. I'm almost a fan now, so who knows, maybe it'll be the same thing regarding Journey some day
Besides Styx, I will look deeper int to the "Kansas"-catalouge one of these days.
Niels, keep in mind that prior to Escape, Gregg Rolie was in the band. Rolie gave Journey a more bluesy feel, in contrast to the more poppy feel they had with Jonathan Cain. While, I'm a fan of their entire catalog, my favorite & most listened to work, is that while Rolie was still in the band. Evolution, Infinity & Departure are excellent, capped off by the live album Captured.
Fooling Yourself, is a great tune! Come Sail Away was one of their big hits, but it's by no means one of my favorites. They have a lot of buried treasures, so keep digging.
Okay, now I've been listening to two Styx-albums and Two Journey-albums, and I definitely like the Styx-albums better than Journey.
And since I'm now listening to this music (that I don't have on CD's) through some real good speakers, some of these albums are getting MUCH better. Especially the old Genesis-albums.
But back to Styx: I'm surprised, how good, they are. "Pieces Of Eight" is very good, and I still hear "City Boy" in there, somewhere. I wonder why Mutt Lange didn't produce Styx, since they have that great guitar-sound, and cool harmonies, like CB and Leppard. Well, maybe they didn't need him at all.
Right now, I'm listening to "Force It" by UFO. Better late, than never, Jon.
I recommend Crystal Ball and Equinox as well.
Niels has been converted. He is now officially a Styx fan!
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
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