ok so ..... on Facebook the other week my wife did a quiz about the five albums that were most influential in setting your taste in music. Here are my folk one not in any order.
Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker - the songs on this album have been listened to over and over and over.....
The Circle Game - Tom Rush - there are songs on this album that are all-time favorites UrgEfor Going and The Circle Game are two.
6 - Tom Paxton - like the above the songs go on forever......Cindy's Cryin', Forest lawn, Jimmy Newman
Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen - the songs on this album have special meaning because of the use of them in McCabe and Mrs. Miller.. the movie my wife and I went to see on our first date.
John Prine - John Prine - this album led me to many other similiar artists
Any comments?
I did this on the criteria listed: most influential to MY taste.... In order of age - not significance. These are not my favorites, just most influential.
ReplyDeleteI have to give all the credit to my musical taste to Jaime Brockett, who turned me on to REAL music. Thanks JB.
1-Gordon Lightfoot "Dream Street Rose" (Heeeelllo. This ain't Rush or Alan Parsons Project. Don't listen to this stuff anymore, but that's where my folk journey started.)
2-John Gorka "Land of the Bottom Line" (Uhhhhh, so this is what real songwriting is... Wow.... Must. Give. This. Some. Thought. Wow.)
3-Bruce Cockburn "Stealing Fire" (my introduction to the musical poet laureate of our time)
4-Blue Rodeo "Five Days in July" (still my vote for the best top-to-bottom album ever)
5-Fred Eaglesmigh "Drive-In Movie" (Honest, REAL, well crafted songs by a most underated, underappreciated artist.)