Albums that had a major influence on you

Perry Keeter · Post by **Perry Keeter** » 16 Jun 2006 8:26 pm

Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon" or maybe it was the weed we were smoking that had the influence.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 16 Jun 2006 10:23 pm

My earlier post only mentioned my very first influences.

I'm being influenced all the time, so the full list is endless, but I'd have to say that Emmylou's 'Elite Hotel' was a blockbuster for me (the meeting of my favourite rock'n'roll guitarist - James Burton - and country music).

Another big album for me was 'Ray Charles In Person' (live in Atlanta in 1959), and ANY James Taylor record gets my vote!

RR
(Oh yes - Fabian and Frankie Avalon)

Eric Jaeger · Post by **Eric Jaeger** » 19 Jun 2006 1:08 pm

A very interesting topic to think about. I'm trying to educate my girlfriend's 16-year-old son about why Zakk Wylde isn't music

, so I've been thinking about this. So, albums that changed my thinking about music (not just those I enjoyed)(in the order I encountered them):

Highway 61 Revisted - Dylan
John Wesley Harding - Dylan
Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death - John Fahey
Music from Big Pink - The Band
Pentangle - Pentangle
Gilded Palace of Sin - Burritos
Moondance - Van Morrison
Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead
Lost in the Ozone - Commander Cody
Outlaws - Jennings/Nelson/Glaser
Blood on the Tracks - Dylan
Dave Grisman Quintet - Dave Grisman
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town - Emmylou Harris
Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World - Haggard
Roses in the Snow - Emmylou Harris
Ride with Bob - AATW
One Endless Night - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Rear View Mirror - Townes Van Zandt
The Long Way Around - Tom Russell
Beyond Time - Ray Benson
Slide Show - Cindy Cashdollar (brand new, and FABULOUS!)

Other than pointing up that I grew up in the 60's...

-eric

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Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 19 Jun 2006 2:33 pm

I forgot to put "Johnny McLaughlin, Electric Guitarist" in my list.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 19 Jun 2006 5:30 pm

Childhood into College Years:
Sword in the Stone - Movie Soundtrack
Philadelphia Radio: soul through folk
Tiajuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Mathews Southern Comfort - Second Spring
Jessie Colin Young - song for Juli
Loggins & Messina - Full Sail
Santana - Abraxas
Al Stewart - Past Preesent & Future
Chieftans - Barry Lyndon Soundtrack
Mike Auldridge - Dobro

Later on:
David Grisman Quartet - First Album
Bill Evans Trio - California Here I Come
Django Reinhardt - later electric recordings
Wes Montgomery: Tequila, Full house
Beatles - all
Stan Getz - Getz Gilberto
Stan Getz - Jazz Samba
Gabor Szabo - Sorcerer
Joe Pass - Virtuoso

Much Later:
Jerry Byrd - On the Shores of Waikiki
Hillbilly Jazz - Vassar Clemens, Doug Jerningan
Buck Owens - Plays Harlan Howard

Also a ton of world music, folk music and rock music that'sa too long to list. The above are the ones that turned my head (or at least that I recall after a long day).

Eric Jaeger · Post by **Eric Jaeger** » 19 Jun 2006 8:20 pm

Andy, are you my twin ?:-) I'd forgotten Scorcerer - what a fabulous album,especially for the time. And yes, Django and Grappelli belong on the list as well. And Santana, and...

-eric

Mark Lind-Hanson · Post by **Mark Lind-Hanson** » 20 Jun 2006 7:16 am

OK, here’s a list of my own most influential records

Blonde on Blonde;
Nashville Skyline---Bob Dylan
Rubber Soul;
The White Album –The Beatles
Wonderwall Music by George Harrison
Out of Our Heads;
Exile on Main Street- The Rolling Stones
Axis Bold as Love
The Cry of Love---Jimi Hendrix
Anthem of the Sun;
Europe 72-----The Grateful Dead
Crown of Creation;
Volunteers----Jefferson Airplane
Moby Grape
Buffalo Springfield Again
Turn, turn, Turn
Untitled---The Byrds
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Manassas
Songs for Beginners-Graham Nash
Flying Burrito Brothers (#3)
Powerglide;
New Riders of the Purple Sage---NRPS
Leige & Leif;
Angel Delight----Fairport Convention
Traffic (2nd)
Ravi Shankar Live at the Monterey Pop Festival
Music From Big Pink;
“The Brown Album”- The Band
Cristo Redentor---Harvey Mandel
Eat A Peach---Allman Brothers Band
After the Goldrush---Neil Young
Sunshine Superman;
Open Road----Donovan
Alone Together---Dave Mason
Every Picture Tells A Story---Rod Stewart
Song To A Seagull;
The Hissing of Summer Lawns----Joni Mitchell
Moondance---Van Morrison
The Best of Richard and Mimi Farina

Les Green · Post by **Les Green** » 20 Jun 2006 7:51 am

I have to go back a few years for mine. Got to be "Next To Jimmy" by Ferlin Husky with Jerry Byrd on steel. One night my buddy and I were going down the road in his truck when it came on. We slid to a stop and when it was over, just kinda sat there looking at each other.

Me thinks I posted this in the wrong thread![This message was edited by les green on 20 June 2006 at 07:44 PM.]

Glenn Suchan · Post by **Glenn Suchan** » 20 Jun 2006 8:47 am

I can remember being influenced by music at an early age. I thank my parents for that. The earliest influence was the song: "Midnight In Moscow". I was about 3 or 4 years old when it was popular on the radio. To this day, it's one of my favorite melodies. As for albums which influenced me, the following is a rough list starting with the earliest I can recall:

"Stavinsky Conducts Le Sacre du Prentemps"
"In the Night" ~ George Shearing with Dakota Staton
"Blues, Rags & Hollers" ~ "Spider" John Koerner, Dave
"Snaker" Ray, and Tony "Little Sun" Glover (I was
particularly, influenced by their version of the
traditional folk blues song "Linin' Track")
"The Animals" (first album featuring the song "House of
the Rising Sun")
"The Genius Sings The Blues" ~ Ray Charles
"More Real Folk Blues" ~ Sonny Boy Williamson
"The Paul Butterfield Blues Band" (first album featuring the
song "Born In Chicago")
"Crusade" ~ John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
"I Do Not Play No Rock 'N' Roll" ~ Mississippi Fred
McDowell
"Are You Experienced" ~ Jimi Hendrix
"6 & 12 String Guitars" ~ Leo Kotke
"Jewels" ~ Waylon Jennings
"Deliverin'" ~ Poco
"American Beauty/Workingman's Dead" ~ Grateful Dead
"New Riders of the Purple Sage/Power Glide/Gypsy Cowboy" ~ New Riders of the Purple Sage
"Last Picture Show" ~ Little Feat
"Buddy Emmons" (The rainbow album)
"Live at ISGC 1977" ~ Buddy Emmons
"Old Number One" ~ Guy Clark
"Live At The Old Quarter" ~ Townes Van Zandt
"Renegade Picker" ~ Steve Young
"Redneck Jazz Explosion" ~ Danny Gatton/Buddy Emmons
"Consciousness" ~ Pat Martino
"Midnight Special" ~ Jimmy Smith
"Like That" ~ Jimmy Bruno
"Relentless" ~ Danny Gatton/Joey DeFrancesco

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 20 Jun 2006 9:12 am

Boogie Woogie Trio--Ammons, Johnson, Lewis
Bo Diddley--I can't remember the name of the album
Rumble--Link Wray, that's the one that made me get a guitar!
Live at Carnegie Hall--Flatt and Scruggs, big time influence
anything by the Byrds
The Rolling Stones early albums
Freakout--Frank Zappa, knew the guy!
Ry Cooder-biggest influence
Danny Gatton
EVERYTHING by LLOYD GREEN!!!

Jesse Pearson · Post by **Jesse Pearson** » 20 Jun 2006 1:42 pm

The movie soundtrack, "The Alamo" with John Wayne. I was a toddler and would jump around on the furniture when the folks were busy doing something else.

Pat Burns · Post by **Pat Burns** » 20 Jun 2006 6:32 pm

..Andy, I'd forgotten how big Herb Alpert was when I was in high school..Whipped Cream was HUGE, and of course I had that album. I even listened to a couple songs off it once..

..about the same time, I was listening to Peter Paul and Mary's "Album 1700"[This message was edited by Pat Burns on 20 June 2006 at 07:36 PM.]

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 20 Jun 2006 7:38 pm

Je T'aime (Moi Non Plus)
 by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainesbourg. [This message was edited by Jim Cohen on 20 June 2006 at 09:07 PM.]

Bob Smith · Post by **Bob Smith** » 21 Jun 2006 2:53 am

Creedence - " Bayou Country" ABB- "Idewild South" (edited for spelling error)[This message was edited by Bob Smith on 21 June 2006 at 07:04 AM.]

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 21 Jun 2006 6:01 am

Good thread. It's interesting to contemplate the music that influenced us ... whether good music or not.

Eric, yeah cross-pollination of our listing! I love Gabor's early stuff and he's a core influence on me today.

Pat, I was under ten when that TJB record came out but I wore out the grooves on my Mom's copy. For what it was - slick, commercial pop done by studio-savy veteran musicians - it still holds up. Not to forget the influence of that cover! Another big influence was my mom's souvenier 1965 or '66 record from the Oceanic - an Italian Cruise ship. I've got to get it transfered so I can relive the wonder of four guys with only minimal command of English singing Beatles songs. [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 22 June 2006 at 09:49 AM.]

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 21 Jun 2006 10:21 am

I never thought about it until your post but if it weren't for the Beatles, my life would have taken a completely different path.

Almost all of my relationships, musical as well as personal have been due to learning to play an instrument. I also would have never become a Police Officer or Private Pilot had it not been for friends I met working in various bands many years ago.

Makes me wonder where I'd be today if I had not learned to play guitar.

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Cops aren't paid much so I steel at night.

Bob Smith · Post by **Bob Smith** » 21 Jun 2006 11:00 am

Cops get paid good in NJ !!!

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 21 Jun 2006 6:43 pm

Bob,Not to Highjack this thread but from what I've seen on various episodes of Cops, they should be paid good.

Years ago I took a trip to Bridgeport CT. and talked with a Cop who said they paid their reserve Officers $13.00hr. Reserve Officers in Texas are typically not paid and have to work a minimum of 16 hours per month.

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Cops aren't paid much so I steel at night.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 21 Jun 2006 7:22 pm

First the single Sixteen Tons. TEF

Then probably the Harry Bellafonte Stereophonic album Dad played through his Heathkit Stereo System in 1960 or so.

Electric Ladyland. JH

John Prine.

John Wesley Hardin. Bob Dylan.

Time Well Wasted. Brad Paisley.

And of course a few inbetween.

EJL

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 22 Jun 2006 4:38 am

Ray Price : NightLife Anything w/mooney

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 22 Jun 2006 6:21 am

The Musicman, broadway cast album.
I started playing trombone after hearing 76 Trombones

Beatles White Album and Abbey Road

Allman Brothers Live at Filmore.

Johnny Winter And Live

Jeff Beck orange album

John McGlaughlin Inner Mounting Flame & Birds Of Fire

Little Feat Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Al DiMeola's 1st

Spyro Gira Morning Dance

Working Man's Dead

Crosby Stills Nash and Young

The Outlaw's first album

Edgar Winter Roadwork and They Only Come out at Night

Joe Jackson Look Sharp

Gloria Estephan Mia Tiera

Dave Ristrim Crisis At The Theme Park
(ah, the posibilities)

Ozzie's album with Randy Rhodes (Crazy train)

Blue Trane

Oscar Peterson Live

Larry Coryell 11th House 1+2

Hundreds of songs from Fats Waller.

And several things Big E has done of course

Whipped Cream was cool too.

The Association got me liking harmonies.

Steely Dan Countdown to Extacy

Taraf de Haduks

Dedannon
and Frankie Gavin

The Chieftains with all those ladies joining them

Joni Mitchel Court and Spark and Miles of Aisles with Tom Scott

Brecker Brothers 1+2

Mountain Nantucket Sleigh ride

Caramina Burana

Beethovens 9th (concertgebau)

Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra ( Solti)

Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto

McCoy Tyner Fly With The Wind

Billy Cobham Total Eclipse

Savoy Brown Lookin' In

Bela Fleck DRIVE!!!

John Mayall Blues Breakers

Trafic Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

Benny Goodman Sextet

O Trio, choros
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Matt Dawson · Post by **Matt Dawson** » 22 Jun 2006 7:51 am

Songs that most influenced me....
Dunno about albums

Bartender blues - George Jones
Alone again or - Love
I play dead - Bjork
The model - Kraftwork
Take a chance on me - ABBA
I want your love - Chic
Julia - The Beatles
Ride a white Swan - T.Rex
Persian love - Holger Czuckay
Nightingale - Nick Lowe
Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort
Jesus is just alright - the Byrds
Brass Buttons, green silks & silver shoes - Gram Parsons
God only knows - Beach boys
Thank you for the days - the Kinks
All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
There goes Concord again- the Native Hipsters
Get a grip on yourself - the Stranglers
Am Bahnhof Zoo - Nina Hagen
Whipping Post - Allman Bros Band
Listen to the Lion - Van Morrison
Bless the Weather - John Martyn
Palace of Love - Doll by Doll
Between you and me - Graham Parker
Echoes - Pink Floyd
Alison - Elvis Costello
Just like a Woman - Bob Dylan

This is a fun thread!
Matt

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 22 Jun 2006 8:55 am

For Eric....

I'm so pleased to see your mention of 'Sixteen Tons'. That was one of the very first 78rpm records in our house when I was a 12-year old in London. The imagery of that lyric was so powerful, and it was an early affirmation that American records were MUCH better than ours!

But - it was the 'B' side that really spoke to me as a guitarist-in-waiting; 'You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry' was a great track, with a wonderful arrangement by the Jack Fascinato 'orchestra' (actually a small group). Thanks to Walter Stettner's sleuthing, I now know that the guitarist on that date was Bobby Gibbons. I wish I knew how to hear more of his playing, 'cause he sure set me on the right path!

Influences? I don't think I could list them all if I had a week to do it....

Roger Rettig

Kenny Brown · Post by **Kenny Brown** » 24 Jun 2006 10:25 am

Rubber Soul

Cliff Kane · Post by **Cliff Kane** » 24 Jun 2006 10:36 am

KFAT radio, out of Gilroy, California. Anyone else remeber The Fat One? While the other kids were listening to Zepplin, Aerosmith, etc., my buds and I were deep into the Fat.