My friend Joe first tried getting me into #Genesis by playing their older prog stuff, which I just wasn't into at all at the time. Eventually, he give me "3 Sides Live", and that was ultimately what hooked me in.
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A dark blue box, with "Les Miserables" in large text towards the bottom, and "A musical by Alain Boubil & Claude-Michel Schonberg" in smaller font below. The heart of the image is of a young girl, in black and white. Her tattered hair is being blown by the wind under her small cap. Behind, a French flag is seen, and set up in a way that the tatters of the flag meld with her hair.
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that #PinkFloyd's "The Wall" was a regular student selection during our weekend stage crew work, back in high school. #LesMiserables was similarly an every-week faculty selection, and it became something I loved, and still do.
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There were 5 albums that I labeled as my #TopPickDiscs.
But I'd also like to call out #ArethaFranklin "Live at Fillmore West". That album is so good; it has so much life and groove; it's amazing.
I also want to call out both the early music, and the disco era from #TheBeeGees; fantastic music!
A white background has lines drawn to make it appear as a wall of white bricks.
My recollection is that "The Wall" was my first full album introduction to #PinkFloyd.
As I said a while back with "Dark Side of the Moon", I knew the songs played on the radio, but not much more.
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Everyone's mileage will vary, so this album may not speak to you as much as it does me. But yeah, I think A Trick of the Tail could be my favorite from their studio collection. And even if it won't be yours it's definitely worth a listen, and then another.
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Entwistle's horn arrangements also play a significant role in this album, bringing so much to the mix; I love how those are worked in. And of course I love the two big instrumental pieces: Quadrophenia and The Rock. But the whole album is great, and another of my #TopPickDiscs
Album cover for The Who's Tommy. A sky-blue lattice, with clouds and birds covers a black background. A few of the black spaces within the lattice depict a figure, trying to reach out.
I'm not going post about every album from every band I love. Sometimes, I might only highlight 1 or 2 albums that really stand out for me. "Tommy" from #TheWho is definitely one of those standout albums, and one of the #TopPickDiscs from my collection.
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