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Re: Rolling Stone's 40 essential albums of 1967         

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Author: Treadleson
Date: Jul 1, 2008 19:15

On Jul 1, 6:39 pm, Mackenzie yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 12:08 am, "RichL" yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Mackenzie yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I would also add MIles Davis' albums 'Sorcerer' and 'Nefertiti', also
>>> 'Ludo' by Ivor Cutler (remember him on Magical Mystery Tour?) is quite
>>> good. But my favorite album of that year would be 'Younger than
>>> Yesterday' by The Byrds or 'Between the Buttons' by Rolling Stones.
>
>> "Younger Than Yesterday" had a huge impact on me when it came out. I
>> was a big Byrds fan already, but that album saw the emergence of Chris
>> Hillman as a serious songwriter...and would turn out to be the last
>> studio album in which David Crosby was a part of the band. Later Byrds
>> albums were good and I bought a couple of them, but the band no longer
>> held that special place in my heart.
>
> Yes, that album was one of my favorites. My favorite songs were "So
> You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star' and 'Mind Gardens', with possibly
> 'Thoughts and Words' behind the two I just mentioned.
>
> I believe 'Between the Buttons' shows the Rolling Stones moving into
> new musical territory, which is quite a contrast to the album previous
> to it- 'Aftermath'. Most of the songs on "Between the Buttons" are
> rarely played on classical rock stations anymore.

On their little blurb about FLOWERS they say they don't know what Lady
Jane is about. I'm sure they're joking. They ARE joking....right?
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