Episode 5 of the albums that move from my backlog into my official collection and database. This month has 14 albums including some deluxe reissues and an amazing Dylan boxset.
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@kennethozelie20822 ай бұрын
I've only been watching and listening to Alan for a short period of time, but I respect his opinions, I don't always agree, I'd be a sheep if I did, but he does know what he's talking about, I'm glad that I subscribed to his channel, Alan rock on!!
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. You’re so right. It’s just my opinion and my passionate views. But certainly no better than yours or others. That’s the beauty of music. How it makes us as individuals feel. How it effects us personally. No right or wrong. All we can do is try to spread our passion and knowledge.
@glendepietro15212 ай бұрын
That Bob Dylan 75 tour CD set is such a historical document.. soooo good...
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
That's the perfect description. For typical listening the 2 CD Bootleg Series more than enough - fantastic actually. But for a really deep dive the box is mighty fine, though the songs repeat a lot. It is an amazing historical document as you said. Great listen,... but over time.
@Larrybabbin19573 ай бұрын
I visited the Physical Graffiti building last year in the Village!
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
Yea that's always fun - opposite a great used book store I visit when I'm in the city.
@douglasweston1262 ай бұрын
Hey Alan - good job, some great albums there. Now - Mr Chris Rea - what a legend of the UK rock scene this guy is. Has had some serious health issues over the years, but has managed to soldier on. Great sound, great slide guitar. Albums to recommend. 1 - Shamrock Diaries. 2 - On The Beach. 3 - Dancing With Strangers. 4 - The Road to Hell and Back. 5 - Santo Spirito Blues and last but not least 6 - Blue Guitars. An amazing 8CD hard backed book boxset - highly recommended but hard as hell to find. Luckily I found one - sheer fluke lol. All his albums are great and come highly recommended. Cheers Doug
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Doug. I think I’m getting hooked on Mr Rea. He’s on my permanent lookout list for more and more. I heard about his health issues. Sad.
@markspooner12242 ай бұрын
I've been doing backlog too and I'm nearly finished and it feels good. I'm really chuffed that you like Chris Rea, The Road To Hell and Auberge are 2 of my favourites and of his many great albums On The Beach is the one I'd recommend. I've seen him live and he doesn't disappoint, my wife loved it too!
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Yea. Every album so far I’ve gotten. I’ve really liked. In fact my wife too. I’m gonna look for On The Beach as well. Thanks for the recommendation. He’s another big in uk and not really known in the US.
@ronalaurence41053 ай бұрын
From what I’ve heard from and what I know about this month’s graduating class, the albums are certainly worthy of real estate in the Alan Rosenberg portfolio collection. “Nice. Nice. Very Nice” is the first song I ever heard by Ambrosia, and I loved it from the get go. I bought the band’s debut album on cassette and enjoyed playing it all those decades ago. The Gene Clark album, John Coltrane’s “Blue Train” (I haven’t heard the “ultimate” version) and anything by Jean-Luc Ponty are tops with me. Though I haven’t heard that massive Bob Dylan and The Rolling Thunder Revue boxset, I have no doubt that it’s a great listen - spread out over time, as you said. I have never heard of Chris Rea, but will check him out based on your recommendation.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
Something about Chris Rea I'm really enjoying - kind of a combo of Knopfler, Dire Straits and Robbie Robertson - sort of. I hope you enjoy him.
@Larrybabbin19573 ай бұрын
Chris Rea’s Blue guitars albums are good. - there are a few and find “ERA 1” - demos and rarities. Lots of stuff on it.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
Thanks - I'll keep digging into his catalog over time.
@calummcgregor36622 ай бұрын
Hello again ... great that you checked out / enjoyed Chris Rea's Blue Cafe ... one of my "go to" albums of his (I have the complete discography on CD from late '70's to latest releases ... there's a lot!) ... he has a great catalogue to dip into ... loves to play slide and, in the UK, "Driving Home For Christmas" has attained classic "stanard" status ... a superb classic ... key albums, for me, include Auberge, King of the Beach and (for something completely different - no guitars) his La Passione soundtrack .... lush and beautiful ... takes you to a different place (the deluxe box set is great) .... his best selling albums of 80's and Road to Hell (part 1) have been given the 2CD deluxe treatment and are great to get .... he's a blues nut and, when he got very very sick - seriously unwell - during his recuperation, he recorded a massive amount of his tunes in all the diffetent blues styles (country blues, delta blues, rocking blues, etc) which was / is available in a beautiful LP sized box set ... contains, if memory serves, 11 CDs and a DVD, LP sized book .... the set is NOT expensive ... and is a total bargain .... he has also done another box set in the style of old school late '50's rock and roll (the Hofner Blue Notes) .... personally, I suggest that you continue checking out his 1990's releases ... plus the deluxe sets of the '80's ... and find a compliation with the track Still So Far To Go on it (or stream it) ... play that one loud ... .... several folk have covered his songs ... notable ones being Elkie Brooks' hit version of Fool If You Think It's Over ... Rod Stewart's version of Windy Town is also a great song .... have fun ... CMcG, Aberdeen. Scotland
@calummcgregor36622 ай бұрын
P.S. I'm also a Dylan devotee but. in this instance, I did find the big Rolling Thunder box just "too much" ... and some of the audio fidelity just a wee bit too "boot-leggy" .... it's a box set of Bob's that I could / would trade away .... the 2CD Official Bootleg Series version pretty much "nails" the Rolling Thunder era ... for me. re Bob, I love the big Trouble No More set and, whilst I paid a "chunk of change" (c. US$ 30 in 1979) for the Japanese 2LP import of "At Budokan" (prior to it being announced that it would receive a global release) I have yet to buy the 4 CD Comlete Budokan version just issued ... it's way too expensive... at least the Rolling Thunder box you have just "promoted" was good value... and fairly priced ...
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
@@calummcgregor3662 I agree that the 2 cd Rolling Thunder is perfect and the box is kind of overkill. But as I’ve listened to the box over s period of months it was really enjoyable although it mostly repeats itself so it’s not necessary. I got a great deal on it though. I love the big Trouble No More box. That’s much more essential to me too. I always like the original At Budokan but we’re in the minority. I’ve yet to get the new release as it’s so overpriced for what you’re getting musically. I hope to find a deal on it down the line. I’ll wait.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
This is great info on Rea. I really appreciate it. I now have five of his albums and I love each of them. For some reason Blue Cafe has really grabbed me. It’s so exciting to start to really get into a “new” artist. Well relatively new to me. I’m psyched. Thanks for your wonderful tips. I really appreciate it
@bobjpgr36832 ай бұрын
Hi Alan, I recently watched another one of your old videos regarding Mick Taylor, and of course there is no question he was the best lead guitarist the Stones ever had. I know a lot of Stones fans feel the Stones peaked when he joined the band with the sequence of Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile. But in my opinion the Stones peaked way before then. I think they were continually at their peak throughout the entire Brian Jones and Mick Taylor years. I can only think of one album that I’m not too crazy about in that era, and that’s Satanic Majesties, and even that album had a couple of excellent tracks. To me every album apart from that one was pure gold and I never tire playing any of them. Now I know there are a lot of Stones fans that don’t rate the Stones early albums until they started writing all their own songs, but I disagree and think their first self titled debut album was the best debut album I have ever heard from any band. The song selection and energy, and the way they put a stamp on each song to make it their own was incredible. I would put their first album in my top 3 Stones albums of all time. Also this album was a gateway for me to blues and I really started to appreciate the old blues guys like Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. I think after Ronnie Wood joined the band the Stones started to slip a little, but I don’t blame Ronnie for that. The best two albums by far in the Ronnie Wood years are Some Girls and Tattoo You. Up until 1989 the albums that are my least favorite are Black and Blue, Emotional Rescue and Dirty Work, but again those albums still have at least 2-3 great tracks on them. I also must admit that since Bill Wyman left after Steel Wheels that I have not been so keen on the newer stuff. But as a lifelong fan I will always keep buying their albums and keep seeing them concert. Hope you don’t mind me sharing my opinion as one Stones fan to another.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your amazing comments. I love them and really enjoy them. I agree in that every one of the early stones albums are terrific. Even majesties is a great lesson. Unique in the catalog. It’s a wonderful experiment and in fact, one of my most listened to early stones albums. But my go to stones albums by far are the Mick Taylor years. When I put stones albums on more often than not it’s one of those. Goats head soup is my number one go to album. Sticky fingers is my favorite album of all time. I certainly agree that tattoo you and some girls are the two best Ronwood era stones albums. Even the latter-day stones albums have lots of magic to them. Thanks so much. I appreciate your comments a lot.
@waldoschnetler74842 ай бұрын
I highly recommend Chris Rea's complete discography. You will not be disappointed. The only bad album is The road to Hell 2. And also his later albums are quite bluesy, but I love them.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. I’m on the lookout to continue buying his catalog. I think I’m gonna love them too.
@davidkunzli6802 ай бұрын
If you remember, I saw the Rolling Thunder Review at the Warehouse. That's was a must have box for me. It's a lot if music to listen too. The other Dylan boxes are stuffed with music too. Like you said, I wish the Stones did boxes like Dylan does. I'm NOT a Grand Funkster......TNUC😂 I saw that Atlanta is having water system issues. Boil water advisories etc. Water main breaks are causing the problem. A big concert was cancelled tonight. They better fix this mess.......I can't have the Stones show affected. Will let you know about the show, God willing.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
You've seen such amazing shows - yea I remember you said you saw Rolling Thunder at the Warehouse (such a small place for that) - I can't imagine. I haven't heard about Atlanta - but I hope they fix the problems by Friday - wow - that's a terrible problem.
@user-ix4wn1th5m3 ай бұрын
Hi Alan. I like Ambrosia , I remember their hit song back in 1975 called Holding on to Yesterday. Excellent song too. I have a copy of that John Coltrane album Blue Train , but I don't like it much. And yet it's considered one of the best jazz albums of all time. Mind you there's no denying he was a good saxophonist. I love the Kinks . Such good pop music. One of my favorite songs of theirs is Apeman from 1970. Do you like that too ?. Can't go wrong with Led Zep. I like Chris Rea's song from 1978 Fool if you think it's Over. Good one. From Carl in NZ
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Carl - I find Jazz in general for me, hit or miss - some I like and some I don't. I tend to like the more melodic jazz, but I'm really enjoying Blue Train. Love Apeman - a classic of course. Gonna keep digging into more Rea - I like him a lot.
@perrygoddard15202 ай бұрын
Hi mate great watch as always. Chris Rea has done some great albums. Might I suggest "The Road to Hell" and also "God's great banana skin"? The latter is a very chilled almost floyd like on the first track. Enjoy.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. I already have five of his albums, and I love each one, and that includes the road to helll. It’s a terrific album. I was just shocked how much I’m loving blue Café. This new album for me has really grabbed me. I’m so excited to keep delving into his catalog. He’s another wonderful talent. That’s relatively unknown here in the US thanks so much.
@marzzt2 ай бұрын
Was going to suggest "God's great banana skin" too! That first track "Nothing To Fear" is epic. @Alan It was released as a single as well (full 9 minutes!). Video's available on youtube. Try the album "Dancing with Strangers" (1987) - it was hit in Australia/NZ. Cheers.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
@@marzzt I have the song Banana Skin on a best of. I'm definitely gonna keep digging into his catalog - I'm loving it so far. Nothing To Fear - 9 minute single - awesome and a gutsy move. Thanks again.
@anneskdale93272 ай бұрын
HI Alan, I'm currently suffering from a hangover ,so i will be brief. " Water sign", and " Wired to the Moon "are two Chris Rea albums i would recommend.
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much - really appreciate it. He has so many albums - wow - Feel better.
@thomaswery30873 ай бұрын
Really like the Ambrosia album.I have to check out Gene Clark.I've been listening to the first four albums of Beggar's Opera Scottish prog band from 1969-74.Really a fun listen
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
I've never heard of Beggar's Opera - hmmm - gonna look them up.
@thomaswery30873 ай бұрын
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow There's always something new to listen to right Alan lol
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
@@thomaswery3087 It's endless...and you know better than me...lol
@markspooner12242 ай бұрын
It's always great to find a fellow Beggars Opera fan, I have several of their albums, Waters of Change and Pathfinder are my favourites.
@thomaswery30872 ай бұрын
@@markspooner1224 Wow what a small world lol.I love their cover of Macarthur's Park.The singing is just outstanding and the way they rocked it out was just amazing for me
@STEVEHEROLD3 ай бұрын
huh i dont think i ever knew Kinks were #2 for you. maybe i heard ya say that but not sure. do you go out and buy little cap & gowns for each CD when they graduate?
@TheAlanRosenbergShow3 ай бұрын
Oh you should see how happy they are when they go on the shelf amongst their buddies. Yea I flip flop between The Kinks and The Who as my #2 of all time.
@hasseelmerson2 ай бұрын
Hello again Shall try Mark Farner if you try Volunteer (the first historic AI psych record). Dylan box seems to much... Closer to. Home Best Grand Funk...
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
Dylan box definitely not necessary - stick with the 2-CD Rolliing Thunder bootleg series release. An AI psych record? Seriously. There's something wrong with that. Music is supposed to be emotional and organic....there's something wrong with that without even hearing it.
@stephen-truthseeker2 ай бұрын
Is there a box set of Physical Graphite
@TheAlanRosenbergShow2 ай бұрын
When Zeppelin did their latest reissues, I've been collecting the deluxe editions of each album which is one bonus CD, plus the original packaging and the original albums remastered. They also released the remastered albums without the bonus CD's. But they also released boxsets of them. Nicer packaging, but the same bonus music materials. I didn't shell out for those since the music is the same.
@stephen-truthseeker2 ай бұрын
@@TheAlanRosenbergShow OK thanks I've got some of those reissued cds