lets recommend albums!!

Mr. Stevens · Dec 23, 2022

Magna said:
I thought the following was an interesting Youtube comment:

"J.M. G.5 years ago
I grew up in Amherst, a little older than J Mascis. My little sister was his age, same high school class. He was "Joe" back then. You've got to realize... he was only 5 years out of h.s. when he made this record. Phenomenal! No one in Amherst would have seen that coming! One of my first serious romances was with someone from his class! He was a nerd! A stoner nerd! Little did any of us know that this "stoner nerd" was hard at work at seeing his musical vision metamorphisize into singular reality. By the time this record came out, I had already been playing in several bands in Boston. But I'll be honest, I was blown away and a little jealous. I knew I'd never be able to approach this kind of uniqueness. I got over it a long time ago. Now I'm content with who I am and what my life is about. But I'll never forget hearing this for the first time..."

Great post! That's pretty funny. I think Kurt Cobain was 6 years out of high school when they made Nevermind.

And these are a couple songs he wrote in high school, which I always found impressive:

Mr. Stevens · Dec 23, 2022

This guy can really write a pop song. I read somewhere that he had a job writing jingles before they made this album. Every song is so fun and catchy.

NDR2 · Dec 27, 2022

Mr. Stevens said:
Great post, @NDR2. As a Motown fan, I love almost anything by Holland-Dozier-Holland (Supremes, Four Tops, etc.). Not to mention Stevie Wonder's brilliant 70s albums.

Here's one H-D-H made after leaving Motown:

Speaking of The Supremes, my favorite album by them is "Supremes A Go Go." I like every song on the original 12-track album. The two singles, "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Love is Like an Itching in My Heart (my favorite song by the group)," were written by Holland-Dozier-Holland. The rest of the songs on the album are covers (actually, The Supremes recorded "Put Yourself in My Place" first and the Elgins' version was the first one released), most of which were also written by Holland-Dozier-Holland; including this cover of a Martha Reeves and The Vandellas song featuring Mary Wilson on lead.

By the way, two of the albums I named before include covers of songs written by Holland-Dozier-Holland. The Smokey Robinson and The Miracles album includes a cover of "My World is Empty Without You" by The Supremes, and the Jackson 5 album includes a cover of "I'm the One You Need" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. Also, Eddie Holland co-wrote "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" on the Temptations album, and another song on the album as well (information interesting to trivia geeks).

Mr. Stevens · Dec 27, 2022

Thanks, NDR2. Great post

My personal favorite Supremes song is "Forever Came Today":

I feel like we need a favorite singles thread.

NDR2 · Dec 28, 2022

Mr. Stevens said:
Thanks, NDR2. Great post

My personal favorite Supremes song is "Forever Came Today":

I feel like we need a favorite singles thread.

Yes, I like that one, too.

One piece of trivia: Even though the song was credited to the Supremes, it featured only Diana Ross with anonymous background singers instead of Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong.

Favorite singles. That can be tough - a lot to choose from.