AWIMB Bob Dylan suggestions - WES's review

[Ash]

I have attended a few musical performances in recent years where an artist is celebrating the anniversary of an album* and they have played the entire concert in the exact sequence of the record.

I am not convinced by it as a live experience, and that is before one overlooks the inevitable fact that most albums have low points**

*A theme which appears to have lost the run of itself
** Apart from All Mod Cons

Stranglers did this the other year when they played the whole of Black & White.

Like All Mod Cons there are no low points.

While all the points made in defence of playlists are valid, there is something As God Intended It about listening to an album properly - ie, tracks in the correct order and ideally on vinyl, so the impact of the tracks at the end of side 1 and beginning of side 2 make themselves felt. And with no fecking disembodied singles and b-sides tacked onto the end of the CD and basically ruining the thing. Grrr.

[Luis Anaconda]

Stranglers did this the other year when they played the whole of Black & White.

Like All Mod Cons there are no low points.

While all the points made in defence of playlists are valid, there is something As God Intended It about listening to an album properly - ie, tracks in the correct order and ideally on vinyl, so the impact of the tracks at the end of side 1 and beginning of side 2 make themselves felt. And with no fecking disembodied singles and b-sides tacked onto the end of the CD and basically ruining the thing. Grrr.

Absolutely agree. I'm sure there are tracks that I love on some albums that I didn't like to start with but had to listen to on vinyl or tape rather than being lazy and just skipping to the good ones on a CD

[Peter]

Absolutely agree. I'm sure there are tracks that I love on some albums that I didn't like to start with but had to listen to on vinyl or tape rather than being lazy and just skipping to the good ones on a CD

Exactly. You cant have people just skipping the bad songs. You should have to listen to them.

[SWv2]

Stranglers did this the other year when they played the whole of Black & White.

Like All Mod Cons there are no low points.

While all the points made in defence of playlists are valid, there is something As God Intended It about listening to an album properly - ie, tracks in the correct order and ideally on vinyl, so the impact of the tracks at the end of side 1 and beginning of side 2 make themselves felt. And with no fecking disembodied singles and b-sides tacked onto the end of the CD and basically ruining the thing. Grrr.

Indeed, however it is when one creates a playlist of various artists that the concept comes into its own.

A quick perusal of my most recent creation lists 94 songs and a secondary perusal of artists at the beginning show’s such variety as Tubeway Army, The Clash, SFA, The Waterboys, The Ramones, Immaculate Fools, Bowie, Stone Foundation, Nick Heyward, Boards of Canada and naturally Weller in various guises – the 3 obvious ones plus others where he has guested on other artist albums.

And yes – Something Better Change and Peaches.

[World's End Stella]

Boards of Canada

According to Wiki this is a couple of jocks who play electronic music and yet put Canada in the name of their band.

Pervert.

You, not them.

[SWv2]

According to Wiki this is a couple of jocks who play electronic music and yet put Canada in the name of their band.

Pervert.

You, not them.

You have to be open to almost all types of music Wes. Except Country and also Country & Western.

It's name is not a coincidence.

[World's End Stella]

You have to be open to almost all types of music Wes. Except Country and also Country & Western.

It's name is not a coincidence.

Nothing wrong with a bit of Johnny Cash, SW.

He even covers Bob quite a bit. And I have a soft spot for A Boy Named Sue - lyrical genius.