I have been a forum member for about two & a half years &, considering the huge range of artists mention by forum members, I can only recall SOH being mention once, prior to their inclusion in this thread.
This surprises me considering the high quality, of both material & audio fidelity, of their work. Are forum members put off by the ‘folk’ tag? If so, I believe many are missing out on an extremely enjoyable listening experience.
This is coming from a long standing Floyd, EC, Genesis, Eagles, Steely Dan etc. fan.
I made a compilation tape for the car from the first Steely Dan album I purchased, their double Greatest Hits album, in 1979. I had only ever heard ‘Reeling in the Years’ & ‘Riki don’t loose that number’ (probably on the Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show) before buying the record. I was totally captivated by it.
The tape was continually played in all my cars, upgraded to a CD for the first one with a CD player & transferred to the hard drive in my current car. I still listen to it at least a half dozen time a year in the car.
I have an acquaintance who played/plays bass guitar in the Blues Band & he told me, years ago, that the only music he played in his car were his Steely Dan tapes!
So Steely Dans first greatest hits album certainly qualifies as ‘continually pleases me’.
I love the work of Mike Oldfield, Michael Hedges, Pink Floyd, some of their albums I have played many times over the years, even today I listen to them with pleasure.
One good album, Steve Davis - Quality of Silence SACD.
I’m not a fan of Show of Hands per se but that one album Arrogance Ignorance and Greed is fantastic. Everything gels for them, and like almost all the other albums I’ve listed there is not a bad track on it, and a good number of great tracks. I also love the simple, uncomplicated production. Great sound, great tunes, great lyrics. Highly recommended.
Fragile was the first Yes album I bought when I were a lad. Can’t say I’ve listened to them at all for a good few years. Maybe I’ll give this one another spin, now you’ve reminded me of it.
Four tracks in, and I just realized why I stopped listening to Yes…
But if this thread has taught me anything, it’s the massive variation in people’s musical taste. Some people’s favorites are albums I can hardly bear to listen to (and I dare say vice versa). But there’s something for each of us, and long may that be the case.