# Need Album Recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045 "2001-11-13T02:34:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czaoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Czaoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czaoth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/1 "2001-11-13T02:34:43Z")
Ok, after listening to the greatest soundtrack ever for a movie (Almost Famous) I would like some recommendations for more music from the 60’s and 70’s along the same lines as the soundtrack. > [@](#): > > 1. America - Simon and Garfunkel > 2. Sparks - The Who > 3. It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren > 4. I’ve Seen All Good People: Your Move - Yes > 5. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys > 6. Fever Dog - Stillwater > 7. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart > 8. Mr. Farmer - The Seeds > 9. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band > 10. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd > 11. That’s The Way - Led Zeppelin > 12. Tiny Dancer - Elton John > 13. Lucky Trumble - Nancy Wilson > 14. I’m Waiting For The Man - David Bowie > 15. The Wind - Cat Stevens > 16. Slip Away - Clarence Carter > 17. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman The ones I liked the most were The Who, Elton John and umm…all of them 🙂 I only came into this world in the early 80’s so I don’t really know where to start in buying albums and lack the high speed connection to sample mp3’s online. Thanks in advance for suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/2 "2001-11-13T02:47:10Z")
Pretty much anything by the Beatles. **White Album’s** a good place to start. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/3 "2001-11-13T03:27:17Z")
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica (Straight) Velvet Underground & Nico (Verve) Doors (Elektra) Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde (CBS) Van Morrison: Astral Weeks (WB) Frank Zappa: Uncle Meat (Bizarre) Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa (WB) King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King (Island) Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland (Track) MC5: Kick Out The Jams (Elektra) Jefferson Airplane: Volunteers (RCA) Leonard Cohen: Songs (CBS) Band: Music from Big Pink (Capitol) Cream: Wheels of Fire (Polydor) Jethro Tull: Stand Up (Chrysalis) Country Joe: I Feel Like I’m Fixin To Die (Vanguard) Traffic: Dear Mr Fantasy (UA) Animals (MGM) Rolling Stones: Beggar’s Banquet (Decca) Donovan: Fairy Tales (Pye) Byrds: Mr Tambourine Man (CBS) Janis Joplin: Cheap Thrills (CBS) Kinks: Village Green Preservation Society (Pye) Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (Capitol) Beatles: Sgt. Pepper (Parlophone) ---
**Author:** ![Czaoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Czaoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czaoth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/4 "2001-11-13T04:37:57Z")
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I just realized this thread probably is better suited for Cafe Society. If a mod sees this it might be a good topic to move 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/5 "2001-11-13T04:55:14Z")
Since you’re looking for great music from the “Almost Famous” era (early-mid 70s), I’d recommend: “Every Picture Tells a Story” by Rod Stewart “Blue Oyster Cult” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John “Led Zeppelin III” “Who’s Next” by the Who “Layla” by Derek & the Dominos “Islands” by King Crimson (a lot of Crimson die-hards hate this one, but I think it’s the best overall album they made… far less unbearable filler here than on most of their albums) “Tupelo Honey” by Van Morrison “Close to the Edge” by Yes Now, it so happens that some of my favorite albums come from this era… but some of them don’t fit the general sound of the “Almost Famous” soundtrack. Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” and “Master of Reality” are classics, as is the first “Blue Oyster Cult” album," but they’re a little harder than what you seem to want. ---
**Author:** ![scotth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@scotth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/6 "2001-11-13T05:13:30Z")
A bunch of good stuff on the list so far. and: Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic Alice Cooper: Welcome to my Nightmare ---
**Author:** ![Czaoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Czaoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czaoth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/7 "2001-11-13T05:25:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > \*\* > Now, it so happens that some of my favorite albums come from this era… but some of them don’t fit the general sound of the “Almost Famous” soundtrack. Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” and “Master of Reality” are classics, as is the first “Blue Oyster Cult” album," but they’re a little harder than what you seem to want. \*\* I’ll see if I can find some samples of those albums in addition to the ones listed above. Worth a shot to see if they are a lot harder than what I am looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/8 "2001-11-13T23:43:21Z")
Those were excellent years for rock music, before it became the rock music business. It’s hard to recommend things since there was so much going on. What I used to do back then was read the album reviews in Rolling Stone and Creem to find out about the stuff that wasn’t being played on pop radio. If you can find some Rolling Stone Record Guides that cover those years you can aid your research quite a bit. A visit to [Rhino.com](http://Rhino.com) and some of their collections from those years may help as well. Looking back on the late 60’s/early 70’s, here are some I remember having on the stereo regularly back then. Jethro Tull - Stand Up Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain It’s A Beautiful Day Who - Tommy Jeff Beck Group - Truth Dave Mason Lee Michaels Quicksilver Messenger Service Spirit Traffic The Band Savoy Brown (before most left to form Foghat) The Move Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan era) Little Feat Capt. Beefheart Mothers Of Invention Buffalo Springfield Grin (Nils Lofgren’s band) The Yardbirds The Byrds Jefferson Airplane Big Brother & the Holding Company Pink Floyd Moody Blues Beatles Rolling Stones (up to Let It Bleed) Santana That should give you a good starting point. Have a great time! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/9 "2001-11-14T04:07:58Z")
Consider it moved. And don’t forget \*\*The Charlatans! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/10 "2001-11-14T04:11:25Z")
Oh, and the **Nuggets** collection. Now out on Rhino. Four CDs of pure rock n’ roll heaven, garage-style. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/11 "2001-11-14T06:16:46Z")
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I, II, III, 4th album, Physical Graffiti, Presence Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed, Beggars Banquet, Exile on Main St., It’s only Rock N’ Roll Derek and the Dominos - Layla, Live at the Fillmore Doors - LA Woman, Morrison Hotel Hendrix - Electric Ladyland, Axis bold as love, are you experienced? The Who - Who’s Next, Quadrophenia (some other modern artists you should check out if you dont know em: Black Crowes, Ben Harper, Wilco, Jayhawks) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/12 "2001-11-14T08:43:55Z")
Check out some Alice Cooper 71-73 _Killer, School’s Out, Billion Dollar Babies_ Shocking in it’s time. Tame by today’s standards, but still some great tunes. ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-album-recommendations/93045/13 "2001-11-14T18:34:35Z")
Here are some choices that seem to match up with your likes: Music from the Big Pink: The Band The Band: The Band American Beauty: Grateful Dead Tapestry: Carole King I usually recommend people buy greatest hits albums to get a taste of what the singer sounds like. Also, [http://allmusic.com/](http://allmusic.com/) has a neat feature that lets you find bands that have similar sounds or influences. You can even search to bands that have a harder edge or softer edge. It’s a great site. Search to musical styles, song titles, band names.