Albums and artists you were obsessed by (and still rate now)

[Lost Leader]

Carol King - Tapestry

Yes indeed, a classic that really has stood the test of time. "Ingenue" by k d Lang is in many respects a latter day "Tapestry". You'd like it I'm sure.

[Crazy Shark]

Backstreet Boys - I use to be obsessed about them back in the day. C'mon everybody Backstreet Back

Spice Girls - Can't remember which Spice Girl i wanted to be Again this is a past obsession in the early days.

O-Town - They're were the new boyband after BSB they're were so good but past obsession. I think i've grown out of my boyband days

Green Day - Still obsessed, i love them!!! They're brilliant live

Jimmy Eat World - Still obsessed, brilliant live!!!

Muse - Still Obsessed, amazing live!!! They're not over-rated.

All American Rejects - Not obsessed but love their tunes.

Audioslave - Pure brilliance!!

Avril Lavigne - Not obsessed but really like her music.

Christina Aguilera - obsessed and her voice is so WOW!!!

Counting Crows - Not obsessed but love their tunes

Funeral for a Friend - Not obsessed but their tunes are great

Incubus - Not obsessed but they're great.

Justin Timberlake - Not obsessed but he's wicked

Kelly Clarkson - Not obsessed but love most of her albums

Linkin Park - Just great

Portishead - So good to listen to when just wanna chill out

Switchfoot - Not obsessed but love their album The Beautiful Letdown

Vertical Horizon - Amazing to listen too .

[JiveLad]

I would not describe myself as obsessed but i was very keen to listen to this musician when i was younger and i would never admit it to anybody and always listened in secret....

Plus i am getting to see him for the first time in my life in December....

yes its......


BARRY MANILOW

Im not ashamed... i am a manilow fan.

It figures.........

Prince - Sign 'O' the Times

Do you like anything apart from Prince?

"Angel Dust" by Faith No More and "Blood Sugar Sex Magick" by RHCP ... absolute class

also listened to Michael Bubles first for a while and the theme tune albums to "Lord of the Rings" all 3 films soundtracks were great.

then theres the soundtrack to the Rocky Horror Picture Show ... listened to that more times than i care to mention

etc...

RHCP - yes, good album - in parts.
Michael Buble - essential in every home.

Joni Mitchell – For The Roses (Still never tire of this album)
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin iv (probably my all time favourite album had over 30 years still love all the songs

David Live-----------Mr David Bowie

The best album bar none....ever

Interesting to read the story of how this was recorded. Eg. how the session players found out an hour before that this was going to be recorded - and then demanded their fare share. They were a bit pissed off with the situation and did not play as well as normal. I prefer individual singles from this great artist. Shame that you never get to hear a Bowie track at Ceroc/MJ except for remixes of Let's Dance.......

As an Old sould boy, you can't get better than Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"

Pure pure soul

Dad was a huge Beatles fan, so I grew up listening to the four hairy Scousers - and still love them.

...... the most overrated band across the universe.

Coo, where do you start................?

I grew up on Elvis and still listen to him most of the time even now, much to the despair of Jivejunkie, lol. You'll never get that sort of impact again IMO.

What about Shakin' Stevens?

Crosby Stills Nash and Young

Janice Joplin

Carole King in particular Tapestry

Steppenwolf...Born to be Wild

Cream

David Bowie

Captain Beefheart

John Martyn ..Solid Air

BB King

Etta James

Ruth Brown

Sarah Vaughan

Bon Jovi

A catholic and eclectic selection - especially Beefheart. Is that the first mention of Don Van Vliet on the forum? Crikey!

Early Madness albums

"Because the night (belongs to lovers) - Patti Smith

Early Smiths albums.

And, seems a bit obvious but hey so what, The Beatles

Yes - Smiths - several all time top singles.

Beatles Band

All good stuff. I thought about mentioning Patti Smith in my post and "Because the night" is one great track (and certainly the best thing Springsteen ever did )

Except for his version of 'Santa Claus is coming to town'

Yes indeed, a classic that really has stood the test of time. "Ingenue" by k d Lang is in many respects a latter day "Tapestry". You'd like it I'm sure.

Strange that Ingenue hasn't really stood the test of time. It was zeitgeist-y when it came out......

[dave the scaffolder]

Pink Flloyd and Roger Waters.

[Minnie M]

Ricky Nelson



ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Barry Shnikov]

Blood Sugar Sex Magick" by RMCP ... absolute class

What, the Canadian mounties?

[Barry Shnikov]

I did love my Boyzone album when I was younger though (think it was called Said and Done?), which my friend bought a copy of last year when it was re-released on CD. We were singing along in the car and still knew (nearly) all the words, more than 10 years on... Of course, I had to then dig out my cassette when I got home to listen to the album all the way through - and yes, it was as good as I remembered!

You gotta love a bit of cheese...

These days I'm more likely to stick on Westlife (I clearly have a thing for Irish boy bands ), songs from the musicals (either a compilation CD or individual soundtrack), a Worship CD or the ever-growing "Dancing" folder in Windows Media Player.

Where's the sickbag smiley?

It's funny 'cos I checked your profile pic and you look quite normal.

[ShinyWeeStar]

Where's the sickbag smiley?

Probably stuffed down the back of the Singletons' sofa from when it last got too luvvy duvvy in there.

It's funny 'cos I checked your profile pic and you look quite normal.

Appearances can be deceptive (as I'm sure the forumites who know me will testify; don't all rush at once!) - but thanks.

[Barry Shnikov]

What do I keep returning to?
Pretzel logic - Steely dan
Mirage - Camel
Abbey Road - Beatles (Sarge Pep? It was never referred to like that when I was 'in the trade'...)
Waiting for a miracle - Comsat angels
Elvis Costello
Black sea - XTC
He to He - who am the only one - van der Graaf Generator
Kilimanjaro - The teardrop explodes!
Crisis? What crisis? - Supertramp
Queen II
Stick to me - Graham Parker
Back in the USA - The MC5
Fog on the Tyne - Lindisfarne
New boots and panties - Ian Dury and the Blockheads


...and finally...

the incomparable Selling England by the pound and The lamb lies down on Broadway - Genesis
and
the mighty Yes Album

all the above are records or CDs that have spent more than their fair share of time bending the airwaves in the rooms I have lived in over [cough] and more years...

[Barry Shnikov]

Probably stuffed down the back of the Singletons' sofa from when it last got too luvvy duvvy in there.

Appearances can be deceptive (as I'm sure the forumites who know me will testify; don't all rush at once!) - but thanks.

Hey. I think all girls go through a poster-boy phase of musical appreciation...
(I have a 'Dance' folder on my WMP library too...)

[Dreadful Scathe]

hmm i do like "the lumberjack song" and my brother-in-law is a Major in the Canadian Air Force

[ShinyWeeStar]

Hey. I think all girls go through a poster-boy phase of musical appreciation...

Mm, just the one? I never put posters up or anything though, just appreciated their music... and still do! Crazy Shark's reminded me I used to like the Backstreet Boys for a while as well (though that's definitely past tense). I'm not really helping my cause am I?

(I have a 'Dance' folder on my WMP library too...)

Doesn't everybody?

[jeanie]

Have to admit to being a closet Five fan I think jumping about to 'when the lights go out' gave it away a bit!

Used to love East 17 too, had many a poster of them on my walls. (They replaced take that - 1st time round!!)

[MarkW]

All good stuff. I thought about mentioning Patti Smith in my post and "Because the night" is one great track (and certainly the best thing Springsteen ever did )

Perhaps I should have mentioned Springsteen and his original version is good. It's just that I like the Patti Smith version so much more.

[Genevieve]

What about Shakin' Stevens?

.....

I'm looking forward to meeting you on the dancefloor

[Beowulf]

I didn't really have any favorite music when I was at school. I didn't have enough individuality back then, didn't want to stand out from the crowd and listened to what everyone else was listening to. That was a mixture of Mod, Ska , Metal and Punk.. all fairly passable but nothing really "grabbed me" so to speak.

Then I went to College and started mixing with different people and their eclectic musical tastes. I got myself a little Sony Discman and a couple of CD's second hand from a friend wo was having a "grant crisis"

The first CD I'd ever heard.. coupled with the first time I'd ever heard this artist*
blew me away. The Artist? PINK FLOYD The albums? Dark side of the Moon and The Wall.

I "graduated" from Floyd to other bands.. they were a stepping stone to a bigger more acoustically challenging world. These days I love YES, ELP, Jethro Tull, Egg, Van Der Graff Generator, EARLY Genesis, King Crimson, Hatfield & the North, Wishbone Ash,Barclay James Harvest.. etc etc etc

Anything epic and complex really

These days I still listen to classical, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Pop, Punk, Metal.. even been known to sing a long with a little Eminiem

*Not exactly true.. I'd heard "Another brick in the wall' when it was in the charts but back then ,when taken out of context, it was "just a catchy tune"

[straycat]

the incomparable Selling England by the pound

First album I ever bought (on cassette)
And then.... first CD I ever bought.
Never gets old. Still love it.
The Lamb.... on the other hand - that one was somewhat hit-&-miss for me.

Mmm. What else. In no particular order:
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Rimsky Korsakov - Scheherezade
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Steeleye Span - Parcel of Rogues
Robert Plant - Principle of Moments
Prince - Purple Rain
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes


There are many, many others, but those'll do for now.

[rubyred]

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Steeleye Span - Parcel of Rogues
Robert Plant - Principle of Moments
Prince - Purple Rain
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes


There are many, many others, but those'll do for now.

Love all these too and seen some of most of them in concert, errrr dare I admit to Supertramp at a 'pop' festival in Buxton the early 70s. I was underage by the wayand hitchhiked with three of my friends...hippy days
Tori Amos is fab live as well and my favourite is 'Cornflake girl.' Still would love to see Prince live.

[David Bailey]

• Macalla - Clannad
• Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
• Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears

[Jay Jay]

Was totally obsessed with David Bowie and still have every album of his, even some very obscure ones.

Michael Buble is fabulous to listen and dance to.

Barbra Streisand can make me cry, very soulful.

Marvin Gaye, Let's Get It On, one of the sexiest albums ever.

Love listening to soundtracks from a good musical at one time played Les Mis over and over and over............