Albums you expect everyone to have ?

[PaulF]

The riff to 'Ricky don't Lose that number' is a well known Jazz piece, but not well known by me  It is of course one of two well known songs about bass players leaving bands the other being?

Damon.

The keyboard riff was taken from "Song For My Father," which was released in 1964 by Jazz composer and pianist Horace Silver.

I googled it here as I'm not that clever

Is the other song Empty Apartment by Yellowcard? Again Google is may be my friend

[PeteB99]

A few that I don't think have been mentioned but I thought everyone had*

King Crimson - Court of the Crimson King
Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne
Caravan - In the land of grey and pink
Warren Zevon - Excitable boy
Curved Air - Air conditioning
Pogues - If I should fall from grace with god
Sky - Sky1

oh and that awful Bryan Ferry album with the In crowd on it


* Everyone of a certain age obviously

[Flying_Monkey]

* Everyone of a certain age obviously

You tellin me, grandpa...

[PeteB99]

* Everyone of a certain age obviously

You tellin me, grandpa...

I dunno - youth of today don't have no respect

[Zoidburg]

Core - Stone Temple Pilots

Back in the day they kicked ass but then they blew it.

On drugs mostly.

[Mr Larrington]

A list of ten records which reveal a 'bunny boiler' might be useful. Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake would be fairly high on my list.

That would explain a great deal.  TWFKAML is shortly going all the way to Hamburg to see Leonard Cohen...

[Really Ancien]

A list of ten records which reveal a 'bunny boiler' might be useful. Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake would be fairly high on my list.

That would explain a great deal.  TWFKAML is shortly going all the way to Hamburg to see Leonard Cohen...

In the interests of balance I canvassed a few female opinions as a counterpart to the 'bunny boiler' list.
If a wistful look comes into his eyes during 'I'm not in love', 'Without You' or 'Everybody's got to learn sometime', this is not a good sign. Likewise a preponderance of albums by Supertramp or The Smiths is not likely to lead to a trouble free romance. I have no idea what the equivalents are for those under 40.

Damon.

[Andrew Br]

I would look on a Smiths album or two as a good sign.
The rest ? Run away.

[Really Ancien]

I have no idea what the equivalents are for those under 40.

Damon.

Of course the 'I'm not in love' for the 21st Century; 'Dry your eyes mate' by The Streets, we've got the makings of 'Now That's what I call Wimpish Vol 1'.

Damon.

[LEE]

The famous bass riff from Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" is nicked from Herbie Hancock's "Bring Down The Birds".

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/1foayJLtUDc&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/1foayJLtUDc&rel=1</a>

The oddest example of borrowing a riff/melody I know of is Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy", which takes its instrumental riff from Jimi Hendrix' "Third Stone From The Sun", a very odd psychedelic track.

Verve used an Orchestral version of "The Last Time" by the Rolling Stones on "Bittersweet Symphony" but, having said that, the Stones nicked the song from "The Staple Singers" (a 1950's Gospel group).

I sense a new thread

PS. RZ, "Groove is in the Heart" is one of my all-time favourite songs, thanks for the Herbie Hancock info, I love the original now as well.

Another good piece of 'riff theft' from a great song to make another great song is taking "Toots and the Maytals' "- "54-46 Was My Number", increasing the BPM and coming up with "Double Trouble And Rebel MC" - "Street Tuff"

I think Mylene Klaas has sampled Beethoven on some of her albums as well.

[Really Ancien]

These borrowings sometimes go the opposite way to what you might expect, as when James Brown used the riff from 'Fame' by David Bowie for this track. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/YKb-N2XYNQ0&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/YKb-N2XYNQ0&rel=1</a>

Damon.

[Really Ancien]

Verve used an Orchestral version of "The Last Time" by the Rolling Stones on "Bittersweet Symphony" but, having said that, the Stones nicked the song from "The Staple Singers" (a 1950's Gospel group).

I sense a new thread

The Staples singers were not above borrowing the intro from,
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/SdAcG24iI_w&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/SdAcG24iI_w&rel=1</a>
 for
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/zXvKRZRofDE&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/zXvKRZRofDE&rel=1</a>

I'm also liking this video.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/TRp75slMFII&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/TRp75slMFII&rel=1</a>

Damon.

[YahudaMoon]

Its not mainstream though it is excellant.

Madvilllain AKA Madlib / MC Doom
Madvillain - Madvillainy (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs

[rogerzilla]

Likewise a preponderance of albums by Supertramp or The Smiths is not likely to lead to a trouble free romance.

Ah, bugger.

[spesh]

Nice bit of thread necromancy, 'twas quite interesting and amusing to read this again.

I'd be interested to hear from the other side on this one, what are the records which shout needy and clingy partner.

Damon.

Dido
Coldplay
James Blunt

Any "emo" in the music collection is possibly a warning sign as well.