This is The Greatest Album Of All Time. (rock, famous, 1960s)

[Ohiogirl81]

Why am I not surprised that you confuse popularity with quality?

[Bideshi]

Originally Posted by RD5050

Best album is "Forever Changes"?

Who is "Love"?

I've never even heard of them?

They were The Doors early competition for local gigs in LA. The Doors made it to the big time, Love didn't.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by RD5050

I just began listening to Forever Changes myself from the previous YouTube link, and I can see exactly what Rolling Stone Magazine's reviewer meant.

Here is my own review:

The 1st track is seriously lacking in melody during the vocal parts.

The 2nd track is the same. Vocals lack melody. Guitar solos are simplistic and non-melodic. Only thing decent is the drumming.

The 3rd track is slow and boring. Melody is poor. Vocals are mediocre. It's a completely forgettable song.

The 4th track sounds like The Who, but not nearly as good. Again, melody is lacking.

The 5th track, vocals are again mediocre. Again, melody is all over the place.

I've heard enough ....

You probably prefer McDonald's and chain restaurants, too.

[travric]

They were The Doors early competition for local gigs in LA. The Doors made
it to the big time, Love didn't.

Yeah for sure. A little promo and travel maybe could've worked as far as publicity for the band. I don't believe many got to hear their stuff. I know FM radio played them but that's about it. They certainly weren't an 'AM' radio band. They were a bit different than Petey Noone and his 'Ermits....;-)...

[Ghengis]

Beatals started going downhill after Sutcliffe ditched the band

it's common knowledge that McCartney's clumsy base playing and amateurish croaking caused Sutcliffe to suffer excruciating migraines and eventually kill himself.

[Kings Gambit]

The greatest by best selling? Or the greatest by our individual tastes? Or the greatest according to critical acclaim?

As far as greatest SELLING the top 5 are:

#1: Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982) 65 million
#2: AC/DC: Back in Black (1980) 50 million
#3: Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 50 million
#4: Whitney Houston: The Bodyguard (1992) 45 million
#5: Michael Jackson: Bad (1987) 45 million


My own personal "Greatest" albums are (in no particular order):

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Live Alive
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Stone Temple Pilots - Core

[RD5050]

Originally Posted by jay5835

You probably prefer McDonald's and chain restaurants, too.

Since you are taking this thread off topic ...

I don't eat fast food. I only eat healthy food, and almost always prepare my own meals. Look up my many posts in the Exercise and Fitness forum.

Now please try to stay on topic.

The reason Forever Changes only peaked at 154 on Billboards Top 200, was because it is NOT very good.

When music is good ... people buy it.

Forever Changes seriously lacks in melody.

The vocals are mediocre at best.

The songs are completely forgettable. Absolutely nothing interesting about them.

The only thing I found worth listening to on the 5 tracks I heard was the drums.

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by RD5050

The songs are completely forgettable. Absolutely nothing interesting about them.

Every band that was influenced by the sounds on that album - from the Grass Roots and Led Zeppelin to heaven knows how many U.S. and UK bands in the 1980s - would disagree with you.

Either way, you'll find Forever Changes on numerous "best album" lists - I doubt you'll find The Beatles 1962-66 on any "best ever" lists, unless it's a "best greatest album hits" list.

[RD5050]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

Every band that was influenced by the sounds on that album - from the Grass Roots and Led Zeppelin to heaven knows how many U.S. and UK bands in the 1980s - would disagree with you.

Either way, you'll find Forever Changes on numerous "best album" lists - I doubt you'll find The Beatles 1962-66 on any "best ever" lists, unless it's a "best greatest album hits" list.

You should read more carefully ...

Arthur Lee (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lee said when he first heard The Byrds he felt vindicated since he'd already been writing music that had a similar folk rock sound. In 1965 the Grass Roots, his folk rock unit, changed their name to Love because there was already a signed act called The Grass Roots.

Except for the fact the Beatles 1962 - 1966 reached at or near the top of many of the world's music charts when it was released in 1973:

Wikipedia - Beatles 1962 -1966 Red Album

Australian Kent Music Report Chart[10] 18
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[12] 4
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[13] 2
French Albums Chart[14] 1
Italian Albums Chart[15] 21
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[16] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[17] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[18] 1
UK Albums Chart[19] 3
US Billboard 200[20] 3
West German Media Control Albums Chart[21] 2

[jay5835]

As if I'm going to accept the "if it sells more, it has to be better" logic of a self-described classic rock fan who never got around to listening to Forever Changes until 2014. You just keep playing your DSOTM and Beatles Greatest Hits albums, RD.