internet says the neil tennant observation is a huge cliche, ah well at least it's not just me then
will keep an eye out for mod times. did try some of the earlier ones a while back, but they seemed to have that very post-dylan thing of cramming far too many words into each song
― john wahey (NickB), Saturday, 20 September 2014 08:18 (nine years ago) link
big oof on these results.
i've listened to year of the cat and orange for the first time ever this afternoon and i have to say i really like them! i said elsewhere that i always thought he was an arena rocker or some sort of blues wanker so this is fairly refreshing stuff. kind of rootsy, nick drake-lite, and i love his voice (lol weird for folks of our generation to be like "he sounds like neil tennant!" but it's true!). musically reminds me of something else i can't quite put my finger on — maybe george harrison's albums of the time? are all of his 70s albums this consistent?
― up and down. SO FAST! stay together.💙 (Austin), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 01:21 (one year ago) link
I like Al Stewart in a casual way, but I haven't heard 16 of his albums.― _Rockist__Scientist_, Monday, August 24, 2009 11:19 AM
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Monday, August 24, 2009 11:19 AM
awww man
but yeah, he does have a shitton of albums.
― up and down. SO FAST! stay together.💙 (Austin), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 01:23 (one year ago) link
Loved the title tracks of Year of the Cat and Time Passages as a kid, but listening to the whole records later, there's a majority of tracks that are merely nice. I haven't heard the earliest, folky records.
Here's a somewhat atypically emphatic song from the album that won the poll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHTzlcD0YUg
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 02:48 (one year ago) link
2008 - Al Stewart released his 16th studio album, Sparks of Ancient Light2009 - this poll is created, with a less than stellar turnout2023 - Al Stewart still hasn't released a follow-up to his previous album; ILM, have you broken the man?!?
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 15:30 (one year ago) link
really love this balearic banger off Modern Times:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCOQJjbX5-YAl Stewart - What's Going On?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 17:55 (one year ago) link
got a soft spot for this one as well, squint your ears and it could almost be lucio battisti:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ga518oAmeEAl Stewart - Running Man
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 22 February 2023 17:58 (one year ago) link
Past, Present and FutureModern TimesYear of the CatTime Passages
love this whole 4-album run, dont think i've heard anything else outside it
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 22 February 2023 18:29 (one year ago) link
Time Passages is a jam
24 carrots is one for the Horrible 70s album titles like I've Got My Own Album To Do
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 23 February 2023 08:52 (one year ago) link
thanks all! digging in with your picks and enjoying.
also you savages lol
Al Stewart still hasn't released a follow-up to his previous album; ILM, have you broken the man?!?
― up and down. SO FAST! stay together.💙 (Austin), Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:07 (one year ago) link
Time Passages wuz robbed!!!― kornrulez6969, Friday, September 19, 2014 12:36 PM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― kornrulez6969, Friday, September 19, 2014 12:36 PM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
otm
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:37 (one year ago) link
buy me a ticket on the lahst train home tah-night
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 25 February 2023 17:58 (one year ago) link