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Vin 01:14 pm UTC 07/27/07 |
| In reply to: | re: The Album That Shoulda Made It That Didn't - bobsaget 02:17 am UTC 07/27/07 |
| Warren Zevon - anything he did in the 90s. If I had to pick one, I'd say "Life'll Kill Ya." Watershed - Twister : To me, this album is a Lost Classic of the 1990s, a power-pop tour de force that SHOULD have put Watershed on top of the 90s commercial-succes map alongside Green Day and Hootie and the Blowfish. And I think Jim's involvement is a minimal factor. > Frank Zappa: Joe's Garage. Fucking brilliant album. > > > 1) Third Eye Blind - Out Of The Vein (Great album...that > > flopped big) > > 2) Bon Jovi - These Days (my favorite album of theirs, not > > a success for them) > > 3) Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me > > (still a slight chance at success) > > > > For Steinman: Bad For Good, one of the best albums no-one > > outside of Jim fans have heard > > > > > Good question! > > > As far as Mr. Steinman's stuff goes, I think Dead Ringer > > > should have done better commercially. > > > > > > Under-rated non-Jim related discs: > > > Patty Smyth - Never Enough > > > Joan Jett - Good Music > > > > > > > > > Under-rated minimal-jim-involvment discs > > > Meat Loaf - Couldn't Have Said it Better > > > Meat Loaf - Bad Attitude > > > Carla Devito - Is this a Cool World (or What) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Got a question for all of you playing at home--was > > > > thinking about this over the weekend when the kids' had > > > > both Pandora's Box (their favourite album of all time,; > > > > they're 11 and 16) and Ian Hunter's 'All American Alien > > > > Boy' in the car's CD player. > > > > What albums, up to three, are your very favourites that > > > > never 'made it' in the commercial market? I guess all but > > > > a couple of the Maestro's would qualify, but there are > > > > tons out there. Mine, off the top of my head, are: > > > > 1) Pandora's Box--the Maestro of course > > > > 2) All American Alien Boy--Ian Hunter > > > > 3) Creatures of Habit--Billy Squier. > > > > Bad For Good most likely would tie with #3. > > > > List burbles and reasons if desired and specific > > > > recommendations as to tracks as well. > > > > Just struck me how much really off the wall stuff my kids > > > > love and ask for that never 'made it' that winds up in my > > > > car--from my own collection, of course! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Cheers! > > > > Leesa J | |
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