Favorite Albums to Listen To In The Summertime- Day 6
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- Join Pete Pardo throughout the month of July as he picks out his favorite 31 albums to play during the summer months. Play along in the comments below!
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I'm gonna go The Doors "Waiting For The Sun" 1968 today, just has a light breezy feel & even a beautiful song called "Summers Almost Gone' that invokes a sad longing that Summer can't last forever. Underated Doors album to me
Excellent pick, Ethan.
Nice! I went with the Doors debut the other day, but all of their albums with Jim are amazing and great summer music.
My number one choice for a warm sunny day. I'll tell my son today is a waiting for the Sun day he knows what I mean. Something about that album.
My pick for today: Mountain-Climbing. Just play Mississippi Queen and yell as loud as you can, "More cowbell!!"
Hi Rick. Fantastic pick
Great choice Rick! Love the cowbell!
Fantastic Pick! I absolutely love Leslie West!
Great pick rick Leslie West one of the best riffers of all time.
Great choice. A classic album!
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd- Second Helping
1. KISS- Hotter Than Hell
2. Deep Purple- Burn
3. The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
4. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the U.S.A.
5. ZZ Top- Eliminator
@@kamranmalik8546 Southern rock, always great summer listening.
Great pick today and great list! I'd like to mention to you my pick for today, Evildead - Toxic Grace 🤘Killer thrash that just came out in May and is sounding great in the summer 🤘Support the metal underground and new music in general as well 🤘
Lou Reed's Rock' n' Roll Animal. Hunter and Wagner's guitars shine as bright as the sun on here🌞🌞
Hey Gazn. This is one of my favorite live albums. Great for all seasons.
Hi Gazn. That's an awesome live album.
Led Zeppelin "In Through The Out Door" (1979). Recorded in November/December 1978, but released in August 1979, this is my summertime Zeppelin album. A pity I didn't keep the paper bag sleeve!
OH HELL YES! Fantastic Pick! My Third favorite LZ album! I remember hot summer nights down the Jersey shore and cranking this!
@@drewrose374 Enjoying a hotdog 🌭
@@keithjones7390 and a cheeseburger! lol!
@@ramonace4770 hi Ramon. Awesome pick
1. Van Halen - Van Halen II
2. Simple Minds - Once Upon A atone
3. Bryan Adams - Reckless
4. Chicago - Chicago III
5. The Outfield - Play Deep
6. Kansas - Song For America
I love listening to this album, regardless of season.
Great Kansas pick, almost posted it for July 4th, but it's more than the one song
My choice for today is Revolver by The Beatles. It’s already been picked but it’s a great choice. Good Day Sunshine is classic summer song!
Hi Keith. Fantastic pick and article
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie.
My Pick today is Boston Debut album from 1976 superb summer album!!
Great pick 👍
6. The Cult - Sonic Temple (1989)
5. The Doors - Waiting for the Sun (1968)
4. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (1992)
3. Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres (1977)
2. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)
1. Danzig - III: How the Gods Kill (1992)
Yes definitely sonic temple, it has this big lively sound that reminds me of summer
Blackfoot - Strikes (1979)
"Sun shines down on the desert,
And it seems to make my life a haze,
And I dream of my childhood sweetheart,
And the freedom that I had in those days..."
Outstanding Independence, my favorite Blackfoot
@@independenceltd. excellent choice!
@@yokerecords803 same
YES!!! Fantastic Pick! I have three Blackfoot choices but I will pick when the day comes!
@@drewrose374 can't go wrong with any of them
Day 6 - Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980)
A summertime carnival evoking and theatrical rock album that's again a fun listen. Side 1 with Tunnel of Love, Romeo and Juliet, and Skateaway is one of the great album sides. The second side with Expresso Love and Solid Rock continues the momentum. This album for me always brings on a joyous mood.
@@guarddl9522 Hi Guarddl. Awesome pick and article
Fantastic album, love it, noticed no mention of Les Boys though 😅
@@keithjones7390 Yea, a fun capper to the album.
Great pick Pete. The Steve Miller Band has lots of great songs that are perfect for a summer day.
6) Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
This is easily the best and most enjoyable album from one of the most popular bands of all time. Picking nothing but the highlights from the Eagles first four albums, this is a flawless collection, and everything fits together so nicely it plays like a regular album.
This record has the Eagles doing exactly what they were best at - playing Country-influenced Rock with excellent vocal harmonies. Every track is a winner, and most of the songs work better here than on the albums they're taken from. Few greatest hits anthologies do so much and do it so well. Each of these songs is indispensable - "Take It Easy", "One Of These Nights", "Best Of My Love", "Desperado", "Lyin' Eyes", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone", "Take It To The Limit" (my favorite Eagles tune), "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Witchy Woman" - and they are some of the finest recordings to come out of the L.A. Country Rock scene of the 1970s.
For nearly 50 years, no summer has been complete without this album playing in the background.
R.I.P. Glenn Frey
R.I.P. Randy Meisner
1) Terry Reid - Seed Of Memory
2) The B-52s - S/T
3) Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees
4) American Graffiti Soundtrack
5) Weezer - White Album
6) Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
@@christophercoles4401 Hi Chris. Marvelous pick and article
😃👍. - Heather
Nice pick Chris ! The Eagles had some uneven studio albums. But take the best and you have a great collection of songs. Back in ‘79 I took my Mom to their concert. She had a great time too. I just wanted to see Joe Walsh…. “Rocky Mountain Way” was so great !!
OH YEAH! Fantastic Pick!
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie.
Hi Pete. Dave here. My pick today is CHICAGO VII. A real outdoorsy album, maybe because it was recorded at Caribou Studios up in the Rocky Mountains. Two of the songs, the singles I've Been Searching and Wishing You Were Here, bring back memories of a student camping holiday in Spain in the early 70s, where they were played a lot in the clubs and bars. And tracks like the instrumentals Aire and Mongonucleosis have a real summery feel to them.
Yes. Terrific album.
Hi Dave. Awesome pick and article
Excellent pick Dave.
Great pick, Dave.
@@shaunogle530 Thanks, Shaun.
QUESTION MARK AND THE MYSTERIANS - MORE ACTION - Blazing pumping organ Marie’s to catchy tunes. 96 Tears of course but so many more songs that you simply will not still to. Great summer soundtrack.
@@shaunogle530 Hi Shaun. Fantastic pick and article
Book Of Dreams is an excellent choice! Fly Like An Eagle also for great summer spin!
Agreed on both. That Steve Miller Band greatest hits album is a great summer album as well imo.
Today my pick day 6 is Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Night Moves. You can pick any album From live bullet to The Distance is some of his best work ever, but I love Night Moves from start to finish not a bad song on it. Title track, rock n roll never forgets so good. My favorite song on here is Sunspot baby definitely a summer time song crank it when you having bbq or in the pool. Other great songs are Fire down below, Come to poppa, Main Street, ship of fools. Sold like 6 million in the USA and help his classic live album Live Bullet sold more copies
6- Bob Seger Night Moves
5- ABB Brothers & Sisters
4- Boston self titled debut
3- Lynyrd Skynyrd Street Survivors
2- Marshall Tucker Band greatest hits
1- The Beatles Abbey Road
@@tylerpatterson4787 Hi Tyler. Awesome pick and article
Great Pick!
@@melaniethurber5117 thank you Melanie
@@drewrose374 thank you Drew
@@tylerpatterson4787 Good choice Tyler.
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty (1977)
This was a great album to play at a block party or relaxing in the hammock. It had a whimsical open feel to the lyrics and music. It was unusual in that they were new songs not already on an album; but the songs were recorded live on tour either on stage or in a hotel room or on the tour bus.
Life on the road and the isolation and dreariness that it could sometimes bring; were never expressed better than on this record.
“Running on Empty” as the title track set the pace of an artist that was tired…and needed rest…but just kept pushing regardless. At the time it had a great effect on me as I was in my 3rd year in the US Navy…and I had been traveling to Europe, Africa and Asia. I was indeed run down at that time and in need of a rest. This song still has a profound power to it that few songs can match.
Other highlights are “You Love the Thunder”, “Rosie” & “Love Needs a Heart”. The lyrics are touching and real. Jackson’s warm voice and fine backing vocals make every tune a rewarding listen. The musicianship is first rate and fits the mood of the songs.
“The Load Out” is about packing up and moving on to a new town. It’s kinda sad in a way. It’s like they just get used to one place and it’s time to leave again. The themes of the record are brought home in this fine song.
“Stay” closes the record out in a beautiful way. Reminds me of a call to encore…just give us one more song !!
These last two songs together put an unbreakable emotional stamp on me that still exists when I hear them…one more time…and what a beautiful time it was…my salad days. (Shakespeare…innocence, idealism and youth. Heyday…at the peak of your abilities)
This album will make you feel good and sad at the same time. But it’s cathartic and worth going through. Just close your eyes and let it flow over you. Ah ! Yes !
@@richardbooth6063 Hi Richard. Marvelous pick and article
@@melaniethurber5117Thanks Melanie !
Great Pick! Love this album!
@@drewrose374Thanks Drew !
Day 6
Marvelous pick Pete.
My pick today is:
The Charlie Daniel’s Band
“A Decade of Hits”(6/83)
This is a compilation album by the Charlie Daniel’s Band. It’s a wonderful album. This album has a lot of favorite songs on it from his different albums. A lot of these I like. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, In America”, and “Still in Saigon”. This band is considered a southern rock band. The song “Still in Saigon” means a lot to me because my husband is a Vietnam veteran as some of you know.
1 Crossroads,2004,2007,2010,2013,2019.
2 Arlo Guthrie “Running Down The Road”(1969)
3 Scott McKenzie “The Voice of Scott McKenzie”(1967)
4 Yardbirds “Over, Under, Sideways,Down”(1966)
5 Woodstock “Soundtrack”(1970)
6 The Charlie Daniel’s Band “A Decades of Hits”(6/83)
Cool pick and write up Mel. I've never owned anything by them but I know the songs you've listed.
@@gadgettheratboy9051 thanks Gadget
Great pick Melanie.
Love The CDB. 😃👍. - Heather
@@christophercoles4401 thanks Chris
Tommy James & the Shondells - Best of (1969)
While Crimson & Clover (1969) is Tommy James' best album with the title track and "Crystal Blue Persuasion," you gotta have "Hanky Panky," "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Mony Mony." This Michigan band may have been considered a bit square, but artists like Billy Idol and Joan Jett (and uh, Tiffany) ensured the songs remained in the public consciousness, for good reason.
Excellent choice.
Great pick…especially Crystal Blue Persuasion.
@@Fastnbulbous1969 Pop perfection. Love all those songs you mentioned.
Great pick Fast!
Day 6: Al Di Meola - Cielo e Terra
Day 5: Craig Chaquico & Russ Freeman - From The Redwoods To The Rockies
Day 4: Steve Hackett - Momentum
Day 3: Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night
Day 2: Vangelis - Voices
Day 1: Enya - Watermark
Day 6 pick is Boogie With Canned Heat by Canned Heat released on Liberty in 1968 it was their 2nd release reaching number 6 on usa charts. Rereleased on french label. Magic in 1999 with bonus tracks. Members were Bob the bear Hite vocals and harmonica. Al blind owl Wilson slide guitar harmonica and vocals. Henry sunflower Vestine lead guitar. Larry the mole Taylor bass and. Fito de la Parra drums and the only surviving member of this formation of the band. Best songs are Evil Woman. On The Road Again. Amphetamine Annie. Fried Hockey Boogie plus bonus track single versions of Boogie Music and Going Up The Country.
@@dennisstratton6508 Hi Dennis. Marvelous pick and article
@@melaniethurber5117 thank you melanie.
Hey Dennis -- I can relate to your picks better than my own. I collect everything by Canned Heat, Henry is my favorite guitarist. Absolutely terrific pick and write up.
@@gadgettheratboy9051 thanks gadget i like Henry Vestine a lot too especially his solo on Fried Hockey Boogie.
Blackmore's Night--Fires at Midnight
Day 6. Night Ranger - Midnight Madness. 😃👍. Second album released in October 1983. “When you close your eyes, do you dream about me? Do you still dream about me?” I always had a little crush on Jack Blades. Despite our teenage angst and perhaps tough family moments, it was great to be young in the 1980s. It was the music. “You can still rock in America!” Crank this album during the summer! Rock Always! - Heather
Cool pick Heather.
@@christophercoles4401 Thanks, Christopher! 😃👍⭐🌻.
@@the80slivehere Hi Heather. Awesome pick and article
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks, Melanie! 😃👍⭐🌼.
@@the80slivehere Great pick and article Heather, perfect feelgood music.
Pete/ you know what forget about this album. Great choice / probably the 5th? Album bought with my paper route money Still have my original vinyl. To me a banger” of an album. Steve MILLER/7️⃣7️⃣. Book of DREAMS- thanks Pete for your time 👍💯
Day 6. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas Nothing like a hot summer night sharing some que, brew and some rockabilly jams courtesy of Commander Cody. This set here is almost all new material excepting two songs and it is one of their finest moments too.
1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2. Grateful Dead - American Beauty
3. It's A Beautiful Day - S/T
4. Waylon Jennings - Waylon Live
5. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
6. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas
Day 6, Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam
Day 5, Ian Moore - Live from Austin
Day 4, Los Lobos - How Will The Wolf Survive
Day 3, Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Day 2, Quincy Jones - »The Dude«
Day 1, Duke Jupiter - 1
Awesome choice! ARS is in my list too, what a great band!!!
Billy Squier - Don't Say No
1. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
2. Cheap Trick - In Color
3. Blackfoot - Strikes
4. Grand Funk Railroad - E Pluribus Funk
5. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!
6. Billy Squier - Don't Say No
Cool pick Razor!
@@yokerecords803 Thanks Yoke
YES! Great Pick!
@@drewrose374 thanks Drew!
@@razor7394 hi razor. Excellent pick and list
David Crosby: "If I Could Only Remember My Name..."
THE BEACH BOYS - Surfin’ USA
Day 6: Favorite Summertime Albums. Creedence Clearwater Revival- Green River. This is the third studio album by CCR. Released in 1969, with a few of the following songs… Green River, Commotion, Tombstone Shadow, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi, Cross-Tie Walker, and Sinister Purpose.
Great pick Howard.
@@howardmackenzie4365 Hi Howard. Awesome pick and article
@@christophercoles4401 Thank you, Chris.
@@melaniethurber5117 Thank you, Melanie.
Great pick howard another fine ccr lp my pick was Bayou Country yesterday its good that people are picking different lps.
Summertime music at it's best. Released 1988. Greatest Hits and More 1956-1965 by The Drifters
Cool pick Johnny.
Wonderful pick. "I Count the Tears" is absolutely brilliant.
@@gadgettheratboy9051 I concur!!! 👍👍👍
Thank you, Pete, for your excellent pick. All the damn time.
My Day 6 Pick: Boston-
Boston
🎤🎸🎵🎹🥁
Life is better with music
Montrose debut
Kansas Leftoverture
Day 6: Motorhead - Ace of Spades
good one
Great pick Tom!
Yes Tom!! Monumental pick!
@@tomp8463 Hi Tom. Excellent pick
YES! The Chase Is Better Than The Catch Ya Know!!! Fantastic Pick!
Joe Walsh - The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Super album!
@@keithjones7390 Forgot this one and just listened to it last month! It's also my fav name for an album!
Aaou mama lily wawa bippy ba da lu da la whoa yeah, AHHH! AHHH! AHHH! AHHH! 😄My all-time fav vocal beginning!
Miley Cyrus- Plastic Hearts...every summer since 2021. I actually listened to it this morning.
Great pick Jamie.
Pyromania- Def Leppard
My (loosely ranked) 26th favorite summertime album is John Cougar - John Cougar (1979).
Full List:
31) Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go (1997)
30) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (1967)
29) Beach Boys - Surf's Up (1971)
28) Diamond Rexx - Land Of The Damned (1986)
27) Joe Jackson - Night & Day (1982)
26) John Cougar - John Cougar (1979)
Technique by New Order [1989]
Too Much Too Soon by New York Dolls [1974]
Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend [2008]
Vinnie Vincent Invasion by Vinnie Vincent Invasion [1986]
Weezer (The White Album) by Weezer [2016]
Whitesnake by Whitesnake [1987]
Packed with good song. Love Less, Fine Time, Mr Disco and Round Round.
My pick today takes me back to the summer of 1979, when, aged 17, I first discovered the wonderful talents of English singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke when her debut album Welcome To The Cruise was released. It remains an album I love to this day. Apart from the hit single Stay With Me Till Dawn and the remarkable For You, it includes the glorious soaring title track with a fantastic Mike Paxman guitar solo, the wonderful uplifting Sukarita, the very upbeat summery Southern Smiles, the dreamy evocative Katiera Island and many other great songs.
Terrific pick, Mike. Another channel JustJP is reacting to this album, track by track.
ZZ Top El Loco
Summers here are brutal in AZ. So, back in the day before continuous playlists, we used to put on live albums. That way we wouldn't be sweating over the stereo every half hour. And one of our poolside favorites was Tokyo Tapes by the Scorpions.
Streets - 1st: remember "If Love Should Go" on local Kansas City radio during the summer at the pool.
@@ericwalker6068 One of the best lesser known (despite the presence of Steve Walsh) AOR bands ever.
@@jerryattwooll4864, agreed. Too bad they never went beyond 2 studio albums. Walsh and Slamer made a great team.
6. Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld & Eric Andersen -- "Ridin' On the Blinds" (1994)
The trio's second album with Garth Hudson and vocalist Kirsten Berg. Includes Robbie Robertson's "Twilight," "Women Across the River," Richard Thompson's "Dimming Of the Lights," "Ragtop" and "Come Running Like a Friend." Plans to tour were dashed when Rick died. Five years later a successful expanded CD version was released, prompting Jonas and Eric to tour with Garth taking Rick's place. A pure, fine weather treasure.
Hi Gadget. Excellent pick and awesome article
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Mel.
@@gadgettheratboy9051 your welcome Gadget. I hope you’re not working today.
Hi Gadget. Excellent pick and description. I'll have to listen to it again, it's been a while . I am a huge fan of The Band. Enjoy your weekend.
Hi Gadget, drawing a blank on this one too, vaguely recognise one or two names but that's all! Have a great weekend!
Today's pick is Bachman-Turner Overdrive-Not Fragile. A monster album by these Canadian legends. Heavy as hell plus tuneful and melodic, Not Fragile is just about a perfect album, Summertime fun captured on "Roll On Down The Highway". That cut certainly conjures up a good time. My favorite BTO track is here and it is "Second Hand". Simply phenomenal. The title cut, "Rock Is My Life, And This Is My Song", "Freewheelin", "Blue Moanin'" and, of course, "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" are other great highlights from this iconic album that was always in the rotation during summertime fun.
Great pick! 🎉
awesome
Excellent pick! I'll have some BTO as well
@@tomp8463 Thanks Tom!
@@independenceltd. Thanks Independence
This Steve Miller Band album is a really great pick for today
i used to have this album at one time but i traded it for another
album by someone else i think it was a Marshall Tucker Band
album but I still listen the music from this one on TH-cam
Thanks Pete.🎵🎶🎼🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎼🎶🎵
My day 6 favorite summer time album is Big Big Train - Folklore.
1. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2. Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager
3. Starcastle - Starcastle
4. Devo - Freedom of Choice
5. Celeste - Echi di un Futuro Passato
6. Big Big Train - Folklore
@@sdrandazzo That was on my list, but I only wanted one album per group. The tone of their last studio album - STRANGE TIMES - has a beach feel to it, so that will be coming up for me.
Martin Denny - Exotica (1957)
Great choice. My grandparents owned a cabin in Western PA and we'd go there in the summers and they'd be up late into the night listening to Martin Denny and other lounge greats on vinyl while drinking highballs and playing cards with their friends. Still reminds me of them and happier times.
A great choice ! 🌴 🎶 🌋
Day #6, my last day for the albums that were released in the summer, reminding me of the season. My final entry - Van Halen OU812.
The album was released in the spring of 88, as I was making plans for my freshman year in college. I recall the station jumping on IT MUST BE LOVE...Definitely, an album that reminds me of a particular summer...My favorite Sammy disc.
The Thompson Twins - INTO THE GAP
The Fixx - REACH THE BEACH
The Go Gos - TALK SHOW
Crumbacher - ESCAPE FROM THE FALLEN PLANET
The Motels - ALL FOUR ONE
Today's pick : Houses of the Holy / Led Zeppelin. I picked this album just before summer break & this was my summer soundtrack.
for this day my pick is The Cars-debut
My pick for today is Caetano E Gil - Tropicalia 2. Collaboration between two giants of Brazilian music with its rich and complex history. Tropicalia is the collective name of a group of artists who revolted against the military dictatorship in the sixties and Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were on the front lines of the movement. Tropicalia also refers to Brazil as a tropical paradise. They were imprisoned in the revolutionary year of 1968 and eventually exiled from Brazil and went to London where they lived for two years. This one is from 1993, Brazil has been democratized since 1985, and for me it's a masterpiece that we play very often at barbecues. Opening track 'Haiti' is driven by a relaxing rhythm over which Veloso and Gil rapping the verses. 'Cinema Novo' is a declaration of love for Brazilian cinema wrapped in a nice sultry samba. 'Nossa Gente' has a funky percussive groove. The brilliantly executed Jimi Hendrix cover 'Wait Until Tomorrow' is presented with Brazilian percussion. 'As Coisas' is a funky rocker with excellent guitar work. 'Desde Que O Samba é Samba pictures a gathering on the beach during a sultry summernight. Sombody picks up an acoustic guitar and start singing this melancholic tender song. It evokes a time of reflection. These two great legends have proven that music and art in general is the real power in this world, that there is an authentic truth in it that dictators are affraid of. Dictators are essentially powerless bigots who can't handle it.
😃👍. - Heather
@@dannyhoeykens Hi Danny. Very interesting article. But your pick I’ve never heard of before.
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie. In their country they have the prestige of, say, Bob Dylan.
@@the80slivehere Thanks Heather.
Hi Danny -- this is a total mystery to me but sounds fascinating. Wonderful write up, I will look this up over the weekend.
Nice pick, Pete ! Im going with Foreigner debut album. I saw them here in cleveland at a stadium show in 78. They played Starrider and headknocker. Lol. I still put that album on in the summer and it rocks!
Pick #6: RX Bandits' ...And the Battle Begun. So I am somewhat aware this is a band I probably talk way too much about, but many RX Bandits tracks and albums I've always played through high school and summer time, and is one of my favorite prog bands (or almost prog depending on your view) that also happens to use post hardcore and ska elements. If you want to hear one of the best drum intros ever, listen to In Her Drawer, though I really recommend the entirety of ...And the Battle Begun.
#1: 311's Transistor
#2: No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom
#3: Journey's Escape
#4: Santana's Caravanserai
#5: The Beatles' Revolver
#6: RX Bandits' ...And the Battle Begun.
Hi folks, hope we're enjoying our weekend. Short and sweet today as I'm out all day so apologies in advance if I'm late or don't reply, and thanks in advance if you reply to me.
I'm picking an album I played to death when it came out in 1983, especially that summer, although it divided their loyal fan base, some screaming "Sellout!", but in reality it was a wily move that opened up their earlier catalogue to a brand new audience: the MTV generation...
ZZ TOP "Eliminator" (Warner Bros)
Yes, the videos/singles with the girls and The Car were everywhere, but the deeper cuts are great too, with Got Me Under Pressure, I Got The Six and If I Could Only Flag Her Down all standouts.
Commercial? Absolutely, but still great summer driving music.
Hey Iain. Eliminator has never been my favorite ZZ Top record. I've always preferred their '70s albums. But there's no denying the sheer catchiness of this record. It's definitely a perfect summertime treat.
Fantastic Pick! Played constantly on MTV, the radio and every party that summer!!!
@@iainhead9898 Great pick Iain. This is great feelgood summer music.
Great pick Iain! Discovered ZZTOP with this terrific album, they weren't big here in Europe before that, and have been a fan since then.
Hey Iain, super duper pick -- especially the deep cuts. They certainly garnered a bigger audience with this release. Hope your weekend is magnificent so far.
My #6 is Y&T - Open Fire!
The only live album album on my list! I heard Summertime Girls on the radio in the landscape truck and went and bought the cassette and headed down the Jersey Shore
with my besties and our girlfriends for 4th of July weekend!!! didn't even realize it was a live album with the studio cut of Summertime Girls until we popped it in! BONUS!
LOL!!! Killer Live tracks too, Open Fire, new unreleased live track Go For The Throat, Rescue Me, Forever and I Believe In You! Great Times! Great Music! 1985 baby!!!
@@drewrose374 Awesome pick Drew!
@@razor7394 Thanks Razor!
Superb choice, Drew! Love Y'N'T, and this live album is fantastic!
Hey Drew, cool choice. As I've mentioned before (and probably will again!!!) Y&T were the first band I ever saw live, so have always had a soft spot for them
@@ramonace4770 Thanks Ramon!
Judas Priest ... Point of Entry
I learned later how Point of Entry was an attempt at a commercial album by Priest. Maybe that is why I find it a great summer album.
No singing about meat grinders and pain and whatever other nonsense. Just a Judas Priest album that can be played in the sunshine without apology.
Nice pick with the Steve Miller Band Book Of Dreams, Pete.
Great pick! Fantastic summertime memories with this one!
@@ramonace4770 Thank you.
The Highwaymen - The Essential
Jennings, Kristofferson, Cash and Nelson playing some of the great songs from their long and illustrious careers, standout tracks include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Highwayman"
@@andrewcarr5923 Hi Andrew. Fantastic pick and article
Nice pick Andrew.
@@melaniethurber5117 Thanks Melanie.
@@christophercoles4401 Cheers Chris.
my pick is
quicksilver messenger service
"happy trails"
1969
a album with long jams that were performed at the fillmore east and west
cheers
Fine pick Bengal ! Great live album with Bo Diddley’s Who Do You Love the highlight !!😊
@@richardbooth6063 thanx richard, i also like mona alot on the album
Fantastic choice, bengal. This album is a blast from the past for me. Awesome album! 🎶💜💜
@@weirddebbiem1619 thanx deb💜💜
@@bengalgangster You're welcome, bengal. 🎶💜💜
Asia "Asia"...self-titled debut
6 - ZZ Top, Tres Hombres
An excellent choice for this month's topic - so I am thinking "albums I'd play in the car with the windows wound down or at a summer BBQ or party".
Here goes:
01 - George Thorogood And The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone (1982)
02 - The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me (1973)
03 - Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue (1977)
04 - 10cc - The Original Soundtrack (1975)
05 - The Blues Brothers Band - Red, White And Blues (1992)
06 - Spirit - The Adventures Of Kaptain Kopter And Commander Cassidy In Potatoland (1981)
Excellent choice
There was this band back in the 2000s, hinder, their second album take it to the limit(2009) it's always reminded me of summer
6. Waiting for the Sun - The Doors
Already 2 weeks in my spinner "ECHOES" from Wally Badarou. A great solo album with catchy rythms and atmospheric keyboard melodies.
My pick today will be Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ‘You’re Gonna Get It’. Actually got this one on 8-track in the summer of ‘78. Rocked all summer with it!
@@resistor27 hi resistor. Fantastic pick and article
Thank you Melanie!
Kinks - Face to Face. Contains for example the classic summersong Sunny Afternoon
Can't go wrong with Steve Miller Band!! My #6: Going with a little Reggae today. It's the 9th album from maybe the #1 Reggae artist. His music definitely comes to mind with thinking of the Summertime. I could pick anything from him, but I'm going with this album that has no bas tracks on it. Talking about Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
The song Jet Airliner was written by a guy named Paul Pena, a blind musician. If you haven't seen the documentary 'Genghis Blues', it is about him, and his quest to participate in a Tuvan throat singing event. Great movie.
My pick for today is Electric Ladyland-The Jimi Hendrix Experience. You could call it Eclectic Ladyland cuz it goes all over the place. Ever listen to Crosstown Traffic w/o the kazoos? It's a heavy rocker with funk. Voodoo Child(Slight Return)is my favorite rocker off the album but I love listening to all the diverse tracks. There's something for everyone which is great when you have a summer party going on.
Good call Pete! I will go with Rumors Fleetwood Mac. Sonic perfection.
So far I've tended to pick largely more laid back fayre, but sometimes even on the warmest and sunniest days, I feel the need to just crank it up and let rip. Most metal is a little too dark for summertime music, (even though I do still like to listen to Maiden/Priest/Sabbath when the feeling takes me). If I'm driving and the sun is out or relaxing and feel that need for something loud and heavy then one of the albums I reach for is the self titled debut from MONTROSE. Just listing the songs, Rock The Nation, Bad Motor Scooter, Space Station No.5, I Don't Want It, Good Rockin' Tonight, Rock Candy, One Thing On My Mind, Make It Last, sum up the greatness of thus album, they're all perfect loud feelgood summer fayre. There's the thunder from Denny Carmassi and Bill 'Electric' Church, Ronnie's incendiary riffs and amazing tone on every song and on top that voice, Sam (as he was then) The Red Rocker, Hagar. Still amongst his best vocal performances, raw, raucous but always in control. On top of that an amazing state of the art production that still keeps this album sounding fresh and vital 50 years later. Van Halen would go on to produce the perfect loud summer albums in the late 70s, but it started here.
@@jerryattwooll4864 excellent pick!
@@razor7394 Thank you Razor.
Superb pick Jerry, just over 32 mins of rock perfection.
Great pick Jerry.
@@jerryattwooll4864 Hi Jerry. Awesome pick and interesting article.
My Day 6 pick is an album released on October 22, 1976 and recorded in Various[2]
1976Muscle Shoals Sound Studio (Sheffield, Alabama)Pampa Sound Studios (Detroit, Michigan)Nimbus Nine Studios (Toronto, Ontario) at
Muscle Shoals (Sheffield, Alabama)Pampa (Warren, Michigan)Nimbus Nine (Toronto and produced by this singer and his band I'm talking about the ninth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bob Seger, and his first studio album to credit the Silver Bullet Band. Night Moves
Charts
Canada Top Albums (RPM)[11] 12
US Billboard 200[12] 8
Year-end charts
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Chart (1977) Position
US Billboard 200[13] 9
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] 3× Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^
Singles from Night Moves
"Night Moves"
Released: November 1976
"Mainstreet"
Released: April 1977
"Rock and Roll Never Forgets"
Released: June 1977
Summer driving means Journey!
Today's pick ...Well,It's About Time! by Catawompus.
Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
Great choice Pete, my favorite of his.
My Day 6 Pick:
Led Zeppelin - IV (ZOSO)
Not my favorite album from the band, but I got this one in the summer of 1998 - between my freshman and sophomore year of high school. And I get those summer vibes from "Rock and Roll," "Misty Mountain Hop," "Going to California," and "When the Levee Breaks."
Billy Joel - Glass Houses
Late to the party!
1. The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1 (1999)
Psychedelic pop in the vein of Sgt Pepper and the late 60s - early 70s Beach Boys albums are in rotation quite a bit in the summer for me. Great to listen to when you are just lounging in the pool with a cold drink. This act takes clear inspiration from both bands while still adding their own twist. The only track I didn't care for was the sound collage dubbed The Bark and Below It. The rest is just nice melodic and surreal Psychedelic Pop.
In no particular order:
6. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
5. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick at Budokan
4. American Graffiti Soundtrack
3. Otis Redding - The Very Best of Otis Redding, Vol. I
2. Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
1. Journey - Live in Houston, 1981: the Escape Tour
good pick deb, been a very long time since i heard it💜💜
@@bengalgangster Thank you, bengal. 🎶💜💜
@@weirddebbiem1619 hi Debbie. Awesome pick and list.
@@melaniethurber5117 Thank you, Melanie.
@@weirddebbiem1619 Excellent pick Debbie!
Pick #6: Journey - Infinity
Five a Side by Ace has some great tracks beside the popular How Long. A good feel summer time album. Sounds a bit rude! 😅
5. The Outlaws - Green Grass And High Tides.
6. The J. Geils Band - Bloodshot.
Jimmy Barnes - Freight Train Heart, a joyous album to sunbathe to
@@RustyfaetheShire Terrific pick, great voice and terrific cast of guest musicians over some great songs. Do or Die us just the perfect rocknroll vocal with Neal Schon on fire.
@jerryattwooll4864 Glad I'm not the only person who thinks so, Jerry. Always felt that it's such an undiscovered gem of an album, should have been massive
@@RustyfaetheShire Thanks Rusty. Just wondered, have you heard the Barnestorming double live album which contains terrific live renditions of many of the songs on Freight Train Heart?
@jerryattwooll4864 I actually haven't, I take it that I should Jerry?
@@RustyfaetheShire Definitely Rusty. I think as many as 8 of the songs from Freight Train Heart are featured. Whilst he doesn't have the superstar back up in this touring band, they're still pretty hot players. It opens with a superb version of Driving Wheel and there is a headbanging tour de force of Lessons In Love and Seven Days which is well cranked up from the album version. There's a blistering version of Do or Die. Last Frontier is also terrific here along with Too Much Ain't Enough Love and a couple of others from Freight Train Heart.
You read my mind….xlnt gem of a selection with
Steve Miller Book of Dreams!
So I will go with
6. Fleetwood Mac-Fleetwood Mac (white cover) since I got it before Rumours lol!
Toto IV, 1982
Escape - Journey
Never really listened to Steve Miller Band, everything I've heard I've liked but for some reason they've mostly just passed me by. My choice today...
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
worst of jefferson airplane
@@floydshambles hi Floyd. Awesome pick
The Turtles Greatest Hits
Terrific pick, one of the best 60's bands ever. Great musicians too.
Favorite Albums to Listen To In The Summertime
1- Exile on Main Street
2- The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters
3- Grateful Dead - Europe '72
4- Van Halen - Van Halen
5- Boston - Boston
6- Steve Miller Band - Book of Dreams
My music taste never changes with the time of year.
I have suggested a couple of albums but I'm the same l have no preference for Summer time listening.
6. The Church : Starfish
Day 6: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones: King of the Surf Guitar
#1 Journey - Infinity
#2 ELO - A New World Record
#3 UFO - Wild Willing & the Innocent
#4 Creedence Clearwater Revival- Bayou Country
# 5 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark
#6 Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
NICE! great pick! Saw the tour in October 1987! amazing!
@@drewrose374 Awesome Drew!
Great pick! One Slip is my favorite song on there.
Great pick Logan! Although I listen to that one in the fall.
@@tomp8463 Was just playing the version from Delicate Sound! Awesome song
Today my pick is Little Feat Waiting for Columbus
Just got to mention Little Feat and it's a like from me!
@@garymilligan9038 excellent pick!
John mellancamp -lonesome jubilee
Book Of Dreams is his magnum opus. So underrated.