Some great choices here Maria! Betty Davis can do no wrong in my eyes! Such great music she created! Thanks for jumping on the thread! Look forward to seeing more from you!
Hello 🧑Maria; Liked all you're 10 perfect record picks. Most collectors have favorite record albums which they enjoy spinning on a regular basis. Feel good records they can count on to help them thru🌞 their day. Some very nice colored vinyl LP's. Good video, informative & well explained. Take care, 🙆♀Tina & 🙆♂Pat!~
Hi, Tina & Pat! I noticed that a couple of these records are on the list because they make me feel good and a few more because they capture a time period. Thanks for watching!
I should get that Betty Davis album! I think my number one perfect soul female album would be Doris Duke "I'm A Loser" Around 1978 I lived in an apartment and below me there was a guy who couldn't get enough of that Plastic Bertrand album. He brought it up and blasted it in my place. Great album. Bought mine right after that. Coolness all around, Maria!
Hi, Yorp. The Mugwumps are really folky and I really only bought the record because of their Mamas and the Papas connection. The history of that and the folk scene is described in the Mamas and Papas song "Creeque Alley". Take care.
Hi Maria. Completely agree with a lot of these. Specially Weezer, Ramones and Muffs of course! Those are hard to beat. I must have listened to that Muffs album a thousand times and I didn't know that "Stupid Jerk" was a cover of Angry Samoans. Makes sense because that song really stands out from the album.
Maria, some fun picks. I just picked up that Rio album again. Betty Davis is the Queen of nasty funk. Her first album is an all time favorite album of mine. The Los Lobos album is incredible and the next couple albums they put out were outstanding. Very enjoyable to hear your passion for these albums
Very interesting and eclectic list! I just picked up that Plastic Bertrand a few days ago. I'd probably go with Weezer's Green Album as perfect, but I would never argue against choosing the Blue Album. I'd also pick The Muffs' second album Blonder and Blonder, which is flawless and one of the best albums of the 90s for me. (Rest in peace, Kim!) Minor correction: the cover artist for Rio was PATRICK Nagel, who almost singlehandedly defined the look of the 1980s and died tragically young in 1984.
Wow, I can't believe you recently added that Plastic Bertrand to your collection! That's not a record a lot of people in the VC have. I'm definitely gonna look into The Muffs 2nd album since I enjoyed the 1st one so much. Thanks for telling me it's Patrick Nagel. I didn't realize he had passed away right around the time I was buying that Duran Duran album. Thanks for commenting!
Cool group of records Maria, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you, I am going to look into the records you recommended that I haven't hears yet. Thanks for sharing, Peace!
Hi Maria - Rocket 🚀 To Russia is my favorite Ramones album & Rio is my favorite Duran Duran album. Two very different bands with two very good albums. See Ya 👋
Also yes. Double Steve is about 40% of the attractiveness of the Idol. It's a band that stretches from 95 to easy 35 with Steve. Stevens. Steve Stevens. Apparently. 🤠
Hi, nice video. Nasty Gal, what a nice surprise. Betty Davis is an artist who get`s better and better after every album. Check out her album Is It Love Or Desire, if you didn`t before. Great stuff. A reissue will come out at the end of march. Greetings
You're right with regards to the Plastic Bertrand record Maria,he didn't sing that hit single. If memory serves me right,it was his french record producer who sang ??? It took two court cases and a voice expert,to prove it and Mr Bertrand owned up to it too. Still a great bouncy,dance tune though 👍👍👍
@@mariawesley7583 Rocket to Russia: Released November 12, 1977. Reached #69 on the U.S. charts. Ramones formed in Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. There is a video on TH-cam of them playing at CBGB's that year and an argument breaks out over which song to play next. They already had their signature style in 1974 for God's sake! So please let's not have any more fighting over who was the first punk band, Ramones or Sex Pistols. I saw them play in 1975 and years later I wrote. " Saw them at CBGB's and was blown away by their power. What a wall of sound! What a rush! Would have loved to talk to them after their set but their leather jackets gave me pause. The only other people who wore leather jackets at that time in the East Village were the Hell's Angels and I had already had an experience with one of them near their clubhouse on East 3rd Street. Not really a big deal, but after that I decided not to start up any conversations with them. So, my fear got the best of me and I missed an opportunity to talk to the greatest band in the world in the mid 70's. To this day I play their records and they remain one of my favorite bands." For most people who weren't around punk music and the Ramones at the outset, it is difficult to imagine the effect they had. Mary Harron interviewed them for the first issue of Punk magazine in January, 1976. This will give you some idea of what it was like. "When I first saw the Ramones I couldn't believe people were doing this. The dumb brattiness ‘Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.' There was this real cartoon element, and yet you're in a real place, you want to do something real, so you're in a situation where they could be real, they could be genuinely delinquent. It had an edge to it: they looked dumb-smart, smart-dumb." From the Ramones' press kit in June, 1975: " Their songs are brief, to the point, and every one a potential hit single...The Ramones all originate from Forest Hills and kids who grew up there become either musicians, degenerates or dentists. The Ramones are a little of each. Their sound is not unlike a fast drill on a rear molar." When their eponymous debut LP came out all my punk friends bought it and played it to death. Believe me, we had never heard anything like it. It was brutal and undeniable. Listening at stun levels we were in awe of its relentless buzzsaw power. In light of hardcore (the louder, faster, more aggressive music that came after punk and spawned slam dancing and stage diving) Ramones songs now seem almost mid-tempo. But I've read people at their live shows were literally holding onto their tables when they played--it was such a potent force coming at you. Choosing a best between the first three Ramones' albums has always been difficult for me. I must have heard them all fifty times and for this write-up I listened to all three twice again. And you know what? It’s still difficult. Their debut, Leave Home and Rocket To Russia all contain loads of great songs. How to pick just one? It would have been easy to pick their debut. That would have put everything neatly in chronological order, but this is not the 15 most important punk albums, it is the 15 best. There are two major differences that for me narrowed it down to just two. The mix on their first album is different from a more conventional one found on the others--Johnny's guitar is in the right channel and Dee Dee's bass is in the left. Some listeners might like this, others might not. It does have its perks. When I was giving punk lessons in my apartment, I could turn the knobs on my amp to isolate the two. The kids I was teaching loved hearing how skillful these two musicians were. Man, those guys could play! Let me tell you, hearing "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement" like this was a joyful thing. Secondly, some of the best songs are faster and longer on the next two albums. So my two preferences narrowed it down to either Leave Home or Rocket To Russia. These are not 1 and 2 in my book; they are 1 and 1A. I would have chosen both of them, but decided in the end to pick only one album from each band. Actually, any of the first three LP's would make a fine choice on any best list. I nearly choked at the prospect of leaving off an album that contains "Glad To See You Go," "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment," "Carbona Not Glue," "Pinhead," "Commando" and "You Should Never have Opened That Door," but that's just what I did. Rocket To Russia has great songs too, leading off with "Cretin Hop" (what an attack they had!) Then there's the classic "Rockaway Beach" (which reached #66 on the U.S, charts), and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" (which reached #81). Colin Abrahall, singer in the great British punk band G.B.H. has said that hearing "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" at age 15 on the radio was a huge influence in his life. But more on that when we come to G.B.H. "Locket Love" is a sweet little bubblegum song disguising a murder. "We're A Happy Family" has just about the wittiest, funniest, pop culture lyrics ever in a song and "Teenage Lobotomy" is not far behind. I think the album has just a smidge more power than Leave Home, there are fewer songs under two minutes and Johnny Ramone's signature lightning downstrokes unleashing pure punk power are better showcased. Rocket To Russia is my choice to start our quest for the top 15 punk LP's. Here are three songs for your listening pleasure:
Some great choices here Maria! Betty Davis can do no wrong in my eyes! Such great music she created! Thanks for jumping on the thread! Look forward to seeing more from you!
This was a really fun thread! I never realized how many albums I consider perfect.
It's the out of focusness, or just my dying vision for 10 Maria minutes at a time that puzzles me. And. Yet.
Right off the bat, that Weezer record changed a lot of lives. Definitely mine Great video!
That record still pulls me in and takes me on a voyage!
Hello 🧑Maria; Liked all you're 10 perfect record picks. Most collectors have favorite record albums which they enjoy spinning on a regular basis. Feel good records they can count on to help them thru🌞 their day. Some very nice colored vinyl LP's. Good video, informative & well explained. Take care, 🙆♀Tina & 🙆♂Pat!~
Hi, Tina & Pat! I noticed that a couple of these records are on the list because they make me feel good and a few more because they capture a time period. Thanks for watching!
I should get that Betty Davis album! I think my number one perfect soul female album would be Doris Duke "I'm A Loser"
Around 1978 I lived in an apartment and below me there was a guy who couldn't get enough of that Plastic Bertrand album. He brought it up and blasted it in my place. Great album. Bought mine right after that.
Coolness all around, Maria!
I'll check out that Doris Duke! So glad you like that Plastic Bertrand. Take care.
@mistery-ed, I would check out 1969's Soul Portrait by Willie Hutch for a perfect soul record. You might thank me. 😁
Very nice Maria! We’ve a couple of the same artists in our lists it appears. I’ve never tried the mugwumps before, will have to look that one up
Hi, Yorp. The Mugwumps are really folky and I really only bought the record because of their Mamas and the Papas connection. The history of that and the folk scene is described in the Mamas and Papas song "Creeque Alley". Take care.
Saw Weezer at Tremont Music Hall. Packed house. They played Pinkerton cover to cover but threw in Say It Ain’t So and The Sweater Song. Epic gig.
I've only seen them once, but it was such a fun show. The audience knew all the lyrics. Enjoy your weekend!
@@mariawesley7583 Saw them again a few years back at an outdoor amphitheater and it wasn’t the best gig. Just not into the new stuff.
Hi Maria. Completely agree with a lot of these. Specially Weezer, Ramones and Muffs of course! Those are hard to beat. I must have listened to that Muffs album a thousand times and I didn't know that "Stupid Jerk" was a cover of Angry Samoans. Makes sense because that song really stands out from the album.
Hi, Will. I never realized how many perfect albums I have until I did this video. I enjoyed your short of The Beths at The Masquerade.
Weezer Blue Album 💙! Mention of D&D ❤️. Great entry Maria, Most of what you showed are perfect 10s for me as well!
I was amazed at how many perfect albums I have I'm my collection. Have a great weekend!
Maria, some fun picks. I just picked up that Rio album again. Betty Davis is the Queen of nasty funk. Her first album is an all time favorite album of mine. The Los Lobos album is incredible and the next couple albums they put out were outstanding. Very enjoyable to hear your passion for these albums
This was fun. I'm in the process of purging, so I'm reevaluating a lot of my records. I never realized how many perfect records I have!
Very interesting and eclectic list! I just picked up that Plastic Bertrand a few days ago. I'd probably go with Weezer's Green Album as perfect, but I would never argue against choosing the Blue Album. I'd also pick The Muffs' second album Blonder and Blonder, which is flawless and one of the best albums of the 90s for me. (Rest in peace, Kim!)
Minor correction: the cover artist for Rio was PATRICK Nagel, who almost singlehandedly defined the look of the 1980s and died tragically young in 1984.
Wow, I can't believe you recently added that Plastic Bertrand to your collection! That's not a record a lot of people in the VC have. I'm definitely gonna look into The Muffs 2nd album since I enjoyed the 1st one so much. Thanks for telling me it's Patrick Nagel. I didn't realize he had passed away right around the time I was buying that Duran Duran album. Thanks for commenting!
Cool group of records Maria, but I wouldn't expect anything less from you, I am going to look into the records you recommended that I haven't hears yet. Thanks for sharing, Peace!
Hi, Mike. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend!
Hi Maria - Rocket 🚀 To Russia is my favorite Ramones album & Rio is my favorite Duran Duran album. Two very different bands with two very good albums. See Ya 👋
I think Rio was the 1st album I ever considered perfect. It still brings me back to a specific period!
Also yes. Double Steve is about 40% of the attractiveness of the Idol. It's a band that stretches from 95 to easy 35 with Steve. Stevens. Steve Stevens. Apparently. 🤠
I'm so glad I relistened to "Rebel Yell". I was blown away by Steve's guitar!
I love your videos
Thanks, Malea! I hope to see you on the next Dr and The Kidd livestream.
Hi, nice video. Nasty Gal, what a nice surprise. Betty Davis is an artist who get`s better and better after every album. Check out her album Is It Love Or Desire, if you didn`t before. Great stuff. A reissue will come out at the end of march. Greetings
Betty is incredible, so funky. I might look into that reissue.
You're right with regards to the Plastic Bertrand record Maria,he didn't sing that hit single.
If memory serves me right,it was his french record producer who sang ???
It took two court cases and a voice expert,to prove it and Mr Bertrand owned up to it too.
Still a great bouncy,dance tune though 👍👍👍
Oh yeah, the song is still a favorite. So energetic!
Beastie Boys is a good pick. Love that album
It's one of the few albums that I remember the excitement over it's release! I'm so lucky I got to see them on that tour.
@@mariawesley7583 I only saw them once - on the Hello Nasty tour. Great live band. Spazziest I've ever been at a concert was when they played Sabotage
❤️🙂
IMO Rocket To Russia is the Ramones best album. I wrote about it on an audiophile site. Will post my review here if you'd like to read it.
I'd love to read it. Rocket to Russia is definitely their best!
@@mariawesley7583 Rocket to Russia: Released November 12, 1977. Reached #69 on the U.S. charts.
Ramones formed in Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. There is a video on TH-cam of them playing at CBGB's that year and an argument breaks out over which song to play next. They already had their signature style in 1974 for God's sake! So please let's not have any more fighting over who was the first punk band, Ramones or Sex Pistols. I saw them play in 1975 and years later I wrote. " Saw them at CBGB's and was blown away by their power. What a wall of sound! What a rush! Would have loved to talk to them after their set but their leather jackets gave me pause. The only other people who wore leather jackets at that time in the East Village were the Hell's Angels and I had already had an experience with one of them near their clubhouse on East 3rd Street. Not really a big deal, but after that I decided not to start up any conversations with them. So, my fear got the best of me and I missed an opportunity to talk to the greatest band in the world in the mid 70's. To this day I play their records and they remain one of my favorite bands."
For most people who weren't around punk music and the Ramones at the outset, it is difficult to imagine the effect they had. Mary Harron interviewed them for the first issue of Punk magazine in January, 1976. This will give you some idea of what it was like. "When I first saw the Ramones I couldn't believe people were doing this. The dumb brattiness ‘Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.' There was this real cartoon element, and yet you're in a real place, you want to do something real, so you're in a situation where they could be real, they could be genuinely delinquent. It had an edge to it: they looked dumb-smart, smart-dumb."
From the Ramones' press kit in June, 1975: " Their songs are brief, to the point, and every one a potential hit single...The Ramones all originate from Forest Hills and kids who grew up there become either musicians, degenerates or dentists. The Ramones are a little of each. Their sound is not unlike a fast drill on a rear molar."
When their eponymous debut LP came out all my punk friends bought it and played it to death. Believe me, we had never heard anything like it. It was brutal and undeniable. Listening at stun levels we were in awe of its relentless buzzsaw power. In light of hardcore (the louder, faster, more aggressive music that came after punk and spawned slam dancing and stage diving) Ramones songs now seem almost mid-tempo. But I've read people at their live shows were literally holding onto their tables when they played--it was such a potent force coming at you.
Choosing a best between the first three Ramones' albums has always been difficult for me. I must have heard them all fifty times and for this write-up I listened to all three twice again. And you know what? It’s still difficult. Their debut, Leave Home and Rocket To Russia all contain loads of great songs. How to pick just one? It would have been easy to pick their debut. That would have put everything neatly in chronological order, but this is not the 15 most important punk albums, it is the 15 best. There are two major differences that for me narrowed it down to just two. The mix on their first album is different from a more conventional one found on the others--Johnny's guitar is in the right channel and Dee Dee's bass is in the left. Some listeners might like this, others might not. It does have its perks. When I was giving punk lessons in my apartment, I could turn the knobs on my amp to isolate the two. The kids I was teaching loved hearing how skillful these two musicians were. Man, those guys could play! Let me tell you, hearing "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement" like this was a joyful thing. Secondly, some of the best songs are faster and longer on the next two albums.
So my two preferences narrowed it down to either Leave Home or Rocket To Russia. These are not 1 and 2 in my book; they are 1 and 1A. I would have chosen both of them, but decided in the end to pick only one album from each band. Actually, any of the first three LP's would make a fine choice on any best list.
I nearly choked at the prospect of leaving off an album that contains "Glad To See You Go," "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment," "Carbona Not Glue," "Pinhead," "Commando" and "You Should Never have Opened That Door," but that's just what I did. Rocket To Russia has great songs too, leading off with "Cretin Hop" (what an attack they had!) Then there's the classic "Rockaway Beach" (which reached #66 on the U.S, charts), and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" (which reached #81). Colin Abrahall, singer in the great British punk band G.B.H. has said that hearing "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" at age 15 on the radio was a huge influence in his life. But more on that when we come to G.B.H. "Locket Love" is a sweet little bubblegum song disguising a murder. "We're A Happy Family" has just about the wittiest, funniest, pop culture lyrics ever in a song and "Teenage Lobotomy" is not far behind. I think the album has just a smidge more power than Leave Home, there are fewer songs under two minutes and Johnny Ramone's signature lightning downstrokes unleashing pure punk power are better showcased. Rocket To Russia is my choice to start our quest for the top 15 punk LP's.
Here are three songs for your listening pleasure:
I agree with these 🙂
They're all great!