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106. Just a few bands off the cuff

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:55 PM

Jun 29

Wishbone Ash
Most of everything mentioned above with exceptions of course.
I was extremely fortunate to promote /manage a Uriah Heep concert tour in my neck of the woods back in '82. The band was on it's tour to the USSR when I convinced them to make a detour. They were so obliging. And through my network found a tobacco company about to launch a new brand. And gladly sponsored the 3 - city tour. The first ever 'rock group' who perfomed a full concert in my hometown. After ensuring venue, ticket sales, marketing, security etc through my Dad's closest friend who oversaw the cops. The concert was mind blowing. As I stood surveying the scene of kids rocking out a few friends and decided to light up a pipe. As we exhaled a cloud of smoke Les Kerslake tossed his name signed drumsticks straight at my chest. Grabbed and held on to them later framed it. Followed that by other jazz artists etc.
Steelhart
Whitesnake
White Lion
Great White
Jeff Beck
CSN&Y
CSN
Neil Young
Scorpions
Mettalica
And too many more to list.

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What is your favorite album/albums? you constantly played when you were younger or even now? Tapestry-Carol King. [View all] debm55 Jun 28 OP

ELP:Brain Salad Surgery & Chicago II CincyDem Jun 28 #1

Thank you very much CincyDem . I had both of those albums in college. debm55 Jun 28 #3

When I was 17 Oeditpus Rex Jun 28 #32

Thank you Oeditpus Rex. I loved Chicago and had a 3 of their albums. debm55 Jun 29 #71

Deep Purple : Made in Japan LuvLoogie Jun 28 #2

Thank you very much LuvLoogie. Great album. debm55 Jun 28 #4

Same here Oeditpus Rex Jun 28 #25

Oh my , I haven't remembered "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida " in such a long time. The Long version. Thank you Oeditpus Rex. debm55 Jun 28 #28

smoke on the waters rampartd Jun 28 #51

Yes , That opening riff tells you what is coming. Thank you rampard. debm55 Jun 28 #53

Genesis - Selling England by the Pound The Madcap Jun 28 #5

Thank you very much, The Madcap. debm55 Jun 28 #6

This one is on my list, although not #1 ms liberty Jun 28 #26

Pipeline (full album) - The Chantays anciano Jun 28 #7

Thank you very much for your selection. anciano. debm55 Jun 28 #8

Have you seen this? Oeditpus Rex Jun 28 #33

Love it! 👍 anciano Jun 28 #42

Seatrain calguy Jun 28 #9

Thank you very much calguy for your selection debm55 Jun 28 #10

CAN'T TOUCH THEIR "ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL" Leghorn21 Jun 28 #56

Thank you Leghorn21. debm55 Jun 29 #81

Hendrix - Are you Experienced and Steppenwolf- livetohike Jun 28 #11

Thank you very much,livetohike. Two often played and played and played albums in college. debm55 Jun 28 #12

Joe Walsh justaprogressive Jun 28 #13

Thank you very much justaprogressive for your selections. Great albums. debm55 Jun 28 #18

I think people forget Oeditpus Rex Jun 28 #35

County Fair! justaprogressive Jun 28 #37

And he rolled the fattest joint I ever smoked. 😎 blm Jun 28 #57

Phoebe Snow, several of her early albums. MuseRider Jun 28 #14

Many pf those are on my list too.Sweet Baby James. Tull, John Denver, Joni. and CSNY. and I would have to CCR.Thank you debm55 Jun 28 #19

Tapestry was def. one for me, one of the first few records I have my own copy of as a kid AZJonnie Jun 28 #15

Wonderful list . Thank you for posting your extensive selection. Love, Debbie. debm55 Jun 28 #21

The Doors Walleye Jun 28 #16

Yes the Doors. Overplayed until I scratched the album. same goes with Santana. Thank you Walleye. debm55 Jun 28 #22

Making Movies by Dire Straits or Late for the Sky by Jackson Browne catbyte Jun 28 #17

Thank you very much for your selections.catbyte. debm55 Jun 28 #23

Tapestry. And Rumours. The soundtrack for "Greece". applegrove Jun 28 #20

Thank you very much, applegrove. Three great selections. debm55 Jun 28 #24

Caravan .... marble falls Jun 28 #27

Thank you very much, marble falls. debm55 Jun 28 #29

That Caravan cut is pretty good, I hope you listen to it. marble falls Jun 28 #31

I will . thank you . debm55 Jun 29 #72

"Dark Side of the Moon" lastlib Jun 28 #30

Thank you very much. I saw the Dark Side of the Moon tour in 1973 as a graduation gift. My friend was disc jockey in the debm55 Jun 28 #34

Wednesday Morning 3:00 a.m. and 4TheArts Jun 28 #36

Thank you very much for your selections 4TheArts. debm55 Jun 28 #38

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Jeebo Jun 28 #39

Thank you very much Jeebo. I have done the same to various albums. debm55 Jun 28 #40

Depends on the user, but Oeditpus Rex Jun 28 #44

Thank you very much, Oeditpus Rex. Very interesting. debm55 Jun 30 #115

Al Stewart - Year of the Cat Vegan4life Jun 28 #41

I loved Al Stewart. As you say the Year of the Cat was great. Thank you Vegan4life. debm55 Jun 28 #43

YES! lastlib Jun 28 #48

OMG I don't see this name and I forgot others as well! MuseRider Jun 28 #45

Thank you MuseRider. Linda hasn;t been mentioned. Thank you for doing so. Zappa --I loved the quirkiness. debm55 Jun 28 #50

Ill be showing my age here Jilly_in_VA Jun 28 #46

Thank you very much, Jilly_in_VA Great list of albums. I remember two of them. debm55 Jun 28 #52

Just a few... EarthAbides Jun 28 #47

Thank you very much, EarthAbides and your wonderful list. debm55 Jun 28 #55

Not necessarily my "favorite" but First Take by Roberta Flack is one of the few albums from LoisB Jun 28 #49

Thank you very much LoisB. At our wedding they played The First Time Ever by Roberta. for Rich and I first wedding dance debm55 Jun 28 #54

It is a beautiful song. It has to be in the top 10 of all-time best love songs. LoisB Jun 28 #61

Thank you very much LoisB. debm55 Jun 29 #73

Inner Secrets Hey Joe Jun 28 #58

Thank you very much, Hey Joe. debm55 Jun 29 #70

Aqualung by Jethro Tull boonecreek Jun 28 #59

Thank you boonecreek. I had the Aqualung album. Plaid it to death. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jun 28 #65

Desolation Boulevard By Sweet ProfessorGAC Jun 28 #60

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. I went to two Yes concerts and had the album Yessongs. Thank you for your selections debm55 Jun 28 #64

Marty Robbins' Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs LogDog75 Jun 28 #62

Thank you very much, LogDog75 debm55 Jun 28 #63

Peter Gabriel "Passion" is number 1 JMCKUSICK Jun 28 #66

Thank you very much for your selections, John. debm55 Jun 29 #69

Anything by John Denver Grim Chieftain Jun 28 #67

Me too, Thank you very much GrimChieftain. Great voice and great songs. RiP John. debm55 Jun 29 #68

Maynard Ferguson, Live at Jimmy's nt Hotler Jun 29 #74

Thank you Hotler. debm55 Jun 29 #75

Gordon Lightfoot: Gord's Gold The Blue Flower Jun 29 #76

Thank you very much, The BlueFlower. Gordon had a wonderful voice and his songs were mellow. RIP Gordon. debm55 Jun 29 #78

My list: FalloutShelter Jun 29 #77

Thank you very much for your wonderful list.FalloutShelter. debm55 Jun 29 #79

I had my heart broken and the only thing that helped me get thru it was Deja Vu by CSNY and a good cry Deuxcents Jun 29 #80

Thank you Deuxcents. Neil Young:'s albums were my go to when I was feeling down. Only Love Can Break Your Heart. debm55 Jun 29 #84

5 from me Botany Jun 29 #82

Thank you very much Botany. debm55 Jun 29 #85

no broken heart, just loved Carole King. "So far away" was a killer... CTyankee Jun 29 #83

thank you very much CTyankee. I think she and her then husband wrote songs for Carol and other artists. debm55 Jun 29 #86

Phoebe Bridgers "Punisher" YorkRd Jun 29 #87

Thank you very much York Rd. debm55 Jun 29 #88

ELO - Out of the Blue Mad_Dem_X Jun 29 #89

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X. My husband is very into them. debm55 Jun 29 #91

Their music got me through some tough times Mad_Dem_X Jun 30 #116

Thank you my friend. Iagree and thank you for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X. debm55 Jun 30 #117

The Yes Album WestMichRad Jun 29 #90

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I agree. I played them until they were scratched out. debm55 Jun 29 #92

Too many to list Vadergator Jun 29 #93

Thank you very much Vadergator. :Love your list. As a side note. My grandmother gave me money and took me to the store debm55 Jun 29 #94

Great choice Vadergator Jun 29 #95

Thank you and welcome to DU. debm55 Jun 29 #96

Traffic's Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys. Passed out many times to that one, along with Dark Side of the Moon. Borogove Jun 29 #97

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH. me too. I loved Traffic.and Dark Side of the Moon. Thank you Borogove. debm55 Jun 29 #98

"Meet the Beatles" malthaussen Jun 29 #99

Thank you very much Mal. debm55 Jun 29 #100

Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 PJMcK Jun 29 #101

Thank you so much PJMcK. I remember dancing the Samba with my late Aunt to this. Aunt also turned me on to all kinds of debm55 Jun 29 #102

Uriah Heep, Spooky Tooth, Wishbone Ash, Ten Years After, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, REO Speed Wagon............ turbinetree Jun 29 #103

Thank you very much, turbinetree. Love the selections, A few of my own are on your list. debm55 Jun 30 #114

They were totally awesome live.............Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann ............was just rockin.......... turbinetree Jul 1 #118

Mantovani- Film Encores - 1956 Chipper Chat Jun 29 #104

Thank you very much Chipper Chat. There is no reason to flame you, my friend. We all have different tastes in music--- debm55 Jun 30 #113

I have a deep appreciation for the artistic form known as the rock album. Morbius Jun 29 #105

Wow. Thank you very much, Morbius You have an excellent selections. debm55 Jun 30 #112

Just a few bands off the cuff ChcioInf Jun 29 #106

Welcome to DU my friend. You have an extensive list of albums. Chcioinf. Thank you very much.Loves Uriah Heep . Thank debm55 Jun 30 #111

That would be the Cowboy Bebop discography sakabatou Jun 30 #107

Thank you very much sakabatou. debm55 Jun 30 #110

Yeah Tapestry and The Divine Miss M Figarosmom Jun 30 #108

Thank you very much for sharing, Figaosmom. All wonderful albums. debm55 Jun 30 #109

Pink Floyd- The Wall ArnoldLayne Jul 1 #119

Thank you very much ArnoldLayne. debm55 Jul 1 #120