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« on: July 22, 2014, 04:17:28 PM » |
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Anybody got one? An album that is consistently mellow and gentle, with great pop compositions?
Preferably an album from the 60s or early 70s. That's my favorite musical era.
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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2014, 04:21:14 PM » |
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Nilsson Sings Newman is a personal favorite.
Ram by Paul McCartney sort of reminds me of Friends, and the album that's being talked about recently, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, is sort of like if Friends was an entirely bossa nova record.
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2014, 04:25:05 PM » |
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Nilsson Sings Newman is a personal favorite.
Ram by Paul McCartney sort of reminds me of Friends, and the album that's being talked about recently, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim, is sort of like if Friends was an entirely bossa nova record.
Thanks for the suggestions, I will check em out! I am a big fan of Ram, it definitely has some Friends moments now that you mention it.
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2014, 04:34:44 PM » |
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Astral weeks by Van Morrison .
Not pop though it has some pop moments but music doesn't get more gentle
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2014, 04:46:36 PM » |
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The Tokens - Intercourse... though I'd probably compare it more to Smiley Smile Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis The Four Seasons - Genuine Life Imitation Gazette The Hollies - Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse The Idle Race - S/T The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina The Left Banke - Too The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine Margo Guryan - Take a Picture The Millennium - Begin The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle The Monkees - Head Nirvana (UK Band) - Story of Simon Simopath Kaleidoscope (UK Band) - Tangerine Dream Os Mutantes - S/T Paul Simon - S/T Anything by Simon & Garfunkel of course Pete Dello & Friends - Into Your Ears alright that's enough for now. PM me if that list gets you pining for more.
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2014, 04:47:42 PM » |
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Astral weeks by Van Morrison .
Not pop though it has some pop moments but music doesn't get more gentle
That album is my personal savior.
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2014, 04:57:56 PM » |
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chuck mangione's album "feels so good" is super chill and from the 70s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTaFxnnZTPwof course the mighty fluegelhorn provides the melodies, not the voices.
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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2014, 05:28:34 PM » |
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Colin Blunstone's (The Zomibies) first solo album 'One Year' from 1971 is a forgotten gem. Any Oddesy & Oracle fans who haven't heard it yet should run it down- it's really excellent. You might also like the music of The High Llamas. There's a strong Beach Boys influence in much of their music. I'm thinking of their 'Beet Maize & Corn' album as an especially gentle album you should give a try.
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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2014, 05:29:32 PM » |
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anything by Astrud Gilberto... just pick up her greatest hits or a random album...
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2014, 06:08:55 PM » |
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I don't know specific albums by them so well, but probably something from The Free Design? They're the only other group I could imagine performing Meant For You (Alternate Version).
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2014, 06:11:02 PM » |
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anything by Astrud Gilberto... just pick up her greatest hits or a random album...
Second this. All her stuff has a great 'Busy Doin' Nothin' vibe.
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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2014, 06:12:53 PM » |
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Colin Blunstone's (The Zomibies) first solo album 'One Year' from 1971 is a forgotten gem. Any Oddesy & Oracle fans who haven't heard it yet should run it down- it's really excellent. You might also like the music of The High Llamas. There's a strong Beach Boys influence in much of their music. I'm thinking of their 'Beet Maize & Corn' album as an especially gentle album you should give a try.
On top of that - Zombies - R.I.P. (shelved followup to Odessey) via sonic love noize's ''albums that never were blog" His mix is far superior to the "official release."
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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2014, 07:22:07 PM » |
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Check out the High Llamas. Gideon Gaye. Hawaii. Their sound base is basically Friends and the Pet Sounds instrumentals.
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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2014, 09:30:00 PM » |
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Check out the High Llamas. Gideon Gaye. Hawaii. Their sound base is basically Friends and the Pet Sounds instrumentals.
Just took a listen to this band's album "Talahomi Way". I highly recommend you all check it out if you like Friends! By the way, thanks for all the suggestions guys!! Glad to have a forum to talk Beach Boys!
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2014, 04:55:29 AM » |
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Harpers Bizarre - my fav is probably "Anything Goes" their 2nd album I think..a sort of friends vibe mixed with vaudeville
Id def 2nd the Free Design shout too
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« Reply #15 on: August 11, 2014, 02:47:24 PM » |
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Surprised no one mentioned Donovan's A Gift From a Flower to a Garden.
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« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2014, 06:02:22 PM » |
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Not LIKE "Friends", but an undeniable influence on the "Friends" instrumentals, is "Eden Ahbez-Eden's Island"
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« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2014, 08:28:09 PM » |
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It's not very similar to Friends, but it is mellow and gentle--Mason Williams' Classical Gas album, from 1967, I think. There are some really nice tracks on this one.
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« Reply #19 on: August 15, 2014, 07:25:16 PM » |
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if you mean by a straight forward "latin/Bossa Nova/Brazilian" type album then other than Astrud as I said above there's also Burt Bacharach, herb alpert and Henry Manicini and they have a similar feel to what you are looking for but are also Mainstream now as far as jazz musicians theres also Stan Getz and Antonio Jobim.. now if you are talking about rock albums with a similar vibe and not specifically a "Latin/Bossa/Brazilian" recording but may have aspects of it then I think some of the albums that people have listed above are good choices... just remember to look for Bossa Nova or Brazilian or Latin when browsing the cd store or looking online to find songs similar to "Busy doing nothing" and there are a lot to choose from and they are very relaxing, some are very sexy especially the ones with a female singer like Astrud (for example)..IMO they are worth checking out, I have checked a lot of these artists put and have found some amazing songs..
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« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2014, 04:51:54 PM » |
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Check out the High Llamas. Gideon Gaye. Hawaii. Their sound base is basically Friends and the Pet Sounds instrumentals.
These dudes are way beyond Brian Wilson, even though he's an influence. Microdisney and High Llamas are huge, huge stuff.
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« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2014, 12:01:21 AM » |
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McCartney's (superb) early solo albums all have a Friends-vibe, so much so that it's hard not to suspect the album was something of an inspiration to Macca when he was recording them.
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2014, 07:39:56 PM » |
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« Reply #24 on: September 07, 2014, 04:27:52 AM » |
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Pretty well everything by The Incredible String Band...
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