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Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan  

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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.

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JohnSweden - Nov 23, 2004 9:48:22 am PST #6085 of 10003
I can't even.

the main reason I became an Elton John fan at an early age

K-tel did it for me, no really. Then I found out you could buy ::whole albums:: with the songs of the people you liked. Rock on!

Tumblee Connection was '71, Rock of the Westies was '75. That's his peak era.

"Elton John" and "Tumbleweed Connection" are listed as 1970 in places, I think they are both strong. I like Empty Sky (69), but it is a lot rougher. It has Skyline Pigeon, one of his greats (but there are a lot of greats)

"Here and There" is the live album released in 76 that I was re-pimping recently. The cd release of a few years ago has a lot more material than the album originally did, and it is a treat. "Blue Moves" is the double album of 1976 and I think still has some lingering greatness attached to it. After that, it is just pain, although the '87 Live in Australia album is worth having. I think I last saw him live around 86 or so and the concert was brilliant, the legendary energy still totally rocking.

DavidS - Nov 23, 2004 10:10:42 am PST #6086 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Tumbleweed Connection.

Oops. Anyway, in that span you also get Honky Chateau and Madman Across the Water and Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player and Caribou.

I still vividly remember the trailer for Aloha Bobby and Rose which used "Bennie and the Jets."

Frankenbuddha - Nov 23, 2004 10:19:32 am PST #6087 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Hold me closer, Tony Danza...

DXMachina - Nov 23, 2004 10:32:54 am PST #6088 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Also Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Gandalfe - Nov 23, 2004 10:37:40 am PST #6089 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

Yeah. 7 albums in 5 years, all of them going top 10. And one of them (Goodbye . . .) a double album.

Can anybody else match that output?

tommyrot - Nov 23, 2004 10:40:22 am PST #6090 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Can anybody else match that output?

The Beatles?

(just a guess - too lazy to look up.)

DavidS - Nov 23, 2004 10:44:14 am PST #6091 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Can anybody else match that output?

As tommyrot notes, that was common practice in the 60s. Hell, Dylan put out Bringing it All Back Home, Highway 66 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde in 18 months.

tommyrot - Nov 23, 2004 10:47:59 am PST #6092 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think Gandalfe means match that ouput and that chart success.

Gandalfe - Nov 23, 2004 10:49:14 am PST #6093 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

Yeah. :)

And, I have no stake in it at all, I'm just curious.

DavidS - Nov 23, 2004 10:51:29 am PST #6094 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I think Gandalfe means match that ouput and that chart success.

I'm sure Beatles would match that. Let me check.

eta: Yup. Between '65 - '69 the Beatles put out 9 albums (Help through Abbey Road). All of them top ten (at least). That includes the double White album.

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