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Live at Madison Square Garden, 2007 One of my favorites which was banned by the BBC. Go figure. The Police - Roxanne http://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ Another favorite of mine from the Ghost in the Machine album, 1981 - "Spirits in the Material World". These two songs are what I call "ear hummers" - once you hear them, they keep humming in your ears for days! "Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, and sold over 8 million copies in the US. The Police have won six Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards (winning Best British Group once), an MTV Video Music Award, and in 2003 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." The Police are Sting - lead vocals, bass; Andy Summers - guitar; and Stewart Copeland - drums. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > Genesis > > [image: Inline image 1] > > My favorite - "Abacab", 1981, featuring the "gated" drum sound: Daryl > Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins. > > Genesis - Abacab (Full album) > http://youtu.be/KX4kpMb0mTM > > Genesis, is a progressive rock band, (sometimes critiqued as MOR) is among > the highest-selling recording artists of all time, with approximately 150 > million albums sold worldwide. Genesis was inducted into the Rock and Roll > Hall of Fame in 2010. Phil Collins has written a book about the Alamo in > San Antonio - a good read. According to The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, > "Genesis has made its share of mediocre albums - perhaps even more than its > share, considering how long the band has been around. But bad albums? None > to speak of." > > Read more: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_(band) > > 'The Book of Genesis' > by Hugh Fielder, 1984 > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> The Doors >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> "I met Jerry Jarvis at the first SIMS course and introduced him to Mike >> Love and Rick Stanley who were initiated in the second SIMS course. The >> Maharishi's' directions on how to meditate were incorporated into the >> Door's songs: "Take it easy..." and 'take it as it comes...", according to >> Mason. >> >> Ranked number 41 on the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Artists >> of All Time." >> >> http://www.rollingstone.com/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time<http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/the-doors-20110420> >> >> The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive >> gold LPs. In 1993, the Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of >> Fame. Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and >> guitarist Robby Krieger. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors >> >> Notes: >> >> In 'Riders on the Storm' by John Densmore, it was Ray and Robbie Krieger >> who were initiated into TM. John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, and Ray Manzarek >> took the TM plunge in the spring of 1965 and were initiated by Jerry Jarvis >> at SIMS, which was located at 1015 Gayley Avenue in Westwood. However, >> there is no evidence that Jim Morrison was ever tried TM. Too bad. >> >> Work cited: >> >> 'Maharishi: The Biography' >> By Paul Mason >> Element, 1994 >> p. 90-91 >> >> Other titles of interest: >> >> 'Riders on the Storm' >> By John Densmore >> Bloomsbury, 1991 >> >> 'Light My Fire' >> By Ray Manzarek >> Putnam, 1998 >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Richard J. Williams <pundits...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> You won't get any argument from me! Got all their old albums on vinyl. >>> Thanks for the reply! >>> >>> >>> On 12/4/2013 7:32 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Nice selection Richard. But re Pink Floyd: it's their pre-Dark Sidealbums >>> that appeal to me. The track >>> Echoes on their Meddle album is the pinnacle of rock as art. >>> >>> >>> You've missed out one of the greatest rock bands of all time, The >>> Doors: >>> >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/o27gqfq >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
