Forever Young is a lot more appealing done by Joan Baez. Dylan is a great composer but, apart from one or two things he has sung, he really should leave the singing to others. Mind you, I am aware that Dylan is an icon and not just for his song writing, so I’ll forgive him his singing. 
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By the way I have asked my nearest and dearest to play Forever Young (Joan Baez) at my funeral. The words are exceptional and quite fitting for what I would like to say.
Dates me as well Tiffany. I enjoyed the Manfred Mann band, but enjoyed Paul Jones more after had left Manfred Mann. Remember this. Hope Floydy doesn’t think I am hijacking his thread. Apologies to Floydy
and this one
Hi Aerolor, thanks for popping into this behemoth of a thread. It’s always nice to see a new face.
You’ve began at No.1000, which looks to me like you’re about to travel down the full list adding your anecdotes, which would be great but it may take you a while.
Only joking. Yes, His Bobness does have a voice which can divide people, but his songwriting skills are second to none.
I’m not too keen on Joan Baez though myself, her shrill voice goes right through me but she is an icon like Bob Dylan is and I respect her for the work she has done over the years (most of it composed by Dylan though).
Forever Young is a great song and I hadn’t heard Baez’s version before - I like that, thanks for posting. Incidentally, there is also a full band version on Planet Waves too. Looks like Dylan couldn’t make his mind up how to record it!
Anyway, great comments and especially about the song being played at the funeral, that’s a nice gesture.
I’ll look forward to your comment next about No.999 and then 998, 997, 99-…
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Ha! yes it would take me a while. It’s a great thread, but I have probably come in a bit late. I’ll scroll through though. Just commented on Manfred Mann -hope I haven’t hijacked it twittering on about Paul Jones.
Aerolor, and did I notice a post from Tiffany too? (that’s disappeared:confused:) -
Please talk as much as you like about music you see in here, that’s what this thread is here for.
It’s great to see some ladies in here at last (excepting Surfermom and Solo of course, who are regulars), it’s not just a thread for myself it’s open to anyone on the thread and that was why I was wondering earlier why most of the forum’s girls don’t show their face. It’s great to see, honestly.
Aerolor - I’ve had a quick look back and I did print a full list in alphabetical order of the albums we’ve had so far in here, which may help you if you want to chat about any. The list is over three consecutive posts No.1423-1425 and is about five pages back, depending on how you have your page format set up on here.
This conversation in this list is not restricted to the current album we are talking about at the time, please delve back if you like and ask about any you may not have seen yet and so on.
The more the merrier in here! 
Thanks Floydy - you are certainly taking me down memory lane with this thread. I’m 71 and the sixties was a time of great music and great freedom for me.
Noooo - it all adds to the variety 
Steve Perry has a great voice - listen to this
Thanks Aerolor.
Great to see you like Steve Perry and Journey. They still have a few more albums to come yet.
You like the 60’s. Well, there will be many more records from that era to be found from here on in. We’ve only had one Beatles album so far for instance, so you will no doubt be seeing them again. 
Been a boring night out watching a band that were terrible, so I’ll post a handful more to keep the night birds interested…
No.292: “Faith” by George Michael (1987)
Going their separate ways after a grand finale event at Wembley Stadium in 1986, George and Andrew did their own thing. Andrew went…I dunno where tbh!, but George Michael became an absolute megastar as befitting his obvious huge talent as a very gifted songwriter. We had a glimpse of this during the Wham! days with his solo classic ‘Careless Whisper’ slotted in between the “Choose Life” rubbish, but Faith was a different kettle of fish completely.
A full-length album full of diversity, this album could go massively uptempo with ‘I Want Your Sex’, funky ‘Monkey’, old=time jazz with ‘Kissing A Fool’, hit parade Freddie Mercury rock and roll with first single ‘Faith’ and do what George has always excelled at by hitting those wonderfully evocative ballads such as ‘Father Figure’ and ‘One More Try’. A great album.
No.291: “Inform - Educate - Entertain” by Public Service Broadcasting (2012)
We have already spoken about PSB at length in the early days of this thread, mostly courtesy of Nom who advised me of much other material that was previously available by this very innovative band.
Like watching old television warning clips, the band set their music to such famous advertisements from the UK government watchdog like some kind of early day Neighbourhood Watch or propaganda leaflet issued by the political correctness brigade.
But that was not their intention. We do have some of that involved amongst their unique ideals and brilliant stage performances where they turn up very neatly dressed in shirt and tie with schoolboy boffin specs, but mostly it’s electronic music which is adaptable to the original events of the narration; the space race, the war room, etc. Here are but three examples of their craft from this superb album:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Public_Service_Broadcasting_-Inform-Educate-Entertain%28cover%29.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrCP_Eh2g54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgfzEm3CWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u4Md_aXVJE
No.290: “Chicago Transit Authority” by Chicago Transit Authority (1969)
Long before all the professional slush and mush of ‘If You Leave Me Now’ and the name change to simply Chicago happened, CTA (we shall refer to them as) were a sublime jazz-rock band who appeared on the scene at the end of the 19060’s with this undoubted masterpiece of an album. It’s a record I’ve been playing quite often over the past few years; it’s very long, has some extremely intricately written songs in it and I just love it. Like Steely Dan before they were even thought of. If you have never heard this splendid record, you must invest in a copy immediately.
I’ve just gone and bought that Chicago album on CD from Amazon as I finished writing about it. I was so excited about it again. £3.16 free p&p, can’t beat that lol!
No.289: “Psychedelic Pill” by Neil Young & Crazy Horse (2012)
Who in their right mind would begin their new album with a song that is nigh on 28 minutes long? Well only Neil Young would. Because he can and he will. He can do whatever he wants, can he not? And he does.
If you have never heard this double album - and it’s not from the heady days of the early seventies, it’s from bloody 2012! - you must do so. Play the videos below. he rants, he raves, he delivers timeless music and brilliantly observational lyrics and keeps up with the times…although he rails against what’s happening like the grumpy old bugger of yore he always has been.
But this album is fantastic! The songs below are VERY long, but you will find them amazing. I promise you and this is the best album of the decade so far IMO, excepting Bowie’s swansong that is!.
No.288: “Inflammable Material” by Stiff Little Fingers (1979)
Arriving too late to be part of the UK punk ‘movement’, three years too late in fact, SLF nevertheless thrust this terrifically bile-laden, incendiary-wrought release onto the streets of HNV mid '79 to an eager bunch of post-punk washouts who were swift to lap up its anger and ire contained therein. The two singles (released much earlier than this debut album in fact) were as good as anything The Clash, The Damned and definitely those pretend punks the sex Pistols could ever throw upon us. You know why? because Stiff Little Fingers were from Belfast and they knew what what they were talking about.
Hell, I’m getting into this now! Hope you’re enjoying these classic folks. One more and I really must turn in for the night…
So the last from me tonight. Sleep well…and good morning PSmith!
No.287: “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon” by Paul Simon (1973)
Paul Simon never disappoints. One of the greatest songsmiths ever, he released this, his second solo album in mid '73 to universal acclaim and his solo career really took off. Three videos from the album here: The beautiful reggae-tinged single ‘Take Me To The Mardi Gras’ followed by my favourite of all Paul Simon tracks ‘American Tune’ and a later live recording of the first song on the album ‘Kodachrome’ taken from Simon & Garfunkel’s legendary Concert in Central Park from 1981. Enjoy this latest instalment folks. Back sometime Sunday with another from John Lee.
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night to you.
Once again Floydy this thread has managed to inform,educate and entertain.That Chicago album is a revelation.I want it now.
Back in Black is said to have sold over 50 million copies.That has always seemed it a bit iffy to me.That’s a lot of records.Anyway, the irony is they did it without their most charismatic singer.
Still following, Floydy. This is a fascinating contribution to the forum and it has me not only listening to the links but digging around in Youtube to find a few other old favorites. Most appreciated!
Morning each of you, all, everyone else!
I keep going to back to Chicago’s first too and I’m looking forward to my new CD copy after playing it on an old tape copy which I transferred to MP3 years ago. It’s a stunning record. new one has extra tracks too apparently
Back In Black is a great album and unfairly I think Brian Johnston gets the rough end of the stick when it comes to comparing he and Bob Scott together. I think he was every bit as good, it’s just a lot of the later songs were not so popular as the earlier stuff. Both great singers in their own right.
Surfermom - Thanks for you kind words. It is a hassle and a trawl sometimes keeping this thread going, but it’s also a joy when certain albums crop up that I’ve been waiting to write about. The most important thing here though is the response of the members who contribute - it makes doing this project so much more worthwhile.
Stand by for an early session with the next batch in a few moments time…as I also need to bang in a session at the gym too later on - and I’ll see you in that other thread later, Surfermom!
No.286: “Mr. Lucky” by John lee Hooker (1991)
Following on from John Lee’s very successful The healer album two years previously whereby he teamed up with other legendary bluesmen and rock guitarists, they did another project just as good. many big name acts contributed including Ry Cooder, Robert Cray, Van Morrison and more on songs old and new.
