Payn's Ponderings... Top 10 Essential Albums

[Dannyalcatraz]

By the way, Kenny G is responsible for the genre we call smooth jazz. Other artists later get lumped into it.

I’m would assert to the contrary, that the “smooth radio” format of the 1970s was renamed “smooth jazz” in the 1980s because of Kenny G. He didn’t create it, he was the catalyst for renaming the genre.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I’m would assert to the contrary, that the “smooth radio” format of the 1970s was renamed “smooth jazz” in the 1980s because of Kenny G. He didn’t create it, he was the catalyst for renaming the genre.

Have you seen the documentary?

it explains how the term came about.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Have you seen the documentary?

it explains how the term came about.

Nope. Like I said, not his fan, soooo…

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Nope. Like I said, not his fan, soooo…

That was my point. I’m not a fan of his either, but the documentary was eye-opening.

It is rare to watch something and both end up with a staggering amount of respect for a person, and also find that it ratifies exactly why you don’t you like them.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Oh,

That was my point. I’m not a fan of his either, but the documentary was eye-opening.

It is rare to watch something and both end up with a staggering amount of respect for a person, and also find that it ratifies exactly why you don’t you like them.

Oh, believe you me, I respect his TALENTS and SKILLS! I just don’t care for his musical taste.

It’s like the writer James Joyce. I greatly respect the skills the man applied to the written word. I just never want to read any more of his stuff than what has already been required of me.

 

[payn]

Cmon folks, a top ten album thread should certainly not die as a smooth jazz debate!

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Isn't smooth jazz where music went to die? (kidding).

It's always good to end any thread on Rain Dogs

 

[payn]

So, gonna bump this and let folks know if you are looking for a cool stream The Current's listener compiled list is getting run from 7am-8pm CST today until next Thursday.

#893 is DJ Shadow Endtroducing

 

[payn]

A mix of indie and classic rock and hint of hip hop.

Macy Gray
Kurt Vile
X
The New Pornographers
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Free bird of course)
Fleetwood Mac (surprised to see this in the upper 800s)
Elliot Smith

 

[Zaukrie]

Given that Sweet Baby James is at over 850...I predict at least 700 albums in the list will be worse than that (for me).....I'm clearly going to enjoy this more for the nostalgia than the actual rankings....