I have been creating original content on RU-vid since February 2006. I lost monetization on my main channel Canadian Studmuffin in June of 2024 (for no reason given) so all future uploads will be on this channel. I do a lot of videos on rock music from The Beatles, Sparks, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Ween, Can, Frank Zappa and many more artists, plus some comedy videos and much more. LARRY GRAVES CANADIAN STUDMUFFIN MEMBERSHIP: ru-vid.com/show-UCGzSKxHp_5itY9MMtpLJUxAjoin LARRY GRAVES PATREON SONG & ALBUM REACTIONS (FREE TRIAL!) - www.patreon.com/LarryGraves LARRY GRAVES AKA CANADIAN STUDMUFFIN SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: linktr.ee/larrygraves SUBSCRIBE TO LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin: ru-vid.com
Larry Graves AKA Canadian Studmuffin is from Trenton Ontario Canada and has been creating original videos on RU-vid since February 2006.
When Yoko actually sang a proper song with lyrics and chords, her music was very interesting and innovative. However, her bleating like a sheep when in live performance is still quite irritating & silly. Heather McCartney had the perfect take on it in Let It Be & the Get Back documentary.
You must keep listening to Surf’s Up Larry! It’s my favorite after Pet Sounds, wonderful album with very strong melodies as always. Also, the lyrics are fantastic and thought-provoking.
Many thanks for this fascinating interview with Madeline. I have just ordered my signed copy and am looking forward to reading this. What I will say is that it has taken over 50 years for Yoko to finally get the respect that she deserves as an artist, that John saw in her from the get go, and not forgetting that John loved her so much, it must've really hurt when some of the most terrible things were said about her. No wonder they took off to New York, a City famed for it's welcoming and acceptance of people. Also I will say that she deserves the credit for inspiring one of my favourite Beatles songs. At home she was playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata on the piano, John asked her about the Chords she was playing, which inspired him to write "Because" that for me was one of the highlights of Abbey Road. Again Larry many thanks for this vid, and Tone, you get well soon mate....
They left out Type O Negative, The Origin of the Feces. From Wikipedia: "The original cover of the album has a close-up of Steele's anus.[5] This was changed for the reissue two years later, to a green and black version of the 1493 Michael Wolgemut painting The Dance of Death. The album's title is a play on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species." (No, really?!) Ironically, wiki also lists, in the References section, "5. 'The Greatest Album Covers in Roadrunner History. #1 - Type O Negative Bloody Kisses'."
Once again Rolling Stone proves they are completly irrelevant. They are desperate for attention so resort to clickbait lists. Larry your bad album cover videos are far worse in a good way.
You scrolled past Herbie Hancock Headhunters too fast!. It's an extraordinarily great instrumental funk/jazz album, but somehow it doesn't seem to fit in with all of these, mainly rock(?) albums.
I did try listening to Bad Boy by Ringo Starr, on RU-vid Music (a few months ago), but had a hard time trying to get through it. Maybe I'll try again, but that might be a candidate for the Does This Album Suck series (lol). I do very much like "Ringo," "Good Night Vienna" and "Stop and Smell the Roses" albums by Ringo. I also have a "Vertical Man" CD by him and think that it's an OK album. (It has nice cover art, at least). It's been so long that I'd have to hear it again to verify that.
I hope to get that Noel album next month! Very kind of Nicholas to send a stereo version of Smiley Smile, not easy to find! I love Heroes and Villains, Wind Chimes and Wonderful. As an album, I do prefer Wild Honey, 20/20 and Friends. Monster Movie has arrived. Looking forward to playing it soon!
@robbnasinovish Their albums really beg to be relistened to. I remember when I was first getting into them, I'd catch a melody or a lyric playing in the back of my head while going about my day and think, "is that from f***ing Wild Honey?"
Hi Larry. Great you're digging Can. Don't give up with Delay 68, it's a great album ( probably the first one I got into). Check out the lost tapes box set (lots of Damo and Mooney) too. And don't give up on that live Paris one it's easily the best of the live series so far. And btw it was recorded illicitly by a fan in th audience. Maybe smoke a bowl first, then put it on full blast. Enjoy.
Paris 73 is a hybrid between a soundboard and two audience recordings infact. you can clearly hear on Disc 2, Track 1, the first 3 minutes are only Audience recordings, then slips into the soundboard. And Yes, Its the best so far in the serie !
Will be interesting to see where Saw Delight will end up in your Can albums ranking. The first track was also included on The Singles CD. Eurythmics In the Garden from 1981 could also be an addition to the Can collection since Holger & Jaki are on several tracks and the whole album have a Can-album feeling to it. I checked out the Noel album and it's basically a Sparks album. A Sparks album in disguise. Absolutely a part of the Sparks discography. Fun when you think you got everything and something like this appears. The song Cool In The Pool by Holger Czukay sounds like a hit song by Can. But overall if you want more Can then Holger has lots more to add to the Can collection. Peking O from Tago Mago reminds me of Monthy Python.
Nice ranking Larry. I’ve not yet managed to get past future days yet as although enjoyable they are quite heavy going. That said I’m not giving up and love how you have gone on them so much so quickly. Probably try tago mago as my next album. Anyways I digress. Super video yet again. All the best. Dave✅✅
Some were horrendous & some not so bad. That Orleans one always makes me laugh. Looks like it was taken in a Greek bath house. Not that's there's anything wrong with that. LOL
Great ranking of the Can albums, and love the Smiley Smile unboxing! Glad I could hook you up with the stereo CD before it becomes too much of a rarity- I think the other Beach Boy fans here can agree it's an essential album. Cheers!
Hey my real name is in that Can Paris 1973, I sent spoon records around 30 Concerts, and i got my copies signed (both LP and CD, they even threw in some extra stuff !!!!!!)
That is awesome. I remember you saying that during a live chat. I am just overall not a big fan of live albums but it's still a great live set for others.
@@leerogers9949 Yes next up is (hopefully) a complete 1977 concert with better audio than the recent one released (sadly they only released set one of two of that, so im praying they will release the entire one this time..the concert might be online : 1977 03-02 - Keele University, Keele, UK) After that i dont know, but it seems as long as they sell X amount of copies the serie will continue, i sent them 20 excellent sounding ones and about 10-15 decent ones, so there is no lack of material !!!!)
@@leerogers9949 I hope for the Damo 73 Edinburgh / Tago Throwaway (Studio Only) , or the alternave version/outtakes of Mooney which can be found on canobits (ect)
@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin Nice to see you are getting to become a Hardcore fan. I can also reccomend Holger Czukay - Movies (1979) It features ofcourse other members of Can. And also Irmin Schmidt - Toy Planet (1981) And also Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit - Full Circle (1982) - But i`d stream those before making any choices !! Happy Hunting !
My two favorite albums of the 70s selling England by the pound and thick as a brick. You've talked about selling England is a pound on one of your videos.
*CHECK OUT MY CAN SPOTIFY PLAYLIST WITH 12 OF MY FAVORITE SONGS (SO FAR):* open.spotify.com/playlist/45PvmskptH7nMYMvwZjaZs?si=d4dc3f83f09d463b *CAN BIOGRAPHY* Formed in Cologne, Germany in 1968 - Disbanded in 1979 - Reunited on several occasions (1986, 1991 & 1999) CAN is one of a few internationally known "Krautrock" groups; they are famous for their repetitive and hallucinatory sound. CAN was founded in 1968 by Jaki LIEBEZEIT, Irmin SCHMIDT and Holger CZUKAY, and in their early days they also included American singer Malcolm MOONEY or Japanese vocalist Damo SUZUKI. They transformed progressive-rock into a science. By bridging classical music, jazz music and rock music of their times, CAN accomplished the first organic study on rhythm and texture. Their hypnotic and glacial instrumental jams straddled the line between free-jazz, acid-rock and chamber music. CAN's music can be difficult to appreciate, yet their albums offer some of the best experimental rock ever recorded. Then there are always the myths, the legends and the fascination. CAN's legacy still resounds clearly across the landscape of contemporary music. As Julian Cope concludes, "CAN will be remembered as one of the great 20th century bands. I've listened to their music for over 23 years, and I still freak out at their staying power... Every one of CAN's members is a hero, and a true star." *NÖEL - IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN DANCING?* If ABBA had created No. 1 In Heaven... Then Voulez-Vouz would be what we're talking about. However, this still has that definitive 70s pop sound attached to it that Sparks were obviously very fluent in, but its sense of playing it straight makes this feel purely like trying to tap into the disco craze that would thrive and die within this very year. Dancing is Dangerous, and Is There More to Life Than Dancing? have their Ron Mael writing moments, but they feel like cameo appearances among what are safe dancing tracks to ignore the lyrics to. Perhaps that's why I find Au revoir to be my favorite song here, as it feels entirely like a Sparks song, save for the sexy lil' saxophone. However, you may think this means I'm not as much of a fan, but the Maels are still master craftsmen at melody and hook, and this album is full of AMAZING, dare I say FANTASTIC melodies, all of which get me pumped to listen to even the nine-minute tracks because great moments are always only seconds away from giving me a disco dopamine rush in the same way only comparable to, well, No. 1 in Heaven. Even a song as simple as I Want a Man is euphoric due to Noel's delivery, which should not go uncredited here. She delivers very Russell-esque vocals whilst still making it her own thing and having a strong vocal style that is less similar to disco contemporaries, but shines because of it. It just entirely feels like people who don't know how to make dance music making dance music, and nailing it anyway. Perhaps you could argue the lack of Moroder means lesser production, but damn if Russell and Ron don't try their best to deliver something just as strong and unlike anything in their own discography, save for the obvious one. Instead of feeling like a copy job of their prior album, or a poor attempt at later releases, it just feels like the hidden companion piece, similar to Halfnelson and Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing or Kimono My House and Propaganda. It is a shame that this was mostly hidden away from the world for near decades, because it really shines through as something great, and is worth diving into for any Sparks fan. If you've not listened yet, you're missing out on a vital part of Sparks history, and while the time has probably passed, I really hope Sparks get to have a proper protégé at some point, because between this and then Christi Haydon EP, they assuredly know what they're doing. So happy to have finally listened!
My favourite from the 70s is Exile on Main St. Pink Floyd’s Animals is another favourite. I will have to watch the video again because I have a mental blank of what was on the list. The best five from the list plus the best five missing would make an interesting list. A popular album I don’t like is Songs in the Key of Life - for me Innervisions and Talking Book are better. When I hear Sir Duke come on I throw my shoe at the radio 😊. Aja by Steely Dan is soulless and the antithesis of a time of great music.
I see in your reactions to top albums list you tend to turn your nose up at Beyonce, you should react to Lemonade by Beyonce. It’s spans different genres and tackles the social issues of being black in America and dealing with infidelity.
Some records in the bottom I actually like. Out of Reach has some great guitar work but Holger doesn't play on it. Look at the fool is a good funky 70s album but fans of Tim's folky stuff don't like it. Squeeze is a decent Doug Yule solo album but yeah it ain't The Velvets without Lou
