Re: (TV) 50 most NYC albums ever

[Jay Pontrelli <jpontrelli44@gmail.com>]

>From my friend:

>> No Dion?
>> No David Peel and the Lower East Side?
>> No Fugs?
>> No Blues Project?
>> Indeed, no Luna?




> On Feb 20, 2014, at 8:24 AM, TMiller <BlackMonk@msn.com> wrote:
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> The city still has its moments, and the list isn't all bad, but it could d
o with a sense of history that isn't New York Hipster. I was pleasantly surp
rised to see Simon and Garfunkle made the cut (I'm not a huge fan and I prob
ably would have gone with their first album, but this was a legit choice. An
y of their albums would have been.),  but no Doo Wop, Girl Group, Dave Van R
onk, or Lovin' Spoonful? I know that showing off that you've heard some Jazz
 and Latin music is cooler than referencing 50 and 60 year-old pop hits, but
, for instance, "Be My Baby" is one of the most New York sounding records ev
er made. You can't really get more New York than naming your group after a s
treet in the Bronx or having the first line of your song "I met him at the c
andy store," either.
> 
> I'm not sure the thing that makes Marquee Moon a New York record is the ly
rical subject matter, but the album belongs there for whatever reason.
> 
>> On 2/20/2014 5:26 AM, Jay Pontrelli wrote:
>> Great list
>> Great city
>> 
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>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 11:55 PM, robin dunn<rdunnrn@yahoo.com>  wrote:
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>>> these lists always annoy, but our friends are well placed.
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>>> http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/02/50-most-nyc-albums.php
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>>> r
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