Any genre.

Any theme.



Just something that is good from beginning to end. (please--no SOTT or LoveSexy suggestions. )

These are on the top of my list,,,and as you can see, NO selection from the little one

Not my pick for the absolute greatest, but nobody else will recommend this to you...

Cool.
Of all the ones posted only I only have this: http://991.com/newGallery...365670.jpg


And I need to refamiliarize myself with it

Joni Mitchell's Court & Spark might be my favorite, but you probably have it.

beyong all the obvious ones, dylan and joni and such, there's this
"new" guy:



chad van gaalen - "infiniheart"


love love love this album. one of my all time fav top 20 discs

carol king - tapestry
jimmie dale gilmore - after awhile
gene clark - no other
lyle lovett - joshua judges ruth
marshall crenshaw - self-titled debut
julian cope - peggy suicide
lucinda williams - car wheels on a gravel road
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damosuzuki said:

Good picks. I particularly like Joshua Judges Ruth.

one of my favorite singer-songwriter-y albums.

Anxiety said:

It is a good one.

Did you see Liz on the whitechocolatespaceegg tour (I think that was the one)? Before the show, she showed a slide show retrospective. A little premature, I thought. Same with PJ Harvey and the dresses with silkscreens of old pics of herself.

These kinds of things should be like inductions into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: not allowed until at least 25 years in.

there is only one perfect singer songwriter record

IveRepliedLikeAnMFerToday said:

we're on a site dedicated to prince, so i can't really criticize others for their hubristic acts of self-congratulation.

Anxiety said:

Jim Croce bitches.

Anxiety said:

Good call. That is one monster of an album. So young, so wise and such a hot little smartass!

I'd smoke Liz Phair in a bong.

2freaky4church1 said:

That'd be some heavy shit, dude.

From the top of my head:

Joni Mitchell - Blue

Nick Drake - Five leaves left

Lyle Lovett - Pontiac

Gavin Friday - Each man kills the thing he loves

And some honorable mentions for:

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker Star

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Lucinda Williams - Car wheels on a gravel road
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Riverpoet31 said:

yes, absolutely...i can't believe i forgot to name this one. i'm a huge, huge fan of this really lovely and undervalued record. Grant McLennan was terrific throughout his career, but he was absolutely in a perfect zone when he made this album - definitely one of my all-time favourites.