Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: “Whipped Cream & Other Delights” left an impression on The Item’s Bill Brotherton.
By BILL BROTHERTON
“List 10 albums in no particular order that made a lasting impression on you as a teenager, but only one per band/artist. Don’t take too long and don’t think too hard:”
My Facebook friends have been having a splendid time debating this in the past few days. I’ve enjoyed reading the lists compiled by my contemporaries Steve Morse, Jim Sullivan, Brett Milano, Paul Robicheau and the best of today’s younger generation of music writers, Jed Gottlieb and Michael Marotta, and new friends like Seth Albaum, whose next 33 1/3rd Thursdays Vinyl Show and Tell open mic night will be at the White Rose Coffeehouse in Lynn on Thursday.
My teenagedom ended in 1973. Here’s my list. I would love to hear about your fave 10. Email your list to me at bbrotherton@itemlive.com or post on the Daily Item’s Facebook page. Have fun!
The Kinks: “Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)”
David Bowie: “Hunky Dory”
Joni Mitchell: “Blue”
John Prine: “John Prine”
Sparks: “Kimono My House”
Roxy Music: “Roxy Music”
Little Feat: “Dixie Chicken”
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: “Whipped Cream & Other Delights” (editor’s note: not only for the music!)
Donovan: “The Hurdy Gurdy Man”
Cat Stevens: “Tea For the Tillerman”
Honorable mention:
Moody Blues: “In Search of the Lost Chord”
The Rascals: “Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits”
Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Green River”
Stevie Wonder: “Talking Book”
Tommy James and the Shondells: “The Best of…”