Re: (TV) 50 most NYC albums ever

[TMiller <BlackMonk@msn.com>]

The city still has its moments, and the list isn't all bad, but it could 
do with a sense of history that isn't New York Hipster. I was pleasantly 
surprised to see Simon and Garfunkle made the cut (I'm not a huge fan 
and I probably would have gone with their first album, but this was a 
legit choice. Any of their albums would have been.),  but no Doo Wop, 
Girl Group, Dave Van Ronk, 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 ever made. You can't really get more 
New York than naming your group after a street in the Bronx or having 
the first line of your song "I met him at the candy store," either.

I'm not sure the thing that makes Marquee Moon a New York record is the 
lyrical subject matter, but the album belongs there for whatever reason.

On 2/20/2014 5:26 AM, Jay Pontrelli wrote:
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> 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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