Favorite summer albums

[nsmith1002]

I can't really give any good explanations as to why the following are, to me anyway, summer albums:


David Torn - Cloud About Mercury

David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees, Gone to Earth

Rain Tree Crow

The Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip

The Dream Syndicate - Medicine Show

Traffic - Shoot out at the fantasy factory

Stomu Yamashta's GO, GO Live From Paris

Vangelis - "earth"

Jon Hassell / Brian Eno - Fourth World Vol. 1 Possible Musics

Orb - Orbvs Terrarvm

Orbital - In Sides

Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey / Garvey's Ghost

Culture - Two Sevens Clash

Abyssinians - Satta Massagana

Peter Tosh - Legalize It

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew, On The Corner, Get Up With It, Agartha & Pangea

[peterpyser]

The Police - Synchronicity
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Asia - Alpha
Imagination - In The Heat Of The Night
RAH Band - Mystery
Shakatak - Invitations
The Style Council - Introducing The Style Council
The Kane Gang - Miracle
The Blow Monkeys - Animal Magic
Swing Out Sister - It's Better To Travel
Steve Arrington - Dancin' In The Key Of Life
Phil Collins - Hello, I Must Be Going!
Kissing The Pink - Certain Things Are Likely
Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock
It Bites - Once Around The World
GQ - Disco Nights
Cyndi Lauper – She's So Unusual
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers
Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night

[bill g]

Bob Marley- Kaya; helpfully has the song 'Sun Is Shining' on it!

Yes - Going for the one (the UK had 2 great summers in a row!! This album dominated my summer in '77.)
Love - Forever changes
Pink Floyd - Meddle - especially for Echoes.
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Moon Safari - Blomljud

All good picks. Quicksilver was also mentioned they had a song in '75 called 'They Don't Know' from 'Solid Silver' that just personified summer for me, for the next several years. That song has always held so much nostalgia for me strictly on just how summery it feels, makes me long for the fun summer I probably have never quite experienced, making it almost painful. But in an almost good way

It's A Beautiful Day is another good call. So is anything by 'The Honey Trees', or 'The Sundays'.

[Sunlight Caller]

I can't really give any good explanations as to why the following are, to me anyway, summer albums:
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees, Gone to Earth

Rain Tree Crow

The Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip

The Dream Syndicate - Medicine Show

Traffic - Shoot out at the fantasy factory

[/I]

Lots to love in the top part of your list (the bottom half isn't too shabby either), but I would add in Secrets Of The Beehive, even though it is possibly more of an Autumn album, it's with me most of the year actually. I've never seen The Dream Syndicate or Rain Parade mentioned here, but they are two great albums.

My number 1 summer album is Virginia Astley's "In Gardens Where We Feel Secure", I play that many a night with the windows open and the breeze wafting in, sublime.

[bob_32_116]

Mention of the Dream Syndicate reminds me of the Dream Academy, whose first self-titled album is good summer listening, once you get past the opening track "Life in a Northern Town", which definitely has a bleak wintry feel.

[bill g]

Mention of the Dream Syndicate reminds me of the Dream Academy, whose first self-titled album is good summer listening, once you get past the opening track "Life in a Northern Town", which definitely has a bleak wintry feel.

Yeah, 'In Places On The Run' is fantastic.

[Scrotum Scissor]

The Sea & Cake - Oui
Steve Miller Band - Sailor
Novos Baianos - Acabou Chorare
Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon
Hawkwind - In Search of Space
Robert Wyatt - Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
Stereolab - Dots & Loops
Luis Alberto Spinetta - A 18' del Sol
Dungen - Tio Bitar
Errobi - Ametsaren Bidea
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Just for Love
Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma - Designios

And then we go... Allthings Brazil

[progeezer]

Just an aside - anyone else agree with me that "Reelin' In The Years" still is the quintessential drivin' around song. Free's "All Right Now" comes in second. IMHO.

Quasi - Warning Even if this post veers the thread into songs vs. albums, we know it will eventually get back on the tracks.



or derail

[Mascodagama]

At random:

Crosby, Stills and Nash - s/t
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam, Can't Buy A Thrill
Bowie - Hunky Dory
The Pentangle - s/t
Air - Moon Safari
Traffic - Low Spark, John Barleycorn
Enrico Fazio Quintet - Euphoria
Sloche - both albums
Yes - most of the first five albums
Osibisa - Woyaya
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
Jim Hall - Concierto
Duke Ellington - At Newport 1956
Pekka Pohjola - B The Magpie

[cannygoodlike]

The Dream Syndicate - Medicine Show

This is one of my all time favourite non-prog albums. I guess its pretty obscure these days. I too think of it as a summer album. I waited years for it to get a CD reissue, having to make do with infrequent spins of my vinyl copy before it finally happened a couple of years ago.

[cannygoodlike]

Having said that, my natural inclination would be towards 60s stuff for summer albums:

Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing at Baxters

The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers

CSN - 1st

Santana - Abraxas

[Scrotum Scissor]

Having said that, my natural inclination would be towards 60s stuff for summer albums:

Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing at Baxters

The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers

CSN - 1st

Santana - Abraxas

Oh yeah! Notorious Byrd Bros for absolutely sure, but the others are ace summer songs as well. Might I add If I Could Only Remember My Name on top of all this; "Laughing" and "Traction in the Rain" are two of my ultimate Gin-Tonic tunes (in a frozen glass) on a sweaty Saturday afternoon in July.

[cannygoodlike]

Yeah, good call on the David Crosby.

[nosebone]

Just an aside - anyone else agree with me that "Reelin' In The Years" still is the quintessential drivin' around song. Free's "All Right Now" comes in second. IMH

I'm with you Geez....,Steely Dan in general is great drivin around with the windows down music.

I was crankin Kid Charlemagne on a nice warm afternoon last week!

[bob_32_116]

Just an aside - anyone else agree with me that "Reelin' In The Years" still is the quintessential drivin' around song.

Possibly - which may explain why it's one of the few Dan songs I can't stand. It has none of that smooth tight jazzy feel that they were known for. But yeah, you can tap your hands on the steering wheel to it...

It gets trotted out almost daily on "drive time" radio, along with Roadhouse Blues and a couple of other standbys.

[Sunlight Caller]

Just an aside - anyone else agree with me that "Reelin' In The Years" still is the quintessential drivin' around song. Free's "All Right Now" comes in second. IMHO.

I love some Steely Dan in the car, but Reelin' In The Years is not my favourite, possibly suffers from the over-played syndrome, as does All Right Now for that matter... To me at least... Individual classic rock songs that may catch me driving like a nutter include Highway Star and Take It Off The Top

[Scrotum Scissor]

I think I'd take "Do It Again" over "Reelin'" in the car.

[walt]

I think I'd take "Do It Again" over "Reelin'" in the car.

I'll take this over either of those,in or out of a car,any season.

[miamiscot]

Mock Orange - Disguised As Ghosts

[aith01]

Just an aside - anyone else agree with me that "Reelin' In The Years" still is the quintessential drivin' around song. [...]

It's hard to argue with that.

Lots of Steely Dan is great driving music, but this song in particular has always held a special place in my heart.

[ItalProgRules]

"Roll With The Changes" is the ultimate driving-around song.

[bill g]

Stereolab - Dots & Loops
Dungen - Tio Bitar
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Just for Love
Allthings Brazil

Santana - Abraxas

[aith01]

"Roll With The Changes" is the ultimate driving-around song.

Also a great choice.

[ItalProgRules]

Something about summer always has me pulling out my Marshall Tucker Band albums.

[rael74]

Pink Floyd - More
Steely Dan -Aja
Squeeze - Singles
Miles Davis - On The Corner
James Brown - Payback
Happy Mondays - Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches