Albums that are poignant cos they were the 'end of an era' for a group..

Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits. It ends with a track called No More Songs - and, indeed, there were no more.....

 

Thanks for the interesting post and choice. I'm not familiar with the Ventures back catalogue, but I've long admired the cover featuring way out mod girls, good to see it again.

 

The Last Waltz. Islands was their contractual obligation album.

 

"Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience"
[start of Electric Lady Studios]

End of the "Experience".
Last of Chas Chandler; as manager & producer of 'JHE'.
Last Hendrix album w/Jimi 'At The Controls'.
[cept for cover/hahaha]
Last of the 'Holy Trinity' [the three 'Experience' albums].

 

My favorite Phil record by far!!!

 

Partly agree...it was the last of their truly bold albums. After that, they played it too safe. Yes, the singles from the subsequent albums were great and the odd album track but they lacked coherence. Only No Line On The Horizon comes close to the above. The albums aren't awful as such just a little too saccharine for my liking. Give me a darker arty U2 any day!

 

REM - Monster

 

U2 - Pop

 

1994 was a huge 'transition year' for music - grunge in it's final phase, and Britpop really starting to gain momentum after Suede & Blur released pioneering albums in 1993.

Some years are just like that - out with the old, in with the new.

 

Joe Jackson - Night and Day
Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock

 

Last Crazy Horse album with David Briggs.

 

Van Halen "Balance". The last album to feature the band of Eddie Alex and Mike all at the top of their games. Also with a good performance from Sammy and some good powerful rocking songs. After this album and tour the band imploded and was a mess for years as everyone knows, with Eddies addictions, constant changing of singers and Mike getting kicked out of the band.

 

Going for the One was it for the classic epic era of Yes. Most of the album was already a departure from that mindset, but Awaken was a good one to go out on. Those final guitar notes always make things a little dusty in here for some reason.

 

I think most BB fans/collectors would strongly disagree with this. Both "Surf's Up" and especially
"Sunflower" are considered two of their all time best releases. From 1971 and 1970, it showed them
at their peak. You might want to give both of them a listen...you'll definitely change your opinion.

 

I'd say this Van Halen album marked the end of an era, even if it wasn't entirely clear that would be so at the time:

 

The end of the classic original 10cc lineup, punctuated by the melancholy Don't Hang Up

 

I might pick Goodbye Cruel World. Last album where he tried for mainstream pop success and last before he began recording without the Attractions.

 

Highway To Hell because it was Bon's last, of course.
And The Beach Boys Today! because it was the last one with their original "fun" sound before they really changed; side B arguably gives a hint as to what was going to come.

 

Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes

Everyone in the band knew they were going to be the very last concerts with Uli Jon Roth. Even they convinced him to make the trip to Japan (he didn't want it at first). He finally did it, as a kind of friendly goodbye. They performed such special concerts with an incredible atmosphere. Instead of playing uninspired, bored, tired, they delivered magical performances, captured forever on Tokyo Tapes. Easily one of the greatest live albums of all times

(In the last years, there's been a rumour about FILM FOOTAGE of those nights, in Herman Rarebell's possesion)

 

I feel the same listening to the remastered Coda.

 

Terje Rypdal - Descendre

The albums that followed were done using different backing and had an 80s sound.

Scott