While lazing at the beach last Sunday, I inadvertently came across the best "lazing at the beach, having a few drinks, smoking a little ***" CD and it is... Neil Young Decade. I can't wait for this to be done right! I was listening on a boom box so everything sounded fine, but what a great compilation, especially going from the early stuff to Buffalo Springfield to solo to CSNY. It just made my day...
Hi Paul, I have loved that album since I first bought it 25 (yikes) years ago. Never heard it on the beach though. I'll have to try it one day. I'm sure it would be fantastic. I can only guess at what you were smoking (3 letters hmmmm). You could be a candidate for "if you remember the 80's, you weren't really there".
Hmmm I thought it would be surfing music. Or Beach Boys. Nothing wrong with Decade, though! When I had my convertable, Surfing music was the best stuff to play! Speed limit? We don't need no stinking speed limit!
>>>>>"Summer Means Fun", the Jan and Dean Version. cant beat it for true Summer Fun!!!! Altho the Bruce and Terry Version is nice too.....
My current favorite is a Beach Boys comp I made just a little bit ago, and I like my Beach Boys melancholy, and very light on the oldie surf tunes... I Get Around 02:13 Don't Worry Baby 02:47 The Warmth Of The Sun 02:52 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) 02:02 Please Let Me Wonder 02:45 She Knows Me Too Well 02:28 Let Him Run Wild 02:20 Wouldn't It Be Nice 02:25 Sloop John B 03:00 God Only Knows 02:52 Caroline, No 02:53 Good Vibrations 03:36 Wild Honey 02:38 Darlin' 02:12 Friends 02:30 I Can Hear Music 02:35 Our Prayer 01:08 Break Away 02:55 This Whole World 01:56 Add Some Music To Your Day 03:32 Deirdre 03:26 Cotton Fields 02:59 Long Promised Road 03:29 'Til I Die 02:40 Surf's Up 04:12 Sail On Sailor 03:17
When I saw your reference to CSNY I thought no that's not right, there are no CSNY tracks on Decade. But of course there is. Helpless is on there. Then I played it and you know what it sounded really nice. Then for comparison I dug out my Joe Gatwirst Deja Vu and played Helpless. Didn't compare.
I love to crank up the Ramones when I'm on the sand, especially when Rockaway Beach comes on - that spot where everything drops out for a second, then the bass drum kicks on through is bliss...