Outsiders Looking In
| Outsiders Looking In | |
| Created by: | johnny_luddite |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Length: | 01:16:30 |
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1. Enigmatic 2. Lost 3. Legends |
| Created on | 9/15/06 6:52am |
| Level | 7 |
| Points | 3076 |
| Total visitors | 604 |
| Unique visitors | 81 |
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A collection of music makers I have loved over the years who were to a greater or lesser extent outsiders, albeit from the music biz or from Society in general. Some of these people remain on the fringes today, some disappeared at the height of their talents, some I don't even know what happened to them. Enjoy, or not!
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| 1 | Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac : The World Keep On Turning |
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Peter Green is what this collection is all about. He disappeared at the height of his powersw with Fleetwood Mac. A beautiful outsider ever since!
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Track 1 from Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Length: 00:02:31 Year: 1968 |
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Peter Green is what this collection is all about. He disappeared at the height of his powersw with Fleetwood Mac. A beautiful outsider ever since! SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Syd Barrett : Gigilo Aunt |
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A quirky very English ditty by the fallen genius who founded Pink Floyd, and who inspired an indie band or three. R.I.P Syd!
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Track 2 from Barrett
Length: 00:05:46 Year: 1970 |
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A quirky very English ditty by the fallen genius who founded Pink Floyd, and who inspired an indie band or three. R.I.P Syd! SHOW LESS
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| 3 | John Martyn : Outside In |
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Eclectic singer/songwriter John martyn is still labelled a folkie, despite not having been one for ages. This is him at his most trippy and out there!
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Track 3 from Inside Out
Length: 00:08:23 Year: 1973 |
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Eclectic singer/songwriter John martyn is still labelled a folkie, despite not having been one for ages. This is him at his most trippy and out there! SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Kevin Coyne : Saviour |
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This man was chilling live as he sung about ordinary things like love and madness! Where are you now?
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Track 4 from Matching head And Feet
Length: 00:05:31 |
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This man was chilling live as he sung about ordinary things like love and madness! Where are you now? SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Love : Alone Again Or |
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Like Syd, Arthur Lee of Love died this year. Unlike Syd, he had a late flowering comeback of sorts after years in prison. A mesmeric song!
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Track 5 from Forever Changes
Length: 00:03:18 Year: 1967 |
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Like Syd, Arthur Lee of Love died this year. Unlike Syd, he had a late flowering comeback of sorts after years in prison. A mesmeric song! SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Nick Drake : Time Has Told Me |
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Nick Drake sold around 4000 records in his lifetime. Since then, he has been another influence on later generations of bands. I love this song.
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Track 6 from Five Leaves Left
Length: 00:04:27 |
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Nick Drake sold around 4000 records in his lifetime. Since then, he has been another influence on later generations of bands. I love this song. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Richard Thompson : Can't Win |
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Richard Thompson still records and tours, and is more accessible than some here, but his music remains above and outside of teh norm. He played guitar on the Nick Drake track by the way!
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Track 7 from Amnesia
Length: 00:05:26 Year: 1988 |
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Richard Thompson still records and tours, and is more accessible than some here, but his music remains above and outside of teh norm. He played guitar on the Nick Drake track by the way! SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Nirvana : Man Who Sold the World |
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Kurt Cobain committed the ultimate outsiders act I suppose. I have always found this recording deeply moving!
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Track 8 from Unplugged in New York
Length: 00:04:20 Year: 1994 |
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Kurt Cobain committed the ultimate outsiders act I suppose. I have always found this recording deeply moving! SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Kevin Ayers : Didn't Feel Lonely Till I Thought Of You |
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Similar to Syd Barrett in that he had the air of psychedelia mixed with total Englishness. Still around I think, and recording now and then!
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Track 9 from Confessions Of Dr Dream
Length: 00:03:05 Year: 1974 |
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Similar to Syd Barrett in that he had the air of psychedelia mixed with total Englishness. Still around I think, and recording now and then! SHOW LESS
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| 10 | robert johnson : If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day |
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I guess that making a pact with the Devil really would make you an outsider! An awesome voice haunting us from the past!
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Track 10 from King Of The Delta Blues Singers
Length: 00:02:37 Year: 1998 |
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I guess that making a pact with the Devil really would make you an outsider! An awesome voice haunting us from the past! SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Dick Heckstall-Smith : Cruel Contradictions |
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Dick was my friend, the oether reason for doing this mix. A great Sax player, but determined to play what he wanted regardless of the music industry. A late model Peter Green sings here.
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Track 11 from Blues And Beyond
Length: 00:06:47 Year: 2001 |
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Dick was my friend, the oether reason for doing this mix. A great Sax player, but determined to play what he wanted regardless of the music industry. A late model Peter Green sings here. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Link Wray : Rumble |
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One of those songs some people claim invented heavy metal. Maybe not, but to get that fuzzy sound in 1958, Link punctured his amp speaker with a pencil!
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Track 12 from Rumble! The Best Of Link Wray
Length: 00:02:26 Year: 1993 |
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One of those songs some people claim invented heavy metal. Maybe not, but to get that fuzzy sound in 1958, Link punctured his amp speaker with a pencil! SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Johnny Cash : Hurt |
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A household name unlike most here, but the man in black was the champion of the outsider, and in many ways one himself. This recording is fitting testament to a genius.
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Track 13 from American IV: The Man Comes Around
Length: 00:03:40 Year: 2002 |
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A household name unlike most here, but the man in black was the champion of the outsider, and in many ways one himself. This recording is fitting testament to a genius. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Billie Holiday : Strange Fruit |
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Billie was born into a world where she could never be fully included. Here she sings about one of the reasons why.
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Track 14 from The Ultimate Collection
Length: 00:03:14 Year: 2002 |
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Billie was born into a world where she could never be fully included. Here she sings about one of the reasons why. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Fred Neil : Everybody's Talkin' |
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Fred Neil makes Peter Green and Syd look outgoing! Most famous for this song used in "Midnight Cowboy" he reserved his singing in later years for dolphins only!
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Track 15 from Fred Neil
Length: 00:02:58 Year: 1967 |
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Fred Neil makes Peter Green and Syd look outgoing! Most famous for this song used in "Midnight Cowboy" he reserved his singing in later years for dolphins only! SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Brian Wilson : Love and Mercy |
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The brain behind The Beach Boys, Brian sat in his sandbox for inspiration. Like Peter Green, he came back to music making long after people thought it was possible. Welcome back Brian!
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Track 16 from Brian Wilson
Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2000 |
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The brain behind The Beach Boys, Brian sat in his sandbox for inspiration. Like Peter Green, he came back to music making long after people thought it was possible. Welcome back Brian! SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Frank Zappa : Peaches in Regalia |
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Frank Zappa was a genius who chose at any given time how much he was prepared to compromise. Not one iota! This tune will always be with me.
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Track 17 from Hot Rats
Length: 00:03:38 Year: 1969 |
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Frank Zappa was a genius who chose at any given time how much he was prepared to compromise. Not one iota! This tune will always be with me. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Chris Coco & Peter Green : Albatross |
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Lets go out as we came in, with Peter Green. Here playing guitar on a chill-out remake of his great instrumental from about four years back. This people mean so much to me.
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Track 18 from Later
Length: 00:05:28 |
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Lets go out as we came in, with Peter Green. Here playing guitar on a chill-out remake of his great instrumental from about four years back. This people mean so much to me. SHOW LESS
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The Newbie Badge
When I was a kid, Peter Green used to push a shopping trolley around my local town and slept in the doorway of the McDonald's restaurant. True story.
Great mix.
Great mix.
10/9/09 3:42am
The Bronze Badge
I love the love track
I dont know if you remember the dance act, the Shamen? they used to be an indie back called Alone Again Or
I dont know if you remember the dance act, the Shamen? they used to be an indie back called Alone Again Or
12/4/06 2:17pm
Team Robot Member
I can't agree with Zappa being "too good" for this mix. Lack of fame and album sales does not always mean artists were no good. For instance, I am totally biased, but Dick Heckstall-Smith was a musical genius as far as I am concerned. When asked in the early 70s if there were any British musicians he admired, Zappa talked about Heckstall-SMith, saying "That Dick's a bitch." Several of these peoiple had uncompromising musical visions, which is why I included Frank alongside.
9/17/06 7:21pm
The 6/6/6 Badge
Nice to see a mix from someone with a different musical background and demographic than 95% of our userbase. Welcome aboard!
9/15/06 5:16pm
The Level 21 Badge
Syd has been getting an incredible amount of press lately. And I just added that Brian Wilson song to the database, funny. Well done.
9/15/06 7:31am
