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My brother dips a toe back into rock music

He gave up rock in the early '70's and eventually became an opera fanatic. About a month ago (now age 58)he asked me -out of the blue (pun intended) - about Joni Mitchell and Buffalo Springfield. Yesterday he asked an interesting question:

Recommend 5 albums by people he hasn't heard of.

Bearing in mind that

A)Anyone who isn't either a household name from the sixties or famous at the Michael Jackson/Madonna level qualifies as "not heard of"

B)The Joni/Buffalo Springield starting point and "art song" inclination likely to appeal to an opera guy

and

C)The desire to sprinkle a little bit of the rock reductionist esthetic

Who would you point him to?

I gave him 4 on the spot, but I'll share those later if the interest in this thread warrants.

Marty
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GREAT post,

I EMPHATICALLY suggest the following three artists for new music:

1. Chris Jones "Roadhouses and Automobiles" (FABULOUS and fits the bill for what your brother is looking for)

2. Alexi Murdoch "Time Without Consequence"

3. Judith Owen "Lost & Found"

Then, I cannot help myself, from the old school side I am a HUGE Tower of Power fan but it IS old school funk/jazz/horn band music and may not appeal to your brother - but it has INCREDIBLY well written, tight horn playing and a fantastic rythym section!!!

If decides to audition Tower of Power's stuff, he could start with "Back To Oakland" (circa 1973) and even their newer offering "Oakland Zone" (2004)
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