My Top 10 Most-Listened-To Records

[@michaelc9638]

Thank you for including On The Beach. It's not just my favorite Neil Young Album, It's one of my favorite Albums, period. One of my favorite Neil Young lines on here: "Though my problems are meaningless. That don't make them go away."

[@mikebaeldeguitar]

Hey Fitz! I agree with on the beach - always my favourite Neil.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Hey Mike, yes!! There’s such a great mood throughout the album, right. Cheers! Hope you are well.

[@hillbillypillars]

Love to see Street Legal. It's my favorite album of all time!

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching and dropping a comment. I think we are a growing group…lovers of Street Legal. 😀

[@Stuck_in_the_70s]

Great choices! Laughing Stock is superb I listened to that and Spirit of Eden earlier today. New subscriber cheers

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching, subscribing AND commenting. I feel like we are in a special club/cult, us fans of late-career Talk Talk. Do you like Mark Hollis’ solo record?

[@Stuck_in_the_70s]

@@fitzelectricbar yeah I like all their albums tbh but particularly those 2. I picked up their 'best of' recently I've been spinning that a lot I think 'Desire' might be my favourite Talk Talk track. I've not got the Mark Hollis album on vinyl I have listened to it on Spotify a couple of times thanks for reminding me of it I'll give it another listen cheers

[@RandallWeaver]

Interesting response to this thread. It's weird....I'm pretty sure you chose Goat's Head Soup, and that's what I see in the picture up there, but the text for the 6:22 thumbnail says "Exile On Main Street." I think your reasoning for choosing Goat's Head matches my reason for choosing Black and Blue as my favorite Stones album....it was the first one I got that was new when I got it. Enjoyed the rundown!

[@MGKBOSTON]

Hi Fitz! I like “Street Legal” too. You can’t go wrong with Bill Evans on any day of the week. “On The Beach” is an excellent record and I’m in full agreement with your description of it. “Goat’s Head Soup” should get more love. I have a copy of that Chet Baker album on compact disc. Such a great player. I need to see that documentary. I’m a huge Grateful Dead fan but with Weir’s solo stuff I only have “Ace.” I’ll be jumping on this thread for sure. Hope all is well my friend! ✌️

[@fitzelectricbar]

Hey Mike, thanks for watching. Goat’s Head seems to be getting a lot of love out there on the top 10 lists, which is nice to see. Definitely check out the Weir album. Completely different than Ace and an excellent late-career, long-in-the-tooth record, in the best sense. Take care!

[@timosullivan6160]

Nice list, interesting and varied. Thanks for sharing.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching!

[@vinylrichie007]

I honestly don’t know what records I’ve played the most. So I just went with ten I have on cassette. I agree, best and favorite are different. An example for me would be Rock Of The Westies by Elton John. It may not be his best but it is by far the one I play the most. I enjoyed your video and I’m a new subscriber.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching my video and subscribing. I’ve been enjoying your vids…I like your approach and content. I often get a good laugh. No small feat! Cheers.

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I have always struggled with Talk Talk, fairly complex stuff. I agree on the Bowie, that album really does have a positive vibe to it and is a favorite

[@fitzelectricbar]

I don’t think you are alone in your Talk Talk assessment; somehow it just really speaks to me.

[@lostmixtapes]

Excellent list. I need to check out Durritti Column for sure. Like what you said at the beginning about high brow vs what people actually tune into the most. Love this idea…I’m going to hop on board as well.

[@fitzelectricbar]

I’m probably going on a bit about Durutti Column, and in a way it’s a simple record and not for everyone but it has a unique “feel” that I really like.

[@kurtj98]

Fantastic list! Love that DR was your last selection. My late friend Rudy, when he was in a sad mood would pull up a sleeping bag, open all the windows in his house, in spring and winter, and listen to DR all day. I used to laugh about it, but now I sooooooo get it!

[@mrhoffame]

Some cool picks! Never seen that Talk Talk. My buddy Jeff introduced me to Spirit Of Eden about a year ago and I really liked that.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Both great records! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment.

[@risboturbide9396]

"On The Beach", amazing record. Much more darker, catchier than "Tonight's The Night". Revolution Blues is a hell of a song 🍻🍻

[@prossart35]

First time. New subscriber here. Real fan now. Hope you’ll be doing lots of video drops. Love your 10 - great choices. Talk Talk yes! And you’ve inspired me to pick up a couple: Chet & Bob Weir.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks very much for for watching, subscribing and commenting. Appreciate it. And I hope you enjoy those records as much as I do.

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

really good Dylan album. I just subscribed to you!!! side one of Goats Heads is the best side of any of there albums in fact I showed it in my 10

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching, and subscribing. Appreciate it. I’ll check out your list and subscribe. Cheers.

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

good video man. I just put my video on this, I may have to do this in 2 or 3 parts.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thank you for watching. I subbed your channel and been enjoying your videos. Cheers!

[@jhal50]

First-time viewer and your video gave me some new music to discover (The Durutti Column, David Sylvian). Being the Grateful Dead fan that I am, really need to delve in to Blue Mountain as well. I have always avoided 'Street Legal' since I felt with the producer and the sound of it wasn't great - but it will be on today's playlist thanks to your video. Also, 'do we really need to listen to Angie again?' made me crack up :)

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks very much for taking the time to watch and comment. Hope you enjoy those records. I agree that Street Legal’s production is poor (wish/hope it gets the remaster/remix treatment someday) but very strong in the song department, imho. Cheers!

[@carltwidle9046]

Hi 👋 I'm in my sixties in age. I have a large music collection from the 1960s to the early 2000s. I like Jazz and Bill Evans Trio are good. I have his Moon Beams album. David Sylvian and his album from 1982 titled Brilliant Trees is cool, i like the song Red Guitar from it. Chet Baker is my favorite Jazz musician. His trumpet playing is brilliant and his vocals too. I saw the film that you mentioned in the 1980s at a film festival. It is called Let's get Lost and i have a cd of the soundtrack.

[@fitzelectricbar]

I also like Sylvian’s Brilliant Trees. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.

[@carltwidle9046]

@@fitzelectricbar Yes its a good album. I like Talk Talk as well. Very good band and one i like to put on from time to time.

[@andysalbums]

Hello from across the pond! I really enjoyed that. I posted my most listened-to 10 the other day having seen Mazzy's and have Laughing Stock in mine too. I adore the Durutti Column and they regularly feature in my vids but not on this one, though I was tempted to include A Peaon to Wilson. I have the Chet album but just don't play it enough. I'm going to check out the Bill Evans record. Subbed. Cheers

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching, and subbing, Andy. I’ve just added your channel to my feed. Looks like we overlap on a few things! Cheers.

[@davecummings2424]

Ha! I just listened to that Bill Evans record for the first time last week. Classic stuff.

[@danaaronmusic]

You quoted one of my all-time favorite Dylan lyrics!

[@fitzelectricbar]

There are a lot of Dylan quotables but that one gets me every time. Not just the line but the way Bob sings it. My brother and I, for years, would find ourselves in times of joy and one would look at the other and say just those opening lines- if you don’t believe there’s a price- and we’d smile leaving the remainder unsaid. Cheers!

[@mikel4797]

One album from your picks that I only bought six weeks ago because I was unaware of its existence is Bob Weir's Blue Mountain, what a wonderful wonderful piece of work.. If I need something just to put on I mostly go to any of the Steely Dan albums, guaranteed to please..

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching and commenting Mike. Funny you should mention Steely Dan as I’m only now starting to dive into their catalogue. I played Aja to death when it came out. I’m just starting to really appreciate Steely Dan now.

[@LowNoiseJasonSkilz]

Great pick with the Replacements! I almost picked Tim in my top 10 listens. Definitely in my top 20 albums I play often. Cheers

[@fitzelectricbar]

Cheers and thanks for watching. Tim is right up there for me, as is Pleased To Meet Me. Somehow, though, Don’t Tell A Soul is my go-to.

[@richardtyson7884]

On the Beach is possibly my favourite of his but it depends on the day. Being from the UK I know how fantastic Talk Talk were. Goats Head Soup ..yes its so good

[@saifonlawrence2044]

On The Beach,Street Legal,Goats Head Soup....great choices

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thank you for watching and your comments. Always fun to hear what overlaps with others.

[@Harrispilton22]

I think Vini Reilly owes me & you some marketing money (actually there was an interview with him in this weeks U.K. newspaper The Guardian & he’s facing many challenges physically & mentally) I remember buying that Mats album...& really not enjoying it, preferred all shook down. I’m not a huge Stones fan, but Goats Head Soup seems to be getting a critical rehabilitation, may have to check it out. Great video.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks Harris. You’re right about Vini; I’m a broken and skipping record when it comes to Durutti Column. Sorry to hear about his troubles. Thanks for your comments.

[@tomrobinson5776]

Nice list! I think I’ll join this thread and offer up 10 as well.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Yes, please do!

[@RandyforRoyals]

I do quite like Don't Tell A Soul although I probably play Pleased To Meet Me the most. I do really love the Neil Young and Rolling Stones records. I just picked up that Chet Baker album recently. I know that I have played that Bowie album a lot as well. Great selections.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts, Randall. Pleased to Meet Me would be a close second and I would rank it higher or maybe #1 on my Replacements ranking video…if I do one.

[@retohofmann5878]

Cool Bob Dylan choice---it's a lot on my turntable too, my fav album of him. The Talk Talk is fantastic too. And Chet...relaxin as always. And Durutti Column is fine for me too.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for the comments. Glad we share such good taste. 😎

[@BTT72genX]

As far as I am concerned the records you listen to the most are your favorite. What used to be your favorite is in the past.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Fitz - some gems here, especially Sylvian, Bowie, Durutti Column, and Talk Talk. I do like that Dylan record too!

[@fitzelectricbar]

Cheers!

[@fritty9927]

Several of my most played also. Could be because at 70 we are of a similar age, I’m guessing.

[@deeg8849]

Goat's Head Soup is an absolute killer album. It gets a bad shake cause its a so called let down after Exile, but that it impossible to top. To me it completes their great 5 album run

[@dxbwinenaudio]

And the 5 are? Just recently (about a month) got into them. Only listened to Tattoo You as yet.

[@deeg8849]

@@dxbwinenaudio I’m a stones nut and the so called consecutive 4 (I say it’s 5) in a row is beggars banquet, let it bleed, sticky fingers and exile on Main Street (plus my goats head soup for the 5th). Exile to me is the greatest album ever. Modern music is American with its influences of blues, soul, country, gospel and so on. Exile is the greatest tribute to American music ever made by anyone, which is why I think it’s the perfect rock n roll album. The others I mention are great as well but they nailed it with exile. Don’t get me wrong, the stones have other great albums as well. I love the debut album and aftermath (their first great album) but those albums are overlooked because it was an era of singles. But to me the Brian Jones years were so vital. Tattoo You is solid and their last really good album. Love how sode one is mostly rock n roll and a side two more mellow. The rerelease a couple years back has some great previously unrereleased tracks that show the stones depth. Check ‘em out. Health and happiness. Cheers

[@calvinwazoo]

I love Laughing Stock, but I don't listen to it much. Lot of folks hopping on this thread. I may also. Just subbed.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching, taking the time to comment, and subscribing. Appreciate it! Hope there’s some stuff of interest to you. Cheers!

[@vayres7512]

My list: Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon Supertramp - Crime of the century Dire Straits - eponymus Steely Dan - Can´t buy a thrill The Smiths - The Queen is dead The Waterboys - This is the Sea Pavlov´s Dog - Pampered Menial Smashing Pumpkins - Adore Jethro Tull - Songs from the Wood Television - Marquee Moon Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea Pixies - Doolittle Sufjan Stevens - Illinois Pink Floyd - The Wall Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for sharing. Nice and diverse.

[@tameimpala37]

Laughing Stock, the genius of Mark Hollis.

[@bacarandii]

Enjoyed the list! Also, somebody's "greatest" work can be emotionally and intellectually demanding (that's why it's great), so it's not the kind of thing you habitually put on while you're doing something else. Side note: There is no Replacements album I don't love -- because they're the Replacements and fans of the band know that unevenness is kind of the point of loving this band, but I honestly haven't listened to "Stink" or "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash" (or even "Hootenanny") in years, though I have no intention of getting rid of them. My appreciation for "Don't Tell A Soul" is enhanced by the 2021 release of "Dead Man's Pop," the 1 lp/3 CD box set remix/remaster by producer Matt Wallace that's an attempt to return the record to its original conception (because some think the released version was overproduced -- well, for the Replacements).

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching. That’s very true what you say about favourite album vs. most played. Some of those favourites are indeed challenging, and that’s what we like about them, but we’re not always in the mood for them. I really like that Don’t Tell A Soul box/re-issue and it helped re-ignite my love of that record. Cheers!

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

i agree with you wholeheartedly about everything other than david sylvian (although i haven't heard that record) and the notion that "new pony" is in any way shape or form weak. i love that record and will defend it until my dying breath....i was just listening to "on the beach" when your video came up. "coming down again" and "winter" make stones record an all purpose pick....sylvian's "september" is effective track despite my reservations about him..."dead man's pop" set reminded me that westerberg was too busy be a f-up to record those songs properly. "don't tell a soul" still should have been a commercial breakthrough...i would pick "quadrophenia" but "on the beach" is a great alternative.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

Guided by Voices - Under the Bushes Under the Stars John Coltrane - Coltrane Plays the Blues Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U. Bill Evans - Essential Standards Glenn Gould - Bach, Goldberg Variations, 1955 Muddy Waters - Hard Again Neil Young - Tonight's the Night Sam & Dave - The Very Best of Sam & Dave Television - Marquee Moon João Gilberto & Stan Getz - Getz/Gilberto

[@magicbus63]

Here is My 10 10. AC/DC Highway To Hell 9. Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon 8. Aerosmith Toys In The Attic 7. The Doors The Doors 6. The Beatles Abbey Road 5. Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited 4. Bruce Springsteen Born To Run 3. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers 2. The Who Who's Next 1. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti

[@fitzelectricbar]

Excellent list! Thanks for watching and dropping your comments. Appreciate it.

[@chrismcgovern6514]

Spotrac says Wilson has 18 months left but only makes 50k. I'd buy him and prefer to increase his wage and not extend, but I'd add a year if needed.

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Talk Talk, a band I sort of liked in the 80s, but now consider one of the best bands of the 80s, if not all time.

[@fitzelectricbar]

My feelings exactly! Thanks for watching.

[@marcbernard6641]

I agree with Goats Head Soup

[@cajunqueen5125]

great list! ha, ESP chet baker and bill evans!

[@fitzelectricbar]

Cheers! Thanks for giving it a watch.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

I got all excited when I saw the words "On the Beach" Alas, it is not the sublime rock steady LP from Jamaica by The Paragons

[@fitzelectricbar]

Sorry….

[@willieluncheonette5843]

@@fitzelectricbar no problem, mate. I like many of your choices. Keep up the good work.

[@Mark-ue5hz]

New gold dream simple minds

[@abcd63065]

Dark side of the moon?

[@fitzelectricbar]

One can never discount DSOTM but in my top 10 I wanted to include records that I still play a lot today. DSOTM was a frequent player in the past for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

as for David Bowie, I'll never understand why, if he wanted to make Philly Soul, he should have just worked with the kings of Philly Soul, Gamble and Huff.

[@vinylrichie007]

Regardless, Young Americans is the best Soul album of 1975.

[@rodconaway]

can't go wrong with bob

[@fitzelectricbar]

My thoughts exactly. It’s just a question of which one(s).

[@rogeebundy6002]

I've tried to get into street legal But I prefer desire from this eea

[@fitzelectricbar]

@@rogeebundy6002 I love Desire as well.

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

I have "Don't Tell A Soul" and I like it a lot, especially "Talent Show" and the funk song whose title I can't remember. But I'm not surprised the band wasn't very big chart wise because as excellent a writer and musician as Westerberg's is, that croaky voice of his just isn't very melodic.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Thanks for watching and for your comments. I agree that Westerberg is an excellent songwriter and surprised others don’t cover his songs.

[@austinsnow1306]

P r o m o s m 😂

[@danielstartek9729]

Hey now hippie let's listen to tunes and get high!