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Post by spellcaster on Jan 12, 2022 20:44:57 GMT
I'd like to replace an album I had years ago but can't remember the album title. I recently tried to guess it and ended up with a compilation of the artist's greatest hits. Not a bad album, but not what I want. I may have narrowed it down by pinpointing one hit title that was on the original album, but I'd like to audition the whole album online before I blindly order what might or might not be the right thing. I tried using Google to search You Tube, but it keeps bringing up just the title track from the album which was the hit single....What I'd like to do is audition the whole album just to make sure it's what I want. Any suggestions?
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Post by laristotle on Jan 12, 2022 21:13:08 GMT
I'd like to replace an album I had years ago but can't remember the album title. I recently tried to guess it and ended up with a compilation of the artist's greatest hits. Not a bad album, but not what I want. I may have narrowed it down by pinpointing one hit title that was on the original album, but I'd like to audition the whole album online before I blindly order what might or might not be the right thing. I tried using Google to search You Tube, but it keeps bringing up just the title track from the album which was the hit single....What I'd like to do is audition the whole album just to make sure it's what I want. Any suggestions? What's the artist/song? Would you recognize the album via it's cover art?
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 12, 2022 21:40:32 GMT
Try discogs.com. That is a huge database of artists and albums.
And don't keep us in suspense as far as who the artist is!
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 12, 2022 21:49:20 GMT
Try discogs.com. That is a huge database of artists and albums. And don't keep us in suspense as far as who the artist is! The artist is The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. I just ordered the anthology Twenty Years of Dirt, but it's a compilation of greatest hits, not what I want. I think what I'm looking for is The Dirt Band album "Make A Little Magic", which was their twelfth album that came out after 1980. I'd like to listen to that album to ensure that it's the one I'm looking for before I order it.
I don't recognize the cover art. It was actually a cassette version that I had, and after I bought it, it stayed in my car tape player for months and I never looked at the tape case again.
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Post by laristotle on Jan 12, 2022 22:34:36 GMT
The Dirt Band album "Make A Little Magic", which was their twelfth album that came out after 1980. I'd like to listen to that album to ensure that it's the one I'm looking for before I order it. What you could do is to listen to each individual song briefly on YT to verify? Copy/paste these songs one at a time in the YT search bar. You may have to preface each song with the band name.
Make a Little Magic
Badlands
High School Yearbook
Riding Alone
Anxious Heart
Do It! (Party Lights)
Harmony
Too Good to Be True
Mullen's Farewell to America
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 12, 2022 23:15:53 GMT
The Dirt Band album "Make A Little Magic", which was their twelfth album that came out after 1980. I'd like to listen to that album to ensure that it's the one I'm looking for before I order it. What you could do is to listen to each individual song briefly on YT to verify? Copy/paste these songs one at a time in the YT search bar. You may have to preface each song with the band name.
Make a Little Magic
Badlands
High School Yearbook
Riding Alone
Anxious Heart
Do It! (Party Lights)
Harmony
Too Good to Be True
Mullen's Farewell to America
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Post by northernboy on Jan 13, 2022 0:04:30 GMT
Go to the artist's Wikipedia page and view their discography.
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 13, 2022 2:38:53 GMT
Well, Laristotle's suggestion was a good one. I'd been hoping to find a way to link the entire album, which might have been an easier way to search, but, although it's a bit tedious, the suggestion of searching each song individually does work.
That's the good news. The bad news?.....This isn't the album I was looking for. This album's got a harder,edgier sound to it, but I have to say, I like almost everything on the album and I might end up buying it anyway, because I think I'd enjoy it enough to hear it over and over again.
Still mystified about what album I'm looking for. I may have to slowly work my way through all the band's albums till I find what I started out looking for.
I have to say though, the Dirt Band album seems really out of character to what I remember of the early Nitty Griity albums with songs like Mr. Bojangles. Maybe I should have expected that because the Wiki page mentions that this band's been through a lot of personnel changes. In some ways it reminds me of the way the early Fleetwood Mac morphed from being a cultish blues band when the front line had guys like Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, and Jeremy Spencer, into a real top-40 pop band with Lindsay Buckingham and Steve Nicks out front. Same band - completely different personality.
Meanwhile, the search for the unknown Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album goes on....
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Post by northernboy on Jan 13, 2022 2:57:40 GMT
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Post by northernboy on Jan 13, 2022 3:14:26 GMT
My sister is actually going to see the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the spring.
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 13, 2022 12:45:57 GMT
Well, Laristotle's suggestion was a good one. I'd been hoping to find a way to link the entire album, which might have been an easier way to search, but, although it's a bit tedious, the suggestion of searching each song individually does work. That's the good news. The bad news?.....This isn't the album I was looking for. This album's got a harder,edgier sound to it, but I have to say, I like almost everything on the album and I might end up buying it anyway, because I think I'd enjoy it enough to hear it over and over again. Still mystified about what album I'm looking for. I may have to slowly work my way through all the band's albums till I find what I started out looking for. I have to say though, the Dirt Band album seems really out of character to what I remember of the early Nitty Griity albums with songs like Mr. Bojangles. Maybe I should have expected that because the Wiki page mentions that this band's been through a lot of personnel changes. In some ways it reminds me of the way the early Fleetwood Mac morphed from being a cultish blues band when the front line had guys like Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, and Jeremy Spencer, into a real top-40 pop band with Lindsay Buckingham and Steve Nicks out front. Same band - completely different personality. Meanwhile, the search for the unknown Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album goes on.... Like I said, try Discogs- that site will basically have every single album they released and even every single compilation they appeared on. It is a good resource |
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 13, 2022 16:22:34 GMT
Well, Laristotle's suggestion was a good one. I'd been hoping to find a way to link the entire album, which might have been an easier way to search, but, although it's a bit tedious, the suggestion of searching each song individually does work. That's the good news. The bad news?.....This isn't the album I was looking for. This album's got a harder,edgier sound to it, but I have to say, I like almost everything on the album and I might end up buying it anyway, because I think I'd enjoy it enough to hear it over and over again. Still mystified about what album I'm looking for. I may have to slowly work my way through all the band's albums till I find what I started out looking for. I have to say though, the Dirt Band album seems really out of character to what I remember of the early Nitty Griity albums with songs like Mr. Bojangles. Maybe I should have expected that because the Wiki page mentions that this band's been through a lot of personnel changes. In some ways it reminds me of the way the early Fleetwood Mac morphed from being a cultish blues band when the front line had guys like Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, and Jeremy Spencer, into a real top-40 pop band with Lindsay Buckingham and Steve Nicks out front. Same band - completely different personality. Meanwhile, the search for the unknown Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album goes on.... Like I said, try Discogs- that site will basically have every single album they released and even every single compilation they appeared on. It is a good resource Yes, I'm a member at Discogs and I've bought about half a dozen CD's from them that were uncommon to find most places. I have nothing but nice things to say about that site. |
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 13, 2022 16:24:52 GMT
Here's one of the cuts from that Make A Little Magic album that shows the diverse stuff this band is capable of.
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 13, 2022 21:33:58 GMT
Like I said, try Discogs- that site will basically have every single album they released and even every single compilation they appeared on. It is a good resource Yes, I'm a member at Discogs and I've bought about half a dozen CD's from them that were uncommon to find most places. I have nothing but nice things to say about that site. I didn't even know you could buy stuff through them! I just use that site when I am doing research for something I can't find elsewhere |
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 14, 2022 0:07:24 GMT
One of the nice things is that they'll quite often list new copies of an album and multiple prices for used copies. I've bought new, but also used from their vendors and have had good success. One of the things I like is that if you're looking for something but they don't have stock, you can post a search and they'll notify you when one appears.
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Post by Colchar on Jan 24, 2022 15:51:34 GMT
I'd like to replace an album I had years ago but can't remember the album title. I recently tried to guess it and ended up with a compilation of the artist's greatest hits. Not a bad album, but not what I want. I may have narrowed it down by pinpointing one hit title that was on the original album, but I'd like to audition the whole album online before I blindly order what might or might not be the right thing. I tried using Google to search You Tube, but it keeps bringing up just the title track from the album which was the hit single....What I'd like to do is audition the whole album just to make sure it's what I want. Any suggestions? Search the artist online and go to their Wikipedia page. From there, check each album in the discography until you find the album with the correct track listing. |
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