6. Love
I noticed that the Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, Love and Miles Davis were all from 1967. I wonder if that was another coincidence or was that an era you were drawn to?
Like I say, it all happened at the same time when I was 18, when I suddenly discovered all of that 60s culture. Really, The Beatles should be there as well but I wanted to avoid putting stuff on the list that was too obvious. Also with this list, I wanted some stuff that was formative, as opposed to just the stuff I listen to a lot and there’s something about that album, Forever Changes. I don’t know what it is about 1967, I hadn’t really thought about that. 69’s a good year as well. 64 was a really good year, 59 was a good year. 73 was a good year.
I guess this is one of the softer tracks one your list, a lot of the other stuff is a bit more intense or in your face.
Yeah, I do listen to quite a lot of gentle music, I’ve noticed. The other album that should be on here is Anderson Paak, Malibu. I was obsessed with that album. It’s not gentle but it’s not in your face either. Also there’s no Stevie Wonder on here either. Sometimes the music I play is quite intense but the music I listen to isn’t necessarily. There’s something about this Love album that’s really intoxicating and it never seems to lose its colour. It never fades. It’s a bit like the Velvet Underground, the colour hit you get when you first listen to it, it stays.
