What is your favorite acoustic album?

[LiveMusic]

Originally Posted by HHP

I'll throw this one out if somebody might be unfamiliar. This is a veritable textbook on arranging acoustic instrumental/vocal performance. So tight it squeaks.

Okay, well, who is it?

EDIT: Never mind... Solas. Don't know him/her/it.

[LiveMusic]

Originally Posted by jrporter

Jackson Browne's two-album acoustic set...

That's the one that gets my vote.

[mr. beaumont]

Gee whiz, this is tough...

This week it's a tie between Luis Bonfa's "solo in rio" and Ralph Towner/Paolo Fresu's "Chiaroscuro."

This week.

[JTFoote]

I am still listening to the album that began to drive me towards acoustic guitar, and I never grow tired of singing or playing along with Souvenirs, by Dan Fogelberg. The album came out in '74, but I wasn't aware of it until around '82, when a new friend of mine became determined to broaden my-then-admittedly somewhat limited musical horizons, and mentioned how much he loved it.

There is a possibility that I would have not bothered to learn to play an acoustic guitar without hearing this album. It's because of these songs, and the many thousands of hours of playing an acoustic that resulted from the onset of such, that I own Mr. Fogelberg a debt of gratitude that never can be repaid. To paraphrase a famous line.

... JT

[pickingdad]

The Paul Simon album, just Paul and his guitar.

Next would be America's first album, then "Abandoned Luncheonette" Hall and Oates

[The Colonel]

Tony McManus, The Maker's Mark (Dream Guitar Sessions).

http://compassrecords.com/album.php?id=716

[keith 16714]

JT FOOTE, I couldnt agree more. God Rest Dan

[Queequeg]

David Grisman Quintet.
this one:

[taylorcc]

Pink Guitar.

http://www.amazon.com/Henry-Mancini-.../dp/B0002X8J6M

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Tone Poems

This is about as acoustic as you're likely to find.

[El Conquistador]

I think it is interesting/instructive that as wildly popular as Tommy Emmanuel is on this forum, nobody has picked one of his CDs.
Steve

[kerrinsdad]

Originally Posted by JTFoote

I am still listening to the album that began to drive me towards acoustic guitar, and I never grow tired of singing or playing along with Souvenirs, by Dan Fogelberg. The album came out in '74, but I wasn't aware of it until around '82, when a new friend of mine became determined to broaden my-then-admittedly somewhat limited musical horizons, and mentioned how much he loved it.

There is a possibility that I would have not bothered to learn to play an acoustic guitar without hearing this album. It's because of these songs, and the many thousands of hours of playing an acoustic that resulted from the onset of such, that I own Mr. Fogelberg a debt of gratitude that never can be repaid. To paraphrase a famous line.

... JT

bought my first guitar after hearing that album....i think i can still play every song on that album!!

[justjack]

Three come to mind:

• Neil Young Comes A Time (beautiful songs gently played)
• Beach Boys Party! (goofy good time and what harmonies)
• Judds first album (gave me direction at a low point of playing and inspired me to listen to genres I'd previously dismissed)

[gibbyguy]

Originally Posted by El Conquistador

I think it is interesting/instructive that as wildly popular as Tommy Emmanuel is on this forum, nobody has picked one of his CDs.
Steve

I was reading through this thread and expected to see His name mentioned several times. I'm enjoying vids from this music collection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6eFqu-ppY

[darylcrisp]

i really like this thread, i've saw more than a few albums i want to get and would not have known of them if not seeing them here.

thanks folks
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