I'm sure I'm not the only one to mention this, but John Prine's Tree of Forgiveness in 2018. All unexpected late career masterpiece that no one expected given his bout with cancer. Very much a farewell album but it stands out as one of his best.
Saw Crosby right before Covid hit and was bowled over by the quality of his amazing voice and the strength of the songs. I have seen him several times over the course of his career and this latest show may have been the best of the bunch. Despite many years of living on the edge, that voice and songwriting skill had not diminished
Made while he was dying from cancer, some people consider David Bowie's final Blackstar album to be one of his very best albums. Nobody can say that he didn't get the chance to make his last musical statement before he left this earth.
Love this video. Great idea/topic. I'm going to check out some of these for sure. I've always been partial to Gregg Allman's "Southern Blood" record. Stellar, moving, and great musicianship.
An interesting theme that's worth revisiting. My vote goes for Levon Helm's Dirt Farmer and Electric Dirt. What a shame he died just when he found his 'true' voice (although racked with throat cancer). As far as Dylan goes (and you want to use the word 'masterpiece') it has to be Time Out of Mind.
Ghosteen by Nick Cave is an absolute masterpiece! And it’s predecessor Skeleton Tree is another late period masterpiece. One of the most important artists of his generation and beyond.
Great list. I would add David Crosby's last few albums and "I Trawl the Megahertz" by Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout, who made a remarkable comeback after battling serious health issues (including hearing and eyesight complications) with this album, followed by "Let's Change the World with Music" in 2009 and "Crimson/Red" in 2013.
Such a great video! Love these SO much! So many stories, roads & notes...I just would want to hear and get immersed into each and every one of these records. Thank you so much, really.
“Western Stars” (both versions) would certainly make my list too. I’m not sure which is his best from his later years but Boz Scaggs still puts out good albums.
Great post and exactly why I subscribe to this channel. I’m going to the man cave to listen to the newly purchased Dylan and Hillman LPs now. Thanks Mazzy!
Very, very nice list and video. Some I have and some I now want. Thanks for posting. Speaking of Neil Young. I wish they would officially release Neil's complete soundtrack of the Johnny Depp film, Dead Man. A great movie, but the soundtrack makes it soooo much better.
Some great albums there. Rough and Rowdy Ways is a brilliant Dylan album, even without Murder Most Foul, which is an incredible piece of art. I Contain Multitudes is a stunning song. The album sounds like a mash-up of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits---the Holy Trinity.
Never hear much about it, but I was pleasantly surprised by Nancy Wilson's recent double album. Really pleased with Jackson Browne's latest. Great subject Mazzy and you have spurred me to buy a couple of albums that I didn't know about. Thanks!
Big thanks for mentioning GORDON PARKS. That guy is an absolute legend, & his work honestly deserves all the huge praise it receives. I saw a whole bunch of his prints & ephemera in a museum exhibit about a decade ago; it was nothing short of amazing.
Thank you, Norman - for the tips, I’ve almost given up on these great musicians it’s great when someone points in the right direction. I’ve listened to several of these now - there’s so much but they’re still very relevant, maybe now more than ever..
Great topic Mazzy, and some great nominees by you and your subscribers. But there is one glaring omission: Dirt Farmer and Electric Dirt by Levon Helm! Dirt Farmer won a Grammy, for cryin' out loud. I know you love The Band, and these two albums (as well as his earlier solo albums, not to mention the "reformed" Band albums) prove that Robbie Robertson needed Levon (and the rest of The Band) far more than Levon needed him.
@@j.t.walter5086 I saw Levon live at The House Of Blues on Sunset Blvd. while he was still healing from his throat surgery. So he of course wasn't singing, but he had his daughter along with him, and a good mouth harp player who did some singing. Levon was playing drums better than ever, one of my all-time faves.
@@bdp24x14 Whoa! Lucky man. My cousin got to play one of those Rambles Levon would put on at his house towards the end. It was Stanton Moore on drums, I think George Porter or another NOLA cat on bass and my cuz Robert Walter on Hammond B3. He got to hang out with Levon for a few days & get fed some good home cookin'.. I regret missing those Rables. Would have dug seeing the Sadies there as well. I'm only 48, so I missed seeing The Band but watched The Last Waltz on VHS with my pops when I was like 13. Saw Jerry Garcia Band cover Danko's "Twilight" on the Eel River in 1991. That was epic. Saw The Grateful Dead cover "The Weight" at least twenty times. I love Levons 'Dirt Farmer' LP!!!! I've seen Emmylou Harris over 20 times. Same with Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings. J.J. Cale at The BellyUp Tavern with David Lindley. Soooooo many epic concerts for a kid. It's been my life's mission. Sade, Bjork, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave 5 times, jazz legends you wouldn't believe. Got to see and Know Fred Wesley (James Browns band leader/ The JBs). The Meters! & On & on. Many hereos of mine.
I'm still perturbed the way Levon was treated by R.R. He & the other cats who were robbed on royalties would mess up anyone no matter how cool they are. Levon had a pure soul. Robbie seems alright to me, but come on! He shoulda & coulda kicked Levon an inspirational tip at the very least. "Hey Levon, here's a tax free, million bucks in a briefcase or offshore account, just because there would be NO Band without you". @eric jerde
@@j.t.walter5086 I couldn't agree more J.T. In Levon's autobiography (I went to the book release/signing at Book Soup on Sunset, across the street from the Hollywood Tower Records store. Ringo showed up too, and took cuts in line ;-) John Simon recounts how Robbie conned him into signing away all future royalties on the two Band albums he produced. What I can't stand about Robertson is how he feigns singing harmony all throughout The Last Waltz. First of all, the Band's harmonies were always 2 and 3 part, not 4. Secondly, we all know he can't sing anyway (his solo albums are dreadful). Why couldn't he be satisfied being known for his songwriting and guitar playing? Being pals with Scorsese really paid off; Robertson is onscreen in TLW far more than any other Band member. A bass player friend and I were talking about making the pilgrimage to Levon's barn, but my friend drank a little too much beer at Candlestick Park (seeing his beloved San Francisco Giants playing baseball), lost his balance and fell backwards onto the concrete, ending up in the hospital with a hole drilled in his skull (to relieve the pressure created by his brain swelling). By the time he recovered Levon had passed. Damnit :-( . Have you watched the RUclips video of Garth Hudson visiting the Big Pink house? The current owner (a musician himself) has Garth show him around, pointing out his bedroom, and where everyone set up in the basement. So cool!
When I started watching this video, I immediately thought about Springsteen's Western Stars. So glad you included it. I'm a huge Bruce fan, I have everything and many bootlegs. Western Stars is in my Top 5 Bruce albums. And yes, Le Noise.
I doubt you can keep up with reading these comments. But if you do, just want to say how I enjoy your work. Growing up in metro Chicago in the 1950s with all the great "glow in the dark" AM tube radio pop stuff into the '60s counter culture stuff and FM underground radio......and everything in between. Anyway, thanks for these insights.
Thanks for this great list! I have and treasure a few already but many more to check out including the Ray Davies one which, I will admit, the bad cover art scared me away from hearing. I’ll add to the list the most recent, self-titled Lindsey Buckingham album, from late 2021. He’s over 70 years old now and this record is full of ear worms that recall classic pop songwriting but manage to sound at least somewhat connected to the kind of music artists decades younger are making.
Good selection as it usually is on this channel. Familiar stuff and things to check out. One comment on Scott Walker, is the Scott Walker album you can't remember Tilt from 1995? Pretty dark one too. I'd also like to recommend Climate of Hunter from 1984 to everyone. If I may add one it will be No Deeper Blue by Townes van Zandt, although he may fall into the "life's cut short" category, as he was "only" 53 when he died. Oh, just remembered another one, Don't Give Up On Me, by Solomon Burke, great album produced by Joe Henry.
Excellent choices! Masterpieces indeed. I actually have a Scott Walker boxset with his first 5 classic albums. It was released in 2013. A very nice boxset with fine remasters. And concerning the Drift. There was more dark scary weirdness after it with the album Bish Bosch, a super heavy album he did with Sun O))) called Soused, and the album the Childhood Of A Leader. All very good, but the masterpiece of his later career is indeed The Drift.
Bish Bosch might be my favorite of his, if not Tilt. BB was truly the culmination of his post-70s work, with Soused as a fitting coda to his career in general. The Drift is probably my least favorite of The Trilogy but it’s still around a 10/10 nearly perfect record. Truly special.
Great video. I agree on a lot of your choices. Especially Cohen, Dylan, Young and Cash. If you are a bit tired of Jack White, check out his new album Fear Of The Dawn. Still a raw and intense album like most of his, but the production and sound is very noisy and different from what he has released so far. It is insanely good.
I love “The Drift” - powerful record, but then again Scott Walker is my favorite artist. His album from 1984 “Climate Of Hunter” is worth checking out if you can find it. It’s easy listening in comparison to what followed but brilliant.
The whole Trilogy (Tilt, The Drift, Bish Bosch) is such a treat, that I hope more people reassess into the 21st century. Drift is probably the most focused of the three, of course. Nice to see Scott fans.
@@RealJeffTidwell I agree, with “Bish Bosch” he went as far as he could go, I’m still trying to get my head around that album (in a good way). Then he want in a different direction for the most part with a final great album of his songs - “Soused” his collaboration with Sunn O))). That’s an incredible album too, and one of my favorites by him.
@@edwardmulholland7912 Definitely grab Sundog (lyrics book) if you haven’t, but totally decoding Bish Bosch (like many postmodern works) is probably not on the table whatever we do. 😆
My first thought was Leonard Cohen👍 And, my 2nd was Charles Bradley... I then thought Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds "Ghosteen" would surely get a mention ? And then my final thought was Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) and his solo L.P. "Mark Hollis". Oh,,, and an afterthought had me thinking of The Flaming Lips. Some their later stuff is quite epic ! .
I scrolled the video to see if you included Roy Orbisons "Mystery girl". I think you agree that it's a great last one before he died. But good choices all the way. Scott "the drift" is a little bit dark, but interesting 😎.
Great topic and some really fabulous choices! I'm not familiar with everything, even if I knew the artists, so I'll have to catch up. My favorites are Bowie and Walker - absolute masterpieces indeed. I have a few records I would add to the list. I think Tom Waits is doing great these days (as pretty much always) and his "Mule Variations" is proof of that. Another of those bitter-sweet last hoorahs was Silver Apples' "Clinging to a Dream" from 2016. A true masterpiece by this pioneering psychedelic-electronic act released not so long before Simeon (the last remaining member of the original duo) left us forever, leaving us with his best record since Silver Aplles debut from 1968! I would like to mention Dan McCafferty's "Last Testament". His glory days as the powerful frontman of Nazareth are long gone, and his voice isn't in its best condition. He is struggling. But somehow the album benefits from it, as the lyrical content (passing time) and overall melancholic mood are all the more aching and moving.
Interesting comment about Rick Rubin stripping down and getting "the essence" of Johnny Cash. The first album Rick Rubin ever produced was LL Cool J's Radio, on which Rubin also took a minimalist approach, but here to hip-hop, getting to the essence of it all: rhyming, a few judiciously chosen samples, and heavy Roland TR-808 beats. The production credit on the sleeve reads "Reduced by Rick Rubin".
Curtis Mayfield's last LP 'New World Order'. Recorded after his tragic accident. Paralyzed, leaned back in wheelchair, singing UP into the mic. One of his best records ever. In my top 10 of Soul records. On CD only!!!! Wtf?!?!
Thank You Mazzy! What a great list of albums, many I have not heard so I have listening to do. I would put Negative Capability by Marianne Faithfull into this list.
A bunch of great records! Interesting to note that a good 80 % or more of all these record covers had black as the dominant colour. Appropriate I guess.
@@danny1959 I know, fascinating. He was a local guy and I didn’t even hear of his passing . It’s sad . I also love Willie Nelson . Is it new songs or covers , not that it matters!?
leonard, dylan, bowie, cash....all masterpieces.....of course, three out of four are no longer with us, but their music keeps coming on....i hope there's more leonard left...i thought 'thanks for the dance' was absolutely brilliant........and speaking of people who passed, i just heard naomi judd passed away...she and wynonna were very dear friends off mine...may she rest in peace....rocky
What a truly inspired list. Mavis and Bob on the same wave length. Murder Most Foul is or will be a classic,both artists are producing great albums. The consideration of a late career masterpiece is a very interesting concept.
Great topic Mazzy. There are a few of your list I need to check out. A few from me though: 1. Tom Jones - Spirit in the Room. Tom has been doing some great late career stuff and his voice, while changed, is just magical 2. Paul Rodgers - The Royal Sessions. Paul coming to the USA and doing soul music the way no English white man should be able to. Great vinyl pressing as well. 3. Pops Staples - Don't Lose This. It was great you included a Mavis album but this one is wonderful. This was recorded just before (and as) Pops was passing. 15 years later, after Jeff Tweedy had recorded 2 of Mavis' albums, she asked him to strip all but Pops from the mix and add new backing. That is what was then released. This is covered at 1:07:30 in the Mavis documentary ruclips.net/video/AZcq7a_6_QA/видео.html pretty emotional stuff. The whole documentary is worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
Enjoyed this Mazzy. So glad to see Ray Davies shown here. I hated the cover art as well. But great albums I think that Springsteen cover is beautiful. I need to give that one another listen. It didn’t jump out at me.
Love this take on late greats. I was just wondering would the Traveling Wilburys fall under this catagory ??? Eric Clapton Pilgrim ?? John Prine Tree of Forgiveness?? As always enjoy your take on music. Well done.
Many on your list would match mine. Springsteen’s Western Stars also reminds me of Elvis’ Memphis Record (Kentucky Rain and In The Ghetto,especially). Hey, add The Memphis Record to the list!
Thanks Mazzy. Great choices. Will check out the Springsteen album. I think critics were not kind to it and I let that stop me getting it. I would say a late career great record, if not a masterpiece, is Hawkwind's Somnia released last year
I nominate an album from your last Whack-A-Mole, "That Lucky Old Sun" by Brian Wilson and I would like to add "Greendale" by Neil Young. Thanks for the great video.
Hey Mazzy. I need to ask something that has been bothering me for a long, long time. What is the CD directly above the photo of your friend Coleman over your left shoulder?
Warren Zevon's, "The Wind" was another great last hurrah
I'm sure I'm not the only one to mention this, but John Prine's Tree of Forgiveness in 2018. All unexpected late career masterpiece that no one expected given his bout with cancer. Very much a farewell album but it stands out as one of his best.
Was just about to write the same. It’s an excellent album.
Sharing a brain in that
Was going to write the same. Great last album from a master storyteller. I have it on CD, not vinyl.
Someone should press Tracy Chapman's catalog on HQ 180g wax. 'New Beginning' & her later titles are stellar!!!!! Very underrated.
Did the live Jorma K. RSD LP drop yet? Anyone know? Maybe it's coming out in June.
David Crosby has released five incredible albums in the last eight years. Just a great late career resurgence.
You have low standards.
His voice sounds great at 80 !
@@jackwezesa1081 I agree. I saw him live and couldn't believe it. He certainly has the best "late-career voice."
Saw Crosby right before Covid hit and was bowled over by the quality of his amazing voice and the strength of the songs. I have seen him several times over the course of his career and this latest show may have been the best of the bunch. Despite many years of living on the edge, that voice and songwriting skill had not diminished
@@dbob3405 My all time Crosby tune is Almost cut my hair with the volume cranked up when no one else is home ! De Ja Vu album never gets old .
Made while he was dying from cancer, some people consider David Bowie's final Blackstar album to be one of his very best albums. Nobody can say that he didn't get the chance to make his last musical statement before he left this earth.
I can not listen to it until I’m dying myself , I feel I would disrespect David’s last work
@@valley_robot You would not disrespect him. He made it for you to hear it as a fan. Not hearing it would be disrespectful to his memory.
I love Bowies 'Reality' a lot.
Love this video. Great idea/topic. I'm going to check out some of these for sure. I've always been partial to Gregg Allman's "Southern Blood" record. Stellar, moving, and great musicianship.
An interesting theme that's worth revisiting. My vote goes for Levon Helm's Dirt Farmer and Electric Dirt. What a shame he died just when he found his 'true' voice (although racked with throat cancer). As far as Dylan goes (and you want to use the word 'masterpiece') it has to be Time Out of Mind.
Ghosteen by Nick Cave is an absolute masterpiece! And it’s predecessor Skeleton Tree is another late period masterpiece. One of the most important artists of his generation and beyond.
My favorite is "Abattoir Blues" / "Lyre of Orpheus", but I love them ALL.
So nice to see The Black Swan mentioned. Such a great and underrated album!
Great list, but did I somehow miss George Harrison - Brainwashed? Absolute masterpiece.
Great list. I would add David Crosby's last few albums and "I Trawl the Megahertz" by Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout, who made a remarkable comeback after battling serious health issues (including hearing and eyesight complications) with this album, followed by "Let's Change the World with Music" in 2009 and "Crimson/Red" in 2013.
Let’s Change The World With Music was the album I used to cope with my Dad’s death in 2013. Underrated as hell.
I love Television’s self titled 1992 album. Mature, guitars galore, best vocals by Verlaine I’ve heard.
Such a great video! Love these SO much! So many stories, roads & notes...I just would want to hear and get immersed into each and every one of these records. Thank you so much, really.
Ditto as previously mentioned. Warren Zevon, The Wind.
Neil Young, my favorite artist, knocked it out of the park with
Le Noise!!
“Western Stars” (both versions) would certainly make my list too. I’m not sure which is his best from his later years but Boz Scaggs still puts out good albums.
I saw Boz Scaggs with the Toto boys in July 1976.
John Prine - The Tree Of Forgiveness
Great post and exactly why I subscribe to this channel. I’m going to the man cave to listen to the newly purchased Dylan and Hillman LPs now. Thanks Mazzy!
Thanks Mas, superb reviews, I ordered the Yusuf immediately, the rest are on the list. Merry Christmas!
David Crosby and Jackson Browne are still making brilliant albums too !
Really enjoying Loretta Lynn and Jack White. Being from UK not really a country fan but love this album. Thanks. Ps Cohen's album is fantastic
Really enjoyed this video NORMAN. THANK YOU. THE Chris Hillman sounds great.
Yes it does ✌🏼
Very, very nice list and video. Some I have and some I now want. Thanks for posting. Speaking of Neil Young. I wish they would officially release Neil's complete soundtrack of the Johnny Depp film, Dead Man. A great movie, but the soundtrack makes it soooo much better.
Just the mention of Beth Orton makes my day.
Some great albums there. Rough and Rowdy Ways is a brilliant Dylan album, even without Murder Most Foul, which is an incredible piece of art. I Contain Multitudes is a stunning song. The album sounds like a mash-up of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits---the Holy Trinity.
Great vid & subject , can't believe you left out Promises by Pharoah Sanders ( 81 yrs old ) and any of Nick Cave's last three albums !!! Cheers, Dom
Nick Cave is still in the middle of his career imho. And I skipped jazz this time ✌🏼
Another great video showing artist at near end of career. Again seeing albums I need
Bert Jansch has been a great discovery. Thanks.
Never hear much about it, but I was pleasantly surprised by Nancy Wilson's recent double album. Really pleased with Jackson Browne's latest. Great subject Mazzy and you have spurred me to buy a couple of albums that I didn't know about. Thanks!
Nice piece-giving these truly gifted artists a shoutout for their late in life masterpieces
Big thanks for mentioning GORDON PARKS.
That guy is an absolute legend, & his work honestly deserves all the huge praise it receives. I saw a whole bunch of his prints & ephemera in a museum exhibit about a decade ago; it was nothing short of amazing.
Oh yeah. Big fan of his work ❣️
Great video! The Bob Weir picture with you in the background at 23:07, looks like a before and after ad for men's grooming products.
Another Mazzy masterpiece of choices and descriptions.
Thank you, Norman - for the tips, I’ve almost given up on these great musicians it’s great when someone points in the right direction. I’ve listened to several of these now - there’s so much but they’re still very relevant, maybe now more than ever..
Great topic Mazzy, and some great nominees by you and your subscribers. But there is one glaring omission: Dirt Farmer and Electric Dirt by Levon Helm! Dirt Farmer won a Grammy, for cryin' out loud. I know you love The Band, and these two albums (as well as his earlier solo albums, not to mention the "reformed" Band albums) prove that Robbie Robertson needed Levon (and the rest of The Band) far more than Levon needed him.
Dirt Farmer!!! Great call bro.
@@j.t.walter5086 I saw Levon live at The House Of Blues on Sunset Blvd. while he was still healing from his throat surgery. So he of course wasn't singing, but he had his daughter along with him, and a good mouth harp player who did some singing. Levon was playing drums better than ever, one of my all-time faves.
@@bdp24x14 Whoa! Lucky man.
My cousin got to play one of those Rambles Levon would put on at his house towards the end. It was Stanton Moore on drums, I think George Porter or another NOLA cat on bass and my cuz Robert Walter on Hammond B3. He got to hang out with Levon for a few days & get fed some good home cookin'..
I regret missing those Rables. Would have dug seeing the Sadies there as well.
I'm only 48, so I missed seeing The Band but watched The Last Waltz on VHS with my pops when I was like 13.
Saw Jerry Garcia Band cover Danko's "Twilight" on the Eel River in 1991. That was epic. Saw The Grateful Dead cover "The Weight" at least twenty times.
I love Levons 'Dirt Farmer' LP!!!!
I've seen Emmylou Harris over 20 times.
Same with Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings.
J.J. Cale at The BellyUp Tavern with David Lindley.
Soooooo many epic concerts for a kid. It's been my life's mission. Sade, Bjork, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave 5 times, jazz legends you wouldn't believe. Got to see and Know Fred Wesley (James Browns band leader/ The JBs). The Meters! & On & on. Many hereos of mine.
I'm still perturbed the way Levon was treated by R.R. He & the other cats who were robbed on royalties would mess up anyone no matter how cool they are. Levon had a pure soul. Robbie seems alright to me, but come on!
He shoulda & coulda kicked Levon an inspirational tip at the very least.
"Hey Levon, here's a tax free, million bucks in a briefcase or offshore account, just because there would be NO Band without you". @eric jerde
@@j.t.walter5086 I couldn't agree more J.T. In Levon's autobiography (I went to the book release/signing at Book Soup on Sunset, across the street from the Hollywood Tower Records store. Ringo showed up too, and took cuts in line ;-) John Simon recounts how Robbie conned him into signing away all future royalties on the two Band albums he produced.
What I can't stand about Robertson is how he feigns singing harmony all throughout The Last Waltz. First of all, the Band's harmonies were always 2 and 3 part, not 4. Secondly, we all know he can't sing anyway (his solo albums are dreadful). Why couldn't he be satisfied being known for his songwriting and guitar playing? Being pals with Scorsese really paid off; Robertson is onscreen in TLW far more than any other Band member.
A bass player friend and I were talking about making the pilgrimage to Levon's barn, but my friend drank a little too much beer at Candlestick Park (seeing his beloved San Francisco Giants playing baseball), lost his balance and fell backwards onto the concrete, ending up in the hospital with a hole drilled in his skull (to relieve the pressure created by his brain swelling). By the time he recovered Levon had passed. Damnit :-( .
Have you watched the RUclips video of Garth Hudson visiting the Big Pink house? The current owner (a musician himself) has Garth show him around, pointing out his bedroom, and where everyone set up in the basement. So cool!
You should make this into a series and dive deep into each album.
Great videos
Love many of these especially Le Noise - his custom stereo guitar into two amps makes it. John Hiatt?
Wow the Chris Hillman album. Never knew about that one amazing - just bought a copy on vinyl.
When I started watching this video, I immediately thought about Springsteen's Western Stars. So glad you included it. I'm a huge Bruce fan, I have everything and many bootlegs. Western Stars is in my Top 5 Bruce albums. And yes, Le Noise.
I doubt you can keep up with reading these comments. But if you do, just want to say how I enjoy your work. Growing up in metro Chicago in the 1950s with all the great "glow in the dark" AM tube radio pop stuff into the '60s counter culture stuff and FM underground radio......and everything in between. Anyway, thanks for these insights.
Yep, and John Hiatt! Crossing Muddy Waters is certainly a masterpiece in my world.
Yes it is ✌🏼
Thanks for this great list! I have and treasure a few already but many more to check out including the Ray Davies one which, I will admit, the bad cover art scared me away from hearing. I’ll add to the list the most recent, self-titled Lindsey Buckingham album, from late 2021. He’s over 70 years old now and this record is full of ear worms that recall classic pop songwriting but manage to sound at least somewhat connected to the kind of music artists decades younger are making.
Thank you for highlighting these albums, I look forward to listening to them.
Good selection as it usually is on this channel. Familiar stuff and things to check out. One comment on Scott Walker, is the Scott Walker album you can't remember Tilt from 1995? Pretty dark one too. I'd also like to recommend Climate of Hunter from 1984 to everyone. If I may add one it will be No Deeper Blue by Townes van Zandt, although he may fall into the "life's cut short" category, as he was "only" 53 when he died. Oh, just remembered another one, Don't Give Up On Me, by Solomon Burke, great album produced by Joe Henry.
Yes Tilt. Another great dark record ✌🏼🤠
I remember ordering Tilt over the phone and never recieving it !
Excellent choices! Masterpieces indeed. I actually have a Scott Walker boxset with his first 5 classic albums. It was released in 2013. A very nice boxset with fine remasters. And concerning the Drift. There was more dark scary weirdness after it with the album Bish Bosch, a super heavy album he did with Sun O))) called Soused, and the album the Childhood Of A Leader. All very good, but the masterpiece of his later career is indeed The Drift.
I have that Walker CD set. I’d love a vinyl version.
Bish Bosch might be my favorite of his, if not Tilt. BB was truly the culmination of his post-70s work, with Soused as a fitting coda to his career in general.
The Drift is probably my least favorite of The Trilogy but it’s still around a 10/10 nearly perfect record. Truly special.
Great video. I agree on a lot of your choices. Especially Cohen, Dylan, Young and Cash. If you are a bit tired of Jack White, check out his new album Fear Of The Dawn. Still a raw and intense album like most of his, but the production and sound is very noisy and different from what he has released so far. It is insanely good.
So enjoyed this video. I gotz some listening to do and I can’t wait!
never new about the Ray Davies lps with the Jayhawks! thank you Maz love them both
I love “The Drift” - powerful record, but then again Scott Walker is my favorite artist. His album from 1984 “Climate Of Hunter” is worth checking out if you can find it. It’s easy listening in comparison to what followed but brilliant.
The whole Trilogy (Tilt, The Drift, Bish Bosch) is such a treat, that I hope more people reassess into the 21st century. Drift is probably the most focused of the three, of course. Nice to see Scott fans.
@@RealJeffTidwell
I agree, with “Bish Bosch” he went as far as he could go, I’m still trying to get my head around that album (in a good way). Then he want in a different direction for the most part with a final great album of his songs - “Soused” his collaboration with Sunn O))). That’s an incredible album too, and one of my favorites by him.
@@edwardmulholland7912 Definitely grab Sundog (lyrics book) if you haven’t, but totally decoding Bish Bosch (like many postmodern works) is probably not on the table whatever we do. 😆
My first thought was Leonard Cohen👍 And, my 2nd was Charles Bradley...
I then thought Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds "Ghosteen" would surely get a mention ?
And then my final thought was Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) and his solo L.P. "Mark Hollis".
Oh,,, and an afterthought had me thinking of The Flaming Lips. Some their later stuff is quite epic !
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Nick Cave is still in his prime imho Not late career. Yet. ✌🏼
I scrolled the video to see if you included Roy Orbisons "Mystery girl". I think you agree that it's a great last one before he died. But good choices all the way. Scott "the drift" is a little bit dark, but interesting 😎.
Great topic and some really fabulous choices! I'm not familiar with everything, even if I knew the artists, so I'll have to catch up. My favorites are Bowie and Walker - absolute masterpieces indeed.
I have a few records I would add to the list.
I think Tom Waits is doing great these days (as pretty much always) and his "Mule Variations" is proof of that.
Another of those bitter-sweet last hoorahs was Silver Apples' "Clinging to a Dream" from 2016. A true masterpiece by this pioneering psychedelic-electronic act released not so long before Simeon (the last remaining member of the original duo) left us forever, leaving us with his best record since Silver Aplles debut from 1968!
I would like to mention Dan McCafferty's "Last Testament". His glory days as the powerful frontman of Nazareth are long gone, and his voice isn't in its best condition. He is struggling. But somehow the album benefits from it, as the lyrical content (passing time) and overall melancholic mood are all the more aching and moving.
Every one of those albums mentioned is a gem Thanks for reminding me they need revisiting.
Interesting comment about Rick Rubin stripping down and getting "the essence" of Johnny Cash. The first album Rick Rubin ever produced was LL Cool J's Radio, on which Rubin also took a minimalist approach, but here to hip-hop, getting to the essence of it all: rhyming, a few judiciously chosen samples, and heavy Roland TR-808 beats. The production credit on the sleeve reads "Reduced by Rick Rubin".
Great recommendations. First time I ever saw your face was written by Kirsty MacColl´s father, Ewan MacColl. Great songwriters both of them.
Rush with Vapor Trails, Snakes and Arrows and Clockwork Angels. Black Sabbath's 13, ACDC Powerup, McCartney III, Deep Purple's Woosh. I could go on...
Deep Purple and Uriah Heep just keep rolling along putting out epic late career gems.
Great idea for a chat. Good intros for me with some, particularly Ray Davies and Chris Hillman
Steely Dan - Two Against Nature fits the bill
Great list!! I also like this one: From Elvis in Memphis
Great list. Love Springsteen and Mavis Staples. New for me are Chris hillman and Bob weir! great!
A complete education for me - Thanks
Unfortunately You won’t get a degree 😎
Thanks for the Scott Walker, WO!
Curtis Mayfield's last LP 'New World Order'. Recorded after his tragic accident. Paralyzed, leaned back in wheelchair, singing UP into the mic. One of his best records ever. In my top 10 of Soul records. On CD only!!!! Wtf?!?!
Thank You Mazzy! What a great list of albums, many I have not heard so I have listening to do.
I would put Negative Capability by Marianne Faithfull into this list.
A bunch of great records! Interesting to note that a good 80 % or more of all these record covers had black as the dominant colour. Appropriate I guess.
I'LL Take You There by the Staple Singers is brilliant.
I love this Mazzy. Thank you!
Great idea and Crosby’s latest is superb. Clearly Bowie final album is amazing and sounds fab
Also absolutely love Weir’s album. Been a staple on the road, what little road tripping I’ve been doing.
Great selection. I would add Low Country Blues by Gregg Allman and Dirt Farmer by Levon Helm, but I would argue with any of the choices here.
Great stuff
Very enjoyable. I concur on the Chris Hillman and Paul Simon selections! I will now seek out Le Noise by Neil Young.
Ray Davies has made several good albums. o.a. Working man's cafe and Other people's lives.
Charles Bradley's Changes is one of several brilliant late-career records. Willie Nelson just released an amazing record yesterday.
Charles is a local guy and I believe he is around 70! Great soulful voice.
@@jackwezesa1081 He sadly passed away a couple of years ago.
@@MathTravels Thanks for the info . I usually hear about things . That is very sad , didn’t know.
@@jackwezesa1081 He was in his 60s when he got a recording contract. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us.
@@danny1959 I know, fascinating. He was a local guy and I didn’t even hear of his passing . It’s sad . I also love Willie Nelson . Is it new songs or covers , not that it matters!?
leonard, dylan, bowie, cash....all masterpieces.....of course, three out of four are no longer with us, but their music keeps coming on....i hope there's more leonard left...i thought 'thanks for the dance' was absolutely brilliant........and speaking of people who passed, i just heard naomi judd passed away...she and wynonna were very dear friends off mine...may she rest in peace....rocky
Nice list. I would also include the recent Elvis Costello album 'The Boy Named If'.
Mazzy, great set from great artist🙏
Excellent choices
What a truly inspired list. Mavis and Bob on the same wave length. Murder Most Foul is or will be a classic,both artists are producing great albums. The consideration of a late career masterpiece is a very interesting concept.
If only Mavis had accepted Bob's marriage proposal there would have been more Mavis and Bob
Great topic Mazzy. There are a few of your list I need to check out.
A few from me though:
1. Tom Jones - Spirit in the Room. Tom has been doing some great late career stuff and his voice, while changed, is just magical
2. Paul Rodgers - The Royal Sessions. Paul coming to the USA and doing soul music the way no English white man should be able to. Great vinyl pressing as well.
3. Pops Staples - Don't Lose This. It was great you included a Mavis album but this one is wonderful. This was recorded just before (and as) Pops was passing. 15 years later, after Jeff Tweedy had recorded 2 of Mavis' albums, she asked him to strip all but Pops from the mix and add new backing. That is what was then released. This is covered at 1:07:30 in the Mavis documentary ruclips.net/video/AZcq7a_6_QA/видео.html pretty emotional stuff. The whole documentary is worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
5 of those I'll need to check out now, thanks.
Enjoyed this Mazzy. So glad to see Ray Davies shown here. I hated the cover art as well. But great albums
I think that Springsteen cover is beautiful. I need to give that one another listen. It didn’t jump out at me.
Great albums here , especially Cash and Mavis Staples
I really enjoyed the last couple of albums from Muddy Waters produced by Johnny Winter
Great recommendations. Mavis Staples and Bob Weir on my watchout list. Robert Plant? Maybe "raising sand"
Love this take on late greats. I was just wondering would the Traveling Wilburys fall under this catagory ??? Eric Clapton Pilgrim ?? John Prine Tree of Forgiveness?? As always enjoy your take on music. Well done.
I considering John Prine. Maybe a volume 2 someday. Wilburys didn’t seem that fir me but obviously I found have picked Roy’s last album maybe. ✌🏼
Many on your list would match mine. Springsteen’s Western Stars also reminds me of Elvis’ Memphis Record (Kentucky Rain and In The Ghetto,especially). Hey, add The Memphis Record to the list!
Surprise by Paul Simon came out in 2006.
Thanks Mazzy. Great choices. Will check out the Springsteen album. I think critics were not kind to it and I let that stop me getting it. I would say a late career great record, if not a masterpiece, is Hawkwind's Somnia released last year
This is a great idea for a video. Hopefully some others pick this idea and add on too
“Murder Most Foul” is more of an Oratorio than a song.
I nominate an album from your last Whack-A-Mole, "That Lucky Old Sun" by Brian Wilson
and I would like to add "Greendale" by Neil Young. Thanks for the great video.
Dark matter by Randy Newman is certainly a masterpiece - Lost without you and She chose me is as good as a Randy Newman classic gets.
Great list Mazzy...
I'd add Emmylou Harris; Wrecking Ball. Sublime.
Love wrecking Ball but seems mid period to me. ✌🏼
The Pete Seeger Sessions were also a fantastic Bruce Springsteen album. Thierry
Yes it was 🤠
Roy Orbison mystery girl
Well, Dylan has almost made a career of that.
Exactly ✌🏼
i second that emotion.
How about Kevin Ayers The Unfairground? What a exit!
Don’t know that one 🤷🏻♂️
@@mazzysmusic Youre in for a treat1
The best post I've seen today!
Hey Mazzy. I need to ask something that has been bothering me for a long, long time. What is the CD directly above the photo of your friend Coleman over your left shoulder?
Nice to see the Chris Hillman album.
love me some neil young
Did any pop star produce an Lp that was their best, but also their last, who made more than one?>
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