Taking sides: On the Beach vs. Tonight's the Night

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I have one blank CD left, which one should I burn?

― David Allen (David Allen), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)

buy another blank CD.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Tonight's the Night, but don't ask me why.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

On musical criteria, you need both. On ethical criteria: "On the Beach" was just recently reissued in a remastered version which as close as you're likely to get to a digital version of how NY wants it to sound on CD, whereas he's repudiated the sonic quality of the earlier CD issues. So burn "Tonight's the Night" to have a copy and buy "On the Beach" for yourself.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

You really, really need both. Sorry we're not helping here but come on man - those are two of the best albums ever made.

(They might just fit together on one CDR!)

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 28 March 2004 00:07 (twenty-two years ago)

yup, both essential. i might like on the beach a bit better, but i wouldn't want to do without either one.

― lauren (laurenp), Sunday, 28 March 2004 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

On the Beach is alright, but Tonight's the Night's peerless. Burn that.

― otto, Sunday, 28 March 2004 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Miccio OTM.

― Scott CE, Sunday, 28 March 2004 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

you could mix and match so that you get both ambulance blues and alberquerque.

― Flotsam of the Fishfolk (Flotsam of the Fishfolk), Sunday, 28 March 2004 09:47 (twenty-two years ago)

five years pass...

Revive b/c I just listened to these two back-to-back. I think I like Tonight a little better, but the 2nd side of On the Beach is the best single side.

― Mark, Tuesday, 26 May 2009 02:17 (sixteen years ago)

otm

― ۞_۞ (ciderpress), Tuesday, 26 May 2009 02:20 (sixteen years ago)

three years pass...

http://24.media.tumblr.com/771d2b0c6b5a4454875a9edbc596c698/tumblr_mgffbkA0GZ1qhpwnqo1_500.jpg
will there be a santa monica flyers version of "rocket man" on archives vol. 2!!!?????

― tylerw, Thursday, 10 January 2013 20:31 (thirteen years ago)

TS: "Tonight's The Night Somebody Saved My Life" vs. "Tonight's The Night Is Allright For Fighting"

― Big Sambola & The Tailspinners (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 January 2013 21:34 (thirteen years ago)

Funny that so many people love tonight's the night so much. I'm gonna need to give it another listen as I wasn't taken by it half as much as on the beach

― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 10 January 2013 21:51 (thirteen years ago)

I've seen that photo before--I think it might be in the Tonight's the Night songbook I have (with a cover the same grainy texture as the original vinyl issue).

― clemenza, Thursday, 10 January 2013 23:15 (thirteen years ago)

It was probably taken at the Roxy TTN live stand in '73. There's a pic of Neil and David Briggs from there in Shakey that looks like it was taken within five minutes of this one.

― Big Sambola & The Tailspinners (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 January 2013 23:53 (thirteen years ago)

yeah i believe that is when it was taken -- the pic was published in the tonight's the night tour programme. this blog foreverneilyoung.tumblr.com was posting some neat things today from that period, including this!!

http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f89aa9455da6ac69c14d03360ff5208/tumblr_mgffoeJ7sG1qdf09mo1_1280.jpg

― tylerw, Thursday, 10 January 2013 23:56 (thirteen years ago)

Funny that so many people love tonight's the night so much. I'm gonna need to give it another listen as I wasn't taken by it half as much as on the beach

Perfect demonstration of how the consensus has changed in 8 years

― Designated Striver (Tom D.), Friday, 11 January 2013 12:05 (thirteen years ago)

two months pass...

perhaps only for the hardcore among us, but http://ow.ly/jdxyO -- 35 minute live version of tonight's the night from 1973. pretty insane.

― tylerw, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 20:19 (thirteen years ago)

Probably deeply under the influence of art rock at the time--I assume there's a lengthy "Return of the Giant Econoline Van" movement somewhere in there.

― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 20:51 (thirteen years ago)

emerson, lake & molina

― tylerw, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 20:55 (thirteen years ago)

Sampedro Tull.

― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 20:57 (thirteen years ago)

Nils Wakeman

― Vol. 3: The Life & Times of E. "Boom" Carter (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 21:23 (thirteen years ago)

three months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSkf0fHu_iQ

― lols lane (Eazy), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 04:39 (twelve years ago)

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