Definitive Records asks interesting Vancouverites to pick the three albums that anchor their musical tastes. Today, we hear from bassist Daniel Knowlton of local band The Gay Nineties. The group is getting reading to go on a lengthy tour, so head down to The Electric Owl this Thursday night to hear them play before they go on the road.

Neil Young – Harvest Moon | LISTEN | “This album plays so beautifully from start to finish. The title track is what pushed me to learn to play harp as a street musician in my early 20’s. Harvest Moon is a perfect musical translation of the Canadian landscape. Could it be any more Canadian? No. It could be none, none more Canadian.”

Joel Plaskett & The Emergency – Truthfully, Truthfully | LISTEN | “Truthfully, Truthfully is a heavy rock and roll album with some really great tender moments and a great pop sensibility. This is the first contemporary album that didn’t leave my CD player for months at a time. As a musician, I am greatly influenced by his vocal performance in these songs.”

The Beatles – Rubber Soul | LISTEN | “The Beatles went from singing about ‘I’m so happy to be in love’ or ‘I’m so sad because I’m not in love anymore’ to ‘Stop war everyone, while I get really high in bed all the time’. Rubber soul was the start of this transition. McCartney’s bass playing on this album is boss.”

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