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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: redhat on July 28, 2013, 2324 UTC
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Thought this might be insightful and fun.
In no particular order;
Incubus - Make Yourself
Tool - Lateralus
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Dulcinea
Depeche Mode - Violator
Cake - Fashion Nugget
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It's very hard to narrow it down. The list would change from time to time
In no particular order:
Rolling Stones Exile on Main st.
The Wailers Catch a fire
Elvis Presley The Sun singles
Robert Johnson King of the delta blues singers
Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers LAMF
I just realized that the most recent album on my list is almost 40 years old. I am 48 years old. I wonder what the hell that means???
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Off the top of my head at this moment:
[Official Vinyl Releases]:
Assault Attack - Michael Schenker Group
Corridors Of Power - Gary Moore
In Trance - Scorpions
Marching Out - Yngwie Malmsteen
Are You Experinced - Jimi Hendrix
[Bootleg Vinyl Releases]:
For Badge Holders Only 1 & 2 - Led Zeppelin
Crackers - Pink Floyd
As Through Emerald City - Genesis
Live At The LA Forum 1970 - Jimi Hendrix
Splitting Images - Yngwie Malmsteen
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Albums that changed my musical thinking at first hearing.
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Larry Coryell - Offering
Captain Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
2 absolutely perfect albums by major African artists
Les Wanyika - Amigo
Orchestra Makassy - The Original Recordings
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Retrospective The Best Of Buffalo Springfield
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In no particular order:
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
Rory Gallagher - Live
Deep Purple - Live in Europe (NOT Live in Japan!)
Ted Nugent - Double Live Gonzo
Scorpions - Virgin Killer
UFO - Live
There's various individual songs I like but the question was about albums.
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With my ever-decreasing attention span, I can't even remember the last time I sat down and listened to an entire album.
Even so, I find it exceedingly difficult to narrow down my choices for best albums. I know I will want to change it as soon as I click the 'Post' button, but here goes.
No particular order:
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Santana - Moonflower
Led Zep - IV (zoso)
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
The Eagles - Hotel California
Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits
Green Day - Dookie
Dire Straits - Brother in Arms
Van Halen - Van Halen
Peter Gabriel - So
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon/Wish You Were Here/The Wall
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
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Some of my favorites have already been mentioned, so here are a few more of my faves, also in no particular order, mostly based on what I've listened to the past few years:
Cat Power - "Moon Pix" and "The Greatest", love 'em both equally
Mazzy Star - "So Tonight That I Might See"
Hope Sandoval - "Through The Devil Softly"
The Breeders - "Last Splash"
Beach House - "Teen Dream"
Maria McKee - "Maria McKee"
Fever Ray - "Fever Ray"
Die Antwoord - "Ten$Ion"
The Del Fuegos - "Boston, Mass."
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Well, awreet, here's the five LP's that had (& still continue to have) the most influence on me, in no particular order:
"Trout Mask Replica" -- Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band -- I have three copies including one autographed! (Of course, with the usual Mercury label exceptions, all of the others are quite nearly as monumental!)
"Meet The Residents" -- The Residents -- actually, any of their earlier ones, e.g. prior to "Freak Show"
"We're Only In It For The Money" -- Mothers of Invention -- actually, any of the original Mothers ones up to & including "Uncle Meat," but especially the Verve issues; the first LP I ever bought, in fact, was "Freak Out," which I saved my allowance up to buy and bought when I was all of eight years old, and which record I still have! After the original Mothers left en masse, BTW, it all immediately went down the toilet and became Megalo-FZ and some technically-competent-but-utterly-lifeless-and-uninspired backup musicians playing predictable exercises in banality (the ones with Flo & Eddie are just barely of marginal value to me).
"Faust" -- Faust's first one, the one on clear vinyl with the clear cover on German Polydor.
"The Stooges" -- Iggy & the Stooges first one, bought it when I was twelve, still have it, etc.
No matter how many times I have played these over the years, they are still just as exciting for me as the first time I heard them, despite the (in some cases) intervening forty + years! And it is not as though I only have a few records, after all; I have literally thousands of records! Hell, I probably have over 5000 pre-1930 78 rpm records alone, over 2000 LP's, hundreds of cylinder records, etc. but the foregoing LP's still sound just as fresh as the first time I unwrapped the shrink wrap! IMHO, right there, that is the difference between something "good" and something "great!" In fact, I think I need to listen to "phase two of 'Lumpy Gravy' " right now! Jeeez.....
Osborne White, Engineer etc.
WMMR / Mysterious Mystic Radio
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Glimmer, I like anyone who knows the difference between The Wailers and Bob Marley and The Wailers. (Plus, I own all five of the albums on your list.)
I'm going to go with what I consider to be "perfect albums" they flow and there's not a bad song on them.
Here we got in sort of chronological order;
Howling Wolf- "The Rocking Chair Album" (It didn't have an actual title, just a picture of rocking chair and a guitar)
The Beatles -Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Pink Floyd- Dark Side of The Moon
Burning Spear - Live (at Hammersmith Palais)
The New York Dolls - The New York Dolls
The Patti Smith Group - Horses
Gil-Scott Herron - From South Africa to South Carolina (Hell, any of Gil's 70's work is outstanding.)
Leon Russell - Will 'o The Wisp (I bet that threw a surprise into a few of you.)
The Ramones - Rocket To Russia
The Psychedelic Furs - India
Marianne Faithful- Broken English
The Clash - Combat Rock
REM- Murmur
The Dead Milkmen - Beezlebubba (No,I'm not kidding.)
The Breeders - Pod
Beck - Mellow Gold (Beck's a DJ, he knows how to put an album together.)
All of them have a flow and a basic structure from beginning to end. They're not a bunch of songs slapped together in a random order.
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I had to get in on this one
Led Zeppelin- IV
Blondie- Plastic Letters
The Doors- The Soft Parade
Black Sabbath- Paranoid
Cream- Diseralli ( probably spelled wrong) Gears
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Just a few of my all-time favorites, in no particular order: (*= Seen in concert)
Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love
10cc - Sheet Music *
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra -&- Underwater Sunlight *
Leo Kottke - 6 & 12 String Guitar (The Armadillo Album) *
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way -&- Agharta
Mothers - Absolutely Free *
The Move - 1st LP
Bo Diddley - Is A Gunslinger
Pat Metheny Group - White Album -&- Travels *
Love - Forever Changes
Cream - Disraeli Gears
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres *
Blasters - Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings
Muddy Waters - Trouble No More: Singles
Tower Of Power - Anthology (Rhino/Warner Archives) *
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Idris Muhammad - Power Of Soul
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica -&- Clear Spot *
Hall & Oates - X-Static
Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
Butterfield Blues Band - East-West
Todd Rundgren - Hermit Of Mink Hollow -&- Todd *
Spirit - 12 Dreams Of Dr Sardonicus
Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Uplift Mofo Party Plan *
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Bob Marley & Wailers - Natty Dread *
The Jam - The Gift
R.E.M. - Document
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Environments: Dawn & Dusk in New Hope Pennsylvania
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thats how you spell disraeli! and "axis- bold as love" good pick!
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Various albums I've been hooked on over the years. You can see my tastes are all over the map...
1. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
2. Yo La Tengo - Painful
3. Happy Mondays - Bummed
4. Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind
5. Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
6. XTC - English Settlement
7. Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants
8. Midnight Oil - Scream in Blue (live album, they're really good live but not my favorite studio band)
9. Kruder & Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions
10. KLF - The White Room
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In no particular order, and there are a lot of others that I like equally well.
Dave Mason - Dave Mason
The Outlaws - Best of the Outlaws
Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Atitudes, Changes in Latitudes
Neil Young Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
Henry Paul Band - Grey Ghost
Boston - Boston
The Last - LA Explosion
Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
The Go-Gos - Return to the Valley of the Go-Gos
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Great Lists, I share faves with:
Mentholyptus: Talking Heads: Fear of Music
PigMeat: Clash (Combat Rock), DeadMilkmen (Beelzabubba),
Lex : Breeders (Last Splash)
A Few I'd Add:
Beatles: White Album (Still the best of all time IMHO, Back in the USSR, WHile my Guitar, Rev 9, Warm Gun, Julia Sexy Sadie, Birthday....unbelievable range!)
Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (A Must for HF fans)
The Kinks: Word of Mouth
Guided By Voices: Under the Bushes Under the Stars
Neil Young: Ragged Glory
Steve Earl: Jerusalem
Eleventh Dream Day: Beet
Feelies: Only Life
Pixies: Doolittle
Son Volt: : Trace
Nirvana: Nevermind and In Utero
Screaming Trees: Sweet Oblivion
Replacements: Let It Be
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
REM: Out of Time
XTC: Oranges ad Lemons
Richard Buckner: Our Blood
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Rolling Stones -- Exile on Main St.
Rolling Stones -- Beggars Banquet
Status Quo -- On The Level
Status Quo -- (self titled US black cover)
AC/DC -- High Voltage (US compilation)
AC/DC -- Dirty Deeds
U2 -- Boy
Rose Tattoo -- Assault & Battery
Rose Tattoo -- Scarred For Life
Free -- Heartbreaker
David Bowie -- Ziggy Stardust, Man Who Sold The World
T. Rex -- Electric Warrior
Beatles -- Revolver
Golden Earring -- Wall of Dolls, Moontan
Howlin' Wolf -- 2 CD collection
Soundgarden -- Superunknown
Soundgarden -- Badmotorfinger
A partial list, but pretty accurate. The LP versions of albums listed were literally worn out. Most on the list have been all time favorites, other ones I listed here (Howlin' Wolf and the Free record being examples) I keep returning to, for some reason. Led Zeppelin IV would have made the list because I really liked it at the time, and it was probably one of the best rock records made -- but it was massively overplayed on rock radio and the tunes are already ingrained in my head. I put the LP or CD of that one on very rarely, and when I do, it's usually just the Battle of Evermore.
I'll also throw in another vote for Tangerine Dream's Phaedra, a very cool electronic music album. Sounded very futuristic at the time.
And last but not least, I really liked the Army Of Anyone CD (Filter's singer with the musos from Stone Temple Pilots). It's the last 'new music' CD I bought that I still play.
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It occurs to me that I omitted all of the vinyl I practically wore out years ago. I've always been partial to live albums, warts and all, because they often do capture the feeling of being there.
Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! Every track is a winner but "Midnight Rambler" in particular is amazingly good. I only wish the Stones were as good when I've seen 'em, but their live shows range from spontaneous to sloppy.
Grateful Dead - Europe '72 Couldn't ask for a better taste of the Dead. "Jack Straw" and "Morning Dew" are standout tracks. I saw them live in 1973 and that was arguably their peak. Topless hippie chicks, smoke everywhere, the perfect summer outdoor concert.
Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East The quintessential Southern Rock & Blues album. Sadly, by the time I saw the Allmans live, at the same '73 concert with the Dead, Duane Allman and Berry Oakley were gone. The band seemed dispirited, and Dickie Betts, while a very good guitarist, really couldn't carry the band. Still, it was a great memory and the band perked up when jamming with the Dead.
Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix in the West Probably the best audio of any live Hendrix album. I really liked Band of Gypsies as well - the best version of "Machine Gun" Hendrix recorded - but the audio is muddy. Live at Monterey is damned good too. Most other Hendrix live tracks, bootlegs, etc., are sloppy with terrible audio.
The Doors - Absolutely Live Probably the first bit of vinyl I bought with my own money as a teenager, around '71 or so.
Claire Huangci - Live at Van Cliburn 2013 classical piano competition (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ieATCmQ42Y). Alas, only part of her performances are available now. It was streamed live and the video was maintained online for only a few weeks after the May 2013 competition. Claire is a speed demon but with touch and taste in addition to technique and heart. Her playful style is perfect for Schumann, Schubert and Mozart, but she handled Prokofiev beautifully and turned in the most amazing interpretation of "Birichino", a new piece by Christopher Theofanidis. Birichino was a jazzy piece that sounded best when interpreted as a cross between Vince Guaraldi and art/noise rock. It stumped most of the competitors but Claire nailed it. Doesn't hurt either that she's as adorable as any anime character.
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easy question!!
blonde on blonde
blood on the tracks
exile on main st.
astral weeks
on the beach
fpe
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Lex, I meant to add Live At the Fillmore East, but I figured I'd posted enough albums.
I saw the Allmans in either '71 or '72. Duane was still alive when I saw them, but he hit that peach truck shortly afterwards. They invited the crowd up on stage for the encore. I've never seen anyone do that in a large venue since.
I still haven't forgiven Gregg Allman for giving up Dickie Betts to the law when Allman was under the influence of that she-beast, Cher. She replaced Jane Fonda as the most hated woman in the South over that one.
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Also at the top of my list was the Allman Brother Live at the Fillmore. Could never stop playing "Whipping Post" and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"
Other faves:
Woodstock - live 2 album set
Who's Next - The Who
Iron Butterfly
SADE - live
Rory Gallaugher
Joe Satriani "Flying in the Blue Dream" album
Stevie Vai
Here's an Oddity--- group "Crystal Method" (title of album) One song was played in movie "The Replacement Killers" with Chow Yung Fat and Mara Savino. It was a hard driving trance-like instrumental - Really had me hooked (no pun intended.
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Wow Redhat -great question, tough choice. Hand me the sickle please... I winnowed mine by tossing out compilations (sorry Ronnie Montrose!), albums where to my ears there's not a dog in the bunch, albums where the artist stretched a bit but it still worked musically, and albums that I still listen to at least once a year all the way through. I still ended up with way too many... in no particular order:
John Hiatt-Slow Turning
The Who-Who's Next
Jethro Tull-Minstrel In The Gallery, Thick As A Brick
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers-Full Moon Fever
Kinks- Lola Vs Powerman and the Moneygoround (I love "Word Of Mouth" too, Lance!)
Steve Earle-Exit 0
Monster Magnet-Powertrip
Slade-Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (US release)
Pure Prairie League-Bustin' Out
Big Sugar- Heated (US release)
Mojo Nixon-The Real Sock Ray Blue
Brian Setzer-Live Nude Guitars
Zappa -Joe's Garage, Overnite Sensation
Southern Culture On The Skids-Liquored Up and Laquered Down
Sass Jordan-Rats
King's X- Faith Hope Love
Eddie Money-No Control
Foghat-Energized
BTO-Head On
And I'm sure there are MANY more...
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Not fair, but if I were headed to Gilligan's Island tonight and could only take the first ten recently played albums under one arm and a tube amp under the other...these would still be among my favorite.
Alan White - Ramshackled
David Gilmour
Ronnie Wood - Now Look
Patrick Moraz - Out In the Sun
Stomu Yamashta - Go Too
The Who - By Numbers
Tommy Bolin - Teaser
Spirit - The 12 Dreams
King Crimson - Thrak
Stanley Clarke - Journey to Love