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Post by Skyroniter on Feb 3, 2006 18:44:39 GMT -5
Excellent collection of A and B sides from the greatest punk band in the history of rock.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Feb 3, 2006 20:33:46 GMT -5
A few British Alt Rock Classics I love: The Stone Roses-"The Stone Roses" Joy Division-"Closer" Oasis-"Definitely Maybe" The La's-"The La's" The Smiths-"Strangeways Here We Come" Manic Street Preachers-"This Is My Truth Now Tell Me Yours" The Jam-"Greatest Hits" I knew you wouldn't disappoint me, Shep! I second Joy Division's "Closer" (it's pretty bleak, though, I'm warning you). A lot of people prefer their earlier album, "Unknown Pleasures," and that's great too, but "Closer" is better in my opinion. I'd also recommend The Smiths -- any of their albums is good, but I particularly love "The Queen Is Dead" (which was recently chosen as Spin's #5 best album in the last 25 years, and also has an issue of Uncut mostly dedicated to its twenty-year anniversary. So, you know, it's important and stuff). "Strangeways" is also great (containing the sublime "Girlfriend in a Coma"), as is "Meat Is Murder." I also really dig Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and who knows, you might dig them too. All of their albums are good, but I'd particularly go for "Tender Prey" or "Let Love In."
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Post by Unsavory on Feb 5, 2006 0:47:01 GMT -5
Tis a tough question since music is so personal. One little gem I dug up though that's not too incredibly well known is Voltaire - Almost Human. Prominent vocals that are easy to understand, kinda rockish but not exactly, mixes violins and other string instruments with guitars. Songs are sometimes comic, sometimes serious.
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Post by snoozer328 on Feb 9, 2006 0:28:10 GMT -5
Didn't see it mentioned yet, but... LIVE: Throwing Copper Kicks Ass... "Lightning Crashes" was a hit when my wife and I were going through lamaze with our first baby. There's a reason some songs are classics... I get chills just thinking about it... ...and I think you'll dig their lyrics, Mr A. "The Dam at Otter Creek" is worth the price of a purchase alone. Anyway, some albums I truly enjoy are (in no particular order): Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed Ween - The Mollusk Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters Talking Heads - Little Creatures The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour Devo - Duty Now for the Future Neil Young - After the Gold Rush Radiohead - OK Computer
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 17, 2006 19:17:26 GMT -5
Okay everyone. I'm bumping this because next week, the Atari clan will be driving across the country and I need 2 good recommendations. This is a nearly annual trek for us, and each year we buy 2 new albums that we haven't heard but were highly recommended to us. That way we have something to discover during the tedium of Nebraska. So far, we've been very fortunate with our blind picks (some of which are: OK Computer, Odelay, Brothers in Arms, Keane, Bruce Cockburn, and The Jayhawks). Don't let me down, everyone. Oh yeah- keep in mind that I have a 3- and a 5-year old, so Slayer won't really work. But I don't want kid's music, I want good songwriting, good musicianship, and an overall good album. Please help. Any era or style will be considered.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Feb 17, 2006 20:49:52 GMT -5
Tis a tough question since music is so personal. One little gem I dug up though that's not too incredibly well known is Voltaire - Almost Human. Prominent vocals that are easy to understand, kinda rockish but not exactly, mixes violins and other string instruments with guitars. Songs are sometimes comic, sometimes serious. Man, I love Voltaire. He's got a great voice and his lyrics are funny. Plus I love that gypsy violin sound -- I love that on almost anything.
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Post by Da Worm Fizzle on Feb 18, 2006 2:26:47 GMT -5
Since you already have Odelay, I would suggest Sea Change. Beck devoted a whole album to his breakup to some chick. I love it.
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Post by ehren on Feb 18, 2006 3:14:06 GMT -5
Atari:
since you've pointed out the Jayhawks and John Hiatt, I'd recommend 'Shine' by the Pat McGee Band. this is probably the most polished album by them, and it catches the group in the midst of a transition from NorVa jamband to Vertical Horizon-ish poprock. their biggest single, 'Runaway', came off this record, and every song is a treat in flawless harmonization and acoustic greatness. I have listened to this album many a time, and helped me greatly when I was riding on a school bus, chaperoning my church's youth group on their last summer trip. along this same vein I'd recommend The Fray, although you're probably already familiar with them because you're from Colorado.
one last recommendation I'd make is for a folk-rock band from Birmingham called Wayne. if you can find it, their record 'Music on Plastic' is an A+ effort, and is one of my favorites that I can listen to over and over, and just be amazed at the depth of it. it came out in 2002, about five years after the folkrock fad died out and about two years before they broke up, so it's a tough find. but if you are able to pick it up, I guarantee your immediate enjoyment.
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Post by Truck Farmer on Feb 18, 2006 3:47:37 GMT -5
Try some live Jimmy Buffett:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays Live @ Fenway Park
You can turn your kids into a couple of little parrotheads!
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Post by KGB on Feb 18, 2006 9:32:56 GMT -5
I've spent the last couple days really getting into Second Edition by Public Image Limited and I can already tell I'm going to be coming back to it a lot in the next month. It's a terribly difficult album to classify, I've seen someone call it "death disco;" it's oddly raw and polished at the same time. Similarly, it's both harsh and melodious without seeming schizophrenic. Jah Wobble's bass is probably the highlight for me thus far, but it's the kind of album that can send put you in a trance, so there's likely a lot more goodness that has thus far eluded me. That said, I don't think it's the kind of album you want to take in the car with 2 young 'uns.
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Post by Skyroniter on Feb 18, 2006 10:27:55 GMT -5
I've spent the last couple days really getting into Second Edition by Public Image Limited and I can already tell I'm going to be coming back to it a lot in the next month. It's a terribly difficult album to classify, I've seen someone call it "death disco;" it's oddly raw and polished at the same time. Similarly, it's both harsh and melodious without seeming schizophrenic. Jah Wobble's bass is probably the highlight for me thus far, but it's the kind of album that can send put you in a trance, so there's likely a lot more goodness that has thus far eluded me. That said, I don't think it's the kind of album you want to take in the car with 2 young 'uns. Great album. A "golden oldie" to me.
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Post by Melting Manos on Feb 18, 2006 10:40:19 GMT -5
Okay everyone. I'm bumping this because next week, the Atari clan will be driving across the country and I need 2 good recommendations. This is a nearly annual trek for us, and each year we buy 2 new albums that we haven't heard but were highly recommended to us. That way we have something to discover during the tedium of Nebraska. So far, we've been very fortunate with our blind picks (some of which are: OK Computer, Odelay, Brothers in Arms, Keane, Bruce Cockburn, and The Jayhawks). Don't let me down, everyone. Oh yeah- keep in mind that I have a 3- and a 5-year old, so Slayer won't really work. But I don't want kid's music, I want good songwriting, good musicianship, and an overall good album. Please help. Any era or style will be considered. I'm going to still recommend Opeth's Damnation album. Your kids will be fine and you just might like it. You want good songwriting, musicianship, and an overall good album and that is what this is. Give it a chance.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 19, 2006 0:07:18 GMT -5
I've been checking out your recommendations.
Here are my snobby and totally subjective findings so far:
I listened through the iTunes samples for the Pat McGee Band, and I liked the energy and melodies. But it had a bit of a mid-90s Hootie & the Blowfish/Gin Blossoms vibe that doesn't work on me. Maybe one of their more jam-bandish albums would be better.
Opeth surprised me. It was prettier than I expected.
The Divine Comedy was good. It struck me along the lines of Eliot Smith- great songwriting, very brooding, and something you have to be in the right mood to enjoy. His voice sounded like Jim Morrison meets David Bowie, and I'm not sure that's a good thing for my tastes.
Superchunk were interesting. I saw Minor Threat live in the 80s, I covered Minor Threat songs in a punk band in high school, and Superchunk are no Minor Threat.
I've heard some good stuff from Beck's "Sea Change". But since I'm one of the freaks who thinks "Midnite Vultures" was his best album, I don't know if a slower, quieter Beck is really what I'm looking for.
I know this isn't "Mr. Atari the music critic" thread, so I apologize for the rambling. But you all went to the generous effort to recommend, I wanted to let you know I've been following up.
Right now, I'm leaning towards ELO. I have their greatest hits, but "Time" looks very fun. Two days until we leave, keep 'em coming!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 19, 2006 0:12:06 GMT -5
I thought I'd recommend one for all of you, as well:
"Ohio" by Over the Rhine.
A beautiful, affecting album that's great for a cold winter's night like tonight.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 19, 2006 21:40:47 GMT -5
Right now, I'm leaning towards ELO. I have their greatest hits, but "Time" looks very fun. Two days until we leave, keep 'em coming! Time! Time! Time!
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