i know there may be threads that r similair but i want up to date stuff here. it must be at least 6 months since i was wowed by a classic('goodbye yellow brick road') so i'm looking for proof that it's still happening.
thanxx!
― piscesboy, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:01 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:05 (8 years ago) Permalink
― bohford, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:08 (8 years ago) Permalink
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:10 (8 years ago) Permalink
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:12 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Super Cub (Debito), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:13 (8 years ago) Permalink
― bohford, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:14 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:14 (8 years ago) Permalink
― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:17 (8 years ago) Permalink
― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:18 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:18 (8 years ago) Permalink
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:20 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:20 (8 years ago) Permalink
also Nick Drake - Bryter Later - but I already knew most of the songs on that, so it wasn't quite such a revelation.
― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:23 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Wooden (Wooden), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:24 (8 years ago) Permalink
― fortunate hazel (f. hazel), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:25 (8 years ago) Permalink
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:25 (8 years ago) Permalink
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:27 (8 years ago) Permalink
:-) :-) I'm most happy to hear that!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:28 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:32 (8 years ago) Permalink
― danh (danh), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:38 (8 years ago) Permalink
― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:38 (8 years ago) Permalink
pre-1990: Poison, Open Up And Say Ahh....
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:40 (8 years ago) Permalink
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:41 (8 years ago) Permalink
― deamous, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:42 (8 years ago) Permalink
― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:43 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:43 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:47 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:48 (8 years ago) Permalink
― earlnash, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:49 (8 years ago) Permalink
Also that Joe Cuba Sextette Diggin' the Most I just got is pretty great, except for the English language tunes. But the tracks that Cheo Feliciano sings on are uniformly very good.
― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:50 (8 years ago) Permalink
― JC-L (JC-L), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:53 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Sean Witzman (trip maker), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 13:59 (8 years ago) Permalink
― jedidiah (jedidiah), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:11 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:15 (8 years ago) Permalink
― briania (briania), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:17 (8 years ago) Permalink
― actionjackson, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:21 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Huey (Huey), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:23 (8 years ago) Permalink
― thesplooge (thesplooge), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:24 (8 years ago) Permalink
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:49 (8 years ago) Permalink
― hmmm (hmmm), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:56 (8 years ago) Permalink
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 14:57 (8 years ago) Permalink
― artdamages (artdamages), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 15:01 (8 years ago) Permalink
― thesplooge (thesplooge), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 15:02 (8 years ago) Permalink
― common_person (common_person), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 15:02 (8 years ago) Permalink
― jack cole (jackcole), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 15:16 (8 years ago) Permalink
― shookout (shookout), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 15:30 (8 years ago) Permalink
― darin, Wednesday, 28 July 2004 15:40 (8 years ago) Permalink
i more or less have all of his records and i have the feeling otb is his best studio album. it's the most intense of his folky/soft songwriter albums. there are no real standouts except the first song which i knew from decade. it's all pretty much made of one stone. by the way neil did many shit and average albums. most of his 90s (except ragged glory, dead man was ok) and a lot of his 80s releases (trans, reactor, landing on water etc., hawks + doves was ace) should be mentioned here.
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 16:11 (8 years ago) Permalink
husker du - 'new day rising' as well. the 80s poll made me check out some du records i missed out the first time around. all old stuff lately for me right now.
― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 09:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
ah yes, electric storm, sorry
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 09:23 (8 months ago) Permalink
The Modern Lovers a few months ago, after it was played at Devon Record Club.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 10:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
Oh I love the Modern Lovers.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 10:45 (8 months ago) Permalink
I don't about 'knocked out," but I had a really good time with Can's Ege Bamyasi this past weekend.
― nicky lo-fi, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 11:14 (8 months ago) Permalink
The Sundays - READING, WRITING & ARITHMETIC
Good on ya. Still one of my favorite albums by one of my favorite bands.
― Old Lunch, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 11:46 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bought the complete Zep catalogue the other day off iTunes. That's pretty impressive stuff.
Also this. One of the best purchases you'll ever make, my friend.
― Old Lunch, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 11:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
My most recent was probably Dusty...Definitely!. I'm girding my loins for Dusty In Memphis.
― Old Lunch, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 11:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
Tyler have you heard this? A 1989 Peel session version of My Finest Hour that flattens the album version IMO. even the You Tube comments seem to agree.
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic was my fave album of 1990 and i'm not ashamed to say i burst into tears after hearing this version for the first time on Stuart Maconie's old BBC6 show in 2004.
― piscesx, Thursday, 27 September 2012 22:29 (8 months ago) Permalink
The Special AKA - In The Studio
Maybe not a classic album, but definitely a classic band. Had never bothered with it before, but it's great!
― Superphysical Resurrection (NickB), Tuesday, 9 October 2012 22:13 (8 months ago) Permalink
That's an amazing version of My Finest Hour.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 9 October 2012 23:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
Bowie's Lodger is a bit good. Been a ChangesOne kinda guy, so this and station to station are big revelations for me.
― give me back my 200 dollars (NotEnough), Wednesday, 9 January 2013 21:24 (5 months ago) Permalink
Groundhogs - Split (Thanks to the ILM '70s rawk poll!)
― o. nate, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:27 (1 month ago) Permalink
rumours
― i also enjoy in line skateing (spazzmatazz), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 21:52 (1 month ago) Permalink
blue lines
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 22:25 (1 month ago) Permalink
Stayed away from Elton John forever, but jeesh, Madman Across the Water is awfully impressive. Obv knew Tiny Dancer, but the whole album has the same triumphant/melancholic/epic feel. Is all his early 70s stuff this good?
― food and boardgames and minimal techno (NotEnough), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 07:50 (1 month ago) Permalink
have been debating getting the recent elton john boxset of his early albums myself actually.something i would never have imagined a few years back.
― mark e, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:01 (1 month ago) Permalink
Aja
― Mule, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:51 (1 month ago) Permalink
Yeah, early Elton is the shit.
My answer is Suicide - Suicide (77)
― Popture, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:54 (1 month ago) Permalink
Two pretty different records, but:
L' Enfant Assassin des Mouches - Jean Claude VannierYank Crime - Drive Like Jehu
― Neil S, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:56 (1 month ago) Permalink
L' Enfant Assassin des Mouches - Jean Claude Vannier
given my love of axelrod i had been told many times to pick this one up ..eventually i saw a copy and got it.not what i expected at all, and to be honest, its rarely dropped in the playlist due to all the random noise excerpts that spoil the flow for me.however, when its good, its very good.
― mark e, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:13 (1 month ago) Permalink
it's pretty "experimental" I guess. He arranged a lot of Histoire Du Melodie Nelson, and you can certainly hear that in Les Enfants... Some friends of mine went to a concert he did at the Royal Festival Hall a few years ago, said it was both far out and groovy.
― Neil S, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:15 (1 month ago) Permalink
bruce springsteen - the rivermax romeo - war ina babylonstevie wonder - songs in the key of life
― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:31 (1 month ago) Permalink
bowie -- hunky dory
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 22:10 (1 month ago) Permalink
Can - Tago Mago.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 22:58 (1 month ago) Permalink
― suare, Wednesday, 15 May 2013 23:35 (1 month ago) Permalink
I just "got" syd barrett its p great to "get" something
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 15 May 2013 23:44 (1 month ago) Permalink
Isn't it, though?! Man, I live in hope that different stuff clicks for me, it's what makes me periodically revisit certain artists and albums. I just spun "Psychocandy" and while it sounded better than ever, the vocals still don't work for me.
I tried and failed with Syd long ago. What helped you get him?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:46 (1 month ago) Permalink
Also Suicide and Tago Mago. And Neu! as well
― paolo, Thursday, 16 May 2013 14:06 (1 month ago) Permalink
Tago Mago clicked in with me a few months ago after leaving them for ages, I guess I learned to ignore the bad bits. Yes to german funk, no to screetchy noise shit.
― food and boardgames and minimal techno (NotEnough), Thursday, 16 May 2013 14:44 (1 month ago) Permalink
Notorious BIG - Ready To DieEPMD - Strictly Business / Unfinished BusinessRobert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through The AlleyStevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
These all have the added sweetness of being by artists I'd never have imagined would become favourites of mine. Love it when that happens.
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Friday, 7 June 2013 13:24 (1 week ago) Permalink
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
i should have already know this album but didn't. knew it was going to be great but wasn't prepared for this. i think "Kooks" might be my favorite song on this album. it comes so natural to David Bowie that it almost scary. how is it possible to be this good?
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 June 2013 05:32 (1 week ago) Permalink
known
― Bee OK, Saturday, 8 June 2013 05:33 (1 week ago) Permalink
Kooks is amazing. I like Bowie's advice to young Zowie that he should stay out of trouble with bullies because he's "not too good at punching other peoples' dads" or something. i also like the bold (i think it's bold) decision to put this easy, casual, personal song right after the transcendent Life on Mars?
― Treeship, Saturday, 8 June 2013 05:36 (1 week ago) Permalink
in that song i always heard the lyric in the chorus as "sailors fighting in the dancehall/ oh man, look at those gay men go" and was upset to learn that the real lyric is "cavemen." it's one of my favorites ever. the only shitty song is Quicksand which is tedious and also sort of fascist, i think.
― Treeship, Saturday, 8 June 2013 05:39 (1 week ago) Permalink
David Bowie - Heroes
― octobeard, Saturday, 8 June 2013 05:47 (1 week ago) Permalink
My mate was so disappointed when he found out that on 'Sufragette City', Bowie wasn't singing 'the smell of my dick has put my spine out of place'
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Saturday, 8 June 2013 08:38 (1 week ago) Permalink
there's an excellent version of Kooks on Bowie at the Beeb which doesn't unfortunately seem to be online anywhere.
― piscesx, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:13 (1 week ago) Permalink
I've been catching up on later Love albums Four Sail, Out Here, False Start and Black Beauty. I guess not classic, but I like some of the heavier tracks.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:29 (1 week ago) Permalink
the only shitty song is Quicksand which is tedious and also sort of fascist, i think.
Crazy talk, it's awesome and sort of fascist
― Bees Against Racism (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:31 (1 week ago) Permalink
Not quite the same thing, but I had totally forgotten that Jungle Brothers "Done By the Forces of Nature" used to be one of my favorite records - how do you forget something like that? - until I read a recent interview with Talib Kweli extolling its virtues. The soggy cardboard underwater mix still does it no favors, but it's an awesome record, with some neat samples and diverse tunes.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:41 (1 week ago) Permalink
I like the alt version of Quicksand that's a bonus track on the Ryko Hunky Dory CD even better. What happened to all those bonus tracks, on the later round of reissues they stuck to the original album tracks? Was there ever a comp of box set of them?
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:42 (1 week ago) Permalink
Those Ryko reissues were awesome.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:48 (1 week ago) Permalink
Pre-Ryko Bowie and Ryko Costello, were there any other high-profile reissue roll-outs?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:49 (1 week ago) Permalink
When were the Beach Boys twofers?
― Bees Against Racism (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:50 (1 week ago) Permalink
I want to say later. But I also want to say the Beach Boys two-fers were also reissued.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:52 (1 week ago) Permalink
Reissue of a reissue.
Ah
― Bees Against Racism (Tom D.), Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:53 (1 week ago) Permalink
Rollout began 1990. "Sound and Vision" box was 1989. Costello rollout began 1993.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:53 (1 week ago) Permalink
So Bowie (and hits tour), then Beach Boys began, the Costello (and reunion tour).
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 8 June 2013 13:54 (1 week ago) Permalink