most of the early Popul Vuh catalog
― Brad C., Monday, 3 October 2011 20:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
^ Popol
dirty mind, especially 'uptown' and 'head'
― prego, Monday, 3 October 2011 20:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dirty Mind.. man alive what a set of wall to wall tuuunes that is. they got the bed on the front cover for about $5 from some bloke in a garage sale.
― piscesx, Monday, 3 October 2011 21:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
know I'm late to this but I'm a big fan of who loves the sun
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 00:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
In An Aeroplane Over The Sea
― public static Session currentSession (John Lennon), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 00:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
REM nostalgia fest made me love "Lifes Rich Pageant" all over again. Last time I listened to it was about 18 years ago.
― Michael B, Sunday, 9 October 2011 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Alvarius B - Blood Operatives of the Barium Sunset
HOLY SHIT
― difficult to adjust to ilxor being a low frequency poster (ilxor), Saturday, 22 October 2011 23:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Obscured By Clouds, which I sort of subliminally knew was great but hadn't heard in about 20 years...
― dlp9001, Saturday, 22 October 2011 23:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (does this count?) - Amazing! Wish I had seen them in 80-81, holy Moses!
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 23 October 2011 00:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had NEVER heard Obscured By Clouds until the new remaster. It's really entertaining!
― Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Sunday, 23 October 2011 03:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp aye The Book I Read on that is a classic.
― piscesx, Sunday, 23 October 2011 04:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
COUNTRY LIFE POLL
― Bee OK, Sunday, 23 October 2011 04:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Pretenders - Learning to Crawl. I had The Singles before, but I didn't know the first three albums were so good too.
― anorange (abanana), Monday, 31 October 2011 23:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just listened to "The Who Sell Out" in its entirety for the first time ever yesterday and was absolutely blown away. I've always loved The Who, but mostly as a singles band. This was amazing.
― i couldn't adjust the food knobs (Phil D.), Tuesday, 1 November 2011 12:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Neurosis - Enemy of the Sun
― ilxor, Saturday, 25 February 2012 19:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
tindersticks - the something rain. what a comeback. late night music which goes well with a bottle of côtes du rhône and a joint. the circle from the first to the last album. both are very ripe fruits, but the new one is deliciously fresh at the same time. a miracle.
― alex in mainhattan, Saturday, 25 February 2012 20:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
an instant classic...
― alex in mainhattan, Saturday, 25 February 2012 20:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't know if this really is considered "classic", but I picked up cheap copies of the Surrealistic Pillow and After Bathing at Baxter's reissues recently. I'd heard most of the former and the whole thing kinda underwhelmed me given the canon status, but the latter really did knock me out.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 26 February 2012 01:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I am continually getting knocked out by classic albums. The latest is the debut self-titled LP by Bobby Charles. Just listening to it makes me feel warmer, and drunker, than I might otherwise feel.
― henry s, Sunday, 26 February 2012 01:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
I too feel like I'm constantly being wowed by classic records... The last few that have done it for me:
Tom Waits - Closing TimeMegadeth - Rust in PeaceGram Parsons - Grievous Angel
― Clarke B., Sunday, 26 February 2012 02:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Psychomodo by Cockney Rebel
― Lil' Kim Philby (Call the Cops), Sunday, 26 February 2012 07:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
joni mitchell's 'hejira' = lyrically and musically 100% WIN
― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Thursday, 19 April 2012 14:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
A few months ago I had an urge to pick up Electric Warrior by T-Rex only to find that copies of the last batch of reissues were going for silly prices.
Thankfully, this week sees the new version hit the shelves, so I grabbed a copy today.
Totally knocked out.
I've had a cheap-n-cheerful T-Rex comp for a few years, but having the definitive album makes it all so much better.
Also picked up Mott, by Mott the Hoople, and tomorrow, if all goes to plan, I intend to go get 'The Hoople' as I just know thats going to hit the spot as well, though I doubt as much as Electric Warrior.
Damn, it's good.
[On a side note : does this mean I have to get the current Demon Records version of The Slider, or is there going to be a new edition of that one in the near future - anyone know ? ]
― mark e, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 20:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've been getting knocked out by every early Herbie Hancock album I pick up: Maiden Voyage, Inventions and Dimensions, Takin' Off...
― Charles de Gaul (Whitey on the Moon), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 21:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was so late to the game on all of these, but that almost made my reaction to them better, somehow: Marquee Moon, Purple Rain, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
― caulk the wagon and float it, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
also Laughing Stock (sorry op, not pre-1990)
― caulk the wagon and float it, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Science Fiction sessions by Ornette Coleman? Maison Rose by Emanuelle PArenin?
A couple of Alice Cooper remaster flac sets from the original band era? About a month ago.
Probably Mark Fry Dreaming With Alice since I got that at the end of last week and I assume it fits the category. Got the Ornette at the same time.
Guess Sylvester Anfang II's 1st s/t doesn't count?
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
xxxxxpost, I prefer the early CD of Slider to that last remastered one. On the latter, the bass drum constantly destroys all the other instruments.
― til the sound of my voice will haint u (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
OH!, and Sketches of Spain. goddamn that shit's good― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, September 1, 2004 5:15 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Rediscovered the lp about 6 years back after listening to the Spanish Jam from the Grateful Dead's 14/2/68 Carousel gig and thinking it was a pretty straight lift from what I could remember. Lead me back to listening to the original which i think I had to buy to do. Had had it on vinyl yearseearlier.Think I need to rerediscover it cos I haven't listened i ages.Still haven't heard what the deal was with the cover versions on the Gauntlet s/trk. Did Clint Eastwood try to get the original, get turned down and commission a new version or was there a new version of the same material by whoever it was already out there? think it was Concierto di Aranjuez (sp?) so the Miles was a cover itself of course. Oh, & most of the Gil Evans/Miles stuff is pretty classic anyway.
There's a really good take on one of the SOS tracks on video but I can't find it on youtube right now, may look again later.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 07:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
two by Novos Baianos really impress me, like two of the best records ever i'd never heard before - Abacou Chorare and F.C. - classic bossa sounds meet folk/psych and they're kinda stunningly brilliant
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 14:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
Been working through early Hawkwind and being destroyed and amazed at every turn. I had always pegged them as a Grateful Dead/Gong hippie-nonsense kinda thing; no-one told me they were all about murky monster riffs from the black lagoon. In Search of Space/Doremi Fasol Latido/Space Ritual is a flooring run. Their catalog is intimidating; I assume it's not all worth checking out. Recommendations?
― give me back my 200 dollars (NotEnough), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 14:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Hall of the Mountain Grill is up there with those ones.
― btw didn't i braek ur heart (NickB), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 14:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Quark Strangeness and Charm has always been a faveHawklords is pretty greatLevitation is def. worth checkingi'm partial to the Calvert years sorta
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Mountain Grill + Quark Strangeness IMO, plus the one with Elric on the cover.
― til the sound of my voice will haint u (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh, is that Warrior on the Edge of Time? not sure, but that's a great orkwind, too
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah yeah that one. Those three are my faves. Space Ritual doesn't habe the prescribed effect on me for some reason.
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, i've gone back to space ritual since it's so highly regarded by the hawk fans in general. it's a great live landmark recording but just doesn't get me off like the studio stuff mentioned.
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
We are lucky j0n w1ll1ams isn't on ILX anymore, he would FP us both for that opinion.
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
Not exactly on topic, but I've just gotta report that I'm finally really starting to love Bitches Brew, 25 years (!) after I first heard it. (Headphones are key to enjoyment.)
― Race Against Rockism (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 17:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've been hearing a bunch of NWOBHM albums for the first time. Not sure of classic status, but in addition to compilations, these:
Witchfynde - Give 'Em HellWitchfynde - StagefrightShiva - Firedance 82Satan - Court In The Act 83
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 18:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
Even though I knew most of the songs from decades of airplay on AOR and classic-rock radio, I only recently listened to Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs from start to finish for the first time. Wow, what a powerful record....
― Lee626, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:06 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
been listening to both of these a loooooooooot in the past month and yeah
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Re: Hawkwind: Definitely check out Robert Calvert's "Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters."
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
^even better, "Lucky Leif And The Longships".
― bit.ly sno cone maker (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Really? I never got into that one.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
i've been aware of michael hurley for a while, but a recent listen to armchair boogie made me think that the dude might be the best ever.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
xxxpost: i think i listened F.C. about 10 times in two days which is a helluva lot for me and one record.i know eno had somethin' to do w/Lucky Leif, but i only ever got into a coupla tunes on that one. got to see Calvert about six months before he passed @ 100 club and i remember the smoking version of "ejection"
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
FC is def my fav
the whole doc is up in one youtube as well
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
I love F.C. too, not sure why it's not quite as well regarded as Abacou Chorare.
I've been listening to Little Feat's "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" non-stop for the past week. I think they hit the perfect balance of jazz fusion and southern rock here.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:46 (1 year ago) Permalink