what was the last 'classic album' you got and were knocked out by?

Bruce Langhorne Hired Hand OST

Dr John - Babylon, which I heaerd for the 1st time 2 weeks ago. It was made WHEN????~?

got reacquainted with The Contortions "Buy"

Todd Rundgren mentioned above, I will nominate Something/Anything? SO good.

Also James Carr's A Man Needs A Woman

The My Bloody Valentine one. I've listened to a lot of those 90's/00's 'canon' albums, stuff like Funeral, Aeroplane, etc., but this is the only one where I can totally understand why it's regarded as a classic

this is happening to me atm with If You're Feeling Sinister

Rush, "Moving Pictures" which I haven't enjoyed since I was a freshman!

Also XTC Skylarking which I thought I'd hate.

most of the early Popul Vuh catalog

^ Popol

dirty mind, especially 'uptown' and 'head'

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.

know I'm late to this but I'm a big fan of who loves the sun

In An Aeroplane Over The Sea

REM nostalgia fest made me love "Lifes Rich Pageant" all over again. Last time I listened to it was about 18 years ago.

Alvarius B - Blood Operatives of the Barium Sunset

HOLY SHIT

Obscured By Clouds, which I sort of subliminally knew was great but hadn't heard in about 20 years...

The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (does this count?) - Amazing! Wish I had seen them in 80-81, holy Moses!

I had NEVER heard Obscured By Clouds until the new remaster. It's really entertaining!

xp aye The Book I Read on that is a classic.

COUNTRY LIFE POLL

Pretenders - Learning to Crawl. I had The Singles before, but I didn't know the first three albums were so good too.

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.

Neurosis - Enemy of the Sun

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.

an instant classic...

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.

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.

I too feel like I'm constantly being wowed by classic records... The last few that have done it for me:

Tom Waits - Closing Time
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel

The Psychomodo by Cockney Rebel

joni mitchell's 'hejira' = lyrically and musically 100% WIN

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 ? ]

I've been getting knocked out by every early Herbie Hancock album I pick up: Maiden Voyage, Inventions and Dimensions, Takin' Off...

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

also Laughing Stock (sorry op, not pre-1990)

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?

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.

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.

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

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?

The Hall of the Mountain Grill is up there with those ones.

Quark Strangeness and Charm has always been a fave
Hawklords is pretty great
Levitation is def. worth checking
i'm partial to the Calvert years sorta

Mountain Grill + Quark Strangeness IMO, plus the one with Elric on the cover.

oh, is that Warrior on the Edge of Time? not sure, but that's a great orkwind, too

yeah yeah that one. Those three are my faves. Space Ritual doesn't habe the prescribed effect on me for some reason.

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.

We are lucky j0n w1ll1ams isn't on ILX anymore, he would FP us both for that opinion.

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.)

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 Hell
Witchfynde - Stagefright
Shiva - Firedance 82
Satan - Court In The Act 83

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....