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

oh yeah, that one too. I expected it to be a hell of a lot more difficult than it actually was (outside of some of the stuff in the end)

Just got the Esoteric versions of Matching Mole's Little Red Record and High Tide Sea Shanties. not got anything on my feet cos my socks have been knocked off.
Esoteric remastering is done so well Pretty much every time. Really great to hear Little Red Record sound clear so you can hear each instrument defined instead of the mushy field of sound on the earlier version of the cd.

guess i interpreted "classic" as "canonical" ... almost everything mentioned here could be argued to be a classic by.....someone i guess. but canonical they are not.

I am glad I was not the only person thinking this

yeah, there's a bunch of stuff in here that are albums hardly anyone has heard of

canonical depends on the canon, though, right? it's not like there's only one...

then again, matching mole seems a stretch by any definition

Bowie's Lodger

of course there's more than one canon. there's an infinite number of canons. but the term implies a bit more recognition/cultural significance than "classic", which is a word the bro in my office used to describe the fact that i brought a banana to work with me in my bag this morning

the only problem w your banana is that it's not pre 1990

otherwise bro otm

what was the last 'classic banana' you ate and were knocked out by?

1) the banana was pre-1990

2) it's 'classic' status is debatable but it DID knock me out as in send me to the hospital it was really old and moldy now i'm dying

good by ilx

tgif

Lol @ new def of 'classic' as 'rotten/way overripe'

First time I really sat down and listened to "The Point" was about 2 years ago, and I still haven't heard anything since then that has knocked me out like that.

the very last one? louis armstrong plays w.c. hardy

fulfillingness' first finale

heaven is 10 zillion light years away made me bawl at work. thanks a lot stevie.

Been reading Julian Cope's Krautrock book and jumping in on recommended albums. Last week my mind has been exploded and expanded by Amon Duul II's Yeti, and this week it's Faust IV. So much awesomeness. Krautrock is such a blind spot for me; I knew Neu! and the odd Kraftwerk album, but not much else. I suspect this is gonna be the start of a beautiful friendship.

Oh man. Deluxe by Harmonia. Get this, quick. Then get Zuckerzeit by Cluster.

If you haven't heard it yet, get Tago Mago asap.

And Ege Bamyasi and Future Days and Monster Movie.

This
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kfT9lg1WD0Q/TNmdQqvGXQI/AAAAAAAAAi8/DE7bJsy39Gs/s1600/%255BAllCDCovers%255D_mayhem_deathcrush_2003_retail_cd-front.jpg

Dr. John - Gris-Gris. Holy fuck. How on earth is this the same guy who did "Right Place Wrong Time"?! A bit of obligatory '60s harpsichord is the only thing that made it sound at all dated.

Great record. "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" is one of my all-time favorite songs.

The Modern Lovers.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that until recently, Paranoid was the only Sabbath LP I'd heard.

Been jamming Master of Reality the last 3 days. Hell yeah

Laughing Stock

I've never heard a Sabbath LP at all.

Coltrane - Ole which I somehow managed never to hear till 3 weeks ago.
Also, about 6 months ago I finally got over my fear of post Syd - Pink Floyd and am now happy to admit that Dark Side Of The Moon is really popular mostly because it's really good.

michael hurley - armchair boogie

PSB - Very

This is how you sequence an album.

Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

hi

meow

jim otm, one of my favorites

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

The Creatures "Feast"
(how did I miss this? why didn't anybody tell me? etc.)

ha ha ha shit you were right about master of reality

somebody's on a Siouxsie kick xp

I've never been a big Siouxsie fan and I've always had people playing me Banshees records and being in my face all "see? SEE?" and it's never been right for me, but man oh man that first Creatures LP is just everything I've ever wanted. I guess this was a big record?

I remember it being something people said "that's really good" about - same was true of that album by the Glove. NB my social circle included some HARDCORE Siouxsie fans tho.

i only know Right Now. am i missing much?

Yeah check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM0jLfJtq9o

I LOVE love love "The Glove" too, that was a last year introduction for me

pisces check out "ice house" too

David Kilgour - "Here come the cars". Not in the canon but it should be!

R.E.M. - Document

Michael Chapman - Fully Qualified Survivor
Michael Chapman - Rainmaker

Just wow. Talk about Grade A+ overlooked gems.

Also finally bought Yes Fragile. Duh.

xp Welcome To The Occupation has been my go-to REM track in recent years.

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Yes was my favorite band in high school, but because I started with Yessongs I didn't bother getting Fragile or Close to the Edge (or any earlier ones). I got Tales and Relayer when they came out, but didn't like subsequent ones and kinda lost interest. I never did buy those pre-Yessongs LPs, though I have aquired a couple early collection type things.

I got Relayer earlier this Summer. Also very cool. It's taken me a long time to appreciate anything besides The Yes Album.