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

Great band Family. But even amongst their lps that lp is unique. They get a bit straighter musically after that and don't have backward instruments etc all over the place.

That folkal point album is worth a fortune, I believe

Yeah think the original is on a very minor local label.But that's a set of Flacs so not worth what the original vinyl would be.

Not a new album to me, but one that finally clicked, is The Band's Music from Big Pink. Somewhere on here there's a thread floating around where I disparage them and compare them adversely to CCR. Between then and now I fell hard for "Workingman's Dead"-era Grateful Dead, which I think kind of prepared the soil so that the Band could finally take root.

Scott 4 and Black Coffee With Peggy Lee.

like flies on sherbert

The Cars

King Crimson - Red

Kicking myself for not really getting into this years ago, I love Larks and Starless.

when i discovered king crimson ~22 years ago, the only reviews i could find of red had it sitting at around above-average; the strongest reviews for the wetton-cross kc era went to starless and bible black. that baffled me at the time, because red always seemed stronger, tighter and more sure of itself, so it's really great to see red coming through as a critical favourite in the last few years.

I've read that Fripp was busy with some kind of nervous/spiritual breakdown circa Red, and more or less handed over the reigns to Wetton and Bruford during recording, and I think it definitely shows. Barring the first record, Red seems to be the only instance of a democratic King Crimson, may be why it sounds so special

Still wish Cross had been around to play on it, and I dunno why they didn't dust off "Dr. Diamond" and/or "Guts on my Side", which I think would have been great additions

I've read that Fripp was busy with some kind of nervous/spiritual breakdown circa Red, and more or less handed over the reigns to Wetton and Bruford during recording

so perhaps it was free to become the result of the experimentation in the previous two albums, rather than feeling pressure to be yet another experiment. if king crimson can be defined by its half-century-long drive to always try new things, perhaps red is our best glimpse into what happens when it slows down and takes stock.

Still wish Cross had been around to play on it

can't believe i forgot this, despite the lack of violin and his face not being on the cover

if you dig David Cross (or King Crimson) and haven't heard "Guts on my Side", it's on the youtubes, only played once live I think? Never recorded otherwise, but it's great. And a real showcase for rock and roll violin

I think Red is an improvement for the lack of Cross, I've never really enjoyed his contributions to LTiA and S&BB.

could be, but I feel like he was underused across the board, seems like half the time he was just holding down a couple keys on a mellotron. but who's to say? presumably Fripp had a good reason to bring him into the fold, maybe he just never got a chance to shine.

New Day Rising

of course for Red they brought back McDonald and Collins AND Charig to cover for Cross, and they did a fine job, probably a better job than Cross alone might have done, but who knows.

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Red is such a heavy album. For it to go through all of the super technical distorted dissonance and then end on 'Starless' —which I would vote for as Krim's most beautiful song— is just totally brilliant. Great album.

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Had it on tape as a kid and liked the title track, but listening to it now and holy hell is this well-crafted music.

Miles Davis - On The Corner

xp love the production of rhythm nation. it reminds me of this:

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woah sorry for enormous image

Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties. Pop-metal with lyrics by Donald Fagen, basically my dream
The Insect Trust - Hoboken Saturday Night. If this isn't a classic, it should be

"Train Running Low on Soul Coal" is a great song but it sure annoys people when I play it

AIYEEEEEEEE! AIYEEEEEEE!!

I discovered Caetano Veloso recently. His self-titled 1971 album might be my favorite.

remain in light by talking heads

Most of the Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil from the early 70s and late 60s are worth looking out for. Not sure which of the 3 s/t the '71 is offhand but they're all good. As are transa, Aruca Azul etc.

Tom Ze is great too
as is Gal Costa

& later brazilian stuff like Paebiru is also worth seeking out. A bit weirder but utterly great.

JUst been thinking of getting Os Brazoes lp which is out on Mr Bongo.
Hoping that label is working its way through the Tom Zé catalogue since it has the 1st 2 out and the next few are OOP

I discovered Caetano Veloso recently. His self-titled 1971 album might be my favorite.

Right the white s/t with CV's name across the cover in black ink is from '69 and the photo cover is the one from his London exile.
Had teh '69 one on my 3 spinner for a week a few weeks back.

When I hear Insect Trust now, I feel like they were the 1970 harbingers of 00s new weird America. Didn't know what to make of them for a long time.

Ah, so not the White Album.

ha, kind of true, bendy xp

Disintegration

Looks like the only version of teh Insect trust lp around may be on Phoenix which means it probably isn't the greatest reproduction. I have the old Ascension version which was pretty good but iI think has been OOP for years. Not sure fi that label is stillaround at all, same people did several of the Master's Apprentices lps around the same time.

Great lp.

Hoboken Saturday Night is also good. & has Elvin Jones guesting

Collector's Choice had Hoboken Saturday Night out on CD...OOP now obviously... maybe Real Gone can rectify that.

guys this album by Television called Marquee Moon turns out to be really good!

THey were even better live. If there is any way to get hold of that Live At The Waldorf set which I think sold out on first official release through Rhino Handmade I would give it a shot.
THe Blow Up is also good.
Both of those live sets are from 1978 which was the year that the 2nd lp Adventure came out. I really like that lp but most people seem to think the 1st was the classic. Think I might prefer Adventure though.

"Hey man let's dress up like cops
Think of what we could do!"

Tacking - The Embassy

I realize this is stretching the definition of "classic" to now include just any album that you didn't hear when it was new, but holy heck, this album has crept up on me and is now one of my favorite LPs of all time. I'm a sucker for Foxbase Alpha/So Tough era St Etienne (Embassy actually sample Girl VII on this and sound like Duke Duvet in other places) and Technique / Electronic era New Order, so Tacking feels like the perfect lovechild of the two reference points.

Metallica - Kill 'em All
Heard it through my friend owning it as a kid, but back then we had our silly adolescent loyalties; he was a Maiden and Metallica guy, I was a Slayer and Judas Priest guy. So I've only owned this and sat down and paid attention to it as of late. And good god. The honest live sound, the Four Horsemen solo section, the way he rigidity and lack of speed (compared to later stuff) just makes it feel heavier, the fact the vocals are just bunch of tuneful pubescent voice-cracks. And that beautiful slasher movie poster+pop art cover. There's no question, this is _the_ Metallica album.

'Live at the Waldorf' is on Spotify

Would recommend most of the live sets from '78 I think. They could get quite mesmerising at the time. Probably could for teh previous couple of years too but I notice it more in '78.

Richard hell & the voiodids are also worth checking out if you like Television.
& I also find some similarities with Thin White Rope who seem to be about the best twin duelling guitar band after them abnd can also get quite mesmeric. But are more rooted in something that sounds like Black Sabbath playing country.

Richard Hell and the Voidoids

You're OTM RE: Adventure Stevo. I go back to that one way more often than Marquee Moon.

This record p much turned my world upside down when I discovered it maybe a year or so ago

http://www.bluenote.com/cdn/mceuploads/releases/mnascimento_clube_c.jpg

oh shit, a little ilx digging reminds me that it was actually over three years ago

I also find some similarities with Thin White Rope who seem to be about the best twin duelling guitar band after them abnd can also get quite mesmeric. But are more rooted in something that sounds like Black Sabbath playing country

OTM. Thin White Rope were incredible.

Silver Apples