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

one of the best piano records i know. moody, impressionistic stuff that touches something deep inside me. has nothing to do with ambient (which i don't like as it is empty). i really don't understand how this could be released in the ambient series. it's more similar to satie or durutti column than to music for airports or discreet music. both of those albums annoy me when i try to listen to them.

Oh.

Man.

what an amazing album... it deserves a thread of its own on ILM..

yet no-one has heard it..

"As" and "Pastime Paradise" knock me flat on my ass.

There are big gaps in my knowledge of soul. I know "Living For The City" and "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" (which also gets a big "Oh. Man." from me), but have never heard all of "Innervisions". Is it worth picking up in its own right?

the classic 3 really are that good. people usually forget 'fullfillingness...' mainly cause it has no hits on it.

heck there's a whole thread somewhere.

I don't know if this is the kind of thing this thread is really about, but I got Cecil Taylor's One Too Many Salty Swift And Not Goodbye today. It's been reissued by Hatology. I've been getting outbid for old copies on eBay for years, and now I know why. This is absolutely one of the most skull-crushing discs I've ever heard - the whole band is like six men driving a steamroller right over you, and it's unbelievably well recorded. I have it turned up medium-loud, and it's like being onstage with them. Can't recommend this one highly enough.

This is my favorite Stevie Wonder album.

I'm currently being pwned by Linda Perhacs Parallelograms. Her voice, especially on the second half of the album, reminds me of Joni Mitchell, which is a plus, and the multitracked vocals sound amazing on the title track, and are used to still good but less spectacular effect on parts of the rest of the album. The occasional "rocking" track is nice also.

The Clash - London Calling
So I'm a little late on this one ;) I never expected it to be so incredibly fun! Every other song makes me want to dance (and as long is nobody is around, I do), and the others just make me smile. Awesome.

Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Sounds incredible, and it blows my mind utterly that this was released in 1980. What a unique aesthetic.

David Bowie - Low
Affects me in a way similar to the Talking Heads album. I think Brian Eno is an alien. Especially love the drums.

You sound so bored by the idea. Do you like the other Stevie Wonder albums a lot? I think it's worth hearing and I put it on occasionally. For some reason, the religious (spiritual?) lyrics on a couple songs (Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away, They Won't Go When I Go) on this one get on my nerves more than the same themes do on some of his other albums; but still, there some great music here. I've got the disc in front of me and for a lesser Stevie Wonder album, it sure has some good songs on it, notably: Smile Please, Heaven is 10 Zillion. . . (which I like despite some of the lyrics), Boogie on Reggae Woman, You Haven't Done Nothin', Bird of Beauty.

Second, around August I got 'In The Jungle Groove.' I always assumed that since I had the Star Time boxed set and a few other albums, that I had all of the essential James Brown. Boy was I wrong! It's really one of the best albums I've ever heard. Fellas things done got too far gone!

They both make it sound easy, too.

That's a bold claim. I must get that.

This is a classic.

I just got Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) from my grandmother for Christmas which also is equally exciting to me - I listened to it while walking around the National Gallery one afternoon in Washington DC and it was the best possible choice for that situation at that time.