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Old 05-15-2009, 09:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Albums you should own but you don't.

Just an album recommendation thread for albums that are really amazing but people probably don't own it. For instance, don't put "Man, you should totes buy Synchronicity by The Police!" [in fact don't ever put that. in any post. ever] Because even though Synchonicity is a solid album, half the world owns it.

So my albums are!!!

Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers [one of the most underrated albums of all time. I mean it was praised but it's an incredible collection of music]

Easy Tiger - Ryan Adams [his newest and, apparently, last solo release. I think, and don't shoot me, this is his best album. It's a collection of 13 incredibly written, phrased, and performed whiskey rock]

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At The Disco [Who knew that pop-punk/dance could actually be good?! This album is an incendiary mix of dance hall pop rock and vaudevillian disco rock. Really great hooks]

Rooney - Rooney [a great mix of pop rock and synth pop. Lots of great pop hooks]

Check em out! Post em!
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Old 05-15-2009, 09:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Great thread!

Colin Hay - Going Somewhere
Colin Hay, aka that guy from Men At Work, has an awesome acoustic folk kind of sound. Songs like Waiting For My Real Life To Begin and Beautiful World are what make this album in particular stand out.

Ben Harper - Welcome to the Cruel World
I love this album. It covers a wide range, from what I consider to be a strong contender for most romantic song ever (Waiting On An Angel) to an almost Reel Big Fish level of irreverence (Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now).

The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
Anyone interested in classic rock ought to have this album. The 23 minute live jam of Whipping Post is possibly the longest track to ever get significant airplay. The amount of passion Gregg put into his vocals serves as an inspiration to me.

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
One thing I've always loved about Tom is that he's constantly reinventing himself. Rain Dogs has a very strong narrative, though, and contains what I consider to be some of his best lyrics.

Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Colorblind
Some of you may remember me raving about these guys after they completely stole Clapton's show last summer. It's just good tunes.

Pulp - Different Class
Ever wonder what brit pop was all about? Listen to this album and you will know.

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Facing Future
A lot of people know his medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World. Other tracks I enjoy include White Sandy Beach of Hawaii and his cover of Take Me Home Country Road. A good album to put on and escape for a while when the weather outside turns cold and nasty.

More to come.
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Old 05-16-2009, 12:24 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Great thread!

Colin Hay - Going Somewhere
Colin Hay, aka that guy from Men At Work, has an awesome acoustic folk kind of sound. Songs like Waiting For My Real Life To Begin and Beautiful World are what make this album in particular stand out.
I'm certain that "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" will be at least tied for the most beautiful song I've ever heard. I've never heard such an incredibly simple and perfectly captured image of that process as that song.
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Old 05-16-2009, 12:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I don't want to turn this into a Colin Hay thread, but his lyrics are some of the best I've ever heard. That song made it hard to pick between Going Somewhere and Transcendental Highway, but overall I think I like Going Somewhere better.
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Old 05-18-2009, 06:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I actually DO own "Easy Tiger", and I think it's far inferior to "Cold Roses".
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Old 05-19-2009, 06:17 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I'll toss in "Mood Swing" by The Nails, released in 1984. You might remember the novelty single "88 Lines About 44 Women". But it is a great, moody album.
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Old 05-19-2009, 06:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning

Post-Soundgarden and pre-Audioslave. His first attempt at a solo album didn't really sell, but I think it's great. It got lots of good reviews, but never caught on for some reason.
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Old 05-19-2009, 06:53 AM   #8 (permalink)
 
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lee perry & mad professor: super ape inna jungle.

i've had 4 or 5 copies of this but people keep "borrowing" it.
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Old 05-19-2009, 07:25 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Martin Mull's "Self Titled" Record.
(Martin created the cover art for most of his records, too!)

Truly funny, good tunes and yet unique IMO because it's a blast from the past....college and high school antics rolled into one gigantic salty home made pretzel.
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Old 05-19-2009, 07:36 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Pulp - Different Class
Ever wonder what brit pop was all about? Listen to this album and you will know.
Agreed. I love that album.

My contribution:
The Verve - A Northern Soul
Lots of people in North America surely own their album Urban Hymns, but in my mind, they're missing out. I feel sorry for all those people who think the Verve is only about "Bittersweet Symphony".
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Old 05-19-2009, 07:42 AM   #11 (permalink)
 
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the first martin mull album!

the one with loser's samba on it--an all-time favorite. when i was in graduate school, i had a custom of putting that on during parties, when everyone was trashed. i still remember a verse from it:

o wow how did i get so strung out
there was a time i was young and hung out
never was a party where you didn't find marty on a friday night
saturday night
and now my stomach measures a mile
it takes a bottle just to make me smile
and my friends are saying jesus christ he's such a bore
he don't take dope or even talk about the war
he just sits at home and drinks another little drink
if i drink enough then i'll feel ok.
and once more
i'll wake up in the morning feeling sore
o so sore
because the bag i'm in is just a package from the package store.

that AND margie the midget AND living above my station.
great record.
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Old 05-19-2009, 08:11 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Ha HAHA! Losers's Samba! And Yep, Living Above My Station! Too true & how about his record that had the song "Eggs":
My Heart's Achin' fer the Thing Next to Bacon...

Or: Am I in Heaven or Am I in Miami?

Thanks for the flash back to a lot of laughs. I saw Martin do a One Man SHow in Dallas and he sang 'em all. He's such an underrated genius/comedian.
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am i in heaven or am i in miami---i LOVE the outro after he offers the "audience" five dollars to really sing.

criminy, i haven't heard that in eons.

Dr. Forrest's Cheeze Factory: Martin Mull - Self Titled 1972

amazing that you saw him tour this stuff.
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Old 05-21-2009, 01:37 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Rooney - Rooney [a great mix of pop rock and synth pop. Lots of great pop hooks]
I paid 6 bucks for that album in high school. Never ventured past Blueside but that track is well worth the money. I'll give the rest of it a shot some day...




Nerd rap at it's finest. Nothing about guns and stardom but rather the struggles of being a starving artist and making music that will reach very few people and interest even less of those who hear it. And of course it's about women as well.

The last track on the album entitled Dope is probably the best rap song I've ever heard. Laced with latent meanings and double entendres, both artists liken their struggle and hunger as artists to a heroin addiction.

Genius.
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Old 05-23-2009, 09:32 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning

Post-Soundgarden and pre-Audioslave. His first attempt at a solo album didn't really sell, but I think it's great. It got lots of good reviews, but never caught on for some reason.
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Ben Harper - Welcome to the Cruel World
I love this album. It covers a wide range, from what I consider to be a strong contender for most romantic song ever (Waiting On An Angel) to an almost Reel Big Fish level of irreverence (Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now).
Ben Harper - White Lies for Dark Times

EDIT: Just Owned Scream by Chris Cornell ....

Can't think of any just yet.
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