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07-14-2008, 10:34 PM
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Young Crumudgeon
Location: Canada
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The Album Recommendation Thread
I've been throwing a bunch of albums at a new guy in chat who wants to expand his listening library and I thought it'd make a good thread.
I don't think I need to explain how this works. My recs so far: Frank Zappa - Weasels Ripped My Flesh Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18 They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom They Might Be Giants - Flood The Allman Brothers - Live At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach C'mon people, let's have 'em.
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07-15-2008, 02:36 AM
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My top 5 favorite (I watched a lot of High Fidelity!):
1. NOFX- Heavy Petting Zoo 2. Dead Kennedys- Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables 3. The Descendents- Milo Goes to College 4. Against Me!- As the Eternal Cowboy 5. Black Flag- Jealous Again Of course, if you're not into punk, these albums are not for you. If you're well versed in punk, you've probably heard all these. By the way, I love this thread idea Martian.
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07-15-2008, 03:02 AM
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Location: Florida
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Well, if we're going to recommend Zappa albums, we should recommend
Zoot Allures ...as well.  But I'll have to give some thought to other recommendations... Talking Heads - Remain in Light X - Los Angeles Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet CSNY - Deja Vu Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Session Beck - Odelay The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow Neil Young - After the Gold Rush Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years well, I guess I could come up with some after all...gotta go, gotta go, gotta go...
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07-15-2008, 09:06 AM
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More Than You Expect
Location: Queens
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Instead of listing off a bunch of albums no one will listen to, I'll do this:
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Wasted state Of Mind Fucking brilliant. If you like the song then download their album "So Divided."
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07-15-2008, 09:18 AM
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Zeroed In
Location: CA
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good call Manic_Skafe.
Alkaline Trio - Goddammit (I like every album, but this is probably the best) DESA - Routes to Rapture (EP, available for free at desadesadesa.com) Pinback - Pinback (nice and mellow) Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea That is all for now...got WAY too many to recommend
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07-15-2008, 11:07 AM
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Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It!
Location: Southern England
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How about some forgotten and unfashionable gems of 70's prog rock?
Close To The Edge - Yes Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
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07-15-2008, 11:22 AM
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Location: Chicago
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Workbook - Bob Mould
London Calling - The Clash Martini Time - Rev. Horton Heat RFTC - Rocket From The Crypt Jonathon Richman - Jonathon Richman From The Banks of the Mighty Wishkah - Nirvana
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07-15-2008, 07:18 PM
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Location: Texas
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the format - dog problems
bowling for soup - drunk enough to dance my chemical romance - welcome to the black parade dinosaur jr. - earbleeding country (it's not country) brand new - your favorite weapon Last edited by radioguy; 07-15-2008 at 07:20 PM.. |
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07-15-2008, 09:33 PM
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Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator.
Location: Windiwana
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i second these...with 1 difference. 4) Angry Samoans- The Unboxed Set
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07-15-2008, 09:45 PM
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Young Crumudgeon
Location: Canada
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More recs: G. Love and Special Sauce - Philadelphonic Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People Mogwai - Come On Die Young The Pixies - Surfer Rosa B. B. King - Deuces Wild Probot - Self-titled Pulp - Different Class Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding A Mosaic There's no unifying theme to these. They're just a bunch of albums I like.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame |
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07-16-2008, 08:05 AM
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Zeroed In
Location: CA
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I don't really like the other couple albums by them much though. Bad Religion - Suffer Burning Airlines - Identikit Craig's Brother - Homecoming Judgement Day - Dark Opus (seriously check them out if you haven't...Metal with Violin, Cello, Drums
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07-18-2008, 11:29 PM
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Location: Orlando, Florida
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I'm the new guy, but here are some recommendations of my own.
 Gustav Holst - The Planets Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced Agalloch - The Mantle Anathema - Judgement Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days Metallica - Ride the Lightning Nick Drake - Pink Moon Porcupine Tree - In Absentia |
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07-19-2008, 06:32 AM
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Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It!
Location: Southern England
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A propos of this thread, I have a very large music collection, and consequently find that there are things in there that I have ignored or overlooked since I first bought them.
I recently purchased a great book:  The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion It goes through the last 50 years, chronologically and pics the best albums from each year, gives a 1 page summary of the key points about the record and a short review. It's a great read, and fun to dip into. As I read through it, I was gratified to find that from its ~850 pages I had about half of the records it recommends, which got me to thinking. So last week, I added every album it recommends which I own a copy of to a play-list on my iPod. It's really rather good.
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07-19-2008, 09:04 AM
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Getting it.
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Location: Lion City
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Some of my favourites have already been mentioned:
Pixies - Surfer Rosa Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet I will also add: Elvis Costello - My Aim is True Aimee Mann - Lost in Space De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory Sarah Harmer - You Were Here Weeping Tile - Valentino (this one is almost perfect) Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique Radiohead - The Bends Joel Plaskett Emergency - Ashtray Rock Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
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07-19-2008, 12:40 PM
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has all her shots.
Location: Florida
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce |
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07-19-2008, 06:57 PM
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Young Crumudgeon
Location: Canada
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New additions:
Sloan - One Chord To Another Sloan - Never Hear the End Of It Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism Filter - Title Of Record Green Jellÿ - Cereal Killer Soundtrack Tom Waits - Small Change Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years Tom Waits - Foreign Affairs Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 07-19-2008 at 07:49 PM.. |
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07-20-2008, 03:41 AM
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has all her shots.
Location: Florida
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Tom Waits - Mule Variations
Tom Waits - The Heart of Saturday Night also, Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather Leonard Cohen - The Future Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing in the Hands New Pornographers - Twin Cinema Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Miles Davis - Porgy & Bess Louis Armstrong - Satchmo Live at Symphony Hall Dexter Gordon - Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard Charlie Parker - Jam Session
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce |
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07-20-2008, 05:48 PM
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Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator.
Location: Windiwana
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i find these to be excellent choices. okay i think ill add a few here. The Adicts- Songs of Praise or Sound of Music Dead Milkmen- Big lizard in my Back yard Catch 22- Keasbey Nights Johnny Thunders and The HeartBreakers- L.A.M.F. Radio Alarm Clocks- Time is on my side 7 inch Misfits-Static Age Reatards- I lie to much 7 inch Stiff Little Fingers- All the best or Inflammable material Sneaky Pinks- Self Titled 7 inch Johnny Hobo and the Freight trains-Love songs for the apocalypse The Replacements- Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take out the trash. just a few of my favorites.
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First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller Last edited by SSJTWIZTA; 07-21-2008 at 12:33 AM.. Reason: Forgot the "Johnny Thunders" in front of heartbreakers |
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07-20-2008, 07:22 PM
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Stick it in your five hole!
Location: Michigan, USA
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Mine are probably a little bit more mainstream but here they are:
Audioslave - Audioslave Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World Soundgarden - Superunknown and Down On The Upside Coldplay - X &Y Colin Hay - Going Somewhere David Gray - Life In Slow Motion Eagels - Hell Freezes Over Everclear - So Much For The Afterglow Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Gary Allen - Smoke Rings In The Dark The Zepplin Remasters Oasis - The Masterplan Pink Floyd - Echoes Puddle Of Mudd - Come Clean Wolfmother - Wolfmother Staind - Break The Cycle Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood The Cult - Sonic Temple Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Trouble Is... The Von Bondies - Pawne Shoppe Heart Tool - Undertow U2 - Joshua Tree |
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08-03-2008, 09:34 PM
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Dead Milkmen- Eat your Paisley The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain Albert Hammond Jr - Yours To Keep Arcade Fire - Neon Bible The Cinematics - A Strange Education Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism |
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08-03-2008, 09:58 PM
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Silversun Pickups-Carnavas
It took a minute to grow on me, but now I'm addicted.
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08-03-2008, 10:59 PM
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change is hard.
Location: the green room.
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This is the best thread ever:
-Death Cab For Cutie (The Photo Album, Transatlanticism, Narrow Stairs) -Iron and Wine (Our Endless Numbered Days, The Shepherd's Dog) -The Killers (Hot Fuss, Sams Town) -The Virgins (The Virgins) -The Von Bondies (Pawn Shoppe Heart) -Vampire Weekend (Vampire Weekend) -Ben Folds (Songs For Silverman) -The Hold Steady (Boys and Girls In America) -The Strokes (Is This It?, Room On Fire) -Rilo Kiley (Under The Blacklight) -Jack Penate (Matinee) -Phoenix (It's Never Been Like That) -Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes) AMAZING -The Shins (Oh, Inverted World. Chutes Too Narrow) -Coldplay (Viva La Vida) -Ryan Adams (Love Is Hell, Easy Tiger) Easy Tiger being perhaps one of the best new albums I heard recently -The New Pornographers (Twin Cinema) -Sam Roberts (Love At The End Of The World) -MGMT (Oracular Spectacular) And so many more; I'm sure I will edit. BTW, those are the ones who have earned a spot in the "permanent cd case" where things don't get shuffled. EDIT: Almost instantly! -Albert Hammond Jr. (Your's To Keep, ¿Cómo Te Llama?)
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08-04-2008, 03:39 AM
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Location: Lancs. UK.
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Thunder, Lighting, Strike - The Go Team
A Grand Don't Come For Free - The Streets Lost Horizons - Lemon Jelly Who Killed The Zutons - The Zutons Germ Free Adolescents - X-Ray Spex Silent Alarm - Bloc Party Dummy - Portishead
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08-05-2008, 09:58 AM
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Some more I will recommend: Front Line Assembly- Millennium Leftover Crack- Mediocre Generica Tiger Army- Music From Regions Beyond (Well really any of their albums, but that's the one I've been listening to most lately.)
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09-24-2009, 08:58 PM
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Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator.
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this "album" only has one song. one glorious fucking song.
+%5B1999%5D.jpg) give these a shot, people. Jay Reatard-Blood visions (had to grow on me) king khan and the BBQ show- Self titled and Whats for Dinner No Bunny- Love Visions (seriosuly, check it out) Pixies- Surfa Rosa, Doolittle, Come on Pilgrim or Live at BBC The Spits- 19 million A.C.
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That's my favorite TMBG album.
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---------- Post added at 09:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:40 AM ---------- Quote:
Not only that, the Bedouin Soundclash all attended (& met) at Queen's University in Kingston. Much later than the Tragically Hip, who also met and attended Queen's. At least I was around for that. Kingston is a small town where kids are brought together, often living away from home for the first time, and can generate some unique and lasting dynamics on their own with a fairly cosmopolitan and international admixture of cultures to draw upon.
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10-09-2009, 06:59 AM
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new list.
For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before The Ship Sank - Modest Mouse Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? - Of Montreal I'm Going Away - The Fiery Furnaces Little Joy - Little Joy Thunder, Lightning, Strike! - The GO! Team Visiter - The Dodos Volume One - She and Him Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear Way To Normal - Ben Folds Whale Tooth EP - Whale Tooth Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix Get Guilty - A.C. Newman Cassadaga - Bright Eyes There you go.
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