The Below list is right off the top of my head and could change in a moments notice. These are albums I listen to often and have for years.
1. The Beatles, Revolver
2. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
3. Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
4. Willie Nelson, Stardust
5. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsOKAY, YOUR TURN!
I always lose these popularity contests. I continue taking part though, on the slimmest of hopes that someone, one day, will discover some of those things I love to my very core. 1. Troum - Sigqan 2. Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician 3. Swans - Filth 4. William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops (ALL 4) 5. Blondie - Parallel Lines A funny thing about regret is...
Just saw this the other day. I was surprised at how different his appearance is between a live show and an interview.
I've never had a chance to see him live unfortunately. Here's hoping for an endless supply of amniotic fluid!
Cool. 2. The National, High Violet 3. Radiohead, OK Computer 4. Frightened Rabbit, Midnight Organ Fight 5. The Rural Alberta Advantage, Hometowns Holy shit that was hard. Would definitely be different another day of the week.1. Broken Social Scene, Broken Social Scene
Tame Impala - Lonerism Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Miles Davis - Kind of Blue GZA - Liquid Swords
The Avalanches - Since I Left You My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Snowing - I Could Do Whatever I Wanted, If I Wanted Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine Loma Prieta - I.V.
I could talk all day, especially about I.V. and ICDWIW. Snowing was a 4 piece punk / emo band from the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. They were part of the fourth of wave emo, which is another topic dear to me. Suffice it to say, Snowing is considered one of, if not the, best bands in this scene. Why? I think the songs they wrote do an excellent job of conveying the sense of angst, depression, and hopelessness felt by many teens and twenty somethings today. John Galm, the band's lead singer and primary songwriter was indeed one of these twenty somethings, and wrote primarily about his anxiety, his father's death, and his alcoholism. I know I can identify with most of these topics, so I have an easy time getting into this music. I hardly ever pay attention to lyrics when I listen to music, I prefer to just listen to the music. This album is probably the only album I know the majority of lyrics to, and I think that speaks volumes to how good the lyrics are. The actual playing is sloppy and raw, which reinforces the sense of dread, loneliness, and an intense inner emotional life. It's a relatively short album, 29 minutes, and feels even shorter when you listen to it.. DFA79 is 2 piece punk / dance band, one guy on the drums and one on a fucked up sounding guitar. IAW, YAM is essentially a self loathing breakup album. If you're not into songs about sex, with a nice dose of misogyny thrown in, stay away. That said, DFA79can write a mean hook. If you don't like Romantic Rights (imo, one of the best songs of the 00's), you're not gonna like the rest of the album. If you do, the rest of album stays essentially along this track, with a couple longer breather tracks in the middle and a nice ending come down track. Loma Prieta is a screamo band. In fact, they are the harshest, most tortured band I have ever heard. I dig loud, angry music, and I'll take harshness over heaviness any day. Loma has been around for awhile, releasing, surprise, 3 albums before this. I.V. was a bit of a surprise in that Loma's previously thin, screamy sound had been turned into a thick, harsh, almost shoegaze like howl. I'll admit, a lot of the appeal of this album lies in that sound. Look past this, and you actually find some great songwriting chops. Fly By Night is catchy as hell, and Trilogy 6 is just staggeringly punishing. If you can get past the harshness, this is a fantastic album. However, most people won't, and I can't say I blame them. If nothing else, listen to this when you are at your saddest and loneliest.
Holy crap, my first badge! Thanks man, I appreciate it!
Not sure if how much attention you pay to Count Your Lucky Stars, but everything is free on their bandcamp for this weekend only. That goes for you too flagamuffin, if you like Snowing you'll like a good chunk of this labels music.
I've grabbed most of CYLS's discography in past free giveaways! I did download Kittyhawk's new album, however, so I'm going to give that a spin or two.
I've met Bon Iver's drummer a couple of times now. Last time I met him I asked him if he would be interested in recording with me. Pretty audacious, he gave me his email address and I sent him some music. I never heard back. Dick :)
I've seen Sean Carey live doing his solo stuff a few times. Absolutely gorgeous music. Actually, I think I wrote a paper for a theory of music class on his song In the Dirt. I saw the other day that he's playing with American Football on NYE in Chicago. I'm already spending my vacation in a couple weeks seeing American Football in San Francisco, but I may have to make the shorter trip down from MN on NYE to see this one as well.
Nope, Matthew McCaughan. He was actually a really nice fella.
Stan Rogers Northwest Passage - Quintessential to me. The Band The Last Waltz - As problematic as the concert is in terms of their history. Joel Quarrington Garden Scene - for days when I start to think I'm good at playing the bass. Against Me! Transgender Dysphoria Blues Oscar Peterson Trio Canadiana Suite
For me: 1. Slade Alive! - Slade (one of the best live albums ever recorded, IMO.) 2. Master of Puppets - Metallica (Brilliant thrash metal album, one of Metallica's best. 'Damage Inc.', 'Disposable Heroes' and 'Master of Puppets' are my highlights off this album.) 3. Slayed? - Slade (Great hard rocking tracks on this, released when they were nearly at the height of popularity. 'Gudbuy, Gudbuy', 'Gudbuy T'Jane' and 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' are highlights.) 4. Ride the Lightning - Metallica (Another great early Metallica album, highlights include 'Creeping Death', 'Fight Fire with Fire' and 'Trapped Under Ice'. 5. Ass - Badfinger (Last album recorded while the band were at Apple Records, some great songs here, 'Apple of My Eye', 'Blind Owl' and 'Timeless' are my favourites.)
Pink Floyd - The Wall Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed 3030 - Deltron 3030 Daft Punk - Live at Paris.Bercy 2007 Pink Floyd -Wish You Were Here
I dig your username and it's a great list. Do you have a favorite Pink Floyd song? I always gravitate towards Fearless
Thanks! I'd say my favorite at the moment is not on either of those two albums, but the first track of Meddle: 'One of These Days'. It gets me pumped up for the alpine ski season. Doing a list like this is hard as I find, especially with Pink Floyd, the music/lyrics/story of what they cover stirs memories and pictures. Wish You Were Here is the most emotionally powerful album I can think of. The Wall is all about the introspect for me, and both are usually enjoyed in their entirety.
This was impossible to do, so I had to add some honorable mentions. It just didn't feel right to cut them! In no particular order: Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted Autechre - Tri repetae
Honorable mentions: Ice-T - O.G. Original Gangster Lilys - A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns Lô Borges - Nuvem Cigana Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube de Esquina Tortoise - TNT Wire - Pink Flag
Good to see Todd Rundgren on one of these lists. I usually have "A Wizard A True Star" on my short-list.
Damn good list, Pavement and Autechre are somewhere up their on my lists too. Though I'm bigger on Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. I'd never heard of Lilys before but this is this the kind of music that I'm intensely drawn to, really glad you shared them.
Nada Surf- Let Go Of Montreal- Satanic Panic in the Attic David Bowie- Station to Station Nick Drake- Pink Moon Of Montreal- Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
It's definitely hard to pick but like you said without overthinking, here goes. I had a few that very nearly made it. 1. Elliott Smith, Either/Or 2. Nick Drake, Pink Moon 3. Joni Mitchell, Blue 4. Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 5. Beck, Sea Change
The Antlers, Hospice
Okkervil River, Black Sheep Boy
Modern Baseball, Sports
Built to Spill, Keep it like a Secret
Yellow Ostrich, Strange Land
I love Keep it Like a Secret. For The New Green's second CD release party we chose 5 bands to cover a song from as our encore and "Built to Spill" was one of them. We played Center of the Universe. What a great song:
The album is a classic, fantastic choice of song to cover too! Another great one would be Carry the Zero but you wouldn't happen to have some sort of recording of your cover of Center of the Universe? I don't think I've ever heard a band do a cover of any Built to Spill stuff before and it seems pretty neat.
thanks for the track bgood79, here it is TAFT: Not a good sign when the guy fronting the band has to ask, "do we all start in together on this one?" -We rehearsed this maybe 3 times :) Enjoy. EDIT: coffeesp00ns, as a fan of the Band, you may appreciate the next song we covered that night:
bgood79, do you have a recording of our Built to Spill cover? I don't.
I've been listening to so much Chance recently between this and Cocoa Butter Kisses, and Lost and then all the old up-beat shit I'm just so impressed with his style.
Punch Brothers- Antifogmatic Ben Harper- Diamonds on the Inside Ben Folds- Whatever and Ever Amen Nickel Creek- A Dotted Line (Pretty new album, but I can't stop listening to it) The Beatles- Abby Road (Gotta have a Beatles Album) I couldn't find a lot of whole albums but here are at least a song from each:
Good list Josh, though I've never listened to Nickel Creek before, good stuff? The clip you posted looks like it's live, is the album you listed a live album? It's a hard thing to chose which Beatles album, isn't it? I tend to gravitate towards Revolver because to me it's their album that bridges their earlier work and the later, more composed and psychedelic work they'd end up making. You still making music?
That Nickel Creek album is not a live one, but I just love that performance of the song. I have a hard time choosing Beatles' albums, and Revolver is definitely up there, but Abbey Road was probably my first and most often listened to album. There is one guy that ties together Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, Chris Thile, and he is definitely my current musical idol. He is just an amazing amazing musician. I have started to really get into the sort of new style bluegrass scene, I have heard it referred to as bluejazz, and he is definitely at the forefront. Nickel Creek is his first band, and I think they started in like 1989 when he was really really young. Chris Thile (Mandolin), and all the guys from Punch Brothers, Noam Pikelny (Banjo), Paul Kowert (Bass), Chris Eldridge (Guitar), and Gabe Witcher (fiddle) all have some amazing projects on their own. It's a really cool scene combining great elements of bluegrass, jazz, and classical. And, I am working my way back into making music. Starting in December taking some classes at The Old Town School of Folk Music here in Chicago to get the music flowing again.
I am working my way back into making music. Starting in December taking some classes at The Old Town School of Folk Music here in Chicago to get the music flowing again.
That's great Josh, I'm glad to hear it. I remember you had that sweet Ovation when we were kids. If you ever get the hankering, you should join us in our hubski collaborative music project. Here are some of the songs we've collaborated on thus far, there are more, but I've not updated it. Basically, one person starts a tune and then another person downloads the sound file and overdubs, etc. It's really lo-fi, but the outcomes have been surprisingly cool. Check it out and seriously, join in if you're interested.
Kanye West - MBDTF
Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972
Grateful Dead - American Beauty (there are a lot by them I could name here, very interchangeable for me)
Charles Mingus - Live At Antibes
The National - High Violet On a different day these could be different. Just what came to mind like you said.
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children Elliot Smith - Either/Or No links since I'm on mobile and going out soon, bit you get the gist of it.
1. McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy McCoy Tyner's a beast. Throw in Ron Carter, Joe Henderson, and Elvin Motherfucking Jones and you've got arguably the greatest post-bop record of all time. 2. Jon Batiste & Stay Human - Social Music Absolutely fantastic. Saw these guys in concert back in March and it was literally the best show I've ever seen. My one regret is that we left before they came out to play music in the streets. Seeing them again is high up on my bucket list. 3. Lake Street Dive - Bad Self Portraits That indie jazz/soul tho. Also a phenomenally well-produced album (I think). Sounds great, anyway. 4. Tower of Power - Soul Vaccination (Live) Favorite part: the horns. So damn tight! I have a thing for awesome horn sections. 5. Heernt - Locked in a Basement Electronic garage jazz? Yes please. Order is more likely to change than the choices, but both are pretty mutable (unlike the music!)
We have very similar taste in music. Great list
That's awesome! Illinois is a fantastic album, I basically courted my wife to the soundtrack of his -Michigan album, along with the Fruit Bats album Mouthfuls -check that one out if you haven't already.