current favorite albums

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:42 pm

Heard the new Modest Mouse. It picks up a bit towards the end, but overall the songwriting is dull. So much musical talent; so few musical ideas. I'd prefer Built to Spill's You in Reverse any day of the week.

EDIT: the new Chinese Stars album isn't too bad; better than I expected. Still nowhere near Arab on Radar, I'm afraid.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:56 am

Eyehategod - In the Name of Suffering
Dark Passages 2

Pirate1019 · Post by **Pirate1019** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:51 pm

Finger Eleven - Them vs You vs Me

Pretty good, although pretty distant from the sound of their other material.

Rainbow Butt Monkeys - Letters from Chutney

Rainbow Butt Monkeys is the name of Finger Eleven before they signed on to a label. The music is great. It has more of a funk sort of sound thrown in then their other music.

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:12 am

The Stooges - Funhouse
The Hipshakes - Shake Their Hips
Sunn 0))) - The Grimm Robe Demos
BloodHag - Hell Bent for Letters
Creteens - "4-Track Blues" 7"
Hollywood Sinners - "Wild Man" 7"

and still listening to:

Lost Sounds - s/t
Earth - Hibernaculum

futurebiblehero · Post by **futurebiblehero** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:23 am

Lately I've been listening to (in semi-alphabetical order, because it's easier that way):

Beach House - self titled.
Beirut - Gulag Orkestar.
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll.
the Divine Comedy - Absent Friends.
Do Make Say Think - You, You're a History in Rust.
Esmerine - If Only a Sweet Surrender...
the Gothic Archies - the Tragic Treasury.
Kate Bush - the Sensual World.
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us.
Max Richter - Songs From Before.
Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:27 am

The other day i picked up Miles Davis Quintet's 55-56 output on Euporean box set (different to the American one i think) containing:

Miles
Workin'
Cookin'
Relaxin'
Steamin'
Round About Midnight (10 track version)
+ 2 bonus tracks of Miles soloing on some extended (10 mins ish) tracks with some guy i don't know and have forgotten his name.

Great set and quality sound.

Also got a Bert Jansch 2002 album for £2

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:51 am

@ Acid King: I think you're right about Dead Meadow. I think that they have some really great songs, but in the end the albums I've heard, on the whole, strike me as pretty flat/lifeless.

pAper chAse - the first two albums are sooo great
oneida - happy new year
built to spill (passim)
yob - the unreal never lived

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:50 am

Immolation - Shadows in the Light -- better than I expected, on par with their best stuff
Steely Dan - Aja
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Depeche Mode - Violator

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:54 am

I just bought "Out of the Blue" by ELO tonight...it's really good.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:08 am

professor ganson wrote:Built to Spill's You in Reverse

This album is win and good. Why can't I be in this band? It's not fucking fair

Apples in Stereo - Velocity of Sound and New Magnetic Wonder - Velocity of Sound was pretty poorly recieved but I like it, I don't share everyone's contempt for powerpop. I like Same Old Drag off NMW but it feels like I've heard it before a million times, very 'archetypal'

Melt Banana - Peel Session - very intense, must listen more.

Explosions in the Sky - Peel Session - can get wankish at times but listen to 'the only moment we were alone' and you'll know why this band is such a success

Six Finger Satellite - Paranormalized - I think I prefer Law of Ruins, just for Race Against Space (fast forward to 1:40 for this song)

Also been listening to the song 'You Are All That I Have' by Snow Patrol, the album overall is kinda over-produced but the songwriting is of good quality

MadSteel wrote:The Stooges - Funhouse

Nice.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:00 am

Neon wrote: Six Finger Satellite - Paranormalized - I think I prefer Law of Ruins, just for Race Against Space (fast forward to 1:40 for this song)

Paranormalized is like a between classic albums odds and ends collection to me, just random songs tossed together. The rocking songs on it rule, like The Greatest Hit and Padded Room. "Coke and Mirrors" is lol. The ending is also cool with headphones. Spotty, luckily only 30 minutes.

Fast forwarding Race Against Space is messed up.

(1000 posts)

FRO · Post by **FRO** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:00 pm

Rob wrote:Steely Dan - Aja

Oh yeah. I have this one on vinyl, & I love listening to it that way. It sounds so warm. Don't get me wrong, the 24-bit CD remaster is nothing to scoff at, but the original vinyl just sounds so good. The pinnacle of 70's album production.

I'm currently digging on a TON of new metalcore bands, as well as a new band called Miseration & their new album "Your Demons, Their Angels". Best melodic death metal album since Carcass' Heartwork, IMO. Arch Enemy's "Black Earth" comes close, as does Sacrificium's "Escaping the Stupor", but this one has them both edged out.

Never_Scurred · Post by **Never_Scurred** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:16 pm

El-P/ I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Prodigy/ Return of the Mac

Young Buck/ Buck the World

and a bunch of mixtapes......

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:40 am

Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion - If there is any justice in the world, Clutch will go down in history as one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

All Shall Perish - Hate. Malice. Revenge. - Great, great album. It's a shame all kinds of hardcore kids listen to this and Dying Fetus and all of a sudden think they can write death metal. Last thing we need is another over saturated subgenre

Corrosion of Conformity - Blind - Classic.

professor ganson wrote:@ Acid King: I think you're right about Dead Meadow. I think that they have some really great songs, but in the end the albums I've heard, on the whole, strike me as pretty flat/lifeless.

What gets me every time I attempt to listen to their stuff is their guitar tone. It just comes across as dull. Might be better live but even then I agree the songs aren't that strong to begin with.

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:07 pm

Yesterday I unpacked the torrent I downloaded a while ago with lots of Sol Invictus in it.

This band actually exists for 20 years now and I've only discovered them yesterday !!!
Been listening to it ever since and having one mental orgasm after the other.
What a waste of my life the last 20 years

And how I love life right at this moment

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:30 pm

FRO wrote:
Rob wrote:Steely Dan - Aja
Oh yeah. I have this one on vinyl, & I love listening to it that way. It sounds so warm. Don't get me wrong, the 24-bit CD remaster is nothing to scoff at, but the original vinyl just sounds so good. The pinnacle of 70's album production.

Seconded. The "Dan" has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. It's funny because growing up my dad was a huge fan and I couldn't stand them. I guess it's an aquired taste or something. I also would mention Gaucho as one of their better albums too.

Currently listening to:

Thee Headcoats - Elementary Headcoats 2xCD singles collection (I managed to just about wear out my vinyl version.)

Jesu - Conqueror

The Archers of Loaf - VS the greatest of all time EP

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:14 pm

http://www.avclub.com/content/videocracy/682

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P7sdo_Aj0o

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:13 am

Alligator Crystal Moth - Bones of the Great Divide

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:50 pm

A legendary boy told me I might like a band called Mastadon. What's the verdict on them?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:55 pm

Verdict? Guilty of rocking out.

1. Remission
2. Blood Mountain
3. Leviathan

Some people will say Leviathan is the best, but they are sadly mistaken.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:03 pm

I'll take your word, thanks a lot.

Ayanami · Post by **Ayanami** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 8:05 pm

The Flamming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:30 am

Rob wrote: 1. Remission
2. Blood Mountain
3. Leviathan

Leviathan starts out great, but doesn't quite hold up iirc. I agree that Remission is best, but I'm not sure about placing Blood Mountain above Leviathan. Leviathan's best songs are really, really good. Blood Mountain is more consistent, but doesn't have truly stand-out tracks. Anyway, you can't go wrong with any of them, and Remission is classic.

smashing pumpkins - siamese dream
thee more shallows - more deep cuts
sleep - dopesmoker
flying saucer attack - s/t
om - conference of the birds

and still loving

the pAper chAse - hide the kitchen knives
the pAper chAse - young bodies heal quickly, you know

EDIT: Oh yeah, how could I forget:
built to spill - you in reverse
And you're right, Neon, it's not fair.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:49 am

I'm playing a lot of...

SikTh - Death of a Dead Day
Strapping Young Lad - Alien
Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:06 pm

The Earaches - Time on Fire
Yob - The Illusion of Motion
P*A*L - M@rix
Cream Abdul Babar/Kylesa - split CD
The Dirtbombs/King Khan and his Shrines - Billiards at Nine-Thirty
Motorhead - Overkill
Loop - The World in Your Eyes

and still listening to:

Lost Sounds - s/t

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:19 pm

Been listening to Dol Ammad's "Ocrean Dynamics", lately. Nowhere near as good as their last effort.

Feels quite fractured and meandering. Doesn't really go anywhere...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:56 pm

Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing -- Could do without two of the ballads, but great overall. Some really goofy-awesome songs on here (Avril wears the pants!). "I Don't Have to Try" is my new favorite song all-times for at least a month.

Dann · Post by **Dann** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:49 am

Screaming Trees - Dust

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:15 pm

Estradasphere - Palace of Mirrors

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:18 pm

Currently listening to a Prestige repressing double LP of Charles Mingus' CM + Max Roach and At The Bohemia. Fantastic.

Also checking out the first couple of disks of Anthony Braxton's 9 Compositions at the Iridion (i think it's called), a 9 CD set featuring 9 record long live performances of his compositions 350-358 from a 4 day stand at the Iridion at New York. Large band and very strange sounds, incredibly free feeling and yet highly structured and paced movement that skips around smaller sections of the group. Braxton is on fire with whatever he plays and everything gels well. Takes a lot of attention though. Also note that this is available on eMusic for 35 downloads, working out at the cost of about £7 for 9 cds of music. The actual release apparently contains a DVD and some great notes but retails at about £80+. Do the maths.

Also been enjoying JSBach's Solo violin stuff as played by Ricci Rigurio (sp?), very moving one take stuff on a good vinyl pressing.