current favorite albums

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:41 pm

Sex Pistols were a boyband. I read it on another forum and they know shit.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:47 pm

Rob wrote:Sex Pistols were a boyband. I read it on another forum and they know shit.

Stop acting stupid for once.

Sex Pistols is nowhere near Backstreet Boys.

Yawn, lets do something productive, like bugging Takumi for another shmup.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:11 pm

Fighter17 wrote:
Rob wrote:Arctic Monkeys
Are you fucking for real?

That's not even a Real Punk band.

Avril Lavine is

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:22 am

The Chills - Kaleidescope World

Yeah...I know I'm alone here...

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:34 am

CMoon wrote:The Chills - Kaleidescope World

Yeah...I know I'm alone here...

I can't stop playing New Order - Technique at least once a day, so yeah, I know how you feel.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:06 am

Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence -- goofy, also highly enjoyable.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:10 am

Minus the Bear - Planet of Ice - standout track is knights.

Unrest - Isabel Bishop 7". I'm a sucker for the colored vinyl.

Wire - Pink Flag

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:03 pm

I burned a bunch of CDs for the drive to maryland before I left for vacation.

Om - Variations on a Theme
Om - Conference of the Birds
Acrimony - Hymns to the Stone
Acrimony - Acid Elephant EP
Acrimony - Tumuli Shroomaroom
Acrimony/Church of Misery - split
Floor - s/t
Blood for Blood - Outlaw Anthems
Circle of Dead Children - Zero Comfort Margin

PaCrappa wrote: Om (I forget the name) My brother burnt me this and I really need to get me some sort of legit copy because I really like it.

Conference of the Birds? I remember you saying awhile back it was the second one. [/quote]

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:51 pm

Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour -- I think they are better for singles, but pretty solid. I like the first few years of solo albums more.
Gal Costa -s/t (first)

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:48 pm

Rob wrote: I like the first few years of solo albums more.

More than Revolver through White Album??? Abby Road, the White Album, Revolver... I don't think there's a solo album that comes anywhere close to these. But then I haven't heard the McCartney albums, just the singles.

Shinichi Chiba · Post by **Shinichi Chiba** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:55 pm

Rainbow -Rising (Stargazer is the best song ever )
Tank - Filth Hounds of Hades
Iron Maiden -Number of the Beast

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:47 pm

professor ganson wrote:
Rob wrote: I like the first few years of solo albums more.
More than Revolver through White Album??? Abby Road, the White Album, Revolver... I don't think there's a solo album that comes anywhere close to these. But then I haven't heard the McCartney albums, just the singles.

When I finally heard Revolver earlier this year (yep) I was disappointed because I was expecting something to rival the best Beach Boys or Zombies material. Some solid singles and then some crappy experimentation/filler (sitar always sounds tacky to me in a pop context). I can't remember how many songs are on the White Album, but there were a lot and they were all about the same length. Aside from songs like Julia and Helter Skelter there wasn't much variation or memorable material.

Abbey Road is definitely my favorite, but it is really a mixed bag. Could do without the Ringo song(s). Octopus's Garden, agh. The Lennon and Harrison songs really stand out, and it is those two whose solo albums I enjoy (I'd also lump in Yoko Ono's just because). I don't think I'd enjoy McCartney's solo albums that much so I haven't bothered (yet!).

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:59 pm

I haven't listened to these albums in years and years. You make some very good points. I'll have to revisit these some day and update my judgments, in light of your remarks.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:37 pm

I'm not the biggest Beatles fan, but I'm definitely a Revolver type guy over any Beach Boys, even Pet Sounds or Smiley Smile. I can see the sitar thing but I'm sure it sounded cool at the time, it's not their fault bands like Pearl Jam and stuff ran it into the ground. I'm also a sucker for tape loops. :/

Even if none of the songs jump at you, it still benefits from being great to listen to front to back. It's an album for people who like albums...

IMHO

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:08 pm

Damn...as always...listening to great albums that haven't been released yet.

Need more money to release more music

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:33 pm

As far as I'm concerned CMoon, your next post in this thread should be spamming it up with links to the bands on your label. If you only did it once nobody would think you were a carpetbagger. I know I'm curious to hear some of it.

Pa

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:57 am

I'm sorry for spamming--it just ultimately ends up being what I listen to (promos from bands.)

I'm really not posting to sell here; I have a serious enthusiasm for music and when I hear something really kick ass, I just want to write about it.

Oh, and half the time I'm listening to said music I've had a few so don't use the restraint I should.

So to try to pull myself out of asshole-dom, I'll add to this if anyone wants a cd-r of something or a direction to some links of what I'm talking about, pm me. Hell, I'll probably throw in a few free cds; the old stuff doesn't sell.

Mostly fixated on NZ (as usual) and some new stuff from Italy which is very gentle Brian Eno-ish/Labradforish kind of stuff, but more experimental than both. Listening to an album that is the Renderers and Sandoz Lab Technicians freely hybridizing (both NZ bands, one country-ish, one free-improv); ends up sounding like the perfect soundtrack for Lynch's new Inland Empire film.

Yeah, not trying to be an outsider. Anyone who wants to hear, I've always been an enabler

pacrappa wrote: As far as I'm concerned CMoon, your next post in this thread should be spamming it up with links to the bands on your label. If you only did it once nobody would think you were a carpetbagger. I know I'm curious to hear some of it.

I have a track up for most of the releases I've released on my web site at www.lastvisibledog.com. I really recommend the people give a listen to the opening track from the new Terminals album (http://www.lastvisibledog.com/audio/116.mp3); even if you don't give a damn about the rest of the music I put out, I feel like the terminals are a must hear, bringing together that good-old post VU sound and fashion when everyone wore sun glasses, smoked and it people listened to (and understood) Neil Young's Tonight's the night.

That said, I appreciate your offer to do this bit of spamming Pacrappa. I'll make no more mention of the label--though sometimes the unreleased albums--those are the best ones!!

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:30 am

Re: Beatles (sorry for double post): Glad to see the love for the Magical Mystery Tour album which is generally written off. I think it is because I found this record in my mother's collection as a young child and really hadn't heard any other music like it before when I gave it a spin. That first side still holds something for me and is more rugged and strange than all the experimentalism on sgt. peppers and the white album. That said, the white album is an easy second for me, and while it has a lot of misses, it is so big, and hits so often, there just isn't much to complain about. That said, the last song is absolute shit, isn't it?

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:15 pm

This Welcome record is really Beatles-y. Definitely a must-listen. My favourite tracks are 'This Minute' and 'Marry Me Men'

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:24 pm

CMoon wrote:That said, the last song is absolute shit, isn't it?

Despite its reputation I thought it was OK rather than bad. I was expecting something worse (and for the rest, as I said, was expecting something better...).

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:54 am

Last 3 albums from Grazhdanskaya Oborona.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DZDlRRNK2bM

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:59 pm

Unkle - War Stories
Zero 7 - The Garden

And oh, anybody who will not acknowledge the genius of the tragic singer/songwriter Nick Drake has a lousy taste in music.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:54 pm

When I finally heard Revolver earlier this year (yep) I was disappointed because I was expecting something to rival the best Beach Boys or Zombies material.

Holy shit, another Beach Boys fan?

Been listening to several Ilkae albums, via my brother
More Fila Brazillia,
and also the Street Fighter III: 3rd strike soundtrack

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:08 pm

I'm surprised when people don't like the Beach Boys.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:38 pm

Me too! The Beach Boys are waaaay ahead of their time.
I figure people assume all of their music is :

Goin to the beach!
Gonna make some friends!
Have a barbecue and
Wear depends!

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:15 pm

wear depends

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:01 am

Terrorizer - World Downfall
Dead C - Vain, Erudite and Stupid: Selected Works 87-05

I found the prettiest sounding album ever. I won't tell you what, though.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:56 am

Melt Banana - Cell-Scape - soooo coooool, but too short

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:06 am

P_HAT wrote:too short

Melt Banana at their best!

np:
va - International Sad Hits vol. 1 -- Lives up to name. I think.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:41 am

P_HAT wrote:Melt Banana - Cell-Scape - soooo coooool, but too short

Too long, surely?

They still have not been able to top Cactuses come in the Flocks in my humble opinion. The day after I got that album, I took half of my CD's to Oxfam. Nothing will ever be hard enough again