Album you think EVERY forum member should own

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by SamS, Aug 25, 2002.

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  1. SamS

    SamS Forum Legend Thread Starter

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    Texas
    OK,

    Here's your chance to list your favorite album that is has so much potential universal appeal that all of your fellow forum members need to pick it up to enjoy ASAP. Remember, we are around here enough to know the overall tastes and preferences of other members out there, so what is your favorite "overlooked" album.

    My vote goes to Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"

    You may have seen this recent release get tons of critical press after a much delayed release earlier this year. Well, here goes:

    This 11 song CD recalls the catchiness of The Beatles circa 1969 with the lyrical wit of Dylan at his peak. All the tracks on here combine to make an album that is *so close* to being pop-hit perfection for this once alt-country group, but doesn't quite fit the mold because many of the songs just seem "broken". That is, so close to being a catchy jingle all the way through but some how break down or introspect enough to make the song hummable on the 4th listen. Many of the songs just have space and breathing room for melodies to float up and wrap around you with eeiry lyrics that somehow even recall emotions of 09/11 despite being recorded and available for download pre-September '01. (Listen to "Jesus, etc.")

    You want a "Highway 61 Revisited" for 2002, well look no further. Without trying to sound like some prophetic rock critic, I really see this one getting attention and deserved praise 10, 20+ years down the road.

    What else you got?
     
  2. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

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    Pete Townshend: Empty Glass the Atlantic Gold edition. An absolute killer of an album that proves without question that Pete could in fact do it on his own. I promise that you've never heard another CD edition like this one.
     
  3. SamS

    SamS Forum Legend Thread Starter

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    Good one, Dave. This is still in print and easy to find, correct?
     
  4. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

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    Sorry Sam, nope long out of print. :sad: Seems like the only way to get this one is on Ebay and it sure doesn't come up that often.

    Sam, all the gold cd listings are here. http://www.pestosoft.com/gold/ Seek and you shall find.;) Any questions PM me.
     
  5. SamS

    SamS Forum Legend Thread Starter

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    No fair, Dave.

    You gotta recommend something I can actually go out and buy if you suggest it. :D

    Great link, I forgot to thank you a week or so ago when you listed it in another thread. Unfortunately I just surf through it looking for other nuggets to comb eBay for.:angel:
     
  6. Claus

    Claus Senior Member

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    Germany
    @Dave

    very good choice... I'm lucky I bought the Atlantic Gold edition at that time.
     
  7. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

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    Thought of another one...Alan Parsons: Try Anything Once Arista Gold Cd. Not as well known as most of his other albums, but still a really incrediable AP album.

    And yet another, The Fixx: Reach The Beach ( all done by Steve's mastering). Just an incrediable statement of 80's power pop.
     
  8. Mike Dow

    Mike Dow I kind of like the music

    Location:
    Bangor, Maine
    RE: essential albums

    I assume everyone has The Beatles complete catalog so I'll recommend:

    Phish: "Billy Breathes"
    Neil Finn "One All"
    Wilco "Summerteeth"
    Ray Davies "StoryTeller"
    XTC "Apple Venus" vol. 1 and 2 (also "Skylarking")
    The Beach Boys "Smile" (Vigatone version or Sea of Tunes version)
    Crowded House "Together Alone"
    Neil Young "Rust Never Sleeps"
    The Zombies "Odyssey and Oracle"
    Big Star #1 Record
    Beck "Odelay"
    Squeeze "East Side Story"
    Marshall Crenshaw "This Is Easy"
    NRBQ "At Yankee Stadium" or "Peek A Boo"
    Michael Hedges "Aerial Boundaries"
    Tuck Andress "Reckless Precision"
    The Who "Quadrophenia" (1996 remix)
    Buffalo Springfield "Again"
    ....i could do this forever so i'll stop now!
     
  9. proufo

    proufo Forum Resident

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    It would be pointless to pick a known top album that everyone have already.

    Some of you may have missed Traffic's Far From Home.
     
  10. Khorn

    Khorn Dynagrunt Obversarian

    This might not be quite what you had in mind but I think everyone should have a test disc of some sort even if its just used to check things like balance, phase and perhaps containing a few different frequency generated signals at "all driver ranges" to assure they are all operational.
    This is a good basic tool.
     
  11. snowman

    snowman Forum Resident

    Location:
    England
    'Some' Ears outside the UK probably haven't heard:-

    The Smiths - The Queen is dead
    Echo and the Bunnymen - First four albums
    Simple Minds - Once upon a time
    The Stone Roses - Second coming
     
  12. SamS

    SamS Forum Legend Thread Starter

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    Khorn, I'll second that test disc recommendation, good idea!

    Everybody else, keep them comng.
     
  13. JimC

    JimC Senior Member

    Location:
    Illinois
    "What's Going ON" Marvin Gaye
    "Might Be Wrong Live Recordings" Radiohead

    "Fire of Love" Gun Club

    "Closer" Joy Division
     
  14. Khorn

    Khorn Dynagrunt Obversarian

    How about one of the Firesign Theater Albums. I have the Mobile Fidelity CD version of 'Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers' But some of the others like 'I Think We're All Bozos On The Bus' are great late night listening once in a while. Another good thing about them is that we don't have to wait for them to come out on SACD although nothing would surprise me.
     
  15. Tony Caldwell

    Tony Caldwell Senior Member

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    Arkansas
    Robbie Robertson "Storyville" is a great album that hardly ever gets talked about.

    Rennaissance "Scheherazade, and other stories" I have the German Repertoire CD. It sound pretty good and the music is great.

    Marty Robbins "The Essential Marty Robbins" is a great 2 disc set with a wide variety of music. I only wish that a 4 or 5 disc box set of Marty's material would be made available. The Bear box sets are a little too comprehensive for me!
     
  16. mandrake

    mandrake New Member

    Location:
    UK
    Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
    New Order - Substance 1987
    Paul Weller - Stanley Road
    Seahorses - Do It Yourself
    Charlatans - Tellin' Stories
    Verve - A Northern Soul
    Paul McCartney - Off The Ground
    Doves - Lost Souls
    The La's - La's
    Gomez - Bring It On
    The Italian Job - Original Soundtrack
     
  17. Chris C

    Chris C Music was my first love and it will be my last!

    Location:
    Ohio
    Hello Gang! I'm a new member and thought I'd drop my 2 cents worth on Forum member SamS's great question of "What album EVERY member should own? My choice is "The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette" by The Four Seasons from 1969. This original Phillips Label album has been reissued on CD by Rhino and on Ace from England (The Rhino is long out of print but the Ace version is still available at Collector's Choice Music and currently ON SALE!) This album has a dark tone about it, but it's tongue in cheek approach makes it an enjoyable listening experience! Note: John Lennon, Brian Wilson and Frank Sinatra eached claimed that this album was one of their favorites too!
     
  18. Jamie Tate

    Jamie Tate New Member

    Location:
    Nashville
    Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin (The lost brother of Jon Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow)

    Jellyfish- Spilt Milk (Pet Sounds and Queen had a baby)

    Marty Stuart- The Pilgrim (Dire Staits, Ralph Stanley, Tom Petty's band, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, George Jones all perform on one record that spans 100 years of musical styles)
     
  19. Joseph

    Joseph Senior Member

    Agree with Yesman on The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin. An overlooked gem.
     
  20. lschwart

    lschwart Senior Member

    Location:
    Richmond, VA
    Here's one that hasn't come up and might not be on most folks' radar screens, but should be:

    *Heart of the Congos* by The Congos. Produced by Lee Scratch Perry at Black Ark Studios. Reissued CD by Blood and Fire. I think it's Perry's finest hour, maybe the best Reggae album of the era. A weird and smoky sonic experience, ingenious magic done with pretty "primitive" and simple equipment. Beautiful, soulful singing and chanting. Heavy, heavy riddims.....

    I'd put a word in for all of Blood and Fire's reissue work, by the way, especially their King Tubby dub titles and the Yabby You *Jesus Dread* set. Great design on everything and the best sound for this material that I'm aware of. I think their sound puts Heartbeat's work to shame.

    lschwart
     
  21. Grant

    Grant Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me!

    What I think everyone should own? Everything I have in MY collection!:)
     
  22. Sckott

    Sckott Hand Tighten Only.

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    South Plymouth, Ma
    Blood Sweat & tears - MFSL UDCD
    Blind Faith - MFSL either CD or LP
    Paul McCartney's RAM - DCC CD
    Joni Mitchell - Blue - DCC CD
    Creedence Clearwater Revival - DCC Gold (or incoming SACD)
    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory DCC Gold (or incoming SACD)
    Getz/Gilberto MFSL Gold CD
    Pink Floyd - DSOTM UDCD I MFSL
    Vintage series Vol 9 & 10 - MCA SH Mastered w/ Steppenwolf and Fontella Bass
    Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends MFSL CD
    Toga Rock I - DCC
    Joe Walsh - Barnstorm MFSL Aluminum
    Fleetwood Mac - (self titled w/Say You Love Me) Reprise CD or Stan's MFSL cut LP. (Yes the stock CD is killer)
    Everly Brothers - Original Cadence (SACD or the DCC Gold)
    Jim Croce - Gold In A Bottle - DCC Gold (That'll never happen again, a super concept AND sound for Jim. Don't mess with it! :) )

    Hmph, that's only what I have off the top of my head. People should use these discs are ear-reference material.
     
  23. Trainspotting

    Trainspotting Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Two recommendations for 'Heart of the Congo,' eh? Funny, MOJO just put it on their list of the 50 Greatest Reggae albums of all time. I'll definately have to get it now. I've also heard good things about the Flaming Lips' 'The Soft Bulletin.' Another on my list. I love their latest CD.

    What's my recommendation for a must-own CD? Hmm... Here are a few of my all-time favorite albums where either every cut or the vast majority of them are great:

    Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
    Rod Stewart-Every Picture Tells a Story
    Who-Who's Next
    Clash-London Calling
    Fleetwood Mac-Rumours
    Doors-Doors
    Love-Forever Changes
    Byrds-Notorious Byrd Bros.
    Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run
    Miles Davis-Kind of Blue
    John Coltrane-A Love Supreme
    Beatles-Revolver
    Crosby, Stills & Nash-Crosby, Stills & Nash
    Neil Young-After The Gold Rush
    The Rolling Stones-Let It Bleed
    Elvis Presley-The Sun Sessions
    Phil Spector-Back to Mono (box set)
    Burt Bacharach-The Look of Love (box set)
    James Brown-Startime (box set)
    Stevie Wonder-Innervisions
    Marvin Gaye-What' Going On
    Big Star-Radio City
    Prince-The Hits/The B-Sides (compilation)
    The Sex Pistols-Never Mind The Bullocks...
    The Buzzcocks-Singles Going Steady (compilation)
    The Ramones-The Ramones
    Nirvana-Nevermind

    Oh man, I could go on forever...
     
  24. John Carsell

    John Carsell Forum Resident

    Location:
    Northwest Illinois
    Booker T. and the M.G.'s McLemore Avenue MFSL aluminum CD.
     
  25. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven

    I think everyone should have these albums:
    George Benson-Breezin' and George Benson Collection
    the bulk of Gordon Lightfoot's catalog
    Jimmy Dean-Greatest Hits
    Unforgettable Glenn Miller CD or mono LP comps or 78s
    Byrds-Sweetheart of The Rodeo
    Amazing Rhythm Aces-Stacked Deck and Too Stuffed To Jump
    as much Johnny Cash as you can afford
    as much Marty Robbins as you can afford (The person who recommended the Essential box should definitely seek out the albums or Bear Family boxes)
    Kingston Trio-either the complete catalog or a greatest hits compilation for starters if you are on a budget
    a Mills Brothers compilation
    Carter Family-anything you can afford
    Brian Hyland-Greatest Hits (definitely an underrated artist, he is definitely more than a teen idol of the late 1950's-60's. Even his 1970 cover of Gypsy Woman is a masterpiece.)
    Bobby Vee-a hits compilation
    a Weavers compilation
    a Connie Francis compilation
    and many others
     
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