"But this is deserves as much attention and praise as their masterpiece

In remixed form, absolutely.

 

I'd probably add "Raoul & The Kings of Spain" and "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" (despite the mastering) to that list. Am liking the new songs, too.

 

The first Marshall Crenshaw (and it’s cover) are always mentioned, but Field Day (and it’s horrible album cover, but great music) is rarely mentioned. In fact, I only checked it out due to another post here about how underrated it was. He was right.

 

Not as widely recognized as their terrific You're Living All Over Me or Bug or all the fine albums the band had produced since reuniting, Green Mind (admittedly more or less a J Mascis solo LP) is a great record!

 

It's similar to Angel Delight but maybe a little looser arrangement-wise. The material is mostly traditional apart from a few in-house tunes and an Allan Taylor song, Lady Of Pleasure. Its centrepiece is the remarkable eleven minute Jack O'Rion, my favourite Fairport epic:

 

Great choice, and is perhaps my favorite in that run, too. Really, that whole run from Talking Book up through SITKOL is like one big project and is one of THE most spectacular runs in the history of recorded pop music, in my opinion. That is HIGHEST LEVEL.

 

Jack Johnson and On The Corner have become a lot more popular the last two decades, both with critics and fans.
I bought them on cd in the early 90s and they were quite obscure at that point.

Big Fun is still quite obscure but also excellent. It lacks unity perhaps as three tracks are from late 1969 and Ife is an outtake from On The Corner.
But it's wonderful and has a character all of its own.

 

Set the Twilight Reeling

 

Yes! Right on, my brother. The whole album is great, but "Butterfly" is a truly magnificent achievement.

 

Hello blue Lou .

Yes this one is also overlooked...Egg Cream, NYC Man, Finish Line, Trade In...all excellent songs with mean guitar.

 

I really like this thread. Like many on this board, I suspect we "suffer" from the "disease" of when we find an artist we like, we almost HAVE to have the whole catalogue. In my rather large collection there now may be 30-35 different artists where it's that way for me. As a result, it lends itself to digging deep enough to really enjoy some of the things that maybe don't register in the popular culture enough to be labeled "masterpieces" but are really just about as good. Further, perhaps because they aren't played to death in public, we get a sense of discovery when we go really deep into these other records. This is perhaps the single thing that I get the most pleasure out of with this "hobby."

 

The generally regarded masterpiece being Tubular Bells.

 

I'll play this throughout later but that fretless bass scared me!

 

Hot Rats and We’re Only In It For The Money tend to be the ones on Best Albums lists. Apostrophe(‘) was his only Top 10 album, probably because “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow” is on it. When talking about the George Duke era, most fans seem to love the Roxy recordings most of all.

I think anything besides those records qualifies here. One Size Fits All is my favorite studio album by Zappa, but it wouldn’t win a poll. Uncle Meat, Waka/Jawaka, and The Grand Wazoo also deserve more attention. I like the Helsinki ‘73-74 recordings, as well.

 

Yeah, although Head Hunters is the Platinum best-seller and tends to soak up the praise, I like Thrust better. And Sextant most of all.

Looking at Herbie in the '60s, Maiden Voyage is his widely acclaimed "masterpiece," but Empyrean Isles deserves as much attention.

 

James - Hey Ma

The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent, The Real New Fall LP

Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse

Polygon Window - Surfing On Sine Waves - the equal of any album Richard James released as "Aphex Twin" and superior to a couple too.

Manic Street Preachers - Rewind The Film

Pulp - His 'n' Hers

 

First thing that came to mind. Not as incendiary as Marquee Moon but every bit as good. Everything that made them click as a band is there, the playing is immaculate and spellbinding. The only thing that could have made it better would be if the title track had been included.

 

Now I'm curious: What do you regard as their masterpiece?

 

Beefheart has been mentioned, but I think Clear Spot is sorely underrated by critics because it’s not weird enough. Produced by Ted Templeman before the Doobies made Yacht Rock and Van Halen was still playing backyards as Mammoth. Great songs and most of the classic Magic Band. Probably the Beefheart album I play most. I’d also say that Lick My Decals is better than Trout Mask and definitely more listenable. Safe as Milk is a classic. I even think Unconditionally Guaranteed has some really good songs on it. Sugar Bowl being one.

 

A lot of great songs but they messed up with the production of this IMO. The songs were so much better when performed live prior to the release.

 

For me it’s Songs From The Big Chair so far. I’m going to check out The Seeds Of Love tonight.

 

I agree the 4th album gets better with repeated listens.

 

Who airbrushed out the phone on the left side of the BeeGees cover?

 

Blank Generation is a masterpiece IMO but 5 years later, long after anyone expected to ever hear from Richard Hell and the Voidoids again, out popped a very good follow up:

 

Best "Whiter Shade of Pale" ever!