5 Classic LPs that deserve the kudos they recieve

[Donger]

1. http://www.thefake.ch/inc/img/chunk/282/1156585441.png

2. http://quietfm.com/Blog/Images/Herbie01.jpg

3. http://www.boomkat.com/media/stock_images/LiquidLqd-Optimo.jpg
that is more of an EP, but whatever, if you want to be sticklers then we can settle for this one since there never was an LP:
http://www.dennisyoungmusic.com/images/cover_ll.jpg

[Donger]

4. http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/7406.jpg

5. http://www.basicchannel.com/images/records_297/bmlp-4a.jpg
That is more of a comilation of singles, and may never reach "classic" status, but it is playing in the background right now and I may as well give it props because it is soooo damn good.

[baleariksoul]

Oh man, can't seem to keep "man-child" off my turntable right now. Such a good LP.

[Donger]

I find it rather strange that people are more willing to post in a thread bashing 5 classic lps, rather than praising them. Oh well, here is my last effort to keep this thread alive.

One of my all time favorite LPs of ANY genre:

http://www.stv33.com/5599.jpg

[lurkster]

Can't say fairer than that donger. Might not be favourite blah blah, but equal respect for these against others, pulled out of the rack behind me:

King Tubby's Special
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Nu Yorican Soul
Soundtrack to National Lampoon's Animal House (aye, a belter ihmo!)
Aphex Twin Ambient Works Vol. 1 85-92

(and I only know Leo's beauty 'give me the sunshine', haven't but will get the lp on your say so)

[lurkster]

Can't say fairer than that donger. Might not be favourite blah blah, but equal respect for these against others, pulled out of the rack behind me:

King Tubby's Special
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Nu Yorican Soul
Soundtrack to National Lampoon's Animal House (aye, a belter ihmo!)
Aphex Twin Ambient Works Vol. 1 85-92

(and I only know Leo's beauty 'give me the sunshine', haven't but will get the lp on your say so)

Only just read the exact title of your thread, not entirely sure the Animal House LP enjoys any kudos!

[chris keyz]

velvet underground - velvet underground & nico
donald byrd - places & spaces
psycho on da bus - psycho on da bus
major swellings - major swellings
chicago transit authority - chicago transit authority
scritti politti - songs to remember

wait!!! there are many more, Ill be here all day

[Solid State]

I find it rather strange that people are more willing to post in a thread bashing 5 classic lps, rather than praising them. Oh well, here is my last effort to keep this thread alive.

One of my all time favorite LPs of ANY genre:

http://www.stv33.com/5599.jpg

I acquired this (on a reissue) recently from a certain forum peep and must admit to being underwhelmed... Not so with See Mi Yah tho!

[lexx72]

http://i19.tinypic.com/67hb0ua.jpg
http://i16.tinypic.com/5z4mcdz.gif
http://i16.tinypic.com/4ktmg4j.jpg

[lexx72]

http://i12.tinypic.com/4ulndkx.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/4ml2ono.jpg

[lurkster]

Never felt Illmatic myself (looks behind in the rack pulls out...)

I think Pete Rock/CL's Main Ingredient is (way different but) better.

(redirects to negative thread - or can we give 'constructive feedback? soz for the wanky terminology, I work for a local authority....)

[machinesoul]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/418DSZV2KPL._SS500_.jpg

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Z8N7XWSTL._SS500_.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41X7W8HG8EL._SS500_.jpg

[machinesoul]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/3b/ec/bbc3a2c008a03e889bc5a010.L.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F4W16YWXL._SS500_.jpg

[lexx72]

Never felt Illmatic myself

(redirects to negative thread)

this album combined some of the best hip hop producers at that time and nas had a stlyle & flow like nobody else at that point. one of my favourite hip hop albums besides jungle brothers "done by the force of nature", diamond d's "stunts, blunts & hip hop", big daddy kane's "long live the kane", a tribe called quest's "midnight marauders".. and the list goes on.. so many great memories..

and i'm with donger about the "see mi yah" album. i'm still grateful to the guy who introduced me to the whole rhythm & sound universe..

now keep em' coming!

[lexx72]

more recently i really got into this:

http://i10.tinypic.com/63sy8vs.jpg

fantastic recording & sound!

[lurkster]

this album combined some of the best hip hop producers at that time and nas had a stlyle & flow like nobody else at that point. one of my favourite hip hop albums besides jungle brothers "done by the force of nature", diamond d's "stunts, blunts & hip hop", big daddy kane's "long live the kane", a tribe called quest's "midnight marauders".. and the list goes on.. so many great memories..

and i'm with donger about the "see mi yah" album. i'm still grateful to the guy who introduced me to the whole rhythm & sound universe..

now keep em' coming!

No bother Lexx, hear you. Memories are what it's ALL about really. Leaving aside 'critics choice', which most people on here will, memory's the foundation of threads like this and what makes it tricky. Aside from the Nas rubtuz thang which always went down a storm, I've no standout memories of this LP and I do own it. Not saying it ain't a goody though!

[Tim H]

Bugger memories, Illmatic is a track-for-track classic. It's unbelievable that every LP he's made since has been so-so.

Tim

[lexx72]

you're right lurk, i'm probably not very objective when it comes to this album. if somebody at the store would ask me for a good 90's hip hop album i would rather hand them a tribe called quest record because they're more playful & musical..

[lexx72]

but then again..

Bugger memories, Illmatic is a track-for-track classic. It's unbelievable that every LP he's made since has been so-so.

Tim

:)

[Solid State]

http://i12.tinypic.com/4ulndkx.jpg
http://i14.tinypic.com/4ml2ono.jpg


DAmn right!

[jambourgie]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000HHE.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004SZWD.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Count Cookula]

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4926/r6886561147905747bu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Tim H]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61PS1V3A5WL._AA240_.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/3140NBRH5BL._AA240_.jpg

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NoZ7IMjPL._AA240_.jpg

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[Tim H]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VKX38Q10L._AA240_.jpg

[Solid State]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VKX38Q10L._AA240_.jpg

Side 1, yes, never managed to sit thru side 2 tho!

[Donger]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/3b/ec/bbc3a2c008a03e889bc5a010.L.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F4W16YWXL._SS500_.jpg


OMG yes on the Marvin Gaye, that shit is brilliant on every level. It's so deep it almost borderlines psychadelic without trying to be.

I mustr confess to never have even heard that Talk Talk LP.

[Fip]

Let's Get it On - Best sexy album
I Want You - Best sensual album
What's Going On - Just best

Bubbling under:
Here My Dear and Troubleman

There's Marvin and then there's everybody else.

[tony little]

Nas - Illmatic
Antony & the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
The Congos - Heart of the Congos
Urban Tribe - The Collapse of Modern Culture
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

[deepconcentration]

more recently i really got into this:

http://i10.tinypic.com/63sy8vs.jpg

fantastic recording & sound!

absolutely. one of my faves. and surprisingly forgotten to the mass of grizzled old CSNY fans. i mention it, and they look at me like i'm making it up.

[Fip]

absolutely. one of my faves. and surprisingly forgotten to the mass of grizzled old CSNY fans. i mention it, and they look at me like i'm making it up.

Definitely get's better after a few listens - I latched on to it for Traction In the Rain but it took a while before I appreciated how good the rest of it is.

[Seamus O'Glesias]

Crosby album rekindled my faith that there really are genuine 'lost gems' out there.

Love every track except 'Music is Love' which is a little mushy for my taste.

[lexx72]

Definitely get's better after a few listens - I latched on to it for Traction In the Rain but it took a while before I appreciated how good the rest of it is.

ditto, i had the vinyl lp and only liked 1 or 2 tracks at first. recently i picked up the remastered double cd and really got into it. it's not only the songs but also the way that they're recorded & mixed which make it a classic to me.

[Andrew Allsgood]

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Congos - Heart Of The Congos
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experianced
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

.........that is just a few on a whim. If I really put some time into thinking about it it'd prolly come out different.

aa

[ttauri]

I must confess to never have even heard that Talk Talk LP.

Donger... :rolleyes: Rectify that!

I submit:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/pop_albums/2/0/i/d20230qtsis.jpg

http://www.trip-hop.net/images/jacquettes/big/288.jpg

http://www.tangents.co.uk/tangents/main/2006/june/graphics/venoms.jpg

Peece,
T. Tauri

[ally reilly]

http://www.rollontherock.ensayar.es/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/Forever%20Changes.jpg

http://www.cluas.com/images/music/album/byrne-eno-life-bush-ghosts.jpg

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/05/10/joydivision_wideweb__430x421.jpg

[Donger]

Donger... :rolleyes: Rectify that!

I submit:

http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/pop_albums/2/0/i/d20230qtsis.jpg


ok ok i will rectify!

hell yes on devin!

glad to see several people mention the congos too!

[BlackBelt]

Led Zeppelin 1, 2 and 3. Listening to a Led Zep special on the radio right now, and they never cease to amaze me. Killer stuff.

[Groover]

http://www.gothicrevue.com/brian%20eno%20-%20discreet%20music.jpg
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s89456.jpg
http://www.theselector.org/images/dreamtimereturn.jpg
http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/album/64306.jpg

Got to agree with Marvin Gaye as well.

[Brad V]

I'd have to agree with some many mentioned above, but esp. Marvin Gaye and Led Zep.

Don't know who considers them what, but:

http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/~sanderso/music/lowlife.gif http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002KNY.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg



http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/5542.jpg (http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2041175-5463217?loc=http%3A//music.search.ebay.com/Roxy-Music-Roxy-Music_Music_W0QQcatrefZC6QQfromZR4QQsacatZ11233)


http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/housemusicfan/abc.jpg

Kind of in a theme.

[Solid State]

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew



There must be summat wrong with me. I bought this and found it WELL hard work.... :)

[coxlessfloor]

if i could work out how to put the pictures up i would

anyway choosing lps is hard, so off top of my head and based on what i have probably played the most...

suicide - suicide
dirty mind - prince
ambient works II - aphex twin
there's a riot going on - sly stone
black woman - sonny sharrock

[Child of Dred]

Ok shoot me down but I don't care

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/5123.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/talking-heads-speaking-in-tongue-1.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/prince_purplerai_101b-1.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/Michaeljacksonthriller-1.jpg

[Child of Dred]

and some more:

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/CSN-1.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/BOB20MARLEY.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p54/bwyse03257/5196N7W3Y4L1.jpg

[Count Cookula]

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2950/im540iggypopqo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[bo dereks tits]

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/f/funkadelic~_letstakei_101b.jpg

http://perso.orange.fr/religionnaire/artistes/sel_blacky/art/hot_buttered_soul.jpg

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drg500/g559/g55904rqzc4.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002KHH.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[bo dereks tits]

and number 5...

http://www.zeppelinlyrics.com/Led_Zeppelin_Physical_Graffiti.jpg

[I Robot]

For Me its gotta be

Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Zappa -Appostrophe ( uncle gave me it ,got me into zappa and opened my ears to so much other music)
Neil Young - On The Beach
The Clash - Sandanista
Quasimoto -The Unseen

Honourable mention must go to A Tribe Called Quest but I can't pick a favourite between the first 3 Lp's

[Donger]

http://perso.orange.fr/religionnaire/artistes/sel_blacky/art/hot_buttered_soul.jpg


COSINE!

[Little Beaver]

One reason I've taken so long to get into this here thread is that I have no idea how to narrow it down to 5 albums - I'm constantly changing my mind! Anyway, sticking to "5 Classic Albums That etc." rather than my favourite 5 albums:
The Band - The Band
Sly - Riot
Dylan - Highway 61
The Stones - Sticky Fingers
Grateful Dead - Live Dead
Notable how little black music there is in that list, coming from a black music fanatic. Is this because most black music has been singles-driven, so with a few exceptions (Gaye, Wonder) very few "classic albums" were produced? And great albums by black artists - Heart of the Congos, Al Green is Love etc. haven't been widely praised enough to be regarded as "classic"? If we could include compilation albums...

[greyzone]

Biosphere - Substrata
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s18864.jpg

Kraftwerk - Computerwelt
http://www.widedreams.de/amazon/B00000AOS3.03._AA_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/arts/2004/01/22/saville_cover_power_20.jpg

The Pharcyde - Bizarre ride II the pharcyde
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre600/e627/e627718zop0.jpg

Wayne Shorter - Adam's Apple
(image would have gone here)

[Vic20]

http://www.geocities.com/delkiero2003/mypic.jpg
http://www.publicenemy.com/content/bumrush/bumrush.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000087HXO.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drd700/d749/d74946vtot8.jpg

[Vic20]

http://www.cisco-records.co.jp/docs/topics/techno/img/drexciyathequestjacket.jpg

[BlackBelt]

http://www.poetology.com/catalog/images/krsone.jpg

[Huneeto]

i got my records... so where's the island?

:D

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/%A5Artist%20GIF%20Images/Logg-LP-Cover.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/d/dangelo~~~~_voodoo~~~_101b.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/m/mingus_char_blacksain_101b.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/rap/1/0/a/0/-/-/slumvillage.jpg

[Huneeto]

i know...5.....

but....

http://ore.to/~loopdrive/files/russel_arth_callingou_101b.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/p/parliament~_clonesofd_101b.jpg

http://www.cafealpha.pe.kr/image/billevans_02.jpg

[Maelstrom]

http://www.geocities.com/delkiero2003/mypic.jpg


:cool:

[Maelstrom]

Incidentally do you know about this DVD?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8titCZgwW78

[terry nutkins]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009RAJJ.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003S1E.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/52.jpg

http://midnightcafe.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/big_star_-1_record.jpg

[terry nutkins]

http://www.thefrenchtouch.org/_images/pochettes/538_945.jpg

[misterharrison]

Surprising lack of Stevie.:(
Is that because there are too many to pick from?

I submit all his 70s LPs from Music Of My Mind up to Songs In The Key Of Life with a special mention for Innervisions.

[LSY]

Can't seem to be able to post pictures here using [img] and [\img]. How do you do it?

[Maelstrom]

Your slash is the wrong way round.

[LSY]

My mistake, it is indeed incorrect in my post above, but it was / in the post I tried to make... Cosmic mystery I tells ya!

[Child of Dred]

My mistake, it is indeed incorrect in my post above, but it was / in the post I tried to make... Cosmic mystery I tells ya!

Upload the pic to photobucket or similar site and paste the image code that gets generated into the post. You can always preview the post to ensure you are using the correct code. Hope that helps

[iamrobd]

http://rastafu.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/sattamassagana.jpg Soooo good its not true.

http://www.dance-lyrics.com/ama/catch_a_fire_b00005kb9t.jpg This too. A vertiable who's who in reggae.

http://www.home.no/espen-murtnes/design/graphic/clipart/abbey.road_beatles.jpg ...

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/electric1.jpg Never get tired of hearing this.

[DJ PETAL]

Yeeeeees! So glad to see Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain on here!
The lyrics crack me up everytime -
'our map showed no rainfall'.....
'...i somehow can't imagine her planting rice all-day..'
'..they're specially flavoured with Burgundy Tizer and Rye..'
Lovely stuff!
Not his most celebrated work but proper genius nonetheless.

[manlike]

In order of discovery...

http://www.malcolmmcatee.com/_img/londoncalling.jpg

[Vic20]

Run DMC - Run DMC....great elpee. Rock Box, Hard Times, Jam Master Jay & Sucker MC's were/are just magnificent. Rock Box being maybe the first rock n rap record. Just love Run & DMC.

[manlike]

Run DMC - Run DMC....great elpee. Rock Box, Hard Times, Jam Master Jay & Sucker MC's were/are just magnificent. Rock Box being maybe the first rock n rap record. Just love Run & DMC.

Turned me into hip-hop listsning fool practically overnight!

[Count Cookula]

That Sly & Robbie LP's ace

[baleariksoul]

1 > http://www.discogs.com/release/191641
2 > http://www.discogs.com/release/435058
3 > http://www.discogs.com/release/653154
4 > http://www.discogs.com/release/367572
5 > http://www.discogs.com/release/303333

It'll change tomorrow though.

[manlike]

That Sly & Robbie LP's ace

Interesting thing about the "Dub Experience" album is that the dubs are so heavily fucked with...."Demolition City" for instance is a dub version of "Baltimore". Now there is the regular dub version of Baltimore, which is pretty much standard dubness (remove the vocal, bit of echo here and there) and then there is Demolition City...which is utterly mangled...in a really great way of course...

[manlike]

1 > http://www.discogs.com/release/191641

Man! No Strawberry Letter 23 on that album...bummah! I didn't realize that the Luak Bop release had extra goodies on it.

[baleariksoul]

Man! No Strawberry Letter 23 on that album...bummah! I didn't realize that the Luak Bop release had extra goodies on it.

I'm happy with the original release.

And the Brothers Johnson 12" of "Strawberry Letter 23".

[lurkster]

Talking of 23 (cut us some slack, I did ask the original question ;) ), anyone recall Cleveland Watkiss and Project 23?

'23' was a cracking tune and extolls the virtues of this thread, stylee.

http://www.discogs.com/release/429872

[baleariksoul]

anyone recall Cleveland Watkiss and Project 23?


Yup, dunno why but I've found it hard to part with this > http://www.discogs.com/release/44668

[jaxxson c. frank]

simply a few:
1. david bowie - low
2. miles davis - in a silent way
3. t-rex - electric warrior
4. the zombies - odyssey and the oracle
5. the wailers - catch a fire

:rasta:

[lurkster]

Talking of 23 (cut us some slack, I did ask the original question ;) ), anyone recall Cleveland Watkiss and Project 23?

'23' was a cracking tune and extolls the virtues of this thread, stylee.

http://www.discogs.com/release/429872

I've replied to the wrong thread!

"(cut us some slack, I)" am trying to avoid writing a best man speech xxx

[Richard Carnage]

Don't believe we've had these yet...

http://www.sonorica.com/multimedia/recensioni/3334_foto_slint___spiderland.jpg

http://tisue.net/vandermark/covers/eureka.gif

http://www.trip-hop.net/images/jacquettes/big/331.jpg

[Richard Carnage]

http://whiskyrebellion.com/closing_time.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003TAL.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[pastinaca]

http://www.calbermusic.com.br/capas/5486SACD-1002.JPG

http://image.kansai.com/kdc/26461/Y2nIgday_s.jpg

http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/dre400/e422/e42286ickky.jpg

http://www.luizamerico.com.br/fundamentais/clube-da-esquina.jpg

[LSY]

Thanks for advice cf. image posting!

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa71/lsyves/009.jpg

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[LSY]

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and last but not least

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[domodisco]

Definitely this:

http://shakib.net/wp/images/if_i.jpg

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_2/images/music-mercury-rev.jpg
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00004R7TP.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000001AKC.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Little Beaver]

Classic LPs, or just your favourite LPs? Not always the same thing...

[JAZ]

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/8250/correlations.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002NJW.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00018Y0QQ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/11/replicas_twarmy.jpg

[JAZ]

http://www.littlehits.com/covers/polyrock.jpg

[Vic20]

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/11/replicas_twarmy.jpg

Nice one Jaz, one of the first long-players I ever owned. As a 9/10 yr old it made quite an impact on me.

[Rotter3*]

I went to see him play live at Sheperds Bush last Saturday. Some moments of absolute genius (ie when he played the Tubeway Army numbers) but the nu-metal, sub-NIN new stuff was turd.

[Vic20]

I went to see him play live at Sheperds Bush last Saturday. Some moments of absulte genius (ie when he played the Tubeway Army numbers) but the nu-metal sub-NIN new stuff was turd.

I was so close to meeting the man. Few years back when Circulation was on at the George IV in Brixton, well, Sherman said he was having a drink/interview with the man prior to the evening and was trying to twist his arm into making an appearance..Gazza declined, I was gutted.

[Pablo Sound]

Going on the title of the thread.. In my opinion I think these all still sound fresh regardless of sound and era they were recorded in...

1. Said it all for me this one. A hot summer and an album that still stands up..
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/paul_noise/images.jpg

2. Classic...
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/paul_noise/images-1.jpg

3. The melancholy sound of hapiness..
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/paul_noise/images-4.jpg

4. Just true genius.
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/paul_noise/images-2.jpg

[Pablo Sound]

5. Best pop album ever???

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/paul_noise/images-6.jpg

[Donger]

5. Best pop album ever???

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/paul_noise/images-6.jpg

There is no best pop LP ever!

THat being said I still prefer Off The Wall.

[JAZ]

There is no best pop LP ever!

THat being said I still prefer Off The Wall.

I prefer it too! I find myself singing "Girlfriend, I'm gonna tell your boyfriend, yeah..." all the time for some reason.

[Pablo Sound]

Its all about opinions. Last minute of 'Lady in my life' is true genius. Off the Wall though. Its all good. You can't knock the Michael Jackson/Quincy Jones axis..

[ladyboygrimsby]

Its all about opinions. Last minute of 'Lady in my life' is true genius. Off the Wall though. Its all good. You can't knock the Michael Jackson/Quincy Jones axis..

And Rod The (Grimsby) God.

[Pablo Sound]

Are you joking??? He wasn't from Grimsby was he??

Most famous son...

[s_busby_uk]

Don't know if it's already been said, but I can't really fault this album

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006LA3F.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[matthew]

http://www.recordsale.de/cdpix/p/pet_shop_boys-behaviour(no_sticker).jpg

[matthew]

http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/reprise/rep1014.jpg

[s_busby_uk]

http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/reprise/rep1014.jpg

I do find rat pack stuff most interminable nowadays. It's invariably played to death (the next time I hear New York, New York at a wedding I’m getting on a plane. To New York), and that whole delivery of smooth jazz has just become grating. It doesn't help that you get little shits like that kid off X-Factor attempting to rejuvenate the genre with their crap cover versions either.

I can see why it had the popularity it did but I personally think it belongs in the past now.

What's the general consensus on rat pack stuff on the board? Or is this something for a whole other thread?

[matthew]

this is not "rat pack stuff" and is miles away from New York, New York and that cliched lounge bullshit. It's a beautiful album about growing old, with some great arrangements by Gordon Jenkins. Buy the CD and see.

[Gentleman Mixer]

this is not "rat pack stuff" and is miles away from New York, New York and that cliched lounge bullshit. It's a beautiful album about growing old, with some great arrangements by Gordon Jenkins. Buy the CD and see.

exactly - add Wee Small Hours which is another blue tear stained early morning musing on a world of trouble and a life gone wrong then skip to H.M.V on his colloboration with Anton Carlos Jobim absolutely flippin essential on a par with Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane in terms of beauty.

[Gentleman Mixer]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/3b/ec/bbc3a2c008a03e889bc5a010.L.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F4W16YWXL._SS500_.jpg

amen brother amen. I'll add Marvin's lost " Vunerable" album where he tried to live upto the Black Sinatra tag

[Gentleman Mixer]

anyone mentioned Stevie " Innnervisions" ? pisses over Song in the Key of life ( who wants to hear stevie's missus (of the moment) giving birth?)

Nick Drake - Bryter Later
another vote for Places And Spaces
and Rem - Automatic for the people (no laughing at the back)

[JAZ]

my favortie stevie album:

http://www.radio3net.ro/db_artisti/2014.jpg

[s_busby_uk]

this is not "rat pack stuff" and is miles away from New York, New York and that cliched lounge bullshit. It's a beautiful album about growing old, with some great arrangements by Gordon Jenkins. Buy the CD and see.

Fair enough - I haven't heard the album, i'm fully prepared to accept its greatness!

But as far as the cliched rat pack stuff goes, what's the general consensus? am I alone in my loathing?

[Cafe del Lar]

off the top o' me head some that deserved all the plaudits they got

otis blue - otis redding
tapestry - carole king
revolver - the beatles
led zep I, II, III & IV
madness - madness
fresh fruit in foreign places - kid creole
songs to remember - scritti politti
fox base alpha - st etienne
straight outa compton - NWA
rolling stones - exile on main st
a different music in another kitchen - buzzcocks
dummy - portishead
36 chambers - wu tang
orbital - orbital
whatever people say I am....- arctic monkeys
dubnobasswithmyheadman - underworld
bummed - happy mondays
the coral - the coral
L&PT - L&PT
fuzzy logic - super furrys
chic - chic
the correct use of soap - magazine
hunky dory - david bowie
remain in light - talking heads
there's a riot going on - sly and the family stone

[ladyboygrimsby]

and Rem - Automatic for the people (no laughing at the back)

They made two good albums and that's not one of them. :-D

[Brad V]

They made two good albums and that's not one of them. :-DMurmur deserves whatever praise it gets. His song writing was better before he thought people were really listenng to him.

[Donger]

http://www.basicchannel.com/images/records_297/w-2383a.jpg

[Donger]

I acquired this (on a reissue) recently from a certain forum peep and must admit to being underwhelmed... Not so with See Mi Yah tho!

The re-issue = muddy sound!

Try listening to it a few more times, for me please. I can't even explain how much I love this LP.

http://www.stv33.com/5599.jpg

[slept in]

I love it and I've got a dodgy issue!

[Ceol]

KLF - Chillout

[Ceol]

Smiths - Hatful of Hollow

or any Smiths album come to think of it

[coxlessfloor]

anyone fancy pm me and telling me how to put up pics:confused:
all i seem to get is links to the pic

[coxlessfloor]

Smiths - Hatful of Hollow

or any Smiths album come to think of it

this is the best one, its nice and rough

[Ceol]

I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread to put photos up. I still don't know how to properly quote other posts. How can one do that? DOH!

[Brad V]

I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread to put photos up. I still don't know how to properly quote other posts. How can one do that? DOH!To quote, just hit the "quote" button in the lower right area of the post you are wanting to quote. If you would like to quote many different quotes, just click the quoatation marks symbol in the same area, and then hit reply, and they will all be quoted.

The easiest way to insert pictures is just to copy and paste them. Simply right click (on a PC) on the picture, and select "copy". Then in the reply box, just click paste. Doesn't always work, but often times does. other than that, you can also put "img" inbetween these kind of brackets"[]", and then "/img" at the end.

[Brad V]

and while I'm in this thread, a few more albums...

http://kukai.free.fr/radiopwhy/kinks.jpg

http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/1066.jpg (http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2041175-5463217?loc=http%3A//music.search.ebay.com/XTC-English-Settlement_Music_W0QQcatrefZC6QQfromZR4QQsacatZ112 33)

maybe already mentioned...
http://www.sleazeroxx.com/censored/electric1.jpg

a favourite live album, a vacation fave...
http://www.prato.linux.it/~lmasetti/antiwarsongs/img/upl/simgarf.jpg

[Gentleman Mixer]

They made two good albums and that's not one of them. :-D

I was a devoted fan until every record after adventures in hi fi - if you mean murmur and Life's rich pageant I agree. Automatic is great record if you disagree you are a cloth eared poltroon (c) BB.

Agree with Cafe del lar on most of his list. Hunky Dory is a record I actually love. The first side of that beats any beatles album. Can I have The Jam - Snap! they were a singles band.

[JAZ]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/515FHY6TQPL._AA240_.jpg

[mikedefacto]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a7/MassiveAttackBlueLines.jpg/200px-MassiveAttackBlueLines.jpg
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/31RESRFFY3L._AA240_.jpg
http://cdn.last.fm/coverart/300x300/234.jpg

[mikedefacto]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41F4MJN1JNL._AA240_.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000025MDY.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[mikedefacto]

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http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00000I8UH.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Ceol]

They made two good albums and that's not one of them. :-D

Since when did music become a science!!!! Up Yours!!!! :-D

[Deluge]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61PS1V3A5WL._AA240_.jpg

http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/3140NBRH5BL._AA240_.jpg

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NoZ7IMjPL._AA240_.jpg

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so very right on, mate....

[Deluge]

more recently i really got into this:

http://i10.tinypic.com/63sy8vs.jpg

fantastic recording & sound!

all the way with you, lexx...

[Deluge]

ditto, i had the vinyl lp and only liked 1 or 2 tracks at first. recently i picked up the remastered double cd and really got into it. it's not only the songs but also the way that they're recorded & mixed which make it a classic to me.

once again, ditto, but it hit me hard right away... the performances are unbelievably loose... and the production & mix are incredible... dynamic mixing in all its glory - both hands on the console, one channel per finger...
I mean, "Laughing"? - hear it at my funeral....

[Deluge]

anyone fancy pm me and telling me how to put up pics:confused:
all i seem to get is links to the pic

same here, what's the deal?
anyway, another five...

John Martyn - Solid Air
YMO - Technodelic
Roy Harper - Stormcock
Neu! - 75
John Cale - Fear

[ladyboygrimsby]

I was a devoted fan until every record after adventures in hi fi - if you mean murmur and Life's rich pageant I agree. Automatic is great record if you disagree you are a cloth eared poltroon (c) BB.



You can't be that much of a devoted fan since you haven't named their best album yet, you cloth eared poltroon :-D

[Gentleman Mixer]

You can't be that much of a devoted fan since you haven't named their best album yet, you cloth eared poltroon :-D

ok I disagree if you say Document, Reckoning and Green
I agree if you mean Fables of the Reconstruction and/or Out of time. But they were pretty consistent throughout the 80's. Can you speak louder next time as I can hardly hear.

[ladyboygrimsby]

ok I disagree if you say Document, Reckoning and Green
I agree if you mean Fables of the Reconstruction and/or Out of time. But they were pretty consistent throughout the 80's. Can you speak louder next time as I can hardly hear.

We;ve obviously got divergent opinions because it all went downhill after Reckoning, surely their crowning glory. Murmur is very good. Fables is really quite poor, IMO, certainly compared to the previous two. The rest I can take or leave.

[Solid State]

The re-issue = muddy sound!

Try listening to it a few more times, for me please. I can't even explain how much I love this LP.

http://www.stv33.com/5599.jpg

Yes, the sound def IS muddy on that reissue and that certainly didnt help, tho naturally I try to hear past that... as the OG is so expensive it seemed like a 'good way in' to finally getting to hear a usually out-of-reach classic.

I promise to try again! ;)

[Mark G]

Johnny Hammond 'Gears'

James Mason 'Rhythm Of Life'

Darrell Banks 'Darrell Banks Is Here'

The Beatles 'Revolver'

Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds'


Well you did ask for classics...

[Gentleman Mixer]

We;ve obviously got divergent opinions because it all went downhill after Reckoning, surely their crowning glory. Murmur is very good. Fables is really quite poor, IMO, certainly compared to the previous two. The rest I can take or leave.

I feel we should be having this conversation in 1986 in a student union somewhere with long scarves on, fngerless gloves sipping lager tops OR in the offices of Mojo with plunging waistlines and Knebworth 79 t-shirts on OR in a dingy guitar shop in Denmark Street. In any of these scenarios Women would not want to be with us