Don't matter if you think it's not cool it's what matters to you I had a hippy upbringing wasn't my choice but some tunes stay with you and from that you should be able to make your own choice of the one album by one artist that still speaks to you. I grew up with Led Zepplin as parents were good friends with Peter Grant. I drop this into things nowadays as a plus but I can tell you I hated their music when i was young growing up. It sounded too old fashioned for me and I was a rebel anyway. There will one that you can't possibly today live without as it's part of you
And a belter, milestone journey through the joy and pain of music… had to listen to it in full as it was nearly my choice. It does things to you IMO I was walking home through West London with it on in full blast a couple of nights ago. One minute I wanted to hit someone then the next a cuddle. it needs to be played in order and not on shuffle.
That is so right and the irony of music today is that people just quickly flick from one track to the next. With vinyl you pretty much had to do that and you would find certain tracks were growers or were just your least favourites. You had to take the rough with the smooth. Not the case any more unfortunately. By the way Dave if I haven't pointed it out before this is the Aphex 'secret' (but it wasn't for long!) soundcloud account. He has taken a lot of tracks down but there are over 200 that will no doubt be back up again soon. https://soundcloud.com/user18081971
Oh crikey! I've got myself into an online dust up with two of the board's finer contrarians. Matt, your response to my response is rendered null and void in my book because you failed to use a question mark and wrongly opted for a full stop after ''done with it.'' My post maybe damning and cynical but it's right. The OP clearly states 'favourite album' not 'albums.' You can't just come on here breaking the law and post some obscure artist that no one's ever heard of and hedge your bets by flanking it with more slightly better known options. It's quite frankly illegal. I'm pretty sure some of the nominations on this thread are made up names and if they aren't they've certainly never featured in the 'hit parade.' Let's take one your selections as an example ... Darwin Deez. Who's that? And why would you even call yourself that? What a stupid name. Are you seriously saying that you would favourite Darwin Deez over Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, the Eurythmics, or Sigue Sigue Sputnik? No, I thought not. As for Texas they are still current and relevant. They were on TFI Friday last week and therefore unlikely to be an 'unheard indulgence.' ( It would help if you say the last two words in a child's voice. ) I don't ever recall seeing Darwin Deez on there. If I'm being totally honest Matt, I would have had more respect for you if you had said 'Thriller.' Openly admitting that you love the 'King of Pop' would have demonstrated that you had some good taste in music at least. Edit - I've just YouTubed Darwin Deez, he's quite good.
I like your terms Nines. And by a delicious irony, tomorrow sees the Beatles catalogue finally available on streaming services, including the two good songs. Bet they top the download charts. Adele doesn't use streaming services, because she doesn't like the feeling of 'disposability' it gives to her oeuvre. And presumably because she earns more selling CDs. Here's some news Adele, the disposability of popular music is what makes it great, I'm with the great John Peel on this. Having said that I got rather excited just now noticing that the mighty Ian Hunter, ex of Mott the Hoople (All the Young Dudes first record I ever bought, which I am very proud of) is playing near me at the end of January. Then realised I am working abroad that week. Poo.
No doubt about it, I think during your teenage years in particular you 'absorbe' the music so much easier. There are albums from the late 60s/early 70s that I know every note and even the unintentional 'impurities' of the recordings, they are totally imprinted in my mind. There are great albums from later years that just haven't stuck as totally in my mind, which is a great shame. Some of the 'packages' of digitally remastered CDs so many band have now issued, solely to con the buyer to part with their hard-earned yet again, are an even bigger con as the tracks can lose the very essence that sets them apart. One of the best illustrations of this is 'The Joker' by Steve Miller. I had the original single back in the 70s, when listened to on headphones it was quite simply a cathartic experience, the recording was raw and sounded as though it had been recorded in a cathedral and would make the hairs on your neck stand up. The digitally remastered version on his 'Greatest Hits' album sounded like it had been recorded by someone else, totally lacking the 'edge' of the original, a sort of 'Joker-lite'. The advent of the CD as the 'future' of music was another mega-con and the revival of vinyl in recent years brings us full circle. We've all been had...
Firstly, Nines my buddy, it's a declarative statement and not a question. Secondly, you talk about the legality of posting multiple albums on the thread. Consider that the OP raised not one, but two points - the favourite album and the difficulty finding a full album that you don't skip tracks. If anyone was unsure of the rules then DT coming back with another choice a few posts later confirmed it as a "flawless albums" thread. With regards to unheard of bands, you'll find that most genres have begun as a counter culture movement from the British invasion of the 60s lead by the Beatles to punk, new wave, indie, garage, dance and so on. All by virtue of the fact that they weren't popular until they had a wider audience. Now, if you just want mainstream, popular music, I'd suggest you switch on Radio 1, listen to Simon Cowell's latest cash cow and lap up his putrid gristle. Sit there without passion merely saying how you "quite like this" and "don't mind that" until you find yourself in 300 years time, flu-jabbed up, battling hypothermia in a Daniel O'Donnell queue. Well, it's all popular so it can't be wrong can it? Passion and enthusiasm for a type of music will lead to the obscure choices that people think are complete albums by unknowns to people who don't share the same enthusiasm for the same genre. Fair enough, good albums tend to float to the top but more often it's a keen personal devotion or nostalgia relating to a band, moment or album that will paper over what the rest of us might consider less than perfect. My specific choice has is from a band that have had top 10 albums in the UK, my safe also mentions are ones that rise to the top because they are that good. Darwin Deez (the band not a person - he's Darwin Smith but it is mainly about him in fairness) is a self-indulgence along with my latter mentioned Aliens but, to my mind, I'm baffled why they aren't more popular as will most folks on here by their less well knowns. Lastly, if we're talking rules then surely a mod wumming his own board is up there on breaches! Don't mind a bit of Duran Duran or even the odd Michael Jackson song - my other half loves her 80s stuff and her enthusiasm is infectious (to a point). I'm more Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division or Smiths myself. PS realise it was a devil's advocate post and so hammed up this in a bit of a panto way. All the best to you and yours for Christmas mate.
That is an excellent post mate. To try and refute any of that would only do it a massive disservice. I shall not even attempt to do so. You win. I wish you and Debbie the most joyous and tranquil Christmas Matt mate
toughie London Calling - The Clash (Album cover one of my favourites) Boys dont cry Cure Script for a Jester's Tear & Misplaced Childhood Marillion Regetta De Blanc The Police The Bends - Radiohead Parklife - Blur Machine Gun Etitique - The Damned Legend Bob Marley Killers first album and many more
Boys don't cry is brilliant mate. I'd forgotten about machine gun etiquette. Might have to revisit that one as I always preferred their first two albums.
first gig I ever went to was to see the Damned at the old Hammersmith Palais. Dr & medics supported (they were pants) - there was a ticket going spare and what a first gig!! Have seen them a few times since including a couple of farewell gigs ho hum
Excellent choices on here. I will add: Our Favourite Shop - Style Council High Land Hard Rain - Aztec Camera Village Green Preservation Society - Kinks Meat is Murder - The Smiths Bizarro - the Wedding Present
Art pepper -smack up. Sonny Rollins-way out west Tom gullion-cats cradle Alice Coltrane-journey in satchidananda Cannonball adderley-boss a nova Brian eno-taking tiger mountain Pentangle-pentangle A meeting by the river-waterlilly acoustics Tindersticks- second album Stereolab-sound dust Serge gainsbourg-history melody Lots more obv.
