I tend to go through life with a fairly hardened thought process. What I like about music is that it knocks that process on its ass every once in a while. My albums in no order:
minor threat minor threat - Just make music you care about.
fugazi In On the Kill Taker - perfect guitar lines.
Aphex Twin I care because you do - how did he do this?!?!
Avalaches Since I left you - i got married to this album...
Ravel Bolero - the first time I heard this was driving home from a Warriors game with my dad. The slow build blew me away when I was a kid. If you like this, the remix from the Femme Fatale soundtrack is great too)
5 Albums That Changed Your Life
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Fun thread!
Synchronicity (The Police) was the first album I bought with my own money, so that's 'got to be on the list. Since then, I've never not owned a copy of it and I still listen to it with some regularity. I'm pretty much to a point where the entire Police catalog gets equal billing as far as what I like, but Synchronicity never fails to please. AND it got me started.
My Favorite Things (John Coltrane) is the first jazz record I got where I really started to "get it." I had some early Miles before then and some fusion stuff and I had always liked Dave Brubeck, but hearing Elvin, McCoy, and Steve Davis supporting Coltrane really made me want to hear more of that KIND of jazz. I listened to that album over and over again, each time getting pulled-in further and further. When I first heard it, it was confusing to me, but I liked it and I wanted to know why. Other, older, smarter people I knew got it and I wanted to know whet there was to get. That album helped me figure it all out. Of course, a few years later, I would hear Coltrane Plays The Blues, which would become one of my favorites of all time, but it wasn't until a while after that that I discovered that those two albums had been recorded on the same session. And God bless Tom Dowd for getting it all on tape.
Spilt Milk (Jellyfish)- I remember hearing "That Is Why" on the radio and thinking it was by The Rembrandts. I loved the song, but never went out and bought that Rembrandts album. About a year later, when I got to college, a friend of mine got Spilt Milk and played it for me. From the very intro, I knew that album was going to blow me away and it totally did. I became a huge Jellyfish fan form that point on and was fortunate enough to see their last show, ever. (Of course, none of us knew it at the time.)
Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit- A friend of mine called me from Colorado about a month after this record came out and said "Man, you've got to get this album." I was going to see them on the HORDE tour, so I figured I should get the album beforehand and check it out. The intro to that record is a perfect welcome to the carnival show that this band was early-on. I was so amazed and stunned and confused by this crazy introduction, which is followed by this absolutely burning, silly rendition of "Fixin' To Die," which then blasts into one of the baddest solo ever played by anyone on any instrument ever (Matt Mundy's mandolin solo). The record remains nutty from there and the group remained nutty for years after that. There was so much freedom within that group, even though the group was basically playing a combination of blues and bluegrass. Amazing to me at the time and still enjoyable to listen to today.
Faso Denou (Farafina)- Farafina was the first true West African ensemble I remember seeing, and as such, it was the first West African album I ever bought. Truly amazing performers and a total life-changing experience for me. I still kind of become a different person when I hear that music. Every time I've ever seen a good West African group perform, it's been an extremely powerful experience. This was the group that started it all for me.
Other runners-up:
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Joni Mitchell)
Tres Hombres (ZZ Top)
t.j. kirk (t.j. kirk)
Nine Objects Of Desire (Suzanne Vega)
The Blackened Air (Nina Nastasia)
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Synchronicity (The Police) was the first album I bought with my own money, so that's 'got to be on the list. Since then, I've never not owned a copy of it and I still listen to it with some regularity. I'm pretty much to a point where the entire Police catalog gets equal billing as far as what I like, but Synchronicity never fails to please. AND it got me started.
My Favorite Things (John Coltrane) is the first jazz record I got where I really started to "get it." I had some early Miles before then and some fusion stuff and I had always liked Dave Brubeck, but hearing Elvin, McCoy, and Steve Davis supporting Coltrane really made me want to hear more of that KIND of jazz. I listened to that album over and over again, each time getting pulled-in further and further. When I first heard it, it was confusing to me, but I liked it and I wanted to know why. Other, older, smarter people I knew got it and I wanted to know whet there was to get. That album helped me figure it all out. Of course, a few years later, I would hear Coltrane Plays The Blues, which would become one of my favorites of all time, but it wasn't until a while after that that I discovered that those two albums had been recorded on the same session. And God bless Tom Dowd for getting it all on tape.
Spilt Milk (Jellyfish)- I remember hearing "That Is Why" on the radio and thinking it was by The Rembrandts. I loved the song, but never went out and bought that Rembrandts album. About a year later, when I got to college, a friend of mine got Spilt Milk and played it for me. From the very intro, I knew that album was going to blow me away and it totally did. I became a huge Jellyfish fan form that point on and was fortunate enough to see their last show, ever. (Of course, none of us knew it at the time.)
Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit- A friend of mine called me from Colorado about a month after this record came out and said "Man, you've got to get this album." I was going to see them on the HORDE tour, so I figured I should get the album beforehand and check it out. The intro to that record is a perfect welcome to the carnival show that this band was early-on. I was so amazed and stunned and confused by this crazy introduction, which is followed by this absolutely burning, silly rendition of "Fixin' To Die," which then blasts into one of the baddest solo ever played by anyone on any instrument ever (Matt Mundy's mandolin solo). The record remains nutty from there and the group remained nutty for years after that. There was so much freedom within that group, even though the group was basically playing a combination of blues and bluegrass. Amazing to me at the time and still enjoyable to listen to today.
Faso Denou (Farafina)- Farafina was the first true West African ensemble I remember seeing, and as such, it was the first West African album I ever bought. Truly amazing performers and a total life-changing experience for me. I still kind of become a different person when I hear that music. Every time I've ever seen a good West African group perform, it's been an extremely powerful experience. This was the group that started it all for me.
Other runners-up:
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Joni Mitchell)
Tres Hombres (ZZ Top)
t.j. kirk (t.j. kirk)
Nine Objects Of Desire (Suzanne Vega)
The Blackened Air (Nina Nastasia)
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1. Run DMC - Raising Hell
- The first album I ever owned.
2. NOFX - Ribbed
- First album I ever bought.
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
- I saw these guys 3 times on this tour. Blew my mind every time.
4. Fifteen - Extra Medium Kickball Allstar
- This record gets me all riled up, even now.
5. Larry Brrrds - Split w/ the Lynyrds Innards on What Else Records
- This little 7" spoke volumes to me. 4 songs in 3 minutes. Recorded entirely in 1 take. Might as well be a photograph of my youth.
- The first album I ever owned.
2. NOFX - Ribbed
- First album I ever bought.
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
- I saw these guys 3 times on this tour. Blew my mind every time.
4. Fifteen - Extra Medium Kickball Allstar
- This record gets me all riled up, even now.
5. Larry Brrrds - Split w/ the Lynyrds Innards on What Else Records
- This little 7" spoke volumes to me. 4 songs in 3 minutes. Recorded entirely in 1 take. Might as well be a photograph of my youth.
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There have been so many twists and turns in my musical life. Started out with the usual... stones, beatles, zeppeilin, pretty mainstream stuff. Lots o' jazz and classical via school but all the interesting stuff came afterwords.
Mark Isham - Soundtrack to "Trouble in Mind" The first time I "heard" music in a movie.
Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth - Dean Parks+Massenburg+Lyle's Writing+Matt Rawlings=OMG
Jonatha Brooke - Steady Pull - She seems to have found here real producer with this album. Plays a big influence on my approach to mixing.
Bill Frisell - Lookout For Hope - Finally someone took jazz an innovative direction.
Camper Van Beethovan - Key Lime Pie - An album from the 80's I really enjoyed, tried to emulate a little, but moved on. I still like to hear it when any of the songs pop up on my iTunes
Mark Isham - Soundtrack to "Trouble in Mind" The first time I "heard" music in a movie.
Lyle Lovett - Joshua Judges Ruth - Dean Parks+Massenburg+Lyle's Writing+Matt Rawlings=OMG
Jonatha Brooke - Steady Pull - She seems to have found here real producer with this album. Plays a big influence on my approach to mixing.
Bill Frisell - Lookout For Hope - Finally someone took jazz an innovative direction.
Camper Van Beethovan - Key Lime Pie - An album from the 80's I really enjoyed, tried to emulate a little, but moved on. I still like to hear it when any of the songs pop up on my iTunes
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I swear to God this changes like ... every other day - and I will leave off obvious (to me at least) albums like Stevie Wonder's 'Talking Book', The Beatles 'White Album', all Zeppelin records and Neil Young's 'Harvest' because I'm sure they have all been listed so far ... (though those albums really did kick my ass!)
Self Subliminal Plastic Motives
Jude No One Is Really Beautiful
Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen
Elliott Smith Either/Or
Ray LaMontagne Trouble
PS - can't not mention System of a Down's Toxicity
Self Subliminal Plastic Motives
Jude No One Is Really Beautiful
Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen
Elliott Smith Either/Or
Ray LaMontagne Trouble
PS - can't not mention System of a Down's Toxicity
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I will see you there, or I will see you at another time.
DSOTM is good, but Meddle is where it's at for me.superaction80 wrote:Funny that there's not a lot of overlap. I wonder how many people are self-editing to avoid repeats? Or to avoid having to explain worshiping Dark Side Of the Moon at age 17? Could it be that the DJ Shadow fans are the only honest folks here
i was really into Pink Floyd from 1981 until sometime in 1992 and i still like the pre-DSOTM stuff alot.
?What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.? -- Seneca
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Putting a five album limit on the board regulars here is like asking ants to take only one crumb. Ask for the 50 best biscuits and you'll get overlap.superaction80 wrote:Funny that there's not a lot of overlap.
"The world don't need no more songs." - Bob Dylan
"Why does the Creator send me such knuckleheads?" - Sun Ra
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btw, there's a really good interview with Vega about the genesis of the album "Days of Open Hand" in Musician magazine from sometime in '90...i forget the month (i have it in the other room but i don't wanna wake up the baby) but it has Robert Plant on the cover.lysander wrote:Me too.cgarges wrote:I'm a huge Suzanne Vega fan. Huge.RefD wrote:*is surprised and relieved to see another Suzanne Vega fan here*
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Late to the thread
In no order really, there are more but these are the recordings that I listened to a lot
Dinosaur ? 1st Lp- I liked the songs and the guitar playing sounded cool (my age 14)
Tad- Cooking w/Gas 7?- My 1st SubPop record after joining the singles club, great stuff (my age 15)
Paul Simon- (on Cassette) the album with ?Mother and Child Reunion? ? great songs and recording (my age 6)
Blue Cheer ?Outside Inside- Leigh Stephens was my guitar hero (my age 19)
Accused- Maddest Stories Ever Told- I never liked metal before hearing this. (my age 15)
In no order really, there are more but these are the recordings that I listened to a lot
Dinosaur ? 1st Lp- I liked the songs and the guitar playing sounded cool (my age 14)
Tad- Cooking w/Gas 7?- My 1st SubPop record after joining the singles club, great stuff (my age 15)
Paul Simon- (on Cassette) the album with ?Mother and Child Reunion? ? great songs and recording (my age 6)
Blue Cheer ?Outside Inside- Leigh Stephens was my guitar hero (my age 19)
Accused- Maddest Stories Ever Told- I never liked metal before hearing this. (my age 15)
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