Off the top of my head:
Eleventh Dream Day - Prairie School Freakout; garage/barn rock
Steve Wynn - Melting in the Dark;- oh, the distortion!
NIN - The Fragile; oh, the distortion!
Led Zepplin - Presence and Physical Graffitti
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers, Beggars Banquet, Exile on Main St., (original, and lastest remaster); the sound of the 70's
Bowie - Young Americans; let's dance!
AC/DC Highway to Hell; soundz so good goin' doooooown.
Dylan - Time Out of Mind; eh, timeless.
Dinosaur, Jr. - Without a Sound; too raw and pretty to believe.
Chris Whitley - Din of Ecstasy and Soft Dangerous Shores; an obvious raw wun, and an atmospheric marvel, dark and hidden.
Miles Davis - Almost Blue re master; Smoking and Steaming; say jazz.
Steve Earle - The Mountain, actually, any Twang Trust stuff; these guys are quietly setting new standards.
Page and Plant - Clarksdale; Albini.
Rapeman - Rapeman; actually, most Albini, even Bush; this is old Albini.
REM - Murmur; for some of us, for the '80's, this was the sound.
Echo & the Bunnymen - Killing Moon; another great '80's sound.
Metallica - Load and ReLoad, c'mon, just listen to Rock become Mutt!
GNR: Appetite and Lies; for some of us in the '90's, this was the sound.
The Grifters- Full Blown Possession; amazing alt-psych
The Cure - Pornography, Head on the Door and Kiss Me, etc., Disintegration, The Cure; where a band plays to the sound.
Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea; how I want my blues to sound.
Royal Trux - Thank You: How I want my other blues to sound, and just an amazing Briggs rock thing.
Tool: - Undertow and Aenema; Massey and Bottrill.
Chameleons UK - BBC; you are there.
Cash: any latter-day; Rubin dun good.
Tom Petty - Damn the Torpedos and Wildflowers, Iovine and Drakoulias/Rubin
Aerosmith - Aerosmith, Toys in the Attic; for some of us, for the '70's, this was the sound.
favorite "sounding" albums
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Bob Ludwig's 70's records were so grandiose. It's too bad the stoner jock rockers took them as their own.
I like Aha's 'Hunting High and Low'. It's a pretty tasteful record by an under-rated band.
All of John Bonham's drums on record. It didn't matter who engineered for that guy.
And there's about twenty records that have already been mentioned.
And Skid Row's self titled disc. Those solos. Don't deny the solos.
I like Aha's 'Hunting High and Low'. It's a pretty tasteful record by an under-rated band.
All of John Bonham's drums on record. It didn't matter who engineered for that guy.
And there's about twenty records that have already been mentioned.
And Skid Row's self titled disc. Those solos. Don't deny the solos.
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Beatles- With The Beatles/Meet The Beatles-
has that lovely ribbon mic sound all over it (at least that's what I think it is)
Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy-
I have a hard time imagining what recording this album was like. The vocals in particular are amazing. One of my all-time favs
Neil Young- Harvest
A lot of people have mentioned this and with good reason. Those drums are the apex example of dead, snappy, dry 70s rock drums and they're amazing.
Velvet Underground- White Light/White Heat
The biggest sonic mess commited to tape by a (at some point) major producer (Tom Wilson, who did Dylan as well). I suspect only one track was used for everything.
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
Those drums! That snare! Just...perfect- and the timbre of his voice and the tone they got out of it on the record were never topped by Dylan. It makes me gooey inside.
The Cure- Three Imaginary Boys/Boys Don't Cry
Their debut- one of the most dynamic recordings near the start of an era that would be partially defined by sonic squash (the '90s later topped THAT, though). That snare drum is tuned SO low and it sounds like it's all bottom-mic. There are moments here where you're not even sure a song is going on, it's so quiet, and then CRASH, you're in the chorus already.
The Kinks- Arthur
Probably their best in terms of production- the drums were ringing but not too bright, and very present, and the electric guitars have some of the most amazing tones of the era. The imaging is occasionally...bizzare on this album, but it's great nonetheless. Also of note: the song "Alcohol", from Muswell Hillbillies, particularly for the change in the vocal sound on the chorus.
The Breeders- Pod
Amazingly stark and dynamic, and probably Albini's finest work, in my mind. The drums are perfect and totally distinctive, (and recognizably Albinian) and it all comes together perfectly.
The Pixies- Trompe Le Monde
I really liked a lot of the sounds on this, especially the opening track. For an album recorded in the '90s, it's got a ton of character.
The Smiths- The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Not an album, but a song, but to me, their best moment production-wise.
I got into the Smiths late BECAUSE of the production. Even as a 12-year-old, I had a hard time getting over slick sounds. But they won me over eventually.
there's so much more.
has that lovely ribbon mic sound all over it (at least that's what I think it is)
Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy-
I have a hard time imagining what recording this album was like. The vocals in particular are amazing. One of my all-time favs
Neil Young- Harvest
A lot of people have mentioned this and with good reason. Those drums are the apex example of dead, snappy, dry 70s rock drums and they're amazing.
Velvet Underground- White Light/White Heat
The biggest sonic mess commited to tape by a (at some point) major producer (Tom Wilson, who did Dylan as well). I suspect only one track was used for everything.
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
Those drums! That snare! Just...perfect- and the timbre of his voice and the tone they got out of it on the record were never topped by Dylan. It makes me gooey inside.
The Cure- Three Imaginary Boys/Boys Don't Cry
Their debut- one of the most dynamic recordings near the start of an era that would be partially defined by sonic squash (the '90s later topped THAT, though). That snare drum is tuned SO low and it sounds like it's all bottom-mic. There are moments here where you're not even sure a song is going on, it's so quiet, and then CRASH, you're in the chorus already.
The Kinks- Arthur
Probably their best in terms of production- the drums were ringing but not too bright, and very present, and the electric guitars have some of the most amazing tones of the era. The imaging is occasionally...bizzare on this album, but it's great nonetheless. Also of note: the song "Alcohol", from Muswell Hillbillies, particularly for the change in the vocal sound on the chorus.
The Breeders- Pod
Amazingly stark and dynamic, and probably Albini's finest work, in my mind. The drums are perfect and totally distinctive, (and recognizably Albinian) and it all comes together perfectly.
The Pixies- Trompe Le Monde
I really liked a lot of the sounds on this, especially the opening track. For an album recorded in the '90s, it's got a ton of character.
The Smiths- The Boy With the Thorn In His Side
Not an album, but a song, but to me, their best moment production-wise.
I got into the Smiths late BECAUSE of the production. Even as a 12-year-old, I had a hard time getting over slick sounds. But they won me over eventually.
there's so much more.
I find adherence to fantasy troubling and unreasonable.
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Another vote for Panthalassa.Recycled_Brains wrote:you should check out "Panthalaasa"... Bill Laswell's 're-interpretations' of selections from his 70's work... all re-mastered. sounds beautiful.vvv wrote: Miles Davis - Almost Blue re master; Smoking and Steaming; say jazz.
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All the DWLB music is at http://dwlb.bandcamp.com/
"Lots of people are nostalgic for analog. I suspect they're people who never had to work with it." ? Brian Eno
All the DWLB music is at http://dwlb.bandcamp.com/
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I recommend Panthalassa to people who want to get into Miles' 70's output, it's so much more "modern" sounding (like, you can actually hear the bass!) and the tunes have been shortened to be more palatable to current attention spans. I know it sounds kinda heretical, but I think it's a great and very respectfully done album.dwlb wrote:Another vote for Panthalassa.Recycled_Brains wrote:you should check out "Panthalaasa"... Bill Laswell's 're-interpretations' of selections from his 70's work... all re-mastered. sounds beautiful.vvv wrote: Miles Davis - Almost Blue re master; Smoking and Steaming; say jazz.
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Tom Petty, Damn the Torpedo's
Pink Floyd, Animals
Alison Krauss, Forget About It
Dido, Life for Rent
Queensyche, Rage for Order
Page and Plant, Walking Into Clarksdale
Anoushka Shankar, Anoushka
Van Halen, Fair Warning!
Robert Plant and Strange Sensation, Mighty Rearranger
Led Zeppelin II, and Physical Graffiti
AC/DC, Back in Black and For Those About to Rock
Yes, Relayer and Fragile
The Who, Who Are You
Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
Vision, Hildegard Von Bingen
Pink Floyd, Animals
Alison Krauss, Forget About It
Dido, Life for Rent
Queensyche, Rage for Order
Page and Plant, Walking Into Clarksdale
Anoushka Shankar, Anoushka
Van Halen, Fair Warning!
Robert Plant and Strange Sensation, Mighty Rearranger
Led Zeppelin II, and Physical Graffiti
AC/DC, Back in Black and For Those About to Rock
Yes, Relayer and Fragile
The Who, Who Are You
Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
Vision, Hildegard Von Bingen
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Has anyone mentioned The Slits' Cut? I really like the scatter-brained, tinkling dubbiness of it.
The Soft Boys' Underwater Moonlight set a high precedent for guitar-driven pop stuff, I think.
The recent reissue of This Heat's Deceit is fantastic. Truly amazing sounds on that record, that just glow and shimmer.
The Soft Boys' Underwater Moonlight set a high precedent for guitar-driven pop stuff, I think.
The recent reissue of This Heat's Deceit is fantastic. Truly amazing sounds on that record, that just glow and shimmer.
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Yeah. The Slits. Cut. I have the LP. Did that record share a producer with one of the earliest Elvis Costello records? I am too lazy to google it right now.
When I hear the Spice Girls (which is not often nowadays) I am always reminded of the Slits. Of course Elvis Costello appears in the Spice Girls movie (which I have seen in full, in the theatre no less)
I was way overexcited last winter when I got ahold of some live Slits from the late 70s/early 80s. I say overexcited because it's not a very good listen. The recording quality is fair, but the real problem is the performance. They weren't good for much outside of the studio. Boy is Cut a good album though.
The Slits remind me of another fine sounding similar album: The Raincoats "Odyshape".
When I hear the Spice Girls (which is not often nowadays) I am always reminded of the Slits. Of course Elvis Costello appears in the Spice Girls movie (which I have seen in full, in the theatre no less)
I was way overexcited last winter when I got ahold of some live Slits from the late 70s/early 80s. I say overexcited because it's not a very good listen. The recording quality is fair, but the real problem is the performance. They weren't good for much outside of the studio. Boy is Cut a good album though.
The Slits remind me of another fine sounding similar album: The Raincoats "Odyshape".
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