Recommend me some CD's, bitches

[5_moves_of_doom 0]

http://guzzlefish.com/collection.php?media...4f1b2aa65d64385

 

So I've hit the 200-something mark on my collection, and I've got a lot of stuff in mind buying-wise to keep me busy for a while, but I was interested in seeing if you guys could take a look at the collection and come up with something that I would like but perhaps have not heard of. As you can see, my tastes are rather broad (mostly average indie stuff, Zappa-esque material, and classic Floyd things though,) but lately I've been really looking into weird sort of... yes, weird bands, that defy usual musical laws and make music unlike anything I've ever heard before. Slint, Silver Apples, Liquid Liquid, and Rome are all on my list... Also recently I've been big into singer/songwriters with pretty long, relativelyconsistant careers, like Bowie, Eno, Zappa, Cohen, Costello, Reed, and Waits. But overall, I don't really care which direction you point me in, just give me anything. I'm dying to find a new band that I can really get into but haven't heard much about, because it's been a while since I've done that.

 

Recommend away, and thanks to anyone who does.

[Guest Fire and Knives]

The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart

 

This has been a favorite for the last few days. I'm definitely digging the pre-Soft Bulletin work the more of it I hear.

 

As far as singer/songwriters go, check out Nick Drake - Pink Moon. Gorgeous guy-and-guitar music, with the exception of a piano on the title track. Eleven tracks at just under half an hour. Some of the most melacholy shit I've ever heard.

 

Also, I see no R.E.M. and this leads me to believe that there is something wrong with you. Go get New Adventures in Hi-Fi and better yourself.

 

K.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Want something Weird? Get some Merzbow (although you'll hate it), or Sunn0)))-White 1.

[Renegade 0]

Mad Capsule markets - OSC-DIS

[Guest Mindless_Aggression]

I shall take it upon myself to be the Patton whore in this thread.

 

Go find ya some Mr. Bungle. The first self titled album if you're in the mood for warped demented party music and songs about dogs that are dead. It's quite proficient actually and incredibly well done, despite never taking itself that seriously. Slowly Growing Deaf, Squeeze Me Macaroni, The Girls Of Porn and Stubb A Dubb are my personal favorites off of that album.

 

And if you're in the mood for the other side of the spectrum, try on Mr. Bungle's California for size. Damn near every form of music from the past 70 years is splattered onto that thing in some way or another. Retrovertigo, Vanity Fair and Pink Cigarette are the best cuts off that one, IMO.

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Some post-The Real Thing Faith No More is always good if you're going to whore it up for Patton. Go with Angel Dust, then work your way up to the insanity and all over the placeness that is King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime. While you're at it, get your grubby little mitts on some Tomahawk as well.

[godthedog 0]

portishead - 'dummy'

 

john coltrane - 'a love supreme' (fuck 'kind of blue', THIS is the perfect "jazz intro" record. got a great soaring, melodic sound that makes it a lot more accessible than miles's more scattered, cerebral approach. even if you don't know shit about jazz, when you listen to this you have something basic to grab on to and rarely get lost.)

 

ween - 'chocolate and cheese'

 

frank sinatra - 'only the lonely' (as i understand it, this is essentially a better version of 'in the wee small hours'.)

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

[Guest Anticrombie]

Check out the crrrrrrazy track listing on this bad mamma jamma:

 

1 Crazy in Love 3:32

2 Hey Ya! 3:51

3 Are You Happy Now? 3:48

4 Invisible 3:51

5 It's My Life 3:46

6 Here Without You 3:51

7 Girls and Boys 2:45

8 So Yesterday 3:33

9 Why Don't You & I 3:41

10 Someday 3:22

11 There's Gotta Be (More to Life) 3:15

12 Señorita 3:47

13 Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh) 2:35

14 Headstrong 4:28

15 Low 3:24

16 Me Against the Music 3:41

17 Perfect 4:35

18 Cinderella 3:10

[Guest acnx]

Kyuss

Stoner metal. Check out Welcome to Sky Valley. Allmusic.com calls them a heavy metal Velvet Underground.

 

Built to Spill

If you like Modest Mouse, you will love these guys. Keep It Like A Secret is probably the best for starters, but then grab Perfect From Now On to get a feel for what they are capable of.

 

King Crimson

I see Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, but where the fuck is King Crimson?! Go buy In The Court of King Crimson and Red right now.

 

Botch

We Are The Romans. Get it.

 

Pere Ubu

If you want some weird music, that is tons of fun to listen to, try these guys. Frontman David Thomas is the greatest.

[DCMaximo 0]

OneLineDrawing-"Visitor"

 

Great singer/songwriter stuff, essentially just him and his guitar, with the assistance of a small R2-D2 robot as his drum machine. His second album, "The Volunteers" came out this year and is also great, if not quite as good. Also, "Water And Solutions" by his old band Far is well worth a look.

 

For weirdness, try "Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine. Awesome stuff.

[DrainYou42 0]

The Replacements - Tim, Pleased to Meet Me & Let it Be are all you really need. (Although Sorry Ma, forgot to take out the trash is a fun album)

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

I'm sure I've told you to get Loveless before. Do so.

 

And get Fun House. You'll love it.

[5_moves_of_doom 0]

Loveless is already in there, and Built to Spill and King Crimson were both already on my to-buy list, but thanks to everyone. I will definitely check out everything else though, especially the Coltrane and Kyuss.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

I am listening to Miles' Black Beauty, Live at Fillmore West. PEEP IT, DAWG.

[Guest frowned]

King Crimson

I see Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, but where the fuck is King Crimson?! Go buy In The Court of King Crimson and Red right now.

And while we're on that side of the spectrum, how about some Mahavishnu Orchestra?

[5_moves_of_doom 0]

King Crimson

I see Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, but where the fuck is King Crimson?!  Go buy In The Court of King Crimson and Red right now.

And while we're on that side of the spectrum, how about some Mahavishnu Orchestra?

King Crimson was on my "to buy" list... but... who the heck are the Mahavishnu Orchestra?

 

And also, someone remind me here... what's the name of that Japanese Sonic-the-Hedgehog-theme-esque Kraftwerk-like band that I've heard mentioned here before again? The Yellow... Magic Orchestra or something? Help me out. I think it was Brian who mentioned them here before, but I could be wrong.

[Guest frowned]

King Crimson

I see Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin, but where the fuck is King Crimson?!  Go buy In The Court of King Crimson and Red right now.

And while we're on that side of the spectrum, how about some Mahavishnu Orchestra?

King Crimson was on my "to buy" list... but... who the heck are the Mahavishnu Orchestra?

Pioneering fusion band in the same vein as Zappa. Here's an Amazon.com review:

 

Reissued with sparkling audio and exclusive photographs, this first, 1971, Mahavishnu album certainly vies for the title of the greatest of all jazz-rock recordings. Through spiritually questing flights of intense fury and exquisite quiet, it never loses its sense of inexorable force. Jan Hammer (keyboards), Jerry Goodman (violin), and bassist Rick Laird are completely sympathetic with guitarist John McLaughlin's vision as the music abandons the standard jazz format of successive solos in favor of rapid, heightening, braided, interactive contributions--a structure much drawn from Indian classical music. Astoundingly, the music retains discipline. For that, thank Billy Cobham: Through all the expressive, irregular meters, he remains a steady, resolved engine of percussion, vastly resourceful but ultimately reserved. McLaughlin's alchemy distills many worlds of music­-the jazz-guitar masters, flamenco, blues, Indian forms, and his experience in the innovations of the seminal jazz-rock outfits of Miles Davis and Tony Williams. Of course, distortion, feedback, and arena-rock amplification were crucial, as was the influence of Sri Chinmoy, McLaughlin's spiritual guide. "The Noonward Race," "Vital Transformation," and "The Dance of Maya" are music for the ages

 

It really is something else and introduced new styles to the whole fusion thing, "Jazz meets rock meets classical meets celtic" sounds like it should be a big mess but it turns out to be pretty damn fantastic. I've also heard good things about "Birds of Fire" - another Mahavishnu album, on my to-buy list.