Top Three Most Played Albums in Recent Weeks

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

The Dirtbombs - Dangerous Magical Noise

Intense and frantic rock music—emphasis on "rock" important—from the best band to come out of Detroit since the Stooges. Straight out of the garage, sure, but these guys are well-versed in all things punk (from glam to post) and soul (70s, specifically). Also worth checking out is their all covers album, Ultraglide in Black, which manages to transcend that mundane moniker and turn up as a fantastic album, period.

 

American Music Club - Love Songs for Patriots

Not as political as its title would imply, this collection of elegiac tunes blends folk and molasses-like noisey soundscapes into a stew not unlike later-period Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (think anything they've done since the dawn of this century; as such—let's be honest here—this is better than later period Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds). Mark Eitzel's lyrics are top notch, too—refer to "Patriot's Heart" and "Myopic Books" for proof.

 

The Wedding Present - Watusi

Extremely catchy, fuzzy and occasionally loud music from this band of Brits. It's difficult to describe this band without appearing to sell them short ("dur, they're indie rock with songs about love and heartbreak"), but David Gedge and company simply do it so well. Though this is their album I've been listening to most, lately, you'd be better off starting with Seamonsters or Bizarro.

[Murmuring Beast 0]

 

Morrissey: You Are The Quarry

 

I've been addicted to his album for the last few weeks and I don't even own it. Borrowed it off a Smiths-freak recently. I love a lot of the tracks on it. Brilliant. Seeing him in concert helped sell it to me a lot, also.

 

 

The Smiths: Queen Is Dead

 

Another album I don't own. Brilliant from start to finish, except 'Vicar In A Tutu'. Hmmm!

 

 

The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses

 

Been trying to get into this highly acclaimed album. Not really feeling it just now, but still an enjoyable listen.

[Henry Spencer 0]

 

Hard to describe. Acoustic strum-y, with flashes of marching bands and psychedelic pop. It's extremely emotionally intense, regardless of categorization.

 

 

Pop bliss. This album will never, ever leave my brain.

 

 

Inc already mentioned this band. I haven't heard any of their albums except this one, but it's brilliant. Inc already described them well enough, anyways.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

The more I think about it, anyone interested in The Wedding Present should ignore my Watusi rec and go straight to Seamonsters. Quickly became one of my favorite albums upon first hearing it about a year-and-a-half ago.

[ArkhamGlobe 0]

Faust - Faust IV

 

I love this album. Brooding percussive rhythms and droning interspersed with more quiet passages and even an extremely bizarre piece of reggae. I need more Faust in my collection.

 

Tangerine Dream - Exit

 

While I could without parts of it (the vocals and lyrics on the Kiew Mission doesn't do anything for me), I still like this album a lot, the title track in particular. Most of the album wouldn't have seemed out of place in Blade Runner.

 

Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years

 

My first Waits album, and I'm still very fond of it.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Where do you guys go to get your music? I realize that my regular outlets won't carry a lot of the stuff that I want, particularly more obscure stuff like, say, what's recommended in this thread. What's a good place to buy records, as well as get information on newer stuff, because I've been starting to dislike most of the sources I have for that sort of thing as well.

[Guest Fire and Knives]

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

I use Metacritic.com for a lot of info on new releases or bands I don't know a lot about. They compile reviews for music and movies, give links to off-site reviews, and do a pretty good job of it all. They don't cover everything released, but they hit on most of the "buzz" bands and big releases from known artists. Their current music page has the likes of U2 and Ludacris, but also MF Doom, Neko Case, and Death From Above 1979, so you get a wide range of big-time and smaller groups.

 

Allmusic.com is still the bible for information about bands, but you generally need to know who you're looking for beforehand. As for actual purchasing, well, I live in a college town with a fair share of college-rock minded music stores, so it's not hard to find stuff slightly out of the norm.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Also:

Wire, Pink Flag. It's the import release, and as a result it has "Dot Dash" on it, which is fantastic. Equal parts nervous anxiety and pop brilliance throughout.

 

Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One. Loping, loopy, varied, moody, still as good as I remember it. This has been my default background music/driving album since New Year's.

 

Prince, Sign o' the Times. Every few months I start listening to this album incessantly, especially the second disc. The run of "U Got The Look"/"If I Was Ur Girlfriend"/"Strange Relationship"/"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" is just about unparalleled. My roommate finally got a copy of his own for Christmas, and we've pretty much been playing it non-stop.

[Nevermortal 0]

 

 

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Jay-Z, The Blueprint

Oh man. My favorite rap album. The only songs that I dislike are "Renegade" and "Girls, Girls, Girls". Besides that, it's all brilliant. Once I hear "Hola Hovito", it's stuck in my head for the rest of the day. That and "Never Change" are probably my favorites.

 

Prince, 1999

This was an acquired taste. I wasn't used to 9 minute dance tracks, but after a few listens in the car, I loved it. Of course, "Little Red Corvette" is probably my favorite song ever, but besides that I'm really loving "D.M.S.R." and "Let's Pretend We're Married".

 

Kevin Spacey, Beyond the Sea Sountrack

Slightly surprising. But I really enjoyed the movie, mostly because of the soundtrack. "Mack the Knife", "Beyond the Sea", and "Dream Lover" are classics, of course, but the entire cd is really good, especially when I had never heard Spacey sing before. I downloaded Darin's version of "Mack" and they sounded nearly identical. The kid who played young Bobby is annoying, but that's only on two tracks.

[Nighthawk 0]

 

Is probably my most played album of the past year. Even in light of Thug Matrimony, which I've pimped the hell out of and love to death, I still like listening to this one more. I could walk in on my wife in bed with my best friend's dog and this album would still put me in a good mood.

 

 

Always liking Britney, but never quite enough to want her albums, this collection was ideal. Including hit remixes of some of the singles rather than the album versions was a good move, even though I actually prefer the album version of "Overprotected". The new track where she raps like Trick Daddy and the bonus remixes makes this one of my better recent purchases. I only regret it didn't come with her collaboration with the Ying Yangs.

 

 

I kind of rebelled against this album for a while, but I couldn't stay away. As far as songwriting and production, Manson has improved with each album, but nothing after this was as enjoyable. It has that X factor. I also lost my virginity to this album.

[Guest Vitamin X]

 

Always liking Britney, but never quite enough to want her albums, this collection was ideal. Including hit remixes of some of the singles rather than the album versions was a good move, even though I actually prefer the album version of "Overprotected". The new track where she raps like Trick Daddy and the bonus remixes makes this one of my better recent purchases. I only regret it didn't come with her collaboration with the Ying Yangs.

Now these I am very much interested in hearing.

[Nighthawk 0]

The one where she rips off Trick Daddy is called "Do Somethin'" and her team up witht he Ying Yangs is "I Got That Boom Boom" from In the Zone.

[Guest Coffey]

Bruce Springsteen ~ Greatest Hits.

You can't go wrong with "The Boss."

 

Steve Miller Band ~ Greatest Hits 1974-78

 

That's about it album wise lately. Other than that, it's just been random MP3's.

 

I guess third most listened to album recently would be...

 

Green Day ~ Dookie

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

^^^Best taste in the thread imo.

[MrRant 0]

 

 

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

 

Zappa/Beefheart-Bongo Fury

 

Has a couple songs I don't like, but the Beefheart flip-outs are always great, and he mixes well with the sort of Chicago blues meets Country Western storytelling Zappa has going on this release.

 

 

I probably listen to one or both Acid Bath albums three times a week. It's been nine years since that particular album was released, and nothing more sinister and hateful has been done since. It's on the acoustic track "Dead Girl" when it finally sinks in that he's being serious.

 

 

Converge-Jane Doe

 

One of my very favorite hardcore albums. I hadn't listened to it in a while.

[Nighthawk 0]

I don't know why Acid Bath had to drag Jack Kevorkian into it. He's not such a bad guy.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Ye olde metyl rumor claims he played violin on "New Death Sensation."

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Interpol- Antics: I've basically been listening to this album at least once a day since I bought it in November.

 

Social Distortion- Sex, Love & Rock N' Roll: It seems as thogh I can't go a day without hearing "Angel's Wings" and "Highway 101." Easily the most upbeat and optimistic Social D album. Mike Ness just gets better with age.

 

Blackalicious- Blazing Arrow: Gift of Gab is all you need.

[godthedog 0]

massive attack - mezzanine

 

eric clapton - unplugged

 

wu-tang clan - 36 chambers

[5_moves_of_doom 0]

I never really got The Stone Roses. I don't know. I guess it's not fair since I haven't given them a chance (I've got a "Best Of" disc and I've only listened to it maybe twice,) but nonetheless. For some reason I just had them absurdly hyped up in my head, and then when I heard them it just seemed like such a dud.

 

Anyway... uhm, here we go.

 

 

 

A lot of people don't like this. I don't know. A few experiments come off as really lame, and some tracks are completely unnecessary, but it's been on car-listen mode, so I've just been picking out the hits as opposed to the misses, and the hits HIT. Is there enough B-Side material to get a good Luxe and Reduxe version of this out? Because I want one. Now.

 

Honestly just like the best band of all time. I mean, in reality they'd probably just make my top ten, but when I'm listening to them I'm converted into a man who thinks nothing but Talking Heads. Anyway... I've got their first six albums and two live ones, and have heard True Stories... but this is the one that I never really could get into. But now I have, and in a very, very big way. Virtually every song is overflowing with intensity, and this is really where the original nervy and weird Talking Heads sound finally made the transition into the polyrhythmic African stuff and downright pop of the later albums. Not their best album, but it's great to observe this synthesis of early and late Talking Heads.

 

Harmless and sweet folk music, with catchy diddy after catchy diddy. The lyrics are considered stupid by many, but aside from a few instances I think their child-like nature only helps the overall nature of the album. I've hung out with Kimya in the past and she's a way cool gal, and I like her solo albums more than most of the Moldy Peaches stuff. I guess I could get criticized as not many people like this, but whatever -- it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, and that's its goal, so it's successful in what it's trying to do, at least.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

 

Converge-Jane Doe

 

One of my very favorite hardcore albums. I hadn't listened to it in a while.

I've been listening to this a lot. Same with Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity and Irony is a dead Scene. I don't think Refused fits into the same category, but I've enjoyed that as well.

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0]

I'm doing this in Band/performers

 

Dax Riggs has ruled my Discman on my walks

 

Paegan Terrorism Tactics, When The Kite String Pops, and then Agents Of Oblivion in my winamp are going for hours each day, then I'll leave them for a few months again here soon. Agent is a beautiful human being for reminding me about these bands shortly after I got broadband.

 

Axis Of Advance

 

The List

 

Obey

 

Alberta Black Metal champions doing a mop up and reformation job on the classical ideals of Black Metal, bringing a whole new chaos to the music where violence and cacophony are born of honest expression instead of being a means to impress Hot Topic goths and mosh pit clowns. In a dead genre, they are a rose growing in a bucket of shit. One of the few worthy Black Metal bands anymore

 

Enslaved

 

Vikinglir Veldi

 

http://anus.com/metal/enslaved.html

[Si82 0]

The Killers - Hot Fuss

With a broad "English" streak, despite being from Las Vegas, and pleanty of 80's sounding synth sounds this is a great, upbeat record. Certainly on of the best records of 2004 in my opinion.

 

Kasabian - Kasabian

A great throw back to the "baggy" sound days of Madchester in the 90's from a band that are convinced they are the next big thing and don't care about anyone else. A great debut album.

 

Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters

Another throw back sounding album, this time from the 70's and 80's with similarities to Elton John, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure amongst others. However, it still manages to sound modern enough to make it more than an tribute to those artists. A fun, if sometimes over the top, listen.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

 

Converge-Jane Doe

 

One of my very favorite hardcore albums. I hadn't listened to it in a while.

I've been listening to this a lot. Same with Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity and Irony is a dead Scene. I don't think Refused fits into the same category, but I've enjoyed that as well.

Not totally related, but have you heard much Mr. Bungle?

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

 

Converge-Jane Doe

 

One of my very favorite hardcore albums. I hadn't listened to it in a while.

I've been listening to this a lot. Same with Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity and Irony is a dead Scene. I don't think Refused fits into the same category, but I've enjoyed that as well.

Not totally related, but have you heard much Mr. Bungle?

Yes, in fact I downloaded in last night!

 

I didn't like it as much as Patton's ep with dep.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

What did you get, because that band can be completely different from song to song.

 

You'd probably like DEP's newest one if you haven't heard it yet. The singer is Patton-y, but it comes across more like a tribute than a ripoff, and he sounds like a member of the band, unlike Patton.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

What did you get, because that band can be completely different from song to song.

 

You'd probably like DEP's newest one if you haven't heard it yet. The singer is Patton-y, but it comes across more like a tribute than a ripoff, and he sounds like a member of the band, unlike Patton.

I downloaded the Disco Volante album. It started out interesting, but became too bogged down by its eclectic nature.