5_moves_of_doom 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 (edited) Guh One Moment I accidentially posted this without typing out the actual post. Editing... EDIT: Alright, well, eh. Just read the post below. Edited March 16, 2005 by 5_moves_of_doom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5_moves_of_doom 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Well... I'll make this as short as humanly possible. I don't really feel like typing, honestly, but I'm desperately bored and in need of some solid discussion, so here's the topic: What are your favorite (absolute favorite or maybe top two) albums from a few artists with insanely gigantic discographies? Nick Cave, David Bowie, Prince, Sonic Youth, the Fall, and so on and so forth all come to mind. I'll post some of mine later, but for now I'll just start us out with two: David Bowie -- Hunky Dory I suppose I've just been listening to this one a lot lately. Usually Ziggy or something from the Berlin-era comes to mind, but I don't know, "Queen Bitch" and "Life On Mars?" in The Life Aquatic a while back got me in a huge Hunky Dory phase that I've been stuck in for months. Admittedly, there are one or two tracks on here that I just don't like. Brian Eno -- Here Come the Warm Jets For Eno I've only heard three albums, so I can't really say this with too much confidence, but this album is just terrific and I like it a lot more than his third album, which I find overrated. The first song hooks you and it's good all throughout. And there's just something about the title track that closes the album that really lured me in despite it being ridiculously simple and repetitive. The production sound is solid all throughout. Sonic Youth -- Confusion Is Sex The two most recent albums are fantastic and then there's their prime streak of indie albums that I love (though I hate Dirty,) but this one just captures a really scary sound that SY unfortunately got away from as their career progressed. It doesn't work sometimes, but when it works it does so in excellent fashion. Anyhow... Prince is a difficult one; we could always start out with him, but I'm actually very interested in everyone's picks for Sonic Youth and Bowie. So... well yes. Guh. Please, discuss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Pink Floyd- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn: The only album that really showcased the things that Syd barrett was capable of before his total breakdown. Aside from the Waters-penned "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk", the songs are wonderfully crafted, showcasing Barrett's blues influences. The Rolling Stones- Exile On Main St.: An album that's a dirty and raw as the band was during the late 60s and early 70s. This album makes me want to go to a dive bar, drink Jack Daniel's all night, snort mountains of cocaine off the breasts of some woman whom I just met, take her home, do my business and throw her to the curb the next morning. KISS- Love Gun: Most people think Destroyer as the best KISS album, but "Great Expectations" and "Flaming Youth" knock the album down several notches for me. Love Gun, from beginning to end (except for "Then She Kissed Me") rocks my fucking socks off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5_moves_of_doom 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 My Floyd favorite would have to be Wish You Were Here. There's only five songs, and while at first I only truly enjoyed three of them, over time I've come to accept every last one of them to be pretty much perfect. My least favorite would have to be The Wall, because I hate it. Oh, and how could I forget! Frank Zappa -- Apostrophe This is a COMPLETELY biased choice. I only own I think seven of his albums, and this was the first that I bought. I enjoy it more than Freak Out!, which is typically its main competition for best Zappa album I believe, though I am yet to experience any of Frank's albums involving the words Sheik or Garage. And I don't own one You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore! simply because there are far too many and I am intimidated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Phish - Rift Grateful Dead - American Beauty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Metallica - Metallica Metallica - Ride The Lightning Metallica - Master Of Puppets Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind Black Sabbath - Paranoid Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I The Offspring - Smash Tantric - Tantric Tantric - After We Go Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles H-Blockx - Fly Eyes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Queen A Night at the Opera- I've grown to really love this album, I probably end up listening to it once a week. What I love about the album is the effortless switching of musical styles and genre's. You start with a rather glam/heavy rock tune (Death on Two Legs) move into a gaunty pop melody (Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon) to a straight on rocker (I'm in Love with My Car) and so forth, with 2 centerpiece epics standing out, one by Brian May (The Prophet's Song) one by Freddie Mercury (Bohemian's Rhapsody). Just a joy of music to listen to each time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JST 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Green Day - American Idiot Alter Bridge - One Day Remains Listening to mostly these two when I'm walking. And hey, one of those has Edge's theme! Guess which! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted March 16, 2005 My Floyd favorite would have to be Wish You Were Here. There's only five songs, and while at first I only truly enjoyed three of them, over time I've come to accept every last one of them to be pretty much perfect. My least favorite would have to be The Wall, because I hate it. Oh, and how could I forget! Frank Zappa -- Apostrophe This is a COMPLETELY biased choice. I only own I think seven of his albums, and this was the first that I bought. I enjoy it more than Freak Out!, which is typically its main competition for best Zappa album I believe, though I am yet to experience any of Frank's albums involving the words Sheik or Garage. And I don't own one You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore! simply because there are far too many and I am intimidated. Apostrophe's a good one. Picking a "best" Zappa album is lunacy, though. Gun to my head, my favorite would probably end up being Hot Rats or We're Only in it for the Money. The guy's got like a fuckin' thousand albums though. Don't be scared of the YCDTOSA series, as all of them feature quite varied selections of his material in terms of timeframe. Vol 2 starts kind of slow, but it gets better as it goes along, finally climaxing someplace around the Montana solo on disc 2. Vol 1 is sketchy, as it's got some GREAT live versions of certain songs, and two instrumental compiled suites of early material. The performance of Big Swifty especially is stellar. I suck his cock posthumously on a daily basis, so feel free to direct any "Well what does this album sound like?" questions my way. My favorite Floyd will perpetually be Meddle, though I've always enjoyed Ummagumma as well. I really don't care for The Wall either, but I find it okayish most times I hear it. The Final Cut is one of a few of their albums that I think actively suck ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5_moves_of_doom 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 I suck his cock posthumously on a daily basis, so feel free to direct any "Well what does this album sound like?" questions my way. Don't mind if I take advantage of that, actually (and by the way Brunzell will kill you for that The Final Cut comment -- I believe he loves it): Uncle Meat Over-Nite Sensation Zoot Allures Sheik Yerbouti What do each of those specifically sound like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Pink Floyd ~ The Division Bell Guns N' Roses (Do they count?) ~ Appetite for Destruction (best CD ever made) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 For Bowie, it'll probably always be Ziggy Stardust. I think it's far and away the most consistent of his glam-era stuff, and better than Station to Station and Low by a step as well. As I've said on many occasions, full-album Bowie often exhausts me, but Ziggy is the one disc I'm pretty much always ready to hear. Greatest variety of songwriting, greatest hooks, and bookended by my two favorite Bowie end-of-the-world ballads (and there are quite a few in the overall catalog): "Five Years" and "Rock n' Roll Suicide." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheesalaIsGood 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 I'm all about The Final Cut too. Yeah, its Waters first solo record but its still works for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Slayer - Reign In Blood Originally, I was more in Seasons than I was Reign. But with repeated listenings, the 30 minutes (if that) on this album are perhaps the most aggressive 30 minutes in rock history. I'm thoroughly convinced of this, too. Metallica - Master of Puppets All but one song is virtually perfect to me. I can't really describe why I like it better than Ride, though Justice can suck a dick (it was a 3 song album with the majority of the songs being filler, get over it), but maybe the fact that I greatly dislike the song "Trapped Under Ice" more than I dislike "The Thing That Should Not Be" has a lot to do with it. Oh well. Iron Maiden - Still Life Though I prefer songs off of Number of the Beast better than I do Still Life, it's the production I really love. It's much, MUCH better than Number, and the songs don't seem to SOUND as cheesy as those on Number do ("22 Acacia Avenue" and "Invaders" being my prime examples). Megadeth - Rust in Peace I used to love Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? until I actually listened to more than "Wake Up Dead" and the title track. Rust is just, all-around, awesome. Dave's creative peak, as it was his branch between writing thrash classics and just penning some stellar songs (I'd argue that Youthanasia and Countdown to Extinction are better than Killing is my Business... and Peace Sells...). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 I won't kill him for it, but my Agent of Oblivion voodoo doll is coming along rather nicely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Iron Maiden - Still Life I'll assume you mean Piece of Mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 My Floyd favorite would have to be Wish You Were Here. There's only five songs, and while at first I only truly enjoyed three of them, over time I've come to accept every last one of them to be pretty much perfect. My least favorite would have to be The Wall, because I hate it. Frank Zappa -- Apostrophe This is a COMPLETELY biased choice. I only own I think seven of his albums, and this was the first that I bought. I enjoy it more than Freak Out!, which is typically its main competition for best Zappa album I believe, though I am yet to experience any of Frank's albums involving the words Sheik or Garage. And I don't own one You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore! simply because there are far too many and I am intimidated. I feel like I've outgrown The Wall. I wasn't satisfied with Apostrophe ('), personally. If I had a favorite, and it's so hard to pick, I'd have to say Hot Rats. But God I can't pick. All I know is I don't care for Lumpy Gravy. I am also available for consultation about Frank Zappa stuff if AoO is busy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Uncle Meat Over-Nite Sensation Zoot Allures Sheik Yerbouti What do each of those specifically sound like? Okay. I cannot fucking find Uncle Meat ANYWHERE and it's killing me. No store in DeKalb has it. I'm gonna try Woodfield and Hawthorne this weekend and see what I can find. I just picked up You Are What You Is and Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention last weekend in Glen Ellyn, so I'm feeling lucky. But I can't help you with this one. Over-Nite Sensation sounds a lot like Apostrophe ('), but the lyrics start to veer more into the vulgar territory. "I'm The Slime" is worth the price alone, a good funk-rock piece with Motown-esque backup vocals, and "Dinah-Moe Humm" has some cool stuf going on as well. But it's really a lot like I]Apostrophe ('),[/i] in that it's straightforward rock with suggestive lyrics. Zoot Allures is pretty straightforward rock with some good guitar soloing on "The Torture Never Stops," and I think this is the debut of Terry Bozzio on drums. But the album, to me, isn't distinct enough to really be all that essential. More dirty lyrics about sex toys and such, and some nice satire of the 70s disco culture in "Disco Boy," but even then, "Dancin' Fool" is better. It's worth getting by all means if you like the late 70s guitar hero/wacky gross-out style of Zappa, but get Sheik Yerbouti and You Are What You Is first: they're longer, and better. Sheik Yerbouti was my first Zappa album, and it's the best of the 70s albums. It's mostly live concert material from New York, London, and elsewhere, but with significant overdubs, and a lot of the crowd noise out of the mix, so as to capture studio clarity with on-stage energy. Bozzio, O'Hearn, and Belew all get some vocals in besides FZ, and I think Bozzio does the best job of them. In terms of songs, you've got some great guitar solos in "The Sheik Yerbouti Tango," "Yo Mama," and "Rat Tomago," union-bashing with "Flakes," and other such material that satirizes the disco culture. Think of it as We're Only In It For The Money for the 1970s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 and as far as Zappa goes, I like him and his work more than I like any specific albums, but I really dig.... , and Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Oh man, Czech is wrong all over. I don't have Uncle Meat either. Overnite Sensation is tops for him, in terms of the song-oriented 70's sound. The whole album is really good, which I know doesn't help any, but it's really the case. Think keyboard and rhythm-driven funk/rock with plenty of horns and guitar soloing. Zoot Allures is amazingly bare-bones for a Frank Zappa record. There's barely even any keyboard work on here, and no percussion outside of Bozzio on drums. Probably my favorite from the 70's in terms of production, though. The track "Friendly Little Finger" is an absolute masterpiece of studio work as Zappa plays both guitar and bass on that one, which were recorded separately and artificially sewn back together. The end result is impressive. My only beef with this album are the filler track(s), which every album of his from the 70's includes (save Overnite Sensation). Ms. Pinky is really pointless. Maybe funny the first time you hear it, and there's no excusing Disco Boy. Same principle applies, only less funny. Dancin' Fool is indeed better, off Sheik Yerbouti, which I'd say is a marginally superior album. Sheik Yerbouti is fantastic. The second Zappa album I ever got, it's probably one of the best introductions I can think of. This and Freak Out would probably be the two I'd recommend to someone who's thinking "Ok, this guy's got a lot of albums and I'd like to hear what he sounds like, so what should I get?" It's really like a mishmash of all the 70's albums, I think, which is a fitting conclusion for the decade. The "little bit of everything" album. Adrian Belew's vocals especially are superb on this album. He kills everyone else on "City of Tiny Lites," and brings his unique guitar style into the picture as well. He's one of my very favorite singers ever. Which Zappa albums do you have, by the way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted March 17, 2005 I don't think You Are What You Is is very good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson Platypus 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Slayer - Reign In Blood Originally, I was more in Seasons than I was Reign. But with repeated listenings, the 30 minutes (if that) on this album are perhaps the most aggressive 30 minutes in rock history. I'm thoroughly convinced of this, too. Metallica - Master of Puppets All but one song is virtually perfect to me. I can't really describe why I like it better than Ride, though Justice can suck a dick (it was a 3 song album with the majority of the songs being filler, get over it), but maybe the fact that I greatly dislike the song "Trapped Under Ice" more than I dislike "The Thing That Should Not Be" has a lot to do with it. Oh well. Iron Maiden - Still Life Though I prefer songs off of Number of the Beast better than I do Still Life, it's the production I really love. It's much, MUCH better than Number, and the songs don't seem to SOUND as cheesy as those on Number do ("22 Acacia Avenue" and "Invaders" being my prime examples). Megadeth - Rust in Peace I used to love Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? until I actually listened to more than "Wake Up Dead" and the title track. Rust is just, all-around, awesome. Dave's creative peak, as it was his branch between writing thrash classics and just penning some stellar songs (I'd argue that Youthanasia and Countdown to Extinction are better than Killing is my Business... and Peace Sells...). Yes with one difference. I prefer Powerslave uber alles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Which Zappa albums do you have, by the way? I know you weren't asking me but I'll answer Freak Out! Absolutely Free We're Only In It For The Money Lumpy Gravy Weasels Ripped My Flesh Burnt Weeny Sandwich Hot Rats Waka/Jawaka Chunga's Revenge Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation Zoot Allures Sheik Yerbouti Joe's Garage You Are What You Is Frank Zappa Meets THe Mothers Of Prevention Wish list: Uncle Meat The Grand Wazoo Sleep Dirt Francesco Zappa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 How do you beat "Animals." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2005 Well, with Wish You Were Here, Dark Side Of The Moon, and Meddle, I'd wager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2005 Is Bongo Fury along the lines of Zappa and Beefheart's earlier collaboration, "Willie the Pimp." I love Beefheart, am warm to Zappa and I really like that song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2005 Speaking of which, I haven't put on Trout Mask Replica in ages. Time to change that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2005 Bazooka Tooth is fucking great. My favourite track is "We're Famous." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
