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Carl Eyesnheart	Must have albums.	Lead	[-]
May 26 12 9:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	O.K., over the past few months, or so, I have been on a quest to get my mitts on those classic albums that should probably be in every music nerds collection. Now, one of the things that pisses me off is that these albums will show up in everybodies collection, and all of these yahoos will gush about the brilliance of these albums. IMO just because these albums should be in a collection does not mean that the music nerd has to LOVE the album. These albums, IMO, deserve a place in a collection just for what they meant to music, and should be pulled out from time to time, and not only listened to, but kind of studied my the nerd. So, let's have a little fun. You get to post only ONE album to start with. It does not have to be your all-time favorite, or even one that you love. But with your post it should be mentioned as to why it deserves a place. "I love it" does NOT count. Example: Sex Pistols - Nevermind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols. It is argued by many as to which albums was the first Punk album, this, the Ramones, or The Damned. While The Damned also argue that they were the first to have a Top 10 single, there is no denying that this album is the one that really launched the music revolution. It is also, IMO, an album that is misunderstood by a lot of the non-Punk crowds. Before I first heard it, in 1984 or so, I expected it to be a bunch of noise. In reality it is a very cohesive, very tight, and incredibly powerful album. The only aspect that might actually be in the frame of what one might expect to being "Punk" would be Johnny Rotten's voice. Even that, however, fits so perfectly with this music and lyrics, that even the snobbiest of vocal students would probably get into the angst ridden powerhouse. Is it my favorite from the Punk world? No. But the sheer importance of it cannot be over looked, and should be admired and studied. So, something like that. Again, to start you can only post ONE album. If nobody hits another one you want in a bit, then go for it. But no aimless lists. Have a purpose, and show why you are a nerd and qualified to speak for other nerds! My fanzine all about Rock N Roll: www.sonicruin.com
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jamesenstein31		#1	[-]
May 26 12 11:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	LED ZEPPELIN-ZOSO LED ZEPPELIN's fourth record is one of the most admired of all rock records, providing a diverse rock landscape of various sounds and moods, highlighted by the immortal, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Of course, the album is one of the most anthem-spewing records made, as every track has earned a place in rock folklore. From the infectious release of ROCK AND ROLL to the proto-metal of BLACK DOG, as well as the softer, gen tler terrain of GOING TO CALIFORNIA and BATTLE OF EVERMORE, this is a record for all moods and tastes. It's staggering to see the amount of progress that this band made in three records, all but abandoning their blues sound and embarking on more progressive, and ultimately culminating, in their most ambitious effort, PHYSICAL GRAFFITI in 1975.
CucamongaDan		#2	[-]
May 26 12 11:33 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Miles Davis- Bitches Brew revolutionary, groundbreaking, etc. As 'far out" as anything in the psychedelic rock genre. Jazz purists could either be taken to a new place, hate it, or pretend to ignore it- but they couldn't really ignore it. Plus it is chock full of innovative studio techniques. There is a thread that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on my friends. Some people started it not knowing that a tree can walk, And they'll keep posting forever about a movie they can mock...
Dr Acula		#3	[-]
May 26 12 1:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Funkadelic - Maggot Brain This is the album that truly begins George Clinton's mastery of music. The lead title track was supposed to be a jam. Clinton told the ace guitar whiz Eddie Hazel to play like his mother died, and he did - the resulting 11 minute solo was so powerful that Clinton mixed out most of the rest of the instruments and gave the world Maggot Brain. It's the best Jimi Hendrix style psych solo ever committed to guitar, guarenteed to send your mind past any cosmic slop and into the funk.
Jojo Lapin X		#4	[-]
May 26 12 1:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ann Steel, MY TIME (1979). Utterly unique, pioneering electronic pop by composer Roberto Cacciapaglia with extremely witty futuristic lyrics by Giada di Villahermosa and folk-style vocals by Ms Steel (who was essentially never heard from again), an American fashion model working in Italy. Except it turns out it is not electronic after all; every sound we hear is the treated product of acoustic instruments. The album also has one of the best covers of all time. Last Edited By: Jojo Lapin X May 26 12 1:54 PM. Edited 1 times.
Koukol 5		#5	[-]
May 26 12 2:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	RAMONES~RAMONES I chose this a my first because Punk is my favorite genre. This is where Punk music as a genre began. Everything punk-like before (like THE STOOGES) is considered Proto-Punk. It took the NY scene with THE RAMONES, DICTATORS, DEAD BOYS (etc) to coin the word Punk Rock long before the SEX PISTOLS or THE DAMNED came along. It's not my favorite RAMONES record but it's importance in Rock can't be over-stated. When it came out almost everyone thought it was a joke (including me) it was THAT unusual.
rogueevolent		#6	[-]
May 26 12 6:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jojo Lapin X wrote: Ann Steel, MY TIME (1979). Utterly unique, pioneering electronic pop by composer Roberto Cacciapaglia with extremely witty futuristic lyrics by Giada di Villahermosa and folk-style vocals by Ms Steel (who was essentially never heard from again), an American fashion model working in Italy. Except it turns out it is not electronic after all; every sound we hear is the treated product of acoustic instruments. The album also has one of the best covers of all time. Carl, sorry that I'm not adding (yet) my own choice for "must have" but I just had to thank Jojo for this incredible contribution. I had never heard ot Cacciapaglia & Steel until his post. This album is pure genius and an awesome listen (cobbling it together from YouTube clips). Thanks Jojo. - Jay "We didn't come here to fight monsters, we're not equipped for it" -- Richard Carlson (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
Wich2		#7	[-]
May 26 12 8:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Only one album, eh? Well, apart from some obvious pop music classics from 1950-70 that would make the list long (Sinatra, Holly, Orbison, Beatles, & c.), since others have gone esoteric, I will, too: Robert Shaw's CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS, Vol. II. (It was actually recorded in 1952, before the collection now listed as "Vol. I"; but when that grouping of more common songs was rerecorded later in stereo, this one was given its present designation.) Shaw is generally considered one of the best choral directors ever. He is described as a martinet by singers who worked with him, but the hard work pays off: the precision of the choral voices here, both singly and in the aggregate, is powerful in the extreme; and the soloists, from Soprano to Bass to Countertenor, are brilliant. The numbers themselves go well off the beaten Anglo-Saxon path into the French, Spanish, and wider world, and are as rare in beauty as in origin. And Robert Russell Bennett, an arranger as respected in his field as Shaw, shapes the material with a steady hand. The album is consistently ranked high by aficionados of such music. (And oh - this masterwork is a cappella from start to finish - no instruments here beyond the human voice.) It is some of the most achingly gorgeous music ever put to disc in the classic era of recorded sound. -Craig P.S. - Hear here, free: http://audioarchives.blogspot.com/2010/12/report-from-war-zone.html Last Edited By: Wich2 May 26 12 8:52 PM. Edited 1 times.
Frankensteinhead		#8	[-]
May 26 12 9:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wich2 wrote: Only one album, eh? Well, apart from some obvious pop music classics from 1950-70 that would make the list long (Sinatra, Holly, Orbison, Beatles, & c.), since others have gone esoteric, I will, too: Robert Shaw's CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS, Vol. II. (It was actually recorded in 1952, before the collection now listed as "Vol. I"; but when that grouping of more common songs was rerecorded later in stereo, this one was given its present designation.) Shaw is generally considered one of the best choral directors ever. He is described as a martinet by singers who worked with him, but the hard work pays off: the precision of the choral voices here, both singly and in the aggregate, is powerful in the extreme; and the soloists, from Soprano to Bass to Countertenor, are brilliant. The numbers themselves go well off the beaten Anglo-Saxon path into the French, Spanish, and wider world, and are as rare in beauty as in origin. And Robert Russell Bennett, an arranger as respected in his field as Shaw, shapes the material with a steady hand. The album is consistently ranked high by aficionados of such music. (And oh - this masterwork is a cappella from start to finish - no instruments here beyond the human voice.) It is some of the most achingly gorgeous music ever put to disc in the classic era of recorded sound. -Craig P.S. - Hear here, free: http://audioarchives.blogspot.com/2010/12/report-from-war-zone.html Thanks for posting this. I sing in a choral group and really enjoyed listening to this. It won't be the only time I do. Thanks again. You made my evening.
Wich2		#9	[-]
May 26 12 9:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My pleasure, FH - you just made mine with your comment! (I'm in early Yule mode here, as I listen to Lionel Barrymore's 1941 CHRISTMAS CAROL while working on my book on the subject of the Dickens story.) Best, -Craig
Dr Spyclops		#10	[-]
May 26 12 10:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Beau Hunks Play the Original Little Rascals Music (Koch Screen, 1995) Remember all those great tunes heard in the background of the Our Gang / Little Rascals shorts? With the original music elements long gone and no surviving sheet music to work from, The Beau Hunks, a Dutch ensemble, painstakingly transcribed the original Leroy Shield tunes, note by note, from the films themselves. Then, using period instruments and recording equipment to duplicate the sound, they produced 50 astonishing tracks that are such pitch perfect recreations, you'd swear you were hearing the complete original recordings, digitally remastered. The CD's now a long out of print collector's item but thanks to YouTube, you can listen to many of the tracks, like this one...
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Tumak		#11	[-]
May 27 12 12:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dr Acula wrote: Funkadelic - Maggot Brain This is the album that truly begins George Clinton's mastery of music. The lead title track was supposed to be a jam. Clinton told the ace guitar whiz Eddie Hazel to play like his mother died, and he did - the resulting 11 minute solo was so powerful that Clinton mixed out most of the rest of the instruments and gave the world Maggot Brain. It's the best Jimi Hendrix style psych solo ever committed to guitar, guarenteed to send your mind past any cosmic slop and into the funk. Came here to post this very album, but Dr Acula beat me to the punch. Most such lists that even mention George Clinton will suggest Parliament's "Mothership Connection" or Funkadelic's "One Nation Under A Groove"... Both are indispensable, mighty albums, but you've probably heard (of) them... "Maggot Brain" is lesser known, but much more crucial and mind-blowing. A friend of mine once said that Eddie Hazel's Maggot Brain solo is what Eric Clapton's been striving for his entire career. An side-- I saw George Clinton in concert (for the umpteenth time) just last night. Eddie Hazel passed away several years ago, but current guitarist Michael Hampton does a fine job with the Maggot Brain axe work. Indeed, he's now been performing it in concert longer than Eddie did... Anyway, since Dr Acula suggested Maggot Brain for me, that means I now get to pick another! I'll go with Peter Gabriel's 4th album (aka "Security"). Again, most such lists would probably suggest other albums-- Either Gabriel's third album (probably his best), where he leaves the trappings of (then) contemporary rock and roll and comes up with something truly innovative and enormously influential, or his fifth album "So" which turned him into a global superstar. But sandwiched in between and somewhat lost in the shuffle is that 4th album. It's intellectually stimulating, and intensely, emotionally moving, and staggering in its eclectic synthesis of world musics and nascent electronic music technology... Hard to believe it's from 1982. Don't look for standard pop song construction here, it's more cinematic in nature, and intense cinema at that. The opening track "Rhythm of the Heat" describes Carl Jung's experience getting all freaked out at an African tribal ritual. "San Jacinto" describes the ritual suicide of an old native American, and the death of Native American culture as well. The misunderstood hit "Shock the Monkey' has nothing to do with animal research, but is about the eruption of suppressed emotion. "The Family and the Fishing Net" puts an unexpected spin on marriage ritual. And so it goes. Yet while these descriptions may make the album sound like kind of a bummer, there's much ebullience and hope (especially in "I Have the Touch" and the final track "Kiss of Life"), so even though you are drained by album's end, there's a smile on your face and you're ready to put it on again. Turn out the lights, put on the headphones, and fasten your seat belt. An astonishing album. Last Edited By: Tumak May 27 12 12:20 AM. Edited 2 times.
JamesD		#12	[-]
May 27 12 7:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dr Spyclops wrote: The Beau Hunks Play the Original Little Rascals Music (Koch Screen, 1995) Remember all those great tunes heard in the background of the Our Gang / Little Rascals shorts? With the original music elements long gone and no surviving sheet music to work from, The Beau Hunks, a Dutch ensemble, painstakingly transcribed the original Leroy Shield tunes, note by note, from the films themselves. Then, using period instruments and recording equipment to duplicate the sound, they produced 50 astonishing tracks that are such pitch perfect recreations, you'd swear you were hearing the complete original recordings, digitally remastered. The CD's now a long out of print collector's item but thanks to YouTube, you can listen to many of the tracks, like this one... I don't have anything to contribute to this thread, at least yet, but I wanted to mention that I'm very grateful for having bought this CD when it was in print. I agree with Dr. Spyclops - the music is fantastic. There was a second volume, just as good, and I have that one as well. The Beau Hunks have recorded similar CDs for the music of Raymond Scott, and a score for Laurel and Hardy's Our Relations (not sure if those are in print or not). One benefit of having the CDs is the detailed liner notes recounting how the Beau Hunks came to transcribe and record the music. James
Elisabeth		#13	[-]
May 28 12 4:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	JamesD wrote: Dr Spyclops wrote: The Beau Hunks Play the Original Little Rascals Music (Koch Screen, 1995) Remember all those great tunes heard in the background of the Our Gang / Little Rascals shorts? With the original music elements long gone and no surviving sheet music to work from, The Beau Hunks, a Dutch ensemble, painstakingly transcribed the original Leroy Shield tunes, note by note, from the films themselves. Then, using period instruments and recording equipment to duplicate the sound, they produced 50 astonishing tracks that are such pitch perfect recreations, you'd swear you were hearing the complete original recordings, digitally remastered. The CD's now a long out of print collector's item but thanks to YouTube, you can listen to many of the tracks, like this one... I don't have anything to contribute to this thread, at least yet, but I wanted to mention that I'm very grateful for having bought this CD when it was in print. I agree with Dr. Spyclops - the music is fantastic. There was a second volume, just as good, and I have that one as well. The Beau Hunks have recorded similar CDs for the music of Raymond Scott, and a score for Laurel and Hardy's Our Relations (not sure if those are in print or not). One benefit of having the CDs is the detailed liner notes recounting how the Beau Hunks came to transcribe and record the music. James Thank Heavens! A Beau Hunks Fan... The BHs are my immediate "go to" CD cures for everything from headaches to sore feet and every day Blues and Blahs. Sheer JOY! "E" Your Signature ... "....I do hope he won't upset Henry..."
skelton knaggs		#14	[-]
May 28 12 4:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I also have The Beau Hunks CD. I got it when it first came out. I went to a play with my x wife and the music was playing while they were seating people. I'd never hear this music so clearly recorded and was fascinated on where to purchase the recordings. With a little detective work I found this amazing CD. The history behind it is also worth noting. "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Wich2		#15	[-]
May 28 12 5:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Radio Drama accolyte Max Schmid often spins that disc during Pledge Drive at Pacifica's WBAI, and it almost makes it bearable! It is SUCH an obvious labor of love and talent combined, and that will always make a piece of work sing.
sillyhuron		#16	[-]
May 28 12 9:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The moment I saw your header, before reading the entry, I thought "Nevermind the Bollocks". Spooky, eh?
Dr Acula		#17	[-]
May 29 12 8:36 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jojo Lapin X wrote: Ann Steel, MY TIME (1979). Utterly unique, pioneering electronic pop by composer Roberto Cacciapaglia with extremely witty futuristic lyrics by Giada di Villahermosa and folk-style vocals by Ms Steel (who was essentially never heard from again), an American fashion model working in Italy. Except it turns out it is not electronic after all; every sound we hear is the treated product of acoustic instruments. The album also has one of the best covers of all time. Great album - thanks for bringing it up!
Jojo Lapin X		#18	[-]
May 29 12 8:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	33 years later, the Ann Steel fever finally took off.
G Vallejo		#19	[-]
May 29 12 9:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nirvana - Nevermind The last great rock album before the culture splintered. It's the perfect blend of hard rock, punk simplicity, Beatles-worthy melodies, disarming candor, wounded belligerence, and inchoate aggression. Every song is single-worthy, and each performance, from the powerhouse drumming to the nimble basswork to the distorted chord-strumming of the guitars, is perfectly imperfect. Kurt's voice is the secret weapon here, able to scream on key or murmur in an exhausted monotone. The lyrics were both cryptic and absolutely meant something... and everybody heard and felt something different. The album changed everything, too, from the way people dressed to how they felt about some issues. U2 and Sting promoted certain causes, but Nirvana was the first top-tier (and straight/male) band to explicitly promote gay rights and feminism. They didn't do it in the lyrics, but in interviews, and in the course of business--they famously rejected a tour with Guns 'n' Roses because of their sexist/homophobic/racist lyrics. (Soundgarden toured with G 'n' R when they were still an up and coming band, for instance.) Nevermind was also the first top-tier album that I can think of that wasn't just for the guys. Females didn't feel excluded because of the macho rock lyrics or %#@%-rock riffs or the overall attitude of the band. Nevermind was both new (they brought punk and punk-influenced music to the top of the charts) and old (punk had hit and crested 12-15 years before). They didn't reinvent the wheel (I heard musicians dismiss them as too simplistic at the time) but they stripped the music back down to the basics, and it sounded good. You could skate to it and it sounded like art. Plus, they made it de rigeur to hide a song (or some musical nonsense) onto the end of a CD. Everyone from Danzig to Mucky Pup to Weird Al did it. Maybe it was because I lived in the Northwest/Seattle area during that time, but the album absolutely changed me and made my college years better than they were. And, in a few small ways, I felt somewhat close to the action... I bought my music from the store of the guy who played with Kurt and Chris in the Jury (they did Leadbelly covers that were included on the Nirvana box set) and my ex-girlfriend's boss did Kurt and Courtney's home loan. A perfect Monster has no end...
Victor Frankenstein		#20	[-]
May 29 12 11:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	G Vallejo wrote: Nirvana - Nevermind You could skate to it And I DID! "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was ALWAYS our request during 'Guys-Only Skate'...
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