So this type of thread pops up every once in a while, but I'd like to keep it simple, on this night where I am ripping my CD collection to disk (meager 50 or CDs that it is).
Here's the deal, list 3 albums, preferably off the beaten path a bit (either obscure groups, or an overlooked album of a more famous band), and give the group name and genre.
No lyrics and no reviews please! I'm hoping this thread can be a repository of Jatraquero musical knowledge that we can refer newbies and the like to in the future.
1) Project Infinity - Man or Astroman? GENRE: Heavy surf rock, mostly instrumental, with scifi samples
2) The Charm of the Highway Strip - The Magnetic Fields GENRE: Indie Country Pop
3) Fables of the Reconstruction... - REM Genre: Country/Alt. Rock fusion
Carry on!
-Bok
EDIT: Because people are suckers for "game" threads
[ April 16, 2004, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: Bokonon ]
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Three CDs I can listen to over and over again:
1. MTV Unplugged (10,000 Manics)
2. Throwing Copper (Live)
3. Legend of the Falls (James Horner)
<-- sucker!
[ April 16, 2004, 10:12 PM: Message edited by: Beren One Hand ]
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
1) Hit and Run – Big Sugar
These guys are a great Canadian blues rock band who are, unfortunately, throwing in the towel. This is a two-disc set; the first disc is their singles collection and the second is a live show.
2) Absolution – Muse
The first thing people ask me when they hear Muse is "is this Radiohead?" Well, no. Muse are everything I wanted Radiohead to become after The Bends.
3) () – Sigur Rós
This defies brief description.
[ April 16, 2004, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: twinky ]
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Less review, more genre, twinky.
*Shakes head disapprovingly*
-Bok
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I edited it. Still less?
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
I was joking, You should describe each group a little bit, but try not to moon over any selection (or else I'll never stop talking about the Magnetic Fields )
-Bok
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
19 wheels- Jawbreaker (hear parts of the album here: 19wheels.com) A local band I like. kind of poppy, but addictive. Also a really great live band.
Eve6- It's All in your Head Thier albums only get better. I love the wordplay, and interesting rythms.
Maroon5- Songs about Jane Yes, it's getting a lot of radio play, but that's cause it's addictive. My mom described it as a cross between Stevie Wonder and Nsync, so it's poppy.
Ni!
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Pff, I could care less about what the album is named.... I want to know why someone likes it before I'll consider it.
Case in point: I've added Muse: Absolution to my iTMS cart after reading twinky's blurb.
Blurb on, people. Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
3? ok.
1) Nothing Safe-Best Of The Box - Alice in Chains Rock
2) Xiii - Mushroomhead Alternative Metal
3) Shadow Zone - Static-X Techno Rock Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Ayelar, go create a separate thread then
-Bok
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Maybe I will, Bok. Maybe I will!!
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Hey, don't forget to show us your picture Ayelar. Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
Picture?
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
1) Images and Words - Dream Theater Progressive metal, heavy on guitar and drums, New York City/Broadway sound.
2) Mezzanine - Massive Attack Dark, sometimes sinister trip-hop.
3) Mirror Conspiracy - Thievery Corporation Ambient trip-hop.
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
Both CD's by Splender . Not sure what they're called and too lazy to look it up. They're a mellower alternative band.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
just go there.
Posted by Mintieman (Member # 4620) on :
1) Radiohead - Ok Computer The best album of the 90s by my reckoning, amazing art rock.
2) Franz Ferdinand - Self Titled
Fun Energetic Rock from a band in Glasgow
3) The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi battles the Pink Robots
Spacey Pop Rock that is catchy as hell, and a blast live
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
1) Neil Young, "Unplugged" bit conventional I know, but couldn't live without it. 2) Frank Zappa, "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" unclassifiable, but the two wonderful guitar soloes on "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" and "Holiday in Berlin, full blown"!!!! + side 2. 3)The Waterboys, "Fisherman's Blues" Irish rock, with a Beatles cover, a Van Morrison cover and some other amazing stuff.
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Rasputina - Thanks for the Ether: Girly cello trio
Sprung Monkey - Sprung Monkey: Happy San Diego band
The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls: ummm, carnival? Genres are hard O_o
[edit - forgot the word "the" >.< ]
[ April 17, 2004, 08:29 AM: Message edited by: MyrddinFyre ]
Posted by StallingCow (Member # 6401) on :
I'd have to go with:
Ruby Vroom by Soul Coughing (though Irresistible Bliss is up there too) - these guys are more lyric and rhythm based... not a real easy way to describe them, so I'd suggest listening to the samples at the amazon link.
Holy, Smoke... It's Swervy World! by, of course, Swervy World - these guys are street performers I heard in England, buskers really. They play a mix of jive, jazz and traditional music, with varying instrumentation (sax, bass, fiddle, kazoo) and interesting interpretations (Take Five... but in 4/4 time). Unfortunately, all the albums are sold out at the moment on their site.
Unfortunately, my third choice would be Seventeen Legs by a band called Day 19, which was a local ska band that is no more. Can't find anything on the web, or even eBay, that carries that album. One Cool Guy, another local ska band, at least still has a page, but their albums are all sold out... From Downtown was really fun.
Ah well. Those are the three (well, five) that I can listen to over and over.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
3 GREAT Albums utterly lost in the birth and heyday of Grunge:
A Ha - East of the Sun, West of the Moon yes, these are the "one-hit wonders" of the mid 80's with the really cool semi-animated pencil sketch video "Take On Me". U2ish alt pop, not the syth pop they are famous for.
Van Halen - Balance Their last album with Sammy Hagar. Album Oriented Rock at it's finest.
Simple Minds - Good News from the Next World again, kinda U2ish alternative.
[ April 17, 2004, 10:45 AM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Bah. Aha was not a one hit wonder... they had a James Bond song! Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
and actually quite successful in Europe, but in America, people generally remember the video and that one supersonically high note...
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
So tragic. Ah well. ^^
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
De-loused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta Experimental punk/prog rock. Amazing drumming and guitar work.
Australasia by Pelican Instrumental Metal. I have only listened to this a couple of times so far, but I am really enjoying it.
Waste And Tragedy by The Smalls Punk/Metal with old country influences. These guys unfortunately are no more, though their bass player has gone on to have a pretty successful career in country music (The Corb Lund Band).
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Donna the Buffalo:The Ones You Love Roots Rock
Jorma Kaukonen: Quah rock-blues?
Neil Young: Harvest Moon rock/country-rock
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
1) Donde Jugaran los Ninos? -- Mana Mexican Rock with a caribbean flavor
2) Serendipity -- Stonecircle Celtic folk music by a local band from Salt Lake City
3) Piano Man -- Billy Joel Really good pop, but several songs have a country/bluegrass feel. Check out Travelin' Prayer and You're My Home!
[ April 23, 2004, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: UofUlawguy ]
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
Voice of the Beehive - Let it Bee. (I just got the CD off ebay after wearing out this 80's pop band's tape)
Peter Breinholt - Live (Live performance of Utah Folk performer)
Cure - Standing on a beach (Alternative singles collection)
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
1) "Grosse Pointe Blank" soundtrack A bunch of weird 80's stuff like Violent Femmes, The Clash, and Guns n' Roses, and one awesome song by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
2) "Machine" by Static-X Pretty heavy, lots of synth, fastpaced, and not too much distortion (a bonus in my book)...plus a short called Bienvenidos which is a funky little polka/mariachi weird thing
3) "Captured Angel" by Dan Fogelberg What can I say? Seventies folk/rock (or something like that) from a dude that looks like Jesus
[ April 23, 2004, 08:35 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Bok, are we only allowed three total, or three at a time?
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Oooh, wait, he is off at the Hatrack gathering. I am going to sneak three more in.
Desire, by Bob Dylan: Folk
Hapa, by Hapa with Stephen Stills Hawaiian folk music
Never Be Its Own, by Crow Greenspun Sort of a mix of genres-(young singer-songwriter)
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I could easily describe all of my favorites as "world," but that's rather general, doncha think?
1. Garmarna - Vengeance broody alt rock with a Euro techno leaning - but the catch is that the lyrics are all medieval Scandinavian songs
2. Zebda - Essence Ordinaire generally, it falls into the French rap category, but keep in mind that French rap isn't American rap. No drive-by shootings, no capping cops. A lot of Arabic/Raï instrumentation, a lot of pensive yet powerful lyrics.
3. Shakira - Pies Descalzos it's not Christina, OK? Just because she's a sexy Latin diva doesn't mean she sucks. This album is really diverse and features reggae to rock to funky jazz on "Te Espero Sentada." She writes & produces her own stuff, and this early album is classic.
[ April 23, 2004, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: Annie ]
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Annie, Donna the Buffalo coming to SLC in July-free show. Go, go, go!
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
1. Breach - The Wallflowers
First CD I ever bought myself. Very low key, very calm. Jakob Dylan has the kind of voice that gets in your head...
2. Frou Frou - Frou Frou
Europop/techno that's soft, relaxing and insanely catchy. Just check it out. PLEASE.
3. Never Die Young - James Taylor
Ummm.. Easy listening 70's folk. Shut up. I like him.
[ April 23, 2004, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: Ryuko ]
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Ryuko, dude, James Taylor is cool.
*hits chest with fist*
Right on.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
(hugs PSI)
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
American Beaty, by the Grateful Dead Roots Rock
Asbury Park, by Bruce Springsteen Folk/Rock
Rumour and Sigh, Richard Thompson British Folk/Rock INTENSE. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Sweet Baby James, by James taylor Folk/Light Rock
Human Fly, by The Horse Flies Alternative Bluegrass-Old time. Bluegrass meets Michael Stipe.
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