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25 September 2008

What five albums should I download RIGHT NOW?

post by: mykescipark at: 09:00 | 20 comments

Steely Dan - Aja
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba
XTC - Skylarking
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (Or any arrangement/performance of Concierto de Aranjuez)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance

posted by SpiffyRob 25 September | 09:11

Dictators - Go Girl Crazy!
Bottle Rockets - 24 Hours A Day
Replacements - Let It be
Rolling Stones - Exile On Mainstreet
Bruce Springsteen - Magic

posted by jonmc 25 September | 09:21

The Blasters - American Music
Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball
Neko Case - Blacklisted
Allison Moorer - Mockingbird
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

posted by octothorpe 25 September | 09:43

The Pettifoggers - Homer Eats His Ass Cheese
Hamzan - Radio Ramadhan Trance Nasheeds, Vol. 3
The Banhammer of Jessamyn - Mefi Music Compilation 2014
Elephantitis - Spelunking for Gravy
Beatboxing in Urdu for Beginners

posted by By the Grace of God 25 September | 10:32

Birds of My Neighborhood - Innocence Mission
Rockferry - Duffy
Campfire Headphase - Boards of Canada
In Dub - Hallucinogen
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

posted by Lipstick Thespian 25 September | 10:33

(those are all fakey mcfakersons, btw)

posted by By the Grace of God 25 September | 10:33

Well, what do you like? What do you already have? Here are some recent-ish things I'm really enjoying:

William Parker - Double Sunrise Over Neptune
Lafayette Gilchrist - Three
Peter Brotzmann and Peeter Uuskyla - Born Broke
Karl Hector and the Malcouns - Sahara Swing
Nomo - Ghost Rock
Chico Mann - Manifest Tone, v. 1
Kasai Allstars - In the 12th Moon, The Chief Turned into a Swimming Fish and Ate His Enemy

posted by box 25 September | 10:37

The Who's Live at Leeds, Traviata conducted by Giulini, Nozze di Figaro conducted by Giulini, Schubert's String Quintet D956, Blonde On Blonde

posted by matteo 25 September | 10:39

These are the last five I downloaded:

Mitch Hedberg - Do You Believe in Gosh?
Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation
Nightmares on Wax - thought so...
Ill Poetic - Nine Inch Naliens (Outkast meets Nine Inch Nails) (grab it here)
Squarepusher - Just a Souvenir

posted by syntax 25 September | 11:23

Kasey Chambers - Barricades and Brickwalls
Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer - Drum Hat Buddha
Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen
Phil Ochs - Pleasures of the Harbor
PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

posted by danf 25 September | 11:24

(I would have recommended Wrecking Ball if Octo hadn't. That whole CD sounds like it was made in a fever of desire and creativity.)

posted by danf 25 September | 11:26

Velvet Underground - Loaded
Colin Meloy Sings Live
Neil Young - Massey Hall 1971
Pink Floyd - Meddle
James Brown - Live at the Apollo

posted by rocket88 25 September | 11:55

Well, what do you like? What do you already have?

Irrelevant! This is about your tastes, not mine ;-)

So, on a self-contradictory note, here are my five (as of this week):

KLF - Chill Out
The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
Francine - Airshow
Drew O'Doherty - Starts
Stina Nordenstam - And she closed her eyes

posted by mykescipark 25 September | 13:39

Living Colour - Stain
John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (or whatever the title was)
David Lynch - Blue Bob
Patti Smith - Horses
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man
(I don't know, just off the top of my head)

posted by DarkForest 25 September | 13:59

A few of my longtime favorites:

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants - Bags' Groove
Archie Shepp - The Cry of My People
Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
Bob Dylan and The Band - The Basement Tapes

posted by box 25 September | 14:45

Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
Various - The Big Chill
Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack.

Yeah, I have poor taste in music as well.

posted by dg 25 September | 16:57

Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
Pop Will Eat Itself - This is the day, this is the hour, this is this.
Rob Clarkson - Zone 1
Fish Tales 2 - Various, mixed by Karim

posted by pompomtom 25 September | 18:44

Augustus Pablo, wow. I haven't listened to that album in twenty years.

posted by octothorpe 25 September | 22:00

1. Sgt Peppers - The Beatles
2. In Rainbows - Radiohead
3. Grace (Legacy Edition for Forget Her) - Jeff Buckley
4. Like Drawing Blood - Gotye
5. Abatoir Blues / Lyre of Orpheus - Nick Cave

posted by jonathanstrange 25 September | 22:06

Augustus Pablo, wow. I haven't listened to that album in twenty years.

Well overdue for a listen then, don't you think?

posted by pompomtom 28 September | 22:53

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