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Screen13 · 01-14-2011, 06:22 PM

I would love to hear the Joe Meek album! In fact, this is a bit of a shopping list.

Still, there are albums I have heard.

Blue Cheer - Good, loud sounds!

Dr. John - Great! Believe this, I heard parts of it in the Nudie flick Sweet Bird of Aquarius

Pearls Before Swine - Found this in an antique store for a couple of dollars in good condition. I played it a couple of nights back and still like it. A little more dramatic for my tastes, but it's relaxing in it's own way.

Skip Spence - Oar is one of those albums that the writers like, but still just can't really get into it...yet.

Brian Jones/Master Musicians of Joujouka - Still a fine late night listen!

Miles Davis - Remember this a LONG time ago, siging it out from a Library, and getting into the music. I must hear it again!

Lou Reed - I have to give this a lot of credit for sparking a few minds here and there for the shock/Noise/Industrial worlds that many have traveled since it's release. To me, it's still a mix of indulgence and telling RCA where to go, but it is one of Reed's more interesting albums, even if it's to me listenable through one part at a time.

Human League - I caught the single on a Fast Products compilation (along with Gang of Four and others) just when The League were in their final year of stardom in The US. I really had to convince a couple of friends of mine that they were not always the "Don't You Want Me"/"Human" band, especially with their early records, but when I did, it turned into one of my favorite memories.

Walker Brothers - There's reason why the write up did not mention John or Gary's songs...you can't top Scott's, end of story! I was in a bad mood when I first heard "The Electrician" and nearly cried that I finally heard the beauty that I always read about. There were a number of albums I passed up as I turned into "Choosing the most rare album I could find" when I bought this, so Pulp's excellent This Is Hardcore (with songs I could mix in with Scott's songs with ease) could wait as I was listening to Scott.

A side note - in an Mojo article about Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible (Great album!), Nite Flights, This Is Hardcore, and Oar were listed in a small list of other albums that were dark listening. Moving on...

Nurse With Wound - OK, a bit of a cheat as I mainly heard tracks through a compilation (The Sisters of Pataphysics), but at least I was experienced with the sounds of the early Nurse. I have to seriously catch up with Stephen Stapleton's works as I think I last heard NWW with Thunder Perfect Mind (Have both the Current 93 and NWW albums)...and there's loads of catching up!

Bad Brains - Someone had the tape, and I heard it quite a bit in my days of hanging out with the Hardcore Punks in my area. I should thank them for the experience!

Royal Trux - A used find a long time back that I was not into then (this being around 1992), and as such sold it after a couple of plays. Then again, I just may have to hear it once more. either way, it's cool to see something I heard put into a list with a publication I respect.

Dead Can Dance - Great sounds! Beautiful!

Although I don't have the Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 4, I do have No Direction Home and Don't Look Back on DVD, getting me ready to add this into the collection

01-14-2011, 06:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	I would love to hear the Joe Meek album! In fact, this is a bit of a shopping list. Still, there are albums I have heard. Blue Cheer - Good, loud sounds! Dr. John - Great! Believe this, I heard parts of it in the Nudie flick Sweet Bird of Aquarius Pearls Before Swine - Found this in an antique store for a couple of dollars in good condition. I played it a couple of nights back and still like it. A little more dramatic for my tastes, but it's relaxing in it's own way. Skip Spence - Oar is one of those albums that the writers like, but still just can't really get into it...yet. Brian Jones/Master Musicians of Joujouka - Still a fine late night listen! Miles Davis - Remember this a LONG time ago, siging it out from a Library, and getting into the music. I must hear it again! Lou Reed - I have to give this a lot of credit for sparking a few minds here and there for the shock/Noise/Industrial worlds that many have traveled since it's release. To me, it's still a mix of indulgence and telling RCA where to go, but it is one of Reed's more interesting albums, even if it's to me listenable through one part at a time. Human League - I caught the single on a Fast Products compilation (along with Gang of Four and others) just when The League were in their final year of stardom in The US. I really had to convince a couple of friends of mine that they were not always the "Don't You Want Me"/"Human" band, especially with their early records, but when I did, it turned into one of my favorite memories. Walker Brothers - There's reason why the write up did not mention John or Gary's songs...you can't top Scott's, end of story! I was in a bad mood when I first heard "The Electrician" and nearly cried that I finally heard the beauty that I always read about. There were a number of albums I passed up as I turned into "Choosing the most rare album I could find" when I bought this, so Pulp's excellent This Is Hardcore (with songs I could mix in with Scott's songs with ease) could wait as I was listening to Scott. A side note - in an Mojo article about Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible (Great album!), Nite Flights, This Is Hardcore, and Oar were listed in a small list of other albums that were dark listening. Moving on... Nurse With Wound - OK, a bit of a cheat as I mainly heard tracks through a compilation (The Sisters of Pataphysics), but at least I was experienced with the sounds of the early Nurse. I have to seriously catch up with Stephen Stapleton's works as I think I last heard NWW with Thunder Perfect Mind (Have both the Current 93 and NWW albums)...and there's loads of catching up! Bad Brains - Someone had the tape, and I heard it quite a bit in my days of hanging out with the Hardcore Punks in my area. I should thank them for the experience! Royal Trux - A used find a long time back that I was not into then (this being around 1992), and as such sold it after a couple of plays. Then again, I just may have to hear it once more. either way, it's cool to see something I heard put into a list with a publication I respect. Dead Can Dance - Great sounds! Beautiful! Although I don't have the Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 4, I do have No Direction Home and Don't Look Back on DVD, getting me ready to add this into the collection Last edited by Screen13; 01-14-2011 at 09:27 PM.