Classic albums any true music fan should own or at least listen to (lyrics, indie)

Strummer521 · 02-01-2007, 07:08 PM

The Queen is Dead - The Smiths (brooding post-punk that made darkness and melancholia cool in pop music and made it acceptable for those characteristics to comprise a masterpiece).

The Ramones - The Ramones (for showing us a new direction that pop could take, where it was simpler, catchier and better than it had been in years).

The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground (forget Sgt. Pepper's...these guys invented art-rock and propelled the trash aesthetic to new heights simultaneously. Lou Reed's got the X-Factor like almost nobody else).

Rubber Soul- The Beatles (This planted the seed, and music would never be the same).

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (This showed us it was ok to use pro-tools type effects on folksy alt-country gems and still retain their grace and dignity...who else would have done that? Now we have Fruitbats, The Shins etc... If you start the album and you're unsure about it, skip straight to "Jesus ETC...". Argument over.)

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (This made folk music cool again. If you wanted to make music with just your guitar, that was once again acceptable.)

Grace - Jeff Buckley (I think this is what heaven sounds like.)

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (A rainy New York night for your ears).

Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones (If every bar band was this good, I'd be an alcoholic.)

Pinkerton - Weezer (Pop punk with a brain, and the creative spirit.)

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (a swirling maelstrom of mystical bliss and vocals with miles of soul...one of the most passionate and spontaneous sounding albums ever to hit wax.)

Superfly - Curtis Mayfield (at least in this case, blaxploitation is more than camp or ironic retro cool. Mayfield exploits the system that's trying to exploit him and makes a statement. Plus, some of the most creative grooves I've heard.)

Headhunters - Herbie Hancock (Speaking of grooves, by taking it to exciting new places, this album showed us jazz didn't have to be "just jazz" anymore. If you had this and no other funk album, you'd be doing ok.)

to be continued...

tdoc210 · 02-01-2007, 07:21 PM

king crimson _ in the court of the crimson king
Yes_ close to the edge
Burzum _ Dom Set Engang Var
Joy Divison Closer
The Cure _ pornography.

Sneer · 02-01-2007, 07:23 PM

Television - Marquee Moon

Released in 1977 as punk was beginning its dominance, Tom Verlaine introduced a more sensitive, elliptical approach coupled with a collective musical ability that stood out from the scene. Simultaneously pioneering the punk (to which it was seen as the first album) and new wave movements that were to follow the initial punk explosion, Marquee Moon was somewhat of an anomaly when released, never really garnering much initial success

Sneer · 02-01-2007, 07:38 PM

AND, i do not care for the reaction, because like it or not it IS an important album in the history of British music and many do say its a classic, including I.

The Libertines - Up The Bracket

Strummer521 · 02-01-2007, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowe

lol wtf are some of these "classic albums"... he's not talking about your fav. album from your fav. band!

If you're gonna take issue, you have to list the names of the albums you have a problem with.

Crowe · 02-01-2007, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strummer521

If you're gonna take issue, you have to list the names of the albums you have a problem with.

No I don't. I don't want to call anyone out, it's rude. I'll take myself for example. I love Alkaline Trio - my favorite album from them is Goddamnit. I'm not going to list that as a "classic album". I believe that classic albums, in the context that addissasssasasas has requested, are albums that are widely considered to have set some sort of bench mark in music... not... Blink 182's Dude Ranch, or The Buzz****s' Love Bites.

The way I understand it he's talking about albums like:

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
The Rolling Stones: Exile on Mainstreet
The Who: Who's Next
Carol King: Tapestry (which I'm surprised to discover that not a lot of so-called music junkies know about this album)
The Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison
Queen: A Night at the Opera
Pixies: Doolittle
David Bowie: Aladdin Sane
Elvis Presley: The Sun Sessions
The Beatles: Rubber Soul

Really groundbreaking stuff like that.

cardboard adolescent · 02-01-2007, 10:05 PM

It's okay, you can point the finger. Lateralus, seriously...

And in any case, imo Buzzcocks were just as "classic" as Pixies.

Sneer · 02-01-2007, 10:08 PM

i fully agree with that. the buzz****s gave punk a popular sensibility and contributed heavily to making it more commercially viable. Very important band and Love Bites is a seminal release.

adidasss · 02-02-2007, 02:59 AM

Ok, I've edited the list somewhat, divided the albums by decades and such. Later, I'll include a wikipedia link to each album, so perhaps we can sticky this at some point. If anyone else has a problem with Lateralus, I'm gonna chuck it. And if anyone has a problem with a particular artist/album in the future, please elaborate a bit on it.

sleepy jack · 02-02-2007, 03:10 AM

/stickies.

I'm confused on the thread, are we just giving 'classic' albums for Marijan to listen to or making an actual list?

02-01-2007, 07:08 PM	#21 (permalink)
Strummer521 Pepper Emergency! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 493	The Queen is Dead - The Smiths (brooding post-punk that made darkness and melancholia cool in pop music and made it acceptable for those characteristics to comprise a masterpiece). The Ramones - The Ramones (for showing us a new direction that pop could take, where it was simpler, catchier and better than it had been in years). The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground (forget Sgt. Pepper's...these guys invented art-rock and propelled the trash aesthetic to new heights simultaneously. Lou Reed's got the X-Factor like almost nobody else). Rubber Soul- The Beatles (This planted the seed, and music would never be the same). Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (This showed us it was ok to use pro-tools type effects on folksy alt-country gems and still retain their grace and dignity...who else would have done that? Now we have Fruitbats, The Shins etc... If you start the album and you're unsure about it, skip straight to "Jesus ETC...". Argument over.) The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (This made folk music cool again. If you wanted to make music with just your guitar, that was once again acceptable.) Grace - Jeff Buckley (I think this is what heaven sounds like.) Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (A rainy New York night for your ears). Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones (If every bar band was this good, I'd be an alcoholic.) Pinkerton - Weezer (Pop punk with a brain, and the creative spirit.) Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (a swirling maelstrom of mystical bliss and vocals with miles of soul...one of the most passionate and spontaneous sounding albums ever to hit wax.) Superfly - Curtis Mayfield (at least in this case, blaxploitation is more than camp or ironic retro cool. Mayfield exploits the system that's trying to exploit him and makes a statement. Plus, some of the most creative grooves I've heard.) Headhunters - Herbie Hancock (Speaking of grooves, by taking it to exciting new places, this album showed us jazz didn't have to be "just jazz" anymore. If you had this and no other funk album, you'd be doing ok.) to be continued... __________________ "Caffeine is so ridiculous right now." RZA

02-01-2007, 07:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	king crimson _ in the court of the crimson king Yes_ close to the edge Burzum _ Dom Set Engang Var Joy Divison Closer The Cure _ pornography. __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

02-01-2007, 07:23 PM	#23 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Television - Marquee Moon Released in 1977 as punk was beginning its dominance, Tom Verlaine introduced a more sensitive, elliptical approach coupled with a collective musical ability that stood out from the scene. Simultaneously pioneering the punk (to which it was seen as the first album) and new wave movements that were to follow the initial punk explosion, Marquee Moon was somewhat of an anomaly when released, never really garnering much initial success __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

02-01-2007, 07:38 PM	#24 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	AND, i do not care for the reaction, because like it or not it IS an important album in the history of British music and many do say its a classic, including I. The Libertines - Up The Bracket __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

02-01-2007, 10:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	i fully agree with that. the buzz**s gave punk a popular sensibility and contributed heavily to making it more commercially viable. Very important band and Love Bites is a seminal release. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show**

02-01-2007, 10:05 PM	#27 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	It's okay, you can point the finger. Lateralus, seriously... And in any case, imo Buzzcocks were just as "classic" as Pixies.

02-02-2007, 02:59 AM	#29 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Ok, I've edited the list somewhat, divided the albums by decades and such. Later, I'll include a wikipedia link to each album, so perhaps we can sticky this at some point. If anyone else has a problem with Lateralus, I'm gonna chuck it. And if anyone has a problem with a particular artist/album in the future, please elaborate a bit on it. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm