Albums You're Digging II

Piss Me Off · 08-08-2008, 05:07 AM

Best album i've heard in a while. So many influences on show it's hard to pinpoint them, i'm getting tastes of MBV, Punk, Led Zeppelin, Isis, all condensed into an album that isn't going to get boring anytime soon. Heavy post-punk soundscapes interspersed with some of the most fun jams and riffs i've heard in recent times. I'm trying to work out why i haven't got round to listening to this before now.

jackhammer · 08-08-2008, 05:14 AM

^^^^
I had heard that Boris were quite droney and unlistenable but your description sounds intriguing.

Piss Me Off · 08-08-2008, 05:16 AM

This is the only album i've got and it's a bit of a departure from their usual sound apparantly, which gets tagged as drone.
Trust me this is very listenable!

jackhammer · 08-08-2008, 05:19 AM

I will put it on my wishlist.

Minstrel · 08-09-2008, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

What genre is it though? (roughly?). A comparison sound or band would greatly enhance the mini reviews from people.

Man Man is gypsy punk (IMO). A genre I simply made up, hardly something official. They have a wild, swirling, chaotic sound. Their demeanor is vaguely dangerous, playful and edgy.

Minstrel · 08-09-2008, 04:42 AM

Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches : One of the defining bands of the "Madchester" (psychadelic dance-pop) scene during the Britpop era in the late-1980s/early-1990's. This album is a pop masterpiece which works as collage art...snatches of melody are lifted from a variety of sources (Patti LaBelle, The Beatles, etc), repurposed and slapped together into a weird and pretty compelling group of songs.
Favourite tracks: Loose Fit, Bob's Yer Uncle, Harmony

Honeybus - She Flies Like a Bird: The Anthology : A tour of an alternate history where the Beatles weren't the dominant pop force of the 1960s. Honeybus is one of the great, forgotten "what if?" stories. Contemporaries of the Beatles, early on, Honeybus was often seen by industry insiders as equivalent talents. Due to the fragile psyches of the band, they couldn't hold things together to create the focused studio albums and do the heavy touring necessary to become a superstar group. They did, however, release an amazing amount of quality singles, which are collected here. Peter Dello and Ray Cane were the song-writing tandem and the talent displayed doesn't make it hard to understand why they were once compared to McCartney and Lennon.
Favourite tracks: She Sold Blackpool Rock, Story, I Remember Caroline

Suede - Head Music : Not their best known album, but as a huge fan of theirs, I would say it is their best. Every track is great guitar-driven powerful pop music. It has swagger and is full of memorable hooks. There's not a lot more to say about it...just great, great music. Extremely addictive. "Everything Will Flow" and "Down" are two of the best songs I've ever heard.
Favourite tracks: Everything Will Flow, Down, Elephant Man

Caribou - Andorra : Gorgeous sonic confection. It's just layer upon layer of dreamy, shimmering melody. It's a bit like a combination of 1990s shoegaze and 1960s psychadelic pop. "Melody Day" is one of the most stunning pieces of music ever, and nearly every track approaches the level of that opener. It's obsess-worthy.
Favourite tracks: Melody Day, Desiree, Eli, Irene

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-13-2008, 09:42 AM

The New Order - Declaration Of War

Band put together by Ron Asheton of The Stooges and Dennis Thompson of MC5 after those bands split up. Lead singer is a dead ringer for Bon Scott. The songs range from sounding like Stooges & MC5 stuff to AC/DC like stuff with a bit of 70s trad rock thrown in. Some of the lyrics are cheesy as hell ( "We are the Rock n Roll soldiers in the war against the jive ), but it's a fun album.

Tokyo Sex Destruction - Black Noise Is The New Sound

Spanish retro garage rock. Not original in the slightest but I don't really care when it comes to stuff like this.

Telstar Ponies - In The Space Of A Few Minutes

Hugely under-rated band who I am surprised are not more widely liked on this forum , seeing as they mix what's now known as post rock with krautrock , folk & noise. An odd combination but they manage to pull it off.

S*M*A*S*H - S*M*A*S*H* E.P

Pre Britpop new wave of new wave which was basically just a movement of bands inspired by the Clash and didn't sell any records. The politics are totally laughable but it's done with a naive charm and energy that make it appealing. And it's good to listen to some of the stuff I used to like as an impressionable teen from time to time.

RiotGod · 08-13-2008, 01:29 PM

Sweet - Desolation Blvd.
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Santana - Welcome
Mr. Bungle - California
Faces - Nod is as good as a Wink

**Janszoon** · 08-13-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Minstrel

Man Man is gypsy punk (IMO). A genre I simply made up, hardly something official. They have a wild, swirling, chaotic sound. Their demeanor is vaguely dangerous, playful and edgy.

I think the easiest way to describe them is that they're very much in the vein of Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart, and truly worthy successors to that style of music. They're an amazing band and absolutely fantastic live.

Minstrel · 08-13-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

They're an amazing band and absolutely fantastic live.

Absolutely agreed. Six Demon Bag is one of the best albums of the decade.

08-08-2008, 05:07 AM	#381 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Best album i've heard in a while. So many influences on show it's hard to pinpoint them, i'm getting tastes of MBV, Punk, Led Zeppelin, Isis, all condensed into an album that isn't going to get boring anytime soon. Heavy post-punk soundscapes interspersed with some of the most fun jams and riffs i've heard in recent times. I'm trying to work out why i haven't got round to listening to this before now. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-08-2008, 05:14 AM	#382 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	^^^^ I had heard that Boris were quite droney and unlistenable but your description sounds intriguing. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

08-08-2008, 05:16 AM	#383 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	This is the only album i've got and it's a bit of a departure from their usual sound apparantly, which gets tagged as drone. Trust me this is very listenable! __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-08-2008, 05:19 AM	#384 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I will put it on my wishlist. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

08-13-2008, 09:42 AM	#387 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The New Order - Declaration Of War Band put together by Ron Asheton of The Stooges and Dennis Thompson of MC5 after those bands split up. Lead singer is a dead ringer for Bon Scott. The songs range from sounding like Stooges & MC5 stuff to AC/DC like stuff with a bit of 70s trad rock thrown in. Some of the lyrics are cheesy as hell ( "We are the Rock n Roll soldiers in the war against the jive ), but it's a fun album. Tokyo Sex Destruction - Black Noise Is The New Sound Spanish retro garage rock. Not original in the slightest but I don't really care when it comes to stuff like this. Telstar Ponies - In The Space Of A Few Minutes Hugely under-rated band who I am surprised are not more widely liked on this forum , seeing as they mix what's now known as post rock with krautrock , folk & noise. An odd combination but they manage to pull it off. *SMASH - SMASH E.P Pre Britpop new wave of new wave which was basically just a movement of bands inspired by the Clash and didn't sell any records. The politics are totally laughable but it's done with a naive charm and energy that make it appealing. And it's good to listen to some of the stuff I used to like as an impressionable teen from time to time. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.**

08-09-2008, 04:42 AM	#386 (permalink)
Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches : One of the defining bands of the "Madchester" (psychadelic dance-pop) scene during the Britpop era in the late-1980s/early-1990's. This album is a pop masterpiece which works as collage art...snatches of melody are lifted from a variety of sources (Patti LaBelle, The Beatles, etc), repurposed and slapped together into a weird and pretty compelling group of songs. Favourite tracks: Loose Fit, Bob's Yer Uncle, Harmony Honeybus - She Flies Like a Bird: The Anthology : A tour of an alternate history where the Beatles weren't the dominant pop force of the 1960s. Honeybus is one of the great, forgotten "what if?" stories. Contemporaries of the Beatles, early on, Honeybus was often seen by industry insiders as equivalent talents. Due to the fragile psyches of the band, they couldn't hold things together to create the focused studio albums and do the heavy touring necessary to become a superstar group. They did, however, release an amazing amount of quality singles, which are collected here. Peter Dello and Ray Cane were the song-writing tandem and the talent displayed doesn't make it hard to understand why they were once compared to McCartney and Lennon. Favourite tracks: She Sold Blackpool Rock, Story, I Remember Caroline Suede - Head Music : Not their best known album, but as a huge fan of theirs, I would say it is their best. Every track is great guitar-driven powerful pop music. It has swagger and is full of memorable hooks. There's not a lot more to say about it...just great, great music. Extremely addictive. "Everything Will Flow" and "Down" are two of the best songs I've ever heard. Favourite tracks: Everything Will Flow, Down, Elephant Man Caribou - Andorra : Gorgeous sonic confection. It's just layer upon layer of dreamy, shimmering melody. It's a bit like a combination of 1990s shoegaze and 1960s psychadelic pop. "Melody Day" is one of the most stunning pieces of music ever, and nearly every track approaches the level of that opener. It's obsess-worthy. Favourite tracks: Melody Day, Desiree, Eli, Irene

08-13-2008, 01:29 PM	#388 (permalink)
RiotGod Groupie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Red Bank Posts: 10	Sweet - Desolation Blvd. Pink Floyd - Meddle Santana - Welcome Mr. Bungle - California Faces - Nod is as good as a Wink