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you just went way up in my book.

Dr_Rez

@ Lucifer Sam: What do you think of Songs or the Deaf? Would that be your second after Rated R?

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lucifer_sam

Yeah, probably. I have conflicting opinions about it now. Songs for the Deaf was a fantastic album, but it was way overhyped because of the aesthetic appeal (being a concept album and all). It had a great few songs and had a real nice punch to it, but there were weak songs as well (Another Love Song is a travesty) and I don't feel that critics considered them. Afterwards, when Homme kicked Olivieri out (for good reason, btw), critics just shat all over everything else he made and never gave him another chance.

Basically, I feel that a lot of people think that QOTSA was at their apex with Songs for the Deaf and hasn't produced anything memorable since, but I disagree strongly. The current lineup is the strongest ever and Era Vulgaris really was a refreshing album.

So yes.

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Janszoon

Foetus is great. The albums "Gash" (the one I mentioned in this thread), "Hole" and "Nail" are all good places to start with him. PM me if you're interested in checking any of them out.

jackhammer

Any of those greatly appreciated.

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WendyCal

Oh, yes! It's me ~ with my lame list:

The Monkees ~ The Monkees

This was the first album i ever bought.

Tom Petty ~ King's Highway

My son and i were living with some friends when he was about 9, 10, in there, and we had to sleep in the same room. He wanted music and i really didn't, but we compromised on this album, so it holds VERY fond memories for me.

Moody Blues ~ Every album from Nights In White Satin ~ Seventh Sojourn

Music to fall in love by, and i did, i DID! lol

Led Zepplin ~ I, II or III

first 'hard rock' i liked! rofl

Phil Collins ~ Hello I Must Be Going

first break-up song that ever said exactly how i felt ~ i don't care anymore

Beatles ~ everything up to Let It Be

i loved the music ~ what can i say?

Bob Seger ~ Night Moves & Stranger In Town

Pink Floyd ~ a lot

Sorry i can't be more specific than that ~ Pink Floyd was acid music
'nuf said

Scorpions ~ Crazy World

Just really like the songs and some of the sentiments.

and Heart ~ Heart

It reminded me of a good friend i had in high school and the band we were in.

That list isn't by importance ~ seems like ALL of 'em were equally important to me!

Mr Sensitive

Ah I love In the Fade so much, it's probably my top QOTSA song ever.

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Dr_Rez

Definitely best on the album. The intro is my favorite, great entrance to song.

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Janszoon

No problem. Just give me a day or two.

johne

As I assume for most, this list is based on where I was in my life when listening more than quality of albums or influence on a wider audience. (Longwinded--you can just look at bold… entries or just skip the post...)

10. OK Computer: Radiohead. This is my current “most important” because I'm now rediscovering great music that moves the heart and soul. There has been a portion of life in which I’ve been busy with--well, life (work, relationships, paying bills)—that I listened less closely to music than I did to the rest of the noise. I have some down time now to reflect; part of this reflection has been rediscovery of how wonderful music is (with lots of help from MB!!). I find Radiohead to be an excellent group that doesn’t deny the greats that came before them, but also forges its own tastes, sounds, experiments--that's heartening to me. OK Computer moves me the most of their albums.

9. Babylon the Bandit: Steel Pulse
8. We are Everyone of Us: Sweet Honey and the Rock
7. Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman
I list these together because, although different from one another, they represent various political awakenings for me at times in my life. For me, these 3 albums helped wake me up to the fact that “not all is alright in the world,” and we can sit back and complain about it, or we can attempt to make a difference, even if in the smallest way. These 3 best represent for me what Burning Spear asserts: “Some people might see [music] based upon money, some people might see music based upon opportunity and access. But I see music as life. I see music as inspiration.”

Babylon the Bandit helped me to see how some cultures have attempted to obliterate the influence of other cultures—e.g., in “Not the King James Version” ("Hidden from me I was never told; Ancient prophets black and gold; Like Daniel, King David and Abraham; Israel were all black men. I don't wanna lose you. Japhet tried his best to erase the godly parts we played. I says he came and took, and never mention in his book, in Esau's chapter of history, so little mention of you and me.")
We are Everyone of Us is an album by an all-female (mostly a cappella or with very basic traditional African instruments) group. They're influenced by black spiritual/African-American gospel style, and their songs have mainly a political message ("The older I get the better I know that the secret of my going on, is when the reins are in the hand of the young, who dare to run against the storm… I’m a woman who speaks in a voice and I must be heard; At times I can be quite difficult, I’ll bow to no man’s word.") Bearnice Johnson Reagon, who founded the group, is KICK ASSSSS!
Tracy Chapman was important to me in grad school. I remember seeing her in concert in a small hall in Philadelphia just when she was coming onto the scene; the next week I was in Paris (dating someone French) and “Fast Car” was blaring at an outside café. That’s when I knew we were becoming “one world” in many ways. There’s not a bad track on the album and the lyrics are politically powerful.

6. Moffou, Salif Keita. Keita is a singer songwriter from Mali. Simply put, I think he has the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. He is albino and was cast out by his village and family when he was growing up; (in his culture, having an albino child is thought to curse the family and the community, so albinos are basically “thrown out.” Yes, humans are vicious everywhere!) Some (but not all) of his music is political and consciousness-raising regarding the plight of albinos in Africa. (His daughter is albino, too.) His greatness is not limited to his music about albinism—his voice is to be heard! Though his albums have been somewhat inconsistent in quality (he’s gone the route of being discovered and nearly ruined by the mainstream industry), I think Moffou is his best album and represents his “coming back to his own” in his music.

5. Graceland, Paul Simon. This album helps me put together my love of rock, folk, and great songwriting (which PS represents for me), with my interest in Africa and African music. (I've traveled to Africa a lot for work.) The best tracks, for me, are those with African collaborators (Homeless, Gumboots, I Know What I Know, and Boy in the Bubble, the latter of which is genius.)

4. Point of Know Return, Kansas. Just an influential album musically for me when I was growing up. “Dust in the Wind” is haunting. (I’m surprised Kansas doesn’t get more play in this forum.)

3. Running on Empty, Jackson Browne
2. Teaser and the Firecat, Cat Stevens. I put these together because these were the “play over and over” albums for me earlier in life. I think each artist has a more “widely influential” album (JB-Late for the Sky; and CS-Tea for the Tillerman), but these were definitely my most-played. I would put Sweet Baby James in this category, too, but I can only have 10.

1. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd. I simply think this is one of the most perfect albums ever made. It was the first, and continues to be, the work that makes me sit back in awe of the power and beauty of music. (tear in my eye )

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