Yes- it's my list of favourite albums thread (lyrics, electronic)

Rage Against the Machine · 10-19-2008, 04:34 PM

!!! is great.

jackhammer · 10-19-2008, 06:55 PM

AC/DC-If You Want Blood...You've Got It (1978)

I hate clichés. I really don't want to be associated with them. Predictability. I hate that word too and I pride myself on the fact that my music tastes are eclectic enough to dispense with a predictable moniker. I have to admit that I have been beaten and I'm damn pleased I have been. After many years of trying to distance myself from this album, I now realise that resistance is futile. Why deny the listening pleasure of one of Rock's greatest ever live albums?

I can hear it now: the rumblings about the lack of originality. The simplistic compositions and the lack of progression. So fucking what? If you can't appreciate this album for what it is, then maybe you like music for the wrong reasons? Don't equate this to elitism. Oh no. This album is only one step from the usual Rock n Roll peddled in many bars on drunken Friday nights. Fortunately, that one step separates it.

If You Want Blood... represents a band at their absolute peak and does not put one foot wrong. From the solo's in 'Bad Boy Boogie' to the dirty riffs of 'Rock n Roll Damnation', 'IYWB' represents everything that is great about live music- the intensity, the joy, the participation and the energy. I wont even mention the track in the vid

I did'nt want to be a bore and include this album. I replayed it and realised that I was being a twat.......

ACDC.com

jackhammer · 10-19-2008, 07:27 PM

Aerosmith-Rocks (1976)

Commercial Blues based Rock is great. I like it but i would never put it into classic status...unless it is Aerosmith's 'Rocks'. If you only have to own one album of this ilk, then Rocks is it. A scuzzy, booze soaked, dirty Blues based rock album that was created and perfected by Aerosmith. Before drugs took a hold, this album represented the best hard Rock band in America at their peak. 'Combination' is a dirty stagger through blues rock. 'Rats In The Cellar' taught many bands how to swagger and 'Nobody's Fault' is the best riff Jimmy Page never wrote.

I don't really like the Rolling Stones. The reason why is because I heard this album before I dipped extensively into their back catalogue and realised that they perfected the Stones template. Rarely do I ignore the original source but Aerosmith in their pomp were quite simply THE rock band in the 70's. We all thought we could be rock stars in the 70's. Aerosmith told us that we needed another ingredient-attitude and they had it in spades.

Aerosmith's Official Site

Kevorkian Logic · 10-19-2008, 07:44 PM

You know, i've given this album quite a few listens (I mean like 3) and it still hasn't really done anything for me. But I never have liked anything aerosmith has done, which is probably heresy. I can't even honestly say I appreciate it....

But kudos for including that 65daysofstatic album, it's one of my favs.

dac · 10-19-2008, 07:47 PM

The only good thing AC/DC has ever done is create Thunder, and that's only because it's a hella fun drinking game. Aerosmith is just bleh... I'll probably get bashed for this but I honestly have just never got either of those two bands

Zombeels · 10-19-2008, 08:19 PM

Never been a fan of AC~DC but I can see their appeal. Rocks by Aerosmith is an awesome album but I like Toys In The Attic better.
Was not impressed by 10 ft. Ganja Plant or 65daysofstatic or !!! but I enjoyed 999.

Kevorkian Logic · 10-20-2008, 07:44 AM

Ugh, toys in the attic wasn't really worth listening too except for Uncle Salty

~~The Unfan~~ · 10-20-2008, 09:53 AM

I've always thought of Aerosmith as the worst blues rock could possibly get.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-20-2008, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackhammer

AC/DC-If You Want Blood...You've Got It (1978)

You missed out the best thing about this album.

The fact it was recorded in a total shithole in front of a bunch of drunk Glaswegians.

It wouldn't be half the album it is without that crowd.

And Rocks is good but I like Draw the Line better. It's a much more bitter , pissed off album.

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 09:24 AM

Afterlife-Simplicity Two Thousand (1999)

I would be very surprised if many of you have heard this and even more surprised if you liked it. Why? Because it's a Balearic downtempo chillout album that many people would call boring or uninspired, which is a fair comment. The thing is that when I listen to music the emotion and ambience seems to be a common theme in what I listen to. It is not intentional but I guess that's the way I am.

This album is a perfect embodiment of a sun kissed summer. Flamenco guitars float gently on easy beats, gorgeous vocals add a sultry overtone and there is even a little gentle Drum n Bass thrown in. Whenever I play the album I can feel the sunshine on my face and hear the waves on a beach that are so far away from grey old Britain. Perhaps that's the appeal. It's an album that can conjure up a completely different and welcoming enviroment in the most simplest of ways.

At a stretch if you like bands like Zero 7 or Nightmares On Wax you may like the album.

subatomic uk

10-19-2008, 06:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	AC/DC-If You Want Blood...You've Got It (1978) I hate clichés. I really don't want to be associated with them. Predictability. I hate that word too and I pride myself on the fact that my music tastes are eclectic enough to dispense with a predictable moniker. I have to admit that I have been beaten and I'm damn pleased I have been. After many years of trying to distance myself from this album, I now realise that resistance is futile. Why deny the listening pleasure of one of Rock's greatest ever live albums? I can hear it now: the rumblings about the lack of originality. The simplistic compositions and the lack of progression. So fucking what? If you can't appreciate this album for what it is, then maybe you like music for the wrong reasons? Don't equate this to elitism. Oh no. This album is only one step from the usual Rock n Roll peddled in many bars on drunken Friday nights. Fortunately, that one step separates it. If You Want Blood... represents a band at their absolute peak and does not put one foot wrong. From the solo's in 'Bad Boy Boogie' to the dirty riffs of 'Rock n Roll Damnation', 'IYWB' represents everything that is great about live music- the intensity, the joy, the participation and the energy. I wont even mention the track in the vid I did'nt want to be a bore and include this album. I replayed it and realised that I was being a twat....... ACDC.com __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-19-2008, 07:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Aerosmith-Rocks (1976) Commercial Blues based Rock is great. I like it but i would never put it into classic status...unless it is Aerosmith's 'Rocks'. If you only have to own one album of this ilk, then Rocks is it. A scuzzy, booze soaked, dirty Blues based rock album that was created and perfected by Aerosmith. Before drugs took a hold, this album represented the best hard Rock band in America at their peak. 'Combination' is a dirty stagger through blues rock. 'Rats In The Cellar' taught many bands how to swagger and 'Nobody's Fault' is the best riff Jimmy Page never wrote. I don't really like the Rolling Stones. The reason why is because I heard this album before I dipped extensively into their back catalogue and realised that they perfected the Stones template. Rarely do I ignore the original source but Aerosmith in their pomp were quite simply THE rock band in the 70's. We all thought we could be rock stars in the 70's. Aerosmith told us that we needed another ingredient-attitude and they had it in spades. Aerosmith's Official Site __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-19-2008, 07:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	You know, i've given this album quite a few listens (I mean like 3) and it still hasn't really done anything for me. But I never have liked anything aerosmith has done, which is probably heresy. I can't even honestly say I appreciate it.... But kudos for including that 65daysofstatic album, it's one of my favs. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

10-19-2008, 07:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	The only good thing AC/DC has ever done is create Thunder, and that's only because it's a hella fun drinking game. Aerosmith is just bleh... I'll probably get bashed for this but I honestly have just never got either of those two bands __________________

10-19-2008, 08:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
Zombeels Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 339	Never been a fan of AC~DC but I can see their appeal. Rocks by Aerosmith is an awesome album but I like Toys In The Attic better. Was not impressed by 10 ft. Ganja Plant or 65daysofstatic or !!! but I enjoyed 999. __________________ What It Is

10-19-2008, 04:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rage Against the Machine Jewish Cowboy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 632	!!! is great.

10-20-2008, 07:44 AM	#17 (permalink)
Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	Ugh, toys in the attic wasn't really worth listening too except for Uncle Salty __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

10-20-2008, 09:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	I've always thought of Aerosmith as the worst blues rock could possibly get.

10-21-2008, 09:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Afterlife-Simplicity Two Thousand (1999) I would be very surprised if many of you have heard this and even more surprised if you liked it. Why? Because it's a Balearic downtempo chillout album that many people would call boring or uninspired, which is a fair comment. The thing is that when I listen to music the emotion and ambience seems to be a common theme in what I listen to. It is not intentional but I guess that's the way I am. This album is a perfect embodiment of a sun kissed summer. Flamenco guitars float gently on easy beats, gorgeous vocals add a sultry overtone and there is even a little gentle Drum n Bass thrown in. Whenever I play the album I can feel the sunshine on my face and hear the waves on a beach that are so far away from grey old Britain. Perhaps that's the appeal. It's an album that can conjure up a completely different and welcoming enviroment in the most simplest of ways. At a stretch if you like bands like Zero 7 or Nightmares On Wax you may like the album. subatomic uk __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”