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

Piss Me Off · 10-21-2008, 09:36 AM

I have a distinct feeling this thread will be an influence on my near-future listening. Ohhh yes.

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 09:47 AM

Archive-You All Look The Same to Me (2002)

I quite like sad, melancholic music but for the right reasons. When it's wrapped up in cutesy little bows of 4 minute radio friendly muzak then i'm not interested (a couple of nameless bands come to mind). When it's stretched, layered, measured and ever so slightly tortured then let's have it. Archive are a band that are relatively new to me but I have instantly fell in love with. Archive are not original. They steal little bits from Radiohead, Porcupine Tree all with a measure of atmospheric Trip Hop thrown in. They sound like none of it and all of it. With a couple of tracks clocking in at over sixteen minutes it's not everyones cup of tea but tracks such as 'Numb' sounding like a belated leftover from Massive Attack's 'Mezzanine' and 'Finding it So Hard' utilising an electronic drum template that Radiohead would be proud of, you have an album that is high on emotion and atmosphere. The highlight is the magnificent opener 'Again' that is a terrific slow builder of which an excerpt is found here ( the original is approx sixteen minutes):

http://www.archiveofficial.com/allab...es_mcnair.html

Seltzer · 10-21-2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

I have a distinct feeling this thread will be an influence on my near-future listening. Ohhh yes.

Same... as soon as I'm on holiday I'll be checking out some of these.

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 10:08 AM

Near misses for inclusion of letter A):

Agalloch-The Mantle
Air-Moon Safari
Amon Duul-Paradieswarts Duul
Amplifier -S/T
Aswad-S/T

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 02:23 PM

Big Black-The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape (1987)

I love 'Atomizer'. I love 'Songs About Fucking'. I can't include both and as this is a compilation I chose this although it does'nt have anything from 'SAF'

. Nevertheless this album is a beast. All dirty guitars, weird tempo's (courtesy of 'Roland' the drum machine), funky bass lines and obtuse lyrics. It was Grunge before it was Grunge. It was Industrial before the samples and loops buried the ethos of Industrial music. It is pure Punk rock. Plain and simple. If you like your music big and noisy then Big Black should be in your collection whether you are a Punk fan, a Metal Fan or a Noise Rock fan (be all three-it's easier)

ARBEIT MACHT FREI: Big Black portal

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 02:40 PM

Black Sabbath-Master of Reality (1971)

Very few fans who have liked (or in my case still like) Metal have not got into Black Sabbath at one point or another. I still think they are a brilliant band and are truly timeless. This is my favourite album because it has two of their finest riffs IMO. 'Into The Void' and the middle section of 'After Forever'. This is the album where they decided to downtune their guitars and it still blows so many Metal albums out of the water over 25 years later. Fcking ace.

Black Sabbath Official Website

Mr Sensitive · 10-21-2008, 02:48 PM

Good call on Myth Takes and Master Of Reality. I really need to check out this other stuff.

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 02:58 PM

BlueBob-S/T (2001)

You know that highly original, bewildering auter Director called David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive)? He likes music. Especially if there is a distorted guitar in there somewhere. One day he and a friend decided to make an album and fill it full of all manners of sounds-big bruising industrial guitars, dirty skanky blues riffs, drum machines, sounds of factories, voice sampling and even a touch of a few atmospheric soundscapes. Not too mention a bunch of surreal lyrics. They then released it and nobody bought it. Bunch of ungrateful sod's. I bought it and so should you.

Blue Bob - David Lynch

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 03:20 PM

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars (1988)

I first heard this album way back upon it's release amidst my Thrash Metal phrase and I was instantly struck by it. I heard the single 'Circle' and immediately bought the album. All my friends thought i had gone soft and that was the beginning of the end concerning being a 'pure metalhead' and my tastes grew ever more diverse. However I am digressing.

SRBATS is nothing spectacular musically. It is even quite bland and inoffensive in many ways. It is also joyous and wrapped up in an innocence that I still love to this day. Musically she was one of the first female artists that i really connected to and the lush ambience of 'Air Of December' snared me. It was'nt a sixteen year old's crush either. I never saw what she looked like properly. There was a couple of small photos but I first bought it on Cassette and could'nt see them all that well.

Her voice never had a huge amount of range but it was sincere and seductively sweet. The Band (New Bohemians) were good though and peddled a gentle folk/pop with a very gentle Jazz touch here and there. I still have the album and still play it all the way through when I play it. I obviously must love it.

MySpace.com - Edie Brickell - New York City, New York - Folk Rock / New Wave / Classic Rock - www.myspace.com/ediebrickellandthenewbohemians

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 03:24 PM

Close for inclusion in category B):

Barclay James Harvest-Once Again
Beck- Odelay
Blues Explosion-Damage
Bon Iver-For Emma, Forever Ago
Boredoms- Vision Creation Newsun
David Bowie-Heroes /Station To Station
Kate Bush- Hounds Of Love

Sorry about so many posts but I was in a posting mood. i will leave the thread alone for a couple of days now

10-21-2008, 09:36 AM	#21 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I have a distinct feeling this thread will be an influence on my near-future listening. Ohhh yes. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

10-21-2008, 09:47 AM	#22 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Archive-You All Look The Same to Me (2002) I quite like sad, melancholic music but for the right reasons. When it's wrapped up in cutesy little bows of 4 minute radio friendly muzak then i'm not interested (a couple of nameless bands come to mind). When it's stretched, layered, measured and ever so slightly tortured then let's have it. Archive are a band that are relatively new to me but I have instantly fell in love with. Archive are not original. They steal little bits from Radiohead, Porcupine Tree all with a measure of atmospheric Trip Hop thrown in. They sound like none of it and all of it. With a couple of tracks clocking in at over sixteen minutes it's not everyones cup of tea but tracks such as 'Numb' sounding like a belated leftover from Massive Attack's 'Mezzanine' and 'Finding it So Hard' utilising an electronic drum template that Radiohead would be proud of, you have an album that is high on emotion and atmosphere. The highlight is the magnificent opener 'Again' that is a terrific slow builder of which an excerpt is found here ( the original is approx sixteen minutes): http://www.archiveofficial.com/allab...es_mcnair.html __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-21-2008, 10:08 AM	#24 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Near misses for inclusion of letter A): Agalloch-The Mantle Air-Moon Safari Amon Duul-Paradieswarts Duul Amplifier -S/T Aswad-S/T __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-21-2008, 02:23 PM	#25 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Big Black-The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape (1987) I love 'Atomizer'. I love 'Songs About Fucking'. I can't include both and as this is a compilation I chose this although it does'nt have anything from 'SAF' . Nevertheless this album is a beast. All dirty guitars, weird tempo's (courtesy of 'Roland' the drum machine), funky bass lines and obtuse lyrics. It was Grunge before it was Grunge. It was Industrial before the samples and loops buried the ethos of Industrial music. It is pure Punk rock. Plain and simple. If you like your music big and noisy then Big Black should be in your collection whether you are a Punk fan, a Metal Fan or a Noise Rock fan (be all three-it's easier) ARBEIT MACHT FREI: Big Black portal __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-21-2008, 02:40 PM	#26 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Black Sabbath-Master of Reality (1971) Very few fans who have liked (or in my case still like) Metal have not got into Black Sabbath at one point or another. I still think they are a brilliant band and are truly timeless. This is my favourite album because it has two of their finest riffs IMO. 'Into The Void' and the middle section of 'After Forever'. This is the album where they decided to downtune their guitars and it still blows so many Metal albums out of the water over 25 years later. Fcking ace. Black Sabbath Official Website __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-21-2008, 02:48 PM	#27 (permalink)
Mr Sensitive Hyperkinetic Rabbitything Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the Noodle Mines Posts: 811	Good call on Myth Takes and Master Of Reality. I really need to check out this other stuff. __________________

10-21-2008, 02:58 PM	#28 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	BlueBob-S/T (2001) You know that highly original, bewildering auter Director called David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive)? He likes music. Especially if there is a distorted guitar in there somewhere. One day he and a friend decided to make an album and fill it full of all manners of sounds-big bruising industrial guitars, dirty skanky blues riffs, drum machines, sounds of factories, voice sampling and even a touch of a few atmospheric soundscapes. Not too mention a bunch of surreal lyrics. They then released it and nobody bought it. Bunch of ungrateful sod's. I bought it and so should you. Blue Bob - David Lynch __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-21-2008, 03:20 PM	#29 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars (1988) I first heard this album way back upon it's release amidst my Thrash Metal phrase and I was instantly struck by it. I heard the single 'Circle' and immediately bought the album. All my friends thought i had gone soft and that was the beginning of the end concerning being a 'pure metalhead' and my tastes grew ever more diverse. However I am digressing. SRBATS is nothing spectacular musically. It is even quite bland and inoffensive in many ways. It is also joyous and wrapped up in an innocence that I still love to this day. Musically she was one of the first female artists that i really connected to and the lush ambience of 'Air Of December' snared me. It was'nt a sixteen year old's crush either. I never saw what she looked like properly. There was a couple of small photos but I first bought it on Cassette and could'nt see them all that well. Her voice never had a huge amount of range but it was sincere and seductively sweet. The Band (New Bohemians) were good though and peddled a gentle folk/pop with a very gentle Jazz touch here and there. I still have the album and still play it all the way through when I play it. I obviously must love it. MySpace.com - Edie Brickell - New York City, New York - Folk Rock / New Wave / Classic Rock - www.myspace.com/ediebrickellandthenewbohemians __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-21-2008, 03:24 PM	#30 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Close for inclusion in category B): Barclay James Harvest-Once Again Beck- Odelay Blues Explosion-Damage Bon Iver-For Emma, Forever Ago Boredoms- Vision Creation Newsun David Bowie-Heroes /Station To Station Kate Bush- Hounds Of Love Sorry about so many posts but I was in a posting mood. i will leave the thread alone for a couple of days now __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”