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

jackhammer · 01-08-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Meph1986

*downloads*

Let me know what you think of it as I think it's just you & me who have that album and I would love to hear another opinion.

Meph1986 · 01-08-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Let me know what you think of it as I think it's just you & me who have that album and I would love to hear another opinion.

I liked it on the first listen. It really puts you in a weird mood. The fact that I enjoy most of Lynch's films made the album more enjoyable. But I did find it somewhat monotonous and the vocals were kind of annoying. Besides that, I think it's a good album.

jackhammer · 10-21-2008, 02:20 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, 02:24 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

dac · 10-21-2008, 02:39 PM

Odelay is awesome, Beck is the man

jackhammer · 10-23-2008, 06:39 PM

Working on Category C)....

jackhammer · 10-26-2008, 02:57 PM

Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving (2002)

'Songs About Leaving' is one of the most depressingly uplifting albums I have ever heard. The beautifully produced combo of simple acoustic guitars backed by exquisite strings and understated piano work will melt the hardest heart. Lay some perfectly timbred male and female over the top and you have
something achingly beautiful.

The album was produced within a week and is the more remarkable for it. Perhaps this intense work period benefits the melancholia with the band capturing their bittersweet mood perfectly.

It's the little things in this album that gives it an elegance. A perfectly placed use of strings here or a simply laid down drum track there add a resonance that pushes the compositions up another notch again.

Bleeding hearts acoustic Pop is not really my thing but this is so effortless and because it never strays into being one long depressing love letter, it always pulls me in.

MySpace.com - Carissa's Wierd - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Folk / Indie / Indie - www.myspace.com/carissaswierd

~~The Unfan~~ · 10-26-2008, 03:18 PM

I can appreciate what they're going for, but I find the vocals highly distracting. The guitar work and ambient strings around it are hypnotic, but the vocals prevent me from fully enjoying that about it.

jackhammer · 10-26-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The Unfan

I can appreciate what they're going for, but I find the vocals highly distracting. The guitar work and ambient strings around it are hypnotic, but the vocals prevent me from fully enjoying that about it.

Are you pertaining to the monotone delivery? The vocals for me are dropped a little in the mix and therefore don't become the focal point but I really like the fact that the male/female vocals are used at different points and not shared equally i.e one verse each. It adds another dynamic to the album IMO.

Rubber · 10-26-2008, 03:23 PM

Ah man, that is such a good album...
Jackhammer is the one that gave it to me if I remember correctly.

10-21-2008, 02:20 PM	#3 (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, 02:24 PM	#4 (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.”

10-21-2008, 02:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	Odelay is awesome, Beck is the man __________________

10-23-2008, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Working on Category C).... __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-26-2008, 02:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving (2002) 'Songs About Leaving' is one of the most depressingly uplifting albums I have ever heard. The beautifully produced combo of simple acoustic guitars backed by exquisite strings and understated piano work will melt the hardest heart. Lay some perfectly timbred male and female over the top and you have something achingly beautiful. The album was produced within a week and is the more remarkable for it. Perhaps this intense work period benefits the melancholia with the band capturing their bittersweet mood perfectly. It's the little things in this album that gives it an elegance. A perfectly placed use of strings here or a simply laid down drum track there add a resonance that pushes the compositions up another notch again. Bleeding hearts acoustic Pop is not really my thing but this is so effortless and because it never strays into being one long depressing love letter, it always pulls me in. MySpace.com - Carissa's Wierd - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Folk / Indie / Indie - www.myspace.com/carissaswierd __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-26-2008, 03:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	I can appreciate what they're going for, but I find the vocals highly distracting. The guitar work and ambient strings around it are hypnotic, but the vocals prevent me from fully enjoying that about it.

10-26-2008, 03:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rubber sidewalks Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Novi Posts: 401	Ah man, that is such a good album... Jackhammer is the one that gave it to me if I remember correctly. __________________ and we stayed, sixteen.