Comus' 1001 Albums you should listen to before you die

zeppy111 · 05-19-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Comus

Album 964

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to the Heaven
Year: 2000

Stunningly beautiful, is the most appropriate way to describe this album, absolutely stunning, it's as close to perfect as you can get. Astonishingly good, the main crime here is that they won't reform to make more material. Short description I know, but god it's hard to write about something that absolutely floors you, the best post-rock album ever. Listen to this when you're ready to be blown away.

3 Choice Tracks: There's four, you get the drill.

This was beautiful. A complete work. Thanks for the post. I am not the biggest fan of post-rock but this definately changed my opinion on the genre and the band. Where should i go next after this cd with GSYBE? I have quite a few other post-rock albums but mainly just the usual ones... e.g. takk, agaetis byjun, some mogwai stuff, explosions in the sky

Comus · 05-20-2009, 12:18 AM

Frankly, once you have the GY!BE albums post-rock becomes mostly boring and awful in comparison, so there's not that I can say apart from get more GY!BE.

Comus · 05-20-2009, 08:09 AM

Album 957

John Coltrane - Blue Train
Year: 1957

Coltrane makes his third appearance on the list and finally as a band leader! This album is an incredible rollercoaster, with brilliant performances from the entire cast, not only that but Coltrane exerts incredible control over the players. It's all about the soloist, he makes sure the focus is always there, and very rarely has two leads playing to confuse the lineup. It makes for a lot more of a moving, powerful listen becuase of the sheer talent of the musicians. Kenny Drew's piano stands out here, as he lays down some blistering performances. There are also times of sheer serene beauty to be found, such as on I'm Old Fashioned. Probably one of the most consisten Jazz albums in terms of performance and direction. This is one to listen to when you're ready to be wowed by some mind-blowing jazz.

3 Choice Tracks: Blue Train, Locomotion, I'm Old Fashioned

Comus · 05-21-2009, 10:11 PM

Album 956

Bacamarte - Depois Do Fim
Year: 1983

Let me first say, this does not have an 80's sound at all. As far as I know it was recorded during the seventies but took a long time to be released. Probably one of the greatest progressive rock albums to be released in the 80's or all time for that matter. This is incredibly accessible if you can appreciate brazillian music and great vocals. The playing is so incredibly, incredibly tight, and I mean seriously, this is a cohesive group. There are no standout performances to list here, simply because I'd have to list every little thing. All parts play incredibly well and it's such a rewarding listen. You'll want to put this on again and again and again. This is one to listen to when you have time to put it on twice, becuase believe me, you'll want to.

3 Choice Tracks: UFO, Miragem, Último Entardecer

Comus · 05-22-2009, 04:18 AM

Album 955

Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid
Year: 1973

Get ready for some of the weirdest music you'll ever listen to. This mixes Zappa-Esque compositions with random freak outs and even a few magma style vocal shrieks. This wonderful avant-garde swedish band really has created one of the most interest albums of the 70's. That's not to say there's nothing normal and conventionally good about this. The whole album is compositionally strong and have a lot of great individual parts, including some of the finest guitar work I've ever heard. This is one to listen to when you're tired of all the regular avant-garde stuff that's out there, and that's saying something.

3 Choice Tracks: Dundrets Fröjder, Syster System, Minareten II

Guybrush · 05-22-2009, 04:28 AM

Yeeha

Samla Mammas Manna are excellent and definetly deserve more mention in general!

Mirrorball95 · 05-22-2009, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comus

Album 957

John Coltrane - Blue Train
Year: 1957

Coltrane makes his third appearance on the list and finally as a band leader! This album is an incredible rollercoaster, with brilliant performances from the entire cast, not only that but Coltrane exerts incredible control over the players. It's all about the soloist, he makes sure the focus is always there, and very rarely has two leads playing to confuse the lineup. It makes for a lot more of a moving, powerful listen becuase of the sheer talent of the musicians. Kenny Drew's piano stands out here, as he lays down some blistering performances. There are also times of sheer serene beauty to be found, such as on I'm Old Fashioned. Probably one of the most consisten Jazz albums in terms of performance and direction. This is one to listen to when you're ready to be wowed by some mind-blowing jazz.

3 Choice Tracks: Blue Train, Locomotion, I'm Old Fashioned

Nice review, this is a good album. I work with a guy who keeps playing it just about every night at the moment. I do like it but TBH would rather listen to other saxophonists such as Stan Getz or Bud Shank.
Perhaps I dont appreciate John Coltrane as much as I should.
Other good albums by him (which i kind of prefer) are 'Giant Steps' (1960) & 'Interstellar Space' (1969).

Comus · 05-23-2009, 08:38 AM

Album 954

Agitation Free - Malesch
Year: 1972

If you love krautrock you'll love this. One of the finer examples of the genre Agitation Free brings a far larger range of influences than most bands of the era. Having travelled through Greece, Egypt and Cyprus soaking in the local sounds, and it most certainly paid off. This album is incredibly interesting, most certainly one of the more accomplished albums of it's time. The thing that draws me to this album is that it never goes anywhere, it just sort of meanders along, and lets you just come for the ride. This is one to listen to if you want some new, interesting krautrock.

3 Choice Tracks: Sahara City, Pulse, Malesch

dac · 05-23-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comus

Frankly, once you have the GY!BE albums post-rock becomes mostly boring and awful in comparison, so there's not that I can say apart from get more GY!BE.

Sadly, this is true to a degree.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-23-2009, 12:48 PM

I'm surprised Agitation Free don't get much more love on this forum.

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