Wire's 100 Albums That Set The World On Fire (while no one was listening)

Zarko · 01-16-2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Oh, and by strange coincidence earlier this evening I also downloaded this album, based on a recommendation from elsewhere, which I just noticed is on the list too:

Been ignoring my suggestion for years then?

Good list, definitely will have to trek through it.

TockTockTock · 01-16-2011, 11:15 AM

Wire > Rolling Stone

Great list. Derek Bailey is... strange. I won't knock him quite yet, though.

~~James~~ · 01-16-2011, 12:36 PM

Saw this list a little while back and I have heard 15/130.
I'd personally recommend the Blind Willie Johnson, Pearls Before Swine, Eric Dolphy, Faust, Skip Spence, Alvin Lucier, Comus, Iggy Pop, Chrome and Family Fodder. Bad Brains have always been overrated in my opinion, don't see the appeal.

loveissucide · 01-16-2011, 12:41 PM

I've listened to the Pere Ubu, John Cale, Human League,and Bob Dylan records featured here, and that is it. My music nerdery is showing it's limits it would appear.

ThePhanastasio · 01-16-2011, 01:17 PM

I've heard 16/130.

I really love Skip Spence's Oar - it really is one of my favorite albums. Also, really pleased to see Blue Cheer's Vincebus Eruptum on there. Very solid album, that. I'd actually almost forgotten about the Bad Brains before reading the list - haven't listened to them in ages, and that album is wonderful.

Also - loads of stuff I really need to check out on there.

**Janszoon** · 01-16-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zarko

Been ignoring my suggestion for years then?

Did you recommend that to me at some point? I'm amazed how much I forget sometimes.

**Janszoon** · 01-23-2011, 11:07 AM

Sun Ra—Strange Strings
I got this based on the write up in that list and, damn, am I impressed. I don't think I've ever heard music that sounds as incredibly alien as this does. When I listen to this for some reason all I can imagine is that I'm an astronaut in some 1950s science fiction comic like the one below. I stumble into one of the towns those weird, green, blobby aliens live in and discover an orchestra playing in a purple cave. The music they are playing sounds exactly like this album.

01-16-2011, 12:41 PM	#34 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	I've listened to the Pere Ubu, John Cale, Human League,and Bob Dylan records featured here, and that is it. My music nerdery is showing it's limits it would appear. __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

01-16-2011, 01:17 PM	#35 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	I've heard 16/130. I really love Skip Spence's Oar - it really is one of my favorite albums. Also, really pleased to see Blue Cheer's Vincebus Eruptum on there. Very solid album, that. I'd actually almost forgotten about the Bad Brains before reading the list - haven't listened to them in ages, and that album is wonderful. Also - loads of stuff I really need to check out on there. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

01-23-2011, 11:07 AM	#37 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Sun Ra—Strange Strings I got this based on the write up in that list and, damn, am I impressed. I don't think I've ever heard music that sounds as incredibly alien as this does. When I listen to this for some reason all I can imagine is that I'm an astronaut in some 1950s science fiction comic like the one below. I stumble into one of the towns those weird, green, blobby aliens live in and discover an orchestra playing in a purple cave. The music they are playing sounds exactly like this album. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

01-16-2011, 11:15 AM	#32 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Wire > Rolling Stone Great list. Derek Bailey is... strange. I won't knock him quite yet, though.

01-16-2011, 12:36 PM	#33 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	Saw this list a little while back and I have heard 15/130. I'd personally recommend the Blind Willie Johnson, Pearls Before Swine, Eric Dolphy, Faust, Skip Spence, Alvin Lucier, Comus, Iggy Pop, Chrome and Family Fodder. Bad Brains have always been overrated in my opinion, don't see the appeal.