1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die- Music Banter Edition

**Goofle** · 01-19-2015, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bob.

*if you actually see what i did there then you are as big as a fucking nerd as i am...yes i went out of my way to make sure Misfits were 138....i have no life

Greatest solo in music history.

**Frownland** · 01-19-2015, 02:50 PM

139. Keiji Haino - ここ (Koko)

Keiji Haino is a multi-instrumentalist who plays upwards of 80 instruments. Given the diversity of his instrument collection, it should be no surprise that his music explores several different genres (often ones that Haino invents) under the umbrella of free improvisation. On Koko (which translates to "Here" in English), Haino is more refrained than on some of his other albums such as I Said, This Is the Son of Nihilism or Watashi Dake?, or any of his work with Merzbow. The album is a 31 minute piece with Haino on guitar and vocals, all recorded in one take. A good part of the music is improvised as Haino plays rich variations on themes. The result is quite beautiful and the textural work on it is astounding in terms of the guitar work. Haino's vocals sound emotionally and almost sorrowful on it, with hints of joy. After the vocals close out, the music becomes overwhelmingly intense without crossing over into being abrasive. One of Haino's best albums and it's one of my all time favourites. I highly recommend it for everyone to check it out (TH, there's even some melody in there for you).

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-19-2015, 03:09 PM

138. David Holmes - Bow Down To The Exit Sign : 2000

It totally astonishes me that this album is still pretty much a well kept secret among those who have heard it.
Belfast DJ David Holmes creates a soundtrack to a movie inside his head crossing many genres from Hip Hop to Rock to Electronica to Soul. With cameo appearances from Blues Explosions Jon Spencer, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie & former Tricky backing vocalist Martina Topley Bird shortly before she went solo.
This album was a statement from intent by Holmes to move into the world of movie soundtracks, something he did end up doing after this album scoring many big name Hollywood blockbusters.
If you've not heard it find it now.

137. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces Of Victory : 1979

I wasn't really a fan of Reggae, and then I heard this.
This is the kind of Reggae I want to hear, uncompromising, political and right up in your face. It also boasts some great musicality to it, something far more than you'd get on your typical Reggae album.
There's something really special about this and it was even noticeable to me as a total Reggae novice.

**Frownland** · 01-21-2015, 10:35 PM

142. Swans - Filth (1983)

If what you're looking for in music is a vicious aural and physical assault, then look no further. Each bass note is like a punch in the face and each hit of the drums is a kick in the kidneys, and all the while a drunken Michael Gira shouts obscenities in your face with spittle flinging from his lips. This album throws the listener into massive, tumultuous walls of noise, often times unmelodic, that keep hitting and hitting and hitting. Filth is a look at the snarling and angry underbelly of heavy music, and it's my favourite of Swans releases. It's intense, it's primal, it's a fucking masterpiece. I'd say all of their albums belong on this list tbh, but this one deserves a place on the list with honors.

Machine · 01-22-2015, 05:38 AM

Filth is ****ing awesome man, I'd put it on my top 3 Swans albums for sure.

bob. · 01-24-2015, 03:29 PM

it seems to me that all of the energy being put into making a "1001" thread for every sub genre could actually be put into this and we could actually make a list of 1001....and it would be nice to have more than four or so consistent contributors

143. Comus - First Utterance (1971)

i have to say when i first joined this site i was amazed by how many people here knew of and loved this album....but none had come to it the way i did

liner notes in Current 93's Earth Covers Earth

wonderfully executed and creepy folk music right at the end of the hippies...every track on this album is amazing

this is one of those few albums that i think almost anybody could get into....it has excellent musical movements...involving everything from the flute to wonderful 12 string guitar

the feel of the album and the lyrics are nothing short of disturbing....with songs about the destruction of virtue, murder, and insanity...it still amazes me that this album first came out in 1971

so glad these creeps got back together in 2012

144. Boyd Rice and Friends - Music, Martinis, and Misanthropy (1990)

love him or hate him.....agree with him or protest him....Boyd Rice is and always has been a true force to be reckoned with

this being the first of many albums he put out while stepping away from his harsh industrial out put under the name NON

the friends referred to here are Douglas Pearce (Death In June), Bob Ferbrache (16 Horsepower, Blood Axis), Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus, Death In June), Rose McDowall (Current 93, Coil, Strawberry Switchblade), John Murphey (SPK, Death In June) and Michael Moynihan (Blood Axis, Sleep Chamber)....basically a who's who of Neofolk

this album opens with an Invocation....and then hurtles you into just exactly what this is all about.....an examination on pure misanthropic thought

"imagine what a wonderful place the world would be without...all...the...people."

for the most part this album goes back and forth from sample heavy tracks of ambiance and into folk based songs with Boyd basically giving his sermons of unadulterated hatred....along with a wonder cover of Lee Hazelwood

i suggest pouring a martini, stoking up a fire, and explore what is your inherent darker side

Cheers!

Pet_Sounds · 01-24-2015, 03:33 PM

The numbering's messed up; we're actually up to 144.

bob. · 01-24-2015, 03:35 PM

corrected on my end

Anteater · 01-26-2015, 12:23 AM

145. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Sunset Mission (2000)

The decaying, sax-soaked classic soundtrack to a night town populated by the cast-off protagonists of forgotten noir paperbacks, Lynchian monstrosities and stranger things out of the H.R. Giger / Lovecraft playbook. Subtle menace goes a long, long way for these ears...and this baby goes down even smoother with a shot of gin and the sound of the rain outside.

Ninetales · 01-26-2015, 01:04 AM

^ hell ya oustanding album. First Utterance too

01-19-2015, 02:50 PM	#292 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	139. Keiji Haino - ここ (Koko) Keiji Haino is a multi-instrumentalist who plays upwards of 80 instruments. Given the diversity of his instrument collection, it should be no surprise that his music explores several different genres (often ones that Haino invents) under the umbrella of free improvisation. On Koko (which translates to "Here" in English), Haino is more refrained than on some of his other albums such as I Said, This Is the Son of Nihilism or Watashi Dake?, or any of his work with Merzbow. The album is a 31 minute piece with Haino on guitar and vocals, all recorded in one take. A good part of the music is improvised as Haino plays rich variations on themes. The result is quite beautiful and the textural work on it is astounding in terms of the guitar work. Haino's vocals sound emotionally and almost sorrowful on it, with hints of joy. After the vocals close out, the music becomes overwhelmingly intense without crossing over into being abrasive. One of Haino's best albums and it's one of my all time favourites. I highly recommend it for everyone to check it out (TH, there's even some melody in there for you). __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

01-19-2015, 03:09 PM	#293 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	138. David Holmes - Bow Down To The Exit Sign : 2000 It totally astonishes me that this album is still pretty much a well kept secret among those who have heard it. Belfast DJ David Holmes creates a soundtrack to a movie inside his head crossing many genres from Hip Hop to Rock to Electronica to Soul. With cameo appearances from Blues Explosions Jon Spencer, Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie & former Tricky backing vocalist Martina Topley Bird shortly before she went solo. This album was a statement from intent by Holmes to move into the world of movie soundtracks, something he did end up doing after this album scoring many big name Hollywood blockbusters. If you've not heard it find it now. 137. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces Of Victory : 1979 I wasn't really a fan of Reggae, and then I heard this. This is the kind of Reggae I want to hear, uncompromising, political and right up in your face. It also boasts some great musicality to it, something far more than you'd get on your typical Reggae album. There's something really special about this and it was even noticeable to me as a total Reggae novice. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-21-2015, 10:35 PM	#294 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	142. Swans - Filth (1983) If what you're looking for in music is a vicious aural and physical assault, then look no further. Each bass note is like a punch in the face and each hit of the drums is a kick in the kidneys, and all the while a drunken Michael Gira shouts obscenities in your face with spittle flinging from his lips. This album throws the listener into massive, tumultuous walls of noise, often times unmelodic, that keep hitting and hitting and hitting. Filth is a look at the snarling and angry underbelly of heavy music, and it's my favourite of Swans releases. It's intense, it's primal, it's a fucking masterpiece. I'd say all of their albums belong on this list tbh, but this one deserves a place on the list with honors. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x Last edited by Frownland; 01-24-2015 at 03:34 PM.

01-22-2015, 05:38 AM	#295 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Filth is ****ing awesome man, I'd put it on my top 3 Swans albums for sure. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

01-24-2015, 03:29 PM	#296 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	it seems to me that all of the energy being put into making a "1001" thread for every sub genre could actually be put into this and we could actually make a list of 1001....and it would be nice to have more than four or so consistent contributors 143. Comus - First Utterance (1971) i have to say when i first joined this site i was amazed by how many people here knew of and loved this album....but none had come to it the way i did liner notes in Current 93's Earth Covers Earth wonderfully executed and creepy folk music right at the end of the hippies...every track on this album is amazing this is one of those few albums that i think almost anybody could get into....it has excellent musical movements...involving everything from the flute to wonderful 12 string guitar the feel of the album and the lyrics are nothing short of disturbing....with songs about the destruction of virtue, murder, and insanity...it still amazes me that this album first came out in 1971 so glad these creeps got back together in 2012 144. Boyd Rice and Friends - Music, Martinis, and Misanthropy (1990) love him or hate him.....agree with him or protest him....Boyd Rice is and always has been a true force to be reckoned with this being the first of many albums he put out while stepping away from his harsh industrial out put under the name NON the friends referred to here are Douglas Pearce (Death In June), Bob Ferbrache (16 Horsepower, Blood Axis), Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus, Death In June), Rose McDowall (Current 93, Coil, Strawberry Switchblade), John Murphey (SPK, Death In June) and Michael Moynihan (Blood Axis, Sleep Chamber)....basically a who's who of Neofolk this album opens with an Invocation....and then hurtles you into just exactly what this is all about.....an examination on pure misanthropic thought "imagine what a wonderful place the world would be without...all...the...people." for the most part this album goes back and forth from sample heavy tracks of ambiance and into folk based songs with Boyd basically giving his sermons of unadulterated hatred....along with a wonder cover of Lee Hazelwood i suggest pouring a martini, stoking up a fire, and explore what is your inherent darker side Cheers! __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose. Last edited by bob.; 01-24-2015 at 03:35 PM.

01-24-2015, 03:33 PM	#297 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	The numbering's messed up; we're actually up to 144. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

01-24-2015, 03:35 PM	#298 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	corrected on my end __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

01-26-2015, 01:04 AM	#300 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	^ hell ya oustanding album. First Utterance too