Which albums still seem "fresh" to you?

Mr. Red · 10-17-2014, 02:16 AM

IMO:

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
The Clash - London Calling
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

dwill123 · 10-18-2014, 06:38 AM

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

Holerbot6000 · 10-18-2014, 07:12 AM

Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
XTC - Mummer
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
The Beatles - Revolver
NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Led Zeppelin - III
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Bill Nelson - Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam
Renaldo & The Loaf - Arabic Yodeling
Frank Sinatra - Close to You and More

...Just to name a few

Chula Vista · 10-18-2014, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dwill123

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

Just listened to Birds of Fire the other day. That band was my first exposure to what uber musicians can do with heavy music.

Lisnaholic · 10-19-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

All albums get overly familiar if I've listened to them too many times. The only things that truly still sound fresh to me are things I haven't been listening to for very long. That's not a flaw in the album, it's the way it is with things. To use the examples of Dark Side of the Moon and Hotel California from the OP: I've been listening to both those albums for about a third of a century. How can anything remain fresh that long?

As always, Janszoon tells it like it is. Play anything enough times and it´s going to lose its freshness for you - unless you have the three-second memory of a goldfish.
For me, couple of albums that have retained their impact over many years, or that occasionally reveal an un-noticed detail, might be these:-

Frownland´s favourite: Troutmask
Fripp & Eno´s No Pussyfooting
Nick Drake´s Bryter Layter
Allman Brother´s Eat A Peach
Floyd´s Atom Heart Mother
Soft Machine´s Third
Van Morrison´s Astral Weeks

These win some kind of longevity prize because I´ve listened to them ever since their release. There are some other albums I regularly return to, Afro-Celtic Sound System´s Sound Magic for instance, but I´ve only been listening to that for twenty years - way too soon to decide how fresh it might remain!

kriswright · 10-19-2014, 07:15 PM

You know what surprised me recently? How fresh some old New Jack Swing sounds nowadays. In some respects that's some of the most dated music ever. But the production approach is so different from what you hear nowadays in pop music that I actually feel a little surprised when, for instance, Boyz II Men have that little vocal breakdown in a song like Motownphilly.

Maybe I'm just getting old, though. Highly plausible.

Anyway, I should probably list some albums:

I agree about:
SMiLE by Brian Wilson (and the more recent Beach Boys release is worth checking out, as well.)
Astral Weeks, too. That's sort of the go-to album for a topic like this.
London Calling by the Clash

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Icky Thump by The White Stripes - there's one I wasn't so sure about when it came out, but that I really came around to over time.
Abbey Road by The Beatles. Pretty much the definition of a great rock album.

There're probably hundreds of records I could list with a straight face. So, naturally, I can't think of any other examples. D'oh!

Overcast · 10-19-2014, 08:06 PM

The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

Listened to it over 50 times and still keeps getting better.

Necromancer · 10-19-2014, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kriswright

You know what surprised me recently? How fresh some old New Jack Swing sounds nowadays. In some respects that's some of the most dated music ever. But the production approach is so different from what you hear nowadays in pop music that I actually feel a little surprised when, for instance, Boyz II Men have that little vocal breakdown in a song like Motownphilly.

Boyz II Men are one of the great vocal bands of all time in my opinion. as someone mentioned in an earlier post, most/R&B funk music is uplifting and has a good vibe to it, so I could see why it would stay fresh through the years.

One song in particular I think it's still just as innovative today as it was in 1973, is the single Showdown, by the Electric Light Orchestra.

Machine · 10-19-2014, 08:35 PM

Can- Tago Mago/Ege Bamyasi/Future Days
Shellac- Terraform
Tool- Ænema
Grizzly Bear- Yellow House
Radiohead- Kid A
The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin
John Coltrane- Blue Train
MF DOOM- Operation: Doomsday
Sigur Ros- ( )
Jesu- Silver EP
Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Tyler, the Creator- WOLF
Stereolab- Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Joy Division- Closer
Queens Of The Stone Age- Like Clockwork
Primus- Pork Soda
Autechtre- Cornfield/Amber
Tim Hecker- Virgins
Weezer- Blue Album
Gorillaz- Plastic Beach
Andrew Jackson Jihad- Knife Man
Opeth- Heritage
Alice In Chains- S/T
Scale The Summit- The Collective

Lisnaholic · 10-20-2014, 06:27 AM

Yes, Machine, I thought of mentioning Can or maybe Faust because that raw, unadorned quality retains its immediacy well. Didn´t put them on my list because I´m a very recent convert to their music, so it really is still fresh to me.

kriswright, I hear so many mentions of that Neutral Milk Hotel album that I might check it out. I wonder what I should expect from it ?

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kriswright Groupie Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 33	You know what surprised me recently? How fresh some old New Jack Swing sounds nowadays. In some respects that's some of the most dated music ever. But the production approach is so different from what you hear nowadays in pop music that I actually feel a little surprised when, for instance, Boyz II Men have that little vocal breakdown in a song like Motownphilly. Maybe I'm just getting old, though. Highly plausible. Anyway, I should probably list some albums: I agree about: SMiLE by Brian Wilson (and the more recent Beach Boys release is worth checking out, as well.) Astral Weeks, too. That's sort of the go-to album for a topic like this. London Calling by the Clash In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel Icky Thump by The White Stripes - there's one I wasn't so sure about when it came out, but that I really came around to over time. Abbey Road by The Beatles. Pretty much the definition of a great rock album. There're probably hundreds of records I could list with a straight face. So, naturally, I can't think of any other examples. D'oh! Last edited by kriswright; 10-19-2014 at 07:23 PM.

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yes, Machine, I thought of mentioning Can or maybe Faust because that raw, unadorned quality retains its immediacy well. Didn´t put them on my list because I´m a very recent convert to their music, so it really is still fresh to me. kriswright, I hear so many mentions of that Neutral Milk Hotel album that I might check it out. I wonder what I should expect from it ? __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

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Mr. Red Groupie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 34	IMO: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady The Clash - London Calling Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

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dwill123 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 265	The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

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Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	Sleater-Kinney - The Woods XTC - Mummer Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind The Beatles - Revolver NWA - Straight Outta Compton Talking Heads - Remain in Light Led Zeppelin - III John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats Bill Nelson - Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam Renaldo & The Loaf - Arabic Yodeling Frank Sinatra - Close to You and More ...Just to name a few

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Overcast . Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: . Posts: 1,531	The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 Listened to it over 50 times and still keeps getting better.