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This album follows a natural progression of emotions throughout a typical drinking session, from boisterousness to defiance, even to getting political. Two thirds of this album is traditional folk tunes sung beautifully, with all the pathos Irishmen can muster.

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Ben Folds is having as much fun in the studio as he does in concert. From the scathing criticism of fat Americans to the not-so-subtle reminder that there's always someone out there cooler than I am to the hilarious and beautiful rendition of "Bitches Ain't Shit", this album has all the fun.

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How important is importance to you?

I can't count how many people have recommended me albums they said are "important".

"This album is a must-have or a must-listen because it's important!"

There are obviously many groundbreaking, legendary albums that have helped guide the course of rock history, but my style of listening to and enjoying music is to come to the albums in my collection with as much of a clear mind as I can. That is, I try not to bring meta considerations to my appreciation. I don't subscribe to the “oh this is an important album” mindset. I don’t necessarily care if an album is important. I care more about enjoying it. There are tons of “important” albums I either don’t care for or flat-out despise.

I might like an important album, of course, but I like it because of how it sounds, not because of its importance. To me, "important" albums are like the respectable gentleman at the ball. Everyone speaks highly of him, but nobody remembers to talk to him. "Important" albums are like Moby-Dick: everyone has heard the title and probably knows the basic story, but no one's actually read it. Or if they have read it, they have to pretend they like it because of its importance.

What say you? Important for importance's sake?

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This is the soundtrack to Julie Taymor's film of the same name. The music alone is just a bunch of Beatles covers, but if you see and love the film, the soundtrack takes on a whole new magic and charm, allowing you to watch the film in your mind, replaying with vivid clarity all those uniquely Taymor-esque scenes.

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This is an interesting album, especially since it’s the only one the band released, and yet it’s highly regarded. Harsh in some parts and playful in others, this album maintains a strong psychedelic feel throughout. The weird spoken samples that break down the end of the album are a collage of sound that seems to have been envelope-pushing in the late 60s.

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I first learned about Townes on a super toxic music forum filled with badly-behaved children and shit-slinging monkeys. But this one metalhead, who just happened to be one of the ringleaders of miscreants and ne’er-do-wells, mentioned how much he loved Townes Van Zandt. I was intrigued that a metalhead would be a fan of country music, so I decided to check out Townes. I’m glad I did. He’s more singer/songwriter than country, which is probably why he’s got more music nerd fans than just straight country singers. Also he’s part of that Outlaw Country scene back in the day—part of it, but kind of parallel to it, too. Townes just did his own thing, and his thing is sweet in its sadness. Dude was a drug addict and alcoholic, and he died on New Year’s Day, just like Hank Williams.

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I don’t know. I like this album. It’s good. But it’s not as avant as I’d expected. When I see avant-garde or free tags on jazz, I expect craziness. This music struck me as a bit safe, but upon further reflection, I think I understand it better. It was at the forefront of avant-garde jazz, so though I've heard crazier stuff since this, this is what helped start it all. Good stuff. It is an aptly-named album.

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Engaging, interesting, and complex space rock out of Japan. I really feel like I'm on some kind of trippy space odyssey with this album. It's got a lot of good progressive electronic elements to it, too.

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with Kitaro ... and produced, recorded and mixed by Klaus Schulze.

Zhanteimi

I did not know that but thank you kindly for pointing out the connection. I have a few Klaus Schulze records in my collection.

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