Lesser known albums that every music buff should hear

Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next
View previous topic :: View next topic
DarkSideOfTheComputer
  • #1
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:06
  • Post subject: Lesser known albums that every music buff should hear
I will use this as a check list.
Guest
  • #2
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:10
  • Post subject:
Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece
purple
  • #3
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:22
  • Post subject:
I'll just rip the albums off my chart that are on less than 10 charts:

Women - Public Strain
Cut Copy - Bright Like Neon Love
Mercury Rev - Boces (on 15, close enough)
Grouper - Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
The Microphones - Mount Eerie
Dirty Three - Horse Stories
Dirty Three - Whatever You Love, You Are
Sleep - Dopesmoker (on 12, close enough)
The Soft Moon - The Soft Moon
Oval - 94 Diskont

and then some others that come to mind:

Amon Tobin - Bricolage
Exuma - Exuma I
Killing Joke - Killing Joke
Lou Reed - The Blue Mask
Sarah June - In Black Robes
Sun Ra - Atlantis
Sun Ra - The Magic City
DarkSideOfTheComputer
  • #4
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:25
  • Post subject:
I've only heard of a couple of these albums so great start. Thanks guys.
Borve Baunehoj
  • #5
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:31
  • Post subject:
purple wrote:
I'll just rip the albums off my chart that are on less than 10 charts:


John Coltrane - 'Impressions' + 'Meditations' + 'Coltrane Live at Birdland'
Robbie Basho - Venus in Cancer
Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
Joe McPhee - Nation Time
Егор и Опизденевшие - Прыг-скок
Les Rallizes Dénudés - '77 Live
Sun City Girls - Torch of the Mystics
Natural Snow Buildings - The Dance of the Moon and the Sun
Ulver - Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler
Chrome - Alien Soundtracks
Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull
New York Art Quartet - New York Art Quartet
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté - In the Heart of the Moon
Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity
Arvo Pärt - Alina
Guest
  • #6
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:35
  • Post subject:
You'll probably know at least a couple of these, but anyways:

The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
The Flaming Lips - In A Priest Driven Ambulance
Orange Juice - The Orange Juice
Art Webb - Mr. Flute
Tortoise - Tortoise
Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love
St. Etienne - Tiger Bay
Sebadoh - Bakesale
The Jesus Lizard - Down
Rose Royce - Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom
Andreya Triana - Lost Where I Belong
Curtis Mayfield - Roots
The Impressions - This Is Our Country

Also, if you're remotely interested in hip-hop I could suggest a bunch more.
alelsupreme
Awful.
Gender: Male

Age: 29

United Kingdom
  • #7
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:36
  • Post subject:
Doing same thing as Purple (these may no tbe obscure but they are certainly not widely ranked on BEA):

Robyn - Robyn (well hey, if nezzle can use someone like van i can use this)
Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement
The Carpenters - Close To You
Emerson Lake And Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition
The Human League - Reproduction
Willis Earl Beal - Acousmatic Sorcery
Ultravox - Vienna
Journey - Frontiers
Emmylou Harris - Pieces Of The Sky
Neu! - Neu! 2
Bob Dylan (self titled_
Guest
  • #8
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:37
  • Post subject:
Borve Baunehoj wrote:

Sun City Girls - Torch of the Mystics


I second this recommendation.
CellarDoor
Shoe-Punk Loner
Gender: Male

Age: 40

Location: Marseille
France
  • #9
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:50
  • Post subject:

Hex by Bark Psychosis


Methodrone by The Brian Jonestown Massacre


Lullaby Land by Vampire Rodents


Songs Of Pain by Daniel Johnston


Deathconsciousness by Have A Nice Life


Astigmatic by Krzysztof Komeda


Einstein On The Beach by Philip Glass


New History Warfare Vol 2 Judges by Colin Stetson
_________________
I'll be your plastic toy.

Hayden

Location: Japan
Canada
  • #10
  • Posted: 10/13/2012 13:52
  • Post subject:
Some great recommendations above, and a few I haven't even heard of 😄 I like this thread.

My additions:

Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
This Heat - Deceit
Marine Girls - Beach Party
Marine Girls - Lazy Days
Red House Painters - Down Colourful Hill
Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth
Scott Walker - The Drift
Mission Of Burma - Signals, Calls & Marches
Sun Ra - Jazz In Silhouette
Books - Lemon Of Pink
Morphine - Good
Glenn Branca - The Ascension
John Martyn - Solid Air
Dalek - Negro Nerco Mekros
Amon Tobin - Bricolage
12 Rods - Gay?
Leila - Like Weather

I'll edit some more on later.
_________________
Doubles & Conch
Display posts from previous:   

  
Topic Posters
All times are GMT
Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next
Page 1 of 7


 

Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Similar Topics
Topic Author Forum
Sticky: Music Diaries SuedeSwede Music Diaries
Lesser-Known Movies You Should See swed Movies & TV
Lesser known post-rock bands I should... ExTeaSea Music
Best Little-Known Songs on Well-Known... acb27 Music
Some lesser known songs whateverman42 Music

 
Back to Top
Best Ever Albums
Install BEA for an app-like experience.