Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro
Hmm... I'm a bit torn. This went into territory I generally don't like, and then I think it was really something for the time. Overall though I'll settle with a 3/75.
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10. The Mollusk /—/ Ween - I think this isn't the most unique out of all of those, but it is probably the one I liked the most.
3. Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (570/1001)
Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Loretta Lynn 1960s 1967
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso 1960s 1968
The Sounds of India Ravi Shankar 1960s 1968
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake Small Face 1960s 1968 (needs rating)
Traffic Traffic 1960s 1968
Odessa Bee Gees 1960s 1969 (needs rating)
Unhalfbricking Fairport Convention 1960s 1969
Songs from a Room Leonard Cohen 1960s 1969
Basket of Light Pentangle 1960s 1969
The Gilded Palace of Sin The Flying Burrito Bros 1960s 1969
Cloud Nine The Temptations 1960s 1969Elephant Mountain The Youngbloods 1960s 1969Happy Sad Tim Buckley 1960s 1969Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople 1960s 1969Ananda Shankar Ananda Shankar 1970s 1970Sweet Baby James James Taylor 1970s 1970Gasoline Alley Rod Stewart 1970s 1970Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus Spirit 1970s 1970Stephen Stills Stephen Stills 1970s 1970The Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett 1970s 1970Close to You The Carpenters 1970s 1970Absolutely Live The Doors 1970s 1970John Barleycorn Must Die Traffic 1970s 1970Trafalgar Bee Gees 1970s 1971If I Could Only Remember My Name David Crosby 1970s 1971Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton 1970s 1971Madman Across the Water Elton John 1970s 1971Tarkus Emerson, Lake, & Palmer 1970s 1971A Nod's As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse Faces 1970s 1971Live! Fela Kuti & Africa 70 with Ginger Baker 1970s 1971Teenage Head Flamin' Groovies 1970s 1971White Light Gene Clark 1970s 1971Shaft: Music from the Soundtrack Isaac Hayes 1970s 1971John Prine John Prine 1970s 1971Songs of Love and Hate Leonard Cohen 1970s 1971Manassas Manassas 1970s 1971Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart 1970s 1971Let's Stay Together Al Green 1972Transa Caetano Veloso 1972American Gothic David Ackles 1972Made in Japan Deep Purple 1972Eagles Eagles 1972Pictures at an Exhibition Emerson, Lake, & Palmer 1972Home Is Where the Music Is Hugh Masekela 1972Will the Circle be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1972Sail Away Randy Newman 1972Slayed? Slade 1972The Slider T. Rex 1972All Directions The Temptations 1972Greetings From LA Tim Buckley 1972Something/Anything? Todd Rundgren 1972The World Is a Ghetto WAR 1972Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version Yasunori Mitsuda (1972) 1972Space Ritual Hawkwind 19733 + 3 Isley Brothers 1973Solid Air John Martyn 1973Countdown to Ecstasy Steely Dan 1973Bongo Rock The Incredible Bongo Band 1973Next The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 1973A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren 1973American Graffiti Soundtrack Various Artists 1973Honky Tonk HeroesWaylon Jennings 1973Tres Hombres ZZ Top 1973Sheet Music 10cc 1974Bad Company Bad Company 1974461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton 1974No Other Gene Clark 1974The Grand Tour George Jones 1974Winter in America Gil Scott-Heron 1974Grievous Angel Gram Parsons 1974Court and Spark Joni Mitchell 1974Autobahn Kraftwerk 1974Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon 1974Good Old Boys Randy Newman 1974I Want to See the Bright Lights Richard & Linda Thompson 1974Country Life Roxy Music 1974Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis 1974Kimono My House Sparks 1974Pretzel Logic Steely Dan 1974Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder1974Phaedra Tangerine Dream 1974It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison 1974Marcus Garvey Burning Spear 1975There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield 1975Young Americans David Bowie 1975Born to Be With You Dion 1975That's the Way of the World Earth, Wind & Fire 1975Pieces of the Sky Emmylou Harris 1975The Hissing of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell 1975The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett 1975Go Girl Crazy! The Dictators 1975Nighthawks at the Diner Tom Waits 1975Godbluff Van der Graaf Generator (1975) 1975Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson 1975Joan Armtrading Joan Armtrading 1976Hejira Joni Mitchell 1976Music From the Penguin Café Penguin Cafe Orchestra 1976Frampton Comes Alive! Peter Frampton 1976Legalize It Peter Tosh 1976Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson 1977New Boots and Panties!! Ian Dury 1977One World John Martyn 1977Hard Again Muddy Waters 1977Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 1977Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers 1977Heavy Weather Weather Report 1977Babylon By Bus Bob Marley And The Wailers 1978C'est Chic Chic 1978Honky Tonk Masquerade Joe Ely 1978Real Life Magazine 1978Here, My DearMarvin Gaye 1978Dub Housing Pere Ubu 1978Public Image Limited Public Image Limited 1978Shalimar Rahul Dev Burman 1978The Scream Siouxsie & The Banshees 1978Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts The Adverts 1978The Only Ones The Only Ones 1978Duck Stab/Buster & Glen The Residents 1978Eternally Yours The Saints 1978Live and Dangerous Thin Lizzy 1978D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle 1978Siembra Willie Colón & Rubén Blades 1978Germ-Free Adolescents X-Ray Spex 1978Risqué Chic 1979Armed Forces Elvis Costello 1979GI Germs 1979Movies Holger Czukay 1979Broken English Marianne Faithfull 1979Metal Box Public Image Limited 1979We Are Family Sister Sledge 1979Street Life The Crusaders 1979Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned 1979Live at the Witch Trials The Fall 1979Reggatta De Blank The Police 1979Undertones The Undertones 1979
This is a weird album. A mix of experimental rock, psychedelic folk, middle eastern world music, surf rock, and who know's what else. Most of it worked but some of it was too strange for me. The opening track was my favourite, and The Shining Path was an interesting cover of a song I know but not where from. 7.5/10, and 28/45 for 1990.
A couple I've already heard now and of those I prefer the Leonard Cohen one, but I not that keen on it. See what you think.
Top 78 Music Albums of the 1990s by Jameth (3 picks left)
2. Ænima by Tool
3. Mariama by Boubacar Traoré
9. Dengo by Soungalo Coulibaly
10. Niafunké by Ali Farka Touré
12. Love Drum Talk by Olatunji
13. Taraf De Haïdouks by Taraf De Haïdouks
14. Shleep by Robert Wyatt
15. Above by Mad Season
17. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Raekwon
18. Miss Perfumado by Cesária Évora
Tilly, I'd probably give Artillery at least B+, because that first song shreds so much. Anyways, Entombed would be next choice. Pretty statanic
Totally! Khomaniac is pretty awesome. I checked out the album again on my drive this morning. Still think it's good, competent thrash that doesn't really distinguish itself from the pack. B tops.
Free jazz is still the only of the musical extremes that gives me any pause. I'm not somebody who will ever say I don't get it (as in understand it musically and technically) but it's still a perplexing experience to listen to an album that is universally lauded, but not know exactly what it does differently to distinguish itself from anything else in the genre. I know that this was much better than Dave Burrell's "Echo" which was the last one that I had listened to, and it's one of the better Free Jazz albums that I've heard. That being said, I have no reason that I want to listen to this again anytime soon. The song "Moonbeef" is clearly the winner here. It's the most dynamic, instrumentally and tonally variable tack on the album. An interesting note is that I felt that this had more in common with EAI (Electroacoustic Improvisation) than any previous ones that I had listened to. EAI being something that I prefer, it seemed that, although it's certainly improvised, that the musicians certainly came into the performance with a goal and a sound in mind.
I don't know Taraf De Haïdouks by Taraf De Haïdouks, so I'll give it a listen too.
Maggi Payne-Crystal
Flamingosis - Pleasure Palette
菊池ひみこ (Himiko Kikuchi)-All Right
Riccardo Sinigaglia- Riflessi
P-MODEL - P-MODEL
Heldon - Électronique Guerilla
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Robert John- Robert John
Nihonjin - Far Out
Zu - Carboniferous
The Frozen Autumn - Pale Awakening
This is a different take on Britpop than bands like Blur and Pulp, as it focuses a lot more on guitars and less on poppy hooks. I prefer Blur's and Pulp's takes more. These songs sound big and loud, but somehow they also don't grab you at all. There's a lot of glam influence on this just like there is on Dog Man Star, which I think I preferred.
Chief, I have no idea what Flamingosis is but it sounds pretty great.
BEA's top 1,000 albums:
481. Out of the Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
518. Hysteria by Def Leppard
533. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
547. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
578. Making Movies by Dire Straits
581. Pure Heroine by Lorde
586. Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
587. Chelsea Girl by Nico
599. Humbug by Arctic Monkeys
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"Moonbeef" is great. I agree with you on the dynamics aspect of free jazz...it seems to be well under-utilized for the most part. A couple of weeks ago, I had actually gone looking for some quieter free jazz. "Cool" free jazz, I guess. But all roads really just lead back to semi-free, avant-garde jazz albums like Out To Lunch. _________________ Can you play free, or in three, or agree to try something new?
Pieces Of A Man is high on my overall chart, so it's no surprise that I absolutely adore It's Your World. The only thing that kept from listening until now was the inconvenience of its unavailability via streaming / download. Scott-Heron is in top form with both his singing and spoken word. I love the jazz-funk instrumentation that Jackson has masterminded, and the band cooks live. Although the instrumentals are also amazing on Scott-Heron's solo work, this feels like a more balanced blend of emphasis between vocals and instrumentals. Essential listening. 4.5/5.
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2. Love this album. It may be Nico's least favorite, but it's my favorite:
43. Live-Evil - Miles Davis
55. Live At The It Club - Thelonious Monk
56. Live At The Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time - Miles Davis
59. At Carnegie Hall - Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane
74. Concert In Japan - John Coltrane
78. Sleeping Beauty - Sun Ra And His Arkestra
83. Don Cherry - Don Cherry
85. Ask The Ages - Sonny Sharrock
86. Afro Blue Impressions - John Coltrane
89. Miles Smiles - Miles Davis Quintet [already downloaded and in next week's listening queue regardless] _________________ Add me on RYM
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As the name suggests, this is a pleasant and relaxing little bit of everything. Funk, Soul, Hip Hop and whatever else he can sample. I mean the track that's most well-known on here samples music from Hey Arnold! and it's called "Football Head". So, once again, as long as you take your "serious music criticism" hat off, then you'll have a great time vibin' to this silky smooth album.
Who knew the roots to Nujabes lay in the Hey Arnold music?
Baystate, just like you, I don't usually go for many live albums, so my favorite of those is Miles Smiles. It's a great blend of sophistication and listenability and one of my favorite Miles albums. It's with his second great quintet which was stacked from top to bottom with incredible musicians with one of my favorites of all time, Mr. Tony Williams. (Who was only 21 when this album was recorded. )
Maggi Payne-Crystal
Flamingosis - Pleasure Palette
菊池ひみこ (Himiko Kikuchi)-All Right
Riccardo Sinigaglia- Riflessi
P-MODEL - P-MODEL
Heldon - Électronique Guerilla
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Robert John- Robert John
Nihonjin - Far Out
Zu - Carboniferous
The Frozen Autumn - Pale Awakening
German Oak - German Oak
Songs From A Room by Leonard Cohen
I have this tug of war with Mr. Cohen. On one hand I really like his delivery and poetry and on the other hand I find it eventually incredibly boring. I think, for me, Mr. Cohen is not an album artist, but I love individual songs of his. I think it really comes down to it being more vocally driven than musically driven and for me that's a big blow. Still gets an 75/3 - borderline 80/3.5. Also I don't think I've heard a jew's harp this much in an album. Part of me likes it as a unique differentiator in folk music. Subtle.
2. German Oak intrigues me. Check it.
3. Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (574/1001)
Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Loretta Lynn 1960s 1967
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso 1960s 1968
The Sounds of India Ravi Shankar 1960s 1968
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake Small Face 1960s 1968 (needs rating)
Traffic Traffic 1960s 1968
Odessa Bee Gees 1960s 1969 (needs rating)
Unhalfbricking Fairport Convention 1960s 1969
Basket of Light Pentangle 1960s 1969
The Gilded Palace of Sin The Flying Burrito Bros 1960s 1969
Cloud Nine The Temptations 1960s 1969
Elephant Mountain The Youngbloods 1960s 1969Happy Sad Tim Buckley 1960s 1969Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople 1960s 1969Ananda Shankar Ananda Shankar 1970s 1970Sweet Baby James James Taylor 1970s 1970Gasoline Alley Rod Stewart 1970s 1970Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus Spirit 1970s 1970Stephen Stills Stephen Stills 1970s 1970The Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett 1970s 1970Close to You The Carpenters 1970s 1970Absolutely Live The Doors 1970s 1970John Barleycorn Must Die Traffic 1970s 1970Trafalgar Bee Gees 1970s 1971If I Could Only Remember My Name David Crosby 1970s 1971Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton 1970s 1971Madman Across the Water Elton John 1970s 1971Tarkus Emerson, Lake, & Palmer 1970s 1971A Nod's As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse Faces 1970s 1971Live! Fela Kuti & Africa 70 with Ginger Baker 1970s 1971Teenage Head Flamin' Groovies 1970s 1971White Light Gene Clark 1970s 1971Shaft: Music from the Soundtrack Isaac Hayes 1970s 1971John Prine John Prine 1970s 1971Songs of Love and Hate Leonard Cohen 1970s 1971Manassas Manassas 1970s 1971Every Picture Tells a Story Rod Stewart 1970s 1971Let's Stay Together Al Green 1972Transa Caetano Veloso 1972American Gothic David Ackles 1972Made in Japan Deep Purple 1972Eagles Eagles 1972Pictures at an Exhibition Emerson, Lake, & Palmer 1972Home Is Where the Music Is Hugh Masekela 1972Will the Circle be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1972Sail Away Randy Newman 1972Slayed? Slade 1972The Slider T. Rex 1972All Directions The Temptations 1972Greetings From LA Tim Buckley 1972Something/Anything? Todd Rundgren 1972The World Is a Ghetto WAR 1972Chrono Trigger Original Sound Version Yasunori Mitsuda (1972) 1972Space Ritual Hawkwind 19733 + 3 Isley Brothers 1973Solid Air John Martyn 1973Countdown to Ecstasy Steely Dan 1973Bongo Rock The Incredible Bongo Band 1973Next The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 1973A Wizard, A True Star Todd Rundgren 1973American Graffiti Soundtrack Various Artists 1973Honky Tonk HeroesWaylon Jennings 1973Tres Hombres ZZ Top 1973Sheet Music 10cc 1974Bad Company Bad Company 1974461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton 1974No Other Gene Clark 1974The Grand Tour George Jones 1974Winter in America Gil Scott-Heron 1974Grievous Angel Gram Parsons 1974Court and Spark Joni Mitchell 1974Autobahn Kraftwerk 1974Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon 1974Good Old Boys Randy Newman 1974I Want to See the Bright Lights Richard & Linda Thompson 1974Country Life Roxy Music 1974Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis 1974Kimono My House Sparks 1974Pretzel Logic Steely Dan 1974Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder1974Phaedra Tangerine Dream 1974It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison 1974Marcus Garvey Burning Spear 1975There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield 1975Young Americans David Bowie 1975Born to Be With You Dion 1975That's the Way of the World Earth, Wind & Fire 1975Pieces of the Sky Emmylou Harris 1975The Hissing of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell 1975The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett 1975Go Girl Crazy! The Dictators 1975Nighthawks at the Diner Tom Waits 1975Godbluff Van der Graaf Generator (1975) 1975Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson 1975Joan Armtrading Joan Armtrading 1976Hejira Joni Mitchell 1976Music From the Penguin Café Penguin Cafe Orchestra 1976Frampton Comes Alive! Peter Frampton 1976Legalize It Peter Tosh 1976Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson 1977New Boots and Panties!! Ian Dury 1977One World John Martyn 1977Hard Again Muddy Waters 1977Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 1977Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers 1977Heavy Weather Weather Report 1977Babylon By Bus Bob Marley And The Wailers 1978C'est Chic Chic 1978Honky Tonk Masquerade Joe Ely 1978Real Life Magazine 1978Here, My DearMarvin Gaye 1978Dub Housing Pere Ubu 1978Public Image Limited Public Image Limited 1978Shalimar Rahul Dev Burman 1978The Scream Siouxsie & The Banshees 1978Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts The Adverts 1978The Only Ones The Only Ones 1978Duck Stab/Buster & Glen The Residents 1978Eternally Yours The Saints 1978Live and Dangerous Thin Lizzy 1978D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle 1978Siembra Willie Colón & Rubén Blades 1978Germ-Free Adolescents X-Ray Spex 1978Risqué Chic 1979Armed Forces Elvis Costello 1979GI Germs 1979Movies Holger Czukay 1979Broken English Marianne Faithfull 1979Metal Box Public Image Limited 1979We Are Family Sister Sledge 1979Street Life The Crusaders 1979Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned 1979Live at the Witch Trials The Fall 1979Reggatta De Blank The Police 1979Undertones The Undertones 1979
Krautrock jam that meanders for 50 minutes without really going anywhere interesting.
Seth, Loretta Lynn is next.
Maggi Payne-Crystal
菊池ひみこ (Himiko Kikuchi)-All Right
Riccardo Sinigaglia- Riflessi
P-MODEL - P-MODEL
Heldon - Électronique Guerilla
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Robert John- Robert John
Nihonjin - Far Out
Zu - Carboniferous
The Frozen Autumn - Pale Awakening
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