3 Great Albums I Discovered through this website.... Thanks! - Music

Mirek

Gender: Male

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
The Who - Who's Next

Polythene Pam

No.

Facetious

Gender: Male
Age: 24
Location: Somewhere you've never been

Polythene Pam wrote:

No.

Your time on BEA trying to find some new album on the overall chart that was good has obviously been great.

OK Microwave

Gender: Male

I'd heard of these albums before, but only listened to them after reading about them on BEA.

Marquee Moon - Television

In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (I hate to admit it, but I think I'd somehow mixed them up and/or merged them with King Diamond in my head.)

Gavin Cook

Gender: Male
Location: Sevenoaks

Hey Pam, No need to be ashamed of the guilty pleasure that is 'The Final Cut'. It isn't typical Floyd but I love it none the less!

Gavin Cook

Gender: Male
Location: Sevenoaks

@ lethalnezzle - I got the impression before buying it that "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" was a bit of a 'Marmite' album and so I was geared up for not liking it. But there's no getting away from the emotion in the vocals! It's a bit of a crap phrase, but I really did 'get it' pretty much instantly. Very interested to hear any alternatives you can suggest though. What is the one you suggest?

Gavin Cook

Gender: Male
Location: Sevenoaks

Given what I have read on this site, I want to investigate:

Sufjan Stevens
Slint
Bonny Prince Billy

Would love a bit more insight from you guys before dong so!

pearljammer13
Young Pilgrim

Gender: Male
Age: 36
Location: Massachusetts

Gavin Cook wrote:

Given what I have read on this site, I want to investigate:

Sufjan Stevens
Slint
Bonny Prince Billy

Would love a bit more insight from you guys before dong so!

I can only speak on Sufjan... I only started listening to him because of this site too. I started with "Come On Feel The Illinoise", and I think it's by far his best. Just have an open mind when you start listening. Be ready for anything, because that album specifically has a little bit of everything. Sometimes it's magnificent, sometimes it's just so so. I could never get into Age Of Adz as much, as it's a little too electronic for me. Seven Swans is much more sparse, and is mostly based around the banjo. It's a totally different experience, and if your in a laid back mood it's great. Michigan is kind of a mix between Seven Swans and Illinoise. I enjoy it, but it doesn't quit capture a certain sound/mood like the other two do.

I guess that's a long way of saying he's very good and sometimes great, but not the most consistent

Gavin Cook

Gender: Male
Location: Sevenoaks

pearljammer13 wrote:

I can only speak on Sufjan... I only started listening to him because of this site too. I started with "Come On Feel The Illinoise", and I think it's by far his best. Just have an open mind when you start listening. Be ready for anything, because that album specifically has a little bit of everything. Sometimes it's magnificent, sometimes it's just so so. I could never get into Age Of Adz as much, as it's a little too electronic for me. Seven Swans is much more sparse, and is mostly based around the banjo. It's a totally different experience, and if your in a laid back mood it's great. Michigan is kind of a mix between Seven Swans and Illinoise. I enjoy it, but it doesn't quit capture a certain sound/mood like the other two do.

I guess that's a long way of saying he's very good and sometimes great, but not the most consistent

Thanks - that's very helpful.

junodog4
Future Grumpy Old Man

Gender: Male
Location: Calgary

Gavin Cook wrote:

@ lethalnezzle - I got the impression before buying it that "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" was a bit of a 'Marmite' album and so I was geared up for not liking it. But there's no getting away from the emotion in the vocals! It's a bit of a crap phrase, but I really did 'get it' pretty much instantly. Very interested to hear any alternatives you can suggest though. What is the one you suggest?

Love the term 'Marmite' album. So fitting. ITAOTS fits it well... Either you love it or you hate it. Except, like Marmite, I'm kind of in the middle. I see it's beauty, and I quite like it, but I can't have too much of it.

I'm stealing your 'Marmite' usage and adding it to my lexicon. Cool