You must listen to the album below you: canon edition

[Repo]

Before reviewing my next assigned album, the death metal landmark Left Hand Path, I need to take a detour. I drifted away from metal in the late 80s into the then truly exciting scene that was the American Underground. It was all about live shows for me back then and that was the scene I fit in with best. So join me in my music diary - The Mellow (Metal) Zone - if your curious about the evolution of the death metal scene in the late 80s- principally the Florida scene with bands such as Morbid Angel, Death, Obituary and probably more Death. lol.

Peace, brothers! \m/

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

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Carboniferous by Zu

In my never ending quest to listen to everything Mike Patton-related, here is an album that was produced on his Ipecac record label. This band had been around for years before, and I've never listened to them before, but it sounds exactly how I figured it would. Pitchfork described them as an "Italian No Wave Metal Band" and they also have hints of jazz thrown in there for good measure. This album can get really get grooving and sound incredible, but it can also sound a little clunky at times. Sometimes weird time signatures aren't used for a reason. A unique album that acutally got better throughout its runtime.

Jameth, my next pick would be Geogaddi; it's one of my favorites too.

Heldon - Électronique Guerilla
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Robert John- Robert John
Nihonjin - Far Out
Witthüser & Westrupp ‎– Trips Und Träume
Justin Berkovi- After the Night
Benoit Widemann- Stress!
Benjamin Lew- Nebka
Murmuüre - Murmuüre
Surgeon- Basictonalvocabulary

[Purplepash]

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New Ancient Strings by Toumani Diabate ...ke Sissoko

Impressive, gentle traditional harp duets from Mali. Not exactly my thing but I wasn't bored and the album flew by. I wouldn't mind this as background music at a wellness retreat or something like that...not that I would ever do something like that. 7/10, and 44/51 for 1999.


Definitely Nihonjin - Far Out next

Nihonjin by Far Out


Top 78 Music Albums of the 1990s by Jameth (last pick)

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
14. Shleep by Robert Wyatt
15. Above by Mad Season
17. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Raekwon
18. Miss Perfumado by Cesária Évora
20. Rothko Chapel ; Why Patterns? by Morton Feldman

[Mythtall]

I put forward these. I may will give others suggestions if I am part

Top 10 2019

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood
Igor by Tyler, The Creator
Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey
Schlagenheim by Black Midi
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish
Grey Area by Little Simz
Magdalene by FKA Twigs
Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten
ANIMA by Thom Yorke

[baystateoftheart]

[Mythtall]

So I must pick one for purplepash first.

I could pick Niafunke by Ali Farka Toure

[babyBlueSedan]

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The Kick Inside by Kate Bush

I listened to this twice over the past couple days. The first time I was really distracted and work and it flew by in what felt like 5 minutes. So I listened to it again to try to get more out of it. I've never been big on Kate Bush, but this is a very enjoyable album. It's incredibly lush and flows really well. Wuthering Heights is a great song. I'm not sure whether I like this more or less than Hounds of Love. The thing that's always made it hard for me to get into Bush is her orchestral / theatrical style, which is probably more pronounced on Hounds of Love. But Hounds of Love also feels more ambitious because of all the weird stuff that's on it. I think I'd give the edge to Hounds but I really need to try to get into more of her stuff.

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Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Welcome to the game Mythtall! This is my favorite album from last year, let's see what you think of it.

BEA's top 1,000 albums:

518. Hysteria by Def Leppard
533. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
578. Making Movies by Dire Straits
581. Pure Heroine by Lorde
586. Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers
599. Humbug by Arctic Monkeys
605. The Slim Shady LP by Eminem
607. Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From a Memory by Dream Theater
612. Permanent Waves by Rush
620. Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges
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And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else.

[RoundTheBend]

1.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin by The Flying ...o Brothers

I really didn't like the vocals at first on this record. I thought a little about The Grateful Dead with the guitar styles here/sometimes jammy feel. I was probably most impressed by that. And then there was some kind of unique effects used I was a bit surprised with for the time. I like The Grateful Dead because they got the folk side of things, but this swings a bit too country for my liking. 70/3 - the album name and band name were actually possibly cooler than the record itself... Pretty cool they covered Do Right Woman.

2. Let's check: Clube Da Esquina by Milton Nascimento / Lô Borges

3. Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (578/1001)
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
Unhalfbricking Fairport Convention 1960s 1969
Basket of Light Pentangle 1960s 1969
Cloud Nine The Temptations 1960s 1969
Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople 1960s 1969
Ananda Shankar Ananda Shankar 1970s 1970
Sweet Baby James James Taylor 1970s 1970
Gasoline 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

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Nihonjin by Far Out

Great Psych-Rock album from early 70s Japan. If you like Floyd-like jammy prog and psych, then go ahead and give this a spin. Also, I can't help, but think of Spinal Tap when I look at this album cover. Smell the glove.

Cloud Nine is a cool Psychedelic-Soul album.

Heldon - Électronique Guerilla
Cypher 7- Dead Drop
Robert John- Robert John
Witthüser & Westrupp ‎– Trips Und Träume
Justin Berkovi- After the Night
Benoit Widemann- Stress!
Benjamin Lew- Nebka
Murmuüre - Murmuüre
Surgeon- Basictonalvocabulary
J・A・Seazer - Den'en ni Shisu - 田園に死す

[Jameth]

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Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada

I went ahead and listened to Music Has The Right To Children first, and immediately dove into Geogaddi.

Not long after I reviewed Jeff Mills, I was pretty eager to listen to some top rated electronic albums. I started with Selected Ambient Works, which I expected to melt my face off, but instead, it discouraged me from moving on to Boards of Canada. That was a shame, because both of these albums are incredible. I don't know if it was an intentional artistic decision to take a stream-of-consciousness approach, but I love, love it. Even with the numerous silent pregaps, these albums are basically electronic fantasias. Very similar to Since I Left You...you feel like you're bopping through a sonic wonderland. There's a bit more bopping to be done with Music Has The Right...Geogaddi is definitely a moodier, more meditative expedition, but it never wanders through sinister or depressing territory.

Both these albums are debuting at #1 on my year charts, so they were desperately needed. My 1998 and 2002 charts are tiny, but if these albums ever manage to fall out of the top ten or even the top five for those years, something has gone very, very right.

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Based on the title, this should either be extremely stimulating or extremely droll.

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Basictonalvocabulary by Surgeon

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Luigii’s 84 Greatest Music Albums:

1. Velocity : Design : Comfort /--/ Sweet Trip
3. Caracal /--/ Disclosure
5. Virgins /--/ Tim Hecker
6. Medúlla /--/ Björk
7. Pop /--/ Gas
11. Astral Progressions /--/ Josef Leimberg
12. The Velocity Of Love /--/ Suzanne Ciani
13. Harmony In Ultraviolet /--/ Tim Hecker
15. The Royal Scam /--/ Steely Dan
16. Love Deluxe /--/ Sade
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