Name an album you love that nobody else does.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

Could be that the band were obscure, that it's the one good record by an otherwise dreadful band, could be a deeply uncool record, could be that you're mental. Whatever.

Here's three from me.
Elvis Costello - Punch the Clock. It's the EC record that no-one else likes, for some reason (see also Blood and Chocolate)

Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express. Whenever I mention this record to anyone, I get no reaction whatsoever. They were a vaguely famous Australian band from the '80s, so maybe I'm just being obscure.

Polygon Window - Surfing on Sine Waves. Ok, so if I choose an Aphex Twin side project, I get what I deserve, right?

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. An Evening With John Denver...I love the pureness of his voice...

At least no one here ever seems to dig him.

:hi:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. He was a pretty cool guy, as I recall.

Big fan of free speech (and not in a bad way). All I know of his are two songs, so it would be unfair of me to comment either way.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. And the song that I am singing...is a prayer to non believers..come

and stand beside us...we can find a better way...

I love that song.

[redqueen]

136. I thought he beat his wife

Maybe it's just an ugly rumor. :shrug:

[camero]

4. I had his albums

He was a good singer.

[Rick Myers]

9. My mom plays John Denver alot

Some of his stuff is brilliant. I agree that his voice was very pure, and he had alot of good songs other than the 'hits.'

Good evening, MrsGrumpy!!! Glad to see you... :hi::thumbsup::hi:

[hyphenate]

44. au contraire!

I love John Denver. Always did. Even had a tee-shirt in the mid 70s with his birthname on it: Henry John Deutschendorf. I was actually listening to him the other day on my hour's long drive to see a friend.

[flowomo]

3. Seatrain

the one called "Seatrain" -- maybe someone else loved it, but no one that I know.

[Rick Myers]

5. Jon Anderson (of Yes)

solo album from the mid 70's "Olias of Sunhillow." The Carpenter's Christmas Album. Anything by Al Stewart!

Yikes!!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Oh, I'll bet people dug 'Year of the Cat'

[Rick Myers]

17. Al is a GREAT lyricist

I've seen him live alot, and he's a great guy. I recall taking him and Peter White and other band guys to see DEVO at a club in Florida. There we are, drinking red wine and watching Devo! Surreal...

[Rev. Day-Bu]

39. You're disqualified, too!

I love "Olias of Sunhillow." Too bad Jon never again did a solo album that lived up to it. "Olias" really showcased how critical Jon was to Yes.

[sendero]

105. Olias...

... was good. Of course, each member of Yes at the time (1975 ish) did a solo project.

Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow - a bit syrupy but very original and interesting. My second favorite of the lot.

Chris Squire - Fish Out of Water - my favorite of the bunch. An almost jazzy record that would have been stellar except for the fact that Chris really cannot sing

Steve Howe - Beginnings - not bad, a few really good tracks. But overall not exceptional.

Patrick Moraz - I - A dizzying melange of classical, electronic coupled with a 'rock opera' type theme. Interesting, probably his best record and he did many

Alan White - Ramshackled - Forgettable pop pap IMHO.

[NewHampster]

7. Blodwyn Pig

http://www.fridhammar.com/xblodwynp.html



I own it and nobody ever heard it.

1970ish

[Screaming Lord Byron]

11. Never heard it, I'm afraid.

[Rick Myers]

14. I think I MAY have seen them LIVE!!!

Not quite sure... I was young, but my friends brother ran a sound company, so at 13-14 we were able to go to rock shows with all access...

Remember "Glass Harp?"

[Rev. Day-Bu]

40. Jethro Tull's cousin.

That's sort of what Blodwyn Pig was. A pretty weird band, but I definitely prefer Tull.

[VOX]

75. "Dear Jill" is a great song!

Had the original vinyl album, and now on import CD.

:toast:

[havocmom]

10. Soundtrack of the original Muppet Movie

My daughter was always so embarrassed by that album and made sure her friends knew it was "mom's record".

John Denver is good too, but I have to play it when home alone.... hey, I am home alone right now...

[BigMcLargehuge]

12. The Cardigans albums Life and First Band in the Moon

Great pop. Nina Persson's vocals just ooze sexuality. Their covers of Black Sabbath songs are great.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

15. You're disqualified. I too love both those records.

Gran Turismo and Emmerdale are good too. I love The Cardigans.

[BigMcLargehuge]

21. dang... at least I know someone else who like them :)

I will pick up the earlier ones at my earlier convenience.

:)

Happy Meal makes me randy... go figure.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

71. love 'em too - as well as gran turismo

and am looking forward to the long-delayed american release of their newest one in april

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

72. POP by U2

hated by many, but I thought it was a great bit of social commentary on the state ofart, religion, politics, and the world in the late 90s

[Screaming Lord Byron]

13. I could also add the entire Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynki

collection. I love Welsh psychedelia.

[Mike Daniels]

106. Good to someone else likes Gorky's

SFA is actually pretty well-known but I do think Gorky's has remained off the general radar.

No one ever looks at me oddly anymore whenever I tell them the name of the band but no-one ever recognizes the name either.

Both great bands that produce consistently interesting work.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

125. Yep. I was listening to Phantom Power last night.

That's a great record.

[Donkeyboy75]

144. You are DQ'ed

I like SFA as well.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

16. Guess what...

"Punch the Clock" is my favorite EC album. "TKO" is one of my favorite EC songs. The horns are incredible ("Mouth Almighty").

Kinda remember the Go-Betweens, and I'm ambivalent on the Aphex Twin thingie.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

18. Punch the Clock is a great capital 'P' pop album.

Maybe that's it, maybe people think it's shallow, without the depth of an 'Imperial Bedroom', which I personally don't enjoy half as much.

I only really put the Aphex Twin because I knew that no one else out there would likely be a fan of it (with one possible exception)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

22. People hated his Bacharach stuff...

I thought Elvis and Burt are a perfect fit. Yes it is kinda cheesy, but in a cool nostalgic way. "Shipbuilding" and "Almost Blue" is positively Bacharach anyway. Thoughtfully produced does not always equal shallow.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

24. 'God Give Me Strength' is great.

[grannylib]

67. I loved that...odd collaboration but produced some stellar music.

[Skip Intro]

19. I may be the only DUer who thinks KISS had some good songs

Album wise, I really, really liked, and still do, KISS Alive (the first live album by them). There may be some nostalgia effect at work, but I still love that album. I think Animalize was good too. But I've never seen a positive comment here about any music by them. And in my non-cyber existence, I know of only one other person who'll say "cool" when I want to listen to a Kiss cd.

its the damnedest thing

[Screaming Lord Byron]

20. No, I like some of their stuff.

Hey, I even have a sneaking love for 'I Was Made For Loving You', even though I know it's terrible. I just can't help myself.

[Rick Myers]

23. Naw... I liked them back in the day!

Kiss were cool. Good stuff up till the 1st big ALIVE album!

How about "Angel" and "Pavlov's Dog?" Both were bands...

[x-g.o.p.er]

142. I was a member of the KISS army!!!

I absolutely love their stuff

[Wickerman]

25. I'm ALL over Blood and Chocolate _ I love Berlin - Lou Reed

for some reason others hate that era.

Another LP I love - Terence Boylan - Suzy (LA late 70's power pop guilty pleasure) Hey, Chevy Chase played organ on one song.

Scud Mountain Boys - Massachusetts

[Screaming Lord Byron]

27. I love Berlin, and the Scud Mountain Boys / Pernice Bros.

I suppose I could have added 'Overcome by Happiness' to my list.

[Wickerman]

31. see Joe Perncie solo if you get the chance

or, of course as a band, any incarnation. I think there is going to be a new Scud Mountian Boys LP, pretty confident there is a Chappaquidick Skyline CD in the works. I can listen to his pure voice all day long and man, does he have some dark lyrics. Shoulda known you would be all over the Pernice family of bands, SLB. :thumbsup:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

34. Hell yeah. Great American melancholia.

[Paragon]

26. The Transformers Movie soundtrack

Guilty pleasure 80's rock & an outstanding score by Vince DiCola, who also did the score for Rocky IV.

And yes, I played with the toys when I was a kid. :silly:

[loafie]

90. Transformers

I agree, that is a great soundtrack. Years ago, before we had a computer and internet, my older brother searched every music store on long island looking for it and eventually had to special order it. We still rock out to 'dare' and 'you've the touch'.

[Paragon]

108. I wore out the tape years ago

...then I was flipping through the soundtracks section of my local Borders & there it was, for like 7 or 8 bucks. :)

[asthmaticeog]

28. Neil Diamond's early stuff

Actually, gooey mainstream pop from that era in general, Neil Diamond (The Jewish Elvis) in particular. It's NOT ironic, dammit -- the tunes and production are freakin' great!

On edit: Also, "Trans" by Neil Young. That album was so hated when it came out, but I always thought it was cool as hell.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

29. My wife went to see him last year.

With her mum.
I can't imagine going to see a gig with my mother, but Neil can bring 'em all in.

[asthmaticeog]

36. Ever see "Neil Diamond Parking Lot?"

It's a short film shot in the parking lot of a stadium... let me back up a bit. Weird documentarian Jeff Krulick made a short called "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" in like 1986 or so, documenting Judas Priest fans hanging out before their concert. Ten years later to the day, the same venue was host to a Neil Diamond show, so Krulick went back to do a sequel. I'm not sure which one's scarier. The mantronly hausfrauen at the '90s Neil Diamond show are every bit as worrisomely obsessive as the '80s Priestheads. Hilarious. Same director has also done "Harry Potter Parking Lot," (figure it out) "Obsessed With Jews" (about a non-jew who collects TONS of memorabilia of jewish celebs) and a doc on a guy with what may be the world's largest privately-owned porn collection.

edit:spelling

[Screaming Lord Byron]

37. Man, I'd love to see some of those. "Obsessed with Jews"

that sounds like it could either be great or terrifying.

[asthmaticeog]

41. OWJ

is the only one I cited that I haven't seen - a friend of mine runs an indie-shorts festival (I used to help out when I was unemployed) and tries to get at least one or two of Krulick's pieces in every year, but I was putting out some kind of fire when OWJ came on, much to my regret.

But anyway, all of Kruick's stuff that I've seen is both great AND terrifying. That might be the point - he does seem to deal with obsessive people a lot.

edit: can't freakin' spell tonight...

[camero]

30. Well, not many like Heart here

But I do. :)

[Wickerman]

33. I liked the Dog side of Dog and Butterfly, if that counts.

[camero]

35. They count

I had Dreamboat Annie and Alone.

[mvd]

32. Hootie And The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View

The subject of jokes by many - but I really like it. :hi:

Just got the obscure Baby Blue by Mary Lou Lord - love her style! It's folkier than I thought. Thanks to who recommended this album.

[fameless]

101. Come on, everyone secretly loves that album

Hootie that is.

[Rev. Day-Bu]

38. "Stained Glass Stories" by Cathedral

Extremely Obscure but mind-blowing.

[skooooo]

42. Street Legal by BOB DYLAN!!!

"Gentlemen, he said,
I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,
I've moved your mountains and marked your cards
But Eden is burning, either brace yourself for elimination
Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards."

-- Changing of the Guards (Bob Dylan, 1978)

[Wickerman]

43. Changing of the Guards is what came to mind when I saw your

header there. Great stuff.

[skooooo]

45. Cool, I'm glad someone else knows the album!!

I heard Dylan sing that song (Changing of the Guard) in concert in 1978 when I was 14. Never been the same since!! That song is followed by the very raunch, sexy "New Pony".

Good album, but then I really love Dylan!!

[Wickerman]

48. I was about 16, liked Dylan

a friend of mine went off to college and left me with his Dylan collection (pretty complete for 1978). When he returned he was shocked to hear that I had mainly listened to Street Legal.

Would love to see him do Guard in concert. Count yerself lucky.

[skooooo]

50. You can always find bootlegged concerts from that time period....

....and hear him sing it. I'm so glad there are people in DU that appreciate Dylan. Bet you don't have a Dylan shot glass and ashtray though, huh?? LOL!!!

[Wickerman]

54. No, but I have the Saved gospel Speeches

minibook. The shot glass would rock. :)

[skooooo]

57. Gospel speeches are pretty classic.....

...I think Dylan was in a major crash mode after his divorce. I thought "Shot of Love" was his strongest album, at least musically from this time period.

Have to admit, at 15-16 I was a little shocked by his sudden conversion and took the opportunity to delve into his older stuff that I had been to young to hear.

What about the concert album "Before the Flood"?? That was probably the first Dylan album I bought. It's still among my top 2-3. He really ROCKS HARD in it.

Yay Bob.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

46. Senor is a great tune!

I love all Dylan even his christain stuff..he can do no wrong..

[skooooo]

51. Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) <--- ehem...

Senor, senor, do you know where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
Seems like I been down this way before.
Is there any truth in that, senor?

Senor, senor, do you know where she is hidin'?
How long are we gonna be ridin'?
How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door?
Will there be any comfort there, senor?

There's a wicked wind still blowin' on that upper deck,
There's an iron cross still hanging down from around her neck.
There's a marchin' band still playin' in that vacant lot
Where she held me in her arms one time and said, "Forget me not."

Senor, senor, I can see that painted wagon,
I can smell the tail of the dragon.
Can't stand the suspense anymore.
Can you tell me who to contact here, senor?

Well, the last thing I remember before I stripped and kneeled
Was that trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field.
A gypsy with a broken flag and a flashing ring
Said, "Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing."

Senor, senor, you know their hearts is as hard as leather.
Well, give me a minute, let me get it together.
I just gotta pick myself up off the floor.
I'm ready when you are, senor.

Senor, senor, let's disconnect these cables,
Overturn these tables.
This place don't make sense to me no more.
Can you tell me what we're waiting for, senor?


Copyright © 1978 Special Rider Music

[hyphenate]

47. I must be weird

Either that or I spent too much of the 70s at movies. One album which I get a lot of rolled eyes on is the soundtrack to a movie that gets panned regularly.

For some reason, I really love "Paint Your Wagon" both the movie and the soundtrack. Some people just think I have bad taste.....

[skooooo]

52. Rodgers and Hammerstein??

Or?

[hyphenate]

139. I'm pretty sure

it was Lerner and Lowe.

[mac56]

84. We had that soundtrack album when I was a kid.

Lee Marvin singing "I Was Born Under A Wandering Star" could have been a Tom Waits outtake.

It also featured two (?) songs by Clint Eastwood, and "Hand Me Down That Can Of Beans" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

49. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Rattlesnakes

Played it 5 times a day everyday on a Mexican surf trip one year back in the 80's...I still need to hear it weekly.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

78. I liked that, myself.

[fudge stripe cookays]

88. Lloyd's one of my favorites!

My favorite is still the Eponymous one sans Commotions.

[arewethereyet]

53. any Full Moon Ensemble will do

was listening while my daughter was in flute lesson, almost cried that singer just leaves me limp

[Zookeeper]

55. Wow! Where do I start...

I choose "Heroes & Villains," music inspired by the Powerpuff Girls. It's a compilation I bought because it had songs by Frank Black, Shonen Knife and Devo, but it led me to check out the other bands on the CD. Komeda and Dressy Bessy have ended up being two of my favorites.

[Colin Ex]

56. A few of my picks

Powaqqatsi by Philip Glass. Maybe nobody I know likes it because all my friends are scenesters, oi.

Yo La Tengo's Summer Sun. My YLT friends hate it because it's too chill, or something.

French Toast. Underrated to the max.

I am also the one person in the entire universe who liked "On A Wire" by the Get up Kids.

-C

[mitchum]

58. "Their Satanic Majesties Request"...

naaa...just kidding...it really does suck.
I also hate it.

[Westegg]

60. Crazy thing, though? I love it. Well, not "love." "Like hard..."

[Gemini Cat]

64. I actually loved "Their Satanic Majesties Request."

You're in good company, Brian Jones hated it as well.
"Beggar's Banquet" (which was the last Jones played on before he died) was better of course, but TSMR was up there for me.

Flags are flying dollar bills from the tops of concrete hills...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

79. There are some good songs in TSMR.

Citadel, She's A Rainbow, 2000 Light Years....

[robertpaulsen]

134. Oh yeah! SPLHCB's bastard cousin!

One of my all time guilty pleasures.

[absyntheNsugar]

59. Black Sabbath "Never Say Die"

Excellent album! Black Sabbath does Jazz! (with Ozzy no less!)

[Westegg]

61. "Live! In the Air Age" by Be-Bop Deluxe

[LastKnight]

62. "permission to land" by the darkness

its cheesy, but its funny, first time i listend to it i laughed my ass off all night cause i was thinking queen the whole time.

-LK

[Fenris]

73. The song "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" is hilarious!

GET YOUR HANDS OFF A MY WOMAN MOTHERFUUUUUUUUUCKAAAAAHHHH!

[TOhioLiberal]

63. Mine would be....

the Sound of Music soundtrack.
also, They Might Be Giants, 'Flood'

[Screaming Lord Byron]

80. Nah, loads of people like 'Flood', surely.

[bigmonkey]

65. Two, a song and an album.

Song: Rolling Stones "We Love You"
It was inspired by their stay in a British jail, and features the Beatles without attribution. Always gets me, especially in how it presents a really aggressive, in-your-face, radical acceptance kind of love that was making a surprise appearance in the world at that time. Strange and wonderful, but you need a good recording to appreciate it.

Album (available as a CD now): Escalator Over The Hill
An opera of sorts by jazz composer Carla Bley, using her technique of using transcriptions of the best parts of jam sessions as the basis for her compositions. Participants: Don Cherry, Linda Ronstadt, John McLaughlin, Jack Bruce, Gato Barbieri, Bley, many others. Barbieri's sax is so feeling-filled it's like a character. Most people say it's hard to listen to, but I think it's both funny and sublime. (According to Bley, the funny was intentional.)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

81. Yeah, I like We Love You. Ever see the promo video?

Wilde, man.

[woofless]

66. Anything by Shawn Phillips.

Anyone else into him?

[chiburb]

116. Shawn Phillips is my all-time # 1 composer/singer!

And also a personal friend...

http://www.shawnphillips.com

[grannylib]

68. Climax Blues Band "Rich Man" all my friends hated it...

[Zinfandel]

69. Chuck E Wiess

[TheMightyFavog]

70. Styx: Kilroy was Here

End of Line.

[PVnRT]

74. Judging by the opinions of most around here

about half of my CD collection would probably qualify.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

82. Come on! Out with 'em. Let us judge you!

[drhilarius]

76. I love a bum named Al.

[VOX]

77. Captain Beefheart's "Safe As Milk" -- his first album...

And probably his most accessable. Not many people can stand it, though.

Ry Cooder plays guitar on most of the cuts -- I have this thing going in the car all the time!

"Eeeeeeleeeectriiiicityyyy!"

[Whitacre D_WI]

126. I thought Beefheart's first was "Mirror Man."

"Safe as Milk" sure is a great record, though.

[david_vincent]

83. The British Modbeats

Not British, but from St. Catharines, Ontario. Their one album is extremely hard to track down now. I think it's been reissued on CD, but not sure about that.
A very good (not great) album by some guys who were completely living in a dream world. In their minds they were on Carnaby Street in London (the picture on the cover proves it) but in reality they were just a few brave young guys who felt totally alienated from the reality of Canadian suburbia in the 60s. The album suffers more from choice of material than performance, as their chops are evident throughout, and the singer's voice is perfectly suited to the music. Their version of Somebody Help Me is THE best.

[Zookeeper]

87. I'll check that out.

If you appreciate that particular sound, you might like a now pretty much defunct band from St. Paul called "Faux Jean." Their best album is "Kiss Life on the Lips."

[FunBobbyMucha]

85. "She's the Boss" by Mick Jagger

Firmly rejected by most Stones fans, I think this is stronger than any album the band made since Tattoo You. "Just another night," the titular track, "Lonely at the Top," all good songs and a hellavalot more fun than "Undercover of the Night."

[LynzM]

86. Atwater and Donnelly

"Where the Wild Birds do Whistle"

Freakin' obscure, Batman ;)

[The Spirit of JFK]

91. Hey, I know them!

I mean actually KNOW them. Aubrey's (Atwater) family and mine go way back.

They ARE pretty good, too.

[fudge stripe cookays]

89. Wonder Stuff- Construction for the Modern Idiot

I've never found another fan, but I adore it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

92. I prefered 'Never Loved Elvis' myself.

Saw them on that tour. Still, 'Construction...' isn't bad, particularly 'Hot Love Now' and 'Cabin Fever'

[dolo amber]

93. Baader Meinhof

I know of about 3 people who have ever even heard this (though in fairness they all love it, but still...)



Baader Meinhof
Hut Records

Luke Haines must be a frustrated individual. Although his main band, The Auteurs, has released three critically-lauded LPs, it can't seem to get arrested in its native UK. Same goes for North America, where lack of interest has prevented The Auteurs from ever touring overseas.

After the release and subsequent commercial failure of the band's third and best CD, After Murder Park, Haines put The Auteurs on the backburner and formed this side project – the experimental and mysterious Baader Meinhof.

This self-titled debut is Haines' opportunity to indulge in musical and lyrical content that wouldn't be suitable if released under the guise of The Auteurs. Thematically, Baader Meinhof exposes Haines' obsession with politics, terrorism and international crime. Most of the lyrics read like either the twisted writings of a vengeful extremist or the fanatical ravings of a political activist.

In the concluding track, Baader Meinhof, Haines quietly sings, "Ali Fatah in Palestine with the P.L.O./She put the kids in a P.F.L.P. camp/It's a sham - suicide patricide/Rich kid with a gun." Meanwhile, the sparse "Back On The Farm" sees Haines growl, "Your spineless mass and your spineless man/This is the hate socialist collective/All mental health corrected."

Even if you don't know what he's going on about, Baader Meinhof is still a captivating listen. The instrumentation and arrangements are minimal and the unusual combination of percussion, guitar and strings works incredibly well. Most of the songs here, oddly enough, are nothing but three-minute pop songs which have been mutated by off-kilter lyrics and unconventional arrangements.

Like the work of The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof will almost certainly go unnoticed, but the precious few who do hear this album will undoubtedly wonder why they hadn't heard of Luke Haines before.

–Mark Pytlik

http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/1997/April/02/Entertainment4.htm

[Screaming Lord Byron]

94. Ha! I take your Baader Meinhof and raise you 'After Murder Park'

Like you expected someone else to respond? }(

[dolo amber]

96. Bah!!

Foiled again...I'll get you yet, Lord Byron!!

*shakes crazy stick*

:P

[LDS Jock]

95. Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits

and yes I'm serious. I listen to this all the time.

[chenGOD]

97. Surfing On Sine Waves is great.

The Aphex album I love that others don't so much is "Ventolin"

Otherwise
Tool-"Opiate" This record is what I wish Tool were still putting out. Lateralus was alright in it's proggish sort of way, but man, compared to Opiate or Undertow...

and ummm...i dunno..can't think straight right now.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

98. Curses! I thought I was the only one (expect for maybe Dolo Amber)

I believe she also likes Mad Richard. Am I right?

[dolo amber]

99. Richard D. James

is *only* God... ;)

:bounce:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

100. Hmm. That puts the Windowlicker video in a different light.

A different, scary light.

[chenGOD]

103. Do you know that RDJ does not appear in that video once?

Swear on my right nipple, he spent the entire video shoot on the sides playing chess or something like that.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

110. Doesn't surprise me in the least, given what we know of the guy.

[dolo amber]

104. Yoink!

I may have to rethink that altogether...:o

I LOVE that vid, btw! :D :loveya:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

111. It's a deeply terrifying classic.

[chenGOD]

112. If RDJ is god, what does that make Tom Jenkinson?

well?






















*I actually like Aphex just slightly more than Squarepusher...slightly though.

[dolo amber]

113. Squarepusher likes to make

uninteresting noise on occassion...at least RDJ's noise is generally entertaining. ;)

Just my opinion. I don't work for the man or anything. :D

[chenGOD]

115. Damn I was hoping for an answer like "the anti-christ"

or something....along those lines.

How can I argue an opinion, consarnit. :think:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

117. You're the anti-christ.

Respond to that and it'll be post #666 for you. Fitting, eh?

[chenGOD]

119. Ba dum tish...

Thanks all, I'll be here until the rapture rolls around.

[MissMillie]

102. Octave by the Moody Blues

Also a group called Tribe put out a CD called "Abort"... I liked that one a lot.

[sendero]

107. A bunch of them!

But I'll stick to two:

Passion Play by Jethro Tull. His own band almost turned against him over this record but I think it is brilliant. Musically, lyrically, thematically excellent. Weighty themes delivered with tongue in cheek. Classic Tull.

The Meninblack by The Stranglers. These punkers went new wave and did this incredible record with silly lyrics (theme: meninblack are aliens who are growing humans for food) but music that makes up for it. Their punker fans were largely not amused. Along with Wall of Voodoo, one of the finest examples of the brief but not forgotten new wave genre.

[proud patriot]

109. Saga ....On the Loose

[chefgirl]

114. The one that always comes to mind

Whenever anyone asks that question, the album I always think of is
Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed.

I LOVED this album as a teenager, and all my friends were convinced I had gone off the deep end. Oh well......
Since then, I have yet to meet one person who will admit to liking that album.
Not so obscure, either.

-chef-

[Donkeyboy75]

146. I own that album, and it still spends plenty of time in the player.

It's one of those CDs that I forget about...but when I'm browsing the collection it seems to pop out regularly.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

118. Missing Persons - Spring Session M

[ProfessorGAC]

123. You're Not Alone

What a terrific band that was. Bozzio and Cuccurulo were two of the most underrated players in rock history! That album is a masterpiece.
The Professor

[tsakshaug]

120. cowboy mouth

Cowboy Mouth-Easy
they are not a country band

also

Blotto-across and down

[redqueen]

138. I like Cowboy Mouth too

Definitely not country. :)

[Burma Jones]

121. Journey to the Center of the Earth - Rick Wakeman

Overblown, but I like it DAMMIT

[tsakshaug]

124. I like most of Wakeman

Including this one
not as good as White Rock and some others but I will play it

[cleofus1]

122. kenneth j alford

his favorite marches!

[Whitacre D_WI]

127. "Foghat Live"

I can't go more than a month without hearing "Fool for the City."

[Screaming Lord Byron]

128. A whole month without Foghat?

:scared:

[mvd]

129. Here are more great obscure albums

In addition to Baby Blue by Mary Lou Lord -

Letters To Cleo - Go!
Kay Hanley - Cherry Marmalade
Abra Moore - all of hers
Jo Davidson - Kiss Me There
Laura Dawn - Believer
Ron Sexsmith - Cobblestone Runway
Nina Gordon - Tonight And The Rest Of My Life
Maren Ord - Waiting
Kasey Chambers - The Captain, Barricades And Brickwalls
Thea Gilmore - Avalanche
Bree Sharp - More B.S. (can't really put Cheap And Evil Girl because it had a big hit)
Painkillers - Medicine For The Soul
If you consider Jayhawks, Dar Williams, and New Pornographers obsure, I'd list all Jayhawks albums, Beauty Of The Rain, The Green World, Electric Version
Kina - self-titled
Edie Brickell - Volcano
Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
Plumb - Beautiful Lumps of Coal
Cat Power - You Are Free
Cindy Alexander - See Red and Smash
Leona Naess - I Tried To Rock You But You Only Roll, self-titled

And more..

[Screaming Lord Byron]

130. I was just listening to Cobblestone Runway the other night.

Very good.

[tigereye]

131. The Cry of the Loon

meditation tape

Brenda Kahn Epiphany In Brooklyn

[tigerbeat]

132. "Amused to Death" - Roger Waters

i know waters fans who hate this album. personally i think it's his best solo album.

[battleknight24]

133. October Project's self-titled debut; the Corrs "Forgiven Not Forgotten"

Critics were less than crazy about October Projects self-titled 1993 debut album, but its one of the few albums on amazon.com that has a perfect 5 star rating, based on about 100 reviews. A lot of people make fun of the Corrs light pop-rock sound, but very few have heard their more sophisticated, deeper debut "Forgiven Not Forgotten;" I own over 100 CD's, and these 2 are in my personal top 5!

Also, the 5 song EP from November Project is a gem... unfortunately, almost no one has heard of this band...


Peace,

[Insider]

135. Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall

well, since this thread is still around. i wasn't gonna do it, but

this album is one the best for popular music or girl group. production is impeccable. lyrics are catchy. beats are fierce danceable. slow tracks are really beautiful.

[redqueen]

137. La Bottine Souriante - Chic & Swell

French Canadian folk music - gotta love it!

[LTR]

140. Anything by Billy Joel

People here seem to hate the guy, but I love his music.

[x-g.o.p.er]

141. "Grab a Root and Growl" by the Sons of Ralph...

A local band in Asheville NC that plays the most ass-kickin' bluegrass I have ever heard.

[Coventina]

143. Madonna - "American Life"

I think this album was seriously overlooked.

It took me a few listens, but I SERIOUSLY think that Madonna has matured into a thoughtful commentator on life in the 21st Century.

[TroubleMan]

145. "Return of the Boom Bap" by KRS-One

It's a hip hop classic, but hardly anybody's heard of it.

[neverborn]

147. T.A.T.U - 200km/h in the wrong lane

;)

[Donkeyboy75]

148. Tuxedomoon - "desire"

Primitive techno...the West Coast version of Kraftwerk...well, not really. They tried too hard to be European, but if you can put that aside the song "Incubus (Blue Suit)" is one of my all-time favorites.

[Norbert]

149. City Boy - Book Early

City Boy was kind of a powered up Electric Light Orchestra. I always thought 5-7-0-5 was a cool song with a lot of energy.

[Dees]

150. The Stranger.....Billy Joel