what's YOUR favourite album ever recorded and why?

[jannissary]

The Creator has a Master Plan and Journey in Satchidinanda are two of my favourite albums. Incredible pieces of work.

I love Sun Ra too, but more as a singles artist.

In terms of other genres…

My favourite metal albums are Emperor’s In the Nightside Eclipse and Black Sabbath’s Master of Reality.

Reggae: The Congos - Heart of the Congos.

Country: Townes van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter.

Hiphop: Nas’ Illmatic.

its incredible how much great music has been made in the past century.

i’ve only got into sun ra recently but it’s good listening. def an alternate to the jazz i usually listen to but it’s phenomenal stuff.

it’s cliche to say, but a lot of charles mingus’ work was outstanding. mingus ah um, mingus x5 & the black saint and the dinner lady are all supremely excellent

 

[catscratchfever]

The Creator has a Master Plan and Journey in Satchidinanda are two of my favourite albums. Incredible pieces of work.

I love Sun Ra too, but more as a singles artist.

In terms of other genres…

My favourite metal albums are Emperor’s In the Nightside Eclipse and Black Sabbath’s Master of Reality.

Reggae: The Congos - Heart of the Congos.

Country: Townes van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter.

Hiphop: Nas’ Illmatic.

its incredible how much great music has been made in the past century.

Oh yeeeeah, Journey by Alice Coltrane is monumental! Ditto The Congos with Lee Perry at the controls.

I saw Pharoah Sanders (RIP) play and sing The Creator when he played Melbourne in 2015. It’s the only time I’ve ever cried at a gig, it was so so beautiful.

I love music waaaaay more than I care about footy.

 

[SSwans2011]

Trying to pick one or even do a list was giving me a headache so I've stolen Makeshift Park's idea and picked a dozen and rather then trying to pick my exact favourite 12, I've tried to make it representative of my favourite styles of music.

Pharaoh Sanders - Black Unity

Djeli Moussa Diawara - Djeli Moussa Diawara

RRI Gamelan - Klenengan Session of Solonese Gamelan

Alice Coltrane Sextet - Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972

Billy Woods - Aethiopes

Hariprasad Chaurasia & Kishori Amonkar - Ragas: Lalit & Sindhi Bhairavi

Dadawah - Peace and Love

ኃይሉ መርጊያ [Hailu Mergia] / ዋሊያስ ባንድ Walias Band] - ዘራፌ

Julia Holter - Aviary

Exuma - Exuma

The Drones - I See Seaweed

Muhammad Yaqub, Ghulam Muhammad Qalinbaf, Abdul Rahman Lohn & Mushtaq Ahmed - Concert Freiburg (Germany), 16th June 1984

Dark Magus was recorded in 1974. Agreed, incredible album!

You're right, recorded 74 and released 77. That run he was on then was just absurd, especially the latter part with the electric stuff. It's funny, most of my favourite jazz albums aren't electric, but those electric Miles albums are just something else.

 

[the avoca drover]

The Creator has a Master Plan and Journey in Satchidinanda are two of my favourite albums. Incredible pieces of work.

I love Sun Ra too, but more as a singles artist.

In terms of other genres…

My favourite metal albums are Emperor’s In the Nightside Eclipse and Black Sabbath’s Master of Reality.

Reggae: The Congos - Heart of the Congos.

Country: Townes van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter.

Hiphop: Nas’ Illmatic.

its incredible how much great music has been made in the past century.

Master Of Reality is a ripper.

 

[the avoca drover]

So difficult to narrow down but I'll attempt a Top 5 (too hard) Top 10 in chronological order of release. In these days of files and streaming I'm less inclined to have/listen to full abums and have more best ofs, compliations and single tracks... but these were all albums I bought on vinyl or CD and have stood the test of time. Bit of a cheat as there are some live albums but it helped cull the list

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969). Produced by Jimmy Page so there as some self-indulgent moments but I love every track even the cheesy balads and the one that references Lord of the Rings (Ramble On)

Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya Ya's Out! (1970). Could have said Sticky Fingers or Let It Bleed but this live album has a lot of my favourite tracks and energy to burn. Mick Taylor era the best Stones lineup ever IMO

B.B. King - Live at Cook County Jail (1971). Some great medleys and the part in the intro when the inmates boo the sherrif always makes me laugh. Memories of living in Fitzroy in the 80s when this got played every sunny weekend

AC/DC - High Voltage (1976 international release). Bon's lyrics and vocals are the best, **** BJ. Actually a mix of the TNT and High Voltage albums so you get Long Way to the Shop, TNT and of course High Voltage.

Blondie - Parrallel Lines (1978). Their 3rd album and the one that launched them from CBGBs new wave/punk darlings to international pop stars. Packed with hits and a Buddy Holly cover. Hanging on the Telephone is also a cover BTW

Bowie - Stage (1978). Upbeat versions from multiple concerts, Bowie was at his charismatic peak with hits including Ziggy Stardust (I actually like the Bauhaus cover), Station to Station, TVC15, Heroes and some rarer tracks. Adrian Belew on guitar

Jamiroquai - Return of the Space Cowboy (1994). Their second album and the one that broke them internationally. Just Another Story, Light Years and The Kids could be from James Brown soundtrack, before they went on to poppier tunes

EBTG - Temperamental (1999). Deep house classic, produced by Deep Dish and with the inimitable voice of Tracey Thorn (Massive Attack/Protection). Their last album before taking a long break so it had to last us a while, and it did

DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist - Brainfreeze (1999). Two extended live turntable mixes of original 60s/70s soul/funk vinyl singles, one by each DJ. They later released a breaks album with the original tracks as well before Shadow went D'n'B

The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000). Puts me in a good mood every time. Slightly annoying that the flow of the well-blended tracks is interrupted by Frontier Psychiatrist but otherwise, near perfect. Featuring DJ Dexter Fabay



But then you're missing Kind of Blue - often considered his best - not to mention Sketches of Spain, Birth of the Cool, Milestones, Round About Midnight and others Personally I'm not so keen on his electronic and fusion work, or free jazz in general. Prefer hard bop, big band/swing and cool jazz.

These are the jazz albums in my iTunes:

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Led Zepplin ll was the first album I heard played on a “quadraphonic” player. I thought listening to Whole Lotta Love was the best thing I’d ever heard. I’ve got a few Led Zep albums but went off them as I got older because of the self indulgence you mentioned. And some of the songs go on forever.

 

[catscratchfever]

Trying to pick one or even do a list was giving me a headache so I've stolen Makeshift Park's idea and picked a dozen and rather then trying to pick my exact favourite 12, I've tried to make it representative of my favourite styles of music.

Pharaoh Sanders - Black Unity

Djeli Moussa Diawara - Djeli Moussa Diawara

RRI Gamelan - Klenengan Session of Solonese Gamelan

Alice Coltrane Sextet - Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972

Billy Woods - Aethiopes

Hariprasad Chaurasia & Kishori Amonkar - Ragas: Lalit & Sindhi Bhairavi

Dadawah - Peace and Love

ኃይሉ መርጊያ [Hailu Mergia] / ዋሊያስ ባንድ Walias Band] - ዘራፌ

Julia Holter - Aviary

Exuma - Exuma

The Drones - I See Seaweed

Muhammad Yaqub, Ghulam Muhammad Qalinbaf, Abdul Rahman Lohn & Mushtaq Ahmed - Concert Freiburg (Germany), 16th June 1984

You're right, recorded 74 and released 77. That run he was on then was just absurd, especially the latter part with the electric stuff. It's funny, most of my favourite jazz albums aren't electric, but those electric Miles albums are just something else.

Hailu Mergia - excellent choice!

I’ve been to Ethiopia many times. There is so much incredible music there (old and new) that never gets released in the west.

Then there is the more well-known stuff - Ethio-jazz, starting with the legend that is Mulatu Astatke… I’ll name drop and say that I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2016. Also mates with his brother-in-law who lives in Norway, where there is a growing community of Habesha people. Fantastic people, fantastic music.

 

[jannissary]

since i've had some free time this morning/afternoon, i've thought hard and made (using "data" based off of my listens and overall how much i've enjoyed the albums themselves) a top 100 favourite albums of yours truly.

1. Sweet Trip - Velocity Comfort Design
2. Dystopia - The Aftermath
3. Lord Snow - Solitude
4. Parannoul (파란노을) - To see the next part of the dream
5. Sweet Trip - You Will Never Know Why
6. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
7. Orchid - Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow
8. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
9. Advantage Lucy - Goodbye
10. Boris - Pink
11. Uboa - The Origin of My Depression
12. Boris - Heavy Rocks
13. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
14. The Gerogerigegege - Tokyo Anal Dynamie
15. Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
16. Slowdive - Souvlaki
17. Boris - Amplifier Worship
18. Hella - Hold Your Horse Is
19. A Silver Mt. Zion - He has left us alone but shafts of light sometimes grace the corners of our rooms
20. Can - Tago Mago
21. hakushi hasegawa - smokou hodo
22. Macine Girl - ...Because I'm Young Arrogant and Hate Everything You Stand For
23. Dalek - Absence
24. Converge - Jane Doe
25. Devo - Are We men? We Are DEVO
26. Dropdead - Dropdead
27. Deftones - Around the Fur
28. Christoph De Babelon - If you're into it, I'm out of it
29. Fugazi - Repeater
30. Marvin Gaye - What's Goin on
31. Chat Pile - Remove Your Skin Please
32. Injury Reserve - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
33. Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
34. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
35. Charles Mingus - Mingus x5
36. Machine Girl - wlfgrl
37. Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and The Voiced Concern
38. Lil Ugly Mane - Singles (concert exclusive)
39. loveliescurshing - bloweyelashwish
40. Dystopia - Dystopia
41. DJ Screw - All Screwed Up VOL. 2
42. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
43. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
44. Merzbow - Merzbeat
45. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
46. Clube Da Esquina - Clube De Esquina
47. Genesis Owusu - Smiling with no teeth
48. Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard
49. Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
50. Parannoul (파란노을) - After the Magic
51. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
52. Sd Laika - That's Harakiri
53. Sade - Love Deluxe
54. Portishead - Dummy
55. Parannoul (파란노을) - Downfall of Neon Youth
56. Slint - Spiderland
57. New Order - Power, Corruption, Lies
58. Burial - Untrue
59. The Microphones - The Glow Part 2
60. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
61. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
62. Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
63. Ween - Quebec
64. Yayayi - Yayayi
65. 光の緒 (Hikari no Itoguchi) - [untitled]
66. Slowdive - Slowdive
67. various artists/compilation album - mikgazer vol.1
68. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
69. Merzbow - Pulse Demon
70. Arcade Fire - Funeral
71. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
72. Blackout - Dreamworld
73. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
74. The Birthday Party - Junkyard
75. Yayayi - Unknown Soulseek Album
76. Charli XCX - brat
77. Machine Girl - U-void synthesiser
78. Chief Keef - Finally Rich
79. The Comes - NO SIDE
80. The Clash - London Calling
81. Daft Punk - Discovery
82. Limp Pumpo - Limp Pumpo
83. Slowdive - Pygmalion
84. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
85. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
86. David Bowie - Blackstar
87. Dream Dolphin - Angelic Conversation II
88. Deerhunter - Microcastle/agoraphobia
89. Gas - Pop
90. Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
91. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
92. Kairon ;IRSE! - Ujubasajuba
93. Dream Dolphin - LOVE EATING ALIEN
94. Kylie Minogue - Fever
95. Lift To Experience - The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads
96. Flume - Flume
97. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (deluxe edition)
98. Detones - White Pony
99. Earl Sweatshirt - I don't like shit, I don't go outside
100. Melvins - Stoner Witch.

I will happily explain any selection in this list to those willing to ask me "why".

i'll do a run down of anything slightly interesting when i get home from the gym in a while

 

[catscratchfever]

since i've had some free time this morning/afternoon, i've thought hard and made (using "data" based off of my listens and overall how much i've enjoyed the albums themselves) a top 100 favourite albums of yours truly. View attachment 2157254

1. Sweet Trip - Velocity Comfort Design
2. Dystopia - The Aftermath
3. Lord Snow - Solitude
4. Parannoul (파란노을) - To see the next part of the dream
5. Sweet Trip - You Will Never Know Why
6. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
7. Orchid - Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow
8. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
9. Advantage Lucy - Goodbye
10. Boris - Pink
11. Uboa - The Origin of My Depression
12. Boris - Heavy Rocks
13. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
14. The Gerogerigegege - Tokyo Anal Dynamie
15. Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
16. Slowdive - Souvlaki
17. Boris - Amplifier Worship
18. Hella - Hold Your Horse Is
19. A Silver Mt. Zion - He has left us alone but shafts of light sometimes grace the corners of our rooms
20. Can - Tago Mago
21. hakushi hasegawa - smokou hodo
22. Macine Girl - ...Because I'm Young Arrogant and Hate Everything You Stand For
23. Dalek - Absence
24. Converge - Jane Doe
25. Devo - Are We men? We Are DEVO
26. Dropdead - Dropdead
27. Deftones - Around the Fur
28. Christoph De Babelon - If you're into it, I'm out of it
29. Fugazi - Repeater
30. Marvin Gaye - What's Goin on
31. Chat Pile - Remove Your Skin Please
32. Injury Reserve - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
33. Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
34. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
35. Charles Mingus - Mingus x5
36. Machine Girl - wlfgrl
37. Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and The Voiced Concern
38. Lil Ugly Mane - Singles (concert exclusive)
39. loveliescurshing - bloweyelashwish
40. Dystopia - Dystopia
41. DJ Screw - All Screwed Up VOL. 2
42. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
43. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
44. Merzbow - Merzbeat
45. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
46. Clube Da Esquina - Clube De Esquina
47. Genesis Owusu - Smiling with no teeth
48. Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard
49. Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
50. Parannoul (파란노을) - After the Magic
51. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
52. Sd Laika - That's Harakiri
53. Sade - Love Deluxe
54. Portishead - Dummy
55. Parannoul (파란노을) - Downfall of Neon Youth
56. Slint - Spiderland
57. New Order - Power, Corruption, Lies
58. Burial - Untrue
59. The Microphones - The Glow Part 2
60. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
61. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
62. Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
63. Ween - Quebec
64. Yayayi - Yayayi
65. 光の緒 (Hikari no Itoguchi) - [untitled]
66. Slowdive - Slowdive
67. various artists/compilation album - mikgazer vol.1
68. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
69. Merzbow - Pulse Demon
70. Arcade Fire - Funeral
71. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
72. Blackout - Dreamworld
73. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
74. The Birthday Party - Junkyard
75. Yayayi - Unknown Soulseek Album
76. Charli XCX - brat
77. Machine Girl - U-void synthesiser
78. Chief Keef - Finally Rich
79. The Comes - NO SIDE
80. The Clash - London Calling
81. Daft Punk - Discovery
82. Limp Pumpo - Limp Pumpo
83. Slowdive - Pygmalion
84. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
85. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
86. David Bowie - Blackstar
87. Dream Dolphin - Angelic Conversation II
88. Deerhunter - Microcastle/agoraphobia
89. Gas - Pop
90. Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
91. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
92. Kairon ;IRSE! - Ujubasajuba
93. Dream Dolphin - LOVE EATING ALIEN
94. Kylie Minogue - Fever
95. Lift To Experience - The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads
96. Flume - Flume
97. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (deluxe edition)
98. Detones - White Pony
99. Earl Sweatshirt - I don't like shit, I don't go outside
100. Melvins - Stoner Witch.

I will happily explain any selection in this list to those willing to ask me "why".

i'll do a run down of anything slightly interesting when i get home from the gym in a while

I once had Can’s Damo Suzuki in a frontal bear-hug while yelling “We love you, Damo” about 2cm from his face. He smiled and took it in his stride. A sorely missed legend. RIP.

 

[jannissary]

I once had Can’s Damo Suzuki in a frontal bear-hug while yelling “We love you, Damo” about 2cm from his face. He smiled and took it in his stride. A sorely missed legend. RIP.

pretty amazing stuff, closest i’ve come to a famous person in that capacity was wondering past kylie minogue many years ago when i was too young to know who she was, but my mom noticed!

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Can't split them. A night at The Oprea is great too

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

A night at The Oprah is great too

Not as good as Duck Soup

 

[James Colorado]

The Creator has a Master Plan and Journey in Satchidinanda are two of my favourite albums. Incredible pieces of work.

I love Sun Ra too, but more as a singles artist.

In terms of other genres…

My favourite metal albums are Emperor’s In the Nightside Eclipse and Black Sabbath’s Master of Reality.

Reggae: The Congos - Heart of the Congos.

Country: Townes van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter.

Hiphop: Nas’ Illmatic.

its incredible how much great music has been made in the past century.

In the Nightside Eclipse was played in full at the Forum Theatre last year. A magical evening.

 

[SSwans2011]

since i've had some free time this morning/afternoon, i've thought hard and made (using "data" based off of my listens and overall how much i've enjoyed the albums themselves) a top 100 favourite albums of yours truly. View attachment 2157254

1. Sweet Trip - Velocity Comfort Design
2. Dystopia - The Aftermath
3. Lord Snow - Solitude
4. Parannoul (파란노을) - To see the next part of the dream
5. Sweet Trip - You Will Never Know Why
6. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
7. Orchid - Dance Tonight, Revolution Tomorrow
8. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
9. Advantage Lucy - Goodbye
10. Boris - Pink
11. Uboa - The Origin of My Depression
12. Boris - Heavy Rocks
13. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
14. The Gerogerigegege - Tokyo Anal Dynamie
15. Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
16. Slowdive - Souvlaki
17. Boris - Amplifier Worship
18. Hella - Hold Your Horse Is
19. A Silver Mt. Zion - He has left us alone but shafts of light sometimes grace the corners of our rooms
20. Can - Tago Mago
21. hakushi hasegawa - smokou hodo
22. Macine Girl - ...Because I'm Young Arrogant and Hate Everything You Stand For
23. Dalek - Absence
24. Converge - Jane Doe
25. Devo - Are We men? We Are DEVO
26. Dropdead - Dropdead
27. Deftones - Around the Fur
28. Christoph De Babelon - If you're into it, I'm out of it
29. Fugazi - Repeater
30. Marvin Gaye - What's Goin on
31. Chat Pile - Remove Your Skin Please
32. Injury Reserve - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
33. Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion
34. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
35. Charles Mingus - Mingus x5
36. Machine Girl - wlfgrl
37. Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and The Voiced Concern
38. Lil Ugly Mane - Singles (concert exclusive)
39. loveliescurshing - bloweyelashwish
40. Dystopia - Dystopia
41. DJ Screw - All Screwed Up VOL. 2
42. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
43. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
44. Merzbow - Merzbeat
45. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
46. Clube Da Esquina - Clube De Esquina
47. Genesis Owusu - Smiling with no teeth
48. Pig Destroyer - Prowler in the Yard
49. Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
50. Parannoul (파란노을) - After the Magic
51. Parquet Courts - Wide Awake!
52. Sd Laika - That's Harakiri
53. Sade - Love Deluxe
54. Portishead - Dummy
55. Parannoul (파란노을) - Downfall of Neon Youth
56. Slint - Spiderland
57. New Order - Power, Corruption, Lies
58. Burial - Untrue
59. The Microphones - The Glow Part 2
60. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
61. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
62. Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
63. Ween - Quebec
64. Yayayi - Yayayi
65. 光の緒 (Hikari no Itoguchi) - [untitled]
66. Slowdive - Slowdive
67. various artists/compilation album - mikgazer vol.1
68. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
69. Merzbow - Pulse Demon
70. Arcade Fire - Funeral
71. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
72. Blackout - Dreamworld
73. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
74. The Birthday Party - Junkyard
75. Yayayi - Unknown Soulseek Album
76. Charli XCX - brat
77. Machine Girl - U-void synthesiser
78. Chief Keef - Finally Rich
79. The Comes - NO SIDE
80. The Clash - London Calling
81. Daft Punk - Discovery
82. Limp Pumpo - Limp Pumpo
83. Slowdive - Pygmalion
84. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
85. Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
86. David Bowie - Blackstar
87. Dream Dolphin - Angelic Conversation II
88. Deerhunter - Microcastle/agoraphobia
89. Gas - Pop
90. Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
91. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
92. Kairon ;IRSE! - Ujubasajuba
93. Dream Dolphin - LOVE EATING ALIEN
94. Kylie Minogue - Fever
95. Lift To Experience - The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads
96. Flume - Flume
97. Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (deluxe edition)
98. Detones - White Pony
99. Earl Sweatshirt - I don't like shit, I don't go outside
100. Melvins - Stoner Witch.

I will happily explain any selection in this list to those willing to ask me "why".

i'll do a run down of anything slightly interesting when i get home from the gym in a while

Some really good picks here, my favourites from this list are Uboa, Christoph de Babalon (My Confession especially is all-time), DJ Screw (it's unreasonable how many essential DJ mixes he has - favourites are probably Endonesia and No Drank), Triple Six Mafia and Blackout (Memphis rap in general is one of my favourite styles of music - Tommy Wright III is another one whose 90s tapes are absolutely timeless; especially Runnin-n-Gunnin and N.O.D.).

 

[SSwans2011]

My favourite metal albums are Paysage d'Hiver's self-titled, Trhä - vat gëlénva!!!, Dispossessed - Warpath Never Ended, Blut Aus Nord - Fathers of the Icy Age, and diSEMBOWELMENT - Transcendence Into the Peripheral.

Bit of a pattern there other than disEMBOWELMENT.

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

As far as jazz goes, my faves apart from Miles are Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Sun Ra.

One of the best gigs I ever saw was the Sun Ra Arkestra supporting the MC5 with guest vocalists Mark Alm (Mudhoney) and Richard Blum (Handsome Dick Manitoba) and it was FREE and in Central Park to boot (2005?)

But, but… Frontier Psychiatry is my favourite track on Since I Left You. You don’t like it!???

I don’t like that it was dropped in the middle of the album when every other track is blended in will never understand why it wasn’t at the end

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Triggering Tiger 's all time favourite

 

[SSwans2011]

Anyone check out the Alice Coltrane live album from this year, The Carnegie Hall Concert? Amazing performance.

Probably my second favourite of the year behind the unreal free jazz album by أحمد [Ahmed], Giant Beauty.

 

[jannissary]

Some really good picks here, my favourites from this list are Uboa, Christoph de Babalon (My Confession especially is all-time), DJ Screw (it's unreasonable how many essential DJ mixes he has - favourites are probably Endonesia and No Drank), Triple Six Mafia and Blackout (Memphis rap in general is one of my favourite styles of music - Tommy Wright III is another one whose 90s tapes are absolutely timeless; especially Runnin-n-Gunnin and N.O.D.).

i think that still pimpin is easily one of the greatest rap songs ever made, both as a single & as a whole part of an album. TW3 set the stage for southern rap to take off (especially horrorcore style stuff) and it’s a shame that he’ll never attain the popularity that a lot of other acts did of that time. another one i forgot about was da devils playground. i think it was my first foray into the less popular music from that time.

 

[catscratchfever]

One of the best gigs I ever saw was the Sun Ra Arkestra supporting the MC5 with guest vocalists Mark Alm (Mudhoney) and Richard Blum (Handsome Dick Manitoba) and it was FREE and in Central Park to boot (2005?)

I met Marshall Allen after the Arkestra played a free gig in Bennett’s Lane (now closed) in 2012 - in front of about 30 people - when he was 87. He celebrated 100 in May this year and is still playing though I don’t think he tours anymore. Not bad for a guy who has been part of the band since about 1955! The Arkestra are due to tour Australia again soon. Joy.

 

[Cookiemon]

Pop up sprinkler post good thread topic my 2c
In before I don’t care if you don’t care

My desert island top ten albums

Australian top 10



International top 10

 

[SSwans2011]

i think that still pimpin is easily one of the greatest rap songs ever made, both as a single & as a whole part of an album. TW3 set the stage for southern rap to take off (especially horrorcore style stuff) and it’s a shame that he’ll never attain the popularity that a lot of other acts did of that time. another one i forgot about was da devils playground. i think it was my first foray into the less popular music from that time.

Yeah Loko was an amazing rapper, it blows my mind that she was 16. Pretty much every single verse she did on a Tommy beat was amazing, but I especially love her appearances on Wanted Dead or Alive by Ten Wanted Men.

It is a shame that Tommy never got the fame he deserved but on the flipside, but I also love that following him on social media now that he's just a regular dad given the themes of his music in the 90s. I bought a poster off him a few years ago and his email handle was gangstaforever . Such a legend.

Agreed that Da Devil's Playground is another classic. Some of the best DJ Paul beats, which is saying something.

I love Memphis rap so much - Blackout, DJ Sound, DJ Squeeky... so many classics. Still finding them, such as this uniquely positive and uplifting Mephis gem Come-N-2-My-World by V.O.S. I only discovered this year.

 

[jannissary]

Pop up sprinkler post good thread topic my 2c
In before I don’t care if you don’t care

My desert island top ten albums

Australian top 10
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nowhere is such a good album. one of my favourites. thanks for sharing

 

[Makeshift Park]

Trying to pick one or even do a list was giving me a headache so I've stolen Makeshift Park's idea and picked a dozen and rather then trying to pick my exact favourite 12, I've tried to make it representative of my favourite styles of music.

Pharaoh Sanders - Black Unity

Djeli Moussa Diawara - Djeli Moussa Diawara

RRI Gamelan - Klenengan Session of Solonese Gamelan

Alice Coltrane Sextet - Live at the Berkeley Community Theater 1972

Billy Woods - Aethiopes

Hariprasad Chaurasia & Kishori Amonkar - Ragas: Lalit & Sindhi Bhairavi

Dadawah - Peace and Love

ኃይሉ መርጊያ [Hailu Mergia] / ዋሊያስ ባንድ Walias Band] - ዘራፌ

Julia Holter - Aviary

Exuma - Exuma

The Drones - I See Seaweed

Muhammad Yaqub, Ghulam Muhammad Qalinbaf, Abdul Rahman Lohn & Mushtaq Ahmed - Concert Freiburg (Germany), 16th June 1984

Never heard half of these, but given the quality of the other half, I guess that’s my cooking playlist sorted for the week

 

[catscratchfever]

Off the top of my head here's a partial list of my favourite recordings in no particular order from my collection of about 3,000 CDs, box-sets, cassettes, vinyl and other stuff:

Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy); Here Come The Warm Jets
Patti Smith: Horses
Lou Reed: The Bells; Hudson River Meditations; The Raven
Lou Reed & Metallica: Lulu
Music Of Morocco - box-set recorded and compiled by Paul Bowles in 1959
Abdulrahman Surizehi: Love Songs And Trance Music From Balochistan
Tapper Zukie: Man Ah Warrior
Derek & The Dominoes: Layla & Other Love Songs
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin; Led Zeppelin II
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew; In A Silent Way; Dark Magus; Get Up With It
Fripp & Eno: (No Pussyfooting)
Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus: Love Thy Neighbour; Rastafari
Fela Anikulapo Kuti: Confusion; Expensive Shit; Kalakuta Show; Afrodisiac; He Miss Road
Pharoah Sanders: Village Of The Pharaohs; Black Unity
TISM: The White Albun; www.tism.w*nker.com; Great Truckin' Songs Of The Renaissance
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland (this album changed my life); Axis Bold As Love
The Beatles: Revolver (I saw them when I was young apparently but I can't remember a thing about it)
Lee Perry: Arkology; Super Ape
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks; Nashville Skyline
John Coltrane: A Love Supreme; Interstellar Space; My Favourite Things
Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure; Stranded
The Troubadours Of King Badouin: Missa Luba - the original 1955 recording on Phillips
Robert Fripp: Music For Quiet Moments
Reebok Kwaku Baah: Trance
Don Cherry, Colin Walcott and Nana Vasconcelos: Codona; Codona II; Codona III
Cluster: Cluster II
Cluster & Eno: Cluster & Eno; After The Heat
The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico; White Light/White Heat; The Velvet Underground
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Burnin'
Holger Czukay: Movies; On The Way To The Peak Of Normal
Can: Tago Mago; Soundtracks; Monster Movie
Material: Seven Souls
Bill Laswell: Sacred System Chapter II
Public Image Limited: Metal Box
The Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks
David Bowie: "Heroes"; Low; Lodger; Blackstar; Aladdin Sane
The Doors: The Doors; Strange Days; LA Woman
Talking Heads: Remain In Light; Fear Of Music
The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main St
Prince: The love symbol album; Sign O The Times
Bunny Wailer: Dub'sco; Roots Radics Rocker Reggae
Burning Spear: Social Living
Ice-T: O.G. Original Gangster
Hank Williams: The Complete Recordings (box-set)
Roland S. Howard: Pop Crimes
John Cale: Fear
Terry Riley: Les Yeux Fermés & Lifespan
Battles: Mirrored
Skyhooks: Living In The '70s; Ego is Not A Dirty Word
Tony Allen: Black Voices
Mulatu Astake: Mulatu Of Ethiopia
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Stevie Wonder: Talking Book
Jackie Mittoo: The Keyboard King At Studio One
Sun Ra: Days Of Wine And Roses
Paul Bowles: Baptism Of Solitude
Television: Marquee Moon
The Tennors & Friends: Reggae Girl
Peter Tosh: Legalise It; Equal Rights
The Ramones: Rocket To Russia (I had the pleasure of meeting Da Bruddas before their first-ever Aussie gig)
Abdullah Ibrahim: The Aloe And The Wild Rose; Krysna Blue (I sat on the riser next to his piano when he gigged at The Basement in Sydney back in the day)
Jah Wobble: Psalms; Betrayal
Sven Libaek: Nature Walkabout
Nigeria Special; Nigeria Special 2 (compilations of '70s Nigerian funk/rock)
Opika Pende - Africa At 78RPM (compilation)
Ethiopiques #1-#27 (compilations of Ethio-jazz and related Ethiopian music)
Johan Sebastian Bach: St Mattheus Passion
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.4 conducted by Claudio Abbado
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No.9 played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Josef Cripps
Ice Cube: Lethal Injection
Massive Attack: Protection; Mezzazine

...and many more that I love and cherish.

 

[franjon]

I heard this great Clash song on the radio today and cranked it to 11, you need to listen to it loud.






You seemed to have missed the joke, that was an SNL parody about all the UK punk bands hating Thatcher.

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Twas a great song. Didn't they reform later on under a different name? I know one died, but I'm sure they re-appeared in the early 90's under a different name.