Off-topic what's YOUR favourite album ever recorded and why?

[catscratchfever]

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






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

I saw The Clash live. One of only two concerts I have ever left early. They were awful, as were 99% of the bands during the so-called ‘punk’ error. The Sex Pistols, on the other hand, were fabulous live - they were the other 1%.

Honorable exception to The Clash’s shitty output: Rock The Casbah.

 

[catscratchfever]

All great songs ITT. Thanks for all the tips, will try ro follow up.

I'm listening to some old Eno, Music For Airports, and I haven't ever used heroin so beat that.

This week I've listen to Kids in the Kitchen, Essendon Airport, Nation XII, that song with Barnsey screaming in the sky, Nick Drake, Beach Boys can't remember the rest. Oh some soundtracks, Gladiator, Rome Total War, Lawrence of Arabia.

Keep circling back to the Butthole surfers:



Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.

I’ve asked Eno some questions in a press conference, had my photo taken with him + run a website dedicated to him. He’s my favourite living music-maker. But my all-time favorite musician/composer is Fela Kuti - no one else comes close to his greatness for me. No one. Coincidentally, Eno is also a huge fan of his.

 

[catscratchfever]

Wrong pistol sweetie, that was Sid Vicious and he killed his girlfriend.

Allegedly. The circumstances surrounding Nancy Spungen’s murder are very suspicious. There’s a good argument to be made that she was bumped off by one of their visitors on the fateful night. We’ll never really know now.

 

[SSwans2011]

1) the origin of my depression - uboa (listen/buy here)

Didn't expect to see this when I opened the thread, respect. Really great album. I thought her album this year was good too, particularly liked the song with otayonii.

 

[SSwans2011]

Anything from Miles Davis from about 1968-1975 puts most other so-called musicians to shame.

Don't stop at 75 though because Dark Magus was 77 and that album is ****ing amazing. One of his best and one of my favourite albums of all time for sure.

Probably in my top 3 of his along with Get Up With It and Agharta. Could probably make a case for half a dozen others though.

 

[catscratchfever]

deservedly polarising figure

A conversation on BBC Wales talkback radio not so long ago:

Presenter: Hi, what would you like to say today?
Caller: I’ve lived in the USA for a long time but I’m back visiting family so I thought I’d call in.
Presenter: So why did you move to America?
Caller: Actually, it was because of a woman.
Presenter: And who is the lucky lady?
Caller: Margaret Thatcher.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

a bakers dozen in no particular order:

Neil young - tonight’s the night

Gene Clark - no other

Joy division - closer

This heat - deceit

John Coltrane - a love supreme

Neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea

Television - marquee moon

Charles Mingus - black saint and the sinner lady

VU - and Nico

Pj Harvey - dry

Talk talk - spirit of Eden

Miles Davis - in a silent way

Talking heads - remain in light

Fantastic selection

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

csf ITT:

I'll diverge to top 10 songs showing some diversity...had to cap 10 or I would have copped some TLDR. I have a few Spotify playlists and one of them I made an all time Top 200 and that was hard to cap. Its probably snuck up to above 200 now as I added a few I missed along the way.

You Only Get What You Give - New Radicals
Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellencamp
Forever Young - Youth Group (yes I know not original)
Never Start - Middle Kids
Fourfiveseconds - Rihanna, Kanye, Paul McCartney
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Groceries - Mallrat
Prayer in C - Lilly Wood and the Prick Robin Schulz
Like Soda - Violent Soho
You're Beautiful - James Blunt

TLDR

The only UK punk band from that era I rated was The Clash, they were a lot better than the average UK punk band.

Buzzcocks FTW

I’ve asked Eno some questions in a press conference, had my photo taken with him + run a website dedicated to him.

Sounds like you’re a legend in your own mind

 

[Makeshift Park]

I’ve asked Eno some questions in a press conference, had my photo taken with him + run a website dedicated to him. He’s my favourite living music-maker. But my all-time favorite musician/composer is Fela Kuti - no one else comes close to his greatness for me. No one. Coincidentally, Eno is also a huge fan of his.

If I did another bakers dozen, Another Green World and Expensive Shit would be thereabouts.

I had the big ship as my morning alarm for about three years.