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In honor of none of my favorite threads on the now dufunct Fametracker forums (R.I.P.) I have seached here and haven't found a similar thread- so I hope that I am not replicating anything. The rules are just list some CDs that you think others should listen to and give a brief explanation of the CDs. Here goes:
Doves Lost Souls Beautiful atmospheric work. But still gets a groove on. (Also recommend their next CDs Last Broadcast and Some Cities.
Wire Pink Flag I can still not understand why this album is not more heralded. Great album from the punk era. But not typical punk- these guys had brains, as evidenced by their lyrics. And every song sounds different. For all of your runners- it's a great album to add to your Ipod for your runs. Sometimes holds the title as my favorite album.
Radiohead Kid A Okay- I know this is a chiche. And a big so what to those hipsters who say liking this is pretentious. A wonderful album.The National Anthem is one of the best songs that I have ever seen in concert. This album reminds me of cold weather.
De La Soul Three Feet High and Rising Took rap out of the normal bounds and made it more- hate to say it- "artistic." Fun, fun, fun.
The Stills Logic Will Break Your Heart Fun pop with great lyrics. Part of the group of bands from Montreal.
Arcade Fire Funeral Also from Montrel (along with the Dears and others who I don't have room to recommend ...must say though the lead singer is from Texas.) Very different and pretty- they like the strings. Great lyrics. Saw them twice this weekend - at a pre-Ausitn City Limts Show and at ACL- and they were awesome.
Sigur Ros ágætis byrjun Just flat out beautiful. They sing in a mixture of Icelandinc and a made up/folk lanuage but it does not even matter if you don't understand the language. If you ever can see them in concert can not recommend them highly enough.
Television Marquee Moon - One of those albums that you have to give about three tries and then you love it. Some of the best guitar work ever. One of the first bands to play at CBGSs but they are by no means punk. Great, meandering stuff.
Richard Hell and the Voidoids Blank Generation Another "punk" album (sorry). But great lyrics and goes way beyond 3-chords. Blank Generation is just a song that applies to youth no matter what year you were born in.
Stone Roses Stone Roses Swirrling,beautiful stuff. Still sounds as wondrful now as now as when I did hear it 16 years earlier when it first came out when I was 11.
Doves Lost Souls Beautiful atmospheric work. But still gets a groove on. (Also recommend their next CDs Last Broadcast and Some Cities.
Wire Pink Flag I can still not understand why this album is not more heralded. Great album from the punk era. But not typical punk- these guys had brains, as evidenced by their lyrics. And every song sounds different. For all of your runners- it's a great album to add to your Ipod for your runs. Sometimes holds the title as my favorite album.
Radiohead Kid A Okay- I know this is a chiche. And a big so what to those hipsters who say liking this is pretentious. A wonderful album.The National Anthem is one of the best songs that I have ever seen in concert. This album reminds me of cold weather.
De La Soul Three Feet High and Rising Took rap out of the normal bounds and made it more- hate to say it- "artistic." Fun, fun, fun.
The Stills Logic Will Break Your Heart Fun pop with great lyrics. Part of the group of bands from Montreal.
Arcade Fire Funeral Also from Montrel (along with the Dears and others who I don't have room to recommend ...must say though the lead singer is from Texas.) Very different and pretty- they like the strings. Great lyrics. Saw them twice this weekend - at a pre-Ausitn City Limts Show and at ACL- and they were awesome.
Sigur Ros ágætis byrjun Just flat out beautiful. They sing in a mixture of Icelandinc and a made up/folk lanuage but it does not even matter if you don't understand the language. If you ever can see them in concert can not recommend them highly enough.
Television Marquee Moon - One of those albums that you have to give about three tries and then you love it. Some of the best guitar work ever. One of the first bands to play at CBGSs but they are by no means punk. Great, meandering stuff.
Richard Hell and the Voidoids Blank Generation Another "punk" album (sorry). But great lyrics and goes way beyond 3-chords. Blank Generation is just a song that applies to youth no matter what year you were born in.
Stone Roses Stone Roses Swirrling,beautiful stuff. Still sounds as wondrful now as now as when I did hear it 16 years earlier when it first came out when I was 11.