Recommend an album

[trackaghost]

I just got paid and I wanna buy me some albums.

So please recommend one to me, old or new.

I might already have it (or not like it) but I'd appreciate the help!

thanks in advance guys!

[xxxmx]

jeff buckley - grace
paul simon - rhythm of the saints
the littlest man band - better book ends
sublime - 40 oz to freedom

those are the four non-mac albums in my player. i guess they've got to be good to get space!

[NaiveMelody23]

okay, i would reccomend these if you dotn have them

Horses- patti smith
From the Choir Girl Hotel- Tori Amos
Silent Alarm- Bloc party
Bachelor No.2- Aimee Mann
Low- David Bowie
Wild Like Children- Tilly and The Wall
So Jelous- Tegan & Sara
Now here is Nowhere- Secret Machines
Surfer Rosa- The Pixies

Well, tell em whata rtists you liek and i could reccomend more lol

[DrummerDeanna]

The Decemberists - Picaresque :nod: :blob1:

[trackaghost]

okay, i would reccomend these if you dotn have them

Horses- patti smith
From the Choir Girl Hotel- Tori Amos
Silent Alarm- Bloc party
Bachelor No.2- Aimee Mann
Low- David Bowie
Wild Like Children- Tilly and The Wall
So Jelous- Tegan & Sara
Now here is Nowhere- Secret Machines
Surfer Rosa- The Pixies

Well, tell em whata rtists you liek and i could reccomend more lol

Well I have some of them (Horses, Bachelor No.2, Low, Surfer Rosa) so you're on the right track!

thanks everyone!

[NaiveMelody23]

well, i a gree with the eprson who said the decembrists!

I would reccomend also

The Faint
Digital Ash- Bright Eyes

[amber]

Get some Squarepusher.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Sam Phillips - Martinis & Bikinis
Frou Frou - Details
Guster - Keep It Together
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous
Anna Nalick - Wreck of A Day

[dudden22]

David Grey - White Ladder
Beth Hart - Screamin for My Supper

[trackaghost]

The Decemberists - Picaresque :nod: :blob1:


Just listening to some clips, sounds good! thanks :thumbsup:

[trackaghost]

Sam Phillips - Martinis & Bikinis
Frou Frou - Details
Guster - Keep It Together
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous
Anna Nalick - Wreck of A Day

Ooh second mention of Tegan and Sara must go listen!

I really want to buy an album by Sam Philips. Is that a good one to start with?

[trackaghost]

Get some Squarepusher.

Who are they Amber? Are they a dance act?


Tegan & Sara sound great btw!

[GardenStateGirlie]

Ooh second mention of Tegan and Sara must go listen!

I really want to buy an album by Sam Philips. Is that a good one to start with?

Tegan and Sara are a good time. Check out the song Walking With A Ghost and My Number. Those are probably two of my favorites at the moment. They have a lot of albums out--all are really decent so whatever you pick out, you won't be dissapointed with IMO.

Sam is awesome...and i'm not just saying that because i'm a closeted Gilmore Girls fan and she does their music. Her songs are amazing. Martini's & Bikini's is a great start....Baby I Can't Please You, Same Rain, When I Fall....great songs. Hayley will rave about her hardcore to you :nod: Sam rocks.

[The Tower]

Sam Phillips - Martinis & Bikinis

:nod: :nod: :nod: That's a gooooood one!

The Innocence Mission - Glow or Befriended (more acousticky)

Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates

Indigo Girls - Swamp Ophelia or Come on Now Social

Maria McKee - You Gotta Sin to Get Saved

Morrissey - You Are the Quarry

Tons and tons and tons more.......

[NaiveMelody23]

Tegan and Sara are sooooo good.

[amber]

Tegan and Sara are sooooo good.
What do they sound like?

[Neal]

Rob Thomas - ...Something To Be :woohoo:

Erasure - Nightbird :thumbsup:

I've been listening to tracks from each every day since their respective releases...

[GardenStateGirlie]

What do they sound like?

They're almost a young and fresh version of the Indigo Girls (whom I also really like). Some of their songs are rather reminiscent but they definitely have their own flavor. I'll send you one if your inbox can handle it. PM me.

[NaiveMelody23]

like gardestate said, and they have this elliot smith feel also.

[heyjupiter678]

Anna Nalick - Wreck of A Day I knew you'd like it! :)

Besides Anna Nalick's cd, I've been listening to these a lot lately:

Devils & Dust and The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
The Duel - Allison Moorer
Happenstance - Rachael Yamagata
either/or - Elliott Smith

[amber]

I knew you'd like it! :)

Besides Anna Nalick's cd, I've been listening to these a lot lately:

Devils & Dust and The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
The Duel - Allison Moorer
Happenstance - Rachael Yamagata
either/or - Elliott Smith
I like your sig, I love Stevie smiling. Those are all great.

[heyjupiter678]

They're almost a young and fresh version of the Indigo Girls (whom I also really like). Some of their songs are rather reminiscent but they definitely have their own flavor. I've never heard of them, but it sounds like I really need to check them out. I love the Indigo Girls. :nod:

[heyjupiter678]

I like your sig, I love Stevie smiling. Those are all great. Thanks, Amber. :) I love to see Stevie smiling, too.

[xdreamsunwindx]

These have been in heavy rotation lately...

The Paybacks - Knock Loud (hasn't left my CD player for a LONG time)
The Avengers.. well, anything you can get by them that's in print.
The Mainliners - Bring on the Sweet Life (Like Franz.. only better. :x)
Garbage - Bleed Like Me
The Pretenders - Viva El Amor!
Fiona Apple - Tidal
Poe - Haunted
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (I bet you have this, though. Best album ever, etc.)
Sonic Youth - Goo

[jannieC]

David Grey - White Ladder
Beth Hart - Screamin for My Supper

Yes, Beth Hart! You took the words out of my mouth, dudden22! Every single song on that CD is incredible. :nod:

[chiliD]

Orbit Service (http://www.orbitservice.com) - Twilight

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

Big & Rich - Horse Of A Different Color

[GardenStateGirlie]

I knew you'd like it! :)

Besides Anna Nalick's cd, I've been listening to these a lot lately:

Devils & Dust and The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
The Duel - Allison Moorer
Happenstance - Rachael Yamagata
either/or - Elliott Smith

She's awesome...a breathe of fresh air amidst pop and rap **** rotating on MTV. I've also heard good things about Rachael Yamagata. I'm going to have to check her out as well. Oh, and in about 10 minutes, you're going to have some mail :nod:

[estranged4life]

Just a few:

"Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"-Dream Theater

"Elements of Persuasion"-James Labrie

"Once"-Nightwish

"Saigon Kick"-Saigon Kick

[SteveMacD]

Hey! Ho! Let's Go! -The Ramones
Isolation Drills -Guided By Voices
Last Splash -The Breeders
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo -The Byrds
GP/Grievous Angel -Gram Parsons
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot -Wilco
Laughter & Lust -Joe Ely

[dissention]

I just got paid and I wanna buy me some albums.

So please recommend one to me, old or new.

I might already have it (or not like it) but I'd appreciate the help!

thanks in advance guys!

You're Speaking My Language by Juliette and the Licks is a kick-ass album. And The Forgotten Arm by Aimee Mann. Those two are my favorites so far this year. :)

[NaiveMelody23]

The Forgotten Arm is great, I love Little Bombs and Going Through the Motions

[dissention]

Devils & Dust and The Rising - Bruce Springsteen


I sooooo tried to like Devils and Dust but, alas, it bores me to tears.

[amber]

I sooooo tried to like Devils and Dust but, alas, it bores me to tears.
Oh, you noticed that too? :laugh: :sorry: , I don't like slow and non rockish in general....

[dissention]

Oh, you noticed that too? :laugh: :sorry: , I don't like slow and non rockish in general....

It just drones on and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on.

I bought it and gave it to my mother a few days later. And she hated it, too. :laugh:

[heyjupiter678]

It just drones on and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on.

I bought it and gave it to my mother a few days later. And she hated it, too. :laugh: It's not as good as The Rising, imo, but I still love it. I prefer that kind of music anyway. The sparse, singer and a guitar kind of stuff. I think it's a gorgeous record.

[heyjupiter678]

- Aimee Mann - Lost In Space I ordered this a couple days ago, just from hearing you talk about it so much. :) I can't wait to hear it.

[amber]

It just drones on and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on. and on.

I bought it and gave it to my mother a few days later. And she hated it, too. :laugh:

I'm pretty sure that's how I'd feel.

It's not as good as The Rising, imo, but I still love it. I prefer that kind of music anyway. The sparse, singer and a guitar kind of stuff. I think it's a gorgeous record.
I'm glad you like it. I'd actually look forward to hearing your renditions of some of the songs. I just don't think it's best suited to the Springster. And, of course, I'm a whore for fast things with drums that rock. erm....so...missy gorgeous voice...do you have any renditions? I'd love to hear them. :)

[hayley]

Mikki! YAY! I hope you love Lost in Space. Do you have any of Aimee's other stuff? If not, I'd recommend Bachelor No. 2 if you like Lost in Space. I love her.

*rubs hands together*

Oh, Sharon. Ohhhh Sharon. OH Sharon. Get Sam Phillips' A Boot and a Shoe. STAT. And then, if you like that? Fan Dance. Then, if you like that? Martinis & Bikinis and Omnipop. I'm giving you the name of all four of those because you WILL love A Boot and A Shoe.

Let's see. Others... hmm. Got the new White Stripes today and I HATE it, so that doesn't go on the list. Have you heard the Feist album, Let it Die? I like it a lot. Also like the Dead 60s album a lot.

Have you ever listened to anything of Stephin Merritt's or the Magnetic Fields?

[EnchantedSLN]

I agree with the Picaresque and Martinis & Bikinis recommendations. I would add:

Beck - Guero (and Sea Change, if you don't have that)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One (or Bewilderbeast)
Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World
Santa Esmerelda - The Greatest Hits
Devandra Banhart - Nino Rojo
Tracy Chapman - New Beginning
Redemption's Son - Joseph Arthur
Shawn Colvin - A Whole New You
Snow Patrol - The Final Straw
Vienna Teng - Warm Strangers, but get 'The Tower' from Waking Hour on iTunes or something and add it to this album.

[hayley]

Tiff, have you listened to the Reindeer Section, what's-his-name from Snow Patrol's old side project? The most recent album had like 27 of the who's who in the Scottish pop scene on it, but it's really GOOD. I love love it.

And, I can honestly say you're probably the first person to ever mention Devendra Banhart on a Fleetwood Mac board. <3

[EveryHour]

Patti Scialfa: 23rd Street Lullaby

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EveryHour]

It's not as good as The Rising, imo, but I still love it. I prefer that kind of music anyway. The sparse, singer and a guitar kind of stuff. I think it's a gorgeous record.

The Rising is indeed absolutely mind-boggling...but I agree the new record is "gorgeous". I couldn't think of a better word to descibe it! I love it.
:wavey:

[EnchantedSLN]

Tiff, have you listened to the Reindeer Section, what's-his-name from Snow Patrol's old side project? The most recent album had like 27 of the who's who in the Scottish pop scene on it, but it's really GOOD. I love love it.

Ooh. No, I didn't know he had another group. I really don't know anything about them except that Gary Lightbody's voice is like warm maple syrup and he apparently has a history of being in bands with dumb names.

Listening to clips from Son Of An Evil Reindeer on Amazon now, and I'm really liking it. Of course, anything a review calls the "lo-fi folk answer to the Traveling Wilburys," I'm probably going to dig. Thanks!

And, I can honestly say you're probably the first person to ever mention Devendra Banhart on a Fleetwood Mac board. <3

:lol: you're probably right. Mmm, At The Hop.

[face of glass]

I just got paid and I wanna buy me some albums.

So please recommend one to me, old or new.

I might already have it (or not like it) but I'd appreciate the help!

thanks in advance guys!
Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak
Arthur Brown: Requiem
Budgie: Squawk
J. J. Cale: Okie
John Cale (not to be confused with the above gentleman): Fear
Cockney Rebel: The Human Menagerie
Coil: Horse Rotorvator
Alice Cooper: Dada
Brian Eno: Before And After Science
Alexander "Skip" Spence: Oar
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix
Roy Wood: Boulders

[Mari]

Originally Posted by dudden22
David Grey - White Ladder
Beth Hart - Screamin for My Supper
Yes, Beth Hart! You took the words out of my mouth, dudden22! Every single song on that CD is incredible. :nod:

Third that! :blob1: I'm a big fan ever since some friends took me to a concert of her (that very concert is out on DVD - Live in Paradiso) a year ago.
The album is great, but live she's just amazing. I'm going to see her again in a few weeks...

Here's a site that has some live tracks for download:

www.adit.be/bh (http://www.adit.be/bh/)

It's great to read I'm not the only fan out there :)

[trackaghost]

Wow, thanks for all the replies everyone!


I knew you'd like it! :)

Besides Anna Nalick's cd, I've been listening to these a lot lately:

Devils & Dust and The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
The Duel - Allison Moorer
Happenstance - Rachael Yamagata
either/or - Elliott Smith

I love the Springsteen and Elliott albums, so I'll have to check out the others!

I sooooo tried to like Devils and Dust but, alas, it bores me to tears.

Really? I love Springsteen the best when he's doing his acoustic thang although Devils And Dust is more rock than Tom Joad I must say.

I don't have the Juliette And The Licks album but the video for You're Speaking My Language is fantastic!

[trackaghost]

Mikki! YAY! I hope you love Lost in Space. Do you have any of Aimee's other stuff? If not, I'd recommend Bachelor No. 2 if you like Lost in Space. I love her.

*rubs hands together*

Oh, Sharon. Ohhhh Sharon. OH Sharon. Get Sam Phillips' A Boot and a Shoe. STAT. And then, if you like that? Fan Dance. Then, if you like that? Martinis & Bikinis and Omnipop. I'm giving you the name of all four of those because you WILL love A Boot and A Shoe.

Let's see. Others... hmm. Got the new White Stripes today and I HATE it, so that doesn't go on the list. Have you heard the Feist album, Let it Die? I like it a lot. Also like the Dead 60s album a lot.

Have you ever listened to anything of Stephin Merritt's or the Magnetic Fields?

Right, A Boot And A Shoe. It's now on my list.

Hayley, I'm ashamed to say I don't know who Feist are! What kind of music do they play?

Also, what would you recommend from Stephin Merritt/the Magnetic Fields?

Sad to hear the new White Stripes album isn't any good. I must admit the new single didn't impress me much.

[trackaghost]

I agree with the Picaresque and Martinis & Bikinis recommendations. I would add:

Beck - Guero (and Sea Change, if you don't have that)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One (or Bewilderbeast)
Ben Harper - Welcome To The Cruel World
Santa Esmerelda - The Greatest Hits
Devandra Banhart - Nino Rojo
Tracy Chapman - New Beginning
Redemption's Son - Joseph Arthur
Shawn Colvin - A Whole New You
Snow Patrol - The Final Straw
Vienna Teng - Warm Strangers, but get 'The Tower' from Waking Hour on iTunes or something and add it to this album.

I have a few of these (LOVE Devendra Banhart!) so I shall definitely check out the rest!
thanks!

[trackaghost]

These have been in heavy rotation lately...

The Paybacks - Knock Loud (hasn't left my CD player for a LONG time)
The Avengers.. well, anything you can get by them that's in print.
The Mainliners - Bring on the Sweet Life (Like Franz.. only better. :x)
Garbage - Bleed Like Me
The Pretenders - Viva El Amor!
Fiona Apple - Tidal
Poe - Haunted
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (I bet you have this, though. Best album ever, etc.)
Sonic Youth - Goo


And "Superstar." :nod:

Anyway. Here are my lame reccs.
- Aimee Mann - Lost In Space
- Patti Smith - Trampin'
- Poe - Hello
- Poe - Haunted

Not lame at all!
Two mentions of Poe. I shall go and have a listen...

[trackaghost]

Hey! Ho! Let's Go! -The Ramones
Isolation Drills -Guided By Voices
Last Splash -The Breeders
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo -The Byrds
GP/Grievous Angel -Gram Parsons
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot -Wilco
Laughter & Lust -Joe Ely

What's great about your list Steve is you've summed up my music tastes perfectly! I have all those apart from the Joe Ely one :)

[trackaghost]

Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak
Arthur Brown: Requiem
Budgie: Squawk
J. J. Cale: Okie
John Cale (not to be confused with the above gentleman): Fear
Cockney Rebel: The Human Menagerie
Coil: Horse Rotorvator
Alice Cooper: Dada
Brian Eno: Before And After Science
Alexander "Skip" Spence: Oar
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix
Roy Wood: Boulders

:lol: I wonder if JJ Cale and John Cale have ever been confused in real life. Their music couldn't be more different.
Thanks for the recommendations! Love Oar in particular.

[dissention]

Really? I love Springsteen the best when he's doing his acoustic thang although Devils And Dust is more rock than Tom Joad I must say.

I think the lyrics on Devils and Dust are spectacular, it's just that the final product didn't move me very much. A lot of people love it, though, and I think he's still fabulous.

I don't have the Juliette And The Licks album but the video for You're Speaking My Language is fantastic!

Damn, it's such a fun album. The songs have such great hooks, they're so catchy, and I'm really impressed with the fact that she produced it herself, wrote all the songs, etc. Haven't seen the video yet, but I did see them on Leno last week doing You're Speaking My Language. I hope it works out because she's incredibly talented and not an actor-turned-singer pop tart like Minnie Driver or Robert Downey Jr. It's worth owning for her impression of Bush on American Boy Vol. 2 alone.

[hayley]

Right, A Boot And A Shoe. It's now on my list.

Hayley, I'm ashamed to say I don't know who Feist are! What kind of music do they play?

Also, what would you recommend from Stephin Merritt/the Magnetic Fields?

Sad to hear the new White Stripes album isn't any good. I must admit the new single didn't impress me much.
Let me know what you think of A Boot and A Shoe- you might have to live with it awhile. But I hope you love it. It's in my Top 5 now.

Feist is a Canadian singer... the album is great. Pop songs with a dash of torch and trip-hop. She has a great voice. You can listen to clips here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0008KLVW8/qid=1117722958/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-7980753-3940032?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

The Magnetic Fields are one of my favorite bands of all time- Stephin's masterpiece is the band's 69 Love Songs, which is a 3 disc set, and is fantastic. It's fantastic, but could probably be a bit much, though. Also good is the most recent album "I."

I can't love the White Stripes no matter how hard I try- I've always liked the singles but the albums have left me cold, and this one just seems aimless, and I miss the inclusion of a really good rock song. It just kinda meanders.

[chiliD]

:lol: I wonder if JJ Cale and John Cale have ever been confused in real life. Their music couldn't be more different.
Thanks for the recommendations! Love Oar in particular.

Well, I think they aren't from the same geographical location, so it would be kind of a longshot.

Although, JJ's actual first name IS "John".

[David]

I just got paid and I wanna buy me some albums.

So please recommend one to me, old or new.

I might already have it (or not like it) but I'd appreciate the help!

thanks in advance guys!I can't recommend an album to you because I have no idea what sort of stuff you listen to or even like.

[trackaghost]

I can't recommend an album to you because I have no idea what sort of stuff you listen to or even like.

Aren't we both on a Fleetwood Mac board, David?
There's a big, big clue for you.

Anyway, I'm always interested in what other people like. Sometimes it results in me discovering something new, that I never would have thought I'd like in a million years.

[trackaghost]

Damn, it's such a fun album. The songs have such great hooks, they're so catchy, and I'm really impressed with the fact that she produced it herself, wrote all the songs, etc. Haven't seen the video yet, but I did see them on Leno last week doing You're Speaking My Language. I hope it works out because she's incredibly talented and not an actor-turned-singer pop tart like Minnie Driver or Robert Downey Jr. It's worth owning for her impression of Bush on American Boy Vol. 2 alone.

The video must be online somewhere, it's fantastic! You'll love it. They kept playing it on VH1 UK for a while.
I'll definitely check the album out :nod:

[trackaghost]

Let me know what you think of A Boot and A Shoe- you might have to live with it awhile. But I hope you love it. It's in my Top 5 now.

Feist is a Canadian singer... the album is great. Pop songs with a dash of torch and trip-hop. She has a great voice. You can listen to clips here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0008KLVW8/qid=1117722958/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-7980753-3940032?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

The Magnetic Fields are one of my favorite bands of all time- Stephin's masterpiece is the band's 69 Love Songs, which is a 3 disc set, and is fantastic. It's fantastic, but could probably be a bit much, though. Also good is the most recent album "I."

I can't love the White Stripes no matter how hard I try- I've always liked the singles but the albums have left me cold, and this one just seems aimless, and I miss the inclusion of a really good rock song. It just kinda meanders.

thanks Hayley, I knew you'd have some good recommendations for me!

[jadegypsy]

Yes: the one with "I've Seen All good People"
Joni Mitchelle: her first album (in has neat cover artwork.
EL&P: mostly instrumental, but I love "Lucky Man"