"Your little secret" albums

EveryHour · #1 12-07-2003, 10:10 PM

What albums do you LOVE that were not that artist's biggest hit?

I can name a lot, but I'm obsessing on Don Henley's first solo album: I Can't Stand Still. I've had it for years and go through huge obsession phases with it. I love the songs and the slightly under-produced sound. I Can't Stand Still, You Better Hang Up, and Long Way Home are favorites. The only thing missing is Stevie singing on one of the songs...I just can't decide which one!

I so hear her singing "ashes to ashes and dust to dust" in Them And Us, but I don't know about the rest of the song.

golden braid · #2 12-07-2003, 10:16 PM

I love Nirvana's Incesticide and Metallica's Master of Puppets. Master of Puppets was popular but not as much as their Black album. Also I really like Tom Petty's Hard Promises. There are a bunch of great songs on it including Insider.

Ali · #3 12-07-2003, 10:30 PM

"Quadrophenia" by The Who - My all time favorite album.
"Tunnel of Love" by Bruce Springsteen - Too amazing for words.
"Monster" by REM - Most people hated that they went harder but it's a really good album if you give it a chance.
"Here Come The Noisemakers" by Bruce Hornsby - Overlooked as one of the best live albums around.

SaraRhiannon · #4 12-07-2003, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by EveryHour
What albums do you LOVE that were not that artist's biggest hit?

"Passionworks" and "Private Audition" by Heart.

DownOnRodeo · #5 12-07-2003, 11:15 PM

Tusk.

lol

P90pup · #6 12-08-2003, 02:03 AM

American Beauty.........Or Kiln House...you granny dressed
icons.......rule

strandinthewind · #7 12-08-2003, 06:33 AM

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Originally posted by SaraRhiannon
"Passionworks" and "Private Audition" by Heart.

OMG - I LOVE Private Audition, esp. "City's Burning"

"Young man is angry, girl is afraid
She want to get high, He want to get paid"

LOVE THEM!!!!

dissention · #8 12-09-2003, 09:12 AM

Bette Midler- "Divine Madness" (Her medley of E. Street Shuffle/ Summertime/ Leader of the Pack is absolutely jaw-dropping!!)

Tina Turner- "Break Every Rule" (She just plain rocks)

Tom Petty- "Pack Up the Plantation: Live" (one of the best live albums)

Blondie- "No Exit" and "Curse of Blondie" (Something for everyone: garage rock, punk, jazz, country, rap, blues...)

Madonna- "American Life" (Cheesy as hell, but a very guilty pleasure)

David Bowie- "Heathen" (Next to Ziggy Stardust and Scary Monsters, it's his best album ever)

Bjork and others- "Dancer In the Dark" Soundtrack (Love, love, love, love it! Catherine Deneuve sings on it!)

Anything from Sly and the Family Stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xdreamsunwindx · #9 12-09-2003, 10:38 AM

I have a lot...

No Doubt- Return of Saturn (I know that it did sell pretty well, but it never lived up to the success of their third (I think) album Tragic Kingdom .)
FM- Mirage (I know that this one did well too, but it's not too popular amongst the fans.)
Blondie- Plastic Letters, The Hunter, and their first album, Blondie.
No Doubt- The Beacon Street Collection.

estranged4life · #10 12-09-2003, 11:43 AM

Queen-"The Miracle"
Helloween-"Better Than Raw"
Yes-"Big Generator"
Stevie Ray Vaughan-"Couldn't Stand The Weather"
Triumph-"Never Surrender"
Queensryche-"Operation: Mindcrime"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-"Southern Accents"
Robert Plant-"The Principle Of Moments"
Gary Moore-"Run For Cover"
Metallica-"Master Of Puppets"
Paul McCartney-"Tripping The Live Fantastic"
Yngwie Malmsteen-"Odyssey"
King's X-"Out Of The Silent Planet"
Iron Maiden-"Somewhere In Time"
Dream Theater-"Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence"
Alice Cooper-"Raise Your Fist And Yell"
Blue Oyster Cult-"Imaginos"

Brian j.

Pisces Queen · #11 12-09-2003, 04:04 PM

Everything but the Girl - Amplified Heart
Everything but the Girl - Walking Wounded
Tesla - Mechanical Renascence
Prince - The Gold Experience
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Thelma and Louise - Soundtrack
Natural Born Killers - Soundtrack

chiliD · #12 12-09-2003, 06:09 PM

Let's get the FMac stuff out of the way:

Every pre-Mystery To Me album
Paris-first album and Big Towne, 2061
Danny Kirwan-Midnight In San Juan & Hello There Big Boy
Peter Green-In The Skies and Little Dreamer
Bob Weston-There's A Heaven
Mick Fleetwood's Zoo-I'm Not Me
Billy Burnette-self-titled album from 1980
Rick Vito-all of 'em

Ok, the rest of the world: (there are so many, but I'll just keep listing until I get a hand-cramp)

Jethro Tull-Songs From The Wood and Heavy Horses
Blue Oyster Cult-first album and Secret Treaties
Santana-Welcome
Carlos Santana-Havana Moon
Miles Davis-In A Silent Way, Filles De Killemanjaro, Miles Smiles
John Coltrane-Coltrane Plays The Blues, Coltrane & Ellington
Dwight Yoakam-Under The Covers (or the Europe release, La Croix D'Amour)
Rusty Weir-Stacked Deck (covers of "Don't Let Me Down Again", "Lola (My Love)" & "Think About It")
Billy Cobham-Spectrum 4
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire
Souther, Hillman & Furay Band-first album
Stephen Stills' Manassas-first album
Neil Young-On The Beach
King Crimson-Red and Starless & Bible Black
UFO-Phenomenon
Alan Parsons Project-Tales Of Mystery & Imagination (his first album)
Robin Trower-Passion
Bryan Ferry-Boys & Girls
Roxy Music-Flesh & Blood (the album before Avalon)
Yoko Ono-her entire catalogue
The Pair Extraordinaire-Live In Buena Park (actually, it's my beautiful wife, Susan's album)
Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp-Live At The Gate Of Horn (again, it's hers)

I could keep going, but we'd be here forever and I don't think there's that much bandwidth.

seteca · #13 12-09-2003, 07:02 PM

Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
Prince - The Unnamed "Symbol" Album
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Madonna - Erotica

EveryHour · #14 12-09-2003, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
Tusk.

lol

I KNEW someone would say that!

EveryHour · #15 12-09-2003, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chiliD
Let's get the FMac stuff out of the way:

Every pre-Mystery To Me album
Paris-first album and Big Towne, 2061
Danny Kirwan-Midnight In San Juan & Hello There Big Boy
Peter Green-In The Skies and Little Dreamer
Bob Weston-There's A Heaven
Mick Fleetwood's Zoo-I'm Not Me
Billy Burnette-self-titled album from 1980
Rick Vito-all of 'em

Ok, the rest of the world: (there are so many, but I'll just keep listing until I get a hand-cramp)

Jethro Tull-Songs From The Wood and Heavy Horses
Blue Oyster Cult-first album and Secret Treaties
Santana-Welcome
Carlos Santana-Havana Moon
Miles Davis-In A Silent Way, Filles De Killemanjaro, Miles Smiles
John Coltrane-Coltrane Plays The Blues, Coltrane & Ellington
Dwight Yoakam-Under The Covers (or the Europe release, La Croix D'Amour)
Rusty Weir-Stacked Deck (covers of "Don't Let Me Down Again", "Lola (My Love)" & "Think About It")
Billy Cobham-Spectrum 4
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire
Souther, Hillman & Furay Band-first album
Stephen Stills' Manassas-first album
Neil Young-On The Beach
King Crimson-Red and Starless & Bible Black
UFO-Phenomenon
Alan Parsons Project-Tales Of Mystery & Imagination (his first album)
Robin Trower-Passion
Bryan Ferry-Boys & Girls
Roxy Music-Flesh & Blood (the album before Avalon)
Yoko Ono-her entire catalogue
The Pair Extraordinaire-Live In Buena Park (actually, it's my beautiful wife, Susan's album)
Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp-Live At The Gate Of Horn (again, it's hers)

I could keep going, but we'd be here forever and I don't think there's that much bandwidth.

I can't believe I've uncovered another Yoko Ono fan around here besides me!!!