Recommend an album

[trackaghost]

Wow, thanks for all the replies everyone!

Originally Posted by heyjupiter678

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!

Originally Posted by dissention

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]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by 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

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

And "Superstar."

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by face of glass

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

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]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

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.

Originally Posted by trackaghost

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]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

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...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]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

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]

Originally Posted by 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!

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

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by David

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]

Originally Posted by dissention

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

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by hayley

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...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"