The Streetwaves 55 (house, pop, albums, American, Brazilian)

Demonoid · 12-30-2008, 10:30 AM

I've had that Suicide album on my HD for god knows how long. I'm not really sure when I'll get around to listening to it.

Buy ------ I don't know whether it'll make it to my top 100 or 55 in this case, but it sure is a damn fun album. I did get put off by the repetitive structure at first, but as time went, I've found that the charm was it's repetitive nature.

And as for the reviews - as long as it's personal and states your likes/dislikes, I'm fine with it

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Looking forward to more.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-30-2008, 01:42 PM

I got Jeffrey Lee Pierce's Wildweed solo album a few months back. Really good album.
In fact it's much better than a lot of the Gun Club's later stuff.

streetwaves · 12-31-2008, 09:21 PM

4. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
It's not hard to see why this is a classic. A little over an hour of short, to-the-point punk rock tunes with a taste of funk. For an album of over 40 songs, there's surprisingly little filler - and an even more surprising amount of pure gold. I dismissed this album at first, but it hit me just shortly after that really hard. The instrumentation is fantastic, the production is great, and there's plenty of variety. An absolute milestone, and certainly my favorite album from 1984 (though Zen Arcade's great too).

streetwaves · 12-31-2008, 11:46 PM

5. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
The coolest album ever. The description is enough to back up that claim: a concept album whose plot involves Gainsbourg accidentally colliding his Rolls Royce into a beautiful young girl's bicycle, and the romance that follows. The vocals are in French, but you don't need to understand French to understand what makes this so good. This album features the perfect marriage of lush orchestral arrangements and rock and roll, brilliantly complementing the mood already created by Gainsbourg's at times spoken-word vocals. Creating an epic out of such a topic would seem impossible, but this album does just that. A true masterpiece.

streetwaves · 12-31-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Just out of curiosity, does it sound anything like JSBX (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)? That's the only other thing I can think of that merges punk and blues.

Oh, sorry I missed this. I'm actually not familiar with JSBX! I'll have to check them out.

jackhammer · 01-01-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by streetwaves

Oh, sorry I missed this. I'm actually not familiar with JSBX! I'll have to check them out.

Damage is an excellent JSBX album. Great list too. Love the Minutemen album.

Seltzer · 01-01-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by streetwaves

5. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
The coolest album ever. The description is enough to back up that claim: a concept album whose plot involves Gainsbourg accidentally colliding his Rolls Royce into a beautiful young girl's bicycle, and the romance that follows. The vocals are in French, but you don't need to understand French to understand what makes this so good. This album features the perfect marriage of lush orchestral arrangements and rock and roll, brilliantly complementing the mood already created by Gainsbourg's at times spoken-word vocals. Creating an epic out of such a topic would seem impossible, but this album does just that. A true masterpiece.

This is album is the shit.

streetwaves · 01-01-2009, 09:08 PM

6. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
I think Andy Mackay was right to say that, about this album, "we did say and prove that rock 'n' roll could accommodate - well, anything really". Electicism in rock music certainly doesn't start here, but this album really helped show that there really weren't any boundaries. Although I believe Eno to be the genius behind their sound, there's no denying what Brian Ferry's decadent crooning and inspired lyrics added to the whole experience. By the way, although Virginia Plain wasn't on the original British release, I think it perfectly summarizes what Roxy Music (perhaps with this album in particular) did for rock and roll.

lucifer_sam · 01-02-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by streetwaves

5. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
The coolest album ever. The description is enough to back up that claim: a concept album whose plot involves Gainsbourg accidentally colliding his Rolls Royce into a beautiful young girl's bicycle, and the romance that follows. The vocals are in French, but you don't need to understand French to understand what makes this so good. This album features the perfect marriage of lush orchestral arrangements and rock and roll, brilliantly complementing the mood already created by Gainsbourg's at times spoken-word vocals. Creating an epic out of such a topic would seem impossible, but this album does just that. A true masterpiece.

Goddammit I haven't heard this yet.

Demonoid · 01-05-2009, 10:09 PM

^^^
You really should go get it. Seriously, you don't even need to understand french, although I do know a bit. The story isn't all that complicated either, but the entire thing is soo damn dark and done brilliantly. Feels more like a movie. It's a bit too short though.

12-30-2008, 10:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
Demonoid Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 734	I've had that Suicide album on my HD for god knows how long. I'm not really sure when I'll get around to listening to it. *Buy* ------ I don't know whether it'll make it to my top 100 or 55 in this case, but it sure is a damn fun album. I did get put off by the repetitive structure at first, but as time went, I've found that the charm was it's repetitive nature. And as for the reviews - as long as it's personal and states your likes/dislikes, I'm fine with it . Looking forward to more. Last edited by Demonoid; 12-30-2008 at 10:36 AM.

12-30-2008, 01:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I got Jeffrey Lee Pierce's Wildweed solo album a few months back. Really good album. In fact it's much better than a lot of the Gun Club's later stuff. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

12-31-2008, 09:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
streetwaves Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 267	4. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime It's not hard to see why this is a classic. A little over an hour of short, to-the-point punk rock tunes with a taste of funk. For an album of over 40 songs, there's surprisingly little filler - and an even more surprising amount of pure gold. I dismissed this album at first, but it hit me just shortly after that really hard. The instrumentation is fantastic, the production is great, and there's plenty of variety. An absolute milestone, and certainly my favorite album from 1984 (though Zen Arcade's great too). __________________ rateyourmusic

12-31-2008, 11:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
streetwaves Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 267	5. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson The coolest album ever. The description is enough to back up that claim: a concept album whose plot involves Gainsbourg accidentally colliding his Rolls Royce into a beautiful young girl's bicycle, and the romance that follows. The vocals are in French, but you don't need to understand French to understand what makes this so good. This album features the perfect marriage of lush orchestral arrangements and rock and roll, brilliantly complementing the mood already created by Gainsbourg's at times spoken-word vocals. Creating an epic out of such a topic would seem impossible, but this album does just that. A true masterpiece. __________________ rateyourmusic Last edited by streetwaves; 12-31-2008 at 11:53 PM.

01-01-2009, 09:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
streetwaves Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 267	6. Roxy Music - Roxy Music I think Andy Mackay was right to say that, about this album, "we did say and prove that rock 'n' roll could accommodate - well, anything really". Electicism in rock music certainly doesn't start here, but this album really helped show that there really weren't any boundaries. Although I believe Eno to be the genius behind their sound, there's no denying what Brian Ferry's decadent crooning and inspired lyrics added to the whole experience. By the way, although Virginia Plain wasn't on the original British release, I think it perfectly summarizes what Roxy Music (perhaps with this album in particular) did for rock and roll. __________________ rateyourmusic

01-05-2009, 10:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Demonoid Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 734	^^^ You really should go get it. Seriously, you don't even need to understand french, although I do know a bit. The story isn't all that complicated either, but the entire thing is soo damn dark and done brilliantly. Feels more like a movie. It's a bit too short though.