if you have never heard it, there is actually a lot to like on the album...as long as you are in a pop punk kind of mood. i had it at an age where i couldn't buy new music at any time. 7th grade...no job...yeah my music intake was low. so i wore the album out and now i just don't listen to the offspring anymore.

edit: i don't listen to them as much. i am not totally averse to the offspring...in fact they are still on my ipod. i just don't usually find myself in a mood to listen to them.

They may well do actually. Haven't listened to that yet.

Good call on Journal For Plague Lovers Melissa. What Manics stuff have you heard up to now?

Excellent album. All I Need is a classic :D

Nothing sadly.
I was just in the store, and remembered that you recommended that band immensely.

Ah i see well that album is their latest and therefore may not be the best place to start. It's a good album though and their best for quite some time.

I would recommend The Holy Bible and Generation Terrorists to begin with. Everything Must Go was their massive commercial album and Lifeblood is very different but vastly under-rated. Theres not many reasons to bother yourself with the others though.

^ I think I'll download them from the net, as I don't recall seeing any of them in the store (I just checked the artwork, and none seem familiar :/)

Cool. You'd be fine with just Generation Terrorists (the debut) and The Holy Bible under your belt before you check out JFPL really.

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DARK ANGEL - WE HAVE ARRIVED (1985)

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HEATHEN - BREAKING THE SILENCE (1987)

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OVERKILL - FEEL THE FIRE (1985)

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BARONNESS - RED ALBUM (2007)

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Diabolical Masquerade - Nightwork

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De La Soul - Stakes is High

Round 3 of the albums i have acquired over the last 2 days. I have to stop, i'm going download crazy. I have put a selection of them in this thread but i think thats 23 in 48 hours now.

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EXODUS - BONDED BY BLOOD (1985)

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EXODUS - PLEASURES OF THE FLESH (1987)

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ELECTRO HIPPIES - THE PEACEVILLE RECORDINGS (1989)

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CANCER BATS - BIRTHING THE GIANT (2006)

wow, there's an album i have not heard in a decade. i should dig that out, it has some interesting tracks on it :D

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Haud Mundus/Wormlust split

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Nurse With Wound - A Sucked Orange
Had a bit of this before but just got the entire thing. Packed full of avant garde/experimental nuggets.

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Husky Rescue - Country Falls

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The Vampires of Dartmoore - Dracula's Music Cabinet

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Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08

I think these are going to be a good time.

great album.

they released a new one on monday. not listened to it yet though...

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new album Ship of Light
listening now
only half way through but i can already say with certainty that this is their best one yet :D

That's what I like to hear. So far I've only listened to their Diamonds in The Sky single. Apparently they were the band that played on a Pepe Deluxe album or something. That's what led me to look into them.

I wont post album covers as I just brought too many.

The Smiths - 'The Sound Of The Smiths (Best Of, 2-Disc)'
- :shycouch: I'm gonna get flamed for this but this is my first ever Smiths album...

Joy Division - 'The Best Of Joy Division (2-Disc)'
- :shycouch: ...and this one, first taste of Joy Division...

The Cure - 'Greatest Hits'
- :shycouch: ...oh I'm so gonna be hammered for all of this. Yep my first Cure album :-/

Five For Fighting - 'Slice'

Beck - 'Sea Change'

Godsmack - 'Godsmack'

Deftones - 'Deftones'
- 'White Pony'

Hey man, that couch ain't gonna' save ya'. One of the great things of this forum is getting to see members break away from what they're accustomed to.


That is one massively underrated hip-hop album. Fantastic!

Paper Route - Are We All Forgotten (2008)

I agree. I just wouldnt stop at those greatest hits compilations though.

Four Tet - There Is Love in You

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Most recently:

Showbiz - Muse
Rated R - Rihanna

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Living Colour - Vivid (1988)

Holds up surprisingly well for a late 80's metal album, partly because these guys looked up to Hendrix and Sly Stone rather than Aerosmith or Duran Duran. Funky, catchy riff fests that you turn up in your car without feeling guilty.

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Seal - S/T (1991)

I listened to a lot of this bloke's singles back in grade school, but it was only recently that I came to get an actual album and realize what a rarity Seal is in the music world -- he's commercially viable beyond what normally appeals to me, but at the same time he's definitely more experimental and interesting than most of the trash that was getting exposure back then. Soul, early House and electronica touches...heck, even a few prog. rock moments can be found here on this exceptional debut. Too bad he could never quite live up to his work here in later years.

AFX - Analord 04 EP (2010 reissue with bonus tracks)

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AFX - Analord 06 EP (2010 reissue with bonus tracks)

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Failure - Magnified

I have not sat down and listened to a good alternative rock album in such a long time, this was far over due.

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Massive Attack - Heligoland

A good rip has finally made it's way onto the net. I can't wait for it to finish downloading.

uhh you mind throwing a link my way? i'm having an absurdly hard time finding a good copy of it...

Me too :( If anyone wants to help me out I'll be forever in their debt.

I've got you both covered, I've had an upload of that album for a few weeks now.

Guess I'm not needed.

If anybody wants a flac rip though let me know and I'll upload it somewhere.

thank you kindly...you are a gentleman of stature

New to this forum, my first post. Just bought the Charlotte Gainsbourg record. Not sure how to rate it yet...sounds alright.

Being part of this forum will hopefully get me into even more of high quality music (in all genres)

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Bought it on cd today. A nice short, sharp album. Will certainly be a grower.

Very good choice, sir. :beer:

That's an understatement, I'm on my fourth spin so far... I love the song "Bernie" most... it's like a weird blend of Bush, Alice in Chains, and Weezer.

Edit:

I also decided to grab their follow up album:

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Failure - Fantastic Planet

and

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Handsome Boy Modeling School - So... How's Your Girl?

Fantastic Planet is also very nice. I'm actually getting chills right now thinking about their music...I must play them again soon. Hasn't been that long since the last time, but still. They are great. I hate to think of them in relation to Bush as I pretty much hate Bush, but I see where you're coming from. They do have that common "alternative rock" sound. There are other bands I usually compare Failure to but I can't remember at the moment.

Ordered this last night:

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Compilation of some hip-hop and some more traditional sounding stuff from India. Looking forward to it.

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Girls in The Garage Vol. 1

Indie Party

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It's like Siouxsie from Siouxsie and the Banshees was put in an isolation room with lots of reverb and as few instruments as possible. Lo Fi Goth is it even a genre? Judging by this it is and it has potential.