Classic albums any true music fan should own or at least listen to (country, rock)

sleepy jack · 02-02-2007, 02:46 PM

I'd go with It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

swim · 02-02-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I'm having trouble finding any links to Moss Icon and Pete Seeger.

Moss Icon- Lybernum [1994]
Pete Seeger-God Bless The Grass [1966]
I know I call it something else. I had a brain murmur.

Moon Pix · 02-02-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I'd also go for Fear Of Music over Remain In Light and the Velvet Underground and Nico is a sh*t album , that German whore ruins that album.

Id pretty much disagree with that outright. She only sings on three songs and only ruins one of them. The rest are sublime.

adidasss · 02-02-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I'd go for Fear Of A Black Planet or Nation Of Millions myself.

I'd also go for Fear Of Music over Remain In Light and the Velvet Underground and Nico is a sh*t album , that German whore ruins that album.

I put nation of millions instead. And VUAN seems to be pretty critically acclaimed.

Since noone is defending the new millennium music, may I put up a few suggestions (that will undoubtedly get me slaughtered):

Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004) (Indie-rock): Pretty much unanimously declared one of the best albums of the new millennium.
Franz Ferdinand - S/T (2004): For reviving dance rock and spawning innumerable knock offs.
The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) (Rock): The best rock album of the new millennium period.

Moon Pix · 02-02-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

The White Stripes - Elephant (2003) (Rock): The best rock album of the new millennium period.

The first time I heard that I wondered what they were playing at but after a few listens I came to realise the truth, that its probably their second best record after De Stijl.

Strummer521 · 02-02-2007, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Moon Pix

The writer was Jim Derogatis and in the review he described the bands lyrics as "the trite clichés of hack songwriters who just wanna get laid." Rolling Stone ran a more positive review written by Jann Wenner and when asked to explain a spokesman for Rolling Stone said that even though Wenner was not a Hootie & the Blowfish fan he was "a fan of bands that sell eight and a half million copies."

I love Derogatis. He wrote Let it Blurt about rock critic hero Lester Bangs (which makes his clash with RS unsurprising, given where his influences lie). He's still stirring up trouble too. Last I heard from him he was on a radio show discussing the angry phone message he'd recieved from Ryan Adams for a bad review. He brings an unflinching honesty to the table that I miss in reviews. I like Jann Wenner to though. In his early days, when he was having heart-to-hearts with Dylan, in which he displayed the passion missing from today's pages where music journalism is often handled like "just another job" Getting to interview people like Dylan is supposed to make a music fan feel incredibly lucky, and I want that excitement transmitted to me as I read. As for your issue with MOJO, I guess it doesn't bother me, because I find old music way more interesting than what's going on today.

Strummer521 · 02-02-2007, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

the Velvet Underground and Nico is a sh*t album , that German whore ruins that album.

You don't like Joanna Newsom either. I think you've gota bias against female voices that have character.

sleepy jack · 02-02-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Arcade Fire (2004) (Indie-rock): Pretty much unanimously declared on of the best albums of the new millennium.

Agreed, Funeral was soooo amazing.

Moon Pix · 02-02-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Strummer521

I love Derogatis. He wrote Let it Blurt about rock critic hero Lester Bangs (which makes his clash with RS unsurprising, given where his influences lie).

Im reading Psychotic Reactions & Carburetor Dung at the moment and I really believe having read his article "John Coltrane Lives" that had he wanted he could have been one of the greatest short story writers who ever lived. His passionate style really gets to me.

The ironic thing is that the book is compiled by Greil Marcus, a writer who's overly cerebral style I find to be some of the worst, most unreadable writing ever committed to paper. His book Lipstick Traces is one of the worst crimes committed against music that I can think of. Its even worse than the first Led Zeppelin album and the Tommy movie put together.

Moon Pix · 02-02-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Strummer521

I think you've gota bias against female voices that have character.

In that case I appeal to Urban to not waste his time listening to Moon Pix.