Albums You're Digging II

TravisBickle · 04-06-2010, 03:24 AM

Masochist – “History” compilation.
Quality early US black metal which bares quite a bit of similarity to their peers in Profanatica. This compilation contains their entire discography (a few demos and a couple EP’s) as well as live video footage from some shows in the early nineties. Definitely feel like I’ve got my money’s worth here..

DiSTANToblivion · 04-06-2010, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

Rise Against - Appeal to Reason

Very well-done pop punk.

I really like that album, I love The Sufferer and The Witness though.

sidewinder · 04-06-2010, 08:53 AM

^ That is the only Rise Against album I don't have and haven't heard. From the songs I've heard, I think they've blended in too much with the mainstream. I'm sure it's still better than many out there, though.

sidewinder · 04-06-2010, 11:17 AM

Villain Accelerate - Maid of Gold

Very chill, often dark instrumental hip-hop collab between Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump (who had also collaborated with Sixtoo and Buck 65 in Sebutones). Great stuff. Mush Records 2003.

Bulldog · 04-06-2010, 11:40 AM

XTC - Skylarking

First time I got through the whole thing in quite a while and, gotta say, I've been missing out on something pretty awesome. It's somewhere between Mummer and their work as the Dukes Of Stratosphear, and seeing as I myself love that more mellow tangent XTC went on after English Settlement, it's my cuppa tea. Fantastic album, though probably still not among my absolute favourites in their discography though. A few more listens are on the cards I reckon. Plus, it's just got XTC back into my LastFM top 8, which is alright I guess.

loveissucide · 04-06-2010, 12:38 PM

Spoon-Girls Can Tell
Tremendous work,really surprised this lot had an album this clever in them and that I'd heard so little about them.

sidewinder · 04-06-2010, 01:40 PM

Spoon are capable of writing some truly great songs. I just feel there aren't enough of them, and the rest are mediocre/bland/generic.

Violent & Funky · 04-06-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Spoon are capable of writing some truly great songs. I just feel there aren't enough of them, and the rest are mediocre/bland/generic.

'Cept for A Series of Sneaks, right? RIGHT!?!?

sidewinder · 04-06-2010, 01:47 PM

A Series of Sneaks contains some of the best Spoon songs, but still. I can't bring myself to rate it higher than 7/10 due to the rest of it. Telephono is almost a bit more enjoyable as a whole because it's more fun and raw, whereas on A Series of Sneaks they started to get more serious and ended up mediocre at times. I'm also not really a fan of the singer's swagger on many of their later albums. That might be why only certain songs stand out as great to me. The ones that sound more honest.

Violent & Funky · 04-06-2010, 01:49 PM

I definitely liked it better when they kept their songs shorter because I think that helped avoid the blandness factor. Now on these newer albums if they miss a couple times it makes up more of the album. Gotta love the simplicity of A Series of Sneaks though...

04-06-2010, 08:53 AM	#3723 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	^ That is the only Rise Against album I don't have and haven't heard. From the songs I've heard, I think they've blended in too much with the mainstream. I'm sure it's still better than many out there, though. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

04-06-2010, 11:17 AM	#3724 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Villain Accelerate - Maid of Gold Very chill, often dark instrumental hip-hop collab between Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump (who had also collaborated with Sixtoo and Buck 65 in Sebutones). Great stuff. Mush Records 2003. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

04-06-2010, 12:38 PM	#3726 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	Spoon-Girls Can Tell Tremendous work,really surprised this lot had an album this clever in them and that I'd heard so little about them. __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

04-06-2010, 01:40 PM	#3727 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Spoon are capable of writing some truly great songs. I just feel there aren't enough of them, and the rest are mediocre/bland/generic. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

04-06-2010, 01:47 PM	#3729 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	A Series of Sneaks contains some of the best Spoon songs, but still. I can't bring myself to rate it higher than 7/10 due to the rest of it. Telephono is almost a bit more enjoyable as a whole because it's more fun and raw, whereas on A Series of Sneaks they started to get more serious and ended up mediocre at times. I'm also not really a fan of the singer's swagger on many of their later albums. That might be why only certain songs stand out as great to me. The ones that sound more honest. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

04-06-2010, 03:24 AM	#3721 (permalink)
TravisBickle Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 34	Masochist – “History” compilation. Quality early US black metal which bares quite a bit of similarity to their peers in Profanatica. This compilation contains their entire discography (a few demos and a couple EP’s) as well as live video footage from some shows in the early nineties. Definitely feel like I’ve got my money’s worth here..

04-06-2010, 11:40 AM	#3725 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	XTC - Skylarking First time I got through the whole thing in quite a while and, gotta say, I've been missing out on something pretty awesome. It's somewhere between Mummer and their work as the Dukes Of Stratosphear, and seeing as I myself love that more mellow tangent XTC went on after English Settlement, it's my cuppa tea. Fantastic album, though probably still not among my absolute favourites in their discography though. A few more listens are on the cards I reckon. Plus, it's just got XTC back into my LastFM top 8, which is alright I guess.

04-06-2010, 01:49 PM	#3730 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	I definitely liked it better when they kept their songs shorter because I think that helped avoid the blandness factor. Now on these newer albums if they miss a couple times it makes up more of the album. Gotta love the simplicity of A Series of Sneaks though...