Top albums you discovered this year that aren't from 2010

Badlittlekitten · 12-18-2010, 11:24 AM

Some more from me. . .

Judee Sill - Judee Sill - 1971
70s California folk. A sad, beautiful and brilliant record. For those unfamiliar with Judee, she led a troubled life to say the least- death of parents, abusive stepfather, heroin addiction, prostitution, armed robbery, prison. There's a feeling of sins being washed, melodically and thematically on this album. There's also lots of talking to God, but don't let that put you off.

"Once a demon lived in my brow,
I screamed and wailed and I cursed out loud,
And I sailed through the clouds on ten crested
cardinals
To guard my battleground,
But I laughed so hard I cried. . . "

Well worth checking out especially if your into Joni/Gene Clark/Nick Drake.

Brian Eno - Before and After Science (and My Life in the Bushes of Ghosts)
I've finally gotten into Brian Eno after years of avoidance (always associated him with Bowie/Talking heads, two I'm not fond of). Such great song craft and nice melancholy drones. His album with Byrne is still mind blowing.

Smokey Robinson - One Dozen Roses - 1971
From beginning to end this is flawless. Beautiful stuff. And 'Tears Of A Clown' isn't even the best track on it. My favourite soul LP, which makes it even more frustrating that it's practically impossible to find in psychical form. It's frankly bewildering that this hasn't been reissued. Come on record labels, pull your ears out of your collective arse and make it happen.

Randy Newman - 12 Songs - 1970
An undoubted classic. Newman's character studies are still cutting, and his 12 track journey through rocks roots excels at every turn. My only criticism it's that the journey is all to brief. Forget his Pixar affiliation, this it what Newman's about.

Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High - 1966
Phil Spector's cinematic production merged with Tina's astounding vocals is a perfect marriage. (Er. . . much better than Tina and Ike's in fact). Tina's raw emotion floats among the clouds with glossy strings. The title track is one of the greatest songs of all time. What else could one want?

John Cale - Paris 1919 - 1973
Lovely, hazy folk rock from former Velvet Underground visionary. Crazy I know, but I like this more than any VU LP.

Diamond D - Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop - 1992
Underground classic. Recalls ATCQ at times and is every bit as good. Hip Hop's 'best kept secret'.

Sioxsie and The Banshees - A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - 1982
Psychedelic gothy post-punk. With kinky sex.

Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk - 1967
Wacky blues rock masterpiece. It's Trout Mask Replica that gets all the plaudits, but for me this was his best moment. Wonderfully daft, yet still user friendly. 'Electricity' is one of the best psychedelic tracks of all time. The news yesterday was gutting. Rest in piece skipper.

Well I discovered far more great stuff this year than any other. Here's to more happy hunting in 2011

alenfort · 12-30-2010, 09:35 AM

Top Albums is

1. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
2. Ramones - Ramones
3. Patti Smith - Horses
4. Nico - Chelsea Girl
5. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
6. Sparks - Kimono My House

TockTockTock · 12-30-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by alenfort

Top Albums is

1. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
2. Ramones - Ramones
3. Patti Smith - Horses
4. Nico - Chelsea Girl
5. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
6. Sparks - Kimono My House

I found out about Horses and Kimono My House this year, too.

Stone Birds · 12-30-2010, 02:12 PM

Peter Gabriel - Full Catalog

TokyoChicken · 12-30-2010, 03:26 PM

(Wont let me post image urls, probably because I'm a new guy. I'll edit them in later, sorry.)

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007)

Fantastic album. Condon's obsession with Paris really shines in this thing here. Really digging his whole Classical-pop influence. Plus, Condon's got an amazing voice.

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)

Was sort of surprised that I missed out on this since everyone I know has been talking about Bon Iver forever. Plus, this heartfelt, solo acoustic sound is usually right up my alley.

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

I'll be honest, before this I haven't listened to The Flaming Lips before (I know, heresy). I figured it was about time I educate myself, so I decided to pick this album up, mainly because I had prior knowledge of Fight Test.

zachsd · 12-30-2010, 08:41 PM

This. Only started listening to it about a week ago and I'm pretty sure it's now easily in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.

TockTockTock · 12-30-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TokyoChicken

(Wont let me post image urls, probably because I'm a new guy. I'll edit them in later, sorry.)

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007)

Fantastic album. Condon's obsession with Paris really shines in this thing here. Really digging his whole Classical-pop influence. Plus, Condon's got an amazing voice.

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)

Was sort of surprised that I missed out on this since everyone I know has been talking about Bon Iver forever. Plus, this heartfelt, solo acoustic sound is usually right up my alley.

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

I'll be honest, before this I haven't listened to The Flaming Lips before (I know, heresy). I figured it was about time I educate myself, so I decided to pick this album up, mainly because I had prior knowledge of Fight Test.

"Fight Test" is basically a rip off of Cat Steven's "Father and Son" sound-wise. Good album, though.

RVCA · 12-31-2010, 12:49 AM

This is undoubtedly the best album I discovered this year.

And this is a fantastic review I found on rateyourmusic, which I invite you to read if you have a couple minutes to spare.

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SAW THIS IN A SHOP WITH “THIS ****ING ROCKS” STICKER ON IT SO TOOK IT TO COUNTER AND SLAMMED IT DOWN AND SHOUTED AT DUDE WORKING THERE “HOW MUCH?” WHEN HE ANSWERED I SAID “NOT THE PRICE DILLWEED, HOW MUCH DOES IT ROCK?” DILWEED’S ANSWER IS LIKE SHRUG, “I dunno, a lot?” WHICH WINDS ME UP ‘COS HE’S BEING A PUSSY ABOUT IT AND I SAY “I WANT IT TO ROCK MY SOCKS CLEAN OFF MY FEET, IS IT GONNA DO THAT?” AND HE’S ALL LIKE, “Yeah it will.” SO I’M LIKE, “YEAH I’LL TAKE IT.”

GET IT HOME AND PUT IT ON, TURNING IT UP AND SOME GUY STARTS TALKING TO HIS ‘BABY’ ABOUT FASHION AND I START THINKING ‘WHAT KIND OF NANCY BULL**** HAVE I GOT INTO HERE?’ BUT THEN SOME NOISE STARTS HUMMING AND I START THINKING ‘WHAT KIND OF NOISE RUBBISH HAVE I GOT MYSELF INTO HERE?’ AND THEN AFTER A MINUTE OF GETTING ANGRY COS I GOT BURNED INTO BUYING SOME ARTSY RUBBISH THE BAND KICK IN ALL JABBING RIFFS AND YELLING TIL THEY’RE HORSE AND I GO WILD, SMASHING UP THE ROOM WITH PART ANGER AND PART HXXXXX JOY. MAN, THERE’S LIKE A PIT GOING IN MY LIVING ROOM AND IT’S JUST ME AND I’M TEARING INTO **** AND THE CURTAINS ARE FALLING DOWN AND MOM’S YELLING FROM HER BED BUT I PRETEND LIKE I DON’T HEAR HER CRIES COS I’M GOING APE **** ROCKING OUT AND BEING ALL HXXXXXXCORE AND ****.

BUT SOON I’M GETTING ANGRY AGAIN COS, YEAH, THEY KNOW HOW TO ROCK OUT THESE BOYS DO, SO WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS WHY THEY GOTTA KEEP INTERRUPTING MY SLAM DANCING WITH SOME TECHNO BULL**** OR SOME QUIET BITS AND EVEN, GET THIS, A VIOLIN!! I MEAN, I’M THERE ROCKING OUT LIKE I KNOW HOW AND THEN THERE’S THIS ****ING VIOLIN, AND YEAH, IT’S PLAYING A QUALITY BIT OF A TUNE, BUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF SOME OF MY CREW WALKED IN AT THAT MOMENT AND SAW ME ALL SWEATY AND BLEEDING AND LISTENING TO A ****ING VIOLIN??? I’D HAVE TO KILL MYSELF OR ALL OF THEM AS THE SHAME OF IT ALL WOULD BE TOO MUCH.

SO IT WAS TOO STOP STARTY AND ONE MINUTE I WAS SLAMMIN’ ROUND THE LIVING ROOM WITH MOMMA HOLLERING AT ME TO TURN IT OFF AND BRING HER HER MEDICATION AND THE NEXT MINUTE THEY’RE SINGING WITH NO DISTORTION ON THE GUITARS OR DOING SOME JAZZ OR SOME ****, SO I MARCHED BACK TO THE SHOP AND SLAM THE CD DOWN IN FRONT OF THAT SAME WUSSY MOFO AND SAY “MY SOCKS ARE LIKE STILL ON DUDE!” AND HE SIGHS AND TAKES IT FROM ME WITH NO QUESTIONS AND SAYS, “you wanna swap it for something else or do you want cash?” SO I WAS ALL LIKE, “CASH OF COURSE, I AIN’T BUYING FROM A SHOP THAT HAS STICKERS SAYING ‘THIS ROCKS’ ON STUFF THAT DOESN’T.”

SO HE SAYS, “you didn’t like it too much then, I didn’t think you would.” AND I SAID “WHAT THE ****’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? I LIKE SOME OF IT, THEY JUST NEED TO KEEP IT INTENSE ALL THE WAY THROUGH NOT JUST WHEN IT SUITS THEM.” AND HE SAYS, ALL ****Y LIKE “well, Refused made this album to move the hardcore scene on as they thought that it was stagnating and lacking ideas and made for people like you who were all about an image and a particular lifestyle rather than open mindedness and expression. They did it, I think, but sadly there will always be people like you who were left behind. I mean, does it get much better than when they come back in after the jazz section on “Deadly Rhythm”? That bit sounds like a brutal attack, it’s insane! Or, or the violin intro to “Tannhäuser”? When those drums come in it’s epic, really groundbreaking for a hardcore record. But, if you didn’t like it…..”

I BARELY GIVE THE GUY TIME TO OPEN THE TILL BEFORE I LIFT IT RIGHT UP FROM THE COUNTER PULLING ALL THE WIRES OUT WITH IT AND CRACK IT OVER HIS HEAD THE PRICK. THEN I PUT IT THROUGH THE WINDOW AND KNOCK OVER A COUPLE OF SHELVES WORTH OF CD’S BEFORE STAMPING ON THE GUY’S HEAD AND LEGGING IT. AS I LEFT I HEARD HIM SHOUT “Philistine!” I’M GONNA GO HOME AND LOOK THAT ****ING WORD UP TO WORK OUT WHETHER THAT LITTLE QUEER HAS GOT ANOTHER VISIT COMING OR NOT.

-ozzystylez

zachsd · 12-31-2010, 01:12 AM

Wow, I was at the record store the other day, stumbled across that and almost bought it because of the intriguing title/cover. Kind of bummed I didn't now.

TockTockTock · 01-03-2011, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RVCA

This is undoubtedly the best album I discovered this year.

And this is a fantastic review I found on rateyourmusic, which I invite you to read if you have a couple minutes to spare.

-ozzystylez

Well, when I heard the instrumentals... it was great, but the vocals were just terrible. Maybe it's just me, but I can't stand that screaming thing. I had my hopes up too because I've had a lot of difficulty getting into punk besides Patti Smith (her early stuff) and Television (and they're not completely punk). Ah well.

12-18-2010, 11:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	Some more from me. . . Judee Sill - Judee Sill - 1971 70s California folk. A sad, beautiful and brilliant record. For those unfamiliar with Judee, she led a troubled life to say the least- death of parents, abusive stepfather, heroin addiction, prostitution, armed robbery, prison. There's a feeling of sins being washed, melodically and thematically on this album. There's also lots of talking to God, but don't let that put you off. "Once a demon lived in my brow, I screamed and wailed and I cursed out loud, And I sailed through the clouds on ten crested cardinals To guard my battleground, But I laughed so hard I cried. . . " Well worth checking out especially if your into Joni/Gene Clark/Nick Drake. Brian Eno - Before and After Science (and My Life in the Bushes of Ghosts) I've finally gotten into Brian Eno after years of avoidance (always associated him with Bowie/Talking heads, two I'm not fond of). Such great song craft and nice melancholy drones. His album with Byrne is still mind blowing. Smokey Robinson - One Dozen Roses - 1971 From beginning to end this is flawless. Beautiful stuff. And 'Tears Of A Clown' isn't even the best track on it. My favourite soul LP, which makes it even more frustrating that it's practically impossible to find in psychical form. It's frankly bewildering that this hasn't been reissued. Come on record labels, pull your ears out of your collective arse and make it happen. Randy Newman - 12 Songs - 1970 An undoubted classic. Newman's character studies are still cutting, and his 12 track journey through rocks roots excels at every turn. My only criticism it's that the journey is all to brief. Forget his Pixar affiliation, this it what Newman's about. Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High - 1966 Phil Spector's cinematic production merged with Tina's astounding vocals is a perfect marriage. (Er. . . much better than Tina and Ike's in fact). Tina's raw emotion floats among the clouds with glossy strings. The title track is one of the greatest songs of all time. What else could one want? John Cale - Paris 1919 - 1973 Lovely, hazy folk rock from former Velvet Underground visionary. Crazy I know, but I like this more than any VU LP. Diamond D - Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop - 1992 Underground classic. Recalls ATCQ at times and is every bit as good. Hip Hop's 'best kept secret'. Sioxsie and The Banshees - A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - 1982 Psychedelic gothy post-punk. With kinky sex. Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk - 1967 Wacky blues rock masterpiece. It's Trout Mask Replica that gets all the plaudits, but for me this was his best moment. Wonderfully daft, yet still user friendly. 'Electricity' is one of the best psychedelic tracks of all time. The news yesterday was gutting. Rest in piece skipper. Well I discovered far more great stuff this year than any other. Here's to more happy hunting in 2011 __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete)

12-30-2010, 09:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
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12-30-2010, 03:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
TokyoChicken Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2	(Wont let me post image urls, probably because I'm a new guy. I'll edit them in later, sorry.) Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007) Fantastic album. Condon's obsession with Paris really shines in this thing here. Really digging his whole Classical-pop influence. Plus, Condon's got an amazing voice. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (2007) Was sort of surprised that I missed out on this since everyone I know has been talking about Bon Iver forever. Plus, this heartfelt, solo acoustic sound is usually right up my alley. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) I'll be honest, before this I haven't listened to The Flaming Lips before (I know, heresy). I figured it was about time I educate myself, so I decided to pick this album up, mainly because I had prior knowledge of Fight Test. __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/Gwes

12-30-2010, 08:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	This. Only started listening to it about a week ago and I'm pretty sure it's now easily in my top 10 favorite albums of all time. __________________ lastfm rym

12-31-2010, 01:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	Wow, I was at the record store the other day, stumbled across that and almost bought it because of the intriguing title/cover. Kind of bummed I didn't now. __________________ lastfm rym