My Recommended Listenings

Steve@3dai
Steve@3dai Posts: 983
edited April 2009 in Music & Movies
Here's my (off the top of my head) list of recommended CDs for listening on your Polks:

St. Germain - Tourist (nice blend of jazz, hip hop, funk, dance... highly recommended)

Any Enigma CD (very avid collector)

Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (one of the Rolling Stones top 10(20?) most phychadelic CDs... very good nonetheless)

Sade - Lovers Rock

Delerium - Poem, Semantic Spaces, or Karma (Enigma like, Kristy Thirsk vocals are AWESOME on Karma)

Notice I don't have any Floyd or anything, even those are awesome recordings, I believe in listening to music that I enjoy and these CDs were recorded with great skill, they don't mess around. You might want to check out some of Aphex Twin's Ambient Works collections also, they are very relaxing and smooth.

Viva la electronica! :)
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  • joelll
    joelll Posts: 120
    edited October 2001
    Steve,

    The mentions of Pink Floyd, and other well-known bands that most of us like or are at least familiar with, have already been made.

    More music, different music, LOTS of music, is good. What's the point of a forum like this if we listened only to a few monster albums from past eras now being strip-mined for "classic rock" radio formats.

    This week I'm listening to more blues (Stevie Ray Vaughn, Prof. Longhair stuff, some stuff i'm finding on local college radio, etc) and right now a folk-rock band that I like a lot, called the Nields.

    The Nields especially are an interesting band to listen to; the singers are two sisters (Katrina Nields is the lead singer on most songs, her sister Nerissa writes the songs.) They sing in complex harmonies, really amazing voice work, and are also often fun and silly, and also often serious and deep. Not every track is a golden treasure, but I think they're definitely worth a listen


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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited October 2001
    Originally posted by joelll
    More music, different music, LOTS of music, is good. What's the point of a forum like this if we listened only to a few monster albums from past eras now being strip-mined for "classic rock" radio formats.

    Unfortunately, there is a select few (not on this board that I've noticed) that only believe in the few albums that are considered "classic", and unfortunately, they have some of the biggest mouths ;)

    Mmmm, lots of music, that's what I am talking about. I've also been into this "female vocalist" fetish lately. Sade, Si-Se, Sarah McCan'tSpellHerName, and some others. Maybe it's the lack of a girlfriend, I dunno ;)

    Anyway, I'd like to hear some of the other current favs of the readers around here.
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  • joelll
    joelll Posts: 120
    edited October 2001
    hi again...

    Well, as far as female singer-songwriters go, a few days ago I borrowed three Loreena McKinnett discs from a friend. The three albums are The Mask and the Mirror, The Book of Secrets, and The Visit.

    IMHO, she's _good_. Lovely voice, great music backing her, I even like her lyrics.

    But right now I'm listening to a local rockabilly show on radio. I can't figure out why they play get-up-and-go music only late at night on Sundays... but I love the stuff anyway, and so I stay up late and listen...


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  • joelll
    joelll Posts: 120
    edited October 2001
    Oops... if you're looking for Loreena's music, she spells her name Loreena McKennitt, not as I misspelled it in my last post.

    joel
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited October 2001
    Unfortunately, most of my stuff isn't, but one band that most probably haven't head of is the Pat McGee Band. They are kinda in the DMB mold, but with better songs IMHO. Their live album, General Admission has some killer bass guitar stuff. Ever heard the Popeye theme on bass? Very cool.

    Another band that I like a lot (actually they're my favorite) that most people have given up on is Pearl Jam. Yeah, I know the usual arguments, but have you actually listened to the albumns after Versus? Didn't think so. Very good rock that is fun to listen to and different. Every album they have made so far has a different sound from all the others. Yield and Binaural are very clean recordings, especially the drums. Also, Eddie Vedder is playing the guitar these days, so their sound is even fuller. Enough of my PJ rant, but seriously, give them a second chance.

    Wes
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  • wodom1
    wodom1 Posts: 1,054
    edited October 2001
    get some Radiohead. OK Computer is great! their latest stuff (Kid A and Amnesiac) is really experimental but the two previous albums (The Bends and OK Computer are great if you like rock). Check them out. later.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited October 2001
    OK Computer is a definite strong listening experirence. I need to get The Bends. I have copy of one of their news, can't remember which, and it is definitely a little out there.

    Wes
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited October 2001
    Yea, Radiohead is good stuff, I am partial to their new stuff because of my electronica background, but OK Computer is nice also.

    You guys also might want to check out anything by William Orbit. My personal recommendation is Strange Cargo III, which has Water From A Vine Leaf which is just an awesome song!

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  • No3pencil
    No3pencil Posts: 19
    edited April 2009
    Amazing!
    Sys Show

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  • Mike21
    Mike21 Posts: 252
    edited April 2009
    Here's some different stuff:

    Pop - Beth Orton, Garbage, Mazzy Starr

    Hard Rock - Rob Balducci - album - The Color of Light

    70s rock - Fanny (all girls) collection album - The First Time In A Long Time

    60s Rock - Suzi Quatro

    Rap/Hip Hop - Snoop Dog - album - Doggystyle

    Classic Tenor - Paul Pots - album - One Chance

    80s Disco - Soundtrack for movie Bright Lights Big City

    Mike

    Electronic - The Chemical Brothers - album - Dig Your Own Hole

    Movie Soundtrack from Godzilla

    Classical - Schumann Symph 2 & 4

    Proto metal - Blue Cheer - album - The Megaforce Years
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  • arun1963
    arun1963 Posts: 1,797
    edited April 2009
    I've also been into this "female vocalist" fetish lately. Sade, Si-Se, Sarah McCan'tSpellHerName, and some others.

    Sarah Mclachlan. :-) Amazing voice. Surfacing is a great album. Must be something in the Canadian water. They seem to produce divas on an assembly line.

    Also check out

    Jewel, Immogen Heap, cassandra wilson, anita baker.....
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,220
    edited April 2009
    I've got to call dibs on whatever No3pencil is selling. If it's worth reviving and 8 year old thread it's got to be good:p

    Edit: Sorry Ben. Just noticed you called dibs on another recently revived thread.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited April 2009
    Nikka Costa. Pebble to a Pearl. Raw, Nasty sounds like two four track overlays. But Damn! Sounds great when she's singin'!




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