In the world of MP3\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and I-Pods the sacred record album has gone by the wayside. More and more I see bands who put out an album that has maybe 3 good songs on it. This is unfortunate. That is what is so spectacular about albums, they should tell a story, and even if each song isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t monumental, the songs should be a glue that keep the story together.<\/p>\n
This is a list of albums I like. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not saying they are the greatest, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just saying I like them, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s it. You can test drive a few of them if you want.<\/p>\n
SIDEBAR: You won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find any Dylan or Beatles. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never cared for either one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s music.
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***The Clash \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLondon Calling\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nIf you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know the history of this band or record, look it up, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not a historian. This record is solid all the way through. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s full of young life and its struggles. It has a very upbeat sound that is heavily influenced by Reggae and SKA. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve called this band the Anti-Beatles<\/p>\n
***The Smiths \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHatful of Hollow\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nMorrissey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sarcastic haunting voice was the epitome of this album. Critics blow wads over \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Queen is Dead\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0 but this album blows that one away.<\/p>\n
LOVE \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcForever Changes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThis is definitely a PERIOD album about free love and depression. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beautiful.<\/p>\n
Replacements \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPleased to Meet Me\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThough the Replacements put out a lot of great music, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a big fan of this album alone. They were doing something different and is still delightful to listen to.<\/p>\n
***Rory Gallagher \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTattoo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nRory mixes Jazz and Blues to create an almost perfect rock album. Rory\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s guitar playing and voice meld well together. This is a classic.<\/p>\n
***Dead Kennedy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nClassics like \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLynch the Landlord\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHoliday in Cambodia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Jello Biafro was the hero of anti-censorship. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just say Tipper Gore is not a friend of his.<\/p>\n
Vandals \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSweating to the Oldies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThis album is fucking hilarious. The Vandals were one of the first Pop punk bands to emerge. This is a live album that features their disgusting banter between the songs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This one is called, Fuck my ass\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
***The Pogues \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRum, Sodomy and Lash\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nYou may have heard of Flogging Molly, well these guys are the original entirety Rockers. All these songs are about death and drinking, but set to a jig you can dance to.<\/p>\n
Fairport Convention \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLiege & Lief\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nRichard Thompson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first band consisting of hippie, entirety rock. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure this won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be you favorite the first time you hear it, but it grows on you. Thompson is one of the more respected guitar players in the world, and any of his solo stuff is worth picking up also<\/p>\n
Billy Brag \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWorker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Playtime\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nAn English folker who weaves beautiful songs<\/p>\n
LL Cool J \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWalking like a Panther\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nMaybe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my teenage angst still inside of me, but I love this album! The same goes for the next one on the list.<\/p>\n
Beastie Boys \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLicensed to Ill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n
Dead Can Dance \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBox Set\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI suggest buying the 3 CD, 1 DVD box set of this group. Their music is so inspiring and haunting it can only be enjoyed in it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s entirety.<\/p>\n
***Nuggets \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBox Set\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nGet the American one, the British one is OK but the American is definitely the preferable purchase. Features almost 100 songs by the greatest 60\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s garage rock bands. This box set is a classic, originally released by Rino in the 70\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s it was a flop, released in the 90\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s it was a huge hit. If you ever wondered where modern R & R came from this box set will answer all your questions.<\/p>\n
***Rolling Stones \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc40 Licks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nSure, the Stones put out some classic albums, but why fuck around, this is a 2-CD collection that captures it all.<\/p>\n
AC\/DC \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHigh Voltage\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBack in Black\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThese are the only two albums you need by them.<\/p>\n
***Leonard Cohen \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Your Man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcVarious Positions\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThis gravely monster of romance is highly recommended. I also suggest you pick up some of his poetry books.<\/p>\n
***Robbie Fulks \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Very Best of\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let the title fool you. This isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a compilation of Fulks greatest hits, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00c2\u00a0 a collection of songs that never made it to other albums. I first got into Fulks in his days with Bloodshot Records and saw him live at the Pomp Room with an audience of 5 people. He is the Roots Country God. There isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a single country artist, Pop or roots that can hold a candle to this guy. He is one of my all-time favorites. Hell, even Jesse likes him.<\/p>\n
Liz Phair \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcExile in Guysville\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThe deepthroat cover says it all. This album is about sex, dirty dog fucking to be exact. I have no idea what Liz is up to now, and could care less, she recorded a true classic in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcExile\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n
Squirrel Nut Zippers Perennial Favorites\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThis band plays preposterous ragtime music set to modern lyrics and dance hall stompers.<\/p>\n
Fiona Apple Extraditing Machine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve officially dubbed Apple as a Siren. Her cynicism reminds me of a female Morrissey.<\/p>\n
***The Stooges \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRaw Power\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThe inklings of punk rock<\/p>\n
***MC5 \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHigh Time\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nOne of America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greatest R & R Bands of all time. Unfortunately bad production, poor management and image destroyed this band.<\/p>\n
***Tom Waits \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNighthawks at the Diner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRaindogs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nIf you know me, you know I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the biggest Tom Waits fan in the area. A few years back I set out to get his complete catalog and the tribute albums. I still have to get a couple more tribute albums and a copy of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBig Time\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on video, but other then that, I consider myself an officiate. I will later be writing: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMy Guide to Tom Waits\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 but until then I highly suggest these two albums to wet your palette. Nighthawks was recorded live in the mid-seventies and features many songs from his albums in that time period. It is Waits at his best. You can tell he has just begun to make it in the music realm he lives in (whatever that is) and truly finding himself. A Captain Beefheart meets Zappa meets Coltrane. I also believe this was when Tom was still \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcComfortable\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with his drinking. Raindogs is quite the opposite, recorded when he is at Rock Bottom (the first time around), the record is dark and mysterious and you can tell the end is near. Tom has been sober now for over 10 years and is still at it. If you want to get to know this man, try out these albums.<\/p>\n
Nick Cave \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMurder Ballads\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThough it may be a toss up between this record and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNo more shall we part\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 I had to pick \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMurder Ballads\u00e2\u20ac\u02dc. Cave\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s talents really shine through, and his darkness. To write a whole album about murderers, well that takes a special person.<\/p>\n
***Jimi Hendrix \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBand of Gypsies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nJimi live album recorded on New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eve 1970 without \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe experience\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. This highly emotional album is the pinnacle of Hendrix\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career and displays his incredible musical talents.<\/p>\n
The Who \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLive at Leeds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nIf you never buy another Who album, you will be fine with this one. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always felt that the Who got screwed in the studio, there live energy is not apparent, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why this is the greatest WHO album ever made.<\/p>\n
***Miles Davis \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcKind of Blue\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nEven if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like jazz, this CD needs to be sitting in your collection. It is a masterpiece.<\/p>\n
Charles Mingus \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Black Saint & Sinner Lady\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nQuite possibly the greatest Jazz composer to ever live.\u00c2\u00a0 Stealing ingredients from the Duke and Gershwin and throwing them in a blender of soul and blues. This album combines native sounds with jazz and liquidizes them in a blender. Play this one for your parents – they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll either hate it or love it.<\/p>\n
***ZEKE \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFlat Tracker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\n17 minutes of pure Rock & Roll insanity.<\/p>\n
***Bob Marley \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLegend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure you already own this. If not, you should throw your stereo away.<\/p>\n
Jeff Beck \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBeckola\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nKind of sounds like Zeppelin, or at least what Zeppelin should have sounded like. Rod Stewart kicks out the Jams on this classic rock jewel.<\/p>\n
Led Zeppelin \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOne\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n
Bad Brains \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcQuickness\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been told this Jamaican\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hard Rock band\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first album is better, I disagree. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blow no bubbles dude!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
***Sex Pistols \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNever Mind the Bullocks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nA turning point in Punk Rock. A must have.<\/p>\n
***Guns & Roses \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAppetite for Destruction\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI think this is where I turned into a very bad kid.<\/p>\n
Weakerthens \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReconstruction Site\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nPropagandi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lead singers newer band. They are kinda of a We Might Be Giants\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 throwback, but not as simple.<\/p>\n
***The Cure Disintegration Street\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nAn instant classic<\/p>\n
***Hank Williams \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBox Set\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThe greatest songwriter to ever live.<\/p>\n
Patsy Cline \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBox Set\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThe greatest female roots-country vocalist to ever live<\/p>\n
Nina Simone \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Best of\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll admit Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn are phenomenal jazz vocalists, but I hold a soft spot in my heart for Nina. Her deep, sultry voice is unmistakable, and she has never been duplicated. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great to hear her live material, her emotion is fantastic.<\/p>\n
Dianne Schurr \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMusic is my Life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nCalled the female Ray Charles. Dianne is one of the premier female jazz vocalists\/pianists alive today. She is also blind. Whenever I hear people rant about Norah Jones, I tell them they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never heard Dianne scat, and her piano playing is up there with Ellington and Monk.<\/p>\n
The Ramones \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcRocket to Russia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nCome on!<\/p>\n
The Doors \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGreatest Hits\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI would suggest a particular album, but most of the Doors material is worth a listen. Very Addictive.<\/p>\n
***Lucinda Williams \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCar Wheels on a Gravel Road\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI saw Lucinda live right after this album came out. Best concert I have ever seen. Lucinda holds up to what she says, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no such thing as happy songs.<\/p>\n
Junkyard Dogs ‘Good Living Platter’
\nThis fucked-up country album includes members from the Reverend Horton Heat and the Supersuckers. The musicianship is excellent and the songs are funny.<\/p>\n
Bad Livers ‘Industry and Thrift’
\n2-Piece Bluegrass band that tears it up.<\/p>\n
Alex Chilton ‘Loose Shoes – Tight Pussy’
\nI just like this record, it is solid. Alex has put out a lot of shit, but when he nails it, he nails it.<\/p>\n
Rancid ‘and out come the wolves’
\nClassic punk-rock album by crazy frontman Tim Armstrong<\/p>\n
Operation Ivy ‘Operation Ivy’
\nTim Armstrong’s first band – early ska-punk<\/p>\n
Tracy Chapman ‘New Beginnings’
\nPolitical music before being political all of sudden got cool.<\/p>\n
Swinging Neck Breakers ‘Live for Buzz’
\n60’s – Ramones – Lyres – throwback band.<\/p>\n
Acid Bath ‘When the Kite String Pops’
\nIf you you only buy ONE death metal album, this is the one. (It’s the only one I own) Beautifully produced. They are great Live also.<\/p>\n
Metallica ‘Master of Puppets’
\nHeavy Metal at it’s best – sorry Ozzy.<\/p>\n
Black Sabbath ‘Paranoid’<\/p>\n
***Reverend Horton Heat (2)
\n‘Smoke Em if you got Em’ ‘Liquor in the front’
\nSmoke Em is their first album, more Stray Cats then Cramps, but solid. Liquor is there 4th? album, hard-driving and playing – Classic<\/p>\n
Jayhawks \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSound of Lies\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThe experiment gone right.<\/p>\n
***Fugazi \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc13 Songs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nThis is another CD that belongs in your collection, whether you want it or not. Flawless punk rock.<\/p>\n
***Van Morrison \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMoondance\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 & \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBest of\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nFuck the Brown-eyed girl, this guy is a musical genius who is still at it.<\/p>\n
***Whiskeytown \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcStrangers Almanac\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nFrontman Ryan Adams best material. This is one of my favorite Albums.<\/p>\n
Janis Joplin \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPearl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nAnother MUST HAVE album.<\/p>\n
***************Counting Crows \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAugust and Everything After\u00e2\u20ac\u2122
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been ridiculed a lot for liking this Album, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to say it is flawless. It is my favorite album ever made. Most of their material after this has been lackluster at best. I think what I like about the album so much is the timeless sound and the incredible glue between songs. Each song is different but compliment each other very well, plus it is the perfect length. Make fun all you want, I love this album.<\/p>\n
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