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« on: September 04, 2007, 07:12:21 PM » |
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I am sitting here taking in the masterpiece that is Faith by George Michael.
Every song is crafted with obvious love and care - this album stands the test of time but yet he was still slagged off by the "critics"...
This is a man at his creative peak.
What other albums are overlooked masterpieces?
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« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2007, 08:02:56 AM » |
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For my money, I always thought that nobody gave Dave Matthews Band nearly enough credit for Before These Crowded Streets. Sure the fans liked it, but most all of them would prefer Crash or Under the Table instead. But Crowded Streets was such an accomplishment as an album for them- they dramatically expanded their instrumentation and production, and lyrically it's Dave at his best. It's a beautifully haunting, very well written album and it marked the last time that band was truly interesting.
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St. Martin the Bald
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« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2007, 08:53:33 AM » |
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Get the Knack by The Knack is a great example of smarmy, smartass, horny teen angst. I remember listening to this album (LP mind you) in high school endlessly. I was hormonally motivated by songs like "Good Girld Don't", "(She's So) Selfish" and "My Sharona"...then the lame romantic in me was moved to pimply tears by "Maybe Tonight"...this album carried through my agonizing high school existence. it's not deep but then - neither were those yrs...
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2007, 10:31:12 AM » |
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DMB almost exclusively got me through high school. Though, there was a brief period during my most angsty phase wherein I listened to Staind and Linkin Park because they sounded angry and I wanted to rebel against my parents.
Yeah, so suffice it to say, I had really shitty taste in music when I was in high school. But I'm all better, now.
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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2007, 03:20:28 PM » |
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Yeah, so suffice it to say, I had really shitty taste in music when I was in high school. But I'm all better, now.
NEVER! EVER! turn your back on your high school self. That's a betrayal of the highest order. Your high school self is to be loved. Cherished. Stroked and called precious. Your tastes may have changed, but that doesn't mean that your choices and tastes then were wrong. Just different. They were right and appropriate to your high school self. Our high school selves give us the best memories and cocktail party stories. |
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2007, 10:25:20 AM » |
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Oh, I don't hate my high school self. I was just a seriously abbreviated version of me. I actually look back at myself in high school and I'm rather proud- I was always me and managed to do so without incident, by and large.
But, it can't be denied that I listen to MUCH better music these days. I guess saying I had shitty taste is a bit much. Let's just say it was extremely... narrow.
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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2007, 05:13:45 PM » |
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But, it can't be denied that I listen to MUCH better music these days. I guess saying I had shitty taste is a bit much. Let's just say it was extremely... narrow.
I think that is one of the best things about high school... you are content to listen to the most popular album a thousand times over and never need more! It is also nice when the music world is opened up to you and everything is new. Now when I hear new music it often reminds me of something else rather than being completely new to me. It's all a cycle I guess. What I need now is a completely new genre. I'm thinking of diving into folk. I have some folk music (one Nanci Griffith and one John Prine), but I would like to hear more. Isn't there someone on these boards who is really into folk? I thought I remember someone mentioning it in a KW poll... |
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« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2007, 08:12:47 PM » |
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But, it can't be denied that I listen to MUCH better music these days. I guess saying I had shitty taste is a bit much. Let's just say it was extremely... narrow.
I think that is one of the best things about high school... you are content to listen to the most popular album a thousand times over and never need more! It is also nice when the music world is opened up to you and everything is new. Now when I hear new music it often reminds me of something else rather than being completely new to me. It's all a cycle I guess. What I need now is a completely new genre. I'm thinking of diving into folk. I have some folk music (one Nanci Griffith and one John Prine), but I would like to hear more. Isn't there someone on these boards who is really into folk? I thought I remember someone mentioning it in a KW poll... I really enjoy what I like to call "modern folk". Iron & Wine, Sean Hayes, Joe Purdy, Rocky Votolato, Damien Rice, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, and I think Sufjan Stevens to some extent. For more traditional folk I would start with Dylan, The Band, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, etc. |
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« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2007, 06:31:57 AM » |
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I'd call Sufjan 'everything but the kitchen sink' music. Sufjan is just... well, Sufjan. I feel like he's kind of in something of a class all his own. And amazing, can't forget that part.
But you're right, I guess if I had to call him one thing or another I'd probably go with experimental folk or something.
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« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2007, 06:32:34 AM » |
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Oh, and if you're not into bluegrass, Winrit, now's the time to start.
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« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2007, 09:20:27 AM » |
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Winrit, soundtracks have always been my way of branching into new genres/new artists. They're always filled with such a variety and I'll always seem to latch onto one track by a group of which I was previously unaware.
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St. Martin the Bald
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2007, 10:39:57 AM » |
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My thread has been so derailed...  |
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Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.
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« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2007, 10:55:05 AM » |
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Time to re-rail it!
We Were Here by Joshua Radin. It falls into the mold of Iron and Wine, Elliot Smith and th like, but is so soft and beautiful it really moved me and was my favorite album of last year (and I bought it for a whopping $4). It's simple, effective and sweet. Everything I love in music. Doesn't seem like a lot of people payed much attention to it.
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Taste is discerning, not all encompassing.
It's Not What You're Like, It's What You Like
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"Pain is Temporary, Film is Forever..." --John Milius
Winner! BFCS Iconoclast Award 2007
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« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2007, 10:56:55 AM » |
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12 Rods - Gay?
I won't bother with an argument or explanation. It's just a perfect pop album. Good use of Moog synths too.
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« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2007, 01:01:07 PM » |
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I got REM's Out of Time when it first came out and remember being pretty disappointed. However, three years later when I saw them on their Monster tour, they played a couple of the lesser known songs from Out of Time and more importantly mentioned that these were among their favorite songs to play. This caused me to re-examine the album, and I now I really like it a lot. It's probably their album that I listen to most often.
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