I can't stop listening to SONIO - Enough - Mark Verbos (sorted future remix) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PUKP8LZOnZE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> SONOIO is a solo project of Alessandro Cortini, who played with Nine Inch Nails for a few years. You can download the remix CD for FREE at http://www.sonoio.org
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Sun Ra - Jazz in Silhouette Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Fish, Collie Weed, and Cornbread And right at this moment, Supertramp's "If Everyone Was Listening" off the "Crime of the Century" album.
I've been listening to The Small faces 'Ogdens Nut Gone Flake'. I picked this up based on a recent 'Favorite Albums' thread where Deckard listed this as among his favorites. I've long been aware of this album and in spite of great reviews have always resisted buying it. I was under the impression that The Small Faces and this album would just be a an example of so-so English mid 60's corny pop like their 'Itchycoo Park' single. I could not have been more wrong. Just as 'Pet Sounds' is to the Beach Boys (another album I long resisted), Ogdens Nut Gone Flake is to the Small Faces. It is a seriously strong work of art and in many ways puts some of the pieces of the Rock n Roll puzzle together for me. For the first time I can understand how The Who ever hoped to have (Faces drummer) Kenny Jones step in for the sadly missed Kieth Moon. Kenny Jones brings it HARD on 'ONGF' giving the already good songs a powerful and majestic feel. My impression of Keyboardist Ian Maclagan is raised considerably here as well. Best I can tell, he really glues the music together here as guitar is not really the chief instrument through-out (though there are some stellar guitar moments). Ian gives a sterling example here of how great the B-3 organ can sound when used tastefully - makes me miss it from today's Rock music. Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane are largely responsible for the songs and I suppose for the tasteful and often hard rocking, psychedelic guitar work here. I'm not sure about the guitar playing as there are no liner notes on this concept album, so if Steve and Ronnie are responsible, it is a revelation to me. The songs themselves are great fist to last and Marriott's bluesy vocals have never sounded better to these ears. Ronnie lane rounds things out, and I find myself appreciating his general high regard in RnR circles for perhaps the only time save the "Rough Mix' album he made with Pete Townsend. Finally (sorry, didn't mean to make this so long) is the suggestion that this is Rock's first concept Album. Some would say it's 'Tommy' others would point to the sorely under appreciated 'PF Sorrow' by The Pretty Things. I guess it doesn't really matter and 'Ongf' is really half a concept album. Side two is loosely based on a boy who goes looking for the other half of the moon and the songs are strung together by an enjoyably off-kilter English narrative. I'd like to expound upon the great songs here but I guess it's enough to say I really, REALLY like this album and expect it to number among my favorites as well after repeated listens.
If you guys are going to go back into the the obscure '60's concept albums (1970 actually), do not miss this one. As a concept, production and rock innovation it to me is the equal of any short of Sgt. Pepper's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_(band)
Sun Ra - Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy Lee "Scratch" Perry - Rise Again Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind
Yeah, Dubious I got a little carried away with my post, but once I got started I couldn't stop. You reference yet another album missing from my 60's (should have heard, but have not for some reason) catalog. I will fix that though. Actually I do know a thing or two about Spirit. I saw them in the mid 70's at Cardis in Houston. Of course, at that time it was just Randy California and the drummer which is his step dad? Is that right? It was a terrific show and I went based only on the strength of this album below. It's good, good, good and am now ashamed I did not dig deeper into The Spirit albums. As long as I'm rambling I'd like to ask Manny what is the story on Animal Collective? I see you and others mentioning them.
Glad you asked Win - AnCo is one of those bands that has been labelled as an "it band", especially in the indie community like pitchfork. However, they still haven't really gotten into the mainstream despite their high reviews from critics. They have 4 members in their group and all have known each other since their high school days. The 2 main members are Dave Portner aka Avey Tare and Noah Lennox aka Panda Bear. Their music has been characterized as experimental but also "freak folk" (very similar to Grizzly Bear if you know about them) and even the Beach Boys on acid. Each album they have released has been more accessible so I would suggest you to pick up "Merriweather Post Pavilion". If you like artists like Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, The Beach Boys, The Residents, The Incredible String Band, The Holy Modal Rounders, Sonic Youth, and Captain Beefheart amongst others then you will like Animal Collective. But start with MPP and if you like that one, definitely get "Strawberry Jam" and the last 2 solo albums by Panda Bear in "Tomboy" and "Person Pitch".
Sun Ra - Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 3 Lee "Scratch" Perry - Sound System Scratch And for Win: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HWP7x1oF9dA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Thanks Manny - Yeah I'm gonna be liking AnCo. Among those you mention they remind me of Super Furry Animals as well. I'll start with the album you suggest and enjoy from there. Thanks for the link.
Amazing how widely accepted and admired this album has become. It was released to complete indifference in The States at the time. I guess it's always been hailed in England.
I didn't really think it was that great the first 20 or so times I listened to it. Now I find the more I listen to it the better it gets. Animal Collective is pretty much my favorite band right now, they are awesome.
Pfft, says you. The only reason it was "released to indiffernece" here was due to the fact you indie hipsters were only like 10 or something back then. MBV would have melted your pimply faces! I am old/er and was there and they melted mine!
I rep you TnF... Alas, I'm probably older than you, but that is nothing to boast of. It's cool that you got it. I think the Shoe-Gaze faze sprung up around that time and I still like Lush and Ride a little better.
