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[DFelon204409]

Post albums you think should be featured on Sputnik here.

Please give a link to the album you're reffering to, and state why it should be featured. If you like to, you can write a short blurb for the album. If it gets featured, your blurb can be used (with a small note that it was written by you) See the past FAs for examples of blurbs (Sputnik Main page, on the top left)

Damrod

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Original post by DFelon:

Originally Posted by DFelon204409

Wish granted Iai.

I say we do some Fall of Troy when I write the review for their new CD August 16.

[Iai]

Awesome.

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=1664]Otis Blue[/url]

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=373]Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo![/url]

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=2606]Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn[/url]

$0.02

[Robert Crumb]

I second Autobahn. Med did a great job with that. Also suggest:

[URL=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=1513]Kinks - Village Green etc.[/url]

[URL=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=1436]Sly et. al - Riot Going On[/url]

A couple of classics that could probably use a spotlight. I'll probably come on something later.

[DFelon204409]

Originally Posted by Iai

Awesome.

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=1664]Otis Blue[/url]

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=373]Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo![/url]

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=2606]Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn[/url]

$0.02

That Autpbahn thing reminds me of The Big Lebowski.

[masada]

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=2506&genreid=1]Daydream Nation[/url]

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=2328]Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy)[/url]

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=446]Remain in Light[/url]

[Damrod]

Not a bad idea, a quick note why the album deserves being featured wouldn't hurt though

[Killtacular]

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=2517]El Cielo[/url] (Dredg) It's.. really good. Rather unique, as there's not much that sounds like Dredg.

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1512]f#a#∞[/url] (Godspeed You Black Emperor!) It's got some of the most wonderful music I've heard. Their crowning achievement, featuring three epic length songs.

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1484]OK Computer[/url] (Radiohead) Because it's OK Computer!

[Damrod]

Originally Posted by Scruples

[url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=2517]El Cielo[/url] (Dredg) It's.. really good. Rather unique, as there's not much that sounds like Dredg.

To be honest, 'El Cielo' always was one of the first candidates for me since the FA were introduced on Sputnik. But I always hesitated as I was not sure if the blurb I could come up with could really represent the album and do it justice.

Well, I tried today (finally). The album really deserves it. That's for sure

[Killtacular]

You did good work. You get a thumb:
Oh, and Med, you really should see the Big Lebowski. Regardless of how little sense that movie makes.

[Iai]

Originally Posted by Damrod

Not a bad idea, a quick note why the album deserves being featured wouldn't hurt though

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=1664]Otis Blue[/url]
Quite possibly the most influential album of the 60s, on a purely vocal level. In any case, it's an essential soul record. Oh, and you should note that it was a tribute to the recently deceased Sam Cooke, generally accepted as the man who invented soul.

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=373]Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo![/url]
Hugely influential on new wave and post-punk.

[url=http://www.musicianforums.com/sputnik/album.php?albumid=2606]Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn[/url]
Basically invented electronic popular music. Med's review of this, and my one of Trans-Europa Express, go into more detail on that.

[DFelon204409]

RJD2: Deadringer

Because I rule and have a huge *****. Also, the album is distinct and niche. Most importantly though, nobody noticed that review too much and I think it's an important album as far as sampled hip hop goes.

EDIT: Why does penis get censored? Stupid vBulletin trying to waste my flavor.

[Damrod]

Pool for the entries of the FA Competition (which sadly failed):

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombation In 12 Bursts
featured by Damrod

by 'Understanding in a Crash'


Saetia - A Retrospective
Featured by Damrod

by 'pixiesfanyo'


Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Featured by Damrod

by 'clearvision'

Soundgarden - Superunknown
Featured by Damrod

by 'Soundgardener'


Nightwish - Oceanborn
Featured by Damrod

by 'Shattered Future'


Dream Theater - Dream of Thought
Dream Theater, whilst remaining first and foremost a very progressive band, released this album in October 2003. It is their heaviest work to date and is very guitar orientated. But Jordan Rudess's keyboard work on the album is awesome. While this is true, the real god on this album is John Petrucci. His guitar skills are reallty shown off on this album, every song has a blazing solo, which will disloacate even the most virtuositic of jaws. As I Am, the opener, is a brilliant opener to a brilliant album, with it's catchy chorus and rapped bridge, before Petrucci rips into a mind boggling solo. Before This Dying Soul's Machine Head style double bass intro, before the instrument section, which like every other on this album, will astonish you. Vacant is an affecting ballad in the style of such earlier Dream Theater songs as Wait for Sleep or Disappear. A quick warning to all guitarists. One listen to this album will make you realise what a clueless, fat-fingered dunce you really are. Sorry!
by 'Shamed-Angel'

Radiohead - Kid A
has been featured by Damrod

by 'Werny'


A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
has been featured by Damrod

by 'British Boy'


The Who - Quadrophenia
has been featured by Damrod

by 'Daniel!'


The Clash - London Calling

During December 14, 1979 The Clash had hit the U.S. with a double album that would forever change the world. With ex-Mott the Hoople producer Guy Stevens harnessing their sound as never before The Clash had shown the world what they were and even more. Many can argue, but the bands prime was during this album when they were simply at their best. Many of these new era styles were found in the songs that the band created during London Calling. London Calling, the song has become one of the clash's most popular songs still heard on radios today. Still can Joe Strummers voice be heard as he sings "'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river". Spanish Bombs with its mellow chord progression with its story like lyrics show the pop-punk ways paved within the Clash. 'Train In Vain' a perfect way to end a mystical album that will forever be listened to all times of culture even with age. All the times, When we were close, I'll remember these things the most...

by 'Understanding in a Crash'

[Damrod]

continued from above...

Pearl Jam - Ten
has been featured by Med57

by 'Werny'


Goldinger- Hang-Ups

Hang-ups is considered the last ska/pop/punk album by Goldfinger, offering a great display of songs that are easy to sing along to. John Feldman's voice compliments the drums, guitar, bass, and even the trumpets in a few songs. This was expected to be a bigger hit than their debut CD, but it didn't come close to as popular as their first. It still packs a great amount of punchy guitar riffs, and catchy lyrics that you'll find yourself singing to. Also, the track Superman appeared in the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game.

by 'Enigmatica'


NOFX - Punk In Drublic
has been featured by Damrod

by 'Rancid Dan'


Green Day - Dookie
has been featured by Med57

by 'J-Cool'


The Alkaline Trio - From Here to Infirmary

The album that really brought the Alkaline Trio out of the underground that had spawned them. The album is filled with witty, dark lyrics, focusing around the darker aspects of love and life. Added with the alternate vocals of guitarist Matt Skiba and Bassist Dan Andriano, this album creates an air of bitterness. Lyrically amazing, musically inspiring and catchy to boot, From here to Infirmary has produced the relativly popular singles Private Eye and Stupid Kid. All in all, this album appealed to a mass of teenagers and young adults who were frustrated with what they had discovered life was really like, and has developed the Alkaline Trio into a relativly famous band.

by 'Oz Rembrant'


Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves

Not many bands can hold there own when it comes to being on the borderline of being Punk and Pop-punk. Rancid has been accused of selling out, softening up, being Pop punk and everything inbetween and through it all they still hold their heads high and do what they always did. During this album this was a break through in the "popular" punk era. August 17, 1995, was when this album hit stores and it has turned many heads and has been argued whether Rancid was changing direction and views or just taking a side route through a punk scene. Almost anyone of these 19 tracks could have been a single all as catchy as the next and touching on various subjects of stereotypes, homelessness, opposite sex, and most important the people they knew. Rancid albums usually tell a story in every track and they all come from the heart. Songs such as Time Bomb and Ruby Soho are more accessible to the mainstream crowd with an easy ear with it's upstrokes and catchy choruses are good songs but the best only come from the band's core. Maxwell Murder for instance with an infamous bass riff/solo will always be seen upon as a song that "Rancid made" and no one else. Roots Radical, Olympia WA. would always add relating to life lyrics, "Took the 60 bus,out of downtown Cambell. Ben Zanotto, he was on there he was waitin' for me", lyrics that touched upon their actual experiences lived upon through everyones ears. Hanging on the corner of 52nd. and Broadway cars passin' by but none of them seem to be goin' my way.. - Olympia WA. One of my favorite songs on this album has to be Old Friend with its tremelo picked guitar intro and soothing bass line. With it's "ska-core" like chorus Tim Armstrong can always be heard singing "Good morning heartache, you're like an old friend, come and see me again.." It may be irrelevant but this is one of my dads favorite albums that I listen too. Alot of people say this is Rancids worst album but that says alot to a band that releases a wide range of good 18-24 songs an album. This album is usually looked down upon by punk lovers for its pop cultural influences but for pop-punk it is without a doubt a breakthrough that cant be forgotten.

by 'Understanding in a Crash'

The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About

It's fair to say that this 5 musicians with a talent for writing catchy pop songs were Vagrant's best investment. Something To Write Home About, without a doubt their best record, showcases this talent very well. From the sliding intro of the guitar in "Holiday", to the poetic and country-feel of the acoustic in "Out Of Reach", right down to one of the most popular ballad in the pop-punk scene that is "I'll Catch You", STWHA pulls out anthem after anthem. The combination of poppy guitar hooks, perfectly raw drum beats and Matt's strong and passionate vocals make this an album for everyone to own. This record will get you through the good and bad times, and I'm sure it will go down in pop-punk history as one of the greats of our time.

by 'Keef'


Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

When Jello Biafra answered East Bay Ray's advert in a local music paper few could have predicted the outcome would be the greatest punk album of all time. Fresh Fruit is a half-hour minute rollercoaster ride through the harsh underbelly of the american dream. From the bouncy Let's Lynch The Landlord, to the barely controlled chaos of Chemical Warfare, from the classic Faux-fascist anthem California Uber Alles to the haunting screech of the timeless Holiday In Cambodia, this album delivers. The songs are often gloriously offensive such as I Kill Children and Kill The Poor but all contain the bitter sarcastic edge of Jello's lyrics which are perfectly complimented by Ray and Klaus' guitar work. This is an album that sounds like it was written for a forthcoming apocalypse or mental breakdown, the perfect mix between the minimalism of In God We Trust Inc and the expansiveness of Frankenchrist where all the songs can provoke, educate and make you want to rock out like a crazy fool. The best punk album of all time and definitely not one for the idiots.

by 'sketchyjoe'


Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tommorrow's Ashes

A dramatic departure from their previous albums, TETA marked a maturing of Propagandhi's sound. With a new bassist, harder music and the same brilliant lyrics that can join two seemingly unconnected political and historical subjects at will. With furious songs such as March Of The Crabs, **** The Border and Back To The Motor League covering topics from middle class hypocrisy to the repression in the Phillipines, Propagandhi proved themselves once again as one of the best punk bands of the 90s. So all together now, "I LIKE TO PARTY ****IN' HARD!"

by 'sketchyjoe'


The Clash- Self Titled (US Version)

When the Clash's first album, The Clash, came out in 1977 in the United Kingdom, they struck a different chord and whistled a different tune than the other punk bands to come out during that time. In London, and other parts of England, punk bands like the Sex Pistols fixated their songs on anarchy and other mindless subjects, with each band following what the others in their style and music. The Clash, though, spoke of things more important than what the Sex Pistols fed their fans. They discussed the problems of society and of England, what they lived through every day, instead of making childish stabs at the Queen of England. The Clash were ferocious in their musical approach, but were also fine musicians, and were looked down upon becuase of that, too. The album is one of the best punk albums of all time.

by 'Music Nerd'

[masada]

I was thinking, you could have a poll, with all the suggested albums, and the top five would be those.

[the2stranger]

why isn't my entry up here?

well, here it goes again ( or is it that bad)

I''ll be writing something on my Signify album (porcupine Tree)

link:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1740

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Porcupine Tree, a band at the top of the progressive rock scene nowadays released this record in 1996.
this record is a wellbalanced piece of prog.
within the overal progressive tone of this album, several other genres.
as techno, ambient, and even some dance like parts come forward.
making this an album that is listenable for people with all kinds of musical tastes.
everyone should give this a try, I'm sure you won't be dissapointed.


it's from this thread:
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370046

[Damrod]

Originally Posted by something vague

I was thinking, you could have a poll, with all the suggested albums, and the top five would be those.

But where? I don't want to post all over the forums again.

Originally Posted by the2stranger

why isn't my entry up here?

well, here it goes again ( or is it that bad)

I''ll be writing something on my Signify album (porcupine Tree)

link:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1740

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Porcupine Tree, a band at the top of the progressive rock scene nowadays released this record in 1996.
this record is a wellbalanced piece of prog.
within the overal progressive tone of this album, several other genres.
as techno, ambient, and even some dance like parts come forward.
making this an album that is listenable for people with all kinds of musical tastes.
everyone should give this a try, I'm sure you won't be dissapointed.


it's from this thread:
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370046

I was still working through all the threads. It would have been eventually there, but now I don't have to look anymore.

[masada]

Originally Posted by Understanding in a Crash

During December 14, 1979 The Clash had hit the U.S. with a double album that would forever change the world.

I don't think it was even released in the U.S. until 1980.

[masada]

Originally Posted by British Boy - Mer De Noms

Featuring some of the most stunningly melodical

*Melodic.

[Jezen]

Although it may be an error, it isn't a very bad one. Melodic sounds very abrupt, and my choice of wording doesn't sound too incorrect.

[Iai]

Melodical isn't a word.