I still don't see all the hype around the song Sawdust&Diamonds. Emily is way better.

every song on that album is perfect

[QUOTE=EightMilesHigh;13623478]if i wanted to pick up a sam cooke record, where would you recommend i start?[/QUOTE]
NOT with Portrait Of A Legend. It's massively biased towards sugary, pointless pop, and it's impossible to sit through the entire thing (or even about 5 tracks) without getting a sweet tooth. Get [I]Live At The Harlem Club[/I].

[QUOTE=Zappa;13623606]Listening to [I]Endtroducing[/I] for the first time in probably 2 years. And hey, this is actually really good.[/QUOTE]
Hah. Knew you'd come round eventually.

Live recordings of Sam Cooke > studio recordings. I can only imagine how amazing he would have been to hear perform live. But as far as studio recordings go, [I]Portrait of a Legend[/I] is the place to start. I wouldn't say the songs are pointless or sugary (especially compared to some of his other stuff,) but they definitely don't capture his joie de vivre. Really, I just wanted to say joie de vivre.

Also, if you have a elastic price range, [I]Man Who Invented Soul[/I] might be worth considering. It's got his RCA recordings (the whole of both [I]Night Beat[/I] and [I]Harlem Club[/I] included) and most everything he wrote during the middle of his career. It doesn't have some of his biggest hits, namely "A Change is Gonna Come," "Shake," and a couple other of his later songs, though. [I]Portrait[/I] is probably a better general overview of career because it has a little bit of his early gospel recordings (ok, like one or two) up to his very last recordings. And it's cheaper.

Currently listening to Teddybears and Pavement, other scattered stuff. I might have to listen to some Sam Cooke now.

Jackson C. Frank- Blues Runs the Game
Sun Kil Moon- Ghosts of the Great Highway
Great Lake Swimmers- Bodies and Minds

These nice, kind of sad, folkish albums go so well with the atmosphere of late fall.

Herbie Hancock - [I]Sextant[/I]

This is soooooooo good.

[QUOTE=Kayetan;13629788]Jackson C. Frank- Blues Runs the Game
Sun Kil Moon- Ghosts of the Great Highway
Great Lake Swimmers- Bodies and Minds

These nice, kind of sad, folkish albums go so well with the atmosphere of late fall.[/QUOTE]

check out: vashti bunyan, josephine foster

you'll probably like them i dunno

[QUOTE=biografiend;13629036]I still don't see all the hype around the song Sawdust&Diamonds. Emily is way better.[/QUOTE]

I think they're all pretty perfect, 4 listens in mind you, but that one just blows me away more than others, probably because it has a pop structure, freaking fantastic lyrics, and uses tension perfectly. Those minutes in between the last two choruses are just so excruciatingly great because you know the incredible tension of the droning part will get resolved, but not before making you wait [I]forever[/I] for it. Just sends chills down my spine when she lets out those "oh, desire" repititions.

[quote=AlienEater;13627867]Your English teacher? [/quote]

My English teacher. He listens to the goods.

My history teacher in high school got me into all sorts of bands.

[QUOTE=Eliminator;13629866]check out: vashti bunyan, josephine foster

you'll probably like them i dunno[/QUOTE]

vashti bunyan is amazing.

Belle & Sebastian - [I]If You're Feeling Sinister[/I]

This is one of those records I throw on when I'm depressed and every time I hear it I find something new I love about it. It's melodic and poppy without being wimpy, and the lyrics are clever but not cutesy.

[quote=Eliminator;13629866]check out: vashti bunyan, josephine foster

you'll probably like them i dunno[/quote]
Wow, thank you. These two artists really make me happy. I actually heard a Josephine Foster song a couple days ago and was like, "who is the person of whom I know nothing?" Nice stuff, thanks.

Shellac

Kate Bush - [I]Hounds of Love, The Dreaming[/I]

And [I]Ys[/I] of course.

The Evens - [I]Get Evens[/I]

I'm pretty indifferent about their s/t, but I'm sorta kinda somewhat digging this on the first spin.


/downloads [I]Ys[/I]

Don Caballero.

specifically [I]For Respect[/I].

more specifically, the song New Laws.

Zion I and the Grouch - Heroes In the City of Dope

This album ****ing rules.

I went through my old records and put on Her Space Holiday.

[QUOTE=Happymeal;13631604]The Evens - [I]Get Evens[/I]

I'm pretty indifferent about their s/t, but I'm sorta kinda somewhat digging this on the first spin.[/I][/QUOTE]

I like it. Nothing amazing, but very likable and listenable.

Ys is pretty good. from the reaction in this thread, looks like it could be this years hype album.

I'm digging;
Manitoba - Up In Flames
Madvillain - Madvillainy
65 Days of Static - The Fall of Math

[I]Madvillainy[/I] is a good album, on the reals.

Ride -[I] Nowhere[/I]

I like how MBV is [B]nowhere[/B] near as good as this.

lol

that album is really good

[QUOTE=Kyle;13633501]Ys is pretty good. from the reaction in this thread, looks like it could be this years hype album.

I'm digging;
Manitoba - Up In Flames
Madvillain - Madvillainy
65 Days of Static - The Fall of Math[/QUOTE]

except unlike sufjan it actually deserves it

At least it isn't as bad as[I] Blueberry Boat[/I].

Mare - [I]EP[/I]

These bitches need to release an LP because it'd blow everything out of the fu[I]c[/I]king earth.

[QUOTE=Eliminator;13634597]except unlike sufjan it actually deserves it[/QUOTE]

So true. Plus, [I]Ys[/I] is way too inaccessible for hipsters to latch onto. No hipster gonna jam to a 17 minute song on the way to class.

Wire - [I]Pink Flag[/I]

1 Patrick Wolf 65
2 Madvillain 63
3 Orchid 31
4 The Shins 17
5 Bright Eyes 15
5 Cecil Otter 15
7 This Is a Process of a Still Life 12
8 Deftones 11
8 Animal Collective 11
8 Blood on the Wall 11

[QUOTE=pixiesfanyo;13634743]At least it isn't as bad as[I] Blueberry Boat[/I].

Mare - [I]EP[/I]

These bitches need to release an LP because it'd blow everything out of the fu[I]c[/I]king earth.[/QUOTE]

Mare are really good.

The F[I]u[/I]cking Am - Gold

i listened to lots of Deltron today

[url]http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys[/url]

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.

Fat Joe was so good, and then he got so so terrible.

Jealous One's Envy is an awesome album.

And I'm diggin J-Zone's Jobs Aint Nothin' But Work.

[QUOTE=Eliminator;13635019]i listened to lots of Deltron today

[url]http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys[/url]

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.[/QUOTE]At least the user rating is higher.

I listened to lots of Thrice today. Mostly Vheissu.

[QUOTE=mr_jackalope;13634881]So true. Plus, [I]Ys[/I] is way too inaccessible for hipsters to latch onto. No hipster gonna jam to a 17 minute song on the way to class.[/QUOTE]

once again..[I] Blueberry Boat.[/I]

I like [I]Blueberry Boat[/I].

[I]Bitter Tea[/I] is a ****ty album though.

/fag

Sunny Day Real Estate - [I]Diary[/I]
It's a little bit repetitive, but there are some great tunes on here. 'Grendel' is a cool track.

Red house Painters - [I]Ocean Beach[/I]
I've had this for a while, but only just started listening to it properlly. Pretty beautiful for the most part.

[QUOTE=Eliminator;13635019]i listened to lots of Deltron today

[url]http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys[/url]

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.[/QUOTE]They really screwed that up. I remember getting that issue and seeing that Rolling Stone had the review ready a month before release. The internet hype was already substantial and they could've been the ones to break with the first big review. But no, instead they give one paragraph on how the album's too long.

Janis Joplin - [i]18 Essential Songs[/i]

[QUOTE=pixiesfanyo;13635166]once again..[I] Blueberry Boat.[/I][/QUOTE]

Dammit.



For the record, [I]Blueberry Boat[/I] is unlistenable.

Yeah, it's ridiculously stupid.