'MASTERPIECE' al***s

um..

Anything by Bill Evans.

He was consistantly good. ( or I just like the way he plays )

Off the top of my head:

Happy Mondays - 'Bummed' & '24hr Party People'
Public Enemy - 'Fear of a Black Planet'
The Doors - 'Best of...'
Hendrix - 'Electric Ladyland'
The Orb - 'Extensions Beyond the Ultraworld - Auntie Aubrey Remix'
Radiohead - 'The Bends'
Dave Brubeck - 'Time Further Out'

Fin

quote:

Originally posted by Malky:

Lambchop's Nixon

malky,

yo.

i don't have nixon... how does it compare to what another man spills?

--joe

Soldevere,
I've got 'What another man spills' and 'Like a woman', both not bad at all, but if I'd have heard either of these as my first taste of Lambchop, I'd have thought 'ok, pleasant enough but nothing truly special'.
Nixon, however, is in a different class. As I said before, its an album to play again and again, revealing something new all the time. Upbeat country-funk to achingly beautiful ballads. Its one of the best records I've ever heard in my life, a real treasure. You have lived too long without it in your life, go and buy now.
All the best, Malky.

Joy Division - Closer
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Can - Future Days
Can - Tago Mago
Can - Monster Movie
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
Public Image Ltd - Metal Box
New Order - Technique
Nue! - Neu! 75
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
David Bowie - Low
David Bowie - Station To Station
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
Kraftwerk - Computer-World
Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Miles Davis - Jack Johnson
Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit
Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans

That should be enough to be getting on with

K

Albums that I've had for at least 10 years and have played regularly ever since buying them (say twice a month on average):-

Wishbon Ash - Argus
Man - Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics
Hawkwind - Quark Strangeness and Charm
Clash - London Calling
Patti Smith - Horses
Television - Marquee Moon
Neil Young - Ragged Glory
Bob Marley - Exodus

My shortlist of memorable recordings (but there are many others):

Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame Rene Clemencic Arte Nova
Anonymus 1300 cent. : Llibre Vermell Jordi Savall Virgin Classics
Machaut,Dufay and oth.:The art of courtly love (3 CD) David Munrow VirginClassics
Prætorius and oth. : Dancemusic from 1600 Collegium Terpsichore DG
Claudio Monteverdi : Vespera della Beatae Mariae Virginis Andrew Parrott VirginClassics
John Dowland : Lacrimae or seven tears Dowland Consort BIS
Antonio Vivaldi : L´estro armonico opus 3 Christopher Hogwood Decca
J.S. Bach : Brandenburgkoncerts Trevor Pinnock DG ARCHIVE
J.S. Bach : Suites for solocello Morthen Zeuthen Classico
J.S. Bach : Goldbergvariations Lars Ulrik Mortensen Kontrapunkt
Wolfgang A. Mozart : Pianoconcertos Daniel Barenboim EMI
Wolfgang A. Mozart : Magic Flute Karl Boehm DG
Ludvig v.Beethoven : Symphonies 1-9 Christopher Hogwood Oiseau Lyre
Ludvig v.Beethoven : Pianosonatas 1-32 Wilhelm Kempff (mono 50ties) DG
Johannes Brahms : Symphonies 1-4 Otto Klemperer EMI
Igor Stravinsky : Petrouschka ballet music Herman Scherchen DG
Bela Bartok : Pianoconcertos 1-3 Geza Anda DG

Regards,

What a tempting topic...

Romantic Warrior - Return to Forever
New Favourite - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Perfect Crime - Ray Obiedo
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Step Inside - Johnny A.
Hejira - Joni Mitchell
A Few Small Repairs - Shawn Colvin
Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
On the Corner - John Pattitucci
Tinsel Town Rebellion - Zappa
Larry & Lee - Larry Carlton & Lee Ritenour
Talk To Your Daughter - Robben Ford
Passion Session - Don Ross
Street Dreams - Lyle Mays

Dave

Here's a few of the top of my head:

Loveless My Bloody Valantine
A Thousand Leaves Sonic Youth
Non Alignment Pact Pere Ubu
Kind of Blue Miles Davis
Metal Box PIL
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division
Sextet A Certain Ratio
Ah Um Charles Mingus

But there's more

quote:

Originally posted by Malky:

Nixon, however, is in a different class... You have lived too long without it in your life, go and buy now.
All the best, Malky.

Malky,

You have convinced me. I'm gonna go buy it tonight. (If I can ever get out of the damn office, that is!)

Best,
Joe

Retrospective, the Animals; a great, remastered (finally!) collection of the best by one of the half-dozen greatest bands of the Beat Boom. Tough stuff; growing up in Newcastle, England must have been a challenge. Tough, no-nonsense R'n'B resulted.

Rock albums that I never tire of listening to:

• Red - King Crimson
  
• Starless and Bible Black - King Crimson
  
• Larks' Tongues in Aspic - King Crimson
  
• Laughing Stock - Talk Talk
  
• Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk
  
• The Colour of Spring - Talk Talk
  
• Closer - Joy Division
  
• Lightbulb Sun - Porcupine Tree
  
• In Absentia - Porcupine Tree
  
• The Bends - Radiohead
  
• Secondhand Daylight - Magazine
  
• It'll End in Tears - This Mortal Coil
  
• The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths

Naturally - J J Cale
Let it bleed - Rolling Stones
Forever Changes - Love
LA Woman - the Doors
Layla and other assorted love songs - Derek and the Dominoes
Nine Tonight - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Bring the family - John Hiatt
Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
Abraxas - Santana
Alone together - Dave mason

Just arrived from Ebay;
T.Rex- Electric Warrior, aah, the memories.

Hi,

my favourite owned vinyl masterpiece album:
Ron Carter Quartet - Piccolo

Christian

Frank Black - Teenager of the Year
The Waterboys - Room to Roam
Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges side by side
Dave Godins Deep Soul vol 1 and 2
Pixies- Doolittle
Richard Thompson Rumour and Sigh
Moving Hearts - Moving Hearts
Half man half biscuit- this leaden pall
Neil Young - Zuma (how many times have i played Cortez the Killer?)
Mingus - Ah Um
Bowie - Station to Station
Beatles - White Album (any post 65 album realy)
Dylan - Highway 61, BOB, Blood on the tracks

the stone roses/the stone roses
the jam/all mod cons
the human league/dare
cat stevens/tea for the tillerman

too many more to mention but the above are all classics in my opinion.

quote:

Originally posted by custard:
cat stevens/tea for the tillerman

Quick, get him, he must be a terrorist!

THE Masterpiece Album for me:

T-Bone Burnett - "Proof Through the Night"

Others off the top of my head:
Pixies - "Doolittle"
Leggo Beast - "From Here to G"
Sounds from the Ground "Terra Firma"
Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"
The The - "Dusk"

Andrew

The Man who sold the World Bowie TRY IT!!
Close to the Edge Yes
Gracelands Paul Simon
Set the Twilight Reeling Lou Reed
How Dare You 10 CC
UB40 Greatest UB40
Breakfast in America Supertramp
In the Court of the ...... King Crimson
Made in Japan (live album 100%)Deep Purple
War Child Tull
Penthouse Tapes SHABand
Relayer Yes
Ok Computer Radiohead
The Bends ----"----
Futurama Be Bop Deluxe
Paranoid and Sunburnt Skunk Anansie
No Quarter Plant and Page

to name but a few

GB