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.............in my i tunes library............what should I choose as no 500 and why?

In reply to coinneach:

Django Reinhardt: Best of.
Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather.
or
Barney Wilen: Jazz sur Seine.

Reason for? They are all great albums.

In reply to coinneach:

Bodily Functions - Herbert

Because it's where really good electronic music, original songwriting and a bit of jazz meet and form something greater than the sum of its parts.

In reply to coinneach: Let The Man Speak by Wooderson because it's my mate's band and he's broke.

In reply to coinneach:

What sort of music do you like?

In reply to avictimoftheDrpsycho:

OOOooh............all sorts!

Folk
Blues
Country
Americana
Rawk
Bit of Jazz
Beatles
Stones
Punk

Even a wee opera now and again

In reply to coinneach: http://wooderson.bandcamp.com/

In reply to coinneach:

Impossible to say as it may already be one of your 499.

But if it isn't either:

Closer - Joy Division

Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden

Prince - Sign O' The Times

In reply to The Pylon King:

although the bang up to date James Blake album Overgrown is stunning.

In reply to The Pylon King:

or.... Ragga and the Jack magic Orchestra album, because i made it.

In reply to coinneach:

Bitches Brew, miles davis.

Ties the other 499 together.

In reply to coinneach: Nina Simone, Live at town hall because it is wonderful and "you can have him"is the only song that can make me cry!

In reply to coinneach:

Live Dead by Grateful Dead.

You won't regret it.

In reply to coinneach:
Strictly Commercial - Frank Zappa. Excellent collection of songs from a very influential and talented musician...

In reply to The Pylon King:

And you're happy to admit that in public?

In reply to coinneach:
Scientist rids the world of vampires
Trojan ska box set
hawkwind
Gong
Perry Como songbook
Sinatra/ratpack?
West Side Story soundtrack
Blues brothers soundtrack
Bob Marley & The wailers Exodus

How about some Beastie Boys, NWA, Public Enemy, Run DMC..hoppity hippity!

In reply to coinneach:
ooo, seriously...Enrico Morricone or Big Western Movie Themes.

In reply to coinneach: The Birth by Stardeath and White Dwarfs. Young ungrammatically named Oklahoman band made a beautiful record about the confusion and delight of moving into your 20's. Rock country pop psychedelia. My favourite album of the noughties

In reply to coinneach:
New York by Lou Reed

or

cammell Laird Social Club by Half Man Half Biscuit

In reply to coinneach:

Axes by Electrelane, because the winter climbing season is imminent

In reply to Furthur:

great choice although i'd probably have suggested Europe Live '72.
Why? because everyone needs some G.D. in their life.

In reply to graeme jackson:

Can somebody explain the appeal of Grateful Dead to me? I was listening to Marc Riley on 6 music last night bang on (again) about how amazing White Denim are, and somebody compared them to GD. Both sound like tedious pub-rock bands to me - technically competent but very, very dull. What am I missing?

In reply to coinneach: Now that's what I call music 500?

In reply to victim of mathematics:

never heard of white denim, but the dead (to me) are like pastorals in classical music - they are a vibe.
for some its nostalgia about the fantasy of the 60s, but ive always found them to be hall bearers of better times, that things are not always the dirge that so much rock n roll dwells in. they have their sadnesses, but they illuminate them and not in a cheesy way.

to me the dead are about hard work, and friends, and being an optimist, and they construct this vibe with genuine talent, integrity and goodwill. the dead gave a f*ck and represented a scene that did too (well aside from the escapist bong smokers who were at least harmless).

only their very early stuff is good as studio albums, theyve been a live thing for decades so 'good' dead albums = good gigs as the 2 suggested here show.
pub band? far from it. think 20,000 trippers who dont need to know what comes next.

it helps too to hear it very loud; theres a lot going on in there. being high helps but is not essential. good music to drive to. and at picnics.

In reply to ice.solo: Couldn't have put it any better myself so I won't even try. Suffice to say one of my musical outlets nowadays is a grateful dead tribute and as a bass player it's amazing music to play. There's influences from Bach, through bernstien to mingus and Miles in there.

It's a wonderful life - Sparklehorse
A beautiful album that probably ticks three of the genres on your list.

In reply to coinneach: Well either Close to the Edge by Yes because its the pinnacle of Prog and Prog is the pinnacle of music or I would agree with Thin Bob and plump for Perry Como's Songbook.



Maaaaagic moooooments dum dum dee dum!

In reply to ring ouzel:
>Perry Como's Songbook.

ooo.. What did delaware boys?

In reply to coinneach:

Anything by 'Huey Lewis and the News' :-D

In reply to graeme jackson: I've already been whistling this in the office!

And she wore her New Jersey now that you ask.

In reply to Richard Carter: Have you read "American Psycho", above and beyond the controv about power tools, there's a great appreciation of the News' ouevre in there somewehere.

LPs
Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost by Burning Spear
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spritualized
Let England Shake by PJ Harvey

In reply to farmeremeric:

I much prefer 'Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea', still one of my favourite albums.
Others would be 'The Clash' or 'London Calling', by The Clash of course,
David Bowie - Hunky Dory or Heroes
The Fall - Live at the Witch Trials
Muddy Waters - Hard Again

and countless others...

In reply to coinneach:
kate Bush. You have to have some Kate Bush. Most people would probably recommend The Hounds of Love but my current favourite is The Red Shoes.

In reply to graeme jackson: I wouldn't - The Dreaming is not only the best Kate Bush album but it's the best album ever made.

In reply to coinneach:

REM greatest hits.

Added it myself the other night ,after the Cd gathering dust for years .and years.

Some quality ,classic ,tracks.

My other addition was another Cd that's been lying ,never listened to.;

Razorlight - hits.

Help to pass the time on whatever exercise contraption I'm on.

In reply to coinneach:

If you don't have it already, Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart
If you do have it already, Today's Active Lifestyles by Polvo (which I am currently addicted to)

This is all assuming you already have The Rite of Spring.

In reply to Removed User:


Brilliant!

Thanks for all the replies........

Got Sparklehorse on now mainly because it's such a good band name.

As to other suggestions.

Miles Davis.........got A Kind Of Blue but I'll now listen to some of his other stuff

Zappa...............got loads

I'm kind of agreement with the "Don't GET the Dead gang" I've dabbled but it doesn't really appeal to me.

Don't fancy The Clash ( 2nd most over rated band ever IMHO )

Beefheart.........yep!

Got a couple of Kate Bush on there

I tried listening to Hawkwind after a 30 year hiatus the other night and was reminded that I might need to take as many drugs as was used to make to like it!

Best suggestion so far is from my 12 year old.

"Number 500 can't be any worse than the 499 that are already on there!

In reply to thin bob:

Gong!

My daughter went too see them last year!

One of my favourite EVER albums is Live Herald by Steve Hillage

In reply to coinneach:

I think if I had to go the other way and I could only have one album, this would be probably that one

youtube.com/watch?v=Sj03uynm-xs&

In reply to coinneach: 500 in Roman numerals is D, which might provide a few suggestions. Tenacious D, perhaps?

Or perhaps whichever Proclaimers album has 500 miles on it?

T.

In reply to coinneach:
I suspected they might still be grooving...in an alternate universe!! Good on 'em!
I was introduced to Mr Hillage buy a right hairy hippy in dungarees...I still distain his trousers, but appreciate his music

In reply to coinneach: If you haven't any Richard Thompson then take your choice - latest is Electric but prior to that Dream Attic recorded live with his amazing guitar playing

In reply to Chris the Tall:

Half Man Half Biscuit on now

( Sparklehorse were a bit gloomy! )

In reply to coinneach: Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf.

It's the best album this century.

In reply to tomrainbow: the b side of the hounds of love lp ( the ninth wave) is a master piece ,
And the production of the sensual world is incredible, a brilliant sounding album especially when the trio bulgarka harp up.
The dreaming is a stunning album also.

Kate is my secret pleasure , hidden among the plastikman and Mississippi John hurt records are a few Kate Bush records. The ninth wave is my favourite.

But for a must have record it would be a Fela Kuti Lp maybe , Zombie or Coffin for head of state.
Or a Can album , Tago Mago, or , Ege Bamyasi.

In reply to ice.solo: I was lucky enough to see the Grateful Dead at the Hollywood Music Festival (The one near Newcastle Under Lyme not the one in California)in 1970. I went along for other bands but The Dead were the best act over the whole weekend. - 30 minutes of Dark Star weaving up from the stage at high volume on a sunny afternoon made me a fan for life. Get them live - there are lots of bootlegs besides the two great albums already mentioned.
Another offer for your 500th is Kind of Blue by Miles Davies - the best jazz album ever made.

In reply to coinneach:

Selling England by the Pound..the apogee of prog and maybe Close to the Edge

In reply to coinneach:

Dogs D'Amour - Graveyard of Empty Bottles. I will guarantee you'll play it solidly for a month, and sing it at random moments.

In reply to coinneach:

Palace Music - Viva Last Blues

Son House - Death Letter

Iris de Ment - The infamous angel

Gillian Welch - Soul Journey

Motörhead - NSTH

Django Reinhardt - early stuff / Hot Club de France

No.

Get Yer YaYas out

Refused - Everlasting or The shape of punk to come


Händel- Giulio Cesare in Egitto recorded by Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor) & Concerto Copenhagen

In reply to graeme jackson:

Good call - although Reckoning would be my G.D. suggestion...

In reply to victim of mathematics:

Which pubs do you drink in? If this is what you call dull, then what do you call good?

youtube.com/watch?v=GqxR7Sfw8Ow&

In reply to ice.solo:


Well said sir!

In reply to victim of mathematics: If you still don't get it, but want to... read this thread! And check out the picture of Jerry Garcia belaying!

http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/919658/The-Dead-Head-Thread-OT-and-...

In reply to gribble:

I used to know Tyla out of Dogs d Amour quite well . Never listened to any of his band stuff though.

In reply to Bulls Crack:

My favourite Genesis albums would be Trick Of The Tail or Seconds Out

Deserters - Oysterband.

In reply to farmeremeric:




Worth it just for On Battleship Hill

In reply to coinneach:

Beethoven's Ninth. Because it's awesome, and it will last you a lifetime.

And did you know it's the reason CDs were designed to contain 80 minutes of music?

In reply to coinneach:

Wombles Christmas album 1983.

In reply to aln:



I just did didn't i?

In reply to coinneach:

500 years of guitar by John Williams.