Let's talk about music

[JS©]

I don't really remember Drivin N Cryin, but they are playing at a sports bar near my house on Friday.
Probably won't go...but I think that's odd.

I remember the name, know that they had a video running on MTV in the late 80s, and that a friend...ok, more like a mutual friend of a friend always used to play it in his car. Even looking through their wiki page, none of it looks familiar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drivin_N_Cryin

[columbia]

Voivod still exists?

[ajh2298]

I don't really remember Drivin N Cryin, but they are playing at a sports bar near my house on Friday.
Probably won't go...but I think that's odd.

I think they are/were big down south. I think they toured with REM a few times in the 90's. I know they opened up at least once for them in Pittsburgh maybe during the Monster tour. They had a copy of small radio hits "Build a Fire", "The Innocent", and "Fly me Courageous". Ever once and awhile someone will request them during DVE's Electric Lunch.

[Troy Loney]

I've been trying to restock the ipod with essential (pre troy loney's birth/recognition of music). Here's basically what i've come across from some best of lists from the 60's and 70's. Suggestions welcome.

Artist: Album:
13th Floor Elevators The Psycahdelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The Kinks: Face to Face, Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire
Johnny Cash: The Essential Johnny Cash
MC5
Phil Ochs
Stevie Wonder Innervisions
Cromagnon: Orgasm
Donovan: Sunshine Superman
Harry Nilsson
Jefferson Airplane
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde, Highway 1, Blood on the Tracks
Simon and Garfunkel: Bookends
Toots and the Maytals: Sweet and Dandy
Can Monster Movie, Ege Bamyasi
The Stooges: The Stooges, Fun House
Van Morrison: Astrel Weeks
The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Exile on Main Street
Serge Gainsbourg Initials BB
Love Forever Changes
The Meters The Meters
Nico Chelsea Girl
David Bowie Low, Honky Dory
Buzzcocks
Wire Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, 154
Talking Heads Fear of Music, More Songs about Buildings and Food
Modern Lovers
XTC Drums and Wires
Suicide
Elvis Costello My Aim is True, This Years Model
The Pop Group Y
Iggy Pop Lust For Life, The Idiot
Paul Simon Paul Simon
REM Murmer, Document
Black Flag Damaged
The Fall This Nation's Saving Grace
Sonic Youth Sister, Evol
Galaxie 500 On Fire
Spacemen 3 The Perfect Prescription, Playing with Fire
Pixies Come on Pilgrim
Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II

[Gaucho]

You need more Dylan and more XTC and more Costello and more Fall and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society and Something Else and The Talking Heads Remain in Light and the Stones Some Girls and Television and Marvin Gaye and Pet Sounds and Dusty in Memphis and Steely Dan and Jesus and Mary Chain and Young Marble Giants and Laura Nyro and Big Star and Leonard Cohen ...

[Troy Loney]

I haven't found much from the Fall that I like. I'll try this one and see if I like it.

I have the Jesus and Mary Chain that I like, and I didn't like Young Marble Giants when I heard it.

Can you list some suggestions in terms of tracks for the Fall, YMG and Big Star (another band that I've head and not liked).

[viva la ben]

The Damned-Machine Gun Etiquette
Sham 69-Tell Us the Truth

[Troy Loney]

The Damned-Machine Gun Etiquette
Sham 69-Tell Us the Truth

Damned, good call. Is sham 69 the band that does that borstal breakout song (might be spelled wrong).

[Factorial]

I haven't found much from the Fall that I like. I'll try this one and see if I like it.

I have the Jesus and Mary Chain that I like, and I didn't like Young Marble Giants when I heard it.

Can you list some suggestions in terms of tracks for the Fall, YMG and Big Star (another band that I've head and not liked).

That's The Fall's most "produced" record. From a few years before, and a bit more raw, I would suggest "Perverted By Language":



Don't see any Birthday Party. Try "Junkyard":

[Gaucho]

I haven't found much from the Fall that I like. I'll try this one and see if I like it.

I have the Jesus and Mary Chain that I like, and I didn't like Young Marble Giants when I heard it.

Can you list some suggestions in terms of tracks for the Fall, YMG and Big Star (another band that I've head and not liked).

I think if you like This Nation's Saving Grace you'll probably like pretty much everything they did in their first decade (79-89). Try Clear Off, C.R.E.E.P, I Feel Voxish, Oh! Brother, Van Plague ...

I'm surprised you don't like YMG. Give Music for Evenings and Choci Loni another try. If you don't like those, maybe it just isn't your cup of tea.

Which JAMC do you like? Imho, both Psychocandy and Darklands are essential. Essential to me anyway.

Oh, and what about Roxy Music?

[Gaucho]

I would suggest "Perverted By Language":

Probably my favorite.

[Troy Loney]

I have this one from the birthday party.

http://www.amazon.com/Hits-Birthday-Party/dp/B000007SPX

Is there anything this compilation omits that should be had?

[Troy Loney]

I haven't found much from the Fall that I like. I'll try this one and see if I like it.

I have the Jesus and Mary Chain that I like, and I didn't like Young Marble Giants when I heard it.

Can you list some suggestions in terms of tracks for the Fall, YMG and Big Star (another band that I've head and not liked).

I think if you like This Nation's Saving Grace you'll probably like pretty much everything they did in their first decade (79-89). Try Clear Off, C.R.E.E.P, I Feel Voxish, Oh! Brother, Van Plague ...

I'm surprised you don't like YMG. Give Music for Evenings and Choci Loni another try. If you don't like those, maybe it just isn't your cup of tea.

Which JAMC do you like? Imho, both Psychocandy and Darklands are essential. Essential to me anyway.

Oh, and what about Roxy Music?

I'll try again with YMG, it's was just really slow from what i remembered. I like nightingale from Roxy Music...I should get something from them again.

I have psychocandy, also realized i need to get whatever album has that song "some candy talking".

[Gaucho]

Some Candy Talking was a non-album single. I think it was included on the first CD pressing of Psychocandy.

[columbia]

I'll reply sometime this weekend, when I have my collection in front of me.

[Troy Loney]

Some Candy Talking was a non-album single. I think it was included on the first CD pressing of Psychocandy.

I definitely had it on my ipod....i wonder what album that was. must have been some best of

[Gaucho]

Some Candy Talking was a non-album single. I think it was included on the first CD pressing of Psychocandy.

I definitely had it on my ipod....i wonder what album that was. must have been some best of

21 Singles maybe?

[WDWBurghGooner]

Here's my additions:

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stadust and the Spiders From Mars
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - So Far
Deep Purple - Machinehead
Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink..., Ooh La La
Joy Division - Closer, Unknown Pleasures
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
Tom Petty - Damn the Torpedoes
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers, Goats Head Soap
Roxy Music - Country Life
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Television - Marquee Moon
Van Morrison - Moondance
The Who - Who's Next, Quadrophenia, Tommy, Live at Leeds
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

[Factorial]

I have this one from the birthday party.

http://www.amazon.com/Hits-Birthday-Party/dp/B000007SPX

Is there anything this compilation omits that should be had?

That's a good representation of their stuff. The first Nick Cave album is his best IMO so you could check that out.

[Gaucho]

John Cale, Paris 1919
Patti Smith, Horses
The Band, Music From Big Pink
Gang of Four, Entertainment
Serge Gainsbourg, Histoire de Melody Nelson
Go-Betweens, Before Hollywood and Spring Hill Fair
ABC, The Lexicon of Love

I presume I don't need to mention The Smiths and other obvious 80s stuff?

[Troy Loney]

John Cale, Paris 1919
Patti Smith, Horses
The Band, Music From Big Pink
Gang of Four, Entertainment
Serge Gainsbourg, Histoire de Melody Nelson
Go-Betweens, Before Hollywood and Spring Hill Fair
ABC, The Lexicon of Love

I presume I don't need to mention The Smiths and other obvious 80s stuff?

Yeah, should mention talking heads, smiths and costello are covered (off the top of my head) as well as joy division and gang of four.

I don't why, but I dislike the band. them and led zeppelin, i should probably atleast tolerate that stuff...but just can't stand it. I'll definitely get that patti smith and go-betweens album.

I grabbed a bunch of blur albums last week....anyone familiar with their archive? I had the greatest hits CD...but would love insight on any hidden gems.

[columbia]

The sweet spot is from Parklife though 13:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_discography

I actually like 13 the best.

They are supposedly recording another one, with the four piece lineup. VERY pleased about that.

[Troy Loney]

The sweet spot is from Parklife though 13:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_discography

I actually like 13 the best.

They are supposedly recording another one, with the four piece lineup. VERY pleased about that.

ok cool, i have 3 of those (missing great escape right now).....i know i like beetlebum and coffe & tv a lot. I'll give those albums a little attention to see if anything else sticks out to me.

[Gaucho]

Yeah, it took me awhile to get into The Band.

Are you into Soul?

[Troy Loney]

Yeah, it took me awhile to get into The Band.

Are you into Soul?

I can do a song here and there...but it's usually too slow or too vocally for me.