best albums you own

[thejinx]

I'm going with Alphabetical order (always the rebel ;D)

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Cardigans, The - Gran Turismo
Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
Feeder - Comfort in Sound
Feeder - Pushing the Senses
Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Killers, The - Hot Fuss
New Order - Get Ready
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music.. Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea

Sorry can't narrow it down any more than that ;D

 

[Ms Tantie]

I'm going with Alphabetical order (always the rebel  ;D)

Cardigans, The - Gran Turismo
Sorry can't narrow it down any more than that  ;D

The jinx, if you haven't, make sure you check out their album 'Life'.

Ms Tantie.
xox

 

[thejinx]

I'm going with Alphabetical order (always the rebel  ;D)

Cardigans, The - Gran Turismo
Sorry can't narrow it down any more than that  ;D

The jinx, if you haven't, make sure you check out their album 'Life'. 

Ms Tantie.
xox

I don't own it but I have heard their other stuff. I think they were probably THE most underated 90's pop band.

 

[Ready]

If you're talking Swedish pop bands in the mid-90s I reckon the Wannadies were better.

Boo Radleys - Wake Up!/Giant Steps (who can decide between the two?! )

Oh. Yes. ;D

 

[D85]

Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia

another great album. one you have to listen to from start to finish

 

[thejinx]

Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia

another great album. one you have to listen to from start to finish

and also a misunderstood and underrated band. Didn't like Welcome to the Monkey House as much (still a good album). Can't wait for their new album being released this year.

 

[Ms Tantie]

If you're talking Swedish pop bands in the mid-90s I reckon the Wannadies were better.

Ooh Ready, now I have 'Might Be Stars' indelibly scarred on my synapses. I can think of infinitely worse things... 

Boo Radleys - Wake Up!/Giant Steps (who can decide between the two?! )

Oh. Yes.  ;D

YAY! I'm not alone! Probably the only band I never got to see who I'm really sad about missing - if they'd toured Australia it would have helped, but as the philistines in this country bought about five of their albums - total... 

Ready, I daresay our collections have much in the way of similarities.   :spin

Ms Tantie.
xox

 

[Ready]

I was living in another country at that time so unfortunately I didn't contribute to their Australian sales . Unfortunately it wasn't the UK so I never saw them either. The ones I kick myself for missing are New Order when I inexplicably managed to lose my ticket on the way :'(, and Bis who played Brisbane in 1999, upstairs, upstairs at the Arena to about 20 people and it was supposed to be the Best. Gig. Ever.

On the Wannadies, in my first year at uni I had a massive crush on a girl in my European history tute who was a dead ringer for the girl on the front of Bagsy Me (pun intended). Since Clay Bevan will ask, no, I never did anything about it and no, I never saw her again.

Your record collection would be like mine if there are still massive holes in it, an ever-lengthening wish list of things to get and a woefully limited disposable income on which its growth depends

I need to find some sort of mind-bogglingly lucrative criminal enterprise to engage in. Something where you're unlikely to get caught, because I don't reckon they let you take record collections into Barwon prison.

 

[Ms Tantie]

I was living in another country at that time so unfortunately I didn't contribute to their Australian sales  . Unfortunately it wasn't the UK so I never saw them either. The ones I kick myself for missing are New Order when I inexplicably managed to lose my ticket on the way  :'(, and Bis who played Brisbane in 1999, upstairs, upstairs at the Arena to about 20 people and it was supposed to be the Best. Gig. Ever. 

On the Wannadies, in my first year at uni I had a massive crush on a girl in my European history tute who was a dead ringer for the girl on the front of Bagsy Me (pun intended). Since Clay Bevan will ask, no, I never did anything about it and no, I never saw her again.

Your record collection would be like mine if there are still massive holes in it, an ever-lengthening wish list of things to get and a woefully limited disposable income on which its growth depends 

I need to find some sort of mind-bogglingly lucrative criminal enterprise to engage in. Something where you're unlikely to get caught, because I don't reckon they let you take record collections into Barwon prison.

I've been lucky enough to catch New Order twice - once at Festering Hole in '87 on the 'Brotherhood' tour (they had their backs to us most of the gig and we couldn't breathe, but who cared? ) and again at the Metro in 2001 (think). The best thing was meeting Hooky - my musical hero and the first thing I did was abuse him for "standing me up" (he blew out three phone interviews before the tour)! :-[

I caught Bis (wow, somebody else here knows them!) at The Evelyn around '95, not long after "New Transistor Heroes" came out, and again on their next visit at the place in Swanston Street I always forget the name of. They weren;t the most captivating live act, but they were definitely fun. I'd fallen in love with 'Secret Vampires' so couldn't miss them.

Good luck with the discovery of a lucrative enterprise - may I suggest DJing? Altghough the record companies are notoriously choosy who they supply nowadays. The '90s were great as especially those into 'indie' were feted somewhat more than they are now in these days of downsizing and love for pap. As for the collection, mine has been pillaged somewhat in recent years for financial reasons, but I still have a formidable array of the best singles from the less radio-coddled side of things which I treasure. Ready, let me know if there's anything you're in desperate desire of and I may be able to do something...

Ms Tantie.
xox


Ms Tantie.
xox

 

[Ready]

Peter Hook. I don't think I'd be able to say anything at all.

Hmm, DJing. In a couple of years in Melbourne I have managed to identify the major players in a loose clique of fellow travellers (well those in the public eye anyway). Unfortunately I have only a slender opportunity of even moving in the same constellation, and this depends on forces completely beyond my control.

DJing is, of course, one of those silly dreams (like being in a cult band, or writing a wry, uncompromising novel) where it sounds real good in theory but in reality is likely to end in indifference and/or recriminations.

Thank you for your kind offer but I wouldn't dream of prising any of your collection from you by any means or for any length of time. It's a matter of principle ;D

 

[Tigers of Old]

I'm going with Alphabetical order (always the rebel  ;D)

Killers, The - Hot Fuss

Sorry can't narrow it down any more than that  ;D

I've baulked at buying this a few times Jinxy. Seems a bit 80'ds rehash to me(not that that's necessarily a bad thing). You think it's the goods huh. Why should I buy it?

 

[Ready]

Because it comes on sky blue vinyl and looks pretty ;D

The backlash is underway, it remains to be seen how far it goes.

 

[bigwow]

Henry Rollins - The Boxed Life (Does spoken word count)
REM - Automatic for the People
Mad Season - Above
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run & Born In the USA
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Once Upon a Time & Twice Upon a time.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Because it comes on sky blue vinyl and looks pretty  ;D

The backlash is underway, it remains to be seen how far it goes.

That's the best cd review ever Ready :cutelaugh

 

[thejinx]

I'm going with Alphabetical order (always the rebel  ;D)

Killers, The - Hot Fuss

Sorry can't narrow it down any more than that  ;D

I've baulked at buying this a few times Jinxy. Seems a bit 80'ds rehash to me(not that that's necessarily a bad thing). You think it's the goods huh. Why should I buy it?

I didn't listen to music in the 80's (I was born in '83, didn't get into music until mid 90's). So although i'm into some of this late 70's/early 80's newwave revival, it's not because I'm trying to relive my past or anything. I just like it. I like how the music of that era isn't as conventional as modern day rock, yet still it manages to be melodic and catchy. I like the different synth sounds slotted within the music, it's just different and refreshing for me. It's something I've never really heard before (even though it may have been popular 25yrs ago).

I normally hate any form of pop music (never listen to radio) but although this revival is pretty damn popular at the moment it

I really wouldn't say The Killers are rehashing the 80's at all, they definately have a sound of their own. But if your considering going the NewWave way, I'd suggest getting Bloc Party's Silent Alarm, it's a lot more creative and original (maybe a little less catchy at first.. they're always the best ones though).

note// Bloc Party aren't American which is always a plus aswell.

 

[TigerGoneNorth]

Yikes. This is another impossible thread to answer! So many great albums. I go through stages, but usually always find myself coming back to:

1. Showbiz Kids - Steely Dan
2. Girl in the Other Room - Diana Krall
3. Award Winner - Stan Getz
4. Throwing Copper - Live
5. Red Hot Chillies Greatest Hits
6. Live at Blues Alley - Eva Cassidy
7. A Funk Odyssey - Jamiroquai
8. Soul Vaccination - Tower of Power
9. Beuna Vista Social Club
10. Big Calm - Moorcheeba

...oh and lately Maroon 5 Acoustic (although I hate their version of Highway to Hell - no band can ever pull off a good AC/DC cover IMHO!!)

ps, your list is great Rosy! Harvest was his best and I love all Pink Floyd, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed and Emylou too.

Showbiz kids is a song not an album.

 

[TigerGoneNorth]

I'm going with Alphabetical order (always the rebel  ;D)

Killers, The - Hot Fuss

Sorry can't narrow it down any more than that  ;D

I've baulked at buying this a few times Jinxy. Seems a bit 80'ds rehash to me(not that that's necessarily a bad thing). You think it's the goods huh. Why should I buy it?

I didn't listen to music in the 80's (I was born in '83, didn't get into music until mid 90's). So although i'm into some of this late 70's/early 80's newwave revival, it's not because I'm trying to relive my past or anything. I just like it. I like how the music of that era isn't as conventional as modern day rock, yet still it manages to be melodic and catchy. I like the different synth sounds slotted within the music, it's just different and refreshing for me. It's something I've never really heard before (even though it may have been popular 25yrs ago).

I normally hate any form of pop music (never listen to radio) but although this revival is pretty damn popular at the moment it

I really wouldn't say The Killers are rehashing the 80's at all, they definately have a sound of their own. But if your considering going the NewWave way, I'd suggest getting Bloc Party's Silent Alarm, it's a lot more creative and original (maybe a little less catchy at first.. they're always the best ones though).

note// Bloc Party aren't American which is always a plus aswell.

I agree Jinxy, Hot Fuss is a really good album but I wouldn't call them 80s. I read a comment yesterday that said they were 80's synth pop! What rubbish!!

 

[thejinx]

Yeah people say they that all these bands are reviving the musical period in the early 80's..

Some of the vocalists around do sound similar to Smith from the Cure, but musically I just can't see the similarities. Then again, I don't know alot about the music of that era so I may be wrong.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Yeah people say they that all these bands are reviving the musical period in the early 80's..

Some of the vocalists around do sound similar to Smith from the Cure, but musically I just can't see the similarities. Then again, I don't know alot about the music of that era so I may be wrong.

Thanks Jinx. Maybe I'll check it out after all. Bloc Party sounds interesting also.
However I do think are lot of these bands are being influenced by the 80s. The whole grunge period of the 90s was heavily influenced by the 70s. It shouldn't really come as a surprise then. What goes around comes around I guess. Put young faces to old music, freshen the sound and there you go. Marketing an old sound to a new audience that's never heard it before and it's cool again. There isn't much that is original these days. Of course there are exceptions to the rule but for the most part this is what's happening. Of course it's only my opinion.

 

[Crystal]

Showbiz kids is a song not an album.

Its a great song. Its also the name of the double cd of the Steely Dan Story 1972 - 1980. Well at least thats what is says on my copy. :-\