Swan Proves He Has Good Musical Taste With 50 Albums

[Swan]

Okay, this is like Sexy's 100 Movies thread - these are NOT my top 50 albums of all-time in order. They are simply 50 albums I like very much and consider favorites. My #1 favorite may be #5 on the list... it may be #46... it may not be on the list at all! Who knows, it's nebulous.

[Swan]

50. Dummy
(Portishead, 1994)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Portishead_-_Dummy_zps0cc8afc8.png

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Glory Box (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ylDDs3mdJE)
2. It Could Be Sweet (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=57C_eWa2bgo)
3. Biscuit (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiT0fBePR0Q)
4. Sour Times (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gutsi1uT4)
5. Strangers (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TxEsRxltg)

I bought this album after getting into Massive Attack and looking for other trip hop artists. This was a name that constantly came up, so I checked them out, bought Dummy, and loved it. Beth Gibbons is a stunning singer.

[Miss Vicky]

Is this a joke? :D

[Swan]

Is this a joke? :D

Apparently not.

[honeykid]

You know you're getting + rep for this one. :cool:

Already clicked on Sour Times. God that's a great song.

[Miss Vicky]

Sorry, with that thread title I couldn't resist.

Actually I have "Glory Box" playing right now. I'm definitely not loving it, but it's not bad.

[honeykid]

Glory Box is a great song. I have a friend who had that one repeat after every break up during the mid 90's. :D

[wintertriangles]

Portishead is no joke

[jiraffejustin]

I listen to Glory Box at least once a week, every week. Great start obviously.

[Swan]

49. Jewellery
(Micachu, 2009)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Jewellery_300_zpsddb54b1e.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Golden Phone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8TRkZpFgJcI)
2. Lips (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dImT-Xs9RMI)
3. Vulture (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SnWCM2KZFDY)
4. Eat Your Heart (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFu0HfQFSUs)
5. Curly Teeth (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AkHc0--GN9k)

Micachu is the stage name of Mica Levi, who composed the score for Under the Skin. Her "experimental pop", as she calls it, is very different from what you hear in the film however. Micachu did a second album called Never, which is equally good, and I might post it in this thread. I Imagine most are going to hate this, but hopefully JJ won't, and I know Godoggo likes "Golden Phone".

By the way - Mica Levi is a chick, if any of you can't tell. I think she's a lesbian.

[Swan]

48. (Pronounced...)
(Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Lynyrdskynyrd_zps644ca507.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Simple Man (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmTkKz60W8)
2. I Aint the One (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WoPGi8uWDb8)
3. Things Goin' On (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c80ErUAIaVs)
4. Mississipi Kid (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v_jMBh7GCYo)
5. Gimme Three Steps (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SM3jgkChV6M)

This was my absolute favorite album at one point when I was maybe 12. My dad was introducing me to all sorts of music and he bought this for me, and I couldn't stop listening to it. I remember learning "Simple Man" on guitar and playing it so much my fingers bled (figuratively). Fantastic album, one of my favorites of classic rock.

I left "Free Bird" off the list because it's kind of worn it's wear with me, and it's the most popular one, but rest assured, back then, you know I was rocking out to that sh*t.

[Miss Vicky]

Not digging that Micachu thing. +rep for Skynyrd, but no Tuesday's Gone? Also I personally rank Gimme Three Steps much higher than that.

[jiraffejustin]

Skynyrd is great, you redneck, you.

I'd never heard of Micachu before, but I'm listening to "Golden Phone" and digging it.

[Swan]

"Tuesday's Gone" is great, but there's only five songs I can pick. Actually, there's not a bad note on the entire album.

[Swan]

Not digging that Micachu thing. +rep for Skynyrd, but no Tuesday's Gone? Also I personally rank Gimme Three Steps much higher than that.

I remember listening to the album for the first time and "Gimme Three Steps" was the only one on the album I had heard before. So it was my favorite in the beginning, while I was first exploring the album.

[VFN]

Mica Levi is a chick, if any of you can't tell. I think she's a lesbian.


Is that higher than an alto?

[Swan]

I asked Yoda to delete this thread. I will conclude this with the cover of the greatest album of all-time.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon.png

[honeykid]

Why? You're deleting threads now?

[Swan]

I can feel the millions of patronizing eyes of the millions of snobs burning holes into this thread. It will crumble anyway due to the fire.

[honeykid]

Snobs? I'd figure they'd all be on your side. It's just the plebs like me that'll be taking the piss.:D

[Swan]

I was about to change it to jerks but then you PM'd me. They're not snobs. Just jerks.

[gbgoodies]

I asked Yoda to delete this thread. I will conclude this with the cover of the greatest album of all-time.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Dark_Side_of_the_Moon.png


Don't delete this thread. I haven't given you any rep yet because I don't know any of the songs that you listed, and I haven't had a chance to listen to them yet. I was going to listen to them after I finished listening to the songs in the folk songs tournament tonight.

[honeykid]

So which am I? :D

I could melt the snobs on this site with some of my musical tastes, as I'm sure SC is currently doing with his 80's thread. Forget about them and dance yourself dizzy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KsK1ybDZ44

[Swan]

You're not a snob or a jerk, you're just British.

[honeykid]

So both then. :D

[jiraffejustin]

Nah, man, keep this thread rocking in the free world. I still have +rep to burn, and I don't see anywhere better to burn it.

[Swan]

Alright. I'll sleep on it. Expect more tomorrow, maybe.

Yoda, don't delete this thread.

[jiraffejustin]

I +repped all of your posts in this thread. And there's more where that came from if you keep this bad boy going. ;)

[honeykid]

Excellent. You've already posted one I like. Surely there's gotta be at least one more in the next 96.

[gbgoodies]

Alright. I'll sleep on it. Expect more tomorrow, maybe.

Yoda, don't delete this thread.


Never let anyone tell you that your opinion is wrong. You're entitled to your opinion just like they're entitled to theirs.

If I did one of these music threads, I would probably be the only person enjoying the music, but I wouldn't care. I love country music, and I'm proud of it. I don't care if nobody else agrees with me. It doesn't make me wrong. It makes them wrong for not being able to see how great country music really is. :D

Be proud of your favorite music. It wouldn't be popular all over the country, and maybe even all over the world, if you were the only person who loved it.

[Swan]

Rock on, cowgirl!

[Swan]

Excellent. You've already posted one I like. Surely there's gotta be at least one more in the next 96.

You don't like Leonard Skinnard?

[honeykid]

Actually, that's a good point. I do like Lynyrd Skynyrd. I'd forgotten that one. :up:

[gbgoodies]

100. Dummy
(Portishead, 1994)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Portishead_-_Dummy_zps0cc8afc8.png

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Glory Box (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ylDDs3mdJE)
2. It Could Be Sweet (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=57C_eWa2bgo)
3. Biscuit (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiT0fBePR0Q)
4. Sour Times (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gutsi1uT4)
5. Strangers (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TxEsRxltg)


This isn't really my type of music, but it has a nice, mellow sound. It kind of reminded me of the type of music some of my college friends listened to while they were studying. My favorite of these songs was "Glory Box".

[christine]

I like Portishead :)

Swan carry on! Wait till I start my 1970s list , you'll see some haters then.....but I'm British so I'm immune ;)

[gbgoodies]

99. Jewellery
(Micachu, 2009)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Jewellery_300_zpsddb54b1e.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Golden Phone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8TRkZpFgJcI)
2. Lips (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dImT-Xs9RMI)
3. Vulture (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SnWCM2KZFDY)
4. Eat Your Heart (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFu0HfQFSUs)
5. Curly Teeth (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AkHc0--GN9k)

Micachu is the stage name of Mica Levi, who composed the score for Under the Skin. Her "experimental pop", as she calls it, is very different from what you hear in the film however. Micachu did a second album called Never, which is equally good, and I might post it in this thread. I Imagine most are going to hate this, but hopefully JJ won't, and I know Godoggo likes "Golden Phone".

By the way - Mica Levi is a chick, if any of you can't tell. I think she's a lesbian.



This is a bit too strange for me, but I didn't hate it. I did kind of like the first song, "Golden Phone".

[gbgoodies]

98. (Pronounced...)
(Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Lynyrdskynyrd_zps644ca507.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Simple Man (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmTkKz60W8)
2. I Aint the One (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WoPGi8uWDb8)
3. Things Goin' On (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c80ErUAIaVs)
4. Mississipi Kid (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v_jMBh7GCYo)
5. Gimme Three Steps (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SM3jgkChV6M)

This was my absolute favorite album at one point when I was maybe 12. My dad was introducing me to all sorts of music and he bought this for me, and I couldn't stop listening to it. I remember learning "Simple Man" on guitar and playing it so much my fingers bled (figuratively). Fantastic album, one of my favorites of classic rock.

I left "Free Bird" off the list because it's kind of worn it's wear with me, and it's the most popular one, but rest assured, back then, you know I was rocking out to that sh*t.



This is a little bit closer to my taste, at least a few of the songs here. My favorite song listed here is "Gimme Three Steps", but my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song is "Sweet Home Alabama".

[Mr Minio]

Please, continue! I found out I never ever listened to Portishead before thanks to you!

[Swan]

47. Mezzanine
(Massive Attaack, 1998)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/MassiveAttackMezzanine_zps7d781c61.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Dissolved Girl (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcZ0redg1s)
2. Man Next Door (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S71_vIMQ0YY)
3. Risingson
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=85E9Q5Wx210) 4. Black Milk (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=li-adM-qOwI)
5. Inertia Creeps (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sE7xyn28wjg)

Probably one of my top ten favorite albums of all-time. A trip hop classic - this and Dummy are, as far as I'm considered, the two masterpieces of the genre. If you are first checking them out, don't just pick one song to listen to but listen to them all, because each is different. "Dissolved Girl" has great female singing, "Man Next Door" has a strange but wonderful vocal performance by Horance Andy, and "Risingson" (if you're going to choose one to represent Massive Attack, go with that), has the two band members, 3D and Daddy G, doing their thing. The hit from the album is "Teardrop", and I'm sure many have heard it.

[christine]

Nice to see you choosing some Bristol and environs stuff :)

[Mr Minio]

Yeah it's a good album. I gave it 3.5/5 on RYM. :D

[Swan]

46. I, Robot
(The Alan Parsons Project, 1977)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/The_Alan_Parsons_Project_-_I_Robot_zps4543395a.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. I, Robot (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=td56XAHxLpw)
2. Breakdown (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJBTOC3Mfpk)
3. I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jmeqFqAi-CE)
4. Some Other Time (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k9qzsXP5yjE)
5. Don't Let It Show (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0mY-zdEJkNU)

I often day-dream about robots and the future, and sometimes I throw on the title track - one of my all-time favorite songs - to do so because it captures my imagination so well. In fact, the whole album does. I'm a big Alan Parsons fan, not only did he help create the single greatest album of all-time with Pink Floyd, but he had fantastic solo work.

[Theo]

Thank you for introducing me to Micachu & The Shapes, Swan. They sound really cool.

[christine]

You've just proved your good musical taste with the Alan Parsons Project :)

[seanc]

Glad you didn't quit Swan. I'm not a music guy so I probably won't know a lot of this stuff. I love some Skynyrd when I hear it though. Tuesday's Gone, Simple Man, and yes even the over played Free Bird are all fantastic.

[jiraffejustin]

I've never listened to either Massive Attack or The Alan Parsons Project. I've just never delved into trip-hop outside of Portishead, and I've always avoided The Alan Parsons Project because I thought it was something that now it doesn't seem to be. I'll definitely give both of those albums a listen when I have some more free time.

[jiraffejustin]

You listen to the new Kendrick single, Swan? Kendrick Kendricked it.

[Swan]

You listen to the new Kendrick single, Swan? Kendrick Kendricked it.

Yeah, so damn good.

[christine]

I've never listened to either Massive Attack or The Alan Parsons Project. I've just never delved into trip-hop outside of Portishead, and I've always avoided The Alan Parsons Project because I thought it was something that now it doesn't seem to be. I'll definitely give both of those albums a listen when I have some more free time.

you need to listen to Massive Attack!

[gbgoodies]

46. I, Robot
(The Alan Parsons Project, 1977)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/The_Alan_Parsons_Project_-_I_Robot_zps4543395a.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. I, Robot (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=td56XAHxLpw)
2. Breakdown (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJBTOC3Mfpk)
3. I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jmeqFqAi-CE)
4. Some Other Time (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k9qzsXP5yjE)
5. Don't Let It Show (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0mY-zdEJkNU)

I often day-dream about robots and the future, and sometimes I throw on the title track - one of my all-time favorite songs - to do so because it captures my imagination so well. In fact, the whole album does. I'm a big Alan Parsons fan, not only did he help create the single greatest album of all-time with Pink Floyd, but he had fantastic solo work.



I've never heard any of these Alan Parsons songs before, but I'm a big fan of their song "Eye in the Sky", so I'm really looking forward to listening to these songs.

[Swan]

45. Déjà Vu
(Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, 1970)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Crosby_Stills_Nash_amp_Young_-_Deja_Vu_zps2fbdd285.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. 4+20 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R4QuMH2Nvu0)
2. Déjà Vu (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-S6md3LNgs)
3. Carry On (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZI_WQuacvM)
4. Almost Cut My Hair (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPovmMwef8)
5. Teach Your Children (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EyU0P6iqyw4)

This is in my top three albums of all-time. So much nostalgia associated with it. This album reminds me of the road trips taken with my family as a kid - we would blast this album. But it's not just another case of nostalgia making an album seem good when it's really not. The album is truly fantastic. Some nostalgic things, as I grow up, reveal themselves as not being so good in truth. But this album continues to blow me away whenever I listen to it.

Also, best cover of a song on this album? Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute's cover of "Teach Your Children". Hands down.

[gbgoodies]

45. Déjà Vu
(Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, 1970)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Crosby_Stills_Nash_amp_Young_-_Deja_Vu_zps2fbdd285.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. 4+20 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R4QuMH2Nvu0)
2. Déjà Vu (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1-S6md3LNgs)
3. Carry On (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gZI_WQuacvM)
4. Almost Cut My Hair (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPovmMwef8)
5. Teach Your Children (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EyU0P6iqyw4)

This is in my top three albums of all-time. So much nostalgia associated with it. This album reminds me of the road trips taken with my family as a kid - we would blast this album. But it's not just another case of nostalgia making an album seem good when it's really not. The album is truly fantastic. Some nostalgic things, as I grow up, reveal themselves as not being so good in truth. But this album continues to blow me away whenever I listen to it.

Also, best cover of a song on this album? Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute's cover of "Teach Your Children". Hands down.


I haven't heard all of the songs listed, but I really like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, especially the song "Teach Your Children".

[jiraffejustin]

Another good one :up:

Swan is killing it so far.

[Swan]

44. Guero
(Beck, 2005)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Guero_zps8e3da7d4.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Go It Alone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PewCPd7U8Bc)
2. Emergency Exit (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVFXVg-ogI)
3. Qué Onda Guero (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hcbC4SsXRN0)
4. Farewell Ride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YnI5zubFBTk)
5. Hell Yes (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9BQliE3h0q0)

Beck is my second favorite musical artist, after Pink Floyd, though the truth is I've listened to him even more than Pink Floyd and maybe he should actually be #1. I more or less know his albums by heart. I also consider him a musical genius, able to change up his style with each album with infinite success. Remember when "Loser" came out, and everyone thought he was going to be a one hit wonder, and then he released Odelay which had a bunch of hits and proved him as a musician here to stay? I don't, but I've read about it.

I wasn't sure which album I should pick, maybe there will be enough room to post some of his other albums, but I chose this because it's one of my favorites of his.

Also had a hard time choosing the top five songs, since they are all good. I made "Go It Alone" the first because it's groovy and features Jack White on bass. How cool is that?

[Theo]

Are you by any chance a fan of Swans, Swan?

[honeykid]

I don't necessarilty like the music, Swan, but I am digging the write ups. :) Glad you've continued.

[Mr Minio]

I'm glad you continued. Very interesting list, so far.

Are you by any chance a fan of Swans, Swan? Hijacking the thread to answer the question even though Theo was asking Swan, not me. I listened to three Swans albums:
The Seer - 2.5/5
Children of God - 3/5
My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky 3.5/5

My Father... seems to be rather ignored and seen as inferior by Swans fans, but I actually liked it the most from what I've heard. I'm planning to listen to the whole discography, chronologically, so maybe I will get to love them. Not a big deal, if I don't. At least, I could say I tried, then.

[seanc]

Also, best cover of a song on this album? Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute's cover of "Teach Your Children". Hands down.

Thought there would be a clip of this on You Tube, but there is not. Bummer, funny stuff.

[Swan]

Are you by any chance a fan of Swans, Swan?

I am, though the only album I have by them is Children of God. I haven't delved into them as much as I want to, but I do really like them.

[Justin]

Everyone should listen to Swans.

[Justin]

50. Dummy
(Portishead, 1994)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Portishead_-_Dummy_zps0cc8afc8.png

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Glory Box (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6ylDDs3mdJE)
2. It Could Be Sweet (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=57C_eWa2bgo)
3. Biscuit (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiT0fBePR0Q)
4. Sour Times (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gutsi1uT4)
5. Strangers (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TxEsRxltg)

I bought this album after getting into Massive Attack and looking for other trip hop artists. This was a name that constantly came up, so I checked them out, bought Dummy, and loved it. Beth Gibbons is a stunning singer.


I dig this one a lot. Are you a fan of Mazzy Star?

[Swan]

That's one I've never heard of, Justin, but I'm listening now and liking it. Thanks for the rec. :)

[Mr Minio]

Mazzy Star is pretty cool. So Tonight That I Might See is better than their debut in my eyes, so I'd recommend listening it first.

[Swan]

43. Homogenic
(Bjork, 1997)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Bjork_-_Homogenic_album_cover_zpsf8bdc17e.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Hunter (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o2jplo3kpNc)
2. Joga (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2BSMcVRgloY)
3. Unravel (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Utdr2zAQ8)
4. Immature (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo5qSshPQiE)
5. All Neon Like (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ilSJvY928-Y)

Bjork is my favorite female musician, and anyone who knows me know I love a talented female musician. I love all her albums, but Homogenic was the first one I bought, and the one I've listened to the most, so I consider it my favorite of her works (though Medúlla is easily her most interesting).

I will talk more about this album in my next post.

[Justin]

Ohhh, yeah, that one's good.

[Mr Minio]

Never ever listened to any Bjork album. I heard some singles on YT and moderately liked them.

[Swan]

42. Richard D. James Album
(Aphex Twin, 1996)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/RichardDJamesAlbum_zps67efbf4b.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Goon Gumpas (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ziI--G1cQGM)
2. Beetles (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1NAlCvG4EmM)
3. Fingerbib (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1kO6poDbsv0)
4. Milkman (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MqTKOq8DmWU)
5. 4 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AABndHb5eNI)

Another man I consider a musical genius, and this is his magnum opus in my opinion (though he's still going and, as Syro proves, he still has it and may top this one). It's also his most accessible.

I said I would talk more about Homogenic in this post. In a way, that album and Richard D. James Album are companion pieces to me. Not that they share anything musically, but I bought both on my birthday in 2012, right as I started losing my mind. These two albums were constantly playing as I drove around in my car aimlessly, my mind starting to become delusional and hallucinatory. Later that year, I had a full mental breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Because of that, these are two incredibly personal works for me, not just great works of art (which they are). In fact, sometimes it's hard for me to listen to these albums without it bringing back some negative and strange memories of my breakdown. However, I thank these albums for being there when I was alone and going crazy. I don't think I would have made it through without Bjork and Aphex Twin.

[Mr Minio]

I gotta make my own list, but I wouldn't restrict myself to decades or positions. Just a list of albums I love. I will do it once I'd listened more Tuvan Throat Singing records. :)

From now on I'll be repping (almost sounds like raping) every album post in this thread, Swan. When you're finished I'll try to listen to as many albums presented here as possible.

[Swan]

Thanks, Minio. Looking forward to your list. :)

[jiraffejustin]

I need to listen to more Aphex Twin stuff. I am listening to "Milkman" now and I am enjoying it a lot.

[Theo]

Bjork is my one true love.

[gbgoodies]

44. Guero
(Beck, 2005)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Guero_zps8e3da7d4.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Go It Alone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PewCPd7U8Bc)
2. Emergency Exit (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVFXVg-ogI)
3. Qué Onda Guero (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hcbC4SsXRN0)
4. Farewell Ride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YnI5zubFBTk)
5. Hell Yes (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9BQliE3h0q0)

Beck is my second favorite musical artist, after Pink Floyd, though the truth is I've listened to him even more than Pink Floyd and maybe he should actually be #1. I more or less know his albums by heart. I also consider him a musical genius, able to change up his style with each album with infinite success. Remember when "Loser" came out, and everyone thought he was going to be a one hit wonder, and then he released Odelay which had a bunch of hits and proved him as a musician here to stay? I don't, but I've read about it.

I wasn't sure which album I should pick, maybe there will be enough room to post some of his other albums, but I chose this because it's one of my favorites of his.

Also had a hard time choosing the top five songs, since they are all good. I made "Go It Alone" the first because it's groovy and features Jack White on bass. How cool is that?



I've heard the name Beck, but I don't think I've ever heard his music before. I like his voice, but the songs are only okay. The lyrics seem a little bit repetitive.

[gbgoodies]

43. Homogenic
(Bjork, 1997)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Bjork_-_Homogenic_album_cover_zpsf8bdc17e.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Hunter (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o2jplo3kpNc)
2. Joga (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2BSMcVRgloY)
3. Unravel (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Utdr2zAQ8)
4. Immature (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo5qSshPQiE)
5. All Neon Like (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ilSJvY928-Y)

Bjork is my favorite female musician, and anyone who knows me know I love a talented female musician. I love all her albums, but Homogenic was the first one I bought, and the one I've listened to the most, so I consider it my favorite of her works (though Medúlla is easily her most interesting).

I will talk more about this album in my next post.


Interesting music. I don't really care for her voice much, but the music is nice, especially as background music while I'm working. I liked the song "Joga" the best, and the video was pretty cool too.

[Justin]

His last album was great, and a bit more mature. Check that one out.

[Swan]

His last album was great, and a bit more mature. Check that one out.

Syro? Yeah man, I am LOVING it.

[Justin]

No, I mean Beck's "Morning Phase". But yeah, "Syro" is really good.

[Swan]

Oh, yeah, I love Morning Phase too. Kind of similar to Sea Change, but I actually like it a bit more.

[gbgoodies]

42. Richard D. James Album
(Aphex Twin, 1996)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/RichardDJamesAlbum_zps67efbf4b.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Goon Gumpas (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ziI--G1cQGM)
2. Beetles (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1NAlCvG4EmM)
3. Fingerbib (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1kO6poDbsv0)
4. Milkman (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MqTKOq8DmWU)
5. 4 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AABndHb5eNI)

Another man I consider a musical genius, and this is his magnum opus in my opinion (though he's still going and, as Syro proves, he still has it and may top this one). It's also his most accessible.

I said I would talk more about Homogenic in this post. In a way, that album and Richard D. James Album are companion pieces to me. Not that they share anything musically, but I bought both on my birthday in 2012, right as I started losing my mind. These two albums were constantly playing as I drove around in my car aimlessly, my mind starting to become delusional and hallucinatory. Later that year, I had a full mental breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Because of that, these are two incredibly personal works for me, not just great works of art (which they are). In fact, sometimes it's hard for me to listen to these albums without it bringing back some negative and strange memories of my breakdown. However, I thank these albums for being there when I was alone and going crazy. I don't think I would have made it through without Bjork and Aphex Twin.


The picture is kind of creepy, but the music is nice. I liked all of these songs except for "Milkman".

[Miss Vicky]

So far Skynyrd's the only thing that is my cup of tea.

[Justin]

RDJ is a pretty funny guy:

http://38.media.tumblr.com/76b450a68648ad718cd501f50db95222/tumblr_mntuu3J2mp1su17npo2_1280.jpg

[Swan]

Aphex Twin and I both have two older sisters. It might seem insignificant, but it makes me happy.

[Swan]

Also, where the hell have you been all this time Justin? Nice to find another member with similar taste.

[Mr Minio]

Justin, I was already unzipping my pants...

http://i62.tinypic.com/zl2gt1.jpg

[Swan]

41. An Awesome Wave
(Alt-J, 2012)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Alt-J_-_An_Awesome_Wave_zps29ccb5d7.png

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Taro (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3fTw_D3l10)
2. Blood Flood (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_N2eWcP4uc)
3. Intro (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EAC9Ecf1Xgc)
4. Interlude 1 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CGsQUMtq1dQ)
5. Tessellate (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6BwvDcANg)

My friend made me listen to this album and I got hooked. I have listened to it probably 100+ times, and it's still good.

[Theo]

Great picks for the top 5 songs, Swan.

[Mr Minio]

This is like the most hipster album ever.

[Swan]

40. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
(Kendrick Lamar, 2012)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/KendrickGKMCDeluxe_zps0eec28e6.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. The Art of Peer Pressure (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nmV_HEIwXGs)
2. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8aaTu2kg0)
3. Swimming Pools (Drank) (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLCqSMDEQsA)
4. M.A.A.D City (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=10yrPDf92hY)
5. Poetic Justice (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yyr2gEouEMM)

Probably my favorite rap album (although there are a few others I'd have to consider). Kendrick is no doubt my favorite rapper. He is a lyrical mastermind, in my opinion.

[Swan]

This is like the most hipster album ever.

Then you should love it. ;) :p

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

love beck. i wouldn't put guero in his top 5 albums, but it's still great.

[jiraffejustin]

You ever listen to Overly Dedicated? I have it ready to listen to for my rap since 2010 list. Obviously GKMC will be making an appearance on that list.

[Swan]

I haven't, JJ. I have Session.80 and Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, but none of his mixtapes. Is it good?

[Swan]

My next two will be right up your ally, Minio.

[jiraffejustin]

I haven't listened to it all the way through yet. I've just listened to a couple songs from it, the talent is there but it's not quite as refined as Section.80 and GKMC. It's worth a listen though.

[Swan]

It's weird to me that GKMC is his second album. It feels like his debut. I like Section.80 a lot, but it's no GKMC.

[jiraffejustin]

Prob the best song from O.D.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvKdu0cgW8

And yeah GKMC was Kendrick really finding himself and becoming a real star.

[Swan]

That's pretty good, but I see what you mean. The talent is there but it seems like he was still finding himself musically.

[Swan]

Minio, the next two albums are your birthday presents. They seem to be right up your ally. I hope you like them, I think they are great, but it's okay if you don't.

[Swan]

39. Lux Vivens
(Jocelyn Montgomery, 1998)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/luxvivens2_zpsde61b1fd.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. O Tu Illustrata (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-i2pMRjMxE)
2. Sapientie
3. Viridissima (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=icNd55pMCwE)
4. Lux Vivens (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VYypGN0ls)
5. Et Ideo
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Ewk-J_mFc)
This album was produced by David Lynch. Yes, that David Lynch. He's actually a great musician. And Jocelyn Montgomery has a wonderful voice. Ethereal and beautiful, this is a very inspiring album for me.

The songs aren't all on YouTube, so I included the ones I could find in the top five. The only one I included anyway despite not having a YouTube video was "Sapientie", just because I love that song.

[jiraffejustin]

Never heard of that one, but I'll try anything that David Lynch is attached to.

[Swan]

38. Penderecki & Greenwood
(Krzystof Penderecki & Jonny Greenwood, 2012)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/1460x460_zps24257386.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Popcorn Superhet Reciever - Part 2 B
2. Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp3BlFZWJNA)
3. Polymorphia (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6c3bc5Mak)
4. 48 Responses To Polymorphia - Overtones (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JMPylWRqzPg)
5. 48 Responses To Polymorphia - Pacay Tree (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hi_9Sv4jSw)

Penderecki is my favorite composer, Greenwood is right up there too. This is a fantastic collection of their work. "Popcorn Superhet Reciever - Part 2 B" is actually a recording of my favorite song of all-time, also called "Proven Lands" on the There Will Be Blood soundtrack, though I prefer the There Will Be Blood recording to this one.

[Mr Minio]

Holy sh*t, it's Hildegard Von Bingen music!!! Really good performances from her. I really recommend Canticles of Ecstasy (Sequentia) album if you want more Von Bingen Gregorian Chant music. And, a rhetorical question, you do know the music of Julee Christie, right? RIGHT?!

[Swan]

Holy sh*t, it's Hildegard Von Bingen music!!! Really good performances from her. I really recommend Canticles of Ecstasy (Sequentia) album if you want more Von Bingen Gregorian Chant music. And, a rhetorical question, you do know the music of Julee Christie, right? RIGHT?!

I'll check it out.

I had to look up Julee Christie - do you mean Julee Cruise? I assume you do because she's associated with David Lynch. I've heard Falling, which is obviously great.

[Mr Minio]

Penderecki is a Polish composer. ^^ I didn't listen many of his compositions, but his music was quite effective in The Shining and I also remember my mum claiming it is not music, but just random noise after she's heard Threnody. xD

[honeykid]

I assume you do because she's associated with David Lynch. I've heard Falling, which is obviously great.
I bought that 12" when it was released. I still have it somewhere.

[Mr Minio]

do you mean Julee Cruise?. Yep, that's what I meant. Sorry for the typo.

[gbgoodies]

41. An Awesome Wave
(Alt-J, 2012)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Alt-J_-_An_Awesome_Wave_zps29ccb5d7.png

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Taro (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3fTw_D3l10)
2. Blood Flood (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_N2eWcP4uc)
3. Intro (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EAC9Ecf1Xgc)
4. Interlude 1 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CGsQUMtq1dQ)
5. Tessellate (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6BwvDcANg)

My friend made me listen to this album and I got hooked. I have listened to it probably 100+ times, and it's still good.


I think this one is my favorite so far. I didn't care for the last song, "Tessellate", but I really liked the first four.

[Swan]

Glad to hear it, gbgoodies. :)

[gbgoodies]

39. Lux Vivens
(Jocelyn Montgomery, 1998)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/luxvivens2_zpsde61b1fd.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. O Tu Illustrata (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-i2pMRjMxE)
2. Sapientie
3. Viridissima (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=icNd55pMCwE)
4. Lux Vivens (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VYypGN0ls)
5. Et Ideo (https://,.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Ewk-J_mFc)

This album was produced by David Lynch. Yes, that David Lynch. He's actually a great musician. And Jocelyn Montgomery has a wonderful voice. Ethereal and beautiful, this is a very inspiring album for me.

The songs aren't all on YouTube, so I included the ones I could find in the top five. The only one I included anyway despite not having a YouTube video was "Sapientie", just because I love that song.



This may be a little bit too mellow for me, but it's nice as background music while I'm working. (The last link ("Et Ideo") didn't work, but I found it on YouTube.)

[Swan]

It didn't work because I messed up. Thanks for letting me know. Fixed!

[Mr Minio]

Will the list contain any Throat Singing? If not it's worthless.

[Swan]

Here you go Minio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY1pcEtHI_w

[Mr Minio]

I prefer this style:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovbh4accBWg

[Mr Minio]

Dat moment when you plug in your MP3 to your computer to transfer Throat Singing record only to realise it's already there.

[Godoggo]

Ah, so you do have a music thread. :)

Dummy is a fantastic album. I love listening to that early in the morning when the sun isn't quite up yet. Don't ask me why, I just do. :p

I'll have to catch up with the rest of the thread, but there is sure to be some good stuff in here.

[Swan]

37. Spooked
(Robyn Hitchcock, 2004)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Spooked_album_zps42cf9cd4.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Television (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQ-Y9rZgAs)
2. Full Moon in my Soul
3. Tryin' to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JbT-V8FLFeI)
4. Demons and Fiends
5. Creeped Out

Robyn Hitchcock is one of my faves, and this is my favorite album by him. He's such a great lyricist, and I find this album speaks to me in many ways at all different times in my life. I consider the song "Television" to be my theme song.

[jiraffejustin]

Another one I haven't listened to before. As usual, I listen to a part of it and like it. :up:

[Godoggo]

I'm so glad that you like Robyn Hitchcock as much as I do.

Balloon Man is one of two of my theme songs.

[Swan]

36. Amnesiac
(Radiohead, 2001)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Radioheadamnesiacalbumart_zpsc07255d1.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. I Might Be Wrong (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BopLWdixRkM)
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BopLWdixRkM)2. Pyramid Song (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKQPqs-cqc)
3. Knives Out (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3SZ1WpzBr9E)
4. Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RU8slEG-OtM)
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RU8slEG-OtM)5. You and Whose Army? (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gAUMgureA6o)

Hopefully I'll be able to put one more Radiohead album on this list, because I like another one equal to this. Radiohead is another band I got into when I was starting to have mental troubles. I was listening to "I Might Be Wrong" constantly the day of my birthday (as well as the day before and after) in 2012. In fact, I'll bet I was listening to it the moment I ordered Richard D. James Album and Homogenic on Amazon. Great stuff.

[jiraffejustin]

I don't like Radiohead

[jiraffejustin]

Maybe it just because of Rock Band, but I do like the song "Creep"

[Swan]

"Creep" is good. Pablo Honey is the one Radiohead album I do not have, however.

[honeykid]

Swan Proves He Has Good Musical Taste With 50 Albums

Then ruins it all by putting a Radiohead album up there.

[Swan]

Well, I knew you didn't like them.

[jiraffejustin]

Then ruins it all by putting a Radiohead album up there.

Normally I'd agree, but he did have GKMC so he's forgiven. :p

[honeykid]

Well, I knew you didn't like them.

Really? What gave it away? :D

Actually, tmk, there are three Radiohead songs that I like.

[gbgoodies]

37. Spooked
(Robyn Hitchcock, 2004)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Spooked_album_zps42cf9cd4.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Television (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQ-Y9rZgAs)
2. Full Moon in my Soul
3. Tryin' to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JbT-V8FLFeI)
4. Demons and Fiends
5. Creeped Out

Robyn Hitchcock is one of my faves, and this is my favorite album by him. He's such a great lyricist, and I find this album speaks to me in many ways at all different times in my life. I remember listening to it non-stop after my first break-up. I consider the song "Television" to be my theme song.


That was nice, mellow music. The second song was a bit long, but it was still enjoyable, and the video was pretty cool too.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

i've been listening to amnesiac a lot in the last couple weeks. it's so so good. i think i like the bends and maybe ok computer a little better, but it's right up there with radiohead's best. you and whose army might be my favorite song of theirs.

[Swan]

i've been listening to amnesiac a lot in the last couple weeks. it's so so good. i think i like the bends and maybe ok computer a little better, but it's right up there with radiohead's best. you and whose army might be my favorite song of theirs.

Nice. I'll reveal it now - if there's room, the other album I'll include on this list is Kid A. That and Amnesiac are my two favorite Radiohead albums.

[jiraffejustin]

39. Lux Vivens
(Jocelyn Montgomery, 1998)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/luxvivens2_zpsde61b1fd.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. O Tu Illustrata (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-i2pMRjMxE)
2. Sapientie
3. Viridissima (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=icNd55pMCwE)
4. Lux Vivens (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VYypGN0ls)
5. Et Ideo
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Ewk-J_mFc)
This album was produced by David Lynch. Yes, that David Lynch. He's actually a great musician. And Jocelyn Montgomery has a wonderful voice. Ethereal and beautiful, this is a very inspiring album for me.

The songs aren't all on YouTube, so I included the ones I could find in the top five. The only one I included anyway despite not having a YouTube video was "Sapientie", just because I love that song.


I am really digging this.

[Justin]

Radiohead are one of those bands that continue to get better over time. "Kid A" will forever be a masterpiece, in my eyes.

[Mr Minio]

Well, I'm ignorant when it comes to Radiohead and I only know OK Computer and it, well, is OK. Even more than OK. It's pretty cool, but far away from the best album ever title many people seem to attach to it. (I'm looking at you, RYM!)

The songs from the album you posted are nice, too. Maybe it's a grower. I remember when I couldn't understand what's so great about Neutral Milk Hotel and after a couple of listens it's become one of my favourite bands.

That guy Hitchcock, he's no relative of the famous filmmaker, now, is he? I'm pretty sure he's not. I kinda like one of the songs you posted here. I'll listen to the rest later, preferably the whole album. :)

A little bit of offtopic, I decided to listen to Swans discography chronologically as I've said before and I'm giving 3/5 to all their albums from Filth to Children of God, but then imagine my shock when I started The Burning World and expected the filthy, abrasive sound they had on their previous releases to get... gentle folky acoustic guitar ballads!!! A nice, almost Ulver-like, change.

[christine]

39. Lux Vivens
(Jocelyn Montgomery, 1998)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/luxvivens2_zpsde61b1fd.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. O Tu Illustrata (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-i2pMRjMxE)
2. Sapientie
3. Viridissima (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=icNd55pMCwE)
4. Lux Vivens (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VYypGN0ls)
5. Et Ideo
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Ewk-J_mFc)
This album was produced by David Lynch. Yes, that David Lynch. He's actually a great musician. And Jocelyn Montgomery has a wonderful voice. Ethereal and beautiful, this is a very inspiring album for me.

The songs aren't all on YouTube, so I included the ones I could find in the top five. The only one I included anyway despite not having a YouTube video was "Sapientie", just because I love that song.


They're beautiful songs. Hildegarde was an amazing woman too.

[Justin]

A little bit of offtopic, I decided to listen to Swans discography chronologically as I've said before and I'm giving 3/5 to all their albums from Filth to Children of God, but then imagine my shock when I started The Burning World and expected the filthy, abrasive sound they had on their previous releases to get... gentle folky acoustic guitar ballads!!! A nice, almost Ulver-like, change.

This is what is so great about Swans: each album is radically different.

[VFN]

Did anything think Swan had bad taste in music?

[Miss Vicky]

Did any[one] think Swan had bad taste in music?

Is this a serious question?

[Swan]

Did anything think Swan had bad taste in music?

Yeah. The title is kind of an inside joke with some members who have picked on my musical choices in the song tournaments (and elsewhere) repeatedly. Miss Vicky hates my taste in music, if you couldn't tell already.

[jiraffejustin]

Miss Vicky is just a hater :p

[Mr Minio]

This is what is so great about Swans: each album is radically different. Honestly, the first three albums are stylistically similar. I listened to White Light From the Mouth of Infinity and am giving it 3.5/5 which is a nice follow up with The Burning World I rated the same. Figures I prefer the majestic, tender white Swans to their black, hellish edition. I'm still to find an album of them to blow me away, but thankfully there's still a couple of albums I didn't give a listen.

[mark f]

My fave Robyn Hitchcock album is the Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight. I love his solo albums and his work with the Minus Five and the Venus Three. He's an awesome, funny storyteller if you get a chance to see him live. Swan, have you seen or heard any of these? "Kingdom of Love" has some visuals you'd love. :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAt7hK_zKr0&list=PL7BB0615A1A8E9102

[Swan]

I admittedly haven't heard enough of his Soft Boys stuff, I need to get to that. I'm mostly familiar with his solo stuff and his work with Venus 3. But, I have no doubt I'll love his Soft Boys work - that song you posted is excellent.

[Mr Minio]

Hands down the best thread of this month on MoFo.

[Swan]

Thanks Minio. :)

I just bought Underwater Moonlight on iTunes, Mark. Thanks for the rec.

[Mr Minio]

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/169/432/nic_cage_moar.gif

Moar albums, pl0x.

[Godoggo]

My fave Robyn Hitchcock album is the Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight. I love his solo albums and his work with the Minus Five and the Venus Three. He's an awesome, funny storyteller if you get a chance to see him live. Swan, have you seen or heard any of these? "Kingdom of Love" has some visuals you'd love. :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAt7hK_zKr0&list=PL7BB0615A1A8E9102

I saw him live in San Francisco.

He played Balloon Man

I died a little.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

yo goober, where's the albums?

[mark f]

I admittedly haven't heard enough of his Soft Boys stuff, I need to get to that. I'm mostly familiar with his solo stuff and his work with Venus 3. But, I have no doubt I'll love his Soft Boys work - that song you posted is excellent.

I posted the entire album. Did you watch/listen to the second in my link? I really wanted you to see that. :)

[Swan]

35. Lovetune for Vacuum
(Soap&Skin, 2009)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Soapampskin-lovetune-for-vacuum_zpsd6e521ab.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Thanatos (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GmJqdISO9Bk)
2. Marche Funèbre (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W_5877LOkq0)
3. Turbine Womb (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B75PGFrWvFo)
4. DDMMYYYY (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnQzrTD_rY)
5. Fleischwolf (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yp1ousxNhw)

Another very personal album for me. Many days spent driving around listening to it. This is Soap&Skin's debut album, and I actually think her sophomore album, Narrow, is more mature and skilled on her part. Maybe I'll include that one too, really beautiful work on it. But both bring me back to the times I was listening to them a lot and mean a lot to me.

Choosing the top five is pretty easy for me, it's numbering them that's hard, because each one is different. I put "Fleischwolf" at #5 because it's the most experimental on the entire album and doesn't feature her voice, so I figured most wouldn't like it as much. But really, you can consider the top five unordered.

Anyway, Anja Plaschg had my heart for quite some time. I still wouldn't mind marrying her. :D

[Swan]

I posted the entire album. Did you watch/listen to the second in my link? I really wanted you to see that. :)

You posted the entire album in that post at the top? It's only showing up as one song for me. Was it a playlist?

[jiraffejustin]

Never heard of her before. You are reminding me that I need to do a better job finding and listening to the beautiful lady singers out there.

[Swan]

34. Hard Normal Daddy
(Squarepusher, 1997)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Squarepusherhardnormaldaddy_zpsa32b41ee.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Beep Street (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJ-0ZO4pxo)
2. Papalon (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=86vsKcnFcwg)
3. E8 Boogie (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=omOcAFxAQJo)
4. Fat Controller (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2UiD86nt6Jc)
5. Rustic Raver (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4fAATsziKpE)

I love Squarepusher. I love how he often fuses electronic music with jazzy music. This is my favorite of his albums. When I showed it to my friend, he described it as "space funk". I don't think he's too far off.

[Godoggo]

Do you like Laurie Anderson, Swan?

[Swan]

Do you like Laurie Anderson, Swan?

Never heard of her. Listening now. She's very good. I'll have to buy one of her albums.

[Godoggo]

Listen to Superman.

[Swan]

I listened to that and "Let X = X", both were excellent.

[wintertriangles]

Did not expect Soap&Skin or Jocelyn Montgomery, nice

[VFN]

Yeah. The title is kind of an inside joke with some members who have picked on my musical choices in the song tournaments (and elsewhere) repeatedly. Miss Vicky hates my taste in music, if you couldn't tell already.

Alright. Musta' missed all that.

[Mr Minio]

Love Lovetune for Vacuum! A four star album! Hard Normal Daddy on the other hand was a letdown. I give it 2.5/5!

[Justin]

Honestly, the first three albums are stylistically similar. I listened to White Light From the Mouth of Infinity and am giving it 3.5/5 which is a nice follow up with The Burning World I rated the same. Figures I prefer the majestic, tender white Swans to their black, hellish edition. I'm still to find an album of them to blow me away, but thankfully there's still a couple of albums I didn't give a listen.

They are stylistically similar because of the time period (and now they're even sold on the same record). Swans' third album, "Greed", was the first album to feature Jarboe (a big difference in vocal style, obviously)--it's really the turning point for the band in a lot of ways. But yeah, I agree that they sound best when they're more "melodic" than brutal, when there's more of a focus on their lyrical content. Their last three albums have been extensive and almost decisively experimental (moody as hell). Maybe you'll like them, too.

[Mr Minio]

i have to relisten The Seer. I gave it 2.5/5.

[Swan]

33. Talkie Walkie
(Air, 2004)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Talkie_Walkie_zps4d00cd89.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Run (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxEnv2zi01g)
2. Venus (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7oOMzbpa0)
3. Surfing on a Rocket (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fUhQXibl-n4)
4. Mike Mills (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P-DnNRlEYuc)
5. Universal Traveler (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=abkIjdT0uTk)

The perfect rainy day album. I devoured this album during the rainy days of my senior year of high school while I was writing my script Paper Tiger. Possibly my favorite memory of that time is driving home from school, the rain pouring down, thinking about my script while listening to this album as well as Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd. I drive around and listen to music in the car a lot, don't I? Anyway, my imagination was at it's peak then.

This album features my second favorite song of all-time, "Run", and the album itself would be in my top ten albums ever. I also think "Venus" is a stunning song, one of my favorite romantic songs.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Never heard of this band, and the guys on the cover look like sex offenders.:laugh:

[Swan]

32. Extraordinary Machine
(Fiona Apple, 2005)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Extraordinary_Machine_zpsd7d522a4.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. O' Sailor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzl6BMQLwuA)
2. Extraordinary Machine (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=61lQu8YCjVU)
3. Window (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6QIXrAxZiY)
4. Oh Well (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SieghTbbWjk)
5. Parting Gift (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l9hxEbtk7uE)

Fiona Apple was my first love in the "talented female musician" category of music. And while I had heard her songs before, this was the first album of hers I listened to a lot. It's still my favorite album of hers - though my favorite song of hers is "Paper Bag", from When the Pawn...

On the subject of Fiona Apple, one of my favorite covers is her cover of "Across the Universe," which I actually prefer to the original (and I say that as a big Beatles fan).

[Swan]

Never heard of this band, and the guys on the cover look like sex offenders.:laugh:

Hmm, I don't see it, personally.

[rauldc14]

Wait, I thought you were proving something with this thread? :p

[Swan]

Wait, I thought you were proving something with this thread? :p

Normally I'd be insulted, but considering your taste in music, I'm not.

[rauldc14]

Just kidding of course.

[Justin]

Never heard of this band, and the guys on the cover look like sex offenders.:laugh:

Huh? Unless there's a common look for sex offenders, I don't see it.

[gbgoodies]

34. Hard Normal Daddy
(Squarepusher, 1997)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Squarepusherhardnormaldaddy_zpsa32b41ee.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Beep Street (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LKJ-0ZO4pxo)
2. Papalon (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=86vsKcnFcwg)
3. E8 Boogie (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=omOcAFxAQJo)
4. Fat Controller (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2UiD86nt6Jc)
5. Rustic Raver (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4fAATsziKpE)

I love Squarepusher. I love how he often fuses electronic music with jazzy music. This is my favorite of his albums. When I showed it to my friend, he described it as "space funk". I don't think he's too far off.



I didn't really care for "Fat Controller", but I liked the rest of these. I also thought the video for "Rustic Raver" was pretty cool.

[Miss Vicky]

33. Talkie Walkie
(Air, 2004)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Talkie_Walkie_zps4d00cd89.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Run (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxEnv2zi01g)
2. Venus (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7oOMzbpa0)


I gave these first two tracks a listen and they were pretty good. They didn't have the instant appeal of "Sexy Boy" but seem like something that might grow on me with repeated listenings.

[gbgoodies]

33. Talkie Walkie
(Air, 2004)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Talkie_Walkie_zps4d00cd89.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Run (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxEnv2zi01g)
2. Venus (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7oOMzbpa0)
3. Surfing on a Rocket (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fUhQXibl-n4)
4. Mike Mills (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P-DnNRlEYuc)
5. Universal Traveler (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=abkIjdT0uTk)

The perfect rainy day album. I devoured this album during the rainy days of my senior year of high school while I was writing my script Paper Tiger. Possibly my favorite memory of that time is driving home from school, the rain pouring down, thinking about my script while listening to this album as well as Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd. I drive around and listen to music in the car a lot, don't I? Anyway, my imagination was at it's peak then.

This album features my second favorite song of all-time, "Run", and the album itself would be in my top ten albums ever. I also think "Venus" is a stunning song, one of my favorite romantic songs.


This is nice music that would be great as background music while working. (Although I'm not sure why the last half of the song "Universal Traveler" was blank. Is the song supposed to be about 7 minutes long or only about 4 minutes long?)

[Swan]

"Universal Traveler" is 4 minutes and 22 seconds long. The person who uploaded it to YouTube must have added the blank space or something.

[gbgoodies]

32. Extraordinary Machine
(Fiona Apple, 2005)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Extraordinary_Machine_zpsd7d522a4.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. O' Sailor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzl6BMQLwuA)
2. Extraordinary Machine (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=61lQu8YCjVU)
3. Window (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6QIXrAxZiY)
4. Oh Well (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SieghTbbWjk)
5. Parting Gift (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l9hxEbtk7uE)

Fiona Apple was my first love in the "talented female musician" category of music. And while I had heard her songs before, this was the first album of hers I listened to a lot. It's still my favorite album of hers - though my favorite song of hers is "Paper Bag", from When the Pawn...

On the subject of Fiona Apple, one of my favorite covers is her cover of "Across the Universe," which I actually prefer to the original (and I say that as a big Beatles fan).


I'm not really of fan of hers, but I saw her in concert years ago when she was just starting out, and she was the opening act for someone else, (I think it may have been Bryan Adams), but I wasn't too impressed with her. She seems to have matured a lot since then, and she's much better than I remember her being back then.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Huh? Unless there's a common look for sex offenders, I don't see it.Listen, I perceive things from a 5th dimensional perspective.:dizzy:

[jiraffejustin]

At first flash of Eden,
We race down to the sea.
Standing there on freedom shore.

Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.

Can't you feel it,
Now that spring has come.
That it's time to live
In the scattered Swan.

Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.

Waiting for you to
Come along.

Waiting for you to
Hear my song.

Waiting for you to
Come along.
Waiting for you to
Tell me what went wrong.

This is the strangest life
I've ever known.

Yeah!

Can't you feel it,
Now that spring has come.
That it's time to live
In the scattered Swan.

Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.
Waiting for the Swan.

[Justin]

I'm not really of fan of hers, but I saw her in concert years ago when she was just starting out, and she was the opening act for someone else, (I think it may have been Bryan Adams), but I wasn't too impressed with her. She seems to have matured a lot since then, and she's much better than I remember her being back then.

She is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter. Listen to her newest album, "The Idler Wheel...". You'll find that your instincts are correct.

[Swan]

31. Bricolage
(Amon Tobin, 1997)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Amon_Tobin-Bricolage_zps7d90ae59.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Easy Muffin (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVEusVobh5s)
2. Stoney Street (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PXvNZ45lEdE)
3. Defocus (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrjHQRfEJo)
4. New York Editor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JXuoy7bjxYA)
5. Creatures (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SCohWlulQW8)

Amon Tobin is one of my top ten favorite musicians ever. You can't go wrong with any of his albums. I chose this one because it's the one that really got me into him.

[jiraffejustin]

I haven't listened to way too many of these albums. I suck. "Easy Muffin" is a great track, at least I know that much.

[Swan]

30. For Emma, Forever Ago
(Bon Iver, 2007)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Bon_iver_album_cover_zps6393abae.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Creature Fear (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ9EcydHags)
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ9EcydHags)2. Flume (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LuQrLsTUcN0)
3. Skinny Love (https://myoutube.com/watch?v=ssdgFoHLwnk)
(https://myoutube.com/watch?v=ssdgFoHLwnk)4. Lump Sum (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCSi8OU0gZc)
5. Blindsided (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qaFXrOZDMBA)
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qaFXrOZDMBA)
I love Bon Iver. My friend, who is an even bigger fan than I am and who introduced me to him, and I agree that this album is his best work, topping the more polished Bon Iver, Bon Iver (which is still damn good). I really think Bon Iver's style works best when it's raw. Anyway, this is a fantastic album to relax to, my go-to album when I need something calming.

[jiraffejustin]

Something I've listened to! Another good choice. Justin Vernon is a cool dude, the fact that he's on a Kanye West album makes him even cooler.

[Godoggo]

I have to catch up on your list soon, but I did listen to that song and really liked it a lot. I'm going to listen to more tonight .

[Swan]

Which song?

[Justin]

Honestly, I find it hard to believe someone would dislike Bon Iver.

[Godoggo]

Xiu Xiu. And I had heard them before.

[Swan]

Oh, great! I thought you may have heard them before. I'm a fan. I only have Fabulous Muscles, but it's a very good album.

[Godoggo]

I kinda thought I had too, but I'm not that familiar with them that I recognized the name right away. Also, I hear a lot of music and I'm not sure who I am listening to. :)

[gbgoodies]

31. Bricolage
(Amon Tobin, 1997)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Amon_Tobin-Bricolage_zps7d90ae59.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Easy Muffin (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SVEusVobh5s)
2. Stoney Street (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PXvNZ45lEdE)
3. Defocus (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrjHQRfEJo)
4. New York Editor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JXuoy7bjxYA)
5. Creatures (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SCohWlulQW8)

Amon Tobin is one of my top ten favorite musicians ever. You can't go wrong with any of his albums. I chose this one because it's the one that really got me into him.


This is interesting music, but it kind of feels like there should be a cartoon on screen while some of it is playing.

You seem to listen to a lot of instrumentals. (There's nothing wrong with this.)

I like instrumentals as background music while I'm working, but when I'm done working, I prefer actual songs where the voice has to be great and the lyrics have to mean something.

[Swan]

29. Cosmogramma
(Flying Lotus, 2010)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/WARPCD195Packshot_480_zps470f6339.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Nose Art (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T0VukBwcHnM)
2. . (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ouI9BSAx1ro)..And the World Laughs with You (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b_YpwOPiKHo)
3. Do the Astral Plane (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ouI9BSAx1ro)
4. Computer Face/Pure Being (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=il78kyjCDkc)
5. Mmmhmm (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ht5VaNI-RfA)

This album is awesome. Just like every Flying Lotus album. At times, he kind of reminds me of Amon Tobin. I think he has his own unique musical voice though, and is equally good. I recently got into him, couldn't stop listening to his music for a while. The neat little hook in "Nose Art", I always start bopping my head back and forth when it comes up.

Very excited for You're Dead! to come out. What I've heard of it so far has been great, he continues to evolve musically.

[jiraffejustin]

After listening to what I heard of You're Dead!, I put this album on my high priority wishlist.

[Swan]

28. The Reminder
(Feist, 2007)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Thereminder_zpsf953910f.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS:
1. Honey Honey (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RndgaZ0_p1Y)
2. Brandy Alexander (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a-0yes4DtdU)
3. So Sorry (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wfEPvebGGJM)
4. Sea Lion Woman (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Chcc_Ci36Vw)
5. Intuition (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9y9oQR_OOM)

Feist: a great musician and a total babe.

[Swan]

27. Music Has the Right to Children
(Boards of Canada, 1998)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/Musichastherighttochildren_zps31cc32e1.jpg

TOP FIVE SONGS

1. Roygbiv (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jlwkOhdE60w)
2. Telephasic Workshop (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o_DzH7u72eU)
3. An Eagle in Your Mind (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BYDQ30IBFz4)
4. Turquoise Hexagon Sun (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IoYNn_nptJs)
5. Sixyten (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mX4z3r-7Poo)

Boards of Canada are a more downbeat, ambient electronic group as opposed to the crazy glitchy stuff Aphex Twin is known for (other his two masterpiece ambient albums). I only recently got into them but I think they are phenomenal. JJ, check them out - my favorite song of theirs is actually "Jacquard Causeway (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FV7_9rY397c)", from their most recent album.

[jiraffejustin]

I downloaded their most recent album, but I never listened to it for some reason.

[Swan]

I recommend it.

[Mr Minio]

You proved nothing!

[AboveTheClouds]

Everyone knows

http://retro.recordsale.de/cdpix/f/feist-letitdie%283%29.jpg

That's her best album

/wins arguement that he wasn't involved in and ended a year and some ago.:cool:

[Swan]

Oh lawd. Why did you have to resurrect this crappy thread? :p