.:.impossible Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 You should be able to find a copy cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) GZA Liquid Swords Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Ghostface Ironman Throw Method Man's "Tical" and Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Return to the 36 Chambers" to this list, and you've got 6 of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Also, I also enjoy RZA's "Bobby Digital" CD, as well as Cappadona's "The Pillage", but I wouldn't say they're essential. Anyways, as for my favorite non-jazz releases this year, I liked these quite a bit: Bob Dylan - "Modern Times" Paul Simon - "Surprise" Neil Young - "Living With War" Flaming Lips - "At War With the Mystics" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Yeah, I thought about ODB's first, and The Pillage. I think I deleted that sentence. I agree though. They would be my second move. Not a fan of the Bobby Digital stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon abbey Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 What have you heard about this year's Sparklehorse? I haven't heard much surprisingly. Did you know he is recording something with Danger Mouse? Should be interesting, if nothing else. He performed with Christian Fennesz, now he's working with Danger Mouse. He's everywhere. there's going to be a Fennesz/Sparklehorse record next year, don't know any more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Any thoughts on that Jon? How did they come together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm put off by the name Sparklehorse, but if Fennesz is involved I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Yeah, I always was too. Then I heard his music. It wasn't what I'd expected. The guys at the local shop seem to be big fans, so I grabbed a used album and it has grown on me. Plus, Droizd is all over it. Fennesz and Linkous seem an unlikely combination, but the stuff I have heard works on some level. Vague enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 What have you heard about this year's Sparklehorse? I haven't heard much surprisingly. I've listened to it a couple of times this week, after recent purchase. Right now it just seems more of the same with the previous album, and the previous album has a few more interesting songs on it, so I wouldn't classify it as an essential purchse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon abbey Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Any thoughts on that Jon? How did they come together? like I said, don't know any more than that. but I don't think any of Christian's collaborative projects in the works look especially promising (to me, obviously): the Sparklehorse one, one with Ryuichi Sakamoto, and one with Mike Patton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 What have you heard about this year's Sparklehorse? I haven't heard much surprisingly. I've listened to it a couple of times this week, after recent purchase. Right now it just seems more of the same with the previous album, and the previous album has a few more interesting songs on it, so I wouldn't classify it as an essential purchse. OK, so I don't know that much about Linkous. I have IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. It is a solid album. The guy writes great songs. He is obviously interested in recording technique and tone. To me, though, there was no element of surprise to his music. None of it was overly interesting. It is a good, solid album that anyone could enjoy, but I don't understand the cult status. Thanks for checking in Jon. Maybe Fennesz will help Linkous take his music to another level. The thing is, Linkous makes pop/rock music. The collaboration with Fennesz is as much of a puzzle to me as the collaboration with Danger Mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Pretty heavy power trio thing, with lots twists and turns ala Zepplin, White Stripes, Sabbath, etc. Not bad at all. A lot better than the cover would lead you to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari S Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 "Morph The Cat" was awesome! Or sure-fire Fagen, however you want to put it... "Stadium Arcadium" was overlong, monotonous, and boring with maybe half a dozen decent songs. Bad sequencing also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Belle And Sebastian has a long line of good albums. I pull them out from time to time. I haven't heard the latest yet. I pick up their albums in the bins when I'm in the mood. Thanks for the recommendation. Belle and Sebastian are great, Aberfeldy have quite a similar vibe and are well worth checking out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 I really liked the Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher, and Suzanne Vega Montreux DVD's. CD-wise, Beth Orton 'Comfort of Strangers' and the continuing 'Instant Live' series of Allman Brothers concert CD's are the ones I can remember right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted December 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 I really liked the Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher, and Suzanne Vega Montreux DVD's. CD-wise, Beth Orton 'Comfort of Strangers' and the continuing 'Instant Live' series of Allman Brothers concert CD's are the ones I can remember right now. I completely forgot the Van! Yes, I thought it was a great album. Definitely belongs in the top twenty of the year's best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Maybe not a "Top Ten" release -- but I've enjoyed the heck out of John Legend's "Once Again". There are some really good R&B-flavored jams on this record. "Save Room", "P.D.A (We Just Don't Care)"... just try not to dance! Sort to reminds me of Queen Latifah's The Dana Owens Album from a few years back. Nothing earth-shattering, just some really good tunes. Definitely some "retro" influences (I hear, for example, a little Jeff Buckley, Hendrix, Sade, The Spinners), but still very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I really liked the Van Morrison....Montreux DVD's. I love the '74 disc, but unfortunately they edited out the classic moment before the encore where he told the audience "If you don't like it, you can go fuck yourself!" Audio of Van quote above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 A lot of the stuff I discovered in 2006 was actually from 2005, or I am just hearing advance tracks and the albums will hit in 2007. Perhaps my favorite non-jazz album was Ali Farka Toure's Savane, closely followed by Toumani Diabate's Boulevard de l'Independance. I also liked Rachid Taha's Diwan 2 and Tartit's Abacabok. I just picked up Echu Mingua by Angá Diaz, sparked by the cut "A Love Supreme" on the World Circuit Presents sampler. If the rest of the album is half as good, then I will be very happy indeed. I liked about half of the Gnarls Barkley album; the other half - meh. Personally I thought the Red Hot Chili Pepper's double CD was a big let-down. I've almost completely stopped listening to rock/pop that is more recent than 1998, so I just am not following any of it. That's ok -- it means more money to spend on jazz CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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