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Nils Lofgren - by Nils Lofgren ( also known as the Fatman album)

A classic pop/rock album by an underated solo performer only ever recognised by togs for "Shine Silently".

What a great thread - already got a list to listen to! I would recommend Moroccan Roll by Brand X.

Surf Matt - I have an lp of Snowy White's blues band - haven't listened to it for ages but will tonight, thanks for

the prompt.

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime - 1984. Big infulence on RHCP and Pixies, minimalist funky punk toons, great musicians, intelligent lyrics, a mammoth 43 tracks (46 on vinyl), seriously worth checking out.

Drummerdave:

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

"list monitors arrive with petition iron-fisted philosophy is your life worth a painting? is this girl vs. boy with different symbols? being born is power scout leader **** tagged as big sin your risk chains me hostage me, i'm fighting with my head, am not ambiguous i must look like a dork me, naked with textbook poems spout fountain against the *** with weird kinds of sex symbols in speeches that are big dance thumps if we heard mortar shells we'd cuss more in our songs and cut down the guitar solos (guitar solo) so dig this big crux organizing the boy scouts for murder is wrong ten years beyond the big sweat point man, it was still there, ever without you coming back around, look! coming together, for just a second, a peek, a guess at the wholeness that's way too big"

Simon Lucas:

'Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing' is genius.

(drums fingers on chin)

"... I must look like a dork..."

but apart from that, it's all there........

JohnDuncan:

plastic penguin:

Yeah, really interesting subject. It's a tricky one to call, but I would nominate Jeff Buckley's "Grace" album. Probably one of the top albums of the 90's.

Nah, too famous PP, doesn't count

So are The Cure! Sorry TM.

Simon Lucas:

"... I must look like a dork..."

I'm the first to admit that some songs lose their impact when you write them down and, erm, take away the music and the performance.

Wouldn't worry about comments from a Journey fan Simon...

I would suggest Rodrigo y Gabriella's debut album. Just magic.

*buzz* - too famous since I used their 'Stairway...' for last year's fireworks at school - think it jumped four hundred places in Amazon's ranking

kena:

Ron Sexsmith – Time Being ,  Very underrated singer/songwriter.  

Eagerly awating  new Cure album  in Oct  providing release is not delayed again.   

 

Agreed re Ron Sexsmith - he's wonderful. Other Songs is probably my favourite of his albums. While we're on the subject of people with 'sex' in their names, Martin Sexton is worth checking out - he supported Martyn Joseph last year and was astonishing. Bit of an acquired taste though.

 

Thea Gilmore's Loft Music is worth listening too - cover versions including a great version of Ever Fallen in Love. 

 

Can't imagine what a new Cure album will be like - probably buy it out of curiosity though.

 

Cheers

 

Phil 

 

(sorry, that's more than one album!) 

 

 

kena:
Ron Sexsmith – Time Being , Very underrated singer/songwriter.

Agreed re Ron Sexsmith - he's wonderful. Other Songs is probably my favorite of his albums.

My favorite Ron Sexsmith album as well

Ok, here are my recommendations:
Richard Buckner's 2nd album "Devotion and Doubt" and his 3rd album "Since".
Patty Griffin's "1000 kisses" and "Impossible Dream"

Both are singer/songwriters, you may categorize their music as 'Alt-country'

seth lakeman-poor mans heaven, not my usual cup of tea, but a great album netherless.....