What albums do I NEED? (non-phish)

IntoYesterday 1/27/13 8:05 pm

Graceland

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IntoYesterday 1/27/13 8:10 pm

And the original Old Crow Medicine Show album, if you like bluegrass and tunes llike these:

Edit: Caroline is not on the original album, it's on Tennessee Pusher.

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frump 1/27/13 8:14 pm

^good rec.

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nematode 1/27/13 8:36 pm

Some recs that seem to be missing...

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
The Meters - The Meters, Rejuvenation
Os Muntantes - A Divina Comedia
The Pretenders - The Pretenders
Tortoise - TNT, Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
Animal Collective - Feels, Strawberry Jam (whoever recommended MPP does not know what they're talking about)

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AnalogKid 1/27/13 9:35 pm

Journey sans Steve Perry with Neil Schon at full power. Nuthin' but a serious rock band laying down some 70's hard rock.

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AnalogKid 1/27/13 9:45 pm

One of the best songs ever created by humankind.

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dscott 1/27/13 10:17 pm

An eclectic trio that no self-respecting music collection should lack:

Love - Forever Changes
Ernest Ranglin - Below the Bassline
Mary Prankster - Roulette Girl

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maplesteam 1/28/13 12:37 am

If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby.

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Chilly 1/28/13 3:04 am

Thanks everyone for all the input, there is a lot of stuff to sort through that is for sure. Finding lots of great stuff though.

Maybe I missed it, but can anybody recommend any Railroad Earth? I've never really listened to them but a few friends of mine out west recently got into them and insist I must check them out. Are live albums better? Give me some dates or studio albums, or both.

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Chilly 1/28/13 3:07 am

@the_Crested_Hogchoker said:

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Stupid me was not aware of that feature, thanks!

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LedZeppelin 1/28/13 11:20 am

@Chilly said:

Maybe I missed it, but can anybody recommend any Railroad Earth? I've never really listened to them but a few friends of mine out west recently got into them and insist I must check them out.

I've seen them twice now and can't say they've ever done anything unique. By all means go check 'em out, but in my opinion they're a band to pass on.

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fas0latid0 1/28/13 12:01 pm

Any album by the band Cold Blood. Just got a couple LP's by them and I love the combination of R&B, 60's psych and funk, and the vocals of Lydia Pense are outstanding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr0jCVVw46M

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the_Crested_Hogchoker 1/28/13 1:37 pm

@Chilly said:

Thanks everyone for all the input, there is a lot of stuff to sort through that is for sure. Finding lots of great stuff though.

Maybe I missed it, but can anybody recommend any Railroad Earth? I've never really listened to them but a few friends of mine out west recently got into them and insist I must check them out. Are live albums better? Give me some dates or studio albums, or both.

Elko is good live one, Amen Corner is pretty good studio

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MDosque 1/29/13 2:51 pm

Encouraging Words - Billy Preston

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MDosque 1/29/13 2:52 pm

Encouraging Words

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tripsforjoeg 1/29/13 2:57 pm

Definitely agree with @Phrisky's rec of old crow. Great albums to let spin on Sundays.

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Possum 1/29/13 9:19 pm

WEEN CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE cheech& chong

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mfhgreyboy 1/29/13 9:38 pm

Blind Melon

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LedZeppelin 1/29/13 10:28 pm

@nematode said:

Animal Collective - Feels, Strawberry Jam (whoever recommended MPP does not know what they're talking about)

Orly?

MPP is not my favorite AC album, but there is no denying it was their biggest. MPP was the album that made people who were too "weirded out" by AC's music actually get interested in the group. That's a must have album in my book.

Also, Sung Tongs> Strawberry Jam & Feels.

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Fikus 1/29/13 10:30 pm

I know that some of these have already been mentioned but:
The Band - Rock of Ages
Los Lobos - Kiko
The Meters - Rejuvenation
Paul Simon - Graceland
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Death - For the Whole World To See
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information

Although I respect your distaste for country, there's a lot of really interesting stuff out there (Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, as two major examples) - you just have to dig around and move past all of the stereotypical modern stuff that gives the genre a bad name.

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phorbinphan 1/29/13 10:38 pm

Alan Parsons Project- I Robot
Any record by Hamilton Bohannon

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Bikepgh 1/29/13 10:50 pm

Bob Moses and Billy Martin - Drumming Birds

Joey Arkenstat - Bane THIS IS A MUST HAVE!!!!

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Bikepgh 1/29/13 10:51 pm

Also....

IOOi - IOOi

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Blackeydsloth 1/29/13 10:55 pm

Abigail Washburn - City Of Refuge
Ani DiFranco - Which Side Are you On
Jean Luc Ponty - Aurora, or Live, or any album for that matter
Soundgarden - King Animal, Badmotorfinger
First Aid Kit - The Lions Roar
Gillian Welch - The Harrow & the Harvest
Leftover Salmon - Aquatic Hitchhiker
Great American Taxi - Paradise Lost, Reckless Habits
Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill
Wailin' Jenny's - Bright Morning Stars
Xavier Rudd - White Moth
James McMurtry - Saint Mary of the Woods
Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart
Acoustic Syndicate - Long Way Round
Dubconscious - American Dream, Nonviolent
Larry Keel Experience - Miles And Miles
Drew Emmitt - Long Road
Megafaun - Megafaun
Brown Bird - Salt for Salt
Stephane Grappelli
John Hartford

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Bikepgh 1/29/13 11:33 pm

Col. Bruce Hampton - Strange Voices: A History

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Hugger 1/30/13 6:03 am

If you're not into Jazz/Jazz Fusion, skip this post. When I was in high school in the mid-80's, these were required listening for aspiring musicians. Some of these may have been mentioned, but i'll prop them again.

Weather Report - Sweetnighter/Mysterious Traveller
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
King Crimson - The 80's Quartert! Discipline, Beat, 3 Of A Perfect Pair
Pat Metheny Group - Self Titled
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior/Light As A Feather
Larry Coryell - Spaces
Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency/Turn It Over
Keith Jarrett - Fort Yaweh/Treasure Island/Expectations
Any Herbie Hancock on Blue Note or Atlantic/Sextant/Head Hunters/Thrust
Not to single out Miles' great acoustic work, but ALL of his electric period is worth hearing (over and over again!)

Enjoy!

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DriedupGoliath 1/30/13 10:16 am

Muse- Absolution, Black Holes and Revelations
Stevie Ray Vaughan- Texas Flood, Couldn't Stand the Weather
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town
John Mayall- Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality

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MColemanMusic 1/30/13 10:58 am

I'm into old and new bands that are along the styles of Funk, Jazz Fusion, Blues, etc...Groups that are really tight and know how to hold a groove/jam out.

ALBUMS:

Funkadelic - "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On", "Maggot Brain", & "Hardcore Jollies" (Funk/Classic Rock)
Herbie Hancock - "Thrust", "Man-Child", & "Head-Hunters" (Jazz Fusion/Funk)
Jeff Beck - "Blow By Blow" & "Wired" (Instrumental Rock/Funk Rock)
Kansas - "Song For America" & "Kansas" (Classic Rock/Progressive Rock)
Deep Purple - "Machine Head" & "Burn" (Classic Rock/Progressive Rock)
Billy Cobham - "Spectrum" (Jazz Fusion)
Galactic - "Coolin Off" (Funk)
Stevie Wonder - "Songs In The Key Of Life", "Hotter Than July", & "Innervisions" (R&B/Funk)
Jamiroquai - "Emergency On Planet Earth" & "Return Of The Space Cowboy" (Funk)
Incubus - "S.C.I.E.N.C.E" & "Make Yourself" (Funk Rock)
Joe Satriani - "Flying In A Blue Dream", "Strange Beautiful Music", & "Crystal Planet". (Instrumental Rock)
Alphonse Mouzon - "Mind Transplant" & "By All Means" - (Jazz Fusion/Jazz Rock)
The Mars Volta - "Deloused In The Comatorium" & "Frances The Mute" - (Progressive Rock/Fusion)
The Isley Brothers - "Go For Your Guns", "Showdown", and "Live It Up" (Funk/R&B)
Jean Luc Ponty - "Enigmatic Ocean" & "Aurora" (Jazz Fusion)

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