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De_El:
I'm gonna weigh in on the Pink Floyd thing and say...
A Saucerful of Secrets
It is the only album by Pink Floyd album to feature both David Gilmour and Syd Barrett, and as such shows the whimsical nuttery way they were under Barrett's direction while still having some serious space rock and shades of prog to come. It by no means shows all the polish and poppier sensibilities they would eventually employ in their music, but srsly. "Jugband Blues" is Barrett's swansong. "Let There Be More Light" follows, to a certain extent, "Interstellar Overdrive" (they can't all invent space rock). "A Saucerful of Secrets" hints at "Echoes." "Set the Controls" kind of hints at "Time." "See-Saw" is shades of Wright's input on DSOTM, and at points even reminds me of "Wish You Were Here," not to mention providing precedent for some more acousticky numbers on future Floyd. The album has, all mixed up and in elemental form, the roots of pretty much everything Pink Floyd will do.
snakes:
--- Quote ---I'm gonna weigh in on the Pink Floyd thing and say...
A Saucerful of Secrets
It is the only album by Pink Floyd album to feature both David Gilmour and Syd Barrett, and as such shows the whimsical nuttery way they were under Barrett's direction while still having some serious space rock and shades of prog to come. It by no means shows all the polish and poppier sensibilities they would eventually employ in their music, but srsly. "Jugband Blues" is Barrett's swansong. "Let There Be More Light" follows, to a certain extent, "Interstellar Overdrive" (they can't all invent space rock). "A Saucerful of Secrets" hints at "Echoes." "Set the Controls" kind of hints at "Time." "See-Saw" is shades of Wright's input on DSOTM, and at points even reminds me of "Wish You Were Here," not to mention providing precedent for some more acousticky numbers on future Floyd. The album has, all mixed up and in elemental form, the roots of pretty much everything Pink Floyd will do.
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I have to agree with this. anything syd barrett touched was golden. however, it does not encapsulate pink floyd for the newcomer. it would for a open-minded listener, but a pink floyd introduction has to grab and pull in the listener. this album (believe me, i love it so much) does not clearly present all that pink floyd has to offer. i would say to start with dark side and go from there. animals or wish you were here is a good place to take off from there (fucking shine on you crazy diamond) but all the early material is brilliant. piper at the gates of dawn is an excellent album, and you should get it even if you think that i and what i say sucks, but early pink floyd is ridiculous and worth the listen. under any circumstance though, pink floyd comes in many varieties and is applicable to all. get meddle.
i think i might post the two barrett albums in the mediafire thread.
Patrick:
Runrig - The Cutter and the Clan
The final track on this album remains the only Gaelic-language track to ever make it above the 20th spot on Britain's pop charts.
The White Stripes - De Stijl
Rough, hot, and full of character. I like albums to sound like a good fuck, and this delivers.
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers - Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
Dime out every single knob on that Fender amp. Same goes for that Les Paul you're using. What do you get? The perfection that is this album.
RX Bandits - ...And The Battle Begun!
Consistently fantastic album. Tasteful allusions to the stunning untitled vocal track that makes up the intro. Just because it doesn't have the band's single most amazing track ("Decrescendo") on it doesn't mean shit, this is a solid album. Not only that, but this band records everything they do with minimal overdubs, this album being no exception.
Ted Leo + Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance
I've said it before in response to what already amounted to high praise, and will say it again until proven wrong: "God himself has yet to surpass this album."
spoon_of_grimbo:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 25 Jan 2009, 15:30 ---RX Bandits - ...And The Battle Begun!
Consistently fantastic album. Tasteful allusions to the stunning untitled vocal track that makes up the intro. Just because it doesn't have the band's single most amazing track ("Decrescendo") on it doesn't mean shit, this is a solid album. Not only that, but this band records everything they do with minimal overdubs, this album being no exception.
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amazing album. and is it just my ears playing tricks, or does matt embree have an almost jeff buckley-esque quality to his voice in some parts of the album?
TheFuriousWombat:
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
This album never fails to blow me away, whether I'm listening to it four times in a row for the third day in a row or coming back to it for the first time after months without listening to it. It has this insane, raw energy to it that explodes from each track. A devastating, mature angst is always present in this world of trailer parks and drug addicts whose world as they know it is crumbling, eroding, a dead end. Brock's vocals, the dizzying, ragged instrumentals and the lyrics telling tales of hopelessness offer up a stunningly good whole and sets this one miles ahead of MM largely impressive oeuvre.
Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees
I struggled to settle on which I thought was better, this or Copia. Ultimately I chose TAtT b/c, after giving both albums a listen, I remembered how much it effected me when I first heard it and how it continues to move me to this day. The album is the soundtrack for the deepest sleeps. I can't help but drifting into a world where I'm wandering the ocean floors and ejecting slowly from a space station into an utter void when I listen to it. Which is odd b/c the music on this album strikes me as anything but empty. It's subtle, a smoldering haze of buoy bells and looping, droning, humming guitar. The first track alone makes this a worthwhile listen. I'm convinced that Matthew Cooper is making some of the best ambient music out there and it's largely b/c of what he accomplishes with this album. Listening now, it reminds me of a glimmering bubble of warmth with all the darkness of the world outside. It feels safe. Embryonic at times. It's wonderful stuff.
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