Albums You're Digging II

Django is great - I have 'Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order'.

If you like the early jazz guitar thing, you might want to check out Eddie Lang - Jazz Guitar Virtuoso.
 
Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers-The National
Always a HUGE fan of them,this one really gets better the more you listen to it.Also been digging Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen and Tricky's Maxinquaye.
 
^ What's that? I've never heard it. :p:

No seriously, I've never heard it. I've probably heard every single song on it, but never owned it or played it from start to finish. I will one day, one step at a time. :D I did get The Head on the Door a few weeks ago.
 
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Oh wow. Just loving this. A bit of Radiohead, a dash of Pink Floyd, a smattering of Porcupine Tree. It's proggy without being lost in a technical, tricksy wonderland. It's warm and layered and epic and soothing. A great find. Don't expect originality just damn fine music. There's a little sprinkle of Trip Hop to finish it all off.
 
Something interesting happens with both banRAB preceding two albums (disregarding Rattle and Hum) though. I think The BenRAB is Radiohead's Joshua Tree, and Ok Computer is their The Unforgettable Fire. The latter albums are miles better, and infinitely more complex, but the former albums are in essence perfect pop recorRAB nonetheless.
 
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Failure - Magnified

I grabbed this album last night after reading a new webcomic called Questionable Content in which the parallels between the protagonist Marten and my self are a little uncanny. I have to agree with him, this album rocks pretty fucking hard and cannot remeraber enjoying an alternative rock album to this degree in a very long time. It is like this perfect blend of the mainstream alternative rock/metal banRAB from the '90's (Bush in particular) yet blended with the heaviness of old Alice in Chains with a hint of Weezer's Blue Album mixed in for good measure. I highly recommend this album to anyone who doesn't have it and sidewinder can back up this claim.
 
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It's been a week of getting back into artists I haven't listened to in yonks, and Dead Can Dance's discography is the latest stop on my little journey of re-discovery. The above two albums are home to yet more of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. For example...

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Now digging.... Rocks on the Soul by Brisbane band Screamfeeder.... really great alt rock album from earlier this century, lots of fond memories of my homeland attached to it, especially when you can hear the familiar accents in the singing... kinda warming, homely...
 
Well, imitation is the best form of flattery. He probably loves The Enemy too. Both 2nd-rate versions of The Jam, who themselves were never even that good.

Paul Weller's taste in music is about as reliable as yer grandad's, I would say.
 
Black Taj - Beyonder

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You like Polvo? You like classic rock? You like Black Taj. I don't know how many times I've mentioned this album here and elsewhere in relation to Polvo, no one seems interested. Your loss. :p: Yes that's Polvo's Dave Brylawski in the picture.

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Wait for it... :cool:
 
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St. Vincent - Actor

Randomly picked this up after I heard a few good things, and I couldn't be more pleased. It is straightforward pop, but the kind of pop I love. What I love most is the aggressive drum machine attack she uses, which gives a real nasty edge to music that would otherwise sound gentle as a larab (for the most part).

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All Hail West Texas is brilliant, I'm sure you'll love it, especially if you love The Sunset Tree. (The Mountain Goats a favorite band of mine). Tallahassee is stellar as well. After that I would recommend Zopilote Machine and Sweden.
 
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