Last album you bought or downloaded

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Half of it was ok, the other half was plain boring. The vocalist doesn't help.
 
After 15 years of not being able to find it / forgetting about it / not getting around to buying/downloading it. I now own a copy of Napalm Death`s From Enslavement To Obliteration :D :D :D
 
I have the Tears For Fears album, I think its the last they ever did (with Curt Smith) in 1989, includes Sowing The SeeRAB Of Love & all that. Its a pretty good album, I think youll enjoy it. P.S. The two albums Ive recentley bought 'Elemental' & 'Raoul & The Kings Of Spain' feature Roland Orzabal on his own (as Curt Smith left after the album you just got). If your interested in TFF, I suggest you get Roland Orzabal's solo album 'Tomcats Screaming Outside'- to me its better than anything TFF ever did (out of what ive heard so far- Im still to listen to the two post Curt Smith albums- which have been debated are basically Roland Orzabal solo albums under the name TFF).

As for Daydream Nation, I was the same- never thought Id like Sonic Youth. That album didnt really get me into them, only made me feel the same way you do just now. The album that really got me into them was 'Goo'. 'Murray St' is also worth checking out.

EDIT: Its worth mentioning the 14 minute long 'Wonder' trilogy at the end of the album is fantastic.
EDIT AGAIN!: I never realised you had such good taste!
 
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Siouxsie and the Banshees - Juju (1981)

It's a bit early to say whether this is as good as the Scream or Kaleidoscope... well after two listens I can probably say that it is; it's like the latter with more guitars, and is a prime example of the genius of Magazine/PiL guitarist John McGeogh, who on further reading it seems was hugely influential on later generations of players.

Also of note is the contribution of a meraber who is integral to the sound of the album, Budgie (who drummed for the Slits) is on point throughout with intricate but forceful rhythms and tons of inventive percussion touches. When I hear this I think of Public Image and the album that came after Metal Box, how the focus shifted massively from the bass to the percussion on that record.
Neither McGeogh or Budgie were in the Banshees for the Scream, so anybody who has never ventured beyond that high-water mark should check out this and the album preceding.

It's amazing that a band could put out three great albums in as many years, no mucking about, just experimentation and marked sonic evolution with each subsequent release...

edit: evidence that they were heading in a slightly more accessible direction, the rest of the album is as dissonant and weird as Kaleidoscope though, pretty much
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