Albums you haven't listened too for years

[Dick Head]

Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth

 

[RaphaelMeade]

Chris & Cosey - Songs of Love & Lust. So ahead of it's time.

 

[RaphaelMeade]

Lo-fi twisted pop, genre defining - Gareth Williams & Mary Currie - Flaming tunes. Recently re-released on Blackest Ever Black.

 

[Mr Icicle Boots]

Most recently its been; This Mortal Coil- Blood & The Thrashing Doves- Bedrock Vice.

 

[red star portslade]

Most recently its been; This Mortal Coil- Blood & The Thrashing Doves- Bedrock Vice.

Thrashing Doves - Jesus on the Pay roll is a great tune.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

just back from a Guinness session down the road, stuck the pod on loud n proud as they say and the first half a dozen tracks are from

Moby Play

Bluetones Expecting to Fly

Scritti Poliiti White Bread Black Beer

Sex Pistols Never Mind BolIocks

Sparks Kimono My House

Happy Mondays Pills Thrills n Bellyaches

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

oh, and now I've got XTCs English Settlement

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

now I've got Dirk Wears White Sox,


(and Island Life- Grace Jones)

 

[spring hall convert]

Chris & Cosey - Songs of Love & Lust. So ahead of it's time.

Good call, I know what I'm listening to later.

 

[The Modfather]

Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca
The Fall - This nation's saving grace

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Totally agree. And to give everyone an idea of how out-there this band was take look at the musical landscape of the time. Here is the top 10 the month Tago Mago was released:

1 George Harrison My Sweet Lord - Derivative, but great song from massive selling triple album.
2 Mixtures Pushbike Song - Like it or not, insanely catchy!
3 Ashton, Gardner & Dyke Resurrection Shuffle - One hit wonders, but again, very catchy. Sort of edgier Chas and Dave.
4 Supremes Stoned Love - Another fine slice of Motown pop.
5 Mungo Jerry Baby Jump - A driving follow up to In the Summertime from the bewhiskered one.
6 Judy Collins Amazing Grace - Poor mans Joni Mitchell at the time. But such a clear voice.
7 Perry Como It's Impossible - Easy listening favourite, another massive seller for him.
8 Badfinger No Matter What - I loved this band. Really had the talent to be the new Beatles.
9 Elton John Your Song - The start of it all and sounds as good now..
10 Clive Dunn Grandad - Much loved by grandparents and little children, but really awful tosh.

Interesting musical landscape - I have added my thoughts. Can were very progressive and ahead of their time, but in some respects that singles chart provided some tough competition.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

tootoo greatest hits

 

[The Modfather]

The Faces - Nod is as good as a wink

 

[Icy Gull]

Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees an album that definitely stands the test of time.

 

[red star portslade]

 

[Sweeney Todd]

I hadn’t listened to any of my Lou Reed albums for years, so listened to a couple on Saturday, then learned of his death on Sunday. I must have had a premonition of his death.

 

[Tarpon]

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Great call. Had great expectations based on this but can't help but feel her output has fallen away since. Pity.

 

[somerset]

The Hardline according to..... Terence Trent D.

 

[Danny-Boy]

The Who - Who's Next

"My name is vengeance..."

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Elton John - Lion King soundtrack.

My first ever album and I still insist it is a wonderful collection of songs.