In the 5th round, team Twist/Shout picks Stam1na (2005) by Stam1na in the 2003-2005 category.
I don't own that many metal albums (considering that I own hundreds of CD's), but for what ever reason, the first album by Stam1na (written that way to be more recognizable) kicked my ass the right way from the very beginning, and I still consider it to be a rather remarkable debut, especially considering the guys were all pretty young at that point (19-24 or something like that).
They quickly rose among the top metal bands in Finland (no small feat, considering the amount of competition we have here), and are already working on their fourth album.
The album is pretty much "All Killer No Filler", so I basicly picked some tracks that were on the tube-thing. Don't expect anything, metal bands singing in Finnish don't really waste their money on videos.
Ristiriita (literally "contradiction", all though it's a play on words, which could be also translated as something like "cross conflict")
Kadonneet kolme sanaa ("Missing three words", which would by the way be translated as "I hate you human")
Peto rakasti sinua ("Beast Loved You")
Sorry for being late. So tired. Felt like this was the right choice for my mood right now.
In the category of Album 1991 - 1993 Team Goatwar Galore chooses the masterpiece Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious. This 1991 release is by none other than Carcass of corpse.Bloody killer riffs like you've never heard before, this release is a true monumental moment in metal.This release from Liverpools sickest sounds as "fresh" today as the day it was released. Absolute masterpiece!
We'll take, in the pop category (though I'm not entirely sure how that's being defined... if there is controversy, I can move this pick into Wildcard, but I think it fits)... Elvis Costello's debut masterpiece, My Aim is True.
Happy to be able to add the seminal EC album, since I was unable to acquire him in the music draft. One of, if not my all-time favorite solo artist, Costello's inate ability to cross genres with ease makes him one of the most unique and talented songwriters of all-time in my mind.
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I select in the electronica/techno category, EVERYTHING IS WRONG, by MOBY (1995):
I don't own a lot of electronica records, so I thought I would pick this one before someone else does. I think Moby "jumped the shark" after Play, but this is still a great record.
For some it was the pinnacle of his career, for others one of a continued string of triumphs (others doubtless cared not at all, thinking somehow that synth and dancebeats equalled musical insincerity, but such is life). Regardless of how one takes it, Everything Is Wrong shows Moby at a definite high point, and if some tracks are much more memorable and involved than others, those successes alone justify the attention and hype he received in his earliest days. Even more noteworthy is that for all that the album is a definite product of time and place, namely 1994-1995, it stands up to further listens for all the further changes in dance since. Having already made his mark with tracks like "Go," "Next Is the E," and "Move," on Everything Is Wrong Moby attempted to balance out the creation of an album in a complete, single-unit sense with his knack for immediately catchy singles. On the latter point he succeeds perfectly, with the frenetic, jungle-inspired anthemic diva showcase "Feeling So Real" (punctuated just so with English-inspired MC breaks) and the giddily sweet pop-minded house of "Everytime You Touch Me" utterly irresistible. Hints of future changes crop up with the speed metal-via-Ministry reworking of Move EP's "All That I Need Is to Be Loved," but the similarly minded blues/thrash of "What Love" forecasts the ham-handed slogs of Animal Rights all too well. Meanwhile, the string-touched "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" is a self-consciously beautiful, cinematic meditation on spiritual power that in lesser hands might be cheese but comes across here as truly affecting. If there's an ace in the hole, it's the inspired recruiting of former Hugo Largo vocalist Mimi Goese, who had spent the early '90s well out of the public eye. Her turns on "Into the Blue" and especially the haunting, evocative album-closer "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die" bring out in the best in both musicians.
We'll take, in the pop category (though I'm not entirely sure how that's being defined... if there is controversy, I can move this pick into Wildcard, but I think it fits)... Elvis Costello's debut masterpiece, My Aim is True.
For my fifth pick I'll select REM - Murmur (1983) in the 81-85 category.
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk about the Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West of the Fields
Not the most original pick, but I want to snatch this one up. I love how lo-fi the production is and how Stripe's vocals are incomprehensible and almost mumbled. It's a favourite of mine even though I don't like REM albums generally.
Murmur sounds as if it appeared out of nowhere, without any ties to the past, present, or future. Part of the distinctiveness lies in the atmospheric production, which exudes a detached sense of mystery, but it also comes from the remarkably accomplished songwriting. The songs on Murmur sound as if they've existed forever, yet they subvert folk and pop conventions by taking unpredictable twists and turns into melodic, evocative territory, whether it's the measured riffs of "Pilgrimage," the melancholic "Talk About the Passion," or the winding guitars and pianos of "Perfect Circle." R.E.M. may have made albums as good as Murmur in the years following its release, but they never again made anything that sounded quite like it.
I aplogize in advance for the wall o'text
for my next selection, in the Greatest Hits/Compilation category, Matthew Good's 2005 release
In a Coma (deluxe edition)
The deluxe edition, consists of 2 audio CDs and 1 DVD. The first disc is primarily most singles released by MGB and Matt's solo work, along with 3 previously unreleased tracks. Disc two contains some acoustic reworkings of songs, but also includes 2 "rare" early EPs from his career (Loser anthems and lo-fi b-sides)
the DVD contains every music video filmed during his career and features commentary by Matt. After realizing that some of his personal favorites were missing from the album, Matt decided to add a slideshow component to the DVD accompanied by those songs
"Alabama Motel Room" – 3:20 (from Last of the Ghetto Astronauts)
"Pony Boy" – 4:03 (previously unreleased)
Bonus CD Part One: Rooms (acoustic reworkings)
"Truffle Pigs" – 4:04
"Tripoli" – 4:51
"Generation X-Wing" – 3:55
"Apparitions" – 4:05
"North American for Life" – 3:13
"Advertising on Police Cars" – 4:08
"Hello Time Bomb" – 4:10
"Strange Days" – 4:55
"Prime Time Deliverance" – 4:22
Part Two: Loser Anthems
"Flashdance II" – 4:44
"The Man from Harold Wood" – 2:18
"My Life as a Circus Clown" – 2:46
"Intermezzo: M. Good v. M. Trolley" – 0:35
"Flight Recorder from Viking 7" – 5:34
"Life Beyond the Minimum Safe Distance" – 3:53
"The Fine Art of Falling Apart" – 3:39
Part Three: Lo-Fi B-Sides
"Born to Kill" – 5:14
"Enjoy the Silence" – 3:11
"Fated" – 3:31
Bonus DVD Part One: Music Videos
Alabama Motel Room
Symbolistic White Walls
Everything Is Automatic
Indestructible
Apparitions
Rico
Hello Time Bomb
Load Me Up
Strange Days
The Future Is X-Rated
Carmelina
Anti-Pop
Weapon
In a World Called Catastrophe
Alert Status Red
It's Been a While Since I Was Your Man
While We Were Hunting Rabbits (new video)
Part Two: The Making of "Rooms"
The Making of "Rooms" Feature
Part Three: Matthew's picks with special slide show
Avalanche
A Long Way Down
Pledge of Allegiance
Blue Skies Over Bad Lands
House of Smoke and Mirrors
Part Four: Discography
strange days
flight recorder from viking 7
the problem with greatest hits albums, they normally tend to consist of the radio hits, and invariably leave so many good songs on the table and this one is no different, but as greatest hits albums go, it is certainly one of my favourites
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With my 5th, I select in the category of “Album 1997-1999”, Albert King's 1999 release of a "In Session".
Quote:
Word has it that Albert "King" Nelson didn't know the man with whom his manager had arranged for him to play on the night of December 6, 1983.
29-year-old Stevie Ray Vaughan had released the succesful (and superb) "Texas Flood" earlier that year, but the name Vaughan didn't mean anything to Albert King.
He did recognize Stevie Ray however, knowing him as "Little Stevie", a kid from Texas who had attended numerous of his concerts, occationally even sitting in with him when he (King) passed through Austin. At first, Stevie Ray Vaughan seems a little bit in awe of the legendary 60-year-old bluesman, not wanting to interfere with his playing (it is almost two minutes into "Stormy Monday" before Vaughan's guitar can be heard for the first time). But once he gets going, the concert evolves into one of the best jam sessions you'll ever hear.
Backed by Albert King's world-class touring band, the two guitarists lay down tight, muscular versions of some of King's best songs, as well as a blistering six-minute rendition of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride And Joy", and a rollicking cover of Tampa Red's "Don't Lie To Me".
There is more great guitar playing here than most artists record in a liftetime, but the jamming never gets out of hand or trails off into meaningless shredding. "In Session" never evolves (devolves?) into a mere cutting contest; instead the two musicians complement each other beautifully, somehow managing not to tread on each other's toes when soloing.
Bits of dialogue between King and Stevie Ray Vaughan has been preserved on this release, and the sound is superb, crisp and clear. For fans of either guitarist, this album is more than just worth a listen, it is a record that sounds as fresh and exciting on each subsequent listen as does the first time through.
Love this album, and for the longest time I was highly trying to find the video of the video clips I posted as the Session was recorded on CHCH TV a long time ago in 1983 right here in my home town, sadely I would like to know what I was doing then rather then hanging out the studio to get a glimps of these two massive legends
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The birth of the "new blood" of the rising blues scene in the '80's. I was lucky enough to get a chance to see Mr Cray in the Phoenix in Toronto. The strength and control within his hands was one of the most amazing performances and impressions I've ever had at a show.... added to that he has one of the best vocals around.
I think I'm going to go listen to this album right now
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Ditto the two before me. I love that album Aeneas.
The one and only time I've seen Robert Cray in concert was in 87 or 88, and I think it was for that album.
And Hanna, thanks for that pick. I will definitely have to get a hold of that one!
My pick is coming soon...
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Protection was featured in the top ten of Rolling Stone magazine's 'Coolest Albums of All Time List,' calling it "great music for when you're driving around a city at 4 am," due to the 'chill out' nature of the album. Like most of Massive Attack's albums, the music often defies quick categorization, ranging from R&B (title track, Sly) to hip hop/rap (Karmacoma, Eurochild) to reggae-tinged synthpop (Spying Glass) to classical-influenced electronica instrumentals (Weather Storm, Heat Miser). This album in particular has a heavy use of string instruments (or at least synthesizers imitating string instruments) compared to other Massive Attack albums, although certain tracks before and after have featured strings, like "Unfinished Sympathy" and "Live with Me". Paul Evans of Rolling Stone gave the album four of five stars calling it "Cool, sexy stuff, it smoothly fuses dub, club and soul, grounding its grace in sampled hip-hop beats."
It is also listed in the book '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'.
Hey, can we do some trading in this one too?
I don't think I can fill a couple categories. I'm from the 80's, I just had a quick search through my collection and I'm not sure I bought more than 1-2 CDs in 2006-2008. Not a big fan of newer music I guess!
With my next pick, in the Hip Hop / Rap / Funk / R&B category, I choose Exit, the 2003 release by Canadian artist K-os. I am not a huge fan of a lot of music in this category, I know, shocking considering my other picks in this draft and my defence of Lamb of God in the Metallica thread... but this is one of the few CDs that I own. I find the lyrics intelligently written and the sound is awesome.
1. Intro
2. Fantastique
3. Call Me
4. Heaven Only Knows
5. Superstarr Part 1
6. Freeze
7. Anthem, The
8. Patience
9. Higher
10. Masquerade
11. Follow Me
12. Superstarr Part 2
13. Neutroniks
14. Superstarr Part 0
15. Heaven Only Know (Kdash Kemo Remix) - (hidden track)
I can't youtube at work and I am not sure how much K-os there would be. If I remember tonight I will try and add some. You can listen to a few tracks on this site:
Hey, can we do some trading in this one too?
I don't think I can fill a couple categories. I'm from the 80's, I just had a quick search through my collection and I'm not sure I bought more than 1-2 CDs in 2006-2008. Not a big fan of newer music I guess!
Mostly kidding,
Aeneas
Anyone opposed to trading categories? It creates more work for Bobblehead.
