Random music thread
What are a few albums you cannot stop listening to at the moment? Mine would have to be 'Showtime' by Nitzer Ebb, 'Converting Vegetarians' by Infected mushroom, and 'm4' by Faunts. Bonus points for obscurity and/or shame
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 15:46, 68 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I can't get enough
of the "Space Oddity" album by David Bowie. Especially the title track.

That and "Sgt Pepper" by the Beatles. The way they invented Psychadelia makes me want to cream my pants.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 15:49, Reply)

Ever since I was a kid I've been of the opinion that The Beatles can eat a big bag of dicks.
Shiny toy guns FTW btw. I caught that bowie thread the other day lol
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 15:59, Reply)

I'm just guessing here
and I could be wrong, but I'd like to offer you a pinch of salt to take with that post.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:02, Reply)

Here's some for you
Salty!
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:04, Reply)

Hehehe
I think you might be right!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:05, Reply)

I don't really know what you guys are talking about.

(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:07, Reply)

Shut your fucking face
you self deprecating bitch.
(cheeses swept kissed a dog and he liked it., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:08, Reply)

Salty!

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:14, Reply)

I have recently rediscovered
Face to Face after a drunken punk rock conversation with a friend a few weeks ago. Can't stop listening to How to Ruin Everything at the moment - shouty fun! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 15:52, Reply)

Lil Wayne "The Carter III"
Hot Hot Heat "Elevator"
Vanessa Carlton "Harmonium"
Shiny Toy Guns "We Are Pilots"
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 15:53, Reply)

Yes yes.
Billy Talent II
Juno OST
Mos Def - True Magic
RJD2 - The Third Hand
The Best of Bill Withers
Datarock - RED
Gotan Project - La Revancha del Tango
Lyrics Born - discography
Noah and the Whale - Peaceful The World Lays Me Down
Scratch - Loss 4 Words

And so on.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:01, Reply)

I really like the Juno soundtrack
it's perfect for listening to on a hot sunny day.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:02, Reply)

Cool
Is that Mos Def album worth a listen, I have been meaning to investigate his stuff for yonks!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:04, Reply)

He's so hit and miss
Each album seems to have four or five great tracks and the rest is deleteable, so I downloaded every track he's ever done and I'm rating them as I hear them. Anything below four stars goes in the bin.

Edit: get Mos Definite and see how you get on. And if you like his stuff get Talib Kweli's Reflection Eternal too.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:10, Reply)

Great
Thank you muchly, I'll maybe itunes him first before I commit to buying an album!! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:18, Reply)

Always a pleasure to spread the good word.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:20, Reply)

:D

(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:22, Reply)

Or you could
www.torrentz.com him before you buy anything.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:22, Reply)

I always get a bit scared about downloading stuff of the internet
I worry I'm going to get found and beaten with a stick or something!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:24, Reply)

I know a lot of people who would be higher up the stick-beating order than you!

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:29, Reply)

That's what people usually tell me
but I am very unlucky when it comes to getting caught at stuff so I worry!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:33, Reply)

If you get caught
tell them it was DiT, he likes being hit with sticks.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:38, Reply)

Haha that's not a bad idea
although he is one of the main reasons I had to stop my downloading ways - he doesn't approve.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:41, Reply)

Really?
I never thought of him as a man of principles. I've just got incredibly hot for him.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:43, Reply)

Oh yes he's very... principally!? :S
Don't lie, you've always had the hots for him, this fact has just increased the heat!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:45, Reply)

Universal Magnetic
is Mos Def's best tune if you ask me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:36, Reply)

Why would we ask you
you're all about David Bowie.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:38, Reply)

I know!
He's just brilliant. I love him and his weedy tranny ways.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:40, Reply)

Noted
Thank you muchly! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:41, Reply)

I also love Body Rock
on which he's joined by Tash from the Alkaholiks and Q Tip.

Fabulous record.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:45, Reply)

*writes down*
Super stuff!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:46, Reply)

I can recommend absolutely shitloads of decent hip hop
I heartily recommend Edan. He is incredible. Real low-fi stuff - his second album is full of psychedelic loops and effects: totally original and generally excellent. Also Mr Lif - a talented MC for sure.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:58, Reply)

Why would I be interested in "decent" hip-hop?
Can't you tell me the EXCELLENT stuff? Where is the David Bowie of the streets, keepin it real?
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:30, Reply)

I could tell you,
but you wouldn't like it, Mick - you stick to Big Audio Dynamite....
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:41, Reply)

You, me and V should hook up
with a pound of grass and our music collection. That'd be a sweet way to kill a weekend.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:49, Reply)

I'd love to

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:58, Reply)

yes
that would be frickin' sweet
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sat 10 Oct 2009, 17:25, Reply)

Alice in Chains - Dirt
Seth Lakeman - Poor man's heaven
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:01, Reply)

Dirt is so good.
I've been listening to God Hates us All by Slayer on heavy rotation for about six months now.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:03, Reply)

I never really got into slayer
my tastes tended to lie with the less screamy, shouty metal.

remember coal chamber?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:27, Reply)

Wow that was a while ago
I have the album with the song watershed on it somewhere. Des fafara (?) is a bit of a tool though.
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:47, Reply)

don't remember many of the song names
Loco was my favourite one.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:49, Reply)

Oooh
I love Angry Chair - wicked song!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:06, Reply)

I used to listen to Alice in chains a fair bit
I'll have to dig up some of my old albums
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:07, Reply)

I saw them in August with the new singer
it was incredible. new album is good from what I hear.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:13, Reply)

I saw Nitzer Ebb supporting Swans in about 89
are they still going? I have to admit they didn't blow me away.

My current favourites are (still) Tractor's self-titled LP and the Performance film soundtrack which is in parts outstanding. Great bit of guitar playing by Ry Cooder on there.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:11, Reply)

I saw them at newtown here in sydney about 2 years ago
It was pretty awesome
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:13, Reply)

3
By Nouvelle Vague is getting a lot of play just now. Bluegrass takes on new wave classics.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:14, Reply)

Ooh thanks for pointing that out
Just listening to Master and Servant
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:21, Reply)

My fav track on that album

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:28, Reply)

Deseche mode right?
I quite like their song 'Enjoy the Silence', but I haven't listened to much else
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:29, Reply)

Depeche Mode have some amazing tunes
And the remixes album's good too.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:31, Reply)

Gotta love the Mode
Although the jury's still out a bit on the last album. Maybe I'll give it another listen.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:32, Reply)

yeah, well,
my favourite colour, yeah well you won't have heard of it, it's like really unknown, it's not even part of the visible spectrum yet.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:27, Reply)

You're wrong
online.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:28, Reply)

My favourite colour doesn't actually exist
in this dimension yet, you can only find it in three alternative universes.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:29, Reply)

Are they, like, universes
That wander around in long dark trenchcoats and wear dark clothes and carry copies of the complete works of Oscar Wilde around with them?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:31, Reply)

They used to be
but that was so last year, now they all have angular haircuts.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:32, Reply)

Wow.
That's so alternative.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:33, Reply)

Few for me
Mastodon - Crack The Skye (Only listened to it for the first time the other day, fucking incredible)
The Enemy - We'll Live and Die In These Towns
Jason Mraz - Mr A-Z
Behemoth - Evangelion
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:30, Reply)

Crack the Skye
is just one of the most perfect albums ever made.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:33, Reply)

I managed to see bohemoth a few years back
They played the enmore theater, it went off.
(Captain Leeroy 'Hotdog' Zanzibar Fix it or Eat it!, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 16:33, Reply)

The Little Mermaid OST
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Reverend Bizarre - Slice of Doom/II: Crush the Insects
Planet of Zeus - Eleven the Hard Way
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:12, Reply)

Seasick Steve
'I started out with nothin' and I've still got most of it left'.
Fantabulous music - and he can do it LIVE!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:31, Reply)

One of this years best.
Well said.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 23:35, Reply)

M4 is absolutely awesome.
As is Milliontown by Frost*. You should buy it. Now. All of you. And yes, they do have an asterisk after their name. Just to be "different", see?
EDIT: Here's a linky-poo to their song Black Light Machine. It makes strange things happen in my underwear. Happy things.
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Fri 9 Oct 2009, 18:15, Reply)

As previously
Red Revelations by Jace Everett. Listen without prejudice and you'll be surprised.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 23:34, Reply)

Wodensthrone
Their first album LOSS is all of the win English folk metal. Lovely. See recent review in terrorizer (sp). Just so you know what to expect.

"Loss" is a completely stunning display of epic, world building Pagan black metal, burning with the fires of England's ancient culture and antiquity. Brilliantly captured in Romania by Negura Music, the recording sessions reveal an otherworldly tone and rich atmosphere that hasn't been this majestically sculpted since the formative years of Emperor. "Loss" is a total escape from the modern complexities and uninspired cookie-cutter "product" turned out by the current black metal scene, to embrace the true power of a time that was alive with conviction and musical exploration. Traditional/folk instrumentation, soaring guitar/synth harmonies, and tortured vocals ride upon the dense aura so brilliantly created by Wodensthrone.

And the drummer is shithot.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 9 Oct 2009, 23:44, Reply)