A friend asked me to compile a list of albums she should buy this week. So I did. And here is that list. It's quite short, but inevitably I'll make more lists later because I am a terrible nerd.
Albums You Should Totally Own Because They're Nuts!
- Tim Buckley - Greetings From LA. Tim is the father of Jeff Buckley. Tim died of a drug overdose (I think) around 1975, when Jeff was but a young boy. Tim's albums are incredibly varied - this is his 'sex album.' But it's not as simple as that; it's funky, soulful, sleazy (in a good way) and really fuckin' nuts. My mates and I have to drunk to this album many times. The opening lyrics are 'Oh I went down to the Meat Rack Tavern / And found myself a big ol' healthy girl.' Brilliant. Early-mid 70s.
- Van Morrison - Astral Weeks. Recorded over two sessions in 1968, Astral Weeks defies classification. It's free-jazz with soul with traditional Irish with rock with pop with whatever. It's the sound of leaves falling in autumn, or the sun coming out on a cold day. Really good. 1968.
- The Doors - Self-titled. All of the Doors albums are incredible, but their first album is good starting point. The final track is The End, which is 11 minutes of the best music I've ever heard. Ever. Jim Morrison's vocal swagger is incredible, and Ray Manzarek's jazzy, bluesy, soulful keys are intensely awesome. Late 60s.
- Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska. Incredible emo album. The Boss sat in his house for a few weeks recording songs on a four-track with just his guitar and a harmonica. The results speak of the very heart of America; desolation, isolation, loneliness. Intense. Recorded around the late 70s.
- Bright Eyes - Lifted, Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground. A modern masterpiece that takes a few listens to get in to. Features an incredible trifecta of songs in Lover I Don't Have To Love (that got a fair bit of airplay on Triple J), Bowl Of Oranges and the emotive Don't Know When, But A Day's Gonna' Come. Early 2000s.
- Nick Drake - Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left. Both albums are awesome. Pretty much every track Drake every recorded was a masterpiece, but Pink Moon really has the pick of the lot. Think nothing but beautifully-strummed guitars, the occasional plaintive piano, and Drake's soft voice searching for ways to be happy. 1972.
- Chris Isaak - Forever Blue. So awesome dude. Features the justifiably popular tracks Somebody's Crying and Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing. But the rest of the album is beautiful. Isaak's voice is intensely warm and soothing, flowing from melancholy to hope like the ebb and flow of the tide. Plus, he's a spunk sorta'.
Albums You Should Totally Own Because They're Nuts!
- Tim Buckley - Greetings From LA. Tim is the father of Jeff Buckley. Tim died of a drug overdose (I think) around 1975, when Jeff was but a young boy. Tim's albums are incredibly varied - this is his 'sex album.' But it's not as simple as that; it's funky, soulful, sleazy (in a good way) and really fuckin' nuts. My mates and I have to drunk to this album many times. The opening lyrics are 'Oh I went down to the Meat Rack Tavern / And found myself a big ol' healthy girl.' Brilliant. Early-mid 70s.
- Van Morrison - Astral Weeks. Recorded over two sessions in 1968, Astral Weeks defies classification. It's free-jazz with soul with traditional Irish with rock with pop with whatever. It's the sound of leaves falling in autumn, or the sun coming out on a cold day. Really good. 1968.
- The Doors - Self-titled. All of the Doors albums are incredible, but their first album is good starting point. The final track is The End, which is 11 minutes of the best music I've ever heard. Ever. Jim Morrison's vocal swagger is incredible, and Ray Manzarek's jazzy, bluesy, soulful keys are intensely awesome. Late 60s.
- Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska. Incredible emo album. The Boss sat in his house for a few weeks recording songs on a four-track with just his guitar and a harmonica. The results speak of the very heart of America; desolation, isolation, loneliness. Intense. Recorded around the late 70s.
- Bright Eyes - Lifted, Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground. A modern masterpiece that takes a few listens to get in to. Features an incredible trifecta of songs in Lover I Don't Have To Love (that got a fair bit of airplay on Triple J), Bowl Of Oranges and the emotive Don't Know When, But A Day's Gonna' Come. Early 2000s.
- Nick Drake - Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left. Both albums are awesome. Pretty much every track Drake every recorded was a masterpiece, but Pink Moon really has the pick of the lot. Think nothing but beautifully-strummed guitars, the occasional plaintive piano, and Drake's soft voice searching for ways to be happy. 1972.
- Chris Isaak - Forever Blue. So awesome dude. Features the justifiably popular tracks Somebody's Crying and Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing. But the rest of the album is beautiful. Isaak's voice is intensely warm and soothing, flowing from melancholy to hope like the ebb and flow of the tide. Plus, he's a spunk sorta'.
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for where
?
but im looking for a new job
and
i do write for a couple websites
i saw that brag website that looks like a decent gig
i used to edit and publish my own music zine- there are some pics of it in my pic file on my page- but i dont have time anymore
i just contribute to others
although
like i said
im looking for a new job
so maybe ill get back into it