I Need Your Opinion!!

[Hazzman]

I have bought many recommendations off here e.g. Brit Sea Power, Arcade Fire, stellastarr*. I have dont been disappointed yet. My birthday has just been and I am looking to invest in some CDs. I bought We Are Scientists album on Saturday has a stop gap, I have received a number of tip-offs lately about bands and I want your opinion over em. Any good and whats the best starting point for learning. I prefer albums rather than compliations.

Billy Bragg, heard a cover of A New England, very good.
Interpol
Wire
Orange Juice
The Clash, already got London Calling, love it but whats the next step?

 

[Melton Fox]

- Whoever sings that "What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster" don't sound half bad

- Captain

- The Upper Room

 

[Melton Fox]

Damian "Junior Gong" Marley

 

[MKFox]

Billy Bragg, heard a cover of A New England, very good.
Orange Juice
The Clash, already got London Calling, love it but whats the next step?

Billy Bragg wrote A New England, excellent
PM me your post address and I'll lend you my best of Orange juice cd to see if you like it.
IMO the clash doesn't get better than London Calling.


Try, the the - soul mining,
michelle shocked - short sharp shocked

 

[Melton Fox]

Billy Bragg wrote A New England, excellent
PM me your post address and I'll lend you my best of Orange juice cd to see if you like it.
IMO it doesn't get better than London Calling.


Try, the the - soul mining,
michelle shocked - short sharp shocked

I thought we was on about new bands/artisits.

In that case look no further than Obituary - World Demise for a cultured album

 

[Orifice]

- Whoever sings that "What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster" don't sound half bad

That's the new single by 'The Automatic'. think it's great. :icon_bigg


Regarding The Clash.
Most say that London Calling is their best and I agree that it is very useful. IMO the first albumn is a great basic punk/pop record, well worth having along with 'Give em enough rope' (second albumn not quite so good IMO).

Wire.
Well well well, nobod mentions them nowadays. Shame.
The first 3 albumns are great but the 3rd '154' is hard work.
The 1st 'Pink Flag' is great - nearly all 20 tracks less than 2 minutes. If you like XTC type strange punk stuff it's a must. Not much daytime radio 1 stuff.

Have fun

 

[Fox From The Hudd]

Billy Bragg, heard a cover of A New England, very good. Interpol
Wire
Orange Juice
The Clash, already got London Calling, love it but whats the next step?[/QUOTE]

Billy Bragg - go for the "Back to Basics" CD it's got the first two albums and the Between The Wars ep on it...

The Clash - you could buy The Story of The Clash which is a good complilation of singles and album tracks across the whole spread of their career or if you want early stuff "The Clash" later stuff "Sandinista" which was originally released as a triple album!

 

[highland fox]

I have bought many recommendations off here e.g. Brit Sea Power, Arcade Fire, stellastarr*. I have dont been disappointed yet. My birthday has just been and I am looking to invest in some CDs. I bought We Are Scientists album on Saturday has a stop gap, I have received a number of tip-offs lately about bands and I want your opinion over em. Any good and whats the best starting point for learning. I prefer albums rather than compliations.

Billy Bragg, heard a cover of A New England, very good.
Interpol
Wire
Orange Juice
The Clash, already got London Calling, love it but whats the next step?

If you like Stellastarr then you'll like Interpol .'Antics' is their better album IMO.

 

[Ox Fox]

Looking at your list I would suggest the following (all back catalogue):

Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers: Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Television: Marquee Moon
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
The Replacements: All For Nothing / Nothing For All
The Fire Engines - anything
The Loft: Magpie Eyes
Swell Maps: A Trip to Marineville
New York Dolls: New York Dolls
Josef K: Endless Soul

 

[highland fox]

Looking at your list I would suggest the following (all back catalogue):

Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers: Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Television: Marquee Moon
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
The Replacements: All For Nothing / Nothing For All
The Fire Engines - anything
The Loft: Magpie Eyes
Swell Maps: A Trip to Marineville
New York Dolls: New York Dolls
Josef K: Endless Soul
Nick Berry-Every Loser Wins

Not sure Hazz will like that last one Ox:icon_conf

 

[Ox Fox]

If you like Stellastarr then you'll like Soft Cell as their really camp.

:icon_conf

 

[TomBmx5]

The Clash are top stuff IMO. I got the album & Its great. Some top songs- so good I stuck them all on my MP3!

 

[Willlow]

- Whoever sings that "What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster" don't sound half bad

Think it is the Automatics