J4CKO

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Lets have some nominations of albums that most wont of heard of that you think are good, dont have to be some obscure underground german techno outfit (Astraboy, I am looking at you) but maybe good albums that time has forgot or by artists that didnt get that much exposure.

How about,

The Wonderstuff : HUP
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions : Mainstream
Kosheen : kokokapelli
Death In Vegas : The Contino Sessions

And Something called Brand New Testament by a band called Mo Solid Gold, found it on a compilation 'ahem' mp3 cd.

fatscoobyfella

Into the labyrinth by Dead can dance...Audiophile nirvana!!

carl

The Law by The Law

Markus

Oui Love You - Oui 3
Here Comes The Sunburst Band - The Sunburst Band
Out Of Here - Corduroy

brickboy

Pop Will Eat Itself -- "This is the day, this is the hour" .... THE seminal British sampladelic indie metal noise fest.

Sugar -- "Copper Blue" .... one of the all-time great rock albums. Why the VASTLY overrated Pixies get so much attention and Sugar so little is beyond me.

Pretty much anything by Gil Scott-Heron. The man is a genius.

Ghost of an American Airman -- "Life Under Giants" .... anyone who likes Razorlight or the Waterboys would love this.

Misty in Roots -- Live at the Counter-Eurovision 79 .... one of the best live albums ever. One of the best roots reggae albums ever. John Peel's favourite album ever.

DazW

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Agreed... but Gaye Bykers Pernicous Nonsense is better!

& JACKO ...forget HUP ...Eight Legged Groove Machine is where its at!

Big Col

totally agree. The year it came out (1992?) that was the only album I listened to for about the next 6 months. NME album of the year iirc.

Also from the same era, One Dove - Morning Dove White.

Lum

I think this thread is going to reveal the age of many people posting in it. That said:

Acen - 75 Minutes
Altern 8 - Full On... Mask Hysteria

J4CKO

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Have the 8 legged groove machine as well !

Best lyric ever on that album

'Cats and Dogs have got is sussed, worm their way into your trust, spend theyre whole life getting fussed'

Robbie T

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Totally agree, ghetto style is welded in my stereo at home. Not just tuneful brilliance but a strong civil rights message to boot (probably why he's little known )

While i'm here :

Finley Quaye - Maverick a Strike

Also maybe not too obscure but seminal for me as a youngster :

Warren G - Regulate (G Funk Era)

richieh

stereophonics- performance and cocktails
marillion- fugazi and script for a jesters tear
acdc- fly on the wall
manics- this is my truth
queen-almost everything
richie

richieh

kin ell this lot makes me look old

Gutmann pug

Transvision vamp - cant remember the name of the album ''pop art?''

richieh

mmmmm wendy james-i dont want your money i want your love
someone on here sh***ed her-do a search
richie

richieh

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...ht=wendy+james
its boxst(lucky git)
richie

Hoppy

Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat etc.

That's reminded me to get a CD cos I can't play the LP or the tape! Late 70s?

Robbie T

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And now he starts threads about fingering, toy bears. Where did it all go wrong boxst

davegtt

Current album which I dont think is selling enough off Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams, absolute storming album, really do love it.

Cant think of any old stuff that I really rated as something that didnt catch on with the masses though.

RJMS

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Republica were another great band in their time, don't know any album titles, but have quite a selection of their tracks.

CharlesW

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

Essential.

Dieseldog

Band On The Run - Wings, not obscure, but over 30 years old and every track's a good 'un. I keep going back to it.

TelBoy

Lucy Show - "Ephemeral" - bet i'm the only person on here who owns it.

Dieseldog

Dreams Less Sweet by Psychic TV - (£2.99 at Makro in about 1985). Famous for being a holophonic recording... I challenge anyone to show me their copy!


... There's a good reason it's obscure, it's ****e!

NotoriousREV

Live - Throwing Copper
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - 0.522

Holy Ghost

the the - soul mining
banderas - ripe

... platters that matter.

GC8

The Waterboys; the best CD I have that no one has heard of.....

'This is the Sea'

GC8

Another classic that seems to be overlooked now; probably due to 'Different Class'; excellent none the less...




This one is more subjective, it disappeared almost without trace despite good critical reviews.

Teenage Fanclub 'Howdy!'

hedgehog

I had so forgotten about them! Used to go to the Kiln in Larne to see them before they did the American thing and then sort of faded away. I must admit I was never a big fan and always viewed them as being a bit U2 but without the *****. Good memories though.

Great forgotten albums? Tricky but...

Sopwith Camel - The Miraculous Hump Returns From the Moon: Innocent folk/rock/Psych stuff with the best rocking sax solo on Astronaut Food. Not a truly great album really, but I like it.

Clouds - Harland The Wolf: That I know of the only recorded material by blues legend Jim Armstrong since his departure from Them. Someone borrowed my copy in about 1985 and i've not seen it since.

Linkin' Louisiana Peps - Blues Connection: Gritty blues with lots of harp and a great feel, though not really a classic album of all time but I like it.

Keith Jarrett - solo piano stuff: You either love it or hate it I suspect but it can be very clever if someone indulgent at times. Maybe not really forgotten though.

Rachmaninov - 2nd Piano Concerto: Far from obscure but many interested in popular music may not have given this a listen. This is the most incredible work of genius, romantic, emotional and a cracking good tune and you can pick up a decent recording for a few quid. Consider it a concept album several steps ahead of DSOTM in the genius stakes and give it a go.

Eric Clapton - Just One Night: Again not really obscure but a truly wonderful live recording. The better and louder the monitoring the better and more like a real live show this sounds with amps buzzing and hissing etc. The recent performances with Billy Preston might be musically better (very much a matter of taste) but this is a great live recording.

Frank Zappa - The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life: Another great live recording that sounds totally different from the Clapton. You can just hear the technology crackle on this album. Interesting to compare the production values of this album with the succession of dodgy edits on the Van Morrison live One Night in San Francisco album.

Mac-Talla - Mairidh gaol is ceol: Great music from the Western Isles of Scotland with some fantastic mouth music. (Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol = an end will come to the world but love and music will endure.)

13th Floor Elevators, Otis Spann, Mahalia Jackson, Billy Preston, Ozric Tentacles, Patricia Kaas, Ben Webster...

I guess it could go on for ever and some of these people are very well known among some but have never been heard of by many others. Also, the list would be different tomorrow :-) Music makes the world go round

GaryCat

The Pineapple Thief - Variations on a Dream

Black - Wonderful Life

GC8 - I have "This is the Sea" - superb album.

OllyK

Judie Tzuke - Ritmo
Yello - Clare Que Si
Genesis - Duke