Name an obscure album that you wish...

[RUSHHEAD666]

QUOTE (Xanadude69 @ May 27 2009, 10:10 PM)

QUOTE (MCM @ May 27 2009, 09:42 PM) QUOTE (Xanadude69 @ May 26 2009, 08:27 PM) Wolfmother ruled!!! and Im pissed that they broke up. any Thin Lizzy album besides 'Jailbreak' The Darkness- Permission to Land Hot Leg- Red Light Fever Social Distortion- Social Distortion Wolfmother broke up?!?!? I did not know that, I've got some of their stuff on some samplers and liked it very much.   Permission to Land was a very fun disc. I've not heard anything from Hot Leg yet, is it the same style as The Darkness?     Yea they broke up like a year ago I think. It was a good album.   If you liked The Darkness then you will like Hot Leg. It sounds more like The Darkness then the Stone Gods. so if you liked TD then I suggest you pick up 'Red Light Fever' great album. I was wondering what happened to WOLFMOTHER. I love that first record.   Damn going from a three piece to a four piece? That's lame.   On a different note I must say that I didn't like it when Stevie Ray Vaughan added a sax and a keyboard player on "Soul To Soul."   SRV should have been a three piece until the tragic end.

[RUSHHEAD666]

QUOTE (ReRushed @ May 26 2009, 03:31 PM)

Big Star Pere Ubu Wire

I listened to the first BIG STAR album last night.

 

Good call.

[Ya_Big_Tree]

QUOTE (ReRushed @ May 29 2009, 03:11 PM)

QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ May 29 2009, 04:06 PM) Dilate- Ani DiFranco I like this album very much, but it's way too long a listen. Yeah, it's nitpicking. Man up and listen to the whole thing!   Actually her cover of Amazing Grace is prolly the best version of that song I have ever heard!

[goose]

QUOTE (Del_Duio @ May 29 2009, 08:28 AM)

Probably Midnight Oil's 10-1 album from 1982. One of their best, and outside of Australia I don't think most people have heard of it.

A beloved part of my collection. It really is a masterpiece, which explains why it spent 100+ weeks on the Australian charts.

 

Red Sails... is another good one.

 

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

OK, went through the old collection last night, and put together albums that rarely bothered the charts, and the few that did flew past most people's radar.

Some you may know, others you may not. I'll gladly shed light on any that might interest you.

 

Well done to the OP for this topic, I've had great fun listening to stuff I haven't listened to in years. Mull Historical Society?? They were brilliant.

 

GUARANTEE: If you buy any one of these albums, your music listening pleasure will increase manifold.

 

Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress

Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up On Me

Bell X1 - Flock

Luka Bloom - Riverside

Calexico - Hot Rail

Guy Chadwick - Lazy Soft & Slow

John Cale - Paris 1919

Gene Clark - No Other

Cracker - Kerosene Hat

Candidate - Nuada

Death In Vegas - The Contino Sessions

Willy DeVille - Miracle

Hatfield & The North

Peter Hammill - Nadir's Big Chance

Roy Harper - Stormcock

Go Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane

Gryphon - Red Queen to Gryphon 3

Colin Hay - Going Somewhere

Davy Graham - Folk Blues & Beyond

Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway

Family - Bandstand

Bill Fay - Time of The Last Persecution

Egg - The Polite Force

EST - Viaticum

Andy Irvine/Paul Brady - The Purple Album

Daniel Johnston - Yip/Jump Music

Mull Historical Society - Loss

Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People

McDonald & Giles

THe New Pornographers - Electric Version

Mike Nesmith - And The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

Soft Machine - Third

David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive

PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto

Nada Surf - Let Go

Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane Over The Sea

Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies

Shack - HMS Fable

Alexander Spence - Oar

Tindersticks - Curtains

Tinariwen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions

Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

Townes Van Zandt - For The Sake of the Song

Moving Hearts - The Storm

John Martyn - Grace & Danger

Edited May 30, 2009 by Hatchetaxe&saw

[baxtrice]

Days Of The New III ("Red")

 

Very good album, with a some instrumentals and lots of experimentation. But don't let that fool you, it brings rock with it and never lets up.

[Tony R]

QUOTE (Xanadu93 @ May 27 2009, 08:33 PM)

Regarding my choice of Utopia's album RA, I think I have seen maybe one person who knew about that album on this forum. It's probably the rarest album in my collection.

Not only do I own the album, I have the intro to Communion With The Sun as one of my ringtones.

[-D-RocK-]

Uriah Heep "Abominog" (1982)

 

UFO "Mechanix" (1982)

 

Michael Schenker Group "Assault Attack" (1982)

[baxtrice]

Life of Agony - Soul Searching Sun (1997)

[naturalsciences101]

I already named some of the major, little-known, yet highly awesome solo ventures for members of The Who, Yes and Genesis...How about another few great, yet relatively-obscure outings from members of other highly successful bands?

 

Any CSN&Y fans out there? The group efforts are widely known among Rock fans...But, what about some of the individual members' titles? David Crosby's If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971), Graham Nash's Song For Beginnners (1971) and Stephen Still's II (1971) collectively contain all the songs which would have made up the band's album for that year. And, a quick perusal of the track listing for these three titles knock home the fact that a 1971 CSN album would have been awesome.

 

After releasing the self-titled CSN album in '69 and the CSNY effort from '70, the guys were on incredible creative high. Yet, similiar to what The Grateful Dead did around the same time, the members of CSN choose not to release another group effort in '71. Instead, they put out three solo titles. Many of the songs which comprise these three albums have thus since made it into the CSN Live Songbook, and are usually associated with the band, instead of the individual members. Yet, not many folks know where to look for this material. If you're a fan of CSN, you will need these three albums, as much as the '69, '70 ad '77 CSN albums.

 

 

 

Edited May 31, 2009 by naturalsciences101

[Xanadu93]

QUOTE (Tony R @ May 31 2009, 03:59 PM)

QUOTE (Xanadu93 @ May 27 2009, 08:33 PM) Regarding my choice of Utopia's album RA, I think I have seen maybe one person who knew about that album on this forum. It's probably the rarest album in my collection. Not only do I own the album, I have the intro to Communion With The Sun as one of my ringtones. Far out!

[WCFIELDS]

QUOTE (baxtrice @ May 31 2009, 03:04 PM)

Life of Agony - Soul Searching Sun (1997)

Yes! although I like Ugly better...........but yeah, love LOA!

[naturalsciences101]

Since, I have a theme running here, I might as well cap it off with the final few selections. I'm naming relatively unknown titles by artists who are part of extremely well known bands. Their bands' work is very popular, yet their solo work is mostly obscure.

 

The common thread here is that all of these selections that I've named so far are of such high quality that they really could have been a part of the band's discography proper. And, It's kind of rather sad that people will consider themselves big fans of certain groups, yet know nothing about one or two of the members' most significant solo or side projects.

 

Pink Floyd is a good case in point. How many years were you a fan of the Floyd before you finally heard David Gilmour's self-titled album (1978)? This recording is chock full of Floydian goodness, yet most so-called Floyd fans don't even know that it exists. Christ, the album was dropped in the year between Animals and The Wall! Just that fact alone should have you running out to grab a copy.

 

Gilmour put together a solo joint in '78 because the overwhelming majority of his material was not getting a fair hearing in the band setting. Waters became a total control freak and no one else was permitted to contribute material, or even get their ideas across to the boss. When the band reconvened after a tour in '78, Gilmour presented a reel of musical ideas that he had accumulated over the last year and a half or so.

 

Story goes, that Waters listened to the demos and extracted the skeletal framework for both Comfortably Numb and Run Like Hell from that Gilmour demo, along with the riff for Young Lust. Waters basically told the other members that they'd be working on a project called The Wall and told Dave that he was able to utilize a few of his ideas in this new concept piece.

 

The rest of that '78 Gilmour reel was returned to its author and Dave put together the self-titled David Gilmour album with the remains. But, it's not like only the dregs were left. This 1978 album is simply awesome and a must for Floyd fans. The material and layout of the LP sounds very much like a Floyd outing. A few tracks feature Gilmour's signature lead guitar work, and a few others sound very much like they could appear on either of the Gilmour-led Pink Floyd works of 1987 and 1994.

 

Another one for Pink Floyd fans is Roger Waters' The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984). Story goes, when the band reconvened in 1978, Waters presented the loose demo recordings for both The Wall and Pros and Cons, asking the other members which project they'd rather work on. No possibility was ever mentioned of whether the band would like to consider working on a Gilmour or Wright or Mason idea. Waters simply seized control. The remaining members saw the obvious potential in The Wall concept, so they choose that piece.

 

Waters set aside The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking until The Wall, it's theatrical film, and its studio counterpart, The Final Cut were all complete. He then reopened the Pros & Cons demo tapes and got to work. Since the album was begun at the same time as The Wall, there is a massive similarity in writing style between the two. The Wall is much better, of course, but a Waters fan will still find plenty to like about this other concept of his.

 

Instead of Gilmour, Eric Claption sits in on guitar here, and a few of the selections are really quite moving. Definitely for fans of The Wall and Roger Waters to check out. And, both albums cited here can be seen as the 'missing' Floyd albums. But, instead of two seperate Floyds, as evidenced by these albums, The Final Cut and Momentary Lapse, the band was always at its best when the Gilmour and Waters flavors were mixed together in equal measure. Chuck some Wright in there as well for full-bodied flavor.

 

 

[naturalsciences101]

I truly hope that you funny little music fiends have derived some positive level of assistance from these postings of mine from this thread. I went a specific route with this thread, one which wasn't particularly apparent at its inception. For your benefit, I'm trying to name all the 'relatively' obscure solo/side titles for artists who happen to be in huge bands as their full-time gig.

 

If you happen to like the majority of material coming from these groups that these individual members find themselves a part of, then definitely give a try to some of the solo/side projects that I've already mentioned. I've drawn attention that this specific lot of recordings because these titles happen to be very close in vision to the work that the whole band was doing during the same timeframe. Search back through the last couple of pages. There will most likely be something there for you.

 

The Grateful Dead made a decison similar to to what CSN did in the early 70's. CSN had three individual writers in the band, and instead of releasing a group effort in 1971, after the tremendous success of their first two group efforts, they instead released three, individual solo outings. The guys were at the height of their musical craft at this time and they produced enough material for three albums worth of material, instead of just one. I believe that they all performed guest spots on each others' albums, and several of the resulting tracks became a significant part of the CSN live repertoire.

 

In 1972, after touring relentlessly in support of their two consecutive masterpieces, Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, the Grateful Dead decided against releasing yet another group title, and instead, made the decison to put out a few, great solo discs. The material, spread out over four albums, is every bit as good as what the band delivered to the public in '70 and '71. And, yet, the titles themselves are somewhat obscure in comparison to the average, popular Grateful Dead recording. Which shows ya how important a brand name is.

 

Jerry Garcia's Garcia (1972) was a vehichle for the Dead's primary creative force to pair up with Robert Hunter and Bill Kreutzmann as a songwriting alliance outside of the confines of the band. The alliance was strong and forged a few staples like, Deal, Bird Song, Sugaree and Loser...all material which has been incorporated into the Dead's live songbook. Garcia plays most every instrument cited on the album sleeve, with the exception of Kreutzmann's patented drum delivery. Just as essential as many Dead discs.

 

Bob Weir's Ace (1972) was basically the Grateful Dead album for the year of 1972. Garcia's outing from the same year sounds just like one, but this Weir effort features most of the band's personnel, sans Hart and Garcia. And, just like with 'Garcia', some of the 'Ace' material makes a quick and easy transition into the Dead live songbook immediately therafter. The last three songs on Side Two have been crowd favourites for years. Mexicali Blues, One More Saturday Night and Cassidy. IMO, just as important as an album like Workingman's.

 

Micky Hart's Rolling Thunder (1972) is the third individual title coming out of the Dead camp during this very productive year. Hart's album is the most ambitious out of the three, featuring tons of important musicians from the San Francisco/Oakland area. Grace Slick and Paul Kanter from Jefferson Airplane, Stephen Stills, David Freiberg and members of Tower of Power all appear. I haven't heard this album in full, so I can't comment on how "Dead" it sounds. But, I wouldn't imagine really much so, since both Garcia and Weir are absent from the sessions. I also am not aware if any of the selections were adopted into the live songbook. I do know that two songs which appear on Weir's Ace also make an appearance here in slightly different forms, and with different song titles. Those would be "The Pump Song" and "The Main Ten".

 

Grateful Dead's Europe '72 (1972) is the only ensemble recording from this year. And, it's all live...except for the plentiful over-dubs, of course. Yet, it features a signficant portion of new material. Instead of subjecting all the new, potential Dead material to a studio rendering, the guys thought it would be cool to record some of the new stuff in a live setting. He's Gone, Jack Straw, Brown-Eyed Women, Ramble on Rose, and Tennessee Jed are all new to the Dead songbook and to the stage itself in this unique live album.

 

All of the titles here can easily be seen as very strong, additional Grateful Dead material, in everything but the name which went on the album cover. But, it's funny how fans will sometimes veer away from a product which doesn't reflect the entire band that they love, with an easily identifiable group name and logo on the cover. These four titles, all coming from 1972, are evidence of just how potent and prolific the band was at this juncture. They were at the height of their craft and were producing so much music that they needed four releases to get it all out there. If you're even a casual fan of the Dead, you need at least the Garcia and Weir titles mentioned.

 

 

[tangy]

^^^ never heard those solo dead releases but I do own the first disc by

Old and in the Way.

 

I saw you mention CSN above. Did you know they are going into the studio with Rick Rubin at the end of their tour?

 

My obscure disc- Ozric Tentacles- Erpland.

[naturalsciences101]

QUOTE (tangy @ Jun 2 2009, 01:41 PM)

^^^ never heard those solo dead releases but I do own the first disc by Old and in the Way. I saw you mention CSN above. Did you know they are going into the studio with Rick Rubin at the end of their tour? My obscure disc- Ozric Tentacles- Erpland.

For some reason, 'Old and the Way' is flying over my head. Please elucidate. If you're a Dead fan, even a casual one who only like things like American Beauty and Shakedown Street, you will still find the Garcia and Weir titles mentioned above entertaining. Good things.

 

CSN in the studio with Ricky Rubes? Everything that Ricky Rubes touches turns to gold. But, CSN? That's odd. Their collective songwriting skills are in a tragic state of toiletwater, this CSN band. I think that the last thing they did was a record with Neil, back in 1999. Can that be the last thing? That long? I think that the latest recording from that camp is actually a Crosby/Nash album. Do you know that this duo even exists as a recording entity? Not many folks do.

 

Well, I mentioned three critical CSN family albums in that posting, back a page or two...three solo outings that are every bit as important as the 'best' CSN albums...but, I didn't call attention to the few Crosby/Nash albums that are out there. Talk about 'obscure'. Now, these C/N albums aren't really that good. I won't exaggerate their importance. But, if you make for yourself an edited compilation, constructed from the total balance of their songs, you can come up with probably a solid 60 minutes of good C/N music.

 

This is what the duo's discography looks like:

 

Graham Nash/David Crosby, Atlantic 1972

Wind on the Water, ABC 1975

Whistling Down the Wire, ABC 1976

Crosby-Nash Live, ABC 1977

The Best of Crosby & Nash, Atlantic 1978 (compilaton; out of print)

Another Stoney Evening, Grateful Dead 1998

Bittersweet, Hallmark 2002

The Best of Crosby & Nash: The ABC Years, MCA 2002 (compilation)

Crosby & Nash, Sanctuary 2004

Crosby & Nash: Highlights, Sanctuary 2006

 

 

There's good songs to be found on the three 70's collections. If you're a fan, you already know one of their songs very well. The track 'To the Last Whale... (A. Critical Mass/B. Wind on the Water)' is an unbelievable vocal harmony masterpiece...and has been performed live by the full group many times...I want to eventually get the 2004 double studio album. In 2006, they re-released this recording as a 'Best Of' single disc album.

 

 

[RUSHHEAD666]

I think you guys would dig a band from 1975 called ARMAGEDDON. The album is Self Titled.

 

 

[The Spirit of Radio]

The self-titled album by David Johansen, singer of the NY Dolls.

Hands down one of the greatest undiscovered albums ever.

[naturalsciences101]

QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 2 2009, 03:13 PM)

I think you guys would dig a band from 1975 called ARMAGEDDON. The album is Self Titled.

That's a good pick, Rushhead. I have that one.

 

I haven't heard it in quite some time though.

 

What else ya got for us?

 

 

 

 

 

[tangy]

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ Jun 2 2009, 03:06 PM)

For some reason, 'Old and the Way' is flying over my head. Please elucidate.

its a bluegrass band with jerry in it.

 

per wiki:

 

 

Old and in the Way

 

* Jerry Garcia - Banjo and vocals

* David Grisman - Mandolin and vocals

* Peter Rowan - Guitar and vocals

* Richard Greene - Fiddle (3-2-1973 to 5-25-1973)

* Vassar Clements - Fiddle (6-5-1973 to 4-28-1974)

* John Kahn - Acoustic bass

* John Hartford - Fiddle (relieved Richard Greene during rehearsal sessions)

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_in_the_Way

 

now what about Ozrics????

[rotting]

Modo's smash hit wonder album " was ist das " is good. and perhaps SOMEWHAT - OBSCURE.

[naturalsciences101]

QUOTE (tangy @ Jun 2 2009, 07:01 PM)

now what about Ozrics????

Unbelievable, yet I still don't have a single Tentacles outing. I understand that they're right up my alley too..Some type of experimental , metallic Fusion, right? I just pulled them up on Wiki and they seem to have quite the bountiful discography...Where does someone begin with them?

 

I just thought of something. Seems that quite a number of folks already knew about Witchcraft's The Alchemist (2007). I initially cited them because of how incredibly accessible this recording is...yet, I believed that not many people even knew about them. I was wrong. Hopefully, I'm wrong about this one to. Both, the Witchcraft and Wolfmother titles remind me of a third outing....Trouble's Simple Mind Condition (2005). Man, is this thing catchy as all get out. I would say that this title has more of the 'Doom' sound than both the Witchcraft and the Wolfmother recordings, but it's still a very long way off from the likes of Candlemass.

 

If you like the two titles cited, I can't imagine you disliking the one by Trouble. Just like with the Witchcraft, I think that this 2005 title is their most accessible effort. Yet another title that someone who's into this brand of music will certainly enjoy is Sahg's II (2008). Sahg has a more sludgy delivery than any of these other bands. This is true. They're usually referred to as Sweden's version of DOWN. So, if you like Phil Anslemo's other organization outside of Pantera, then you will most likely like the two Sahg releases. By the way, these titles would only be seen as obscure amongst the most mainstream of American audiences. All of these titles are very popular amongst the Hard Rock and Metal sets, here and abroad. And, for this wide and encompassing genre of Hard Rock/Metal, you won't find other material which is easier to get into that these albums cited here.

 

 

[Fridge]

Gretchen Goes to Nebraska and Dogman both by Kings X.

 

It's true that they are not exactly obscure, but if there was any justice in the world they would both be multi-platinum sellers and the fact that they are not is a tragedy and a mystery.

[naturalsciences101]

QUOTE (Fridge @ Jun 3 2009, 10:52 AM)

Gretchen Goes to Nebraska and Dogman both by Kings X. It's true that they are not exactly obscure, but if there was any justice in the world they would both be multi-platinum sellers and the fact that they are not is a tragedy and a mystery.

I do like Gretchen a lot, but what I like best about that band is the trilogy of albums between Dogman, Ear Candy and Tape Head. That's when they reached perfection. Their patented drop-tuning style contrasted against those high, Beatlesque harmonies is just the bitches' beeswax, son.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 3, 2009 by naturalsciences101

[Earthshine]

Ian McDonald and Michael Giles McDonald & Giles

 

One of the greatest albums ever!

 

An absolute must have!

Edited June 3, 2009 by Earthshine