The Recommendation Game

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:58 pm

I never got further than Where Were You? from, I guess 1979. Utter classic. Heard it on Peel, on a small indie, of course, got laughed at school for trying to be obscure. 'I was standing in the queue, where were you?' etc. Subsequent things I heard on Peel never matched up. Like Orange Juice and many others, the early raw stuff always seemed the best.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:39 am

El Vez, I have a two-disc compilation of Mekons stuff called Heaven & Hell. That's a good place to start - their albums are sort of all over the map and some are available as import only. If you want a single disc, I'd go for The Mekons Rock 'N' Roll, from 1989. I used to have this on cassette and wore it out when I was in college.

Anybody know anything about Richmond Fontaine? I've heard some very good things about their latest disc, The Fitzgerald and am tempted to see if I can pick up a used copy.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:22 pm

selfmademug wrote:Bump!

Someone should give me some pointers re Ladytron and/or ask for their own recommendations....

Oh gosh, I haven't been reading the thread, sorry! Miss Black and her Friends is probably best; I think there is some crossover with 604, but I don't know exactly how much. Light & Magic isn't bad either, but I like Miss Black better.

But I am too overwhelmed with other stuff to ask for music recommendations...

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:16 am

Paul Weller - where to start?

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:37 am

Wildwood is a great record and I really the like Live Wood too - and probably Stanley Road, but Im not a Weller expert by any means.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:37 am

Hi new album isn't half bad and I was playing it today 3-4 months after having bought it....a long time since I could say that about a Weller album. Wild Wood is his solo masterpiece IMHO, although Stanley Road was his most commercial record.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:39 am

Start with the Jam -

They've just reissued Snap! - You cannot go wrong with that.

I would avoid the Style Council.

If you're looking for solo work - pick up Modern Classics

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:40 am

an instant triple response!

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:25 pm

I assumed Blue was referring to Weller's solo stuff.

If we bring The Jam into it, there really is no competition!!

All Mod Cons, Setting Sons and Sound Affects would all make my all-time top 30 album list. All Mod Cons would be top five - a real classic that often inexplicably fails to make top 100 lists

When I was 14, The Jam were the only serious rivals to my EC obsession.

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:17 pm

I'm familiar with The Jam to some extent.. was more curious about Weller's solo material. I'm thinking perhaps I'll start with Wild Wood since I already know the title track.

But let's revive the game.. who else wants a rec?

King Hoarse · Post by **King Hoarse** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:14 pm

I would recommend Stanley Road and the live Days Of Speed as starting points. They worked for me!

(Not too long ago, Weller said that Stanley Road had everything he ever wanted to put into a solo record & I think Days Of Speed showcases his mature soulful voice, not least on the Jam numbers)

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:14 am

Can anyone tell me more about Nikki Sudden ? I've heard the name many times, but never got round to checking his music.

He died on Sunday at the age of 49.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:00 pm

Swell Maps were a legendary part of the 1980 indie scene here. I never quite got into them, though enjoyed stuff Peel played well enough. His brother Epic Soundtracks committed suicide, and Nikki's site has a note from someone who spoke to him the day before he died:

'Our conversation touched on the subject of Nikki's late brother Eric a/k/a Epic Soundtracks, with whom he co-founded Swell Maps in 1977. Epic took his own life on November 6, 1997 and Nikki noted that Friday (3/24/06) was the day after what would have been his brother's 47th birthday.'

Reasons for Nikki's death unknown. I loved the name Swell Maps, and their song Read About Seymour, which may be wherre Blur got their original name from. it was name-checked in the Television Personalities immortal Part-Time Punks:

Then they go to Rough Trade
To buy Siouxsie and the Banshees
They heard John Peel play it
Just the other night
They'd like to buy the O Level single
or Read about Seymour
But they're not pressed in red
So they buy The Lurkers instead

Heaven knows who O Level were.

Sorry, I can't really answer your question!