The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

[Nee Lewman]

I’ve never really listened to early Stones before besides the hits. I have to say I find both versions more enjoyable than the likes of early Beatles. There is personality in spades. The UK version is a little long, suffers from not having paint it black but feels more like a thought out album starting in psychedelic territory and ending more traditional blues oriented. The American version is short, has Paint it Black but doesn’t really gel quite as well as an album.

I agree that their later work is better and more important but this is a solid album which is slyly altering the sound of English Pop Blues.

 

[avecigrec]

One of my favourite Stones songs appears on the UK version but not the US version.
Another of my favourite Stones songs appears on the US version but not the UK version.
Two of the more problematic Stones songs appear on both versions of the album.

Despite the above issues, a 4/5 for me.

 

[Nee Lewman]

6/20/23

Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies

Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized | Album | AllMusic

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized released in 1992. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

Never spent much time with Spiritualized. Never this one.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

6/20/23
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Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized | Album | AllMusic

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized released in 1992. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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Spiritualized doesn’t make bad albums this one is one of their better ones and making it exceptionally list worthy. This one feels more like a continuation of what Pierce was doing with Spacemen 3 right before their implosion they wouldn’t really perfect their gospel space rock vibe until a couple albums later.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Never spent much time with Spiritualized. Never this one.

The “®” at the end of my handle is an homage to the band.

 

[Rip_City]

6/20/23
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Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies

Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized | Album | AllMusic

Lazer Guided Melodies by Spiritualized released in 1992. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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I was gifted this last SS. I'm not a fan of this band, but this is my favorite of the ones I've tried by a fair margin. It feels more hallucinatory than the others. There are some really special moments.
However, I still don't quite love it (and I don't think it'll ever "click" at this point). Were it up to me, I would not have bought it on physical myself.

Rating: 3.5/5 [Great]

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I was gifted this last SS. I'm not a fan of this band, but this is my favorite of the ones I've tried by a fair margin. It feels more hallucinatory than the others. There are some really special moments.
However, I still don't quite love it (and I don't think it'll ever "click" at this point). Were it up to me, I would not have bought it on physical myself.

Rating: 3.5/5 [Great]

Have you given Spacemen 3 a shot? It probably won't do much for ya but you never know. It's certainly a much closer vibe to this than later Spiritualized albums.

 

[Nee Lewman]

This is nice enough, I guess. Feels like sleepy time music. It is all nifty sounding and nice, but a little plodding for me. I can appreciate what is going on here, but it's not my cup of tea. It's like Jesus and Mary Chain on downers. 3 stars

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

but a little plodding for me

Yeah, Spacemen 3 came from a place of psych/drone, the repetition isn't a flaw but part of the charm.

if you wanna hear the repetion/drone taken to an extreme check this out...

despite the title there was no sitars featured in this recording.

 

[Rip_City]

Have you given Spacemen 3 a shot?

Playing With Fire and Recurring were all too psychedelic in sound palette (a genre I do not enjoy much at all), so they are a no-go.

 

[Whiteout75]

Aftermath gets a 3 from me. Not one of the Stones greatest albums by some margin ( and not much really beats the run from Their Satanic Majestic Request to Goats Head Soup), but still some great singles mixed with more standard blues numbers. Still one of their first really good albums. I do get why it sometimes get’s compared to Rubber Soul as both albums are transitional albums in the bands career, but the Beatles simply had better songwriters.

I’m a big Spiritualized fan, and Lazer Guided Melodies is my favorite album of theirs (I actually think ”Ladies and Gentlemen…” is a bit overrated). This will probably get a solid 5 stars from me, and I will enjoy listening to it again today!

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Have you given Spacemen 3 a shot? It probably won't do much for ya but you never know. It's certainly a much closer vibe to this than later Spiritualized albums.

I enjoy Spiritualized and Sonic Boom and all the various spin offs. But they all pale in comparison to Spacemen 3 for me. Still I think this is a great album and since I need to stare at spreadsheets all day I will stream this at work

 

[jt4527]

6/20/23
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Reminds me of very chilled out Madchester, Stone Roses, Primal Scream (Scottish, yes I know), Happy Mondays. Very relaxed.

Absolutely not what I was expecting at all, knowing nothing about the band.

It's all right.

VERY chilled.

This is for the morning after, isn't it?

We're all coming down and listening to this record that is going absolutely nowhere.

Eh.

2.5 / 5 stars.

 

[dbarila]

LOVE Spiritualized but I can understand how people might find it a little difficult to get through. Not my favorite Spiritualized album but still a 4/5 for me.

 

[imtheocean]

Fatboy Slim ~ You've Come A Long Way Baby

I'm Gonna Give
I'm Gonna Give
I'm Gonna Give

I'm
I'm
I'm
I'm
I'm

<Big Drum Break>

I'm Gonna Give This A

I'm
I'm
I'm

<Another Drum Break>

I'm Gonna Give This A 4/5. Flat out fun album.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

not much really beats the run from Their Satanic Majestic Request

While I think that SMR is a very solid and often overlooked album I would still prefer both Aftermath and Between The Buttons to SMR. They seem much more comfortable making Blues Rock than Psychedelic Rock. SMR is much better than I think it’s given credit for but it’s never hit as hard as those two (at least for me) and they all pale when compared to their run from Beggars to Exile.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Spiritualized - Giving a second listen now. Man, It makes me want coffee.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Spiritualized - Giving a second listen now. Man, It makes me want coffee.

For some context Spacemen 3 did release and album entitled Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To. I am not saying you have to be on something to enjoy J Spaceman’s music but it certainly helps open one’s mind a bit to what being presented. Coffee probably isn’t gonna cut it; maybe ayahuasca tea instead.

 

[Nee Lewman]

For some context Spacemen 3 did release and album entitled Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs To. I am not saying you have to be on something to enjoy J Spaceman’s music but it certainly helps open one’s mind a bit to what being presented. Coffee probably isn’t gonna cut it; maybe ayahuasca tea instead.

lol, I meant it makes me sleepy.