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

Bohnjaggs said:
It might be because I spent so much time with Thank You 4 Your Service when it came out a few years ago, but I really think it's their best album.
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
That a fair opinion. I disagree but I will say, after not releasing any music as a group for 18 years; the album is way better than I was expecting. It was one of my faves of 2016 for sure.
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Their best album since the first 3, by a country mile! And a far more satisfying close-out to their career than The Love Movement (which isn't to say The Love Movement is awful - it's not AMAZING, but also gets much more hate than it deserves.)

Rest In Power, Phife Dawg, Forever 💜
 
Lee Newman said:
8/21/23
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Massive Attack - Blue Line



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Blue Lines - Massive Attack | Album | AllMusic

Blue Lines by Massive Attack released in 1991. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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A cornerstone of trip hop/electronica. "Unfinished Sympathy" might have a vote for me as a top100 song of all time. As for the album getting a perfect score? Not. So. Fast.

The UK hip hop bars are hit and miss, a commonality throughout the existence of the subgenre. "Hymn of the Big Wheel" is somewhat cringe with the line:

🎵 The world turns on its axis 🎵
🎵 One man works while the other relaxes 🎵

Other than that gripe, every song nails it from production to shimmering vocal performances from Shara Nelson. DJ staple. Certainly worthy of an entry on the list of 1001 bucket list listens.

Rating: 4.5/5 [Outstanding]
 
8/22/23
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Iggy Pop - The Idiot



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The Idiot - Iggy Pop | Album | AllMusic

The Idiot by Iggy Pop released in 1977. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Sort of like the following must have been a weird thing to see in the Dead thread:

Did Trent Reznor sample Nightclubbing? Cause I’ll be damned if that doesn’t sound like Closer until the pianos kick in.

Lol
 
This is outstanding, it’s like the glam link to Heroes and Low. Iggy’s voice and cadence gives it all a very Velvet Underground/Lou Reed feel.

I’ve liked most of what I have heard by Pop, which before this year was the occasional whatever song on radio or MTV. I have Lust for Life but don’t feel like I’ve ever given it the attention it needed. I grabbed a copy of Post Pop Depression because cheap and Homme. I’ve been digging through the Stooges because I’ve been reading Bangs.

This is the thing I have liked the most on first listen. It’s just out there and very Bowie but different. Even China Girl, the melody is the same but played by a band somewhere between the glam of Alladin and the first side of Heroes. There’s a harder edge to it and the entire album.

Mass Production is just stunning.

I love this.
 
Lee Newman said:
This is outstanding, it’s like the glam link to Heroes and Low. Iggy’s voice and cadence gives it all a very Velvet Underground/Lou Reed feel.

I’ve liked most of what I have heard by Pop, which before this year was the occasional whatever song on radio or MTV. I have Lust for Life but don’t feel like I’ve ever given it the attention it needed. I grabbed a copy of Post Pop Depression because cheap and Homme. I’ve been digging through the Stooges because I’ve been reading Bangs.

This is the thing I have liked the most on first listen. It’s just out there and very Bowie but different. Even China Girl, the melody is the same but played by a band somewhere between the glam of Alladin and the first side of Heroes. There’s a harder edge to it and the entire album.

Mass Production is just stunning.

I love this.
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I bought this one and Lust For Life at the same time maybe five years ago, when they had new vinyl reissues, and both are excellent.

I've also seen him in concert twice and it's always amazing to watch him up there on stage because he's older than my Dad but somehow he's still going strong.
 
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