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

12/7/23
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Ozomatli - Street Signs




Saw these guys open for DMB in 98 and also at Summerfest in Milwaukee in 1999 I think. We went to see Ben Harper and Guster. I even purchased their self titled debut album that also featured Jurassic 5’s Cut Chemist. Not familiar with this one at all though.
 
Saw these guys open for DMB in 98 and also at Summerfest in Milwaukee in 1999 I think. We went to see Ben Harper and Guster. I even purchased their self titled debut album that also featured Jurassic 5’s Cut Chemist. Not familiar with this one at all though.
The first song reminded me quite a bit of DMB actually.

Well Cut Chemist is clearly on this track I am listening to now… Ya Viene El Sol
 
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1st pass through, didn’t hate it. Like Saturday Night and Santiago a lot. The last three tracks are pretty alright, probably wouldn’t listen to it again if it weren’t for the project.
 
Saw these guys open for DMB in 98 and also at Summerfest in Milwaukee in 1999 I think. We went to see Ben Harper and Guster. I even purchased their self titled debut album that also featured Jurassic 5’s Cut Chemist. Not familiar with this one at all though.
I also saw them on that DMB 98 tour, and with Ben Harper probably in 99 or 00. Then again with DMB at some point, can't remember exactly when.
 
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Have you listened to any of their other stuff? If you move forward to the 2000s it's going to sound very different.
Postcards was in my top ten in 2010, but I never listened to anything else. I’m gonna explore their catalog in full. Holy Bible blew me away. I’m trying to remember the last time I was “like fuck” like this about an album/band…. I’m not sure I’ve had a moment like this since I got back in vinyl… maybe when Radiohead clicked with HTTT??? Punch Brothers was probably the last oh wow moment and I really took a minute to listen to everything.

I recognized that Holy Bible was very different from Postcards and I’m like what is this band’s deal?

It’s kind of like Wilco, after YHFT came out you could hear it’s Genesis (even in AM) but you still weren’t expecting it even though that whole thing was building with each album.
 
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