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

[Nee Lewman]

Sean Ryder is a chemically enhanced and slightly deranged urban poet.

Not on this but my favourite Mondays song is

Yeah, reading the Pitchfork review, these guys sound like they were something else.

 

[Joe Mac]

Yeah, reading the Pitchfork review, these guys sound like they were something else.

And then some.

Watch 24 hour party people sometime, it’s a great silly, and kinda sometimes accurate picture of the whole factory scene at the time.

 

[Bohnjaggs]

8/19/24
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Happy Mondays - Pills ‘N’ Thrills and Bellyaches

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Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches by Happy Mondays released in 1990. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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I think I've posted this before but one of my favorite PM Dawn b-sides samples Step On by Happy Mondays

 

[Nee Lewman]

8/20/24

Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique

Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys | Album | AllMusic

Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys released in 1989. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

This is a touchstone album. A turning point for the band and hip hop. It’s like Pet Sounds or the first Velvet Underground album, it wasn’t a runaway hit (although its flop is overstated) but its influence is remarkable. Ill Communication is my favorite Beasties record but this is arguably the most important.

 

[dbarila]

8/19/24
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Happy Mondays - Pills ‘N’ Thrills and Bellyaches

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Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches by Happy Mondays released in 1990. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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I can't remember if I ever listened to this album before or not, but I'm liking it so far. The only thing I really know from them is "Step" on and the fact that they have a member that just danced and played maracas on stage.

 

[Joe Mac]

the fact that they have a member that just danced and played maracas on stage.

You’ve got to keep your drug dealer close at hand…

 

[dbarila]

You’ve got to keep your drug dealer close at hand…

Is this portrayed in 24 Hour Party People?

 

[Joe Mac]

Is this portrayed in 24 Hour Party People?

Pretty sure it’s mentioned at some point. He is now not a drug dealer and an iconic part of the band and sort of strange national treasure, but yeah that’s how it started.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Pretty sure it’s mentioned at some point. He is now not a drug dealer and an iconic part of the band and sort of strange national treasure, but yeah that’s how it started.

Plus I think he just jumped up on stage one time when he was off his tits on E and just started dancing and he never left. I remember seeing Shaun Ryder on a show he said Bez was never officially asked to join the band, he just kept showing up so they said what the hell lets keep him

 

[Nee Lewman]

8/21/24

Venom - Black Metal

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Black Metal by Venom released in 1982. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

I don’t know this one.

 

[avecigrec]

I don’t know this one.

I've heard of it, but never heard it.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Unlike some of the other things that suck that have been in the book, at least this one has a bit of legacy and what not.

 

[Whiteout75]

I thought Venom sucked even as a metalhead in my teens. Their legacy is not so much due to their musical output either, but mostly for coining the phrase ”black metal”. And it hasn’t grown with time either…

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Thank you for giving me a reason to post this: Venom stage banter

 

[Nee Lewman]

8/22/24

The Monkees - Headquarters

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Headquarters by The Monkees released in 1967. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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[Nee Lewman]

Hey it’s the band that didn’t think Neil Young was good enough.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

8/22/24
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The Monkees - Headquarters

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Headquarters by The Monkees released in 1967. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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Does this mean there are multiple Monkees albums that we should listen to before we die?

I enjoy the Monkees (my mom was a big fan, she preferred them to The Beatles) but all anyone needs is a good Greatest Hits comp.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Does this mean there are multiple Monkees albums that we should listen to before we die?

I enjoy the Monkees (my mom was a big fan, she preferred them to The Beatles) but all anyone needs is a good Greatest Hits comp.

I don’t know and maybe I’ll look tomorrow to see if there’s more in my copy of the book.

I’ve only recently listened to their first album and I don’t think I’ve ever heard any other albums by them. I agree with you that a good comp is probably what you need for them.

This one is intriguing though because this is the album where the band asserted themselves as musicians and artists in their own right. Of course, I also don’t recognize any song titles.