Unsom's Favorite Albums

Unsomnambulist

Unsomnambulist

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Edit: decided to create a thread for this. But don't expect any commentary like Zeeba! I will add to the list from time to time.

I have a list of (incomplete) favorite albums that I randomly cycle through every once in awhile.

Here it is. It's in the form of a checklist on the Notes app (for MacOS and iOS) so that's what the dots are. Sorry for the slightly messed up formatting.

Favorite Albums

Added 6-2-19:

Blur - s/t

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Added 5-31-19:

R.E.M. - Reckoning
- Document
- Murmur
- Fables of the Reconstruction
- Lifes Rich Pageant
- Chronic Town
- Green

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Added 5/29/19:

The Re-Stoned - Chronoclasm
- Analog
- Plasma
- Totems

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Added 4/30/19:

The National - Alligator
- Boxer

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Added 4/27/19:

Amon Düül II - Yeti

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Added 4-15-19:

Beck:

Mellow Gold
Mutations
Odelay
Sea Change
Morning Phase

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Added 4-6-19:

The Moon & Antarctica, by Modest Mouse

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Addendum 3/12/19:

Fegmania!, by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Globe Of Frogs, by *

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Addendum 3/24/19:

Teenager of the Year, by Frank Black
The Golden Hour, by Firewater

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Original list:

Doolittle, by Pixies
Bossanova, by Pixies
Trompe Le Monde, by Pixies
  • Panopticon, by Isis
  • Directions To See A Ghost, by The Black Angels
  • Passover, by The Black Angels
  • Death Song, by The Black Angels
  • Daturah, by Daturah
  • Siamese Dream, by Smashing Pumpkins
  • 1965, by The Afghan Whigs
  • Live Through This, by Hole
  • In The Future, by Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain, by Black Mountain
  • IV, by Black Mountain
  • My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, by Brian Eno and David Byrne
  • Ghosts Of The Great Highway, by Sun Kil Moon
  • Slanted & Enchanted, by Pavement
  • Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, by Pavement
  • Wowee Zowee, by Pavement
  • Brighten The Corners, by Pavement
  • Terror Twilight, by Pavement
  • (k)no(w)here, by Wilderness
  • Vessel States, by Wilderness
  • Wilderness, by Wilderness
  • s/t, by Buena Vista Social Club
  • Raygun Suitcase, by Pere Ubu
  • Worlds In Collision, by Pere Ubu
  • Lime, by Mugstar
  • Sun, Broken… by Mugstar
  • Is This It, by The Strokes
  • Ok-Oyot System, by Extra Golden
  • Title In Limbo, by The Residents and Renaldo & The Loaf
  • Star, by Belly
  • Let England Shake, by PJ Harvey
  • Up The Bracket, by The Libertines
  • Highway 61 Revisited, by Bob Dylan
  • Icy Mettle, by Archers Of Loaf
  • 13 Tales From Urban Bohemia, by The Dandy Warhols
  • Disintegration, by The Cure
  • Drums And Wires, by XTC
  • English Settlement, by XTC
  • Black Sea, by XTC
  • Phrenology, by The Roots
  • Drink From My Bastard Grail, by 2 By Bukowski
  • Meddle, by Pink Floyd
  • Dark Side Of The Moon, by Pink Floyd
  • Wish You Were Here, by Pink Floyd
  • Animals, by Pink Floyd
  • The Wall, by Pink Floyd
  • The Final Cut, by Pink Floyd
  • I, Vigilante, by Crippled Black Phoenix
  • Halcyon Digest, by Deerhunter
  • Cryptograms, by Deerhunter
  • Destroyer’s Rubies, by Destroyer
  • Where You Been, by Dinosaur Jr.
  • Brothers In Arms, by Dire Straits
  • Making Movies, by Dire Straits
  • IV, by Led Zeppelin
  • Sgt. Pepper, by The Beatles
  • The Days Of Wine And Roses, by The Dream Syndicate
  • Call Of The West, Wall Of Voodoo
  • Trout Mask Replica, by Captain Beefheart
  • Doc At The Radar Station, by Captain Beefheart
  • Ice Cream For Crow, by Captain Beefheart
  • Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), by Captain Beefheart
  • Spiritchaser, by Dead Can Dance
  • Rage Against The Machine, by Rage Against The Machine
  • Tarot Sport, by Fuck Buttons
  • Street Horsssing, by Fuck Buttons
  • Slow Focus, by Fuck Buttons
  • The B-52’s, by The B-52’s
  • Amnesiac, by Radiohead
  • OK Computer, by Radiohead
  • Nevermind, by Nirvana
  • In Utero, by Nirvana
  • Loveless, by My Bloody Valentine
  • So Tonight That I Might See, by Mazzy Star
  • The Complete Recordings, by 28th Day
  • 28th Day, by 28th Day
  • Goo, by Sonic Youth
  • Sister, by Sonic Youth
  • Dirty, by Sonic Youth
  • Daydream Nation, by Sonic Youth
  • EVOL, by Sonic Youth
  • Rather Ripped, by Sonic Youth
  • Sonic Nurse, by Sonic Youth
  • Modular Living, by Eat Lights Become Lights
  • Annabel Dream Reader, by The Wytches
  • Astro Coast, by Surfer Blood
  • Strangeways, Here We Come, by The Smiths
  • Ticket Crystals, by Bardo Pond
  • Angel Dust, by Faith No More
  • Manipulator, by Ty Segall
  • Emotional Mugger, by Ty Segall
  • Ty Segall, by Ty Segall
  • Freedom’s Goblin, by Ty Segall
  • New York, by Lou Reed
  • I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One, by Yo La Tengo
  • Ghetto Bells, by Vic Chesnutt
  • Frank Black, by Frank Black
  • Frank Black & The Catholics
  • Pistolero, by Frank Black & The Catholics
  • Transparent Things, by Fujiya & Miyagi
  • The La’s, by The La’s
  • Keep It Like A Secret, by Built To Spill
  • Perfect From Now On, by Built To Spill
  • Funeral, by Arcade Fire
  • Neon Bible, by Arcade Fire
  • The Suburbs, by Arcade Fire
  • Drop, by Thee Oh Sees
  • A Weird Exits, by Thee Oh Sees
  • An Odd Entrances, by Thee Oh Sees
  • Carrion Crawler/The Dream, by Thee Oh Sees
  • Floating Coffin, by ***
  • Mutilator Defeated At Last, by ***
  • Putrifiers II, by ***
  • Check Your Head, by Beastie Boys
  • Citizen Cain’d, by Julian Cope
  • Your Future Our Clutter, by The Fall
  • World Music, by Goat
  • Live Ballroom Ritual, by Goat
  • Requiem, by Goat
  • King Of America, by Elvis Costello
  • Silent Earthling, by Three Trapped Tigers
  • Reach The Beach, by The Fixx
  • Dookie, by Green Day
  • Saturation, by Urge Overkill
 
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Fascinating list for some of the albums that one might not expect as an observe

While for years, we've watched you listen to your clear favorites of Pink Floyd, Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, and Pixies, seeing Dire Straits two albums there is pretty interesting
And "King of America" over more lauded "classic" Elvis Costello albums

Cool list - and I dare say we all have those outliers that speak to us despite being outside of our usual genres/style

Great stuff, Rick :thumbsup:
 
Addendum:

Fegmania!, by Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Globe Of Frogs, by *

These are not new to me, just overlooked when I first compiled the list. I will add them to the first post.
 
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I've been remiss in not acknowledging this terrific kompendium from the king of kool :cool:, the master of modernity :clap:.

I've started a Spotify play list here:


I will finish it as time permits. For me, shuffle play is a great way to work my way into so much new music. I'm probably familiar with about a third of these records but they all look very interesting.

:thumbsup: Thanks, Unsom!
 
Addendum:

Teenager of the Year, by Frank Black
The Golden Hour, by Firewater

These are not new to me, just overlooked when I first made the list. I will edit the first post to add them.
 
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