Must have non metal albums.

jstate wrote:

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here are some albums among my personal, no-one-else-would-have-this-same-list, must-haves.

I'd swap out File Under Easy Listening for Copper Blue for Sugar (truthfully I'd be more inclined to list Mould's solo records Workbook or Black Sheets Of Rain - but all good IMO).

I was very close to putting Bob Mould's District Line on my list, but didn't want to overdo it. I like Workbook and Black Sheets, but Mould's more recent solo albums have really blown me away (Modulate, Body Of Song, District Line, Life And Times). He is one of the few artists where I like his more recent work better than his earlier material.

I should check out some of those later Mould releases. I liked Body Of Song. I remember reading somewhere that he had become happy, mature, and content with his life which, while good for him, made me think damn no Black Sheets 2. I still would like to pick-up his book even though Husker Du drama always bored me.

jstate wrote:

I should check out some of those later Mould releases. I liked Body Of Song. I remember reading somewhere that he had become happy, mature, and content with his life which, while good for him, made me think damn no Black Sheets 2. I still would like to pick-up his book even though Husker Du drama always bored me.

I bought a copy of his book. He did a couple book readings (one with a concert) here in Austin, so I went and had it signed. I haven't read it yet, though. Yeah, his later material is not as heavy and angry as Black Sheets. You can listen to his solo albums on Spotify.

I also love the album he produced by Magnapop "Hot Boxing". Wish he had done more of it. I believe he did a Soul Asylum record too.

Robin Trower...bridge of Sighs
Molly Hatchet...Flirtin With Disaster
Hank Williams Jr. ...Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Queen...The Game
David Bowie...Lets Dance
Prince...Purple Rain
The Power Station....S/T

NICE on Purple Rain!

Few in my opinion:

Ned's Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder
Milla - The Divine Comedy
Bryan Adams - Cuts Like a Knife
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus
Minor Threat - Complete Anthology [I could list 100's of "greatest hits" - but they only put out 2 albums...]
Circle Jerks - Golden Shower of Hits
Pump Up the Volume OST
Jellyfish - Bellybutton [AND Spilt Milk for that matter..]

I could literally list another 100 easily.

jstate wrote:

I still would like to pick-up his book even though Husker Du drama always bored me.

Husker really is one of the Drama-Free stories, imo. They broke up - said they would never re-group for any price - and all three have stuck with the party line. Bob has become [even more] legendary, Grant still has a huge fanbase and performs once a month or so around here, and Greg used to SLAY Blackened Walleye [not sure if he is still cooking, but he had a place in my fav MN city for a long time and he loved talking smack about the "old days" when you came in].

McCully Workshop - Genesis

I would say that half of my music collection is not metal. I post what I buy and listen to, and half of it is not even remotely metal-related. Too many to mention.

Ok, I broke. Some mentions:

Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
Mux Mool - Skulltaste
Andrew Jackson Jihad - Can't Maintain

that's all I'm gonna say for now

Buddy Holly....Buddy Holly and the crickets
Chuck Berry....School Days
Elvis Presley...Golden Hits
Rolling Stones...Let It Bleed
Rolling Stones...Out Of Our Heads
Blind Faith...Blind Faith
Cream...Disraeli Gears
Eric Clapton...Slowhand
Charlie Daniels Band...Million Mile Reflection
Allman Brothers...Eat A Peach
Rick James...Street Songs

Some of this stuff i've never heard so it's been fun to check some of it out.
Uncle-Bryan Adams?

Before he became Mr. "Everything I Do I Do For You" Adult Contemporary, I thought those early Bryan Adams albums were great. I even dug a song he did a few years back with one of the Spice Girls. Stuff was catchy and memorable.

Duke Ellington - The Blanton/Webster Band, Money Jungle, Piano In The Foreground, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Miles Davis - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet, Kind Of Blue, Sketches Of Spain, Miles Smiles, In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew

John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound, Live At The Village Vanguard, Africa/Brass, A Love Supreme, Crescent, Interstellar Space

Thelonious Monk - Thelonious In Action, Alone In San Francisco, Monk's Dream, Criss Cross

Charles Mingus - Blues And Roots, The Clown, Mingus Ah Um, The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage, Empyrean Isles, Mwandishi, Headhunters

McCoy Tyner - Inception, The Real McCoy, Expansions, Echoes Of A Friend

Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come, This Is Our Music

Pharaoh Sanders - Karma, Deaf Dumb Blind, Live At The East

Archie Shepp - Four For Trane, The Way Ahead

Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue, Soul Call, Guitar Forms

Lee Morgan - Search For The New Land, Cornbread, Charisma, Caramba

Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Moanin', The Witch Doctor

Horace Silver - Song For My Father, The Tokyo Blues, The Cape Verdean Blues

Hank Mobley - Soul Station, No Room For Squares, A Caddy For Daddy

Jimmy Smith - The Sermon, Midnight Special, Back At The Chicken Shack

Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling, Our Man In Paris, One Flight Up

Ben Webster - Soulville, Meets Oscar Peterson

Dave Brubeck - Jazz At Oberlin, Time Out

Grant Green - Street of Dreams, Idle Moments

Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia, Etcetera

Tony Williams - Emergency!, Believe It

Johnny Griffin - Introducing Johnny Griffin, Way Out!, The Tenor Scene

Marion Brown - Why Not?, Three For Shepp, Live In Japan

Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue, Patterns, Oblique

I could go on for pages and pages...so I'll stop.

No love for Charlie Parker?

jstate wrote:

No love for Charlie Parker?

Charlie Parker - The Complete Dial & Savoy Recordings are the best. The Complete Master Takes on Verve is another good set.

The Complete Dial & Savoy would be my personal pick. I'm a big fan of Jazz At Massey Hall too. But really any Bird is must have for me. Had a English teacher long ago who turned me onto Parker at a time where the last thing I ever thought I'd listen to would be jazz.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Some of this stuff i've never heard so it's been fun to check some of it out.
Uncle-Bryan Adams?

At least he did not take the Nick Gilder route...... ha!

brokentulsa wrote:

Robin Trower...bridge of Sighs
Molly Hatchet...Flirtin With Disaster
Hank Williams Jr. ...Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Queen...The Game
David Bowie...Lets Dance
Prince...Purple Rain
The Power Station....S/T

For Must have David Bowie IMO Id say Ziggy Stardust, Diamond Dogs and Alladin Sane but if you are a fan of the 80s synth sound then Id say Low is a must have too

The Allman Brothers Band- S/T
The Allman Brothers Band- Idlewild South
Jason and The Scorchers- Lost and Found
Johnny Cash- American Recordings
Govt. Mule- Dose
Warren Zevon- Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
Status Quo- On The Level
Soul Asylum- Hang Time
The Replacements- Pleased To Meet Me
Johnny Winter- Still Alive and Well
Larry Norman- Something New Under The Son

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The Replacements- Pleased To Meet Me

Never Mind is one of my all time favorite songs. Alex Chilton and Can't Hardly Wait get all the attention from that great album but Never Mind is the classic 'Mats to me.

The Soundtrack to RAD

I would add some more to my original list:

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)




An absolutely killer pop album.


Auktyon - Ptiza (1993)




Strange Russian folk/art rock that is really interesting, and very catchy.


Bill Withers - Just as I Am (1971)




An essential soul album, which contains one of my favorite songs of any genre "Ain't No Sunshine". The entire thing is fantastic, too.

Nice call on Bill Withers, his second album "Still Bill" and "Live At Carnegie Hall" are both essential as well.

Stephen Stills plays guitar on Just As I Am.

S.D. wrote:

Nice call on Bill Withers, his second album "Still Bill" and "Live At Carnegie Hall" are both essential as well.

Stephen Stills plays guitar on Just As I Am.

Thanks, I'll have to check those out sometime.

I'll second Hounds of Love. And might as well throw in Peter Gabriel's - SO.