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Shaun Ponsonby
03-06-2006, 10:13 AM
What are your favourite non-rock albums of all time?
I love "Better Days" and "Hearts of Stone" by Southside Johnny.
"Whats Goin' On?" by Marvin Gaye, and just about any Motown album.
I've always liked "Youthquake" and "Nukleopatra" by Dead or Alive.
"Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby" is one I've grown up with.
Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra albums are very good.
I love the Blues Brothers soundtracks and live albums.
And, with me growing up with my mum playing his records constantly, I've kinda grown up liking Michael Jackson.
Coyote
03-06-2006, 12:09 PM
From the top of my head:
Funkadelic/Parliament/George Clinton "The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein" and "Mothership Connection"
Daft Punk's "Discovery" gets a lot of airtime on my CD player.
Abba "Visitors", "Voulez-Vous", "Super Trouper"
Prince "1999", The Batman OST
Roxette's "Look Sharp!"
Michael Jackson "Off The Wall", "Thriller", "Bad" and "Dangerous"
Kid Creole & The Coconuts "Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places"
sagebrush
03-06-2006, 02:45 PM
Trent summer and the new row mob
DrMaddVibe
03-06-2006, 03:54 PM
The Fun Lovin' Criminals
Mozart
Devo
Wesley Willis
The Jerky Boys
The Propellerheads
The Chemical Brothers
Unchainme
03-06-2006, 04:49 PM
I like Michale Jackson's Stuff before he became a freak. Bad, Black or White, Thriller, Off The Wall are all great R&B.
Prince-1999, Purple Rain
Rick James- Liked him even before the Chappelle Skit, Grate Bass Player.
Dr. Dre- The chronic
Beastie Boys- License To Ill
N.W.A.- Straight Out Of Compton
Run DMC- Raising Hell
Outkast- The Love Below
My Favorite Rap Group Ever Is Public Enemy They're what Rap Should sound like. My Favorite R&B Group Ever Is Earth Wind, And Fire.
Alex Mogilny
03-06-2006, 04:50 PM
According to folks at Rolling Stone and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame......all of the above are Rock acts.
Coyote
03-07-2006, 06:35 PM
Originally posted by Alex Mogilny
According to folks at Rolling Stone and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame......all of the above are Rock acts.
When was the last time you took either of 'em seriously?
mako_kimura
03-07-2006, 07:57 PM
Oingo Boingo-Dead Man's Party
Prince-Purple Rain
The Beatles-1
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Live Alive, In Step
INXS-Kick
doctor roth
03-07-2006, 08:00 PM
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Wawazat
03-08-2006, 03:06 AM
Flaming Lips new cd "At War With The Mystics" is soon to be released,
i have a mp3 version by now and itīs great.
So is each and every album by that group !!
BruinJer
03-08-2006, 08:00 AM
Prince's 1st 4 albums
N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre The Chronic
Eazy E Eazy Does It
Beastie Boys License To Ill
Duran Duran Rio
rustoffa
03-08-2006, 11:10 PM
The Jonzun Crew: Lost In Space
The Creatures: Boomerang
Biz Markie: Goin' Off
The Flying Burrito Brothers: The Guilded Palace Of Sin
Wille Nelson: Red Headed Stranger
George Jones: Cup Of Loneliness-The Classic Mercury Years
James Brown: Star Time Box Set
The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
Roger Miller: King Of The Road Box Set
There's probably more.
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Originally posted by BruinJer
N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton
Eazy E Eazy Does It
Duran Duran Rio
Fuck yeah!!! :cool:
I LOVE N.W.A. and Eazy-E. I've actually posted threads about them in here in the past.
Also, a lot of Duran Duran's tunes are cool but I'd still put them into the R&R genre.
Shit, this thread 'tis beyond difficult for me cos I love sooooooo many types of music. Well, except opera.
If anyone likes country, you should check out Dwight Yoakam's "This Time" from the early 90's. I saw him when he toured behind it as well. Fuckin' stellar album.
So, that's one that's NOT rock that immediately stands out as one of my all time faves.
Also and I've mentioned it a gazillion times, I fucking LOVE The "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. That one 'tis most definitely a "desert island" album for me.
Mr Grimsdale
03-10-2006, 12:26 PM
there are a lot of fantastic choices above, i'd agree with pretty much everything
to my ears the best pop record that's been released in the last few years is the scissors sisters self titled debut album
never mind the fact that they're a bunch of shirt lifters they know how to write a killer song and there's not one duff one on the album, just about everything could be a hit single
fookin' ace
Shaun Ponsonby
03-12-2006, 11:17 AM
Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
to my ears the best pop record that's been released in the last few years is the scissors sisters self titled debut album
I gave them a go, but I can't forgive them for that godawful version of "Comfortably Numb".
Mr Grimsdale
03-12-2006, 05:18 PM
nah, it's fine to my ears
it's just a different take, i reckon they should cover the entire double album!
Shaun Ponsonby
03-14-2006, 11:44 AM
Now, that WOULD be interesting...
Matt White
03-14-2006, 12:33 PM
Let's see.....
Merle Haggard Box set
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Micheal Hedges
James Brown Gratest hits
Eva Cassidy
The Kentucky Headhunters
Miles Davis
Mr Grimsdale
03-14-2006, 02:56 PM
anything by dannii minogue for the pictures
sammysucks65
03-14-2006, 05:40 PM
Fryderyk Chopin
run dmc
sammysucks65
03-14-2006, 05:44 PM
blondes good, but shes kinda rock
Mr. Vengeance
03-14-2006, 06:34 PM
Olivia Newton John- Totally Hot
PumpedUpMidget
03-14-2006, 06:41 PM
Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
the best pop record that's been released in the last few years is the scissors sisters self titled debut album
and anything by the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
NWA
Run-DMC
Anything by Johnny Cash on Sun, Columbia, or American Recordings. His 80's stuff on Mercury wasn't that good, so thank God he was back in proper form for a few years before he left us.
Early Prince (up through the "Revolution" years. He kinda lost me with the NPG and then all the symbol crap)
Glenn Danzig's "Black Aria" - Classical music goes EVIL :D
Mr Grimsdale
03-15-2006, 02:35 PM
Originally posted by PumpedUpMidget
and anything by the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
i had to look them up on google
gordon bennett!
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