The Comprehensive Music Collection -- the B's

[azaghal1981]

Stuff I have on file that  hasn't been mentioned yet but should be:
 
 Battles - Mirrored, EP C/B EP
 Beach House - S/T
 Beck - Guerolito (think this is far superior to the original)
 Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
 Big Black - Songs about Fucking, Pigpile
 Big Blood - The Grove
 Bishop, Sir Richard - Polytheistic Fragments, While My Guitar Violently Bleeds, Staged
 Black Dice - Creature Comforts
 Blockhead - Downtown Science
 Blues Control - S/T
 Bonnie Prince Billy - I See A Darkness
 Bonobo - Dial M for Monkey
 Boredoms - Pop Tatari
 Boris - Akuma No Uta, Feedbacker, Pink, Flood, Rainbow, Heavy Rocks, Smile
 Brightblack Morning Light - S/T
 Broadcast - Tender Buttons
 Burial - S/T, Untrue

[calecp01]

Do comps count?
 
 Byrne's Brazil Classics are great
 &
 Blue Skies Up - a fantastic Dogbox Records comp

[thirsty moore]

Bad Brains - ROIR.  This album kills time and time again.

[calecp01]

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
  Stuff I have on file that  hasn't been mentioned yet but should be:
 
 Battles - Mirrored, EP C/B EP
 Beach House - S/T
 Beck - Guerolito (think this is far superior to the original)
 Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
 Big Black - Songs about Fucking, Pigpile
 Big Blood - The Grove
 Black Dice - Creature Comforts
 Blockhead - Downtown Science
 Blues Control - S/T
 Bonnie Prince Billy - I See A Darkness
 Bonobo - Dial M for Monkey
 Booka Shade - Movements
 Boredoms - Pop Tatari
 Boris - Akuma No Uta, Feedbacker, Pink, Flood, Rainbow, Heavy Rocks, Smile
 Brightblack Morning Light - S/T
 Broadcast - Tender Buttons
 Burial - S/T, Untrue

I actually mentioned Booka Shade - Movements, but it needs the additional bump, shit is a modern classic.  I have many of these other records as well in the collection, and like them a lot, but wouldn't consider a lot of them "essential" except for Big Black and Bonnie Prince Billy, don't know how I missed those two.

[azaghal1981]

Oops, missed that.
 
 There; fixed.

[lagas]

Originally posted by cale:
   

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  We could probably spend most of this thread arguing over the best Bowie album. Any of the below are good.
 The Man Who Sold the World
 Ziggy Stardust
 Aladdin Sane
 Low
 Heroes
 Scary Monsters
 

I think Diamond Dogs often get's left off the absolutely essential Bowie albums list.  Also don't forget Hunky Dory. [/b]

Dont forget 1.outside, not because its fairly new ('95?) its not good, thats an amazing album
 
 My take: Argentinean band Babasonicos (infame or anoche, both pretty good stuff)

[calecp01]

Originally posted by cale:
 
 Glenn Branca - No. 1
 

Oops, I'd actually go with The Ascension over No. 1, but both are solid.
 
 And I see there is a Basement Jaxx singles comp - so def that over a single album.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Here's a dozen B's
 
 Bobby Bare Jr
 Brendan Benson
 Andrew Bird
 Bottle Rockets
 Jeff Buckley
 Beach Boys
 Belle and Sebastian
 BR549
 Junior Brown
 the Backsliders
 Ben Folds Five
 Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys

[azaghal1981]

If I had to pick one Books album, it would be The Lemon of pink; leagues better than Thought for Food IMO.

[Bombay Chutney]

Black Market Baby - Coulda...Shoulda...Woulda
 The Bongos - Drums Along The Hudson
 Black Flag - The First Four Years
 Pat Benatar - In The Heat Of The Night
 Bauhaus - The Singles Vol 1/Vol 2

[Firebutt McGee]

Broadcast - The Noise Made By People
 Broadcast - Haha Sound
 Belly - Star
 Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different
 Betty Davis - s/t
 Angelo Badalamenti - Blue Velvet SDTRK
 Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks SDTRK
 Buena Vista Social Club - s/t
 
 I'll think of more and get back to ya.

[calecp01]

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
  If I had to pick one Books album, it would be The Lemon of pink; leagues better than Thought for Food IMO.

Don't get me wrong, I like them both, but I heard Thought For Food first and fell in love with it pretty hard, so I think I kinda hold it in a little higher regards for the originality factor.  If I had heard Lemon of Pink first, I probably would rank it higher - honestly I think they're both just about equal in terms of quality.
 
 BTW - did you see them live @ 9:30 a while back?  Really interesting show.

[azaghal1981]

I did. Very enjoyable; would see them again. Much longer set than what I was expecting too which is always nice.
 
 Todd Reynolds was good too.

[walkonby]

beck - mutations  (his best after mellow gold)
 
 soundtrack to Batman returns (elfman at his early best)
 
 basehead - not in kansas anymore (don't ask)
 
 black crowes - amorica (don't care, their best)
 
 soundtrack to Blade runner (vangelis version)
 
 beastie boys - paul's boutique (hate them now, but i still suck this album's d*#ck)

[azaghal1981]

I want to change my Beck pick to One Foot in the Grave.
 
 
 So so so so so underrated!