This is the thread where you help me improve my music collection, or at least one small corner of it

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OK, here's the deal. I've always been proud (smug) about the diversity of my musical tastes. And rightly so: compared to most people, the variety of tunes I enjoy is indeed quite impressive. But, compared to many (most?) of you ILXers, I'm lagging behind. Now, my CDs are alphabetized; and, alphabetically, the two-letter combination of St-Su features the greatest array, among any other two-letter combo. So, I want you to take a look at what I have, and decide what I need, and recommend a suitable artist/band beginning with "St" or "Su." Tell me your favourites: If you feel I need some reggae, for example, maybe there's a Steel Pulse LP you love, so recommend it. Which Sun City Girls LP is best? Suede? Stereo MCs? Whatever: if you love it & I ain't got it, endorse it! (And don't bother mentioning Suicide, which I'll buy someday, or Superchunk, who suck.)

Now, here's what I've already got (and I will accept no scorn regarding Streisand/Styx/Supertramp!):
Stalk-Forrest Group, Carl Stalling, Status Quo, Steppenwolf, Stereolab, Isaac Stern, Rod Stewart, Alan Stivell, Stockhausen, Stone Roses, Stooges, Strange, The Stranglers, Stravinsky, Barbra Streisand, Strokes, Strunz & Farah, The Styrenes, Styx, Sugarloaf, Suicide Commandos, Yma Sumac, Donna Summer, Sun Ra, Supertramp, Supremes, Surf Guitar Greats

All right, now it's your turn. Broaden my horizons...NOW!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Sunday, 25 April 2004 06:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I see a big hole the size of the 2 Streets albums.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 06:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Sundial is missing

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 25 April 2004 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

the still "nectar" (nice stuff from ex-Ropers people)

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 25 April 2004 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)

St Germain
Steely Dan
Super Furry Animals
Superfunk
Supersilent

― stsu, Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Streets seconded.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:14 (twenty-two years ago)

stevie wonder
stereo total
sublime

― Sym (shmuel), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:25 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCK the Streets. They are garbage.

Please, Myonga, I beg you: don't listen to these tin-eared Brits.

You would fuckin' HATE the streets. I'm not trying to be a dick, but I know you would hate it. I know that 'cuz you have good taste. I've noticed your posts; you definitely understand the band dynamic in a way these knucklehead Brits don't. You like instrumentalists doing interesting things. Anyway, hold on .. let me check my collection...

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Steely Dan seconded.

Try "Countdown to Ecstasy" for a poppier, rockier Dan, "Aja" for the jazzier side.

Oh, and Superdrag, who were so the Strokes only ten years ago.

― chocolatepiekid (chocolatepiekid), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:28 (twenty-two years ago)

The Streets = Status Quo + Stockhausen + Donna Summer + Surf Guitar Greats.

Therefore, you should give it a try, Myonga.

You'd walk easier if you took that big chip off your shoulder, Broheems.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, Stevie Wonder might be under W.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Stardust
Sternklang
Strokes
Joe Strummer
Sugababes
Sukia
Sunn 0)))
Supersuckers
Susanna And The Magical Orchestra

― stsu, Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Sugababes seconded.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Noodle Vague ... I am being totally honest: I am actually listening way through .... tonight he kind of lost me for a second though.. Sometimes Steve does that. He starts playing "Negro comedy" records and stuff that I really like, but sometimes they fall flat.. On those to Madonna's "Like A virgin" right now as I read your post ! It sounds like the greatest music I've ever heard. I put it on because I just got bored with my friend Steve Cushing's show. Usually on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings I listen all the occasions, I might pop in my own CD until Steve gets back on track. Tonight it was Madonna's Immaculate Collection.

Anywa, what was I saying ??? oh yeag, Madge is like, WAAAAYYY better than the STREETS. I say this as a proud resident of Rochester, Michigan.

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm, drunk, and that post, sucks.

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:45 (twenty-two years ago)

No worries Bro. No problem with Madge either.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm kinda surprised broheems.

instrumentalists doing interesting things

understand the band dynamic

good taste

i mean i'm usually with you on most stuff...but, uh?

― mullygrubber (gaz), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I dunno, Mullygrubber.. I'm usually with you, too!! You have great taste, yrself. I just get really sick of people being SO ANTITHETICAL to liek, evaluating great group performance. And I never fuckin' see it on ILM. I just rarely see folx praising this or that instrumentalist. And I think those people need their due. Whether it's fuckin' Phil Collins or Robert Nighthawk. I love pop music, but sometimes the seemingly militant, anti-instrumentalist attitude on ILM makes me backtrack for a 'sec. I'm just drunk at the moment. Don;t mind me.

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:56 (twenty-two years ago)

On the other hand, I still haven't helped my good friend Myonga!!

Hold on...

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Streets and Sugababes thirded. Sell the Stone Roses albums to finance them.

― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 25 April 2004 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)

that's a pretty great st-su. you have Yma Sumac's 'Mambo'? how I love that record.

Carl Stone - Mom's
Morton Subotnick - Touch

― (Jon L), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:01 (twenty-two years ago)

x-post

B-b-b-b-but I like Ornette and the Streets!!

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:02 (twenty-two years ago)

nobody mentioned st. etienne yet?

― Sym (shmuel), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

suburban base records

(seen broheems, trudat)

― mullygrubber (gaz), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:04 (twenty-two years ago)

x-post

In a strictly alphabetical scheme, St Etienne would come under Sa.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:05 (twenty-two years ago)

x-post

I believe they spell their name "Saint Etienne".

― stsu, Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah,fuckit. I'm presenting as an insufferable asshole here, aren't I? Sorry everyone. Not intentional. I'm just sitting around at home listening to Cushing's show as usual. Drinking lots of beer.

Anyway: Bontee, try to scare up these lps ..-

Staple Singers - Be What You Are
Stray Dog - s/t
Strapping Field Hands - Discus
The Stylistics - s/t
Morton Subotnick - Silver Apples of the Moon*
Sun City Girls - Torch of the Mystics*
Sun Ra & Arkestra - Live at Montreaux

* drop me a line if you need burns of these things..

― Broheems (diamond), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:41 (twenty-two years ago)

'The Very Best of Edwin Starr'
'The Essential Gary Stewart'
Suba, 'Sao Paulo Confessions'

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Stylistics seconded.

Let s/he who has never posted drunk cast the first stone ;-)

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:48 (twenty-two years ago)

This "tin eared Brit" agrees with Bro that The Streets are The Shite.

Steeleye Span - first 5 albums

― Dadaismus (Dada), Sunday, 25 April 2004 08:59 (twenty-two years ago)

here's what i have apart from what you have:

Stevens, Cat : a best of is all you need
Stevens, Sufjan : seven swans is great
Stone, Sly and the Family : any
Streetwalkers : ex members of Family
Subway Sect, The : get any of the early singles, etc
Suede : not one of my favs
Suicide : s/t assuredly
Sundays, The : any
Sunn 0))) : they all sound the same, probably
Supergrass : 2nd album is best
Supersilent : all lovely
Supremes, The : best of, at least

― phil turnbull (philT), Sunday, 25 April 2004 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

SYPH - Little Nemo

― Dadaismus (Dada), Sunday, 25 April 2004 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops, SYPH falls outwith the alphabetical boundaries

― Dadaismus (Dada), Sunday, 25 April 2004 09:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Strawberry Switchblade.

And definitely agree with the Sundays - "Reading Writing and Arithmetic" for starters.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 25 April 2004 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Strawberry Switchblade resolutely thirded.

Superpitcher.

The Streets.

― cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 25 April 2004 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)

sun city girls look for LPs on the eclipse label and related sublime frquencies stuff 'i remember syria'.

sun ra 'strange strings' boot lp, if you see it snap it up!

streets 'opm' (not everything is about dynamics, and he's an arranger, a programmer, not everyone plays an instrument)

kaija saaraiho (sp?) 'six japanese gardens'

spontaneous music ensemble 'karyobin'

t is for 'treatise' by cornelius cardew.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 25 April 2004 11:12 (twenty-two years ago)

styrofoam - i'm what's there to show that something's missing
sum 41 - does this look infected?

streets and sugarbabes, debited.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 25 April 2004 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Sum 41 - The mark of a discerning collection.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Sunday, 25 April 2004 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Anything by :

Taku Sugimoto
Steamboat Switzerland
Tomas Stanko
John Surman

plus

Starz - Violation
Stray - Suicide
Straightjacket Fits - first 2 albums

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Sunday, 25 April 2004 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Just a quick scan, but I don't think anybody has mentioned Stereolab. I'm partial to 'Transient Random Noisebursts With Announcements.' Stray Dog had some good hard-rock stuff, and only one record (I think). Stories were kinda cool am rock. Sudden Infant is fine noise-scree. Sudden, Nikki is pretty consistently brilliant, but you might want to avoid 'The Jewel Thief' & 'Crown of Thorns.' 'Texas' is arguably his best work, but 'Waiting On Egypt' catches him in very Swell Maps-y form, as the band had just broken up.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Sunday, 25 April 2004 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

How about:

Stockholm Monsters - 'Alma Mater'

for New Order fans

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Sunday, 25 April 2004 13:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Stinky toys

― -Bruno, Sunday, 25 April 2004 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The only one I have that hasn't been mentioned here is Los Super Seven, which depending on your alphabetization scheme might not count, but it's pretty nice.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 25 April 2004 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Sutekh
Starfish Pool
Steve Stoll
Suicide Commando
Morton Subotnick ("Silver Apples of the Moon" - every home should have one)

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 25 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Sugarhill Gang

― Evanston Wade (EWW), Sunday, 25 April 2004 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

oh wait I forgot Sugar Plant (japanese dreampop). And Starflyer 59.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 25 April 2004 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

stark reality.

― :|, Sunday, 25 April 2004 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

The Stax/Volt box set! You will never regret it.

― spittle (spittle), Sunday, 25 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually that first Sugarcubes album is pretty classic, you should have that in there.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 25 April 2004 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

x-post, if you can't afford the whole Stax/Volt set, at least just get the four disc set "The Stax Story," which is a pretty great compromise (I think the whole Stax/Volt thing is like 9 discs).

Also:

Summer Hymns--Voice Brother and Sister
Steely Dan--Katy Lied
Cat Stevens--probably Greatest Hits 2 if you only want one.

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Sunday, 25 April 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

The Strawberry Smell
The Sugarplastic
Statuesque

Fake English psych via France, fake XTC and a fake Sarah band, in order.

― dlp9001, Sunday, 25 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

the re-issued comp by the submarines on egg records.

― keith m (keithmcl), Sunday, 25 April 2004 19:32 (twenty-two years ago)

You need to have all of the Suicidal Tendencies albums like now.

― andrew 'dean!' clay (deangulberry), Sunday, 25 April 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok I think The Stills - Rememberese EP is good
also I have to agree with John on the Stereolab nod

― Katheryn (star), Sunday, 25 April 2004 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

b-but he's already got Stereolab! They were in the original list!!!

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 25 April 2004 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Stevie Wonder counts as "W". You're as bad as the customers that come into my store.

― uh, Sunday, 25 April 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

seconded on Suicidal Tendencies.

especially the s/t album, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow, and Lights, Camera, Revolution!

― uh, Sunday, 25 April 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Strapping Young Lad--City

― uh, Sunday, 25 April 2004 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

super furry animals seconded (and the streets)
get mwng

― robin (robin), Sunday, 25 April 2004 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Stretchheads -- either 'Five Fingers Four Thingers a Thumb a Facelift and a New Identity'...or 'Eyeball Origami Aftermath Wit Vegetarian Leg'.

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Monday, 26 April 2004 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Without a doubt Nikki Sudden, the Streets and the 2nd Supergrass. Also:
Peter Stampfel, Chris Stamey, a couple of Sugar records and the last Stereo Total.

― danh, Monday, 26 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

ooops - yep, sorry. Stereolab was on the original list.

Stinky Toys seconded, Strapping Fieldhands nominated.

― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)

no collection would be complete without the Sun City Girls' "Dante's Disneyland Inferno"

― sexyDancer, Monday, 26 April 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Stump: A Fierce Pancake. Contains, amongst other elements, instrumentalists doing interesting things.

― OleM (OleM), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Stereo Total's S/T album has a great song called "Supergirl," which would itself qualify.

Also, where do you put your collections? Because Streets of Dakar is really good, synthy Senegalese dance stuff.

― dr. phil (josh langhoff), Monday, 26 April 2004 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

the tired sounds of stars of the lid

― a spectator bird (a spectator bird), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Stray Cats
Stephen Stills
Strawberry Alarm Clock

Sorry, but that's what's left at this point.

― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and:

The Stampeders
Judd Strunk
Stryper
Starship

I keep wanting to add Siouxie and The Banshees, but I know, I know...

― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Erwin Stache - has only one CD of noisy, Tietchens-like prepared piano and musique concrète ('Harmonie der Nicht Ganz Reellen Töne') that i know of. but the package includes a movement-sensitive buzzer, making it an instrument to be "played" along with the cd! find a copy, and this could be your ST-SU conversation piece.

Burkhard Stangl - 'Récital' or one of the duos with Sugimoto and/or Kurzmann.

Steven Stapleton & David Tibet - 'The Sadness of Things'. this is just beautifully unsettling violin-laced dreaminess. recommended no matter how you feel as a rule about Current 93 (some of Tibet's most subdued vocals) or NWW (not very cut-up).

Stasis - 'From the Old to the New'. very diverse post-Detroit and downtempo tastiness from Steve Pickton. sort of like Urban Tribe - or - Sterac - 'The Secret Life of Machines'. another Steve. Rachmad. and not so much 'post'-Detroit as 'good enough to have been conceived in' said city. something of an overlooked classic.

Joel Stern & Anthony Guerra - 'Stitch'. guitar/electronics improv duo. try this if you like what Fennesz does. but be prepared to like this more. i think it's better.

Meic Stevens - 'Outlander'. the Rhino Handmade suffers from sharp, trebly mastering, but this is still a phenomenal album.

no Stilluppsteypa? for shame! it's all good.

Such 'The Issue at Hand' - where else are you going to hear a shakuhachi flute (Yoshikazu Iwamoto), piano (John Tilbury) and percussion trio (Eddie Prévost) this sublime? it's also the best thing Prévost ever created outside of AMM. ok, his book is also good.

SCG - it's gotta be 330,003 Crossdressers, no?

The Supreme Dicks - much more interesting than the Strapping Fieldhands(?!). start with 'The Unexamined Life'. you'll want it all, eventually.

2nd(or whatever)ed: Steeleye Span (first 5), Sugimoto, Sun Dial (all you need is 'Other Way Out'), SFA, Supersilent.

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i beg to differ in the Sundial dept you need Acid Yantra.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)

the Statcocks.

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(sorry)

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

i beg to differ with your difference. 'Acid Yantra' is good. damn good. but 'Other Way Out' is superb.

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:56 (twenty-two years ago)

hurm.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 02:57 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, convince me. burn me a CD.
i'll burn you a CD if something interesting.

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 03:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Stars of the Lid: Tired Sounds of...
Surface of Eceyon: The King Beneath the Mountain

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

What is Tired Sounds of. . . like compared to Avec Laudenum (which is great)?

I enjoy Melissa Stylianou's Bachelorette a fair bit. She's a Toronto jazz singer. Pretty soft, not out at all, but very nice. Yes, she covers the Bjork song.

And I've come around to wholeheartedly agreeing re Supersilent 6! The keyboard sounds should appeal to the Styx fan in you.

I haven't heard Does This Look Infected? but All Killer No Filler isn't bad.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 04:13 (twenty-two years ago)

MS Subbulakshmi, like, for sure. The 1983 UN concert is good.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 04:16 (twenty-two years ago)

>What is Tired Sounds of. . . like compared to Avec Laudenum (which is
>great)?

i like it better. strings and horns are woven more perceptibly through the usual clouds of drone. plus, it just keeps going and going and going - it's sprawling, and though it's sometimes hard to stay in the right mood for the duration (i think the lp version is 6 sides, which probably works best for splitting it up), if you already know that you dig SOTL, it's definitely must-have.

― a spectator bird (a spectator bird), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Stretch Armstrong
Styles P
Subroc
Suga Free
Supercat
Supernatural

― jeremy jordan (cruisy), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Steeleye recommendations are interesting. I've only ever bothered with the first four. What am I missing out on with Parcel of Rogues?

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

My, what a marvellous band this SotL is!

By the way, if you like SotL, you would probably also like Head Phone Over Tone's Solar Sails, my 2003 album of the year. I can burn it for anyone who emails me.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 3 May 2004 02:46 (twenty-two years ago)

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