Some unjustly neglected records

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and am enthralled by the responses, and by how trendy and knowledgeable people are

True, how true, thanks for noticing.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 25 October 2002 17:43 (twenty-one years ago) link

'Her Handwriting' is very pretty but I find it just a tad too much on the dewy-eyed, 'my perfect girlfriend's gone' bottom-lip trembling side for me.

― DavidM (DavidM), Friday, 25 October 2002 17:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

The Orchids are great, especially their singles, which is probably why I much prefer Epicurean to Unholy Soul.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 25 October 2002 22:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

i think another important "unjustly neglected record" is jawboxs' "for your own special sweetheart". still one of the most brilliant albums i've ever heard. i must admit that, unfortunately, i know little/nothing about the bands mentioned in the original question.

― dyson (dyson), Saturday, 26 October 2002 00:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

the Metamatics ! Did that ever get put on CD? I want to hear that again.. Speaking of Dischord, I vote for Circus Lupus and the Warmers s/t as both unfortunately overlooked & really quite excellent. I was a huge, huge fan of Six Finger Satellite's Severe Exposure.

Kristen Hersh's first solo record Hips and Makers is gorgeous too.

― daria g, Saturday, 26 October 2002 03:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

the Metamatics's discog was reissued this year by Troubleman.

― jack cole (jackcole), Saturday, 26 October 2002 03:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

Don't get me started on the gloriousness of various Sarah bands... suffice to say that "Her handwriting" took over from "Skywriting" as my favourite album of all time at some point during the late 90s, though I've not listened to it for ages - I find it too intense. (And hey, my copy's been signed by Bob Wratton).

― Rob M (Rob M), Saturday, 26 October 2002 09:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hey yes its me-Liliya-thanks for endowing me with a new name-Ukrainianliliya-I like it! I think I shall use it on my checquebook. I allways like to read critics lists of albums and am always disappointed when my favourites don't appear (eg Neds top records of the nineties) . I want to try to listen top the Voiolent Femmes, and the Chameleons too-I like in Shreds and On the Beach, the early gothy stuff really. Its really gratifying at least to know that people like some of these records-how about Monochrome Set or King of the Slums-more fascinating sounds from nineties (my erra). THanks for your responses. I do realise this makes me sound like sad girl from back of beyond without being trendy, but i'm quite nice and groovy really.

― Ukrainianliliya, Saturday, 26 October 2002 11:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

B-b-but doesn't everyone love The Comsat Angels? I seem to remember them mentioned frequently (and quite rightly so) on the top ten albums ever list we did recently.

Actually - is there anyone here who actually dislikes The Comsat Angels?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Saturday, 26 October 2002 11:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

Until about 2 years ago, I didn't like them, based on having heard them just in the late 80s - something that sounded like, oh, Psychedelic Furs in decline. Now that I've heard their first 3 or 4 albums, I'm full of Comsat love just like everybody else.

― Curt (cgould), Saturday, 26 October 2002 16:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

i have never heard them. does that count?

― jess (dubplatestyle), Saturday, 26 October 2002 17:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

We shall free you from this ignorance. Weren't we doing a disc swap of something anyway?

Oh, before I forget, Tim -- the Chameleons shows this past week were glorious. Wish you coulda been here!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 October 2002 20:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Julian Cope's work is unappreciated with The Teardrop Explodes and solo. Cope put out a couple of really good solo albums that went unnoticed.

Cluster 71, is also undervalued. What a great album. Yet many critics overlook Cluster when ever Krautrock/Space-Rock is mentioned.

Also the Soft Boys are overlooked. They were a fantastic band, with Hitchcock and Rew trading guitar lines and Morris pounding out a ridiculously muscular beat. Good times.

― juan, Saturday, 26 October 2002 20:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think Loop are highly, highly undervaluded, for the most part.

― Clarke B., Saturday, 26 October 2002 21:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

They might even be undervalued, too!

― Clarke B., Saturday, 26 October 2002 21:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

No, your original post does make more comparative sense. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 26 October 2002 21:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

I remember liking the Comsats back around 7 Day Weekend and Chasing Shadows, as they were the only records I could find of theirs in me ol hometown, but apparently neither of them are their best...and I so far haven't been bothered to track down the earlier and supposedly better stuff. But I still have happy memories of "Believe It", "The Thought That Counts" and a couple more.

Also, Jawbox's For Your Own Special Sweetheart r0X0r. I must go and get it again.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Saturday, 26 October 2002 23:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

atta boy.

― dyson (dyson), Sunday, 27 October 2002 20:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

King of the slums - 'Barbarous English Fayre'
great screeching violins all over it.

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 28 October 2002 16:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hi, liliya! 'Kilimanjaro' (version with "Reward" on it) is fantastic! I also like The Monochrome Set, but I think by 1982 they'd started to lose it a bit. I much prefer 'Strange Boutique'.

But yeah, both bands' records are great to sing along to. Those other records sound good too.

― Jeff W, Monday, 28 October 2002 17:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

Colourbox 2 - Colourbox

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link

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