Suggest an Album for Me (1 Viewer)

[Ilov80s]

I've got the day to myself. Some yard work, grilling, relaxing outside. I want to dig into some albums. Fire away suggestions and I'll give feedback.

The only rules are:

• It' s 80 out, beautiful sunny day. Let's try to match that, no bleak of the midwinter BS today
• I have neighbors so it needs to be family friendly and nothing that's going to make my neighbors think I am psycho either
• Needs to be available on Spotify

Beyond that, anything goes regardless of genre, age, etc.

EDIT: For my own accounting, I've listened to

• Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
• Drivin N Cryin- Mystery Road
• Sturgill Simpson- Cuttin' Grass Vol 1
• Sonic Youth- Rather Ripped
• Cake- Motorcade of Generosity
• Idris Muhammad- Power of Soul
• Milton Nascimento- Cluba Da Esquina
• Joy Orbison- still slipping vol. 1

 

[Anarchy99]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms?

 

[Jaysus]

Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power

 

[Gally]

Jimmy Buffett......

Songs You Know by Heart

Fruitcakes

 

[Ilov80s]

Brothers in Arms was first in and I will start there. I got into Dire Straits during the Limewire/Napster era so while I know a lot of their music, I don't know if I've listened to an album through.

 

[Ilov80s]

Jimmy Buffett......

Songs You Know by Heart

Fruitcakes

I've for sure never heard more than 2 or 3 Buffet songs. If you had to pick 1 album for a newbie, which is it?

 

[Ilov80s]

Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power

I am intrigued. I don't even an idea of what this is.

 

[General Malaise]

Frazey Ford - Indian Ocean

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Michael Franti and Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers

 

[Ilov80s]

Nice guys, keep them coming. I've got all day and then all summer.

 

[Gally]

Jimmy Buffett......

Songs You Know by Heart

Fruitcakes

I've for sure never heard more than 2 or 3 Buffet songs. If you had to pick 1 album for a newbie, which is it?

For a newbie I would go with Songs You Know by Heart.

It took me a while to appreciate the Fruitcakes album in it's entirety but I really like it now. It just took listening to it a bit for it to get to that point. The other album is much easier to just jump right in.

 

[McBokonon]

Cake - Motorcade of Generosity.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Drivin N Cryin - Mystery Road
Wilco - Summer Teeth

 

[Ilov80s]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms?

So far it plays like a Dire Straits Greatest Hits album. I can only imagine how crazy people must have been going for this album when it came out. I am excited to hear the rest now that the big hitters are done. Can it keep it's momentum?

 

[skol asylum]

The Blue Stones - Pretty Monster

 

[skol asylum]

Tom Cochrane - Mad Mad World

 

[skol asylum]

Weezer - OK Human

 

[BeTheMatch]

It's Yacht Rock season.

 

[trogg78]

Super Ape Returns to Conquer- Subatomic Sound System & Lee Scratch Perry

 

[skol asylum]

The Tragically Hip - Road Apples

 

[skol asylum]

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA

 

[otb_lifer]

Bram Tchaikovsky - Strange Man/Changed Man

 

[skol asylum]

Brian Fallon - Local Honey

 

[skol asylum]

Huey Lewis and the News - Sports

 

[skol asylum]

Bon Jovi - New Jersey

 

[skol asylum]

Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Check out Neal Francis, no specific album but I saw them open for Les Claypool and they’ve got a really good 70s funk vibe going…would fit with the nice outdoor weather vibe

 

[nirad3]

F the neighbors, play 40oz to Freedom by Sublime.

 

[Ilov80s]

Ok, Skol. That's a lot but thank you. I've heard a couple of them but will check out others in time.

 

[Ilov80s]

F the neighbors, play 40oz to Freedom by Sublime.

I've listened to that a million times....and yeah, f my neighbors lol.

 

[skol asylum]

Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin' Grass Vol 1

 

[General Malaise]

Drivin N Cryin - Mystery Road
Wilco - Summer Teeth

Big fan of both!

 

[skol asylum]

Last one, Jack Johnson any album.

 

[Juxtatarot]

A new album (well, a month old) for you that I’d think you’d like and meets your criteria: Yarn the Hours Away by Foyer Red.

It’s a bit quirky but in a good way.

 

[Ilov80s]

Since I got so many, after Dire Straits is over, I will use a net randomizer to pick the next. Each poster gets one entry, so no advantage to more recommendations.

 

[Ilov80s]

A new album (well, a month old) for you that I’d think you’d like and meets your criteria: Yarn the Hours Away by Foyer Red.

It’s a bit quirky but in a good way.

Just like me

 

[higgins]

Soundtrack to the Vision Quest movie

 

[Anarchy99]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms?

So far it plays like a Dire Straits Greatest Hits album. I can only imagine how crazy people must have been going for this album when it came out. I am excited to hear the rest now that the big hitters are done. Can it keep it's momentum?

I like the whole thing. Back when the album came out, pretty much every song got air play. I like the non hits too, but not sure if others would feel the same.

 

[urbanhack]

still slipping vol. 1

Joy Orbison · Album · 2021 · 14 songs.

open.spotify.com

 

[rockaction]

What's a great summer album?

Spoon - Girls Can Tell

 

[rockaction]

The Detroit Cobras - Life, Love, and Leaving

okay I know you know that one

The Raveonettes - Chain Gang Of Love

 

[zamboni]

Soundtrack to the Vision Quest movie

He did say he didn't want his neighbors to think he was a psycho - probably also not on the fringe of being a lunatic.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

F the neighbors, play 40oz to Freedom by Sublime.

I've listened to that a million times....and yeah, f my neighbors lol.

In that case blast some Plasmatics

 

[rockaction]

Vampire Weekend - S/T

Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped*

*I would actually highly encourage this one.

Search for "The Best Of The Girl Groups Volume 1" on Spotify and go to the Rhino list made by EliCash. It's a public playlist. Get back to me.

 

[Klimtology]

Rolling Stones Still Life 1982 on Spotify

 

[parrot]

Jason Isbell has a new album out - Weathervanes. Some of it might be a little bit of the downer stuff you don't want, but overall it's fantastic. Listened to it twice straight through doing yardwork myself last weekend.

 

[Ilov80s]

Dr. Oct won my internet randomizer. I’ll go with Drivin N Cryin since someone else also seconded that. Pressing play and making lunch…

 

[beer 30]

Slash - Made in Stoke 24/7/11

 

[rockaction]

I’ll go with Drivin N Cryin

That's pretty courageous.

So fly me...

 

[Ilov80s]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms?

So far it plays like a Dire Straits Greatest Hits album. I can only imagine how crazy people must have been going for this album when it came out. I am excited to hear the rest now that the big hitters are done. Can it keep it's momentum?

I like the whole thing. Back when the album came out, pretty much every song got air play. I like the non hits too, but not sure if others would feel the same.

Great album, no songs that I felt itching to skip. It loses some momentum and I wonder how it would have played if the 3 big hits were spread out more. It's not even a bad thing that is slows down in the middle, just felt like a big change. For sure an album I would listen to again.