Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:31 pm  

vastman wrote:

Obviously I'm a fanatic but there are others who fit in this catagory. I always preferred Blur to Oasis who were actually just a Beatles/ Stones hybrid. I preferred Spandau Ballet to the limp Duran Duran but then I did plump for Betamax over VHS

Ah no, Blur over Oasis, I can get the Stones but come on Vasty:),

I honestly haven't liked much from Blur maybe apart from the Parklife album and The Great Escape where there was the odd catchy song. Must of heard them on te radio loads since then and nothing has really caught my attention. Tbh Best thing Damon Albarn has done is Gorillaz.

For as much as the brothers are tosspots, Oasis have made some absolute classics, that are still brilliant and relevant today imo. I mean just about every song on there first 3 Albums is a standout tune and even their last Album that I didn't have much hope for really surprised me. Each to their own isn't, music really is one of the most subjective things in the world.

Although I was a bit too young at the time, I agree on Spandau over Duran, just on Hadley's Voice alone they trumped them.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:03 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Ah no, Blur over Oasis, I can get the Stones but come on Vasty:),

I honestly haven't liked much from Blur maybe apart from the Parklife album and The Great Escape where there was the odd catchy song. Must of heard them on te radio loads since then and nothing has really caught my attention. Tbh Best thing Damon Albarn has done is Gorillaz.

For as much as the brothers are tosspots, Oasis have made some absolute classics, that are still brilliant and relevant today imo. I mean just about every song on there first 3 Albums is a standout tune and even their last Album that I didn't have much hope for really surprised me. Each to their own isn't, music really is one of the most subjective things in the world.

Although I was a bit too young at the time, I agree on Spandau over Duran, just on Hadley's Voice alone they trumped them.

Nope big fan of Blur, always was, witty, imaginative and way more original. I don't dislike the music of Oasis but to me it's pretty formulaic, just my opinion. Also Damon Albarn is just as big a tosspot as the the Gallager brothers just prefer the music.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:51 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

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For as much as the brothers are tosspots, Oasis have made some absolute classics, that are still brilliant and relevant today imo. I mean just about every song on there first 3 Albums is a standout tune and even their last Album that I didn't have much hope for really surprised me. Each to their own isn't, music really is one of the most subjective things in the world.

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Been hooked on Oasis ever since the first time I heard Definitely Maybe, one of the best debut albums IMO. Seen em live three times and the first was at Wembley in 2000 with the later lineup- phenomenal.

On debut albums, can anyone name their favourites/ones they regard stand out?

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:30 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Been hooked on Oasis ever since the first time I heard Definitely Maybe, one of the best debut albums IMO. Seen em live three times and the first was at Wembley in 2000 with the later lineup- phenomenal.

On debut albums, can anyone name their favourites/ones they regard stand out?

Agree with Definitely Maybe, was at Uni at the time & it was played everywhere and I loved it.

The best debut albums are all about who you were into and I've got a right mixed bag, but I'll have a go who I think released some of the best debuts.
Led Zepplin 1. The Who- My Generation, Pink Floyd - Piper At the Gates of Dawn, The Doors - The Doors. Killers - hot Fuss, The Strokes -Is This It, De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising, Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, Portishead - Dunny, Nas - Illmatic, Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill, NWA - Straight out of Compton. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang, Run DMC - Run DMC.

I'll of forgot some bands Albums that are classics I bet.

Oh aye, there was a group I discovered after watching a documentary called 'Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me', a really good documentary about them, their music and at times their sad story, but their first album is awesome. it's by a group called Big Star, Album is called #1 Record. It's inspired by the British band invasion at the time and American hard rock. If you like that sort of music it's well worth checking out & so is the documentary because chances are you won't have heard of them.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:01 pm  

Debut albums
The Clash- The Clash

Sex pistols- Never mind the ball cocks.

The New York dolls- New York dolls.

Joy division- Unknown pleasures

Stiff little fingers- Inflamable material.

Boston- Boston.

Oasis- Definately maybe.

U2- Boy.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:12 am  

Missed The Clash's great debut off, still I listen to them today. Although it was before my time and got into them years later, but so much of what they had to say meant so much to me at the time.
Also if you're into rap you'll know Eric B & Rakim - Paid n full was a bit of a game changer and Eric B is IMO one of. if not the best MC alive. Of the newer breed Kendrick Lamar's - good kid, m.A.A.d city was the best rap/hip-hop Album I loved in well over a decade and a brilliant debut from the kid to boot.

Them on to a completely different genre and that's The Byrds -Mr. Tambourine Man.

Another one I should have thought of originally is the Stone Roses debut, Stone Roses. For me, it was so in influential to so many bands at that time around the country. i'd also stick The Libertines - Up the bracket in the category of a great first album.

Thank god for the internet in many cases, being able to discover and also remember so many awesome bands that were before my time, or too young to appreciate or they just didn't make it to Britain. Also, it's great nowadays I can literally have every one of these Albums in my Car ready to play, instead of all the old tapes then CD's scattered everywhere.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:22 am  

Stone Roses first album still sounds as good today as it ever did, my personal favourite debut would be the Bluetones, some brilliant songs, never get tired of it, the most recent album which completely bombed regarding sales is some of the best stuff they have ever done for me.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Thu Mar 22, 2018 8:57 am  

bren2k wrote:

Anyone with an interest in electronic music would be wise to invest an hour in a BBC4 documentary called "Synth Brittania" - I watched it again last week, and it's a brilliant story of the origin and emergence of electronica in the UK - dating right back to Kraftwerk and the Sheffield scene that emerged in the late 70's. Well worth a watch if you have even a passing interest in the genre.

I used to watch this pretty much every time it was on and have to say it's one of the best music documentaries I've seen. It dispels the myth that electronic music is just some ponce pressing buttons to a beat for people to dance to. The highlight for me is Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire talking about recreating the sound of industrial Sheffield.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:27 am  

Although, I may be a bit biased here, and think all Deacon Blue albums are good, I will be honest and say some are better than others.

Although not my personal favourite, I think their first album, Raintown was their best, and could go into the classic album category. It stayed in the album chart for something like 2 years.

Re: O/T If music be your love..... : Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:41 pm  

Not a debut album but I secretly love a bit of Donovan - especially The Hurdy Gurdy Man Album. That bloke definitely went in own way as far as music, experimenting with so many different types such as middle eastern, north African , Celtic, hard rock, folk and prose poetry