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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
 Posted - 10/23/2003 : 09:22:54
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OK, so you have a friend, they love the Pixies, you've indoctrinated them on Catholicism and converted them to FB fans, and of course, they know all about the Breeders and the Kim Deal connection. They have a 5 CD changer and want a different artist in every slot - one they've never heard before, preferably. They're as eclectic as you, so anything will do. What 5 albums do you give them?
This may have been done, but what the hell... keep those of us falling asleep sitting up hanging on to consciousness.
1. John Williams - Empire Strikes Back
2. Spoon - Kill The Moonlight
3. Radiohead - OK Computer*
4. Ween - White Pepper
5. New Pornographers - Electric Version
Radiohead is probably a bit too well known and this hypothetical friend has probably heard OK Computer, but... I suppose I could swap it for the Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin.
What would YOU put in the changer for them?
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 09:39:26
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I don't have any friends but if I did I would suggest:
1. The Blue Aeroplanes - Life Model
2. Morcheeba - Charango
3. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. Magazine - Secondhand Daylight
5. The Dickies - Dawn of the Dickies
COF - love these list type threads. I might suggest a top five Frank Black thread list soon. (I should stop watching Hi Fidelity!) |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 09:42:35
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1. Bonnie Prince Billy - I See a Darkness
2. Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things
3. Combustible Edison - Schizophonic
4. Ozma - Doubble Donkey Disc
5. Beck - Midnite Vultures
Semper ubi sub ubi. |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 09:46:11
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 09:52:15
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
I don't have any friends but if I did I would suggest:
1. The Blue Aeroplanes - Life Model
2. Morcheeba - Charango
3. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. Magazine - Secondhand Daylight
5. The Dickies - Dawn of the Dickies
I haven't heard any of these, how sad is that?
Yeah, I did and still do the top 5 lists all the time, and more often than not for inappropriate situations.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 09:57:44
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
I don't have any friends but if I did I would suggest:
1. The Blue Aeroplanes - Life Model
2. Morcheeba - Charango
3. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. Magazine - Secondhand Daylight
5. The Dickies - Dawn of the Dickies
I haven't heard any of these, how sad is that?
Yeah, I did and still do the top 5 lists all the time, and more often than not for inappropriate situations.
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
Yeah but look at my reply to realmeanmotorscutor's list. It just goes to show that there is plenty of music out there. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6217 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 10:20:49
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ok here's my list:
1 Green-Green(self titled)
2 The Martinis-the martinis (self titled)
3 throwing muses-throwing muses (self titled)
4 violent femmes-violent femmes (self titled)
5 guided by voices-universal thruths and cycles (why isn't there a GBV self titled?)
''it's not a box, it's a submarine'' |
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 10:34:12
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Giant Sand - Glum
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Kinks - Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire
Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge
ET Mensah - Day By Day |
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 10:52:59
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ah crap, change Beck to Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Stupid, Stupid!
Semper ubi sub ubi. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 11:19:21
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Yeah, whats Neutral Milk Hotel all about? I've heard people raving about that record in a 'best band ever' kind of way... Somebody please explain.
1) Johnny Cash - 'American III: Solitary Man'
2) Groop Dogdrill - 'Every Six Seconds'
3) Godspeed You Black Emperor - 'Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven'
4) Bad Astronaut - 'Acrophobe'
5) Therapy? - 'Troublegum'
I'm gonna put substitutes, just because I can: anything by Nick Drake, Wildhearts' 'Fishing For Luckies', PiL's 'Metal Box', Nick Cave ('Best Of'), The Hives' 'Veni Vidi Vicious'
"In Heaven/Everything is fine/You got your good thing/And I've got mine"
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 11:28:59
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I don't think NMH can be explained, cheeseman. Just buy 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea' and let it enrapture you.
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GHutt
- FB Fan -
105 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 12:10:58
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
Yeah, whats Neutral Milk Hotel all about? I've heard people raving about that record in a 'best band ever' kind of way... Somebody please explain.
1) Johnny Cash - 'American III: Solitary Man'
2) Groop Dogdrill - 'Every Six Seconds'
3) Godspeed You Black Emperor - 'Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven'
4) Bad Astronaut - 'Acrophobe'
5) Therapy? - 'Troublegum'
I'm gonna put substitutes, just because I can: anything by Nick Drake, Wildhearts' 'Fishing For Luckies', PiL's 'Metal Box', Nick Cave ('Best Of'), The Hives' 'Veni Vidi Vicious'
"In Heaven/Everything is fine/You got your good thing/And I've got mine"
Good call with Therapy?, although I like some of their stuff more than Troublegum.
My list.
1. Turbonegro - Apocalypse Dudes
2. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
3. Ween - quebec (or The Mollusk, as those are their most accesible records)
4. Dan Bern - Dan Bern
5. Mudhoney - Tomorrow Hit Today
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 14:03:00
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This is kind of difficult without knowing what kind of music base this person has, but I'll try to go for some slightly more obscure stuff here.
1. Camper Van Beethoven - self-titled
2. Young Fresh Fellows - The Men Who Loved Music
3. Hypnotic Clambake - Kent the Zen Master
4. XTC - Skylarking
5. Sugarplastic - Bang, the Earth Is Round
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why isn't there a GBV self titled?
I tend to think self-titling an album is an act of laziness on a band's part. On the other hand, I think it's cool when a band writes a song with the same name as the band. Maybe Frank should write a song called "Frank Black And The Catholics," or maybe just "The Catholics."
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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jbstevens
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
102 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 14:19:12
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Here's five that I've been playing in the car lately, I nearly put Therapy? - Infernal Love in there, but swapped it for Dover, as I think they don't get enough credit here in the UK, don't know about elsewhere in the world (other than Spain)
1) Jeff Buckley - Grace
2) Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy
3) PJ Harvey - Stories from the city, stories from the sea
4) Snuff - Numb Nuts
5) Dover - Late at Night
"Yellow fifty-two / He's an undertaker bee" |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 14:42:13
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Originally posted by bedrock_barney
COF - love these list type threads. I might suggest a top five Frank Black thread list soon. (I should stop watching Hi Fidelity!)
I am not sure exactly what kinda list you mean, but I did something like this before - http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2429
In a world full of caterpillars, it takes balls to be a butterfly |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 15:30:26
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"Good call with Therapy?, although I like some of their stuff more than Troublegum"
Fair enough, if I was putting 5 CD's in my changer I'd probably choose Infernal Love, or I'd cheat and use Ten Year Plan.
"In Heaven/Everything is fine/You got your good thing/And I've got mine"
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 16:06:06
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Yeah, accessibility helps the cause when you're giving someone new stuff. Usually the people asking you for stuff are people in the process of being converted from mainstream crap anyway, so...
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened" |
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GHutt
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105 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 16:56:46
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
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"Good call with Therapy?, although I like some of their stuff more than Troublegum"
Fair enough, if I was putting 5 CD's in my changer I'd probably choose Infernal Love, or I'd cheat and use Ten Year Plan.
Yeah man, I guess I didn't think about that. If it was for someone else, you'd have to expose them to the more accesible stuff first. Troublegum is the one that hooked me way back... Sorry! I mean, I would never give anyone "Suicide Pact" and expect them to like the band without hearing any of the early stuff. I retract my earlier comment and now I say "Good call with Therapy?, Troublegum is an excellent jumping-off point for any un-initiated person." |
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 18:53:25
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i would probably start with some personal classics:
1 - violent femmes\hallowed ground
2 - husker du\zen arcade
3 - zounds\the curse of the zounds
4 - tuxedo moon\desire-no tears
5 - concrete blonde\mexican moon
(though to my opinion cd changers are of dubious taste.too kitch with all those lights and leds and stuff.one cd tray is more than enough.)
 presented in mind control\where available
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Edited by - mun chien andalusia on 10/23/2003 18:56:03 |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 02:15:21
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Suicide Pact = run for hills I think. I guess Troublegum would have to be the first place to start, unless you counted Ten Year Plan... (which doesn't have enough Infernal Love-era material, but does have the bonus disc with the Misfits cover),
"In Heaven/Everything is fine/You got your good thing/And I've got mine"
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 04:49:46
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Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
3 - zounds\the curse of the zounds
Good call there.
I think mine would be:
1. Shudder to Think - Funeral At The Movies & Ten Spot
2. Flux of Pink Indians - Strive To Survive Causing The Least Suffering Possible
3. Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break
4. Kinks - Preservation
5. Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope
*Shka-pow! |
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 08:40:32
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gracie
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
573 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 09:44:58
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1) goo sonic youth
2)is this desire? pj harvey
3) bakesale- sebadoh
4)roman candle- elliot smith
5) mellon collie & infinite sadness- smashing pumpkins
all fairly well know bands but i don't care.
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 13:04:29
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Originally posted by Johnny Yen
OBW, Preservation Act 1 or Act 2? You can't do both, cheater. ;)
Didn't think anyone would be paying attention.
(Five minutes of alternatly staring at the screen and the track listing)
I can't choose. I'd go with Act I simply to have 'Sweet Lady Genevieve' in there, but I like more songs in Act II.
I can't choose. Disqualify me. 
*Shka-pow! |
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 14:01:18
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| It IS a tough call. Sweet Lady Genevieve is a great song, Shepherds of the Nation is a great VillageGreenPrezSoc parody. And I think I like shouting out HE'S EVIL better than DEMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOLITION. Although Act 1 has A Change in the Weather, AND Cricket. HEY, i just saw that Rhino released both Acts in one package. THat counts! Your list is saved! I only have the reissued version on 2 separate discs, and the separate lps. |
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Crispy Water
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
819 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 18:39:40
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Wow, this is really a toughie....but here goes:
1) Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
2) They Might Be Giants - Flood
3) Fishbone - Truth & Soul
4) Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
5) Michael Franti & Spearhead - Stay Human
Jeez, those could entertain me in an empty room for a long time!
Nothing is ever something. |
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 10/24/2003 : 21:34:19
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1)John Zorn - Bar Kohkba
2)Shoukichi Kina - Peppermint Tea House
3)Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off Me, Baby
4)The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
5)Morphine - Cure for Pain
 "Join the Cult of Clootie / and you'll get more booty!" www.mp3.com/clootie |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 01:10:56
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quote:
Originally posted by Crispy Water
Wow, this is really a toughie....but here goes:
1) Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
2) They Might Be Giants - Flood
3) Fishbone - Truth & Soul
4) Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
5) Michael Franti & Spearhead - Stay Human
Jeez, those could entertain me in an empty room for a long time!
Nothing is ever something.
Hey, Crispy, you coming to BSS in a few weeks?
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
Oh yeah, and good pick on Spoon. |
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sharkey
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
65 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 01:51:07
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1)10,000 Maniacs - The Wishing Chair
2)XC-NN - XC-NN
3)Lush - Gala
4)Matt McGinn - Best of
5)Sugarcubes - Stick Around for Joy
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 03:45:13
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Primus: Frizzle Fry
Sonic Youth: Evol
Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie
Beatles: Revolver
Ned's Atomic Dustbin: Are you normal? |
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 06:41:21
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Wait.
In my list I'd like to lose the Clash.
Officially replaced with Throbbing Gristle "Heathen Earth"
How could I have forgotten?
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Mr Grieves
- FB Fan -
88 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 12:45:27
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Weezer - Pinkerton
Mclusky - mypainandsadnessismoresadandpainfulthanyours
Tom McRae - Tom McRae
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie (first disc - it's more accessible)
British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power
They got a ranch they call No. 51! |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 13:32:55
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Sonic Youth-Dirty
Blackalicious-Blazing arrow
Super Furry Animals-Phantom planet
Ween-Chocolate and Cheese
Dandy Warhols-Come Down
"Go and tell the king that the sky is falling in when its not...." |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2003 : 14:40:03
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Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
David Byrne - Feelings
Nick Lowe - Basher (The Best of Nick Lowe)
Dead Milkmen - Beezlebubba
Imperial Teen - Seasick
Honorable Mention: Laurie Anderson (Home of the Brave), Wilco (Being There) |
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rockathon
- FB Fan -
241 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 11:14:17
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tom waits - bone machine
joe strummer - walker soundtrack
the decemberists - castaways and cutouts
spoon - kill the moonlight
gbv - bee thousand
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 10/27/2003 : 15:47:11
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Churn - Toothpicks
The Lightening Rods - Lighter Side
slyfly - feet
Josh Crater - Something about Something
Afterhours - Owner's Manual |
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