10 Albums That Didn't Get Their Due
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- In this video I discuss 10 albums that didn't get their due. These records are underrated and overlooked! Can you think of any albums that just didn't get the recognition and praise they deserve?
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SPIRIT’s ‘Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’ is an often overlooked classic album.
Production is lush for 1970…
Fresh Garbage what an awesome song! I met them around 1994, Randy California, super mellow dude, underrated guitar God. RIP.
Absolutely! Every bit of that album is great! Randy California and Jay Furgeson...so much talent.
It wasn’t overlookedbyJimmyPage
"Twelve Dreams..." was not overlooked in it's day. While it wasn't a top seller, it was lauded by the critics and a favorite among college students. And "Nature's Way" got lots of airplay. I adored it. It was their best LP.
I'd say that all Spirits albums are overlooked...songs like "mechanical world", "Fresh Garbage", "Dream Within A Dream", "Aren't You Glad", "Give A Life Take A Life" & the crushing "Dark Eyed Woman" are all excellent classic songs.
Hi Hannah, thanks for the shoutout! I love your channel and your music taste. You have such an amazing collection and you've clearly put a lot of thoughts into it.
And The Feelies are the best!!!
Oh, thank you so much, Stella! Love your videos! Your editing is top notch! Sorry that you don't like Bauhaus though, hehe! Looking forward to more of your content!
You are right about Gene Clark, but you can say. That about all of his albums...such a forgotten genius.
Back when started out covering various North American songwriters, Fairport Convention covered "Tried So Hard".
So many great albums! Honey's Dead, Trust, and Only Life are some of my favorites! Only Life is, by far, my favorite Feelies record. You have such superb taste, Hanna!
Thanks, Max! You're too sweet! Glad we have the same opinion on Only Life by the Feelies! And I could say the same about your music taste! Cheers!
Loved seeing Adventure displayed behind you, for me that's a big one in the world of underrated albums.
Glad you noticed that. I couldn't leave Adventure out of this video! R.I.P. Tom Verlaine. 😢
"With the Gosdin Brothers": Dear Lord, YES!! I was even thinking of it when I started your video and was trying to come up with my 10.Then suddenly...there it is.
Simple Minds first 5 albums
Adorable - Against Perfection
An Emotional Fish - ST
Revolver - Baby´s Angry(compilation)
The Mock Turtles - Two Sides
Arcadia - So Red the Rose
Far and away the best period from Simple Minds. I love Reel to Real Cacophony, Empires and Dance, New Gold Dream, and much of the debut Life in a Day. Good call.
Ah, The Mock Turtles and Adorable! Yeeeessss! Fantastic ones!
Loved seeing that 20/20 album behind you! I saw them open for the Ramones at UCLA in '78...20/20 were a great powerful pop/punk band.
Completely agree on Trust -- Elvis the C at the very top of his game which is saying a ton. Get Happy is the other.
Yes! When it comes to talent, Costello seems to have it overflowing! Cheers!
BOOK OF DAYS is so great. What a surprise to see someone rep that record. Thank you so much, from California.
Hi Gavin! Thanks for checking out this video! It was fun bringing some attention to Book of Days. Love that album to pieces! Cheers!
EC trust is a great listen! “Bell is a cup” is a great Wire LP and Kidney Bingo is my jam. Glad you like that Feelies, sorry about that cat scratch corner!
Thank you, Patrick! Kidney Bingos is such a fun one! I'm so thankful for the records you have sent my way the last few years. I've gotten so much enjoyment from them and I don't care about the covers as long as the vinyl is perfect, which it is! 😉 Glad you were able to find those Throwing Muses singles! Sure would love to find their debut on vinyl. I almost had a chance when one of my local stores did a flip video and it was there, but it was snatched up before I could get it.
Kidney Bingos, that was a hard one for me to swallow
Hi Hanna! Nice selection of records. I noticed Iggy Pop's "New Values" on display behind you. I think that's very definitely an overlooked record. I had a friend who played me The Idiot when it came out. I liked it enough, but a little later it was the more radio-friendly tracks from New Values that really made 16 -year-old me an Iggy fan, and also really opened the door to other "outside the mainstream" bands. I think it doesn't get nearly as much love as the Bowie assisted records. Wire's 70s releases are rightly in the pantheon, but I really dig their 80s output, too. Keep rockin'! \m/
Hi Peter, thanks! New Values is one of my favorites from Iggy and it definitely doesn't get the love it deserves! Very cool to hear your story with that record! Rock on!
David + David's Welcome to the Boomtown is my favorite album of the 1980s. It wasn't really popular, but they went on to collaborate with Sheryl Crow on Tuesday Night Music Club.
Thanks, Danny! I have seen that David + David LP so many times in the bins over the years but never actually checked it out properly. I'll give it a listen! Thanks!
2nd that. An album that I listen too often. Great lyrics. Also very much like Roxy Music's "Flesh + Blood". As an LP, side A is perfection.
Sort of popular: "Welcome to the Boomtown" was a top 40 hit, but, yes, they weren't huge.
At last... you've given Mesh & Lace a shout out... Honestly, Mesh & Lace is such an overlooked album, it's criminal.
Thanks! Felt great to finally feature Mesh & Lace. I'm just glad I got a copy in my collection as it was a big want for a while! Cheers!
I listened to some of the Blind Mr. Jones. As you described, excellent flute interwoven in some good rockin 80s guitars. There was a Jethro Tull - Benefit album sound to the flute mix. Still, Blind Mr. Jones is unique and wonderful as a listening experience. Thanks! Keep making more videos; you're good at this. You dig deep, and you are not afraid of the outlier recording artists.
TRUST is one of my favorite Costello albums, and I agree on HONEY'S DEAD and BOOK OF DAYS.
I sat in on the rehearsals and writing for some of the Mesh & Lace album and thought they were speaking and playing a foreign language. It was revolutionary to me at the time. I then went out and formed my own band. Was lucky enough to be at the recording of After The Snow which was exceptional but Mesh and Lace will always have a special place in my heart. The opening bass line of Gathering Dust is still the greatest intro to any song ever. Nice one, Reg.
Hey Hanna, totally agree about the Wire, in fact it may be my favourite of their albums. I love The Queen of Ur and the King of Um. I think Elvis Costello thought the sessions of Trust were too congested and confused and full of substance abuse, with New Lace Shoes being a brief moment of clarity, but I agree it deserves place among his best. It's an interesting subject; I realise that your channel is one of the few places where my favourite bands are discussed at all. Most of my favourite albums are under the 'undeservedly neglected' banner.
Hey there, Mike! Ah, interesting to read that A Bell is a Cup may be your favorite Wire LP! Don't hear that too often! Seems you appreciate the underdog bands like me. Hope you continue to hang around here. Agreed that it is a bit difficult to find other channels in this community who discuss post punk, alternative, etc. Love to gush about these groups whenever I can! Cheers!
I had the pleasure of seeing Modern English play all of Mesh & Lace live a few years ago..it was killer! I’m glad the Furs still play Book of Days songs in their set from time to time. Its amazing how far they dipped in popularity after midnight to midnight was released..went from arenas back to clubs..
Hi Darren! So jealous that you got to see Modern English play Mesh & Lace. Wow! 🤩 I appreciate the comment!
Great choices Hanna! My #1 overlooked album is the one and only LP by Goya Dress called Rooms which came out in the UK on the Nude label in 1996. It was produced by John Cale and the Brodsky Quartet (who have worked with Elvis Costello) guested on it. Despite all the resources thrown at them the album just got completely ignored and never got a US release and the band soon broke up. Lead singer and songwriter Astrid Williamson went on to a solo career and the bass player and drummer (Terry de Castro and Simon Pearson) went on to work with The Wedding Present and Cinerama. Just an amazing album and maybe the most buried treasure of the 90s. Thankfully everything they recorded has been posted on TH-cam.
I love Rooms. Goya Dress were a warm up band at a concert I went to in 1996I think, might have been for Sleeper but not sure. They were fantastic.
Hi Will! Thank you for the mention of Goya Dress. I'm sampling some tracks from it now and wow! Stunning! Will be hoping to add this one into my collection in the future. What a shame this never got a US release.
Great video, Hanna! "Only Life" is my favorite Feelies album too. I never understood why it doesn't get more love.
I'm so excited to read all these comments from you and others who love and appreciate Only Life as well! What an album. Thanks for the comment/watching! Cheers!
Wonderful list! Lots of love for "Trust". Different Finger... What a song! Love your stuff!
Thanks, David! I appreciate you watching. Glad you enjoyed this video! Seems like many agree about EC's Trust! Yay!
Yes, it and “Strict Time” are amazing tracks.
A Northern Soul - The Verve
Flesh + Blood - Roxy Music
The Silos - The Silos
Hologram of Baal - The Church
Live - Bloodrock
Really love those releases from Roxy Music and The Church.
Thanks, B K! Solid list. I especially love those ones by the Church, Roxy Music, and the Silos! Cheers!
Love your videos and wide taste in music Hanna, that JAMC album is definitely underrated by most, great to see you like it. Good to see the Loop - gilded eternity on the shelf too👍👍👍
Hey Paul! Wow, points for you for mentioning the Loop LP. I think you are the first to have said something about it. Love that one so much! Cheers!
I am guilty of only owning No Other by Gene Clark (I recorded a cover of 'Silver Raven' on my channel). I look forward to checking out the one you mentioned and even more of his solo stuff. I bought that Furs album when it came out and I thought it was a nice return to form after the big mess of Midnight To Midnight. "Away" by the Feelies is one of my favorite songs ever. A Bell Is A Cup is soooo underrated! I bought it when it came out for 'Kidney Bingos' but I love the whole record. And I love to see my favorite Pete Townshend album on display (talk about underrated!) Great job, Hanna.
Thank you for the kind comment! Always great to hear from you! Isn't that Feelies record sublime?! Hehe, glad you noticed All the Best Cowboys on the wall, too. Perhaps in my highest tier of most underrated albums of all time! Enjoy the rest of your day!
No Other sounds like Alice In Chains 16 years before anyone heard of them...
Little Feat are perennially overlooked... Lowell George's abstract genius is not celebrated enough... soulful & surreal...
recently found your channel, great video. going to go watch some of your older ones. you mention Echo and the Bunnymen, that's a great candidate for this list. Heaven Up Here is probably their best known album, but their debut called Crocodiles is really quite fantastic and underrated I think.
Elvis Costello to me had one of the greatest 6 year runs in music history. Trust is masterful and I’ve given it away more than any album Costello I’ve owned.
Glad TFC made the wall with your mention of Gene Clark.
To me, TFC are to Scotland what SFA are to Wales. Cult following, but under-appreciated more broadly.
I saw Elvis Costello when his album This Years Model was just released. The concert was in a college gym...his performance was electrifying. I could see the saliva flying out of his mouth as sang and stared intensely into the crowd.
I started collecting Furs' albums from the beginning, but when they released Mirror Moves, I felt they made the 'great leap forward' in part to the superb production work of Keith Forsey. Also, the final track on the Rundgren produced Talk x 3 entitled All Of This And Nothing is one of the most haunting pieces ever written and soldified me as a fan. I fell off the fan wagon with Midnight, even though there are a couple of good tracks. Saw them in Napa, CA about ten years ago.
High five for being a big Psych Furs fan as well! That's a band I would have loved to see live. I know they still tour but I don't get to see many bands live here in the midwest. I appreciate the comment!
I found you while looking for ways to flatten warped records for my wife. She’s an Elvis Presley fan. I casually listen to jazz like Diana Krall, speaking of Elvis Costello.
You have a wonderful vocabulary and delivery. I’ll come back again just to listen to you.
Keep up the good work.
Excellent video! A few of my top albums that were overlooked: Prefab Sprout, "From Langley Park to Memphis', Marshall Crenshaw, "Downtown"; the Long Ryders, "Native Sons", the dB's "Like This"; the Love Language, Brief Candles, "Fractured Days"; the Love Language, "Libraries".
I was so happy to see that you picked Honeys Dead so great! I really like World Outside over Book Of Days by PF personally that gets really overlooked as well. Like your new hair color btw looks good, cheers 😊
Thanks, Scott! World Outside is a good one from the Furs and I own it on CD. Haha, and my hair turned out red instead of blonde as I intended. Luckily it didn't come out too horrible! Cheers!
I looked through these replies after I wrote mine and I said the same exact thing. World Outside is much better in my opinion, and also was not a success.
Hi Hanna 🎸 ! - Definitely agree that Psychedelic Furs made an excellent return to form with Book Of Days after the mediocre formulatic Midnight To Midnight. Nice to see Gene Clark get some love ! A brilliant writer. That Wire & The Ideal Copy were a welcome return in the late 80's. Both the 20/20 & Slowdive on the wall deserved much more success then they initially received. I like Stella's channel .. she has really good taste. Hope people check out the excellent 1981 album Dreamtime by the now sadly departed Tom Verlaine. My favorite guitarist. ✌️
Love The Ideal Copy. What a unique album.
Thanks, David! I notice people don't really give Gene Clark too much recognition anymore, or so it seems anyway. I love bringing him up when I can! I still need to get The Ideal Copy by Wire. That's a goal of mine! Glad you dig Stella's channel, too! Oh yes, Dreamtime is a favorite record of mine by Tom Verlaine. So devastating that he's gone.
Great to see another video Hanna. I have Tank on my want list. Concerning over looked albums . These are some of my faves.
Slovenly- After the original style.
Stereolab - Peng
The Blow Monkeys
Glorious Din- leading stolen horses
Tripod Jimmy - long walk off a short pier.
The Korgis- Dumb Waiters
Hey there, Mark! Admittedly I'm unfamiliar with several of these. I will be checking out Slovenly first! Also stay tuned for the next video where I will do quick reviews on several of the albums you sent! Thank you again!
The Finest Drops is an excellent song on the Wire album. Also, there is a reason that all other albums by Modern English are forgotten about. After the Snow is a perfect album. It is definitely in my top all time favorites list. Everyone knows I Melt with You, but the rest of the songs on it are excellent as well. One of my forgotten albums would definitely be Depeche Mode's 101. Everyone usually goes on and on about their studio albums, but I consider 101 one of the best live albums ever recorded. You should do a top 10 Live albums for one of your updates. We all know what #1 is going to be, and it is definitely one of my favorites also.
Yes, love After the Snow. Just wish Mesh & Lace wasn't the overlooked one! Love love love DM's 101 of course as they are either my 1st or 2nd favorite band of all time, depending on the day! I wonder if I even have enough live albums in my collection to do a video. I can think of about 5 offhand that are tops in my collection that I own but I may be able to scrounge up some more. Cheers!
Hi! Just found your site recently and I am loving it! I so love the Gene Clark and the Gosdin Brothers album. I am a huge Byrds fan! Good pick!
Good call with the Honey’s Dead album! I only dip in and out of your channel, so apologies if you’ve already done these….. The Redskins - ‘Neither Washington Nor Moscow’ (soul influenced punky tunes), early Simple Minds albums are a revelation….a million miles from The Breakfast Club sound. Try their first ‘Life In A Day’ ( angular punk with synths) and lastly ‘Kill City’ - Iggy Pop & James Williamson. Keep up the good work!
Yeah. Simple Minds from 79 to 82 are brilliant.
Hi there! I do have 3 early Simple Minds LPs. Still need to add at least one more from them into my collection! I appreciate you watching!
A few other channels referred me over here. Enjoyed this video! Plus, gotta sub to a fellow Marantz owner. I think that’s the rule, right? 😃
Oh, very cool that you found my channel via some other channels! Thanks for checking out this video! Marantz FTW! Take care!
Mesh & Lace is an awesome album! I bought the "Gathering Dust" 45 when it came out. Great song!
I wish Gathering Dust was on the LP! I will definitely be picking up the extended CD. I do love that song, too!
Just found your channel and was sucked in by your Jesus & Mary Chain shirt. Stoked that you feel the same way about Honey's Dead as I do. So many great songs on that one, and the production on it rules. I'll have to revisit the Furs' Book of Days, as I wasn't blown away by that one, but loved their next album World Outside, which I feel is the most underrated of theirs. A band I love that gets little to no love here in the US is Cardiacs, making all their stuff underrated in my mind. haha! A few others I feel get passed over a bit are Cocteau Twins' Victorialand, Devo's Oh No! It's Devo, 7 Seconds' New Wind AND Soulforce Revolution, and Oingo Boingo's Boi-Ngo.
We have similar tastes in music. Funny stuff to share. I was recently rear ended on a fwy while listening to that Gene Clark record. I remember seeing JAMC for the Honey's Dead tour with Curve and Spiritualized and also being in my friends car when he got a DUI while blasting HD's opening track "I wanna..." Irresponsible teenage stuff! I remember digging that Blind Mr. Jones CD. I think it was produced by Neil Halstead of Slowdive. Speaking of which, I also remember lending Neil a Roland JC 120 amp to during Slowdive's self financed Souvlaki tour. I've accumulated a lot of useless memories. LOL
Oh no! So sorry about that accident while listening to Gene! I certainly hope that doesn't ruin more spins of his music for you! Wow, that's incredible that you got to see JAMC on the Honey's Dead tour with Curve and Spiritualized! OMG, EPIC. I love Curve so, so much! I liked reading about your memories!
Stella's channel is great! The 4AD video is great, too! Wall Of VooDoo's Call Of The West, is Classic! 💗 I also like The WOV after Stan Ridgway, left. Ridgway's solo work is very good, as well.
A video from you always makes my day because I know I'm going to have some quality music to check out after I watch. Several things on here I haven't heard in ages and need to revisit. Thanks as always for sharing the music.
Your shirt reminded me that I used to have a Psycho Candy shirt back in the 80s... now I'm wondering what ever happened to it : )
What a kind comment, thank you! It didn't take me too long to pull albums for this video because my collection is mainly full of underrated ones! Hopefully someone didn't steal your Psycho Candy shirt! Hope you have a great weekend! See you next time!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert The shirt probably met the same fate as many of my records back then... "borrowed" by my younger brother : )
I have the same issue with my younger brother except it was my precious Mapex drum kit!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Oh noo... that would have hurt much worse than a shirt or records.
Yeah. I remind him about it when I can. Lol.
Good Stuff, The Dillard and Clark albums are pretty cool to have in your collection (If you don't already have them)
I'm envious of your knowledge of music but you're usually pointing me in the direction of music I love but haven't heard.
Great stuff Hanna. Honey's Dead definitely belongs. My favorite is Automatic which could also qualify. Love A Bell is a Cup and their "companion" album The Ideal Copy. Other "spontaneous" picks include: Sparklehorse It's a Wonderful Life, ANYTHING by The Billy Nayer Show, most notably Goodnight Straplight Sarentino, Abecedarians Eureka, (reissue) Nina Nastasia Dogs, Wall of Voodoo Seven Days in Sammystown (post Ridgway) Kid Dakota Listen To the Crows as they Take Flight, Television Adventure, Blancmange Happy Families, Pugwash The Olympus Sound, and Fish Karma The Theory of Intelligent Design. Have a great week!
I think I already told you I saw The Abecedarians open for New Order & if not , now I did. Love my compilation 💿 AB-CD .. I'm up the bloody tree 🌳 🙃
Thanks Dave. Only wish I'd seen them back in the day. Living close to Los Angeles probably would have provided the opportunity. I didn't even hear there music until after they had dismantled. I DID, however score a "grail" from them. One of the 500 yellow translucent copies of their 10" 2lp compilation, The Other Side of the Fence. It showed up on Discogs and I snatched it up before even contemplating if I should. Cheers.
Thanks, Todd! I'm still hoping I run into something by Abecedarians one day. Pretty elusive! Love their sound. Fantastic mentions! Cheers!
This is my first time visiting your channel. I liked your collection of albums - I'm going to check out a couple of them. Thanks! -- Wisconsin Introvert.
Hi, Hannah! Great video as usual. By the way, congrats on the 10,000 subscribers and many more to come! In addition to all these albums shown in the video, these other records that are behind you, mainly Television-Adventure (1978), Pete Townshend-All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (1982), Bangles-All Over the Place (1984) and Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks-Buckingham Nicks (1973) are all underrated albums and deserve greater recognition. R.I.P. Tom Verlaine (1949-2023). Nice shirt of the band The Jesus and Mary Chain. Beetlejuice approves! Thanks for the tips. Take care and see you next time. Cheers!
Happy Sunday, Alen! Thank you as always! You rock! I'm happy with the growth of my channel the past year! Yes, glad you noticed the other underrated gems behind me on the wall. I believe I will be continuing this topic as a series! Beetlejuice agrees! Cheers!
Hi hanna thumbs up for t.rex..tanx..don't forget dandy in the underworld thats undervalued too as I'm a bolanite..fan...I'm a bunnymen fan...aswell try the album 'siberia'..thats undervalued imo..we all love ocean rain. Porcupine. Crocodiles etc but that's my particular fave...scissors in the sand..wonderful 👏 Gazz
Great selection of underrated albums. Love the JAMC shirt - Darklands is my absolute favorite album from them (and probably a top 5 of all time LP for me). Another underrated album you might like is Ruefrex - Flowers For All Occasions. Unfortunately, they only made one album. Or Balaam And The Angel - The Greatest Story Ever Told. Keep up the excellent work and good luck integrating more Mark Bolan into your collection in 2023 :)
Great video as usual. Trust is a great album. Bought it many years a go and still love it. Remember the New Lace Sleeves video on MTV back them. Also love the "Sister Lovers" vinyl in the background. I bought that in the cut out bin at Camelot music in 1985 (at the Mall) and it became one of my top ten albums of all time....I miss the 1980s.
Hi Al! Thank you for stopping by as always! Glad you noticed Sister Lovers. Was thrilled to find that 80s copy at a record show in Washington years ago!
Great video Hanna. I am going to spin my Trust album now. Here are some albums I think don't get their proper due:
Garth Brooks - Chris Gaines Greatest Hits. Sure it is completely out of left field, but the songs are really good!
Damn Yankees - Don't Tread. Everybody loves their debut for good reasons, but this album smokes the debut.
AC/DC - Blow Up Your Video. Production issues aside, this album is awesome.
Eric Clapton - Behind the Sun. People complain about the Phil Collins influence on the album, but I think Phil breathed new life in the Clapton with the trilogy of albums they did. Some great work on this one.
Counting Crows - Hard Candy. This is the album that brought me back into the Counting Crows fan base. I saw them live on this tour and they were great. Awesome album
Hootie and the Blowfish - Fairweather Johnson. Like most, I brushed this album off when it was first released. Over time it has become my go to album for them.
The Offspring - Splinter. I think this album is awesome. The song "Spare Me the Details" is a favorite.
The Refreshments - The Bottle & Fresh Horses. Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy is a classic, but this album is just as good. "Preacher's Daughter", "Fonder and Blonder", and "Heaven or the Highway Out of Town" are highlights.
There are a few of many I could come up with. Rock on Hanna!
Happy Friday night, Brian! Thanks for joining in with some mentions here! Fun, right? I love the Refreshments! Fizzy came out when I was in either jr. high or high school and I used to blast that one! I'll check out the Bottle and Fresh Horses! Rock on!
HOLY CRAP. you are so right about Mesh and Lace! I never gave it a listen before your video. SO GOOD. thank you 🖤
Always good tips and tricks from Omaha. I'm too poor to collect vinyl but her taste is flawless.
Wire! Certainly in my top ten favorite bands, they have great albums in all their eras. I first heard them about 1986, the album Ahead, sooo may great songs on that album. There most recent 4 or 5 albums are their latest incarnation and just amazing! And certainly see them live, if you have the chance.
Thanks Hanna! Got some catching up to do on your vids. Love the Wire albums. And as always a couple of albums you are showing Ive nevee heard of. Going to have to check them out ✌🏻🎸😎
Take your time on the videos! I'm just glad you're here! Enjoy the weekend!
Wire got more UK media attention in the late 80s than late 70s. Interviews and videos on several TV shows. It was on the back of an outbreak of "10th Anniversary of Punk" nostalgia. Their reputation had grown, Pink Flag especially had ascended to classic status. Plus the REM cover of Strange added to the interest.
On the subject of flute - the first indie band I heard using a flute was Look Blue Go Purple. All-girl NZ group who were briefly brilliant in the mid 80s. Three EPs on Flying Nun, then went their separate ways.
You reminded me that there is a comp I've wanted to get by Look Blue Go Purple. Thank you for this! I really love their sound! Cheers!
I just bought The Ideal Copy, and it’s pretty great.
Just found your channel, thanks to algorithm synchronicity. Paused the video to check out "Blind Mr Jones" and wow, yes, definitely one worth checking out. Look forward to checking out the rest. Thanks!
That Television album in the background certainly qualifies as an underrated album. Adventure had the misfortune of coming out after the by now sainted Marquee Moon. Had it been their first album, it probably would have been seen as a promising start by a new band with an intriguing approach to songwriting. But maybe it makes sense that it came out after, because structurally it has a certain sense of rhythmic economy that to my sacred ears alludes to UK post-punk rather than the structured jams of Marquee Moon. It was also the first Television album I bought. But Marquee Moon was really where I got what they were doing.
as much as marquee moon deserves the adoration, i think glory is the best television song & my favorite with all the layers of suggestive, enigmatic & poetic imagery & guitar lines & rhythms, & there's also the sublime cover by lloyd cole & the commotions
Hi Stuart! Yep, that's exactly why I displayed Television's Adventure behind me and to give a nod to the late Tom Verlaine. His contributions to rock/punk/post punk, however you'd like to classify his style, are astounding. Cheers!
Love the song “Days “ !
big tom verlaine fan RIp
Their '92 self-titled album is absolutely great too.
Great channel, just watched a load of videos! 😊🎸🎶
You made me all nostalgic for the 80s lol, i remember buying All Over The Place by The Bangles in 1985, Lawrence and Felt, Dream Syndicate, Green On Red, Rain Parade, Fuzztones😀 oh blissful days.
Do you know the band Party Day? Their album Glasshouse from the mid 80s is worth a listen.😀
Loved seeing that Gene Clark album. Thanks, Chris
Great to see you pop in, Chris. It's always a treat revisiting any of Gene Clark's material and this one is exceptional, right? Hope all is well with you!
Good video! Funny that you chose Honey's Dead because I always thought Munki was their forgotten album. I love Munki.
Hello Hanna. Honey's dead is pretty excellent, Rollercoaster is a jam! I had the cassettes of "A bell is a cup" and "Only Life' when they were new, bought The Feelies for the VU cover. I always thought "It's Only Life" sounds like a Lou Reed song. I dig the killer Darklands shirt.
Hi Rando! Thanks! I knew I could count on you to appreciate Honey's Dead! Only Life is such a magnificent album! Heavy Lou Reed/VU influences and I love it! Hope your week is going well!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Thanks, I hope the same for you. Mine just got better, I
just found I have some new vinyl on the porch today! 😄
That definitely makes for an excellent day!
Never watched any of your shows before, but you know your stuff. Mad respect.
Great list! I've loved honey's dead since I found it 25 years ago. I like beyond a lot as well and have only casually listened to their other new albums but they are all great. I'll have to check out some of the other on your list.
Nice choice on A Bell is A Cup...soo Cool - I mean Kidney Bigos...come on! Great channel. Thanks
I love that you picked albums that I actually haven’t heard! Thanks for the selections, I will definitely be checking out most, if not all of these. That feelies record is a little obscure, let’s see if I can find it…
I feel lots of 1989 albums get overlooked. I love Modern English, great album you show. It is a great one. Glad the Trust LP is an upgrade. Dinosaur Jr is classic alternative band. 🤘
Thank you, Robert! Yes, I'm so thankful for the records you sent. They are well loved here! I love that Dino Jr. are still going strong! Hope all is well in Brooklyn!
Book of Days does take a while compared to their other records, but its great. I finally got that Teenage Fanclub you have on the wall. Another great record.
So glad you pulled out gene Clark; great underappreciated album: great choice !
Thanks, David! Seems that one by Gene just doesn't get mentioned so I was happy to bring some attention to it for this video! Have a great day!
Interesting selection🌟
Dinosaur Jr. have a great new compilation out.
The Feelies are great. I just found their Good Earth album in the wilds of my home town Deventer, where great rarities seem to be turning up of late. Including Drop Nineteen’s Delaware (shoegaze tip).
Happy hunting 🌻
Hi Erwin! Hope all is well. Yeah, I checked out that new comp from Dino Jr and it looks pretty good!
Oh sweet! I have Delaware from Drop Nineteens on CD but extremely rare to find it on vinyl! Nice! Cheers!
Boggles my mind how you find the time to listen to all this stuff and still make vids.... I listen to music all day while pretending to work and feel like I'm only scratching the surface! Farm by Dino Jr is def underrated, one of their best if you ask me. Thanks for the other tips, listening to that Gene Clark album now. P.S. The Gene Clark is awesome. Reminds me of 13th Floor Elevators quite a bit.✌
Hey there! Thanks for the comment. It's pretty hard to find the time lately. However, if I don't make the time, I get a bit depressed. I just need music, you know?! Farm would definitely be in my top 3 by Dino Jr. Maybe even my #1. Haven't pondered a ranking as I still need to hear their last 2! Cheers!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert It's essential! Love the vids, keep 'em coming! 🐯 I need to take another look at J&MC so will start with that one.
Enjoy Honey's Dead!
I had an opportunity to meet Gene Clark back in the early 1990s. He was performing a concert in a small hotel bar of all things. He was very late to the gig and when he did show up he looked disheveled and very strung out. Amazingly he performed well despite his condition. After the show I was talking to a musician who backed Gene up. He asked me if I'd like to go up to Gene's room to meet him. I had brought a couple of items for Gene to sign so I was excited at the opportunity. When we got to the room there were about a dozen people congregating and talking with Gene. Finally I had my moment with Gene and introduced myself and asked if he would sign my records. He could barely hold the pen and I literally had to guide his hand down to the album jacket for him to sign. It was rather heartbreaking. A couple of months later Gene passed away. It was sad but based on my recent experience meeting Gene it was not surprising. Gene was a great talent who lived a hard life of substance abuse.
Hi Hanna,
Interesting list. It's amazing how many records don't get the praise they should. One of my favs that fits in the category is Captain Beyond's self titled from 1972. You might check it out.
You asked about a cartridge upgrade and mentioned Ortofon. Hard to go wrong there. The 2M Red gets all the love because it's cheap. But step up to the 2M Blue (in your budget) or Bronze (slightly out of your budget) if you can. But there are other brands too that perform well in that price range. Just do a little research.
L8R!
Great video!
Here are some of my favorite underrated albums :
King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Self - Subliminal Plastic Motives
The Argument - Recess Serenade
PFR - Goldie's Last Day
Out of the Grey - 1 Out of the Grey
Tanx is far and away my favourite Bolan album. Very experimental for him and full of great tracks.
I appreciate you watching, Richard! Yeah, Tanx is an enjoyable one throughout. Cheers!
I can't believe anyone else appreciates "Only Life" as much as I do. Thanks for proving me wrong, Hanna! I gave this one a thumb's up, but that hardly seems adequate. How about this, instead: 🤩? Or maybe: 🥰?
Thanks, Jules! Only Life is such a beautiful album! I appreciate the thumbs up as well as the hearts and stars! Hehe!
Have you heard the early 4AD comp "Natures Mortes - Still Lives"? There's music on it that I'm sure you've heard already, but if you get the CD version it has tons more. Music that, to my knowledge, is only otherwise available on the original 7 inches. The Past 7 Days are on there with their only recording, a 2-song 7 inch. It's awesome.
I I have to check out. Have you heard the 4AD comp “All Virgos Are Mad”? Pretty cool
Hi Andrew. Thanks for the head-up on this comp. I had not known about it. Looks like it is pretty hard to get. Some of my favorite bands on here for sure. Hope all is well!
Some great choices. I really need to give the later Jesus and Mary Chain albums. I love their first few and still play them all the but have never given anything after Automatic a chance. Love pretty much everything Gene Clark. Dinosaur Jr is a funny one for me. They have a couple of albums I love, but as a whole they have never been a favorite, which is funny because I love pretty much all of J's side projects. I love Tanx...that 3 album run is one of the best of the 70s IMO. Another great video.
So glad you enjoyed my video, and thank you for the comment! Agree with that 1, 2, 3 punch from T. Rex. Absolute fire! I hope you dig Honey's Dead by JAMC! Can't wait to check out the two last Dino Jr. LPs. Enjoy the weekend!
All I know is You pop up on my recommended watch so I pressed play…..then I saw Your RIP to Tom Verlaine & automatically subscribed to Your channel!!!??…..DAAAAAANNNNNNGGGGGG😂
Thanks for the suggestions. I was a college DJ from 1989 to 1995, and I remember “Kidney Bingos” was a pretty big college radio “hit” so to speak. I’m a huge shoegaze fan but I don’t know why I’ve put off exploring Blind Mr. Jones. Thanks for the nudge. One of my favorite “overlooked” albums is Love Junk by The Pursuit of Happiness. You may have heard “I’m an Adult Now” but the rest of the album is just supremely catchy jangle power pop rock. This is one that totally takes me back to 1988.
The last four Dinosaur Jr albums are absolutlely mega!
Yeah, it's the last 2 I still need to hear and I can't wait! 😀
I heard "Spooky Vibes" for the first time on Sirius XM's 1st Wave channel several months ago, on the Sunday night program "Dark Wave". I was reminded of Jethro Tull hearing that flute. In fact, I could have sworn that was Ian Anderson himself on that instrument. Little Steven's Underground Garage, Channel 21, has a lot of cool music as well.
Thanks for those recommendations, Blind Mr. Jones sounds awesome!
I'm thrilled that you checked out Blind Mr. Jones and are loving them! Thanks for the comment! Cheers!
I love these kinds of lists. Thanks.
Try...
Spirit's The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus;
XTC's Skylarking;
XTC's Apple and Venus, Vol. I;
Ike Reilly's Salesmen and Racists;
The Beta Band's Hot Shots ll;
Paul McCartney's Ram,;
Indio's Big Harvest;
Super Furry Animal's Phantom Power;
Steve Earle's Jerusalem;
The Soundtrack of Our Lives' Behind The Music.
There is at least one gem for everyone on that list.
I strongly suggest listening to 12 Dreams in the dark on quality headphones, with no distractions, in the dark. It is my favorite album, period. Not many people know about it, but those that do usually put it on their Top Ten All-time list. Truly a lost masterpiece.
Ike Reilly is the best rock songwriter of the 2000s...and nobody knows who he is. That record ROCKS!
T Rex Rapids is a favorite off Tanx. Aside from the hits Bolan is somewhat of an acquired taste for me. Something I think is overlooked? Seattle's Walkabouts. Straight to the Stars is good. Looking forward to a major list of your favorites. Thanks.
You gave me the push to finally check out the Walkabouts as I've never gotten around to properly sample them. Gonna make that a priority later this week. Maybe I will do a series with this topic. Cheers!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Here what they do with Nick Cave's Loom of the Land.
Hey fellow WIRE junky!
Check out the song "Short Elevated Period" from their 2017 album Silver/Lead. they honestly haven't stopped putting out amazing material to this day.
Hey Terry! Love that Wire have been very active recently. I have a friend who sent me their Mind Hive album but I haven't explored anything else as of yet regarding their current LPs! Thanks for this recommendation and I will check it out!
Nice selection, haven't heard Honey's Dead in an age... some great songs. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked this video! Honey's Dead is such a brilliant LP! Cheers!
I too love the pre-hit Modern English, and Trust -- "Clubland," "Lovers' Walk," "Strict Time," "Watch Your Step." Dino Jr. Need to revisit the early Gene Clark, and Blind Mr. Jones is new to me! Crazy Rhythms is definitely a different, more driving approach that perhaps stands out in the context of what a massive influence they were. I was so excited for Only Life when it came out, but it's jangle pop was kind of samey so I burned out on it for many years. I've come back around to it since, and love all their albums, though don't give up on Crazy Rhythms!
I'm currently counting down albums from 1983 and thought of you, as there's lots of post-punk like Go-Betweens, Sad Lovers & Giants - Feeding the Flame, which I know you're aware of. Have you heard Opposition - Intimacy, as well as their 1981 album Breaking the Silence? Up there with Modern Eon and Comsat Angels for me!
Hey again! Blind Mr. Jones - Stereo Musicale is such an incredible listen! Hope you like it! I haven't given up on Crazy Rhythms. it's just not my favorite. 😉
Very cool you are working on a 1983 albums list! Also the year I was born! I have not heard Opposition but I'm definitely intrigued. You know I love my post punk from that era. Thanks, I'll check 'em out! You've never steered me wrong before! ☺️
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Ya, I'm doing that whole round number anniversary thing, did 1973 last month. Which means you have a big b-day coming up! Listened to Blind Mr. Jones, dig it, thanks!
Not published but here's a sneak peak at my Opposition - Intimacy (1983) blurb:
Opposition are responsible numerous lost post-punk classics, starting with Breaking The Silence (1981). Formed in London’s southern suburbs in 1978, their 1980 single “This Year” was influenced by ska/reggae through the lens of 2-Tone and the Ruts. Sessions from that period were issued as Lost Songs in 2005. That lineup broke up and they re-formed as a trio with Marcus Bell, taking on a darker post-punk direction. Opposition could easily be credited for being the architects of the shimmering guitar sounds later employed by The Chameleons, had anyone actually noticed them. A listen to “Breaking The Silence” and “Very Little Glory” will leave no doubts that they were trailblazers, and the later cuts like “In My Eyes” display their angry power. Their greatness was recognized by at least one industry executive, as they were signed to Charisma records and released a string of consistently great albums - Intimacy (1983), Promises (1984) and Empire Days (1985).
I have no idea what you are talking about for most of this video but well presented. I love Elvis Costello, I’ve heard of Modern English because of I Melt With You, but I’ve not heard of most of these other bands and never heard the term shoegaze before
A really interesting video, many thanks. I bought Trust when it came out and didn't like it as much as his first 4 albums, but I just listened again today (for the first time in 42 years!) and it sounded better - maybe it will grow on me. Tanx is fantastic, and I reckon as good as Slider and Electric Warrior. Listened to that Modern English album and it's fantastic, I'd never heard of it before. I don't know how well you know Graham Parker & the Rumour, a generally overlooked artist who I think is brilliant, his first two albums are acknowledged classics, and his fourth, Squeezing Out Sparks is usually considered his best, but his third and fifth, Stick to Me and Up Escalator are not generally considered as good , though to me both are also fantastic. I think the Comsat Angels' first album Waiting for a Miracle is a post-punk classic, but I rarely see it on lists of best post punk albums. A whole genre which is overlooked, imo, especially in America, is Reggae, except for Bob Marley of course, but there are so many fantastic Reggae albums which would be on my list of best albums, by bands such as Culture, The Congos, Burning Spear, etc. Thanks again.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this video. I really appreciate the comment. Yes, perhaps Trust will work its way into your heart and become a favorite in time! Glad I led you to check out this Modern English LP. It's brilliant indeed!
I just have Squeezing Out Sparks from Parker but I will certainly look those other 2 you mentioned. Thanks for that!
Check out my post punk videos where I feature and love Comsat Angels! Cheers!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Anyone who declares their love for The Comsat Angels is ok by me.
Farm is probably the best produced Dinosaur Jr album. Love the guitar sounds on it. New to your channel... Easy sub. Keep it up!
Nice tips! I have a pretty huge music collection covering practically all genres and I can't say that I've given any of those 10 albums much of a chance. I love what you have on your NOW PLAYING display. The Buckingham Nicks album is one that I really loved as a kid ( was part of my mom's collection ). Definitely gonna check out the Jesus And Mary Chain, Gene Clark and Elvis Costello tips.
Trust is a fantastic album. Hard to go wrong with EC, but that one has always been a favorite.
Thank you for watching, Michael! Yeah, Trust is a winner. I keep coming back to it. It's irresistible! Cheers!
This Year’s Model from 78 !
I'm with you on Trust, brilliant album. So is Get Happy, I guess EC was just too prolific. I'll check out Feelies, not well known in the UK.
Thanks, Steven! Yes, I love Get Happy by EC, too! He was on fire during that period! Hope you enjoy this Feelies album after you sample it! Cheers!
I have that Bangles album-New, sealed. I saw them at Purdue University on their Everything tour and Susanna Hoffs, low-fived me on her way to their bus. I'll never forget it, LOL. I have been a Bangles fan since and try to buy any of their vinyls I find. I dream of an autographed album that they signed to ME!
Hi Jason! Thanks for watching this one. Glad you noticed that first Bangles album in the back! A classic and also my favorite of theirs! Jangle pop heaven!
Where did you hear Blind Mr. Jones! There were probably 6-7 of us growing up in Lincoln who got into them. If I recall correctly that LP came out around the same time as the first 3 Verve singles. Also, yes that Feelies LP is just spectacular.
Great list, these are always fun. It's interesting to hear about why someone likes one thing over another and what makes those albums special to them. If I could be so bold as to reccomend a couple of things, check out Doubting Thomas, The Tear Garden and of course, everything from the Legendary Pink Dots. Thanks!
Thanks, Dan! A viewer recently sent me a bunch of albums from the Legendary Pink Dots so I'm still working through those! I'll check out the two other recommendations! Enjoy your Sunday!
It’s fun watching someone much younger than me digging the LPs I love (and mostly own). One note, the first time I saw the Feelies in the mid-1980’s (Bottom Line?) I thought, wow, so this is what the Ramones would be if they were good musicians!.
Love all those albums you mentioned Hanna, a lot are underrated records. The Jesus and Mary Chain's Honey's Dead is my favorite from them, I like the DualDisc edition on CD/DVD from the mid 2000's. The Psychedelic Furs and Modern English are very underrated.
Thanks, Ronny! I'll have to search for that particular DualDisc version of Honey's Dead. Nice! I appreciate the comment!
Got Farm, like it. Are complete with The Feelies love them. Got 2 Modern English albums. Haven't played them in ages. This video inspired me to listen to them again.
Hi there! Glad you enjoy the Feelies and your collection is complete on them. Oh, I imagine you will have a wonderful time revisiting Modern English later! Cheers!