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In Reply to: what are 5 GREAT pop/rock records - both sonically and musically posted by Shane From Aus on September 8, 2006 at 07:43:45:
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - Where's the Money?Thomas Dolby - Aliens Ate My Buick
Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth
Daniel Lanois - Acadie
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Where's the Money - Dan Hicks was (is) hard to catagorize, otherwise he'd be a rich man. This record is a very witty blend of folk, jazz, western swing and San Fran hippie rock. It's live at the Troubador with all acoustic intruments.Aliens Ate My Buick - Dolby was a studio wunderkind who made technologically advanced white-boy power funk. Somewhat more tounge in cheek and less emotionally evocative than some of his other records (The Flat Earth), Aliens is punchy, wide spectrum and big fun. The first track is the least representative.
Dead Can Dance - Labyrinth is also hard to catagorize. If Jim Morrison had been re-incarnated in the middle east, this might be his record. Lisa Gerrard has gone on to lucrative soundtrack work (Gladiator etc.) Moody, lush and full of gee-whiz audio tricks.
Acadie - Daniel Lanois is a big time producer (U2, Dylan, Peter Gabriel) from Canada. This record exhibits some of his acadian roots and atmosphereic genius. He's a more than adequate singer/songwriter/guitarist.
Secrets of the Beehive - David Sylvian is the most self-conciously arty of this list but that doesn't mean his poetic approach lacks real beauty. Riuichi Sakamoto did the orchestration and plays piano. The songs are mid-tempo, dark art-pop warmly recorded.
Into the Labyrinth does sound great and it also features a couple tracks not included on the CD. I always thought the CD sounded pretty good until I heard it on vinyl. The maracas on the intro sound like a real instrument, where on the CD they sound like they might be synthesized. And it just continues from there. Bass on the vinyl isn't quite what is on the CD but overall a more pleasurable listen on vinyl.
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