10 Albums That Didn't Get Their Due
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- 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.
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"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.
That Wire album A Bell Is A Cup is definitely under the radar. Such a great album. Stumbled upon your channel. Looking forward to more! Thanks for your insights.
Hi Cam! I'm thrilled you came upon my channel. This was a fun video to put together and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hope to see you here again!
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.
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!
I'm a huge music fan myself and been collecting records since I was a teenager. Great video, I learned so much about new bands, I didn't know about. Greetings from Germany! :)
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. 😢
You had me at Trust and closed the door with Mesh and Lace. Great selections, all of them.
Thank you, Douglas! Glad you enjoyed!
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!
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".
When Psychocandy was on the radio when first released, it seemed there was a new sound that they had all to their own. Thanks for all these treats. Your videos bring back so many excellent memories.
Thank you for the kind words! Very sweet. Glad I was able to take you back in time. Music is such a gift!
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.
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!
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!
Nice featuring A Bell Is A Cup. I immediately thought of Red Barked Trees their 2011 release.
Hey there, V! I haven't heard Wire's Red Barked Tree yet, but that's for mentioning it. I'll be sampling it for sure! Enjoy the weekend!
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.
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.
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
Please make it a series - thanks!!
Thanks for the vote, Joe! I Definitely am considering that!
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!
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!
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!
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 UA-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.
"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.
Totally agree with Costello’s Trust…another one from the catalogue would be Mighty Like a Rose. Definitely a grower…took me 20 years to appreciate it!
I'll check that one out, thanks! There are still several albums of his I haven't heard yet! Such a prolific artist!
Same here…word of caution..Stereogum rates it as the worst EC album! Although I listened back to back to his back catalogue from My Aim is True to Brutal Youth and this was the one that really surprised me.
I had heard all the bad reviews of Mighty… and just skipped it back then. Finally checked it out a few years ago and I think it’s pretty awesome. I don’t get the hate at all. It’s not quite on the level of Spike for me but it’s definitely a worthy follow up!
@@adamp2029 I can only think that with it coming out in 1991…the year grunge broke…EC was no longer This Years Model…
I see your 20/20 debut album in the background. That is a GREAT album! I met them in Tower records when this record came out. They were promoting and autographing this release. No clunkers on this one.
Dinosaur Jr is my favorite of your 10 picks.
Enjoyed the video. I’m glad to see that you are spinning the buckingham nicks album.
Hi there! Thanks! Yeah, that Buckingham Nicks album was probably my biggest grail when I first started collecting records. Now I own 2 copies and it's still very much a favorite! 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!
Nice call on the Modern English album so good. Farm was also my gateway into Dino Jr. and now I got most of their albums on vinyl. I would suggest Rose Chronicles - Shiver one of my all time favorite albums. They mix Curve with Cocteau Twins with Curve being a big influence on them. Back in the late 80's if you liked Depeche Mode Camouflage - Voices & Images was a must and you don't hear much of it now.
Hi Matt! We definitely seem to be on the same wavelength when it comes to music taste. Very cool you have most of the Dino Jr. albums on vinyl! I just have Bug and You're Living All Over Me on vinyl thus far. Thank you for the recommendations as well. No doubt that Rose Chronicles - Shiver will be up my alley! You know I love Curve and Cocteau Twins! Awesome, thanks!
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!
Hello Hanna! Book Of Days is fantastic. Didn't get its due. Bangles all over the place, behind you on the wall, another overlooked great record. Keep on Rockin!
Hey again! Yeah, I tried to display several albums behind me I thought were very much overlooked as well! That first Bangles record is extra jangly and it's why I love it so much more than their others!
TRUST is one of my favorite Costello albums, and I agree on HONEY'S DEAD and BOOK OF DAYS.
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.
I discovered Stella's channel recently and I have been watching a lot of the back videos. She is so great.
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Hi Maria! That's awesome you've been watching Stella's channel, too. Excellent content! Cheers!
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!
Hi Hanna-great video as always. Great shout out to Dinosaur Jr.-Farm. I remember listening to that album over and over. Some great songs. Stay well!!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed this video! I probably had this Farm CD in my car for months and months after it first came out! So wonderful! I appreciate the comment!
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!
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!
Couldn’t help but notice the Power Pop Masterpiece that is 20/ 20 behind you. My, what a slice of heaven that album remains. As a musician who ran in those New Wave/ Alternative circles in the late 70’s and early 80’s in LA, I had the pleasure of seeing them at the Whiskey several times. They were very talented, and good guys to boot, who deserved better than they got. But man, we still have that debut album. Pure heaven. Remember the Lightening?
Another power pop masterpiece is the Shoes debut Present Tense...very underrated album
What a great period for music. So many new and exciting sounds coming out it was impossible to keep up with all of it. Everything from power pop to post punk to synth-based music to the NWOBHM to faster angrier punk coming out of the west coast.
I just checked your channel & by the titles of the 4 videos I wonder if you've read into Krishnamurti?
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.
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.
I don't know most of these albums, but i just enjoy Hanna's gentle aura, when she talks about music so eloquently. Also 'Buckingham Nicks' on 'Now Playing' scores extra points with me :-)
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!
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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
Pygmalion, that's a great album. Adventure goes without saying also. Nice review! Wanted to add some appreciation for A Bell is a Cup also though I prefer The Ideal Copy.
Glad you noticed some of those gems on my record wall. I appreciate the comment! One day I will find the Ideal Copy on vinyl! Cheers!
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.
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...
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!
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!
Great list, love that Jesus album!
Here are 5 tragically ignored amazing albums:
The Chud - Silhouettes Of Sound
Prolapse - Ghosts of Dead Aeroplanes
The Sea and Cake - The Biz
Kendra Smith - Five Ways of Disappearing
Nova Express - Space Khmer
Some unfamiliar stuff here to research. Gratitude.
Thanks for sharing! I'm clueless on all of these except the Sea and Cake! Cheers!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
Nice list, just discovered your channel and can't wait to discover even more music, great videos :)
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
always a great presentation! some of my favourite underrated LP's are things like 'Pacific Ocean Blue' by Dennis Wilson, 'Hear My Dear' by Marvin Gaye, 'Author Author!' by The Scars, 'Savage Gestures For Charms Sake' by Bill Nelson, 'Left Handed Dream' by Riuichi Sakamoto, 'Goodbye Jumbo' by World Party and anything by Virginia Astley in the 80's! cheers!
Solid mentions! Now I want to play Goodbye Jumbo by World Party! Need to dig my CD out! Thanks for the comment!
'Author Author!' quite possibly the greatest album ever made and cruelly neglected. And Bill Nelson is a legend. (Red Noise forever)
Love Television and Teenage Fanclub back there ! Great stuff to check out 🎉
Thanks, Robert! Thought I would display some worthy ones behind me! Glad you noticed those!
The title caught my attention, first time viewer. Great album pics to start, I like your diversity with genres. If I can suggest Rick Nelson, who helped start the transition of the Country Rock explosion in California 1967 even before Poco and the Byrds and later the Eagles in the 70s. Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band released Garden Party from 1972-73, that was his big comeback, but there were pre and post Garden Party releases that are very underrated, "Rudy The Fifth" from 1971 and even better, "Windfall" from 1974. When I saw the Gene Clark of which I have everything, I immediately thought of Rick Nelson. Cheers!
Good Stuff, The Dillard and Clark albums are pretty cool to have in your collection (If you don't already have them)
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.
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!
Hi, I'm a new Subscriber to your Channel. Love your selections. I've added them to my playlist to listen to.
Thank you, Jake! Welcome, and I appreciate you being here! Glad you enjoyed the albums featured here! Have a great Thursday!
Great video, Hanna.. honestly with 600 comments I generally won't leave a comment.. I'll just watch .. You're working hard enough ! Gene was dating Michelle Phillips at that time..( debut ) Gene's son always told me fantastic stories like that when we were bandmates. ✌️
My favorite Gene Clark album is “White Light” and “Book Of Days” is a great album, I saw them on that tour and interviewed Richard after the show for my university radio station, he was super cool and we talked for about an hour and had almost identical taste in music, Love “Forever Changes” was playing over the PA before their show and I knew many times the bands choose the music that’s played Pre-show and I asked if he was a fan of Love which of course he was a huge fan as am I and that sparked our hour long conversation. It was a cool experience in my life. Blind Mr. Jones is a great band and “A Bell is a Cup…” is a great Wire album, “Kidney Bingos” is a clever song, I like their most recent albums a lot too!
Just picked up Forever Changes (finally) expended cd version. Worth every penny.
@@toddhill7483 Arthur Lee was a genius. I employed both Mike Randle & Rusty Squeezebox who played in Love from 93 - 2005. They toured Europe every year but sadly Arthur had lost his writing skills so no new material.
Thanks for the comment! I love White Light from Gene Clark, too. I have a reissue. Love's Forever Changes is a great mention here! And yes, Wire still keep impressing us! Love 'em! Cheers!
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 :)
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!
Love that you included Trust and Tanx. I've read nothing but good things about Only Life. Speaking of life, I hope it slows down a bit for you so you can make more cool videos. Ugh, RIP Tom Verlaine. You've got Adventure in the background!
HOLY CRAP. you are so right about Mesh and Lace! I never gave it a listen before your video. SO GOOD. thank you 🖤
I love all EC albums but I am huge into Trust and own the Rykodisc deluxe edition of it. Some of the songs on it are lesser EC but most are classics. The outtake "Seconds of Pleasure" that took different forms of evolution and then was shelved, I guess, is fascinating, it sounds (like much of Imperial Bedroom) like Rachmaninoff meets pop music or whatever,
a serious classical strain in the song. Or, it points the way to the "baroque" classical stuff on Imperial Bedroom, as exemplified by the masterpiece that is "Man Out of Time."
Thank you, Scott! For a while Imperial Bedroom was my favorite Elvis Costello album. I still return to it quite a bit. Man Out of Time is beyond beautiful.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert One of my top EC albums, although it wasn't when I first got the vinyl in the early 80s from a neighbor at his garage sale (!), I thought it was baffling and boring! I had been used to My Aim Is True and This Year's Model. I Bedroom mystified me at first. That Rykodisc edition is fantastic, with the bonus tracks. When that finally showed up around 1995 I was floored since it had "Really Mystified" which I'd heard EC do somewhere in the 80s on a concert broadcast, had no idea what song it was. Of course it's a cover song by the Merseybeats or Easybeats?
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Something reminded me to ask you if you ever got into Tim Buckley at all? I managed to grab the Tim Buckley anthology about 14 years ago at one of the WFMU Record Fairs in NYC. Such a fantastic comp. I don't own all of his albums but I have listened to a good chunk of his stuff. A lot of it is difficult listening, however. I haven't even caught up to Jeff Buckley as yet.
The only Tim Buckley LP I once owned was Happy Sad. I've just never really gotten into him.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert He's kind of an acquired taste for sure. He got weirder and more avant-garde as he went, pretty much. I love a good chunk of his stuff, his voice and his 12-string work are the main thing for me. "Song to the Siren" and "Buzzin' Fly" are my two fave tunes of his.
Heck yeah about "Trust" and "Only Life"! The latter is easily my favorite Feelies album, which is saying something. It's a GREAT driving music album, especially "Deep Fascination."
Hi Kurt! Thanks for stopping by for this one! We definitely have the same thoughts on "Only Life." That album is gold! Such a winner! Cheers!
Just wanted to check in to say, Honey's Dead? Drop dead classic. Love that you showed that one. Hugely important to how my music taste developed when it was released. Plus, saw them at Lollapolooza in '92! Stunning performance that ALSO changed how I see gigs.
That's absolutely incredible that you got to see JAMC at Lollapalooza! Heck yeah! I can only imagine that must've been a life-changing show! Thanks for stopping by!
@@TheOmahaIntrovert oh it was incredible. They were a smarter Oasis with MORE F Off attitude, plus it was my first hearing of "Head On". Just wow.
Howdy Hanna! Me thinks the Buckingham Nicks album is one o' the most overlooked albums ever. The original version o' Crystal alone elevates it to classic status. Too Far Gone by The Feelies is a favorite. You never cease to amaze with yer musical insights. Keep 'em comin'! Best wishes from John.
Hey there, John! Happy Sunday to you! Agreed on the Buckingham Nicks. exactly why I at least wanted to display it! Long Distance Winner and Frozen Love are my 2 favorite tracks. It's a stunningly recorded LP. Yay Sound City!
Great theme! You need to do more of these.
Thanks for the pointers to the other channels.
For the first section of this, I thought you were talking directly to me. I am in the crowd that stopped with JAMC at Psychocandy/Darklands. And yes. White Light/No Other is my Gene Clark experience. I need to explore more, not sure why I haven't.
Some of the others though I am in total agreement.
Elvis' Trust was the first Costello album I bought, soon after it came out. I think the cover just caught my eye. I don't think Elvis' voice has ever sounded better than it did on Trust. And Watch Yoru Step and New Lace Sleeves would be two of his best songs.
The Feelies - Only Life may look overlooked today but was well received when it came out. And I do love it. But if I was picking an album to compete with Crazy Rhythms I would nominate their follow-up The Good Earth. Low key compared to some of theirs but it is beautiful and hypnotic.
Great to see you promoting Wire beyond their first three masterpieces. Their whole career is worth your attention. And the endless side-projects. A Bell Is A Cup is a great recommendation.
It looks like you might have some other overlooked gems on the wall behind you. Television's Adventure is often lost in the shadow of Marquee Moon. Such a great loss to hear of Tom Verlaine's passing.
Ok, this is getting too wordy again. Thanks for finding time to make a video.
Hi Richard! Love reading your comments and I thank you once again for taking the time to check in! Haha, yes, Trust is a striking cover and such a strong vocal performance throughout.
I have the Good Earth by the Feelies, too but Only Life is the winner for me. I do need to pull out the Good Earth again for another spin though because it's been a while!
Was quite a shock to hear that Tom passed. He had such a unique playing style. Jazz was a huge influence on his playing. What a talent he was. Glad you enjoyed this video! Maybe I'll make it a series! We'll see. Enjoy the weekend!
Fellow Omahan here! Cool channel you have. Impressive collection. My tastes are metal but you made me want to check some of those albums out. Peace 🙂
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.
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.😀
Honey's Dead was huge when it came out as I remember. I believe it got more airplay than the earlier albums. And the songs are still a mainstay of their live performances. Love it.
It's a killer album for sure and I'm glad you and so many others here agree that it deserves to be remembered! Cheers!
Amazing list, many of these albums I had growing up in the 1980’s, thank you for uploading the video and your musical knowledge. Great video
Always good tips and tricks from Omaha. I'm too poor to collect vinyl but her taste is flawless.
Hola, hard-working Hanna! A Bell Is A Cup is indeed a corker, as is The Ideal Copy. Can't comment on the others. With JAMC, I jump from Psycho Candy to Munki pretty much ignoring all their releases in between & for me Midnight To Midnight was the last straw for The P Furs. It has a certain queasy horrible charm, I suppose. Don't work too hard. It's only Feb. Pace yourself. 😄
Greetings, Nigel! Thanks so much, as always. I still need to get a copy of The Ideal Copy in my collection! Haha, love how you described the Psych Furs' Midnight to Midnight. Very accurate! Definitely don't ignore those JAMC LPs! Hope all is well!
I agree with your opinion on T-Rex “Tanx”, fantastic underrated album. Broken Hearted Blues and Shock Rock are faves.
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.
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!
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.
Much love for Trust and you're right, it's criminally underrated. Thank you for passing on the word!
Great channel, just watched a load of videos! 😊🎸🎶
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!
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!
Couldn't help but notice that Marantz Amp. In the background...I have the same amp and it still whumps today.... got it in 1973 !!!! Nice reaction.... you know your stuff...
Fantastic! Your list is a blast. I'm particularly gladdened to see you show "Book of Days", which represented the Furs' eschewing of the record company promotions and push to the pop realm. That record not only blasts out the same kind of intelligent snideness found on the first two seminal Furs' discs, but it also adds more to the library of Richad Butler's insightful commentary about life, and people wasting time. On "Entertain Me", John Ashton's amp caught fire, and you can hear it in the bridge as he does his solo. "Should God Forget" kind of picks up where "I Wanna Sleep with You" leaves off, offering a commentary about people just connecting physically, without love or respect. Awesome. There's one song, "Parade" which always presents the question to me of whether Vince Ely did an overdub on those drums. They aren't super-fast, but the dexterity needed to create the hits is remarkable, especially towards the end. Love that you brought up Dino Jr. as well. I dove in on "You're Living All Over Me" and "Raisins" with that amazing solo. Their ability to create melodies within the fuzz and pack them with punch is fantastic. Thank you for a great video. I just discovered your channel, and will be looking for more! OH! As I type, you're hitting WIRE! Get "Read and Burn 01" and "Read and Burn 02"!! Incredible! They came back after years doing other things, and combined the production capacity they offered on "A Bell Is A Cup" and mixed it with the intensity of songs like "1,2, XU" and early attitude. Just awesome. Be well, and all the best from New England.
Brill Mary Chain vest (that's what we call them in England, a tank top is a knitted thing, ha ha) I love Honey's Dead but only have it on cassette. Saw them on the Rollercoaster tour (with Blur, Dinosaur Jr & My Bloody Valentine) when that album came out. Amazing gig!
I shall def check out the other albums especially Modern English, not heard of them but sold on your description :)
I think Slowdive's Pygmalion behind you qualifies as an underrated gem too.
Now subbed, look forward to checking out your other content.
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!