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.
"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.
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! :)
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!
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!
"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.
i melt with you by modern english was written by ron connors , guitarist for clarkston mi band JYNX, ron told me they played it at every dive bar in eastern michigan in 1981 and people were running off the dance floor, so they sold the rights to it never dreaming what a hit modern english would turn it into.
You have great taste! Thanks for these recommends. They have me interested again in revisiting the back catalog of these artists. I also tend to go with the popular favourites, but it’s important to realize any good artist has ups and downs and should be taking risks with their sound.
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.
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.
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.😀
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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...
Have you come across a band called Modern Eon? I had an album titled "Fiction Tales" in the mid 80's that I think you would like. That was the only album I heard of from them.
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.
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!
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!
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👍👍👍
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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 ✌🏻🎸😎
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!
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.
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!
6:04 I played 'Trust' only last night, having no idea you were going to talk about it. Mostly superb, as you rightly say, apart from a few duff ones that spoil the flow.
Dang, you know your stuff! I will have to checkout that Jesus and Mary Chain one (I have automatic/darklands/psychocandy). And love the callout to Modern English's earlier album!
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.
Holy crap! I'd never watched you before but saw the J&MC shirt as I scrolled thru so gave it a watch. Couldn't believe you mentioned "Honey's dead" and "farm" my 2 favorite records by 2 of my all time favorite bands!! You have just become my favorite thing on the internet. A favorite underrated gem that I champion regularly is the album "king" by tanya Donnelly's fine band "Belly". It's slightly superior to their more well known 1st record with great guitar playing and a more varied palet of songs.
Hi Hanna! Nice shirt! Have you ever heard A-Z by Colin Newman? Also check out Provisionally Entitled The Singing Fish by same. He is the main singer for Wire. Pretty cool stuff. Cheers!
Hi Murray! Great to hear from you! I really need to check out Colin Newman's solo stuff, and I will be doing just that soon! Thanks for these mentions! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Damn lady! You are one very impressive music lover. To include a Gene Clark album in general is impressive, but to jump from J & M C to Clark is showing some amazing range in taste. One of those Gosdin brothers was Vern Gosdin. I'm a huge 4AD fan as well. Some brilliant records and some of the most amazing production and arrangement work of their time came from 4AD. And then you go and pull out "Tanx"!!! My brother had that (and so many other damn cool albums) when I was a kid and would play it. I love "Broken Hearted Blues", "Left Hand Luke", "Rapids". Great record.
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.
Hi Hannah! I hope you are doing well in your new job and that you'll be back sometime soon. Two of my favorite albums that don't seem to get their due in my opinion are The Stone Roses self-titled first album and Spilt Milk by Jellyfish.
Gene clark, yeesss great stuff, in total agreement, yet, i feel does not get his deserved due even now!! Anyone who writes songs like "silent crusade" "strength of strings" "hear the wind" "for a Spanish guitar" to name just a few, is a special genius songwriter, with a superb baritone melodic vocal style, good call! Just come across you, will subscribe, you have a great balanced enthusiastic presenting style, look forward to more video's😊👍👌
Got to agree on the Furs bk'v days, been lookin. So glad you highlighted Modern English almost like they started out more like Joy Division!! LOVE IT ok ; )
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.
My tastes are more 70's and yours seems to lean toward the 80's, but I am a big fan of Trust by Elvis Costello, really a great album! BTW, I grew up in Grand Island, so I'm from your neck of the woods! Thanks for the video!
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.
@@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.
i've been getting more into that Psych Furs album. I've had it for a long time but never thought much of it but lately I'm really having new respect for it. I like that Feelies record too. I only got into them maybe in last 10 years and have been happy with all of their albums I've gotten.
Hiya, Steve! Glad you're enjoying this Psych Furs Book of Days more now, too. I came back to it after dismissing it a while ago and it really impressed me. Need to see what you've been up to here on UA-cam when I get a moment! ❤️
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!
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. ✌️
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.
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 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!
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!
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 :-)
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!
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..
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!
I did buy a couple of the Edsel deluxe CD TREX editions, both the Slider and TANX editions are must-owns. Tons of extras and booklet etc. Great sound, too. I meant to to buy the 90s TREX box set but for some stupid reason, never did. I also have the main 2 CD Electric Warrior set somewhere here.
That's awesome, Scott! If I ever see the deluxe CD edition of Tanx, I won't hesitate on grabbing it. Very high on the want list. All those sets seem pretty essential.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert I almost bought that TREX box set the 4 CD one or 3 CD one in the 90s at Tower, but there were just too many sets coming out then and the prices were high. Tower had a way of sucking the money out of your wallet every time you walked in there, of course. I think it's very hard to find now, that TREX box.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Those Edsel deluxe editions are definitely worth grabbing. The TANX one in particular and the Slider, of course. Bolans Zip Gun and Dandy in the Underworld are also essential.
So nice to discover your channel and great to see a woman doing this kind of channel instead of some dude. I noticed your copy of Adventure by Television and your R.I.P. to Tom Verlaine. I'm sure you've heard Dreamtime by him. I never understood why that album wasn't more popular when it was released. Such amazing songs and guitar work! Anyway, thanks again and you have a new fan.
ADORE that Feelies album, and WIRE's A Bell Is A Cup!! I college DJ'd and used to play the hell out of that album... Kidney Bingos, The Finest Drops, The Queen Of Ur, and Come Back In Two Halves were on constant rotation... Also just checked out BLIND MR. JONES based on your rec... and sounds AMAZING! Thank you! Much to consider here!! My picks for overlooked and upper tier: BEULAH - The Coast is Never Clear APPLES IN STEREO - Tone Soul Evolution THE MINDERS - Hooray For Tuesday THE DELGADOS - Universal Audio ... and Hate (both are brilliant) ABLE TASMANS - Store In A Cool Place (The greatest album nobody's heard... and my holy grail of vinyl... some day, I'll find it.) EELS - Daisies of the Galaxy THE CHILLS - Soft Bomb (Everybody, rightly, loves Submarine Bells... Top 20 of All Time album for me... but the follow up was almost at that level) SAM PHILLIPS - Cruel Inventions ("Martinis and Bikinis usually get the plaudits... deservedly so... but her previous album laid the foundation. The title track is breathtaking) HER MAJESTY THE BABY - Mary (Little known, mostly female, San Francisco Bay Area band... They were excellent with wonderful post punk / dream pop guitar by Terri Winston and passionate vocals of Lee Paiva driving the songs.) Here's one of the only things I could find on social media from them: ua-cam.com/video/U3OAYjWF4is/v-deo.html THE SUGARPLASTIC: Bang The Earth Is Round (For fans of XTC, Talking Heads... This 3-piece features brilliant song-writing at its quirky best.)
Excellent picks, John, and thank you for the comment here! Some of these I haven't heard of and I will have fun sampling them further! I adore Soft Bomb by the Chills. I was able to get that reissue a year or two ago and also have it on CD. Underrated for sure! Excellent taste! Cheers!
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.
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?
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 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
Great video! Psych Furs is wonderful, don't have that one (yet). Something to look for. Modern English on 4AD, how can anything go wrong? Still have to listen to Call of the West; found it last year. Re other overlooked ones, Reality Bath by Nice Strong Arm on Homestead Records, another one of those iconic 80s labels (My Dad Is Dead, Salem 66, Dog Faced Hermans, etc.). Raw/grungy art-rock/indie with amazing sound stage and layering. -- Just found Snow Ghosts: light industrial synth folk, Neo-folk? Imagine Fleetwood Mac in the 22nd century. Fantastic.
Hi Daniel! Thanks! You haven't spun Call of the West yet and I have a pile from last year that I still haven't spun, either. The inside info of being a record collector, hehe! I will check out these recommendations you listed! Right on!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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! :)
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.
You had me at Trust and closed the door with Mesh and Lace. Great selections, all of them.
Thank you, Douglas! Glad you enjoyed!
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!
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!
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!
"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.
i melt with you by modern english was written by ron connors , guitarist for clarkston mi band JYNX, ron told me they played it at every dive bar in eastern michigan in 1981 and people were running off the dance floor, so they sold the rights to it never dreaming what a hit modern english would turn it into.
You have great taste! Thanks for these recommends. They have me interested again in revisiting the back catalog of these artists. I also tend to go with the popular favourites, but it’s important to realize any good artist has ups and downs and should be taking risks with their sound.
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. 😢
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.
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.
Please make it a series - thanks!!
Thanks for the vote, Joe! I Definitely am considering that!
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.😀
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.
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".
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.
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.
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 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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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
Nice list, just discovered your channel and can't wait to discover even more music, great videos :)
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.
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.
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!
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...
Have you come across a band called Modern Eon? I had an album titled "Fiction Tales" in the mid 80's that I think you would like. That was the only album I heard of from them.
Yep! I want that recent CD reissue that Cherry Red recently put out. It's on my want list!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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 🙂
HOLY CRAP. you are so right about Mesh and Lace! I never gave it a listen before your video. SO GOOD. thank you 🖤
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.
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.
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…
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!
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!
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
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!
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 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.
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!
6:04 I played 'Trust' only last night, having no idea you were going to talk about it. Mostly superb, as you rightly say, apart from a few duff ones that spoil the flow.
I'm so glad you enjoyed sampling "Trust." One of his terrific overlooked LPs! Enjoy your week!
Dang, you know your stuff! I will have to checkout that Jesus and Mary Chain one (I have automatic/darklands/psychocandy). And love the callout to Modern English's earlier album!
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 channel, just watched a load of videos! 😊🎸🎶
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.
Always good tips and tricks from Omaha. I'm too poor to collect vinyl but her taste is flawless.
Holy crap! I'd never watched you before but saw the J&MC shirt as I scrolled thru so gave it a watch. Couldn't believe you mentioned "Honey's dead" and "farm" my 2 favorite records by 2 of my all time favorite bands!! You have just become my favorite thing on the internet. A favorite underrated gem that I champion regularly is the album "king" by tanya Donnelly's fine band "Belly". It's slightly superior to their more well known 1st record with great guitar playing and a more varied palet of songs.
Hi Hanna!
Nice shirt!
Have you ever heard A-Z by Colin Newman? Also check out Provisionally Entitled The Singing Fish by same. He is the main singer for Wire. Pretty cool stuff.
Cheers!
Hi Murray! Great to hear from you! I really need to check out Colin Newman's solo stuff, and I will be doing just that soon! Thanks for these mentions! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Damn lady! You are one very impressive music lover. To include a Gene Clark album in general is impressive, but to jump from J & M C to Clark is showing some amazing range in taste. One of those Gosdin brothers was Vern Gosdin. I'm a huge 4AD fan as well. Some brilliant records and some of the most amazing production and arrangement work of their time came from 4AD. And then you go and pull out "Tanx"!!! My brother had that (and so many other damn cool albums) when I was a kid and would play it. I love "Broken Hearted Blues", "Left Hand Luke", "Rapids". Great record.
Good Stuff, The Dillard and Clark albums are pretty cool to have in your collection (If you don't already have them)
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.
Hi Hannah! I hope you are doing well in your new job and that you'll be back sometime soon. Two of my favorite albums that don't seem to get their due in my opinion are The Stone Roses self-titled first album and Spilt Milk by Jellyfish.
Gene clark, yeesss great stuff, in total agreement, yet, i feel does not get his deserved due even now!! Anyone who writes songs like "silent crusade" "strength of strings" "hear the wind" "for a Spanish guitar" to name just a few, is a special genius songwriter, with a superb baritone melodic vocal style, good call! Just come across you, will subscribe, you have a great balanced enthusiastic presenting style, look forward to more video's😊👍👌
Got to agree on the Furs bk'v days, been lookin. So glad you highlighted Modern English almost like they started out more like Joy Division!! LOVE IT ok ; )
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!
My tastes are more 70's and yours seems to lean toward the 80's, but I am a big fan of Trust by Elvis Costello, really a great album! BTW, I grew up in Grand Island, so I'm from your neck of the woods! Thanks for the video!
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.
Nice choice on A Bell is A Cup...soo Cool - I mean Kidney Bigos...come on! Great channel. Thanks
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.
i've been getting more into that Psych Furs album. I've had it for a long time but never thought much of it but lately I'm really having new respect for it. I like that Feelies record too. I only got into them maybe in last 10 years and have been happy with all of their albums I've gotten.
Hiya, Steve! Glad you're enjoying this Psych Furs Book of Days more now, too. I came back to it after dismissing it a while ago and it really impressed me. Need to see what you've been up to here on UA-cam when I get a moment! ❤️
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!
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. ✌️
Didn’t know the Blind Mr Jones but am a huge Shoegaze fan….And I agree on all of your other 9 selections. Great selections!
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.
TRUST is one of my favorite Costello albums, and I agree on HONEY'S DEAD and BOOK OF DAYS.
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!
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 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!
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!
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 :-)
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)
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!
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...
I did buy a couple of the Edsel deluxe CD TREX editions, both the Slider and TANX editions are must-owns. Tons of extras and booklet etc. Great sound, too. I meant to to buy
the 90s TREX box set but for some stupid reason, never did. I also have the main 2 CD Electric Warrior set somewhere here.
That's awesome, Scott! If I ever see the deluxe CD edition of Tanx, I won't hesitate on grabbing it. Very high on the want list. All those sets seem pretty essential.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert I almost bought that TREX box set the 4 CD one or 3 CD one in the 90s at Tower, but there were just too many sets coming out then and the prices were high. Tower had a way of sucking the money out of your wallet every time you walked in there, of course. I think it's very hard to find now, that TREX box.
@@TheOmahaIntrovert Those Edsel deluxe editions are definitely worth grabbing. The TANX one in particular and the Slider, of course. Bolans Zip Gun and Dandy in the Underworld are also essential.
So nice to discover your channel and great to see a woman doing this kind of channel instead of some dude. I noticed your copy of Adventure by Television and your R.I.P. to Tom Verlaine. I'm sure you've heard Dreamtime by him. I never understood why that album wasn't more popular when it was released. Such amazing songs and guitar work! Anyway, thanks again and you have a new fan.
ADORE that Feelies album, and WIRE's A Bell Is A Cup!! I college DJ'd and used to play the hell out of that album... Kidney Bingos, The Finest Drops, The Queen Of Ur, and Come Back In Two Halves were on constant rotation... Also just checked out BLIND MR. JONES based on your rec... and sounds AMAZING! Thank you! Much to consider here!!
My picks for overlooked and upper tier:
BEULAH - The Coast is Never Clear
APPLES IN STEREO - Tone Soul Evolution
THE MINDERS - Hooray For Tuesday
THE DELGADOS - Universal Audio ... and Hate (both are brilliant)
ABLE TASMANS - Store In A Cool Place (The greatest album nobody's heard... and my holy grail of vinyl... some day, I'll find it.)
EELS - Daisies of the Galaxy
THE CHILLS - Soft Bomb (Everybody, rightly, loves Submarine Bells... Top 20 of All Time album for me... but the follow up was almost at that level)
SAM PHILLIPS - Cruel Inventions ("Martinis and Bikinis usually get the plaudits... deservedly so... but her previous album laid the foundation. The title track is breathtaking)
HER MAJESTY THE BABY - Mary (Little known, mostly female, San Francisco Bay Area band... They were excellent with wonderful post punk / dream pop guitar by Terri Winston and passionate vocals of Lee Paiva driving the songs.) Here's one of the only things I could find on social media from them: ua-cam.com/video/U3OAYjWF4is/v-deo.html
THE SUGARPLASTIC: Bang The Earth Is Round (For fans of XTC, Talking Heads... This 3-piece features brilliant song-writing at its quirky best.)
Excellent picks, John, and thank you for the comment here! Some of these I haven't heard of and I will have fun sampling them further! I adore Soft Bomb by the Chills. I was able to get that reissue a year or two ago and also have it on CD. Underrated for sure! Excellent taste! Cheers!
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.
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?
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
Good video! Funny that you chose Honey's Dead because I always thought Munki was their forgotten album. I love Munki.
Great video! Psych Furs is wonderful, don't have that one (yet). Something to look for. Modern English on 4AD, how can anything go wrong? Still have to listen to Call of the West; found it last year. Re other overlooked ones, Reality Bath by Nice Strong Arm on Homestead Records, another one of those iconic 80s labels (My Dad Is Dead, Salem 66, Dog Faced Hermans, etc.). Raw/grungy art-rock/indie with amazing sound stage and layering. -- Just found Snow Ghosts: light industrial synth folk, Neo-folk? Imagine Fleetwood Mac in the 22nd century. Fantastic.
Hi Daniel! Thanks! You haven't spun Call of the West yet and I have a pile from last year that I still haven't spun, either. The inside info of being a record collector, hehe! I will check out these recommendations you listed! Right on!
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.
Never watched any of your shows before, but you know your stuff. Mad respect.
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!