I really want to hear both of these. Do you still have lps or cds of Dark Shadows?
Darius looks like a cross between Donovan & Danzig
Dark Shadows is, IMO, simply incredible. Several long, meandering songs with excellent melodies, and druggy lyrics that in a way sound almost proto-punk (though the lead singer's voice may take some getting used to), as well as a few shorter tracks all of which seem to fit nicely into the album's "conceptual arc" (Rillz, 2005). It was the first album I submitted for the RHKTD forum, but I don't think too many people Downloaded it.
Darius is pretty good, but not exactly what I was expecting. I'd heard selected tracks from his second (unreleased) album "Hello Stranger" including the title track (which is just about as good a cover of the Barbara Lewis song as I've ever heard, and surprisingly soulful) before hearing his first release, and I was a bit disappointed. I still have it on my harddrive though and will definitely be giving it a second and third listen.
Curtis Mayfield - S/T Deniece Williams - This Is Nicey Dorothy Ashby - The Rubaiyat of... Eddie Kendricks - People, Hold On... The Whatnauts - Indroducing... J.R. Bailey - Just Me 'N You Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou's Mass Leon Thomas - Spirits Known and Unknown Pharoah Sanders - Thembi Minnie Ripperton - Come To My Garden
Dark Shadows is, IMO, simply incredible. Several long, meandering songs with excellent melodies, and druggy lyrics that in a way sound almost proto-punk (though the lead singer's voice may take some getting used to), as well as a few shorter tracks all of which seem to fit nicely into the album's "conceptual arc" (Rillz, 2005). It was the first album I submitted for the RHKTD forum, but I don't think too many people Downloaded it.
thanks for the info. Must have spaced on that post or I would have downloaded it. If you have a link or it's not a hastle to upload I'd be stoked. I can upload something in exchange if there's anything you'd like to hear. You've heard the Hunger, right?
Dark Shadows is, IMO, simply incredible. Several long, meandering songs with excellent melodies, and druggy lyrics that in a way sound almost proto-punk (though the lead singer's voice may take some getting used to), as well as a few shorter tracks all of which seem to fit nicely into the album's "conceptual arc" (Rillz, 2005). It was the first album I submitted for the RHKTD forum, but I don't think too many people Downloaded it.
thanks for the info. Must have spaced on that post or I would have downloaded it. If you have a link or it's not a hastle to upload I'd be stoked. I can upload something in exchange if there's anything you'd like to hear. You've heard the Hunger, right?
It is interesting to me to notice that my top 10 records are all things I got into in the first 5 years I began really getting seriously into music or so. I've heard insanely great things since, but they have not had the impact that these early records had. Anyone else have this experience?
This statement is spot on! It's kinda sad when I think about it but classic LP's have attained that legend because they are exactly that, classic. No weak tracks and they've stood the test of time.
It might be cooler to mention some obsecure thing that sold zero copies but personally I'll still come back to the "standards" ie Pet Sounds, Revolver, Forever Changes, What's Going On etc.
We may be all fooling ourselves trying to find that ultimate record, cos it's already sitting in your collection!
I really want to hear both of these. Do you still have lps or cds of Dark Shadows? Darius looks like a cross between Donovan & Danzig
The Cold Sun "Dark Shadows" LP has been bootlegged on CD out of Greece. I've had the honor of putting out 50+ LP's over the years and this is by far the best. Singer does have an "unusual" vocal style and he plays the Electric Autoharp hooked up to a variety of effects.....really nothing else like it that I know of.
The Darius LP is a weird one too....very vain, self centered sounding psych backed by top notch west coast session players.....Darius moved back to K.C. when his career as a singer failed, became a Pizza Delivery driver and was in a car wreck that resulted in a metal fence post going completely through his face....I've seen photos and it was amazing that the guy lived through it. The LP is very creepy sounding to me on a tripped out, turned on lounge lizard level.
I really want to hear both of these. Do you still have lps or cds of Dark Shadows? Darius looks like a cross between Donovan & Danzig
The Cold Sun "Dark Shadows" LP has been bootlegged on CD out of Greece. I've had the honor of putting out 50+ LP's over the years and this is by far the best. Singer does have an "unusual" vocal style and he plays the Electric Autoharp hooked up to a variety of effects.....really nothing else like it that I know of.
The Darius LP is a weird one too....very vain, self centered sounding psych backed by top notch west coast session players.....Darius moved back to K.C. when his career as a singer failed, became a Pizza Delivery driver and was in a car wreck that resulted in a metal fence post going completely through his face....I've seen photos and it was amazing that the guy lived through it. The LP is very creepy sounding to me on a tripped out, turned on lounge lizard level.
thanks for the info, very intriging. what's the background on the folks in Cold Sun? Have you met and talked with them? Totally seems like something down my alley.
I really want to hear both of these. Do you still have lps or cds of Dark Shadows? Darius looks like a cross between Donovan & Danzig
The Cold Sun "Dark Shadows" LP has been bootlegged on CD out of Greece. I've had the honor of putting out 50+ LP's over the years and this is by far the best. Singer does have an "unusual" vocal style and he plays the Electric Autoharp hooked up to a variety of effects.....really nothing else like it that I know of.
The Darius LP is a weird one too....very vain, self centered sounding psych backed by top notch west coast session players.....Darius moved back to K.C. when his career as a singer failed, became a Pizza Delivery driver and was in a car wreck that resulted in a metal fence post going completely through his face....I've seen photos and it was amazing that the guy lived through it. The LP is very creepy sounding to me on a tripped out, turned on lounge lizard level.
thanks for the info, very intriging. what's the background on the folks in Cold Sun? Have you met and talked with them? Totally seems like something down my alley.
I work with all the bands that I release, that's really the only/best way to do it and in this case there was no OG release so we needed the Master Tapes from the band....the main guy in Cold Sun is Bill Miller who played with Roky Erickson's Aliens through the 70's and 80's. He's now in the band The Blood Drained Cows and still carrying the psych flag!! Bill is a very interesting guy who lives with a house full of Lizards out in Northern California.....hopefully he'll re-issue the LP one day on CD.
I work with all the bands that I release, that's really the only/best way to do it and in this case there was no OG release so we needed the Master Tapes from the band....the main guy in Cold Sun is Bill Miller who played with Roky Erickson's Aliens through the 70's and 80's. He's now in the band The Blood Drained Cows and still carrying the psych flag!! Bill is a very interesting guy who lives with a house full of Lizards out in Northern California.....hopefully he'll re-issue the LP one day on CD.
rad, I have a feeling I will dig the hell out of this. Especially since the Elevators rank as one of my favorite bands of all time. Glad you reissued this one. Any other interesting re-releases on the horizon?
The Darius LP is a weird one too....very vain, self centered sounding psych backed by top notch west coast session players.....Darius moved back to K.C. when his career as a singer failed, became a Pizza Delivery driver and was in a car wreck that resulted in a metal fence post going completely through his face....I've seen photos and it was amazing that the guy lived through it. The LP is very creepy sounding to me on a tripped out, turned on lounge lizard level. Woah. The background info on this dude and his music is totally . Can you tell me more info on this LP? What year was it released, which label (if any) released it, and what were some of the session players featured on it?
Andrea Vereen and St. Mark's Choir Artistic Sounds - Message to a Nation Azuquita - Pura Salsa Melao Bobby Valentin - Rey Del Bajo Coke - S/T Curtis Mayfield - Curtis Destination Unlimited - Right Track Dramatics - What You See is What You Get Donnie Hathaway Live Gil Scott Heron - Winter in America Johnny Colon - Boogaloo Bluesman Jorge Ben - Forca Bruta Ken Boothe - Let's Get it On Love - Forever Changes Lovelites Metro Tones - Get Together Micheal James Kirkland - Hang on in There Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Club De Esquina Montclairs - Dreaming Out of Season Montgomery Movement Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah Robert Roena - Apollo Sound 5 Ruby Andrews - Black Ruby Nico - Chelsea Girl Positive Force - Oracy Selah and Edith Hill Sylvers II
so many more...
too many raers on here. come on, metro-tones top 10 of all time?!?!?!?!
I know I'm not a "chosen one" but I wanna play too.
Upp-S/T Michael Franks- S/T Michael Franks- Art of Tea Too Short- Get In Where You Fit In Sabath- Paranoid Free- Fire & Water Jimmy McGriff- Electric Funk Howlin Wolf- The Howlin Wolf Album Sublime- 40oz to Freedom DJ Cam- Underground Vibes
Not my fav songs of all time. Just LPs that are 100% goodness
Andrea Vereen and St. Mark's Choir Artistic Sounds - Message to a Nation Azuquita - Pura Salsa Melao Bobby Valentin - Rey Del Bajo Coke - S/T Curtis Mayfield - Curtis Destination Unlimited - Right Track Dramatics - What You See is What You Get Donnie Hathaway Live Gil Scott Heron - Winter in America Johnny Colon - Boogaloo Bluesman Jorge Ben - Forca Bruta Ken Boothe - Let's Get it On Love - Forever Changes Lovelites Metro Tones - Get Together Micheal James Kirkland - Hang on in There Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Club De Esquina Montclairs - Dreaming Out of Season Montgomery Movement Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah Robert Roena - Apollo Sound 5 Ruby Andrews - Black Ruby Nico - Chelsea Girl Positive Force - Oracy Selah and Edith Hill Sylvers II
so many more...
too many raers on here. come on, metro-tones top 10 of all time?!?!?!?!
I hate to say it but I agree.
That destination unlimited is a two tracker atbest, would you really say it is one of the top ten LP's you've ever heard/ owned?
Eddie hazel - games, dames & guitar thangs miles davis - kind of blue john coltrane - a love supreme curtis mayfield - curtis / there's no place like america today / short eyes sdtk al green - let's stay together donny hathaway - live / everything is everything the meters - s/t kool & the gang - s/t james brown - black caesar sdtk / plays popcorn mary lou williams - mary lou's mass mulatu astatke & his ethiopian quintet - afro-latin soul
Eddie hazel - games, dames & guitar thangs miles davis - kind of blue john coltrane - a love supreme curtis mayfield - curtis / there's no place like america today / short eyes sdtk al green - let's stay together donny hathaway - live / everything is everything the meters - s/t kool & the gang - s/t james brown - black caesar sdtk / plays popcorn mary lou williams - mary lou's mass mulatu astatke & his ethiopian quintet - afro-latin soul
this looks good except for the lack of white artists
I want to know a non-JB funk record that anyone would list in their top 10.
same here
Eddie hazel - games, dames & guitar thangs[/b] miles davis - kind of blue john coltrane - a love supreme curtis mayfield - curtis / there's no place like america today / short eyes sdtk al green - let's stay together donny hathaway - live / everything is everything the meters - s/t[/b] kool & the gang - s/t[/b] james brown - black caesar sdtk / plays popcorn mary lou williams - mary lou's mass mulatu astatke & his ethiopian quintet - afro-latin soul
Andrea Vereen and St. Mark's Choir Artistic Sounds - Message to a Nation Azuquita - Pura Salsa Melao Bobby Valentin - Rey Del Bajo Coke - S/T Curtis Mayfield - Curtis Destination Unlimited - Right Track Dramatics - What You See is What You Get Donnie Hathaway Live Gil Scott Heron - Winter in America Johnny Colon - Boogaloo Bluesman Jorge Ben - Forca Bruta Ken Boothe - Let's Get it On Love - Forever Changes Lovelites Metro Tones - Get Together Micheal James Kirkland - Hang on in There Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Club De Esquina Montclairs - Dreaming Out of Season Montgomery Movement Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah Robert Roena - Apollo Sound 5 Ruby Andrews - Black Ruby Nico - Chelsea Girl Positive Force - Oracy Selah and Edith Hill Sylvers II
so many more...
too many raers on here. come on, metro-tones top 10 of all time?!?!?!?!
I hate to say it but I agree.
That destination unlimited is a two tracker atbest, would you really say it is one of the top ten LP's you've ever heard/ owned?
I thought this was personal favorites. I like what I like...
Comments
I really want to hear both of these. Do you still have lps or cds of Dark Shadows?
Darius looks like a cross between Donovan & Danzig
John Coltrane- Giant Steps
Black Sabbath- S/T
The Supremes- Where Did Our Love Go
The Congos- Heart of the Congos
AC/DC- Back in Black
Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
Eric Dolphy- Out to Lunch
Funkadelic- S/T
Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced?
Can- Future Days
OH I GUESS I WASN'T SPECIAL ENOUGH TO BE ON THE LIST...YOU GET MY ANSWERS ANYWAY.
Is this another Special Friends thing?
Dark Shadows is, IMO, simply incredible. Several long, meandering songs with excellent melodies, and druggy lyrics that in a way sound almost proto-punk (though the lead singer's voice may take some getting used to), as well as a few shorter tracks all of which seem to fit nicely into the album's "conceptual arc" (Rillz, 2005). It was the first album I submitted for the RHKTD forum, but I don't think too many people Downloaded it.
Darius is pretty good, but not exactly what I was expecting. I'd heard selected tracks from his second (unreleased) album "Hello Stranger" including the title track (which is just about as good a cover of the Barbara Lewis song as I've ever heard, and surprisingly soulful) before hearing his first release, and I was a bit disappointed. I still have it on my harddrive though and will definitely be giving it a second and third listen.
Really....whatup???
I heartily endorse this top 10.
thanks for the info. Must have spaced on that post or I would have downloaded it. If you have a link or it's not a hastle to upload I'd be stoked. I can upload something in exchange if there's anything you'd like to hear. You've heard the Hunger, right?
Taken to the PMs
This statement is spot on! It's kinda sad when I think about it but classic LP's have attained that legend because they are exactly that, classic. No weak tracks and they've stood the test of time.
It might be cooler to mention some obsecure thing that sold zero copies but personally I'll still come back to the "standards" ie Pet Sounds, Revolver, Forever Changes, What's Going On etc.
We may be all fooling ourselves trying to find that ultimate record, cos it's already sitting in your collection!
At least the on-going quest is a lot of fun
I chose these people cause they have all been pretty prolific on here recently and they have pretty aprticular personalities.
This ain't the last round.
you may just be called out next.
keep your shelltoes on, you might be running next.
Andrea Vereen and St. Mark's Choir
Artistic Sounds - Message to a Nation
Azuquita - Pura Salsa Melao
Bobby Valentin - Rey Del Bajo
Coke - S/T
Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Destination Unlimited - Right Track
Dramatics - What You See is What You Get
Donnie Hathaway Live
Gil Scott Heron - Winter in America
Johnny Colon - Boogaloo Bluesman
Jorge Ben - Forca Bruta
Ken Boothe - Let's Get it On
Love - Forever Changes
Lovelites
Metro Tones - Get Together
Micheal James Kirkland - Hang on in There
Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Club De Esquina
Montclairs - Dreaming Out of Season
Montgomery Movement
Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah
Robert Roena - Apollo Sound 5
Ruby Andrews - Black Ruby
Nico - Chelsea Girl
Positive Force - Oracy
Selah and Edith Hill
Sylvers II
so many more...
The Cold Sun "Dark Shadows" LP has been bootlegged on CD out of Greece. I've had the honor of putting out 50+ LP's over the years and this is by far the best. Singer does have an "unusual" vocal style and he plays the Electric Autoharp hooked up to a variety of effects.....really nothing else like it that I know of.
The Darius LP is a weird one too....very vain, self centered sounding psych backed by top notch west coast session players.....Darius moved back to K.C. when his career as a singer failed, became a Pizza Delivery driver and was in a car wreck that resulted in a metal fence post going completely through his face....I've seen photos and it was amazing that the guy lived through it. The LP is very creepy sounding to me on a tripped out, turned on lounge lizard level.
thanks for the info, very intriging. what's the background on the folks in Cold Sun? Have you met and talked with them? Totally seems like something down my alley.
I work with all the bands that I release, that's really the only/best way to do it and in this case there was no OG release so we needed the Master Tapes from the band....the main guy in Cold Sun is Bill Miller who played with Roky Erickson's Aliens through the 70's and 80's. He's now in the band The Blood Drained Cows and still carrying the psych flag!! Bill is a very interesting guy who lives with a house full of Lizards out in Northern California.....hopefully he'll re-issue the LP one day on CD.
rad, I have a feeling I will dig the hell out of this. Especially since the Elevators rank as one of my favorite bands of all time. Glad you reissued this one. Any other interesting re-releases on the horizon?
The Darius LP is a weird one too....very vain, self centered sounding psych backed by top notch west coast session players.....Darius moved back to K.C. when his career as a singer failed, became a Pizza Delivery driver and was in a car wreck that resulted in a metal fence post going completely through his face....I've seen photos and it was amazing that the guy lived through it. The LP is very creepy sounding to me on a tripped out, turned on lounge lizard level.
Woah. The background info on this dude and his music is totally
SG
I know I'm not a "chosen one" but I wanna play too.
Upp-S/T
Michael Franks- S/T
Michael Franks- Art of Tea
Too Short- Get In Where You Fit In
Sabath- Paranoid
Free- Fire & Water
Jimmy McGriff- Electric Funk
Howlin Wolf- The Howlin Wolf Album
Sublime- 40oz to Freedom
DJ Cam- Underground Vibes
Not my fav songs of all time. Just LPs that are 100% goodness
I hate to say it but I agree.
That destination unlimited is a two tracker atbest, would you really say it is one of the top ten LP's you've ever heard/ owned?
David Axelrod - Songs Of Experience
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca & The Soul Brother
Public Enemy - Nation Of Millions
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
Marva Whitney - Its My Thing
Marlena Shaw - Spice Of Life
Lord Finesse - Funky Technician
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Curtis Mayfield - S/T
miles davis - kind of blue
john coltrane - a love supreme
curtis mayfield - curtis / there's no place like america today / short eyes sdtk
al green - let's stay together
donny hathaway - live / everything is everything
the meters - s/t
kool & the gang - s/t
james brown - black caesar sdtk / plays popcorn
mary lou williams - mary lou's mass
mulatu astatke & his ethiopian quintet - afro-latin soul
Respectful list Aspirin.
- spidey
iam still thinking
I thought this was personal favorites. I like what I like...
What's the criteria?