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Solid, work-friendly albums? (normally nsfw ok)

twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,917 Posts
edited October 2007 in Strut Central
We have Rhapsody at work and I'm often at a loss as to what to pick when it's my turn to choose the music. It's hard for me to get away from what I'm doing in order to skip tracks, and I'm discovering a lot of the albums I like have at least one or two tracks I don't really want to hear. Anyone want to recommend some beginning-to-end solid albums? Explicit content is not at all an issue.

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  • yoigotbeatsyoigotbeats 1,667 Posts
    Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered
    Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
    coltrane - A Love Surpreme
    the JB's - Food For Thought
    Tribe - Midnight Marauders
    De La Soul - Stakes Is High
    Bad Company - 1st LP
    Kool & The Gang - Wild & Peaceful
    Jay-Z - blueprint 2.1
    Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    Joe Bataan - Call my name

    except if you don't want to cry at work.
  • cpeetzcpeetz 2,112 Posts
    Explicit content is not at all an issue.

    Tell them why.
  • yuichiyuichi Urban sprawl 11,332 Posts
    with vocals:

    Sgt. Peppers
    Elvis Costello- My Aim is true
    War- All Day music
    Al green- i'm still in love with you
    The Main Ingredient- Euphrates River
    Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66- Look Around

    instrumental albums:

    Roy ayers- red, black, and green
    tommy guererro- soul food taqueria
    cal tjader- tjader
    willie rodriguez jazz quartet- flatjacks
    ray bryant trio- gotta travel on
  • twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,917 Posts
    Explicit content is not at all an issue.

    Tell them why.


  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    The Dwarves "Blood Guts and Pussy"
  • onetetonetet 1,754 Posts
    For work I'd be thinking along the lines of...








  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Anyone intrigued by I**'s hints about his workplace? NSFW not an issue? I think we need a little 20 questions to get to the bottom of this. He already told me what he's doing, so I am out.
  • VeeEightVeeEight 325 Posts
    Here are some ones that worked well with me:

    A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
    Breakestra - Hit The Floor
    Bob Marley - Kaya
    Goodie Mob - Soul Food
    Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
    Led Zeppelin III
    Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
    Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Main Ingredient
    Slum Village - Fantastic vol 2
    The Beatles - Abbey Road
    The Roots - Do You Want More
    Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall
  • rawyouthrawyouth 112 Posts
    A few that I used to play constantly when I had a similar job were:

    -Big Star #1 Record
    -The Zombies Odessey and Oracle:

    -and lots of latin stuff especially:

    -Bobby Valentin Arrebatarnos
    -Pete Rodriguez Latin Boogaloo
    -Ralph Robles Taking Over
    -Johnny Colon Boogaloo 67
    -Brooklyn Sounds
  • the_dLthe_dL 1,531 Posts
    Badu Mamma's Gun (one of the best end to end albums i can think of)
    any of the first 2 portishead lp's
    labcabincalifornia
    bobby humphrey blacks and blues
    monty alexander rass
    de la stakes is high
    al green still in love with you
    black ceasar s/t (payback is great too)
    the black album (pete rock version)
    rhoda scott self titled
    herbie hancock headhunters
    marvin gaye i want you
    johnny hammond gears/gamblers life
    Nirvanna unplugged (a little corny but will bring back some memories)
    miles davis tallest tree's(its a comp but has great tracks on it)
    nina simone here comes the sun
    Donuts Dilla
    Bobby Hutcherson Montara
    Shuggie Otis Inspiration
    Dudley Perkins Expressions
    Gangstarr Hard to earn
    Thelonious Monk Criss Cross
    Ethoipian Knights (just need to get rid of Jamie)
    The Roots Illadelph/DYWM/ Organix
    Dj Krush Meiso
    Money Mark Keyboard repair
    Horace Silver Tokyo Blues
    Common Like water for chocolate
    D'angelo Brown Sugar and Vodoo
    Jill Scott Who is....
    Roy Ayers Everybody loves the sunshine
    J-88 Best Kept Secret



    there is a few kind of obvious ones
  • TheBeatGoesTheBeatGoes 711 Posts
  • GambleGamble 844 Posts
    Anyone intrigued by I**'s hints about his workplace?

    Strip Club? Shylockeria? Cock Fighting Arena? Home for children with tourrets?
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Anyone intrigued by I**'s hints about his workplace?

    Strip Club? Shylockeria? Cock Fighting Arena? Home for children with tourrets?

    No, No, No, No. But I like how you think. Only 16 more questions or guesses to go.

    I'll throw in Catch A Fire and Zeppelin I.
  • pjl2000xlpjl2000xl 1,795 Posts
  • BamboucheBambouche 1,484 Posts
    Wire - Pink Flag
    Grails - Burden of Hope
    Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
    Spaceways Inc./Zu - Radiale
    P.J. Harvey - Rid of Me
    Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
    The Coup - Genocide and Juice
    Shannon Wright - Over the Sun
    Ruby Andrews - Black Zodiak
    Rapeman - Two Nuns and a Pack Mule
    Quix*O*Tic - Mortal Mirror
    Freddie Scott - I Shall Be Release
    Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime
    Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
    Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been?
    Chrome - Red Exposure
    764-Hero - Salt Sniks & Sugar Floats
    UT - In Gut's House
    This Heat - This Heat
    Swans - Various Failures
    Breathless - Somewhere Between Happiness and Heartache
    Monroe Mustangs - Plain Sweeping Themes for the Unprepared
    Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
  • twoplytwoply Only Built 4 Manzanita Links 2,917 Posts
    Great suggestions, everyone. Thanks! Unfortunately, a lot of these probably won't be available on Rhapsody, but many of them will and I'll be sure to check these lists when choosing my pick.


    And J***n, stop stirring up trouble.
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Can you pack me a case of the double dongers for the little lady!
  • CinisterCeeCinisterCee 863 Posts
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