Belle & Sebastian - 1996 - If You're Feeling Sinister

If you haven't at least heard of Belle & Sebastian then you never been to the UK. Belle & Sebastian is the queinstential demonstration of Art Rock. It defentantly easy music to get into. The allaclaimed debut album "If You're Feeling Sinister" is widely thought of to be there best but to say that would be an insult to the rest of they're albums. The albums definatly a great way to introduce your self to the band which is how all debut albums should be. A debut album should have all songs be simple versions of you overall sound and then on your next album you can show differant forms of what you can make.

My Favorite Song: "Mayfly"


Belle & Sebastian
1996
If You're Feeling Sinsister

01 - The Stars of Track and Field
02 - Seeing Other People
03 - Me And The Major
04 - Like Dylan in the Movies
05 - The Fox In The Snow
06 - Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
07 - If You're Feeling Sinister
08 - Mayfly
09 - The Boy Done Wrong Again
10 - Judy and the Dream of Horses

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Beck - 2002 - Sea Change

Artists who know that there gonna be around for a long time also know there going to make an album that is much more differant than the rest of thier music. Thus Beck comes out with "Sea Change" in 2002. Its a very nice change from his usually dynamic music. This album is very mellow and melodic with a touch of ambience. There arent really any hits off this album but the level of goodness stays consistant through out the whole album.

My Favorite Song: "Lost Cause"


Beck
2002
Sea Change

01 - The Golden Age
02 - Paper Tiger
03 - Guess I'm Doing Fine
04 - Lonesome Tears
05 - Lost Cause
06 - End of the Day
07 - It's All In Your Mind
08 - Round the Bend
09 - Already Dead
10 - Sunday Sun
11 - Little One
12 - Side of the Road
13 - Ship In a Bottle

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Beck - 1998 - Mutations

Beck screams inovation and orginallity. How many bands do you know that are Alterna-Folk. This is definatly one of his best and my favorite by him. This album has less static and noise than previous albums and its title "Mutations" is more of a descripition of whats actually happening to his music than what happens on the album. The song "Deadweight" would be the hit off this album if it was actually on it but alas no. Its only on here because, as far as I know, isn't on any of his other albums.

My Favorite Song: "Tropicalia"


Beck
1998
Mutations

01 - Cold Brains
02 - Nobody's Fault But My Own
03 - Lazy Flies
04 - Cancelled Check
05 - We Live Again
06 - Tropicalia
07 - Dead Melodies
08 - Bottle of Blues
09 - O Maria
10 - Sing It Again
11 - Static/Diamond Bullocks
12 - Deadweight

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Aqualung - 2002 - Still Life

Aqualung definatly deminstrates consistancy but as this second album came out in the same year as the first its not surpising. In this album there influences defenitly shine through. The hit off this album is "Brighter Than Sunshine".

My Favorite Song: "Extra Ordinary Things"


Aqualung
2002
Still Life

01 - Brighter Than Sunshine
02 - Left Behind
03 - You Turn Me Around
04 - Easier To Lie
05 - Another Little Hole
06 - 7 Keys
07 - Extra Ordinary Things
08 - Breaking My Heart Again
09 - Take Me Home
10 - Goog Goodnight

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Aqualung - 2002 - Aqualung

Aqualung is further proof that the piano is the best and most powerful instrument in music. The first of they're two albums of 2002 is there debut album heince the selftitled album name. Its ambient piano rock thats what it is. Very chilled, laxed music that makes you feel distinguished after listening to it. The first song on this album is there single off it called "Strange and Beutiful (I put a spell on you)". In my opinon putting your hit song first on your album is not a great descion because the standards for the rest of the album is set too high. Not to say that the rest of the music isnt good but that its not better than the first track.

My Favorite Song: "Everything Changes"


Aqualung
2002
Aqualung

01 - Strang And Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)
02 - Falling Out Of Love
03 - Good Times Gonna Come
04 - If I Fall
05 - Just For A Moment
06 - Tongue-tied
07 - Can't Get You Out of My Mind
08 - Everything Changed
09 - Gental
10 - Nowhere
11 - Halfway To The Bottom

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Ambulance Ltd - 2004 - Ambulance Ltd

Ambulance Ltd is the fastest any band has made it into elite music folder. After one listen I knew instantly that they fit in with all my music tastes. Their debut album, Ambulance Ltd, is a very well planned album. With well timed highs and lows starting with there progressively intensifying intro and ending with a fitting finish in "Young Urban". They obviously new which songs would be there best chance at hits because they put them at the 2nd and 3rd tracks by starting with them they help the listener prepare for the rest of their songs. This is a very well rounded album that although not being totally great still will entertain listeners.

My Favorite Song: "Anecdote"


Ambulance Ltd
2004
Ambulance Ltd

01 - Yoga Means Union
02 - Primitive (The Way I Treat You)
03 - Anecdote
04 - Heavy Lifting
05 - Michigan
06 - Stay Where You Are
07 - Swim
08 - Sugar Pill
09 - Ophelia
10 - Young Urban

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Air - 2004 - Talkie Walkie

Ok. My First Post and I'm starting alphabetically from my personal collection.

Air has been around for a while and has become a great succsess among passionate music lovers. Since they did work on there 2001 album, 10,000 Hz Legend, with my idol in music production, Ken Andrews, I've had a soft spot for them. This band shows that ambieance is a great tool to enhance great music. There newest album, Talkie Walkie, is there best yet. Showing that having a large number of influences is a very good thing.

My Favorite Song: "Surfin' on a Rocket"


Air
2004
Talkie Walkie

01 - Venus
02 - Cheery Blossom Girl
03 - Run
04 - Universal Traveller
05 - Milk Mills
06 - Surfin' on a Rocket
07 - Another Day
08 - Alpha Beta Gaga
09 - Biological
10 - Alone in Kyoto

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