That moment when you stumble upon something AMAZING

[G-MAN2004]

I've never really listened to Bowie that much. Will check it out.

The one album that gave me the same reaction as you is probably Jeff Buckley - Grace. The world lost a truly incredible talent when he died. Funnily enough, it also happens to be one of the albums that David Bowie said he would take with him if he was stuck on a desert island.

 

[Illuminist]

@Nitefly I've always avoided bowie, but thanks to this I'll give it a go, i like dischordant suprises in my music, it makes the harmonious bits much sweeter.

I only have Mr Bungle in return for you, they only have 3 proper albums, self titled , disco volante and then california, which if you like the first you certainly enjoy the journey of the second, and the 3rd is a extremely well produced distillation of what they stand for and try and achieve.
They are every genre you can think of melded perfectly together in a chaotic circus but with satisfying and beautiful moments inbetween, the musicianship is unbelievable and all the intruments have attention to detail and fun deep in the parts they play.

 

[Nitefly]

I'm pleased for you, not for your specific discovery but for that feeling one gets, very rarely, when one discovers an album [or film] which blows the listener away and is simultaneously inspiring, innovative and overbrimming with talent. It's a hugely rare occurrence for me these days, but the last time it happened was probably about ten years ago when I heard Deloused in the Comatorium.

It was, for me, one of those releases that had such an unexpectedly immense effect on me that the experience only happens occasionally in a lifetime.

Cheers buddy. Yes, it’s a great feeling huh?

I actually gave DLITC a whirl at work yesterday but I was too distracted to listen properly. I need to set aside some proper time to listen to all the albums in this thread to do them justice.

I only real feeling towards TMV was hearing the much publicised stories of them being really into heavy / frightening drugs, in a bad way, which is really a rather silly filter to enjoy their music through since all our music heroes were no doubt high as a kite through one point or another.

I also find it hilarious that their bassist is also the bassist of Racer X - that is bizarre

I've never really listened to Bowie that much. Will check it out.

The one album that gave me the same reaction as you is probably Jeff Buckley - Grace. The world lost a truly incredible talent when he died. Funnily enough, it also happens to be one of the albums that David Bowie said he would take with him if he was stuck on a desert island.

Thanks @G-MAN2004. Yes, Grace IS an album I’ve been told to listen to many times and I just haven’t made proper space for it. I recall it being strikingly different than Hallelujah would have you believe. I will make time to listen to it and will, eventually let you know what I think!

@Nitefly I've always avoided bowie, but thanks to this I'll give it a go, i like dischordant suprises in my music, it makes the harmonious bits much sweeter.

I only have Mr Bungle in return for you, they only have 3 proper albums, self titled , disco volante and then california, which if you like the first you certainly enjoy the journey of the second, and the 3rd is a extremely well produced distillation of what they stand for and try and achieve.
They are every genre you can think of melded perfectly together in a chaotic circus but with satisfying and beautiful moments inbetween, the musicianship is unbelievable and all the intruments have attention to detail and fun deep in the parts they play.

Without looking it up, I think Mr. Bungle is somehow related to Faith No More? In which case, I expect them to be incredibly weird! Unlike most albums in the thread, I haven’t actually heard any Mr. Bungle. Your write up sounds good so that’s also added to the list.

Man, I’m creating such a backlog with this thread. I do appreciate all the recommendations. Really nice hearing other similar stories too.

I’ll have to make sure I’m not moving on too fast or I won’t be giving everything a fair chance. I don’t consider that I’ve moved on from any album yet though. Still in my initial spins!

 

[TonyM19]

It's a great album, not his best but certainly up there.

If you are interested in exploring Bowie further I'd recommend listening to the following straight through (i.e no track skipping)

Low (his best and most influential album)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (the most "hits" on)
Station to Station (cocaine haze perfection)
Hunky Dory

I also really like Young Americans but it is very different to his usual output and whilst the highs are very high (Somebody up there likes me) there are some duds.

Massive Bowie fan so not the best for an independent judgement, but I think you've hit all the key albums there. I would add Diamond Dogs (my personal favourite)

If you're interested in the Low sound, you might want to check out Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'. He recorded it with Bowie before Low, but they held it back until after Low's release. Completely different to Iggy's Stooges work.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Last week I had nothing to watch and clicked PLAY on Netflix on the Blackpink Documentary. 2 Days later I got the album and last night I listened to my first Korean K-Pop.

I quite enjoyed it! (although far too polished for my taste without much soul, which is par for the course for K-Pop I guess)