screaming trees "dust" 1996

I saw some reviews for this cd on amazon.com, they were mostly in praise, so I just decided to buy it used from Wherehouse. How could anyone not shower this with praise. This cd has some of the best songs I have ever heard. PERIOD. "Dying Days" and "Witness" are just incredible.

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violens "true" 2012

From Slumberland Records comes Violens with this lush sound that makes a favourite for 2012.

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ennio morricone "the good, the bad and the ugly" 1966

A major influence on Western scores right into the nineties, Morricone's music utilizes quite a remarkable array of musical tools. There's a traditional element of Western underscore, with a brassy feel to it, but this is joined throughout by thundering percussion that includes a lot of bells, various arrangements of voices, clanging acoustic and electric guitars, and even a prepared piano. Aside from the famous title track with its Shadows influences, there's a lot here to recommend this particular score -- there are moments of intense drama and incredible beauty that are rarely heard in motion picture underscore, giving the work a classical feel.

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DIIV "how long have you known?" official vídeo

gorky's zygotic mynci "bwyd time" 1995

Although Gorky's Zygotic Mynci is not very well known in the US I seemed to have come across them and was amazed by their music. Gorky's combines guitar, piano, horns and strings to create a great sound and catchy songs similar to pop and folk.

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leftfield "leftism" 1995

This album combines exceptional, interesting, stylistically disparate tunes, luscious electronic orchestration, unrelenting drive and an uncanny sense of artistic unity. It is a "dance album" pretty much in a class by itself.

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dubstar "disgraceful" 1995

Dubstar's debut album, with hauntingly-beautiful singing, pulsating percussion, rich textures of synthesizers, sparkling guitars, and brilliant original song-writing, should not only be regarded as a classic but as the best album of the decade.

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lambchop "jack's tulips" 1995

I Hope You’re Sitting Down, also known as Jack’s Tulips, is the 1994 debut album by Lambchop.

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How to Start a Music Career

Music is one of those things that most people are involved in, one way or another. However, each music professional's experience is very different. A concert saxophonist may play gigs with various chamber groups, orchestras, or in the pit for live stage shows while teaching students out of her home during the day. A hip-hop producer may work out of their home studio with a Music Production Center with a full drum kit and bass tones sampled straight from vinyl. The hip-hop producer may collaborate with the aforementioned saxophonist through email in order to get some smooth, greasy, sax sounds a la Pete Rock (I suggest clicking the link and listening to the instrumental track for the rest of your read – kind of sets the tone!).  

Starting any career is always a daunting task and it’s no different in the music business. If you are considering starting a music career, consider the following. 

• Learn From Experts – Self-taught musicians rarely make it in the music business. This is because they need more structure in their playing, as well as a better knowledge of music theory and song structure. It’s easy to learn how to produce music on programs such as Reason or Ableton, and it’s fun to take lessons via college courses. Go here for more information on online courses in music.
• Follow Your Interests –  Music is an exercise in improvisation and inspiration. If you are not emotionally involved in the music you create, the music will suffer, your producers or managers will not believe that you are a good investment, and your listeners will only be amused rather than captivated. However, it’s not uncommon for a musician to enjoy many different kinds of music; a studio guitarist may play in an alternative country band for a living, but will play death metal in his spare time. Basically, make sure that you do whatever it takes to keep your passion for music alive throughout your venture into the business side.
• Know Your Talents … and Your Limitations – Nothing can kill a music career faster than playing a show at the wrong gig, or by over-extending yourself and disappointing those who counted on you. In other words, you do not book Nickelback at a metal festival. Getting booed off the stage notwithstanding, Nickelback is still a very successful band--like it or not. Why? Because they know their limitations as well. After the show, the band was very open to the fact that they were not the band for that show: Dimmu Borgir, Slipknot, and … Nickelback? That was a bad idea. Turns out, the person contracting bands out for the show had a son who was a big Nickelback fan. In order to accommodate his son, the contractor kept offering Nickelback more and more money – so much that the band finally agreed. For those entering into the music business, as either a musician, manager, or venue manager, there is a lesson to be learned here.
• Have a Short Memory – A musician bears her soul when performing, and a band manager takes it personally when a label does not like the band he represents. However, to make it in the business, all involved parties must focus on what they can do. No one can please everyone. The key is to find your niche demographic and perform in front of those people. Basically, keep trying and do not give up.

palace music "viva last blues" 1995

I would call Viva Last Blues the first ‘essential’ Will Oldham album. Even though Mojo includes There Is No One What Would Take Care Of You in their tome The Mojo Collection – The Ultimate Music Companion, and even though revisionists the world wide web over have rightly been singing the praises of that debut album for a few years now, I don’t think it’s up to the quality of Viva Last Blues.

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the flying burrito brothers "the gilded palace of sin" 1969

The songs on the lp are all top rate, in my view. The melancholy of "Sin City," the rockabilly of "Christine's Tune," the tongue in cheek anti-war bluegrass/folk tune "My Uncle," "Wheels," their tribute to motorcycles, the up-tempo "Hot Burrito #2," the satire of "Hippie Boy," complete with gospel ending. All genres of music from folk to country/rock are well represented here, with the Burritos more than able to handle of them competenetly.

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pulp "his'n'hers" 1994

Call it the great transitional album, spanning the gap between Pulp's self-consciously arty past and the commercial acceptance of 'Different Class.' 'His 'N' Hers' wasn't quite sure what it wanted to be, but spawned some good songs, most notably "Do You Remember the First Time?"

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animals that swim "workshy" 1994

A raggedy, throwback indie shambles in the shiny dawn of Britpop, Animals That Swim were the wrong band at the wrong time; they even had a heartbreaking song about a bitter, Elvis-era rock failure (Roy) that implied they had already foreseen and embraced their fate.

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worst album covers of all time

And there is the portuguese Quim Barreiros. Amazing stuff! Check it here.

suede "dog man star" 1994

We seem to be in the teeth of a Suede revival: their reunion has been greeted with widespread delight, and last week the NME referred to them as "the hip reference everyone's trying to drop". Even so, listening to their second album – newly reissued, like all Suede's albums, in a three-disc special edition – you're struck by the sense of it being an artefact from another, lost era.

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oasis "definitely maybe" 1994

From the start Oasis was ready to make there mark in the world of music, hands down this is a most have for any music fan.

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dodgy "homegrown" 1994

This is a truely fantastic collection of songs, each with its own collection of catchy lyrics and guitar riffs. This is by far the best Dodgy album and I would reccomend this to a 'Dodgy virgin!

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frantic sunday "things we do" single and vídeo

New single from swedish powerpop band Frantic Sunday.