Saturday, January 4, 2014

My OCPD Top 500 Recording List

This is me putting my categorisation and music obsession to work. My favourite albums, live recordings and significant compilations.
1 Sparks Sparks 1971
2 The Kinks Arthur (The Rise And Fall Of The British Empire) 1969
3 Sparks Lil' Beethoven 2002
4 Radiohead Ok Computer 1997
5 Radiohead The Bends 1995
6 The Who Quadrophenia 1973
7 Genesis Selling England By The Pound 1973
8 The Beatles Abbey Road 1969
9 Sparks Kimono My House 1974
10 The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed 1969
11 The Beatles Sergeant Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band 1967
12 Sparks No. 1 In Heaven 1979
13 The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies 1971
14 Kate Bush The Dreaming 1982
15 Roxy Music Roxy Music 1972
16 Sparks Hello Young Lovers 2006
17 Jimi Hendrix Are You Experience? 1967
18 Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde 1966
19 The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers 1971
20 The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street 1972
21 Genesis Foxtrot 1972
22 The Beatles The Beatles (White Album) 1968
23 The Who Live At Leeds 1970
24 U2 Live At Red Rocks 'Under A Blood Red Sky' DVD 1983
25 The Who Live At Isles Of Wight 1970
26 Midnight Oil Head Injuries 1979
27 The Beatles Rubber Soul 1965
28 King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King 1969
29 Yes Drama 1980
30 Pink Floyd Animals 1977
31 Jethro Tull Thick As A Brick 1972
32 Sparks Propaganda 1974
33 Genesis Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 1974
34 Kate Bush The Kick Inside 1978
35 The Doors Strange Days 1967
36 The Kinks Village Green Preservation Society 1968
37 The Zombies Odessey And Oracles 1968
38 The Beach Boys Smile Sessions/Smile 1967
39 The Beatles Revolver 1966
40 Sparks A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing 1972
41 Sparks Exotic Creatures Of The Deep 2008
42 Split Enz Mental Notes 1975
43 Paul McCartney Ram 1971
44 The Who Tommy 1969
45 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Firstborn Is Dead 1985
46 Television Marquee Moon 1977
47 U2 Boy 1980
48 R.E.M. Murmur 1983
49 Blur Blur 1997
50 Joy Division Unknown Pleasures 1979
51 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Good Son 1990
52 PJ Harvey Rid Of Me 1993
53 John Lennon Plastic Ono Band 1970
54 Paul McCartney Memory Almost Full 2007
55 Steve Hackett Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth 2009
56 Sparks Indiscreet 1975
57 The Who Who's Next 1971
58 The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet 1968
59 George Harrison All Things Must Pass 1970
60 King Crimson Red 1974
61 Can Tago Mago 1971
62 The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 1966
63 Yes Yes 1969
64 Gentle Giant Octopus 1972
65 Mike Oldfield Ommadawn 1975
66 Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland 1968
67 Bob Dylan Desire 1976
68 Paul McCartney Band On The Run 1973
69 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Tender Prey 1988
70 The Aliens Luna 2008
71 John Lennon Imagine 1971
72 Sparks FFS 2015
73 Steve Hackett Beyond The Shrouded Horizon 2011
74 Radiohead Hail To The Thief 2003
75 The Kinks Face To Face 1966
76 Can Soundtracks 1970
77 Radiohead Kid A 2000
78 Midnight Oil Midnight Oil 1978
79 The Sugarcubes Life Is Good 1988
80 Jeff Buckley Grace 1994
81 Bob Dylan Blood On The Tracks 1975
82 Genesis Trespass 1970
83 Van Der Graaf Generator H To He Who Am The Only One 1970
84 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin I 1969
85 Yes Magnification 2001
86 PJ Harvey Dry 1992
87 Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue 1977
88 Kate Bush Never For Ever 1980
89 The Beach Boys Sunflower 1970
90 Brian Eno Before And After Science 1977
91 Kate Bush Hounds Of Love 1985
92 U2 October 1981
93 Pink Floyd Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn 1967
94 Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells 1973
95 The Doors The Doors 1967
96 Crowded House Farewell To The World 1996
97 Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon 1973
98 Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Darwin! 1972
99 Emerson Lake Palmer Tarkus 1971
100 Brian Eno Here Comes The Warm Jets 1974
101 Deep Purple In Rock 1970
102 Midnight Oil Place Without A Postcard 1981
103 The Kinks Something Else 1967
104 Caravan If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You 1970
105 The Doors Morrison Hotel 1970
106 Harmonium Si On Avait Besoin D'une Cinquieme Saison 1970
107 Gentle Giant Acquiring The Taste 1971
108 Patti Smith Easter 1978
109 Bob Dylan Time Out Of Mind 1997
110 The Rolling Stones Live In England '65 1965
111 Black Sabbath Sabotage 1975
112 The Band Music From Big Pink 1968
113 Genesis Nursery Cryme 1971
114 King Crimson THRAK 1995
115 The Beatles Pastmasters 1988
116 Brian Eno Another Green World 1975
117 The Flaming Lips The Terror 2013
118 The Who The Who Sell's Out 1967
119 Deep Purple Machine Head 1972
120 Talking Heads Fear Of Music 1979
121 Blondie Parallel Lines 1978
122 Gentle Giant Gentle Giant 1970
123 Sparks Music That You Can Dance To 1986
124 Harmonium Harmonium 1974
125 The Smiths Louder Than Bomb 1987
126 The Smiths Queen Is Dead 1986
127 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Grinderman 2 2010
128 The Beatles Let It Be 1970
129 U2 Zooropa 1993
130 Blur 13 1999
131 AC/DC T.N.T 1975
132 R.E.M. New Adventures In Hi-Fi 1996
133 The Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics 2006
134 AC/DC Back In Black 1980
135 Jethro Tull Aqualung 1971
136 Spirit Spirit 1968
137 Emerson Lake Palmer Brain Salad Surgery 1973
138 Yes Fragile 1971
139 Renaissance Ashes Are Burning 1973
140 Caravan In The Land Of Grey And Pink 1971
141 King Crimson Lizard 1970
142 Neil Finn 7 Worlds Collide Live At The St. James April 2001 DVD 2001
143 The Alan Parsons Project Tales Of Mystery And Imagination 1976
144 The Moody Blues Days Of Future Past 1967
145 King Crimson In The Wake Of Poseidon 1970
146 Blur The Great Escape 1996
147 Procol Harum Procol Harum 1967
148 Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited 1965
149 Ben Folds Five Ben Folds Five 1995
150 The Rolling Stones Tattoo You 1981
151 The Beach Boys Today! 1965
152 Roxy Music For Your Pleasure 1973
153 King Crimson Absent Lovers 1984
154 Paul McCartney Venus And Mars 1975
155 The Triffids Calenture 1987
156 The Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request 1967
157 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Henry's Dream 1992
158 Bruce Springsteen Darkness On The Edge Of Town 1978
159 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 1975
160 Family Music In A Doll House 1968
161 Roxy Music Stranded 1973
162 The Rolling Stones Aftermath 1966
163 Joy Division Closer 1980
164 Split Enz Second Thoughts 1976
165 The Rolling Stones Between The Button 1967
166 The Flaming Lips Transmission From The Satellite Heart 1993
167 The Clash London Calling 1979
168 The Rolling Stones Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 1970
169 Midnight Oil 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 1982
170 The Beatles Hard Day's Night 1964
171 Ben Folds Five Whatever And Ever Amen 1997
172 Neil Finn Try Whistling This 1998
173 Graham Coxon Crow Sit On Blood Tree 2001
174 The Cars The Cars 1978
175 Nirvana MTV Unplugged 1994
176 Paul McCartney Driving Rain 2001
177 10CC 10CC 1973
178 Jimi Hendrix Axis: Bold As Love 1967
179 Radiohead In Rainbows 2007
180 Renaissance Scheherazade And Other Stories 1975
181 Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado 1974
182 Paul McCartney Chaos And Creation In The Backyard 2005
183 Crowded House Together Alone 1993
184 Sparks Angst In My Pants 1982
185 Sparks Whomp That Sucker 1981
186 Pixies Doolittle 1989
187 Genesis A Trick Of The Tails 1979
188 Kate Bush The Sensual World 1989
189 Midnight Oil Red Sails In The Sunset 1984
190 Brian Eno 801 Live 1976 1976
191 Steve Hackett Spectral Morning 1979
192 Arcade Fire Funeral 2001
193 U2 Achtung Baby 1991
194 The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man 1965
195 XTC Skylarking 1986
196 The Triffids Born Sandy Devotional 1986
197 Frank Zappa Hot Rats 1969
198 Blur Parklife 1994
199 R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
200 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds No More Shall We Part 2001
201 Elvis Costello This Year Model 1978
202 Peter Gabriel 3 1980
203 Emerson Lake Palmer Emerson Lake Palmer 1970
204 The Moody Blues To Our Children's Children's Children 1969
205 The Pretty Things S.F. Sorrow 1968
206 Yes The Yes Album 1971
207 The Who My Generation 1965
208 The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour 1967
209 David Bowie Heroes 1977
210 Deep Purple Made In Japan 1972
211 Graham Coxon The Spinning Top 2009
212 Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 1963
213 The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin 1998
214 Premiata Forneria Marconi Photos Of Ghosts 1973
215 Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso 1972
216 King Crimson Lark's Tongues In Aspic 1973
217 The Clash The Clash 1977
218 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970
219 Spirit Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus 1970
220 Van Der Graaf Generator Godbluff 1975
221 The Doors Waiting For The Sun 1968
222 The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup 1973
223 U2 War 1983
224 The Beach Boys Surf Up 1971
225 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977
226 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand 2004
227 Prince Purple Rain 1984
228 The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic 1995
229 Alice Cooper Dada 1983
230 King Crimson Discipline 1981
231 Nine Inch Nails Downward Spiral 1994
232 Queen A Night At The Opera 1975
233 U2 Joshua Tree 1987
234 Mike Oldfield Platinum 1979
235 Blur Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993
236 R.E.M. Life's Righ Pageant 1986
237 Neil Young Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 1969
238 The Byrds Younger than Yesterday 1967
239 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 1971
240 PJ Harvey Is This Desire 1998
241 Syd Barrett The Madcap Laughs 1970
242 David Bowie Hunky Dory 1971
243 Blondie Blondie 1976
244 David Bowie Station To Station 1976
245 The Aliens Astronomy For Dogs 2007
246 David Bowie The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spider From Mars 1972
247 New Order Low Life 1985
248 Bjork Vespertine 2001
249 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Let Love In 1994
250 Graham Coxon The Sky Is Too High 1998
251 Can Future Days 1973
252 Nine Inch Nails Broken 1992
253 Jimi Hendrix Miami Pop Festival 1968
254 Steve Hackett Till We Have Faces 1984
255 Radiohead Amnesiac 2001
256 Joy Division Substance 1988
257 New Order Substance 1987
258 Pulp This Is Hardcore 1998
259 Radiohead Pablo Honey 1993
260 Nirvana In Utero 1993
261 John Lennon Walls And Bridges 1974
262 The Beach Boys Summer Days And Summer Nights 1965
263 Blondie Eat To The Beat 1979
264 Split Enz Frenzy 1979
265 The Animals The Animals On Tour 1965
266 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones 1964
267 Bjork Debut 1993
268 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 1962
269 Sparks Introducing Sparks 1977
270 Gentle Giant Three Friends 1972
271 The Smiths Strangeways Here I Come 1988
272 Morrissey Bona Drag 1990
273 Heart Dreamboat Annie 1976
274 Big Star No. 1 Record 1972
275 David Bowie The Next Day 2013
276 The Easybeats Friday On My Mind 1967
277 St. Vincent Marry Me 2007
278 Muse Black Holes And Revelation 2006
279 Roxy Music Country Life 1974
280 Genesis Abacab 1981
281 St. Vincent Strange Mercy 2011
282 St. Vincent St. Vincent 2014
283 R.E.M. Up 1998
284 Cocteau Twins Treasure 1984
285 The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream 1993
286 The Monkees Good Times 2016
287 Jellyfish Spilt Milk 1993
288 Steve Hackett A Life Within The Day 2012
289 Mike Oldfield Crises 1983
290 Argent Argent 1969
291 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel I 1977
292 Brian Eno Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 1974
293 Black Sabbath Paranoid 1970
294 Genesis Wind & Wuthering 1976
295 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 1970
296 Kate Bush Aerial 2005
297 Morrissey Your Arsenal 1993
298 Nirvana Nevermind 1991
299 Electric Light Orchestra A New World Record 1976
300 Morrissey Vauxhall And I 1994
301 PJ Harvey Uh Huh Her 2004
302 Blues Magoos Psychedelic Lollipop 1966
303 Paul McCartney London Town 1978
304 Bob Dylan New Morning 1970
305 The Kinks Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One 1970
306 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/Lyres Of Orpheus 2004
307 The Left Banke Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina 1967
308 Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillows 1967
309 Pixies Come On Pilgrim/Surfa Rosa 1988
310 Paul McCartney Off The Ground 1993
311 R.E.M. Green 1988
312 Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better 2005
313 King Crimson Three Of A Perfect Pair 1984
314 King Crimson Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Columbus, OH April 28, 1974 1974
315 The Cure Three Imaginary Boys 1979
316 Patti Smith Waves 1979
317 Roy Wood Boulders 1972
318 Elvis Costello My Aim Is True 1977
319 AC/DC Highway To Hell 1979
320 The Byrds Fifth Dimension 1966
321 Bob Dylan Another Side Of Bob Dylan 1964
322 Morrissey Beethoven Is Dead 1993
323 Jethro Tull Stand Up 1967
324 Cream Disraeli Gears 1967
325 Graham Coxon The Kiss Of Morning 2002
326 Pink Floyd The Wall 1979
327 The Smiths Meat Is Murder 1984
328 The Nice The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack 1968
329 The Doors Soft Parade 1969
330 The Beach Boys 20/20 1969
331 The Beach Boys Wild Honey 1967
332 The Beatles Help 1965
333 The Rolling Stones Some Girls 1978
334 Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory 1970
335 Derek And The Dominos Layla 1970
336 Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home 1965
337 PJ Harvey Let England Shake 2011
338 Morrissey Viva Hate 1989
339 Split Enz Time And Tide 1982
340 Curved Air Air Conditioning 1970
341 Genesis Genesis 1983
342 Steve Hackett Voyage Of The Acolyte 1975
343 Split Enz Dizrythmia 1977
344 Premiata Forneria Marconi Storia Di Un Minuto 1972
345 Sebastian Hardie Four Moments 1975
346 The Beach Boys Love You 1977
347 Yes Going For The One 1977
348 Weezer Pinkerton 1996
349 Beck Midnite Vultures 1999
350 10cc The Original Soundtrack 1975
351 Primal Scream Screamadelica 1991
352 Elvis Costello Imperial Bedroom 1982
353 Pulp Different Class 1995
354 Crowded House Temples Of Low Men 1988
355 The Kinks Misfits 1978
356 The Kinks Sleepwalker 1977
357 Deep Purple Fireball 1971
358 Ben Folds Five The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner 1999
359 Bob Dylan Together Through Life 2009
360 Nine Inch Nails The Fragile 1999
361 Franz Ferdinand Tonight 2009
362 Nirvana From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah 1996
363 U2 The Unforgettable Fire 1984
364 The Beach Boys All Summer Long 1964
365 Pixies Bossanova 1990
366 Steve Hackett Defector 1980
367 Funkadelic Maggot Brain 1971
368 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1969
369 Sparks Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 1994
370 Gentle Giant Free Hand 1975
371 Pink Floyd A Saucerful Of Secrets 1968
372 The Darkness One Way Ticket To Hell And Back 2005
373 Paul McCartney Red Rose Speedway 1973
374 XTC Apple Venus Volume 1 1999
375 The Darkness Permission To Run 2003
376 Oasis Heathen Chemistry 2002
377 The Beatles With The Beatles 1963
378 Gomez Bring It On 1998
379 Midnight Oil Earth And Sun And Moon 1993
380 The Flaming Lips Hit To Death In The Future Head 1992
381 Blue Oyster Cult Agents Of Fortune 1976
382 The United States Of America The United States Of America 1968
383 Talking Heads Remain In Light 1980
384 Sparks Big Beat 1976
385 Mike Oldfield Incantations 1978
386 King Crimson Beat 1982
387 The Who Who Are You 1978
388 PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love 1994
389 PJ Harvey Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea 2000
390 Yes Close To The Edge 1972
391 Midnight Oil Diesel And Dust 1987
392 Pearl Jam Ten 1991
393 R.E.M. Out Of Time 1991
394 Jeff Buckley Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk 1998
395 The Jam Sound Affects 1980
396 Zammuto Zammuto 2012
397 The Ramones Ramones 1976
398 The Rolling Stones Bridges To Babylon 1997
399 The Small Faces The Small Faces 1967
400 Coldplay A Rush To The Blood In The Head 2002
401 The Rolling Stones It's Only Rock 'n Roll 1974
402 Stevie Wright Hard Road 1974
403 The Smiths The Smiths 1984
404 Ray Davies Other People's Lives 2006
405 The Band The Band 1969
406 Pixies Trompe le Monde 1991
407 Oasis Definitely Maybe 1994
408 Nine Inch Nails With Teeth 2005
409 Ringo Starr Ringo Rama 2005
410 The Flaming Lips Embryonic 2009
411 The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge 1994
412 The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang 2005
413 Harmonium L'Heptade 1976
414 The Buggles The Age Of Plastic 1980
415 Steven Wilson The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) 2013
416 Graham Coxon The Golden D 2000
417 Deep Purple Deep Purple 1969
418 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Framed 1972
419 Ben Folds Five The Sound of the Life of the Mind 2012
420 The Who A Quick One 1966
421 Morrissey Ringleader Of The Tormentors 2006
422 The Police Synchronicity 1983
423 The Police Ghost In The Machine 1981
424 The Cure The Cure 2004
425 Yes 90125 1983
426 Pavement Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 1994
427 Pink Floyd Atom Heart Mother 1970
428 R.E.M. Document 1987
429 Pink Floyd Meddle 1971
430 Gorillaz Demon Days 2005
431 The Duckworth Lewis Method The Duckworth Lewis Method 2009
432 Spirit The Family That Plays Together 1968
433 Sigur Rós Ágætis Byrjun 1999
434 Graham Coxon Happiness In Magazine 2004
435 Gomez Liquid Skin 1999
436 Bjork Post 1995
437 Bjork Homogenic 1997
438 Peter Gabriel Security 1982
439 Genesis From Genesis To Revelation 1969
440 Elvis Costello Get Happy 1980
441 The Zombies Begin Here 1965
442 Dire Straits Dire Straits 1978
443 The Beatles Beatles For Sale 1964
444 a-Ha Analogue 2005
445 The Beatles Please Please Me 1962
446 St. Vincent Actor 2009
447 Tom Waits Rain Dog 1985
448 AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1977
449 Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mining 1990
450 St. Vincent Masseduction 2017
451 Van Halen 1984 1984
452 XTC Black Sea 1980
453 Talk Talk It's My Life 1984
454 ABC Lexicon Of Love 1982
455 Gorillaz Gorillaz 2001
456 Stevie Wonder Innervisions 1973
457 Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale 1974
458 Todd Rundgren A Wizard, A True Star 1973
459 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III 1970
460 Hiromi Uehara Time Control 2008
461 Steve Hackett Please Don't Touch 1978
462 The Velvet Underground Loaded 1970
463 Oasis Dig Out Your Soul 2008
464 The Rolling Stones Out Of Our Heads 1965
465 The Kinks The Kinks Kontroversy 1965
466 The Animals The Animals 1964
467 The Kinks Kinks 1964
468 Gentle Giant In A Glass House 1973
469 The Cure The Head On The Door 1985
470 Oasis What's The Story Morning Glory 1995
471 The Cure Disintegration 1989
472 U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 2004
473 J.J. Cale Naturally 1971
474 Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 1975
475 Blood, Sweat & Tears Child Is Father To The Man 1968
476 Muse Absolution 2003
477 Neil Young After The Gold Rush 1970
478 Neil Young On The Beach 1974
479 Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy 1973
480 Yes Tales From Topographic Oceans 1973
481 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Murder Ballads 1996
482 Black Sabbath Master Of Reality 1971
483 Sparks Hippopotamus 2017
484 Sparks Plagiarism 1998
485 R.E.M. Fables Of The Reconstruction 1985
486 Crowded House Crowded House 1986
487 Dennis Wilson Bambu 1978
488 Sparks Balls 2000
489 Neil Finn Dizzy Heights 2014
490 Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Io Sono Nato Libero 1973
491 Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley 1970
492 Elvis Costello Armed Forces 1979
493 The Triffids In The Pines 1986
494 Steely Dan Can't Buy A Thrill 1972
495 New Order Brotherhood 1986
496 Van Halen Van Halen 1978
497 Steely Dan The Royal Scam 1976
498 The Left Banke Too 1968
499 Paul McCartney Tug Of War 1982
500 T. Rex Electric Warrior 1971

4 comments:

  1. Hi Trung,

    Nice list! I noticed you have a few Aussie bands listed, and seem to like the Smiths. So I was wondering if you've heard any of the Go-Betweens' albums? If not, I'd recommend 16 Lovers Lane, or the Friends of Rachel Worth, as good places to start. If you have heard some of them, I'm curious as to your thoughts. (Personally, I like essentially all of their albums!)

    Also, have you heard any more of the Triffids' albums? Calenture suffers from overproduction, but is nearly as good as Born Sandy Devotional. The Blackeyed Susans' All Souls Alive is also highly recommended if you like David McComb's lyrical style.

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    1. I am an aussie myself so that's probably the reason why there is some bands from my country htere.

      I have heard other Triffids album such as Calenture and In The Pine. i like In The Pine but I haven't really got into Calenture yet. I think it's a bit frontloaded album

      The Go-Between - I only heard Lovers Lane. I thought it was ok but I admit I found them a bit bland. Although I probably should give that album a bit more spin

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    2. Hi Trung,

      Yes, I suspected you were from Australia -- as am I, hence my predilection for these artists that seem not as well-known in music circles, and my interest in seeing you mention them!

      No arguments about Calenture being top-heavy. I guess it pulls the old trick of finishing off with a very strong song, which makes the leaner patch seem forgivable. And I think the first side is about as good as David McComb's songwriting got, the production aside.

      Nice to hear you like In The Pines, which I thought was closer in sound to their earlier material (the EPs summarised on Beautiful Waste, and Treeless Plain) and has a really nice vibe to it. "Kathy Knows" and "Once A Day" are a couple of my favourite Triffids songs, and I love the early demos of some of the songs that made it onto Calenture.

      I'm not sure if you've heard Black Swan yet; while I do like it, I don't think it would convert anyone into a fanatic of the band. The Blackeyed Susans' album is much more in the vein of the classic Triffids sound.

      I'd recommend giving 16 Lovers Lane another go, or perhaps Friends of Rachel Worth to see if something clicks. The earlier albums are a little tougher to digest, but nonetheless always find a way to impress with a nice turn of phrase every once in a while. I think Grant McLennan had the rare gift of marrying poetic lyrics with memorable melodies, and is one of my favourite songwriters from the '80s, right up there with Morrissey and Nick Cave.

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    3. I gave 16 Lovers Lane couple of more spins and well.. it's in the Top 500 list now even if it's lower down in the list.

      i admit the melodies are quite subtle in the album and takes time for it to grow on you but I enjoy some of the guitar playing on the album that reminds me a lot of Johnny Marr.

      Favrourite song on the album are Love Goes On and Was There Anything I Could Do

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