things that i love.
the first 3 albums by x (punk rock band from l.a)
the first 3 albums from devo
every massive attack album
bryter layter by nick drake
every clash album except for combat rock
every kraftwerk album except for ralf & florian
soul ballads. almost all of them, actually.
every joy division album
everything kurt cobain ever did, musically and otherwise, well, apart from killing himself, that i don’t love, it makes me sad. the world could really use the wit and wisdom of kurt cobain right about now. or so i think.
teddy pendergrass
johnny xash’s ring of fire
wall of voodoo’s ring of fire
jerry lee lewis
little richard
gene vincent
in the ghetto by elvis
nothing compares 2 u by sinead o’connor
killing joke’s first 4 albums
o.m.d’s first 4 albums
blur
pulp
the first 2 jesus and mary chain singles
every doors albums
janis joplin
john lennon’s imagine album
david bowie
the simpsons soundtrack albums (songs in the key of springfield, etc, especially ‘new orleans’ from ‘o streetcar’)
every bad brains album
radiohead
pj harvey, especially to bring you my love john fogerty
voodoo chile by jimi hendrix, well, everything jimi hendrix ever did, actually. but ‘voodoo chile’ is his best song, in my opinion. it’s like sex and drugs and parachuting all rolled into one.
house music
early breakbeat/proto-jungle (like ‘trip to the moon’ by acen, or ‘music takes you’ by blame)
your love by the prodigy
timbaland
early schooly d
the first 3 run dmc albums
every single disco song ever made. ok. i’m exaggerating. but i really love disco.
give it up or turn it lose by james brown
rocks by aerosmith
the first two aztec camera albums
the first blue nile album
the first 5 simple minds albums
liquid liquid
black flag
waiting room by fugazi
roxanne shante
songs about l.a that involve drugs and debauchery. l.a woman, life in the fast lane, hollywood nights, under the bridge, etc
the chi-lites
every rolling stones record until 1981, although ‘undercover of the night’ is a pretty good song
everything led zeppelin ever did except for ‘dyer maker’
the theme for the great white north by rush
a lot of songs by orbital. chime. halcyon. etc
a lot of songs by underworld. rez. cowgirl. born slippy. etc
the first roberta flack album
maxinquaye by tricky
opp by naughty by nature
scenario by tribe called quest
fresh fruit for rotting vegetables by the dead kennedys
the first jefferson airplane album
prince, especially controversy
shout at the devil by motley crue
the scream by siouxsie
all we ever wanted was everything by bauhaus
ok, i’ll stop now, even though i could do this for hours and hours.
thanks.
moby