strangest album in your collection?

i have a bunch of odd things that i normally don't listen to, but i'm currently giving bjork's bizarre gling glo album some heavy rotation. who here could resist the sweet, sweet sounds of icelandic jazz?

All my Dead Can Dance stuff, love it, but it isn't for everybody.

a friend of mine is heavily into dead can dance-- not too bad, but i have to be in the right mood for it.

I'm not a big country fan, but I just love them. Of course it might have something to do with their politics.

Mr President from the elections that weren't free
Thanks for all the violence and all the hyprocacry.
What will make you understand
That we won't be at your command?

..Paula Cole's Hello There, Mr. President?

I think it is something you may enjoy..

www.paulacole.com

She had something on the radio that I didn't particurlarly like 5 or 6 yeas ago so naturally I have no interest in anything she's ever done since. Seriously I'll give it a listen when I get the chance and if I remember.

I saw Paula Cole live back when the only thing I knew about her was that she'd toured with Peter Gabriel (doing duet/backing vox). It's the only time in my life that I've ever gone out and purchased a CD based on seeing a live performance. She did a really great set.

I've liked each of her albus less than the last one and only ever bothered to purchase the first 2. But I still hold out hope... so.. umm.. yeah.. I'll shut up and go grab the tune now.

to have an idea of what this album is like, all the song names are numbers. however they are in scrambled order and not the same as the tracklisting.

after that the republic of freedom fighters lp, which is just bizzare as far as aesthetics and lyrics go.

"2001 Sprach Kazoostra"
"Stayin Alive"
"Miss You"
"Whole Lotta Love"

Pressed on ... disco vinyl!

My older brother was taking French in school back in '63 and I found the album with "Dominique" on it in a pile in our basement not long ago. Too funny.

by Captain Beefheart is the strangest album in anyone's collection.

early 70s release of comic stories and routines by holy rolling gospel singer. He's actually very accomplished (and has lots of unctuous charm) Released on the Canaan label.

This one is REALLY weird!

but if I had to pick I'd say Khanate.

trust me...dont ask!

a reviewer described khanate as "hellish brooding doom". accurate? ;-)

"hellish" is far too nice a term for them.They are out there...slow dirges that seperate your sinews from your flesh would be closer....vocals that sound like Satan tranforming into a crackwhore while guitars beat your brain into sludge and mush....I like 'em! :)

hi everyone

no they are really called that!!!
the album is called 'water'
a guy called zoogz rift
making very strange post rock mess...
one song is called
'mongoloid middle america'!

starts off with what sounds like a tourist boat and a guide
taking you through the hell of middle america...
with loads of 'mugged ' horror film type screams and wails
...hilarious...then the boats engines cut and the guide says
"ugh oh, looks like its every man for himself..."

the keyboard player sound like hes playing with his feet...!



of course Jad fair is also in my collection somewhere....

love...cw

Faith and Listen Without Prejudice V1

Those are the strangest I can think of.

..both the "Silver Apples" and "Contact" LP's... released by this duo in the late 60's.
...Pretty amazing stuff...with their home-made synthesizer and thoughtful lyrics.
..we still play these albums, often.....


The Tikkis

Songs from the 1970s PBS show ZOOM.
LuLu

I have many weird albums by most people's standards, but this is the one that people whose presence I played it in actually enjoy.

How can you beat "Constipation Blues?"

Here's some reviews:

Anything but E-Z Rating:
I was expecting elevator music. I wanted to find out how far Devo would go in transforming their wonderful, unique work into bland pap. Call it morbid curiosity.

I was disappointed, but it was the happy kind of disappointment. It wasn't elevator-like at all. Fulfilling their genetic imperative, Devo deconstructed their own songs, but they stopped far short of destroying them. (I am grateful.)

(Theoretically, you *could* pipe this sort of music into an elevator, but then no one would want to leave; proper elevator music makes people want to get out as soon as possible.)

Some of the tracks are watered-down versions of the originals, and not especially interesting, although it's true enough that they're easy to listen to. But many of them do hold to the Muzak tradition of subverting the impression of a song from, say, ironic and upbeat to maudlin: "Mongoloid" is a good example. The tune's the same, you can even sing along, but if you weren't familiar with the original you'd never suspect what the song is about. It's a gentle yet haunting rendition of a fun, punkish song.

The E-Z "Jocko Homo" isn't quite as radically different from the original, but it is pretty funny. If you really want to hear something that would frighten people out of the elevators, try "Peekaboo"! You think Devo's first interpretation of "Satisfaction" was bizarre? Listen to this one. Proof again that even the most straightforward song can be bent in many directions while still maintaining its identity.

Maybe just knowing it's really Devo is what makes it fun. I don't think this disk would make much sense to someone who isn't a fan; even if they liked the sound of it, they'd miss out on a lot by not being in on the joke. It's a must-have for Devotees, though, and fascinating if you're interested in the different ways a song can be put together, taken apart, and rearranged.

Truley De-Evolved!!! Rating:
This is definatley an awesomely DE-EVOLVED recording!!! As a young spud, I am pretty tough to impress. Smoothnoodlemaps didn't impress me except for maybe 3 songs, but this cd, E-Z Listening Disk DID impress me! I disagree, this is NOT the worst DEVO CD ever released. This CD is a great way to show the 5 spuds' musical range with this Muzak style CD. What also helps is that they picked the best songs to further De-Evolve. I would have licked to hear a muzak version of Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA and Disco Dancer (if they would have waited 3 or so more years). Besides that, this is an awesome CD and a must have for true DEVO Spuds. Hey don't be a ninny! Buy E-Z Listening Disk... or be a Huboon \-)

DEVO Even Your Grandma Will Love Rating:
This collection consists of all 19 muzak style songs released exclusively through Club Devo in the 1980's. Devo reworks their well-known songs into almost recognizable instrumentals in the style of muzak. For example, the synth-pop sound of "Beautiful World" becomes a hilbilly hoedown. "Jocko Homo" is turned into a Carribean style anthem of monkey mon in business suits. "Pity You" is reworked into a truimphant synthesizer piece. "Peek a Boo" is no longer a synth heavy song about a child's game, but an old west cattle round-up complete with cattle mooing, coyotes howling, and cowboys yelling and laughing. "The 4th Dimension" is redone into a 60's twist beach party reminiscent of the Ventures.

Some of the songs also reappear on other DEVO releases. The E-Z Shout was included as a bonus track on the Infinite Zero release of Shout. "Goin' Under" is the same version used in the Now It Can Be Told Live record. The E-Z "Whip It" is played during the ending credits of "We're All Devo."

This is great for relaxing, driving your roommate insane (just loop the same song many, many times), on hold music for customers on the phone, or sneaking into the PA system at work. The CD is well worth the price, nearly 71 minutes of pure DEVO muzak.

In the early 1990s, I went through a phase where I went to Salvation Army and Goodwill stores and bought the oddest-looking LPs I could find. Hence the inclusion of this vintage vinyl in my collection:

The Ethel Merman Disco Album
Music from NORAD
Music for Suburban Living
The Strawberry Street Singers, "What's More American?"
Pat Boone, "What I Believe" Me Live"]

Sing the Happy Romper Room Songs
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics, 1927-1935
Go Tell Your World! (A 1974 double LP of songs by young Christian
missionaries)

Can't remember where I found it, but it was only a dollar.

..."Selection of Revolutionary Songs" including "The Internationale" and "Hymn to the Soviet Union" (Soviet National anthem).

I have no idea why I bought these.

Sort of this Jaques Brel meets "the sixities". In french. Oy vey!

on vinyl.

featuring Ed's rendition of "Georgie Girl" and "Thank Heaven For Little Girls." The horror! The horror! Just once I don't feel so bad that my turntable doesn't work anymore.