# Post one record/album/CD you think more people should appreciate.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945 "2020-06-02T20:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/1 "2020-06-02T20:52:09Z")
Just one please. I know that might be tough, but try… I will start with Tom Waits’ 2nd album, _The Heart of Saturday Night_. Just an incredible collection of songs. Waits’ discography is all over the place, but this is a phenomenal record. I don’t know how well known it is, but I’d guess many people haven’t heard it. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/2 "2020-06-02T21:22:07Z")
It’s very difficult to find but **Sunrise** by Bob Brozman and Debashish Bhattacharya is a gem. American virtuoso slide guitarist meets up with Indian virtuoso slide-hybrid guitarist. (Regardless of the scandal surrounding Brozman’s later suicide, the man was an amazing guitar genius.) ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/3 "2020-06-02T21:29:10Z")
Jethro Tull Songs From The Wood…a melding of British folk and rock and really very beautiful. Bending the rules a bit but their next album Heavy Horses continued in this vein before Ian Anderson decided to move on from the genre. In these anxious ugly times these albums take us back to a rural place and the beauty of nature. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/4 "2020-06-02T21:37:34Z")
Genesis-Wind and Wuthering. The average fan knows Phil Collins and maybe a few of the pop hits from the 1980s. It’s a prog album but very accessible, this ain’t The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/5 "2020-06-02T21:55:37Z")
Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons. I doubt if one in a hundred twenty year olds (in the UK, anyway) have even heard of Gram, which is sad. The album has some fine songs, and the “backing” singing by Emmylou Harris is astonishing. (I remember Gillian Welch describing it as Emmylou “wrapping her voice around” that of Parsons.) j ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/6 "2020-06-02T22:00:12Z")
**Gradually Going Tornado** from **Bruford** [Gradually Going Tornado - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradually_Going_Tornado) Jeff Berlin’s bass will warp your mind. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/7 "2020-06-02T22:33:30Z")
I have spent quite a bit of the past few years making up for not hearing Starcastle’s “Fountains of Light” album for the previous 40. > **[Rediscovering obscure old songs from your youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=774837)** > > Isn’t it fun when you do that? I’m thinking about that because several days ago, I stumbled onto this wonderful song that I used to hear late at night on the AOR station as a tween in the late 1970s; they would play what we now call “deep tracks”,... They were an Illinois-based prog band, and after they broke up, their keyboardist became a renowned teacher of computer programming for laypeople, their main guitarist became a refrigeration company executive (and has resumed making music full-time now that he’s retired) and their drummer went to medical school. 🆒 Here’s the spectacular opening track. Enjoy! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D2tORbYuWtM/maxresdefault.jpg "Fountains") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2tORbYuWtM) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/8 "2020-06-03T16:28:06Z")
[The Dark Element - selfititled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tHdSv9TmdI&list=PL8a8cutYP7fr6-7xZBb7k2VPQo169OfgW) ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/9 "2020-06-03T19:13:43Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Jethro Tull Songs From The Wood…a melding of British folk and rock and really very beautiful. And the back cover art: a gorgeous visual pun. [![](http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/J/jethro_tull_songsb.jpg) ](http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/J/jethro_tull_songsb.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/10 "2020-06-03T19:19:41Z")
Chris Bell’s “[I Am The Cosmos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Cosmos)”. Chris Bell was the congenial partner and songwriter to Alex Chilton in Big Star on their first album “#1 Record”. He left Big Star and began to work solo, but like everything else around Big Star, got no appreciation and success during his lifetime. He also constantly struggled with depression. He died at age 27 (maybe the most unknown member of the 27 club) in a car crash. The album with his solo work only got released in 1992, but it perfectly showed that he was as important for the Big Star magic as Alex Chilton. If you love Big Star, listen to [I Am The Cosmos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mEp-q5_2s2t9BWq4HeIqkUuEU1FZx9XIU). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/11 "2020-06-03T19:40:58Z")
I can think of many albums that fit this bill but the first one that jumped to my mind was Roy Harper’s “Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion.” I always felt it wasn’t appreciated enough here in the U.S. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94gOvpr5yt1sttLT9qpbeLWGiNI5F4mV ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/12 "2020-06-03T19:48:12Z")
Bryter Layter and Pink Moon by Nick Drake. Two great examples of modern British Folk. Bryter Layter contains Drake’s most well known song, “Northern Sky”, but the whole thing is terrific, really. The closing instrumental, “Sunday”, is a personal favorite. I agree with the love for Gram Parsons as well; the guy was a mess of a human being but could belt like few others. The Flying Burrito Brothers version of [To Love Somebody](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma94UIw-CKY) is better than the Bee Gees version, at least IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/13 "2020-06-03T19:49:01Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons. > > I doubt if one in a hundred twenty year olds (in the UK, anyway) have even heard of Gram, which is sad. The album has some fine songs, and the “backing” singing by Emmylou Harris is astonishing. (I remember Gillian Welch describing it as Emmylou “wrapping her voice around” that of Parsons.) > > j Seconded. Grievous Angel maybe is the better of his two solo albums, but his first, GP, is almost as good and also has Emmylou Harris, the great James Burton on guitar and many other great players. I personally see these two albums always as a unit because I’ve long had the twofer CD and mostly listen to both in a row. Gram Parsons dueting with Emmylou Harris has a special magic that never got matched, at least I don’t know any example that comes close. Also look out for the live “[Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels Live in 1973](https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-1973-mw0000195218)”, a radio concert document with a slightly deranged Gram, but beautifully harmonizing with Emmylou. The most hilarious moment is a short interview where he’s asked “Is it true that you were a Harvard scholar?” Gram’s answer “No, I’m a Harvard drop-out”. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/14 "2020-06-03T20:09:28Z")
One that [I’ve nominated before](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20437075&postcount=30) in a thread like this: _Sticks and Stones_ by The 77s. Many of the songs on it could have been staples of classic rock radio in a juster world. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/15 "2020-06-03T21:09:26Z")
[Talking Timbuktu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XUloEaR1RM&t=99s) - A collaboration of the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder; it won a Grammy for Best World Music Album of 1994, and is listed in the book _1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die._ It’s truly a _tour de force_ by these two artists, typifying the best in West African music. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/16 "2020-06-03T22:18:10Z")
“Fun” by the Candy Skins. It was in major rotation on my local college radio station in the summer of 1993, and it sounds just as good now. Here’s the one official video from the album, that I know of. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JVoRzT9gpa0/maxresdefault.jpg "The Candy Skins - Wembley") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVoRzT9gpa0) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/17 "2020-06-03T23:34:37Z")
[The Revolution Starts Now](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_Starts_Now_(album)) by Steve Earle Steve Earle is country singer\songwriter, but make no mistake. This is rock and roll with a twangy voice. Highlights are the two self titled tracks, _The Gringo’s Tale_ and _I Though You Should Know_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/18 "2020-06-04T00:04:13Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Just one please. I know that might be tough, but try… > > I will start with Tom Waits’ 2nd album, _The Heart of Saturday Night_. Just an incredible collection of songs. Waits’ discography is all over the place, but this is a phenomenal record. I don’t know how well known it is, but I’d guess many people haven’t heard it. Yes. Yes one thousand times. Excellent album! ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/19 "2020-06-04T01:25:32Z")
**Trio**. Amazing set of songs by the trio of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945/20 "2020-06-04T13:38:45Z")
**Out of the Cool** by the Gil Evans Orchestra, released on the Impulse! label in 1961. Evans was a major figure in modern jazz composition and arrangement, not the flashiest side of the music world. He attracted the best musicians to his various big bands 1940s-80s…this one includes Johnny Coles, Budd Johnson, Jimmy Knepper, Ron Carter, and Charlie Persip. This is the sort of album that aficionados can hum all the way through, note by note. Gorgeous and haunting music. > **[Out of the Cool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Cool)** > > Out of the Cool is a jazz album by The Gil Evans Orchestra, recorded in 1960 and released on the Impulse! label the following year. The album was one of Impulse!'s first four albums, released together, and featured a gatefold design and high production values.: 237  > Gil Evans recorded the album a short time after completing a six-week job at the Jazz Gallery club in New York City; the personnel was largely the same, with Elvin Jones being added.: 235–6  > The first track, "La Nevada", was also re... This video is not the same band, but a similar one, including Miles Davis. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cL3A-o2D7pU/hqdefault.jpg "Miles Davis & Gill Evans Orchestra - The Duke (Live, 1959) (HQ)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3A-o2D7pU) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-one-record-album-cd-you-think-more-people-should-appreciate/854945.md?page=2)