From: Daniel Watkins, centuryhouse@yahoo.com Subject: List recommendations (SC) Date: 7/3/2001 4:05:51 AM To: seance, seance@lists.no-fi.com I wanted to thank everybody for all of the great recommendations that have been made on Seance. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is one...I checked out one of their songs on a comp sampler and loved it! Gotta hear more... LPD is another. The new REM album is pretty good also and was recommended here. Air was another good band rec. I've been giving REFO: another listen; I liked it at first and now I REALLY like it (esp Don't Move and Tim's song are cool). Then there's the BOC stuff - not to start another thread ;) I spent tonight making a comp tape and after reviewing lots of stuff, my recommends are: **Joseph Arthur ---- check out his CD it is gritty, very dark and a little on the psychotic side- amazing stuff! **Silencers ---- their 1997 'Seconds of Pleasure' is a great album; well written songs - catchy (Beatles influenced pop by-way-of Scotland), emotionally involving and beautiful. You will probably only find this online but worth the effort spent finding it. **Lloyd Cole and the Negatives ---- if you liked the old LC and the Commotions I think this is comparable. **Echo & the Bunnymen's newest ---- my first listen or two I was thinking 'Oh, it's OK'; after more listening I am really getting into this one. Very much a mix of their early stuff with 'Evergreen' era. 'Its Allright', 'An Eternity Turns' and 'Everybody Knows' in particular are great. Will's guitar is much more prominent that the last album, and his effects are amazing. Worth getting. **Daniel Lanois ---- well known as a producer for U2, peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan etc, etc. But not very well known for his own work which is just as good. His first CD 'Acadie' is great- one of my alltime favorites. His Canadian/French background shows, as does his trademark production sound. You will probably recognise his voice and guitar sound from what you've heard of U2 (he has sung backing vocal and played guitar on U2 albums). The album runs from bright and hopeful to dark and eerie. Spiritual or grounded in the everyday. Diverse and worth getting if you can find it. His 2nd album is similarly highly recommended; a little more gritty and urban... Thanks again to everybody.... dw ===== Check out MP3s of my demo songs (any feedback appreciated) at: http://briefcase.yahoo.com/centuryhouse OR check out my very basic web page: http://home.earthlink.net/~centuryhouse "...we all move forward breaking new molds for even newer molds." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/