Every CD I own . . .

Paul_C

my second running total has reached the character limit so here's no. 3:

Day 72
CD#312 Jonatha Brooke - Steady Pull
CD#313 Be Bop Deluxe - Futurama
CD#314 Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Punch The Clock
CD#315 Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Secrets
CD#316 Boo Hewerdine - Anon
CD#317 Counting Crows - Hard Candy

Day 73
CD#318 Juliet Turner - Season Of The Hurricane
CD#319 R.E.M. - Around The Sun
CD#320 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
CD#321 The Jam - Setting Sons

Day 74
CD#322 Steve Lawson & Jez Carr - Conversations
CD#323 Sam Brown - Of The Moment
CD#324 Massive Attack - Collected

Day 75
CD#325 Robbie McIntosh - Unsung
CD#326 Muse - Absolution
CD#327 The Wonder Stuff - If The Beatles Had Read Hunter. . . The Singles
CD#328 Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Day 76
CD#329 R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
CD#330 Meshell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion
CD#331 Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
CD#332 Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust

Day 77
CD#333 Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters
CD#334 XTC - Oranges And Lemons
CD#335 Terrorvision - Regular Urban Survivors
CD#336 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
CD#337 Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails
CD#338 R.E.M. - Document

Day 78
CD#339 Joni Mitchell - Song To A Seagull
CD#340 Little Steven and The Disciples Of Soul - Men Without Women
CD#341 The Jam - Sound Affects
CD#342 The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow
CD#343 R.E.M. - Green
CD#344 Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
CD#345 XTC - Black Sea

Day 79
Bought more (4) CDs.

Day 80
CD#346 Feist - The Reminder
CD#347 Marillion - Clutching At Straws

Day 81
CD#348 Richmond Fontaine - The Fitzgerald
CD#349 Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
CD#350 Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking
CD#351 Devendra Banhart - What Will We Be
CD#352 The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

Day 82
CD#353 Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy
CD#354 Sam Brown - 43 Minutes
CD#355 XTC - Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol. 2)
CD#356 Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

Day 83
CD#357 Marvin Gaye - The Very Best Of . . .
CD#358 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
CD#359 Counting Crows - New Amsterdam: Live At Heineken Music Hall.
CD#360 Boo Hewerdine - Thanksgiving

Day 84
CD#361 Various Artists - Help
CD#362 The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun
CD#363 Blur - The Great Escape
CD#364 Julia Nunes - I Wrote These

Day 85
CD#365 Primus - Antipop
CD#366 Lee Perry - Dub-Triptych

Day 86
CD#367 Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
CD#368 Ned Evett - iStole 
CD#369 John Lennon - Lennon Legend
CD#370 Eddie and the Hot Rods - Live and Rare
CD#371 The Barracudas - Complete EMI Recordings
CD#372 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - The Blue Trees
CD#373 Ocean Colour Scene - Marchin' Already

Day 87
CD#374 Meshell Ndegeocello - Comfort Woman
CD#375 Various Artists - Shine 7
CD#376 Be Bop Deluxe - Modern Music
CD#377 Blur - Blur

Day 88
CD#378 Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I'm Sorry
CD#379 Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart - Bongo Fury
CD#380 Rush - Permanent Waves
CD#381 Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
CD#382 XTC - Skylarking

Day 89
CD#383 Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
CD#384 Deacon Blue - Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
CD#385 (John) Watts - Spiritual Headcase

Day 90
CD#386 People In Planes - Beyond The Horizon
CD#387 Aztec Camera - Stray
CD#388 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin 

Day 91
CD#389 Zwan - Mary Star Of The Sea
CD#390 Gwyn Ashton - Beg Borrow and Steel
CD#391 Julia Nunes - Some Feelings
CD#392 Jon Roniger - My World

Day 92
CD#393 Eliza Carthy - The Definitive Collection
CD#394 Homespun - Effortless Cool
CD#395 XTC - Homespun
CD#396 Boo Hewerdine - Toy Box No.1
CD#397 The Story - The Angel In The House
CD#398 The Who - A Quick One
CD#399 Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
CD#400 Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
CD#401 Steve Ellis - Best Of Days

TTony

I was away last week, so missed loads of updates and I've fallen well behind checking out the <50% that aren't matched in my collection ...

viz said:

Lez zep 2, meddle, animals and parallel lines. We are on 7.

Be fair though - you do only have 10 CDs.

:P

Paul_C said:

CD#291 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon By Bus

An excellent live double album from 1978.

Don't have this one in my collection ... but Amazon are about to rectify the omission.

Paul_C said:

CD#303 The Clash - London Calling

Their finest hour.

A long - long - time ago, I remember an old girlfriend buying this for me for Christmas in LP form.  So it always reminds me ...

The LP lasted longer than she did (think it's still in my box of old vinyl in the garage).

Paul_C said:

CD#297 XTC - Nonsuch

Dave Mattacks on drums, fitting in pretty well. It took a while before I bought this as, like a lot of artists do, they settled into a groove which wasn't as interesting as they were at their height. It's ok, but nothing special.

This just confused me, because I was sure I had it.  But I checked my mp3 folders and couldn't find it.  Checked the NAS, and still couldn't find it.

How odd.

Trip to the CD cupboard, and there it was in its full un-ripped CD-ness.  Being ripped right now.  A couple of their usual clever lyrics on it, IIRC.

Paul_C

I've passed 2/3 distance but with my ex-missus and daughter moving out on Saturday /   I may well pop down to see my Dad next week, with a trip to Exmouth Indoor Market to cheer me up.

I was expecting a copy of Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea last week but it didn't arrive and the seller ignored my messages, so ebay gave me a refund (which was nice) which will go towards one or two purchases

Paul_C

Day 73

CD#318 Juliet Turner - Season Of The Hurricane

Third studio album of four, it's way past time there was another one.

CD#319 R.E.M. - Around The Sun

I like it more than Peter Buck - "...(it) just wasn't really listenable, because it sounds like what it is, a bunch of people that are so bored with the material that they can't stand it anymore."

CD#320 Donald Fagen - The Nightfly

If you're the main vocalist in a band - one of a duo who have written and produced a number of popular albums (using a large number of session musicians) - and you make a solo album with a producer and an engineer who've worked with the band before, and with musicians who are mostly ones who have worked with the band before, then the result is quite likely to be similar to the albums made by the band.

Sometimes this isn't a bad thing at all.

CD#321 The Jam - Setting Sons

Great stuff, part of the soundtrack of my youth. I was 16 when this was released and they were probably my favourite band at the time.

ICBM

Paul_C said:

CD#319 R.E.M. - Around The Sun

I like it more than Peter Buck - "...(it) just wasn't really listenable, because it sounds like what it is, a bunch of people that are so bored with the material that they can't stand it anymore."

It's actually one of my favourite later REM albums.

lasermonkey

My Mrs bought Around The Sun for £2 from Tesco. We both felt robbed.

ICBM

lasermonkey said:

My Mrs bought Around The Sun for £2 from Tesco. We both felt robbed.

If you've still got it I'll give you that for it - it's the only REM album I've not yet got on CD. I downloaded it before buying a hard copy because I'd heard it "wasn't very good" and I've never got around to getting a proper copy.

Paul_C

Day 74

CD#322 Steve Lawson & Jez Carr - Conversations

Bass and piano improvisations - there's some live looping on bass, and post recording a little bit of reverb added before final mastering, but otherwise each piece is recorded live with no cuts or overdubs, or prior rehearsal.

CD#323 Sam Brown - Of The Moment

The title was a fan's suggestion via Sam website when it was realised (or discovered) that her previous album titles were spelling out her name (as long as you ignore the 43 before Minutes). Sadly due to voice problems it looks as if the pattern will never be completed as this is currently her last album.

CD#324 Massive Attack - Collected

I'm not an avid listener or collector of this kind of music, and I got this singles compilation from points collected through use of a credit card. Despite that it's been listened to more than just the once before today, which is more than some CDs I've spent money on.

Paul_C

Day 75

CD#325 Robbie McIntosh - Unsung

This album came about due to the persistence of, of all people, Douglas Adams. A collection of (mostly) solo acoustic instrumentals, some familiar, most original.

CD#326 Muse - Absolution

Overblown, hysterical nonsense, but great fun and almost impossible to resist nodding a head to.

CD#327 The Wonder Stuff - If The Beatles Had Read Hunter. . . The Singles

I've got a couple of Wonder Stuff albums on cassette, but only this on CD.

I once made Miles Hunt laugh.

CD#328 Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Superb.

Paul_C

Day 76

CD#329 R.E.M. - Automatic For The People

I don't know if it's familiarity from listening a lot or that they reached peak R.E.M. on this, but it always sounds slightly different to their other albums to me. Whatever the reason it's a fantastic piece of work.

CD#330 Meshell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion

Meshell's most successful album, and a cool way to relax on a Sunday morning.

CD#331 Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

Not too far from being a Gilmour solo album, nevertheless it's still worth a listen.

CD#332 Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Trust

This is one of his best, though "his best" in this case covers nine albums.

Paul_C

Day 77

CD#333 Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters

Despite exchanging rock band for string quartet, there are still two people named Thomas - Michael and Jaqueline instead of Bruce and Pete. 

CD#334 XTC - Oranges And Lemons

For a long time I only had this on cassette, and didn't think much of it. It's worth hearing it for The Mayor Of Simpleton alone but there's a lot more here I like these days too.

CD#335 Terrorvision - Regular Urban Survivors

Perseverance is brilliant.

CD#336 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Some people rate this above Dark Side Of The Moon, but not me. I do like it though.

CD#337 Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails

I'd forgotten how many good songs there are on this. 

CD#338 R.E.M. - Document

One of their finest.

Paul_C

I've listened to 7 today, and tomorrow I shall be visiting Exmouth Indoor Market to buy some more, so I'll update when I get back.

TTony

Paul_C said:

Day 77

CD#333 Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet - The Juliet Letters

Despite exchanging rock band for string quartet, there are still two people named Thomas - Michael and Jaqueline instead of Bruce and Pete. 

CD#334 XTC - Oranges And Lemons

For a long time I only had this on cassette, and didn't think much of it. It's worth hearing it for The Mayor Of Simpleton alone but there's a lot more here I like these days too.

CD#335 Terrorvision - Regular Urban Survivors

Perseverance is brilliant.

CD#336 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Some people rate this above Dark Side Of The Moon, but not me. I do like it though.

CD#337 Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails

I'd forgotten how many good songs there are on this. 

CD#338 R.E.M. - Document

One of their finest.

I've never really got into Elvis Costello.  Some of that is possible unfair (I perceived him to be piggy-backing on the "proper" punk movement back in the day) and some of it is completely reasonable (I really don't like his vocals).  Clever lyrics.  Good tunes.  But not with his voice.

XTC ... I *think* I've got all of their stuff, including Andy P's Fuzzy Warbles box set.  So, 'nuff said there.

Terrorvision ... Not in my collection, so a call to Spotify sometime.

Pink Floyd ... I think I commented earlier (re the Wall) about missing Floyd first time around (punk, again), but then realising what I'd missed later in life.  Or not, in the case of the Wall.  But definitely so in the case of Dark Side and Wish ... Brilliant albums, both.

Stereophonics ... I like this band, on the basis of "bunch of blokes buying some gear and making some noise.  Which was popular, so they bought some more gear and made some more noise".  Pretty uncomplicated, agenda-free, turn-it-up-loud-and-tap-your-feet music.  Like it.

REM ... See comments above re Elvis Costello and annoying vocals.

Paul_C

You're not the first to tell me they don't like Elvis Costello's voice, and I doubt you'll be the last.

lasermonkey

I like Document a lot. There's some great songs on there, but I can't help but feel like it was the album that marked my falling out of love with their music. To me, it got progressively worse with each album from here.

lasermonkey

By the way @ICBM I just remembered about Around The Sun! I have dug it out and will post it off to you. It's much better it with someone who'll enjoy it. Can you pm me with an address to send it to please?

TTony

Paul_C said:

You're not the first to tell me they don't like Elvis Costello's voice, and I doubt you'll be the last.

Yup, beauty is in the ear of the listener

EricTheWeary

Paul_C said:

You're not the first to tell me they don't like Elvis Costello's voice, and I doubt you'll be the last.

I like a bit of Elvis ( various attempts to get my band to cover Watching the Detectives or I Cant Stand Up [ which was on 2 Tone]) but I find some of his recorded stuff a bit 'controlled,' although I tend to find that of a lot of singer songwriter types - just not enough disinhibited performance in it for me. Although having watched live stuff on the televisual box and YouTube he seems quite the opposite live, almost abandoning the songs.

Paul_C

Day 78

CD#339 Joni Mitchell - Song To A Seagull

Her debut, the vocals recorded while she sang into the space above the strings of a grand piano (producer David Crosby's idea).

CD#340 Little Steven and The Disciples Of Soul - Men Without Women

Miami Steve Van Zandt's first solo album. Not a huge commercial success but I really like it.

CD#341 The Jam - Sound Affects

Great fun from start to finish.

CD#342 The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow

Mostly BBC sessions plus a couple of singles - as good as anything they did.

CD#343 R.E.M. - Green

Stand is my favourite track, but there's not much I dislike about this.

CD#344 Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True

The debut album, backed by country rock band Clover but none the worse for that.

CD#345 XTC - Black Sea

Probably my favourite, there are some cracking songs on this.

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Day 79

Bought more (4) CDs.

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Day 80

CD#346 Feist - The Reminder

I heard this in the car and it wasn't its best environment, so I'll listen to it properly sometime soon.

CD#347 Marillion - Clutching At Straws

Their final album with Fish, it's mostly really good and a fine farewell.

Paul_C

Day 81

CD#348 Richmond Fontaine - The Fitzgerald

Sad little alt-country songs of death and despair.

CD#349 Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days

Singer-songwriter Sam Beam with songs as light and gentle as Richmond Fontaine, but much more cheerful.

CD#350 Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking

The last Fairport Convention CD left to listen to, I added it to today's list in memory of fiddle and mandolin player Dave Swarbrick, whose death was announced this morning.

CD#351 Devendra Banhart - What Will We Be

Without knowing anything about Devendra Banhart before buying this I was expecting more singer-songwriter acoustic stuff, but there's far more going on here than that, a very pleasant surprise.

CD#352 The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

Probably the weakest of their albums but even so there are still some good songs.