I'm familiar with some of these artists, but not these particular albums. What's the consensus on them?
Bjork - Homogenic
David Bowie - Lodger
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
The Stooges - Fun House
― Bobby McDaniels, Saturday, 5 February 2005 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)
I only own lodger and fun house from that list.
lodger is the weak link in the berlin period. more notable for the tracks which were either recycled into better tracks (red money became sister midnight by iggy) or the ones that were wholesale lifts from other tracks (one song was pretty much a bowie reworking of a track eno had done with harmonia)
funhouse is a great record. you should own it.
― simon 803 (simon 803), Saturday, 5 February 2005 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)
Wow. I mean, they're all pretty
essential besides the Black on Both Sides, but I love that album. It's on par with the Blackstar album, I think.
Homogenic is widely considered Bjork's masterpiece, and with good reason. Although it's not as accessible as some of her other releases, it's probably the most "profound." haha
Fun House is basically the greatest fucking album ever. It's definitely the best Stooges albums and certainly one of the best albums of the 70s. Lester Bangs (music critic) has some great essays on it if you want to hear some hilarious praise of its greatness/importance. Side one (the first four tracks) are mind-blowing.
I dont' have Blue Lines. I've had Mezzanine for years and I love it, but Blue Lines is considered they're masterpiece. It's trip-hop, if you know what that term means. If you end up liking it, you should check out Portishead - Dummy, or Tricky - Maxinquaye.
Lodger is a controversial Bowie album. A lot of people call it their favorite, while others consider it a dud. It's generally considered inferior to his other two "Berlin" albums ('Low' & 'Heroes') and not quite on the same level as Hunky Dory, Aladdin Sane, or Ziggy Stardust-- but, again, this is the concensus. I only have a couple of the mp3s from it (and i like them), but I don't know enough about it to have my own opinion.
Overall, I'd say that anyone interested in music/record collecting should own all of these, although I wouldn't chastize anyone for not owning Black on Both Sides. I'd rather own Reflection Eternal, or Labor Days, or the Cold Vein, or Supreme Clientele... but it's up to you.
― poortheatre (poortheatre), Saturday, 5 February 2005 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)