Give me a CD I can listen to every day for a year

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I've got a bit of a problem. I don't know how to best describe it, but for example...Frank Black's "Teenager of the Year" is a good CD...I picked it up at the same time that I got Drive Like Jehu's self-titled album, which is a GREAT cd. However, I find that I listen to "Teenager of the Year" almost daily, while I'm not often in the mood for Drive Like Jehu.

I want you guys to list a good album or two that are almost perfect for any mood, yet inaccessible enough to not get old after five or six listens. The Frank Black album would have been a great choice, but obviously, I already have it.

― Jason Moxy, Sunday, 27 February 2005 07:30 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread will probably be of some help:

What is your fallback album?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 27 February 2005 07:45 (twenty-one years ago)

buy one like everyone else lol
beatles white album

― paul lennon, Sunday, 27 February 2005 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

First response = idiotic, 2001 post, give me a break you ilXor geezer.

Second response = ok, but beatles had better albums

Third response (mine) = The best

The Flaming Lips, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" This one should be good for about 366 days or so. Poly-phenomenal!

― Kicker07, Sunday, 27 February 2005 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

talking heads 'more songs...' to thread!

― piscesboy, Sunday, 27 February 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Miles Davis 'Bitches Brew', sounds different every day. But then again, i never tried it 365 days in a row.:-)

― Marcel Verhoeven (Marcel Verhoeven), Sunday, 27 February 2005 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I listened to Kitchens of Distinction's Love is Hell practically everyday for a year (and when I wasn't listening to it, I wanted to).

― Ian Riese-Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 27 February 2005 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Bo Diddley 16 Greatest Hits
David Bowie Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Sunday, 27 February 2005 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

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― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Sunday, 27 February 2005 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Sun Ra "Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy and Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow"
Captain Beefheart "Trout Mask Replica"
Yes "Close To the Edge"
King Crimson "Lark's Tongues In Aspic"
Peter Gabriel "Passion"
Pere Ubu "The Modern Dance"

― Anyone Who Can Pick Up A Frying Pan Pwns Death (AaronHz), Sunday, 27 February 2005 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll second beatles white album too

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Sunday, 27 February 2005 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

should be Larks' not Lark's
x-post

Yeah the White album is the best one IMO

― Anyone Who Can Pick Up A Frying Pan Pwns Death (AaronHz), Sunday, 27 February 2005 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Good call on The White Album and Bitches Brew. How about: Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun?

If you like the Teenager of the Year style, you could probably stomach Guided by Voices - Alien Lanes on the daily.

― poortheatre (poortheatre), Sunday, 27 February 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

As long as I'm flogging it in other threads today, I'll flog it here, too: Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus "Too Much Sugar For a Dime" I'm pretty sure I did listen to that one every day for a year. Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique" too.

― Austin (Austin), Sunday, 27 February 2005 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

my two "never fail" albums are:

Saint Etienne - Fox Base Alpha
New Order - Technique

Never, ever get tired of those 2 albums.

― biznotic, Sunday, 27 February 2005 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Every time I listen to On The Corner I hear something new. And I probably did listen to at least a chunk of it every day in 2004.

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Sunday, 27 February 2005 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

brian eno - ambient 1 music for airports. why? because you can sleep to it. every day, like i do. naked and slippery.

― rockaction (rockaction), Monday, 28 February 2005 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Sly and the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On

― Laszlo Kovacs (Laszlo Kovacs), Monday, 28 February 2005 06:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I probably came pretty close to that with KLF's 'Chill Out'.

― Seuss, Monday, 28 February 2005 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Love, 'Forever Changes'
Pavement, 'Crooked Rain Crooked Rain'
Miles Davis, 'In a Silent Way'

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 28 February 2005 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

madonna - the immaculate collection

― blunted nitely, Monday, 28 February 2005 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Exile on Mainstreet

― Ian John50n (orion), Monday, 28 February 2005 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

The Tired sounds of... Stars of the Lid

Then i go to sleep. In a good way.

― dmun, Monday, 28 February 2005 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Lou Reed - Transformer

― bbb, Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Stooby Dooby - Wunderlust

― Cal Ripken, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 04:34 (twenty years ago)

aphex twin - selected ambient works 85-92

― steviespitfire, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 07:16 (twenty years ago)

Ill second the On the Corner response Im on about day 15 or so and I feel I could go all the way, I don't want to though. Well, all Miles fusion stuff is super for this I'd imagine but On the Corner seems to have the most stuff buried in there to discover with each listen.

I think any pop stuff would get old at least after two months no matter how good it is but who knows, try it out.

― jmeister (jmeister), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 07:48 (twenty years ago)

"Given the will to do so and the time, anyone is capable of loving any album" - Discuss

― Baaderonixxxorzh (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 08:51 (twenty years ago)

I think I could listen daily to Slowdive's Souvlaki for a very long time, which I did when it came out.

― Baaderonixxxorzh (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

The new Coldplay album, X & Y would fit the bill. Brilliant!

― Gaylord Focker, Thursday, 23 June 2005 04:48 (twenty years ago)

Any of Autechre's later stuff.

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 23 June 2005 10:47 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

I prefer the Gwen Stefani album, it' banananas! BANANANAS!

― Stooge McGruff, Sunday, 2 October 2005 06:19 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Beck "Odelay" It's still sooooooooooooo good!

― Capn' Willlie, Sunday, 4 December 2005 11:54 (twenty years ago)

Lemonheads 'Ray'
Bic Runga 'Drive'
Mary Lou Lord 'Got no shadow'
I Am Kloot 'God and Monsters'
Sam Brown '43 minutes'
Madge 'Ray of Light'
The Chills 'Heavenly Pop Hits'
to name but a few...

― Niall, Sunday, 4 December 2005 19:05 (twenty years ago)

Pretenders I
Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle & the Black Diamond Express

― D.I.Y. U.N.K.L.E. (dave225.3), Sunday, 4 December 2005 19:58 (twenty years ago)

Heh. It's funny to look at this list and see things that were entertaining for a bit but that I got really tired of (I'm lookin' at you Stefani) put forth as "Every day of the year!"

― js (honestengine), Sunday, 4 December 2005 20:48 (twenty years ago)

The spoof thread was a big hit of this one.

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 5 December 2005 09:16 (twenty years ago)

"King of the Hoboes Vol. 1" - Boxcar Willie

― Colonel K, Saturday, 10 December 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Cocteau Twins, Heaven or Las Vegas.
Anouar Brahem, Le pas du chat noir.

I totally second Chill Out.

I also listen to some subset of The Conet Project every day.

― Myke Weiskopf (Myke Weiskopf), Saturday, 10 December 2005 18:36 (twenty years ago)

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― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Saturday, 10 December 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack

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― Johansen11, Monday, 12 December 2005 00:02 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe no one has mentioned "Time Flies, The Best of Huey Lewis & The News"!!!

― Totally Fab, Wednesday, 14 December 2005 00:28 (twenty years ago)

fore , sport.

― hueyboy, Wednesday, 14 December 2005 01:56 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

"Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd The greatest album ever recorded!

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― Tina Terner, Tuesday, 3 January 2006 19:07 (twenty years ago)

The Cars s/t

― cdwill, Tuesday, 3 January 2006 19:38 (twenty years ago)

La Monte Young - The Well Tuned Piano

― detoxyDancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 20:03 (twenty years ago)

Annie - Anniemal

― Stephen C (ihope), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 20:10 (twenty years ago)

XTC - English Settlement

― Mitya (mitya), Wednesday, 4 January 2006 05:04 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

The Bends - Radiohead

― Cal Lo, Friday, 24 February 2006 09:39 (twenty years ago)

"The Best of Schoolly D."
Andrew Hill, "Passing Ships."

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 24 February 2006 10:00 (twenty years ago)

Refely - 9-Cliches
The Aprils - Pan-da

― BARMS, Friday, 24 February 2006 15:13 (twenty years ago)

Beck "Sea Change" So much to listen to!

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006F7S4.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Rasberry Button, Monday, 6 March 2006 11:08 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

Easy questions demand easy answers.

Shooter Jennings "Put the "O" Back in Country"

This cd kicks serious butt!!!

― Alex In Brooklyn, Sunday, 2 April 2006 12:42 (nineteen years ago)

lou reed and john cale - songs for drela

― domino, Sunday, 2 April 2006 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

i mean, songs for drella. with two l's.

― domino, Sunday, 2 April 2006 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

John Cougar Mellencamp ........SCARECROW

― Colonel Klegg, Thursday, 6 April 2006 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

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