Ten Best Albums No One's Ever Heard (from the non-prog world)

[lamour]

Originally Posted by Magic Mountain

I was actually replying to a comment from Yesspaz.

right. and I was replying to that comment. you said that you couldn't believe he liked Marquee Moon, but not Girlfriend, and I said that I didn't remember them sounding alike.

I never head any of the other Television albums b/c I heard they weren't that good. That is why I just listed Marquee Moon as a top album.

yeah, I just figured I'd add the extra info, since I was already here. The other albums aren't terrible, but they aren't as good as Marquee Moon.

Actually the guitar is quite good on the Matthew Sweet album "Girlfriend." There is the duel guitar attack of Richard Lloyd and Robert Quine.

I haven't heard it since it came out. I just remember not being terribly impressed by it at the time. perhaps it's worth another spin...

[Magic Mountain]

Originally Posted by lamour

right. and I was replying to that comment. you said that you couldn't believe he liked Marquee Moon, but not Girlfriend, and I said that I didn't remember them sounding alike.

I never said that the two albums sounded alike, as they are from different genres (Punk vs. Power Pop). What I believe made Marquee Moon great, which is its angular guitar solos, is also present on "Girlfriend." There are some very unique guitar parts on "Girlfriend" which I would think that if someone liked Marque Moon they would like these (with the added benefit of sharing a guitarist). This is only my opinion and you may not agree. However, there are some ballads on "Girlfriend" (guitar played by Matthew Sweet) which I think are very well done, but others may hate them.

Girlfriend is kind of a concept album as it takes you through Matthew Sweet's first meeting his girfirend, dating, getting married and the slow deterioration of that marriage until finally a divorce (if I remember there are one or two non-related songs at the end that should have probably not been included. Not that they're not good, they just don't fit the concept). The album is a very emotional car ride that I believe is done very well.

Remember, these are non-prog albums and will not be liked by some/most progressive rock listeners. If you'll note, my list is very guitar centric (a few exceptions: Josh Joplin and Over the Rhine), as my favorite music has tended to have a harder edge. I do enjoy dynamics though, and the heavy/soft contrast in "Girlfriend" is something that I look for in music.