Those rare albums that are great on first listen.


You know the ones. They blow your mind and make you glad you're an audiophile.

Share your favorites.

For me it’s usually some style or vibe I haven’t heard before. My list so far is around 20, but I’ll keep it to my top 5. Feel free to share as many as you like.

!. Poe ‘Haunted’
2. Spirit “Twelve dreams of Dr. Sardonicus’
3. Midlake ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’
4.Tori Amos ‘Little Earthquakes’
5. Skindive  ‘Skindive’

 

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Some just off the top of my head that are well recorded and a good listen…

- MA Recordings Sera Una Noche

- Tony Falanga Soul of the Bass

- Patricia Barber Companion

- Keb’ Mo’ Slow Down

- Norah Jones Come Away With Me

 

Brian Eno Here Come the Warm Jets

​​​​The Moody Blues In Search of the Lost Chord

Weather Report I Sing the Body Electric

Miles Davis In a Silent Way 

@1111art - good list! Fyi, if you weren't aware, Poe's brother is Mark Z Danielewski, author of 'House of Leaves' and a number of other unique, groundbreaking, novelistic works.

801 Live

Cream Disraeli Gears

​​​​​​Captain Beefheart Doc at the Radar Station 

John Coltrane A Love Supreme

 

Sarah Jarosz. Undercurrent

Buddy and Julie Miller. Breakdown on 20th Ave S.