name unknown materpiece albums

[ReidoT]

Masterpiece theatre - Marianas Trench

First thing that came to mind (especially based on the title of the thread). You kinda have to appreciate pop punk to get it, but they have unbelievable vocal harmonies and hooks all over the place. I think it might be the best album I've ever listened to. The bass playing isn't overly impressive, but man, they're good at what they do.

 

[abstractart06]

Bona Fide - Soul Lounge

In the pocket mellow funk grooves, smokin rhythm section, tasty horn and keyboards. Every song is bass centered. Great!

 

[barteroo2002]

Artist: Squarepusher
Album: Ultravisitor

Absolutely mind blowing in everyway. Musical genius coming from a different place to most. And Squarepusher's (AKA Tom Jenkinson's) Bass playing is truly outstanding on most tracks. A work by a master at his peak.
A Very complex beast, some tracks are beautiful, some tracks are so abstract/aggressive they are unlistenable, other tracks can be background music. This album is essential for any musician, but particularly bassists.

If you're just gonna do a few tracks - 'Iambic 9 Poetry', 'Tetra-Sync' and 'Every Day I Love'.

Peace Guys.
Loving this thread.

 

[steve f]

Artist: Banda Black Rio

Album: Maria Fumaça

Song: Maria Fumaça

Bassist: Jamil Joanes

A masterpiece of brazilian black music from late 70's, Maria Fumaca become a national hit and one of the greatest moments of bassist Jamil Joanes, the master of the "samba-funk" style.

Please tell me more about samba-funk.
I recently stumbled upon Curumin and I just can't get enough.
I'd offer his first album as pure genius:

Curumin - Achados e Perdidos - samba/funk Brilliant! You can hear the heavy Stevie Wonder influence (not to mention the Stevie cover)

CeU - CeU - New Brazilian music (sort of samba/jazz/reggae) superb and sexy...

+1 King Crimson - Red - progressive rock from the '70's. Saw them live on this tour - WOW

Frank Zappa - Roxy and Elsewhere - Live rock from the master

Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner - Jazz/Blues - Another live classic

Amy Winehouse - Frank - Jazz - Amy's sound and melodies KILL me (shame it's killing her too...)

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - Rock Very tough to pick one of their albums to rave about but I think this is the one for me. Frusciante at his best, IMO.

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Rock Brilliant theater piece and equally impressive rythmically and melodically.

(edit - after rereading the title of the thread only Curumin and CeU qualify for unknown I think, at least in the States right now)

 

[Aenima]

Emery - In the Shallow Seas we Sail
Genreopish alternative

Great album good mix of harder and lighter songs, and some excellent vocals on here


Lostprophets - Start Something
Genre: Alternative (hardcore?)

cant explain this one everything about this album is perfect to me

 

[kraigo]

XTC- English settlement - not a bad cut on it and probably their best work in my opinion.

I almost brought this one up but I didn't know if it was obscure enough. A desert island classic. "Leisure" is not their best song, but over all it's very solid.

KO

 

[ster]

Ozric Tentacles - Jurassic Shift, Pungent Effulgent and Erpland.
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts, Godbluff and Still Life.

 

[pnut166]

Clutch - Blast Tyrant. Hands-down one of Top 10 rock albums of the 2000s. That album should`ve made Clutch a household name (well, as much as any rock band is a household name these days )

 

[almost human]

Deconstruction

This was Eric Avery and Dave Navarro's project right after Jane's Addiction broke up in 1991.

 

[MrMeacham]

Flash and the Pan 1979 - Interesting, musical and not a bad song on it. Desert Island Classic.

XTC English Settlement - already mentioned - no thugs in our house

Paul Winter Consort - Icarus. Beautiful music

Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth - it's heavy, melodic, progressive and beautiful all at the same time. The best work he's ever done.

 

[varunjh]

Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix
Genre - Rock/Pop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiMVqnQvlP4

 

[almost human]

Attention Deficit- The Idiot King

Wonderful fusion album featuring Michael Manring, Alex Skolnick, and Tim Alexander. Although i like Alex's playing in Testament, and his trio, this is definitely my favorite work of his.

 

[Spectrum]

Didn't read throught the whole thread yet (but I will, these threads are how I find good stuff, like the Forgetten 70s Bands thread), but I would nominate:

Renaissance: Scheherazade and Other Stories

Renaissance was a 70s prog rock band that my dad was into back in the day. I remember looking at his album covers with the cool cover art, and when my dad passed a while back I grabbed his records and found this gem. John Camp's bass playing on it is good, too.

 

[Silver Blues]

The Machinations of Dementia by Blotted Science. Instrumental progressive death metal (or something to that end). Incredible, incredible, incredible. Every single damn note has a purpose and I think Ron Jarzombek came from the same planet Neil Peart did.

As much as people who know them tend to bash it, I am in love with Scale the Summit's The Migration. It's one of the few albums I can listen to front to back without wanting to skip over anything. Mark Michell is an amazing bassist, and the album is full of awesome bass lines and moments. It's also IMO STS' heaviest album, which is always good in my book.

There are a number of albums that have multiple "masterpiece" songs on them but as far as whole albums go (that most people won't know of... I could mention like Boston, RHCP, Dream Theater etc.) those two jump out. Honorable mention goes to Interval's In Time which is an EP, but some sick prog metal from my countrymen.

 

[ToadWarrior]

Didn't read throught the whole thread yet (but I will, these threads are how I find good stuff, like the Forgetten 70s Bands thread), but I would nominate:

Renaissance: Scheherazade and Other Stories

Renaissance was a 70s prog rock band that my dad was into back in the day. I remember looking at his album covers with the cool cover art, and when my dad passed a while back I grabbed his records and found this gem. John Camp's bass playing on it is good, too.

Wow weird.... I actually came in here to say this.....

But now I'll mention Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic Pt. 2, badass record in every way with a weird sense of humour and insane instrumentation.

 

[DONZI97]

Jimmy Smith Root Down

 

[dmac1961]

Kevin Gilbert-Thud-rock.
Best known for his band Toy Matinee, and playing keys for Sheryl Crowe.
He plays bass on all but one song on this solo record. Killer songs, arrangements and vocals.

 

[Tony In Philly]

Arthur Lee & Love - "Forever Changes"

 

[jastacey]

I'll throw this out .... King Crimson's first record " In the Court of the Crimson King", and the Iron Butterfly "Metamorphosis" record

 

[almost human]

The Machinations of Dementia by Blotted Science. Instrumental progressive death metal (or something to that end). Incredible, incredible, incredible. Every single damn note has a purpose and I think Ron Jarzombek came from the same planet Neil Peart did.

I agree with this, although i like the newer Blotted Science album even more than that one. Ron is a genius.