Have you ever taken a chance on an unfamiliar CD or artist and LOVE the album/artist.

Give examples/story



Here's mine:
I go to Borders Bookstore to purchase the majority of my music. Last year, I noticed this CD there that intrigued me. The cover was so haunting and everytime I would go to buy something, I would see the CD sitting there with that haunting cover. Finally, I picked up the CD and read some of the quotes on the artist. I had never heard of the artist and that was weird because, tho I dont know it ALL musically, I consider myself well versed. I noticed that the artist was older too. On the cover of the CD, Bonnie Raitt gave some positive comments on it and I thought to myself, "if Bonnie says something is good, its good" LOL!

So the next day, I went on allmusic.com and researched the artist/album and the artist seemed so interesting. So I went and picked up the CD and it turned out to be a GEM!
The cd was titled: "I've Got My Own Hell To Raise" by Bettye Lavette

give your stories of discovery neverbeforeknown artists/albums...

Shuggie Otis -- Inspiration Information

Nirvana -- Nevermind

Wayne Shorter -- Speak No Evil

Horace Silver -- Horace Silver Trio

The last unknown artist was Thicke - his first CD is awesome. I had only heard one song on a TV commercial (the one that samples Beethoven).

I love that CD, but I don't really like his new sound.

The other would be Damien Rice - his first CD blew me away. His second CD annoyed me though, as if he really "bought his own press" as they say.

Se7en said:

When I Get You Alone (Sprite commercial).

PricelessHo said:

His song "I'ma be alright" was also featured in either a Gateway or Compaq laptop commercial.

i happened across a free download of betty davis's "don't call her no tramp" on a web site a few months ago, and became obsessed with the song, which led me to hunt down her greatest hits album. i was FLOORED by the whole thing, and couldn't believe in all this time of being alive, i'd never heard of her. ever since then, she's become a fast favorite of mine.

Thats how I discovered Lucinda Williams!

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Gods Child- "Everybody". I heard part of the title track at a club- and I rarely went to clubs. Bought the album knowing nothing, and love it to this day.

The Dan Reed Network. I don't recall how I came across them, but I love their album, esp. side one. I just pulled that cassette out recently, been meaning to see if I can find it on CD. I've considered starting a thread to see if anyone remembers these guys. Anyone??

so, anyway, in my collection- these 2 are "unusual" classics for me.

namepeace said:

i'd like to add

Talking Book- Stevie Wonder
Straight from the heart-Patrice Rushen
Remain in Light-Talking Heads
The Low End Theory- A Tribe called Quest
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This is how I find all my music.

CinisterCee said:

LOL!

CinisterCee said:

very interesting

Last artist I did that with was Laura Nyro

I read an article on her in Record Collector magazine and picked up Time and Love:- The Essential Masters.

Was hooked from the opening bars of 'Sweet Blindness' and what a voice!!

I used to take chances all the time in the 1980s. Back then, I knew from experience that some of the hardest and baddest jams were on 12 Inch singles. I bought many a 12 Inch without ever hearing it first and, most of the time, it turned out to be a jam.

I stopped taking chances in the early 1990s because everything I took a chance on ended up being a bunch of bullshit and I ended up throwing it away.

vainandy said:

LOL!


there's some good NEW stuff out there now...

Van Hunt
Alice Smith

etc..

Pffft. I've hardly heard any of the music by the artists whose records I buy, unless I already have some of their previous records.

novabrkr said:

Really?

and you like most of the stuff you buy?

Why sure. The type of music that I favour is mostly done by artists who love making the music themselves, they're not going to make any serious money out of it. So if a record is released on a label whose output profile I've learnt to appreciate, and the description of the record sounds interesting, there really is never any danger buying such things.

novabrkr said:

VERY VERY TRUE!

Are they funky and ass shakable? If not.....NEXT!!!!!

Anyway, that's only two groups David. I can't get no good mix going with that. I need at least 15 groups.

paisley16 said:

...A late '80s multiracial Funky/Rock or Rockin'/Funk act.



Nile Rodgers produced their 2nd major lable release...



...Slam


There's a fansite, http://www.danreed.com/ that has an s-load of downloadable tracks.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431
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