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I don't have any of them, which I bet is hardly surprising.
But, I always wanted that Lauryn Hill record and never got around to buying it.
However, I'd like to propose the five records that most irritate and irk me when found together in a record collection. They are the ones that to me epitomise striving for a knowledgeable and idiosyncratic music collection without any kind of broadening of horizons or in-depth understanding.
1.) The velvet underground - "the velvet underground"
It doesn't have all the songs that you like best, but you couldn't find "White light, white heat" in the record store and you don't buy best-of collections cos they're too mainstream. A representative choice - most of the collection will consist of similar commonly accepted 'seminal, underground' rock albums.
2.) Leftfield - "Leftism"
You don't really like all that dance bollocks, but this sounds great after a spliff and has, like, proper tunes on it. Never mind the fact it's a soulless pilfering of other men's musical flowers and a dully rockist reinterpretation of the dance scene...
3.) That fukn Ugly Duckling album
Now this is what hip hop should be like - none of those nasty men being aggressive and uncomprehensible, just good fun lyrics and recognisable tunes. Or alternatively a hideous re-hashing of hiphop's glorious back catalogue for the inane and shallow listener.
4.) Teenage Fanclub - "Bandwagonesque"
I really don't think this is that bad a record. But it's all about the company it keeps. In this company, this record defines what you really like - nice, safe, jangly stuff. What you listen to when you're on your own and nobody can hear.
5.) Goldie - "Timeless" and LTJ Bukem - "Logical Progressions"
Again, not individually bad records. But if these are the only two jungle records there, ooo, that makes me mad. This should require no explanation. Haven't been listened to in about 5 years, except on the rare occasions you have a one-night stand (this applies to the Bukem only, the Goldie never gets out its box). |
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