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The Slickee Boys - Cybernetic Dreams of Pi

In the 80s the DC music scene was actually pretty vibrant, a lot of good energy. My favorite of all of them were the Slickee Boys.

MANY a weekend did I spend at the old Saba club, the PscheDelly and other places slamdancing to the Slickees. What fun.

The music is pretty tight, high energy,heavily influenced by late 60s psychedelia.. and laced with humor.. they had a very good backbone, the bass and drummer were better than your average local bar band, and Marshall Kieth is a hell of a guitar player.. smoking hot riffs and solos careen through these songs. (He tunes pianos nowadays out of Olney, I believe. )

he had that early 80s look, sort of mixing between the polka dot spandex hairband stuff with a wild tall spiky hairdo, and scarves all over.. the other guitar player, Kim Kane,, looked like Frank Zappa on about 4 hits of window-pane. Strong physical resemblance, and about 6 feet tall, all of 100 pounds soaking wet it would seem,, he'd bounce all over the stage,, running full bore to the very edge and then pitching back.. more than a few dozen times I expected him n our laps.

The singer was Mark Noone, and if you didn't know who he was, you'd swear he was some CPA who got lost and ended up in the place,,, but a great MC of fun he is. Not the strongest vocalist, but it didn't matter.

this is about their only "hit"

Just a fun song off a fun album by a fun band.

Good high energy80s rock and roll. Quirky, punky, and clever.

~Bang

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Number your entries! I'm looking at you Kilmer!

1. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland (1968)

2. Talking Heads- Remain in Light (1980)

3. Oceansize - Effloresce (2003)

4. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)

5. The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)

6. The Clash - London Calling (1979)

7. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority (1969)

8. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1965)

9. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)

10. Nas - Illmatic (1994)

11. They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18 (1992)

12. Sublime - Sublime (1996)

13. Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual (1990)

14. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)

15. Husker Du - Flip Your Wig

16. Meshuggah - Nothing

17. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989)

18. Blonde on Blonde---Bob Dylan

19. Prince - Sign O' The Times

20. Jane's Addiction- Nothings Shocking

21. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

22. Radiohead - Kid A (2000)

23. Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind (1997)

24. Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning

25. The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs (1999)

26. The Who- Who's Next (1971)

27. The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

28. Muddy Waters- Folk Singer

29. Tool - Lateralus

30. Dr.Dre - The Chronic (1992)

31. King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska

32. Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits

33. Various Artists - Judgement Night Sound Track

34. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

35. R.E.M. - Murmur (1983)

36. Led Zeppelin- IV

37. Weezer - Pinkerton (1996)

38. Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992)

39. Michael Jackson "Thriller"

40. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP (2000)

41. Beck-- Sea Change (2002)

42: Soundgarden: Superunknown

43. Beatles - Abbey Road

44. Funkadelic-Maggot Brain

45. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs

46. David Bowie -The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

47. The Beatles – Revolver

48. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998)

49. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West

50. Black Uhuru – Red

51. Faith No More - Angel Dust

52. Credence Clearwater Revival- At The Movies

53. Prince - Purple Rain Soundtrack

54. Live - Throwing Copper

55. 2Pac- All Eyez on Me

56. Butthole Surfers - Independent Worm Saloon

57. Van Morrison- Astral Weeks (1968)

58. Outkast---Aquemini (1998)

59. Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)

60. Harry James--The King James Version

61. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (1983)

62. U2 The Joshua Tree

63. Fishbone- Truth and Soul

64. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers (1971)

65. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves

66. Nirvana- Live in New York

67. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

68. Pink Floyd – Meddle

69. The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out

70. Sam Cooke- Night Beat

71. Queen - Greatest Hits

72. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

73. Weezer - "The Blue Album" (1994)

74. Clutch - Blast Tyrant

75. Split Enz – Waiata

76. Ali Farka Toure with Ry Cooder - Talking Timbuktu

77. Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited

78. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours

79. Mastodon - Crack the Skye

80. The Beatles - The Beatles

81. Dire Straits - Making Movies

82. Oasis- (What's the Story) Morning Glory (1995)

83. Dire Straits – Dire Straits

84. Devin Townsend – Synchestra

85. The Cars - The Cars (1978)

86. The Ramones-The Ramones

87. G-N-R-- Appetite for Destruction (1987)

88. Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti

89. Miles Davis - ****es Brew

90. Metallica: Kill 'em all (1983)

91. The Replacements – Tim

92. Weird Al: Off the Deep End

93. Derek and the Dominos: Layla and other Assorted Love Songs

94. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Christmas Eve and Other Stories

95. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

96. Eric Clapton and J.J. Cale - The Road to Escondido

97. Judas Priest – Painkiller

98. Sex Pistols----Never Mind the Bollocks

99. Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010)

100. Steely Dan – Aja

101. Santana – Supernatural

102. Kraftwerk- Computer World (1981)

103. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (1976)

104. Santana-Santana (1969)

105. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

106. Kiss -Alive!

107. Boyz II Men – II

108. Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality

109. Lauren Hill - Miseducation of Lauren Hill

110. The Eagles- Hotel California

111. AC/DC-Back in black

112. Trampled by Turtles – Palomino

113. Aerosmith- Toys In The Attic

114. So-Peter Gabriel

115. Carole King- Tapestry

116. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

117. The Doors - The Doors (debut album)

118. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

119. The Cure – Disintegration

120. At the Drive in- Relationship of Command

121. Marvin Gaye---What's Going On (1971)

122. Bone Thugs N Harmony -East 1999 Eternal

123. Jim Croce- Photographs & Memories - His Greatest Hits (1974)

124. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

125. Yo-Yo Ma - The Bach Cello Suites

126. Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

127. The Police – Synchronicity

128. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

129. Rush-Moving Pictures

130. The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967)

131. Welcome to the Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1984)

132. Massive Attack---Blue Lines (1991)

133. Morissey - Your Arsenal

134. Portishead -- Roseland Ballroom, NYC LIVE (1998)

135. Lenny Kravitz - Mamma Said

136. Erik Mongrain – Equilibrium

137. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. (1971)

138. Traffic - Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys

139. Ramones- It's Alive

140. Seldom Scene - Live at the Cellar Door

141. Crowded House - Crowded House

142. Counting Crows- August and Everything After (1993)

143. Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story

144. Wheels of Fire---Cream

145. Billy Joel-The Stranger

146. Burning Spear-Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost

147. N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton (1988)

148. Allman Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East

149. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)

150. Radiohead- OK Computer

151. Bad Brains - Bad Brains

152. Girls - Album (2009)

153. Joni Mitchell - Blue

154. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

155. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

156. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material

157. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood

158. Rocket From the Crypt - Circa Now

159. Sarah McLachlan---Fumbling Towards Ecstacy (1993)

160. Grateful Dead - Europe '72

161. Fiona Apple - When The Pawn...

162. Neil Young - After the Goldrush

163. Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

164. Living Colour - Vivid

165. ZZ Top - Deguello

166. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, "A Night In Tunisia"

167: Dead Presidents (soundtrack) - various artists

168. Cheap Trick - at Budokon

169. Manchester Orchestra- Mean Everything to Nothing

170. Pain - Midgets with Guns

171. The Postal Service - Give Up (2003)

172. Prince – 1999

173. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory

174. Blind Faith - Blind Faith

175. Cake - Fashion Nugget

176. Jeff Buckley – Grace

177. Bon Jovi- Slippery When Wet (1986)

178. A Tribe Called Quest- Peoples' Instinctive Travels & the Paths of Rhythm

179. Ryan Adams----Gold (2001)

180. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)

181. Jakob – Solace

182. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

183. Rolling Stones - Some Girls

184. Shooter Jennings - Black Ribbons

185. Traveling Wilburys - Vol 1

186. The Clash - The Clash (1977)

187. Tom Petty – Wildflowers

188. John Mellencamp – Scarecrow

189. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

190. Quadrophenia - The Who (1973)

191. Nina Simone - Nina Simone In Concert/At Town Hall

192. Echo & the Bunnymen- Ocean Rain (1984)

193. TLC – CrazySexyCool

194. Coconut Records - Davy (2009)

195. Old 97's - Too Far to Care (1997)

196. John Prine - The Missing Years

197. Bo Deans - Joe Dirt Car

198. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts -

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

199. Cowboy Junkies- The Trinity Session (1988)

200. Steve Forbert - Jackrabbit Slim

201. Minus The Bear-Highly Refined Pirates

202. Sufjan Stevens-- Illinoise (2005)

203. 3 feet high and rising- de la soul

204. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (2005)

205. Rancid - Lets Go

206. Commodores – Gold

207. Digable Planets - "Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)" – 1993

208. Avett Brothers- I and Love and You

209. Cunninlynguist - A Piece of Strange

210. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

211. Hall and Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)

212. Michael Franks - Tiger In The Rain

213. The Jam - Setting Sons (1979)

214. Boston – Boston

215. John Lee Hooker – It Serves You Right To Suffer

216. John Coltrane- A Love Supreme

217. The Flaming Lips---The Soft Bulletin (1999)

218. Pearl Jam-Ten

219. The Mavericks - Music For All Occasions

220. of Montreal - Cherry Peel (1997)

221. Bob Dylan – Desire

222. Buddy Guy - A Man and The Blues

223. Jai – Heaven

224. The Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, I'm Not

225. The Doobie Brothers- Toulouse Street

226. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends

227. The Black Crowes - Before the Frost ( 2009)

228. Elvis Costello---Armed Forces (1979)

229. The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land

230. B.B. King-Completely Well (1969)

231. ABBA- Gold:Greatest Hits (1992)

232. Third World - 96 degrees in the Shade

233. 2 Skinnee J's - Super Mercado

234. R.E.M - Automatic for the People (1992)

235. The Velvet Underground & Nico

236. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

237. Dave Matthews (w/ Tim Reynolds) - Live at Luther College

238. Avenue Q soundtrack

239. Los Lobos – Kiko

240. The Plugz - Better Luck

241. Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath

242. Primus - Frizzle Fry

243. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)

244. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

245. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (1973)

246. Bob Marley and the Wailers – Legend

247. Paul Simon- Graceland (1986)

248. Benji Hughes - A Love Extreme (2008)

249. Jazz---Ry Cooder.

250. Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam

251. Heatwave - Central Heating

252. Chinga Chavin - Country Porn

253. The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event (2008)

254.GOMEZ -- Bring It On (1997)

255. Stone Temple Pilots - 12 Gracious Melodies

256. The Pretenders

257. The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses

258. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape

259. Fleetwood Mac - The Pious Bird of Good Omen (1969)

260. Johnny Winter ~ Progressive Blues Experiment

261. Thomas Dolby The Flat Earth

262. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

263- Choking Victim, No Gods No Managers (1999)

264. The Decemberists - Picaresque

265. Arctic Monkeys- favorite worst nightmare

266. Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Blackstar - Blackstar

267. George Carlin - AM & FM

268. Devo--- Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)

269. Uncle Tupelo - No Depression

270. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts- I Love Rock 'n' Roll (1981)

271. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

272. Metallica - Master of Puppets

273. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)

274. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory (1970)

275. Dream Theater -- Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory

276. The Verve- Urban Hymns (1997)

277. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

278. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On

279. Eva Cassidy - Songbird

280. Deep Purple - Stormbringer

281. Israel "IZ" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole - Facing Future (1993)

282. Run DMC - Raising Hell

283. Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole (1997)

284. Blind Melon -- Soup (1995)

285. Rush - 2112

286. The Roots - Phrenology (2002)

287. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)

288. Johnny Winter And , Live

289. Ozma - Rock & Roll Part III (2000)

290. Ben Harper - Fight for Your Mind

291. Fatboy Slim - You’ve Come A long Way Baby

292. Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island

293. Madlib & MF Doom - Madvillainy

294. Jimi Hendrix - Axis:Bold as Love

295. Outkast---Stankonia (2000)

296. Heart - Dreamboat Annie

297. Yes - Fragile

298. Ted Nugent- Double Live Gonzo

299.The Temptations---Psychedelic Soul Recorded between 1968 & 1973

300. Alter Bridge - Blackbird

301. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall

302. Anthrax - Among The Living (1987)

303. Rage Against the Machine- Rage Against the Machine

304. Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World

305. Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus

306. The Beach Boys - SMiLE (1967)

307. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America (2006)

308. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

309. Van Morrison - Moondance

310. POD - Payable On Death

311. The Slickee Boys - Cybernetic Dreams of Pi

312. Parliament - Mothership Connection

313. Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die

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Great call on Van Morrison. "Into The Mystic" is one heckuva song but that entire album is amazing.

Yeah, it is great top to bottom. I like Caravan a lot. I bought the guitar book for this a few years ago. The guitar was hard enough, but man, you don't realize what a great singer he is unless you try to sing his songs. I knew it was time to give it up when my neighbor's dog started yelping. :ols:

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314. Led Zeppelin - II

also, I think once the list is finished everyone should get to vote for the top 5 they DON'T feel belong on the list, because while most are good, some of the selections don't belong at all on a "must hear" list IMO.

I don't really think that's necessary here. I like this list because you might come across something besides another "classic rock" list (one that wouldn't have a single album you didn't already know about). I also like the fact that we have jazz, country and even comedy albums already. All of it is fair game to me.

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I don't really think that's necessary here. I like this list because you might come across something besides another "classic rock" list (one that wouldn't have a single album you didn't already know about). I also like the fact that we have jazz, country and even comedy albums already. All of it is fair game to me.

Yeah, I would have to agree. For goodness sake, it is 500. Nobody is going to agree that all 500 are good. I look at as the thread title says, The Tailgate 500 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die List. Not just one of us, but something all of us can have input on.

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I don't really think that's necessary here. I like this list because you might come across something besides another "classic rock" list (one that wouldn't have a single album you didn't already know about). I also like the fact that we have jazz, country and even comedy albums already. All of it is fair game to me.

I don't have a problem with eclectic album lists. I like some rap, I like Weird Al, I like some of the jazz and blues stuff on there. But you cannot deny that there are a couple artists/bands up there who simply don't belong. I don't want to name them right now because I don't want people to think they are being "called out" but a couple on the list are just terrible for this list. Again though, just my opinion.

*and MLSkins- OP says you have to wait 10 posts before putting up another nomination

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Yeah, I would have to agree. For goodness sake, it is 500. Nobody is going to agree that all 500 are good. I look at as the thread title says, The Tailgate 500 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die List. Not just one of us, but something all of us can have input on.

So if someone put Hanson or Brittney Spears on there you wouldn't have any objection?

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So if someone put Hanson or Brittney Spears on there you wouldn't have any objection?

Spears, no. Hanson, maybe. :ols: But like I said, it's not just me, it's all of us. If somebody on here feels strong enough that Hanson's best album is worthy of listening to before dieing, then let the no taste having fool put it on here. :silly:

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316 - Jimmy Cliff and others - The Harder They Come Soundtrack (1972)

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This album, from a crappy forgettable movie, may have done more to raise awareness and appreciation for reggae music in the U.S. than any other.

The playlist:

Side One

"You Can Get It If You Really Want" (Jimmy Cliff) – 2:40 performed by Jimmy Cliff

"Draw Your Brakes" (Derrick Harriott, Texas Dixon, Keith Rowe) – 2:57 performed by Scotty

"Rivers of Babylon" (Brent Dowe, James McNaughton) – 4:16 performed by The Melodians

"Many Rivers to Cross" (Cliff) – 3:02 performed by Jimmy Cliff

"Sweet and Dandy" (Frederick Hibbert) – 3:01 performed by The Maytals

"The Harder They Come" (Cliff) – 3:41 performed by Jimmy Cliff

Side two

"Johnny Too Bad" (Trevor Wilson, Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford, Derrick Crooks) – 3:04 performed by The Slickers

"007 (Shanty Town)" (Desmond Dekker) – 2:43 performed by Desmond Dekker

"Pressure Drop" (Hibbert) – 3:44 performed by The Maytals

"Sitting in Limbo" (Jimmy Cliff, Guillermo Bright-Plummer) – 4:57 performed by Jimmy Cliff

"You Can Get It If You Really Want" – 2:43 (Cliff) performed by Jimmy Cliff

"The Harder They Come" (Cliff) – 3:07 performed by Jimmy Cliff

Many Rivers to Cross, Rivers of Babylon, Pressure Drop are among my all time favorites.

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So if someone put Hanson or Brittney Spears on there you wouldn't have any objection?

I for one would have ZERO problem with it.

Hell, I think a Barry Manilow "Best Of" deserves to be on this list lol...has little to do with critical prestige but with the idea that everyone should hear some soft rock from the 70s before they die, and Manilow might have been the king of that milquetoast genre.

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318?

Kanye West - College Dropout

I thought about adding this one earlier but there were some better albums that I wanted to add first. I know it has a lot of filler, skits and what not.. but man I played this album from front to back for months when it first came out and listen to a bunch of the tracks still.. *Jesus Walks, Two Words, All Falls Down, Family Business, I'll Fly Away, Never Let Me Down, Last Call. Great album in my opinion.

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And keeping with a country theme.... 320) Drive By Truckers "Brighter Than Creation's Dark" (2006). If you like country influenced rock this is worth a listen. A number of really good tunes on this one among them The Righteous Path, A Ghost to Most and Three Daughters and a Beautiful Wife. For some reason I think these guys have garnered much more praise in the UK than here. Gritty themes, a lot of American Deep South stories and some shady characters and just good ole plain beer swilling tunes.

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