I dnt know, but I will say this... whenever I put on OH NO, IT's DEVO! my wife remarks that the album "sounds like me" to her. (yes, that's a compliment).

you should have been super dramatic and said "for starters... everything."

climax golden twins-the rock alum (i think thats its name-the white album with tred polka dots).
a brilliant ecclectic album. short songs that mold into eachother. experimentation with folk, noise, punk, jazz, beefheartesque riffs all done in a very sun city girls mindset. just an all around amazing alum, that basically does the excact music that i would like to do.

what the hell, i've never heard of them, sounds amazing . getting em now, thanks fugazifan!!

im not that familiar with their other stuff. only this album which was recomended to me at this cd store when i asked for SCG. the guy, while i was listening to it, dropped the price to 5 bucks and i bought it and fell in love. funny that i never mentions it before here...

I know you said just one, but ican't narrow it down to any more than these three...
Buck 65- Talkin' Honky Blues

or possibly Sufjan's 'Seven Swans':

and to show i'm not just a wannabe american, Super Furries' Radiator:

Point by Cornelius...

I'll try to think of some more.

easy!
SY- WM

I don't think i can name only one...

Jonny Greenwood 'Bodysong'
Mansun 'Six'
Radiohead 'Amnesiac'
Sonic youth 'washing machine'

yeah... those pretty much define my taste in music

slint - spiderland

Pretty much...

This might be considered cheating, but it´ll think i´ll go for the Velvet Underground "peel slowly and see" box set

Honestly, there's a ton of shit I don't like.

Test Dept. - Beating the Retreat

So, an album that embodies everything I love?

That's a hard question, because I take these kinds of questions way too seriously. There are so many different things that I love about music.

I'll get back to you on that.

Bows- Blush

I've never met or spoken to anyone whos heard this record, which is a total pain, but to me it's like beauty incarnate. It's lushious string arrangements over seductive & sexy female and male vocals, mixed with breaks and beats. Its just an album that always makes me feel the world around me is beautiful and awe inspiring, which is what all art should do.

Awesome stuff - Bows is a side project of Luke Sutherland from scottish rock group Long Fin Killie, if anyone knows that well.

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