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8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« on: November 28, 2015, 06:23:43 PM »
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2015, 06:28:46 PM »
I've only heard of four and own just one - as is often the case, I think, the writer of the article was guided entirely by their own idea of what constitutes a cult album.
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2015, 10:20:22 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2015, 12:38:26 AM »
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2015, 12:58:07 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on November 29, 2015, 12:38:26 AM
Is that a cult album?

Don't know.

Define cult.
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2015, 02:17:17 AM »
There's a thread about what constitutes a cult in the religious sense currently running elsewhere on the forum. In the context of popular culture the salient comparison surely is with a small, select group who regard themselves as being particularly 'in the know' in some way denied to the broad mass of the population. Typically cult albums like cult religions are not widely popular and are known only to a relatively small in-group; so Queen's Greatest Hits isn't a cult album.

I admit there are some examples that buck the trend and exist in a sort of grey area in that they sold widely (hugely in some cases) but have still attained cult status - Kind of Blue, Blonde On Blonde and Dark Side of the Moon, for example. So it's complicated.
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2015, 06:41:30 AM »
Quote from: Shaker on November 28, 2015, 06:28:46 PM
I've only heard of four and own just one - as is often the case, I think, the writer of the article was guided entirely by their own idea of what constitutes a cult album.

My understanding is that a "cult" album is one that was not commercially successful, but is highly regarded within a niche market.

The only album in this list that I have heard of is Sir John's. I do have "A Change of Heart" by Golden Avatar, it's a kind of Hindu Gospel album (yeah I know that sounds like a contradiction in terms but I could not think of any other way to describe it).
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2015, 12:34:05 PM »
One of which is;    Banana Blush

I have all four of the CDs of Betjeman poems set to music by Parker

They are superb, witty, wistful and wise. Great music too.

An easy entry to poetry for the unadventurous.

Here is a link to one track I find particularly moving, Betjeman reflecting on his relationship with his dead deaf father, "he knew the names of every bird but not the songs they sang"..."You god who treat him thus and thus say save his soul and pray. I only see decay".

Highly recommend these CDs. 

https://youtu.be/82u00RIfErQ
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Re: 8 cult albums we, apparently, must hear
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2016, 08:49:02 PM »
Gene Clark - No Other

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