:D What music from the past have you recently rediscovered? I bought Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk (£5 Virgin) I was aware of it as a teenager but hadn't realised how good it was until now. It was ahead of its time and therefore does not sound dated one bit. I went out and bought 'Laughing Stock' from warp as I couldn't find it anywhere else.

Both are transcendentally and splendidly, beautiful, intricate, ambient soundscapes unlike their previous records. lying in the sun in the country with my ipod on its become the soundtrack to my life. Too gorgeous for words.

For ambience lovers The Orbs 'Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' has been reissued on itunes too - i'm in heaven!!!!!!!:D ;) :P :D ;) :P :)

LEAGUE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA - LOVE AND DANCING
All the backing tracks from Human League singles from early 1980s.
Forgotten how good it was.

Saw Five Star last weekend on VH1 and have been listening to some of their stuff on Napster as a result.

The first Medicine Head album, and very early Marc Bolan albums.

Hippy blues.... mmmmmmm..... nice.

The Smiths. I got reminded of them as I was flicking through the music channels. Genius :thumbsup:

Currently Gene Loves Jezebel and Depeche Mode on in the car.

Always thought they were a bit flimsy Depeche Mode, but they made some bl**dy good songs.

Jim

I often rediscover how good Nirvana were by listening to their unplugged album..

The housemartins takes me back:D Also been been eyeing up my dire straits cd's. went to see them at arena , got lump in throat when curtain went up. I am a wuss.

The Sisters of Mercy. Just seen them on MTV2 and have an overwhelmig urge to dig out all my old goth clothing and makeup and be seriously pretentious around my living room :banana: :headbang: :headbang:

I remember when I was little my mum and dad trying to get me to listen to Joni Mitchell - and I just thought that was like, soooo uncool! And now I LOVE her! She's such an amazing poet and I love the open tunings she uses. I'm even thinking about buying a dulcimer so I have a go at learning some of the songs.

I've been playing a lot of the old Respond Records stuff like Tracie Young, The Questions and Big Sound Authority in the past couple of weeks since discovering them on myspace.

I'm really getting back into The The, Matt johnson has an uncanny knack of taking great tunes, odd sounds, and great lyrics, and putting them together to make something very special.
Infected is an amazing album, and 'this is the day' from soul mining is just a fantastic song. :D

mike oldfield "tubelar bells" bin a while since i got the album out now cant stop listening to it

I've just started playing Blizzard of Ozz & Diary of a madman.

Obviously I've heard a few of the more popular tracks often since 82/83, but I've just got hold of these again and can't stop playing them.
They still more than hold their own to this day.
:headbang:
R.I.P Randy Rhoads

I often rediscover how good Nirvana were by listening to their unplugged album..
brilliant album, prefer it to the 'proper nirvana thesedays, tuning a harp.
some old stuff by aphex twin- i care because you do, the alberto balsam track takes me back to me speed/mushroom years.
old hip hop as well. tribe, camp lo, and das efx -straight up sewerside- no swearing to prove a point, ice cube amerikkas most, all got dusted off this week.

Currently going through old hippy phase and listening to the early stuff by Kevin Ayers which I used to listen to a lot in the early '70's and have recently bought on CD. Some sublime stuff, especially vocal harmonies with Robert Wyatt and fine guitar from Mike Oldfield on Whatevershebringswesing.