Seasonal Albums

[create_destiny]

There are certain albums that are best enjoyed during a particular time of year. To listen to such albums in their "off-season" is to deprive yourself of the full album experience. R.E.M.'s Green album, for example, is best enjoyed in the spring, whereas Fables of the Reconstruction should be played in the fall. Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues or Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking are best when played in the summer. This is not to say that these albums cannot be enjoyed "out of season" ---it's just that they're best when experienced "in season."

Autumn This is the perfect time of year, the perfect month even, to listen to Concrete Blonde's Bloodletting or Portishead's Dummy. Dummy is one of the best damn albums of the '90s if you ask me and it has a long season that goes from late October to early March.

What season should your favorite albums be played in?

Comments

[bug-311.livejournal.com]

Oh man! I'm so glad someone else has Seasonal Music Taste... I always wondered if other people felt the same way I do. :)

For me, I like most of 311's music in the spring and summer. They remind me festivals, bbq's, beer, swimming, driving a convertible. They make me feel warm and happy, like that first week we get of spring after a long sucky winter. Like you said, it's not wrong to listen to them "out of season" but it just feels perfect to hear them at the right time of year.

Sublime is definitely a summer band for me. I tend to listen to particular music styles more at different seasons. I prefer hip hop and stoner rock in the summer more. In the fall/winter I tend to listen to more alt rock, and emo-esque stuff, like uh Pearl Jam or My Chemical Romance. I tend to lean towards more angry or depressing music when it's the middle of January...

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

Yes, emo in the winter. The Cure, Cat Power's earlier stuff is best in winter I think. I need to get some 3-11. 3-11 for beginners. I think I've only heard a couple of their songs, but what I've heard I've liked.