Tell us about your accidental discoveries

[PedroDaGr8]

Originally Posted by TMHutson

I can't count the number of times I walked into record stores and heard something incredible playing.... Walked up to counter to ask what the heck it is... When I lived in Minneapolis, I use to go to Let It Be records because they let you listen to CD's before you buy. The dj area in the basement had tons of record bins and you could spin then before you bought them!!! I found some incredible stuff that way. Just randomly grab interesting CD's by cover art. Or maybe choose it based on the record label... I don't believe in accidents for the most part. If you seek it, you'll find it

Heh, that is how I discovered one of my favorite albums of all time: Thievery Corporation - The Mirror Conspiracy. I just happened to be flipping through the albums, thought the group had an interesting name and the album cover was very cutting edge cool at the time. So on a whim I just purchased it. Its rare that I find an album that is a non-stop enjoyable listen all the way through from the first listen and still is today. The tracks Le Monde, Lebanese Blonde, Só com você and Indra* just blew my mind. To this day this is my go to album when I want to chill-out. There is nothing better than throwing on this album and sitting out on the back porch with a glass of bourbon.

*An odd aside, when I was in India meeting my wife's family Indra was the bumper music for MTVIndia. So it was an Indian variant of an American channel using an American artists interpretation of Indian music.

[jackinnj]

I was amazed that Randall Thomson borrowed entire bars from Rachmaninoff's "Vespers" for his "Alleluia".

[Wavebourn]

I like this one:

YouTube - ‪Sweet Georgia Brown & traktor (edited version)‬‏

[Salar]

Watching DVD gives discoveries sometimes too.

Daniel Lanois, "Fisherman´s Daughter", used in one end credit of the
"Soprano´s"

On commercial TV, this end credit would have been cut away...

[thaumaturge]

Working as an engineer at a top 40 station in the late 70's I used to get a lot of also ran albums. Most were crap but one guy blew my socks off. Rick Ruskin! Absolutely superb guitarist. "Microphone Fever" only had maybe one cut even suitable for top 40, but I loved them all enough to snag every album of his I could find.
I find for the most part the very best artists AREN'T those who get played.
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