Five Great Party Records

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Excluding compilations/retrospectives and personal mixtapes, what are five great party records that you can play, beginning to end, in mixed company? People always expect me to provide some "good music" for parties, and I always end up watching for people to look at the stereo and whisper to their clique, "What is this shit?" Now, when I say beginning to end, I mean it. No dashing to the stereo to skip the one obnoxious track. Midnite Vultures would be a great one, except you have to skip "Debra" if it comes up on shuffle (cuz, you know, it's 13 minutes long). These don't have to be dance records, just good party music. Here are five that are usually successful:

1. Blondie - Parallel Lines
2. Os Mutantes - S/T
3. T. Rex - Electric Warrior
4. The Name of This Band is Talking Heads [Both Discs]
5. Arcade Fire - Funeral

and, if the crowd is really cool: Richard Hell - Blank Generation, baby.

― poortheatre (poortheatre), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Chuck Berry - Jukebox Greats
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Divine Madness, Definitely... (first side)
Bo Diddley - Sixteen All Time Greats
Mikey Dread - Dread at the Controls
David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember my Name

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

notorious B.I.G 'ready to die'
rolling stones 'exile on main street'
stevie wonder 'innervisions'
black sabbath 'vol. 4'
united states of america s/t

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Andrew WK and Doggystyle, certainly.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Gal Costa - Gal Costa
Basement Jaxx - Rooty
Prince - Purple Rain
Akufen - My Way
Daft Punk - Discovery

― john'n'chicago, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Kid 606 - Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Clash - Sandinista!
Prince - Sign O the Times

― moonkey baybee, Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

rob - don't kill
change - the glow of love
jamiroquai - synkronized (or whatever)
blue states - nothing changes under the sun
creedence clearwater revival - willy & the poor boys

― :| (....), Tuesday, 18 January 2005 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

purple rain/thriller/true blue/dancing on the ceiling/she's so unusual

― the 3rd ying yang twin, Wednesday, 19 January 2005 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)

23 Skidoo - Seven Songs
Disco Inferno - D.I. Go Pop
The Missing Brazilians - Warzone
King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings
Eraserhead soundtrack

*glee*

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

diplo/m.i.a. - piracy funds terrorism vol. 1
new order - lowlife
daft punk - discovery
raincoats
panda bear - young prayer (if it's an orgy where everyone is on peyote)

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Isn't party music supposed to be fun?

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:19 (twenty-one years ago)

There are always dissenters at every party I go to regardless of the music selection. I think some people do it just to be difficult.

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Dizzee Rascal - Showtime
Fishbone - s/t debut EP
Daft Punk - Discovery
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
James Brown - Live at the Apollo

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Funkadelic Maggot Brain is a good one to put on while people are getting stoned, cuz they usually finish smoking during "Maggot Brain", get all 'woah, this song is HEAVY', and then get up and dance like a motherfucker from "Can You Get To That" on.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

SHEER HELLISH MIASMA

times five.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Skip Spence 'Oar'
Leonard Cohen 'Songs from a Room'
John Lennon 'Plastic Ono Band'
John Cale 'Music for a New Society'
Nico 'Marble Index'

― dave q (listerine), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music [people drinking, getting to know one another]
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris [dividing the wheat from the chaff]
George Clinton, Computer Games [dancing, pairing up]
Heart, Dreamboat Annie [fucking]
Bill Cosby, To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With [post-coital laughter, pranks]

― Haibun (Begs2Differ), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Chromeo : She's In Control
Al Green : I'm Still In Love With You
Michael Jackson : OFf The Wall
A Tribe Called Quest : The Low End Theory
Cut Copy : Bright Like Neon Love

― Jeff Reguilon (Talent Explosion), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Andrew WK - I Get Wet
Sugar Hill Gang - Best of Sugar Hill Gang
Fear - The Record
Snoop Dog - Doggystyle
Kraftwerk - Man-Machine

― Mike D (nullnvoid), Wednesday, 19 January 2005 23:49 (twenty-one years ago)

avalanches - since i left you
a. c. newman - the slow wonder
herbert - around the house
shortkut/cut chemist - live at the future primitive sound session
richard davis - safety

― arjun (arjun), Thursday, 20 January 2005 06:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Isn't party music supposed to be fun?

Wha? This album is so full of energy! It's perfect party music cos it skrees through so many styles, *just like a DJ would, like*.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 20 January 2005 08:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Go-Go's - Beauty And The Beat
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Weezer - Green Album
Cheap Trick - In Color

― John Fredland (jfredland), Thursday, 20 January 2005 09:25 (twenty-one years ago)

beatles revolver
massive attack blue lines
beasties check your head

+2 to be named later

― mclaugh (mclaugh), Thursday, 20 January 2005 12:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Boston - Self Titled
Beck - Mellow Gold
Strokes - Is This It?
Led Zep - Houses Of The Holy

― PiersT, Thursday, 20 January 2005 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

the best thing about this thread is trying to figure out whose party would be the most fun

the worst thing about this thread is trying to figure out whose party would be the most fun

― Haibun (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 20 January 2005 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

mu - afro finger & gel
daf - alles ist gut
david carretta - kill your radio
fixmer / mccarthy - between the devil
henry rollins - hot animal machine

because my first list was a total sellout.

― :| (....), Thursday, 20 January 2005 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I dont know what kinda party you nerds go to, but if you dont have a DJ these 5 ful lengths will get the party started!
Remember, a good party is when the girls starts dancing (ie; 80's, Strokes,etc.). Not when the boyfriends (us) are nerding out about obscure b-sides. You build up and then cool down(ie; Bob Marley).

2 Live Crew is what we are - 2 Live crew
80's Mega Mix -DJ Spinbad
The King Of What's Poppin: Chop/Screw- DJ Lt. Dan
Is this it- The Strokes
Legend - Bob Marley

― Antonio DePietro, Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

All of these parties are starting to sound pretty fun actually. I wonder if poortheatre will take any of these sterling suggestions on board for next parteee.

― PiersT, Friday, 21 January 2005 01:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the rock, but I can't listen to it at parties.

I recommend the Sound of Funk comps (vols 1-10) from Goldmine Soul Supply. Great rare early funk cuts with the right combination of groove and *WTF*.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Sweet - Desolation Boulevard
John Prine - In Spite Of Ourselves
Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full Of Blues
Monkees - More Of The Monkees
Neil Young - Ragged Glory

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 21 January 2005 04:08 (twenty-one years ago)

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