Yeah, me too.
― rockist popist papist (WilliamC), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 17:29 (nine years ago) link
Can't imagine a time when I'll not love the first Velvets album. Two or three songs I've never felt strongly about, but my favourites never lose anything. It's probably White Light that becomes less useful (if that's the right word) to me as I get older.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:41 (nine years ago) link
I still love "Waiting for the Man", but it's been a long time since I've listened to VU & Nico. I was never particularly obsessed with it and always found it hard to play all the way through. Maybe I heard it too late (or too early) in my listening life. Both Sgt Peppers and Safe as Milk blew my mind a lot more on first listen than VU & Nico.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
the velvets never meant that much to me when i was younger but they've gotten more important to me in the last couple years. the songwriting on the last two albums espec is incredible. i like most of the first album but it's not really in the same league as the best stuff here imo.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 19:17 (nine years ago) link
poll results v much in character
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
These are almost uniformly "great LPs I don't quite love as much as I feel I should". Except Magical Mystery Tour which I love more than I should (maybe my favorite Beatles album) and Something Else which is unimpeachable. And got 0 votes bc I wasn't paying attn.
― before you die you see the rink (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 24 July 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
which Something Else? Ornette? the Move? Tech N9ne? the Kinks?
― Now I Am Become Dracula (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
'67 is mindboggling. I could probably think of another dozen or so albums from that year that I love at least as much as some of the selections here. I have no idea what I'd pick for the top slot. Worst album of '67 is pretty easy, though: Bowie's debut. Ugh.
― Ham Slices (Old Lunch), Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
Damn, missed this poll. Woulda given a sympathy vote to Days of Future Passed.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
Wow, surprised with the low ranking of Sgt Pep's... woulda gone for VU myself, but it's certainly in my Top 5. I doubt there's another board out there that's bought into the myth less.
― Adam J Duncan, Monday, 20 July 2015 09:53 (eight years ago) link
I've always thought the second side of Pepper is rather weak until the last song
― Lee626, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:05 (eight years ago) link