Listening to Braid again for the 1st time in years and it really should have been on my ballot.
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 15:50 (seven years ago) link
This is also great and also went straight into my ballot after a couple of songs
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:50 (seven years ago) link
this album proves that oberst is emo cause the only way you wouldn't make a bunch more records like this was if you hated fun
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:50 (seven years ago) link
I thought Desaparecidos would be top 10. Great album.
This was my number one!!
― cajunsunday, Friday, 10 March 2017 15:51 (seven years ago) link
the perfect situation for conor oberst's voice is extremely loud electric guitars, which is why bright eyes records always sound like gross miscalculations to me
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
haven't heard any of the last three.
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:54 (seven years ago) link
amazing album
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 15:55 (seven years ago) link
can't imagine you wouldn't love desaparecidos spottie
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:55 (seven years ago) link
will def check it
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:56 (seven years ago) link
love the keyboards on this album too
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:57 (seven years ago) link
lol
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 15:58 (seven years ago) link
He wanted to move away from the sound of Commander Venus
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:00 (seven years ago) link
lol I forgot how ridiculous the "candid" "man on the street" clips on this album are <3 <3 <3
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:01 (seven years ago) link
hate bright eyes so much that I've never listened to this despite all of the praise. need to finally break down and check it out.
― cwkiii, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:01 (seven years ago) link
to reiterate brad's earlier point I'm extremely stoked that this soundly defeated all the bright eyes albums
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:04 (seven years ago) link
I love that the b-sides flow into each other with a segue, classic rare advanced wanker move
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:05 (seven years ago) link
Someone had nominated this album as Read Music/SpeakEnglish, and it almost ended up that way in the rollout, if only just one person out of nine hadn't corrected it :)
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:11 (seven years ago) link
I had no idea Billy Milano was an ilxor
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:14 (seven years ago) link
xpost Yeah I noticed that when voting - I couldn't very well put the wrong title for my number one. It deserved better!
― cajunsunday, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:18 (seven years ago) link
I'm not sure if anyone has linked to this masterpiece of experimental criticism yet: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2288-read-music-speak-spanish/
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link
lol I did earlier, though there's plenty more where that came from
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:23 (seven years ago) link
this album was so good it transcended my teen pitchfork-reader bias
OK, I wasn't sure, and too lazy to check.
This is a great album btw. Hadn't heard it before.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:24 (seven years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/415ysUCXVNL.jpg16. American Football - American Football (1999)352 points, 10 votes
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:27 (seven years ago) link
this album set a template from which emo is still recovering
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:28 (seven years ago) link
still: great record
yeeeah
― call all destroyer, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:28 (seven years ago) link
but in terms of kinsella bro emo it rightfully placed beneath cap'n jazz
i prefer the chinese football tribute/cover version lol https://chinesefootball.bandcamp.com/
― 龜, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Still gonna ride for that incredible 89 Cubs album, which was I think a band with a couple guys from Desaparecidos and another Saddle Creek bench player. Much wider in scope than Read Music Speak Spanish, but it's still got that same massive sound. Fucking love those guitars
― Evan R, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
Still gonna ride for that incredible 89 Cubs album, which was I think a band with a couple guys from Desaparecidos and another Saddle Creek bench player.
whoa ok i'm gonna seek this out
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:30 (seven years ago) link
xposts The first Owls record is my favorite thing they ever did. Not sure why it's relatively unloved.
― cwkiii, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:31 (seven years ago) link
Yeah that first owls record is pretty great
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:32 (seven years ago) link
i like the owls record
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:34 (seven years ago) link
american football is gorgeous, my #8
dont sleep on the reuinion LP from last year either
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
both are must-listens for fans of "interesting drummers"
yeah the reunion record is really good!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:38 (seven years ago) link
Evan otm re the 89 cubs album, reckon it would have placed if it was on spotify
pretty awesome that juno made the top 15 ;)
― devvvine, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:39 (seven years ago) link
i really hope a future lived in past tense places bc i've rarely had such a singular "i'm in love with everything about this" moment in my first listen to an album
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/511t2MXCfVL.jpg15. Jets to Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary (1998)354 points, 11 votes
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
YEAH
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
guys don't make me scream at work xxp YEAH
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:40 (seven years ago) link
this is better than every jawbreaker record, fight me
― gr8080, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:41 (seven years ago) link
u are 100% correct
― Mordy, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:41 (seven years ago) link
brad which album?
One of my votes here
― Odysseus, Friday, 10 March 2017 16:42 (seven years ago) link
yeah love this alb
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
I agree with you, let's not fight!!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:43 (seven years ago) link
did i share in the nominations/campaigning thread that: a few years ago i was dating someone with whom i had perfectly aligned '90s emo tastes (we even went to a hot water music show together); one night we were hanging out in her apartment and she was talking about how "sea anemone" really reflected her experience of depression and alcoholism and the general feeling of being displaced in your own life. then she played it, and we started to make out, and it was one of the most emotionally intense experiences i've ever had in my life
story is kinda lol and earnest in the telling but for real, what a song
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Friday, 10 March 2017 16:45 (seven years ago) link