Completely impossible to choose. Today I choose Easter Parade.
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 27 April 2017 14:25 (six years ago) link
I have to give Julian Lennon credit: he's where I heard about "hats' back when it came out; in some article he noted it as his favorite album at the time.
Think the blurb's mentioned on one of the other BN threads, but bought _Hats_ unheard when released, because the cover looked cool and Phil Collins had a sticker quote recommending it. (Plus a memory of the as-yet-unheard AWAtR in the stacks of an admired art major friend.)
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Thursday, 27 April 2017 17:02 (six years ago) link
My Hats sticker had Peter Gabriel and Rickie Lee Jones quotes on it.
I'd always suspected that PG's "Red Rain" was heavily influenced by the Blue Nile, particularly his back-of-the-open-throat vocal sound. 3 years later, seeing Gabriel hyping Hats confirmed it, as far as I was concerned.
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 29 April 2017 05:47 (six years ago) link
HEAT WAVE
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 29 April 2017 08:04 (six years ago) link
Heatwave
will i tell youwill you listenif i tell you, what will happen?
― k3vin k., Saturday, 29 April 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
Very cool album.
― Creames Fartpoop, Saturday, 29 April 2017 18:33 (six years ago) link
i've listened to this about 20 times since starting this poll and i think i'm relatively comfortable, at least for now, with this order. every song is amazing in one way or another
heatwavetinseltown in the rainautomobile noisefrom rags to riches stayeaster parade a walk across the rooftops
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 May 2017 01:17 (six years ago) link
D-40 otm
― People like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, and (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 1 May 2017 01:20 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 4 May 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
so glad each song got a vote
― k3vin k., Thursday, 4 May 2017 00:29 (six years ago) link
"from rags to riches" -> "stay" -> "easter parade" -> "heatwave"
an entire lifetime of emotions in 20 minutes
― k3vin k., Sunday, 14 May 2017 20:27 (six years ago) link
easter parade just rocked me hard
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Tuesday, 2 November 2021 21:54 (two years ago) link
OMG as if it is possible to pick a single best song from this LP
― lemmy incaution (emsworth), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 03:59 (two years ago) link
yeah it’s “easter parade”. or “heat wave”. or “tinseltown”
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 04:02 (two years ago) link
or “rags to riches” or “automobile noise”
― Tim F, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 05:05 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_172cffdDJU
― It's the Final Cluntdiwn (Spottie), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 05:26 (two years ago) link
every time i hear "heatwave" i end up thinking i need to track down the late 80's paul schrader movie called heatwave that uses the song over the opening credits and must surely exist somewhere
― Clay, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 07:06 (two years ago) link
"Regret", collected on the remastered 2cd AWAtR, is the one that kills me. "It's 3:30 and I'm thinking of you. Regret."
Hoping 2022 includes a new Paul Buchanan album.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 3 November 2021 15:51 (two years ago) link
same
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Thursday, 4 November 2021 03:24 (two years ago) link