* which is also SQUIRREL's favorite 1979 album! (But not mine. Tossup between, I dunno, *Live at the Witch Trials, *Head Games, *Bad Girls, *A Tonic for the Troops, *Strange Spirits, *Cuba, *Cory and Me, *Get the Knack, *Off the Wall, and oh yeah, the American version of *The Clash if that counts......Best year EVER, maybe??? No argument here.)
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 00:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 00:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 00:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
Squirrel Police has pretty good taste in the mid-to-late '70s.
James Blount on the other hand, is a really smart EARLY '70s guy.
Neudonym was very courageous (and right as well) in not replacing Thin Lizzy in 1976 with Stevie Wonder.
Andy K's, Michael B's, Jody Beth Rosen's and Michaelangelo's album tastes all start out truly great, then go way downhill from there (with occasional obvious exceptions).
All of this probably says more about me than about any of them.
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 00:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
Not likely. Everything he does screams "I AM TROLL, HEAR ME ROAR". From the dismissal of entire genres (and the threads crossposted into the newsgroups following them) and declarations like "Long live real music played by real people," it comes down to the old "if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, its probably a duck" adage.
Just that he's a troll, not a duck. You know. and stuff.
As for the website, its a "ready made" reference that he can point at to "prove" his point. Kinda like when a christian fundie references some Baptist site or what have you.
- Alan
― Alan Conceicao, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 00:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Ooops! I meant 1960 and 1961, sorry. (In fact, anybody who doesn't believe that Geir loves black music should explain why the Roots are just now ripping off his favorite 1960 single in "Thought @ Work.") (Okay, ripping off the Incredible Bongo Band's and Sugarhill Gang's COVER versions of his favorite 1960 single. But you get the point.)
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Also, who is the 1979 album "Cuba" by? I can't find it on AMG.
― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
1992 - The Prodigy - Experience1993 - the Boo Radleys - Giant Steps1994 - Blur - Parklife1995 - Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do1996 - Boo Radleys - Come On Kids1997 - Radiohead - OK Computer1998 - Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty1999 - Plaid - Restproof Clockwork2000 - Two Lone Swordsmen - Tiny Reminders (very tough one that!)2001 - Air - 10,000hz the Legend2002 - Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
is that fair enough?
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
1965: Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited; The Beatles, "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"1966: The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds; Sam & Dave, "Hold On, I'm Comin'"1967: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced; Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, "Electricity"1968: The Zombies, Odessey & Oracle; Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"1969: Sly and the Family Stone, "Stand!"; The Isley Brothers, "It's Your Thing"1970: The Stooges, Fun House; James Brown, "Super Bad Pts 1 and 2"1971: Funkadelic, Maggot Brain; The Rolling Stones, "Dead Flowers"1972: Curtis Mayfield, Superfly; Steely Dan, "Do It Again"1973: Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon; Jimmy Cliff, "Many Rivers to Cross"*1974: The Sweet, Desolation Boulevard; Stevie Wonder, "Livin' For the City"1975: The Patti Smith Group, Horses; Bruce Springsteen, "Born To Run"1976: Ramones; The Bee Gees, "You Should Be Dancing"1977: Television, Marquee Moon; The Adverts, "Gary Gilmore's Eyes"1978: Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine; Radio Birdman. "Non-Stop Girls"1979: The Clash, London Calling; Van Halen, "Dance the Night Away"1980: X, Los Angeles; The Soft Boys, "I Wanna Destroy You"1981: The Police, Ghost in the Machine; The Specials, Ghost Town**1982: Michael Jackson, Thriller; Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force, "Planet Rock"1983: The Replacements, Hootenanny; ESG, "Moody (Spaced Out)"1984: Prince, Purple Rain; Husker Du, "Standing By the Sea"1985: Tom Waits, Rain Dogs; LL Cool J, "Rock the Bells"1986: RUN-D.M.C., Raising Hell; Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"1987: Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded; Meat Beat Manifesto, "Cutman"1988: Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back; Eric B & Rakim, "Follow the Leader"1989: The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique; Jungle Brothers, "What 'U' Waitin' 4?"1990: Mudhoney, Superfuzz Bigmuff/Early Singles***; Main Source, "Looking At the Front Door"1991: De La Soul is Dead; Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"1992: Sonic Youth, Dirty; The Pharcyde, "Passin' Me By"1993: Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers; Souls of Mischief, "'93 'Til Infinity"1994: Beck, Mellow Gold; Bikini Kill, "Rebel Girl"****1995: Elastica; Garbage, "Stupid Girl"1996: DJ Shadow, Entroducing; Ghostface Killah, "Daytona 500"1997: Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole; Busta Rhymes, "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"1998: Massive Attack, Mezzanine; The Coup, "Me and Jesus the Pimp in a '79 Granada Last Night"1999: Prodigy Present the Dirtchamber Sessions Vol. 1*****; Eminem, "Any Man"2000: Outkast, Stankonia; Broadcast, "Come On Let's Go"2001: The Avalanches, Since I Left You; El-P, "Stepfather Factory"2002: Clinic, Walking With Thee; The Rapture, "House of Jealous Lovers"
*I'm not sure if this is '72 or '73. Please don't make me choose between this song and Steely Dan's finest moment, OK?**I swear this is a coincidence.***Yes, this is a reissue of stuff from the late '80s. I don't care. I CHEAT TO WIN****Wasn't this released every single year in the mid '90s?*****Yes, a mix CD. It's my list, sucka.
And if it's any consolation to Chuck, Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" almost made it for '81.
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
No, Alan. No. Trust me. He's no troll. He's just Geir.
Geir as weekly columnist for the Village Voice = quite possibly the most insane (therefore fantastic) move that could happen. Sign him up, Mr. Eddy. :-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
I meant "Yellow Pills." Which Geir got right, and I didn't. Sorry, Ned -- the guy is just way too *smart* for the Voice music section. He would just make everybody else look lame in comparison, y'know?
― chuck, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 01:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
This one is the one that's befuddling me.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
And I'm compiling a completely different completely valid list that will kick the ass of even my own earlier list. Squirrel_Police is OTM about the shifting changing freaky nature of this kind of insanity.
Blount, you got some balls.
― Neudonym, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
His worst album ever. Even "Emancipation" is a classic when compared to this one...
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
whatever, Chuckles--you still haven't heard the Luomo record yet!
― His Master's Voice (M Matos), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 02:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
1969: Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band Trout Mask Replica1970: The Stooges Funhouse 1971: Funkadelic Maggot Brain1972: Curtis Mayfield Superfly1973: The New York Dolls S/T1974: Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets1975: Robert Wyatt Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard1976: Debris' Static Disposal1977: Ramones Rocket TO Russia1978: Pere Ubu The Modern Dance1979: Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady1980: Motorhead Ace of Spades1981: P.I.L. The Flowers Of Romance1982: Dream Syndicate Days Of Wine & Roses1983: ESG: Come Away With ESG1984: Half Japanese Our Solar System1985: Great Plains Naked at the Buy, Trade & Sell1986: Vertical Slit Underneath the Blood Red Lava Lamp1987: Big Black Songs About Fucking1988: Ultramagnetic MCs Critical Breakdown1989: Dead C Eusa Kills1990: Daniel Johnston 19901991: Love Child Okay?1992: Pavement Slanted & Enchanted1993: August Sons Plants, Planets and Insects1994: Killdozer Uncompromising War on Art Under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat1995: Mudhoney My Brother The Cow1996: Souled American Notes Campfire1997: Quasi R&B Transmogrification1998: Six Finger Satellite Law Of Ruin1999: New Waver The Defeated2000: Boom Bip & Dose One Circle2001: Dirtbombs Ultraglide In Black2002: Don Howland Land Beyond The Mountains2003: too early
― jack cole (jackcole), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
*runs screaming* noooooooooooooooooooooo
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 03:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
1995
1. Bjork- Post2. Aphex Twin- I Care Because You Do3. PJ Harvey- To Bring You My Love
1996
1. Aphex Twin- The Richard D. James Album2. Stereolab- Emperor Tomato Ketchup3. Smog- The Doctor Came at Dawn
1997
1. Radiohead- OK Computer2. Bjork- Homogenic3. Labradford- Mi Media Naranja/ Edith Frost- Calling Over Time
1998
1. Squarepusher- Music is Rotted One Note2. Gastr del Sol- Camoufleur3. Autechre- LP5
1999
1. The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin2. Labradford- E Luxo So3. Black Heart Procession- 2
2000
1. Radiohead- Kid A2. Smog- Dongs of Sevotion3. Gas- Pop
2001
1. The Microphones- The Glow Part 22. Jim O'Rourke- Insignifance3. Mum- Yesterday Was Dramatic- Today is OK
2002
1. Xiu Xiu- Knife Play2. Deerhoof- Reveille3. Sonic Youth- Murray Street
2003 (so far)
1. Cat Power- You Are Free2. Xiu Xiu- A Promise3. The Microphones- Mt. Eerie
― lou (lou), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 06:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― lou (lou), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 06:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
1955: Frank Sinatra - 'In The Wee Small Hours'1956: Ella Fitzgerald - 'The Cole Porter Songbook'1957: Charles Mingus - 'The Clown'1958: Henry Mancini - 'Touch of Evil'1959: Miles Davis - 'Kind of Blue'1960: Ornette Coleman - 'Free Jazz'1961: Charles Mingus - 'Oh Yeah'1962: Stan Getz - 'Jazz Samba'1963: Charles Mingus - 'The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady'1964: The Beatles - 'A Hard Day's Night'1965: The Beach Boys - 'Today'1966: The Beach Boys - 'Pet Sounds'1967: Pink Floyd - 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'1968: Milton Nascimento - 'Courage'1969: Scott Walker - 'Scott 3'1970: The Beach Boys - 'Sunflower'1971: Nilsson - 'Nilsson Schmilsson'1972: The Bonzo Dog Band - 'Let's Make Up & Be Friendly'1973: Slapp Happy - 'Casablanca Moon'1974: Robert Wyatt - 'Rock Bottom'1975: Big Star - 'Third/Sister Lovers'1976: Bob Dylan - 'Desire'1977: Brian Eno - 'Before and After Science'1978: Chris Bell - 'I am the Cosmos'1979: Public Image Ltd. - 'Metal Box'1980: New Musik - 'From A to B'1981: Viv Stanshall - 'Teddy Boys Don't Knit'1982: Scritti Politti - 'Songs to Remember'1983: Scott Walker - 'Climate of Hunter'1984: The Replacements - 'Let It Be'1985: Dexy's Midnight Runners - 'Don't Stand Me Down'1986: XTC - 'Skylarking'1987: The Smiths - 'Strangeways, Here We Come'1988: Public Enemy - 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back'1989: The Blue Nile - 'Hats'1990: Robyn Hitchcock - 'Eye'1991: Saint Etienne - 'Foxbase Alpha'1992: Ultramarine - 'Every Man & Woman Is A Star'1993: Saint Etienne - 'So Tough'1994: Saint Etienne - 'Tiger Bay'1995: Tricky - 'Maxinquaye'1996: The Auteurs - 'After Murder Park'1997: Aphex Twin - 'The Richard D. James Album'1998: Black Box Recorder - 'England Made Me'1999: Momus - 'Stars Forever'2000: Lambchop - 'Nixon'2001: The Avalanches - 'Since I Left You'2002: Boards of Canada - 'Geogaddi'
― Tom May (Tom May), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 07:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 09:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan I., Tuesday, 4 March 2003 09:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
1972 Annette Peacock - I'm the One1973 Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets1974 Miles Davis - Get Up With It1975 Milton Nascimento - Minas1976 Marvin Gaye - I Want You1977 Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express1978 Culture - Two Sevens Clash1979 Johnny Dyani - Song For Biko1980 Prince - Dirty Mind1981 The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour1982 Scritti Politti - Songs to Remember1983 Negative Approach - Tied Down1984 Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime1985 Run DMC - King of Rock1986 Prince - Parade1987 Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show1988 Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation1989 De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising1990 KLF - Chill Out1991 Talk Talk - Laughing Stock1992 Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted1993 Henry Threadgill - Too Much Sugar for a Dime1994 Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 21995 Dead C - The Operation of the Sonne1996 Paperclip People - The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich1997 Royal Trux - Sweet Sixteen1998 Gorguts - Obscura1999 Richie Hawtin - Decks, EFX, & 909
That's it I give up because I can't do it anymore. All the new stuff is too recent and it always takes me at LEAST three years to catch up on stuff anyway. I don't get them free, unfortunately.
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 11:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 11:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
This one is 1954, I think.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 12:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dave q, Tuesday, 4 March 2003 12:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://rateyourmusic.com/
― Tom May (Tom May), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 16:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
1993 Don Caballero, _For Respect_
I'm still drawing a big fat blank for '82, tho.
The 60s are pretty darn easy huh? *grin*Who else was making albums like the beatles?Almost nobody.
I like how highly Geir rated Sunflower and Surf's Up.And if I'd made my list a couple of years ago I would haveloaded it with Genesis, as well
Amazing how many Talking Heads albums showed up onthis thread, too.
I'm glad Dylan has mostly been snubbed. His rock albums containlike, two good songs each, and _Blonde On Blonde_, in particular, has some of the most godawful singing evercommitted to major-label tape.
Mr. Diamond, thank you for mentioning _Chill Out_. Love that.
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 18:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 19:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
Yeah, 1979 and 1984 were the hardest.
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 20:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 20:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
Anyway, I'll finish mine off, since I was too tired to think about it anymore last night.
2000 Herbert - Letsallmakemistakes2001 Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun2002 2 Many DJ's - As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt.2
Yeah I know the Boredoms thing came out in earlier in Japan but fuck it.
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 20:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
It's not Dirty Mind or Purple Rain or anything, and it's too long by half, but Emancipation is still probably his best '90s album.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 20:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 4 March 2003 22:33 (twenty-one years ago) link