hey these albums are all really really good
― i think ur a controp (voodoo chili), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
choosing between:
the blue nile: hats (1989)kate bush: hounds of love (1985)steely dan: gaucho (1980)miles davis: kind of blue (1959)fleetwood mac: tusk (1979)roxy music: avalon (1982)van morrison: veedon fleece (1974)sly & the family stone: there's a riot goin' on (1971)david bowie: low (1977)bill evans trio: sunday at the village vanguard (1961)joni mitchell: the hissing of summer lawns (1975)talk talk: laughing stock (1991)the rolling stones: exile on main st. (1972)gene clark: no other (1974)
teenaged me would take exile in a walk, and 2017 me would pick veedon fleece, but 2019 me is very conflicted right now
― i think ur a controp (voodoo chili), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:20 (four years ago) link
Damn. Kind of Blue probably. I may have to log in with an old account to vote for Tago Mago as well.
― jmm, Friday, 10 May 2019 14:21 (four years ago) link
since the poll is impossible I voted for Rocks, just to make sure someone did
― L'assie (Euler), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
Love that Parade is your one Prince pick, as that tops my list, as well.
― Artisanal Personality Disorder (Old Lunch), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link
Really it's Velvet Rope vs. Erotica for me.
― zama roma ding dong (Eric H.), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:31 (four years ago) link
Lots of fantastic stuff here. I went with Kind of Blue.
― :∵·∴·∵: (crüt), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link
Kind of Blue over Transilvanian Hunger
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:38 (four years ago) link
Lots of my faves on that list, i think i love Sprinkles most of all
― call me cismale (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
can - tago mago for me
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 10 May 2019 14:40 (four years ago) link
Between 'Hats', 'Cupid&Psyche', 'Laughing Stock', 'The Drift', 'Tago Mago' and 'Low'... Voted 'Hats' because Blue Nile deserves a vote.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
― Artisanal Personality Disorder (Old Lunch), Friday, May 10, 2019 10:29 AM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha, I dig Parade but my first thought was that I can't comprehend how that could be a person's favorite Prince album. I may not agree with some of the other artist picks (particularly Peej, Madonna, and Roxy) but I can at least see the case.
I voted Janet cuz hell, that's an off-the-wall pick I do agree with.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:47 (four years ago) link
normiest picks of the list, but what's honestly have gotten the most play at my house-
prince: parade steely dan: gaucho fleetwood mac: tusk sly & the family stone: there's a riot goin' on the rolling stones: exile on main st. gene clark: no other
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link
Like there may be and probably are objectively better Prince albums but Parade has slowly risen to the position of my personal fave.
― Artisanal Personality Disorder (Old Lunch), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
thank u for this brad
― J0rdan S., Friday, 10 May 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
my first thought was that I can't comprehend how that could be a person's favorite Prince album
of his classic records it's the most fragmentary, but a cool side effect of this is that it makes all of the songs seem like interconnected chambers of the same obtusely funky house. plus every song whips ass
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
lol totally missed that Otis Blue is on there
― i think ur a controp (voodoo chili), Friday, 10 May 2019 14:55 (four years ago) link
Best new thread
What I love about all these albums is that they’re all of them the best albums and none of them perfect (except A Kind Of Blue)
I can’t decide to vote for my fave (Sprinkles) or the album that makes me think of Brad (Fall Out Boy)
Either way I’m putting the handful of albums on this list I don’t know at the top of my queue
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 10 May 2019 15:01 (four years ago) link
head says hissing of summer lawns, heart says adore, body says laptop cafe, soul says love deluxe, weather says veedon fleece, weather soon will probably say transilvanian hunger
― lowercase (eric), Friday, 10 May 2019 15:09 (four years ago) link
Pretty sure I was listening heavily to Otis Blue and Veedon Fleece at the same time, during the worst summer of my life. They have some kind of connection in my head.
― jmm, Friday, 10 May 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
Had to go with Hats as you didn't pick any of the five albums I'd put ahead of it.
So many great choices here. I especially love how you've picked many of my favourite albums by such incredible artists (I'm Still In Love With You, Hissing Of Summer Lawns, Love Deluxe, The Velvet Underground S/T). Dirty Mind is the only Prince album I'd put ahead of Parade. It's really close though.
I think I might be ready to switch over to team Jordan: The Comeback now. It's always been Steve McQueen, but recently Jordan has been feeling like the one.
― kitchen person, Friday, 10 May 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
was between tusk and discovery. went tusk. found out about through here years ago and fell in love. great list btw
― gman59, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link
I feel like this list proves that Brad is the ur- and/or über-ILMer.
― pomenitul, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:35 (four years ago) link
sly
― J. Sam, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
Can't decide between:
Kind of blueVeedon FleeceDiscovery
― . (Michael B), Friday, 10 May 2019 17:38 (four years ago) link
adore
― flappy bird, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
just thought about van's falsetto on 'who was that masked man' and i think i'm gonna roll with veedon fleece
― i think ur a controp (voodoo chili), Friday, 10 May 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
Ridiculously easy, this one. Avalon.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 10 May 2019 19:09 (four years ago) link
Kind of Blue or Discovery
― brimstead, Friday, 10 May 2019 19:09 (four years ago) link
Lovely list! Too early to decide what to vote for, but I love that Rapture and Padlock are among the options.Especially the Gwen Guthrie: “Peanut Butter”, “Hopscotch”, “Seventh Heaven”, “Padlock” itself - whether the original Sly & Robbie productions or the Larry Levin remixes**, that’s some of my favorite music ever. Lush as fuck.Also, can’t wait to check out that DeBarge album again.**I was only familiar with the versions on GG’s 1983 Portrait album until relatively recently, but “Seventh Heaven” especially is superior in the LL remix.
― breastcrawl, Friday, 10 May 2019 19:29 (four years ago) link
uhmmm... Larry LevAn, obviously
― breastcrawl, Friday, 10 May 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, May 10, 2019 2:53 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is a really great summation of why Parade is so good (I go back and forth between it and Dirty Mind as my favourite Prince LP).
Voting for Tusk, with Gaucho and Hissing of Summer Lawns in 2nd and 3rd place.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 10 May 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
I think I'm actually gonna vote for Snivilisation here. I remember hearing this album in my car for the first time and just being floored by "I Wish I Had Duck Feet". The last two tracks are stunners, I still think "Attached" is in a genre all its own. There are a lot of 90s artifacts still lurking but I think it's held up very well. Combined with dubnobasswithmyheadman it must've felt like electronic music had unlimited potential in '94.
― frogbs, Friday, 10 May 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
J. Sam otm
― think the toledo mud hens but for twitter (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 10 May 2019 19:46 (four years ago) link
I could have sworn I posted my love for the alternate/demo versions of songs from No Other a little while ago (must not have actually clicked submit)... the arrangements are stripped down a bit and I generally prefer that!
Anyway I think ultimately I'd go for Laughing Stock overall.
― Evan, Friday, 10 May 2019 19:56 (four years ago) link
Also throwing my vote to Orbital
― help yourself to another slice of apple ... crumble (Willl), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
I feel like this list proves that Brad is the ur- and/or über-ILMer.― pomenitul
― pomenitul
I always assumed that there's a lot going on at ILM which I don't pay attention to (in the rolling face-tat thread, etc). but as far as the threads that i click on, I can totally co-sign on pomenitul's statement.this list is like the ILM dead sea scrolls.
― enochroot, Friday, 10 May 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
Not really imo, moaning about the hive mind is pure ILM but to quuote one glaring example Kind of Blue is not the hive mind Miles album
― call me cismale (Noodle Vague), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
There's a few things on this list that I think are utter garbage, and in the cases of the artists that I do like a lot/rate highly - with a couple of exceptions - the wrong album is featured, IMO.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:44 (four years ago) link
Interesting list, could've gone for 5 or 6, went with Prefab Sprout, never get tired of that album, such wonderful drama and romanticism to it all.
Any reason there's so few from the 21st century? Granted, those of us past a certain age will lean towards 20th century choices...
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 10 May 2019 20:46 (four years ago) link
hi, Brad
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
alexander o'neal: hearsay (1987)
omigod
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, May 10, 2019 1:46 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i don't really know! this is just kinda how it shook out. one record i could've included is portishead's third
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:49 (four years ago) link
It's a very '80s heavy list. I suppose if I was arsed about compiling such a list, mine would be '80s heavy too, but it sure as hell wouldn't look like this.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
I looked deep into my heart and voted Speak No Evil
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
ok, so which ones of these do i know well
dolphy, prince, bush, miles, vu, sprinkles, sly, bowie, mitchell, walker... i've only heard the levan padlock mixes... green, talk talk, can.
anybody who knows my posting history: which three should i listen to from the ones i haven't listed?
by the way of these, my gut today is either joni mitchell or al green
― Burt Bacharach's Bees (rushomancy), Friday, 10 May 2019 20:58 (four years ago) link
Al Green, first and always.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 May 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
You're right of course, but this is as close as we'll get to a single individual embodying the hivemind. For now.
― pomenitul, Friday, 10 May 2019 21:10 (four years ago) link
if i were not born they would have to invent me
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 10 May 2019 21:11 (four years ago) link
You are one avatar of many.
― pomenitul, Friday, 10 May 2019 21:12 (four years ago) link
What’s the most recent addition to the list, brad? Comsat angels or something else?
― Tim F, Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:56 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the most recent additions were low-life (after a decade-long battle it came out ahead of technique as my favorite no record) and carcass’ symphonies of sickness (after being a huge heartwork fan for years it finally clicked and is the only metal album i want to listen to). comsat angels were p recent still though!
― american bradass (BradNelson), Sunday, 12 May 2019 13:26 (four years ago) link
Lotta stuff I like a lot on that list from several of my favorite acts, but few of my favorites from said acts, if I'm being honest. Voted "Tusk."
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 12 May 2019 13:29 (four years ago) link
and, 'dance of december souls' over 'brave murder day'?
― rusty_allen, Sunday, May 12, 2019 3:03 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah! one of the few bands for whom i think the debut towers over everything else (tbf like anathema they didn’t stay in the aching death-doom mode long anyway). rich unrelenting depressive atmosphere + perfect songs and playing
― american bradass (BradNelson), Sunday, 12 May 2019 13:30 (four years ago) link
I have a theory that anytime someone lists PJ Harvey as a favorite, they are usually huge Nick Cave fans as well.where is the NC Brad?
― campreverb, Sunday, 12 May 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
you know i don't really have a favorite nick cave record. i love his entire thing, hard to isolate it to just one album
― american bradass (BradNelson), Sunday, 12 May 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
― flamboyant goon tie included
same here. here's the handful for me:
rickie lee jones: pirates (1981)dj sprinkles: midtown 120 blues (2008)debarge: in a special way (1981)gwen guthrie: padlock (1983)anita baker: rapture (1986)the other people place: lifestyles of the laptop café (2001)katatonia: dance of december souls (1993)alexander o'neal: hearsay (1987)
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Sunday, 12 May 2019 15:44 (four years ago) link
Tago Mago is tough, the “first disc” is my favourite Can release and the “second disc” threatens to sour their entire legacy... the moment when Damo just breaks kayfabe and starts literally going “BOOGABOOGABOOGABOOGABOOGA” might be one of my least favourite moments in recorded music
Hats is a steady dropping off in quality throughout the record but the highs are so high
I’ve typed too much about my complicated relationship to Talk Talk elsewhere
I love that Love Deluxe and Adore are on this list, truly excellent choices
― twink infinitives (flamboyant goon tie included), Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:09 (four years ago) link
the last song is “saturday night”!!!!!
― k3vin k., Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
yeah might narrow my picks down to these two, both are so full-bodied
― lowercase (eric), Sunday, 12 May 2019 19:39 (four years ago) link
What a great list. Had to vote "Exile" though.
― Wally P. Doyle, Monday, 13 May 2019 05:53 (four years ago) link
brad where's all the emo?
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 20:49 (four years ago) link
btw the correct answer is Parade
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Wednesday, May 15, 2019 1:49 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
texas is the reason's do you know who you are is just below no other on this list. i figured i should stop at 50 lol
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 21:06 (four years ago) link
I think I discovered Parade through another Brad thread. Ton of albums I’m curious to hear on this list.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
What's the highest 2010s album?
― jmm, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, May 15, 2019 2:06 PM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oh whoops, also diary and clarity would be above that too. the order of the list gets REAL messy after 50, it's kind of a monster. highest 2010s album is the 1975's i like it when you sleep followed by laurel halo's quarantine
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 15 May 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
These are all just about as close as you can get to musical perfection:
scritti politti: cupid & psyche 85 (1985)roxy music: avalon (1982)the velvet underground: the velvet underground (1969)david bowie: low (1977)joni mitchell: the hissing of summer lawns (1975)anita baker: rapture (1986)talk talk: laughing stock (1991)the comsat angels: sleep no more (1981)
WOW. Which one am I going to go for? Oh fuck it, considering how little love it got in the 1982 poll, I have little choice but to vote for Avalon, even if so it can get at least ONE vote. (Where are all the Roxy fans?)
― The Colour of Spring (deethelurker), Thursday, 16 May 2019 23:46 (four years ago) link
the velvet underground
― Dan S, Saturday, 18 May 2019 01:22 (four years ago) link
I voted Tusk cuz I have to fess up to being a sentimentalist.
― Hyper-Capitalists Against the Entertainment Business (I M Losted), Saturday, 18 May 2019 03:34 (four years ago) link
I tried listening to tusk because of this thread and I guess I don’t get that band?? I love “everywhere”
― k3vin k., Saturday, 18 May 2019 05:05 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Jesus wtf is this choice. Brutal. Love that Snivilization is here. It really is a pinnacle record for me too.
Went with Hounds of Love, though.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 05:54 (four years ago) link
Parade!
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 13:10 (four years ago) link
Voted Joni, but forgot Al Green was there too. Feel free to use that missed vote as a tie-breaker if need be.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
Seriously rooting for any one of the eight albums I mentioned in my previous post... and hoping I really didn't cast the only vote for Avalon.
― Dee the (Summer-Hating) Lurker (deethelurker), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
Lots of good ones but for me it can only be exile
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link
here are some records not in this poll that i'm realizing should've been:
aphex twin selected ambient works 85-92sonny sharrock ask the agesthe human league dareradiohead in rainbowsr.e.m. murmur (removed bc it would've won, though who knows why the same rule didn't apply to hounds of love lol)leonard cohen i'm your man
here is the full list, it's a huge mess after the top 50 still https://rateyourmusic.com/list/BradNelson/records/
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
Damn, your extended list is so great! Some more of my own favourites and I immediately want to hear all the albums I don't know.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
:)
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 26 June 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
I'm shocked
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 01:11 (four years ago) link
Oops, thought I voted but "Rapture" has 0.
― geoffreyess, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 01:14 (four years ago) link
w00t, one of the eight I was rooting for got second place! Also happy about the votes Laughing Stock, Low, and Cupid and Psyche 85 got, and that I wasn't the only person who ended up voting for Avalon (but am really glad I threw a little love that way). OTOH, I'm shocked Sleep No More received zero votes.
― Dee the (Summer-Hating) Lurker (deethelurker), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 01:57 (four years ago) link
Damn great turnout. Voted Sade in the end.
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 03:33 (four years ago) link
You can tell Paul's Boutique, Disintegration and Doolittle were missing from the list.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:22 (four years ago) link
al green: i'm still in love with you (1972)0 votesmarvin gaye: here, my dear (1978)0 votesanita baker: rapture (1986)0 votesThis makes me sad.
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 09:48 (four years ago) link
hats 13 - laughing stock 5i am baffled to say the least.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:30 (four years ago) link
You and me both.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 13:31 (four years ago) link
Impressed by the spread, excellent list Brad. I’m pretty sure I voted Sprinkles, as I would in any ballot
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:11 (four years ago) link
Speaking of which, I happily discovered Sprinkles through this poll so thanks, Brad!
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:17 (four years ago) link
folie a quatre
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
This makes me sad.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
rapture shutout is the biggest surprise there
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 14:56 (four years ago) link
the thing about hats and the blue nile in general. it is nice late night background music - though the strings suck big time as usual - but there is zero spirituality in that music compared to laughing stock. additionally the vu self titled which covers similar ground as hats in terms of relaxed atmosphere is so much more intimate and immediate. hats is a string syrup covered with a voice coating that does not speak to me. so what is the point?
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
only vaguely even aware of Blue Nile but listening now and kinda dig it. lol @ it doesn't speak to me so what's the point
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link