Good discussion here: Exile on Main St.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
xpost yup based on ballot volume we've got enough for a solid top 50
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
my first full stones album; still tremendous
rocks off, ventilator blues, let it loose, loving cup <3
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
ventilator blues. YES.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
let's take a moment with this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oski4SN18OU
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
72 Rehearsals
I kinda love this
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
(btw no harm no foul but let's keep youtubes to a minimum so that folks can load the thread -- we're nowhere near the danger zone yet but we've got 50 tracks to go)
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
oops sorry
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, folks need to be posting the unembedded youtu.be versions imo
xp
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
please don't apologize! i just remembered getting effectively locked out of the Jacksons thread...
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
Well, regardless...I will be on my best behaviour from now on. Youtube-wise, anyway.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't vote for albums, but hearty approval of the top four.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
Sticky FIngers is the first great Stones album that I don't LOVE. I think the lyrics got weaker(?!) and it's simply not as interestingas Aftermath, Between the Buttons or LET IT FUCKING BLEED. on the other hand, songs that can compare with Brown Sugar and Moonlight Mile are rare indeed.
― gospodin simmel, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
BJM is definitely more of a comedy than The Time Traveler's Wife Eternal Sunshine
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
oh christ wrong thread
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
Let It Bleed is definitely the weak link out of the big four Stones albums for me - I've tried and tried but I can't get into it beyond maybe four songs. It seems missing some spark that the others have.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Final album rundown, with two small corrections (thank you Ismael K!):
10. (tie) Voodoo Lounge (11 points, 2 votes, one #1)10. (tie) Flowers (11 points, 2 votes, one #1)9. Tattoo You (11 points, 5 votes)8. Their Satanic Majesties Request (31 points, 6 votes, one #1)7. Between The Buttons (59 points, 12 votes, one #1)6. Some Girls (61 points, 15 votes, two #1)5. Aftermath (70 points, 17 votes, three #1)4. Beggars Banquet (163 points, 33 votes, two #1)3. Let It Bleed (169 points, 29 votes, eight #1)2. Sticky Fingers (176 points, 30 votes, eight #1)1. Exile on Main St. (269 points, 39 votes, fourteen #1)
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
and yes, i'm going to let ties share the slot in track results as well -- more/merrier plus avoids "wait where's number 34?" type concerns
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
haha my vote for voodoo lounge made a difference after all!!!
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
I have never understood Dr. Morbius as well as I do in this moment.
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
Your love is strong, Some Dude
― da croupier, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
i voted for that song, too!
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
u make me weep
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
your love is bitter
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
seems a little weird to go the full Morbz given that the top 4 are exactly as expected. the weird results can be mostly attributed to massive agreement on 1-4, and a point system that weights #1 votes heavily and #5 votes very lightly. add to that, the early stuff gets slighted because the album catalog is a mess prior to Satanic Majesties and voila.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
some dude, smdh
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
Arrg. I voted Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! as my #1, and it got beat by...Voodoo Lounge? Yeesh.
― Dancing with Mr. T (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
Not fully Morbsing. 4 of my 5 made the list -- I was zinging some dude for Voodoo Lounge, but the top 8, at least, make sense to me.
― Three Word Username, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
tbf i put Voodoo Lounge as my #5 mainly as a gesture towards the kind of chronological variety that this poll will undoubtedly be lacking in, however justifiably
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
it is by far their best-sounding later record, thoguh
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
you're so weird
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
what sounds better? Steel Wheels?
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
depends on what you mean by "better"
― tylerw, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
you and Alfred and Ismael will have a lot to talk about
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
i'm talking about the production, the way the sound of the band is captured on tape
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
like, the songs on Voodoo Lounge might not be classics but compared to the horrid-sounding Bridges To Babylon it's pretty pleasing to the ears
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
without making any claims wrt artistic merit, voodoo lounge has like double the sales of ya ya's
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
Sure, but it also likely has vastly more sales than Satanic, Buttons, or Aftermath.
― Dancing with Mr. T (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
i think a lot of people just didn't think to include a live LP in their ballots
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I'll totally grant that live albums may not be in the forefront of peoples' minds when thinking of "the best Stones albums," but I see it as just as crucial to the Golden Era as BB or LiB.
― Dancing with Mr. T (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
Ya-Yas would be my #1 if we did a best album cover poll though
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
maybe when we do the frampton poll
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
tbf i put Voodoo Lounge as my #5 mainly as a gesture towards the kind of chronological variety
i'm making a different gesture towards your kind of chronological variety
― da croupier, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
I'll join you in that gesture
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
are people actually mad at me for being one of two people that helped an album tie for #10? jeez guys
― some dude, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
i mean should it have placed ahead of Goats Head Soup? probably not, no, but ain't that your fault?
i made Aftermath my #5 for the same reason and have nothing but love for all ballots.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
speaking of which
mad at you for voting for an album based on sonics
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
xpost