Rank Anything You Feel Like Ranking

I thought you were clean & sober, Ross?

morris - from hard drugs, still smoke pot and drink casually

1. Sodomy
2. Rum
3. The Lash

Topps baseball card sets 1960-1980 by aesthetic design:

1. 1975
2. 1965
3. 1964
4. 1971
5. 1972
6. 1974
7. 1960
8. 1976
9. 1970
10. 1967
11. 1961
12. 1977
13. 1966
14. 1973
15. 1963
16. 1968
17. 1969
18. 1980
19. 1962
20. 1978
21. 1979

^I searched images of ‘75 and ‘79, for an idea of the range of aesthetic variance we’re taking about, and... lol

Well the '75 set came in bold mix-and-match Easter egg colors that jump right out at you. Those colors practically vibrate. Whereas the '79 set is just a total snooze, featureless, with the Topps logo pointlessly taking up space.

‘63 ranks surprisingly high, considering that was the year Topps made the highly controversial (and never-repeated) move of featuring each player’s rear end instead of his face.

Excellent Tori list, Ross

Austin that "no name" has made some of my favourite records of the past decade!

1. Hey Fredrick
2. Good Shepherd
3. Turn My Life Down
4. Volunteers
5. Eskimo Blue Day
6. The Farm
7. We Can Be Together
8. Meadowlands
9. A Song for All Seasons
10. Wooden Ships

Wooden Ships is fierce sh*t tho!

ugh, it's crap

Best Throwing Muses records:

(not including Purgatory/Paradise, because I've never heard it)

1. Throwing Muses (1986)
2. Limbo (1996)
3. The Fat Skier (1987)
4. Chains Changed (1988)
5. House Tornado (1988)
6. University (1995)
7. The Real Ramona (1991)
8. Hunkpapa (1989)
9. Throwing Muses (2003)
10. Live in Providence (1992)
11. Red Heaven [Live] (1992)
12. The Curse [Live] (1992)

Red Heaven is easily #2

Limbo is soooo killer

Also, mistake RE: "[Live]" after Red Heaven. That was obviously supposed to be after Live in Providence.

Katherine, I've never really bonded with Red Heaven. The live stuff from that era (Providence and the Curse) is really good, though. 'Pearl' is definitely worth it on its own.

Limbo and University are such layered records. The songs have so many aspects to them. Really just masterfully crafted and executed.

can someone rank all the Pitchfork lists

"Furious" is one of my favorite album openers, just tremendous in every way

Katherine, have you ever heard the song 'Catch a Falling Star'? I'm not sure they ever recorded it properly, but have always assumed it was an outtake from the Red Heaven sessions, as they play it on the Live in Providence album. It's kind of classic Kristin in a way; but that rendition does also feel a lot like a demo. It's a "lost song" of sorts, but really great all the same.

Best Comsat Angels records:

1. Sleep No More (1981)
2. Fiction (1982)
3. Waiting for a Miracle (1980)
4. Chasing Shadows (1986)
5. Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones (early 1980s)
6. The Glamour (1995)
7. My Mind's Eye (1992)
8. To Before (early 1980s)
9. Fire on the Moon [released under the name Dream Command] (1990)
9. Land (1983)
10. 7 Day Weekend (1985)

1. Beastie Boys

agree

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My favorite American bands:

1. Velvet Underground
2. Wussy
3. Husker Du
4. Jefferson Airplane
5. Byrds
6. Replacements
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival
8. Yo La Tengo
9. Shoes
10. Ramones

Not based on albums, but what kind of 80-minute mix-CD I could assemble for each band. I've done it for four or five them; I'm going to make it a project to make one for all of them.

It's a relatively conventional list. The only names that would raise any eyebrows would be the Jefferson Airplane and the Shoes, and I guess the high ranking for Wussy.

Why would JA raise eyebrows? They are one of the greatest American bands for sure!

It's just generally been my experience that people don't like them as much as I do (or that they don't know anything beyond the two hits).

Degree of difficulty:

3. Trying to figure out quantum physics
2. Trying to figure out the meaning of life
1. Trying to figure out how to hit two good golf shots in a row

Bagel varieties

1. Garlic
2. Onion
3. Egg
4. Plain
5. Sesame
6. Poppy
7. Cinnamon Raisin
8. Chocolate Chip
9. Blueberry
.
.
.
15. “Everything”

there was a period where jefferson airplane constantly talking about the "revolution" was a little bit embarrassing. we're past that period.

Are we in the “escape Earth in a starship” period?

(For the record, I think they mention “revolution” in literally one song only...!)

1. 14th
2. 13th
3. 4th
4. 6th
5. 1st
6. 5th
7. (tie) 15th
7. (tie) 19th
9. 24th
10. 22nd
11. 3rd
12. 9th
13. 8th
14. 21st
15. 26th
16. 20th
17. 17th
18. 23rd
19. 10th
20. 16th
21. 2nd
22. 27th
23. 7th
24. 25th
25. 11th
26. 12th
27. 18th

(For the record, I think they mention “revolution” in literally one song only...!)

― stan in the place where you work (morrisp)

you don't have to _talk_ about the revolution to talk about the revolution, maaaan

Up against the wall, Fred!

lmao what the fuck is up w that wack ass bagel ranking

#1 bagel is a cinnamon raisin everything bagel

Why can't anyone just make me a cinnamon only bagel without it being that greasy wannabe-donut "french toast" bagel?

Moar bagel fites: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/10/15/17981324/apple-fixes-bagel-emoji-cream-cheese-ios-12-iphone

Selected IPAs

1. Sierra Nevada Torpedo
2. Deschutes Fresh Squeezed
3. Deschutes Pine Drops
4. Dogfish Head 90 Minute
5. Green Flash West Coast
6. New Belgium Voodoo Ranger

Halloween > the post-Halloween omnidenominational holiday season >>>>>>>>> the rest of the calendar year (what I like to call 'the Beige Months')

Julia Holter albums:

1. Aviary (2018)
2. Have You In My Wilderness (2015)
3. In the Same Room (2017)
4. Loud City Song (2013)
5. Ekstasis (2012)
6. Tragedy (2011)

xxp
I’m gonna add Lagunitas at #7, as a reliable standby that I wouldn’t turn down if it’s the only option.

rock your baby
be my baby
always be my baby
do me, baby
give it to me baby
don't worry baby
you're just a baby
ooo baby baby
come back baby
not my baby
bye bye baby
baby
you' just haven't earned it yet, baby
brenda's got a baby
don't leave the light on baby

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
More
Atom Heart Mother
Meddle
Saucerful of Secrets
Ummagumma

Led Zeppelin Opening Tracks:

Immigrant Song: If Zep didn't want to be a singles band they shouldn't have put out a single this good. Two and a half minutes of howling Viking fury. Completely misleading as well, as the rest of the record is Bert Jansch-inspired folk with a long blues work-out in the middle.

Black Dog: Hard as it is to hear this utterly overplayed song as anything but a tired cliche, this call-and-response howler is a particular high point of an absolute murderer's row of an album, and is probably still introducing vulnerable youth to the degenerate world of "classic rock". After all, what's more "classic rock" than seducing twelve-year-olds?

Achilles Last Stand: Epic prog! Their heroin-soaked Gotterdammerung still goes by quicker than the half-the-length epic opener to their fifth album.

Whole Lotta Love: The all-time cock-rock song in a genre (trouser) stuffed to the gills with them. I like the psychedelic horseshit mid-section, myself.

In The Evening: Not terribly surprising that the opening cut on their stab at Vegas opens with a throwback to Page's ancient "violin bow" gimmick. A husky-voiced Plant channels the ghost of Fat Elvis, equal parts swagger and lethargy.

The Song Remains The Same: Rides in an an all-time sloppy Page riff, but after the rollercoaster ride of the first instrumental section they can't figure out how to bring in Plant - so they play the prog card and throw in a vocal section that clashes garishly with the opening riff. What's the point in holding back your secret weapon for a minute and a half if this is the best you can do with it?

Custard Pie: The central metaphor matches "Whole Lotta Love" in crudeness, but not in raw power. Page's riff is a B+, A- at best, John Bonham is typecast as "John Bonham", and 1975 happened to be the peak of the unfortunate "white boy Clavinet" fad. Still a great song, but one that becomes utterly forgettable by the time the phasing kicks in on "The Rover".

Good Times Bad Times: Yeah, the opening riff is great, but once the shock wears off what's left is one of the weaker songs on the record.

We're Gonna Groove: _Coda_ tracks are always going to come out on the bottom, but credit where credit is due, this is a great high-energy concert opener and suffers only by comparison with their other openers.

Chips, mostly.
1. Zapp's Spicy Cajun Crawtators
2. Tim's Cascade Snacks
3. Golden Flake Thin and Crispy
4. Ruffles
5. Nacho Cheese Doritos
6. Frito's Scoops
7. Kettle Jalapeno Chips
8. Plain Lay's

b.g.
wayne tied with juvenile
turk

1. uptown top ranking

Disney Animation* films, by era (*Pixar not factored in):

1. 1950s
2. 2010s
4. 1930s/40s
3. 1990s
5. 1960s
6. 1970s
7. 1980s

Whoops, I forgot the 2000s... tie with ’90s, I guess?