my favorite albums of all time: a poll

the velvet underground

I voted Tusk cuz I have to fess up to being a sentimentalist.

I tried listening to tusk because of this thread and I guess I don’t get that band?? I love “everywhere”

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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.

Parade!

Voted Joni, but forgot Al Green was there too. Feel free to use that missed vote as a tie-breaker if need be.

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.

Lots of good ones but for me it can only be exile

here are some records not in this poll that i'm realizing should've been:

aphex twin selected ambient works 85-92
sonny sharrock ask the ages
the human league dare
radiohead in rainbows
r.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/

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.

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:)

I'm shocked

Oops, thought I voted but "Rapture" has 0.

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.

Damn great turnout. Voted Sade in the end.

You can tell Paul's Boutique, Disintegration and Doolittle were missing from the list.

al green: i'm still in love with you (1972)
0 votes
marvin gaye: here, my dear (1978)
0 votes
anita baker: rapture (1986)
0 votes

This makes me sad.

hats 13 - laughing stock 5
i am baffled to say the least.

You and me both.

Impressed by the spread, excellent list Brad. I’m pretty sure I voted Sprinkles, as I would in any ballot

Speaking of which, I happily discovered Sprinkles through this poll so thanks, Brad!

folie a quatre

al green: i'm still in love with you (1972)
0 votes
marvin gaye: here, my dear (1978)
0 votes
anita baker: rapture (1986)
0 votes

This makes me sad.

rapture shutout is the biggest surprise there

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?

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