Oval might not appear in later years/polls, so I feel I should ensure he gets at least a little bit of love here.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 12:34 (four years ago) link
Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom joad
I've tried so many times with this record, and I've never been able get into it. In The New Book Of Rock Lists, among the lists were "Musicians who should read more books" and "Musicians who should read fewer books." Springsteen was in the latter list: "Cut him off until his music catches up with his lyrics."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:49 (four years ago) link
The research/lyrics/storytelling work fine for me, but the mumbling gets in the way of them. "Straight Time" is slept on, though.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
Oval might not appear in later years/polls, so I feel I should ensure he gets at least a little bit of love here.― Nag! Nag! Nag!,
― Nag! Nag! Nag!,
Cant speak for mike but this one is the only one I own
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:03 (four years ago) link
Some of my favorites from this year (not already listed on either poll):
The Red Krayola, Amor and LanguageWhale, We CareChavez, Gone GlimmeringKissyfur, FrambuesaSentridoh, The Original Losing Losers (disqualified, as sort of an expanded re-release?)Number One Cup, Possum Trot PlanRun On, On/Off (EP)
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:03 (four years ago) link
symbolic
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:07 (four years ago) link
Alien Lanes from this list without a doubt although my nostalgia pick would be I Should Coco.
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
Another one:
Long Fin Killie, Houdini
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
That's on the other poll
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
94 diskont which ofc I assumed came out in 94
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
xp ah, apologies
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
For me it's 'Trace' by Son Volt.
― Grantman, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
Ghost of Tom Joad is Nebraska pt. 2 IMO
"Sinaloa Cowboys" is my favourite song on it
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:38 (four years ago) link
94 Diskont for me
― Dan S, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:39 (four years ago) link
Basic Channel.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link
haven’t heard a lot of the records on this list
Basic Channel would be the other one I would vote for besides Oval
― Dan S, Thursday, 1 August 2019 00:00 (four years ago) link
Lots of good alt.country choices on this list.
― that's not my post, Thursday, 1 August 2019 00:44 (four years ago) link
look I love basic channel and brown sugar and move d and 94 diskont but I gotta be real and vote oasis here
― brimstead, Thursday, 1 August 2019 00:48 (four years ago) link
I like the Tindersticks album, also Roy Montgomery
― Dan S, Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:13 (four years ago) link
Another good Matador ‘95 release;Railroad Jerk, One Track Mind
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
OK one more bubbling under from me, then I’ll stop (it’s too good a year):Air Miami, Me. Me. Me
― the last Berry La Croix in the work fridge (morrisp), Thursday, 1 August 2019 01:32 (four years ago) link
I still have Caspar Brotzmann Massaker, Oval, The Black Dog and Smog albums but think Oval is the only one of those i've listened to over the last decade.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 1 August 2019 03:25 (four years ago) link
― brimstead, Thursday, 1 August 2019 00:48 (seven hours ago) link
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Thursday, 1 August 2019 08:36 (four years ago) link
Sod it, I'm throwing one to the first Ben Folds Five. Hugely underrated album
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 1 August 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
It is! I adored it at the time. I feel bad now I didnt vote for it. "Philosophy" is a great tune.
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Thursday, 1 August 2019 13:45 (four years ago) link
Shit I forgot what I vote for
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Friday, 2 August 2019 14:13 (four years ago) link
I know Bill Callahan has done other, much better work, but... I had in my car (and I think I still have in my car!) a CD-R of that Smog album, bookended by the EPs he released the year before* and the year after**, which I practically lived in during one particularly bleak period of my life.
*: The Burning Kingdom**: Kicking A Couple Around
― Been a slow education for (bernard snowy), Friday, 2 August 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
Voted for Oval
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Friday, 2 August 2019 15:29 (four years ago) link
It feels like part of the beginning of something that is really important in the world that exists inside my head.
In 1995, I would have voted for Washing Machine/Psychic Hearts.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Friday, 2 August 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link
Electro-pura by a pretty wide margin.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 2 August 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
Most of my favorites are on this list
Pacer just over Scenes from the South Isle and Ghost of Tom Joad
― think the toledo mud hens but for twitter (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 4 August 2019 21:38 (four years ago) link
Jacob's Optical Stairway gets mine
― octobeard, Monday, 5 August 2019 01:08 (four years ago) link
Nice opportunity to vote for the most underrated Low album.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 5 August 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
Oasis bro
― calstars, Monday, 5 August 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
Urge Overkill - Exit the Dragon is a highly underrated album
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 5 August 2019 01:49 (four years ago) link
how did Menswear get in this list, Michael and Oor Neechy explain yourselves
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 5 August 2019 07:53 (four years ago) link
Menswear = one of the best things in the list
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 5 August 2019 08:05 (four years ago) link
An Oor Neechy pick not mine!
― The World According To.... (Michael B), Monday, 5 August 2019 12:14 (four years ago) link
hah I'm joshing really, I only know the singles which were... not very good
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 5 August 2019 13:52 (four years ago) link
the singles were a thousand times better than that soundgarden LP
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 5 August 2019 13:55 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
think we have the 2 polls ready for 96. the bubbling under list that missed out on both is enough for a third poll but we are not doing 3 so dont ask, lol
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
This is a much weaker list than the first one, it’ll have to be Symbolic but it’s not even in my top 3 Death albums.
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
Best Album on OUR Favourite Albums of......1996 PART ONE
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 00:40 (four years ago) link
This is the 1st poll to go under 100 votes (98) since we started polling albums from 1969.
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 11:02 (four years ago) link
I didn't vote??? ;_;
― think the toledo mud hens but for twitter (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 8 August 2019 11:44 (four years ago) link
95 is such a creeper year; I always forget how many albums from this year I out-and-out love
PacerScenes from the South IslandST 37 - GlareGhost of Tom JoadPolara - s/tGravitar - GravitaativarravitarElectr-o-puraMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessKyuss - ...and the Circus Leaves TownKing Black Acid - Womb Star SessionsBoredoms - Super Roots 5Long DivisionPsychic HeartsKingThe BendsElasticaWashing Machine
― the cretin hits the cast (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 8 August 2019 18:02 (four years ago) link
the st37 and gravitar are indeed great
― Thus Spoke Darraghustra (Oor Neechy), Thursday, 8 August 2019 18:17 (four years ago) link