The Stone Roses iirc
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 February 2020 12:54 (four years ago) link
Never mind, I'm fairly sure it was A Flock of Seagulls.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Friday, 14 February 2020 12:56 (four years ago) link
IMO including an act with just 3 albums is kinda cheating.
It's not cheating, that's the definition of a band who have the best discography, one that's been very sparing with what they release.
But also
The discography of British trip hop group Portishead consists of three studio albums, one live album, one compilation, ten singles and one video album.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 14 February 2020 12:58 (four years ago) link
Better yet, only one song
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 February 2020 12:59 (four years ago) link
https://media1.tenor.com/images/f9adb55e873200397cc8a21e95585d4f/tenor.gif
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 February 2020 13:01 (four years ago) link
Portishaters should give the third album a shot. I always liked them fine but that one surprised the hell out of me, particularly given that it dropped a decade after I thought they were pretty much over.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 February 2020 13:03 (four years ago) link
Well, it was voted ILM's best album of the noughties…
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Friday, 14 February 2020 13:05 (four years ago) link
i should’ve suggested sunny day real estate
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 14 February 2020 13:06 (four years ago) link
^^ a very good suggestion, at that
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 14 February 2020 13:07 (four years ago) link
Came down to D'Angelo and Fugazi for me, but I've never liked 'The Argument'
madness
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Friday, 14 February 2020 13:09 (four years ago) link
!
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 14 February 2020 13:38 (four years ago) link
I don't really know them beyond a couple of songs
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Friday, 14 February 2020 14:00 (four years ago) link
xpost lol, Lads, neither Madness nor !(!!) are in the running for this poll.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 February 2020 14:00 (four years ago) link
The Madness discography is a case study in diminishing returns.
― enochroot, Friday, 14 February 2020 14:01 (four years ago) link
Neither are !!! tbf xp
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 14 February 2020 14:01 (four years ago) link
oh duh :/
but yeah no idea why wham! is here― american bradass (BradNelson)
― american bradass (BradNelson)
When I spotted Wham! on the list, I briefly considered voting for them, non-ironically, until I remembered the first album. 66.6% isn't a great average. ("Make It Big" however, is as wall-to-wall solid as Thriller)
― enochroot, Friday, 14 February 2020 14:08 (four years ago) link
One Step Beyond... (1979) (UK No. 2)Absolutely (1980) (UK No. 2)7 (1981) (UK No. 5)The Rise & Fall (1982) (UK No. 10)Keep Moving (1984) (UK No. 6)Mad Not Mad (1985) (UK No. 16)The Madness (1988) (UK No. 66)Wonderful (1999) (UK No. 17)The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 (2005) (UK No. 11)The Liberty of Norton Folgate (2009) (UK No. 5)Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da (2012) (UK No. 10)Can't Touch Us Now (2016) (UK No. 5)
I haven't heard any of these after 'Keep Moving' and I'm in no hurry to return to that.
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 14 February 2020 14:09 (four years ago) link
voted Sonic Youth, they have a shitload of albums and they're all at least pretty good, to echo what's been said upthread, that's more impressive to me than like Big Star having three great albums or whatever. Zeppelin would probably be my #2. Coltrane is probably the "right" answer but I haven't heard a bunch of his albums.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 14 February 2020 14:15 (four years ago) link
pvmic
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Friday, 14 February 2020 14:16 (four years ago) link
I actually think the !!! discography is really solid
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Friday, 14 February 2020 14:46 (four years ago) link
I don't skip anything on Sgt Pepper, Rubber Soul, or the white album (everyone else is probably right but idc), and only "Hello Goodbye" on MMT, but I actually totally agree about the inconsistency of Revolver: "Love You To", "Yellow Submarine", "Good Day Sunshine", and "Dr Robert" are the ones I like least, esp the first two. The rest of it is incredible, though.
Zep and SY are probably my all-time favourite rock bands. With the former, though, I don't care that much for In Through the Out Door, barely even remember anything on Coda, and TSRTS has some dross on it. I can find something to like in p much every SY release so they might get my vote, since maintaining consistency across a fairly vast discography counts for something vs releasing a few perfect albums. With Miles, Coltrane, and Duke, I haven't heard anything really bad but I just don't feel like I know their entire discographies well enough. Nirvana is a really good answer; a dud or two on the Unplugged album but, generally, v solid. Joy Division's live recordings can be pretty bad, enough to disqualify them imo. "Miserable Lie" alone is enough to disqualify the Smiths. Gorguts/Husker Du/SotL all worth consideration.
― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r), Friday, 14 February 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
gonna make sure d'angelo gets a vote. not that he prob wouldn't anyway, but still.
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 February 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
thread is a good reminder of some artists I scarcely know at all whose discographies I really need to dig into: Sade, Royal Trux, Fugazi
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 14 February 2020 15:26 (four years ago) link
have you ever heard of the Beatles
― frogbs, Friday, 14 February 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
Is that a deliberate misspelling.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Friday, 14 February 2020 15:29 (four years ago) link
It was the '60s, no one was going to sell albums by a band called the Buttholes.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 February 2020 15:31 (four years ago) link
the best place to start with the Buttholes is with their song "She's a Woman" by Scritti Politti, also that's the best place to stop
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 February 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
Then you turned on me for saying the exact same thing itt!
Am I being trolled?
I never troll! I just disagree, vehemently, about the volume of bad songs (30%-40% of the catalog?! That's insane) and the specific songs/albums you cited.
personally I'd put the Beatles hit/success rate at closer to like 90%
― Οὖτις, Friday, 14 February 2020 16:05 (four years ago) link
I was exaggerating for effect. My actual breakdown would look something like: 25% the pits, 35% eh, good enough, 40% fuck yeah, this is awesome.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Friday, 14 February 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
The Beatles, more like The Perfects imo
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Friday, 14 February 2020 16:11 (four years ago) link
Easy vote for Low - a band whose aesthetic concept should have run into a ditch after three albums, but instead have been endlessly fascinating and wonderful for 25 years and still going—and their most recent album is arguably the best thing they’ve ever done!
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 14 February 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link
Voted Sade.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 14 February 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
btw this year i’m going to see both deftones and underworld live for the first time :D
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
I saw Deftones about a decade ago, with Dir En Grey opening. They were really good. (Dir En Grey were amazing.)
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:19 (four years ago) link
this tour poppy and gojira are opening. i expect to die
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:20 (four years ago) link
I have too long an attention span for Poppy, but the prospect of a new Gojira album is extremely exciting. It's been too long.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
is there any point scrolling past duke ellington, I don’t think so
― brimstead, Friday, 14 February 2020 18:31 (four years ago) link
is there any point even opening this thread?
― sarahell, Friday, 14 February 2020 18:35 (four years ago) link
depends, do you want to know about the Beatles?
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
tongue-in-cheek beatles arguments are still a billion miles better than a bunch of dudes masturbating about autechre, so this thread’s been excellent afaicvoted fela kuti btw
― El Tomboto, Friday, 14 February 2020 18:59 (four years ago) link
We should do a TS, e.g. Abbey Road vs Confield.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Friday, 14 February 2020 19:00 (four years ago) link
another really hard poll
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 14 February 2020 19:02 (four years ago) link
pretty sure most people who are stanning for the Beatles are wearing depends or will be soon enough
― sarahell, Friday, 14 February 2020 19:03 (four years ago) link
depends with Wings
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 14 February 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link
490
― sarahell, Friday, 14 February 2020 19:11 (four years ago) link
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Friday, February 14, 2020 11:59 PM (yesterday)
Which band has the best discography?
(Madness albums) One Step Beyond... (1979) (UK No. 2) Absolutely (1980) (UK No. 2) 7 (1981) (UK No. 5) The Rise & Fall (1982) (UK No. 10) Keep Moving (1984) (UK No. 6) Mad Not Mad (1985) (UK No. 16) The Madness (1988) (UK No. 66) Wonderful (1999) (UK No. 17) The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 (2005) (UK No. 11) The Liberty of Norton Folgate (2009) (UK No. 5) Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da (2012) (UK No. 10) Can't Touch Us Now (2016) (UK No. 5)
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, February 15, 2020 1:09 AM (five hours ago)
The Madness was a self-titled album by a handful of the members after the band split and can be disregarded. The singles on the 1999 album were decent. Dangermen was intended to be pseudonymous - they were playing club shows under the name, doing the sort of covers they played when they were starting out - but it got labelled as Madness for sales' sake. Liberty Of Norton Folgate is the only album they ever wrote as a cohesive album, is very very good, and launched with a Julien Temple film made for it. No idea about the recent two.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Saturday, February 15, 2020 1:46 AM (five hours ago)
yep yep yep
― Fantastic. Great move. Well done (sic), Friday, 14 February 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
My "one song" was an affectionate Portishead joke, nb I don't think only having one song is a bad thing
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 February 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link
felt it would've been too harsh and potentially triggering to have made the joke about "y'all procrastinating yr regularly scheduled prostate cancer screening exams or ..."
― sarahell, Friday, 14 February 2020 20:32 (four years ago) link