Best Tricky Album Poll

Not at all his best but Juxtapose has "For Real" and "Contradictive," which I'd include in any list of his best tracks.

I did go back and listen to PMT again and it's much better than I remember. The second half is still a bit puzzling, but in a way that makes me want to listen more. First half is on the level of Maxinquaye

I’m repeating myself but “Nearly God” has “Poems” which might just be the best track Tricky has ever made.

Yeah that's really great. It is a particular mood as you seem to be saying Moka (I'm appreciating it as the days get darker earlier). There is almost no drop-off from Maxinquaye at all on these records and I'm struggling to think of a British artist who put out this much great-to-good music in such a short period. Maybe Aphex when he was churning them out.

*in the 90s anyway..

This was a good review of his recently released autobiog..

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/10/so-this-is-the-aftermath

I'm ready to dive back in his previous albums too, on the back of the new one, which is great in an understated kind of way.

Ty for that link alphie.

Just found out about this sort of prose poem David Bowie wrote in 1995 for Q magazine about Tricky.

http://www.moon-palace.de/tricky/q95.html

Nearly God his must fully realized project imo

Apparently he has a full chapter of him and bowie in his book, I might need to buy it.

Apparently he has a full chapter of him and bowie in his book, I might need to buy and read that one.

have never once heard someone say "i'm loving PMT, especially the second half." haha. maybe i too should give it a relisten.

The first half of Angels With Dirty Faces is pretty good too, but boy, does that drop off. He really should've kept some of Maxinquaye back for the latter albums.

Started reading the book, it’s a pretty interesting read so far. Tricky comes off as a very tragic figure, starting right off with his mother’s suicide.

He comes off as unnecessarily feisty in some situations and also a bit of a narcissist, but he’s also pretty self-aware about his music and knows his discography is filled with dead ends and experimental failures.

I’m only 1/5 in but would definitely recommend for fans of Tricky and the music industry in the 90s.

Nearly God's oppressive whispering sound is fairly prescient of the whole ASMR/electronic pop sound used today.

Yes!

But I always think both Nearly God and PMT feel *remarkably* current, like insanely so. I remember a day around 2019 where I played nothing but those and Yves Tumor and it all connected.

coke in your nose

I’m repeating myself but “Nearly God” has “Poems” which might just be the best track Tricky has ever made.

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, October 14, 2020 12:17 AM

otm

Both of those songs were remarkably top 30 hits here. Purely fanbase-driven sales but still, what clout.

PMT would have been my answer for the poll. One of my 100 favourite albums ever by anyone I think

Maxinquaye was kind of understated, but felt like an earthquake at the time, and Pre-Millennium Tension and Nearly God built on that sound. All of them are great albums