Best Ever Albums

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 08:20:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/13/2012 12:20

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Can we finally, please? [-o<

not until '10 takes the tourny

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:55:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/13/2012 02:55

We indeed can. Tip of the cap to you sir for a great competition.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:41:50 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/13/2012 02:41

Well, now that it's over....

Good game. Saoirse (the member formerly known as Another Green World 2), you were a worthy opponent and put up a great team. I congratulate you on your victory. �'�

Also, I've been listening to Hospice a few times lately, and I admit, it's a great album. 🤤 I dissed The Antlers in a posting I did a while back on another thread. I take it back now. 🫢

I've also listened to that Grizzly Bear album... and I gotta tell you, I really don't get the appeal of that band yet. I hear mostly arty farty soundscapes and very little song composition, which is what I prefer. Maybe I'm missing something. I'll keep trying, but right now, I perceive it as boring self-indulgent music. Sorry.

In a way, I'm glad about the result because I think we can finally put the oldest year always wins / the 2000's are unappreciated theories to bed. Can we finally, please? 🙏

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:32:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/13/2012 02:32

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Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:47:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/13/2012 01:47

�'� Brilliant promotion from both captains.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:48:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/12/2012 19:48

Not gonna slack in promotion, so here goes:

In pop culture, any year in the later half of the sixties are viewed with glowing admiration, a sort of you-had-to-be-there thrill ride which is culturally unmatched. 2009, non-musically speaking, was a year many want to forget. But these four albums I think sum up all those intense feelings about that difficult year perfectly. Hospice may just seem like an old-fashioned melodrama, but it speaks volumes about how a complacent working public (the nurse) can break out of their shell and come to care deeply for someone (the dying patient, or metaphorically their society's well-being) who's being destroyed by forces beyond their control (ie mass layoffs/economic collapse). Wind's Poem taps into a sort of escapist fantasy, where one might dream about ditching society and heading off into an isolated natural paradise, but Mount Eerie shows how there is no real escape from the troubles within your own mind, of which can be as equally ominous as problems one might encounter in the civilized world. However it's not one-sided; he also shows the harsh beauty that can be found in nature and ultimately comes to celebrate human's ability to adapt back into the natural world without the conveniences of modern society, as difficult and brutal as that journey may be.

Vecktamist perfectly captures the many grey feelings people we're feeling at the time (and still are); with perfect understatement and a wealth of ideas it doesn't only pinpoint a specific mood or feeling of it's listener; it can pinpoint their many different ways of thinking. And It's Blitz is the most immediate of the four; all about purging your demons on the dance floor and having a blast doing it, while also hitting all those softer, warmer moods you experience on the slightly woozy morning after. Hard to think 2009 can be expressed any better; and even with all the outside problems going on it shows the absolute necessity (and rather cathartic ability) of a great musical soundtrack to get you through the worst of times.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Norman Bates — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:31:57 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 10/12/2012 18:31

I think most people haven't listened to Face To Face and Aftermath. It's impossible ! First time I'm really surprised at a provisional result.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:31:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/12/2012 18:31

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA don't quote those posts with YouTube videos

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Facetious — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:16:06 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 10/12/2012 18:16

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Maybe the voters have already spoken, but hear me out. This '66 line up is great and here's why: 1966 was the year that The Rolling Stones and The Kinks finally caught up to the Beatles in terms of album quality. Both made the first really consistently great album of their careers.

The Kinks had basically been a garage band up until then, and very good one, but with Face to Face, another influence, that of British Music Hall started to come to the fore. Ray Davies was starting to address social realities in his writing and celebrate Englishness, albeit with a certain tongue in cheek ambivalence, and in my view, The Kinks basically invented what would come to be known years later as Brit Pop on this album. Play this album and Modern Life is Rubbish or Parklife and tell me Blur wasn't influenced big time by The Kinks. Check out some of these great tracks:

A funny story about a commercialized Hawaii:

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Even the Kinks were influenced by Indian music:

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One of the Kinks gems:

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And then you had the Rolling Stones, who had basically been a straight forward blues inflected rock and pop band previously. On Aftermath, they really started to embrace psychedelia, eastern music, and were starting to take cues from other artists outside their ouvre, most notably Dylan. Check out this hypnotic little psychedelic gem:

Link

I previously posted the 13th Floor Elevators, and there is a link to their entire debut on page one. They were simply one of the most interesting and out there psychedelic groups of the 60's, beating Pink Floyd to Wonderland by a year with their debut. And you can't tell me that the lead off track isn't one of the most bad ass garage rock songs ever. They are the epitome of a great cult band that deserve another look.

And then there's Otis Redding, only one of the single greatest voices and greatest soul singers to ever walk the planet, with one of the greatest studio bands of all-time backing him. Check out this tune from Complete and Unbelievable:

Link

Vote '66 8)

I did 😎

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:40:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/12/2012 14:40

Hey Ffudnebbuh,

not sure if you were aware but this year tournament is comparing a whole year versus a whole year but is comparing the team's that each player puts forward against each other. Hope you can join in the fun 😄

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

ffudnebbuh — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:07:14 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 10/12/2012 14:07

Mr. Shankly wrote:

What he said...1966...it is possibly the best year ever...with 1967 a close second, after that everything started falling apart.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:25:53 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/12/2012 12:25

One more Aftermath gem and a great scene from Rushmore:

Link

😎

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:04:53 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/12/2012 12:04

Maybe the voters have already spoken, but hear me out. This '66 line up is great and here's why: 1966 was the year that The Rolling Stones and The Kinks finally caught up to the Beatles in terms of album quality. Both made the first really consistently great album of their careers.

The Kinks had basically been a garage band up until then, and very good one, but with Face to Face, another influence, that of British Music Hall started to come to the fore. Ray Davies was starting to address social realities in his writing and celebrate Englishness, albeit with a certain tongue in cheek ambivalence, and in my view, The Kinks basically invented what would come to be known years later as Brit Pop on this album. Play this album and Modern Life is Rubbish or Parklife and tell me Blur wasn't influenced big time by The Kinks. Check out some of these great tracks:

A funny story about a commercialized Hawaii:

Link

Even the Kinks were influenced by Indian music:

Link

One of the Kinks gems:

Link

And then you had the Rolling Stones, who had basically been a straight forward blues inflected rock and pop band previously. On Aftermath, they really started to embrace psychedelia, eastern music, and were starting to take cues from other artists outside their ouvre, most notably Dylan. Check out this hypnotic little psychedelic gem:

Link

I previously posted the 13th Floor Elevators, and there is a link to their entire debut on page one. They were simply one of the most interesting and out there psychedelic groups of the 60's, beating Pink Floyd to Wonderland by a year with their debut. And you can't tell me that the lead off track isn't one of the most bad ass garage rock songs ever. They are the epitome of a great cult band that deserve another look.

And then there's Otis Redding, only one of the single greatest voices and greatest soul singers to ever walk the planet, with one of the greatest studio bands of all-time backing him. Check out this tune from Complete and Unbelievable:

Link

Vote '66 😎

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Mr. Shankly — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:25:43 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/12/2012 06:25

I don't think you need to do much promotion, Saoirse. You're winning by 9 votes, right now. 😨

I, on the other hand, might need to get on the stick. 🤔

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:33:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/11/2012 15:33

Vecktamist: Masters of understatement and high-low musical patterns who can still make you swoon

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Hospice: You'd need a heart of stone not to cry at Hospice' finale; and it's impossible not to get engaged early on

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It's Blitz: An equally excellent album for when you're ruthlessly hitting the all-night club and experiencing that weary but blissful morning after

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Wind's Poem: Stunning, brutal spin on ambient music. Proud to consider Mount Eerie among my native Washington state's finest musicians.

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Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:10:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/11/2012 15:10

more clips and quotes for the '66 team

13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of...
Hairymarx1 wrote "This is probably the archetypel psychedelic album. Combining Roky Erikson's cerebral lyrics and Stacy Sutherland's trademark 'electric jug' fuzztone/reverb guitar (which was the cornerstone of their arrangements), the Elevators create a unique ethereal folk-rock and rhythmic-boogie 'garage' sound with hints of Tex-Mex. This album is a kind of deranged 'acid' trip version of the Rolling Stones."

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Otis Redding - Dictionary of Soul
Junodog4 wrote "Otis Redding gushed emotion on his albums. How can he not be higher ranked? Best soul singer ever."

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Rolling Stones - Aftermath
Mancsoulsister wrote "Brian Jones before the drugs addled his talent and the band turned on him. My favourite Stones album."

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Beatles - Rain
Ffudnebbuh wrote "Paperback Writer/"Rain" single although it wasn't released on an album, was the turning point for the Beatles. After an 8 month hiatus, they moved from the beautiful "Rubber Soul" album, an album, however, that was still a collection love songs to the experimental "Paperback Writer"/ "Rain" pivot single. They never looked back for better or worse.

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Kinks - Face to Face
Junodog4 wrote "The Kinks were shifting - from simple to complex, from standard to meaningful. This could be their best"

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get voting people 😜

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Mr. Shankly — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:24:29 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/11/2012 02:24

I could really use Gary right now. 🤔 😨 ... It's also funny that Naples, my eternal political adversary, usually gives me his vote in this tournament. Thanks, Napes. 🤣

More promotion to come later.... but unfortunately, Im really busy right now. 🧱

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Mr. Shankly — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:47:17 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/10/2012 23:47

Jackwc wrote:

Not sure how this is tied. 66's team is garbage.

Is that a Canadian expression? My Canadian coworker calls things "garbage" all the time.

Also, I disagree, of course. It might not be my best line up, but I still think it's pretty damn good. 😎

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

RFNAPLES — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:42:16 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 10/10/2012 19:42

1966

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 3: 2009 DEFEATS 1966 (21-12)

Jackwc — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:23:31 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/10/2012 19:23

Not sure how this is tied. 66's team is garbage. 09's team is beastly all over.