Best Ever Albums

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

sheep21 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:44:21 GMT

Author: sheep21

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:44

Catch A Fire is much better than the other two IMO.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:40:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:40

Mercurydylan89 wrote:

I think it was just the construction of the sentence that throws us on that. He said its not many people's fave REM album for a reason. Meaning, I believe, it's not for no reason that so many people have Murmur as their fave. He is saying it IS many peeps fave, and for good reason.

drakonium wrote:

Wow I think I just wrote that completely wrong. I meant to say that there was a reason for it being many people's favorite here. Actually I can't even understand myself on that sentence. Forget it x)

Apologies. I agree with your original point.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Mercury — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:36:29 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:36

drakonium wrote:

Wow I think I just wrote that completely wrong. I meant to say that there was a reason for it being many people's favorite here. Actually I can't even understand myself on that sentence. Forget it x)

I understood you well.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

drakonium — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:35:30 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:35

lethalnezzle wrote:

notsureifserious

Wow I think I just wrote that completely wrong. I meant to say that there was a reason for it being many people's favorite here. Actually I can't even understand myself on that sentence. Forget it x)

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Mercury — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:35:16 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:35

lethalnezzle wrote:

notsureifserious

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:32:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:32

drakonium wrote:

It's not many people's R.E.M. favorite for no reason

notsureifserious

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

drakonium — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:30:58 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:30

Mercurydylan89 wrote:

Murmur, although great, never fully clicked either. Tonight I plan on re listening to Murmur in celebration of its 30th anniversary.

It kinda worked that way for me. The first times, I thought it was a good, honest alt album, but not much more. Months later, I listened to The Replacements, and Tim reminded me of Murmur, for some reason. So I gave it another spin right after the end of Tim, and that was a totally different experience. I was at the library, but that was so good I couldn't even manage to work ^^ Now it's on my chart, and it's not leaving it anytime soon (except for another R.E.M. album, maybe...).

Give it time, and it'll probably click someday. Or tonight. It's not many people's R.E.M. favorite for no reason 😉

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Mercury — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:22:06 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/13/2013 23:22

EyeKanFly wrote:

I've never listened to the whole Marley album, but there's some great songs there. I'll have to give it a shot.

Murmur and Aladdin Sane are really close. Both fantastic albums, but in the end I have to go with Bowie.

Yeah. I've personally always felt Bowie was one of the most over-appreciated artist or, actually, just one of the most iconic artists I never understood the greatness of .

Murmur, although great, never fully clicked either. Tonight I plan on re listening to Murmur in celebration of its 30th anniversary.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

EyeKanFly — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:33:52 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 04/13/2013 19:33

I've never listened to the whole Marley album, but there's some great songs there. I'll have to give it a shot.

Murmur and Aladdin Sane are really close. Both fantastic albums, but in the end I have to go with Bowie.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Mercury — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:22:43 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/13/2013 17:22

Yeah, I've been looking forward to this date like a little Iver excited geek for a couple weeks.

I chose Murmur as that is the only album of the three I have heard in full. Marley's album seems amazing! I got introduced to Slave Driver by Taj Mahal's version on his album Mo' Roots (criminally ignored album and musician on this site anyway). And everything else I've heard from Catch A Fire is stellar!

Aladdin Sane I am least familiar with. Heard nothing but good things 'bout it though!

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Patman360 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:02:14 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 04/13/2013 17:02

lethalnezzle wrote:

All three are great.

This.

I'm edging towards narrowly towards Murmur personally.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:55:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/13/2013 16:55

All three are great. Catch A Fire is my second favourite Wailers album, after Burnin', whilst Murmur is probably my favourite REM album. Aladdin Sane is pretty dope too. Quite a good date in music, it would appear.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

drakonium — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:35:44 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 04/13/2013 16:35

Wow, you strike hard today, MercuryDylan. The first two are on my chart, and the third would too, if it wasn't for Exodus.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

GeevyDallas — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:24:57 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 04/13/2013 16:24

Definitely my favourite Bob Marley album,haven't heard the other two,although I think it's next on my Bowie list.

Re: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:24:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 04/13/2013 16:24

A good selection of albums.

This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley

Mercury — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:20:04 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 04/13/2013 16:20

Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.'s landmark debut album "Murmur"!

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Murmur by R.E.M.

Overall Rank: 135
1980s Rank: 13
1983 Rank: 1

Track Listing:
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk About The Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West of the Fields

Today is also the 40th anniversary of the David Bowie album "Aladdin Sane"!

Aladdin Sane by David Bowie

Overall Rank: 356
1970s Rank: 96
1973 Rank: 9

Track Listing:
1. Watch That Man
2. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
3. Drive-In Saturday
4. Panic In Detroit
5. Cracked Actor
6. Time
7. The Prettiest Star
8. Let's Spend The Night Together
9. The Jean Genie
10. Lady Grinning Soul

And finally, it is also the 40th anniversary of the release of "Catch A Fire" by Bob Marley and the Wailers!

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Catch A Fire by Bob Marley And The Wailers

Overall Rank: 674
1970s Rank: 166
1973 Rank: 18

Track Listing:
1. Concrete Jungle
2. Slave Driver
3. 400 Years
4. Stop That Train
5. Baby We've Got A Date (Shake It Baby)
6. Stir It Up
7. Kinky Reggae
8. No More Trouble
9. Midnight Ravers

Okay, there you have it! Not 1, not 2, but 3 great albums celebrating important anniversaries today!

So, what do you think? Do you love these albums? Hate them? Have you ever heard them?

Ryan,
Mercurydylan89,
BEA's album anniversary dude
...Signing off