Best Ever Albums

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

SuedeSwede — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:33:13 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 05/10/2013 22:33

I don't seem to understand Led Zeppelin I or Neon Bible. Both are just quite boring to listen to, really.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

camsh — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:16:34 GMT

Author: camsh

Posted: 05/10/2013 22:16

Is This It. It just bores the living s**t out of me.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

meccalecca — Fri, 3 May 2013 09:41:57 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/03/2013 13:41

tekin wrote:

I don't like Smiths; actually I also hate Nick Drake, Red House Painters, Elliott Smith, Mazzy Star, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bark Psychosis, Joy Division. Fuck all of them.

Haha. Why did you include Nick Drake in that? Did your brain fart while writing Cave and put Drake instead?

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Anonymous — Fri, 3 May 2013 09:25:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2013 13:25

I don't like Smiths; actually I also hate Nick Drake, Red House Painters, Elliott Smith, Mazzy Star, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bark Psychosis, Joy Division. Fuck all of them.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

meccalecca — Fri, 3 May 2013 07:43:53 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/03/2013 11:43

sulmagnificent wrote:

No, I know I am definitely wrong, I am just too uncomfortable with the 80's to really dig into it. There probably is a lot of great music hidden underneath that heap of garbage hair metal and Phil Collins pop. 🫢

It's just that all the albums from the 80's in my chart are from the last three years of the 80's with only Joshua Tree really being an 80's album for me.

But you are definitely right, I think the 80's were the seeds of the good music of the 90's+ the same way the 50's were the seeds of the great music of the 60's

To be fair, popular music in the 80s was pretty horrible, so if only looking at the surface it was a very bad decade. But the 80s also brought hip hop, indie rock, and some quality metal. I'd say R.E.M., The Pixies, The Cure, The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, U2, XTC, Run DMC, NWA, Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim were all quintessential 80s artists.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Facetious — Fri, 3 May 2013 07:38:04 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 05/03/2013 11:38

Puncture Repair wrote:

The first six minutes is some of my favourite music ever created, but the other 57 minutes is noise.

The first six minutes is the worst part of the whole album. By far.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

sulmagnificent — Fri, 3 May 2013 00:08:03 GMT

Author: sulmagnificent

Posted: 05/03/2013 04:08

Patman360 wrote:

Fair enough...

I can understand what you're saying somewhat, yet I may be still slightly confused, I know Talking Heads were releasing music in the late '70s, yet personally I've always considered their new wave/art punk/etc. style sound, to be different from the type of sound that is 'generally' associated with the '70s (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc.), I've always felt that Talking Heads were more of '80s style band (If that makes sense...) and I definitely feel they peaked in the '80s with Remain In Light and Stop Making Sense.

As for Pixies and Sonic Youth, again these bands peaked in the 80's (Albeit the late '80s admittedly), I can however understand how they had a '90s vibe with the whole early '90s alternative rock scene, but in my opinion that scene first became prominent in the '80s courtesy of bands like REM, Sonic Youth, etc. and without this the '90s probably wouldn't been the same in terms of music.

I guess we all have our own ways of regarding what each decade sounded like. Anyway, there's plenty more to the '80s then you realise, you may just have to dig deeper to find it, trust me, it's worth it.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Patman360 — Thu, 2 May 2013 19:44:14 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 05/02/2013 23:44

sulmagnificent wrote:

I don't consider Pixies and Sonic youth an 80's band for some reason they had too much of a 90's vibe.
As for Talking Heads they have too much of a late 70's vibe.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Secondsoul — Thu, 2 May 2013 19:12:19 GMT

Author: Secondsoul

Posted: 05/02/2013 23:12

I just don't get Bob Dylan. Three albums in the overall Top 40. His music bores me senseless. Likewise Van Morrison and the tedious Astral Weeks. Worthy mentions also for Fleet Foxes and Absolution by Muse. 'Time is running out' is a great track but the rest of that album is awful!

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

meccalecca — Thu, 2 May 2013 17:01:31 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/02/2013 21:01

yourself wrote:

Red House Painters- self titled/Rollercoaster: Their first album is tolerable, but this one is just horrible. The atmospheres are dull and dreary, their songwriting is monochromatic and the singer's lispy mumbling pisses me off...oh and the album goes on and on and on and on and on......

I love this album, but can understand this for sure. This album isn't really all that thrilling on a musical level, and if you don't enjoy his voice, it'd be easy to lose interest. Plus, if you're not crippled with melancholy, the general mood of the record might be a put off.

I personally love Mark Kozelek and think he's a great lyricist.

As for Godspeed. I think it all makes way better sense live. I like the albums quite a bit, but like most post-rock it's a much different experience live.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Cymro2011 — Thu, 2 May 2013 16:33:32 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 05/02/2013 20:33

sulmagnificent wrote:

As for Talking Heads they have too much of a late 70's vibe.

I have the same problem with them, that really put me off.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

sulmagnificent — Thu, 2 May 2013 16:24:47 GMT

Author: sulmagnificent

Posted: 05/02/2013 20:24

Patman360 wrote:

Dude, there is so much more to the '80's, Pixies, Minutemen, Sonic Youth, Black Flag, The Pogues, Talking Heads, Dead Kennedys, Tom Waits, Dinosaur Jr., Violent Femmes, Kate Bush...
And plenty more I'm forgetting.

I don't consider Pixies and Sonic youth an 80's band for some reason they had too much of a 90's vibe.
As for Talking Heads they have too much of a late 70's vibe.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Cymro2011 — Thu, 2 May 2013 16:10:06 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 05/02/2013 20:10

Patman360 wrote:

Haha, I'm sure I've seen them criticised somewhere in the past week.

Actually I remember outlaw dismissing post-rock not long ago.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Patman360 — Thu, 2 May 2013 16:03:23 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 05/02/2013 20:03

Cymro2011 wrote:

...It's probably worth noting that I have a terrible memory.

Haha, I'm sure I've seen them criticised somewhere in the past week.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Cymro2011 — Thu, 2 May 2013 15:59:43 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 05/02/2013 19:59

yourself wrote:

Most Godspeed You! Black Emperor stuff. Its not bad, just average sounding. On some songs I feel the emotional weight of the music rests too heavily on the kind of overdone voice clips. I also find the awkward and inorganic song structures distracting, and the sweeping cinematic pseudo-classical string parts to be kind of cheesy.

I'm probably missing the point completely in both criticisms, but hey, I like criticizing things.

I genuinely can not remember the last time someone complained about GY!BE.

...It's probably worth noting that I have a terrible memory.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Anonymous — Thu, 2 May 2013 15:57:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/02/2013 19:57

Here are two that come to mind immediately for me, particularly because people with similar taste to me often love them:

Red House Painters- self titled/Rollercoaster: Their first album is tolerable, but this one is just horrible. The atmospheres are dull and dreary, their songwriting is monochromatic and the singer's lispy mumbling pisses me off...oh and the album goes on and on and on and on and on......

Most Godspeed You! Black Emperor stuff. Its not bad, just average sounding. On some songs I feel the emotional weight of the music rests too heavily on the kind of overdone voice clips. I also find the awkward and inorganic song structures distracting, and the sweeping cinematic pseudo-classical string parts to be kind of cheesy.

I'm probably missing the point completely in both criticisms, but hey, I like criticizing things.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Patman360 — Thu, 2 May 2013 15:54:38 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 05/02/2013 19:54

sulmagnificent wrote:

Bands I don't get at all: Stone Roses, The Smiths, R.E.M, The Police, Beastie Boys.

As you can see I really despise the 80's ](*,)

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

sulmagnificent — Thu, 2 May 2013 15:30:13 GMT

Author: sulmagnificent

Posted: 05/02/2013 19:30

These are albums I love but cannot enjoy as much as some of my favorite albums because of a tiny bug.

Ok Computer - because my dumbass listened to a Radiohead compilation so it doesn't flow
London Calling - see Ok Computer
Abbey Road - Fucking Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Blonde On Blonde - Fucking Rainy Women

Bands I like with many albums I don't get:
Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Velvet Underground, The Flaming Lips, Joy Division

Bands I don't get at all: Stone Roses, The Smiths, R.E.M, The Police, Beastie Boys.

As you can see I really despise the 80's 🧱

And whoever thinks the Who is a singles band is nuts, their younger years were pop heaven, but Who's Next and Tommy took rock to it's very limits before those asshole Led Zeppelin crossed the line to crappy heavy metal where "sound" passed "quality"

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

Evandar — Thu, 2 May 2013 14:55:04 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 05/02/2013 18:55

Oh, there are so many, especially non-metal albums from the 80s generally leave me cold. I actually get suspicious when I see people like every "classic" album there is, it makes me think they don't really have their own taste. Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many many more have released albums I just don't get, or get but don't appreciate. I'll refrain from listing them, as it would be an exercise in tediousness.

Re: What critically acclaimed album/s do you just not 'get'?

SamuelPear — Thu, 2 May 2013 12:31:13 GMT

Author: SamuelPear

Posted: 05/02/2013 16:31

Kid A is good but in my opinion not as revolutionary and great as the common opinion say.

Joy Division

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