Best Ever Albums

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Fri, 6 Dec 2013 17:45:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2013 22:45

I didn't think so when I listened to Blue Lines (good but not great), but it put up a darn good fight in this thread. I was worried that Blue Lines would win!

By the way, about half the album was hip-hop, so should I put that in my hip-hop chart?

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Fri, 6 Dec 2013 05:26:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2013 10:26

Jhereko wrote:

Ugh

This.

Jhereko wrote:

Just want to add though I'm still really enjoying all your entertaining victory/loss puns swedenman,

This too.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Dec 2013 21:04:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2013 02:04

Jhereko wrote:

Ugh

Just want to add though I'm still really enjoying all your entertaining victory/loss puns swedenman,

Shucks :3

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Dec 2013 21:00:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2013 02:00

Ugh

Just want to add though I'm still really enjoying all your entertaining victory/loss puns swedenman,

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Dec 2013 20:15:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/06/2013 01:15

The finish line must not be blue, because Massive Attack failed to cross it.

27-20

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Listmeister — Thu, 5 Dec 2013 17:08:12 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 12/05/2013 22:08

Listened to both, Blue Lines first. I thought about voting for Blue Lines, but then I started listening to Funeral. Before it finished with the Neighborhoods, I had decided to side with the 800-pound gorilla.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

SuedeSwede — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 17:46:33 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 12/04/2013 22:46

Funeral, no competition.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

HigherThanTheSun — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:51:41 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 12/04/2013 19:51

Torchlin wrote:

Voted Blue Lines btw; although I love the dark and brooding sound of Mezzanine a lot more, Blues Lines is still an outstanding Trip-Hop record featuring some of the best tracks the genre has to offer like Set From Harm, One Love and Unfinished Sympathy.

tekin wrote:

Maybe high moments of Blue Lines are higher than those of Funeral. But, apart from all the emotional bonding and anecdotal value of Funeral for me, the reason that I vote for it is that there are moments on Blue Lines that I cannot help but skip.

Both of these exactly, I don't know what to do.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

alelsupreme — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:58:03 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 12/04/2013 17:58

I love both, but I find myself going back to Blue Lines far more often.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

ShaneSpear — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 11:38:43 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 12/04/2013 16:38

It's a tough matchup, but I went with Funeral. It means more to me personally, and being a part of the adjuuuuuuust section of "Wake Up" and dancing like a Peanuts character at the end might have been my favorite concert moment ever.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 11:34:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/04/2013 16:34

Blue Lines has been, for want of a better word, a massive album in my life. It seamlessly blended genres to come up with something fresh, organic and immediately timeless, and its effect are still being felt to this day. I'm sure there's many an indie band who cite Arcade Fire as a major influence, but without Funeral we'd still have the bulk of indie music we've seen since. Massive Attack opened the door for a host of hip-hop fusion artists, and it is quite conceivable that without them we would have no Portishead, no Gorillaz, no Endtroducing..., no Maxinquaye, no Four Tet, no Roots Manuva, no Forest Swords, and perhaps even a much less visible neo-soul scene, not to mention that their sound on this album basically paved the way for that early J Dilla sound (check out the title track and compare it to Dilla's early work on Labcabincalifornia if you're sceptical). They essentially brought dub reggae and quiet storm soul back into mainstream consciousness all by themselves and at the same time invented a distinctly British take on a distinctly American genre. But most importantly, they had a plethora of unforgettable tunes to back up their unique, game-changing sound. 'Safe From Harm', 'One Love', 'Hymn of the Big Wheel', that fantastic cover of William DeVaughn's 'Just Be Thankful For What You've Got' - these are all classics in their own right, songs that have made their way into pop music's canon, not through conforming to existing formulas but by carving their own lane. This is one of those special albums that has mass appeal, yet makes its fans feel as though they belong to a some exclusive, blessed club of believers. Don't get me wrong, Funeral is fucking dope. But Blue Lines is music on a higher plane.

Lastly, the video below is legit one of the best songs of all-time. Anybody who is having trouble deciding what to vote for should listen to it:

Link

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Dingerbell — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 10:43:22 GMT

Author: Dingerbell

Posted: 12/04/2013 15:43

If it was Funeral vs. Mezzanine, I would vote Mezzanine. However, in this match-up, it has to be Funeral.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 10:25:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/04/2013 15:25

Maybe high moments of Blue Lines are higher than those of Funeral. But, apart from all the emotional bonding and anecdotal value of Funeral for me, the reason that I vote for it is that there are moments on Blue Lines that I cannot help but skip.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Torchlin — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 07:19:07 GMT

Author: Torchlin

Posted: 12/04/2013 12:19

Agree with Saoirse and I'm certainly not completely innocent in that regard too. I have to admit that Arcade Fire constantly toping the yearend and decade charts and the overall hyperbolic praise they get, make my lukewarm feelings towards their music evolve into something more negative. Still, I would never vote against an album out of spite and I hope those who do are a minority in this tournament.

Voted Blue Lines btw; although I love the dark and brooding sound of Mezzanine a lot more, Blues Lines is still an outstanding Trip-Hop record featuring some of the best tracks the genre has to offer like Set From Harm, One Love and Unfinished Sympathy.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 05:56:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/04/2013 10:56

underdog wasn't the best term, but in a way unlike any other album in this tournament, Funeral has a giant target on it's back. That's not to accuse anybody of voting against it out of spite, but with the current love-hate mega hype of Arcade Fire in general, there's bound to be a sort of enthusiasm gap between Funeral's perhaps been there, done-that admirers and it's more vocal detractors.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 05:31:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/04/2013 10:31

Blue Lines for me, for pretty much all the reasons Keith outlined.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

drakonium — Wed, 4 Dec 2013 00:54:19 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 12/04/2013 05:54

Jhereko wrote:

lol, you wot? When is Arcade Fire ever the underdog?

Well I certainly spoke too fast xD

When I came to vote there was 3-0 for Blue Lines, and in precedent matchups against less popular albums than Blue Lines, Funeral won by a surprisingly thin margin. I just thought that against Massive Attack, Arcade Fire would be losing. I guess I was wrong, though.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

junodog4 — Tue, 3 Dec 2013 22:03:33 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 12/04/2013 03:03

Tough... I really like Blue Lines.

but Funeral is in my top 10.

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Tue, 3 Dec 2013 21:24:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/04/2013 02:24

Funeral

Re: BDAT Rd. 3 - Funeral vs. Blue Lines (CLOSED)

Anonymous — Tue, 3 Dec 2013 20:35:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/04/2013 01:35

Funeral.