Best Ever Albums

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

CellarDoor — Tue, 1 Jul 2014 11:28:21 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 07/01/2014 15:28

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A sad and beautiful album. Evocative and emotional lyrics. A long lasting favorite.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

Norman Bates — Tue, 1 Jul 2014 02:51:33 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 07/01/2014 06:51

"Keep all your crows away
Hold skinny wolves at bay
In silver piles of smiles
May all your days be gold my child"

"Gold Day" is perfection. The rest of the record is very good too.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:25:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/01/2014 02:25

drakonium wrote:

He seems to only have three albums, so I wanted to go through them chronologically, which means this one will be the last..

Make sure to also check out:

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In The Fishtank 15 by Sparklehorse + Fennesz

and

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Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain by Sparklehorse

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:24:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/01/2014 02:24

Saiorse does not even listen to Sparklehorse

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

drakonium — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:06:30 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 06/30/2014 22:06

Oh, I've listened to Vivathingy today! Not for the first time, but I'm not too familiar with it yet either. That record is truly astounding, one of the best I've recently discovered. He seems to only have three albums, so I wanted to go through them chronologically, which means this one will be the last. Excited to reach it though, Sparklehorse really seems to be a wonderful artist.

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

Jimmy Dread — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:51:50 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 06/30/2014 20:51

I've always preferred Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot to this album, but to be honest haven't listened to any Sparklehorse for donkey's years. Time to reacquaint methinks...

Re: User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

meccalecca — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:47:47 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/30/2014 20:47

really really love this album.

User Pick of the Day (#96): It's a Wonderful Life [Saoirse]

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:33:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/30/2014 20:33

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It's A Wonderful Life by Sparklehorse

Chart: Sadcore Serenade by Saoirse
Rank on User's Chart: 3
Year: 2001
Rank on BEA Overall: 1,826
Average Rating: 77/100
Summary Info: The third album by Virginia-based indie rock band, Sparklehorse. Unlike on his first two albums, here Mark Linkous enlists the help of a number of other musicians, including PJ Harvey and Tom Waits. The decidedly somber tone of his music may have been influenced by a lifetime of battling depression, as well as a near-fatal drug overdose in 1996.

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