Best Ever Albums

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Listmeister — Thu, 7 Aug 2014 12:08:11 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/07/2014 16:08

Well, one other.

Meet the Residents 10-5 (3-0)

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

mickilennial — Wed, 6 Aug 2014 19:45:31 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 08/06/2014 23:45

I simply can't vote against The Residents.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Jimmy Dread — Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:58:49 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 08/06/2014 18:58

Yep, put another down for No Other...

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Anonymous — Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:16:26 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/06/2014 18:16

The Residents are always fun, but No Other isn't getting nearly enough love here.

No Other

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Anonymous — Wed, 6 Aug 2014 09:35:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/06/2014 13:35

Meet the residents is what I voted for. Spotted Pinto Bean and the songs afterwards do wonders for me; everything on that album is fun, wacky, and just plain out ear catching. Gene Clark was a nice listen, but I doubt a return visit from will ever happen.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Anonymous — Tue, 5 Aug 2014 11:02:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/05/2014 15:02

In Listmeister I trust.

Both.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

meccalecca — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 15:44:20 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/04/2014 19:44

Meet the Residents is one of the most original albums in music history and should advance to round 2, but I'm throwing my vote to No Other because it's simply one of the most emotionally devastating records I've ever heard, containing one of the greatest songs of the decade/all time.

Link

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

meccalecca — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 15:24:32 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/04/2014 19:24

Listmeister wrote:

I'm not a fan of the children-banging-on-a-piano genre.

Children are magical, inventive and enormously talented.

Link

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Listmeister — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 14:14:44 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/04/2014 18:14

I'm not a fan of the children-banging-on-a-piano genre. Gene Clark is much more my kettle of donuts.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

meccalecca — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 11:33:13 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/04/2014 15:33

Hayden wrote:

That's why the like both option exists 😉

I'm not a fan of the indecisiveness. I never abstain either.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Hayden — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 11:30:34 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 08/04/2014 15:30

meccalecca wrote:

Fuck! Why you gonna do me like this? 2 albums that i've loved madly for a long time, and they couldn't be more different.

That's why the like both option exists 😉

But I'm going with The Residents.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

meccalecca — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 11:10:28 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 08/04/2014 15:10

Fuck! Why you gonna do me like this? 2 albums that i've loved madly for a long time, and they couldn't be more different.

Re: [Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

NickVolos — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 10:55:53 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 08/04/2014 14:55

No Other: One of the best albums ever made! Meet the Residents pales compared to it...

[Closed] Best of 1974 1J: Meet the Residents vs. No Other

Listmeister — Mon, 4 Aug 2014 09:51:28 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 08/04/2014 13:51

An art collective from Shreveport created an album with which to introduce themselves. The album cover was a defaced Beatles album cover, and in 1974 it sold only 40 copies. But the Residents kept on going, and developed a following, and now that debut album is well known enough to be in this tournament.

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Meet The Residents by The Residents, nominated by Norman Bates.

When the Byrds weren't covering songs by Dylan, or the Bible, they were singing songs written by Roger McGuinn, and this guy, Gene Clark. At least at first. The author of "Eight Miles High" left the band in 1966, teamed up with Doug Dillard, and rejoined the Byrds for a 1973 reunion. No Other is considered his solo masterpiece.

No Other by Gene Clark, nominated by meccalecca.