Best Ever Albums

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

meccalecca — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:06:15 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/26/2015 15:06

RepoMan wrote:

Due to the overplayed and obnoxious singles, Synchronicity is highly underrrated. It's an incredibly varied and even eccentric affair for a mainstream pop album.

Yes. Synchronicity is a great record. possibly my favorite Police album. Plus, it has "Mother" and that song is just crazy.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 08:37:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/26/2015 12:37

Manna
Kill Them All

Kick Ass
In on the Killtaker
Porcupine
Rid of Me

Great
War
Synchronicity
Innercity Griots
The Hurting

Good
Transmissions
Debut

1983 pretty easily for me. Transmissions is simply good and Debut is fun but rather uneven. Due to the overplayed and obnoxious singles, Synchronicity is highly underrrated. It's an incredibly varied and even eccentric affair for a mainstream pop album.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Listmeister — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:43:06 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 03/25/2015 16:43

This is the best matchup I've worked through so far. (I haven't had time to work through more than two or three per week).

Here's how it went down, worst albums to best:

Porcupine > In on the Kill Taker 1 vote to team Bunny (1983).
I think the Fugazi album was the only one of the ten that I didn't like.
Synchronicity > Rid of Me , 2 votes team Bunny
I take that back. I loved PJ Harveys 2000 album 'Stories from the City...', so I had high expectations for Rid Of Me, but, meh, didn't do much for me.
Kill 'Em All < Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, 1 vote to team Bjork
Hurting > Innercity Griots
Hurting was better, but not by much. Griots was the most enjoyable old-school rap album that I've heard, but the haunting Tears for Fears vocals trumped it. 3 votes team Bunny
War > Bjork's Debut
War was the last album of the sets that I listened to. Up until that point, it looked like this:
--Porcupine > Synchronicity
--Synchronicity < TftSH
--Killemall < Griots
--Hurting > Debut
But then I heard War, and U2 knocked it out of the park. I think I liked it better than the Joshua Tree (still not as much as Achtung Baby, but it's now in second place).

Finally 1983 singles >>> 1993 singles. Good choices of singles for 1983; the '93 team won't have that much to choose from .

So the vote goes to Echo for Fears 2: Metallic Police Bunnymen

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

meccalecca — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:21:16 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/24/2015 18:21

Definitely like most of the singles for 1983 and Porcupine is a great great album that deserves more love. But 1993 is a bit more consistently my thing.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Hayden — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:49:09 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/22/2015 18:49

sp4cetiger wrote:

Well hey now...

Fiiiiine, a good Smiths single 😉

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:34:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/22/2015 18:34

Hayden wrote:

All I see is an average Smiths single...

Well hey now...

But yeah, agree 93 is the easy pick here.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Hayden — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:29:57 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/22/2015 18:29

Sorry '83. All I see is an average Smiths single vs. and entire powerhouse of a team.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Skinny — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:04:22 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/22/2015 18:04

Norman Bates wrote:

'93 easy. '83 has very good singles (I don't like that Bonnie Tyler track though), but only one album I care about. '93's less killer on the singles side (but has nothing awful either), but I like every album on it.

Exactly this.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Norman Bates — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:43:31 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/22/2015 17:43

'93 easy. '83 has very good singles (I don't like that Bonnie Tyler track though), but only one album I care about. '93's less killer on the singles side (but has nothing awful either), but I like every album on it.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

19loveless91 — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:42:08 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 03/22/2015 17:42

Nothing wrong with Total Eclipse guys, and yeah, those 1983 singles in general are near perfect. Then again I think Silver is trying to get in my pants with my favourite Fugazi album + Björk. Still have a few things to listen to though, could go either way

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:37:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/22/2015 17:37

don't love either team but might swing 93 cuz consistiency, though 83 singles (yes, even Total Eclipse of the Heart) and Kill 'em all are great choices. Hmmm

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

revolver94 — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:18:57 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 03/22/2015 17:18

yo those 83 singles are flawless

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

WindowAbove — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:15:10 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 03/22/2015 17:15

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is pretty much a guaranteed 93 vote, although there's some good stuff on the 83 team. The 93 team was pretty much made for me though.

Re: BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Defago — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 12:48:37 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 03/22/2015 16:48

1993 No Frills Edition:
Albums

1. Debut - Bjork

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2. Rid of Me - PJ Harvey

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3. Innercity Griots - Freestyle Fellowship

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4. In On The Kill Taker - Fugazi

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5. Transmissions From The Satellite Heart - The Flaming Lips

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Singles:

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BYT - G3 - 1983 (Infinity183) ties with 1993 (Silver)

Defago — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 12:47:31 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 03/22/2015 16:47

Albums:

Tears for Fears - The Hurting

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Metallica - Kill 'Em All

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Echo & the Bunnymen - Porcupine

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The Police - Synchronicity

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U2 - War

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Singles:

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

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Prince - Little Red Corvette
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/little-red-corvette/id214145240?i=214145302&uo=4

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The Smiths - This Charming Man

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Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

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Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

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