Best Ever Albums

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

alelsupreme — Sat, 9 May 2015 20:29:22 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/10/2015 00:29

Kiki wrote:

I have a vote to give away if someone can convince me to give it away 😉 Does any captain want to take it?

I ain't no miracle worker, but hopefully that votes got nowhere to run but 1965, today!

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Anonymous — Sat, 9 May 2015 20:25:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/10/2015 00:25

I have a vote to give away if someone can convince me to give it away 😉 Does any captain want to take it?

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

alelsupreme — Sat, 9 May 2015 13:22:46 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/09/2015 17:22

RepoMan wrote:

Cheers to Alel for hitting well above his years weight class & composing TWO giant killer teams.

I ain't finished either. No sirree.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Anonymous — Sat, 9 May 2015 02:08:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/09/2015 06:08

I've been thinking about this matchup all week. IMO it's the closest matched teams we've had yet which makes it extremely interesting battle. How to break down TEN albums that all could be on my overall especially since the singles are all solid too (except for perhaps that well-mannered dinnertime jazz of the Horace Silver Quintet which just doesn't do too much for me anymore probably 'cause I've heard it like a zillion times). Cheers to Alel for hitting well above his years weight class & composing TWO giant killer teams. I never would have believed that '65 could have taken down such heavyweights as '67 or '77, but damn if he doesn't make some convincing arguments. But, after a wee bit of hemming & hawing due to the inclusion of Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death, I'm going '77 here.

I actually thought about giving it to '77 for the sheer reason that things are finally getting hot & sunny here in Chicago , and it's sporting two of the very best OUTDOOR summer party albums of all time in Two Sevens Clash and Hard Again. But, then I thought of an even better reason. '77 has two of the most singular and unique masterpieces in underground rock in Marquee Moon and Suicide's debut. Albums that were lumped in to the punk scene at the time, but really don't fit neatly there at all, but at the same time are complete classics of that genre. When I was putting together my Repo Punk chart a few months ago (see my sig below), it's not really surprising to anyone that these two albums would make my top ten (Marquee Moon is actually #1) despite not being even close to the archetypal punk sound. In fact both albums have key attributes that fly flat in the face of stereotypical punk rock conventions. Yet, they don't fit neatly into any other genre either. Another way of looking at it is that these are particular hard albums to give recs off of which speaks volumes for their creativity and singularity.

Oh, and that Jarre single is dope for noise nerd like me - great space age, bubbly ambient pop. Definitely more beguiling than that Horace Silver tract. Pretty sure Stereolab were big fans.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Jimmy Dread — Fri, 8 May 2015 15:56:10 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/08/2015 19:56

alelsupreme wrote:

Wiki's got it as 64, I figured I'd probably be aight since the album was released in 65.

Besides, doubt anyone's had their minds made up by ol' Horace :b

I quite liked Horace! And as someone who generally eschews jazz, that's saying something. Really liked your team but couldn't ever vote against a team with Two Sevens Clash in it!

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Hayden — Fri, 8 May 2015 15:53:55 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/08/2015 19:53

alelsupreme wrote:

Wiki's got it as 64, I figured I'd probably be aight since the album was released in 65.

You'd be very surprised by the answer to this 🙁

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

alelsupreme — Fri, 8 May 2015 15:52:45 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/08/2015 19:52

Wiki's got it as 64, I figured I'd probably be aight since the album was released in 65.

Besides, doubt anyone's had their minds made up by ol' Horace :b

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Jimmy Dread — Fri, 8 May 2015 15:28:12 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/08/2015 19:28

alelsupreme wrote:

RYM has it down as a 65 single.

Fair do's. Discogs and the jazzdisco.org site have it as '63, but as someone who doesn't frequent RYM maybe I should have gone there first. Carry on! 😁

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

alelsupreme — Fri, 8 May 2015 15:18:38 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/08/2015 19:18

noWaxJim wrote:

I daren't mention that I can't find evidence anywhere that the Horace Silver Quintet single came out in '65... But then opening cans of worms ain't my style...

RYM has it down as a 65 single.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Jimmy Dread — Fri, 8 May 2015 15:12:29 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/08/2015 19:12

Skinny wrote:

Bro, you needed more reggae. East of the River Nile, Extra Classic, Deliver Me from My Enemies, Return of the Super Ape, Police & Thieves, Ice on Fire, African Dub Chapter 2, On the Other Side of Dub, Roast Fish Collie Weed & Cornbread - where are these albums?

A fair point made by the Skinny chap, but then again by overloading your team with JA nuggets you'll unquestionably alienate a few peeps. As it is, Two Sevens Clash is a masterpiece, and with Marquee Moon and Suicide form a pretty awesome triumvirate, even in the face of a tough '65 team. So '77 gets my vote.

I daren't mention that I can't find evidence anywhere that the Horace Silver Quintet single came out in '65... But then opening cans of worms ain't my style...

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Mercury — Thu, 7 May 2015 20:01:30 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/08/2015 00:01

Skinny wrote:

Some of those are coming! I assure you.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

alelsupreme — Thu, 7 May 2015 19:10:51 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/07/2015 23:10

MERCURY ISN'T WORKING.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Skinny — Thu, 7 May 2015 19:10:05 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 05/07/2015 23:10

Bro, you needed more reggae. East of the River Nile, Extra Classic, Deliver Me from My Enemies, Return of the Super Ape, Police & Thieves, Ice on Fire, African Dub Chapter 2, On the Other Side of Dub, Roast Fish Collie Weed & Cornbread - where are these albums?

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Mercury — Thu, 7 May 2015 19:00:15 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/07/2015 23:00

Come on, guys. I really want to win this. I think you won't regret doing the right thing and helping Mercury acheovr his goals. It makes him feel good. Plus, Marquee Moon? Suicide? Two Sevens Clash? Robin Thicke? And come on that Jarre track is beautiful and a nice representation of pop ambient progressive electronic stuff! Also Hard Again - you know how much I love Blues - and this album is some super top notch blues!

VOTE 1977!

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Anonymous — Thu, 7 May 2015 05:16:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/07/2015 09:16

Aight went 65 by an eyelash, but great job by both captains

(mainly just bumping this so it doesn't get lost before the week's end)

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

junodog4 — Mon, 4 May 2015 15:28:45 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 05/04/2015 19:28

65. Can't vote against Otis.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Norman Bates — Mon, 4 May 2015 11:54:54 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/04/2015 15:54

'65; Jarre the decider.

Sorry that it's the one track I dislike that should decide, but otherwise fav Otis + fav Dylan vs. fav Suicide + fav Television is impossible otherwise.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

meccalecca — Mon, 4 May 2015 11:45:58 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/04/2015 15:45

Echoing what others have already said, this matchup has me see-sawing my vote. I love what both Alel and Mercury have thrown into this match. Blind Joe Death, Bringing it all Back Home, Marquee Moon, Suicide, and Two Sevens Clash are all album albums I'd call perfect, and all of the other picks are all very good albums. And the singles are pretty evenly great as well. Slight edge to 77 for the combo of Marquee Moon + Suicide + Two Sevens Clash

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Mercury — Mon, 4 May 2015 10:40:46 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/04/2015 14:40

Damn you, alel, for using my Bob Dylan against me!!!

Very impressive team yet again, by the way. Well done.

Re: BYT - G5 - 1965 (alel) v 1977 (Mercury)

Hayden — Mon, 4 May 2015 10:11:32 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/04/2015 14:11

'77 gets my vote. That 65 team is still pretty decent and everything, but I can't go against 2 albums in my top 100.