Best Ever Albums

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

fjooso — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:52:56 GMT

Author: fjooso

Posted: 03/23/2020 07:52

But now I am listening to that Anna Burch album at #1, and it’s great so far. Love the poppy sunshine of it, and the melodies are so sweet and kinda, idk, angular. Only 3 songs in but already loving this.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:05:10 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 01/13/2020 02:05

Also bumping this up again, because it was fun. Don't know where we're at though. I think somebody needs to pick something off my 1980 chart? 😕

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

PurpleHazel — Tue, 7 May 2019 02:33:03 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 05/07/2019 06:33

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

The Devil Is Loose by Asha Puthli

I still don't know what to think about this one, but I need someone else to listen to it. It's not spectacular, but it scratches a certain itch for me on occasion.

I enjoyed it. Though the album's pretty good but typical R&B of its time (it has some filler) on the surface, Puthli brings something a little more exotic to the vocals and the European production adds some idiosyncrasy as well. Her voice is oddly reminiscent of Minnie Ripperton and Sylvia Robinson, but being that she's not American and grew up in India puts her two steps removed from the typical R&B singer (not that Ripperton and Sylvia are typical) -- she apparently had some classical Indian training. The two funk tracks are heavier than anything Ripperton and Sylvia ever did, though they've recorded some funky tunes -- Flying Fish is a hot slice of funk with a little jazz-funk flavor.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Hayden — Sun, 5 May 2019 20:13:58 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/06/2019 00:13

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Do you think a little Bjork listened to this one? I imagine so. It was a bit surreal at the end of the first track called "Miss You" that the female vocalists last line was "to miss you..." which sounded eerily similar to Bjork saying "I Miss You" on her track entitled "I Miss You".

Yeah, it's a rather delicate record. Still think it's quite the gem out of early Icelandic music. Their album Götuskór is just as good, but the rest of their discography is a bit too rock for my taste.

I think it'd be impossible for Bjork not to have heard of Spilverk Þjóðanna (they're fairly popular, and Iceland isn't that big 🤣 ), but I haven't any clue if there's an influence between those songs. Wouldn't doubt you're on to something there though. Bjork's influences would've probably be developed from around that time.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

PurpleHazel — Sun, 5 May 2019 19:58:22 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 05/05/2019 23:58

Puthli's the same singer who sings on two cuts on Ornette's Science Fiction! She's also on one track of Henry Threadgill's Easily Slip Into Another World.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Tha1ChiefRocka — Fri, 3 May 2019 21:21:17 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 05/04/2019 01:21

From Hayden's 1976 chart.

Nærlífi by Spilverk Þjóðanna

Much more tame than the cover would've had me believe. It looks like the "Nowhere Man" from The Beatles has ripped off part of his face.

Do you think a little Bjork listened to this one? I imagine so. It was a bit surreal at the end of the first track called "Miss You" that the female vocalists last line was "to miss you..." which sounded eerily similar to Bjork saying "I Miss You" on her track entitled "I Miss You".

😁

Anyways, this was an easygoing folk album that was a pleasant listen. This was the first album I saw that I had absolutely no familiarity with, so that's why I gave it a spin.

The Devil Is Loose by Asha Puthli

I still don't know what to think about this one, but I need someone else to listen to it. It's not spectacular, but it scratches a certain itch for me on occasion.

Here's 1980. Top 58 Music Albums of 1980 by Tha1ChiefRocka

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Hayden — Thu, 2 May 2019 12:13:11 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/02/2019 16:13

baystateoftheart wrote:

Hayden, you would also review an album from brun027 and recommend one.

Right, woops. Wasn't following code. Well, I'd rec this without hesitation:

One, Two by Sister Nancy

Really should be considered a regarded reggae classic.

And once I give an album I haven't heard a spin, I'll write the review 😁

Update: Gave Pygmy Love a spin. Total meshing point for Bebey. You can tell he's slipping into the electronic meddling, but maybe doesn't even quite want to. Really folksy stuff from him. Lovely songwriting too, maybe some of his best. Seems to be on a different label than everything else he's done.... might dig a little deeper into how it came to be.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

baystateoftheart — Thu, 2 May 2019 12:08:40 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 05/02/2019 16:08

The format we were using is 1. Listen to one album you haven’t from the chart above you and give a brief review 2. Recommend one album from that year to the author of the chart above you. 3. Leave one of your own charts.

So CGD, you would also recommend a 2009 album for Chief, brun027, you would also recommend a 2007 album for CGD, and Hayden, you would also review an album from brun027 and recommend one.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Hayden — Thu, 2 May 2019 09:37:04 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 05/02/2019 13:37

brun027 wrote:

I'll leave a chart if anybody wants to do this https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=46278

'82's definitely a year a need to dig deeper into...

Pygmy Love Song has been in my queue for a bit, but I've never gotten around to it. And I'm fond of Clementina De Jesus, so I don't see any reason for O Canto Dos Escravos not to join it.

Probably along with these:
Dé-Coll/age Musik
Monotonprodukt 07
Cores, Nomes
The What Of Whom
Por Este Rio Acima
Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat
On The Way To The Peak Of Normal
Comissão De Frente
Odbrana I Poslednji Dani (also in the queue a while...)

Some strong picks around the board though. I've only heard 17 off of here, but they're great choices.

I'll throw my '76 chart into the ring, but I have been trying to get more people to check out 50's music, so if anyone wants to skim through those (albeit somewhat sloppy) charts of mine, that'd be cool. Trying to cement a solid '58 or '59 chart soon.

Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 by Hayden

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

brun027 — Thu, 2 May 2019 02:18:35 GMT

Author: brun027

Posted: 05/02/2019 06:18

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

And I guess for a yearly chart, this was the one I most recently updated:

Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 by CryingGameDahlin

Some heavy nostalgia goggles so sorry not sorry for the Kate Nash and Blackout
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Red State by Gowns
So I picked this album and had a nice surprise when I found out Erika Anderson was involved. I really love Past Life Martyred Saints amd it's nice to hear another great album with her voice in it. Yes I enjoyed Red State very much. You can clearly see the connection between the sounds on this album and what she came to do later as EMA, I also found out she has played for a while with Amps For Christ which is also a band I admire. I find all this noisy folksy things very enjoyable.

Some other albums from the list caught my eye.. I might try out that Gris album sometime later.
I'm also quite fond of Blackout

I'll leave a chart if anybody wants to do this https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=46278

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

cestuneblague — Wed, 1 May 2019 23:09:16 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 05/02/2019 03:09

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Top 49 Music Albums of 2009 by Tha1ChiefRocka

Here's a pretty thin list from me. I don't like this year much.

Ah, seeing Rowland and Future of the Left so high up side-by-side will always put a smile on your face. For something I haven't heard:

ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ [Mulatu Astatke]

This is excellent, can't say I've ever dabbled in Ethiopian Jazz before but this is really compelling stuff, the right balance between mysterious and elegant. Should try more from him, notice this is actually much older material but 2009 but ah still fits the criteria I suppose?

And I guess for a yearly chart, this was the one I most recently updated:

Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 by CryingGameDahlin

Some heavy nostalgia goggles so sorry not sorry for the Kate Nash and Blackout
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Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

baystateoftheart — Wed, 7 Nov 2018 20:10:53 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 11/08/2018 01:10

Whiskey For The Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan

Yeah, this was good. Mellow, melancholy singer/songwriter rock that will be going in my 94 chart for sure. Had no familiarity with anything involving him except the joint EP between Beat Happening and Screaming Trees.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Tha1ChiefRocka — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 19:03:21 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 11/02/2018 23:03

The Pendulum Vibe by Joi (US)

Goddamn, I knew Joi from her being on a lot of hip hop records that I've listened to, but this album is way underrated. It will be added to my 94 chart for sure.

I would recommend this album for 94, as it is one of my favorites.

Whiskey For The Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan

Top 49 Music Albums of 2009 by Tha1ChiefRocka

Here's a pretty thin list from me. I don't like this year much.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

baystateoftheart — Fri, 2 Nov 2018 11:39:42 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 11/02/2018 15:39

glynspsa wrote:

I'd like to put forward my:
Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 by glynspsa

Little Feat are maybe my favorite southern rock band, so I checked this out, as I had never heard it:

Waiting For Columbus by Little Feat

The track listing on BEA was the CD reissue, not the original vinyl version, so I edited it to add "Don't Bogart That Joint" and "A Apolitical Blues." This was a really good live album. A long record that felt half its length, flowed really well, and featured some great playing.

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My recommendation to check out for your chart:

Lanquidity by Sun Ra

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And I'll leave this chart for whoever's next - just updated but still very much a work in progress:

Top 56 Music Albums of 1994 by baystateoftheart

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Luigii — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:39:28 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 10/20/2018 01:39

baystateoftheart wrote:

Luigii wrote:

baystateoftheart wrote:

That Phillip Glass album was for Tha1ChiefRocka. Although obviously there's nothing stopping you from listening to it outside that thread.

I guess all I can say is wait to hear it all before calling it boring. "Me And Michael" is probably my song of the year right now - what a banger.

Oh that was for Chief? Damn that thread is legitimate bonkers. Though I'm curious if I have an album to listen to in that thread? But with that notion, I do have at least three albums.

Not at the moment. You will when someone posts below your latest one with a rec.

Thank you. Glad there is people like you and Chief to keep that thread going.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

baystateoftheart — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:34:50 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 10/20/2018 01:34

Luigii wrote:

baystateoftheart wrote:

Oh that was for Chief? Damn that thread is legitimate bonkers. Though I'm curious if I have an album to listen to in that thread? But with that notion, I do have at least three albums.

Not at the moment. You will when someone posts below your latest one with a rec.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Luigii — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:31:15 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 10/20/2018 01:31

baystateoftheart wrote:

Oh that was for Chief? Damn that thread is legitimate bonkers. Though I'm curious if I have an album to listen to in that thread? But with that notion, I do have at least three albums.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

baystateoftheart — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:08:13 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 10/20/2018 01:08

Luigii wrote:

I actually picked the MGMT album. And though I argue it is a quality project it was somewhat boring. Though I can't say those are my final thoughts of that album. Will have to finish that album at some point. Then again it will be the lowest of my proprieties since I'm near the end of dividebyzeros album, have Glynspsa album to get to for the 2015 recommendation, need to listen to jdenny's pick since it was Phillip Glass and then MGMT. But will probably will get to all of it by Sunday or Monday due to having long work shifts.

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

Luigii — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:02:55 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 10/20/2018 01:02

baystateoftheart wrote:

I had already heard that album. Liked it, and it's on my honorable mentions chart but not my main chart. So I looked through your 2018 high ratings to find something else.

Heaven’s Only Wishful by MorMor

This caught my eye because Mormor is maternal grandmother in Swedish (mother's mother). It's what my cousins called our grandmother (she was Farmor to me). Anyway, I liked this quite a bit. Sweet indie pop, if a bit unsubstantial. Will go on my chart with the next update.

What did you pick from my chart and how did you like it?

Re: MBGA: Discuss the Yearly Chart Above You

baystateoftheart — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 20:55:39 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 10/20/2018 00:55

Luigii wrote:

Will do in a bit with listening. But for a recommendation for 2018, try Ordinary Corrupt Human Love by Deafheaven. Really welcoming album.