Best Ever Albums

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:27:19 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 12/27/2019 16:27

Wow, today's top anniversary is a rare Ying Yang Twins comp that appears on one chart by a mysterious user. Has anyone heard all of these songs? I only recognize a couple.

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U.S.A. Still United by Ying Yang Twins

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

DommeDamian — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 02:46:48 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 09/25/2019 06:46

Abbey Road by The Beatles

Happy 50 anniversary to arguably the most iconic album in rock history...tomorrow!

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

RoundTheBend — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:23:02 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 09/15/2019 00:23

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Very succinct and could be expounded upon, but spot on:
"Funeral evokes sickness and death, but also understanding and renewal; childlike mystification, but also the impending coldness of maturity." - David Moore, Pitchfork

I have to admit, when this first came out, I wasn't immediately convinced like my brother this was going to be the next greatest thing. I liked their instrumentation and they reminded me a bit of the Talking Heads, so I was like, yeah, I this is pretty good, but why are you shitting yourself? Then about 5 years later I put it on and listened to it like non-stop... I all of a sudden was entranced. A few years later I understood what this album was about and it just entrenched my value of it. Anyway, I'm sure we be bored by now with comments on this album cuz we gotta get that new hit, but really, slow down and appreciate this again sometime soon. It's worth it.

Also wow time flies... 15 years, really?

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Mon, 2 Sep 2019 14:02:35 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/02/2019 18:02

My Woman by Angel Olsen

Great album for today's anniversary. Interesting that it's by far the highest-ranked Angel Olsen album on BEA. I prefer Burn Your Fire For No Witness. What's your favorite Angel Olsen album?

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

Hayden — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:35:34 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 08/30/2019 15:35

#208 / #209 is quite close for BEA 🤣

I'm not sure which of the two I prefer anymore. It used to be Channel Orange, but Blond's grown a bit with me. I still think there's a bit of filler near the end, and I can only imagine how much fuller it would've been with Chanel and Biking on there, but overall I find the two relatively even.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

DommeDamian — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:33:05 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 08/30/2019 15:33

baystateoftheart wrote:

Blonde by Frank Ocean

Today's anniversary is a grower for sure. But I see it has just passed Channel Orange, and I'm not sure I agree with that. Which album do you prefer?

channel ORANGE is definitely greater! SIMPLE!

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

Luigii — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:37:08 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 08/21/2019 01:37

baystateoftheart wrote:

Blonde by Frank Ocean

Today's anniversary is a grower for sure. But I see it has just passed Channel Orange, and I'm not sure I agree with that. Which album do you prefer?

And then there's me who prefers Endless.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:29:53 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/21/2019 01:29

Blonde by Frank Ocean

Today's anniversary is a grower for sure. But I see it has just passed Channel Orange, and I'm not sure I agree with that. Which album do you prefer?

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:42:29 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/15/2019 23:42

XXX by Danny Brown

Today's anniversary is a good hardcore album that has gotten a big boost in popularity since Atrocity Exhibition's release. My unpopular opinion is that Old is far better and this is his third best.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:20:29 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/14/2019 23:20

Writer's Block by Peter Bjorn & John

Today's anniversary is a good album with some great indie pop songs (the most popular being Young Folks), but it hasn't aged particularly well. Doesn't help that the rest of their output has been blasé.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:05:03 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/13/2019 15:05

M3LL155X by FKA Twigs

Wow, two FKA Twigs anniversaries in a row. I don’t like this one quite as much, but it’s still a really great EP that more people should check out.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

Repo — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:40:57 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 08/13/2019 12:40

baystateoftheart wrote:

LP1 by FKA Twigs

Today's anniversary is a fantastic album, and an underrated one. Ahead of its time sonically, immaculately produced, and one of the sexiest records ever. Aging like fine wine.

🥰

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

PurpleHazel — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:13:24 GMT

Author: PurpleHazel

Posted: 08/13/2019 08:13

Classic jazz would be hell, though. Lots of the release dates listed on Wikipedia and AllMusic are actually the recording dates. I usually find Discogs to be the most accurate for jazz -- at least when they list multiple versions -- but Discogs often doesn't list day and month, especially for older albums.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

Fischman — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:34:28 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 08/13/2019 01:34

I'd be happy to pitch in adding release dates to any of my pre-'04 entries.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:30:16 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/13/2019 01:30

Romanelli wrote:

Unfortunately, this feature will only cover albums released from 2004 and after.

:?

People are welcome to talk about anniversaries that aren't on the front page in this thread.

And what if we succeed in eliminating the backlog of missing release dates? Is it possible that the database coverage could then be expanded back one year at a time?

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

Luigii — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:23:03 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 08/13/2019 01:23

Romanelli wrote:

Unfortunately, this feature will only cover albums released from 2004 and after.

:?

That's right. Because from 2004 to recent have actual moments of time.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

Romanelli — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:21:32 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 08/13/2019 01:21

Unfortunately, this feature will only cover albums released from 2004 and after.

😕

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

CharlieBarley — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:17:17 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 08/12/2019 23:17

baystateoftheart wrote:

LP1 by FKA Twigs

Today's anniversary is a fantastic album, and an underrated one. Ahead of its time sonically, immaculately produced, and one of the sexiest records ever. Aging like fine wine.

I agree
It's a great album.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

baystateoftheart — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:09:29 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 08/12/2019 23:09

LP1 by FKA Twigs

Today's anniversary is a fantastic album, and an underrated one. Ahead of its time sonically, immaculately produced, and one of the sexiest records ever. Aging like fine wine.

Re: Album Anniversary Discussion Thread

CharlieBarley — Thu, 8 Aug 2019 17:10:43 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 08/08/2019 21:10

baystateoftheart wrote:

Kala by M.I.A. (UK)

Today's anniversary album is full of bangers and has aged very well imo

Love this album it's very original. And Paper Planes is one of my favourite jams. I play that song all the time. I played this album last only a couple weeks ago.