Best Ever Albums

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

dp39 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:53:11 GMT

Author: dp39

Posted: 06/27/2009 07:53

either/or
grace

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

Norman Bates — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:45:16 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/14/2009 20:45

Fairfield Parlour, "From home to home" (1970)

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

telefunker — Thu, 7 May 2009 13:26:46 GMT

Author: telefunker

Posted: 05/07/2009 17:26

Big Star - #1 Record

Listening to it now and it seems to me as tuneful and heartfelt as any other esteemed guitar/pop record.

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

Jesper — Thu, 7 May 2009 12:10:41 GMT

Author: Jesper

Posted: 05/07/2009 16:10

Two that come to mind that I dearly love, but are often overlooked:

- Peter Gabriel's fourth album (called Security in the US): dense, layered, stunning lyrics and melodies, great textures, very innovative use of synthesizer sampling, clever and integrated use of African tribal percussion

- The Blue Nile - Hats: wonderfully moody and atmospheric. Hi-fi stuff too.

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

1234567890 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:13:18 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 04/27/2009 05:13

Butch Vig, in general.

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

RFNAPLES — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:09:15 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 03/21/2009 02:09

Yes and I contributed to that string. But I see a difference between a ranking/rating and recognition. An album may have a high, low, or no ranking on a chart but still be deserving of greater recognition. Perhaps it deserves a higher ranking/rating and greater commercial success too.

Furthermore I wanted to suggest that this site actually consider a separately rated chart of Albums Deserving Greater Recognition. Perhaps it would be limited to albums not appearing in the top 100 or 200 of the overall chart.

Re: Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

maxxy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:39:30 GMT

Author: maxxy

Posted: 03/21/2009 01:39

Thread already exists (underrated albums)

Albums Deserving Greater Recognition

RFNAPLES — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:23:13 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 03/21/2009 00:23

Albums Deserving Greater Recognition might make a great second chart for this site if ranked separately from the Best Ever Albums:

1. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)-Wu-Tang Clan
2. So-Peter Gabriel
3. The Kinks Are Village Green Preservation Society-The Kinks
4. Songs for Swingin' Lovers-Frank Sinatra
5. Sound of Silver-LCD Soundsystem
6. Lust for Life-Iggy Pop
7. Urban Hymns-The Verve
8. Kick Out the Jams-MC5
9. Synchronicity-The Police
10. Stankonia-OutKast
11. In the Wee Small Hours-Frank Sinatra
12. Green River-Creedence Clearwater Revival
13. Time Out of Mind-Bob Dylan
14. Suicide-Suicide
15. Metallica ("The Black Album")-Metallica
16. Cheap Thrills-Big Brother and The Holding Company
17. Let It Be-The Replacements
18. SMiLE-Brian Wilson
19. Fear of Music-Talking Heads
20. Machine Head-Deep Purple
21. One Nation Under a Groove-Funkadelic
22. The Blueprint-Jay-Z
23. Live at the Regal-B.B. King
24. Exile in Guyville-Liz Phair
25. Call Me-Al Green
26. Dig Your Own Hole-The Chemical Brothers
27. The Who Sell Out-The Who
28. Something/Anything?-Todd Rundgren
29. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road-Lucinda Williams
30. Aja-Steely Dan
31. Mothership Connection-Parliament
32. Tubular Bells-Mike Oldfield
33. Van Halen-Van Halen
34. Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan
35. The Low End Theory-A Tribe Called Quest
36. Out to Lunch-Eric Dolphy
37. Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton-John Mayall
38. Violent Femmes-Violent Femmes
39. The Score-Fugees
40. Bookends-Simon and Garfunkel