Best Ever Albums

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

jqmusiclove — Sun, 8 Jun 2014 09:40:43 GMT

Author: jqmusiclove

Posted: 06/08/2014 13:40

2010 is one of the best years for music in my lifetime so far:

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
The National - High Violet
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
The Black Keys - Brothers
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
Foals - Total Life Forever
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz
Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Beach House - Teen Dream
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)
Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Best Coast - Crazy For You
Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

ShaneSpear — Thu, 5 Jun 2014 22:00:20 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 06/06/2014 02:00

I'm glad somebody else liked 2004.

Madvillainy, Funeral, You're a Woman I'm A Machine, Thunder Lightning Strike, Blueberry Boat, Sung Tongs, College Dropout, and Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

That's about all I've ever asked for out of a year.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Anonymous — Thu, 5 Jun 2014 21:26:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/06/2014 01:26

1980 will forever be my favorite year, even if obv just going off albums and singles cuz it was before my birth. 2003 is my favorite during my lifetime, not everybody's cup of tea but has most of my personal modern favorites so yeah. 2013, 1977, 1969, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2004 and 1987 are other favorites. And yes 1981 was actually a very strong year, it just depends how you look at

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

19loveless91 — Thu, 5 Jun 2014 03:55:45 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 06/05/2014 07:55

1981 was a fantastic year for music in ex-Yugoslavia, but this isn't early 2013 so I'm not going to promote this further. I think the chart still exists if you're interested.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Skinny — Wed, 4 Jun 2014 17:03:41 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 06/04/2014 21:03

1981, whilst far from being a favourite of mine, saw some damn fine releases, particularly in reggae.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

meccalecca — Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:27:53 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/04/2014 20:27

sp4cetiger wrote:

Nice graph. Looks like our next tournament will have to be for 1981...

1981 is really short on major releases but a pretty phenomenal year for post punk.

Michael Jackson basically owned music those early 80s years and the shift of focus went to music videos and the gritty underground

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Anonymous — Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:13:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/04/2014 20:13

antiloopje wrote:

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Not sure what that means. After all, they're only numbers ...

Nice graph. Looks like our next tournament will have to be for 1981...

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

NickVolos — Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:03:58 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 06/04/2014 20:03

antiloopje wrote:

This may not contribute much, but ...

According to the BEA database, 1967 was the best year, followed by 1969, 1971, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1973 and 2007.

Notably bad years were 1981, 1974, 1990, 1982, 1983, 1981

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Not sure what that means. After all, they're only numbers ...

Cool chart! It looks it is all downhill from there on... 🤣

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

antiloopje — Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:01:18 GMT

Author: antiloopje

Posted: 06/04/2014 20:01

This may not contribute much, but ...

According to the BEA database, 1967 was the best year, followed by 1969, 1971, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1973 and 2007.

Notably bad years were 1981, 1974, 1990, 1982, 1983

[img]http://i.imgur.com/vZtGfv3.png?1[/img]

Not sure what that means. After all, they're only numbers ...

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Anonymous — Wed, 4 Jun 2014 15:18:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/04/2014 19:18

With albums like Selling England by the Pound, Dark Side of the Moon, Houses of the Holy, Tubular Bells, Pronouced Lynyrd Skynyrd and others, 1973 is a pretty good one, if not the best year for music.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Anonymous — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 18:29:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/01/2014 22:29

AgainstMeAgainstYou wrote:

I do think that MPP is a phenomenal album (THAT's what I keep forgetting to add to my overall chart, thank you) but it's not enough to save 2009 for me. I just find it a really underwhelming year.

I think the particular statement that any years sucks protrudes with a high amount of ignorance. I personally think that most years are equal in terms of quality (maybe except a majority of the 50's and 60's) mainly because they vary quite a bit in what's there. I'm not going to make a claim I know every year's releases off the top of my head. Hell, I barely remember when half the albums in my collection were released, but most years have quite a few amazing albums. If the list neither I nor Squishy could convince you it's not a weak year, then it'd be difficult to otherwise, but I might even go onto arguing that 2009 could be the 2nd or 3rd best year regarding music within the decade of the 00's (the 2000's 1990's are my favorite decades so this isn't exactly a small statement). Even Bill Callahan (Smog) released his most impressive album that year! I'm aware you're not the only to hold the particular sentiment that that 09 was weak, but it really isn't. You just haven't heard enough from that particular year (unless you have heard a lot more than I think you have which would make me still question your claim) to actually make that claim. I don't think I've heard enough to make a claim that it's one of the best years of the 00's, but it's still far more impressive than you might think.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

masonfuchs — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 12:30:56 GMT

Author: masonfuchs

Posted: 06/01/2014 16:30

I don't know about the best.. but I think 2002 was underrated and had a lot of things going for it. Of course there were albums like YHF and Yoshimi, but more importantly there were the boundary pushing albums. Sigur Ros' "()" or Basinski's "Disintegration Loops" displayed music that spoke for itself. On the opposite spectrum the existential lyricism of albums like "Lifted", "Tallahassee", and "Execution of All Things" showed how refreshing it is to hear ideas that are intelligent and profound. Songwriting was just a bit more serious, from Beck's "Sea Change" to Damien Rice's "O".. as if Elliott Smith's influence was at an all-time high. Somewhat new acts like The Black Keys weren't lame yet, and older well esteemed acts like Johnny Cash showed us they still had it.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

meccalecca — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 12:07:43 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/01/2014 16:07

SquishypuffDave wrote:

Hey, I never said it was important. Just has my favourite art in it. Music, films, videogames, etc. Not the best for literature, but you can't win them all.

no doubt. Just giving you shit for the big statement.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

SquishypuffDave — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:17:49 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 06/01/2014 15:17

meccalecca wrote:

2007 was good but hardly an important year for art.

Hey, I never said it was important. Just has my favourite art in it. Music, films, videogames, etc. Not the best for literature, but you can't win them all.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Antonio-Pedro — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:41:12 GMT

Author: Antonio-Pedro

Posted: 06/01/2014 14:41

1977 Team

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols

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Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk

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The Clash by The Clash

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Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

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"Heroes" by David Bowie

Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads

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Low by David Bowie

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Pink Flag by Wire

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The Idiot by Iggy Pop

Marquee Moon by Television

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Suicide by Suicide

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Animals by Pink Floyd

and Bat Out Of Hell

Best Songs
Anarchy In The U.K - Sex Pistols
Marquee Moon - Television
Heroes - David Bowie
White Riot - The clash
Go your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Europe Endless - Kraftwerk
Stayin' alive - Bee Gees
Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
River Song - Dennis Wilson
Zombie - Fela Kuti
Orgasm Addict - Buzzcocks

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

AgainstMeAgainstYou — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:40:00 GMT

Author: AgainstMeAgainstYou

Posted: 06/01/2014 14:40

I do think that MPP is a phenomenal album (THAT's what I keep forgetting to add to my overall chart, thank you) but it's not enough to save 2009 for me. I just find it a really underwhelming year.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Anonymous — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:32:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/01/2014 14:32

1969, because of these:

Dusty in Memphis by Dusty Springfield

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

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Abbey Road by The Beatles

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

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Hot Rats by Frank Zappa

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Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

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Stand! by Sly and the Family Stone

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young And Crazy Horse

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In A Silent Way by Miles Davis

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Oar by Alexander Spence

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Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

meccalecca — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:21:28 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 06/01/2014 14:21

SquishypuffDave wrote:

2007 was the best year for art in general.

Now that's a statement I'd love to see backed up.

2007 > any time during the Renaissance?

2007 > Duchamp's Dadaist breakthru in 1917?

2007 > the birth of film?

2007 was good but hardly an important year for art.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

SquishypuffDave — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 08:50:53 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 06/01/2014 12:50

AgainstMeAgainstYou wrote:

Oh yes, 2009. Not a fan at all. If Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is the "best" thing that came out that year, then I'd say it's pretty much doomed.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is not even remotely the best thing that year. Didn't even make my year chart.

Fever Ray's self titled came out that year, which is in my all time top 20.
Portico Quartet - Isla
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion / Fall Be Kind
St Vincent - Actor (my favourite of hers)
Flaming Lips - Embryonic (my favourite of theirs)
Ben Frost - By The Throat
Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
The Antlers - Hospice
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - s/t

And a few other pretty great albums. By no means a terrible year.

Re: Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

Norman Bates — Sun, 1 Jun 2014 07:06:20 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 06/01/2014 11:06

1967. At least ten masterpieces (VU & N, Forever Changes, Chelsea Girl, Something Else, Goodbye & Hello, Younger than Yesterday, Sgt. Pepper's, Tim Hardin 2, I Never Loved a Man, The Piper).

1977 a close second.