Best Ever Albums

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Listmeister — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:04:48 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 09/25/2014 16:04

Vee Done Fleed

On the Beach 16-9

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

NickVolos — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:18:40 GMT

Author: NickVolos

Posted: 09/25/2014 13:18

This is getting tougher... On the Beach.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Patman360 — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:03:14 GMT

Author: Patman360

Posted: 09/23/2014 14:03

On The Beach, barely.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:25:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/22/2014 21:25

On the Beach.

If the entirety of Veedon Fleece had been composed of songs like Fair Play, Streets of Arklow, and especially You don't Pull No Punches, hot damn if I wouldn't have voted for Van here. And, I'm a HUGE Neil Young fanboy. But, Side 2 just doesn't have the same emotional wallop as side 1 to me. From the new agey Country Fair to the white boy soul of Comfort You, and especially the over-the-top vocal acrobatics of Cul De Sac, side 2 just doesn't destroy me like side 1 does. Granted that's a huge request. Side 1's a beast.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

meccalecca — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:39:27 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 09/22/2014 19:39

Norman Bates wrote:

*flips a coin*

Veedon Fleece.

I must have been using the same coin. this is like picking what's better between a fine wine and top shelf bourbon.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Norman Bates — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:25:55 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 09/22/2014 19:25

*flips a coin*

Veedon Fleece.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:21:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/22/2014 19:21

Kiki wrote:

Even if Brown Eyed Girl is not on Veedon Fleece I'm going to have to vote the Van anyway because hey, the song is great!

dat Kiki logic

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:25:38 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/22/2014 18:25

The guy who wrote 'Brown Eyed Girl' and Neil Young. I can' think of many Neil Young albums I have liked. Even if Brown Eyed Girl is not on Veedon Fleece I'm going to have to vote the Van anyway because hey, the song is great!

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:38:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/22/2014 17:38

Fleece, of course.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Skinny — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:50:47 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 09/22/2014 16:50

Would love to see a Veedon Fleece vs. Rock Bottom final, although I imagine Neil Young will win this one pretty comfortably. I have no intention of putting down On the Beach, it's a fantastic record, easily top five in Young's catalogue, but it just can't hold a candle to what is, in my opinion, Van's best record. I wrote some pretentious shit about it in the last matchup, so if you actually care what I think you can go check it out there. But yeah, Veedon Fleece for me, easily.

Re: [Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

WindowAbove — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:45:00 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 09/22/2014 16:45

On the Beach slightly

[Closed] B1974 Semifinals: Veedon Fleece vs. On the Beach

Listmeister — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:42:34 GMT

Author: Listmeister

Posted: 09/22/2014 16:42

We're coming down to the end now. Two matches, the winners will meet up in the finals. The losers will meet up in a 3rd place battle. A week from now, we will know what the best album of 1974 is.

No introduction needed. You know these albums by now...

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Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison

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On The Beach by Neil Young