Best Ever Albums

Re: Transition Albums

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:07:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/22/2011 06:07

ShaneSpear wrote:

Surprised that nobody has said Strawberry Jam. That was a clear halfway point from the more acoustic-based freak-folk from Sung Tongs and Feels to the heavily (over?)produced psy music that MPP would eventually be.

Maybe it's just me, but that's also the time it seemed to go from being Avey Tare's band to being Panda Bear's band.

from what I heard Avey Tare wrote 75% of MPP

Re: Transition Albums

ShaneSpear — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:35:16 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 03/22/2011 05:35

Surprised that nobody has said Strawberry Jam. That was a clear halfway point from the more acoustic-based freak-folk from Sung Tongs and Feels to the heavily (over?)produced psy music that MPP would eventually be.

Maybe it's just me, but that's also the time it seemed to go from being Avey Tare's band to being Panda Bear's band.

Re: Transition Albums

luis — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:38:54 GMT

Author: luis

Posted: 03/22/2011 01:38

purple wrote:

how 'bout the Strokes' Room on Fire: transition from awesomeness to mediocrity (I bet cartoken retorts within 24 hours)

I actually think that Room on Fire is good enought to be a Is This It follow-up, but it sounds the same, so it suffered from being unoriginal. First Impressions is the transition from awesomeness to mediocrity. It certainly shows the decline of The Strokes.
Angles just got a 5.9 in P4K 😲 😲 😲

Re: Transition Albums

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:05:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/21/2011 20:05

no, I like Room on Fire. meant a transition from the awesomeness of Is this It to the mediocrity of First Impressions. Haven't heard angles yet

Re: Transition Albums

cartoken — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:45:45 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 03/21/2011 19:45

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ( 🤣 )

really ? Room fire is at least brilliant, with nothing new comparing to Is This It?, but nearly as good. so calling Room in Fire mediocre is bullshit, not as good as Is this it, certainly. and first impressions of earth and Angles are both excellent too.

Re: Transition Albums

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:04:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/21/2011 18:04

how 'bout the Strokes' Room on Fire: transition from awesomeness to mediocrity (I bet cartoken retorts within 24 hours)

Re: Transition Albums

Chemical Smile — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:43:49 GMT

Author: Chemical Smile

Posted: 03/21/2011 10:43

This might be a weird one, but The Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose : transition from garage/grunge rock of first 2 albums + first 2 songs on TINLTL to AOR-type rock of Learnin' To Fly/Next Year and subsequent albums.....

How about Howl by BRMC? From the psychedelic-rock sound of the first 2 albums, Howl was the introduction of a more bluesy/rootsy sound that would pop up in lesser form on the Baby 81 & Beat the Devils Tattoo albums...

..and of course OK Computer is an obvious choice..

Re: Transition Albums

CellarDoor — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:03:00 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 03/20/2011 22:03

19loveless91 wrote:

Kid A?

No.

"OK Computer" is the transition album between "The Bends"' alt-rock and "Kid A"'s electronic soundscapes.

Re: Transition Albums

19loveless91 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:20:52 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 03/20/2011 20:20

Kid A?

Re: Transition Albums

CellarDoor — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:33:22 GMT

Author: CellarDoor

Posted: 03/19/2011 17:33

The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat : transition from psychedelic rock to noise rock.

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (3rd) : transition from noise rock to folk rock.

The Velvet Underground - Loaded : transition from folk rock to pop/rock.

Re: Transition Albums

Juan Schwartz — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:16:29 GMT

Author: Juan Schwartz

Posted: 03/19/2011 17:16

XTC - English Settlement. transition from glossy pop to more a complex, folky sound.

The Replacements - Hootenanny! transition from break neck punk to heart-on-sleave alternative rock.

The Beatles - Help! transition from pop stars to folk influenced pop stars.

David Bowie - Station to Station - transition from plastic soul to his krautrock/proto new wave era.

Sonic Youth - Evol. transition from noisy no wave to slightly popier noise rock.

Bob Dylan - Bringing it all back home. Transition from folk star to hipster surrealist rocker.

Re: Transition Albums

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:44:05 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/19/2011 16:44

Rubber Soul?

Re: Transition Albums

Applerill — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:16:48 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 03/19/2011 13:16

The first album like that which jumps into my head is Pink Floyd's Meddle. It combined their early psychedelia with the ingenious songwriting of albums like DSOTM and Wish You Were Here.

Transition Albums

videoheadcleaner — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:03:58 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 03/19/2011 11:03

This category of album I heard in passing after I bought The Cure's The Top. The salesperson mentioned that it was not like other Cure albums and served as a transition between gothic rock and sickly sweet pop. Even though I really don't like the album and skip many of the tracks, I still see its purpose. Without it, The Cure may not have delved into pop like they did.

So, this topic is to discuss and debate the idea of transition albums.

Another example is The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk. It is a blend of their early synthpop and the pioneering post-rock sound of Laughing Stock and Spirit Of Eden. If you look at my chart, this transition album is much more appealing.