Best Ever Albums

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

boyd94 — Fri, 5 Feb 2016 06:24:31 GMT

Author: boyd94

Posted: 02/05/2016 11:24

The Stone Roses, self-titled.

The Smiths....Queen is Dead is wonderful but to me their other albums are largely padding for great singles.

Wu-Tang Clan

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

Skinny — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 11:51:49 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 02/04/2016 16:51

Jorbaa wrote:

The Wedding Present - Bizarro

wut

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

meccalecca — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 11:35:53 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 02/04/2016 16:35

Jorbaa wrote:

Only put bands that had more than 2 albums and albums that are in my top 100. I really tried to like other albums, but i just could not enjoy them on a good enough level.

The Black Keys - El Camino
Daughn Gibson - All Hell
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
Roy Orbison - Crying
The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows (I like angela surf city, but not the rest of Lisbon)

I'm right there with you in regards to Daughn Gibson. I loved that record and didn't like anything that followed at all. With the Black Keys, it's funny El Camino is likely my least favorite of their records. With Echo & The Bunnymen, I hold Porcupine to the same high esteem as Ocean Rain. Crying is definitely my favorite Orbison, but feel like In Dreams is nearly as good.

The Walkmen is possibly my favorite rock band of the 21st century. Bows + Arrows has long been my favorite, but I'd think fans of that record would also really enjoy You & Me and Everyone Who Pretended.... Guess not.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

Jorbaa — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 11:24:22 GMT

Author: Jorbaa

Posted: 02/04/2016 16:24

Only put bands that had more than 2 albums and albums that are in my top 100. I really tried to like other albums, but i just could not enjoy them on a good enough level.

The Beau Brummels - Bradley's Barn
Bee Gees- Odessa
The Beta Band - The Three EP's
The Black Keys - El Camino
Cock Sparrer - Shock Troops
Daughn Gibson - All Hell
Dion - Born To Be With You
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
Eels - Electro-Shock Blues
Jeremy Enigk - Return Of The Frog Queen
Kim Fowley - International Heroes
Mojave 3 - Ask Me Tomorrow
Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
Roy Orbison - Crying
The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional
The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows (I like angela surf city, but not the rest of Lisbon)
The Wedding Present - Bizarro

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

Applerill — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:07:13 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 02/04/2016 14:07

I'll admit that, for the past few years, my favorite thing about Jimmy Eat World (other than how undeniably great "Sweetness" is) was the Pitchfork reviews. As everyone around me in high school was worshipping Clarity, it made me giggle that my critical heroes thought it was secretly whiny and stupid. Looking back, though, I may have been the stupid one, no matter how funny those reviews were.

Maybe I'll listen to this trilogy (Clarity, Bleed American, and Futures) over the next few days. I haven't actually listened to any of these in at least 3-4 years, so I don't know what I'm going to think of them.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

mickilennial — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 06:29:31 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 02/04/2016 11:29

Bleed American, I agree, is far away JEW's most iconic and my personal favorite release in their discography. I like Futures, Clarity, their early demos and LPs but nothing really comes close. But it most certainly helps that BA was reflective of my childhood and came out when I needed it to. It also changed the power pop game at the time, like Teenage Fanclub or Lemonheads did for the alternative scene at large this was it for the more "suburban" audience.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

Grzywa — Thu, 4 Feb 2016 03:55:32 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 02/04/2016 08:55

Norman Bates wrote:

Grzywa wrote:

Tricky - Maxinquaye

I'm assuming you've tried Pre-Millenium Tension?

I gave it a re-listen following your post and still find it inferior to the debut. There are some interesting sounds and it's probably better than his post-millenium efforts, but still nothing exciting for me.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

RoundTheBend — Wed, 3 Feb 2016 22:48:23 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/04/2016 03:48

Thanks guys, now I know to try Damage. The others I tried because my friends that love them are like dude check out that album cause it's awesome and I didn't like it, but since you guys also didn't like them as much, maybe Damage will be worth it.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

Skinny — Wed, 3 Feb 2016 11:40:00 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 02/03/2016 16:40

Luther Vandross' Never Too Much is so much better than any of his other albums it's scarcely believable that they're by the same person.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

benpaco — Wed, 3 Feb 2016 00:30:51 GMT

Author: benpaco

Posted: 02/03/2016 05:30

sethmadsen wrote:

Hmm... this is hard for me. Usually if I don't like most albums by the band, then I only like their "hits", so I actually probably don't like any of their records...

Having said that, I love this and can't really stand anything else Jimmy Eat World:

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Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World

Dude for real? This is my favorite of theirs as well, though taking all nostalgia out of it I think I recognize I'd enjoy Clarity more, but I definitely think that Clarity Futures, and Damage all hold up pretty well against this guy. Took me a while to try Damage cuz ... well Chase This Light and Invented were less than my favorites, but it is a pretty good record in the end, Rocky's right

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

RockyRaccoon — Wed, 3 Feb 2016 00:18:25 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 02/03/2016 05:18

sethmadsen wrote:

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Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World

I'm mostly with you on J.E.W but if you haven't heard Damage you should check it out, it's probably my second favorite to this

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

RoundTheBend — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 22:58:47 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/03/2016 03:58

Hmm... this is hard for me. Usually if I don't like most albums by the band, then I only like their "hits", so I actually probably don't like any of their records...

Having said that, I love this and can't really stand anything else Jimmy Eat World:

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Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

poppmusic — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 21:23:46 GMT

Author: poppmusic

Posted: 02/03/2016 02:23

Radiohead- OK Computer

I'm not saying I don't appreciate The Bends, Kid A, In Rainbows, etc, nor even that they are overrated (maybe a little on this site, but not generally). I just think "OK Computer" is the only Radiohead album I actually "like" in the sense that I listen to it frequently, the songwriting moves me, the music feels emblematic of our times and struggles, etc. While I certainly wouldn't deny the innovative qualities of other Radiohead albums, I just don't really love listening to them, especially in full.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:23:32 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 02/03/2016 01:23

meccalecca wrote:

Let's make this the last time we compare Tallest Man with Dylan. hahahaha

Haha good luck, tell that to every major music publication out there

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

meccalecca — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:20:56 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 02/03/2016 01:20

RockyRaccoon wrote:

I can understand that with all of them except Dark Bird Is Home. That one is very different, like the difference between The Times They Are A-Changin' and Highway 61 Revisited

Let's make this the last time we compare Tallest Man with Dylan. hahahaha

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

meccalecca — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:20:07 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 02/03/2016 01:20

Anti wrote:

Down Colorful Hill is my favorite because some lyrics hit home and it's perfect in length for a slow core album. Rollercoaster dragged on too much, imo. The other albums, really I just don't know. I should relisten to them since I last heard them about a year ago. I heard Down Colorful hill this past September and loved it, so my tastes may have changed.

Down Colorful Hill was my favorite for a long time, although Songs for a Blue Guitar was my entry point. It took me longer to really really fall in love with the rest, but I have to say there's something really special about the entire RHP discography.

Anti wrote:

Flaming Lips: It's weird. The time in between hearing my first Flaming Lips album (The Soft Bulletin) and my next one (Zaireeka) was a couple years, which was when I heard the rest of their worthy discography (I'm not wasting my time with their cover albums). For some reason, after those two years the band didn't appeal to me anymore, but The Soft Bulletin stuck with me for personal reasons.

To be fair, Flaming Lips have gone way down hill in recent years, although I do like Embryonic. Clouds Taste Metallic and Yoshimi are both near the same level as Soft Bulletin in my eyes.

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:19:53 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 02/03/2016 01:19

meccalecca wrote:

Different, but yet I can't help but feel their similar enough in which if you really enjoy one, you're pretty much gonna like them all to some varying degree

I can understand that with all of them except Dark Bird Is Home. That one is very different, like the difference between The Times They Are A-Changin' and Highway 61 Revisited

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

meccalecca — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:14:24 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 02/03/2016 01:14

RockyRaccoon wrote:

In regards to TMOE, while Shallow Grave and The Wild Hunt are very similar, There's No Leaving Now and Dark Bird Is Home are pretty different from the rest (especially the latter)

Different, but yet I can't help but feel their similar enough in which if you really enjoy one, you're pretty much gonna like them all to some varying degree

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

AgainstMeAgainstYou — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:58:17 GMT

Author: AgainstMeAgainstYou

Posted: 02/03/2016 00:58

"Like" in this case refers to records I would give at least a 7 to.

Arcade Fire (Funeral); I guess technically I "like" Neon Bible but not enough that I'm compelled to ever listen to it again
Justin Bieber (Purpose)
Bob Dylan (Blood on the Tracks)
Boston (Boston)
Drake (If You're Reading This It's Too Late)
Eagles (Hotel California)
The Rolling Stones (Let it Bleed)

Re: Bands/Artists That You Only Like One Album From

RockyRaccoon — Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:54:56 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 02/03/2016 00:54

In regards to TMOE, while Shallow Grave and The Wild Hunt are very similar, There's No Leaving Now and Dark Bird Is Home are pretty different from the rest (especially the latter)