Best Ever Albums

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

hereforashortime — Fri, 2 Mar 2018 00:57:05 GMT

Author: hereforashortime

Posted: 03/02/2018 05:57

Albums that need more attention:
Everything by Semisonic, but specifically Feeling Strangely Fine:

Feeling Strangely Fine by Semisonic

Album(s) that are better than most people say they are:

Weezer (The Red Album) by Weezer

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

AfterHours — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 23:02:21 GMT

Author: AfterHours

Posted: 03/02/2018 04:02

SamTheMan wrote:

From what's been mentioned, any Fishmans or Coltrane (that isn't featured in every top 100 list ever) qualifies in my book.

My choice however is Dirty Beaches' Drifters/Love is the Devil. A contemporary retelling of the Berlin Trilogy told through the eyes of a man who constantly feels lost and struggling to find his place in the world.

Nice to see you around. Great selection. I should revisit it soon!

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

911Turbo — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 14:46:43 GMT

Author: 911Turbo

Posted: 03/01/2018 19:46

It is not the most underrated album of "ALL TIME", but it certainly is underrated.
And that is ok. Some things cant be everything for everyone.

T-REX -- SLIDER

In 1972, it reached number 4 in the UK charts and number 17 in the US.
When I want to hear something different with excellent vocals, great guitar; Marc Bolan delivers the goods.
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Re: Most underrated album of all time?

SamTheMan — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 11:33:50 GMT

Author: SamTheMan

Posted: 03/01/2018 16:33

From what's been mentioned, any Fishmans or Coltrane (that isn't featured in every top 100 list ever) qualifies in my book.

My choice however is Dirty Beaches' Drifters/Love is the Devil. A contemporary retelling of the Berlin Trilogy told through the eyes of a man who constantly feels lost and struggling to find his place in the world.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

Jimmy Dread — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 11:33:14 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 03/01/2018 16:33

SamNassiri98 wrote:

I've just listened to those Fishmans records!! Long Season is simply stunning to put it mildly...

Agreed. In fact I've listened to Long Season more than anything else in the last 12 months and adore so much that it's even managed to penetrate what (given my age) has always been a pretty static all-time top 10. Even managed to pick it up on vinyl in the last month straight from Japan - it's a stellar record.

As regards 98.12.28, I don't think it's that under-rated, if you want to tar it with an under-appreciation brush. The folk over at RYM have it in their top 250 or something from memory, and for a record which never got a release out of Japan that's pretty immense. Sure, a fair few people on BEA haven't heard of it, but when you consider that the majority of chat on the forums these days is about the same old stuff it's hardly surprising. I for one really miss some of the personalities on here that turned me on to a load of new sounds, both modern and older nuggets I'd missed out on. Rarely happens now - need Satie, Gowi, dbz, Suede and co back (thankfully Antonio, Norm, Hayden and Tap are still around for me to pinch new sounds from).

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

SamNassiri98 — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 11:25:10 GMT

Author: SamNassiri98

Posted: 03/01/2018 16:25

DJTommy wrote:

98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Or

Uchū Nippon Setagaya by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Don't understand why Long Season gets more love than these two. Even though that album is great, these two are easily better. 98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare is my favourite album of all time, and it's dissapointing to see that it's not even top 1000 on this site. TBH Fishmans in general are just underrated.

Live At The Village Vanguard by John Coltrane

This is IMO Coltrane's second best album after A Love Supreme, and deserves more love than it gets.

I've just listened to those Fishmans records!! Long Season is simply stunning to put it mildly...

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

Anonymous — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 07:15:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/01/2018 12:15

98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Or

Uchū Nippon Setagaya by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

Don't understand why Long Season gets more love than these two. Even though that album is great, these two are easily better. 98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare is my favourite album of all time, and it's dissapointing to see that it's not even top 1000 on this site. TBH Fishmans in general are just underrated.

Live At The Village Vanguard by John Coltrane

This is IMO Coltrane's second best album after A Love Supreme, and deserves more love than it gets.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

glynspsa — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 06:42:29 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 03/01/2018 11:42

Sunshine Daydream (Veneta, Oregon 8/27/72) by Grateful Dead

Live! by Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles

Music To Eat by Hampton Grease Band

Beyond The Ragasphere by Debashish Bhattacharya And Friends

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

Repo — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 05:47:59 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 03/01/2018 10:47

AfterHours wrote:

I'd probably go with Variations in Dream-time by Anthony Davis. One of the masterpieces of the 80s, of Jazz, and all time, but you'd be hard pressed to ever meet someone that has even heard of it.

Listening to this now. It's amazing! 😎

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

SamNassiri98 — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 04:39:37 GMT

Author: SamNassiri98

Posted: 03/01/2018 09:39

hereforashortime wrote:

But seriously, it depends on the definition of underrated. Do you mean album best album that people haven't heard of, or do you mean an album most people don't like or aren't very big fans of?

Well I'd be interested in listening to both your unappreciated and underrated albums!

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

SamNassiri98 — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 04:38:08 GMT

Author: SamNassiri98

Posted: 03/01/2018 09:38

hereforashortime wrote:

Probably OK Computer, most people don't really talk about that one, and I don't know anybody that really likes it.

You troll you

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

desh79 — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 02:22:35 GMT

Author: desh79

Posted: 03/01/2018 07:22

The Essex Green - The Long Goodbye

Great bit of indie/chamber pop that's rated ludricously low on BEA (593rd for 2003!). "Chartiers" is the kind of song that immediately lightens my mood.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

LordMark — Thu, 1 Mar 2018 00:51:16 GMT

Author: LordMark

Posted: 03/01/2018 05:51

I'm going to go with...

Naveed by Our Lady Peace

The 1990s had a lot of great Canadian rock music. Unfortunately, outside of Canada, nobody was paying any attention. If Our Lady Peace were a popular AMERICAN music artist, I have no doubt that Naveed would have gone down as one of the most iconic albums of the 1990s. Released in 1994, it somehow managed to sound like some sort of middle ground between 1991's Nevermind and 1997's OK Computer, influenced by the former (but not ripping it off) while hinting at what was to come with the latter.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

bobbyb5 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:46:14 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 03/01/2018 04:46

Actually, those two Dire Straits albums that were mentioned are pretty well-regarded. Hardly underrated. If any of their albums are underrated, it would be Communique or Alchemy. Then again, maybe they're NOT underrated. Maybe it's just that I prefer them.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

bobbyb5 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 23:37:17 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 03/01/2018 04:37

hereforashortime wrote:

Probably OK Computer, most people don't really talk about that one, and I don't know anybody that really likes it.

LMAO

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

hereforashortime — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:42:21 GMT

Author: hereforashortime

Posted: 03/01/2018 02:42

But seriously, it depends on the definition of underrated. Do you mean album best album that people haven't heard of, or do you mean an album most people don't like or aren't very big fans of?

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

hereforashortime — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:41:54 GMT

Author: hereforashortime

Posted: 03/01/2018 02:41

Probably OK Computer, most people don't really talk about that one, and I don't know anybody that really likes it.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

Fischman — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:38:58 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/01/2018 02:38

rockinsteve wrote:

My pick would be another album by Dire Straits, Love Over Gold. All of the tracks are wonderful, "Industrial Disease" in particular. The lyrics to this song never fail to give me a chuckle. I don't know why this one was sort of overlooked upon its release.

A great choice. Industrial Disease is a fantastic song, but for me, the epic Telegraph Road is on of the wolds greatest all time compositions and alone makes the album worthy of this mention.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

rockinsteve — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:35:55 GMT

Author: rockinsteve

Posted: 03/01/2018 02:35

Another underrated album is The Distance by Bob Seger. It was released in the early 80's and featured great songs like "Roll Me Away" and "Shame on the Moon". It's my favorite album by Mr. Seger and I wonder why it's been overlooked.

Re: Most underrated album of all time?

AfterHours — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:58:47 GMT

Author: AfterHours

Posted: 03/01/2018 01:58

I'd probably go with Variations in Dream-time by Anthony Davis. One of the masterpieces of the 80s, of Jazz, and all time, but you'd be hard pressed to ever meet someone that has even heard of it.