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Re: Remove The Favorite

Anonymous — Sat, 2 Nov 2013 16:00:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/02/2013 20:00

This just made me realize that Foxtrot wouldn't be #1 if "Supper's Ready" wasn't on the album. I don't think it would even be in the top ten. In fact, it would probably only be in the top twenty-five. It would be an EP, and I usually never buy those. Maybe I would've have never bought it. Who knows?

Re: Remove The Favorite

Anonymous — Sat, 2 Nov 2013 15:38:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/02/2013 19:38

MrFrogger wrote:

You just did :wink:

That's a song name? Oh.

(as a clarification, I do name the two best and worst tracks off each album on my overall chart, but that's a concentrated effort to pick two. After doing so, I promptly forget the individual songs)

Re: Remove The Favorite

bonafini — Sat, 2 Nov 2013 15:17:06 GMT

Author: bonafini

Posted: 11/02/2013 19:17

Most albums would remain in the same place because of what I said.
Exceptions are albums that have one key song that would fundamentally change the album.
Caetano Veloso's Transa would surely fall a little on my chart without 'Triste Bahia' and maybe Television's Marquee Moon would fall a bit without 'Marquee Moon' the song.
But, as I said, these songs are meant to be the most powerful piece of the album. It's like taking off The Creation of Adam from the selling of Sistine Chapel.

Re: Remove The Favorite

bonafini — Sat, 2 Nov 2013 15:08:09 GMT

Author: bonafini

Posted: 11/02/2013 19:08

GeevyDallas wrote:

ever since I was young I listen to albums from start to finish, rarely acknowledging the name of each individual track.

Same thing for me.
In my opinion, most studio albuns are meant to be a piece of art as a whole, not fragmented things. Having one context and most times one recurrent theme (and I'm not talking about concept albums), they should be judged in it's entirety. That's why most critics review albums over songs.

Re: Remove The Favorite

mnorris75 — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 19:23:21 GMT

Author: mnorris75

Posted: 11/01/2013 23:23

My #1, OK Computer, would still probably be #1 if you took off No Surprises. It's my top pick, because it is consistently awesome.

Re: Remove The Favorite

alelsupreme — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:32:19 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 11/01/2013 22:32

BrandonMeow wrote:

Anyways, just the thought of this pains me. 🙁 I want all the songs there!

Yeah, Ys would be much poorer without Only Skin.

Re: Remove The Favorite

Anonymous — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:27:40 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2013 22:27

nutso42 wrote:

I once realized that with most of my top 10 albums, I can't name even one song. I view the album as a listening experience, rather than a collection of songs.

Pink Moon for instance. I literally cannot name one song.

Damn, you guys take this album thing super seriously. 😲

Re: Remove The Favorite

MrFrogger — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:27:31 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 11/01/2013 22:27

nutso42 wrote:

Pink Moon for instance. I literally cannot name one song.

You just did 😉

Re: Remove The Favorite

Anonymous — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:26:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2013 22:26

I once realized that with most of my top 10 albums, I can't name even one song. I view the album as a listening experience, rather than a collection of songs.

Pink Moon for instance. I literally cannot name one song.

Re: Remove The Favorite

Anonymous — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:09:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2013 22:09

setalpgninnpseki wrote:

Pretty sure Thick as a Brick would come down a few spots.

🤣

Anyways, just the thought of this pains me. 🙁 I want all the songs there!

Re: Remove The Favorite

Cymro2011 — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 17:02:03 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 11/01/2013 21:02

You'd turn my #1 album into an EP 😢

Re: Remove The Favorite

setalpgninnpseki — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 17:00:57 GMT

Author: setalpgninnpseki

Posted: 11/01/2013 21:00

Pretty sure Thick as a Brick would come down a few spots.

Re: Remove The Favorite

meruizh — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:01:22 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 11/01/2013 17:01

I think most of my albums in my top 10 have a reason of being there, and it is definitely beyond my favorite song of the album. If you take out Karma Police out of Ok Computer, it will probably create a different feeling, but you still have Airbag, Paranoid Android, No Surprises, Exit Music, etc etc. I mean a great album goes deeper than a single song.

Re: Remove The Favorite

GeevyDallas — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:55:37 GMT

Author: GeevyDallas

Posted: 11/01/2013 16:55

I don't think i'd care too much unless it drastically changed the vibe or flow of the album, the majority of my favourite albums I wouldn't have a stand out track either. I mean Up The Bracket is the only album i'm 100% sure I know the names to all the songs in the right order, ever since I was young I listen to albums from start to finish, rarely acknowledging the name of each individual track.

Re: Remove The Favorite

zdwyatt — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:37:43 GMT

Author: zdwyatt

Posted: 11/01/2013 16:37

Mine wouldn't change. Albums that make my charts do so by being full of good songs.

Remove The Favorite

Anonymous — Fri, 1 Nov 2013 11:45:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2013 15:45

If your favorite song was removed from all the albums on your chart, how much different would your chart be from what it is now? Would your top 10 change at all?

For me, Kate Bush's 'The Dreaming' and 'The Kick Inside' would be outside the top 10 as both 'Suspended In Gaffa' and 'Wuthering Heights' are by far the best for me. 'Everything Must Go' and 'England Keep My Bones' on the otherhand would remain where they are as I have no set favorite song on either.