I just want to point how much of an influence BEA has had on my music listening experience in my last 11 months. Just looking at my chart 10+ of my top 100 was directly the result of some BEA rec or discussion or aotd.
My #6 - Liquid Swords (Lethalnezzle)
#8 - Ambient 1 - (a lot of people, mostly Revolver94 and Lethalnezzle)
#9 - Hounds of Love - (the BEA top 1000, as it was the highest rated album I had literally not heard of)
#17 - Lift Yr Skinny Fists... (Mostly just heard if it elsewhere, but the love for it here also helped)
#20 - Pinkerton - (BEA's near unanimous love for this album on some aotd made me revisit it... And then I finally fell in love)
#32 - Modern Vampires of the City - (pitchfork's review and the singles mostly got me interested in this, but I think it was revolver94 blowing up the "what album are you listening to" thread with like 8 of this album in that first week that sold me on getting the record)
#42 - XO - (was mostly ptaylor89 who got me extra jnterewted in this, along with my love of "Either/Or" already.)
#47 - Spirit of Eden - (this site is obsessed with Talk Talk. So I think the constant presence of Talk Talk on many charts sold me)
#65 - Moon and Antarctica - (happymeal's review and chart)
#68 - Untrue - (already had it and liked it, but it was Nezzle's chart that got me to revisit again.)
#70 - The Modern Lovers (Revolver94 all the way)
#73 - Souvlaki - the recent BEA Members top 400 as well as the wide love on this site for Slowdive)
#74 - Black Saint and The Sinner Lady - (same story as Spirit of Eden)
#81 - Fishscale - (Nezzle again...)
So yeah, is like to thank Lethalnezzle for having a huge influence on recent discoveries. An Revolver94 too. And all of BEA. I love you guys and this site! _________________ -Ryan
So yeah, is like to thank Lethalnezzle for having a huge influence on recent discoveries. An Revolver94 too. And all of BEA. I love you guys and this site!
No worries man, glad to be of service. This is actually a really nice post, gonna give it a go myself.
#24. Brian Eno - Another Green World An album I knew and liked, but Saoirse's love for it in particular really convinced me to go back to it again and again, and eventually I fell in love.
#39. Oval - 94diskont purple kept pushing this one relentlessly. Love it.
#47. Tortoise - TNT purple again, I think, though it's pretty popular throughout the site.
#49. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Another album I was already pretty well acquainted with prior to joining BEA, but one that never really clicked for me until the love of many users convinced me to give it more chances.
#50. Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On And another album I was familiar with long before I joined BEA, but another that BEA convinced me to go back to, this time purple again.
#55. Various Artists - Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes Merci beaucoup joyofdivision.
#59. Björk - Homogenic I'd heard it a couple of times, but the love it gets on BEA convinced me to give it a proper chance thankfully.
#63. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II And yet again, another album I had listened to but one which I'd never really given the time of day (or night, as it usually is) until somebody's love for it convinced me to do so. I'm gonna say SquishypuffDave, but I can't really remember.
#69. Ganger - Hammock Style I think purple mentioned this to me.
#75. Mississippi John Hurt - 1928 Sessions Had a copy in the house from my dad's collection, but never gave it a chance until I saw it in the 'What album are you listening to right now?' thread. Can't remember who, my apologies and thanks to whoever it was.
#81. Steve Reich - Sextet / Six Marimbas Not so much this specific album, but CellarDoor turned me onto the wonderful Steve Reich.
#91. The The - Soul Mining My instinct says this was a mancsoulsister rec.
#96. William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops This one is pretty ubiquitous around these parts. Can't remember specifically which user made me decide to listen to it, but thanks BEA.
#98. Can - Ege Bamyasi A record I knew but hadn't really gotten to know (if that makes any sense) until I saw it constantly popping up on here.
#100. Sun City Girls - Torch of the Mystics Borve, cheers.
So yeah, thanks for the recs BEA and keep them coming.
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