Seth, for a while this was number 100 ever since I was covering this list. But the funny thing about it is that someone gave a boost to Amon Tobin's album Supermodified. He's now #100.
But I had to give this album a try. And to be honest, this was great. My guess for why this album has a less than favorable score is that this was probably a big album for the radio during that year, so some people were probably annoyed with it during there work shift. Also maybe it is the vocals where they somewhat reek of the post grunge sound that would continue through the decade. But it doesn't bother me at all. Maybe if I was younger I would have been bored since I wasn't that patient. Now for me, I would say if it was a little more atmospheric, I think I would love it more. As of now, it is a 85 but could be a 90.
(2) Listen to the Nico album Seth.
(3)
Best Ever Albums 2000 List
#70 Alone With Everybody-Richard Ashcroft
#73 Mother Earth-Within Temptation
#84 V-Spock's Beard
#86 Spiritual Machines-Our Lady Peace
#92 Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy-Mindless Self Indulgence
#97 V: The Mythology Suite-Symphony X
#99 American Beauty OST-Thomas Newman
Best Ever Albums 2001 List
#1 Is This It-The Strokes
#2 Amnesiac-Radiohead (R)
#3 Origin Of Symmetry-Muse
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
Unlike many of this album’s critics, I didn’t find it to be cacophonously unlistenable. In fact, it was generally pretty good. Some parts reminded me of Daniel Johnston without the catchy hooks, and others reminded me of a bizarro world Tom Waits. What holds this album back from being great is quality control. It’s overly long and too much of that is filler. Much of the experimentation is well-done, but other tracks should have been left on the cutting room floor. Overall I’m glad I tried it, and I’ll probably hear it again sometime. 3/5.
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2. The Strokes
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3. BEA Top Rated Chart Sampler
11. Antonio-Pedro: 12. Shawcross - Good Morning
12. Stover75: 22. Lionheart - Kate Bush
13. Jimmy Dread: 3. Paix - Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
14. DJENNY: 30. You’re Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr.
15. ShadowColossi: 11. Neon Golden - The Notwist
16. badseed: 4. Tender Prey - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
17. Kool Keith Sweat: 10. Silver Wheel Of Prayer - Roy Montgomery
18. YikYak: 3. …Like Clockwork - Queens Of The Stone Age
19. antisecurity: 1. What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective - Steinski
20. kadupheming: 1. Milagre Dos Peixes - Milton Nascimento _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
I really enjoyed this classic 60's rock album. Consistent high quality songs and great guitar solos, just lacking a couple of killer songs. White Room is great but it's no Sunshine Of Your Love. Maybe would have been even better as a compact 9 song album without the live songs, which dragged a bit to be honest, but Crossroads is great and the Ginger Baker drum solo is worth hearing though, so maybe not. I'm really starting to love sixties music as I'm hearing more and more. 8/10, 12/17 for 1968, and 57/90 for the 60's.
12. Donovan's Greatest Hits - Donovan
26. With The Beatles - The Beatles
33. Willy And The Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival
35. First Take - Roberta Flack
36. Smiley Smile - The Beach Boys
43. Beatles For Sale - The Beatles
44. Bayou Country - Creedence Clearwater Revival
45. Brave New World - Steve Miller Band
48. The Meters - The Meters
49. Your Saving Grace - Steve Miller Band
Ah. The beginning of a new yesteryear. And with this album, I could say this is a really good record. A damn good one at that. Hell maybe even great. But there is the key word because while I do enjoy this album, I'm not super crazy about this. For one, this was definitely part of the style of this record, but the muddy recording of the vocals I feel take me away from the experience the album is trying to present. And number 2, I feel if these songs somewhat end early. Like I feel there could have been another minute and a half on a couple of these songs and I would have a reaction that made me go Damn! While it is more in the vain of that was good.
The good thing about this album is that I could see myself coming back to this and replay it since it is a short album. As well as even when I have my complaints, some songs are still excellent. Hard to Explain being one of the key examples for that. That song is so good. So while my grade would be in the 75-80 range, I do see it improving in the future.
(2) Pash listen to Smiley Smile
(3)
Best Ever Albums 2000 List
#70 Alone With Everybody-Richard Ashcroft
#73 Mother Earth-Within Temptation
#84 V-Spock's Beard
#86 Spiritual Machines-Our Lady Peace
#92 Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy-Mindless Self Indulgence
#97 V: The Mythology Suite-Symphony X
#99 American Beauty OST-Thomas Newman
Best Ever Albums 2001 List
#2 Amnesiac-Radiohead (R)
#3 Origin Of Symmetry-Muse
#4 Discovery-Daft Punk (R)
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
1.
Desertshore by Nico
This is actually pretty fitting for her. I did Chelsea Girl a long time ago and didn't like it. This on the otherhand is great. John Cale's arrangements sound better for her than himself (RE: Paris 1919). 85.
2.
I'll help you wrap up your first project even if those other albums I'd rather listen to 8k times in a row before I would listen to any of those others (whether that's because they are bad or just less known... dunno): American Beauty OST-Thomas Newman... I think I'd only have the guts to do the top 50 of each year and then pull those I know down from the remaining 50 if I were doing your project... but that's me (and that's kinda what I did for my decade project... top 100 and then another 100 from the top 500 or something... it wasn't that methodical... but in that direction).
3. (RYM top 500)
274. Human by Death (1991)
322. Hvis lyset tar oss by Burzum (1994)
324. Bergtatt: Et eeventyr i 5 capitler by Ulver (1995)
332. Ashes Against the Grain by Agalloch (2006)
362. Red House Painters [Rollercoaster] by Red House Painters (1993)
370. NEU! '75 by NEU! (1975) (assuming this is different
378. Individual Thought Patterns by Death (1993)
380. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath (1980)
381. Youth of America by Wipers (381)
386. Storm of the Light's Bane by Dissection (1995)
387. Ghost Reveries by Opeth (2005)
390. Lanquidity by Sun Ra (1978)
395. You Won't Get What You Want by Daughters (2018)
396. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno (1974)
399. Astigmatic by Komeda Quintet (1966)
400. flood by Boris (2000)
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Out of the three movie scores I got to listen to, this would be my favorite of the three. I haven't watched this movie but for a soundtrack I do like the new age quality to it. Might actually make sense to the context of the film's plot as well as the aesthetic of the film. The only thing I would complain of the album is that I could tell this is a score for a soundtrack rather feeling like it is it's own thing compared to other film scores. Otherwise grade wise I would give it a 90.
(2)
Neu 75 Seth.
(3)
Best Ever Albums 2000 List
#70 Alone With Everybody-Richard Ashcroft
#73 Mother Earth-Within Temptation
#84 V-Spock's Beard
#86 Spiritual Machines-Our Lady Peace
#92 Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy-Mindless Self Indulgence
#97 V: The Mythology Suite-Symphony X
Best Ever Albums 2001 List
#2 Amnesiac-Radiohead (R)
#3 Origin Of Symmetry-Muse
#4 Discovery-Daft Punk (R)
#5 Lateralus-Tool (R)
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
The Mercy Seat is a godlike, transcendent opener. And then, the rest leaves me a little underwhelmed in comparison. It's a really well-made album, but I didn't fully connect with it and felt there were some weaker tracks. I appreciate Nick Cave a lot, but outside Skeleton Tree, his music is a nut I have yet to really crack. 3.5/5.
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2. I've never heard a symphonic metal album before. So let me know how Mother Earth is.
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3. BEA Top Rated Chart Sampler
1. Mercury: 3. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson - Blind Willie Johnson
2. Tilly: 12. Stormcock - Roy Harper
3. Tap: 14. Futuristie - Pierre Henry
4. babyBlueSedan: 10. American Football - American Football
5. Arthurknight: 9. Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized
6. Imaybeparanoid: 23. Only Revolutions - Biffy Clyro
7. SingingPeasant96: 7. Stains On A Decade - Felt
8. Jimmy Dread: 2. On Top - The Heptones
9. LadyGodiva: 7. The La's - The La's
10. sidneyfranklyn: 10. cLOUDDEAD - cLOUDDEAD _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
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Out of the three movie scores I got to listen to, this would be my favorite of the three. I haven't watched this movie but for a soundtrack I do like the new age quality to it. Might actually make sense to the context of the film's plot as well as the aesthetic of the film. The only thing I would complain of the album is that I could tell this is a score for a soundtrack rather feeling like it is it's own thing compared to other film scores. Otherwise grade wise I would give it a 90.
Oh... had I known that was what that was... I would have recommended it sooner. Glad you liked it. I haven't heard the soundtrack alone, but thought it was great for the movie.
Another great one. There are some really weird lyrics that kind of make you shake your head, but the talent of the MCs and the tight beats are consistent over the hour long run time. Could have probably cut a couple tracks though. This album has a real darkness over a lot of the tracks that also elevates it above some of the other competition from this list. Did I already say another group had a Cannibal Ox vibe? Because I'm getting some of that on this album as well.
Sidenotes: There's a rapper in this group named JD Walker; I added one of his albums awhile ago.
The last two albums have come from one of the best channels on youtube. There are multiple channels that start with "Rare and Unfamiliar" and then some kind of genre after it. They're great.
Baystate, lots of good ones to choose, but lets go with cLOUDDEAD. One of many amazing albums featuring Doseone.
Greer - Ill Visions
Red Money- II Much Red
Big 50- Ain't No Turnin' Back
Legend Man- Pressure & Pain
G-Slimm- Fours Deuces & Trays
Mac & A.K.- Westbound (For Riders Only) The EP
Two Illeven- Ounce of Game
Tha Kompound- Recognize Where The Funk Lyes - We Got 'Em All
Lil Gangsta P- Meet the Lil Gangsta
Rascalz- Really Livin'
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