This is a pretty good and really interesting album. The main thing that brings my score down is the vocals. I can enjoy intense punk vocals, but have a problem with lots of outright screaming. Anyway, I plan to revisit this at some point, and it was worthwhile. 3/5.
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2. Chief, finish up the first list so we can get your final chart 😁
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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. Jimmy Dread: 3. Truths And Rights - Johnny Osbourne
5. babyBlueSedan: 16. The Magnolia Electric Co. - Songs: Ohia
6. Jimmy Dread: 3. Paix - Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes
7. Arthurknight: 9. Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized
8. Imaybeparanoid: 23. Only Revolutions - Biffy Clyro
9. SingingPeasant96: 7. Stains On A Decade - Felt
10. LadyGodiva: 7. The La's - The La's
PSA: If you guys and girls are interested for End Game, go watch it when you get the chance.
Now back to the regular scheduled program.
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After listening to this album, I will say that the album is an interesting album musically. I mean there are portions of songs that I have to admit are cool and quite enjoyable. My complaint would then be how I wasn't engaged by all the way. There were points where I would start to get somewhat bored by it. Hell I would argue a few chunks of songs weren't good to my ears. But let me say I'm no expert in this genre and if there was anyone that made you curious of this album, do listen to this or try it out. But I wasn't that crazy for. Maybe the lyrical themes if I read into in would make me champion it, but I felt that the dope album cover would have made this more exicting.
Grade wise would be in the 70 to 75 range. Would be towards the a 70 though. But you never know. It could get better.
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Bay listen to the La's
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Best Ever Albums 2001 List
#5 Lateralus-Tool (R)
#13 Blackwater Park-Opeth
#16 Gold-Ryan Adams
#19 Jane Doe-Converge
#20 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket-Blink 182
#22 Druqks-Aphex Twin (R)
#23 Mutter- Rammstein
#24 Leaves Turn Inside You-Unwound
#26 Rings Around The World-Super Furry Animals
#27 Time (The Revelator)-Gillian Welch
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Lanquidity by Sun Ra
That was a fairly accessible jazz fusion/avant-garde album. It often would start off great, but sometimes went places less interesting, otherwise it'd go higher. Dug the final track in concept. 85
2. Luigii do Tool.
3.
321. Hvis lyset tar oss by Burzum (1994)
365. Red House Painters [Rollercoaster] by Red House Painters (1993)
371. Individual Thought Patterns by Death (1993)
376. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath (1980)
381. Ghost Reveries by Opeth (2005)
391. Astigmatic by Komeda Quintet (1966)
404. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno (1974)
408. To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey (1995) - I saw her live... less impressed
410. Through Silver in Blood by Neurosis (1996)
412. Boris at Last -Feedbacker- by Boris (2003)
414. The Ascension by Glenn Branca (1981)
415. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor (415)
416. The Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra (1971)
417. Song for My Father by The Horace Silver Quintet (1965)
418. Zuma by Neil Young with Crazy Horse (needs rating?)
419. flood by Boris (2000)
424. White Pony by Defto
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
Yes, I'll have to side with the popular consensus that There She Goes is the best song here. However, there are a handful of other great songs, chiefly the 8-minute epic closer Looking Glass. Outside the standouts, this is good, if occasionally nondescript jangle pop. 3.5/5.
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2. Seth, listen to the most renowned Polish jazz album:
11. sidneyfranklyn: 18. Stormcock - Roy Harper
12. Antonio-Pedro: 14. Mount Eerie - The Microphones
13. DJENNY: 30. You’re Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr.
14. Stover75: 30. One Step Beyond... - Madness
15. ShadowColossi: 11. Neon Golden - The Notwist
16. badseed: 7. Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. - Dwight Yoakam
17. Kool Keith Sweat: 10. Silver Wheel Of Prayer - Roy Montgomery
18. antisecurity: 1. What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective - Steinski
19. YikYak: 13. Rated R - Queens Of The Stone Age
20. kadupheming: 1. Milagre Dos Peixes - Milton Nascimento
I'm not much of a fan of The Beach Boys although they do have some great songs. This album, where The Beach Boys do blue-eyed soul, doesn't really have any great songs but I did enjoy the album as a whole. Just a nice, easy, pleasant, Sunday morning listen. 7.5/10, 16/20 for 1967, and 72/99 for the 60's.
Baystate: Listen to One Step Beyond. A classic ska album and one of my favourites a long time ago.
10. Shangri-Las - 65! by The Shangri-Las
15. Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan
24. Idle Moments by Grant Green
28. A Christmas Gift For You by Various Artists
30. Leader Of The Pack by The Shangri-Las
32. The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
34. Friends by The Beach Boys
37. Tonight's The Night by The Shirelles
39. He's A Rebel by The Crystals
40. Baby It's You by The Shirelles
baystateoftheartNeil Young as a butternut squashProfile Massachusetts
There are a fair number of good songs on this, it's catchy, and it sometimes rocks, but it's also such a goofy album. This is my first time hearing a ska album that's not first-wave Jamaican ska, and I can't say I love the style. Overall my initial feelings are somewhat better than neutral. 3/5.
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2. Listen to Bob Dylan's foray into country, Nashville Skyline, which has arguably his best vocals ever.
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3. BEA Top Rated Chart Sampler
21. pjerske: 2. Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson
22. Ms Mojo Risin: 2. The Magnolia Electric Co. - Songs: Ohia
23. HoldenM: 8. Seek Magic - Memory Tapes
24. raadfactoryxny: 1. HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I - Michael Jackson
25. CellarDoor: 6. Stereo Musicale - Blind Mr. Jones
26. WilliamFrayer: 18. Mount Eerie - The Microphones
27. Mercury: 2. There's No Leaving Now - The Tallest Man On Earth
28. dividesbyzero: 1. Transmigration - Osamu Sato
29. Mercury: 7. The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert - Bob Dylan
30. Manigoldo90: 1. Hymn To The Immortal Wind - Mono
(raadfactoryxny's chart jumped up two places - remarkable that a chart with Hopsin in the top 10 and XXXTentacion in the top 20 is steadily climbing the chart rankings)
So I am getting close to where I was on my first file of Final Fantasy 7 but with better equipment and Gil. Really great game. Just had to share. Now onto the regular program.
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I remember the last time I listen to this and I remember respecting it a lot but wasn't crazy for it. Now, I really enjoy it a lot. Like it is great. I would even argue it is excellent at points to be ambitious and entertaining metal album. I think my criticism would be how the low mix on a few of the songs makes me realize those technical aspects for albums. But that might be me. Otherwise I'm glad I gave this a revisit. Aenima is better but this is still an essential listen for metal music.
Grade wise:85 but could be a 90.
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Bay listen to Michael Jackson. Scream is a bop.
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Best Ever Albums 2001 List
#13 Blackwater Park-Opeth
#16 Gold-Ryan Adams
#19 Jane Doe-Converge
#20 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket-Blink 182
#22 Druqks-Aphex Twin (R)
#23 Mutter- Rammstein
#24 Leaves Turn Inside You-Unwound
#26 Rings Around The World-Super Furry Animals
#27 Time (The Revelator)-Gillian Welch
#28 Room For Squares-John Mayer
What an odd album. I'm not even talking about the first disc of greatest hits weirdly shoehorned in, because I wasn't about to listen to that. Luigii, you're right, Scream is a banger. And five tracks in, I was having a great time. But then things started to unravel. Even when considering only the new material, this is a front-loaded, bloated album (77 minutes) that jumps around between styles incoherently. And wow, Childhood has aged like milk, especially in light of everything. What a terrible, creepy song. There are enough good and great songs for me to keep disc two in my collection, but this is a hot mess, which was all the more disappointing because it started strong. 3/5.
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2. Give Drukqs another go.
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3. BEA Top Rated Chart Sampler
31. NickVolos: 1. Iron Curtain Innocence - Bobb Trimble
32. jomth: 34. My Goal's Beyond - John McLaughlin
33. Jimmy Dread: 4. The Garlands - The Garlands
34. Onater: 12. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
35. Lowkey: 3. Depressive Silence II - Depressive Silence
36. Skinny: 8. Rhythm-al-ism - DJ Quik
37. OKC1: 1. Plux Quba - Nuno Canavarro
38. Patman360: 5. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson
39. Weepingguitarman: 31. The Magnolia Electric Co. - Songs: Ohia
40. Thad: 6. This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About - Modest Mouse
A Bob Dylan album without the unique characteristics of Dylan that make him great. It even sounds like he was trying to sing properly...I hardly recognised his voice. Points of interest for me were the duet with Johnny Cash - I hadn't heard that version before, Nashville Skyline Rag which was a cool, catchy instrumental, and Lay Lady Lay I only knew of from the Ministry cover - so that was interesting to hear the original. Overall it was okay, but every Dylan album I've heard I've liked more than this. 7/10, 31/34 for 1969, 90/100 for the 60's.
Baystate: Another great Modest Mouse album for you to check out.
Baystate's best of the 60's (2 picks to go)
As there is only 9 albums left that I haven't heard I've topped up the list from the 1969 chart.
10. Shangri-Las - 65! by The Shangri-Las
24. Idle Moments by Grant Green
28. A Christmas Gift For You by Various Artists
30. Leader Of The Pack by The Shangri-Las
32. The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
34. Friends by The Beach Boys
37. Tonight's The Night by The Shirelles
39. He's A Rebel by The Crystals
40. Baby It's You by The Shirelles
1969 top up
8. Crimson & Clover by Tommy James And The Shondells
The B.U.M.S (Brothas Unda Madness)- Lyfe 'n' Tyme
The Brotherhood- Elementalz
Bumpy Knuckles- Crazy Like a Foxx
Bush Babees- Gravity
Casual- Fear Itself
Cella Dwellas- Realms 'n Reality
The Cenubites- The Cenobites L.P.
Chino XL- Here to Save You All
Clever Jeff- Jazz Hop Soul
The Creators- The Creators Have a Master Plan
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