Really fun album carried by great rock songwriting and tight execution. My first The Jam album, and I enjoyed this much more than The Style Council. Looking forward to hearing the rest of their discography. 4/5.
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2. Since it's my chart I'll have to take it off the top. Only listen to the first ten tracks that are on streaming, because the rest are tracks from the previous album.
168. Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound
180. All Hail West Texas - The Mountain Goats
243. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
285. When The Pawn... - Fiona Apple
308. Vol 4 - Black Sabbath
334. Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
335. Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev
336. Perils From The Sea - Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle
341. Happy Sad - Tim Buckley
351. The Epic - Kamasi Washington
The source in my next post should be:
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b) BEA / RYM Chart Mashup (2010s)
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Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
Some nice simple sounding songs (although they might not be) that don't really excite me that much. I'm not a romantic person at all so the summer love, break up etc lyrics are not really relatable for me. The female vocalist's voice is nice enough, but again not really exciting. Actually nice but not exciting probably sums up the album for me...but it was a short easy listen - unlike the other two albums of his I've heard (69 Love Songs, and 50 Song Memoir). 7/10, and 25/31 for 1992.
Deserter's Songs is a great album...and pearljammer13's chart next.
Top 40 Music Albums of the 1990s by baystateoftheart (last pick)
9. Blowout Comb by Digable Planets
16. The Charm Of The Highway Strip by The Magnetic Fields
18. First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans
21. Holiday by The Magnetic Fields
24. All Souled Out by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
25. Roseland NYC Live by Portishead
27. Dots And Loops by Stereolab
28. Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab
29. Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC
31. Wasps' Nests by The 6ths
More Japanese pop to delight the senses. I have yet to find one that's bad. Sure, they can be a little cheesy, but they're just too much damn fun. Which I'm pretty sure is what I said last time.
Purple, surprised you haven't heard those Stereolab albums. Go ahead and listen to Emperor Tomato Ketchup.
Warning- Watching From A Distance
尾崎亜美 (Amii Ozaki)- Shot
Oliver Coates- Upstepping
The Stranger- Watching Dead Empires In Decay
Matthew Herbert - Around The House
ZNR -Barricade 3
Camping In Alaska | Please Be Nice
Annea Lockwood– Glass World Of Anna Lockwood
HELL- Hell III
Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
Wow, sorry folks, but this was the only record I've tried to listen to in this game and just couldn't even finish it. I think I got halfway through and was like this is not getting any better. Which is a bit sad seeing as I didn't feel this way when Dio sang for Black Sabbath (assuming the same Dio). You know you are in for a ride when the opening lyrics are as solid as:
It's the same old song
You gotta be somewhere at sometime
And they never let you fly
It's like broken glass
You get cut before you see it
So open up your eyes
Musically it wasn't much better - 1/55.
2. Warning- Watching From A Distance
3. RYM Top 500
443. South of Heaven by Slayer
494. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous by Big L
1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die
Tragic Songs of Life The Louvin Brothers 1950s 1956
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan 1950s 1957
Jack Takes the Floor Ramblin' Jack Elliott 1950s 1958
At Newport 1960 Muddy Waters 1960s 1960
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba 1960s 1960
Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith 1960s 1960
Sunday at the Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio 1960s 1961
Jazz Samba Stan Getz / Charlie Bird 1960s 1962
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 Sam Cooke 1960s 1963
Night Life Ray Price 1960s 1963
A Christmas Gift for You Phil Spector 1960s 1963
Rock 'n Soul Solomon Burke 1960s 1964
Live at the Star Club Hamburg Jerry Lee Lewis 1960s 1964
Olympia '64 Jacques Brel 1960s 1964
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield 1960s 1964
I've Got A Tiger by the Tail Buck Owens and His Backaroos 1960s 1964
Bert Jansch Bert Jansch 1960s 1965
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
Wow, sorry folks, but this was the only record I've tried to listen to in this game and just couldn't even finish it. I think I got halfway through and was like this is not getting any better. Which is a bit sad seeing as I didn't feel this way when Dio sang for Black Sabbath (assuming the same Dio).
🤣 Don't worry...I listened to it all and it didn't get much better...although I didn't dislike it as much as you. And yes it's the same Dio. This is his band after leaving Sabbath.
OMG you are right Rocka to be surprised. How have I not heard Stereolab before? I guess I was stuck in alt rock land in the mid to late 90's, getting married, having kids, and not really exploring out of my comfort zone too much, and I think I wrote these guys off as just an arty electronica band. But I was wrong....well apart from the arty. With a variety of influences including krautrock, drone grooves, shoegaze, space rock, neo-psychedelia (all shit I get into), and a healthy dose of French pop for something different (not something I usually get into) this was a great listen. I was hooked from the excellent opening track - the best song on the album from first listen - and it was all good from there. For now I give this an 8/10, and this is starting in my top ten for the year - 10/41 for 1996.
Let's have some respite from the metal and try Big L
Next for me from the 90's is Rocka's chart. As usual with Rocka lots I haven't heard (89 albums) and only 4 in common with my chart (good to see we both have Swirlies in there), although we have 9 artists in common so I've probably just heard the wrong albums from them 😉
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Tha1ChiefRocka (5 picks)
2. Don Caballero 2 by Don Caballero
3. Con Art by Smart Went Crazy
4. A Book Of Human Language by Aceyalone
5. Clandestine by Entombed
6. Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle by The Olivia Tremor Control
7. Whiskey For The Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan
8. Cure For Pain by Morphine
9. Black On Both Sides by Mos Def
10. Alice In Chains by Alice In Chains
11. Black Bastards by KMD
Wow, sorry folks, but this was the only record I've tried to listen to in this game and just couldn't even finish it. I think I got halfway through and was like this is not getting any better. Which is a bit sad seeing as I didn't feel this way when Dio sang for Black Sabbath (assuming the same Dio). You know you are in for a ride when the opening lyrics are as solid as:
It's the same old song
You gotta be somewhere at sometime
And they never let you fly
It's like broken glass
You get cut before you see it
So open up your eyes
Musically it wasn't much better - 1/55.
Ouch. It's definitely a bit cheesy but there are some bangers in there. A shame you didn't like it _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
I’ve tried to leave my admittedly strong opinions about Drake as a person (pedophilia and other scandals), his musicianship (and lack thereof, ghostwriters and stuff), and his role in the consumerist, heavily marketed, quality-lacking and money-driven mainstream music industry aside. “Let’s listen to this album with an open mind, and without any context!” - me to myself. Besides, this is a very well loved album within the music community itself…
And after all that effort, I was still a bit disappointed. It’s waaaaaay too long. Some of the songs could’ve been easily cut. It has all the cool and trendy big name features which mostly bring very little to the song. That being said, there are some positives. His lyrics are usually pretty bad, ranging from cliche to embarrassing to lazy. However I actually found some compelling lines and stories here. He’s basically everything I hate in modern pop (or rather pop rap) encapsulated in one person, but here I am enjoying some of his songs. There were some actually enjoyable songs here! The opener Over My Dead Body was nice, Under Ground Kings was hard-hitting, most of Make Me Proud was good and Nicki feat was decent, Marvin’s Room/Buried Alive was pretty good, Lord Knows and The Real Her were nice. And the production, although a bit too clean and synthetic, sometimes managed to create a nice, cosy atmosphere. Trap beats on several songs here were mostly rudimentary and just there cause they’re trendy, but when he goes more low key it’s usually nice. Under Ground Kings and We'll Be Fine have good prod though. By far the best thing I’ve heard from him. 6/10
Sorry to Lowkey and anyone who likes Drake and his music, I don’t usually attack artists this much, but this guy gets on my nerves for some reason. Don’t mind me, I’m just a dad-rocking musical elitist after all 😁
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Some excellent stuff there! Mos Def, Alice in Chains and Entombed are all great listens, but go with Lanegan's Whiskey for the Holy Ghost
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Lowkey's 2010s chart
4. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There
5. Lil Peep - Hellboy
10. Bladee - Eversince
11. Triad God - NXB
12. James Ferraro - Live At Primavera Sound 2012
14. Corbin - Mourn
16. Fief - II
20. Burzum - The Ways of Yore
21. :Of The Wand & The Moon: - The Lone Descent
26. Lil Peep - Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1
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27. Heilung - Lifa
28. Forndom - Dauðra Dura
29. Lil Peep - Lil Peep Part One
33. Washed Out - Within And Without
Man, this caught me off guard. I figured it was just going to be some slow, plodding doom metal, which it is, but then, this Sabbath-era Ozzy sounding guy starts in on the vocals, which are front and center in the mix, lamenting away about lost love. It took the whole first track for me to get used to it, but once I got to track 2 I really started to enjoy it. CryingGameDahlin has got this on a chart of slowcore albums, which is appropriate, because the lyricism is also atypical for metal.
In the darkness I unravel new truths I have suffered for so long to embrace.
They will change me from here on. But I can't share it with anyone.
I wish you were with me tonight.
When I am not alone, I sever silent moments;
building bridges with meaningless words and only feel the distance further.
Remember being happy in our silence; I wish that you were with me tonight.
I don't need a reason, there's nothing to explain. I can't reproach your leaving to justify my pain.
But can I really understand. I wish you were with me tonight.
I read over all you wrote me. The words mean so much more these days. They echo in my soul.
They sting me like a bug. Can someone feel too much?
I wish you were here with me tonight.
Not my kind of thing to call out lyrics usually, but they're brutally honest and introspective, which is something that should be appreciated in a metal album. Better than some of the blood and guts that are present a lot of the time.
Ledzep, The Hotelier is an emo album that I need to revisit myself. I think I've heard a few good tracks, but I don't think I ever gave it a full listen.
尾崎亜美 (Amii Ozaki)- Shot
Oliver Coates- Upstepping
The Stranger- Watching Dead Empires In Decay
Matthew Herbert - Around The House
ZNR -Barricade 3
Camping In Alaska | Please Be Nice
Annea Lockwood– Glass World Of Anna Lockwood
HELL- Hell III
Estatic Fear - Somnium Obmutum
Josef Anton Riedl – Josef Anton Riedl
There was a time when I was a Green Day fan, but at the same time I hated emo music and especially the emo scene of the 00s. A bunch of fake goths and poseurs! Lol. Since then I have come to enjoy some emo stuff of course. And this album is certainly worthwhile, especially if you like the genre. The singer is very passionate and the vocals are the strong point, songs are rock solid too (opener is fantastic). It’s a bit one dimensional, but like with many emo records that can actually be a positive trait, since it fits a certain mood. 7.5/10
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Hell, the first 2 minutes sound very promising
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Lowkey's 2010s chart
5. Lil Peep - Hellboy
10. Bladee - Eversince
11. Triad God - NXB
12. James Ferraro - Live At Primavera Sound 2012
14. Corbin - Mourn
16. Fief - II
20. Burzum - The Ways of Yore
21. :Of The Wand & The Moon: - The Lone Descent
26. Lil Peep - Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1
27. Heilung - Lifa
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28. Forndom - Dauðra Dura
29. Lil Peep - Lil Peep Part One
33. Washed Out - Within And Without _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
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