Wow, this took way longer than I thought it would. I think when this showed up, this would have been picked way sooner than being close to the last ten for the canon list. Otherwise this was excellent. If I remember the two pins I had, the first one was about Kate Bush's The Red Shoes where stylistically it existed in that segway of the 80's and into the new guard of the 90's. You could refer that to this album since this was over a decade after Fagen released The Nightfly back in the early 80's. Think that album was great but gets marred by the last fourth of the record. This one, not at all. Then the other pin I had was referring to Sting's 1993 record where I felt the jazz rock sound on that record would be better than this due to the first half of this album. But that second half was really dope and is a bit of my main criticism of the album. Where I would say this is a bit backloaded where the quality is better in the second half than the first half. The second half being fuller in the sound construction. But I would still say the first half still slaps. Even if it isn't full as I want it to be. Otherwise, I was a bit surprised and somewhat shocked that I prefer this to The Nightfly. Grade:95
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Mercury, Take it from the top.
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BEA's Top 100 Albums of 1993
(82) Cracker-Kerosene Hat
(84) Blue Rodeo-Five Days In July
(85) Sugar-Beaster
(87) Kingston Wall-II
(92) Heroes Del Silencio-El Espiritu Del Vino
(94) Elements Of Crime-Weibes Papier
(95) Adorabale-Against Perfection
(97) Seefeel-Quique (R)
98 Billy Joel-River Of Dreams
(99) New Order-Republic
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Man the first 1.5 minutes of this I was like hell yes. And like a lot of metal albums I get bored quick. Something tells me the lyrics is something I should've spent more time with, but the vocal performance wasn't very convincing for me. Overall pretty good and I'm being harsh on my ratings lately. Probs better than I'm making it sound.
2.
Billy Joel-River Of Dreams
3. Chief's Top 100
1. The Alan Lomax Recordings, 1959 by The United Sacred Harp Convention
5. The Power And The Glory by Gentle Giant
6. Temple IV by Roy Montgomery
9. Romanworld by Romanthony
10. Läther by Frank Zappa
11. The Purist by Byron Stingily
13. The Way Of Eiheiji - Zen Buddhist Ceremony by Rev. Tetsuya Inoue
15. Undercurrent by Bill Evans & Jim Hall
18. Joplin: Treemonisha by Gunther Schuller / Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Chorus
19. The Pavilion Of Dreams by Harold Budd
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
It took some digging, but I found that you recced me this in this game for the first time in 2019. Time fucking flies. 🤣
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This game has been fun to see how new recs and old recs get rehashed and other peeps responses to them.
No hard feelings on that album - possibly wasn't feeling it and to be honest it was more comfortable to me than some of the 1978ish post punk I've been listening to.
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.
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Yeah I had a feeling the lyrics (which I caught on to from time to time) were honest and solid, albeit every metal album has to have some kind of sappiness to them somehow, even the satan/blood and guts ones. This at time definitely had that. His delivery wasn't too bad either, just not super convincing. I am a huge fan of the slow plodding doom stuff when done right. And they mostly did. So for what it is, it's the tops. It's just less my cup of tea somehow. And I'll contradict myself here and say it's not just the genre. Some form of execution is missing here to my ears.
It's a frustration I have. Like Burzum is possibly the only metal that really suspended my belief. Somehow a lot of metal albums are like houses of cards where they start off with this facade of the most badass sounding music ever made, but by the end I just want to pet lambs and I feel dissatisfied somehow... haha. That probably makes no sense.
This game has been fun to see how new recs and old recs get rehashed and other peeps responses to them.
No hard feelings on that album - possibly wasn't feeling it and to be honest it was more comfortable to me than some of the 1978ish post punk I've been listening to.
You're good dude. My chart is full of albums that are a bit polarizing.
It seems that no one was safe from the all mighty buck, and Alan Vega, whom 8 years earlier made a genre-defining masterpiece with Suicide, made a horrible synth pop album. The guitar solos are sometimes rad though.
RTB, my number one is, well, a little strange to be sure.
Soft Machine- Land Of Cockayne
Santana- Beyond Appearances
Supertramp- Free As A Bird
Joni Mitchell- Dog Eat Dog
John Martyn- Well Kept Secret
Blue Oyster Cult- Club Ninja
Grand Funk- What's Funk
Boston- Walk On
Moody Blues- Keys To The Kingdom
Nico- Camera Obscura
It seems that no one was safe from the all mighty buck, and Alan Vega, whom 8 years earlier made a genre-defining masterpiece with Suicide, made a horrible synth pop album. The guitar solos are sometimes rad though.
This song... Wow I expected something like Suicide just boring and not very good. This was terrible AND extremely derivative synthpop. The guitars were fun, you're right, but that's about the only positive. Sorry to make you listen to the whole album of that 😁 _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
First off - Primus sucks! Sorry I've always wanted a reason to say that. I loved Primus in the 90s, got to see them live once in 2014 (would have preferred to see them in their prime) but I never had any of their albums and just got by with singles, until I got their compilation They Can't All Be Zingers, (technically I guess they were right, but most of them were) which got a lot of play. This would have been the first album I would have chosen for myself from Rocka's chart. Excellent album. Of course Les Claypool's bass steals the show, but it's not the only star. The vocal stylings are excellent, the guitar is great, and there is some fantastic drumming throughout. In terms of great songs this album never lets up from beginning to end. A lot of fun to be had. Too Many Puppies is probably a top five Primus song for me, but the opening track, the title track, Harold Of The Rocks, and of course John The Fisherman are all top notch as well. 9/10, makes my top 10 for 1990 at 8/62, and it enters my decade chart at #60. Great choice Zep, thanks!
Oh man Rocka, most of these sound terrible. Lets give Nico a try. Surely that can't be awful.
Top 69 Music Albums of 1990 by Tha1ChiefRocka (last pick)
5. Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em by Reverend Horton Heat
7. One For All by Brand Nubian
15. Intelligent Hoodlum by Intelligent Hoodlum
18. World Clique by Deee-Lite
19. Funky Technician by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth
21. Black Angels by Kronos Quartet
24. Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em by Eric B. & Rakim
25. Into Darkness by Winter
26. Sing The Troubled Beast by Bastro
27. Musica Para El Fin De Los Cantos by Iury Lech
I feel like I should enjoy this way more than I do. I would say it is a quality album for the most part. The River of Dreams is somewhat hit or miss for me. While the big highlight for this album was All About Soul. Musically was varied and had a quality that felt pristine. But I think the big take away for me was it felt like the record dragged during its run time. It never felt like the album overcomes a hurdle where it ends up being fun? This is one of those album I feel like I might give another listen in the future but don't know when. Maybe the beginning of his music career will be more worthwhile than its end, but can't say I hated this. Grade:85
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Pash listen to Brand Nubian. If this wasn't the last pick, it would have been Deee-Lite.
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BEA's Top 100 Albums of 1993
(82) Cracker-Kerosene Hat
(84) Blue Rodeo-Five Days In July
(85) Sugar-Beaster
(87) Kingston Wall-II
(92) Heroes Del Silencio-El Espiritu Del Vino
(94) Elements Of Crime-Weibes Papier
(95) Adorabale-Against Perfection
(97) Seefeel-Quique (R)
(99) New Order-Republic
(100) Butthole Surfers-Independent Worm Saloon
And now a bit of an explanation of what I am doing. So once the next album is picked and I give it a full listen, I will continue to the 110 album on the list for 1993. Once those 10 albums are done, I will then start the Top 100 of 1977 from BEA. The catch is I want to finished up 1993 before starting the new list. So I am a bit curious how some people could cross over the text? Otherwise, we are at the end of the wire. That has been fun. Maybe I might bring back a bit of a drive with the diary and maybe post on random albums from 1993 till I hit 250 albums. But we will see if that happens or I keep with the promise.
PS:101-110 are not counted for the ranked list if that wasn't obvious.
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