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Today's album of the day

On Fire by Galaxie 500 (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1989.
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Overall rank: 350
Average rating: 83/100 (from 186 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Blue Thunder
2. Tell Me
3. Snowstorm
4. Strange
5. When Will You Come Home
6. Decomposing Trees
7. Another Day
8. Leave The Planet
9. Plastic Bird
10. Isn't It a Pity

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.

[HazeyTwilight]

If you can get a good night's sleep from it, then it's the best dream-pop album ever.
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[Silver]

It's one of my favorite albums ever. I think my favorite track is When Will You Come Home.

[SuedeSwede]

Such a simplistic but pretty album, there's so many songs I love but I'd say my favourite is Strange. A sonic masterpiece.
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[Puncture Repair]

So this is my number one as many people probably know, but I've never really had a chance to talk about it all that much.

Really it's impossible to chose a number one sometimes, and I found with my other number one spots I'd place the album on a sort of pedestal and try to savour it in someway, which often lead to be becoming scared that when I listened to it I wouldn't enjoy it as much as the last time. On Fire isn't an album that totally blows me away or requires my complete attention, but instead it's an album I find infinitely comforting. The very first time I heard it I felt at home, everything about it was just as it should be. To me, that's what makes the album special, no matter what my mood, all the songs on this album feel like an old friend to accompany me along the way.

And 'friend' is accurate, because there's something so charmingly human about this album. Every imperfection is what makes it, the production is amateur, Wareham isn't the worlds greatest vocalist and the guitar solos feel pretty directionless, but the album is the sound of some kids grabbing a guitar and creating music they can call their own, and create something they care about. It's something I've always wanted to do, and to me it's the most perfect form music can take, because there's something special about forming a band with people who share that vision, and I can hear that here. 'Strange' is a perfect example, there's so much raw passion in the verses, and the quaint lyrics in the chorus really contrast with the more downbeat tone that just sounds to me like a moment of sadness can be found in any situation, regardless of how mundane it is. Moments like that in this album are what make me love it so much. Even the cover of 'Isn't It A Pity' works so well, as though the whole album is a live performance that's open to cover songs.

It may be the only album that sounds just as on-point every time I hear it, because there's no pretences or surprises, it's just fantastic pop rock music through and through.

[HoldenM]

Oof. I need to revisit this real gem.

Track picks
1. Blue Thunder
4. Strange
5. When Will You Come Home
7. Another Day
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[Norman Bates]

"Blue Thunder" and "Another Day" are stellar. The whole album's very good, but I can't help feeling I love the idea of Galaxie 500 being a superb band rather than I love their full albums, tbh. Except for that bootleg I have which has all their covers on it. Still, considering their influence and the fact that they're really good, everybody should try it.

Oh, and this:

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The Wondrous World Of Damon & Naomi...amp; Naomi

is on par with, if not better than, Galaxie 500's LPs. Try it if you like G500, you won't be disappointed. The same, only more touching.

[Antonio-Pedro]

I always liked to listen to this album (well .... I like to listen to albums goddammit Antonio You're so dumb) but this one is that I see sometimes taking my album re-listen laziness even not being a great fan of this album, I like to listen to it the songs are pretty good and the sound that they do really makes me want to listen to this a lot of times, I still not connected with it Maybe I just need some re-listens or it's not just my hype... Liking or not it's an album that I can interrupt my listening list and relax listening to
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[newbands1]

Love the 3 bonus tracks as well especially the Joy Division cover.