Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 59,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"Carly's big-picture album, the tracks are pretty seamlessly woven together making it her most atmospheric and sonically cohesive album to date. So why do I rarely feel elated while listening, or find myself humming any favorite tunes in particular? It's a worthy next-step artistically for Carly t...""Carly's big-picture album, the tracks are pretty seamlessly woven together making it her most atmospheric and sonically cohesive album to date. So why do I rarely feel elated while listening, or find myself humming any favorite tunes in particular? It's a worthy next-step artistically for Carly that's strong top-to-bottom, but perhaps a sign that consistency with the Jepsen is mad overrated. The heart is in the right place, but Dedicated just doesn't quite stir the emotions enough to be head-over-heels in love with this time. Still lovely, though, just not quite meeting it's perhaps too-high expectations. "[+]Reply
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"Mellencamp's greatest album. As always a couple unnecessary tracks (Danger List and Weakest Moments) keep it from masterpiece status, but this is still a gem."Reply
"Essential listening in the "Mott the Hoople" catalogue, and one of the great albums of the seventies. Stand out tracks are "All the Way from Memphis," "Hymn for the Dudes," and "I wish I were Your Mother," however there isn't a weak song on the entire album. Although Mott's LPs "All the Young Dud...""Essential listening in the "Mott the Hoople" catalogue, and one of the great albums of the seventies. Stand out tracks are "All the Way from Memphis," "Hymn for the Dudes," and "I wish I were Your Mother," however there isn't a weak song on the entire album.
Although Mott's LPs "All the Young Dudes" and "Brain Capers" are critically acclaimed and highly recommended, this is the best LP the band ever recorded, and is well deserving of a place high on the list of the 500 greatest rock albums of all time."[+]Reply
"Family first album "Music In A Doll's House" is one of the albums, which must not be ignored. With Traffic guitarist Dave Mason as producer, the group recorded a very exciting album which is both innovative, melodic and bearing Mason's obvious Traffic imprint. The group's original line-up include...""Family first album "Music In A Doll's House" is one of the albums, which must not be ignored. With Traffic guitarist Dave Mason as producer, the group recorded a very exciting album which is both innovative, melodic and bearing Mason's obvious Traffic imprint.
The group's original line-up included, besides the three regular Family members Roger Chapman, John Whitney and Rob King, also bassist and violinist Rick Grech and saxophonist Jim King. The line-up allowed a diverse instrumentation and the group took great advantage of this oportunity. Moreover, the songwriter-team Chapman / Whitney shines, with many fine compositions.
"Pscychedlia" is probably what you first think when you hear the opening track "The Chase"; the number has a fine melody and an instrumentation that can lead the mind towards both the Move and King Crimson.
The acoustic melodic approach is also found on the album, not least the beautiful "Mellowing Grey" and the airy "The Breeze" - both fine examples of this. "Never Like This" was written by Dave Mason and it clearly shows - sounds almost like a "Hole in My Shoe - 2". The grandiose of the opening number returns with "Me My Friend" - interesting change on lead vocals with Chapman taking care of the chorus while Jim King takes care of the verse. More pscychedelia on "Winter" - sounds almost like Creation.
The group's roots in R & B are revealed on "Hey Mr. Policeman" and "Old Songs, New Songs" - both tracks could have been Yardbirds numbers. The intro of "Peace of Mind" was later reused by David Bowie; the song is one of the major highlights of the album and a number that would become one of the group's live favorites.
At no time in this very seamless album, one senses idling, and you may easily find yourself subsequently go humming some of the fine melodic themes.
The original Family line-up released the year after another album "Family Entertainment" on which they actually managed to surpass themselves. Both albums by two great classics of the period.
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"How can this record be rated in the upper 8 thousands. Well produced, thoughtful and brilliantly executed this album deserves more respect. People open your minds!"Reply
"I bought this on cassette when it came out and was hooked. I listened to it several times in a row without stopping and haven't stopped listening to it for 20 years. In the span of albums from "Box" through "Under the Stars," Robert Pollard draws inspiration from the entire history of rock after ...""I bought this on cassette when it came out and was hooked. I listened to it several times in a row without stopping and haven't stopped listening to it for 20 years. In the span of albums from "Box" through "Under the Stars," Robert Pollard draws inspiration from the entire history of rock after about 1965, possibly paying tribute or even satirizing the sensibility of Bowie in the early 70s, Pink Floyd, the Beatles and Stones, Genesis and obscure prog, plus 70s art-pop like Wire and the Clean. Earlier GBV albums like "Bee Thousand," "Alien Lanes" and "Same Place the Fly Got Smashed" seem to have more satirical or humorous moments (e.g. "Blatant Doom Trip," "Hot Freaks" and "Chicken Blows") while "Under the Bushes" is more of a serious musical effort full of beauty, nostalgia and emotional power. There are still some funny references to psychedelia and Ziggy Stardust-era mod sensibilities, sometimes by Tobin Sprout ("It's Like Soul Man"). ... Pollard's practice of sequencing many short tracks, each one built on a strong musical concept, might have been inspired by the series of tracks that ends The Beatles' "Abbey Road" or the entirety of the White Album. And "Under the Bushes" draws particular inspiration from Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway." You can here it in moody, watery passages and lyrical content, lots of references to marine life as a metaphor for sexual discovery and the mystery of biological urges. (A psychedelic take on human reproduction is one of Pollard's main themes throughout his career, along with transportation, middle class American life and alcoholism.) So on the Genesis album, we have aquatic sexual symbols like "lamia" that are part of a story of adolescent sexual discovery, while on "Under the Bushes" we have "Underwater Explosions" and the surreal life forms of "Look at Them." ("Look at them, they're sensitive, and they inch out.") "Burning Flag Birthday Suit" is most evocative of early Genesis prog tracks with its changing, contemplative musical narrative and completely surreal lyrics that might be symbolic of nothing and refer only to psychedelic and prog-rock surrealism in general. In other words, it might only be a formal reference without any symbolic content. Of course the greatest strength of this album is in the melodies and song structures, inspired by years of listening to the Beatles, prog rock and psychedelic folk. I also think Pollard's expressive, Peter Gabriel style of singing is one of the reasons I keep coming back to the album. Some of the most memorable moments are in the pleading choruses of "Acorns and Orioles," "No Sky" and "Look at Them," the melancholia of "Bright Paper Werewolves" and the spinning chandeliers of "Big Boring Wedding." "[+]Reply
"Easily my favorite musical soundtrack of the 2010s. The songs are all heavily influenced by jazz, with the instrumentation often stealing the spotlight. That's not to say the singing and lyrics aren't great though. Emma Stone and, to a slightly lesser degree, Ryan Gosling, hit it out of the park,...""Easily my favorite musical soundtrack of the 2010s. The songs are all heavily influenced by jazz, with the instrumentation often stealing the spotlight. That's not to say the singing and lyrics aren't great though. Emma Stone and, to a slightly lesser degree, Ryan Gosling, hit it out of the park, portraying such raw emotion every opportunity they get. The showstopper goes to Stone in "The Audition". This climactic song never fails to hit me in the feels... "Here's to the ones who dream, foolish as they may seem". Other highlights include "City of Stars", "Mia and Sebastian's Theme", and the epic, instrumental medley, "Epilogue". "[+]Reply