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).
"This is a tour de force exposition of all the things that make Loreena McKennitt great, from her soothing ethereal voice to her ability to find material and write great songs."Reply
"A good attempt at something more. Not as poignant as their first and a bit of a deception in comparison. A worthy listen nonetheless. It's unfortunate they couldn't expand on that since the lead singer took his own life, samurai style. The tone of this album does suggest that Dédé (the lead singe...""A good attempt at something more. Not as poignant as their first and a bit of a deception in comparison. A worthy listen nonetheless. It's unfortunate they couldn't expand on that since the lead singer took his own life, samurai style. The tone of this album does suggest that Dédé (the lead singer) was going through an overload of darkness in his mind that lead to his eventual suicide. Another legend taken from us too early...
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"(A new, slower, more world-weary and soulful Iceage has immerged with this one. And...its stunning and brilliant. Some of the best rock music of the year of any style or sub-genre. Faint hints of that youthful Iceage post-punk-y-ness that we have come to know so well melds with a blues punk, root...""(A new, slower, more world-weary and soulful Iceage has immerged with this one. And...its stunning and brilliant. Some of the best rock music of the year of any style or sub-genre. Faint hints of that youthful Iceage post-punk-y-ness that we have come to know so well melds with a blues punk, rootsy, gruff side of them that I didn't know they had in them.)
No need to put it off, I love this album. Almost everything about it is just the right thing for me. Its a slowed down, soulful, worn-out sounding rock album at its core. It manages to combine some of the more old-school Iceage post-punk anger and aggression with a world-weary blues earthiness. The band evolves and re-invents their sound to a majior degree but sticks the landing first try.
From the first stunning track to the last, this album feels mature, gritty, thematically heavy, and just great. The production is dirty and the sounds consistently edge each other out and make for a muddy sound. The bits that come in to hit the heavy end of punk blues are so gnarly and convey a certain gruffness that I love. The more soft and tuneful tracks and parts are so sad and weighed down.
When this album dropped it dropped at the same time as Squid's debut, and so this gem was overshadowed. I listened to both albums back to back and while Squid's record was more brainy, angular and complex, this album was the one that really hit me on an emotional level. Its great to hear that this band which blew up 10 years ago continues to release new and fully-realized albums without getting stuck in any kind of stylistic rut at all. This may be my favorite Iceage album yet, which is saying something because they are all very good to great."[+]Reply
"The black rider, is Tom Waits collaboration with William Burroughs and Robert Wilson, and is based on a German folk tale, it's one of Waits' most challenging albums. Still, as all Waits records, there are some fantastic tracks here. Just the right bullets, November, i'll shoot the moon, and the e...""The black rider, is Tom Waits collaboration with William Burroughs and Robert Wilson, and is based on a German folk tale, it's one of Waits' most challenging albums. Still, as all Waits records, there are some fantastic tracks here. Just the right bullets, November, i'll shoot the moon, and the excellent title track, are up there with anything Waits has done. Mentions must also go to, the briar and the rose, and, T'ain't no sin(which features Burroughs on vocals). There are couple of strange instrumentals, and it closes strongly with, the last rose of summer/carnival. The black rider, tends to be overlooked, as it comes just after the 'island' trilogy and the, bone machine, record, and before the, mule variations, album, which wouldn't be out until 1999. I think it's just as stunning as those other albums(although maybe not quite the same focus) and deserves more attention. Another strong Tom Waits album. "[+]Reply
"Will someone please tell me why America didn't love this? The 2nd album from Gomez was a hit just about everywhere in the world except for the US. It's loaded with great hooks, from "Hangover" and "Bring It On" to "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" and "Fill My Cup". I remember sitting in traffic with Ann on...""Will someone please tell me why America didn't love this? The 2nd album from Gomez was a hit just about everywhere in the world except for the US. It's loaded with great hooks, from "Hangover" and "Bring It On" to "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" and "Fill My Cup". I remember sitting in traffic with Ann on the 405 listening to this thinking, "Why?". Great songs, great vocals, and they make it sound easy. Gomez should be one of the biggest bands today, but they're not. Which, I guess is okay because it's still cool to like them.
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"If there’s a surfeit of nineties-remembering artists these days, there are many, many more whose entire style is about taking the iconography of the internet and mashing it all up “ironically”. Holly Herndon has some of this going on throughout Platform but actually she’s got a lot to say about a...""If there’s a surfeit of nineties-remembering artists these days, there are many, many more whose entire style is about taking the iconography of the internet and mashing it all up “ironically”. Holly Herndon has some of this going on throughout Platform but actually she’s got a lot to say about alternate realities and identity.
Best track: Morning Sun. Mesmerising and very layered."[+]Reply
"The one last shot at mass communication! Whether that will mean anything or not in years to come, what stands out from this album is the right royal noise the group make. The strings are out on 'It's Not War Just The End Of Love' providing a brilliant conclusion to the bitter euphoria 'Your Love ...""The one last shot at mass communication! Whether that will mean anything or not in years to come, what stands out from this album is the right royal noise the group make. The strings are out on 'It's Not War Just The End Of Love' providing a brilliant conclusion to the bitter euphoria 'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough' and 'Some Kind Of Nothingness' displays a fire which has long been dampened or snuffed out in their contemporaries. Fire. That is a great word to use when describing this album. They may be "preaching the choir" yet nothing is slowing them. Since the first album they may have lost everything and nothing. The teeth are out on 'A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun' and 'Auto Intoxication'. This is 2010 though, Manic Street Preachers are no longer all bile. Reflections of past transgressions are aired in 'Golden Platitudes' against the back drop of Britain that was getting worse by the day (and still looking to stay in the slump for few more years) and 'I Think I've Found It' a remarkably happy Manics song about coming to terms with oneself. It is the title track which sums up this album completely. "I won't betray your confidence/ I won't pretend my way was lost/ This world will not impose its will/ I will not give up and I will not give in" and the truth is... they never did. Manic Street Preachers back as strong as ever!"[+]Reply
"A very second degree album: the singer (Barney Sumner)seems happy not to sing very well, like he does in New Order. They use dance 80's synth that were already outdated back in 1991. All on purpose! Adding to that a few touches of guitars from Johnny Marr, a strong songwriting, and you get an alb...""A very second degree album: the singer (Barney Sumner)seems happy not to sing very well, like he does in New Order. They use dance 80's synth that were already outdated back in 1991. All on purpose! Adding to that a few touches of guitars from Johnny Marr, a strong songwriting, and you get an album that is as fresh as its orange cover. "[+]Reply