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: 4 hours ago).
"I was late to the Cat Power appreciation party , 2012 'Sun' late which turned out to be a completely underwhelming experience and leaving me to ponder what all the fuss was about Fast forward 6 years and 2018's 'Wanderer' has opened my eyes to the charms of Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall ..this is...""I was late to the Cat Power appreciation party , 2012 'Sun' late which turned out to be a completely underwhelming experience and leaving me to ponder what all the fuss was about
Fast forward 6 years and 2018's 'Wanderer' has opened my eyes to the charms of Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall ..this is one special album
There's something old about these tracks , they feel like they have come from a bygone era but they haven't . Even the Rihanna cover "Stay" feels musty and covered in cobwebs
Sometimes the best albums have that intangible x factor where you know its great but you struggle to conceptualise why - it just is . 'Wanderer ' is one such album
One 2018's best releases "[+]Reply
""The Dance of Solitude", one of Paulinho's greatest classics, if not his masterpiece. A handful of his most well known songs are here (my favorite is the haunting "Meu Mundo É Hoje", one of samba's best lyrics), besides a version of Cartola's "Acontece" and the ironic "Falso Moralista", by Nelson..."""The Dance of Solitude", one of Paulinho's greatest classics, if not his masterpiece.
A handful of his most well known songs are here (my favorite is the haunting "Meu Mundo É Hoje", one of samba's best lyrics), besides a version of Cartola's "Acontece" and the ironic "Falso Moralista", by Nelson Sargento. It ends with a heartfelt tribute to Paulo da Portela, one of samba's pioneers.
Sublime, beautiful work of art. "[+]Reply
"Very good. Loads of variety and solid end to end. This is likely a contender for A.O.T.Y. for me, but I'll need to revisit it a few more times before I commit."Reply
"Don't let the condensed tracklisting fool you, this album picks up where I Am Not Afraid of You left off and is just as sprawling. With songs veering in almost every direction the band has ever explored, Popular Songs is coming from a band oozing with confidence in who they are as a band. Highlig...""Don't let the condensed tracklisting fool you, this album picks up where I Am Not Afraid of You left off and is just as sprawling. With songs veering in almost every direction the band has ever explored, Popular Songs is coming from a band oozing with confidence in who they are as a band. Highlights range from the gentle "I'm On My Way", to the droning "More Stars Than There Are In Heaven", to the classic YLT noiserock of "And the Glitter Is Gone". This is band that just keeps going and is here to stay."[+]Reply
"One of the most creative (but widely unknown) figures of the late 1960s was Tom Rapp, who in 1968 was the leading figure behind the masterpiece 'Balaklava' - a concept album inspired by the anti-militarist struggle of the same name. The running theme of the album is of apocalyptic death and desol...""One of the most creative (but widely unknown) figures of the late 1960s was Tom Rapp, who in 1968 was the leading figure behind the masterpiece 'Balaklava' - a concept album inspired by the anti-militarist struggle of the same name. The running theme of the album is of apocalyptic death and desolation but told within the framework of humanities quest for salvation among the fatalistic ruins and bleak despair of war. The imagery conjured up by the music is one of dense macabre symbolism and the atmosphere mournful. Rap's art is closer to the surrealism of Dali and Ernst than it is to the psychedelic LSD "trip". "[+]Reply
"What an absolute joy it was to finally here this album which could well be the most underrated historically significant rock album of the 70’s. Simply look at the roll call of guests who contributed a veritable who’s who of rock stardom in the early 70’s - George Harrison - John Lennon - Paul McC...""What an absolute joy it was to finally here this album which could well be the most underrated historically significant rock album of the 70’s. Simply look at the roll call of guests who contributed a veritable who’s who of rock stardom in the early 70’s
- George Harrison
- John Lennon
- Paul McCartney
- Billy Preston
- Marc Bolan
- Robbie Roberson (The Band)
- Nicky Hopkins
- Garth Hudson
- Klaus Voorman
- Lon & Derek Van Eaton
- Harry Nilsson
- Linda McCartney
Ridiculous
It’s important because its the first and only time all 4 Beatles would appear on the 1 album even if it isn’t on the one track or tracks. One can speculate what The Beatles MAY have sounded like post 1970 if still together
It’s also important because it sold like crazy making Ringo a star in his own right reaching number 1 in Canada , Spain and Sweden , number 2 in US and Australia and top 10 around the globe. Further, single release a cover of “Your Sixteen” would hit number 1 on the US Charts and be a global smash. Who knew ?
And finally, it’s actually good , really good chock full of great tunes and harmonies all performed with tongue firmly planted in cheek with the highlights including “I’m The Greatest” , single “Photograph” (check out the video on YouTube), “You And Me (Babe) and the CD additional track which should have Ben on the album proper “It Don’t Come Easy”
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"I've listened to this album more than any other since its release in 2013. It's a criminally underrated record, though I understand that not all listeners will identify with it as much as I do. It's the only record I've ever heard that attempts to capture--and does so brilliantly--what it was lik...""I've listened to this album more than any other since its release in 2013. It's a criminally underrated record, though I understand that not all listeners will identify with it as much as I do. It's the only record I've ever heard that attempts to capture--and does so brilliantly--what it was like to grow up in rural New England in the eighties. Thank you, Will Sheff, for telling the story of my childhood, and doing it with such grace, humor, and sensitivity. "Down Down the Deep River" is the obvious highlight here, but it's just one of several outstanding tracks."[+]Reply
"This album is one of the outstanding masterpieces of the late sixties and Eric Burdon one of the era's creative figures as well as one of its greatest vocalists. Blues, raga and jazz elements combine to create a work that is refined musically as it is dark politically and socially."Reply
"60 to 70/100 (This is a very impressive collection of many cool individual ideas and songs of distinct type that somehow never forms into a very cohesive whole. Still, some really cool songs and really interesting mix of styles, just somehow the whole is less than the sum of its parts - or howeve...""60 to 70/100 (This is a very impressive collection of many cool individual ideas and songs of distinct type that somehow never forms into a very cohesive whole. Still, some really cool songs and really interesting mix of styles, just somehow the whole is less than the sum of its parts - or however that saying goes.)
Weird stuff. Why, you ask? Well, I've listened 3 times, and yet I still can't put my finger on why I kind of like this album but mostly am indifferent. After their 2018 debut which wasn't amazing but definitely had a certain fire and certain grit that I quite liked, I was looking forward to this album to more-or-less high degree. And I was hoping for a couple things: That theyd develop more and experiemnt with new sounds and that they would find their own identity or de=istinct somethingness that would be all their own. They acheived the first thing - this album is a massive expansion in sound and muscianship. They tackle so many genres, elements of Baroque pop, electronica kinda stuff, art pop, subtly psychedelic stuff, stronger melodies, and a really beauitiful array of moments and modes. BUT the second thing I was hoping for was not at all achieved to my ears. I don't think they have formed an identity all their own at all. I think they went backward in that regard. Despite this album having many moments of inspired songcraft and beautiful sounds, none of the moments and songs are fully fleshed out or particularly memorable. They seem to have thrown many good ideas out onto one slightly overlong album without taking the time to weave all the elements and sounds together.
So, while I think songs like "Badibaba", "Anxiety Feels", "Pest", "Bang" and Where Do We Go?" are all quite good, they are lost in a set of other less good (but still solid) songs that each go in such different directions and none of those directions are followed very far before they turn around and then wander a few feet down another path and then turn around, etc etc, you get the metaphor I hope.
The album is good, its fine. Its got the individual elements (the lyrics, the vocals, the harmonies and bass playing and vocals etc) to make a really fucking awesome album. Somehow though none of these parts coalesce with the others and we have here a good but pretty forgettable indie rock/art pop/neo-psychedelia gumbo of fair-to-good."[+]Reply