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).
"Good, dubstep-like production, but lyrics and vocals aren't that compelling for this album that's following the new alt-r&b model as weeknd that has become so indie-popular."Reply
"Diamond in the rough Going through 1984 releases, Songs From Suicide Bridge by David Kauffman and Eric Caboor is one record that truly stands out. Not only because the music itself is so much out of place and out of touch with the times, but also because the lyrics are so damn pessimistic, in the...""Diamond in the rough
Going through 1984 releases, Songs From Suicide Bridge by David Kauffman and Eric Caboor is one record that truly stands out. Not only because the music itself is so much out of place and out of touch with the times, but also because the lyrics are so damn pessimistic, in the middle of a decade that gave us new wave and other such fun things. But one is to expect such pessimism and desperation from a record so aptly titled "Songs From Suicide Bridge". These are no ordinary songs, they are all songs related to suicide. We hear in Kiss Another Day Goodbye:
But I don't know how much longer I can live the way I live and never die
Yeah I don't know how much longer I can kiss another day goodbye
And then in Angel of Mercy:
Oh you angel of mercy won't you have me as a friend?
I have nothing but the end inside of me
Take me high above the canyons through the midnight blues and greys
Lead me from the devil's ways fly me free fly me free
And again in Life Without Love:
Somebody save me, throw out a line
Life without love is destroying my mind
Well I'm heading into a slumber, there's no place on earth left to go
Yet now that my heartbeats are numbered, I don't know
And these themes of pessimism and suicide continue throughout the record. In Life and Times on the Beach we hear:
I can't quite remember, just what happened after this
Something 'bout a future and the chances that I missed
I took a cab to Malibu and now i'm on the beach
And what i need to end it all is right Within my reach
And in Where’s the Understanding?
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And when I wake I look around
The search for lost and found
Runs out my eyes to see there is no cure
Where's the understanding? Where's the love? Where's the realization?
It must be some place above...
Yet in the middle of all this pessimism, we sometimes hear glimpses of hope, as in And one more day:
And one more day is all you have to give
All you've got to live
Don't throw it all away
And one more day too quickly comes to pass
So quickly out of grasp
Leaving you with only one more day
This record stands like a diamond in the rough waiting patiently to be discovered."[+]Reply
"The music on this album is a real jam. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have proven to be rising experts in that classic indie/punk jam rock. Reminds me a lot of Sonic Youth. I have trouble getting into their vocal melodies and lyrics, which has held me back from really loving both this album and ...""The music on this album is a real jam. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have proven to be rising experts in that classic indie/punk jam rock. Reminds me a lot of Sonic Youth. I have trouble getting into their vocal melodies and lyrics, which has held me back from really loving both this album and their former. But the arrangements with their guitar work is excellent and so exciting."[+]Reply
"An average record once you look past the terrible lead single that is eez-eh, which is annoyingly catchy in the worst way. The lyrics almost border on laughable, no hardcore Kasabian fan can look me in the eye and tell me that 'the wrong men have the power, it's turning my milk sour' and 'every d...""An average record once you look past the terrible lead single that is eez-eh, which is annoyingly catchy in the worst way. The lyrics almost border on laughable, no hardcore Kasabian fan can look me in the eye and tell me that 'the wrong men have the power, it's turning my milk sour' and 'every day is brutal now we're being watched by google' are insightful lines. Tracks such as bumblebee, treat, stevie and explodes aren't too bad in comparison, but I think they experimented too much here and it turned out an utter disaster for the band unfortunately. Overall I'll say that you only need to look at the album title and cover art to know it's a bit of a bland mess."[+]Reply
"Wow! As soon as the needle drops into the groove, psychedelia fills the room. Harpsichord, organ, vibes, Mellotronesque flute drenched in reverb, psychedelic guitar, it's all here. And this is just the first track! Production is excellent on the vinyl re-issue. Recommended for lovers of psychedelia."Reply
"As shown in Elvis Costello's detailed notes to the album, it's genesis was unusual, with multiple complications . The songs were also written over several years, but all of this I will not go any further into, but concentrate on the actual final musical performance; In this case, the extended ver...""As shown in Elvis Costello's detailed notes to the album, it's genesis was unusual, with multiple complications . The songs were also written over several years, but all of this I will not go any further into, but concentrate on the actual final musical performance; In this case, the extended version of the album with no less than 17 bonus tracks put on a second CD.
Generally appears Costello inspired, not least when compared with some of his albums released in 1980s. I think the rocking numbers and upbeat tracks work best. In particular, "You Bowed Down", which Costello wrote for Roger McGuinn, Stands out positively. The demo version which is on CD 2 is also very nice. The song sounds like a Byrds number, both in arrangement and melody.
"Complicated Shadows" is nearly as strong; the song sounds like a Tom Petty number, mind you, when Petty is at his best.
Some of the ballads are a little too pompous for my taste; favorite among these are "Poor Fractured Atlas" and "Distorted Shadow" which has little of the early Costello approach over it.
Among the bonus tracks, I think especially the remix of "Distorted Angel" is exciting.
All in all, this is a very varied collection of songs, both in genre and expression."[+]Reply
"Not as good as In My Tribe but still a great album. I saw them live in Edinburgh Queens Hall on the tour promoting this and at the end Rob Buck threw his plectrum into the crowd and it hit me in the face and fell to the ground. I stayed standing still where I was until the lights came on and the ...""Not as good as In My Tribe but still a great album. I saw them live in Edinburgh Queens Hall on the tour promoting this and at the end Rob Buck threw his plectrum into the crowd and it hit me in the face and fell to the ground. I stayed standing still where I was until the lights came on and the crowd thinned out and managed to spot it on the ground."[+]Reply
"Hearing chairlift i think of a more synthetically processed matt & kim or maybe camera obscura. Chairlift are poppier, there's no doubt. I'd more expect them to cover hall & oates than the bird and bee. But that's digressing -- all of these synth-pop tunes lean towards the hook, some executing be...""Hearing chairlift i think of a more synthetically processed matt & kim or maybe camera obscura. Chairlift are poppier, there's no doubt. I'd more expect them to cover hall & oates than the bird and bee. But that's digressing -- all of these synth-pop tunes lean towards the hook, some executing better than others, like "sidewalk safari". It sounds like Library Voices awash in synth with a hint of stevie nicks / fleetwood mac. A couple songs near the end are "just ok", which keeps me from really liking this one."[+]Reply