You must listen to the album below you: canon edition

[RoundTheBend]

1.

Song For My Father by Horace Silver Quintet
Solid hard bop, but neither did I find anything but the opener really catching. Good, but nothing soul searching. 80.

2. Bay, the most intriguing of those sounds like: Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson

3. (RYM top 500... 55 left to go)
321. Hvis lyset tar oss by Burzum (1994)
371. Individual Thought Patterns by Death (1993)
376. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath (1980)
381. Ghost Reveries by Opeth (2005)
404. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno (1974)
410. Through Silver in Blood by Neurosis (1996)
412. Boris at Last -Feedbacker- by Boris (2003)
414. The Ascension by Glenn Branca (1981)
415. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor (1997)
418. Zuma by Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1975-needs rating?)

419. flood by Boris (2000)
424. White Pony by Deftones (2000)
427. White Light from the mouth of infinity by Swans (1991)
428. The Powers That B by Death Grips (2015)
429. Ghosts of the Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon (2003)
432. The Mollusk by Ween (1997)
433. Magnolia Electric Co (eponymous) (2003)
436. Suicide (eponymous) 1977

[Purplepash]

Mezzanine by Massive Attack

By the end of the first song I thought wow, this is going to be a great album. The album had a great sound, great mood, great atmosphere, some good beats, and some great sounds. If everything was as great as that first song, Dissolved Girl (especially around the 3 minute mark), and to a lesser extent Teardrop (which is an excellent song that I've probably heard just that little bit too much over the years) I would have loved it, but ultimately, and I can't articulate exactly why, it just fell short of being a great album. It still gets an 8/10, and a ranking of 12/29 for 1998.

I haven't heard any of these Seth but Boris interests me so that's what you're getting.


Boris At Last: -Feedbacker- by Boris

BEA overall (2 picks left)

104. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
109. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
111. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes (I think I may have heard this once but I'm not sure)
120. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian
121. Absolution by Muse
122. Quadrophenia by The Who
149. Discovery by Daft Punk
150. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
152. Moving Pictures by Rush
156. Metallica by Metallica

[baystateoftheart]

1.

I just got home from UMass commencement, which I had an organizational role in, and I'm so beat I started to put my headphone jack in my ear.

Anyway, I took the liberty of substituting the more comprehensive release from Mercury's list, which includes every song on Dark Was The Night. I heard this a couple days ago, but I've been too busy to post about it until now.


The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Bl...ie Johnson

This is really good. His voice is more gravelly and his guitar is simpler than I expected. The lyrics are pretty direct and repetitive, gospel lyrics placed in a blues format. Johnson imbues his songs with a powerful, soulful charisma that carries them through the flaws. There are some great ones in here, and I especially like the ones with backing vocals. 3.5/5.

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2. Purplepash, here's my favorite of those:


If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian

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3. BEA Top Ranked Chart Sampler

31. NickVolos: 1. Iron Curtain Innocence - Bobb Trimble 
32. Jimmy Dread: 4. The Garlands - The Garlands 
33. jomth: 34. My Goal's Beyond - John McLaughlin 
34. Onater: 12. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull 
35. Lowkey: 3. Depressive Silence II - Depressive Silence 
36. Skinny: 8. Rhythm-al-ism - DJ Quik 
37. OKC1: 1. Plux Quba - Nuno Canavarro 
38. Patman360: 6. This Nation’s Saving Grace - The Fall
39. Weepingguitarman: 31. The Magnolia Electric Co. - Songs: Ohia 
40. Thad: 16. Starsailor - Tim Buckley
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[Purplepash]

If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian

This is the first Belle And Sebastian album that I have listened to, their songs never made me want to, and it was about what I expected - good. I can see why it's rated well, although maybe not quite this high on the all time BEA chart. I rather enjoyed the first few songs with their sniff of The Velvet Underground and The Smiths influences, but after a while it all became a bit too nice and twee for my tastes to become really well liked. Score 7.5/10, rank 23/32 for 1996.

I'm torn between three here Baystate: The ever reliable The Fall with one of their well regarded albums, or the maybe obvious choice of Tim Buckley, but I am going to go with the curiousity, Bobb Trimble.


Iron Curtain Innocence by Bobb Trimble

BEA overall (1 pick left)

104. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
109. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
111. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes (I think I may have heard this once but I'm not sure)
121. Absolution by Muse
122. Quadrophenia by The Who
149. Discovery by Daft Punk
150. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
152. Moving Pictures by Rush
156. Metallica by Metallica
160. Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend

[baystateoftheart]

1.


Iron Curtain Innocence by Bobb Trimble

Wow, this exceeded all expectations! Simply gorgeous, lush, mellow psych folk/pop that sounds like it was made a decade before it actually was. I don't know why lots of people seem to focus on the music's weirdness, because this isn't any weirder than other works from the style it's recorded in. This guy grew up a stone's throw from my dad and they are very close in age. Starting it at a high 4/5.

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2. Purplepash, I'll give you this because it's currently in my top 10 (although I haven't revisited recently):


Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend

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3. BEA Top Rated Chart Sampler:

41. CellarDoor 6. Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies 
42. ledemoncleaner: 46. Red Medicine - Fugazi 
43. 19loveless91: 1. Odbrana I Poslednji Dani - Idoli 
44. dividesbyzero: 3. Meditations - John Coltrane
45. Jimmy Dread: 5. Cruel Sister - Pentangle 
46. SomeoneInNewYork: 1. Garden Of Delete - Oneohtrix Point Never 
47. CellarDoor: 2. Long Division - Low 
48. meccalecca: 3. Sandinista! - The Clash 
49. Onetwo12: 19. Immunity - Jon Hopkins 
50. SuedeSwede: 4. ウッーウッーウマウマ(゜∀゜) Speed アルバム - Caramell
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[RoundTheBend]

1.

Boris At Last: -Feedbacker- by Boris

I liked the part where there was feedback... hehe. No but for reals tracks 1 and 3 were really cool. As a whole though it was good, but nothing transforming. 80... could be an 85 with a better mix (although that'd be my interpretation... if you want a true feedback experience, then this is "correctly" mixed.

2. Bay - check it:

Sandinista! by The Clash

3. (RYM top 500... 55 left to go)
321. Hvis lyset tar oss by Burzum (1994)
371. Individual Thought Patterns by Death (1993)
376. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath (1980)
381. Ghost Reveries by Opeth (2005)
404. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno (1974)
410. Through Silver in Blood by Neurosis (1996)
414. The Ascension by Glenn Branca (1981)
415. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor (1997)
418. Zuma by Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1975-needs rating?)
419. flood by Boris (2000)

424. White Pony by Deftones (2000)
427. White Light from the mouth of infinity by Swans (1991)
428. The Powers That B by Death Grips (2015)
429. Ghosts of the Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon (2003)
432. The Mollusk by Ween (1997)
433. Magnolia Electric Co (eponymous) (2003)
436. Suicide (eponymous) 1977

[baystateoftheart]

1.


Sandinista! by The Clash

Lol what the hell is this? Possibly the most incoherent and disorienting album I have ever heard. A significant portion of good songs, but so sloppily sequenced and conceived, and absolutely packed with filler. And somehow they were so set on this triple (!) album as an artistic statement that they left lots of money on the table to keep it as is. The third part is where it reaches its peak of both bizarreness and mediocrity. Dub is a great genre, but The Clash are far from its most skilled practitioners. Will I ever listen to the whole behemoth again? Doubtful. But there are enough really good songs that I can't delete this album from my library either. 3/5.

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2. Seth, I've heard none of those, but if I were picking one to check out it would be this one:


Zuma by Neil Young And Crazy Horse

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3. BEA / RYM Chart Mashup

52. [BEA] Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen*
96. [RYM] Either/Or - Elliott Smith*
102. [BEA] Back In Black - AC/DC
114. [BEA] Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel*
131. [RYM] The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert - Bob Dylan
139. [BEA] Hot Fuss - The Killers
140. [BEA] American Idiot - Green Day
146. [BEA] Origin Of Symmetry - Muse
153. [RYM] Live At Massey Hall 1971 - Neil Young
155. [BEA] Moondance - Van Morrison

*Last heard in 2016. Other seven never heard.
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[Purplepash]

Modern Vampires Of The City by Vampire Weekend

A couple of my kids like Vampire Weekend, so I've heard a lot of their songs, as well as seeing them live before, so I knew what to expect going into this album. A couple of really good songs, a little bit of quirkiness (but not enough for my tastes), and basically some solid good indie pop, but nothing special to raise it above most of the good indie pop out there. To be honest I don't see how it's rated the best album of 2013 here. I did have a huh! moment when I heard the line in Finger Back - "I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna die" realising that they have reused that line in Harmony Hall from their latest album. Not that I've heard that album yet either but the radio station I listen to at work has been hammering that song. Score 7.5/10, ranking 29/36 for 2013.

Baystate: I love American Idiot


American Idiot by Green Day

Luigii's greatest albums (5 picks)

3. Caracal by Disclosure
4. Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada
5. Virgins by Tim Hecker
7. Pop by Gas
9. California by Mr. Bungle
11. Astral Progressions by Josef Leimberg
12. The Velocity Of Love by Suzanne Ciani
13. Harmony In Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker
15. The Royal Scam by Steely Dan
16. Love Deluxe by Sade

[RoundTheBend]

1.

Zuma by Neil Young And Crazy Horse

This is just classic Neil... that twangy/flat picked singing guitar and voice, but it's a hippie not a hillbilly. Half the time I felt like a stoner listening to this record. And it reminded me a tinge of Zuma Beach. Cortez the Killer was an amazing song and cut deep just like a good Niel Young song. And just like most Niel Young albums (for me at least), there's quality work, cutting tracks, but overall I'd rather this just play in the background while drifting off in conversation than actually listen to it intently, so it gets an 83 (mostly the bump for Cortez) instead of an 80 or 85. Thanks Bay - Ironically, I had heard this album while drifting off in conversation with my sister, and then we stopped and actually paid attention to Cortez the Killer besides some unique guitar work from the man, it's just great to listen to in the background.

2. Purplepash: check out California by Mr. Bungle. I just did and at the very least it was like floss to my ears. It cleaned them near right up... hehe. I almost suggested the Gas or Disclosure or Boards of Canada album.. but Mr. Bungle it is.

3.

3. (RYM top 500... 55 left to go)
321. Hvis lyset tar oss by Burzum (1994)
371. Individual Thought Patterns by Death (1993)
376. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath (1980)
381. Ghost Reveries by Opeth (2005)
404. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Eno (1974)
410. Through Silver in Blood by Neurosis (1996)
414. The Ascension by Glenn Branca (1981)
415. Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk by Emperor (1997)
419. flood by Boris (2000)
424. White Pony by Deftones (2000)

427. White Light from the mouth of infinity by Swans (1991)
428. The Powers That B by Death Grips (2015)
429. Ghosts of the Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon (2003)
432. The Mollusk by Ween (1997)
433. Magnolia Electric Co (eponymous) (2003)
436. Suicide (eponymous) 1977

[baystateoftheart]

1.


American Idiot by Green Day

I wasn't expecting to like this. It's Green Day, a group that has never caught my ear enough to try an album despite previous exposure. It's somewhat of a rock opera, which I have a hard time with historically, and it's been adapted into a musical at that. In spite of these barriers, and in spite of criticisms I have of the album, I did enjoy it. Yes, it is indulgent, the lyrics are larded with cringeworthy turns of phrase, and his voice can get grating at times. But instrumentally, I'm surprised to say it's pretty great, and there are some strong hooks as well. These aspects really carry the album through its questionable moments. No, it won't become a favorite, but I enjoyed getting to know this record. 3/5.

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2. Heard zero of those, but the Brian Eno record interests me most.

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3. BEA / RYM Chart Mashup

52. [BEA] Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen*
96. [RYM] Either/Or - Elliott Smith*
102. [BEA] Back In Black - AC/DC
114. [BEA] Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel*
131. [RYM] The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert - Bob Dylan
139. [BEA] Hot Fuss - The Killers
146. [BEA] Origin Of Symmetry - Muse
153. [RYM] Live At Massey Hall 1971 - Neil Young
155. [BEA] Moondance - Van Morrison
157. [BEA] Metallica - Metallica

*Last heard in 2016. Other seven never heard.
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