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| Poll: Which of these albums is your personal favorite? |
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| "Murmur" by R.E.M. (30th Anniversary) |
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31% |
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| "Aladdin Sane" by David Bowie (40th Anniversary) |
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37% |
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| "Catch A Fire" by Bob Marley and the Wailers (40th Anniversary) |
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31% |
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| Total Votes : 16 |
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
Gender: Male
Location: St. Louis
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- #1
- Posted: 04/13/2013 16:20
- Post subject: This Date In Music(4/13): "Murmur", Bowie, Marley
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.'s landmark debut album "Murmur"!
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Murmur by R.E.M.
Overall Rank: 135
1980s Rank: 13
1983 Rank: 1
Track Listing:
1. Radio Free Europe
2. Pilgrimage
3. Laughing
4. Talk About The Passion
5. Moral Kiosk
6. Perfect Circle
7. Catapult
8. Sitting Still
9. 9-9
10. Shaking Through
11. We Walk
12. West of the Fields
Today is also the 40th anniversary of the David Bowie album "Aladdin Sane"!
Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
Overall Rank: 356
1970s Rank: 96
1973 Rank: 9
Track Listing:
1. Watch That Man
2. Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
3. Drive-In Saturday
4. Panic In Detroit
5. Cracked Actor
6. Time
7. The Prettiest Star
8. Let's Spend The Night Together
9. The Jean Genie
10. Lady Grinning Soul
And finally, it is also the 40th anniversary of the release of "Catch A Fire" by Bob Marley and the Wailers!
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Catch A Fire by Bob Marley And The Wailers
Overall Rank: 674
1970s Rank: 166
1973 Rank: 18
Track Listing:
1. Concrete Jungle
2. Slave Driver
3. 400 Years
4. Stop That Train
5. Baby We've Got A Date (Shake It Baby)
6. Stir It Up
7. Kinky Reggae
8. No More Trouble
9. Midnight Ravers
Okay, there you have it! Not 1, not 2, but 3 great albums celebrating important anniversaries today!
So, what do you think? Do you love these albums? Hate them? Have you ever heard them?
Ryan,
Mercurydylan89,
BEA's album anniversary dude
...Signing off
Last edited by Mercury on 04/13/2013 23:27; edited 1 time in total
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moojakptorei
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- Posted: 04/13/2013 16:24
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A good selection of albums.
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GeevyDallas
WATTBA
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- Posted: 04/13/2013 16:24
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Definitely my favourite Bob Marley album,haven't heard the other two,although I think it's next on my Bowie list.
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drakonium
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- #4
- Posted: 04/13/2013 16:35
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Wow, you strike hard today, MercuryDylan. The first two are on my chart, and the third would too, if it wasn't for Exodus.
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Guest
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- #5
- Posted: 04/13/2013 16:55
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All three are great. Catch A Fire is my second favourite Wailers album, after Burnin', whilst Murmur is probably my favourite REM album. Aladdin Sane is pretty dope too. Quite a good date in music, it would appear.
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Patman360
Serenity Now
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Location: Cork, Ireland
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- #6
- Posted: 04/13/2013 17:02
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| lethalnezzle wrote: | | All three are great. |
This.
I'm edging towards narrowly towards Murmur personally.
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
Gender: Male
Location: St. Louis
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- #7
- Posted: 04/13/2013 17:22
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Yeah, I've been looking forward to this date like a little Iver excited geek for a couple weeks.
I chose Murmur as that is the only album of the three I have heard in full. Marley's album seems amazing! I got introduced to Slave Driver by Taj Mahal's version on his album Mo' Roots (criminally ignored album and musician on this site anyway). And everything else I've heard from Catch A Fire is stellar!
Aladdin Sane I am least familiar with. Heard nothing but good things 'bout it though!
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ONLY 4% of people can understand this chart! Come try!
My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!
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EyeKanFly
Head Bear Master/Galactic Emperor
Age: 33
Location: Gotham
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- Posted: 04/13/2013 19:33
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I've never listened to the whole Marley album, but there's some great songs there. I'll have to give it a shot.
Murmur and Aladdin Sane are really close. Both fantastic albums, but in the end I have to go with Bowie.
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Mercury
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- Posted: 04/13/2013 23:22
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| EyeKanFly wrote: | I've never listened to the whole Marley album, but there's some great songs there. I'll have to give it a shot.
Murmur and Aladdin Sane are really close. Both fantastic albums, but in the end I have to go with Bowie. |
Yeah. I've personally always felt Bowie was one of the most over-appreciated artist or, actually, just one of the most iconic artists I never understood the greatness of .
Murmur, although great, never fully clicked either. Tonight I plan on re listening to Murmur in celebration of its 30th anniversary.
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ONLY 4% of people can understand this chart! Come try!
My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!
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drakonium
coucou
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- Posted: 04/13/2013 23:30
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| Mercurydylan89 wrote: | | Murmur, although great, never fully clicked either. Tonight I plan on re listening to Murmur in celebration of its 30th anniversary. |
It kinda worked that way for me. The first times, I thought it was a good, honest alt album, but not much more. Months later, I listened to The Replacements, and Tim reminded me of Murmur, for some reason. So I gave it another spin right after the end of Tim, and that was a totally different experience. I was at the library, but that was so good I couldn't even manage to work ^^ Now it's on my chart, and it's not leaving it anytime soon (except for another R.E.M. album, maybe...).
Give it time, and it'll probably click someday. Or tonight. It's not many people's R.E.M. favorite for no reason 
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