Top 36 Greatest Music Albums by 
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Normally I don't like ranking albums. Let alone my favorites. My tastes change very often. Not to mention that I don't connect to music via note progression, I do with an emotional connection and/or my head space in that moment. However, I can easily say that this is probably my favorite record for a number of reasons but one stands out and is the most important one. It helped save my life.
I remember when this first came out. I was getting in some indie but was primarily into metal like Tool and such. (I think my username then was ThrowBackG?) I remember listening to it and not understanding it. "How could this be rated so high when Meat Is Murder is lower than it should?" I thought. Time went by. One day I came back home from my walk to the store to hear that a old family friend had killed himself. He was 13. He was a very tender and sweet kid, I remember him being a baby... there was once a point where him and my youngest sister wanted to be married in the future and he wanted a good connection between him and his future brother in law- though this was unspoken the feeling was still there. At the time I just couldn't understand why he would take his own life. I still don't. I was never given the whole story and I don't need it now. But at the time I couldn't help but acknowledge his supposedly strong faith toward God. I believe the same thing and I just didn't get it then. I was confused. "What would bring him to that when he had something to turn to?" I thought. I gave this record another listen the day of his funeral. I still didn't get it. Months past, some relative issues, a bad church and a twist in my best friend later and I was about to witness the hardest thing in my life. My grandfathers passing. Since spring the year prior I had been mowing his lawn and tending his plants weekly. We used to work together in the fruit fields pruning branches, thinning premature fruits and picking fruit. Talking to picking crews, illegally playing scratchers, you know...everyday stuff. He was the only relative I had where his love for my family wasn't just unconditional. He listened to everything you had to say and he really tried to make things up with my dad before he passed away. He was a different person to my dad then and he wanted to do the best he could for him...even if he wasn't there to experience it with him in the long run. As the weeks went by he got worse. Slowly his shiny hair and smooth skin turned flaky and pale, his hair turned pure white a week before he died. I wasn't there for his death and I still hate a bit of myself for not being there...but a part of me knows he wouldn't have left if I had stayed.
He was all I had.
My relatives weren't to much. One told me THE DAY HE DIED that life just moves on. (F*ck you too) On top of some other things I plan to elaborate in the next few albums I was depressed. Alone. I had my wonderful parents and sisters but I felt like a burden. I got to thinking about my old friend. I realized one day I was probably in a similar state of mind. To be honest it was just me and God and even then I felt like he had suddenly become distant in my life. I started drinking at least a liter of soda a day to hit a "sugar crash" of sorts so things could slow down. I often hid in my room. I contemplated death. I often took walks in the middle of the night in a gang riddled neighborhood. I just didn't care. I was conflicted inside. I was told by this church that feelings like these were a sin but another part of me said that that church was always wrong to begin with. This caused more eternal strife. My only way of comfort was gardening (we had inherited his house and some plants) and this album. Sufjan is also a Christian. to see that a fellow Christian had these same thoughts was comforting cause it reminded me that someone in a world with 6 billion people...there was someone who was or had gone through the almost exact struggle.
Grief isn't a 1-2-3 process. Its slow and bitter. I'm not in that place anymore but I still feel utterly alone. I get tired of the people around me seemingly having it all and in all of this I have little to nothing despite being told how good of a person I may be from my peers. "My ----- cheated on his wife and he's still married and I can't get a girlfriend...what am I doing wrong?" Its rooted in envy and it isn't right but the emotion is still there. I still miss him with all my heart. Even if he didn't give advice I felt like I was a person and not just a kid. He had nothing to gain. There we're no strings attached...
My two favorite songs (despite having a connection to every song like Eugene reminding me of my time in those fields) is "The Only Thing" and "John My Beloved". The Only Thing was probably the sole song that kept me going. I see it as me reaching out to my grandfather. About my thoughts of pointlessness and suicide, all rooted in me wanting to save him:
"I want to save you from your sorrow. The only reason why I continue at all...faith in reason."
But him affirming me that this is what he signed up for years ago:
"I wasted my life playing dumb...blind faith, gods grace, nothing else left to impart. Do I care if I survive this? Bury the dead where they're found." Its comforting in a odd way. Its my only way of sorts of him reaching out to me.
John My Beloved is different because my relatives have also signed up to horrible deaths or fates. From millions in debt to dementia to untreated diabetes. They've said some sh*t but I can't help but care for them. I still love them even with their garbage. I'm the last one to carry the last name and its been pushed on me since I was little.."You're gonna do great things!" I was told.
"Jesus I need you. Be near me, shield me from fossils that fall on my head."
They're all gonna go and it isn't going to be pleasant. Family will fight for materials that won't matter in the long run. I don't want that for my future and maybe that's the great I may do. That's what keeps me going. This is just a phase and hints of what I truly want pop up from time to time (second half of "Should Have Known Better" for a hint) I want to provide something better...I jsut wish it was a bit more available.
Theres more but I only have so much space. Basically this was (and to extent still is) my only way of relating to something. I've moved on from a lot of these feelings but loneliness and grief still lurks in my life and I just need something to connect to when everything here on earth fails. On earth mind you...
"Don't back down...there is nothing left."
Three Favorite Songs:
1. The Only Thing
2. John My Beloved
3. Eugene [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
I remember when this first came out. I was getting in some indie but was primarily into metal like Tool and such. (I think my username then was ThrowBackG?) I remember listening to it and not understanding it. "How could this be rated so high when Meat Is Murder is lower than it should?" I thought. Time went by. One day I came back home from my walk to the store to hear that a old family friend had killed himself. He was 13. He was a very tender and sweet kid, I remember him being a baby... there was once a point where him and my youngest sister wanted to be married in the future and he wanted a good connection between him and his future brother in law- though this was unspoken the feeling was still there. At the time I just couldn't understand why he would take his own life. I still don't. I was never given the whole story and I don't need it now. But at the time I couldn't help but acknowledge his supposedly strong faith toward God. I believe the same thing and I just didn't get it then. I was confused. "What would bring him to that when he had something to turn to?" I thought. I gave this record another listen the day of his funeral. I still didn't get it. Months past, some relative issues, a bad church and a twist in my best friend later and I was about to witness the hardest thing in my life. My grandfathers passing. Since spring the year prior I had been mowing his lawn and tending his plants weekly. We used to work together in the fruit fields pruning branches, thinning premature fruits and picking fruit. Talking to picking crews, illegally playing scratchers, you know...everyday stuff. He was the only relative I had where his love for my family wasn't just unconditional. He listened to everything you had to say and he really tried to make things up with my dad before he passed away. He was a different person to my dad then and he wanted to do the best he could for him...even if he wasn't there to experience it with him in the long run. As the weeks went by he got worse. Slowly his shiny hair and smooth skin turned flaky and pale, his hair turned pure white a week before he died. I wasn't there for his death and I still hate a bit of myself for not being there...but a part of me knows he wouldn't have left if I had stayed.
He was all I had.
My relatives weren't to much. One told me THE DAY HE DIED that life just moves on. (F*ck you too) On top of some other things I plan to elaborate in the next few albums I was depressed. Alone. I had my wonderful parents and sisters but I felt like a burden. I got to thinking about my old friend. I realized one day I was probably in a similar state of mind. To be honest it was just me and God and even then I felt like he had suddenly become distant in my life. I started drinking at least a liter of soda a day to hit a "sugar crash" of sorts so things could slow down. I often hid in my room. I contemplated death. I often took walks in the middle of the night in a gang riddled neighborhood. I just didn't care. I was conflicted inside. I was told by this church that feelings like these were a sin but another part of me said that that church was always wrong to begin with. This caused more eternal strife. My only way of comfort was gardening (we had inherited his house and some plants) and this album. Sufjan is also a Christian. to see that a fellow Christian had these same thoughts was comforting cause it reminded me that someone in a world with 6 billion people...there was someone who was or had gone through the almost exact struggle.
Grief isn't a 1-2-3 process. Its slow and bitter. I'm not in that place anymore but I still feel utterly alone. I get tired of the people around me seemingly having it all and in all of this I have little to nothing despite being told how good of a person I may be from my peers. "My ----- cheated on his wife and he's still married and I can't get a girlfriend...what am I doing wrong?" Its rooted in envy and it isn't right but the emotion is still there. I still miss him with all my heart. Even if he didn't give advice I felt like I was a person and not just a kid. He had nothing to gain. There we're no strings attached...
My two favorite songs (despite having a connection to every song like Eugene reminding me of my time in those fields) is "The Only Thing" and "John My Beloved". The Only Thing was probably the sole song that kept me going. I see it as me reaching out to my grandfather. About my thoughts of pointlessness and suicide, all rooted in me wanting to save him:
"I want to save you from your sorrow. The only reason why I continue at all...faith in reason."
But him affirming me that this is what he signed up for years ago:
"I wasted my life playing dumb...blind faith, gods grace, nothing else left to impart. Do I care if I survive this? Bury the dead where they're found." Its comforting in a odd way. Its my only way of sorts of him reaching out to me.
John My Beloved is different because my relatives have also signed up to horrible deaths or fates. From millions in debt to dementia to untreated diabetes. They've said some sh*t but I can't help but care for them. I still love them even with their garbage. I'm the last one to carry the last name and its been pushed on me since I was little.."You're gonna do great things!" I was told.
"Jesus I need you. Be near me, shield me from fossils that fall on my head."
They're all gonna go and it isn't going to be pleasant. Family will fight for materials that won't matter in the long run. I don't want that for my future and maybe that's the great I may do. That's what keeps me going. This is just a phase and hints of what I truly want pop up from time to time (second half of "Should Have Known Better" for a hint) I want to provide something better...I jsut wish it was a bit more available.
Theres more but I only have so much space. Basically this was (and to extent still is) my only way of relating to something. I've moved on from a lot of these feelings but loneliness and grief still lurks in my life and I just need something to connect to when everything here on earth fails. On earth mind you...
"Don't back down...there is nothing left."
Three Favorite Songs:
1. The Only Thing
2. John My Beloved
3. Eugene [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
2015
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18,366
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"You can take a road that takes you to the stars, I can take a road that'll see me through."
Nick Drake is probably one of the more misunderstood artists out there. His work is often labeled for being overly depressing with Pink Moon being his last gasp for musical recognition. However, I never understood that claim, even the people he worked with and lived with kinda think that's over romanticized despite his mental struggles. His work is a fine mixture of melancholy and optimism and being socially observant. (Especially in Bryter Layter)
Despite liking "Bryter Layer" more musically I like "Pink Moon" more for its overall connection with me. I don't hear him recording in a studio I hear him playing in his room late at night after getting that guitar tuning juuuuust right. Its my favorite album to listen to while I'm gardening. I think there's a nature connection ( Especially in "From The Morning") in here too but I don't have the words yet. Darn. I think Nick struggled with an artist's mind. Artist's often think so far from the box that most people could never understand. Not because of spite or anything...its just so foreign to them. I think Nick saw something different in life and sometimes I get glimpses of what he saw and felt while I garden. I pause everything I'm doing. I don't move. And then its gone, I can never remember these moments but they feel unique and personal to me, even if I did remember those moments the feel intimate and I'd probably keep it to myself anyways.
In songs like "Free Ride" and "Road" he seemed almost at disgust with someone and I've always been interested by who this faceless person is or was in his life. Just thought it was worth something to note.
He saw optimism in his darkest hours and I feel a lot of that was in nature. The wind blowing. The branches swaying. The waves crashing. The rocks being smoothed. The smell of the grain and the blossoms opening. Kinda like Van Gogh saw it. I don't know if it's me as a person or the tome In fruit fields but my favorite kind of beauty is In simplicity I tell ya. In the middle of a chaotic, twisted and gluttonous world there's still beauty to be found. Once a Junebug flew onto my shoulder and I let it sit there for an hour. It was calming to me that something so tiny saw comfort on my shoulder. I was about to get in the car and I helped it fly away into the coastal breeze where I was that day. People think something major needs to happen to make your day but the best moments wait in the quiet and humble moments you may be overlooking. Give it a good look and you may see the beauty in it.
"Now we rise, we are everywhere...see she fly's, she is everywhere...So go see the sights, the endless summer nights. Go play the game that you learned from the morning."
Three Favorite Songs:
1. From The Morning
2. Place to Be
3. Harvest Breed [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Nick Drake is probably one of the more misunderstood artists out there. His work is often labeled for being overly depressing with Pink Moon being his last gasp for musical recognition. However, I never understood that claim, even the people he worked with and lived with kinda think that's over romanticized despite his mental struggles. His work is a fine mixture of melancholy and optimism and being socially observant. (Especially in Bryter Layter)
Despite liking "Bryter Layer" more musically I like "Pink Moon" more for its overall connection with me. I don't hear him recording in a studio I hear him playing in his room late at night after getting that guitar tuning juuuuust right. Its my favorite album to listen to while I'm gardening. I think there's a nature connection ( Especially in "From The Morning") in here too but I don't have the words yet. Darn. I think Nick struggled with an artist's mind. Artist's often think so far from the box that most people could never understand. Not because of spite or anything...its just so foreign to them. I think Nick saw something different in life and sometimes I get glimpses of what he saw and felt while I garden. I pause everything I'm doing. I don't move. And then its gone, I can never remember these moments but they feel unique and personal to me, even if I did remember those moments the feel intimate and I'd probably keep it to myself anyways.
In songs like "Free Ride" and "Road" he seemed almost at disgust with someone and I've always been interested by who this faceless person is or was in his life. Just thought it was worth something to note.
He saw optimism in his darkest hours and I feel a lot of that was in nature. The wind blowing. The branches swaying. The waves crashing. The rocks being smoothed. The smell of the grain and the blossoms opening. Kinda like Van Gogh saw it. I don't know if it's me as a person or the tome In fruit fields but my favorite kind of beauty is In simplicity I tell ya. In the middle of a chaotic, twisted and gluttonous world there's still beauty to be found. Once a Junebug flew onto my shoulder and I let it sit there for an hour. It was calming to me that something so tiny saw comfort on my shoulder. I was about to get in the car and I helped it fly away into the coastal breeze where I was that day. People think something major needs to happen to make your day but the best moments wait in the quiet and humble moments you may be overlooking. Give it a good look and you may see the beauty in it.
"Now we rise, we are everywhere...see she fly's, she is everywhere...So go see the sights, the endless summer nights. Go play the game that you learned from the morning."
Three Favorite Songs:
1. From The Morning
2. Place to Be
3. Harvest Breed [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1972
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20,136
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I went to go see Tinsley Ellis one night with my dad. He grevv up listening to his blues (he's already a music guru emotionally, it practically raised him) and I hear him all the the time at my office since he plays his music juuuuuust loud enough to vvhere I can hear vvhat he's listening to. Everything from Megadeth to Limp Bizkit to Tove Lo.....the man has...interesting tastes to say the least...anyvvays we went to go see Tinsley Ellis. He decided to hit up a coffee shop before hitting up a blues festival vvhere vve live. It was just him and his band playing their heart and soul for two hours....for 30 people...think about that. This man who's played with BB King's band and even Allman Brothers and was going to play for hundreds of thousands of people in the next fevv days...decided to hit up a coffee shop just to be with people and play. He was a sight to behold and I even got to meet him. I regret not talking to him more, I had my copy of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' in my hand that I just bought and that vvould have been a good conversation piece. I got to thinking that night...
"I don't want to see artists live that are just there...I want to see more live but I vvant to feel like its people playing for people like tonight and not band for people." (I can't remember exactly what I thought, oof.)
The very same night I noticed that Alvvays had added to their Instagram stories...they added more dates and California had a fevv. Santa Cruz, Coachella and San Luis Obispo. I was already in love with the band prior but something about it was urging me to go...I think I knovv vvhat it was...hehe...anyways. This was the night before pay week so I transferred some money and bought tickets. I thought about seeing them in SLO since I was born there but CalPoly Kids are kind of the vvorst so Santa Cruz it was! $50.
*Two vveeks and two crummy Tuesdays later*
Me and my dad went on our way to The Catylist. VVe got their early, had some pizza, I bought some CD's. Good already! Frankie Rose and The Drums opened and that vvas phenomenal but now I was concerned.
"Are Alvvays going to pail in comparison?"
"Are they gonna be kinda stuck up?"
I had just spent $40 at their stand (T-shirt, Cassette, Demo 7') and it hit me...that same voice...urge...whatever you wanna call it...hit me. Frankie Rose had to get up close to grab her amplifiers....holy crap...can I get an autograph? VVhen it hit me the Drums vvere in the middle of their show. Me and my dad were separated and he had my stuff but I had a sharpie in my pocket! I vvaited for just the right moment annnd- GO! It was a standing show and I could have lost my spot easily. I bought this on vinyl for $20 and took off the shrink vvrap and put in my pocket. Sure enough...there was Kerri up close setting up her gear. I got her attention and she made a smile and mouthed : "One moment!"
She never got to me but the people vvere hell bent on getting them to sign my record! They shovved up and just started jamming "Hey" and immediately aftervvards Molly say:
"Hovvs everyone doing?
*Cheers*
"LONG LIVE THE BANANA SLUG!"
*Screams*
"so jealous...OKAY, PLIMSOLL PUNKS!"
I knevv right there that this was going to be like people playing for people. Just as I hoped and prayed for! They played about 85% of their songs and faked leaving 3 times but never got close enough to sign...but my dad met Fred Durst in his prime and damn it I wasn't giving up!!! He showed me vvhere I could find artists in general after a show.
I vvaited out for an hour...it was about 38 degrees.
I met someone who was also wanting a signature. He hadn't even listen to this record but wanted a signiture and I was cracking up inside! Like...vvhat?! After some chatting he realized he had let 3/5 of the members walk right by us...vve vvere bummed so that left Molly and Kerri. They vvalk out and he vvasted no time.
"No! THEY'RE SUPER AVVKVVARD AND SHY!" I vvas screaming in my head.
I vvalk up slovvly and Molly looks at me with a smile...
"Hi!"
"Oh...hi! How are you tonight?"
*Looks up then back at me* "Pretty good!"
"Thats good!....oh! Um...can y-"
"Oh! Sure thing!"
I handed it to them, the guy was chatting with them (notably Kerri) on how he was seeing them in Nevv York. I handed it backvvards on accident.
"I thinks thats backwards...unless you want it like that?" Kerri said avvkvvardly.
"Oh, sorry about that." I chuckled. The guy left, he seemed dissapointed. Kerri passed my record to Molly and left.
"So I hear you guys are going to San Luis Obispo!"
"Oh...yeah..."
"Have you been there before?"
"Nope! Its our first time..."
"You might wanna check out Woodstocks Pizza and Slo Do Co. While you're there, good stuff there."
"Good to know, thanks!" She says as she hands me my record.
"Thank you so much and have a great night!"
"You too!" She replies as she vvalks avvay. I start to walk away.
"OH! Safe travels!"
"Thank you!"
I walk back to the guy and he vvas disappointed because he wanted to ask them all these questions he had and I understood him, I had questions too but then again...the brief period of time I did have was unforgettable! I did my best to cheer him up, I shook his hand and me and my dad vvere off on a 4 hour drive back home.
A fevv days later the band played Coachella after that bar shovv.
I got a frame for my signed record on record store day.
Eight days after the shovv I turned 18.
The stars aligned for easily the greatest shovv I've ever seen. Everything felt so special and coincidental. Everything I had hoped and then some!Listening to the record will be tough without a turntable but boy is it sure pretty to look at!
Theres a reason vvhy I said "people for people". Even though they're one of my absolute favorite bands...they're still people. I wanted to show that to them in a nice way and I hope they sincerely got that. (Thanks Almost Famous!) I dunno. I'm overthinking an avvesome moment. Best $50 ever.... [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
"I don't want to see artists live that are just there...I want to see more live but I vvant to feel like its people playing for people like tonight and not band for people." (I can't remember exactly what I thought, oof.)
The very same night I noticed that Alvvays had added to their Instagram stories...they added more dates and California had a fevv. Santa Cruz, Coachella and San Luis Obispo. I was already in love with the band prior but something about it was urging me to go...I think I knovv vvhat it was...hehe...anyways. This was the night before pay week so I transferred some money and bought tickets. I thought about seeing them in SLO since I was born there but CalPoly Kids are kind of the vvorst so Santa Cruz it was! $50.
*Two vveeks and two crummy Tuesdays later*
Me and my dad went on our way to The Catylist. VVe got their early, had some pizza, I bought some CD's. Good already! Frankie Rose and The Drums opened and that vvas phenomenal but now I was concerned.
"Are Alvvays going to pail in comparison?"
"Are they gonna be kinda stuck up?"
I had just spent $40 at their stand (T-shirt, Cassette, Demo 7') and it hit me...that same voice...urge...whatever you wanna call it...hit me. Frankie Rose had to get up close to grab her amplifiers....holy crap...can I get an autograph? VVhen it hit me the Drums vvere in the middle of their show. Me and my dad were separated and he had my stuff but I had a sharpie in my pocket! I vvaited for just the right moment annnd- GO! It was a standing show and I could have lost my spot easily. I bought this on vinyl for $20 and took off the shrink vvrap and put in my pocket. Sure enough...there was Kerri up close setting up her gear. I got her attention and she made a smile and mouthed : "One moment!"
She never got to me but the people vvere hell bent on getting them to sign my record! They shovved up and just started jamming "Hey" and immediately aftervvards Molly say:
"Hovvs everyone doing?
*Cheers*
"LONG LIVE THE BANANA SLUG!"
*Screams*
"so jealous...OKAY, PLIMSOLL PUNKS!"
I knevv right there that this was going to be like people playing for people. Just as I hoped and prayed for! They played about 85% of their songs and faked leaving 3 times but never got close enough to sign...but my dad met Fred Durst in his prime and damn it I wasn't giving up!!! He showed me vvhere I could find artists in general after a show.
I vvaited out for an hour...it was about 38 degrees.
I met someone who was also wanting a signature. He hadn't even listen to this record but wanted a signiture and I was cracking up inside! Like...vvhat?! After some chatting he realized he had let 3/5 of the members walk right by us...vve vvere bummed so that left Molly and Kerri. They vvalk out and he vvasted no time.
"No! THEY'RE SUPER AVVKVVARD AND SHY!" I vvas screaming in my head.
I vvalk up slovvly and Molly looks at me with a smile...
"Hi!"
"Oh...hi! How are you tonight?"
*Looks up then back at me* "Pretty good!"
"Thats good!....oh! Um...can y-"
"Oh! Sure thing!"
I handed it to them, the guy was chatting with them (notably Kerri) on how he was seeing them in Nevv York. I handed it backvvards on accident.
"I thinks thats backwards...unless you want it like that?" Kerri said avvkvvardly.
"Oh, sorry about that." I chuckled. The guy left, he seemed dissapointed. Kerri passed my record to Molly and left.
"So I hear you guys are going to San Luis Obispo!"
"Oh...yeah..."
"Have you been there before?"
"Nope! Its our first time..."
"You might wanna check out Woodstocks Pizza and Slo Do Co. While you're there, good stuff there."
"Good to know, thanks!" She says as she hands me my record.
"Thank you so much and have a great night!"
"You too!" She replies as she vvalks avvay. I start to walk away.
"OH! Safe travels!"
"Thank you!"
I walk back to the guy and he vvas disappointed because he wanted to ask them all these questions he had and I understood him, I had questions too but then again...the brief period of time I did have was unforgettable! I did my best to cheer him up, I shook his hand and me and my dad vvere off on a 4 hour drive back home.
A fevv days later the band played Coachella after that bar shovv.
I got a frame for my signed record on record store day.
Eight days after the shovv I turned 18.
The stars aligned for easily the greatest shovv I've ever seen. Everything felt so special and coincidental. Everything I had hoped and then some!Listening to the record will be tough without a turntable but boy is it sure pretty to look at!
Theres a reason vvhy I said "people for people". Even though they're one of my absolute favorite bands...they're still people. I wanted to show that to them in a nice way and I hope they sincerely got that. (Thanks Almost Famous!) I dunno. I'm overthinking an avvesome moment. Best $50 ever.... [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
2017
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2,478
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
2012
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25,748
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[First added to this chart: 07/28/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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5,350
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[First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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33,774
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2018]
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1996
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2,974
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Comedy albums okay? I gotta fill the rest of these soon.
[First added to this chart: 04/24/2018]
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When I first saw this record many years ago on SuedeSwede's chart it was always in the back of my mind. I could never find it in store in my "only buy from record stores" phase. Not to mention only one or two songs was on youtube but they we're pretty low in quality. It wasn't on any streaming services but her Italian and English works were. I found the CD on amazon for $5 and I've loved it since! In a way it was like those love stories you hear where the guy goes after the same girl for years until he finally succeeds.
Despite the language gap, its never been a hindrance to me emotionally. In this modern age I can find translations to each of her songs and....oh boy. It's nothing "out there" or even new. What it does best is successfully capture the idea of an old soul trapped in a young body so to speak. It's not an easy topic to speak about because its verrrrry easy to sound rash and arrogant so the feeling is often internalized. It silently expressed and hinted in her writing, kind of in a way to see if you're actually listening to her speak. The lyrics really fit the age she was in, 18 believe it or not! She acted much older than her contemporaries or even her peers but still had a lot to learn and that's what this record really means to me. Kinda feeling isolated because all the people your age are out being dumb and most of the people older than you labeling you with those people that you want nothing to do with. In a way what else is there to do other than sit in the corner and watch from a distance until you "have" that level of maturity people expect from you later on, even if you may already have it.
Despite early copies giving most song writing credit to Hardy's producers it was actually mostly her, as seen in newer copies and in the albums booklet.
Top three favorite tracks:
1. Ton meilleur ami
2. Tous les garcons et les filles
3. Ca rate [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
Despite the language gap, its never been a hindrance to me emotionally. In this modern age I can find translations to each of her songs and....oh boy. It's nothing "out there" or even new. What it does best is successfully capture the idea of an old soul trapped in a young body so to speak. It's not an easy topic to speak about because its verrrrry easy to sound rash and arrogant so the feeling is often internalized. It silently expressed and hinted in her writing, kind of in a way to see if you're actually listening to her speak. The lyrics really fit the age she was in, 18 believe it or not! She acted much older than her contemporaries or even her peers but still had a lot to learn and that's what this record really means to me. Kinda feeling isolated because all the people your age are out being dumb and most of the people older than you labeling you with those people that you want nothing to do with. In a way what else is there to do other than sit in the corner and watch from a distance until you "have" that level of maturity people expect from you later on, even if you may already have it.
Despite early copies giving most song writing credit to Hardy's producers it was actually mostly her, as seen in newer copies and in the albums booklet.
Top three favorite tracks:
1. Ton meilleur ami
2. Tous les garcons et les filles
3. Ca rate [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
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1962
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Now I may sound like a literal snob...but think of the term "Wall of sound". You may hear that term a lot in shoegaze. Now think of a wall. What is it made out of? I can tell you right now its more than clay and bricks. Depending on your build you'll actually have everything from rods, wood, stakes, cement, ect. Its all buried between those layers of a wall, never to be seen.
"Why are you trying to sell me something Pronouns?"
I'm not, haha! Its a pretty weak metaphor for this record. Especially in the first few seconds. In the opening track "299 Addiction" your introduced with so much sound it drowns itself out. Now with shoegaze in general you turn it up loud and...it comes together...but its mixed louder than usual for a record in the genre and it still seemingly drowns itself out...until you hear little intricate melodys in this wall of sound. Its buried in a way. Whats hiding behind all of this? Its chaotic as it is intricately assembled. Then "Just Alright" hits. The guitar seems playful at first an- BOOM
That sound comes back but somehow it feels more organized. It feels more emotionally in depth. The rest of this album follows on this beautifully. Kinda like "Only Shallow" on Loveless or "Sci-Flyer" on Raise. The opener feels like an opening stage or a prologue of sorts. To give you the idea of what is to come and what you should expect. Songs on this thing range from....earbleedingly loud to dreamy and sensual. While we could note the heavy influences of My Bloody Valentine on this thing its important to not two things.
1. Originality doesn't mean automatically good. Loveless was already inspired and argueblly built on sounds from dozens of artists and this is no different.
2. Theres more inspiring this than MBV. I can hear Fishmans dream pop works in hear at times. Especially in "Back at my Place". Not to mention Oeil, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Pastel Blues, maybe bits of Mercury Rev and Swervdriver here and there when the record gets unrelenting with its sound.
(This was Trump's favorite analogy ever. What have I become?)
"Feel you....feel me..."
Three Favorite Songs:
1. Just Alright
2. Back at my Place
3. Bright/299 Addiction [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
"Why are you trying to sell me something Pronouns?"
I'm not, haha! Its a pretty weak metaphor for this record. Especially in the first few seconds. In the opening track "299 Addiction" your introduced with so much sound it drowns itself out. Now with shoegaze in general you turn it up loud and...it comes together...but its mixed louder than usual for a record in the genre and it still seemingly drowns itself out...until you hear little intricate melodys in this wall of sound. Its buried in a way. Whats hiding behind all of this? Its chaotic as it is intricately assembled. Then "Just Alright" hits. The guitar seems playful at first an- BOOM
That sound comes back but somehow it feels more organized. It feels more emotionally in depth. The rest of this album follows on this beautifully. Kinda like "Only Shallow" on Loveless or "Sci-Flyer" on Raise. The opener feels like an opening stage or a prologue of sorts. To give you the idea of what is to come and what you should expect. Songs on this thing range from....earbleedingly loud to dreamy and sensual. While we could note the heavy influences of My Bloody Valentine on this thing its important to not two things.
1. Originality doesn't mean automatically good. Loveless was already inspired and argueblly built on sounds from dozens of artists and this is no different.
2. Theres more inspiring this than MBV. I can hear Fishmans dream pop works in hear at times. Especially in "Back at my Place". Not to mention Oeil, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Pastel Blues, maybe bits of Mercury Rev and Swervdriver here and there when the record gets unrelenting with its sound.
(This was Trump's favorite analogy ever. What have I become?)
"Feel you....feel me..."
Three Favorite Songs:
1. Just Alright
2. Back at my Place
3. Bright/299 Addiction [First added to this chart: 04/15/2018]
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Top 36 Greatest Music Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 6% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 44% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 6% | |
| Father John Misty | 2 | 6% | |
| Alvvays | 2 | 6% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 3% | |
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 3% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 1 | 3% | |
| Agalloch | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 36 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Up 27 from 38th to 11th Pure Comedy by Father John Misty |
| Up 22 from 37th to 15th Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes |
| Up 17 from 34th to 17th The Mantle by Agalloch |
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| Down 11 from 15th to 26th Kill Them With Kindness by Headlights |
| Down 3 from 26th to 29th The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle And Sebastian |
| Down 3 from 27th to 30th Black Tambourine by Black Tambourine |
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 The Lonesome Crowded Westby Modest Mouse |
| Let's Get Out Of This Country by Camera Obscura (UK) |
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From boppare 02/07/2019 23:05
Cool indie/twee focused list. If you can scrape up the money, you should try to go to the Boatie Weekender this year. B&S, Alvvays, and Yo La Tengo are playing, it will be a show of a lifetime.
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From DommeDamian 06/30/2018 17:08
DommeDamian 06/30/2018 17:08
Adding number 2 in too, the Pink Moon description is undeniably poetic!
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From DommeDamian 05/26/2018 19:13
DommeDamian 05/26/2018 19:13
*reading your description for C&L* ;_;
This description and story have managed to scale BEA. Stay strong, homie, I'm here too. ;-)
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Antonio-Pedro 04/19/2018 11:44
Jesus this is fucking beautiful, the C&L note made me cover myself with emotional clouds, and the bon iver one just buried the sentence that this is a lovely chart, and since I'm a noteaholic it would be against my golden law to not give this the perfect score, simply lovely <3
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