Fantaverse Top 100 Albums of All Time (THREAD #1): #70-#61
Posted: October 19th, 2012, 1:52 pm
New thread. Keep the picks coming guys, and if you can all try and stick to the format of, for e.g:
Les Miserables Original London Cast, "Les Miserables", 1985
And include the name of the song you wish featured (as sometimes my flash player blocks me seeing the video)
And just the URL code for the video is better too, saves an extra few of my ever so precious seconds!
It would be much appreciated if you can all do this, keeps everything moving a lot quicker for me.
Anyway, on we go...
Album No.70
Alyson
The Who, "Live at Leeds", 1970
"Young Man Blues"
englishozzy
The Raveonettes, "Pretty in Black", 2005
"Ode to L.A."
"My Boyfriend's Back"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-ar-LDLZY
Geezer
Weezer, "Pinkerton", 1996
1.Tired of Sex – 5 stars
2.Getchoo – 3 stars
3.No Other One – 4 stars
4.Why Bother? - 4 stars
5.Across The Sea – 4 stars
6.The Good Life – 4 stars
7.El Scorcho – 5 stars
8.Pink Triangle – 4 stars
9.Falling for You – 4 stars
10.Butterfly – 5 stars
Despite NSpan's best efforts to convince you otherwise, this is NOT Weezer's last album. It IS, however, one of their very best. Also, I'd have to say that this is the ABSOLUTE point where I could have probably started this countdown. Everything from this point on are just too important to me that they couldn't have not been shared, not that those before it aren't amazing, I just can't ever imagine a point in my life where Pinkerton and those above it wouldn't be on a list of my top 100 albums.
"El Scorcho"
"Tired of Sex"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu2Dsnvk6M0
BleedBlackandGold
Dead Kennedys, "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables", 1980
The debut of the legendary San Francisco punk band set the tone for one of the strangest bands in history.
"Let's Lynch The Landlord"
Leestu
Syd Barrett, "The Madcap Laughs", 1970
There is something unique and special that comes from the honest purity of a drug fucked hippy. Syd Barrett's debut solo album after leaving Pink Floyd was apparently a bit of a nightmare to make but I think it is a bit of a masterpiece, not despite of, but because of its flaws.
"No Good Trying"
"Octopus"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k5WQnfCjmk
NSpan
To Be Added At Later Date
numbersix
Miles Davis, “Kind of Blue”, 1959
While I’m far from being a jazz aficionado, I am partial to a bit of it from time to time, even if it’s the classics like A Love Supreme or this. I’m not sure if I’ll ever get beyond the rather unfair description of jazz being music to relax to, or to play when you’re serving your sophisticated friends some amuse-bouche. But at times one can’t help but admire the complexity of the drums, the beauty of the trumpet, and the rhythm of that cool-as-ice double bass. So yes, something to relax to, and perhaps one day it’ll be something be in awe of.
"Freddie Freeloader"
"Flamenco Sketches"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3W_alUuFkA
Ron Burgundy
To be added at later date
silversurfer
Beck, " Odelay", 1996
I first encountered Beck with "Loser", his lo-fi breakout hit, but it wasn't until Odelay was released that I actually took notice. I remember sitting listening to radio one in the UK and Stevel Lamacq played a track from the record prior to its release, it was "Where Its At". I was amazed, the manner in which the guy could compile numerous different genres of music and make it both interesting and fun astounded me. As soon as I could buy the record, which at that time I was on holiday in Andorra, I picked it up, along with Mellow Gold at some music store and got the added bonus of no tax! Anyway, I listened to both records, and it's shocking how much better Odelay is than its predecessor, there was like a meteoric shift in his abilities. Odelay was stunning, continuing the format I'd noticed from Where It's At of combining styles, genres and instruments into something quite wonderful. There is pretty much something for everyone on this record, a mix of blues, folk, rock and dance. It's so diverse, but at the same time completely cohesive. And that's kind of the trait his career has followed, with him continuing to span genres (I was pained to leave his follow up to this, Mutations, off my list, as its a great folk/blues record which takes many of the influences from tracks on here such as "Lord Only Knows" and "Jack-Ass"), and constantly being inventive. His masterpiece, for me at least, is Odelay, but man, this guy has some talent!
"Minus"
"Where It's At"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPfmNxKLDG4
transformers
Linkin Park, "Meteora", 2003
Linkin Park was the number 1 band that set off the chain of getting me into metal. This record is super-catchy and fun nu-metal record that I have a blast revisiting. A lot of nostalgia value in this, but it's still a great record on it's own.
"Faint"
"Lying From You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V4FLUOlMks
Les Miserables Original London Cast, "Les Miserables", 1985
And include the name of the song you wish featured (as sometimes my flash player blocks me seeing the video)
And just the URL code for the video is better too, saves an extra few of my ever so precious seconds!
It would be much appreciated if you can all do this, keeps everything moving a lot quicker for me.
Anyway, on we go...
Album No.70
Alyson
The Who, "Live at Leeds", 1970
"Young Man Blues"
englishozzy
The Raveonettes, "Pretty in Black", 2005
"Ode to L.A."
"My Boyfriend's Back"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-ar-LDLZY
Geezer
Weezer, "Pinkerton", 1996
1.Tired of Sex – 5 stars
2.Getchoo – 3 stars
3.No Other One – 4 stars
4.Why Bother? - 4 stars
5.Across The Sea – 4 stars
6.The Good Life – 4 stars
7.El Scorcho – 5 stars
8.Pink Triangle – 4 stars
9.Falling for You – 4 stars
10.Butterfly – 5 stars
Despite NSpan's best efforts to convince you otherwise, this is NOT Weezer's last album. It IS, however, one of their very best. Also, I'd have to say that this is the ABSOLUTE point where I could have probably started this countdown. Everything from this point on are just too important to me that they couldn't have not been shared, not that those before it aren't amazing, I just can't ever imagine a point in my life where Pinkerton and those above it wouldn't be on a list of my top 100 albums.
"El Scorcho"
"Tired of Sex"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu2Dsnvk6M0
BleedBlackandGold
Dead Kennedys, "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables", 1980
The debut of the legendary San Francisco punk band set the tone for one of the strangest bands in history.
"Let's Lynch The Landlord"
Leestu
Syd Barrett, "The Madcap Laughs", 1970
There is something unique and special that comes from the honest purity of a drug fucked hippy. Syd Barrett's debut solo album after leaving Pink Floyd was apparently a bit of a nightmare to make but I think it is a bit of a masterpiece, not despite of, but because of its flaws.
"No Good Trying"
"Octopus"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k5WQnfCjmk
NSpan
To Be Added At Later Date
numbersix
Miles Davis, “Kind of Blue”, 1959
While I’m far from being a jazz aficionado, I am partial to a bit of it from time to time, even if it’s the classics like A Love Supreme or this. I’m not sure if I’ll ever get beyond the rather unfair description of jazz being music to relax to, or to play when you’re serving your sophisticated friends some amuse-bouche. But at times one can’t help but admire the complexity of the drums, the beauty of the trumpet, and the rhythm of that cool-as-ice double bass. So yes, something to relax to, and perhaps one day it’ll be something be in awe of.
"Freddie Freeloader"
"Flamenco Sketches"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3W_alUuFkA
Ron Burgundy
To be added at later date
silversurfer
Beck, " Odelay", 1996
I first encountered Beck with "Loser", his lo-fi breakout hit, but it wasn't until Odelay was released that I actually took notice. I remember sitting listening to radio one in the UK and Stevel Lamacq played a track from the record prior to its release, it was "Where Its At". I was amazed, the manner in which the guy could compile numerous different genres of music and make it both interesting and fun astounded me. As soon as I could buy the record, which at that time I was on holiday in Andorra, I picked it up, along with Mellow Gold at some music store and got the added bonus of no tax! Anyway, I listened to both records, and it's shocking how much better Odelay is than its predecessor, there was like a meteoric shift in his abilities. Odelay was stunning, continuing the format I'd noticed from Where It's At of combining styles, genres and instruments into something quite wonderful. There is pretty much something for everyone on this record, a mix of blues, folk, rock and dance. It's so diverse, but at the same time completely cohesive. And that's kind of the trait his career has followed, with him continuing to span genres (I was pained to leave his follow up to this, Mutations, off my list, as its a great folk/blues record which takes many of the influences from tracks on here such as "Lord Only Knows" and "Jack-Ass"), and constantly being inventive. His masterpiece, for me at least, is Odelay, but man, this guy has some talent!
"Minus"
"Where It's At"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPfmNxKLDG4
transformers
Linkin Park, "Meteora", 2003
Linkin Park was the number 1 band that set off the chain of getting me into metal. This record is super-catchy and fun nu-metal record that I have a blast revisiting. A lot of nostalgia value in this, but it's still a great record on it's own.
"Faint"
"Lying From You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V4FLUOlMks