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post #101 of 134
9/18/08 at 12:03am
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Originally Posted by sexymollusk View Post
Fugazi had a pretty fucking amazing run throughout the 90's.
I'll second that! In fact, I think their entire run of albums is great - even the last few mellower ones. I do leave out that sort of soundtrack thing they did.
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post #102 of 134
9/18/08 at 1:17pm
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Originally Posted by dreary louse View Post
Well, White Light/White Heat is an album I only needed to hear once, great and influential as it was...I'm the same way with Ziggy Stardust.
WL/WH is one of my favorite records of all time. When I was, let's see, 14 or 15, I went through a period where I listened to side 2 of that record at least once every day for at least a year. To this day, "Sister Ray" is probably my favorite piece of recorded music. But I'll play devil's advocate to myself and say that, if your idea of a great album is every song being something you can listen to over and over, and all the songs fitting together nicely, there's a strong argument to be made against it. "The Gift," as much as I like it in theory, is one that I don't particularly enjoy on repeated listens, and putting it right up front there really hurts the album.
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post #103 of 134
9/21/08 at 6:18pm
Only a fan of the first two Velvet's. After John Cale left/was forced from the band the music became a warm-up for Lou Reed's solo pop tunes. Doug Yule brought absolutely NOTHING of interest or distinction to the third album and Loaded.

Can't believe this amazing run wasn't mentioned:

Out of Our Heads ---> Aftermath ---> Between the Buttons ---> Their Satanic Majesty's Request ---> Beggar's Banquet ---> Let It Bleed ---> Sticky Fingers ---> Exile on Main St. ---> Goats Head Soup ---> It's Only Rock N Roll ---> Black & Blue

Or this:

Manfred Mann's Earth Band ---> Glorified Magnified ---> Messin' ---> Solar Fire ---> The Good Earth ---> Nightingales and Bombers
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post #104 of 134
9/21/08 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by Malmordo View Post
Only a fan of the first two Velvet's. After John Cale left/was forced from the band the music became a warm-up for Lou Reed's solo pop tunes. Doug Yule brought absolutely NOTHING of interest or distinction to the third album and Loaded.

Can't believe this amazing run wasn't mentioned:

Out of Our Heads ---> Aftermath ---> Between the Buttons ---> Their Satanic Majesty's Request ---> Beggar's Banquet ---> Let It Bleed ---> Sticky Fingers ---> Exile on Main St. ---> Goats Head Soup ---> It's Only Rock N Roll ---> Black & Blue
You throw stones at latter VU, but include Black & Blue & Satanic Majesties among the Stones' stellar run? Whoa.

I like the psychedelic Stones sound, but prefer Between the Buttons & even Flowers.

Black & Blue has some underrated songs, but the funk feels fake. (Would love to hear the record with Jeff Beck's guitar restored)
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post #105 of 134
9/24/08 at 2:57am
Beulah had nothing but great albums until they decided to break up.

I love every single album by The Hold Steady. In fact, their last album might be their best.

Wilco had an amazing run with Being There, Summerteeth and, of course, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Their last two are also great but not on the exact same level.

Springsteen's run is still boss though (rimshot please)
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post #106 of 134
9/24/08 at 3:14am
Nothing at all wrong with Loaded.

Edit: Not sure if I saw them, but the Pixies' entire catalog should be here.
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post #107 of 134
9/24/08 at 3:20am
No one's mentioned the Pixies.

Even Bossanova is pretty great. Regardless of how high the Gil Norton knob was cranked on the mixer during that studio session.
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post #108 of 134
9/24/08 at 3:53am
Why haven't The Doors been mentioned yet? It isn't that The Doors had a good run, it's that there simply are no bad Doors albums.
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post #109 of 134
9/24/08 at 4:09am
I always thought that The Doors had a few great songs per album, no one perfect album, and that's why the 2-Disc "Greatest Hits" is what everyone knows.
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post #110 of 134
9/24/08 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by Tomas Mejor View Post
I always thought that The Doors had a few great songs per album, no one perfect album, and that's why the 2-Disc "Greatest Hits" is what everyone knows.
The first album (The Doors) is one of the best of the 60s. Give it a listen.
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post #111 of 134
9/24/08 at 10:46am
Once you leave your teenage years behind, The Doors lose all their magic. What was once profound becomes wanky.

How about Soundgarden?
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post #112 of 134
9/24/08 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis View Post
Once you leave your teenage years behind, The Doors lose all their magic. What was once profound becomes wanky.
Yeah, Morrison's lyrics really start to grate when you hit early adulthood. Still, the music's mostly pretty decent, and the first album is particularly solid. That said, I like them at their weirdest and most melodramatic, like on Waiting for the Sun. I'm less a fan when they try to be bluesy or funky.

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How about Soundgarden?
Same problem, I think. Their catalog hasn't aged all that well, and a lot of it has to do with the lyrics.

Plus, Superunknown is such a standout compared to the others that it changes the scope of things. Louder Than Love, Badmotorfinger, and Down on the Upside all have great moments, but it's not as solid a run as you'd think when you stack them up against Superunknown. It's sort of like how Green would sound like a pretty terrific pop album, until you realize how good R.E.M. could be at their best.
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post #113 of 134
9/24/08 at 11:25am
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bullocks

I think the problem with many of these lists is they are too long. Any more than three albums and you are getting in to personal preference territory.
Not many bands can sustain beyond that, and the bands that do are already considered great bands.
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post #114 of 134
9/24/08 at 11:46am
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Originally Posted by jay f View Post
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bullocks

I think the problem with many of these lists is they are too long. Any more than three albums and you are getting in to personal preference territory.
Not many bands can sustain beyond that, and the bands that do are already considered great bands.
Agreed. As soon as you say "everything by...," you're basically admitting that you can't be critical about your favorite artists and figure out what makes their good stuff good and their less than good stuff not good. Nothing wrong with that, in theory, but I think it helps to know your own blind spots.
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post #115 of 134
9/24/08 at 2:36pm
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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis View Post
Once you leave your teenage years behind, The Doors lose all their magic. What was once profound becomes wanky.

How about Soundgarden?
Yes, as adults we're all able to appreciate the depth and sophistication of ... Soundgarden.

Jesus Christ in a taxicab.
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post #116 of 134
9/24/08 at 6:11pm
Huh. Granted, I haven't gone through the Soundgarden catalogue in a good five years, but I don't remember the lyrics being that bad. Always thought Cornell avoided the traps of most metal bands-like dungeons & dragons - (the metal charge was something they were accused of being but were closer in spirit to, and forerunners of, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam. If anything, lyrically they were making fun of and circumventing the tropes of hard rock/metal.

Has their reputation fallen that much? They kinda were my Led Zeppelin.
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post #117 of 134
9/25/08 at 1:54am
I'm not admitting anything.

If I listened to The Doors and only The Doors and compared everything else I heard to The Doors, you might have a point. I've heard it all and since moved on, but I maintain that every album is rock solid. Morrison's just so much fun to sing.
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post #118 of 134
9/25/08 at 4:17am
From Tommy to Quadrophenia, The Who were unbeatable, although I think Tommy is the weakest album in that run, it's still pretty good.
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post #119 of 134
9/25/08 at 10:58am
How come none of THE WHO fans mention A Quick One or Sell Out? Pretty great. Also don't forget Leeds!

I'll throw in The Kinks

Kinks Krontroversy-->Face to Face--->Something Else--->Village Green Preservation Society--> Authur(Or The Decline And Fall of the Brithish Empire---> Lola

In my opinion, they were a step ahead / above Pete & the boys
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post #120 of 134
9/25/08 at 11:51am
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How come none of THE WHO fans mention A Quick One or Sell Out? Pretty great. Also don't forget Leeds!
Well, Leeds and Who's Next were between Tommy and Quadrophenia, so I assume they were implied. The Who By Numbers is also very strong, but probably not good enough to be considered part of the streak.

Sell Out is a fun listen, but there's a reason they were generally considered a singles band up until Tommy. There's a "Silas Stingy" for every couple "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand"s.
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post #121 of 134
9/25/08 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by jay f View Post
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bullocks

I think the problem with many of these lists is they are too long. Any more than three albums and you are getting in to personal preference territory.
Not many bands can sustain beyond that, and the bands that do are already considered great bands.
Joy Division. Not a bad song recorded. Unknown Pleasures and Closer are the epitomy of restraint.

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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis View Post
Once you leave your teenage years behind, The Doors lose all their magic. What was once profound becomes wanky.
Morrison wasn't a great lyricist, but their first three albums are lasting greats to me. Then they became less interesting. I'm not ashamed of anything I enjoyed as teen, except for my love of everything Tool and Pixies, two bands I now find underwhelming. After Surfer Rosa, Frank Black/Black Francis slowly took over the band for the worst...and he isn't a very interesting guy it turns out. I point to his solo records. Anything supposed to be artistic that can be described as "mature" is irrelevant shite. It's like a switch was turned off in him. Sad, really. I mean, has anybody been really passionate about his music? They have some great songs on every Pixies record, but they were collaborators in essence and I worry that the rest of the band were bitches to Black/Francis...
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post #122 of 134
9/25/08 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by dreary louse View Post
Joy Division. Not a bad song recorded. Unknown Pleasures and Closer are the epitomy of restraint.
There's some stuff on Substance (particularly in the "Appendix" section on the CD version) that's only okay. I guess if we're just talking albums proper, then yeah, they have a pretty spotless record, but, like the Sex Pistols, there's not much to go on.
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post #123 of 134
9/25/08 at 9:12pm
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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis View Post
How come none of THE WHO fans mention A Quick One or Sell Out? Pretty great. Also don't forget Leeds!
Before Tommy, their stuff was pretty hit and miss. The classic run is Tommy--->Live at Leeds--->Who's Next--->Quadrophenia. Live at Leeds is the crown jewel in that run.
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post #124 of 134
9/26/08 at 4:30pm
The Brian Jonestown Massacre win.

Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request - Thank God For Mental Illness - Take it From the Man! - Give it Back! - Strung Out in Heaven - Bravery, Repetition and Noise - ...And This is Our Music - My Bloody Underground
(1996-2008).

If you like them, I can't see how you can dislike any of their albums except the spotty first one (Methodrone). And This is Our Music is by far the best, but every album is worthwhile, and no, they don't all sound the same.
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post #125 of 134
9/26/08 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by Dragon Ma View Post
Before Tommy, their stuff was pretty hit and miss. The classic run is Tommy--->Live at Leeds--->Who's Next--->Quadrophenia. Live at Leeds is the crown jewel in that run.
I'd go with Quadrophenia over Leeds, but it's sort of a win-win dilemma. The various expanded versions of Leeds (especially with all of that extra supercharged Tommy material) certainly give additional weight to that side, but Quadrophenia is punk in energy, yet still probably as bombastic as Berlin or The Wall - no other album by any artist pulls off this balance with the same aplomb.
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post #126 of 134
3/7/09 at 6:30pm
Elton John

Elton John · Tumbleweed Connection · Madman Across the Water · Honky Château · Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player · Goodbye Yellow Brick Road · Caribou · Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy ·


That's an eight album run of greatness.
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post #127 of 134
3/9/09 at 9:30pm
Might not be everyones favorite band, but I think Metallica had a pretty incredible run from 83- 91. First 5 albums from Kill Em All to the black album are all pretty much considered heavy metal classics.
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post #128 of 134
3/9/09 at 9:37pm
It depends on the person though, most will say the first three are classics, some others, myself included would include the first four.
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post #129 of 134
3/9/09 at 9:42pm
Well, personally Justice was always my favorite Metallica album. I wish they continued in that direction. I think the vast majority of fans would say it's at least a great disc, if not equal to puppets. As for the Black Album, obviously it's not thrash and that pissed quite a few people off, but I still think it's a great album. The production and songwriting is fantastic.
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post #130 of 134
3/9/09 at 11:33pm
The Black Album is a good heavy metal, but it was also the beginning of their downward spiral for a good couple of years.
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post #131 of 134
3/11/09 at 5:12pm
Oingo Boingo Only a Lad, Nothing to Fear, Good for Your Soul, So-Lo, and Dead Man's Party.

also Cat Stevens 'Tea for the Tillerman' and 'Teaser and the Firecat'. It a short run but it pretty fucking good.
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post #132 of 134
3/13/09 at 9:05am
A lot of my favourites have already been mentioned.. but with spring in the air, I'm reminded of another favourite: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. From Extra Width till at least ACME, to me it seemed they could do no wrong. Every album build upon the sound while expanding it in a new direction. Extra Width lay the foundation, Orange invested it with a more pop & groove sensibility, Now I Got Worry took it back to the vicious blues roots, and ACME mixed it up with modern day electronics. When the sun's out, I can throw on any of these and get in a supreme joyful mood.

Last couple of albums were a bit rehashing, solid but forgettable. Last time I saw them live (some years ago now) they were still more than worth their salt.
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post #133 of 134
3/13/09 at 9:41am
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power - Far Beyond Driven - Great Southern Trendkill

CFH was their coming out party but these 3 albums are classics IMO.

It's a shame what happened to Dime, I would have loved for them to eventually get back together (like they would've). And where the hell is the Rock Band DLC?
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post #134 of 134
3/13/09 at 9:55am
I think the whole shebang from these two;

Outkast; from Southernplayalisticadillacmusik to Idlewild

The Frames; from Fitzcarraldo to The Cost

Beck is certainly arguable but i've enjoyed all his output from Mellow Gold to Modern Guilt.
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