Oh that voice. It does things to me Team Goδtwar Galore picks the sensual pop sounds of The Cardigans Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) as their pick in the Album Pop category. I devoured this album for months on end without mercy. The Cardigans can write the perfect pop/rock song. Did I mention that voice??
Track Listing:
"Communication" 4:28
"You're The Storm" 3:53
"A Good Horse" 3:17
"And Then You Kissed Me" 6:03
"Couldn't Care Less" 5:32
"Please Sister" 4:37
"For What It's Worth" 4:16
"Lead Me into the Night" 4:32
"Live And Learn" 4:16
"Feathers and Down" 4:30
"03.45: No Sleep" 3:45
You're The Storm
For What It's Worth
And how about a nice little picture of Nina for good measure!
Itse, great pick and I couldn't agree more about the full album goodness of Floyd records. Dark Side of the Moon is another great example. Anyone who hasn't listened to that album from start to finish and marvelled at 'Great Gig in the Sky' and how it links the songs before and after it are truly missing out. Too many folks out there don't take the time to listen to entire albums, Pink Floyd or otherwise. Kind of the point of Troutman's idea here really.
I've moved away from buying compilations because of how much I've discovered I missed in the past.
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Well for this pick, we're going to go off the board. WAY off the board. To an album that, I suppose, doesn't technically exist in a physical sense until Sunday.... However it is an album that we ALL know. One that can be defined as a cultural phenomenon in every sense of the word. And that is why I'm going with this pick, for its cultural footprint alone.
In honour of this weekend's end to the longest, most talked-about sagas in modern rock history, in the category of 06-08... Guns 'N Roses Chinese Democracy!
Can you actually believe it? It is actually set to be released this week. Seriously. For real. No jokes! 15 years, like 10+ band-members and $13 million dollars later... It's arrived.
It's a difficult thing to try and articulate to anyone outside of the "Rock world" just how big a deal this is in said world... How to explain the 15-year process by which "Chinese Democracy" itself has become this bizarre phrase in the cultural lexicon, synonymous with chronic, unbelievable tardiness in the name of artistic indulgence, and just overall rock and roll ridiculousness in general? (i.e. What happened to Wolfmother? They first went all Chinese Democracy, then they reallywent all Chinese Democracy.) Not to mention all the inherent irony with the phrase and its now double-yet-still-somehow-singular meaning: art imitating life, life imitating art. It's been pointed out before, but remains as amazing as ever that actual democracy in China nearly beat the album to existence.
But the ridiculous parallel Axl somehow managed to create (I am sure entirely unintentionally... at least I'd hope unintentionally), making us all wait with baited breath for Chinese Democracy while simultaneously waiting with bated breath for Chinese Democracy, is really something that could only happen in Rock and Roll. And that, in one sentence, is as close as you can get to defining what is so f-ing awesome about Rock and Roll.
The album really has formed a cultural footprint like nothing in recent memory... The proverbial 800 pound gorilla in the room that has withstood all the technological innovation and changes in the music industry over the past 15 years. Through it all, the one constant has remained Chinese Democracy. It was the shining hope, the ivory tower of rock. First, representing hope for GNR fans that the band could withstand all the turmoil and Axl Rose's Appetite for Self-Destruction. But as the delays mounted, the mythology formed, and the music business crumbled under the weight of the digital revolution, Chinese Democracy became something else. It came to encompass all those feelings of nostalgia for album rock. For the music business as it used to be. For real rock and roll stars, and all the indulgence and iconography they represented.
I like what Chuck Klosterman says in his review about how Chinese Democracy finally coming out represents the true end of history for album rock and all that went along with it. It's over. This is the last hurrah. So in my mind, it may go down as being one of the most important records in rock history - regardless of how good it actually is.
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With my third pick in the draft, I select in the Greatest Hits/Compilation category, BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE for Planet BAD: Greatest Hits:
Mick Jones was one of the more musically adventurous musicians of the genre, especially evident in his post-Clash outfit, the alt-dance outfit Big Audio Dynamite.
Culling together tracks chosen from a decade's (and seven albums') worth of material, Planet BAD serves as a focused, well-chosen compilation of Mick Jones' post-Clash outfit. Although neither as critically or commercially successful as the Clash, Big Audio Dynamite's blend of rock and dance music, with a generous dose of samples, was a fixture on college radio in the mid- to late '80s with tracks like "E=MC2," "The Bottom Line," and "C'mon Every Beatbox" (all included here). The band even managed to make a foray onto the U.S. Top 40 charts in 1992 with the infectious "Rush." With his place already secure in rock annals, Jones' work with BAD was much more lighthearted, but it cannily anticipated the influence electronics and technology would have on music. Despite the dated feel of some of Planet BAD, it's also undeniable that the band was a more interesting venture than it was sometimes given credit.
t's always hard to pick a best album in any category. This might not even be my favourite jazz album, and besides, these guys skirt the conventions of the genre much of the time. The problem is, this band is just so good, I had to pick them somewhere.
They have a lot of good material, but I think this album is the most consistent. There are some great covers (Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Tom Sawyer, etc) and some awesome original material.
Unfortunately, since it's pretty new, youtube is sorely lacking in good quality videos. Here are some older tunes just to give you a taste of this band if you've never heard them:
with my third pick I will select in the 1981-1985 category, David Bowie's
Let's Dance
well this is where choosing only one album per artist kinda sucks, while certainly not one of Bowie's best, it does fill a need in an area that I sorely lack knowledge
Pardon me, having major vision problems, I'll go off the board and pick something I know wouldn't have been picked and I'll come back latter and catch up
With my third, I select in the category of “Album 1986-1990”, Sinιad O'Connor's 1987 groundbreaking release "The Lion And The Cobra"
1. "Jackie" (O'Connor) – 2:28
2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor) – 3:46
3. "Jerusalem" (O'Connor/McMordie/Clowes/Reynolds) – 4:20
4. "Just Like U Said It Would B" (O'Connor/Wickham) – 4:32
5. "Never Get Old" (O'Connor) – 4:39 (spoken-word intro by Enya)
6. "Troy" (O'Connor) – 6:34
7. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (O'Connor/Clowes/Reynolds/Dean/Hollifield) – 4:42
8. "Drink Before the War" (O'Connor/Clowes/Reynolds) – 5:25
9. "Just Call Me Joe" (O'Connor/Mooney/Winer) – 5:51
Drink Before the War
Jerusalem
Troy
This will most likely be switched to my Punk selection. But for me right now I'll just leave it here. Today as we look back it, it might seem like a strange fit as Punk but back then in 1988 punk was taking a quite a different change then what we associate today. This was a couple years before Sinιad would break down the boundaries that were on female artist as a performer and at this time this shaved head fireball wearing doc's and a leather jacket with a fire in her belly like no other was as punk as punk could be.
Never really my favourite recording of her's, I much preferred a less angry and hurt Sinιad but for the time it was a huge record for those that were listening outside of the charts
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Sorry Aeneas, I wanted to wait for you, but I should put my pick up.
The Slippery Grooves select in the 1986-1990 category, Pixies - "Doolittle"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolittle_(album)
-From Wikipedia
Released April 18, 1989
Recorded October 31, 1988 – November 23, 1988 at Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts and Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut
Producer: Gil Norton
Track listing:
All tracks were written by Black Francis, except where noted.
1. "Debaser" – 2:52
2. "Tame" – 1:55
3. "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:04
4. "I Bleed" – 2:34
5. "Here Comes Your Man" – 3:21
6. "Dead" – 2:21
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 2:56
8. "Mr. Grieves" – 2:05
9. "Crackity Jones" – 1:24
10. "La La Love You" – 2:43
11. "No. 13 Baby" – 3:51
12. "There Goes My Gun" – 1:49
13. "Hey" – 3:31
14. "Silver" (Francis, Kim Deal) – 2:25
15. "Gouge Away" – 2:45
Doolittle is the second studio album from the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. The album's offbeat and dark subject material, featuring references to surrealism, Biblical violence, torture and death, contrasts with the clean production sound achieved by the then newly hired producer Gil Norton. Doolittle was the Pixies' first international release, with Elektra Records acting as the album's distributor in the United States.
The Pixies released two singles from Doolittle, "Here Comes Your Man" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven," both of which were chart successes on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album itself reached #8 on the UK Albums Chart; an unexpected success for the band. In retrospect, album tracks such as "Debaser," "Wave of Mutilation," and "Hey" are highly acclaimed by critics, while the album, along with Surfer Rosa, is seen as the band's strongest work.
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Doolittle appeared on several end-of-year "Best Album" lists; both Rolling Stone and The Village Voice placed the album tenth, and independent music magazines Sounds and Melody Maker both ranked the album as the second best of the year. NME also ranked the album highly, placing it fourth in their end-of-year list.[44]
Legacy:
The loud/quiet dynamic present on Doolittle, most notably in "Tame", has been very influential on alternative rock and grunge. After writing "Smells Like Teen Spirit," both Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana thought: "this really sounds like the Pixies. People are really going to nail us for this."[46] Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha described Doolittle as less raw than Surfer Rosa but "more listenable" and "Here Comes Your Man" as a "classic pop record." Fellow alternative musician PJ Harvey was "in awe" of "I Bleed" and "Tame," and described Francis' writing as "amazing".[40]
Doolittle has continued to sell consistently well in the nineteen years since its release, and in 1995 was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album has been cited as inspirational by many alternative artists, while numerous music publications have ranked it as one of the most influential albums ever. A 2003 poll of NME writers ranked Doolittle as the second greatest album of all time.[2]
In Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list from 2003, Doolittle is ranked #226.
In a Rolling Stone interview, Francis later recalled that "this record is him (producer Gil Norton) trying to make us, shall I say, commercial, and us trying to remain somewhat grungy."[15]
What it amounted to, is Pixies' equivalent to The Beatles' "Rubber Soul", or Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic"---a popular-sounding commercial record that belied its depth and substantive lyrics.
Youtubeness: Debaser
First American TV performance "Night Music"- Pixies perform Monkey Gone to Heaven/Tame
"Doolittle" by The Pixies (Full Album) - Rock Band DLC (3rd album of DLC. June 24th, 2008)
(Note: something is wrong and the board's editor is acting up for me. Will clean this up later)
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Sorry for my tardiness, I was suprised to see so many picks on a Friday /Saturday.
I have been trying to make my selection for the last 45 mins or so, my computer and I are agreeing that each other suck.
I have shut down and restarted the bas---d 3 times. That is 50% of my computer troubleshooting skills. The remaining 50% involves physical violence.
Even now, I type and the letters are delayed showing up on the screen. Another episode of complete freezing is soon to follow.
I will try to make my pick forthwith. I am 99% sure no one is going anywhere near my next two picks, so no worries Windom, swing away.
ps great pick Hanna Sniper. I listen to that album most frequently.
Sorry Aeneas, I wanted to wait for you, but I should put my pick up.
The Slippery Grooves select in the 1986-1990 category, Pixies - "Doolittle"
Did you say you wanted to trade your EDM show for my CGY show? The CGY show is famous, because it happened at the same time as CGY - VAN 7th game - the drummer says "how about those Flames" during a break.
I need to get you back Nuggets. Are you going to Pete's today?
Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music. Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on London Calling. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call. While many of the songs — particularly "London Calling," "Spanish Bombs," and "The Guns of Brixton" — are explicitly political, by acknowledging no boundaries the music itself is political and revolutionary. But it is also invigorating, rocking harder and with more purpose than most albums, let alone double albums. Over the course of the record, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones (and Paul Simonon, who wrote "The Guns of Brixton") explore their familiar themes of working-class rebellion and antiestablishment rants, but they also tie them in to old rock & roll traditions and myths, whether it's rockabilly greasers or "Stagger Lee," as well as mavericks like doomed actor Montgomery Clift. The result is a stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded. [In 2000 Columbia/Legacy reissued and remastered London Calling.]
The album received positive reviews from critics. Rolling Stone magazine ranked London Calling at number one on its 1989 list of the 100 Best Albums of the Eighties despite it's 1979 release.[35] In 1993, NME ranked the album at number six on its list of The Greatest Albums of the '70s.[36]Vibe magazine included the double album on its list of the 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century.[37]Q magazine ranked London Calling at number four on its 1999 list of the 100 Greatest British Albums,[38] and, in 2002, included the album in its list of the 100 Best Punk Albums.[39]
Robert Christgau described London Calling as "warm, angry, and thoughtful, confident, melodic, and hard-rocking" and called it "the best double-LP since Exile on Main Street".[40] Stephen Erlewine of All Music Guide wrote that London Calling was "invigorating, rocking harder and with more purpose than most albums, let alone double albums" and called it "one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded".[41]
Alternative Press included London Calling on its 2001 list of the 10 Essential '80s Albums.[42] Tom Carson of Rolling Stone said it "celebrates the romance of rock & roll rebellion in grand, epic terms"[43] and ranked London Calling number eight on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[3] In the same year, Mojo magazine ranked the album at number twenty-two on its Top 50 Punk Albums.[44]
In 2004, Pitchfork Media reviewer Amanda Petrusich named "London Calling" the album's best song and wrote that "The Clash do not let go; each track builds on the last, pummeling and laughing and slapping us into dumb submission".[45] The website ranked the album at number two on its list of the Top 100 Albums of the 70s,[46] Sal Ciolfi of PopMatters called the album a "big, loud, beautiful collection of hurt, anger, restless thought, and above all hope" and wrote that "if released tomorrow would still seem relevant and vibrant",[47] and the College Music Journal ranked it at number three on its Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1980.[48]
In 2007, London Calling was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, a collection of recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance.[49]
I just spent 30 mins making my pick to see all my hard work disappear.
Very frustrating. Hope to see anti-Stamps fans at bar today...
Oh well, in a more concise manner:
I pick Marillions Live at Loreley. In the Live category. Hilarious, just trying to BOLD type freezes up this POS.
One of my favorite bands from the 80's, I honestly haven't followed there quite prolific career post 1988, when original singer Fish left the band.
Because I would have trouble choosing between the first few albums:
Script for a Jesters Tear,
Fugazi,
or
Misplaced Childhood
I chose not to. This live album has songs from all three.
I will call it a day with this stupid computer/operator.
There are a plethora of Marillion YouTube videos.
If someone has time and ability...there is a great live version of "Assassing" in Germany on there.
Also, Assassing has other versions live to be found, one on a British Top of the Pops type show.
I found a Kayleigh and Psuedosilk Kimono. Also Lavender. All those songs are on the live album.
The Clash is a group I used to hear a lot about when I was younger, but because it was classified as Punk, I never gave it a listen. It was only recently (literally a few weeks ago) that I found this album. I really liked it. I've got a big chunk of it on my ipod.
My favourite is probably Death or Glory:
Marillions, I have not heard of them before, I'll have to look them up, see what I can find on Youtube.
Also - trout - you can just write EG or Elle in the title. Shorter and quicker.
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