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Kieron · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 909 Location: Edinburgh

Here's one for you folks -- use this post topic to post your top ten favoutite albums of all time. It'll be great -- we'll be able to find out about new stuff, and also have great arguments when people make some strange choices!

EDIT: I'll get my list up tomorrow when I've thought about it!

Dav · Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject:

I'll think about it !
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Kieron · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 909 Location: Edinburgh

So, here goes:

1 - Joni Mitchel -- Blue
I was brought up on Joni, and consequently love her stuff. This is the one album I always go back to.
2 - PJ Harvey -- Dry
If ever I was to call myself 'completionist' about any artist, it would be Ms Harvey. Except for one album, which I once saw in a shop but never again, not even on Amazon.
3 - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy -- Summer in the Southest: Live
Just something about this Matt Sweney-backed live recording that always gets me going. Witness the majestic Beast For Thee with deliciously reverbed arpeggios.
4 - Cat Power -- Covers
Not her greatest work, maybe, but the one I enjoy the most.
5 - Herman Dune -- Mas Cambios
First album of theirs I bought, and the one I cherish most.
6 - Nick Drake -- Pink Moon
Desolate, painful, brilliant.
7 - Moldy Peaches -- Moldy Peaches
If I hadn't heard these guys, I would not be on this message board!
8 - Shellac -- 1000 Hurts
Soul-destroying stuff. Includes a song about asking God to kill someone, and making sure it's a slow and painful death. Yikes!
9 - Papa M -- Whatever, Mortal
10 - Bright Eyes -- Fevers and Mirrors

Dav · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

Ok, i'll put my 10 fave albums in no particular order :

Pixies : Surfer Rosa

Well, i'm a huge Pixies fan, this album is the rawest, that's maybe why it's the one i like the most

Pavement : Wowee Zowee

As for Pixies, i'm also a huge Pavement fan, all their albums are great but there's something about Wowwee Zowee that make it the best, all the songs are different, their stucture are also mazing

Syd Barrett : The Madcaps Laught

The best album ever recorded in my humble opinion.

Pink Floyd : Piper at the gate of dawn
First album of pink floyd, the only one writen by Barrett, a masterpiece

Jeffrey Lewis : It's the one who've cracked that the light shines through
Well, you know why

My Bloody Valentine : Isn't Anything

This is the best My bloody valentine album and maybe the best indie record from the UK ever, something never heard before.

Blur : Modern life is rubbish

Great record, or how youngsters bring the kinks, madness and the jam back to life

The Kinks : are the village green Preservation society

My favorite Kinks LP, i love each song of it, great english pop music !

The Libertines : Up The Bracket

Glad to see that england could bring something "fresh", a lot of energie, great lyrics.

Frank Black : Teenager of the year

Maybe one of the best perfect album ever, how did FB managed to put 26 great songs on a single record, in my opinion the best FB solo effort, as good as a Pixies album

It changes all the time but these 10 ones are always around !
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chocabloc · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 148 Location: various

In no particular order:

hunky dory - david bowie
the holy bible - manic street preachers
geogaddi - boards of canada
loveless - mbv (have to disagree with dav, loveless is ever so slightly superior in my eyes)
tallahassee - mountain goats (my new favourite)
forever changes - love
illmatic - nas
gilded palace of sin - flying burrito brothers
kicking a dead pig - mogwai (technically a compilation rather than an album, but my favourite gwai release.)

so that's nine. oh, what the heck....

no 10......city and eastern songs

No doubt as soon as I've posted this i'll think of at least six albums that i should have mentioned Rolling Eyes

Dav · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject:

terricloth · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 189 Location: westchester, NY

Pixies- Doolittle
Pixies- Surfer Rosa
World/Inferno Friendship Society- Just the Best Party
World/Inferno Friendship Society-The True Story Of the Bridgewater Astral League
Tori Amos- Boys for Pele
Kimya Dawson- My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess
Moldy Peaches-Moldy Peaches
Rage Against the Machine- RATM
Gogol Bordello-Gypsy Punks
Cornershop- When i was Born for the 7thTime
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Dav · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject:

jack fe · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 865

Hmmm, I'm pretty tempted to put two Pixies as well now...

Still working on mine.
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Kieron · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 909 Location: Edinburgh

Seems to be a bit of a Steve Albini whitewash! He of Shellac fame, and Pixies and sometimes PJ Harvey producer! Go Steve!

terricloth · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 189 Location: westchester, NY

Dav · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 3:47 pm Post subject:

It's pleasant to see people writing Pixies and not The Pixies

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Kieron · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 909 Location: Edinburgh

Oh man! I forgot Televsion! So, knocking Bright Eyes from my top ten is now Marquee Moon by Television. An almost perfectly written record, IMO.

And terricloth -- who exactly are Gogol Bordello? They must be good for SA to produce! Are they anything to do with Godspeed You Black Emporor, or does that connection only exist in my head?

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terricloth · Joined: 28 Nov 2005 Posts: 189 Location: westchester, NY

gogol bordello are a ukrainian band that mix kletzmer, gypsy, punk, balkan music, among other things. i wouldnt compare them with godspeed, but who knows maybe there is some connection.
if you want to look into them i recommend downloading illuminations (accoustic gypsy-folk)
mishto! (kletzmer-rock) or their hit start wearing purple
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