Truly great albums

[Crawliano]

"Invisible Touch" by Genesis...

You get to "Throwing It All Away" and are loving it then all of a sudden BANG, "The Brazilian".

Top, top album.

 

[markw]

Silent Alarm has gaping holes of blandness all over it, even "She's Hearing Voices" was ruined on there, the original 7" B Side was better.

Bloc Party - the poor man's Roachford.

Yeah Silent Alarm starts so well (it's an excellent album) but it's got some filler.

Either of you heard the new one?

 

[GrumpyBlue]

T. Rex - Electric Warrior

Dear oh dear :thumbdown:

 

[Rob Noxious]

Dear oh dear :thumbdown:

It's a great album, Rich! Better than all that Rock sh!te you'd have been listening to then.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Pink Moon - Nick Drake.

We`ve done this before Paul - Nick Drake is crap - end of story

 

[Jam_Man]

"Invisible Touch" by Genesis...

You get to "Throwing It All Away" and are loving it then all of a sudden BANG, "The Brazilian".

Top, top album.

Id get as far as Invsible Touch before wanting to push my head through a closed patio door. I am partial to a Brazilian though... :smile:

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

We`ve done this before Paul - Nick Drake is crap - end of story

That's preposterous. Five Leaves Left is a classic.

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

In Rainbows - Radiohead

Album of the last decade I reckon.

 

[Rob Noxious]

That's preposterous. Five Leaves Left is a classic.

I know what Richie means - I like Nick Drake but he has been incredibly over-hyped. Having said that, 'Northern Sky' (from 'Bryter Later') is a classic.

 

[MK Shrimper]

We`ve done this before Paul - Nick Drake is crap - end of story

I know what Richie means - I like Nick Drake but he has been incredibly over-hyped. Having said that, 'Northern Sky' (from 'Bryter Later') is a classic.

What is it with your family? Where you dropped on your heads as babies? It's an outstanding album.

 

[Lemon Lyman]

Sigur Ros - Agaetis byrjun or ( )both excellent in my opinion
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[Pubey]

Sigur Ros - Agaetis byrjun or ( )both excellent in my opinion
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Definitely agree there, two quality albums. Shame their latter stuff is a bit poop.

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

 

[Rob Noxious]

A few from the golden year of 1977:-

Television - 'Marquee Moon'
The Clash - 'The Clash'
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - 'New Boots and Panties'

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Sigur Ros - Agaetis byrjun or ( )both excellent in my opinion

I know its obvious as its their big album but I think they peaked with 'Takk'. Their string section are a band called Amiina who are all subtle beauty built around bowed saws, hand bells, sewing machines - well worth checkking out, as are another Icelandic band called Mum. Something in the water in that country.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

What is it with your family? Where you dropped on your heads as babies? It's an outstanding album.

Oh no it's not.:zzzzz:

 

[* ORM *]

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

This along with Bridge over Troubled Water are two albums that whatever your taste is in music you cannot fail to appreciate the marvel of the creation and the performance. And both of them cut it live and would still fill stadiums the world over.

Simon and Garfunkel I will listen to when I'm up, down, tired. Utterly fantastic. I've now got The Boxer playing on iPhone on the way into work.

 

[fbm]

There are two albums that are more on the "pop" side of music that I thought would be in this category but there is one duff track on each, which kind of backs up the point being made here. They are Thriller, by Michael Jackson and A New World Record by ELO.

But for me there is a not particularly well known album called Sunburst Finish by a not particularly popular band, Be Bop Deluxe, where every track is very, very listenable.

 

[Napster]

A few from the golden year of 1977:-

Television - 'Marquee Moon'
The Clash - 'The Clash'
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - 'New Boots and Panties'

As much as I am a huge Dury fan, I always skip Blackmail Man.

 

[Rob Noxious]

A couple from 1984:-

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - 'Rattlesnakes'
The Smiths - 'The Smiths'

 

[Pubey]

Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline

Just bagged some tickets for their gig in London in Dec. First gig for ages, wahey!!