lp5 has been sat on my harddrive for about a year now unlistened, may check it out :)
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:54 (fourteen years ago) link
(is it weird that that LP5 came out at the height of my IDM fandom and I never bothered getting it?)
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:54 (fourteen years ago) link
actually given time to reflect i have settled into t (o _ O t)
― HUMAN VELOCIPEDE (jjjusten), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:55 (fourteen years ago) link
it's cool, just tryin' to keep control
proceed with the biggie talk, it's illuminating
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:55 (fourteen years ago) link
as a dude that should be hardwired to like autechre, i have never been able to even slightly care about their stuff. i do not know why.
― HUMAN VELOCIPEDE (jjjusten), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:56 (fourteen years ago) link
LP5 is great and seems to always get mentioned as their definitive album but it's not Autechre's best IMO
― I am using your worlds, Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
great set of posts there, M@tt
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I've still only got Confield, which is awesome
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
16 of my picks have made it i think so far
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
the way this thread is going, somc hotshot young DJ will mix Biggie's raps over Autechre
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:58 (fourteen years ago) link
'somc'
^o look i just invented an autechre songtitle
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Tri Repetae made the original 90s poll iirc, and that'll always be my favourite.
― Vision Creation Mansun (NickB), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:59 (fourteen years ago) link
I really feel like every male MC on the Bad Boy label except Biggie and Craig Mack has floated dangerously near the line of total abject stupidity.
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:59 (fourteen years ago) link
i am still stuck on the fact that the dude who has been complaining about lack of hip hop and dance representation in this poll just popped up after biggie showed up w/ "you know whos awesome? that fat dude from can ox!"
― HUMAN VELOCIPEDE (jjjusten), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:01 (fourteen years ago) link
this is a foregone conclusion in my mind. Puffy has so much to answer for.
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link
― HUMAN VELOCIPEDE (jjjusten), Thursday, 6 May 2010 17:01 (9 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lolololololololololololololololololol
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link
rip shyne
so much talent, so much more time in jail forgotting how to rap
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:03 (fourteen years ago) link
also special delivery was dope right? really the first of the 00 dancing kids videos.
i can't really say fuck puffy like i can't really say fuck westwood these days but i think its been said enough in my past to compensate.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:04 (fourteen years ago) link
black rob was good
― the Rob Based god (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:06 (fourteen years ago) link
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, May 6, 2010 11:59 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
as far as solo rappers they've been spotty at best but Bad Boy's had tons of talented rappers signed as groups: The Lox, 8Ball & MJG, Boyz N Da Hood, even Da Band had some decent MCs
― iiiinfinite jjjjest (some dude), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:08 (fourteen years ago) link
so glad my #1 made the top 20, and i'm really hoping another of my choices will make it. lets hope post-this album craziness and shittiness didn't put everyone else off voting for it.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:09 (fourteen years ago) link
did 8ball&mjg ever actually release a record on bad boy?
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I really don't get the amount of hate not being in love with Biggie seems to inspire... Sure, I recognize Biggie's talent, and I have no problem when people call him one of the greatest MC of all time. But on a personal level his lyrics, his subjects, his beats, don't inspire me or relate with me in a way people like, say, Cannibal Ox or Cee-Lo (own his solo albums) do. (And I just named those because of Shakey's "fat rappers" comment.) To me this "best MC of all time" game some rap fans enjoy playing is a bit silly; as if admitting that someone is among the best MCs ever automatically means that you must also love his music more than other rappers'. There's more to rap than just MC skills - someone like Boot Riley might not be considered to be on the same level as a MC as Biggie, but personally what he says, the viewpoints he takes in his lyrics vibe with me much more than Biggie does. To make a comparison: I'm sure someone like Eric Clapton is among the greatest electric guitarists of all time, but his music is still much less interesting to me than the music of some "lesser" guitarists.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:10 (fourteen years ago) link
(Loads of typos in that post, but you get my point.)
― Tuomas, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:11 (fourteen years ago) link
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, May 6, 2010 12:10 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
2 albums, one of them went gold
― iiiinfinite jjjjest (some dude), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:12 (fourteen years ago) link
the point is tuomas you were the one hectoring everyone and being like "FOR SHAME FOR SHAME THERE'S TOO MUCH INDIE ROCK AND NOT ENOUGH HIP HOP", and then it's kinda funny when you come in and rep for some kinda corny shit over Biggie
i don't care who ppl think is the greatest, or that this poll should be anything other than a bunch of random records ppl liked...
― the Rob Based god (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link
i just realized that HI DERE and i could have formed an alliance and catapulted several insane clown posse albums to the top of this poll
― HUMAN VELOCIPEDE (jjjusten), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link
calling 8ball and MJG a Bad Boy act seems kinda wrong to me tho
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:14 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah more and more i'm wishing i'd devoted half my points to something that would make a mockery of this whole enterprise (xpost)
― iiiinfinite jjjjest (some dude), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:14 (fourteen years ago) link
To make a comparison: I'm sure someone like Eric Clapton is among the greatest electric guitarists of all time
Clapton sucks
I also had this realization
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I hope you're trying to throw us off the scent and you truly did this.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
they fall pretty well into the category of "every MC on the Bad Boy label" whether it seems wrong to you or not
― iiiinfinite jjjjest (some dude), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:15 (fourteen years ago) link
seeing Riddle Box and Ringmaster near the top of this poll would have been massively funny
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks for reminding me to listen to LP5 more often. I still think the computer is getting introverted and insular in its influences hereabouts, and emotionally relate to the earlier albums a bit more... But I have zero objections to LP5 being recognized.
― nori dusted (Sanpaku), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:16 (fourteen years ago) link
or Cee-Lo (own his solo albums)
do you hate goodie mob too?
i don't care about the greatest thing, it just seems incomprehensible to me that a rap fan wouldn't 'get' biggie or premo/rza/easy mo bee beats. I mean even the most hard headed 2pac fan must by definition like easy mo bee beats for Me Against The World so...
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Like, at heart I'm a geek and a left-wing moralist, so wordy, geeky stuff like Nas or inspired communist analysis like The Coup move me in ways gangsta nihilism and hypercapitalism can never do.
(several x-posts)
― Tuomas, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:18 (fourteen years ago) link
that's fine, but then you should maybe appreciate that geeky, wordy jangly indie rock might move some people in ways that hip hop can never do and not judge them for it - *hongrosmileyface*
― the Rob Based god (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:22 (fourteen years ago) link
Goodie MOB is awesome btw
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:24 (fourteen years ago) link
17 The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (1993)89 points4 votes1 first-place voteGreatest contributor: Dog Latin
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I just got "Giant Steps" back from my sister after she borrowed it for months on end, and after listening to it again I have solidyfied my theory that it is the greatest album ever.
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 24 June 2003 10:20 (6 years ago)
I would agree that Giant Steps is their masterpiece and one of the best records Creation ever put out; although a big hit, I still think it's underrated in the wider scheme of things.
― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 23 February 2007 15:19 (3 years ago)
GIANT STEPS IS THE GREATEST INDIE GUITAR RECORD EVER EVER EVER RIGHT
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 20:51 (2 years ago)
Part of what makes Giant Steps so incredible is that there’s such a variety of tracks on it, but it all hangs together so well.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Monday, 18 June 2007 22:18 (2 years ago)
i don't really listen to any of the albums/bands that would be considered contemporaries of this, but i heard "Leaves and Sand" on a Peel comp in high school and got totally hooked on it, really love this album and am definitely voting for it in the 90s poll.
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 16:36 (2 months ago)
Now, Giant Steps, on the other hand, is a fucking masterpiece. This is the first I've seen of this poll, but I would have voted for "I Hang Suspended," "Leaves & Sand," or "Thinking of Ways." I will review & report back. Even though it is the obvious centerpiece & mindblowingly awesome, I've always associated "Lazarus" more w/ the EP, which came out considerably ahead of GS iirc.
― Man or Austro-Hungarian? (Pillbox), Saturday, 6 March 2010 05:12 (2 months ago)
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:26 (fourteen years ago) link
that's right, a British indie guitar record that some dude voted for
― Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I too will vouch for its brilliance
that record's pretty good. "Wish I Was Skinny" is purty
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Another one I voted for and likely to be my last choice to appear.
This is easily my favourite album Creation put out and it still sounds just as amazing now. I was kind of hoping this might sneak into the top 10.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I basically feel the same way about the Boo Radleys as I do about Biggie
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
For some reason I'm always mixing up Boo Radleys with Right Said Fred - which one of them did the Sonic the Hedgehog song?
― Tuomas, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
lol Tuomas
― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I think you just broke my brain
― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:44 (fourteen years ago) link
posts that push it so far that they break character
― I am using your worlds, Thursday, 6 May 2010 16:44 (fourteen years ago) link