this particular half of the list is full of things i'm super invested in still, so it's between uhh dirty mind, chic, new order, funkadelic, abba, and sonny sharrock
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:39 (seven years ago) link
I dunno why they were still stanning for the '82 ABBA comp when GOLD already existed.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:41 (seven years ago) link
oh wait, i'd also hella vote for the go-go's
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:44 (seven years ago) link
i'm gonna do that
Gonna show my ass here and although my ~ P E R S O N A L ~ B R A N D ~ is very tied up in the axis of ATCQ, BDP, Ornette, Beefheart, Black Flag, Huskers, Sun Ra, Big Black and Flipper
... my actual choice is probably between Beck and Devo :X
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:45 (seven years ago) link
I mean Mellow Gold is basically the pomo distillation of all of bands I just mentioned
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:46 (seven years ago) link
and literally has a Melvins sample on it
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:51 (seven years ago) link
Sun Ra
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:04 (seven years ago) link
Devo. Life-changing record.
― Dan Peterson, Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:05 (seven years ago) link
I've always had trouble with that Sun Ra record because the sound on my CD is so muffled
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:05 (seven years ago) link
that Devo album is perfect nothing else on there comes close
well, maybe Substance, but *makes wanking motion*
― frogbs, Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:07 (seven years ago) link
That's odd. I've had two different editions of it (1992-93 ZYX CD, early '00s reissue) and they both sound fine. I mean, not AMAZING HIGH FIDELITY, but they don't strike me as muffled. Maybe they did some noise-reduction shenanigans on a later issue.
xp
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:12 (seven years ago) link
i mean i think it was just a muffly record?
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:13 (seven years ago) link
I own almost half of these, and there's stuff on here I could never be without. In that case, it comes down to which of them I've listened to the most. And that the Go-Betweens comp, a near perfect distillation of their greatness and always a welcome listen.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:22 (seven years ago) link
Rust Never Sleeps.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:22 (seven years ago) link
third/sister lovers, abba a close second
― devvvine, Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:27 (seven years ago) link
Very obviously The Low End Theory for me.
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:28 (seven years ago) link
Top 50 was easy (Double Nickels), this chunk is much harder. Impossible choice between Devo/Sharrock/Roches.
― scattered, smothered, covered, diced and chunked (WilliamC), Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:29 (seven years ago) link
Man, I was disappointed with the first batch (only VU&N deserves to be in the top 5 imho), but I feel like I'm going to hate these results even more. Must be a generational thing (I'm a so-called '90's kid'). Anyway, I'd say it's a toss-up between Albini (Surfer Rosa) and sort-of-Albini (In Utero). Possibly Closer as well.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 13 April 2017 15:38 (seven years ago) link
π SIAMESE π DREAM π IS π TOO π LOW
― flappy bird, Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:10 (seven years ago) link
Sharrock over Ornette
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
thread also doubles as Barbara Manning/Freedy Johnston C or D
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:44 (seven years ago) link
barbara manning = c / freedy johnston = d
― tylerw, Thursday, 13 April 2017 17:45 (seven years ago) link
I had not thought about Barbara Manning for a quarter century before reading this poll.
― Dan Peterson, Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:08 (seven years ago) link
Colossal Youth. Its place in history is a strange one. If a Cobain/Love hype ever paid dividends for a band it must be Young Marble Giants. And surely in another era, before or after, I believe they would have had more commercial success.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 13 April 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
Big Star's Third, I guess. I don't really like any of these albums.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 13 April 2017 20:27 (seven years ago) link
I've been needing a new dn.
― I don't really like any of these albums (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 13 April 2017 21:08 (seven years ago) link
Clean - Compilation
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 13 April 2017 21:11 (seven years ago) link
As I said on prev thread, that Freedy is his peak and launching point, one of those amazing flukes----though no dis on his other albums, though some can tend a little too ruminative for me (ditto Barbara Manning). Ornette, Sonny, many other worthies here, but was already thinking, without knowing you were gonna do this, but if you did, I was gonna vote for Wanna Buy A Bridge, cos I do like me some range.
― dow, Thursday, 13 April 2017 21:32 (seven years ago) link
Mellow Gold has always seemed like Beck's best to me, and I've always suspected it's because he's working with the Forest For The Trees/Forest For The Trees dude, Carl Stephenson ---is he in the Guide?
― dow, Thursday, 13 April 2017 21:37 (seven years ago) link
No, he is not!
― dow, Thursday, 13 April 2017 21:42 (seven years ago) link
In Utero vs. Dirty Mind for me.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 13 April 2017 22:23 (seven years ago) link
This is my Sun Ra pressing
https://www.discogs.com/Sun-Ra-Heliocentric-Worlds-Volumes-1-And-2/master/334322
Which sounds like a cassette tape to hard-pan stereo while what's on Spotify is like a crisper mono?
Gonna Spin the Spotify version tonight.
― SSN Lucci (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 14 April 2017 03:28 (seven years ago) link
Hm, yeah, that one's later than either of the issues I've heard. The first CD issue (1992, on ZYX) always sounded good to me, and is pretty easy to find cheap.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 14 April 2017 13:58 (seven years ago) link
Most of these seem like 2nd tier bands or 3rd or 4th best albums by decent bands. Can't get too excited about them for the most part. Would probably vote for Maggot Brain, one of the few exceptions.
― o. nate, Friday, 14 April 2017 19:03 (seven years ago) link
New Order for me. This half of the list isn't as strong as the first
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Friday, 14 April 2017 20:13 (seven years ago) link
Clean just barely above Scratch. I love this list of records
― the rockists' red glare (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 14 April 2017 22:45 (seven years ago) link
One of these, leaning towards Rust
52 Pixies Surfer Rosa 198853 Prince Dirty mind 198057 Liz Phair Exile in Guyville 199360 Devo Q: Are we not men? A: We are Devo 197861 Neil Young Rust never sleeps 197962 Violent femmes Violent femmes 198364 HΓΌsker dΓΌ New day rising 198568 Boogie down productions Criminal minded 198770 New York dolls New York dolls 197371 Go-betweens 1978-1990 199075 Funkadelic Maggot brain 197187 A Tribe called quest The low end theory 199190 Roches The Roches 197992 Nirvana In utero 1993
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
too many compilations
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Friday, 14 April 2017 22:59 (seven years ago) link
Ubu vs Abba
― Raul Chamgerlain (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 April 2017 23:39 (seven years ago) link
Maggot Brain
― Odysseus, Saturday, 22 April 2017 13:51 (seven years ago) link
But could be any of these
Husker Du - New Day RisingBlack Flag - DamagedNeil Young Rust never sleepPere Ubu The modern dance 1978Pixies Surfer Rosa 1988Prince Dirty mind 1980Stooges The Stooges 1968Joy division Closer 1980New York dolls New York dolls 1973Descendents Milo goes to college 1982Funkadelic Maggot brain 1971 Big black Atomizer 1986Sun Ra The heliocentric worlds of Sun Ra : volume 1 1965Nirvana In utero 1993Smashing pumpkins Siamese dream 1993Sebadoh Sebadoh III 1991
― Odysseus, Saturday, 22 April 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
Lol that you would vote for most of those over Maggot Brain.:)
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 22 April 2017 14:06 (seven years ago) link
Do you know Sharrock, btw, Odysseus? You'd probably like him if no, esp Ask the Ages, maybe Black Woman.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 22 April 2017 14:07 (seven years ago) link
I'd go Maggot Brain then Flipper 'Generic' myself, but there are plenty of records I like in that list.
Ask the Ages is a good one to check out as it is also with Pharaoh Sanders and Elvin Jones. I like it better than that Guitar record. Tauhid is a Sanders record from the 60s that Sharrock plays on too that is a good listen.
― earlnash, Saturday, 22 April 2017 14:13 (seven years ago) link
yes I have a few Sonny Sharrock cd's
― Odysseus, Saturday, 22 April 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
My fave sharrock is the Herbie Mann album he plays on ;)
I somehow missed Flipper on that list so yeah add them too
― Odysseus, Saturday, 22 April 2017 14:23 (seven years ago) link
we'll keep well bredwe'll stay well fedwe'll have our sonsthey will be all well hung...
― nicky lo-fi, Saturday, 22 April 2017 14:28 (seven years ago) link
Memphis Underground is fantastic!
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Saturday, 22 April 2017 15:03 (seven years ago) link
I wonder, does anyone still listen to that first Violent Femmes album? I'd probably choose it based on its impact in the 80s-90s, but I don't know if I'll ever listen to it again (and I also don't know if anyone else will). Clinic seem like the torch leader in terms of Femmes influence, though it's somewhat oblique, and I don't know if anyone listens to Clinic anymore either. As far as albums to listen to today, maybe Flipper? Life and Ever never seem to get old.
― dlp9001, Saturday, 22 April 2017 18:32 (seven years ago) link
Sharrock played on several Mann albums (also some by his colleagues in the Mann band, mainly Roy Ayers, I think); the best I've heard is indeed Memphis Underground. Voted for Wanna Buy A Bridge because where else can I hear those artists performing those compatible songs, in one place? Time travelers on a day trip, be sure to check.
― dow, Saturday, 22 April 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
fwiw that's the only album on the 100 that's never been issued on CD
― Jay Elettronica Viva (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 22 April 2017 18:55 (seven years ago) link
Obviously the VU Live 1969, such a great album to listen to. So cool and relaxing. And I love Lou's banter on it. I would have gone for Pere Ubu or Joy Division but those albums on the list are not the ones I am crazy about.
― Alex in Spree-Athen (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 22 April 2017 19:39 (seven years ago) link
That is a fine album, and I found it fascinating the way it showed this supposedly anti-"rootsy" band (well, the way Lou used to talk about hippies and "California trash") actually fitting into the family tree just fine, without loosing its place---oh yeah, somewhere there's a thread where Dan Selzer talks about WBAB almost coming out on CD (would have been on Acute, I think), but the death of Nikki Sudden left the Swell Maps track uncleared---might have been more to it, but pretty sure he mentioned that part.
― dow, Saturday, 22 April 2017 22:20 (seven years ago) link
(Of course there is or was at least one CD bootleg.)
― dow, Saturday, 22 April 2017 22:21 (seven years ago) link
β Jay Elettronica Viva (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, April 22, 2017 2:55 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Also the only album that can't really be found anywhere in the book (besides a stray mention in X-Ray Spex entry when discussing Essential Logic)
― the rockists' red glare (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 April 2017 16:30 (seven years ago) link
yep!
― Jay Elettronica Viva (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 24 April 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
Flatlanders over Tribe & Big Star
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 24 April 2017 17:10 (seven years ago) link
I love the majority of these, Vile Femmes excepted. But the one that's given me the most musical pleasure o'er the years is Have Moicy! by The Unholy Modal Rounders with Michael Hurley and featuring Jeffrey Frederick and The Clamtones. The last of whom also made a wonderful very left field country lp called Spiders in the Moonlight, which also comes highly recommended. Xgau wrote a nice bit on HM! at the time. One of the Ol Deans more perceptive pieces in terms of veryOut of the mainstream music. Pretty sure it's on his,admittedly excellent website.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Monday, 24 April 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
I feel like I should listen to one of these a week for the next 12 months
― the rockists' red glare (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 April 2017 19:26 (seven years ago) link
Closer.
― Austin, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 00:33 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah, somewhere there's a thread where Dan Selzer talks about WBAB almost coming out on CD (would have been on Acute, I think), but the death of Nikki Sudden left the Swell Maps track uncleared---might have been more to it, but pretty sure he mentioned that part.
Wasn't so much the clearance that was the issue with Swell Maps. The clearance problems were the Pop Group and Robert Wyatt, both owned/controlled by major labels who make things difficult. Then on top of that losing Nikki who was my connection to the Swell Maps and Epic Soundtracks track i was going to put on the appendix bit, at first I wasn't about to try to reach out to his family to discuss this stuff, and eventually due to the other clearance problems I gave up on the project.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 29 April 2017 10:31 (seven years ago) link
Some of the Best is a good compilation that's of course been totally obliterated by basically every single subsequent Perry comp (and was probably so even at the time). Issue with a few of the comps on here.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 29 April 2017 14:10 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 12 May 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link
I know this is Joy Division but voting Violent Femmes anyways.
― the future is now, Friday, 12 May 2017 01:37 (seven years ago) link
Fuck, I missed Smashing Pumpkins.
― the future is now, Friday, 12 May 2017 01:47 (seven years ago) link
is that Freedy in the photo w/ Adam Carolla?
― alpine static, Friday, 12 May 2017 06:10 (seven years ago) link
yeah
― Jay Elettronica Viva (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 12 May 2017 14:26 (seven years ago) link
how the fuck have i never listened to pere ubu?
― marcos, Friday, 12 May 2017 14:55 (seven years ago) link
the modern dance is amazing wow
i saw black eyes a bunch of times when i lived in dc and i never knew they basically took their whole thing from this record
― marcos, Friday, 12 May 2017 14:56 (seven years ago) link
yeah, Pere Ubu are amazing! If you like that record make sure you get all the singles from around that time and just before.
I saw Black Eyes once when I came down to DJ between bands when they opened for the Rapture. I like to pretend I introduced Ital to house music that night.
― dan selzer, Friday, 12 May 2017 17:00 (seven years ago) link
yeah, the Smog Veil site's newsletter is a good source of Ubu and related reissues/prev. unreleases; also, though I don't always hear things like xgau does, he pretty much nails this early collection of even earlier stuff:Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection [Twin/Tone, 1986]Side one is the long unavailable Datapanik in the Year Zero EP, itself comprising two indie singles and a compilation cut and as powerful a sequence as side one of Dub Housing nevertheless. Side two collects the kind of oddments that rarely cohere on LP, yet here the outtakes and B sides and stray singles come together as a record of David Thomas's slide or progress from willed optimism to blessed whimsy. In short, this is a gift from God--a third Ubu album from the former Crocus Behemoth's pre-God period. A- He means third pre-G after The Modern Dance and Dub Housing, but also likes New Picnic Time and several others from DT's Jehovah's Witness prime time, before the art-rock further complicated/maybe took over the layers.
― dow, Friday, 12 May 2017 18:51 (seven years ago) link
Allen Ravenstine's solo/sidetrip mid-70s-recorded Terminal Drive is out soon, via Smog Veil.
― dow, Friday, 12 May 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 13 May 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Hey, I wasn't the only Sebadoh III voter!
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 13 May 2017 00:05 (seven years ago) link
The Beat deserved at least one vote...
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 13 May 2017 03:22 (seven years ago) link
Hey, I wasn't the only Have Moicy! voter. Just being a smartass.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Saturday, 13 May 2017 05:07 (seven years ago) link
I was the only Beck voter :(
Probably would have been smarter to join team Devo and I'm probably coming around that way anyway ok my old age
― Jay Elettronica Viva (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 13 May 2017 11:12 (seven years ago) link
I knew I should've for the Upsetters :(
― the rockists' red glare (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:32 (seven years ago) link
Also, Modern Dance is fucking killer! I listened to it a couple times before but have mostly just stuck to Dub Housing in recent times, but man does it hit both the 'avant' and 'rock' sweet spots just right
― the rockists' red glare (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:34 (seven years ago) link