Oh Sleeve, put the Swans album back on. I'm pretty sure that at this point even Larkin would forgive you. And Mark Smith was an ass too.
― dlp9001, Monday, 3 October 2016 17:50 (seven years ago) link
xp I have so much love for Marble Index, Tilt, and Persistent Repetition; will have to check out the other 2 you listed
― thos beads (jamescobo), Monday, 3 October 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
Ha! Well those three cuddle up much nicer than the other two I mentioned, but can only encourage you to listen to them!
― the tightening is plateauing (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 3 October 2016 17:53 (seven years ago) link
― dlp9001, Monday, October 3, 2016 1:50 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
jfc get the fuck over it dude
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 3 October 2016 17:56 (seven years ago) link
^^^
plus there was never a Swans album in my top 5, ever
― sleeve, Monday, 3 October 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
Xxp Trembling Blue Stars is lush melancholy New Romanticism, Kamkars are a Kurdish group I am in love with.
What I like about this thread is its arbitrary nature. That everyone seems to realize this is day trading, and any fave five will be completely different a next day.
I'm grateful alone for having learned about the Blue Nile because of this thread.
― the tightening is plateauing (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 3 October 2016 18:00 (seven years ago) link
Never ever.
― dlp9001, Monday, 3 October 2016 18:01 (seven years ago) link
the blue nile don't get a fair shake from me because of their name. it always makes me think of the alice coltrane tune and then i want to go listen to that instead.
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Monday, 3 October 2016 18:06 (seven years ago) link
The Blue Nile make me want to listen to Laughing Stock instead, to be fair. Or any music with a pulse.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Monday, 3 October 2016 18:35 (seven years ago) link
Pharoah Sanders - KarmaJoni Mitchell - HejiraThe Clientele - Strange GeometryLou Reed - New YorkMadonna - Ray of Light
― niels, Monday, 3 October 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
Strange Geometry is equal to Suburban Light for me but I just went the latter in order to pick one. Tough though.
― Evan, Monday, 3 October 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link
A Wizard/A True Star - Todd RVeedon Fleece - Van MorrisonDifferent Trains/Electric Counterpoint - Steve ReichWe're Only In It for the Money - MothersEli and the Thirteenth Confession - Laura Nyro
'Hats' would definitely be somewhere between 6-10.
― Bloody Snail, Monday, 3 October 2016 19:42 (seven years ago) link
Hats does have the best production
Mickey Newbury - Looks Like RainHarold Budd - The Pavilion of DreamsLewis Baloue - Romantic TimesThe Band - The BandGram Parsons - Grievous Angel
― numnumnum, Monday, 3 October 2016 22:30 (seven years ago) link
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978 ECM New Series recording)Birthday Party - Prayers on FireSlowdive - SouvlakiFever Ray - Fever RayJon Hassell - Last Night the Moon Came Dropping its Clothes on the Street
― Institute for Secular Eschatology (Sanpaku), Monday, 3 October 2016 23:33 (seven years ago) link
idk
― Treeship, Monday, 3 October 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
Sorry "Hats" has always kinda bored me tbh.
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Monday, 3 October 2016 23:41 (seven years ago) link
American Music Club - California
Fuck this would definitely have made one of my lists if I'd thought of it at the time, which I didn't only because I don't have a physical copy
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 3 October 2016 23:42 (seven years ago) link
Blue Nile always felt mediocre to me.
― simmel, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 00:09 (seven years ago) link
i love the first blue nile a lot but that might be half nostalgia. some of my favorite production ever. hats has always been an ilm favorite.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 01:12 (seven years ago) link
a lot of the albums listed are my favorites when i'm playing them.
i was listening to that sunny day real estate album today that i love so much. haven't played it in years! i feel like i can do anything when i listen to that. it gives me chills. and it's indie rock from the 90's! so hard for indie rock from the 90's to give me chills. but i just think it's beautiful. kinda wish the production were a little more dynamic or powerful but i'm used to it. i even bought their live album that came out after it just to hear those songs again.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 01:25 (seven years ago) link
sam cooke - night beatgrateful dead - american beautyjoni mitchell - hejiramississippi john hurt - complete 1928 recordingskate bush - hounds of love
― Ari (whenuweremine), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 01:35 (seven years ago) link
the clientele - the violet hourkate bush - hounds of lovecocteau twins - victorialandkristin hersh - strange angelsu2 - unforgettable fire
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 03:49 (seven years ago) link
great to see the clientele on multiple lists.
― that's not my post, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 04:08 (seven years ago) link
hejira everywhere too
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 04:10 (seven years ago) link
i saw al green and was like, al green
― savvinesslessness (map), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 04:22 (seven years ago) link
kate bush - hounds of loveskeptics - amalgamdj db - the history of our world part 1 the necks - chemist diddy-dirty money - last train to paris
― etc, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 04:36 (seven years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, October 3, 2016 9:25 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It really is a nice album! Just reissued too.
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 05:22 (seven years ago) link
is Hounds of Love the most listed album now? 4 mentions so far
― punksishippies, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 05:26 (seven years ago) link
Hats has 6, but probably after that.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 05:29 (seven years ago) link
destroyer - kaputtradiohead - kid atalking heads - remain in lightnew order - substancejoanna newsom - ys
or something like that, hats is close for sure though
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 05:31 (seven years ago) link
2nd II None — s/tSoundgarden — SuperunknownD'angelo — VoodooDevin Townsed — Ocean MachineDJ Quik — Rhythm-al-ism
― Spottie, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 05:59 (seven years ago) link
Perhaps you're thinking of These New Puritans? Or maybe Majical Cloudz?
― the tightening is plateauing (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, October 3, 2016 4:34 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Much earlier than that - early-mid 90s. I can't think of any lyrics save for something like 'I am not a boy I'm a man' sung as an interjection in a lower tone than the rest of the vocal. It's a fairly famous AOR pop hit. Driving me nuts.
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 08:16 (seven years ago) link
I used to feel like Hejira was Joni's most monochromatic albums but I put it on the other day and just WOWWWWW
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 08:17 (seven years ago) link
Can 22/5/72Small Faces S/t ImmediateIncredible String Band Hangman's Beautiful DaughterMoodists 2 Fisted Art (studio)Einsturzende Neubauten Zeichnungen des patienten O.T.
― Stevolende, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 08:50 (seven years ago) link
The Beatles - Abbey RoadFaith No More - Angel DustPortishead - DummyMetallica - Master of PuppetsRatpack & Magika - Old Skool Masters vol 2
― chap, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 08:55 (seven years ago) link
Guns N Roses - Appetite For DestructionPJ Harvey - Rid Of MeSpoon - Girls Can TellThe Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss MePublic Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 09:06 (seven years ago) link
Miss Kittin & The Hacker: First AlbumFour Tops: Second AlbumThe Jackson 5: Third AlbumStrictly Rhythm: Fourth AlbumJudy Collins: Fifth Album
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 09:10 (seven years ago) link
Did not know this, thanks for the tipoff! Just ordered the vinyl.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 10:27 (seven years ago) link
Off the top of my head:
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueenCaptain Beefheart - Clear SpotThe Go-Betweens - Liberty BelleKate Bush - The DreamingSlint - Spiderland
― yugi ex, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 11:46 (seven years ago) link
pixies - bossanovathinking fellers union local 282 - strangers from the universestudio - west coastmiles davis - in a silent wayjerry garcia - garcia
― mizzell, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 13:40 (seven years ago) link
Sowiesoso (cluster)Out of the Cool (gil evans)Purple Rain (prince)Debussy: Preludes, Books I and II (paul jacobs)The Concert Suites (Bernard Herrmann)
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
sleater-kinney - call the doctorthe-dream - love vs moneywilco - yankee hotel foxtrotdiddy-dirty money - last train to parisfall out boy - folie a deux
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 15:20 (seven years ago) link
"It really is a nice album! Just reissued too.""Did not know this, thanks for the tipoff! Just ordered the vinyl."
would be curious to hear the new vinyl just to see if they made any improvements or if they just made it louder or whatever. my original pressing is not that loud. and if i crank it up it doesn't sound the best. i've never actually heard the CD. i should find an old CD. or a new one.
i got an old CD copy of their last album recently and it sounded good. totally forgot about that album. glad there are new reissues of How It Feels...though! now new sad sacks can revel in it.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
Looking forward to glenn's summation of this thread, even though it doesn't directly benefit Spotify (and even though Julianna Hatfield seems to be lagging). Thread should be renamed "Blue Nile discovered by Americans."
― dlp9001, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 16:25 (seven years ago) link
NIGHTTIME by Killing JokeWHITE NOISE by Cop Shoot CopFUNHOUSE by the StoogesSPIRIT OF EDEN by Talk TalkPAUL'S BOUTIQUE by the Beastie Boys
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
i can't believe i don't own a copy of night time. i really should have one. even on cd.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 18:57 (seven years ago) link
still waiting for an official instrumental version of paul's boutique. i'll be first in line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtRPeeTEtVs
― scott seward, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
Dock Boggs - Legendary Singer and Banjo PlayerIdaho - Year After YearAndy Irvine & Paul Brady - s/t13th Floor Elevators - Easter EverywhereBlack Sabbath - Master of Reality
― Duke, Tuesday, 4 October 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
The problem is, I don't have five favourite albums, it's more like 1,300 favourite albums or something... and am I fuck ranking them and posting 'em all here.
― pen pineapple apple pen (Turrican), Tuesday, 4 October 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link