jwb
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Yes, it's a fine album, and should be the first PF pick, but if you want to talk about "played out", it's the all-time champ, even over Zep IV. Thanks to classic rock radio, if I never hear Money or Time again, that'd be just fine.
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Eephus
Footballguy
1.03 Stevie Wonder Innervisions - (1973) album category TBA
I always draft him early in these things, more out of respect than from any fear of getting sniped.
Stevie turned 20 in 1970 and dominated the first two-thirds of the decade with a run of five albums that succeeded in artistic and commercial terms. I'm drafting Innervisions which fell right in the middle but could have picked three of the others depending on how I'm feeling.
His work mirrored a number of individual, musical and social trends from the decade: Wonder's break from the Motown machine, the post MLK/Black Panthers African-American zeitgeist, the spirituality and sensuality movements and the addition of electronic instruments to the palette.
I always draft him early in these things, more out of respect than from any fear of getting sniped.
Stevie turned 20 in 1970 and dominated the first two-thirds of the decade with a run of five albums that succeeded in artistic and commercial terms. I'm drafting Innervisions which fell right in the middle but could have picked three of the others depending on how I'm feeling.
His work mirrored a number of individual, musical and social trends from the decade: Wonder's break from the Motown machine, the post MLK/Black Panthers African-American zeitgeist, the spirituality and sensuality movements and the addition of electronic instruments to the palette.
Eephus
Footballguy
ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
1.04 The Who - Who's Next
FUBAR
Footballguy
on board. I'll assume as long as the pick can be tied to 70s music, anything is a go. 
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
what are my choices?
Buzzbait
Footballguy
ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
1971 - thanks!
timschochet
Footballguy
Who's Next is a brilliant album from start to finish, though like LZ IV it's been overplayed forever. But unlike Dark Side I'll listen to just about any song that's on the radio from that album.
Innervisions is also a great classic, though I prefer Stevie from a few years earlier.
Innervisions is also a great classic, though I prefer Stevie from a few years earlier.
timschochet
Footballguy
No doubt in my mind 1971 will be the hardest year to judge. Greatest single year ever in modern music history.
worrierking
Footballguy
I think Soul/Funk/Disco is a weak Category (many more great songs than albums), so I will choose Marvin Gaye's What's Going On for my Soul/Funk/Disco Album. Another great one from 1971.
FUBAR
Footballguy
seriously, listening to that album right now.
timschochet
Footballguy
Uruk-Hai
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Ned Ryerson
Footballguy
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinkingRacing around to come up behind you againThe sun is the same in a relative way, but you're olderShorter of breath and one day closer to death
This lyric is perhaps my favorite paragraph in any song I've ever heard
John Bender
Footballguy
worrierking
Footballguy
I think there are very few great albums in the category, so I wanted to get a pick in early. I think Soul/Funk/Disco was much more attuned to the singles format. Hundreds of great songs, a handful of great albums.
John Bender
Footballguy
Dark Side is great tim. You have to listen start to finish though - it's more like a play than an album with certain "good singles".
Masterpiece IMO.
Where as Zeppelin II and IV might just be loaded with 9-12 5 star songs, Dark Side... as a whole is 1 great album - the sum is greater than it's parts.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
That was true in the 60s (mostly because of industry segregation, though country music faced the same problem), but the 70s were the high-water mark for black rock albums IMO.
Eephus
Footballguy
Now that I've got my Stevie on, I'm thinking about going with 29 rounds of semi-obscurities
John Bender
Footballguy
Don't forget about my boys from Michigan is all. Since I won't be here to pick them, counting on you.
worrierking
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
timschochet
Footballguy
I sent a pm to Dal Boys Phan
timschochet
Footballguy
So now I've been given 3 reasons why Dark Side is a great album:
1. It's better if you're on drugs.
2. Some of the lyrics are sheer poetry.
3. You can't appreciate it song by song, but only as a whole.
Yeah, sorry, none of this works for me. If I can't listen to it song by song, what's the point? For me, a GREAT album has to have GREAT songs. There are other Pink Floyd albums that have more great songs than this album, therefore I like those albums more. The drug argument isn't a good one because the same rule might be applicable to all music. As far as the lyrics go, I've always felt that there was a certain level of pretentiousness there (not that there isn't in Led Zeppelin and Who lyrics as well; this whole era has that aspect to it, which is one of the reasons it's so awesome IMO.)
1. It's better if you're on drugs.
2. Some of the lyrics are sheer poetry.
3. You can't appreciate it song by song, but only as a whole.
Yeah, sorry, none of this works for me. If I can't listen to it song by song, what's the point? For me, a GREAT album has to have GREAT songs. There are other Pink Floyd albums that have more great songs than this album, therefore I like those albums more. The drug argument isn't a good one because the same rule might be applicable to all music. As far as the lyrics go, I've always felt that there was a certain level of pretentiousness there (not that there isn't in Led Zeppelin and Who lyrics as well; this whole era has that aspect to it, which is one of the reasons it's so awesome IMO.)
FUBAR
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I always found the drug argument stupid. Let's face it - drugs make everything better.
What I think people are saying (and I agree) is that an elite album is one that you listen to from track 1 and go song by song. They flow, immerse you in the experience, tell a story, whatever. That's what a lot of people love about Floyd's albums, and puts them a step above some others. IMO I shouldn't be able to hit "shuffle" on an album and have a similar experience - that is just a collection of great songs, not a great album. Of course you have to like the songs to begin with, which doesn't seem to be the case for you and Dark Side, but you get my point.
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Are live album releases allowed?
timschochet
Footballguy
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Hence... the concept album. And TDSOTM is often regarded as the quintessential concept album of rock. Also including Sgt. Pepper's, Tommy and Pet Sounds.
dal_boys_phan
Footballguy
Well, I want this one and it's still here...probably not a good use of this slot, but with 0% draft preparation to date, I'll go with this and start figuring out the rest.
1.06 - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975 album)
And, apologies for the delay...have now configured the notifications better.
1.06 - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (1975 album)
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Mister CIA
Footballguy
Got the winning pick chambered!
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
I get the love for BS, but I am just not a fan. Only thing I can figure is that I missed the boat on him. Some of his songs are okay, but for most I have to turn the dial.
timschochet
Footballguy
Well OK then, I am going to take the album that I consider to be the greatest rock album of all time:
1.07 The Clash- London Calling (TBA album)
Not sure yet if this will be post/punk or 1979.
Either way, I consider this double album to be nearly perfect from start to finish. I could listen to it a million times (and I nearly have!) and never get tired of it. It's mixture of rock, pop, punk, and reggae is unbelievably strong. There isn't a weak song in this entire album. Probably if I had to choose, my favorite would be "Lost In the Supermarket", but that changes all the time. Joe, Mick and the boys are at the top of their games here.
1.07 The Clash- London Calling (TBA album)
Not sure yet if this will be post/punk or 1979.
Either way, I consider this double album to be nearly perfect from start to finish. I could listen to it a million times (and I nearly have!) and never get tired of it. It's mixture of rock, pop, punk, and reggae is unbelievably strong. There isn't a weak song in this entire album. Probably if I had to choose, my favorite would be "Lost In the Supermarket", but that changes all the time. Joe, Mick and the boys are at the top of their games here.
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Obviously one of the top, if not THE top, punk album in this group. But this is a genre that I am not into. I like the songs and I like the band, but just not a huge fan of punk.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
" Guns of Brixton" (Paul) and "The Card Cheat" (Mick) are in my top three Clash songs (along with "The Prisoner").
thought there were some misses here ("Lover's Rock" most glaring), and it took me awhile to warm up to the branching out into other genres, because they rocked so damned hard when they were at their rawest and most minimalist.
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FUBAR
Footballguy
Love the album and I might draft a song off it, though it probably isn't one others would choose.
FUBAR
Footballguy
I've gone from not liking any of his stuff to having a couple albums on my run list, to liking him okay but enjoying a lot of other stuff more. Still, this is a quintessential album.
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