Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 1. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd (189 Viewers)

[Yo Mama]

One more random “one-vote” album from each participant:


@Tau837

1,149. 90125 - Yes

I had this as my #47 (24 points).

Check to see if you put 90210. I make that mistake a lot.

Haha, I had to check my list because my home zip code is similar to both.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)

@landrys hat #2
@Uruk-Hai #3
@rockaction action #4
@Atomic Punk #4
@simey #8
@Pip's Invitation #8
@zamboni #11
@Snoopy #17
@Ilov80s #24
@Eephus #34
@krista4 #35
@jwb #50
@higgins #61

What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.

What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").

I was writing and thought I'd come up with something pretty good but don't want to embarrass myself too badly. What's Going On is usually #1 and the Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols is usually #2 and then we scramble from there. It dropped three (two? I never know how to do that) spots to #4, but I wouldn't let it fall out of my top five. For the uninitiated, this album was a difficult one for Gaye to get out. He had to fight Motown to release it and was going through very difficult time, as was America. There's a Detroit version and a Los Angeles version (the final one that was released). I could go on more about the details but I wanted to talk about whether it is a "concept" album like Wikipedia states. Here's what I came up with. Humbly submitted.

Is it a concept album?

I wouldn't call it a concept album in the way we normally understand concept albums. I'd say it's definitely a snapshot of what Marvin Gaye thought of a very turbulent time in America. It has no creative narrative that ties the songs together, really. But you could call it a reality-based concept album. It's his story about his experiences, which is more autobiographical than high-concept storytelling. It's his own observations/stories/pleas and it lets the listener know what's going on in his world—what's going on where he's living, and it delves into why the things he's seeing are the way they are.

It is one of those records that is subtly refusing colorblindness unlike most of Motown's releases. But it's not identity politics in the way we think of it. It skips the potential for castigations or sermonizing and refuses the easy distance of unique and isolated experience in favor of community and transcendence—if only we would come together as a society, he laments. What are we doing to each other? He doesn't target anybody and his disappointment is diffused throughout the populace. He doesn't name names, and he doesn't have to. We already know, and he knows we know. It's the rare feat that Marvin Gaye pulls off—he manages to tell a particularist story and make it universal somehow.

I mean, I know he's not calling me brother, but the hopes he has are directed at all the listeners he must have envisioned in his mind, and he doesn't claim imprisonment nor does he lock the gates to the place he invites you—there are no walls built preventing you from congregating. But it's honest and unflinching. If the autobiography is to be told, then he must discuss how society writ large treats him, his family, and his friends because of their station in life and their immutable characteristics. That's undeniably part of his story.

Oh, the track I might go with that isn't "What's Going On" or "Mercy Mercy Me" (also probably my #1 song since I've been twenty-one or so, which is how long I've been on this trip for what reason I do not know) is "Inner City Blues," which is R&B at its finest.

This is a great breakdown of the LP. Or, at least, you see it the same way I do - which may be worrying to you

Except for the bolded. I think he's talking to everybody. Sure, he's telling it from his perspective, but I think he's being as inclusive as possible.

As usual, landry snipes me so I won't post a playlist suggestion just to get double-sniped.

 

[krista4]

I think it's safe to say the Stones get shut out of the Top 20.

Wait, you didn’t have Let It Bleed on your list?!

 

[Yo Mama]

One more random “one-vote” album from each participant:


@Tau837

1,149. 90125 - Yes

I had this as my #47 (24 points).

Check to see if you put 90210. I make that mistake a lot.

Haha, I had to check my list because my home zip code is similar to both.

Excel nerd guess: one was a number and one was text.

 

[timschochet]

Midnight Rambler gets my vote,

 

[AAABatteries]

Is that it for Rush? Asking for a friend.

I sure hope so

Cosmopolitan Eephus and metalhead Lambskin agree on one thing: hatred of Rush. I love how this board brings people together.

To be fair it’s more that I hate Geddy Lees vocals. I actually wanted to go see Primus do A Farewell To Kings a few years back but couldn’t convince anyone else go go

Also think they’re very talented and influential so i respect them just don’t care for them as an overall package

You share that opinion with the late wikkidpissah, who likened Lee's voice to a dentist drill.

I don't think it breaks the Thumper Rule to say, I agree with Wikkid.

 

[landrys hat]

22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)

@landrys hat #2
@Uruk-Hai #3
@rockaction action #4
@Atomic Punk #4
@simey #8
@Pip's Invitation #8
@zamboni #11
@Snoopy #17
@Ilov80s #24
@Eephus #34
@krista4 #35
@jwb #50
@higgins #61

What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.

What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").

I was writing and thought I'd come up with something pretty good but don't want to embarrass myself too badly. What's Going On is usually #1 and the Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols is usually #2 and then we scramble from there. It dropped three (two? I never know how to do that) spots to #4, but I wouldn't let it fall out of my top five. For the uninitiated, this album was a difficult one for Gaye to get out. He had to fight Motown to release it and was going through very difficult time, as was America. There's a Detroit version and a Los Angeles version (the final one that was released). I could go on more about the details but I wanted to talk about whether it is a "concept" album like Wikipedia states. Here's what I came up with. Humbly submitted.

Is it a concept album?

I wouldn't call it a concept album in the way we normally understand concept albums. I'd say it's definitely a snapshot of what Marvin Gaye thought of a very turbulent time in America. It has no creative narrative that ties the songs together, really. But you could call it a reality-based concept album. It's his story about his experiences, which is more autobiographical than high-concept storytelling. It's his own observations/stories/pleas and it lets the listener know what's going on in his world—what's going on where he's living, and it delves into why the things he's seeing are the way they are.

It is one of those records that is subtly refusing colorblindness unlike most of Motown's releases. But it's not identity politics in the way we think of it. It skips the potential for castigations or sermonizing and refuses the easy distance of unique and isolated experience in favor of community and transcendence—if only we would come together as a society, he laments. What are we doing to each other? He doesn't target anybody and his disappointment is diffused throughout the populace. He doesn't name names, and he doesn't have to. We already know, and he knows we know. It's the rare feat that Marvin Gaye pulls off—he manages to tell a particularist story and make it universal somehow.

I mean, I know he's not calling me brother, but the hopes he has are directed at all the listeners he must have envisioned in his mind, and he doesn't claim imprisonment nor does he lock the gates to the place he invites you—there are no walls built preventing you from congregating. But it's honest and unflinching. If the autobiography is to be told, then he must discuss how society writ large treats him, his family, and his friends because of their station in life and their immutable characteristics. That's undeniably part of his story.

Oh, the track I might go with that isn't "What's Going On" or "Mercy Mercy Me" (also probably my #1 song since I've been twenty-one or so, which is how long I've been on this trip for what reason I do not know) is "Inner City Blues," which is R&B at its finest.

This is a great breakdown of the LP. Or, at least, you see it the same way I do - which may be worrying to you

Except for the bolded. I think he's talking to everybody. Sure, he's telling it from his perspective, but I think he's being as inclusive as possible.

As usual, landry snipes me so I won't post a playlist suggestion just to get double-sniped.

I think we'll go with Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) for the playlist.

 

[rockaction]

Is that it for Rush? Asking for a friend.

I sure hope so

Cosmopolitan Eephus and metalhead Lambskin agree on one thing: hatred of Rush. I love how this board brings people together.

To be fair it’s more that I hate Geddy Lees vocals. I actually wanted to go see Primus do A Farewell To Kings a few years back but couldn’t convince anyone else go go

Also think they’re very talented and influential so i respect them just don’t care for them as an overall package

You share that opinion with the late wikkidpissah, who likened Lee's voice to a dentist drill.

I don't think it breaks the Thumper Rule to say, I agree with Wikkid.

That’s the cleverest possible way around it and incredibly effective.

 

[AAABatteries]

Oh i have some concert stories

"I saw a band of Stormtroopers at the local HS gym...."

:spittake:

 

[Ilov80s]

22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)

Expected this to be top 10.

It seems like we have an area here where a lot of the "one off" bands are being cleared out. I mean one off in sense of top 100, top 50 level stuff. Bruce, Cars, Gaye and such are getting taken and then we are going to get hit hard with British rock band albums released between 65-80.

 

[Ilov80s]

21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)

@simey #6
@ConstruxBoy #8
@jwb #10
@Mister CIA #11
@Atomic Punk #13
@Dreaded Marco #15
@timschochet #17
@shuke #18
@turnjose7 #18
@Tau837 #20
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #28
@Nick Vermeil #30


Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.

Oh missed this one. I need to give it a proper listen. I am such a hits/singles listener of the Stones. I have AJa on now (1st listen!) so maybe I will try this after.

 

[zamboni]

22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)

Expected this to be top 10.

It seems like we have an area here where a lot of the "one off" bands are being cleared out. I mean one off in sense of top 100, top 50 level stuff. Bruce, Cars, Gaye and such are getting taken and then we are going to get hit hard with British rock band albums released between 65-80.

Yeah, you're probably right. What's Going on got six top 10 votes and eight top 20 votes, but only 13 people overall had it in their top 70. I imagine some of the big guns ahead may not have the same concentration of top 10/20 votes, but are probably more broad-based to put them ahead.

 

[jwb]

21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)

@simey #6
@ConstruxBoy #8
@jwb #10
@Mister CIA #11
@Atomic Punk #13
@Dreaded Marco #15
@timschochet #17
@shuke #18
@turnjose7 #18
@Tau837 #20
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #28
@Nick Vermeil #30


Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.

Fantastic album. Love it all but Gimme Shelter is just a kick *** opener.

This is where I fall too. Gimme Shelter is a fantastic song.

Heh, confuse everyone who hasn't heard it and put Country Honk on!

 

[Yo Mama]

One more random “one-vote” album from each participant:



@Yo Mama

1,555. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim

Had to include this on my list (my #66).

To paraphrase a previous conversation, Rakim is your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. Many subsequent hip-hop artists have mentioned this album as an inspiration for their work. Hard to believe this came out in 1987, as it sounded much different to other hip-hop at that time and really paved the way for the awesomeness of the greats of the 90s to come.

The title track is iconic, and I Ain’t No Joke, I Know You Got Soul, and even Eric B. Is President provided huge hits throughout.

This album was a huge part of the musical rotation in my late high school and early college years.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Kinda surprised Good News for People Who Love Bad News didn’t get another vote, but at least we did get some Modest Mouse

Float on
Ocean breathes salty
Bury me with it
Bukowski
Satin in a coffin
Blame it on the tetons
The good times are killing me

Those are probably my favorites but I’m sure there’s one I’m overlooking

I strongly considered this one. Hey, we could have had one in common!

You'll say we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start
And we're falling apart
You'll say the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany's
She said I think I remember the film
As I recall I think we both kinda liked it
Then I said well then that's one thing we got

 

[Dan Lambskin]

One more random “one-vote” album from each participant:



@Yo Mama

1,555. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim

Had to include this on my list (my #66).

To paraphrase a previous conversation, Rakim is your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. Many subsequent hip-hop artists have mentioned this album as an inspiration for their work. Hard to believe this came out in 1987, as it sounded much different to other hip-hop at that time and really paved the way for the awesomeness of the greats of the 90s to come.

The title track is iconic, and I Ain’t No Joke, I Know You Got Soul, and even Eric B. Is President provided huge hits throughout.

This album was a huge part of the musical rotation in my late high school and early college years.

I’ve only listened to them a little but yeah they are really good

 

[Psychopav]

Dude. The Captain and Tenille ain't gonna make the countdown.

I don't get it. Do they have a song with Sophie in the title? I'm not familiar with their catalog.
Can you explain this to me like I'm a first grader?

It was a joke.

 

[Juxtatarot]

21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)

@simey #6
@ConstruxBoy #8
@jwb #10
@Mister CIA #11
@Atomic Punk #13
@Dreaded Marco #15
@timschochet #17
@shuke #18
@turnjose7 #18
@Tau837 #20
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #28
@Nick Vermeil #30


Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.

Fantastic album. Love it all but Gimme Shelter is just a kick *** opener.

This is where I fall too. Gimme Shelter is a fantastic song.

Heh, confuse everyone who hasn't heard it and put Country Honk on!

I listened to the album for the first time yesterday and that song had me checking my speakers.

 

[krista4]

Kinda surprised Good News for People Who Love Bad News didn’t get another vote, but at least we did get some Modest Mouse

Float on
Ocean breathes salty
Bury me with it
Bukowski
Satin in a coffin
Blame it on the tetons
The good times are killing me

Those are probably my favorites but I’m sure there’s one I’m overlooking

I strongly considered this one. Hey, we could have had one in common!

You'll say we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start
And we're falling apart
You'll say the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany's
She said I think I remember the film
As I recall I think we both kinda liked it
Then I said well then that's one thing we got

Noooooooooooooooo!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I think it's safe to say the Stones get shut out of the Top 20.

Wait, you didn’t have Let It Bleed on your list?!

I had three Stones albums on my list (tied with the Beatles for most): Exile on Main Street, Sticky Fingers and Some Girls.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Bruce,

he appeared more than once

 

[timschochet]

Kinda surprised Good News for People Who Love Bad News didn’t get another vote, but at least we did get some Modest Mouse

Float on
Ocean breathes salty
Bury me with it
Bukowski
Satin in a coffin
Blame it on the tetons
The good times are killing me

Those are probably my favorites but I’m sure there’s one I’m overlooking

I strongly considered this one. Hey, we could have had one in common!

You'll say we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start
And we're falling apart
You'll say the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany's
She said I think I remember the film
As I recall I think we both kinda liked it
Then I said well then that's one thing we got

Noooooooooooooooo!

Isn’t that what they play in that Cecot prison in El Salvador? If you piss off the guards you have to hear it over and over.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Kinda surprised Good News for People Who Love Bad News didn’t get another vote, but at least we did get some Modest Mouse

Float on
Ocean breathes salty
Bury me with it
Bukowski
Satin in a coffin
Blame it on the tetons
The good times are killing me

Those are probably my favorites but I’m sure there’s one I’m overlooking

I strongly considered this one. Hey, we could have had one in common!

You'll say we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start
And we're falling apart
You'll say the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
Still I know you just don't care

And I said what about Breakfast at Tiffany's
She said I think I remember the film
As I recall I think we both kinda liked it
Then I said well then that's one thing we got

Just missed my list

 

[SayChowda]

428. Do or Die – Dropkick Murphys (Say Chowda ranked #7)

I am assuming that my #4 ranked album didn't make the list either. No way at this point...

 

[Dr. Octopus]

428. Do or Die – Dropkick Murphys (Say Chowda ranked #7)

I am assuming that my #4 ranked album didn't make the list either. No way at this point...

Yes, missed that one I guess.

395. Energy - Operation Ivy

 

[Uruk-Hai]

@Uruk-Hai

580. The List - Rosanne Cash

When she turned 18 years old, Rosanne's dad gave her a list of what he considered the 100 greatest country songs of all time. She held onto that list for about 25 years before recording some of the songs for an album. Her father and step-mother had both died about 6 years earlier and she felt it was a way to pay tribute. I knew it would get no other votes, but I love this record. It's warm, smart, and heartbreaking - so I had to include it. She has several "featurings" including Tweedy, Costello, & Rufus Wainwright.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

@Uruk-Hai

580. The List - Rosanne Cash

When she turned 18 years old, Rosanne's dad gave her a list of what he considered the 100 greatest country songs of all time. She held onto that list for about 25 years before recording some of the songs for an album. Her father and step-mother had both died about 6 years earlier and she felt it was a way to pay tribute. I knew it would get no other votes, but I love this record. It's warm, smart, and heartbreaking - so I had to include it. She has several "featurings" including Tweedy, Costello, & Rufus Wainwright.

This was an album you chose for me to listen to after some draft where we assigned albums to each other to listen to (exact details are fuzzy). I liked it a lot - not Top 70, but it's a nice listen.

 

[Yo Mama]

@Dr. Octopus - thanks for doing these random lists of albums that missed the top 350. Gives us a chance to talk to some of these albums separately - I’m guessing lots of these could get lost after the countdown with everyone posting their misses at the same time. Plus, it helps keep the weird metal talk from creeping in to fill any lulls in the action.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

@Uruk-Hai

580. The List - Rosanne Cash

When she turned 18 years old, Rosanne's dad gave her a list of what he considered the 100 greatest country songs of all time. She held onto that list for about 25 years before recording some of the songs for an album. Her father and step-mother had both died about 6 years earlier and she felt it was a way to pay tribute. I knew it would get no other votes, but I love this record. It's warm, smart, and heartbreaking - so I had to include it. She has several "featurings" including Tweedy, Costello, & Rufus Wainwright.

This was an album you chose for me to listen to after some draft where we assigned albums to each other to listen to (exact details are fuzzy). I liked it a lot - not Top 70, but it's a nice listen.

Your fuzzy memory is better than mine, because I have no recollection of this Who'd I get - Billy Joel?

Rosanne Cash reminds me a lot of Roberta Flack. She can belt, but is often very mannered and almost always holds back instead of going full-on Janis or Aretha.

 

[Eephus]

@zamboni

728. Bitches Brew – Miles Davis

Based on various threads over the years, I expected this to make the countdown. Guess it's too out there.

I'm just glad that it doesn't display ###### Brew

 

[Eephus]

565. Monk's Dream - Theolonious Monk

I understand why I'm the only one that ranked Monk. From Google AI:

The term "discordant" in relation to Thelonious Monk's music, and specifically his album "Monk's Dream", refers to the unconventional and sometimes jarring harmonies and rhythms he employed, which can sound dissonant or even "wrong" to some listeners. This was a deliberate stylistic choice, not a result of technical errors. Monk's music was highly original and defied easy categorization, even for those familiar with the jazz idiom.

Brilliant Corners is my favorite Monk album but I didn't rank any jazz.

"Bolivar Blues" appears on both Brilliant Corners and Monk's Dream.

 

[Eephus]

Uncle Humuna is assuredly beaming with pride for that selection, wherever he is these days.

Unc and his wife always named their kids after jazz artists. Miles, Oscar, Ella, (I think those are right) and I think he had a 4th kid when he left here, and I'm not sure what that kid is named, but it is most likely jazz related.

I wanted to name our son Duke but Mrs. Eephus put the kibosh on that because she said "it was a dog's name".

 

[zamboni]

@zamboni

728. Bitches Brew – Miles Davis

Based on various threads over the years, I expected this to make the countdown. Guess it's too out there.

I'm just glad that it doesn't display ###### Brew

Strange Brew seems to work though.

 

[kupcho1]

Dude. The Captain and Tenille ain't gonna make the countdown.

I don't get it. Do they have a song with Sophie in the title? I'm not familiar with their catalog.
Can you explain this to me like I'm a first grader?

It was a joke.

I know. I didn't get it. What's the joke? That you referenced Captain and Tenille? Something else?

 

[Eephus]

536. Birds of Fire - The Mahavishnu Orchestra

The first two Mahavishnu records are mindblowing. I should have considered them.

I didn't do my MADs-adjacent post last night but two new John McLaughlin live albums just came out. One with Shakti and the other with fusion group 4th Dimension. I listened to a little bit of the latter and John can still shred in his early 80s.

 

[SayChowda]

428. Do or Die – Dropkick Murphys (Say Chowda ranked #7)

I am assuming that my #4 ranked album didn't make the list either. No way at this point...

Yes, missed that one I guess.

395. Energy - Operation Ivy

Thanks, all good!

 

[Juxtatarot]

Did anyone rank Enigma MCMXC a.D.? Very popular for a while (quadruple platinum). New age stuff with dance rhythms and Gregorian chant. I would have if I hadn’t tossed my old CD collection. Completely forgot about it until about 30 minutes ago.

​

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Backstreets guy

Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Daniel, did you ever listen to the In the Air Tonight cover?

 

[rockaction]

Uncle Humuna is assuredly beaming with pride for that selection, wherever he is these days.

Unc and his wife always named their kids after jazz artists. Miles, Oscar, Ella, (I think those are right) and I think he had a 4th kid when he left here, and I'm not sure what that kid is named, but it is most likely jazz related.

I wanted to name our son Duke but Mrs. Eephus put the kibosh on that because she said "it was a dog's name".

Mrs. Eephus was spot-on. My brother’s dog was a lab/doberman (or some mix that along with a brain tumor caused him to go bananas on another one of my brother’s dogs, leading to a gruesome scene and a family trauma that even I can’t forget and I wasn’t even there) and his name, I say with sadness, was Duke. Sir Duke. Poor Duke.

He was a weird and skittish dog, but he was good up until then. Then they had to put him in a no-kill shelter where he began acting wild again, so the shelter examined him, found the brain tumor, and apparently what’s in a name that promises “no-kill,” you know?

Another pleasant valley Sunday . . .

 

[Pip's Invitation]

536. Birds of Fire - The Mahavishnu Orchestra

The first two Mahavishnu records are mindblowing. I should have considered them.

I didn't do my MADs-adjacent post last night but two new John McLaughlin live albums just came out. One with Shakti and the other with fusion group 4th Dimension. I listened to a little bit of the latter and John can still shred in his early 80s.

It still blows my mind that many of the people involved in these albums I love are around the same age as my mom, who's 81.

 

[Ilov80s]

Backstreets guy

Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way

More like

One soft infested summer, me and Terry became friends
Trying in vain to breathe the fire we was born in
Catching rides to the outskirts, tying faith between our teeth
Sleeping in that old abandoned beach house, getting wasted in the heat

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Daniel, did you ever listen to the In the Air Tonight cover?

Not yet, but I did add it to my covers playlist

 

[Idiot Boxer]

If you're looking for cover recommendations: Friend of the Devil by Lyle Lovett

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Your fuzzy memory is better than mine, because I have no recollection of this Who'd I get - Billy Joel?

Not sure but I assigned @shuke a God Street Wine live album which he didn't dig much until last two songs where they were joined by Bob Weir.

 

[rockaction]

One more random “one-vote” album from each participant:



@Yo Mama

1,555. Paid in Full - Eric B. & Rakim

Had to include this on my list (my #66).

To paraphrase a previous conversation, Rakim is your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. Many subsequent hip-hop artists have mentioned this album as an inspiration for their work. Hard to believe this came out in 1987, as it sounded much different to other hip-hop at that time and really paved the way for the awesomeness of the greats of the 90s to come.

The title track is iconic, and I Ain’t No Joke, I Know You Got Soul, and even Eric B. Is President provided huge hits throughout.

This album was a huge part of the musical rotation in my late high school and early college years.

Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn’t then why would I say I am - Em

He bit that from Rakim, who I’ve seen live, actually. With GFK (Ghostface Killah). Rakim is about two towns/cities over from where I lived so every show there is like a homecoming for him.

Don't Sweat The Technique

Eric B. & Rakim · Don't Sweat The Technique · Song · 1992

open.spotify.com

 

[Dr. Octopus]

259. (tie) Strange Trails - Lord Huron (105 points)

I listened to this one yesterday when I walked my dog. I've heard some songs which I liked on XM radio back when I had that, but never really pursued them further. It's right in my wheelhouse and I really liked the album. My favorites were "Love Like Ghosts" and "Way Out There". Very bouncy americana type stuff but more folky than country leaning.

 

[Juxtatarot]

259. (tie) Strange Trails - Lord Huron (105 points)

I listened to this one yesterday when I walked my dog. I've heard some songs which I liked on XM radio back when I had that, but never really pursued them further. It's right in my wheelhouse and I really liked the album. My favorites were "Love Like Ghosts" and "Way Out There". Very bouncy americana type stuff but more folky than country leaning.

They have a new album out from this year that I like as well.

 

[timschochet]

1 vote- The Byrds- Mr. Tamborine Man

This is the Byrds debut album, in which Roger McGuinn whipped out his 12 string Rickenbacker guitar and basically created folk rock. If you want to know where Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their sound and inspiration, it’s right here: it still sounds fresh after all these years: their covers of the title track, “Chimes of Freedom”, “The Bells of Rhymney” “Spanish Harlem Incident”, and the original “Feel A Whole Lot Better” are all definitive. Love love love the sound of this record.

 

[Psychopav]

Dude. The Captain and Tenille ain't gonna make the countdown.

I don't get it. Do they have a song with Sophie in the title? I'm not familiar with their catalog.
Can you explain this to me like I'm a first grader?

It was a joke.

I know. I didn't get it. What's the joke? That you referenced Captain and Tenille? Something else?

The joke was in my assumption that you picked a Captain and Tenille album as your #1. Nobody on this board would pick a Captain and Tenille album likely in their top 70, much less as their #1 album.