Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 12. Ten – Pearl Jam (429 Viewers)

[KarmaPolice]

159 (tie). Sea Change - Beck (155 points)

@KarmaPolice #5
Jeb #5
@Mt. Man #48

Sea Change is the eighth studio album by American musician Beck, released on September 24, 2002, by Geffen Records. Recorded over a two-month period in Los Angeles with producer Nigel Godrich, the album features themes of heartbreak and desolation, solitude, and loneliness. For the album, much of Beck's trademark cryptic and ironic lyrics were replaced by simpler, more sincere lyrics. He also eschewed the heavy sampling of his previous albums for live instrumentation. Beck cited the breakup with his longtime girlfriend as the major influence on the album.

WHOA - I would have bet money that @Pip's Invitation would have been along for the ride on this one and it would show up higher.

I have gushed about this album a lot and it would get my vote for best album of decade for the 00s. Just fantastic, please listen if you haven't. In the MAD31 countdown It's All In Your Mind was my #1 and is my favorite from the album, but I will go with a song I didn't get a chance to talk about that stood out me when I was fittingly listening to this yet again today.

Already Dead

Beck · Sea Change · Song · 2002

open.spotify.com

 

[kupcho1]

my occasional grumpiness about them is that they soak up so much of the glory and dominate all lists and personally don't find them THAT good.

You and me both.

They're very good, but with all of the amazingly still ongoing, Boomer-driven hoopla, the most overrated band in history.

To be clear, I'm no hater, I like them. But they're overrated.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

not real surprised about most of the (my) misses but I think there are 4 that are sorta shocking

How do you know they aren't making it? There's over 150 albums left.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

158. 10,000 Days - Tool (156 points)

@Dan Lambskin #13
@MAC_32 #15
@KarmaPolice #29

10,000 Days is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Tool. The album was released by Tool Dissectional and Volcano Entertainment on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29, 2006 in Australia, May 1, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on May 2, 2006 in North America. It marked the first time since recording 1993's Undertow that the band had worked at Grandmaster and without producer David Bottrill. 10,000 Days spawned three top ten rock singles: "Vicarious", "The Pot", and "Jambi".

 

[Long Ball Larry]

167 (tie). Dummy – Portishead (147 points)

@Long Ball Larry #1
@Nick Vermeil #3
@KarmaPolice #65

The album received critical acclaim and won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularizing the trip hop genre, and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Dummy was certified triple platinum in the UK in February 2019, and had sold 920,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2020. Worldwide, the album had sold 3.6 million copies by 2008.

Portishead ‘s 2011 show in NYC is still a top two concert all time for me. So damn good. I love Gibbons’ voice. And I love that this is @Long Ball Larry ‘s number 1.

You talking about the roseland one? Cuz I have been watching the various YouTube videos of that like all the time for the last year when it popped back up for me one day. Be back with more commentary later.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

My step son loved this album so it holds a soft spot in my heart, but not a spot in my Top 70.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Of course of all the albums in the last few days, the only one I'm not sure I've listened to start to finish is Let It Be.

Do it. They're no "boy band" by that time.

They're grizzled veterans of the music industry and sick of each other.

Perhaps this has been covered ( ), but they were never a boy band and only morons would think otherwise.

They walked so the Monkees could run

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

not real surprised about most of the (my) misses but I think there are 4 that are sorta shocking

How do you know they aren't making it? There's over 150 albums left.

maybe I messed up, I thought you said that I only had 9 that made it and that's 8 but maybe I'm wrong about that number.

 

[kupcho1]

I'm looking forward to this stretch of the playlist cuz we're in the middle of a run of artists (post Beck) that I've never listened to.

 

[Yo Mama]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

My favorite concert ever was my kids first rock concert. It was Incubus / Linkin Park when the kids were something like 7 and 9. We had awesome seats since our Incubus friend hooked us up.

They only knew a couple of the Incubus songs but they knew all the Linkin Park songs. It was so awesome seeing them both standing on their seats screaming out “SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!!” at the top of their lungs (shut up was still bad words for them back then). Such rebels.

 

[KarmaPolice]

158. 10,000 Days - Tool (156 points)

@Dan Lambskin #13
@MAC_32 #15
@KarmaPolice #29

10,000 Days is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Tool. The album was released by Tool Dissectional and Volcano Entertainment on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29, 2006 in Australia, May 1, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on May 2, 2006 in North America. It marked the first time since recording 1993's Undertow that the band had worked at Grandmaster and without producer David Bottrill. 10,000 Days spawned three top ten rock singles: "Vicarious", "The Pot", and "Jambi".

Nice! I would have guess that I was a high voter for this one too, assuming people would prefer others over it. More likely I underestimated folks like Lambskin and Mac taking them all.

One of my favorite Danny tracks is Right In Two. What a monster drumming song that is. Wings for Marie/10,000 Days is such an explosion of emotion and that combo is my personal favorite on the album, but it's all top notch top to bottom and for my ears without some of the wonky interludes that bog down other albums of their's for me a tad.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

not real surprised about most of the (my) misses but I think there are 4 that are sorta shocking

How do you know they aren't making it? There's over 150 albums left.

maybe I messed up, I thought you said that I only had 9 that made it and that's 8 but maybe I'm wrong about that number.

You have 13 in the Top 350 - out of 22 so a good percentage.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

ah makes sense

 

[Pip's Invitation]

There may be more.

there's always more

I don’t have to click on the link to know what that is.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

167 (tie). Dummy – Portishead (147 points)

@Long Ball Larry #1
@Nick Vermeil #3
@KarmaPolice #65

The album received critical acclaim and won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularizing the trip hop genre, and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Dummy was certified triple platinum in the UK in February 2019, and had sold 920,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2020. Worldwide, the album had sold 3.6 million copies by 2008.

Portishead ‘s 2011 show in NYC is still a top two concert all time for me. So damn good. I love Gibbons’ voice. And I love that this is @Long Ball Larry ‘s number 1.

You talking about the roseland one? Cuz I have been watching the various YouTube videos of that like all the time for the last year when it popped back up for me one day. Be back with more commentary later.

Oh right the Hammerstein one, roseland was way before that.

When I was putting together this list, I was mostly going off gut, thinking about albums that I listened to the most (so mostly stuff from age 15-20) and the artists that embody the spirit of music and tap into the creative life force.

To me, Portishead capturing a feeling of now and of timelessness, bridging a gap between analog and digital, fusing acoustic bass, tinny guitar melodies, and crooning jazz vocals with drum loops, samples and DJ scratches that ground us in a more technologically advanced present. And juxtaposing there elements reminds us of the inherent contradictions in life, that the universe evolves, that all that exists is connected and related to something that came before and will come in the future. The haunting feeling of the vocals and many of the melodies create a feeling of disembodiment, existing outside of time, wrenched from the soul of Beth Gibbons and presented through a wormhole that we can never quite touch.

And frankly Beth gibbons live is about the hottest thing I’ve ever seen. This sultry vixen, singing, smoking, bending those notes are just…I don’t know, maybe I’m a sick ****, but it really does get me juices flowing like few other things.

Anyway, top to bottom, this is their best album and has no skips for me, but even more important is my (overwrought?) love and admiration for everything beautiful in the world that the band manifests.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

159 (tie). Sea Change - Beck (155 points)

@KarmaPolice #5
Jeb #5
@Mt. Man #48

Sea Change is the eighth studio album by American musician Beck, released on September 24, 2002, by Geffen Records. Recorded over a two-month period in Los Angeles with producer Nigel Godrich, the album features themes of heartbreak and desolation, solitude, and loneliness. For the album, much of Beck's trademark cryptic and ironic lyrics were replaced by simpler, more sincere lyrics. He also eschewed the heavy sampling of his previous albums for live instrumentation. Beck cited the breakup with his longtime girlfriend as the major influence on the album.

This is on my 71-100 list and could well have made my top 70 at a different time. It came out right after my divorce and was the perfect album for me at that time.

My favorite track is “Paper Tiger,” which has an incredible bass part.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I know it's insane that I always did the countdown tabulations manually, and I wouldn't suggest anyone else to do that, but my ridiculous perfectionism makes me happy not to have dealt with the spreadsheet problems. Doing it manually made all the changes people requested after submitting their lists even more of a PITA, though, among other PITA parts to it.

If you had 46 (or more) lists, you're either a saint or a masochist.

We had 46 in the UK countdown. I think the US and the world ones were closer to 40, but I'd have to go count them.

You know who would do a good job of counting for you? Paul McCartney.

 

[MAC_32]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

My favorite concert ever was my kids first rock concert. It was Incubus / Linkin Park when the kids were something like 7 and 9. We had awesome seats since our Incubus friend hooked us up.

They only knew a couple of the Incubus songs but they knew all the Linkin Park songs. It was so awesome seeing them both standing on their seats screaming out “SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!!” at the top of their lungs (shut up was still bad words for them back then). Such rebels.

I'm gonna take this opportunity to play spoiler. I begrudgingly ranked the EP Collision Course instead of Hybrid Theory. I did this despite understanding there's no way the Jay-Z / Linkin Park mashup makes it to the list. I love Hybrid Theory, but it doesn't get anywhere near as much run as Collision Course and this is my list dammit! If you're unfamiliar, and even just mildly curious, it's just a nose over 20 mins - you won't regret it.

That said, thrilled and mildly surprised this made it despite my decision to omit. Not much 'nu metal' aged well, but this sure did. I'll unsuccessfully try to nudge Tau and BP towards Papercut or Points of Authority (A Place For My Head is great too!) and also plug a live stripped down version of Crawling. Chilling rendition.

 

[MAC_32]

158. 10,000 Days - Tool (156 points)

@Dan Lambskin #13
@MAC_32 #15
@KarmaPolice #29

10,000 Days is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Tool. The album was released by Tool Dissectional and Volcano Entertainment on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29, 2006 in Australia, May 1, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on May 2, 2006 in North America. It marked the first time since recording 1993's Undertow that the band had worked at Grandmaster and without producer David Bottrill. 10,000 Days spawned three top ten rock singles: "Vicarious", "The Pot", and "Jambi".

Nice! I would have guess that I was a high voter for this one too, assuming people would prefer others over it. More likely I underestimated folks like Lambskin taking them all.

One of my favorite Danny tracks is Right In Two. What a monster drumming song that is. Wings for Marie/10,000 Days is such an explosion of emotion and that combo is my personal favorite on the album, but it's all top notch top to bottom and for my ears without some of the wonky interludes that bog down other albums of their's for me a tad.

Yeah, it isn't just Lamb Silly monkeys.

And on that note I'm going to echo your shout outs. I can't put into words better than 'explosion of emotion' for Wings parts 1 and 2 - whenever either hits my shuffle I instantly stop the shuffle and go to the beginning and play all 17+ minutes straight through. My favorite on the album depends on the day, but more often than not it's Right in Two, and what Danny does to level up that track is the primary reason why. If there is an accessible track outside of the singles, that's it, which is why it's my endorsement for the playlist. Although I always have and always will have a soft spot for the all things bizarre Rosetta Stoned. Lyrics that make you say '...WHAT' with a smile and a laugh along with a structural arrangement that even tested the limits for these guys - if you're still hooked after 6+ mins the 2 minute breakdown before the outro will grab you by the balls and not let go until the final...

...********, **** the bed.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

167 (tie). Dummy – Portishead (147 points)

@Long Ball Larry #1
@Nick Vermeil #3
@KarmaPolice #65

The album received critical acclaim and won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularizing the trip hop genre, and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Dummy was certified triple platinum in the UK in February 2019, and had sold 920,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2020. Worldwide, the album had sold 3.6 million copies by 2008.

Portishead ‘s 2011 show in NYC is still a top two concert all time for me. So damn good. I love Gibbons’ voice. And I love that this is @Long Ball Larry ‘s number 1.

You talking about the roseland one? Cuz I have been watching the various YouTube videos of that like all the time for the last year when it popped back up for me one day. Be back with more commentary later.

Oh right the Hammerstein one, roseland was way before that.

When I was putting together this list, I was mostly going off gut, thinking about albums that I listened to the most (so mostly stuff from age 15-20) and the artists that embody the spirit of music and tap into the creative life force.

To me, Portishead capturing a feeling of now and of timelessness, bridging a gap between analog and digital, fusing acoustic bass, tinny guitar melodies, and crooning jazz vocals with drum loops, samples and DJ scratches that ground us in a more technologically advanced present. And juxtaposing there elements reminds us of the inherent contradictions in life, that the universe evolves, that all that exists is connected and related to something that came before and will come in the future. The haunting feeling of the vocals and many of the melodies create a feeling of disembodiment, existing outside of time, wrenched from the soul of Beth Gibbons and presented through a wormhole that we can never quite touch.

And frankly Beth gibbons live is about the hottest thing I’ve ever seen. This sultry vixen, singing, smoking, bending those notes are just…I don’t know, maybe I’m a sick ****, but it really does get me juices flowing like few other things.

Anyway, top to bottom, this is their best album and has no skips for me, but even more important is my (overwrought?) love and admiration for everything beautiful in the world that the band manifests.

Pick a track for the list GB. You can’t go wrong.

 

[Yo Mama]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

My favorite concert ever was my kids first rock concert. It was Incubus / Linkin Park when the kids were something like 7 and 9. We had awesome seats since our Incubus friend hooked us up.

They only knew a couple of the Incubus songs but they knew all the Linkin Park songs. It was so awesome seeing them both standing on their seats screaming out “SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!!” at the top of their lungs (shut up was still bad words for them back then). Such rebels.

I'm gonna take this opportunity to play spoiler. I begrudgingly ranked the EP Collision Course instead of Hybrid Theory. I did this despite understanding there's no way the Jay-Z / Linkin Park mashup makes it to the list. I love Hybrid Theory, but it doesn't get anywhere near as much run as Collision Course and this is my list dammit! If you're unfamiliar, and even just mildly curious, it's just a nose over 20 mins - you won't regret it.

That said, thrilled and mildly surprised this made it despite my decision to omit. Not much 'nu metal' aged well, but this sure did. I'll unsuccessfully try to nudge Tau and BP towards Papercut or Points of Authority (A Place For My Head is great too!) and also plug a live stripped down version of Crawling. Chilling rendition.

I love the remix album that was made with Hybrid Theory songs. My personal favorites are Pts.Of.Athrty and My<Dsmbr. Can’t recommend this album enough.

Reanimation

Linkin Park · Album · 2002 · 23 songs

open.spotify.com

 

[Yo Mama]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

My favorite concert ever was my kids first rock concert. It was Incubus / Linkin Park when the kids were something like 7 and 9. We had awesome seats since our Incubus friend hooked us up.

They only knew a couple of the Incubus songs but they knew all the Linkin Park songs. It was so awesome seeing them both standing on their seats screaming out “SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!!” at the top of their lungs (shut up was still bad words for them back then). Such rebels.

I'm gonna take this opportunity to play spoiler. I begrudgingly ranked the EP Collision Course instead of Hybrid Theory. I did this despite understanding there's no way the Jay-Z / Linkin Park mashup makes it to the list. I love Hybrid Theory, but it doesn't get anywhere near as much run as Collision Course and this is my list dammit! If you're unfamiliar, and even just mildly curious, it's just a nose over 20 mins - you won't regret it.

That said, thrilled and mildly surprised this made it despite my decision to omit. Not much 'nu metal' aged well, but this sure did. I'll unsuccessfully try to nudge Tau and BP towards Papercut or Points of Authority (A Place For My Head is great too!) and also plug a live stripped down version of Crawling. Chilling rendition.

I love the remix album that was made with Hybrid Theory songs. My personal favorites are Pts.Of.Athrty and My<Dsmbr. Can’t recommend this album enough.

Reanimation

Linkin Park · Album · 2002 · 23 songs

open.spotify.com

Forgot to mention for @BLOCKED_PUNT that there is also a cool remix of Crawling (Krwlng) featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind.

 

[KarmaPolice]

158. 10,000 Days - Tool (156 points)

@Dan Lambskin #13
@MAC_32 #15
@KarmaPolice #29

10,000 Days is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Tool. The album was released by Tool Dissectional and Volcano Entertainment on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29, 2006 in Australia, May 1, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on May 2, 2006 in North America. It marked the first time since recording 1993's Undertow that the band had worked at Grandmaster and without producer David Bottrill. 10,000 Days spawned three top ten rock singles: "Vicarious", "The Pot", and "Jambi".

Nice! I would have guess that I was a high voter for this one too, assuming people would prefer others over it. More likely I underestimated folks like Lambskin taking them all.

One of my favorite Danny tracks is Right In Two. What a monster drumming song that is. Wings for Marie/10,000 Days is such an explosion of emotion and that combo is my personal favorite on the album, but it's all top notch top to bottom and for my ears without some of the wonky interludes that bog down other albums of their's for me a tad.

Yeah, it isn't just Lamb Silly monkeys.

And on that note I'm going to echo your shout outs. I can't put into words better than 'explosion of emotion' for Wings parts 1 and 2 - whenever either hits my shuffle I instantly stop the shuffle and go to the beginning and play all 17+ minutes straight through. My favorite on the album depends on the day, but more often than not it's Right in Two, and what Danny does to level up that track is the primary reason why. If there is an accessible track outside of the singles, that's it, which is why it's my endorsement for the playlist. Although I always have and always will have a soft spot for the all things bizarre Rosetta Stoned. Lyrics that make you say '...WHAT' with a smile and a laugh along with a structural arrangement that even tested the limits for these guys - if you're still hooked after 6+ mins the 2 minute breakdown before the outro will grab you by the balls and not let go until the final...

...********, **** the bed.

Sorry, post edited for accuracy.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

a live stripped down version of Crawling. Chilling rendition.

pretty

 

[krista4]

I loved listening to Ozzy talk about the Beatles and how much they influenced him. Credited the fact that he got into music to them, and then he went and basically created an entirely new genre as a result. RIP to a ****ing legend.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Always liked One Step Closer but all of those are good songs so I wouldn't be disappointed but it's @Tau837 call.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

158. 10,000 Days - Tool (156 points)

@Dan Lambskin #13
@MAC_32 #15
@KarmaPolice #29

10,000 Days is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Tool. The album was released by Tool Dissectional and Volcano Entertainment on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29, 2006 in Australia, May 1, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on May 2, 2006 in North America. It marked the first time since recording 1993's Undertow that the band had worked at Grandmaster and without producer David Bottrill. 10,000 Days spawned three top ten rock singles: "Vicarious", "The Pot", and "Jambi".

Nice! I would have guess that I was a high voter for this one too, assuming people would prefer others over it. More likely I underestimated folks like Lambskin taking them all.

One of my favorite Danny tracks is Right In Two. What a monster drumming song that is. Wings for Marie/10,000 Days is such an explosion of emotion and that combo is my personal favorite on the album, but it's all top notch top to bottom and for my ears without some of the wonky interludes that bog down other albums of their's for me a tad.

Yeah, it isn't just Lamb Silly monkeys.

And on that note I'm going to echo your shout outs. I can't put into words better than 'explosion of emotion' for Wings parts 1 and 2 - whenever either hits my shuffle I instantly stop the shuffle and go to the beginning and play all 17+ minutes straight through. My favorite on the album depends on the day, but more often than not it's Right in Two, and what Danny does to level up that track is the primary reason why. If there is an accessible track outside of the singles, that's it, which is why it's my endorsement for the playlist. Although I always have and always will have a soft spot for the all things bizarre Rosetta Stoned. Lyrics that make you say '...WHAT' with a smile and a laugh along with a structural arrangement that even tested the limits for these guys - if you're still hooked after 6+ mins the 2 minute breakdown before the outro will grab you by the balls and not let go until the final...

...********, **** the bed.

Yeah Right In Two is my pick, it’s in the conversation for my favorite Tool song. That tabla solo is amazing and I really like the lyrics / theme of the song

Monkey killing, monkey killing, monkey over
Pieces of the ground
As far as the rest of the tracks:

Vicarious - it’s fine, but I’ve heard it too much. I usually end up skipping it and not one I look forward to seeing on the setlist

Jambi - I go back and forth on this one. It’s great live though and has a sweet talk box solo

Wings / 10,000 days - I swear the mix is off on this, or maybe it’s intentional but I always have a hard time hearing the lyrics on wings. The end of 10,000 days is some of Maynard’s best vocals though, you can really feel the emotion

It's time now!
My time now!
Give me my
Give me my wings!

The Pot - one of their more accessible songs IMO. I didn’t care for it originally but it’s grown on me. There’s some fan theories that it’s a Led Zeppelin diss track but since AI has basically ruined the internet I can’t really find a definitive answer. That said their cover of No Quarter is pretty bad ***

Who are you to wave your finger?
You must have been outta your head
Eye hole deep in muddy waters
You practically raised the dead

Rosetta Stoned is another that really grew on me, they started playing it live towards the end of their latest tour. I did catch it back on 06 but was tempted to travel to catch it again

Intension is kind of a throw away, or maybe it’s just in a bad spot sandwiched between Rosetta and Right In Two

In hindsight I may have rated this one a little too high but not by much

 

[Rand al Thor]

163. Let It Be – The Beatles (150 points)

@Dr. Octopus #21
@jwb #29
@krista4 #42
@Eephus #54
@timschochet #64
@Uruk-Hai #66

Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 8 May 1970, nearly a month after the official announcement of the group's public break-up, in tandem with the documentary of the same name. Concerned about recent friction within the band, Paul McCartney had conceived the project as an attempt to reinvigorate the group by returning to simpler rock 'n' roll configurations. Its rehearsals started at Twickenham Film Studios on 2 January 1969 as part of a planned television documentary showcasing the Beatles' return to live performance.

In January 1970, four months after John Lennon departed from the band, the remaining Beatles completed "Let It Be" and recorded "I Me Mine". The former was issued as the second single from the album with production by George Martin.

This was a near miss for me, I'm a huge Beatles fan, but I think I only picked two albums because those are the only two that I still listen to on a fairly regular basis. Here's some Beatles trivia, which will probably be easy for a couple you all. Most fans know that Let it Be was actually recorded before Abbey Road (except for "I Me Mine" which is often cited as the "last" song ever recorded by the Beatles. But John wasn't part of that recording. Trivia question: What was the last Beatles recording where all 4 members recorded together? "Real Love" and "Now and Then" or anything put together afterwards through the magic of Protools and hologram rebirths don't count.

 

[MAC_32]

163. Let It Be – The Beatles (150 points)

@Dr. Octopus #21
@jwb #29
@krista4 #42
@Eephus #54
@timschochet #64
@Uruk-Hai #66

Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released on 8 May 1970, nearly a month after the official announcement of the group's public break-up, in tandem with the documentary of the same name. Concerned about recent friction within the band, Paul McCartney had conceived the project as an attempt to reinvigorate the group by returning to simpler rock 'n' roll configurations. Its rehearsals started at Twickenham Film Studios on 2 January 1969 as part of a planned television documentary showcasing the Beatles' return to live performance.

In January 1970, four months after John Lennon departed from the band, the remaining Beatles completed "Let It Be" and recorded "I Me Mine". The former was issued as the second single from the album with production by George Martin.

This was a near miss for me, I'm a huge Beatles fan, but I think I only picked two albums because those are the only two that I still listen to on a fairly regular basis. Here's some Beatles trivia, which will probably be easy for a couple you all. Most fans know that Let it Be was actually recorded before Abbey Road (except for "I Me Mine" which is often cited as the "last" song ever recorded by the Beatles. But John wasn't part of that recording. Trivia question: What was the last Beatles recording where all 4 members recorded together? "Real Love" and "Now and Then" or anything put together afterwards through the magic of Protools and hologram rebirths don't count.

She's So Heavy?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Burned again by the spreadsheet not differentiating albums by same name but different bands.

There must have been other voters for the other Let It Be

You voted for the EP by Green Jellö? Amazing.

 

[zamboni]

Burned again by the spreadsheet not differentiating albums by same name but different bands.

There must have been other voters for the other Let It Be

I checked and just you. Sorry bud.
So the Beatles lost 14 points and about 8 slots.

We’re just replacement-level talent here.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

154 (tie). Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera (157 points)

@Scoresman #9
@Dan Lambskin #22
@Long Ball Larry #22

Vulgar Display of Power is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. Released on February 25, 1992, through Atco Records, it was the band's second collaboration with producer Terry Date, after having worked with him on their breakthrough album Cowboys from Hell (1990).

The album was well received by both critics and fans, and is Pantera's highest selling album to date, eventually being certified double platinum. It is often considered one of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

154 (tie). Cure For Pain - Morphine (157 points)

@Dan Lambskin #25
@landrys hat #30
@Nick Vermeil #32
@ConstruxBoy #40

Cure for Pain is the second studio album by alternative rock band Morphine, released through Rykodisc in September 1993. Jerome Deupree, the band's original drummer, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

some good early morning listening for today

 

[Idiot Boxer]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

154 (tie). Cure For Pain - Morphine (157 points)

@Dan Lambskin #25
@landrys hat #30
@Nick Vermeil #32
@ConstruxBoy #40

Cure for Pain is the second studio album by alternative rock band Morphine, released through Rykodisc in September 1993. Jerome Deupree, the band's original drummer, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway.

Glad to see this one make it, I didn’t really get into them until college. I remember seeing something about them on MTV before that, the guy playing 2 saxophones or whatever. When Sandman passed one of my college professors mentioned them and I ended up buying this CD and it got a ton of play back then. I still break it out fairly frequently

hard to pick a favorite but I’ll go with the title track Cure for Pain

I also really like I’m Free Now, Candy, Thursday but there really isn’t a bad song on this album

I would think @Ilov80s or any other jazz fans would certainly dig this.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

154 (tie). Cure For Pain - Morphine (157 points)

@Dan Lambskin #25
@landrys hat #30
@Nick Vermeil #32
@ConstruxBoy #40

Cure for Pain is the second studio album by alternative rock band Morphine, released through Rykodisc in September 1993. Jerome Deupree, the band's original drummer, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway.

Glad to see this one make it, I didn’t really get into them until college. I remember seeing something about them on MTV before that, the guy playing 2 saxophones or whatever. When Sandman passed one of my college professors mentioned them and I ended up buying this CD and it got a ton of play back then. I still break it out fairly frequently

hard to pick a favorite but I’ll go with the title track Cure for Pain

I also really like I’m Free Now, Candy, Thursday but there really isn’t a bad song on this album

I would think @Ilov80s or any other jazz fans would certainly dig this.

Cure for Pain added to playlist.

 

[jwb]

161 (tie). Led Zeppelin III – Led Zeppelin (152 points)

@jwb #31
@turnjose7 #35
@Uruk-Hai #44
@Mt. Man #46
@shuke #52
@timschochet #66

Immigrant Song added to playlist.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are near perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

 

[zamboni]

some good early morning listening for today

The yacht rock is coming quick and breezy.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are beer perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

With you, MAC and KP all loading up with high rankings, I'm sure we probably will see a 5th.
These voting blocs are giving some really unreliable results (you know who you are)

 

[Ilov80s]

161 (tie). Illinois – Sufjan Stevens (152 points)

@Ilov80s #4
@Juxtatarot #23
@kupcho1 #41
@Nick Vermeil #64

Illinois (styled Sufjan Stevens invites you to: Come on feel the Illinoise on the cover; sometimes spelled as Illinoise) is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. It features songs referencing places, events, and persons related to the U.S. state of Illinois. Illinois is Stevens' second based on a U.S. state—part of a planned series of fifty that began with the 2003 album Michigan and that Stevens has since acknowledged was a joke. It was adapted into a musical, Illinoise, in 2023 and, after playing smaller venues, opened at the St. James Theatre on Broadway in April 2024.

Ahhh yes I knew this would make the countdown and every posting that wasn’t this I quietly cheered. I obviously think it’s worthy of a top 100 or even 50 spot but figured that was a long shot given the age of the board and Sufjan being a bit under the radar. My opinion is pretty well known here, I think he’s one of the true musical geniuses of the 21st century.

Guys I vote Chicago for the song since there’s probably some people listening who might not be familiar at all with this album.

 

[KarmaPolice]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are beer perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

With you, MAC and KP all loading up with high rankings, I'm sure we probably will see a 5th.
These voting blocs are giving some really unreliable results (you know who you are)

I think we could see 5, but I only voted for last night's. I am weird- i would say Tool is a favorite band, but i rarely listen to their albums because I tend to skip a lot of the weird filler tracks. 10,000 Days is the only one i listen to consistently anymore.

 

[kupcho1]

167 (tie). Something/Anything – Todd Rundgren (146 points)

I never knew that

Intro

Todd Rundgren · Something / Anything? · Song · 1972

open.spotify.com

was used by Hot Chip in

Shake A Fist

Hot Chip · Made In The Dark · Song · 2008

open.spotify.com

The more you know ...

 

[kupcho1]

Guys I vote Chicago for the song since there’s probably some people listening who might not be familiar at all with this album.

I like

Casimir Pulaski Day

Sufjan Stevens · Illinois · Song · 2005

open.spotify.com

better, but you can't go wrong either way.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are beer perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

With you, MAC and KP all loading up with high rankings, I'm sure we probably will see a 5th.
These voting blocs are giving some really unreliable results (you know who you are)

Unreliable? This is a consensus ranking of (a small sample size) people's top/favorite albums - and we are accomplishing that. I'm actually enjoying it not being a cookie cutter countdown.

I also think the voting blocks have been interesting to see developing - not that I think anyone did anything nefarious or underhanded like JML claimed he was considering doing - in other words I think a majority of the voting blocks are coincidental and just similar tastes.

There's one that looks a little "pre-planned" but that could also just be coincidental/similar taste situation and even if not, its not a huge deal. This is for fun and discussion about albums we love.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are beer perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

With you, MAC and KP all loading up with high rankings, I'm sure we probably will see a 5th.
These voting blocs are giving some really unreliable results (you know who you are)

I think we could see 5, but I only voted for last night's. I am weird- i would say Tool is a favorite band, but i rarely listen to their albums because I tend to skip a lot of the weird filler tracks. 10,000 Days is the only one i listen to consistently anymore.

Looked at my rankings 100% we will see another one

 

[Dan Lambskin]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are beer perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

With you, MAC and KP all loading up with high rankings, I'm sure we probably will see a 5th.
These voting blocs are giving some really unreliable results (you know who you are)

Unreliable? This is a consensus ranking of (a small sample size) people's top/favorite albums - and we are accomplishing that. I'm actually enjoying it not being cookie cutter countdown.

I also think the voting blocks have been interesting to see developing - not that I think anyone did anything nefarious or underhanded like JML claimed he was considering doing - in other words I think a majority of the voting blocks are coincidental and just similar tastes.

Definitely curious to see who I have the most matches with at the end, will give me some good confidence that their other picks are good albums

 

[Dr. Octopus]

154 (tie). John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon (157 points)

@Mister CIA #19
@Don Quixote #27
@Mookie Gizzy #43
@krista4 #51
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #58


John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band is the debut solo studio album by English musician John Lennon. Backed by the Plastic Ono Band (consisting of Lennon on guitar, Ringo Starr on drums, and Klaus Voormann on bass), it was released by Apple Records on 11 December 1970 in tandem with the similarly titled album by his wife, Yoko Ono. At the time of its issue, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band received mixed reviews overall, but later came to be widely regarded as one of Lennon's best solo albums.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

People calling the Beatles overrated and we've had three albums by Tool.

4 and I’ll be shocked if we don’t get a 5th. Unfortunately I don’t think the EP will make it

I mean you’ve got a singer and a drummer who are 2 of the best of all time at their craft (certainly on the Prog rock / metal genre) and then great bass and guitar players

Only 5 albums and an EP in 33 years should tell you they’re not just pumping out crap and take their time to make sure their albums are beer perfect

Anyway I’m starting to sound like Douchey Tool Fan so I’ll just shut up now

With you, MAC and KP all loading up with high rankings, I'm sure we probably will see a 5th.
These voting blocs are giving some really unreliable results (you know who you are)

Unreliable? This is a consensus ranking of (a small sample size) people's top/favorite albums - and we are accomplishing that. I'm actually enjoying it not being a cookie cutter countdown.

I also think the voting blocks have been interesting to see developing - not that I think anyone did anything nefarious or underhanded like JML claimed he was considering doing - in other words I think a majority of the voting blocks are coincidental and just similar tastes.

There's one that looks a little "pre-planned" but that could also just be coincidental/similar taste situation and even if not, its not a huge deal. This is for fun and discussion about albums we love.

Unreliable as in...skewed? I mean, we've already discussed that we are going to have a lot more rock than rap or country. We are (largely) a bunch of middle-upper-middle aged men ranking albums. I doubt ANY top 300 from a larger sample size would have 5 Tool albums.

It isn't a criticism of you or the process. Still having a great time.

But I did find the irony of someone complaining The freaking Beatles were overrated as we introduced the 4th Tool album to the countdown very rich.