Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 167. Something/Anything – Todd Rundgren (121 Viewers)

[Ilov80s]

Shout out to Doc Oc @Dr. Octopus for the solid write-ups. Every album I've voted for—and also the ones I know—has received a very solid blurb. I just wrote a little thing on Nick Drake and realized that the central part of it (and my brief and friendly dissent from it) was covered. They help those of us that don't know the album at least get an idea of what its basic thrust is. Good work. Not too esoteric, but with a bit of information to get one started.

I 2nd that, he's doing a great job with the write-ups and keeping a good pace

 

[ConstruxBoy]

167 (tie). Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen (146 points)

@Dennis Castro #17
@Dwayne_Castro #18
@ConstruxBoy #32

Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 4, 1984, through Columbia Records. Produced by Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt, and Chuck Plotkin, the album was recorded in New York City with the E Street Band over two years between January 1982 and March 1984. Some of the songs originated from the demo tape that yielded Springsteen's previous album, the solo effort Nebraska (1982), while others were written afterward. The sessions yielded between 70 and 90 songs; some were released as B-sides, some later saw release on compilation albums, while others remain unreleased.

For my sixth selection, let’s go with Darlington County.

Fantastic choice

 

[rockaction]

172. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (140 points)

@rockaction #34
@zamboni #37
@shuke #44
@krista4 #53
@Ilov80s #53
@Long Ball Larry #67
@timschochet #69

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a single piano melody overdubbed onto the title track.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well during his lifetime, and its stripped-back, intimate sound received a mixed response from critics. However, the album has since garnered significant critical acclaim, appearing on a number of best-of lists.

Oh wow. I'd of course love there to be discussion but don't want it to overwhelm the thread or the guy having to make the final decision. I vote for Captain Obvious because if one hadn't heard the album until the famous commercial with one's cool friends, one might have never even heard of the man.

So I'd vote "Pink Moon" but if there are strong opinions among the group then I will defer. I'm looking to introduce people to him. The rest of the album is also haunting and beautiful, but really, I think "Pink Moon" is the song to play your friends if they're skeptical of emotive or contemplative singer/songwriters (like I am).

eta* I really love "Place To Be," "Road," and "Which Will" because if one listens to "Pink Moon" enough, eventually one hears those as well just from letting the album run. In fact, the first side of this album ran itself to where the whole album became #34 in my heart for this exercise (my heart, heh). I love those songs and it. Which is sort of an argument for how good "Pink Moon" as a song actually is.

I am also team Pink Moon. You were the highest voter so I think it's your call. It's his signature song and there mayb be people here who aren't familiar with Nick Drake. This is really the best introduction as you point out.

Thanks, man. I know I'm the high voter; I'm just thinking if the group had a nearly unanimous strong feeling about a different song I'd defer. I also love the discussion aspect (and maybe I'll learn something from it from anyone here chiming in or even lurking who has not thought to comment before but is passionate about this record or artist) so I didn't just want to trammel over everybody who might have an opinion. This whole first side is incredible. "Horn" where (I think) he's using harmonics with no vox is pretty damn beautiful, too, as is "Things Behind The Sun."

It's all incredible.

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon comes damaged or warped often—I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either, it's just true).

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset - PRE-ORDERVinyl 4LP Boxset

Buy Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

I didn't know about the Five Leaves Left set - thank you! That was my higher rated of his albums, even though I totally get why Pink Moon was higher overall.

I’m thinking that the running Beatles mono vinyl thread (now extended to other releases) could basically be a “I read Steve Hoffman forums and am reporting back to krista4 when something cool comes out” thing. Heh.

 

[shuke]

180 (tie). The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (136 points)

@timschochet #14
@krista4 #22
@simey #45
@Idiot Boxer #67

The Velvet Underground were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. Its classic lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and percussionist Moe Tucker. Though their integration of rock and the avant-garde earned them little commercial success during their initial nine-year run, they are now widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock music, as well as underground, experimental, and alternative music. Their provocative subject matter and experimentation were instrumental in the development of punk rock, new wave and other genres.

You can hear just a touch of the Grateful Dead in here,

Would be interested to hear more of your thoughts on this. I can see how What Goes On sounds like early Pigpen-led GD, but not much otherwise.

 

[shuke]

187 (tie). Point of Know Return – Kansas (132 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #10
@Val Rannous #53
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #59
@timschochet #61

Point of Know Return is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1977.

"Dust in the Wind" is known for its sparse acoustic nature. The guitar line for the song was written by Kerry Livgren as a finger exercise for learning fingerpicking. His wife, Vicci, heard what he was doing, remarked that the melody was nice, and encouraged him to write lyrics for it. Livgren was unsure whether his fellow band members would like it since it was a departure from their signature style. However, he did offer it to them, and the song was accepted and then recorded.

I guess I'll go with the obvious and lovely title track.

Point of Know Return

Kansas · Point Of Know Return (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1977

open.spotify.com

But we get a bonus with this one. I found out that "Dust in the WInd" has been covered by someone from the Umlauts theme. Presenting Mägo de Oz "Pensando en ti":

Pensando En Ti

Mägo de Oz · Rarezas · Song · 2006

open.spotify.com

This is one of my favorite commercials ever.

 

[rockaction]

180 (tie). The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (136 points)

@timschochet #14
@krista4 #22
@simey #45
@Idiot Boxer #67

The Velvet Underground were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. Its classic lineup consisted of singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and percussionist Moe Tucker. Though their integration of rock and the avant-garde earned them little commercial success during their initial nine-year run, they are now widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock music, as well as underground, experimental, and alternative music. Their provocative subject matter and experimentation were instrumental in the development of punk rock, new wave and other genres.

You can hear just a touch of the Grateful Dead in here,

Would be interested to hear more of your thoughts on this. I can see how What Goes On sounds like early Pigpen-led GD, but not much otherwise.

It’s two of them, including that one. “Beginning To See The Light” with that little countrified guitar part, walking bass (not so much Dead but gives it a groove, unlike the Velvets’ other stuff prior) plus the bridge when they come in with the backing vocals. Check that one out. I’ll bet you hear it. It’s really the bridge at 1:00 and—and!—that little vocal melody. It sounds so much like how Jerry would sing on the studio releases and just the melody line.

I just listened to it. It’s the bridges/choruses at 1:00 and 2:20 and 3:45 and the ending coda. It lasts about twenty seconds. The lyrics even sound like the Dead.

2:20 or so

Here come two of you
Which one will ya choose
One is black and one is blue
Don’t know just what to do

3:45 or so

Here we go again
I thought that you were my friend
Here we go again
I thought that you were my friend

How does it feel to be loved

That sort of easy addition and color choices (very Dead-esque, taking really simple math and personifying and colorizing it and making it abstract while placing a choice upon someone). Check it out and let me know. I’m not a Dead aficionado like you but the first time I heard that song my first reaction was exactly this: “Holy ****! They sound like the Dead on this one.”

eta* “Some Kinda Love” and the guitar work sounds like the Dead, too, or maybe I should say that the slightly country guitars are what the Velvets added to expand their sound. But “Beginning . . . ” really makes me think of exactly the Grateful Dead.

Beginning To See The Light

The Velvet Underground · The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary / Super Deluxe) · Song · 2014

open.spotify.com

eta2* I didn’t have this album or Loaded until I’d played the debut and White Light/White Heat over and over ad nauseam. This record was a shock to my system and the first sonic comparison I made was GD. It’s not a hella discerning comparison, but this record always struck me this way. This is actually probably my third-favorite album by the Velvets (unless I can’t have “Sister Ray” on my desert island if I place White Light fourth—I love that jam/speed freak song sometimes), and this eponymous one hasn’t been in my heavy rotation since about 2008 or so. Heck, I don’t know if I’ve heard the whole thing in a decade-plus, so I might be a little off. But that “How does it feel to be loved?" at the end of that bridge/chorus? Whoa. Dead. To me, anyway.

 

[shuke]

172. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (140 points)

@rockaction #34
@zamboni #37
@shuke #44
@krista4 #53
@Ilov80s #53
@Long Ball Larry #67
@timschochet #69

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a single piano melody overdubbed onto the title track.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well during his lifetime, and its stripped-back, intimate sound received a mixed response from critics. However, the album has since garnered significant critical acclaim, appearing on a number of best-of lists.

Oh wow. I'd of course love there to be discussion but don't want it to overwhelm the thread or the guy having to make the final decision. I vote for Captain Obvious because if one hadn't heard the album until the famous commercial with one's cool friends, one might have never even heard of the man.

So I'd vote "Pink Moon" but if there are strong opinions among the group then I will defer. I'm looking to introduce people to him. The rest of the album is also haunting and beautiful, but really, I think "Pink Moon" is the song to play your friends if they're skeptical of emotive or contemplative singer/songwriters (like I am).

eta* I really love "Place To Be," "Road," and "Which Will" because if one listens to "Pink Moon" enough, eventually one hears those as well just from letting the album run. In fact, the first side of this album ran itself to where the whole album became #34 in my heart for this exercise (my heart, heh). I love those songs and it. Which is, as I think while I type, sort of an argument for how good "Pink Moon" as a song actually is.

Title track would be my pick. This is one of my favorite "Sunday morning" albums.

 

[Rand al Thor]

167 (tie). Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen (146 points)

@Dennis Castro #17
@Dwayne_Castro #18
@ConstruxBoy #32

Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 4, 1984, through Columbia Records. Produced by Springsteen, Jon Landau, Steven Van Zandt, and Chuck Plotkin, the album was recorded in New York City with the E Street Band over two years between January 1982 and March 1984. Some of the songs originated from the demo tape that yielded Springsteen's previous album, the solo effort Nebraska (1982), while others were written afterward. The sessions yielded between 70 and 90 songs; some were released as B-sides, some later saw release on compilation albums, while others remain unreleased.

This was another close call for me. I listened to it a lot in 85, but I haven't listened to this whole album more than maybe twice since then. But No Surrender and Darlington County were "put the windows down and turn this song up" jams back in the day.

 

[shuke]

It’s two of them, including that one. “Beginning To See The Light” with that little countrified guitar part, walking bass (not so much Dead but gives it a groove, unlike the Velvets’ other stuff prior) plus the bridge when they come in with the backing vocals. Check that one out. I’ll bet you hear it. It’s really the bridge at 1:00 and—and!—that little vocal melody. It sounds so much like how Jerry would sing on the studio releases and just the melody line.

I just listened to it. It’s the bridges/choruses at 1:00 and 2:20 and 3:45 and the ending bridge/coda. It lasts about twenty seconds. The lyrics even sound like the Dead.

OK I can see that. I haven't spent too much time with this album previously, so I just didn't recall, outside of What Goes On.

 

[Nigel]

172. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (140 points)

@rockaction #34
@zamboni #37
@shuke #44
@krista4 #53
@Ilov80s #53
@Long Ball Larry #67
@timschochet #69

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a single piano melody overdubbed onto the title track.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well during his lifetime, and its stripped-back, intimate sound received a mixed response from critics. However, the album has since garnered significant critical acclaim, appearing on a number of best-of lists.

Oh wow. I'd of course love there to be discussion but don't want it to overwhelm the thread or the guy having to make the final decision. I vote for Captain Obvious because if one hadn't heard the album until the famous commercial with one's cool friends, one might have never even heard of the man.

So I'd vote "Pink Moon" but if there are strong opinions among the group then I will defer. I'm looking to introduce people to him. The rest of the album is also haunting and beautiful, but really, I think "Pink Moon" is the song to play your friends if they're skeptical of emotive or contemplative singer/songwriters (like I am).

eta* I really love "Place To Be," "Road," and "Which Will" because if one listens to "Pink Moon" enough, eventually one hears those as well just from letting the album run. In fact, the first side of this album ran itself to where the whole album became #34 in my heart for this exercise (my heart, heh). I love those songs and it. Which is sort of an argument for how good "Pink Moon" as a song actually is.

I am also team Pink Moon. You were the highest voter so I think it's your call. It's his signature song and there mayb be people here who aren't familiar with Nick Drake. This is really the best introduction as you point out.

Thanks, man. I know I'm the high voter; I'm just thinking if the group had a nearly unanimous strong feeling about a different song I'd defer. I also love the discussion aspect (and maybe I'll learn something from it from anyone here chiming in or even lurking who has not thought to comment before but is passionate about this record or artist) so I didn't just want to trammel over everybody who might have an opinion. This whole first side is incredible. "Horn" where (I think) he's using harmonics with no vox is pretty damn beautiful, too, as is "Things Behind The Sun."

It's all incredible.

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon comes damaged or warped often—I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either, it's just true).

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset - PRE-ORDERVinyl 4LP Boxset

Buy Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

Nary a mention of “From the Morning”…

 

[Pip's Invitation]

170. The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips (143 points)

@Dreaded Marco #25
@Pip's Invitation #30
@Mister CIA #51
@krista4 #47
@Juxtatarot #59

The Soft Bulletin is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released by Warner Bros. Records on May 17, 1999, in the United Kingdom, and on June 22, 1999, in the United States. The album was released to widespread acclaim, and was hailed by critics as a departure from their previous guitar-heavy alternative rock sound into a more layered, intricately arranged work.

We did it!

I'm not angling to make the pick, just sharing that my personal favorite is Suddenly Everything Has Changed. Wondering what others have as there favorite.

This is another album where there is no wrong answer. But my vote is for Race for the Prize, which is one of the greatest album openers — and concert openers — you’ll ever hear.

Earlier I referred to a road trip I took where a friend burned me several CDs to take along for the ride. This was one of them, and it made a huge impact on me.

This record is the closest thing Gen X has to its own Pet Sounds.

 

[rockaction]

172. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (140 points)

@rockaction #34
@zamboni #37
@shuke #44
@krista4 #53
@Ilov80s #53
@Long Ball Larry #67
@timschochet #69

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a single piano melody overdubbed onto the title track.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well during his lifetime, and its stripped-back, intimate sound received a mixed response from critics. However, the album has since garnered significant critical acclaim, appearing on a number of best-of lists.

Oh wow. I'd of course love there to be discussion but don't want it to overwhelm the thread or the guy having to make the final decision. I vote for Captain Obvious because if one hadn't heard the album until the famous commercial with one's cool friends, one might have never even heard of the man.

So I'd vote "Pink Moon" but if there are strong opinions among the group then I will defer. I'm looking to introduce people to him. The rest of the album is also haunting and beautiful, but really, I think "Pink Moon" is the song to play your friends if they're skeptical of emotive or contemplative singer/songwriters (like I am).

eta* I really love "Place To Be," "Road," and "Which Will" because if one listens to "Pink Moon" enough, eventually one hears those as well just from letting the album run. In fact, the first side of this album ran itself to where the whole album became #34 in my heart for this exercise (my heart, heh). I love those songs and it. Which is sort of an argument for how good "Pink Moon" as a song actually is.

I am also team Pink Moon. You were the highest voter so I think it's your call. It's his signature song and there mayb be people here who aren't familiar with Nick Drake. This is really the best introduction as you point out.

Thanks, man. I know I'm the high voter; I'm just thinking if the group had a nearly unanimous strong feeling about a different song I'd defer. I also love the discussion aspect (and maybe I'll learn something from it from anyone here chiming in or even lurking who has not thought to comment before but is passionate about this record or artist) so I didn't just want to trammel over everybody who might have an opinion. This whole first side is incredible. "Horn" where (I think) he's using harmonics with no vox is pretty damn beautiful, too, as is "Things Behind The Sun."

It's all incredible.

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon comes damaged or warped often—I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either, it's just true).

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset - PRE-ORDERVinyl 4LP Boxset

Buy Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

Nary a mention of “From the Morning”…

Day once dawned
And it was beautiful

Beautiful indeed. I could only cover so much because I wanted to reader to have a tight window about how “Pink Moon,” the song, caused me to listen to the entire album as an album. That’s all. Once “Pink Moon” plays inevitably you won’t shut the second song off at one point and you hear it. And then you go, “I should listen to more” and in this case, it’s strong enough to give the entire album a serious listen (I confess that I’m a singles/song person and not an album person because of my punk rock/hip-hop/pop radio as a kid background).

So yeah, “From The Morning” is just a jaw-dropper. The whole album is.

eta* And I disagree with the internet here. There is no “A” before the first “Day was dawned” to these ears. But the second time he says the line, it’s there.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

We did it!

I'm not angling to make the pick, just sharing that my personal favorite is Suddenly Everything Has Changed. Wondering what others have as there favorite.

The first one that came to mind for me was the Spiderbite song. Other favorites are Waitin' for a Superman and A Spoonful Weighs a Ton. There are no wrong answers on this one for me.

On a different front, given the number of times it's been mentioned, I'm now convinced that I'm the only person who has no memory at all of Pink Moon being used in a VW ad.

I first came across “Pink Moon” when Walt Mink covered it. A few years later the VW ad came out and it took me a while to realize it was the same song. But I do remember that ad very well.

 

[rockaction]

On a different front, given the number of times it's been mentioned, I'm now convinced that I'm the only person who has no memory at all of Pink Moon being used in a VW ad.

I am not surprised because: a) you hang out with cool, musically inclined people and b) you gravitate to singer/songwriters and lyrical excellence

I do neither. But one of my “cool” friends told me what song it was when he knew I was just sort of viscerally moved (not crying but sort of shook my head and looked at him like, “What is this?”). He liked singer/songwriters and was into like bossa nova and Bacharach at the time ((it was ’99 maybe (?) )). But that general time period. So you needed to a) care and b) have a friend or broadband internet (we did not have that yet—we had it at work, but at home we had stupid AOL discs still) in order to find out what world this music was coming from.

So yeah, here’s the ad. It’s corny, and it has a modern-day perfume/cologne vibe there, but it was quite a shock in the year 2000 when everything still seemed a part of the last century. Perhaps this was the dividing line of the things that were to come! Anyway, here it is.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

eta* I did not get this album until this decade or the end of the last decade, actually. "Pink Moon,” the song, was just a beautiful curio to me. Probably haven’t had time to play it out yet. I’m actually (no, not really) to be the highest ranker of the album.

 

[Mister CIA]

This record is the closest thing Gen X has to its own Pet SoSounds.

Hmmm. Interesting to ponder. Not sure how generational lines are being drawn, but in this vein I would suggest Los Lobos' Kiko belongs in the converation.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

This record is the closest thing Gen X has to its own Pet SoSounds.

Hmmm. Interesting to ponder. Not sure how generational lines are being drawn, but in this vein I would suggest Los Lobos' Kiko belongs in the converation.

Hmm. Never heard that one in its entirety.

 

[Mister CIA]

This record is the closest thing Gen X has to its own Pet SoSounds.

Hmmm. Interesting to ponder. Not sure how generational lines are being drawn, but in this vein I would suggest Los Lobos' Kiko belongs in the converation.

Hmm. Never heard that one in its entirety.

It's a journey.

 

[kupcho1]

On a different front, given the number of times it's been mentioned, I'm now convinced that I'm the only person who has no memory at all of Pink Moon being used in a VW ad.

Let me assure you that you are not alone on that.

 

[shuke]

So yeah, here’s the ad. It’s corny,

I had forgotten about this and never realized this song was in it. Maybe I wasn't aware of him at this time, as my exposure probably came from this board. I actually like the commercial.

 

[rockaction]

So yeah, here’s the ad. It’s corny,

I had forgotten about this and never realized this song was in it. Maybe I wasn't aware of him at this time, as my exposure probably came from this board. I actually like the commercial.

Yeah. I meant the long looks by the people in the car makes it seem like a perfume or a cologne ad, which are pretty corny. It might be a little bit too cool for school for some. I was just covering bases.

But it’s both a great use of music in the ad and excellent overall for a commercial. I liked it when I first saw it. It was very much different in presentation and feel than your average prime time stuff. It switched up the mood of your average network or basic cable television program back then, for sure.

 

[rockaction]

This record is the closest thing Gen X has to its own Pet Sounds.

It pretty much signaled the near-total end of the band the next year? Yoshimi will have disappoint.

 

[kupcho1]

Yoshimi will have disappoint.

You buy wadded up paper now!

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

170. The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips (143 points)

@Dreaded Marco #25
@Pip's Invitation #30
@Mister CIA #51
@krista4 #47
@Juxtatarot #59

So glad this album made the countdown and with 5 voters. This was a game changer for me. Such a beautiful, peculiar but still accessible album. I think it’s the Flaming Lips masterpiece.

This was another tour I travelled for—saw shows in 3 cities over a couple weeks. Some of the best shows I’ve seen. Wayne Coyne is a master showman. He, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins are great multi-instrumentalists as well.

Like others have said, any of these songs could represent this album well. I’m going with my personal favorite—-Race For The Prize.

ETA: looks like someone already knew which song I was going to choose . Good call!

 

[turnjose7]

171. Live at Leeds – The Who (141 points)

@Mister CIA #13
@turnjose7 #20
@New Binky the Doormat #39

Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band the Who, recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970 and released on 11 May 1970, by Decca and MCA in the United States and by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is the band's only live album that was recorded with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon.

Any Todd Margaret fans in the house?

What do you think fellas? I'm partial to all of it. 15-minute version of My Generation might wear thin on sensitive ears.

Well I'm a jam guy so I love that version of "My Generation," but agree it wouldn't be fair to everyone. Seems like it should be a Who original. I'd go with "Magic Bus." I love how frenetic it is compared to the studio version.

 

[turnjose7]

171. Live at Leeds – The Who (141 points)

@Mister CIA #13
@turnjose7 #20
@New Binky the Doormat #39

Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band the Who, recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970 and released on 11 May 1970, by Decca and MCA in the United States and by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is the band's only live album that was recorded with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon.

Untrue. Live at Hull 1970 was recorded the next night. I also included that album on my list. I actually struggled with whether to include two such similar live albums, but Hull has a full performance of Tommy so I couldn't leave it off.

 

[titusbramble]

171. Live at Leeds – The Who (141 points)

@Mister CIA #13
@turnjose7 #20
@New Binky the Doormat #39

Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band the Who, recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970 and released on 11 May 1970, by Decca and MCA in the United States and by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is the band's only live album that was recorded with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon.

Untrue. Live at Hull 1970 was recorded the next night. I also included that album on my list. I actually struggled with whether to include two such similar live albums, but Hull has a full performance of Tommy so I couldn't leave it off.

The Hull recordings were also apparently marred with some technical difficulties (at least according to the source Dr is using for the write ups), so whole bass sections were spliced in from the Leeds recordings. As such, hardly live.

 

[simey]

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon comes damaged or warped often—I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either, it's just true).

I didn't know about the box set. Thanks for the info.

 

[rockaction]

Yoshimi will have disappoint.

You buy wadded up paper now!

Oh crap. I was using the old Doge joke (son have disappoint) where the grammar is way off. I wasn't even subconsciously using that kind of speak or joke with regard to ethnicity or race or country of origin if that's what the "You buy wadded up paper now!" is referring to (being about origami and typical Asiatic vociferous salespeople, which was the joke on this very board). I was just being cutesy. If you want, I can delete if you do. I'm not up in arms about it, but out of consideration, yes.

This is what I was referencing.

[Image - 858006] | Doge

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[rockaction]

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon comes damaged or warped often—I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either, it's just true).

I didn't know about the box set. Thanks for the info.

You're welcome. I remember that you liked the album, or at least you had told me to listen to it if I liked Pink Moon as much as I seemed to. I listened to a bit of it again today and enjoyed it more than I had a few years ago.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We did it!

I'm not angling to make the pick, just sharing that my personal favorite is Suddenly Everything Has Changed. Wondering what others have as there favorite.

The first one that came to mind for me was the Spiderbite song. Other favorites are Waitin' for a Superman and A Spoonful Weighs a Ton. There are no wrong answers on this one for me.

On a different front, given the number of times it's been mentioned, I'm now convinced that I'm the only person who has no memory at all of Pink Moon being used in a VW ad.

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[kupcho1]

If you want, I can delete if you do.

It was just a reference from my notebook. Nothing (nefarious) to see here.

 

[Mister CIA]

171. Live at Leeds – The Who (141 points)

@Mister CIA #13
@turnjose7 #20
@New Binky the Doormat #39

Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band the Who, recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970 and released on 11 May 1970, by Decca and MCA in the United States and by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is the band's only live album that was recorded with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon.

Any Todd Margaret fans in the house?

What do you think fellas? I'm partial to all of it. 15-minute version of My Generation might wear thin on sensitive ears.

Well I'm a jam guy so I love that version of "My Generation," but agree it wouldn't be fair to everyone. Seems like it should be a Who original. I'd go with "Magic Bus." I love how frenetic it is compared to the studio version.

Great choice. Could someone please add Magic Bus from Live at Leeds to the playlist. Thanks.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Also had no recollection of the VW commercial. Threw the song Pink Moon on this morning, didn’t really care for it

 

[rockaction]

Also had no recollection of the VW commercial. Threw the song Pink Moon on this morning, didn’t really care for it

Give it a whirl when you're feeling contemplative. Thanks for giving it a listen, Dan. That's more than a lot of people would do.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

170. The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips (143 points)

@Dreaded Marco #25
@Pip's Invitation #30
@Mister CIA #51
@krista4 #47
@Juxtatarot #59

So glad this album made the countdown and with 5 voters. This was a game changer for me. Such a beautiful, peculiar but still accessible album. I think it’s the Flaming Lips masterpiece.

This was another tour I travelled for—saw shows in 3 cities over a couple weeks. Some of the best shows I’ve seen. Wayne Coyne is a master showman. He, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins are great multi-instrumentalists as well.

Like others have said, any of these songs could represent this album well. I’m going with my personal favorite—-Race For The Prize.

ETA: looks like someone already knew which song I was going to choose . Good call!

Race for the Prize has been added.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

171. Live at Leeds – The Who (141 points)

@Mister CIA #13
@turnjose7 #20
@New Binky the Doormat #39

Live at Leeds is the first live album by the English rock band the Who, recorded at the University of Leeds Refectory on 14 February 1970 and released on 11 May 1970, by Decca and MCA in the United States and by Track and Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is the band's only live album that was recorded with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon.

Any Todd Margaret fans in the house?

What do you think fellas? I'm partial to all of it. 15-minute version of My Generation might wear thin on sensitive ears.

Well I'm a jam guy so I love that version of "My Generation," but agree it wouldn't be fair to everyone. Seems like it should be a Who original. I'd go with "Magic Bus." I love how frenetic it is compared to the studio version.

Great choice. Could someone please add Magic Bus from Live at Leeds to the playlist. Thanks.

Added.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

172. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (140 points)

@rockaction #34
@zamboni #37
@shuke #44
@krista4 #53
@Ilov80s #53
@Long Ball Larry #67
@timschochet #69

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a single piano melody overdubbed onto the title track.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well during his lifetime, and its stripped-back, intimate sound received a mixed response from critics. However, the album has since garnered significant critical acclaim, appearing on a number of best-of lists.

Oh wow. I'd of course love there to be discussion but don't want it to overwhelm the thread or the guy having to make the final decision. I vote for Captain Obvious because if one hadn't heard the album until the famous commercial with one's cool friends, one might have never even heard of the man.

So I'd vote "Pink Moon" but if there are strong opinions among the group then I will defer. I'm looking to introduce people to him. The rest of the album is also haunting and beautiful, but really, I think "Pink Moon" is the song to play your friends if they're skeptical of emotive or contemplative singer/songwriters (like I am).

eta* I really love "Place To Be," "Road," and "Which Will" because if one listens to "Pink Moon" enough, eventually one hears those as well just from letting the album run. In fact, the first side of this album ran itself to where the whole album became #34 in my heart for this exercise (my heart, heh). I love those songs and it. Which is sort of an argument for how good "Pink Moon" as a song actually is.

I am also team Pink Moon. You were the highest voter so I think it's your call. It's his signature song and there mayb be people here who aren't familiar with Nick Drake. This is really the best introduction as you point out.

Thanks, man. I know I'm the high voter; I'm just thinking if the group had a nearly unanimous strong feeling about a different song I'd defer. I also love the discussion aspect (and maybe I'll learn something from it from anyone here chiming in or even lurking who has not thought to comment before but is passionate about this record or artist) so I didn't just want to trammel over everybody who might have an opinion. This whole first side is incredible. "Horn" where (I think) he's using harmonics with no vox is pretty damn beautiful, too, as is "Things Behind The Sun."

It's all incredible.

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon records often come damaged or warped, and I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either—it's just unfortunately true).

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset - PRE-ORDERVinyl 4LP Boxset

Buy Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

The title track of Pink Moon has been added to the playlist.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The other interesting thing about my burned Soft Bulletin CD is that it was the UK version, which has a slightly different tracklist from the US version. This confused me for a long time until I learned there were two versions.

It may be nostalgia but I actually like the UK version better, mainly because it has “Slow Motion.”

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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

@New Binky the Doormat #2
@Pip's Invitation #9
@Mookie Gizzy #56

Something/Anything? is the third album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released in February 1972. It was Rundgren's first album released under his own name, following two records credited to the quasi-group project Runt, and was also his first double album. It was recorded in late 1971 in Los Angeles, New York City and Bearsville Studios, Woodstock. The album is divided into four sections focused on different stylistic themes; the first three parts were recorded in the studio with Rundgren playing all instruments and singing all vocals in addition to producing. The final quarter contained a number of tracks recorded live in the studio without any overdubs, save for a short snippet of archive recordings from the 1960s.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The write ups are cut and pasted from Wikipedia, by the way - so while I appreciated the compliments it's not really my work.

 

[zamboni]

172. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (140 points)

@rockaction #34
@zamboni #37
@shuke #44
@krista4 #53
@Ilov80s #53
@Long Ball Larry #67
@timschochet #69

Pink Moon is the third and final studio album by the English musician Nick Drake, released in the UK by Island Records on 25 February 1972. It was the only one of Drake's studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake's previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band, featuring just Drake on vocals, acoustic guitar and a single piano melody overdubbed onto the title track.

Pink Moon, like Drake's previous studio albums, did not sell well during his lifetime, and its stripped-back, intimate sound received a mixed response from critics. However, the album has since garnered significant critical acclaim, appearing on a number of best-of lists.

Oh wow. I'd of course love there to be discussion but don't want it to overwhelm the thread or the guy having to make the final decision. I vote for Captain Obvious because if one hadn't heard the album until the famous commercial with one's cool friends, one might have never even heard of the man.

So I'd vote "Pink Moon" but if there are strong opinions among the group then I will defer. I'm looking to introduce people to him. The rest of the album is also haunting and beautiful, but really, I think "Pink Moon" is the song to play your friends if they're skeptical of emotive or contemplative singer/songwriters (like I am).

eta* I really love "Place To Be," "Road," and "Which Will" because if one listens to "Pink Moon" enough, eventually one hears those as well just from letting the album run. In fact, the first side of this album ran itself to where the whole album became #34 in my heart for this exercise (my heart, heh). I love those songs and it. Which is sort of an argument for how good "Pink Moon" as a song actually is.

I am also team Pink Moon. You were the highest voter so I think it's your call. It's his signature song and there mayb be people here who aren't familiar with Nick Drake. This is really the best introduction as you point out.

Thanks, man. I know I'm the high voter; I'm just thinking if the group had a nearly unanimous strong feeling about a different song I'd defer. I also love the discussion aspect (and maybe I'll learn something from it from anyone here chiming in or even lurking who has not thought to comment before but is passionate about this record or artist) so I didn't just want to trammel over everybody who might have an opinion. This whole first side is incredible. "Horn" where (I think) he's using harmonics with no vox is pretty damn beautiful, too, as is "Things Behind The Sun."

It's all incredible.

I'm wondering if everybody knows about the "Five Leaves Left" box set they just put out. Maybe @krista4 or @simey knows of it or is interested in it. Do not buy from Amazon if interested. It's $180 for the vinyl and you can get it here for $85 as of now with quality shipping (Amazon records often come damaged or warped, and I have nothing against Amazon in any way, either—it's just unfortunately true).

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset - PRE-ORDERVinyl 4LP Boxset

Buy Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Vinyl 4LP Boxset at TurntableLab.com, a Better Music Store Experience since 1999.

www.turntablelab.com

The title track of Pink Moon has been added to the playlist.

Also happens to be my favorite Lucky Charms marshmallow.