Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 12. Ten – Pearl Jam (143 Viewers)

[Idiot Boxer]

I've tried to predict which albums of mine didn't make it. Now that we've identified 2 of them, I think my next album that didn't make it was my 15th ranked album. If not that onw, then my 25th ranked album.

 

[Yo Mama]

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

600. Selling England by the Pound – Ranked #69 by Yo Mama (also ranked #55 by @Pip and #36 by Ghost Rider)

Can’t complain since I gave it a (nice) low ranking, but this is just a Prog masterpiece.

I have it lower than a couple other Genesis albums on my list since I don’t go back to it as frequently as the others I ranked higher.

This album was well represented on my MAD Genesis rankings:

2-Firth of Fifth
4-Dancing with the Moonlit Knoght
9-The Cinema Show
12-I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
17-The Battle of Epping Forest
23-More Fool Me (a rare Collins-led song on a Gabriel album)

 

[Pip's Invitation]

245 (tie). Ghost in the Machine – The Police (110 points)

@zamboni #32
@higgins #32
@Yo Mama #39

Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Police. The album was released on 2 October 1981 by A&M Records. The songs were recorded between January and September 1981 during sessions that took place at AIR Studios in Montserrat and Le Studio in Quebec, assisted by record producer Hugh Padgham.

Ghost in the Machine topped the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200. The album produced the highly successful singles "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Invisible Sun", and "Spirits in the Material World", with a fourth single, "Secret Journey", also being released in the US. Ghost in the Machine was listed at number 322 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Dammit, I should have considered this.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

600. Selling England by the Pound – Ranked #69 by Yo Mama (also ranked #55 by @Pip and #36 by Ghost Rider)

Can’t complain since I gave it a (nice) low ranking, but this is just a Prog masterpiece.

I have it lower than a couple other Genesis albums on my list since I don’t go back to it as frequently as the others I ranked higher.

This album was well represented on my MAD Genesis rankings:

2-Firth of Fifth
4-Dancing with the Moonlit Knoght
9-The Cinema Show
12-I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
17-The Battle of Epping Forest
23-More Fool Me (a rare Collins-led song on a Gabriel album)

This was the only Genesis album to make my list. It is my #1 Genesis album and Firth of Fifth is my #1 Genesis song. If someone asks me what prog sounds like, this is the album I would play for them.

Five of us as work had a discussion about music at a company event last month. We formed our own Slack channel to discuss further. This week, we learned that we are all Genesis fans, with all of us liking their work across all eras.

I am in my 50s, two are in their 40s and two are in their 20s.

 

[Psychopav]

394. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel – Ranked #70 by @kupcho1 (also ranked #5 by @Psychopav )

This album is just packed with great songs (e.g., Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy). I thought for sure with all of the Garfunkel fans out there this would be a slam dunk.

BTW, I'd be much more interested in discussing the artist behind my 2nd highest album that didn't make the countdown. I am absolutely floored that I was the only person that submitted one of the artist's albums. Truly remarkable.

I love this album, and it's got a a couple of my all time favorite songs on it: The Dangling Conversation and Poem on the Underground Wall, both of which do an absolutely masterful job of capturing the emotions of a particular snapshot in time imo. But the same can also be said about For Emily..., A Simple Desultory Philippic, and Silent Night/7 O'Clock News.

A powerhouse album no doubt, and the deep cuts don't get enough credit imo.

 

[shuke]

245 (tie). Hazards of Love – The Decemberists (110 points)

@Long Ball Larry #7
@Juxtatarot #26

The Hazards of Love is the fifth album by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released through Capitol Records and Rough Trade in 2009. The album was inspired by an Anne Briggs EP titled The Hazards of Love. According to the band, frontman Colin Meloy had set out to write a song with the album's title, which eventually developed into an entire album. Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond), Shara Nova (of My Brightest Diamond), and Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) provide guest vocals throughout the album, while Robyn Hitchcock makes a cameo guitar appearance on "An Interlude".

This is one of those bands I always tell myself I need to listen to more and then forget. Giving this a spin now. Love how each song segues seamlessly into the next.

 

[turnjose7]

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown



1,614. Milestones – Miles Davis – Ranked #69 by @turnjose7

Wow, I'm shocked I'm the only one to rank this. When going through my choices for the ones I thought made the list, I considered this a sure thing. I guess that means something I ranked higher that I didn't think made the list actually did.

 

[AAABatteries]

Ghost in the Machine is one of my top 10 all-time IPAs.

 

[zamboni]

394. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel – Ranked #70 by @kupcho1 (also ranked #5 by @Psychopav )

This album is just packed with great songs (e.g., Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy). I thought for sure with all of the Garfunkel fans out there this would be a slam dunk.

BTW, I'd be much more interested in discussing the artist behind my 2nd highest album that didn't make the countdown. I am absolutely floored that I was the only person that submitted one of the artist's albums. Truly remarkable.

I love this album, and it's got a a couple of my all time favorite songs on it: The Dangling Conversation and Poem on the Underground Wall, both of which do an absolutely masterful job of capturing the emotions of a particular snapshot in time imo. But the same can also be said about For Emily..., A Simple Desultory Philippic, and Silent Night/7 O'Clock News.

A powerhouse album no doubt, and the deep cuts don't get enough credit imo.

I did a deep dive into S&G a few MAD countdowns ago. Couldn’t come up with one particular album, as I see them as a bit of a mosaic thing where you take a bunch of songs from several different spots and come up with the parts being greater than the whole. Bridge just missed for me - probably should have had it in retrospect.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

245 (tie). Live at Carnegie Hall – Bill Withers (110 points)

@landrys hat #12
@Mrs. Rannous #40
@simey #51

Live at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American soul singer-songwriter and producer Bill Withers. The album was recorded on October 6, 1972, at Carnegie Hall in New York City and released on April 21, 1973, by Sussex Records as a double LP. On October 28, 1997, it was reissued as a single CD by Columbia/Legacy.

Reviewing for AllMusic, Steven McDonald called Live at Carnegie Hall one of the best concert recordings from the 1970s and "a wonderful live album that capitalizes on Withers' trademark melancholy soul sound while expanding the music to fit the room granted by a live show".

 

[Mister CIA]

1,590. Key Lime Pie – Camper Van Beethoven – Ranked #68 by @Mister CIA

A little ear worm for the crowd.

- 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

 

[Dennis Castro]

250 (tie). The Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 – The Traveling Wilburys (109 points)

@Dennis Castro #8
@Val Rannous #36
@Don Quixote #60

The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by the English-American supergroup Traveling Wilburys, comprising George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. It was released in October 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim. Although Harrison had long planned to start such a band, the project came about through happenstance. Harrison was in Los Angeles and in need of a B-side for a single from his album Cloud Nine, which resulted in the participants collaborating informally on the song "Handle with Care" at Dylan's home.

Adopting alter egos as the five Wilbury brothers, they then recorded a full album, produced by Lynne and Harrison (under the pseudonyms Otis and Nelson Wilbury respectively). It was the only Wilburys album to feature Roy Orbison and the final album featuring Orbison to be released during his lifetime - he died suddenly of a heart attack less than two months after its release. The group continued as a four-piece after his death.

One of the songs off that album, Tweeter and the Monkey Man, vocals by Dylan, actually references quite a number of Bruce Springsteen songs. Just a bit of fun on their part.

From some link I found:

“The song examines two New Jersey drug dealers (the title characters) and the undercover cop trying to take them down, as well as the cop’s sister, Jan, who had fallen in love with the Monkey Man. The whole song is a riff on the sorts of songs that Bruce Springsteen would write about New Jersey and in fact, the song specifically references the titles to the following Springsteen songs: “Stolen Car”, “Mansion on the Hill”, “Thunder Road”, “State Trooper”, “Factory”, “The River”, plus Tom Waits’ “Jersey Girl,” which Springsteen had popularized.

The whole thing is clearly meant in good fun and not as any sort of sharp commentary on Springsteen, just simply, “Hey, this sounds like a Springsteen song, so let’s make it REALLY like a Springsteen song,” including the references and the like. It’s one of the best tracks on the original Wilburys album.”

ETA: Also, ‘Lion’s Den’ and ‘Paradise’ and I think a few others.

Any pick for the playlist? Looks like you are highest.

I don’t have anything to add to what others have said. The album is more than just the two most famous songs of Handle with Care and End of the Line, but I think both of those are great and either are good for the playlist here too. Just a fun album all-around. The turn in the lyrics of Petty’s “Last Night” after talking about someone he picked up at the bar, when Orbison comes in to sing, always amused me:

I asked her to marry me
She smiled and pulled out a knife
"The party's just beginning, " she said
"Your money or your life"

Right. I guess put Handle with Care on there. Much appreciated if someone could help out with that.

 

[Don Quixote]

250 (tie). The Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 – The Traveling Wilburys (109 points)

@Dennis Castro #8
@Val Rannous #36
@Don Quixote #60

The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by the English-American supergroup Traveling Wilburys, comprising George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. It was released in October 1988 to commercial success and critical acclaim. Although Harrison had long planned to start such a band, the project came about through happenstance. Harrison was in Los Angeles and in need of a B-side for a single from his album Cloud Nine, which resulted in the participants collaborating informally on the song "Handle with Care" at Dylan's home.

Adopting alter egos as the five Wilbury brothers, they then recorded a full album, produced by Lynne and Harrison (under the pseudonyms Otis and Nelson Wilbury respectively). It was the only Wilburys album to feature Roy Orbison and the final album featuring Orbison to be released during his lifetime - he died suddenly of a heart attack less than two months after its release. The group continued as a four-piece after his death.

One of the songs off that album, Tweeter and the Monkey Man, vocals by Dylan, actually references quite a number of Bruce Springsteen songs. Just a bit of fun on their part.

From some link I found:

“The song examines two New Jersey drug dealers (the title characters) and the undercover cop trying to take them down, as well as the cop’s sister, Jan, who had fallen in love with the Monkey Man. The whole song is a riff on the sorts of songs that Bruce Springsteen would write about New Jersey and in fact, the song specifically references the titles to the following Springsteen songs: “Stolen Car”, “Mansion on the Hill”, “Thunder Road”, “State Trooper”, “Factory”, “The River”, plus Tom Waits’ “Jersey Girl,” which Springsteen had popularized.

The whole thing is clearly meant in good fun and not as any sort of sharp commentary on Springsteen, just simply, “Hey, this sounds like a Springsteen song, so let’s make it REALLY like a Springsteen song,” including the references and the like. It’s one of the best tracks on the original Wilburys album.”

ETA: Also, ‘Lion’s Den’ and ‘Paradise’ and I think a few others.

Any pick for the playlist? Looks like you are highest.

I don’t have anything to add to what others have said. The album is more than just the two most famous songs of Handle with Care and End of the Line, but I think both of those are great and either are good for the playlist here too. Just a fun album all-around. The turn in the lyrics of Petty’s “Last Night” after talking about someone he picked up at the bar, when Orbison comes in to sing, always amused me:

I asked her to marry me
She smiled and pulled out a knife
"The party's just beginning, " she said
"Your money or your life"

Right. I guess put Handle with Care on there. Much appreciated if someone could help out with that.

Added.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

242 (tie). Honky Chateau – Elton John (111 points)

@Mister CIA #5
@New Binky the Doormat #26

Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 19 May 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

242 (tie). This Year's Model – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (111 points)

@rockaction #18
@timschochet #37
@Dr. Octopus #47

This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim Is True (1977), Costello formed the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation)—as his permanent backing band. Recording sessions took place at London's Eden Studios in eleven days between late 1977 and early 1978. Nick Lowe returned as producer, and Roger Béchirian acted as engineer.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Now that we've identified 2 of them

You also had the Indigo Girls album identified in the double ups that did not make the list.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Now that we've identified 2 of them

You also had the Indigo Girls album identified in the double ups that did not make the list.

Ah yes. Thanks.

 

[shuke]

549. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes – Ranked #70 by @Scoresman (also ranked #16 by @shuke)

This is a disappointing surprise. If you're not familiar, you may have heard White Winter Hymnal, but this album is chock full of great tunes, like Ragged Wood, Your Protector, and Blue Ridge Mountains.

 

[Atomic Punk]

245 (tie). Hazards of Love – The Decemberists (110 points)

@Long Ball Larry #7
@Juxtatarot #26

The Hazards of Love is the fifth album by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released through Capitol Records and Rough Trade in 2009. The album was inspired by an Anne Briggs EP titled The Hazards of Love. According to the band, frontman Colin Meloy had set out to write a song with the album's title, which eventually developed into an entire album. Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond), Shara Nova (of My Brightest Diamond), and Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) provide guest vocals throughout the album, while Robyn Hitchcock makes a cameo guitar appearance on "An Interlude".

This is one of those bands I always tell myself I need to listen to more and then forget. Giving this a spin now. Love how each song segues seamlessly into the next.

Will be seeing them later this week at a festival. The only down side is Def Leppard starts on a different stage part way through their set. Gonna be hard to decide when to leave.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

242 (tie). This Year's Model – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (111 points)

@rockaction #18
@timschochet #37
@Dr. Octopus #47

This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim Is True (1977), Costello formed the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation)—as his permanent backing band. Recording sessions took place at London's Eden Studios in eleven days between late 1977 and early 1978. Nick Lowe returned as producer, and Roger Béchirian acted as engineer.

so close to including this one

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

242 (tie). Honky Chateau – Elton John (111 points)

@Mister CIA #5
@New Binky the Doormat #26

Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 19 May 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums.

I will defer to @Mister CIA - Rocket Man is the mega hit but

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters is probably my fav on the album - as in the early EJ stuff, it's damn near all really good

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on. Truly talented duo. Just wish they had done more

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

Just picked this one up on vinyl - sounds so crisp. One of the more under appreciated albums of the ‘80s IMO.

Yeah its magnificently produced by Trevor Horn.
This was a complete thematic album and my #37 on my unsubmitted list.
It does get due respect on a lot of best albums lists so surprised it clocked it with one vote and a #70 at that.
This is one of my entries I thought would make it, so I have even fewer now.
Stand out tracks - Poison Arrow, the Look of Love Part 1, All of My Heart
Valentines Day, Date Stamp, Tears are Not Enough and Show Me are no slouches either. Doesnt leave much else.

 

[zamboni]

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on. Truly talented duo. Just wish they had done more

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

Just picked this one up on vinyl - sounds so crisp. One of the more under appreciated albums of the ‘80s IMO.

Yeah its magnificently produced by Trevor Horn.
This was a complete thematic album and my #37 on my unsubmitted list.
It does get due respect on a lot of best albums lists so surprised it clocked it with one vote and a #70 at that.
This is one of my entries I thought would make it, so I have even fewer now.
Stand out tracks - Poison Arrow, the Look of Love Part 1, All of My Heart
Valentines Day, Date Stamp, Tears are Not Enough and Show Me are no slouches either. Doesnt leave much else.

True - they do get acknowledged in many best of the ‘80s album lists, although much of the general public seems to just think of them as that Look of Love/Poison Arrow band.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

245 (tie). Live at Carnegie Hall – Bill Withers (110 points)

@landrys hat #12
@Mrs. Rannous #40
@simey #51

Live at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American soul singer-songwriter and producer Bill Withers. The album was recorded on October 6, 1972, at Carnegie Hall in New York City and released on April 21, 1973, by Sussex Records as a double LP. On October 28, 1997, it was reissued as a single CD by Columbia/Legacy.

Reviewing for AllMusic, Steven McDonald called Live at Carnegie Hall one of the best concert recordings from the 1970s and "a wonderful live album that capitalizes on Withers' trademark melancholy soul sound while expanding the music to fit the room granted by a live show".

This is one of the greatest live albums ever released. I decided to go with Withers’ best studio album but I could have easily chosen this as well.

The closing “Harlem/Cold Baloney” is insanely good — you want to get on your feet and sing and dance to it as if you were there in Carnegie Hall.

Great banter as well.

 

[krista4]

242 (tie). This Year's Model – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (111 points)

@rockaction #18
@timschochet #37
@Dr. Octopus #47

This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim Is True (1977), Costello formed the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation)—as his permanent backing band. Recording sessions took place at London's Eden Studios in eleven days between late 1977 and early 1978. Nick Lowe returned as producer, and Roger Béchirian acted as engineer.

so close to including this one

I was, too. Really struggled with figuring out which of his to include.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,640. Dayglo – Love Battery – Ranked #70 by @Pip’s Invitation

Love Battery was a Seattle grunge band that was both literate and noisy. Imagine Sonic Youth without any hipster trappings. The vocals are an acquired taste but the guitars are glorious. Members have included Bruce Fairweather, who was in Mother Love Bone with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard (he played guitar there and bass here) and Jason Finn, who went on to drum for The Presidents of the United States of America. I met Fairweather and guitarist Kevin Whitworth at a gig in Philly in 1994 -- they were extremely cool and asked my friend and I if we wanted to hang out after the show. Being young and stupid, I said no because I had to work the next day. One of my biggest regrets.

Dayglo is their second and best album and best showcases their powerful sonic melange. Highlights include the "single" Out of Focus, with a squillion false endings that I find hilarious

Out Of Focus

Love Battery · Dayglo · Song · 1992

open.spotify.com

the supercharged See Your Mind

See Your Mind

Love Battery · Dayglo · Song · 1992

open.spotify.com

and the jazz-inspired (complete with references in the lyrics) Cool School (Trane of Thought)

Cool School (Trane Of Thought)

Love Battery · Dayglo · Song · 1992

open.spotify.com

848. Z – My Morning Jacket – Ranked #70 by @shuke (also ranked #33 by @Dr. Octopus)

Their second-best record and their commercial breakthrough. Surprised it didn't get more love.

1,412. Sweet Baby James – James Taylor – Ranked #70 by Jeb (also ranked by @higgins)

This is on my 71-100 list. It has no weak tracks.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

242 (tie). Blizzard Of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (111 points)

@Rand al Thor #29
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #37
@zamboni #57
@jwb #57
@BrutalPenguin #67

Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

 

[Dr. Octopus]

237 (tie). Fire Of Unknown Origin – Blue Oyster Cult (112 points)

@Val Rannous #13
@Mrs. Rannous #17

Fire of Unknown Origin is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 22, 1981. It was produced by Martin Birch.

The album, which included the Top 40 hit "Burnin' for You" (#1 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart), represented a resurgence of the group's commercial standing after two albums with disappointing sales. It became the band's highest-charting studio album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 24. Fire of Unknown Origin would be the final studio LP featuring the band's original lineup; during the subsequent tour, the band fired original drummer Albert Bouchard.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

242 (tie). Blizzard Of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (111 points)

@Rand al Thor #29
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #37
@zamboni #57
@jwb #57
@BrutalPenguin #67

Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

I had this one under consideration but in the end I’m not sure I’ve ever actually listened to it all the way through and would have just been picking it for the hits that I know

 

[Dr. Octopus]

242 (tie). This Year's Model – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (111 points)

@rockaction #18
@timschochet #37
@Dr. Octopus #47

This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim Is True (1977), Costello formed the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation)—as his permanent backing band. Recording sessions took place at London's Eden Studios in eleven days between late 1977 and early 1978. Nick Lowe returned as producer, and Roger Béchirian acted as engineer.

I love the feel to this album. It's bouncy. It's nasty. It's funky, It's rockin'. It's moving. - it's just a very fun listen and I find I turn to it often in my rotation.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on. Truly talented duo. Just wish they had done more

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

Just picked this one up on vinyl - sounds so crisp. One of the more under appreciated albums of the ‘80s IMO.

Yeah its magnificently produced by Trevor Horn.
This was a complete thematic album and my #37 on my unsubmitted list.
It does get due respect on a lot of best albums lists so surprised it clocked it with one vote and a #70 at that.
This is one of my entries I thought would make it, so I have even fewer now.
Stand out tracks - Poison Arrow, the Look of Love Part 1, All of My Heart
Valentines Day, Date Stamp, Tears are Not Enough and Show Me are no slouches either. Doesnt leave much else.

True - they do get acknowledged in many best of the ‘80s album lists, although much of the general public seems to just think of them as that Look of Love/Poison Arrow band.

Those two songs werent as big hits in the US as people think
Look of Love reached #18
Poison Arrow #25

They always had a new style for their next album so the bizarro cartoon world of How to be a Zillionaire produced
How to be a Millionaire - #20
Be Near Me - #9

Sophisticated soul on Alphabet City
When Smokey Sings - #5

The gay disco on UP didnt do as well.

I dont think they have enough depth to a MAD rundown on them. Maybe.

 

[titusbramble]

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on.

Yeah, missing off The White Room is a pretty serious omission from me

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on. Truly talented duo. Just wish they had done more

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

Just picked this one up on vinyl - sounds so crisp. One of the more under appreciated albums of the ‘80s IMO.

Yeah its magnificently produced by Trevor Horn.
This was a complete thematic album and my #37 on my unsubmitted list.
It does get due respect on a lot of best albums lists so surprised it clocked it with one vote and a #70 at that.
This is one of my entries I thought would make it, so I have even fewer now.
Stand out tracks - Poison Arrow, the Look of Love Part 1, All of My Heart
Valentines Day, Date Stamp, Tears are Not Enough and Show Me are no slouches either. Doesnt leave much else.

True - they do get acknowledged in many best of the ‘80s album lists, although much of the general public seems to just think of them as that Look of Love/Poison Arrow band.

Those two songs werent as big hits in the US as people think
Look of Love reached #18
Poison Arrow #25

They always had a new style for their next album so the bizarro cartoon world of How to be a Zillionaire produced
How to be a Millionaire - #20
Be Near Me - #9

Sophisticated soul on Alphabet City
When Smokey Sings - #5

The gay disco on UP didnt do as well.

I dont think they have enough depth to a MAD rundown on them. Maybe.

an MTV staple in the day - love'em

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Those two songs werent as big hits in the US as people think
Look of Love reached #18
Poison Arrow #25

They were all over MTV which at the time was better than radio airplay.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

237 (tie). Everything All the Time – Band of Horses (112 points)

@shuke #6
@landrys hat #24

Everything All the Time is the debut album of indie rock band Band of Horses and was released on March 21, 2006, on Sub Pop Records. It features new versions of five of the six songs from the band's Tour EP, some with different titles. The album is the only one to feature original band members Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

237 (tie). Everything All the Time – Band of Horses (112 points)

@shuke #6
@landrys hat #24

I'll definitely check this one out - as I have many similar musical tastes to shuke and landry.

Not sure why I've never heard this one.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

That Crazy Train intro is pretty good

 

[Yo Mama]

242 (tie). Blizzard Of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (111 points)

@Rand al Thor #29
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #37
@zamboni #57
@jwb #57
@BrutalPenguin #67

Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Oh man, major oversight by me. Having this record/cassette back in the day meant you were pretty bad ***.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

That Crazy Train intro is pretty good

Ozzy knew how to surround himself with talented guitar players at every stage of his career.

 

[zamboni]

242 (tie). Blizzard Of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (111 points)

@Rand al Thor #29
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #37
@zamboni #57
@jwb #57
@BrutalPenguin #67

Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Oh man, major oversight by me. Having this record/cassette back in the day meant you were pretty bad ***.

It’s up to @Rand al Thor to pick, but I’m hoping he goes with something that rhymes with Blister Jowly.

 

[Val Rannous]

245 (tie). Live at Carnegie Hall – Bill Withers (110 points)

@landrys hat #12
@Mrs. Rannous #40
@simey #51

Live at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American soul singer-songwriter and producer Bill Withers. The album was recorded on October 6, 1972, at Carnegie Hall in New York City and released on April 21, 1973, by Sussex Records as a double LP. On October 28, 1997, it was reissued as a single CD by Columbia/Legacy.

Reviewing for AllMusic, Steven McDonald called Live at Carnegie Hall one of the best concert recordings from the 1970s and "a wonderful live album that capitalizes on Withers' trademark melancholy soul sound while expanding the music to fit the room granted by a live show".

@Dr. Octopus , you might want to double check this one - I believe Mrs. R. selected 2 albums with Carnegie Hall in the title, but I'd be stunned (shocked, flabbergasted) if either of them were by Bill Withers. Nothing against Mr. Withers, but he's not really in her regular wheelhouse.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on. Truly talented duo. Just wish they had done more

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

Just picked this one up on vinyl - sounds so crisp. One of the more under appreciated albums of the ‘80s IMO.

Yeah its magnificently produced by Trevor Horn.
This was a complete thematic album and my #37 on my unsubmitted list.
It does get due respect on a lot of best albums lists so surprised it clocked it with one vote and a #70 at that.
This is one of my entries I thought would make it, so I have even fewer now.
Stand out tracks - Poison Arrow, the Look of Love Part 1, All of My Heart
Valentines Day, Date Stamp, Tears are Not Enough and Show Me are no slouches either. Doesnt leave much else.

True - they do get acknowledged in many best of the ‘80s album lists, although much of the general public seems to just think of them as that Look of Love/Poison Arrow band.

Those two songs werent as big hits in the US as people think
Look of Love reached #18
Poison Arrow #25

They always had a new style for their next album so the bizarro cartoon world of How to be a Zillionaire produced
How to be a Millionaire - #20
Be Near Me - #9

Sophisticated soul on Alphabet City
When Smokey Sings - #5

The gay disco on UP didnt do as well.

I dont think they have enough depth to a MAD rundown on them. Maybe.

You can't measure US cultural impact by chart position alone in the '80s. The charts did not take MTV airplay into account, and Look of Love and Poison Arrow were played on MTV constantly. Everyone in suburbia knew them.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

237 (tie). Everything All the Time – Band of Horses (112 points)

@shuke #6
@landrys hat #24

I'll definitely check this one out - as I have many similar musical tastes to shuke and landry.

Not sure why I've never heard this one.

I'm a little surprised at that, they seem like they'd be right up your alley.

I saw them open for Neil in 2015 and found them meh. But everything is meh compared to Neil.

 

[Yo Mama]

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

1,640. Solid State Logik 1 – The KLF – Ranked #70 by @Long Ball Larry

I hope we see another one from them later on. Truly talented duo. Just wish they had done more

Everyone’s Lowest Ranked Album Not to Make the Countdown

1,614. The Lexicon of Love – ABC – Ranked #69 by @zamboni

Just picked this one up on vinyl - sounds so crisp. One of the more under appreciated albums of the ‘80s IMO.

Yeah its magnificently produced by Trevor Horn.
This was a complete thematic album and my #37 on my unsubmitted list.
It does get due respect on a lot of best albums lists so surprised it clocked it with one vote and a #70 at that.
This is one of my entries I thought would make it, so I have even fewer now.
Stand out tracks - Poison Arrow, the Look of Love Part 1, All of My Heart
Valentines Day, Date Stamp, Tears are Not Enough and Show Me are no slouches either. Doesnt leave much else.

True - they do get acknowledged in many best of the ‘80s album lists, although much of the general public seems to just think of them as that Look of Love/Poison Arrow band.

Those two songs werent as big hits in the US as people think
Look of Love reached #18
Poison Arrow #25

They always had a new style for their next album so the bizarro cartoon world of How to be a Zillionaire produced
How to be a Millionaire - #20
Be Near Me - #9

Sophisticated soul on Alphabet City
When Smokey Sings - #5

The gay disco on UP didnt do as well.

I dont think they have enough depth to a MAD rundown on them. Maybe.

You can't measure US cultural impact by chart position alone in the '80s. The charts did not take MTV airplay into account, and Look of Love and Poison Arrow were played on MTV constantly. Everyone in suburbia knew them.

Yeah I was surprised with how some of the English Beat songs charted (or didn’t) when doing this MAD round.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

245 (tie). The Moon & Antarctica – Modest Mouse (110 points)

@Juxtatarot #10
@Dreaded Marco #22

This album blew me away the first time I heard it. TM&A is super consistent and flows so well as an album. It is definitely a change of pace from their first 2 but just as great. I'm pretty certain that at least one more MM album has made the cut.

@Juxtatarot has the call for a playlist song. I'm partial to 3rd Planet, Tiny Cities or Dark Center of the Universe......

 

[Juxtatarot]

245 (tie). The Moon & Antarctica – Modest Mouse (110 points)

@Juxtatarot #10
@Dreaded Marco #22

This album blew me away the first time I heard it. TM&A is super consistent and flows so well as an album. It is definitely a change of pace from their first 2 but just as great. I'm pretty certain that at least one more MM album has made the cut.

@Juxtatarot has the call for a playlist song. I'm partial to 3rd Planet, Tiny Cities or Dark Center of the Universe......

Let’s do Tiny Cities.

 

[KarmaPolice]

242 (tie). Blizzard Of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (111 points)

@Rand al Thor #29
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #37
@zamboni #57
@jwb #57
@BrutalPenguin #67

Blizzard of Ozz is the debut studio album by English heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, released on 12 September 1980 in the UK and on 27 March 1981 in the US. The album was Osbourne's first release following his firing from Black Sabbath in 1979. Blizzard of Ozz is the first of two studio albums Osbourne recorded with guitarist Randy Rhoads prior to Rhoads' death in 1982. In 2017, it was ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".

Oh man, major oversight by me. Having this record/cassette back in the day meant you were pretty bad ***.

It’s up to @Rand al Thor to pick, but I’m hoping he goes with something that rhymes with Blister Jowly.

That or the album closer are my favorites the solo on Crowley is great. I forget how many great songs are on here. Those two albums get the Powerslave treatment from me though, since all I had of Ozzy was Tribute, and just knew those versions growing up and still prefer them in that format.

 

[Ilov80s]

242 (tie). This Year's Model – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (111 points)

@rockaction #18
@timschochet #37
@Dr. Octopus #47

This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim Is True (1977), Costello formed the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation)—as his permanent backing band. Recording sessions took place at London's Eden Studios in eleven days between late 1977 and early 1978. Nick Lowe returned as producer, and Roger Béchirian acted as engineer.

I love the feel to this album. It's bouncy. It's nasty. It's funky, It's rockin'. It's moving. - it's just a very fun listen and I find I turn to it often in my rotation.

Huge oversight by me. I likely would have had it top 50 at least.

 

[Ilov80s]

237 (tie). Everything All the Time – Band of Horses (112 points)

@shuke #6
@landrys hat #24

Everything All the Time is the debut album of indie rock band Band of Horses and was released on March 21, 2006, on Sub Pop Records. It features new versions of five of the six songs from the band's Tour EP, some with different titles. The album is the only one to feature original band members Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig.

Oh that is good one too. You are gonna dig it.

 

[krista4]

Similar to how kupcho is reading things from people's list in his novel countdown (that's a countdown of novels, not just a new and unusual countdown), I think I'm going to take one album I don't know well from the top 10 of everyone's lists and give it a whirl. That's assuming there are albums in each person's top 10 that I don't know well; I guess I'll expand to the top 20 or whatever is necessary. Fun!