Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 180. Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young and Crazy Horse (123 Viewers)

[titusbramble]

185 (tie). The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (133 points)

@titusbramble #11
@Dreaded Marco #33
@Eephus #49
@zamboni #63
@Pip's Invitation #66

The Stone Roses is the debut studio album by English rock band the Stone Roses. It was recorded mostly at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie from June 1988 to February 1989 and released later that year on 2 May by Silvertone Records.

Despite not being an immediate success, the album grew popular alongside the band's high-profile concert performances, which also helped establish them as fixtures of the Madchester and baggy cultural scenes. The record's critical standing also improved significantly in later years, with The Stone Roses now considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. It was voted number 11 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000). It has sold over four million copies worldwide.

I first heard this during college when I went to visit one of my high school buddies at his school. I was blown away and still am today. Another record where there are no wrong answers for playlist choice.

Well it'll be Made of Stone. Close between that and I Am The Resurrection

 

[Dan Lambskin]

192 (tie). White Blood Cells – The White Stripes (131 points)

@Dan Lambskin #12
@rockaction #31
@Ilov80s #39

White Blood Cells is the third studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes, independently released by the Sympathy for the Record Industry on July 3, 2001. Recording took place in Memphis, Tennessee at Easley-McCain Recording over three days, and was produced by guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White. Production was rushed in order to capture a "real tense feeling" and the band's energy, and was their first album to be mastered in a studio.

Nice. Glad to see it. This album blew my mind when I first heard it. I had seen “Fell In Love With A Girl” on MTV, really liked it, and bought the album at a Target for some reason even though I figured it would probably be mediocre at best.

But when I put it in the stereo, “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” came on and my interest soared. Was this a punk Zeppelin? I like Zeppelin and love punk. Then “Hotel Yorba” played through my beater system and my just-moved-home-from-the-city-*** loved the countrified interlude. Then back to the rock. By the time I got through “Little Room” and its drop off into oblivion and cavestomp drumming I was completely giddy and totally rapt. This was something like I’d never heard.

So one of my musical loves thusly began. Brother and sister? Wife and lover? Red and white and black? Viva Detroit again in The Stooges (another fave of mine) tradition?!

All of it and then some. This was sublime. The eerie “The Union Forever” and the simple beauty of “We’re Going To Be Friends,” about childhood experiences without being too twee or ironic and then “Now Mary,” and then fin. I shook my head.

A masterclass of an album. The last great rock band, and Jack White, the last real rock star. Genius, entrepreneur, bat-maker, guitar-maker, vinyl aficionado and sometimes Londonite. What a band. What a story. Viva Detroit indeed.

Hard to pick a song here. I wonder what @Dan Lambskin thinks.

Let’s go with The Same Boy You've Always Known

 

[Pip's Invitation]

187 (tie). Electric Ladyland – Jimi Hendrix Experience (132 points)

@Pip's Invitation #17
@krista4 #32
@Mister CIA #52
@Uruk-Hai #58
@Dwayne_Castro #64

Electric Ladyland is the third and final studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968. A double album, it was the only record from the Experience with production solely credited to Hendrix. The band's most commercially successful release and its only number one album, it was released by Reprise Records in the United States on October 16, 1968, and by Track Records in the UK nine days later. By mid-November, it had reached number 1 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, spending two weeks there. In the UK it peaked at number 6, where it spent 12 weeks on the British charts.

At the time of release, this was probably the most sonically innovative record to come along, and it still sounds fresh today. It’s not only relentlessly ambitious but relentlessly tuneful. It also features my #1 song from the covers countdown.

I haven’t decided what to choose for the playlist so I’ll wait a bit to see if any other suggestions come in.

 

[Ilov80s]

192 (tie). White Blood Cells – The White Stripes (131 points)

@Dan Lambskin #12
@rockaction #31
@Ilov80s #39

White Blood Cells is the third studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes, independently released by the Sympathy for the Record Industry on July 3, 2001. Recording took place in Memphis, Tennessee at Easley-McCain Recording over three days, and was produced by guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White. Production was rushed in order to capture a "real tense feeling" and the band's energy, and was their first album to be mastered in a studio.

Nice. Glad to see it. This album blew my mind when I first heard it. I had seen “Fell In Love With A Girl” on MTV, really liked it, and bought the album at a Target for some reason even though I figured it would probably be mediocre at best.

But when I put it in the stereo, “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” came on and my interest soared. Was this a punk Zeppelin? I like Zeppelin and love punk. Then “Hotel Yorba” played through my beater system and my just-moved-home-from-the-city-*** loved the countrified interlude. Then back to the rock. By the time I got through “Little Room” and its drop off into oblivion and cavestomp drumming I was completely giddy and totally rapt. This was something like I’d never heard.

So one of my musical loves thusly began. Brother and sister? Wife and lover? Red and white and black? Viva Detroit again in The Stooges (another fave of mine) tradition?!

All of it and then some. This was sublime. The eerie “The Union Forever” and the simple beauty of “We’re Going To Be Friends,” about childhood experiences without being too twee or ironic and then “Now Mary,” and then fin. I shook my head.

A masterclass of an album. The last great rock band, and Jack White, the last real rock star. Genius, entrepreneur, bat-maker, guitar-maker, vinyl aficionado and sometimes Londonite. What a band. What a story. Viva Detroit indeed.

Hard to pick a song here. I wonder what @Dan Lambskin thinks.

Let’s go with The Same Boy You've Always Known

Done

 

[Pip's Invitation]

185 (tie). The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (133 points)

@titusbramble #11
@Dreaded Marco #33
@Eephus #49
@zamboni #63
@Pip's Invitation #66

The Stone Roses is the debut studio album by English rock band the Stone Roses. It was recorded mostly at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie from June 1988 to February 1989 and released later that year on 2 May by Silvertone Records.

Despite not being an immediate success, the album grew popular alongside the band's high-profile concert performances, which also helped establish them as fixtures of the Madchester and baggy cultural scenes. The record's critical standing also improved significantly in later years, with The Stone Roses now considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. It was voted number 11 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000). It has sold over four million copies worldwide.

I first heard this during college when I went to visit one of my high school buddies at his school. I was blown away and still am today. Another record where there are no wrong answers for playlist choice.

Well it'll be Made of Stone. Close between that and I Am The Resurrection

Added.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

183 (tie). Second Helping – Lynyrd Skynyrd (135 points)

@Val Rannous #20
@Uruk-Hai #28
@Dwayne_Castro #30

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974.

Second Helping reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

183 (tie). Weezer (Blue Album) – Weezer (135 points)

@Rand al Thor #24
@MAC_32 #37
@Barry2 #50
@kupcho1 #55
@Dr. Octopus #59
Jeb #66

Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the debut studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars.

The album received critical acclaim and reached number sixteen on the Billboard 200, and was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, with more than 15 million copies sold worldwide by 2009. It has been named one of the best albums of the 1990s by several publications. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

 

[Dr. Octopus]

180 (tie). Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young and Crazy Horse (136 points)

@jwb #3
@Pip's Invitation #3

Rust Never Sleeps is the tenth album by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his third with American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records and features both studio and live tracks. Most of the album was recorded live, then overdubbed in the studio, while other songs originated in the studio. Young used the phrase "rust never sleeps" as a concept for his tour with Crazy Horse to avoid artistic complacency and try more progressive, theatrical approaches to performing live.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

180 (tie). Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young and Crazy Horse (136 points)

@jwb #3
@Pip's Invitation #3

Rust Never Sleeps is the tenth album by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his third with American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records and features both studio and live tracks. Most of the album was recorded live, then overdubbed in the studio, while other songs originated in the studio. Young used the phrase "rust never sleeps" as a concept for his tour with Crazy Horse to avoid artistic complacency and try more progressive, theatrical approaches to performing live.

This is Neil’s greatest achievement and his only album to have all its tracks in the top 101 of the countdown I did in 2020.

Except for “Sail Away,” an outtake from his previous album Comes a Time, the songs — all previously unreleased —were recorded on tour in 1978, but then the audience noise was stripped out and overdubs were added on some songs. So this is a “live album” but not. Shortly after this album was issued, Neil put out Live Rust, a conventional live album with audience noise and previously released songs, from the same tour.

Side 1 has some of his most compelling acoustic songs and side 2 has some of his most supercharged electric songs.

Here’s how I ranked them in my countdown:

6. Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) / My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (combined entry)
7. Powderfinger
19. Pocahontas
20. Thrasher
32. Sedan Delivery
47. Welfare Mothers
82. Sail Away
88. Ride My Llama

@jwb you know my order of priority, what is your preference for the playlist?

 

[rockaction]

192 (tie). White Blood Cells – The White Stripes (131 points)

@Dan Lambskin #12
@rockaction #31
@Ilov80s #39

White Blood Cells is the third studio album by American rock duo the White Stripes, independently released by the Sympathy for the Record Industry on July 3, 2001. Recording took place in Memphis, Tennessee at Easley-McCain Recording over three days, and was produced by guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White. Production was rushed in order to capture a "real tense feeling" and the band's energy, and was their first album to be mastered in a studio.

Nice. Glad to see it. This album blew my mind when I first heard it. I had seen “Fell In Love With A Girl” on MTV, really liked it, and bought the album at a Target for some reason even though I figured it would probably be mediocre at best.

But when I put it in the stereo, “Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground” came on and my interest soared. Was this a punk Zeppelin? I like Zeppelin. I love punk. I can do this. Then “Hotel Yorba” played through my beater system and my just-moved-home-from-the-city-*** loved the countrified interlude. Then back to the rock. By the time I got through “Little Room” and its drop off into oblivion and cavestomp drumming I was completely giddy and totally rapt. This was something like I’d never heard.

So one of my musical loves thusly began. Brother and sister? Wife and lover? Red and white and black? Viva Detroit again in The Stooges (another fave of mine) tradition?!

All of it and then some. This was sublime. The eerie “The Union Forever” and the simple beauty of “We’re Going To Be Friends,” about childhood experiences without being too twee or ironic and then “Now Mary,” and then fin. I shook my head.

A masterclass of an album. The last great rock band, and Jack White, the last real rock star. Genius, entrepreneur, bat-maker, guitar-maker, vinyl aficionado and sometimes Londonite. What a band. What a story. Viva Detroit indeed.

Awesome write up. Going into the album did you know it was just a 2 piece band?

I honestly don’t remember. I must have known. What’s weird is I’d read a profile of them in 2000 or 2001 when I was in DC in the City Paper (good arts paper) and it was laudatory but I only remembered after I’d heard the album. But I had read the article.

eta* thanks for the compliment, by the way

 

[jwb]

180 (tie). Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young and Crazy Horse (136 points)

@jwb #3
@Pip's Invitation #3

Rust Never Sleeps is the tenth album by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his third with American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records and features both studio and live tracks. Most of the album was recorded live, then overdubbed in the studio, while other songs originated in the studio. Young used the phrase "rust never sleeps" as a concept for his tour with Crazy Horse to avoid artistic complacency and try more progressive, theatrical approaches to performing live.

This is Neil’s greatest achievement and his only album to have all its tracks in the top 101 of the countdown I did in 2020.

Except for “Sail Away,” an outtake from his previous album Comes a Time, the songs — all previously unreleased —were recorded on tour in 1978, but then the audience noise was stripped out and overdubs were added on some songs. So this is a “live album” but not. Shortly after this album was issued, Neil put out Live Rust, a conventional live album with audience noise and previously released songs, from the same tour.

Side 1 has some of his most compelling acoustic songs and side 2 has some of his most supercharged electric songs.

Here’s how I ranked them in my countdown:

6. Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) / My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (combined entry)
7. Powderfinger
19. Pocahontas
20. Thrasher
32. Sedan Delivery
47. Welfare Mothers
82. Sail Away
88. Ride My Llama

@jwb you know my order of priority, what is your preference for the playlist?

I would go with Pocahontas. I may like Powderfinger better overall as a song, but I like the Weld version of it better. This version of Pocohontas is amazing.

Cool that we both put this as #3!

 

[rockaction]

183 (tie). Weezer (Blue Album) – Weezer (135 points)

@Rand al Thor #24
@MAC_32 #37
@Barry2 #50
@kupcho1 #55
@Dr. Octopus #59
Jeb #66

Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the debut studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars.

The album received critical acclaim and reached number sixteen on the Billboard 200, and was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, with more than 15 million copies sold worldwide by 2009. It has been named one of the best albums of the 1990s by several publications. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Al from Arnold’s: “How’s the Pinkerton?”

Rivers: “It’s not so good, Al”

Al: “Not so good, Al . . . “

 

[zamboni]

187 (tie). Disraeli Gears – Cream (132 points)

@BroncoFreak_2K3 #30
@New Binky the Doormat #33
@zamboni #34
Jeb #57

Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by the British rock band Cream. It was produced by Felix Pappalardi and released on Reaction Records in 1967. The album features the singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love".

Obviously your choice @BroncoFreak_2K3. “Dance the Night Away” would be my personal preference.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

180 (tie). Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young and Crazy Horse (136 points)

@jwb #3
@Pip's Invitation #3

Rust Never Sleeps is the tenth album by Canadian American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his third with American band Crazy Horse. It was released on June 22, 1979, by Reprise Records and features both studio and live tracks. Most of the album was recorded live, then overdubbed in the studio, while other songs originated in the studio. Young used the phrase "rust never sleeps" as a concept for his tour with Crazy Horse to avoid artistic complacency and try more progressive, theatrical approaches to performing live.

This is Neil’s greatest achievement and his only album to have all its tracks in the top 101 of the countdown I did in 2020.

Except for “Sail Away,” an outtake from his previous album Comes a Time, the songs — all previously unreleased —were recorded on tour in 1978, but then the audience noise was stripped out and overdubs were added on some songs. So this is a “live album” but not. Shortly after this album was issued, Neil put out Live Rust, a conventional live album with audience noise and previously released songs, from the same tour.

Side 1 has some of his most compelling acoustic songs and side 2 has some of his most supercharged electric songs.

Here’s how I ranked them in my countdown:

6. Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) / My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) (combined entry)
7. Powderfinger
19. Pocahontas
20. Thrasher
32. Sedan Delivery
47. Welfare Mothers
82. Sail Away
88. Ride My Llama

@jwb you know my order of priority, what is your preference for the playlist?

I would go with Pocahontas. I may like Powderfinger better overall as a song, but I like the Weld version of it better. This version of Pocohontas is amazing.

Cool that we both put this as #3!

Pocahontas has been added.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

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.

A monumentally influential album. Basically everything that happened on the gentler side of indie rock stems from this record. Among others, Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500 and Luna has spent his career replicating it.

I didn’t have any VU in my top 70 because I can’t pick a favorite from the original 4. They are all brilliant (and massively different from one another).

 

[Yo Mama]

183 (tie). Weezer (Blue Album) – Weezer (135 points)

@Rand al Thor #24
@MAC_32 #37
@Barry2 #50
@kupcho1 #55
@Dr. Octopus #59
Jeb #66

Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the debut studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars.

The album received critical acclaim and reached number sixteen on the Billboard 200, and was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, with more than 15 million copies sold worldwide by 2009. It has been named one of the best albums of the 1990s by several publications. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Argh, another oversight by me.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

183 (tie). Weezer (Blue Album) – Weezer (135 points)

@Rand al Thor #24
@MAC_32 #37
@Barry2 #50
@kupcho1 #55
@Dr. Octopus #59
Jeb #66

Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the debut studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records. It was produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars.

The album received critical acclaim and reached number sixteen on the Billboard 200, and was certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2024. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, with more than 15 million copies sold worldwide by 2009. It has been named one of the best albums of the 1990s by several publications. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

I don’t find this album brilliant or groundbreaking but it’s just so much fun. The retro sound on a few of the songs is very well done and sounded fresh. the band is more talented than it gets credit for.

As a kid who grew up with KISS posters on his walls and a comic book collection, the album is relatable.

 

[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, which I think is a great thing even though the Dead and VU sounds like it would be as good as a fish and peanut butter sandwich. I love this album and two songs in particular. Just mellowed and excellent.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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, which I think is a great thing even though the Dead and VU sounds like a fish and peanut butter sandwich. I love this album and two songs in particular. Just mellowed and excellent.

“What Goes On” sounds like early Dead for sure.

 

[simey]

183 (tie). Second Helping – Lynyrd Skynyrd (135 points)

@Val Rannous #20
@Uruk-Hai #28
@Dwayne_Castro #30

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974.

Second Helping reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.

This album needs some love. The three guitar attack on the song "The Needle and the Spoon" is dynamite , and I especially love the solo part. Another favorite is "The Ballad of Curtis Loew."

 

[Dan Lambskin]

185 (tie). Odelay – Beck (133 points)

Jeb #27
@Yo Mama #29
@KarmaPolice #34
@Dr. Octopus #61

Odelay is the fifth studio album by American musician Beck, released on June 18, 1996, by DGC Records. The album featured several successful singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut", and "The New Pollution", and peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard 200. As of July 2008, the album had sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, making Odelay Beck's most successful album to date. Since its release, the album has appeared in numerous publications' lists of the greatest of the 1990s and of all time.

I don’t listen to a ton of Beck. I don’t mind him, just not really a go to for me
I think he’s an absolute musical genius though on the level of Prince and Bowie and others like that

 

[Dr. Octopus]

180 (tie). Sublime – Sublime (136 points)

@Dan Lambskin #23
@MAC_32 #24
@Mt. Man #50
@Yo Mama #51

Sublime is the third studio album by American ska punk band Sublime. Produced by Paul Leary and David Kahne, the album was released on July 30, 1996 by MCA Records. It is their first release following the death of singer Bradley Nowell and is the final studio album to feature him.

By the time it came to record their major label debut, Nowell had been struggling with a heroin addiction. Sublime was recorded over a period of three months in Austin, Texas, in sessions characterized by heavy drug use and raucous partying. The album's musical style contains elements of punk rock, reggae, and ska, as well as dancehall, hip hop, and dub music, with tempos ranging wildly. Nowell's lyrical subject matter relates to relationships, prostitution, riots, and addiction. Nowell died due to a heroin overdose in May 1996, just two months prior to the band's major album release, which led to the band's dissolution.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

183 (tie). Second Helping – Lynyrd Skynyrd (135 points)

@Val Rannous #20
@Uruk-Hai #28
@Dwayne_Castro #30

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974.

Second Helping reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.

This LP is what happens when a band knows early on exactly what it is and wants to be.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

180 (tie). Sublime – Sublime (136 points)

@Dan Lambskin #23
@MAC_32 #24
@Mt. Man #50
@Yo Mama #51

Sublime is the third studio album by American ska punk band Sublime. Produced by Paul Leary and David Kahne, the album was released on July 30, 1996 by MCA Records. It is their first release following the death of singer Bradley Nowell and is the final studio album to feature him.

By the time it came to record their major label debut, Nowell had been struggling with a heroin addiction. Sublime was recorded over a period of three months in Austin, Texas, in sessions characterized by heavy drug use and raucous partying. The album's musical style contains elements of punk rock, reggae, and ska, as well as dancehall, hip hop, and dub music, with tempos ranging wildly. Nowell's lyrical subject matter relates to relationships, prostitution, riots, and addiction. Nowell died due to a heroin overdose in May 1996, just two months prior to the band's major album release, which led to the band's dissolution.

Back in my mid-20s when we pre-gamed at my buddies apartment in Hoboken before going out this was a big album in that rotation.

Personally I think its slightly overrated but it sure was different and it was fun.

I'll be seeing them (I think his son sings now) as part of the Sea Hear Now festival in September. I'm sure it will be great set and a good crowd.

 

[zamboni]

183 (tie). Second Helping – Lynyrd Skynyrd (135 points)

@Val Rannous #20
@Uruk-Hai #28
@Dwayne_Castro #30

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974.

Second Helping reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.

This LP is what happens when a band knows early on exactly what it is and wants to be.

I went with the one that helps with the pronunciation. We’ll see if it shows up.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

183 (tie). Second Helping – Lynyrd Skynyrd (135 points)

@Val Rannous #20
@Uruk-Hai #28
@Dwayne_Castro #30

Second Helping is the second studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on April 15, 1974. It features the band's biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man", which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974.

Second Helping reached #12 on the Billboard album charts. The RIAA certified it Gold on September 20, 1974, and Double Platinum on July 21, 1987.

This LP is what happens when a band knows early on exactly what it is and wants to be.

I went with the one that helps with the pronunciation. We’ll see if it shows up.

You know what word doesn’t need help with pronunciation? FREEBIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Yo Mama]

180 (tie). Sublime – Sublime (136 points)

@Dan Lambskin #23
@MAC_32 #24
@Mt. Man #50
@Yo Mama #51

Sublime is the third studio album by American ska punk band Sublime. Produced by Paul Leary and David Kahne, the album was released on July 30, 1996 by MCA Records. It is their first release following the death of singer Bradley Nowell and is the final studio album to feature him.

By the time it came to record their major label debut, Nowell had been struggling with a heroin addiction. Sublime was recorded over a period of three months in Austin, Texas, in sessions characterized by heavy drug use and raucous partying. The album's musical style contains elements of punk rock, reggae, and ska, as well as dancehall, hip hop, and dub music, with tempos ranging wildly. Nowell's lyrical subject matter relates to relationships, prostitution, riots, and addiction. Nowell died due to a heroin overdose in May 1996, just two months prior to the band's major album release, which led to the band's dissolution.

Back to back summer staples for me with Odelay and this one. You couldn’t go anywhere in soCal in the mid 90s without hearing this playing somewhere - at the beach, the park, the lake, camping, backyard bbqs. This was the soundtrack to summer.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

180 (tie). Sublime – Sublime (136 points)

@Dan Lambskin #23
@MAC_32 #24
@Mt. Man #50
@Yo Mama #51

Sublime is the third studio album by American ska punk band Sublime. Produced by Paul Leary and David Kahne, the album was released on July 30, 1996 by MCA Records. It is their first release following the death of singer Bradley Nowell and is the final studio album to feature him.

By the time it came to record their major label debut, Nowell had been struggling with a heroin addiction. Sublime was recorded over a period of three months in Austin, Texas, in sessions characterized by heavy drug use and raucous partying. The album's musical style contains elements of punk rock, reggae, and ska, as well as dancehall, hip hop, and dub music, with tempos ranging wildly. Nowell's lyrical subject matter relates to relationships, prostitution, riots, and addiction. Nowell died due to a heroin overdose in May 1996, just two months prior to the band's major album release, which led to the band's dissolution.

Back in my mid-20s when we pre-gamed at my buddies apartment in Hoboken before going out this was a big album in that rotation.

Personally I think its slightly overrated but it sure was different and it was fun.

I'll be seeing them (I think his son sings now) as part of the Sea Hear Now festival in September. I'm sure it will be great set and a good crowd.

This got a lot of play by me

I’ll go with Santeria for the playlist but I like a lot of the other lesser known tracks too (burritos, caress me down, Johnny butt)

 

[kupcho1]

I don’t listen to a ton of Beck. I don’t mind him, just not really a go to for me

That's fair.

I think he’s an absolute musical genius though on the level of Prince and Bowie and others like that

Whoa, chief. Pump the brakes there.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

A cigarette pressed between her lips
But I'm staring at her ****, it's the wrong way

 

[Juxtatarot]

First up, I'm going to listen to the Modest Mouse record that @Juxtatarot has at #10 and the Band of Horses record that @shuke has at #6. These are both artists that have other albums I know and like, but for whatever reason I've never listened to these two records.

It was a beautiful evening for the rooftop on Wednesday, so I forced OH into listening to the Modest Mouse record listed above that @Juxtatarot had at #10. Very enjoyable for me, maybe less so for him in part because he reminded me that his band opened for Modest Mouse and the band members stayed with him during the tour for their first record, and they were kinda jerks. He does still think their drummer is fantastic and pointed out several instances of particularly fabulous drumming.

Now a few days later I've forgotten what my favorites were, but I know I like Gravity Rides Everything, The Cold Part, Lives, Alone Down There, and The Stars Are Projectors.

After we listened to this one, OH had me fire up Built to Spill's "There's Nothing Wrong with Love," which coincidentally had been @Nick Vermeil 's #9, so now I've covered one of his top ten that I didn't know, too. My familiarity with Built to Spill had generally been limited to their "big song," Carry the Zero. This record was a WOW for me. Favorite tracks: all of them, but I was particularly surprised at "Cars" because when it started, I thought it was going to be nothing, and then it became insanely good.

Next up will be the Band of Horses record mentioned above, though I'm not sure when I will get to it.

I’m jealous of people like you who can get something from an album on the first listen. First time through for me is often rough and kind of a blur. Often takes three or four listens before I even have an opinion.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Didn't think that would be bleeped out

 

[krista4]

First up, I'm going to listen to the Modest Mouse record that @Juxtatarot has at #10 and the Band of Horses record that @shuke has at #6. These are both artists that have other albums I know and like, but for whatever reason I've never listened to these two records.

It was a beautiful evening for the rooftop on Wednesday, so I forced OH into listening to the Modest Mouse record listed above that @Juxtatarot had at #10. Very enjoyable for me, maybe less so for him in part because he reminded me that his band opened for Modest Mouse and the band members stayed with him during the tour for their first record, and they were kinda jerks. He does still think their drummer is fantastic and pointed out several instances of particularly fabulous drumming.

Now a few days later I've forgotten what my favorites were, but I know I like Gravity Rides Everything, The Cold Part, Lives, Alone Down There, and The Stars Are Projectors.

After we listened to this one, OH had me fire up Built to Spill's "There's Nothing Wrong with Love," which coincidentally had been @Nick Vermeil 's #9, so now I've covered one of his top ten that I didn't know, too. My familiarity with Built to Spill had generally been limited to their "big song," Carry the Zero. This record was a WOW for me. Favorite tracks: all of them, but I was particularly surprised at "Cars" because when it started, I thought it was going to be nothing, and then it became insanely good.

Next up will be the Band of Horses record mentioned above, though I'm not sure when I will get to it.

I’m jealous of people like you who can get something from an album on the first listen. First time through for me is often rough and kind of a blur. Often takes three or four listens before I even have an opinion.

This is actually usually me, too. There are few albums I've connected to on first listen.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Didn't think that would be bleeped out

You forgetting where you are?

 

[kupcho1]

Didn't think that would be bleeped out

You forgetting where you are?

Suggest username change to: Admiral Stockdale