Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 185. Odelay – Beck (150 Viewers)

[Pip's Invitation]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

420. I Robot – The Alan Parsons Project (BroncoFreak ranked #6)

I’ve been a longtime fan of AP and the APP. as well as what AP accomplished with Pink Floyd and The Beatles. He’s always been underrated by the masses, but not to me. His talent is immeasurable. Have met him several times as part of his fan club and it was always a thrill of a lifetime being in the presence of a genius. One of the most gracious people I have ever met.

This is one of their best albums of all time. Most songs are instant classics.

Genesis 1 Ch.32 has easily one of the best riffs of all time. So simple, yet so good.

I dare you to listen to Some Other Time and not get a tear in your eye for its sure beauty. There are actually two leads on that single. Try to pick them out. One make and one female.

Breakdown, I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You, Don’t Let It Show, and Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) are all superb.

From Wiki:

The album was intended to be based on the I, Robot stories written by Asimov, and Eric Woolfson spoke with Asimov himself, who was enthusiastic about the idea. As the rights already had been granted to a TV/movie company, the album's title was altered slightly by removing the comma in "I," and the theme and lyrics were made to be more generically about robots rather than to be specific to the Asimov universe.

The cover inlay reads: "I Robot... The story of the rise of the machine and the decline of man, which paradoxically coincided with his discovery of the wheel... and a warning that his brief dominance of this planet will probably end, because man tried to create robot in his own image." The title of the final track, "Genesis Ch.1 v.32", follows this theme by implying a continuation to the story of Creation, since the first chapter of Genesis only has 31 verses.

According to the band's website, Paul McCartney unintentionally helped to inspire the song "Some Other Time". When Parsons had asked if McCartney could read a line of poetry for the band's first album in exchange for a favor Parsons had previously done him, McCartney replied by saying; "Some other time Alan, some other time". This gave the band an idea for a song title.

By pure coincidence, the album was released shortly after Star Wars came out in the United States. The group acknowledges that part of the album's success came from it being the only album with a robot on the cover during a time when robots were suddenly "all the rage".

Give it a shot, you will be glad you did.

Another “dammit, I should have considered this” album. It’s the closest anyone came to replicating the vibe of that very famous album that Parsons is associated with that I expect will rank very highly in this countdown.

I actually prefer to listen to it on YouTube so I can zone out to the cover photo.

 

[Juxtatarot]

342 (tie). I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning – Bright Eyes (77 points)

I love, love, love this album which was my first exposure to Conor Oberst. The lyrics are great (not to mention the source of the album title). And, if I'm not mistaken, the music seems to be a riff on ... something.


I read the body count out of the paper
And now its written all over my face
No one ever plans to sleep out in the gutter
Sometimes that's just the most comfortable place

I love the album too but it always annoys me that Conor didn't know that a plane can still fly when one engine goes out.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

760. Whipped Cream and Other Delights – Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass (Snoopy ranked #26)

This was my last cut. Kinda hurt.

Herb Albert was just on the CBS morning show - guy is super sharp for 90 years old.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

OPETH - THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT (2024)

My #1/70pts


Maybe it's a bit much taking an album that is less than a year old as my top point getter, but my list was "desert island" style, and my gut reaction was this is my favorite album by my favorite band today, so why wouldn't it be #1? I describe Opeth as a Swedish death metal band that was overtaken by guy stuck in the 70s. Their 70s prog roots comes out more and more as you progress through their albums as well. As I said in another post today, I honestly really disliked Opeth when I heard them, mostly because of the vocals. I wrote them off from one song as a typical death metal band that was just about speed and growls. I am not sure what made me go back, but once I started listening to a full album (and the non-edited version of the song I initially didn't like), I also heard the beauty and musicianship in their songs. I've been a fan for about 20years, but they officially took over my top listening spot in the last 5-6 years and have been my top Spotify listen each of those.

As far as this album, I had the complete opposite reaction to it as @Ghost Rider did last year. My reaction to the album is I haven't been that jacked about a new album since college. There was a production delay, so I had been listening to the singles S1 and S3 (I don't know how to do the fancy paragraph symbol) and thought those were great. We saw them live the day the album was supposed to come out, and those two songs sounded great live as well. The day it came out I had my alarm set to make sure I was awake and listened to it as it released on Spotify and have been hooked. I have easily listened to this one 100+ times now. It was the first album I got for the record player for Christmas as well.

To my ears, this is a mash up off all the things they do well. Yes, it gets back to the heavy/growls, but more importantly to me it combines that with some great prog music that has been infused in their music over the last 5-6 albums. Add to that I seem to have a sweet spot for favorite songs in general, and it's that 6-8 min zone that I seem to love. Songs that get a little proggy and extend the music and solos a bit, but still contained a bit before it drifts to 15min+ wankery. I have also become aware of how much I like keyboards in my prog metal. Add to THAT the fact that this is a concept album, and that is also very much my zone. This album the reading of will as doc posted. Only the last song has a proper title, all others are Paragraphs 1-7. Now add their new drummer, which I thought brought in fantastic breath of fresh air. The cherry on top which people like @jwb will appreciate is the production on this album is lights out. It sounds amazing in the headphones. They were going for a claustrophobic feel to the album and they pulled it off. Outstanding work with the various vocals as they seem to walk around you and even get up to your shoulder at time. Love the atmosphere on this album.

This is a countdown about albums and this is an ALBUM in every sense of the word. It should be heard in order as the songs flow together and the story unfolds.

Since I will only get one Opeth tune on the playlist I will throw on their second single, Paragraph 3. It is the lone heavy song with all clean lyrics, so I thought this would be the best intro for any uninitiated. It's also the shortest song on the album, features a great solo from Fredrick, and starts a run on the album (S3-S6) that might be my favorite 4 song stretch in all of their music. S6 is my personal favorite of the album.

§3

Opeth · The Last Will And Testament · Song · 2024

open.spotify.com

This was my first chance to hear anything beyond the singles, you are right about 3-6, quite good with the new drummer and great production.

And as a bonus Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull on S4. As one YouTube comment mentioned, he finally earned that best metal Grammy his band won decades ago.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

It looks like there are 17 of you on to be able to add songs and there are now 35 songs on the playlist. I scanned through and got what I saw from the albums yesterday, so I think we are up to date with songs that people posted.

I saw 2 from the official albums starting at #353 get listed, but I didn't see the other 3 (mott, bad brains, beatles). Those are the 5 albums I added to start today as well, and I am already mad as I stare at JC Superstar on the list.

@SayChowda can pick a Bad Brains song. Sailin’ On is the most known and I love Banned in DC as well.

 

[krista4]

Fantastic choices today, the lot of 'em. And as Dr. O pointed out, so diverse.

 

[zamboni]

I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You

Although it's probably Parson's most generic song (in that I could see other artists doing this more than most of his stuff), it's my favorite from his catalog.

Big fan of the song too. Love Lenny Zakatek’s voice here - he unfortunately didn’t do a ton of APP work, but also hear him on “Games People Play”.

 

[MAC_32]

342 (tie). The Score – Fugees (77 points)

@Long Ball Larry #23
@titusbramble #42

The Score is the second studio album by American hip hop group Fugees, released worldwide on February 13, 1996, by Columbia Records. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip-hop that would come to dominate the hip-hop music scene in the mid- to late-1990s.

Never considered this, but also glad it made the cut. Their highs are REAL high

 

[zamboni]

420. I Robot – The Alan Parsons Project (BroncoFreak ranked #6)

I’ve been a longtime fan of AP and the APP. as well as what AP accomplished with Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

Will be interesting to see how many artists in addition to the obvious AP that will appear on this countdown as a performer and in a different capacity.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

760. Whipped Cream and Other Delights – Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass (Snoopy ranked #26)

This was my last cut. Kinda hurt.

Herb Albert was just on the CBS morning show - guy is super sharp for 90 years old.

I always loved his records. Brilliant businessman, too.

 

[MAC_32]

342 (tie). A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson (77 points)

@Chaos34 #30
@MAC_32 #35

A Sailor's Guide to Earth is the third studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson.

A Sailor's Guide to Earth received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.

Zero skips on this beauty and it's closer may be my favorite song of this century. I've linked this performance before, but just in case others aren't aware, do yourself a favor and find 5 minutes to enjoy.

- 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

I'm willing to collaborate on most playlist contributions, but I'm prepared to fight chaos to ensure Call To Arms is this album's contribution @KarmaPolice

 

[Pip's Invitation]

420. I Robot – The Alan Parsons Project (BroncoFreak ranked #6)

I’ve been a longtime fan of AP and the APP. as well as what AP accomplished with Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

Will be interesting to see how many artists in addition to the obvious AP that will appear on this countdown as a performer and in a different capacity.

We’ve already seen it with Todd Rundgren — performer on A Wizard, A True Star and producer of Grand Funk’s We’re an American Band.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

342 (tie). A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson (77 points)

@Chaos34 #30
@MAC_32 #35

A Sailor's Guide to Earth is the third studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson.

A Sailor's Guide to Earth received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.

Zero skips on this beauty and it's closer may be my favorite song of this century. I've linked this performance before, but just in case others aren't aware, do yourself a favor and find 5 minutes to enjoy.

- 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

I'm willing to collaborate on most playlist contributions, but I'm prepared to fight chaos to ensure Call To Arms is this album's contribution @KarmaPolice

Call to Arms was one of my very favorite new-to-me songs across the geographic MAD countdowns.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

342 (tie). A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson (77 points)

@Chaos34 #30
@MAC_32 #35

A Sailor's Guide to Earth is the third studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson.

A Sailor's Guide to Earth received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.

Zero skips on this beauty and it's closer may be my favorite song of this century. I've linked this performance before, but just in case others aren't aware, do yourself a favor and find 5 minutes to enjoy.

- 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

I'm willing to collaborate on most playlist contributions, but I'm prepared to fight chaos to ensure Call To Arms is this album's contribution @KarmaPolice

Simpson's his own genre, just like most other brilliant artists. He never ceases to surprise me when he does something new.

 

[zamboni]

420. I Robot – The Alan Parsons Project (BroncoFreak ranked #6)

I’ve been a longtime fan of AP and the APP. as well as what AP accomplished with Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

Will be interesting to see how many artists in addition to the obvious AP that will appear on this countdown as a performer and in a different capacity.

We’ve already seen it with Todd Rundgren — performer on A Wizard, A True Star and producer of Grand Funk’s We’re an American Band.

Good call - Todd was probably a given considering how much he’s had his hand in just about everything.

 

[Ilov80s]

Pretty sure this is going to push JC Superstar into the top 50...

He ranked it at 41. So 30 more points.

I added the title track but since we both had it at 41 I say he should add a track as well. It's a Super Twofer!

I, for one, look forward to the eventual 31,000 song playlist.

Yeah, we should keep it to 1x/album.

Besides, this is a damn album draft- people should be listening to the albums, not the playlist.

True but the playlist will help me find which albums I want to pick out right away. I can probably tell from some songs which albums definitely won’t be for me and which likely will. So yeah thanks for putting the play list together.

 

[Atomic Punk]

428. Dreamboat Annie - Heart (Mrs. R ranked #7)

447. Curtis – Curtis Mayfield (Don Quixote ranked #8)

These are surprising one vote getters.

I had Dreamboat Annie with 39 points … seems we may have another controversy.

 

[Ilov80s]

342 (tie). Night Train – Oscar Peterson Trio (77 points)

@simey #25
@Chaos34 #40

Night Train is an album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, released in 1963 by Verve Records. The album includes jazz, blues and R&B standards, as well as "Hymn to Freedom", one of Peterson's best known original compositions.

I’ve got a few jazz albums on my list. This album made my original grouping of potential finalists but just missed out. Fantastic jazz album.

 

[Mt. Man]

#347 (tie) - Breakfast in America

This is an album that I haven't listened to that much in recent years (thus dropping it down some notches), though for a while it was a staple in my life. The 'big' songs like "Goodbye Stranger", "The Logical Song", "Take the Long Way Home" and even the title track are what drew the younger version of me in, naturally. Though I'm equally a fan of the soft sentimental "Oh, Darling" and the rather dreamy "Casual Conversations".

If I had been the one to pick a song from this album, I might have wavered between "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song". So certainly I stand fully behind Snoopy's choice for the latter to be on the playlist.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

428. Dreamboat Annie - Heart (Mrs. R ranked #7)

447. Curtis – Curtis Mayfield (Don Quixote ranked #8)

These are surprising one vote getters.

I had Dreamboat Annie with 39 points … seems we may have another controversy.

Keep reading.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

342 (tie). Night Train – Oscar Peterson Trio (77 points)

@simey #25
@Chaos34 #40

Night Train is an album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, released in 1963 by Verve Records. The album includes jazz, blues and R&B standards, as well as "Hymn to Freedom", one of Peterson's best known original compositions.

I’ve got a few jazz albums on my list. This album made my original grouping of potential finalists but just missed out. Fantastic jazz album.

I don't listen to jazz often and I only own 10-15 albums but I play this one more than any of the others. Great record.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

342 (tie). A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson (77 points)

@Chaos34 #30
@MAC_32 #35

A Sailor's Guide to Earth is the third studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson.

A Sailor's Guide to Earth received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 86, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 19 reviews.

Zero skips on this beauty and it's closer may be my favorite song of this century. I've linked this performance before, but just in case others aren't aware, do yourself a favor and find 5 minutes to enjoy.

- 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

I'm willing to collaborate on most playlist contributions, but I'm prepared to fight chaos to ensure Call To Arms is this album's contribution @KarmaPolice

Simpson's his own genre, just like most other brilliant artists. He never ceases to surprise me when he does something new.

Now that he performed their songs at the Dead Kennedy Honors celebration people consider him (and Johnnie Blue Skies) a jam band artist. I had another album of his, that came off my list at the end of me submitting.

 

[McBokonon]

342 (tie). There’s Nothing Wrong With Love – Built to Spill (77 points)

@Nick Vermeil #9
@Dreaded Marco #56


There's Nothing Wrong with Love is the second studio album released by American indie rock band Built to Spill.
The album has been considered a concept album based around a general theme of growing up. Among the topics: "[Frontman Doug] Martsch sings about everything from the erotic thrill of touching a girl's thumb during an elementary-school game of seven-up to the hip appeal of David Bowie."

The last lyric is from the track Dystopian Dream Girl, which is one of my favorite juxtapositions of music vs. actual lyrics. The song is so poppy and light sounding but the words are much less so.

“If it came down, between your life or mine / I would do the STUPID thing….and let you keep on living.”

This probably would have been a Top 20 album for me had I remembered to submit.

 

[Atomic Punk]

428. Dreamboat Annie - Heart (Mrs. R ranked #7)

447. Curtis – Curtis Mayfield (Don Quixote ranked #8)

These are surprising one vote getters.

I had Dreamboat Annie with 39 points … seems we may have another controversy.

Keep reading.

I’ll try to keep up …

 

[Mister CIA]

Hate to be that guy, but hopefully I'm not the only inquiring mind in here. What are the need to know things? Do I need to add a Red Headed Stranger track to a playlist, or post a track here? Any other essential participation details worth mentioning? ... hoping there's a handy dandy link that already exists. I started to read the thread sequentially, but let's not kid ourselves, my mind wanders after reading a few posts.

Thank you.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Rainbow in the Dark is the greatest metal song of all time - imo.

 

[zamboni]

If I had been the one to pick a song from this album, I might have wavered between "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song". So certainly I stand fully behind Snoopy's choice for the latter to be on the playlist.

I’ve always loved “Take the Long Way” home, but have gained a greater appreciation for it in recent years due to these penguins.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

342 (tie). There’s Nothing Wrong With Love – Built to Spill (77 points)

@Nick Vermeil #9
@Dreaded Marco #56


There's Nothing Wrong with Love is the second studio album released by American indie rock band Built to Spill.
The album has been considered a concept album based around a general theme of growing up. Among the topics: "[Frontman Doug] Martsch sings about everything from the erotic thrill of touching a girl's thumb during an elementary-school game of seven-up to the hip appeal of David Bowie."

The last lyric is from the track Dystopian Dream Girl, which is one of my favorite juxtapositions of music vs. actual lyrics. The song is so poppy and light sounding but the words are much less so.

“If it came down, between your life or mine / I would do the STUPID thing….and let you keep on living.”

This probably would have been a Top 20 album for me had I remembered to submit.

My favorite line from Distopian Dream Girl:

My stepfather looks just like David Bowie but he hates David Bowie.
I think Bowie's cool. I think Lodger rules and my step-dad's a fool.


Built to Spill was my artist for MAD4.
Five songs from this album were in my 31 song playlist for that countdown (#'s 1, 5, 10, 17 and 21).
Great album.

 

[jwb]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

how is this possible? (unless you did one per artist?)

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

how is this possible? (unless you did one per artist?)

I only have 1 live album on my list too.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Rainbow in the Dark is the greatest metal song of all time - imo.

Ehhh Dio doesn’t really do it for me.

 

[jwb]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

how is this possible? (unless you did one per artist?)

I only have 1 live album on my list too.

I meant that more for just Pip - if he's cryptically talking about the album I think he's talking about (which is very high on my list too), that leaves off some monsters I'd expect him to have, given his taste, threads, and posts.

 

[SayChowda]

It looks like there are 17 of you on to be able to add songs and there are now 35 songs on the playlist. I scanned through and got what I saw from the albums yesterday, so I think we are up to date with songs that people posted.

I saw 2 from the official albums starting at #353 get listed, but I didn't see the other 3 (mott, bad brains, beatles). Those are the 5 albums I added to start today as well, and I am already mad as I stare at JC Superstar on the list.

@SayChowda can pick a Bad Brains song. Sailin’ On is the most known and I love Banned in DC as well.

Let's do Banned in DC to just pick one. @KarmaPolice can you please add it?

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

It looks like there are 17 of you on to be able to add songs and there are now 35 songs on the playlist. I scanned through and got what I saw from the albums yesterday, so I think we are up to date with songs that people posted.

I saw 2 from the official albums starting at #353 get listed, but I didn't see the other 3 (mott, bad brains, beatles). Those are the 5 albums I added to start today as well, and I am already mad as I stare at JC Superstar on the list.

@SayChowda can pick a Bad Brains song. Sailin’ On is the most known and I love Banned in DC as well.

Let's do Banned in DC to just pick one. @KarmaPolice can you please add it?

Added.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

342 (tie). There’s Nothing Wrong With Love – Built to Spill (77 points)

@Nick Vermeil #9
@Dreaded Marco #56


There's Nothing Wrong with Love is the second studio album released by American indie rock band Built to Spill.
The album has been considered a concept album based around a general theme of growing up. Among the topics: "[Frontman Doug] Martsch sings about everything from the erotic thrill of touching a girl's thumb during an elementary-school game of seven-up to the hip appeal of David Bowie."

The last lyric is from the track Dystopian Dream Girl, which is one of my favorite juxtapositions of music vs. actual lyrics. The song is so poppy and light sounding but the words are much less so.

“If it came down, between your life or mine / I would do the STUPID thing….and let you keep on living.”

This probably would have been a Top 20 album for me had I remembered to submit.

Doug Martsch was born across the Snake River from where I grew up so this album feels like a soundtrack for my youth. I was lucky to get to know him when I lived in Boise. He is nothing like what you would expect a frontman to be. Very down to earth, generous guy.

I’ll add the song Car to the playlist now. “I wanna see it when you find out what comets stars and moons are all about.”

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I’m going to post another five tomorrow and Sunday - and maybe do a few more per day during the week spread out more (not just dumping five like now).

I don’t want to overwhelm for Holiday weekend, but think we should keep momentum going

 

[simey]

342 (tie). Night Train – Oscar Peterson Trio (77 points)

@simey #25
@Chaos34 #40

Night Train is an album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, released in 1963 by Verve Records. The album includes jazz, blues and R&B standards, as well as "Hymn to Freedom", one of Peterson's best known original compositions.

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised this made the cut. I'm a fan of Oscar, and I love this trio formation of him, Ray Brown (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums). His choice of songs for the album are great, and it gives you a little bit of everything, and a whole lot of great listening. I choose the song "Moten Swing" for the playlist unless Chaos prefers something else. You can't go wrong with any song on the album.

@Chaos34

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Rainbow in the Dark is the greatest metal song of all time - imo.

If someone asked you to play one song for them to convey what heavy metal sounds like, I'd pick this or Black Sabbath's "Iron Man".

 

[Pip's Invitation]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

how is this possible? (unless you did one per artist?)

I only have 1 live album on my list too.

I should clarify to say it's the only live album as we typically construe them. I have another where some of the tracks were recorded in concert but then they were mixed and edited in a way that the final result doesn't sound like a "live album". You (jwb) might be thinking of that one.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

how is this possible? (unless you did one per artist?)

I only have 1 live album on my list too.

I meant that more for just Pip - if he's cryptically talking about the album I think he's talking about (which is very high on my list too), that leaves off some monsters I'd expect him to have, given his taste, threads, and posts.

I did not limit myself to one album per artist.

 

[simey]

Hate to be that guy, but hopefully I'm not the only inquiring mind in here. What are the need to know things? Do I need to add a Red Headed Stranger track to a playlist, or post a track here? Any other essential participation details worth mentioning? ... hoping there's a handy dandy link that already exists. I started to read the thread sequentially, but let's not kid ourselves, my mind wanders after reading a few posts.

Thank you.

I think if you gave the song the best ranking, you choose which song from the album you want on the playlist. There is a link somewhere from yesterday that has an invitation to give you the power to add the song, but your attention span might not last that long to find it, so just post the song and someone will add it for you. I love the album.

 

[simey]

If I had been the one to pick a song from this album, I might have wavered between "Take the Long Way Home" and "The Logical Song". So certainly I stand fully behind Snoopy's choice for the latter to be on the playlist.

I’ve always loved “Take the Long Way” home, but have gained a greater appreciation for it in recent years due to these penguins.

I love the song, too. I love when it comes on the radio when I'm driving.

 

[Yo Mama]

342 (tie). The Score – Fugees (77 points)

@Long Ball Larry #23
@titusbramble #42

The Score is the second studio album by American hip hop group Fugees, released worldwide on February 13, 1996, by Columbia Records. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip-hop that would come to dominate the hip-hop music scene in the mid- to late-1990s.

This was one of my last cuts, just missing my top 70. Such a deep, unique album.

 

[Mister CIA]

In that case, since Red Headed Stranger is an album that demands a full play, we'll lead off with the opening track, Time of the Preacher ... ixnay, for the playlist let's do Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain. Thank you!

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[Yo Mama]

420. I Robot – The Alan Parsons Project (BroncoFreak ranked #6)

I’ve been a longtime fan of AP and the APP. as well as what AP accomplished with Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

Will be interesting to see how many artists in addition to the obvious AP that will appear on this countdown as a performer and in a different capacity.

We’ve already seen it with Todd Rundgren — performer on A Wizard, A True Star and producer of Grand Funk’s We’re an American Band.

Good call - Todd was probably a given considering how much he’s had his hand in just about everything.

There are a couple artist / producers on the hip hop side that can potentially make the cut - they’re on my list at least.

 

[jwb]

As one of a few posters whose #2 album didn't make the cut, I guess I'll say something about it. Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 is my second favorite live recording ever. It was recorded just about 8 months before my favorite live recording. It's a little hard to discuss without saying too much about that other recording which will surely come later, but in this one you can just start to hear the Allman Brothers reaching their peak powers. Duane and Dickey, as always, play off each other magically, but this is also one of the earliest recordings in which you can appreciate what a force Butch, Jaimoe, and Berry are. The highlight of the album is an incredible "Mountain Jam" in which the band is joined by Johnny Winter for a high energy performance.

I believe the other recording you are speaking of is the only live album on my list.

how is this possible? (unless you did one per artist?)

I only have 1 live album on my list too.

I should clarify to say it's the only live album as we typically construe them. I have another where some of the tracks were recorded in concert but then they were mixed and edited in a way that the final result doesn't sound like a "live album". You (jwb) might be thinking of that one.

ahh, got it. Yes that's (very likely) the one.

 

[KarmaPolice]

342 (tie). The Score – Fugees (77 points)

@Long Ball Larry #23
@titusbramble #42

The Score is the second studio album by American hip hop group Fugees, released worldwide on February 13, 1996, by Columbia Records. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip-hop that would come to dominate the hip-hop music scene in the mid- to late-1990s.

This was one of my last cuts, just missing my top 70. Such a deep, unique album.

I think i still only know that certain song on this album.

 

[Chaos34]

I choose the song "Moten Swing" for the playlist unless Chaos prefers something else. You can't go wrong with any song on the album.

Moten Swing is fine. I'm under advice to stop making decisions about music. The PTSD from the final cuts is a little debilitating. I'm not supposed to be reading this thread, but the notification got me. High five for sure.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

342 (tie). Night Train – Oscar Peterson Trio (77 points)

@simey #25
@Chaos34 #40

Night Train is an album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, released in 1963 by Verve Records. The album includes jazz, blues and R&B standards, as well as "Hymn to Freedom", one of Peterson's best known original compositions.

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised this made the cut. I'm a fan of Oscar, and I love this trio formation of him, Ray Brown (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums). His choice of songs for the album are great, and it gives you a little bit of everything, and a whole lot of great listening. I choose the song "Moten Swing" for the playlist unless Chaos prefers something else. You can't go wrong with any song on the album.

@Chaos34

Oscar is great. Listen to London House Sessions all the time.