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[krista4]

I tried, next time i won't bother. Yes, those aren't old obscure tracks on Otis Bue. We are talking about My Girl, Wonderful World, and Satisfaction level hits here.

It's not like you not to be able to take good-natured ribbing. And I clearly stated I wasn't trying to be obnoxious!

 

[Dwayne_Castro]

L

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

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(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

There are no weak links on this album; any of the eight songs could be added to the playlist. Skynyrd used this album to bring the Southern rock genre into the mainstream, and the band was rolling right up until the fateful plane crash only three years later. I have taken the challenge of learning some of their songs on bass, and I quickly learned that Leon Wilkeson was extremely good at his craft.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I tried, next time i won't bother. Yes, those aren't old obscure tracks on Otis Bue. We are talking about My Girl, Wonderful World, and Satisfaction level hits here.

I was just ribbing - I truly don't understand your aversion to covers (like it makes zero sense to me) but we're all wired differently.

I guess the question would be if you didn't know a song was a cover and you loved it, would you shy away once you discovered it was a cover?

 

[krista4]

All Things Must Pass is mine to choose the song for, but that's a tough call. My favorite, the "naked" version of "Beware of Darkness," is not only my #1 post-Beatles Beatles song, but it's one of my top three songs of any British isles tracks from any artist. But I'm not sure it represents the overall feel of the record well. My other two top-rated from this album ranked nearly as well in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown, with the title track at overall #2 and "What Is Life?" at overall #3. I'm open to arguments for either of those instead.

 

[Dwayne_Castro]

I am guessing some heads will explode over Skynyrd's debut finishing higher than Zeppelin's, but Pronounced is easily the better thing the former ever did, while the latter likely had numerous albums overshadowing their debut on the lists of some. For me, Skynyrd is more of a compilation band than an album one, but I will listen to this record on occasion, and while Free Bird is a song I never need to hear again (awesome song, yes, but I simply do not need to ever hear it again), I can hear Tuesday's Gone a million times and never tire of it.

I think you’re right. LZ’s number of great albums meant that some would split votes among them. Skynyrd had about three studio albums to choose from before the plane crash, so probably fewer split votes. I’m sure we’ll see a lot more of Led Zeppelin before we’re done.

 

[rockaction]

All Things Must Pass is mine to choose the song for, but that's a tough call. My favorite, the "naked" version of "Beware of Darkness," is not only my #1 post-Beatles Beatles song, but it's one of my top three songs of any British isles tracks from any artist. But I'm not sure it represents the overall feel of the record well. My other two top-rated from this album ranked nearly as well in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown, with the title track at overall #2 and "What Is Life?" at overall #3. I'm open to arguments for either of those instead.

All three of your top three came from this album?

I mean those two or three albums that were All Things Must Pass, I guess. Still feels like Paul and John got shut the front doored.

 

[krista4]

This was my write-up of All things Must Pass in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown. The most notable part is including a must better write-up from wikkid.

C’mon. I can’t imagine I have anything to say about this record you guys don’t already know.

OK, here’s one: did you know that when George put together the remastered 30th anniversary reissue, he colorized the cover art and on the inner sleeves included various items such as highways and nuclear towers to indicate his concern over the encroachment of the urban jungle? He called it “a little dig at the way our planet has gone in the last 30 years – it’s just turning into a big concrete block.”

Oh, you knew that? Well, did you know that All Things Must Pass was actually George’s third solo studio album? His first, Wonderwall Music (1968), was a collection of Indian-influenced instrumentals, many of them under two minutes long. His second, Electronic Sound (1969), consisted of two experimental tracks played on a Moog, with one being 18+ minutes long and the other 26+. The experimental record isn’t something I could get into, but if you like that type of music, check it out. I do enjoy several tracks on Wonderwall, though didn’t put any on my list. “Love Scene” is my favorite.

Oh, you knew about those albums, too? How about the fact that Phil Collins was brought in to play congas on one song for All Things Must Pass, which he did until his hands practically bled, but his version of the song didn’t make the record? I find this story hilarious.

Well, that’s all I’ve got. Instead of posting a bunch more garbage, I want to post the thoughts from someone we all respect and admire, who spoke of this album in my prior Beatles thread:

“I've heard ATMP a thousand times but have listened to it maybe thrice. As someone who always hated bliss, i usually gave it short shrift. During my runaway years, i encountered dozens of alternative communities filled w Blissies and all this city boy could think of was "we've spent 200 years fighting our way out of the yolks of altar & throne........for THIS?! Just trade it all in for yet another myth?!" And, unfortunately, Harrison was the unofficial captain of the "oh....yeah.....cool......peace" movement, so i gave his music much less attention & respect than it deserved. My loss.

I check out that side one more time and i hear everything i want to hear from a side - invention, melody, humor, wisdom and, most important, the ability to hold my sway for a while. That's one thing artists seldom understand any longer, the responsibility of being better than other people being to make other people better. The power to make them offer to put themselves in the palm of your hand that they may be comforted, enlightened, inspired, relieved of life's awful burdens for a short time and given a view from above it all.

He warned us. George Harrison was a product of what he saw, not what he knew, as most great artists are in their approach to their work. And, relieved of the onus of great inner fire, he was able to say, quite early on in counterculture terms, "It's all bull####, don't you know. Find peace in your heart and you will see that it's so. I don't have to be complicated and neither do you. Here are some songs about complicated people and how silly is all they do."

Beware of Maya. Beware of illusions which become delusions. Open your heart before you open your mind and it will go oh so much more easily. And now, almost 50 years on, almost everything is Maya. My gen did indeed cast the bliss aside and what for? Identity & individuality, liberty & license, consumption & concupiscence. Now all we look for is peace, take pills for peace, be mindful for peace. ####ed out, tensed up, pissed off, shut down are we. Oh....yeah.....cool......peace. Sounds pretty good all of a sudden. All things must pass.”

Thus concludes my All Things Must Pass MINI-LUDE, which turned out not-so-mini. I’ll discuss each song in more detail as it comes up, since every song on the two main records will be on the countdown.

Track listing:

1. I’d Have You Anytime
2. My Sweet Lord
3. Wah-Wah
4. Isn’t It A Pity (Version One)
5. What Is Life
6. If Not For You
7. Behind That Locked Door
8. Let It Down
9. Run Of The Mill
10. Beware Of Darkness
11. Apple Scruffs
12. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
13. Awaiting On You All
14. All Things Must Pass
15. I Dig Love
16. Art Of Dying
17. Isn’t It a Pity (Version Two)
18. Hear Me Lord
19. Out Of The Blue
20. It’s Johnny’s Birthday
21. Plug Me In
22. I Remember Jeep
23. Thanks For The Pepperoni

 

[krista4]

All Things Must Pass is mine to choose the song for, but that's a tough call. My favorite, the "naked" version of "Beware of Darkness," is not only my #1 post-Beatles Beatles song, but it's one of my top three songs of any British isles tracks from any artist. But I'm not sure it represents the overall feel of the record well. My other two top-rated from this album ranked nearly as well in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown, with the title track at overall #2 and "What Is Life?" at overall #3. I'm open to arguments for either of those instead.

All three of your top three came from this album?

Yep! And every song on the first two of the three-album set (the non-experimental stuff) made my countdown. The Plastic Ono Band record was the only other one that achieved that.

Spoiler alert: this is my top Beatles-related record on this countdown.

 

[zamboni]

L

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

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(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

There are no weak links on this album; any of the eight songs could be added to the playlist. Skynyrd used this album to bring the Southern rock genre into the mainstream, and the band was rolling right up until the fateful plane crash only three years later. I have taken the challenge of learning some of their songs on bass, and I quickly learned that Leon Wilkeson was extremely good at his craft.

Tuesday's Gone was made even more awesome by its use in Dazed and Confused, when the keg party at the moon tower was winding down.

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[Dwayne_Castro]

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79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

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(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

There are no weak links on this album; any of the eight songs could be added to the playlist. Skynyrd used this album to bring the Southern rock genre into the mainstream, and the band was rolling right up until the fateful plane crash only three years later. I have taken the challenge of learning some of their songs on bass, and I quickly learned that Leon Wilkeson was extremely good at his craft.

Tuesday's Gone was made even more awesome by its use in Dazed and Confused, when the keg party at the moon tower was winding down.

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That soundtrack had some amazing songs, but it would have been thrown out of this countdown for being a greatest hits entry.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I tried, next time i won't bother. Yes, those aren't old obscure tracks on Otis Bue. We are talking about My Girl, Wonderful World, and Satisfaction level hits here.

I was just ribbing - I truly don't understand your aversion to covers (like it makes zero sense to me) but we're all wired differently.

I guess the question would be if you didn't know a song was a cover and you loved it, would you shy away once you discovered it was a cover?

I love covers. I’ve got an entire playlist . I’ll have to list some of my favorites later

Here’s one for @krista4

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I may have posted that one somewhere before

 

[Ghost Rider]

I am guessing some heads will explode over Skynyrd's debut finishing higher than Zeppelin's, but Pronounced is easily the better thing the former ever did, while the latter likely had numerous albums overshadowing their debut on the lists of some. For me, Skynyrd is more of a compilation band than an album one, but I will listen to this record on occasion, and while Free Bird is a song I never need to hear again (awesome song, yes, but I simply do not need to ever hear it again), I can hear Tuesday's Gone a million times and never tire of it.

I think you’re right. LZ’s number of great albums meant that some would split votes among them. Skynyrd had about three studio albums to choose from before the plane crash, so probably fewer split votes. I’m sure we’ll see a lot more of Led Zeppelin before we’re done.

Agreed. I doubt anyone will consider this a spoiler, but many of the more recent albums listed make it clear that if someone doesn't like the golden era of classic rock, then they are going to be bored by the albums still to come here. That seems apparent.

 

[Don Quixote]

All Things Must Pass is mine to choose the song for, but that's a tough call. My favorite, the "naked" version of "Beware of Darkness," is not only my #1 post-Beatles Beatles song, but it's one of my top three songs of any British isles tracks from any artist. But I'm not sure it represents the overall feel of the record well. My other two top-rated from this album ranked nearly as well in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown, with the title track at overall #2 and "What Is Life?" at overall #3. I'm open to arguments for either of those instead.

It looks like I was second highest ranker. Since mentioned open to arguments (though I’ll call it more a thought than an argument), of those three, I’d probably say “What Is Life?” represents the overall feel of the album the most. But all are great, and obviously your call.

 

[Tau837]

82. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (286 points)

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Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound and drawing from influences including blues and folk music, Led Zeppelin are cited as a progenitor of hard rock and heavy metal. They significantly influenced the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock and stadium rock.

I can't think of many debut albums that were better than this one.

There's a few debut albums still to come.

ETA; There are 12 more debut albums still to come.

IMO there aren't 12 debut albums better than this one.

 

[Tau837]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that. But I recognize that high ranker gets to choose. There really aren't any bad choices.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I am guessing some heads will explode over Skynyrd's debut finishing higher than Zeppelin's, but Pronounced is easily the better thing the former ever did, while the latter likely had numerous albums overshadowing their debut on the lists of some. For me, Skynyrd is more of a compilation band than an album one, but I will listen to this record on occasion, and while Free Bird is a song I never need to hear again (awesome song, yes, but I simply do not need to ever hear it again), I can hear Tuesday's Gone a million times and never tire of it.

I think you’re right. LZ’s number of great albums meant that some would split votes among them. Skynyrd had about three studio albums to choose from before the plane crash, so probably fewer split votes. I’m sure we’ll see a lot more of Led Zeppelin before we’re done.

Agreed. I doubt anyone will consider this a spoiler, but many of the more recent albums listed make it clear that if someone doesn't like the golden era of classic rock, then they are going to be bored by the albums still to come here. That seems apparent.

Yes and no. Obviously the list gets chalkier as we move up but even the top 20 isn't dominated by classic rock bands - although there are plenty of them as well of course.

 

[zamboni]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

 

[Joe Schmo]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

That is unlistenable Sounds like a cat crying to get out.

 

[zamboni]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

That is unlistenable Sounds like a cat crying to get out.

Joan is not for the faint of heart, but she has one of the most naturally gifted voices in music history.

 

[rockaction]

All Things Must Pass is mine to choose the song for, but that's a tough call. My favorite, the "naked" version of "Beware of Darkness," is not only my #1 post-Beatles Beatles song, but it's one of my top three songs of any British isles tracks from any artist. But I'm not sure it represents the overall feel of the record well. My other two top-rated from this album ranked nearly as well in my post-Beatles Beatles countdown, with the title track at overall #2 and "What Is Life?" at overall #3. I'm open to arguments for either of those instead.

All three of your top three came from this album?

Yep! And every song on the first two of the three-album set (the non-experimental stuff) made my countdown. The Plastic Ono Band record was the only other one that achieved that.

Spoiler alert: this is my top Beatles-related record on this countdown.

That last spoiler merits a wow. Paul and John got aced out of the top spot, huh? I had a bit of a story for you about The Beatles, but decided not to send it and get all emo. But it's a cool one. Maybe I'll pass it along someday. You'd probably dig it. It's really one of those gestures somebody makes that blows you away and then for whatever reason you get sad about it because it reminds you about the finality of things. But it's very cool.

Switching it up just a touch, I have "Jet" going through my head right now, and I know I'm a post-Beatles total ingenue and dilettante, but that would be my number one. That or "Band On The Run." I was always, always a Paul guy, even in college when most people thought I was more like a John. Nope. It's Paul.

Simply having a wonderful Christmastime

 

[Juxtatarot]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

That is unlistenable Sounds like a cat crying to get out.

Really? I like it.

 

[rockaction]

yolks of altar&throne

 

[zamboni]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

That is unlistenable Sounds like a cat crying to get out.

Really? I like it.

Very faithful to Zep’s version, I also really liked Great White’s MTV Unplugged cover from back in 1990:

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[Dan Lambskin]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

And here I thought they only ripped off the blues

 

[Pip's Invitation]

78. All Things Must Pass – George Harrison (302 points)

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All Things Must Pass is the third studio album by the English musician George Harrison. Released as a triple album in November 1970, it was Harrison's first solo work after the break-up of the Beatles in April that year. The album was released on 27 November 1970 in the USA, and released three days later on 30 November 1970 in the UK. It includes the hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life", as well as songs such as "Isn't It a Pity" and the title track that had been overlooked for inclusion on releases by the Beatles. The album reflects the influence of Harrison's musical activities with artists such as Bob Dylan, the Band, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends and Billy Preston during 1968–70, and his growth as an artist beyond his supporting role to former bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney. All Things Must Pass introduced Harrison's signature slide guitar sound and the spiritual themes present throughout his subsequent solo work. The original vinyl release consisted of two LPs of songs and a third disc of informal jams titled Apple Jam. Several commentators interpret Barry Feinstein's album cover photo, showing Harrison surrounded by four garden gnomes, as a statement on his independence from the Beatles.

The best solo Beatle album and it's not close. Even if you don't care for the jams on disc 3 (which I like most of). It makes sense because one of the few things John and Paul agreed on in the second half of the Beatles' run was to limit George to an average of 2 songs per album, even though the quality of his work had become equal to theirs. So George had this huge backlog of outstanding material and he let it out all (almost all?) at once.

"What Is Life," "My Sweet Lord" and the title track are probably my three favorite solo Beatles tracks. Of course, because I do read krista's posts, I know she will pick "Beware of Darkness."

 

[Pip's Invitation]

my favorite stretch is the run of Hair, Helpless, Woodstock. (especially Helpless).

You know Woodstock is a cover, yes?

But that trio is also my favorite stretch of the album, and I've listened to it a squillion times since childhood.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

That is unlistenable Sounds like a cat crying to get out.

Really? I like it.

Very faithful to Zep’s version, I also really liked Great White’s MTV Unplugged cover from back in 1990:

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[zamboni]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

And here I thought they only ripped off the blues

I was only joshing about them being a rip-off artist, as anyone who’s been in these threads with me knows. I don’t begrudge them taking older songs, totally amping them up, and putting a huge stamp on them.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I really tried to like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

I’m completely floored that it ranked higher than something like Hot Fuss

And I would've been floored if it had been vice versa.

Just to drive @Uruk-Hai insane, I'll mention that both were on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade" - YHF at #3 and Hot Fuss at #43.

Also regarding YHF: Pitchfork put the album at number four on the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and "Poor Places" and "Jesus, Etc." as the 147th and 61st best songs of the decade, respectively. Paste named the album the second-best album of the decade. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it #493 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, saying, "Wilco's great leap forward was a mix of rock tradition, electronics, oddball rhythms and experimental gestures." and in the 2020 reboot of the list, they elevated the album's position to #225.

Dare I asked which two 2000s albums Rolling Stone ranked ahead of YHF?

 

[zamboni]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

That is unlistenable Sounds like a cat crying to get out.

Really? I like it.

Very faithful to Zep’s version, I also really liked Great White’s MTV Unplugged cover from back in 1990:

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Gimmie this for Zeppelin covers

Tool - No Quarter.

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I’ll raise you with Heart’s version of that, but we’ll get to that album later.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I really tried to like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

I’m completely floored that it ranked higher than something like Hot Fuss

And I would've been floored if it had been vice versa.

Just to drive @Uruk-Hai insane, I'll mention that both were on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade" - YHF at #3 and Hot Fuss at #43.

Also regarding YHF: Pitchfork put the album at number four on the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and "Poor Places" and "Jesus, Etc." as the 147th and 61st best songs of the decade, respectively. Paste named the album the second-best album of the decade. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it #493 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, saying, "Wilco's great leap forward was a mix of rock tradition, electronics, oddball rhythms and experimental gestures." and in the 2020 reboot of the list, they elevated the album's position to #225.

Dare I asked which two 2000s albums Rolling Stone ranked ahead of YHF?

Spoiler

2. the Strokes - is this it
1. Radiohead - kid a

 

[Don Quixote]

I really tried to like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

I’m completely floored that it ranked higher than something like Hot Fuss

And I would've been floored if it had been vice versa.

Just to drive @Uruk-Hai insane, I'll mention that both were on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade" - YHF at #3 and Hot Fuss at #43.

Also regarding YHF: Pitchfork put the album at number four on the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and "Poor Places" and "Jesus, Etc." as the 147th and 61st best songs of the decade, respectively. Paste named the album the second-best album of the decade. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it #493 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, saying, "Wilco's great leap forward was a mix of rock tradition, electronics, oddball rhythms and experimental gestures." and in the 2020 reboot of the list, they elevated the album's position to #225.

Dare I asked which two 2000s albums Rolling Stone ranked ahead of YHF?

Spoiler

2. the Strokes - is this it
1. Radiohead - kid a

I don’t think need to put in spoiler. Both have shown up here already.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

@KarmaPolice how about Rage covering Bob Dylan

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[Pip's Invitation]

I really tried to like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

I’m completely floored that it ranked higher than something like Hot Fuss

And I would've been floored if it had been vice versa.

Just to drive @Uruk-Hai insane, I'll mention that both were on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Decade" - YHF at #3 and Hot Fuss at #43.

Also regarding YHF: Pitchfork put the album at number four on the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and "Poor Places" and "Jesus, Etc." as the 147th and 61st best songs of the decade, respectively. Paste named the album the second-best album of the decade. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it #493 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, saying, "Wilco's great leap forward was a mix of rock tradition, electronics, oddball rhythms and experimental gestures." and in the 2020 reboot of the list, they elevated the album's position to #225.

Dare I asked which two 2000s albums Rolling Stone ranked ahead of YHF?

Spoiler

2. the Strokes - is this it
1. Radiohead - kid a

I wouldn't put those two above YHF, but I can see the argument. So for once I can't call them out for being ridiculous.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Paranoid made my 71-100 list. And I put it on after a slog of a work day.

 

[Tau837]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

And here I thought they only ripped off the blues

I could not care less about this narrative. Their music was spectacular, period.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

my favorite stretch is the run of Hair, Helpless, Woodstock. (especially Helpless).

You know Woodstock is a cover, yes?

But that trio is also my favorite stretch of the album, and I've listened to it a squillion times since childhood.

I did not know it was a cover when I first heard it until I eventually stumbled on the original. I like both versions a lot. Similar but different enough.

 

[Val Rannous]

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

Should be higher - I had this at #17 on my list - and I got the title right, dammit, including the parentheses! (Cut and pasted directly from Wikipedia, so if I'm wrong so are they...)

@Dr. Octopus , @kupcho1 - we need a re-ranking!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Led Zeppelin

One vote for “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You”

This is probably the best song on the album. "Dazed and Confused" is probably he most iconic. I'm partial to the Dixon blues covers. And "Communication Breakdown" and "How Many More Times" were concert staples.

But personally I'd go with "Good Times Bad Times." I think it captures the feel of the album the best and introduced the band with an impact that has maybe never been surpassed in any debut album.

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is my #1 LZ song of all time, so I vote for that.

Nothing but a rip-off band

And here I thought they only ripped off the blues

I could not care less about this narrative. Their music was spectacular, period.

It's overblown when you consider the entirety of their catalogue - I'll admit I never dove deep into the story though.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

Should be higher - I had this at #17 on my list - and I got the title right, dammit, including the parentheses! (Cut and pasted directly from Wikipedia, so if I'm wrong so are they...)

@Dr. Octopus , @kupcho1 - we need a re-ranking!

I think it was because you used the parenthesis (not that it was wrong to do so) and I didn't catch it. For obvious reasons I tried to monitor that title closely.

I'll fix and we will re-rank this one. I retract my "Yesterday's Gone" statement since this never happened and so rock can enjoy it again.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

77. Forever Changes – Love (303 points)

@Pip's Invitation #4
@zamboni #5
@Mookie Gizzy #7
@landrys hat #9
@Mister CIA #27


Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released in November 1967 by Elektra Records. The album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-influenced sound based around acoustic guitars and orchestral arrangements, while primary songwriter Arthur Lee explored darker themes alluding to mortality and his growing disillusionment with the era's counterculture. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, guitarist Bryan MacLean left the group acrimoniously, and Lee subsequently dismissed the other members.

 

[zamboni]

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

Should be higher - I had this at #17 on my list - and I got the title right, dammit, including the parentheses! (Cut and pasted directly from Wikipedia, so if I'm wrong so are they...)

@Dr. Octopus , @kupcho1 - we need a re-ranking!

I think it was because you used the parenthesis (not that it was wrong to do so) and I didn't catch it. For obvious reasons I tried to monitor that title closely.

I also used the parentheses, but omitted all the apostrophes and other punctuation. Should have just copied and pasted the title.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

Should be higher - I had this at #17 on my list - and I got the title right, dammit, including the parentheses! (Cut and pasted directly from Wikipedia, so if I'm wrong so are they...)

@Dr. Octopus , @kupcho1 - we need a re-ranking!

We will see it again later.

 

[zamboni]

77. Forever Changes – Love (303 points)

@Pip's Invitation #4
@zamboni #5
@Mookie Gizzy #7
@landrys hat #9
@Mister CIA #27

reaction

 

[Dr. Octopus]

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

Should be higher - I had this at #17 on my list - and I got the title right, dammit, including the parentheses! (Cut and pasted directly from Wikipedia, so if I'm wrong so are they...)

@Dr. Octopus , @kupcho1 - we need a re-ranking!

I think it was because you used the parenthesis (not that it was wrong to do so) and I didn't catch it. For obvious reasons I tried to monitor that title closely.

I also used the parentheses, but omitted all the apostrophes and other punctuation. Should have just copied and pasted the title.

Like I said however anyone submitted this album, I would cut and paste the version from the first entry that included it (Snoopy). I missed Val R's, so it's my bad.

It's an easy fix - although the sorting takes a while because I have to go down to the 1,000s for albums submitted.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

77. Forever Changes – Love (303 points)

@Pip's Invitation #4
@zamboni #5
@Mookie Gizzy #7
@landrys hat #9
@Mister CIA #27

reaction

I inserted the s

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

L

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

There are no weak links on this album; any of the eight songs could be added to the playlist. Skynyrd used this album to bring the Southern rock genre into the mainstream, and the band was rolling right up until the fateful plane crash only three years later. I have taken the challenge of learning some of their songs on bass, and I quickly learned that Leon Wilkeson was extremely good at his craft.

Tuesday's Gone was made even more awesome by its use in Dazed and Confused, when the keg party at the moon tower was winding down.

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Even though there are much bigger hits on this album, Tuesday's Gone is my favorite. The harmonies on that are just beautiful. I should have voted this one higher. Ugh.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

79 (tie). Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd – Lynyrd Skynyrd (300 points)

@Dwayne_Castro #6
@New Binky the Doormat #25
@Snoopy #31
@BroncoF #31
@Dennis Castro #36
@Atomic Punk #37
@zamboni #41
@turnjose7 #61

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) is the debut studio album by American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on August 13, 1973, by MCA Records. Recording took place in Doraville, Georgia at Studio One, following a lengthy period of rehearsals. Prior to the album's conception, many of its songs were already featured in Lynyrd Skynyrd's live repertoire. To promote it, the band released "Gimme Three Steps" and "Free Bird" as singles; these, along with "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone", are among the band's best-known songs.

I have lots of company on this one. How does everyone feel about “Simple Man” for the playlist?

Tuesday's Gone is my fav, but there really is no wrong choice here. Just an exceptional debut album.

 

[UncleZen]

Some More Random Double-Ups That Didn’t Make the Countdown

351. The Grand Illusion – Styx @Ghost Rider / @Val Rannous

360. Foreigner – Foreigner @Uruk-Hai / @BroncoFreak_2K3

364. Copper Blue – Sugar @Barry2 / @Eephus

368. The B-52's / The B-52's - @Nick Vermeil / Jeb

371. Candlebox - Candlebox - @Dan Lambskin / @Mt. Man

418 Ragged Glory – Neil Young & Crazy Horse - @jwb / @Mookie Gizzy

426. Pieces of Eight – Styx - @Mrs. Rannous / @Val Rannous

442. Stankonia – OutKast @SayChowda / @titusbramble

442. The Meadowlands – The Wrens @Eephus / @Dreaded Marco

459. Four – Blues Travelar - @Idiot Boxer / @Mrs. Rannous

485. Norman ****ing Rockwell – Lana Del Ray - @BrutalPenguin / @Ilov80s

500. The Low Spark of High Healed Boys – Traffic @New Binky the Doormat / @zamboni

500. Dirt – Alice in Chains - @Long Ball Larry / @zamboni

520. Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton @Psychopav / @Dwayne_Castro

549. Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal – Lou Reed - @Dr. Octopus / @Eephus

549. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes @Scoresman / @shuke

580. Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie @kupcho1 / @Juxtatarot

600. Heartbreaker – Ryan Adams - @Dr. Octopus / @krista4

600. Pretenders – Pretenders – Jeb / @Mt. Man

686. Ocean Rain - Echo & the Bunnymen - @Dreaded Marco / @Chaos34

703. Seasons in the Abyss – Slayer - @KarmaPolice / @rockaction

703. Parachutes – Coldplay - @titusbramble / @Scoresman

703. Surrealistic Pillow – Jefferson Airplane – Jeb / @zamboni

703. Turn On the Bright Lights – Interpol - @rockaction / @Ilov80s

769. You've Come A Long Way Baby – Fatboy Slim - @kupcho1 / @titusbramble

829. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo – Devo - @Dennis Castro / Jeb

1083. The Gilded Palace of Sin - The Flying Burrito Brothers - @simey / @krista4

1127. Sports – Huey Lewis and the News - @higgins / @Dwayne_Castro

Now I really wish I would have got my list in. I had AIC's Dirt #1 on my list. That album came at just the right time in my life and really inspired me to keep going. I wore out the cassette and was happy to eventually get it on disc. Not a bad song on the album.

Surrealistic Pillow is another I had on my list, probably around 30.

I had BT's Four ranked pretty high too. The album was good but more importantly, it got me to go and see them live. That 1st show prompted me to begin regular trips around the country to see the guys. I lost interest once the bass player, Brooklyn Bobby Sheehan, died.

I had already asked about Frampton Comes Alive's eligibility so I was going to rank that one too. I never did finalize my list but it would have likely been in the 60-70 range.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

77. Forever Changes – Love (303 points)

@Pip's Invitation #4
@zamboni #5
@Mookie Gizzy #7
@landrys hat #9
@Mister CIA #27


Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released in November 1967 by Elektra Records. The album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-influenced sound based around acoustic guitars and orchestral arrangements, while primary songwriter Arthur Lee explored darker themes alluding to mortality and his growing disillusionment with the era's counterculture. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, guitarist Bryan MacLean left the group acrimoniously, and Lee subsequently dismissed the other members.

I expected @krista4 to vote with me!

Those of you who followed the MAD 5 countdown know how much I love this album. It accounted for 9 songs in my Arthur Lee and Love top 31, including 4 of the top 6 and 7 of the top 14.

And it sounds like nothing else Arthur Lee ever did. Love was an eclectic folk-rock band for 2 albums and then Lee heard sounds in his head that he didn’t think his bandmates — many of whom were hooked on heroin — were capable of playing. So he dreamed up horn and string parts and hummed them to arranger David Angel, who made them reality.

The record has been called “the American Sgt Pepper,” but its sound and content is much more complicated than that. Some tracks sound blissed out but this is not a hippie-dippie record in the slightest. The arrangements are gorgeous but have a vibe of eerieness and foreboding. The lyrics sometimes don’t make sense on the surface but do if you know that Lee a) was very upset over his friends being sent to die in Vietnam b) was very ambivalent about the carefree attitude of the hippie scene c) was uncomfortable with his place as a Black man in a white-dominated country and music scene, to the extent that he didn’t tour outside of California until 1970 because he was convinced racists would assassinate him and d) was convinced he had a terminal illness and was dying; the final track “You Set the Scene” is essentially his goodbye message.

I have owned this album since high school and it always sounds fresh to me. I am adding to the playlist the #1 song from my countdown, “A House Is Not a Motel.”