Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 68. Automatic for the People – R.E.M. (203 Viewers)

[Nick Vermeil]

140 (tie). The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest (171 points)

@Nick Vermeil #7
@Yo Mama #16
@Long Ball Larry #19

The Low End Theory is the second studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on September 24, 1991, by Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album were held mostly at Battery Studios in New York City, from 1990 to 1991. The album was primarily produced by group member Q-Tip, with a minimalist sound that combines bass, drum breaks, and jazz samples, in a departure from the group's debut album, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990). Lyrically, the album features social commentary, word play, humor, and interplay between Q-Tip and fellow member Phife Dawg.

I had this one on my list - on the higher end I think.

We’ve done this before I think.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Everybody matched almost everyone else at least once. @kupcho1 shared the link above so you can check it out.

The only person you did not match with at all was @BLOCKED_PUNT.

I also have zero matches with Dan Lambskin, who has demonstrably terrible taste, so I guess that makes sense.

Hear, hear!

I was just gonna say some of you have terrible taste in music

 

[Dan Lambskin]

@Scoresman wasn't the name i was expecting. We may bicker about movie genres, but not music.

Not surprising. I have a lot of Radiohead in my top albums.

How? They literally have 2 good songs the rest is unlistenable

 

[Yo Mama]

Yes, you called it The Lower End Theory

Was this the sequel album?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

@Scoresman wasn't the name i was expecting. We may bicker about movie genres, but not music.

Not surprising. I have a lot of Radiohead in my top albums.

How? They literally have 2 good songs the rest is unlistenable

Your face is unlistenable.

 

[Scoresman]

@Scoresman wasn't the name i was expecting. We may bicker about movie genres, but not music.

Not surprising. I have a lot of Radiohead in my top albums.

How? They literally have 2 good songs the rest is unlistenable

I guess they're the American Cheese of music then.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Chilling out while on vacation with extended family. My wife has gone off for the annual "ladies' luncheon". The men are not nearly organized enough to coordinate their own event.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

it’s true

Same with episode 3 being the best Star Wars movie

 

[KarmaPolice]

@Scoresman wasn't the name i was expecting. We may bicker about movie genres, but not music.

Not surprising. I have a lot of Radiohead in my top albums.

I have 3 overall on the list, I believe. We must agree on a few others coming then.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

I agree, yet he continues to make such ludicrous statements.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

@Scoresman wasn't the name i was expecting. We may bicker about movie genres, but not music.

Not surprising. I have a lot of Radiohead in my top albums.

How? They literally have 2 good songs the rest is unlistenable

Dan just goin' scorched earf.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

I agree, yet he continues to make such ludicrous statements.

While I wouldn’t agree I can see someone not liking Caddyshack but Caddyshack II was one of the worst movies ever made.

It would be like saying Godfather III is better than the first two - and at least Godfather III isn’t terrible.

 

[KarmaPolice]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

I agree, yet he continues to make such ludicrous statements.

While I wouldn’t agree I can see someone not liking Caddyshack but Caddyshack II was one of the worst movies ever made.

It would be like saying Godfather III is better than the first two - and at least Godfather III isn’t terrible.

Someone isnt familiar with my opinions of 70s/early 80s comedies.

 

[rockaction]

@rockaction / @Dr. Octopus 10

Hey bro . . .

Let's get Fields going and we're golden.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

I agree, yet he continues to make such ludicrous statements.

While I wouldn’t agree I can see someone not liking Caddyshack but Caddyshack II was one of the worst movies ever made.

It would be like saying Godfather III is better than the first two - and at least Godfather III isn’t terrible.

Someone isnt familiar with my opinions of 70s/early 80s comedies.

I said “I can see someone not liking Caddyshack…”.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

I agree, yet he continues to make such ludicrous statements.

While I wouldn’t agree I can see someone not liking Caddyshack but Caddyshack II was one of the worst movies ever made.

It would be like saying Godfather III is better than the first two - and at least Godfather III isn’t terrible.

Someone isnt familiar with my opinions of 70s/early 80s comedies.

Just to put this into context I was like 9 or 10 when I first saw caddyshack 2. I probably haven’t seen it in 30 years, but I did watch it several times

I was probably in my mid 20s the first time I saw caddyshack, maybe even older . Just didn’t find it funny

I really have no desire to watch either again but at least caddyshack 2 has a few memorable scenes and quotes

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I really have no desire to watch either again but at least caddyshack 2 has a few memorable scenes and quotes

 

[Dan Lambskin]

But yeah I can see how if you were like 40 or 50 when caddyshack came out that the sequel probably wouldn’t appeal to you

 

[Dr. Octopus]

But yeah I can see how if you were like 40 or 50 when caddyshack came out that the sequel probably wouldn’t appeal to you

I was 12 when Caddyshack came out and 20 when the abomination called “Caddyshack 2” came out.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I mean Jackie Mason starred in Caddyshack 2. Jackie Mason.

 

[Yo Mama]

But yeah I can see how if you were like 40 or 50 when caddyshack came out that the sequel probably wouldn’t appeal to you

Are you suggesting people are 100 years old here? Not even @BLOCKED_PUNT has gone that far.

 

[rockaction]

Wow, this is like Hagmania's sheep game. I have, like, no friends in the music world except for Don Quixote, timscochet, and Doc Oc. Ten apiece and tied for the most. I had a bunch of ones but no zeros. Me and BLOCKED even had one. Yeeha!

I was surprised Juxtatarot and I only had one in common. I was not surprised Ghost Rider and I only had one in common.

I really think I know which one I had in common with BLOCKED and Ghost. It might rate really highly up there and be sort of generational. Weird. I think I know which album it is.

 

[KarmaPolice]

The guy who thinks Caddyshack II is better than Caddyshack has every right to have his opinion questioned.

Nobody could really think that. I know everyone has different tastes but that’s a bridge too far.

I agree, yet he continues to make such ludicrous statements.

While I wouldn’t agree I can see someone not liking Caddyshack but Caddyshack II was one of the worst movies ever made.

It would be like saying Godfather III is better than the first two - and at least Godfather III isn’t terrible.

Someone isnt familiar with my opinions of 70s/early 80s comedies.

I said “I can see someone not liking Caddyshack…”.

Well the words before that must have confused me. I'll see myself out...

 

[simey]

140 (tie). After the Gold Rush – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (171 points)

I originally had this one on my list, but later on took it off. I already had Live at Massey Hall from him in my top 10, and I wanted to try and stick to one album per artist. I did make an exception for two bands where I took 5 for one, and two for another. After the Gold Rush is my favorite studio album by Neil.

 

[shuke]

142. Blind Faith – Blind Faith (170 points)

@shuke #5
@timschochet #31
@Dennis Castro #37
@zamboni #44
@jwb #68

Blind Faith is the only studio album by the English supergroup Blind Faith, originally released in the United States on 9 August 1969 on Atco Records, and in the United Kingdom on 22 August 1969 on Polydor Records and in Europe. It topped the album charts in the UK, Canada and US, and was listed at No. 40 on the US Soul Albums chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Will comment more later, but no @New Binky the Doormat ??? WTF bro?

 

[shuke]

This would have made my list if most of side 2 had actual songs on it.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

There are unpopular opinions - such as my opinion that Blazing Saddles isn’t all that funny.

And then there are simply wrong statements. No matter where you fall on Caddyshack, Caddyshack 2 is objectively always worse than the original by large margins

 

[shuke]

I really have no desire to watch either again but at least caddyshack 2 has a few memorable scenes and quotes

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I really have no desire to watch either again but at least caddyshack 2 has a few memorable scenes and quotes

Nothing from regular caddyshack comes remotely close to being as funny as this

- 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

 

[MAC_32]

145 (tie). Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction (166 points)

@MAC_32 #12
@BrutalPenguin Penguin #25
@Juxtatarot #39
@Rand al Thor #47
@higgins #68
Jeb #69

Ritual de lo Habitual (Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual") is the second studio album by the American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Dave Jerden, it was the band's final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. The album includes some of Jane's Addiction's most famous songs, such as the singles "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!".

The album proved to be a great commercial and critical success. The album broke into the top 20 on the Billboard 200, sold 500,000 units within a month of its release, and would go on to be certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as a classic of Alternative Rock, alongside its predecessor, Nothing's Shocking.

I'm overseas and will be more miss than hit the rest of the way. If someone would please add Three Days to the playlist that'd be appreciated though. Arguably my favorite song of all time. Epic.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

This would have made my list if most of side 2 had actual songs on it.

"Do What You Like" is a nothing song with a boring jam. I'd have preferred three shorter, higher-quality songs, or a more interesting jam.

In the MAD 5 thread I mentioned I have the same problem with side 2 of Love's Da Capo.

 

[Mookie Gizzy]

142. Blind Faith – Blind Faith (170 points)

@shuke #5
@timschochet #31
@Dennis Castro #37
@zamboni #44
@jwb #68

Blind Faith is the only studio album by the English supergroup Blind Faith, originally released in the United States on 9 August 1969 on Atco Records, and in the United Kingdom on 22 August 1969 on Polydor Records and in Europe. It topped the album charts in the UK, Canada and US, and was listed at No. 40 on the US Soul Albums chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Had to Cry Today might be Clapton’s best guitar work, but the album seems to me like either Winwood as lead singer in Cream or Clapton playing on a Traffic album. And the less said about the album closer the better.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

145 (tie). Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction (166 points)

@MAC_32 #12
@BrutalPenguin Penguin #25
@Juxtatarot #39
@Rand al Thor #47
@higgins #68
Jeb #69

Ritual de lo Habitual (Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual") is the second studio album by the American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Dave Jerden, it was the band's final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. The album includes some of Jane's Addiction's most famous songs, such as the singles "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!".

The album proved to be a great commercial and critical success. The album broke into the top 20 on the Billboard 200, sold 500,000 units within a month of its release, and would go on to be certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as a classic of Alternative Rock, alongside its predecessor, Nothing's Shocking.

I'm overseas and will be more miss than hit the rest of the way. If someone would please add Three Days to the playlist that'd be appreciated though. Arguably my favorite song of all time. Epic.

Done. It is by far my favorite song from this album FWIW.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

142. Blind Faith – Blind Faith (170 points)

@shuke #5
@timschochet #31
@Dennis Castro #37
@zamboni #44
@jwb #68

Blind Faith is the only studio album by the English supergroup Blind Faith, originally released in the United States on 9 August 1969 on Atco Records, and in the United Kingdom on 22 August 1969 on Polydor Records and in Europe. It topped the album charts in the UK, Canada and US, and was listed at No. 40 on the US Soul Albums chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Had to Cry Today might be Clapton’s best guitar work

Some of the guitar work on this track is Winwood. What they do here is just as good as the Clapton-Allman collaborations on the Derek and the Dominoes record.

This was the opener at my Clapton-Winwood MSG show and it was glorious.

 

[simey]

"Do What You Like" is a nothing song with a boring jam.

Ginger Baker might throw his drum sticks at you if he were still alive. He and Ric Grech are rolling over in their graves.

 

[MAC_32]

Chilling out while on vacation with extended family. My wife has gone off for the annual "ladies' luncheon". The men are not nearly organized enough to coordinate their own event.

We always sync ladies day up with 18 holes

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Chilling out while on vacation with extended family. My wife has gone off for the annual "ladies' luncheon". The men are not nearly organized enough to coordinate their own event.

We always sync ladies day up with 18 holes

Most of us don't play golf. I presume most of us have been put in charge of kids while our wives are out. I have it easy because my 14-year-old slept in until 11:30 and has been playing video games and watching YouTube videos since then.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

but the album seems to me like either Winwood as lead singer in Cream or Clapton playing on a Traffic album

It's pretty much a mash up of Cream and Traffic.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

139 (tie). Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins (172 points)

@Juxtatarot #9
@Scoresman #14
@Dan Lambskin #18

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

139 (tie). 1999 – Prince (172 points)

@Ilov80s #16
@Uruk-Hai #18
@Nick Vermeil #27
@Tau837 #51

1999 is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince, released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It became his first album to be recorded with his band the Revolution. 1999's critical and commercial success propelled Prince to a place in the public psyche and marked the beginning of two years of heightened fame via his following releases.

 

[rockaction]

145 (tie). Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction (166 points)

@MAC_32 #12
@BrutalPenguin Penguin #25
@Juxtatarot #39
@Rand al Thor #47
@higgins #68
Jeb #69

Ritual de lo Habitual (Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual") is the second studio album by the American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Dave Jerden, it was the band's final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. The album includes some of Jane's Addiction's most famous songs, such as the singles "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!".

The album proved to be a great commercial and critical success. The album broke into the top 20 on the Billboard 200, sold 500,000 units within a month of its release, and would go on to be certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as a classic of Alternative Rock, alongside its predecessor, Nothing's Shocking.

I'm overseas and will be more miss than hit the rest of the way. If someone would please add Three Days to the playlist that'd be appreciated though. Arguably my favorite song of all time. Epic.

Done. It is by far my favorite song from this album FWIW.

According to something I read in Rolling Stone a long time ago, it is the only song for which they were essentially still together as a band in the studio. They mailed all the other parts of the album to each other (or they mailed it in, one might say). They were done-zo even though they toured off of it. I saw them on that tour and they were incredible the night I saw them. Just incendiary. Everything was on fire. Navarro's guitar. Perry's voice and banter with the crowd. The encore was a bunch of mic'd up water coolers they banged the hell out of while doing "Chip Away."

Up from the catacombs
I ran into the angel again
He took the high road
And I took the low road
We both wore dirty faces

Unreal.

 

[Juxtatarot]

139 (tie). Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins (172 points)

@Juxtatarot #9
@Scoresman #14
@Dan Lambskin #18

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

Tonight,Tonight for the playlist please.

 

[Yo Mama]

Mellon Collie and 1999 both in my top 100, but missed the cut for top 70. Each artist is represented elsewhere much higher on my list.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

139 (tie). Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins (172 points)

@Juxtatarot #9
@Scoresman #14
@Dan Lambskin #18

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

Tonight,Tonight for the playlist please.

Done.

 

[Ilov80s]

139 (tie). 1999 – Prince (172 points)

@Ilov80s #16
@Uruk-Hai #18
@Nick Vermeil #27
@Tau837 #51

1999 is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince, released on October 27, 1982, by Warner Bros. Records. It became his first album to be recorded with his band the Revolution. 1999's critical and commercial success propelled Prince to a place in the public psyche and marked the beginning of two years of heightened fame via his following releases.

My favorite Prince album. I suspect another one will land higher.

What’s the crew think for song choice? Delirious? DSMR?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

139 (tie). Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins (172 points)

@Juxtatarot #9
@Scoresman #14
@Dan Lambskin #18

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

Tonight,Tonight for the playlist please.

Aw man that’s probably my least favorite song from that album

I played that album a ton in high school though, probably haven’t done a full listen since then. Might have to block out a few hours and listen to it all the way through soon

 

[Dr. Octopus]

136 (tie). Ride the Lightning – Metallica (173 points)

@Dan Lambskin #3
@Mt. Man #12
@Tau837 #42
@jwb #54

Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on a concept by the band, depicts an electric chair being struck by lightning flowing from the band logo. The title was taken from a passage in Stephen King's novel The Stand, in which a character uses the phrase to refer to execution by electric chair.

 

[Scoresman]

139 (tie). Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – The Smashing Pumpkins (172 points)

@Juxtatarot #9
@Scoresman #14
@Dan Lambskin #18

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album and first double album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on October 23, 1995, in the United Kingdom and on October 24 in the United States by Virgin Records. It was produced by the singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, alongside the producers Flood and Alan Moulder. The 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and a triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal.

Tonight,Tonight for the playlist please.

Aw man that’s probably my least favorite song from that album

I played that album a ton in high school though, probably haven’t done a full listen since then. Might have to block out a few hours and listen to it all the way through soon

My vote would be Porcelina of the Vast Oceans. Maybe not a popular pick though. I like Tonight, Tonight but it suffers from overplaying.