Fair point . . . but look on the bright side . . . one day you to will be an old fart.
RedCafe's Top 50 Albums
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Fair point . . . but look on the bright side . . . one day you to will be an old fart.
I wouldn`t criticise anyone for including bands i dislike on their list, and MSP, Metallica, Kiss and Suede all had albums worthy of a place in anyone`s top 50 - it`s just that the albums you chose were nowhere near their best efforts. If the Kiss compo is the only album you have i would suggest Alive II and Dressed to Kill as their best offerings. Dog Man Star pisses all over Coming Up, and i found all MSP`s efforts after Richie left to be patchy at best. Props for Vitalogy however, very underrated album - Pearl Jam`s best imo.
I think I'm the only one so far who has included a female artist in their list...two in fact...Kate Bush and the awesome Aretha Franklin.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Who else then Franco?
Bjork's in mine
PJ Harvey is in mine.
Apologies, mate...passed me by.
But only three from all these lists so far...
But only three from all these lists so far...
Okay...four!
No one likes a smart-arse do they!
No one likes a smart-arse do they!
Cheers Nearco,
I am sure you are right about all your points, so I owe explanations
Metallicas black album is the only one of theirs I like. Sure they have some great songs on their other albums. The Black Album did however have an impact on my life. It was one of those I sat listening to hours on end with my headphones in my parents basement. Hours and hours of rewinding. Just as I did with "Smashes, Thrashes & Hits", and its at least 10 years since music had such an impact on me as back then.
Suede's "Coming Up" was during a special time in my life. I had just quit school a year and a half early, and had my first job in a fish factory. We had one hour long break every day, and I used to run home to listen to that album. Its all very nostalgic
I don't have any excuse for MSP... it was my first acquaintance with MSP and I listened to it a huge lot.
No reaction to my two Nik Kershaw additions? Has anyone of you heard those two?
I don't think she has done anything worth mentioning since Sugarcubes... but I guess she is one of those you either love or hate.
Lauren Hill in mine
Portishead - Female vocalist
Cocteau Twins - Female vocalist
Cheers Nearco,
I am sure you are right about all your points, so I owe explanations
Metallicas black album is the only one of theirs I like. Sure they have some great songs on their other albums. The Black Album did however have an impact on my life. It was one of those I sat listening to hours on end with my headphones in my parents basement. Hours and hours of rewinding. Just as I did with "Smashes, Thrashes & Hits", and its at least 10 years since music had such an impact on me as back then.
Suede's "Coming Up" was during a special time in my life. I had just quit school a year and a half early, and had my first job in a fish factory. We had one hour long break every day, and I used to run home to listen to that album. Its all very nostalgic
I don't have any excuse for MSP... it was my first acquaintance with MSP and I listened to it a huge lot.
No reaction to my two Nik Kershaw additions? Has anyone of you heard those two?
Holy feck
you put him in your list too? Didn't notice that one.Thank god your list isn't being used.
I'm actually thinking of having Joni Mitchell in my list. Nothing put on paper yet though.
Lauren Hill in mine
Portishead - Female vocalist
Cocteau Twins - Female vocalist
Okay I'll give you Lauren Hill, mainly because she is er...a female artist
On the basis of having female vocalsits I suppose I could then include Massive Attack's Blue Lines...not quite the same thing, though
Why did I ever start this?
Okay I'll give you Lauren Hill, mainly because she is er...a female artist
On the basis of having female vocalsits I suppose I could then include Massive Attack's Blue Lines...not quite the same thing, though
Why did I ever start this?
Now that is being picky, if Portishead were called Beth Gibbons, or the Cocteau Twins went under the name of Liz Fraser would you then class them as artists? (by the way both these have done solo albums)
Now that is being picky, if Portishead were called Beth Gibbons, or the Cocteau Twins went under the name of Liz Fraser would you then class them as artists? (by the way both these have done solo albums)
Well obviously yes...but they ain't!
But you ahve to agree that the vast majority of lists are heavily male-dominated...just like the music industry, I suppose. That would probably explain a lot.
I think if this were a list of my top 50 songs, then probably more female artists would be represented.
Well obviously yes...but they ain't!
But you ahve to agree that the vast majority of lists are heavily male-dominated...just like the music industry, I suppose. That would probably explain a lot.
I think if this were a list of my top 50 songs, then probably more female artists would be represented.
We're arguing over a name then, that's all.
Anyway, it is a male dominated world, and on the whole the best bands do tend to have male singers (although again it's all personal taste) a bit like the world of comedy stand up too.
Not sure about the individual songs bit, maybe I'd have one or two more in there but I can't think of many that would get in above male bands/singers.
Do us all a solid and feck off!
not yet mate, will be later today. will let you know
What the fcuk is the average age of the panel??
How can you leave out Music in The Key of Life by Stevie Wonder, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac or A Night At The Opera by Queen?
Three of the best albums ever made.
I prefer Day at the Races to Night at the Opera - give me Somebody to Love ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody any day
Bjork ...
She's in mine when I eventually finish it
Not even sure why you are still posting in here to be honest, if all you've got to contribute is "feck off" please stay out of my thread.
Thankyou.
Ok, what should I listen to now?
Inspire me.
Inspire me.
Not a Smiths fan, not saying they are crap, it's just that his voice grates on me to the point I want tear off my own ears. Shame really, the songs are great.
Nomes, couldn't get the Banco De Gaia album you were on about so I'm d/loading one called 'You Are Here' instead
RedNome if you like late 70s early 80s post-punk/new-wave stuff, you should check out the album Real Life by Magazine.
The only great At the Drive-In album is 'Relationship of Command'. 'In/Casino/Out' has its moments, but the vocals are pretty poor at times on it. Relationship of Command rules tho - and if you like that, check out the Mars Volta. Completely different, but has it's the singer and guitarist from ATD-I. They took a lot of acid in between the two bands, and ended up with a prog-punk-salsa thing going on. Can't really describe it, but it's great