Norn Iron Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Ok, I've got one that I think has ALL excellent tracks, although it is a very short album... The Shins - Oh, Inverted World Superb album You would have to choose an album I've never heard of! Roads Circle The Globe is far better than Nihilon. I think that whilst Generals And Majors (which has to be played at 11) is on Black Sea, Drums and Wires wins by a nose. If there was one original album art cover I could own, it would be this one or the Selling England painting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Norn Iron said: You would have to choose an album I've never heard of! Roads Circle The Globe is far better than Nihilon. I think that whilst Generals And Majors (which has to be played at 11) is on Black Sea, Drums and Wires wins by a nose. If there was one original album art cover I could own, it would be this one or the Selling England painting! So many memories of that record... it's ******* brilliant, it really is. Great cover, like you say too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: Sometimes I have found that a track on an album that I never used to like, starts to become one i really like. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos) - Sheer Heart Attack. never used to like it, now i LOVE it. There is no duff track on SHA. Just heard it again on YT. Astonishing track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 10/05/2020 at 20:37, AppyDAZE said: So many memories of that record... it's ******* brilliant, it really is. Great cover, like you say too One of my top five Genesis albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, AshtonGreat said: One of my top five Genesis albums Going off to Youtube for a listen. There is some serious musicianship on that album... Remember too, that these guys were in their early twenties when they made this. Definitely on my desert island albums list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoc Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Great thread. Primal Scream - Screamadelica Bunnymen - Ocean Rain PJ Harvey - Stories from the City The Kills - Keep on your mean side Joy Division - Closer Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands The Fall - creative distortion 1+2 The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Brian Jonestown Massacre Arcade Fire - The Suburbs The Cure 17 seconds Wasn't space for The essential Andy Williams but he came close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere In Between Featurecast - Run For Cover The Specials - The Specials Jurassic 5 - Quality Control POS - We Don't Even Live Here Green Day - Dookie Koan Sound - Polychrome Ed Solo & Skool Of Thought - Random Acts Of Kindness The Nextmen & Gentlemen's Dub Club - Pound For Pound Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution Krafty Kuts & Chali 2na - The Adventures Of A Reluctant Superhero Ok might be 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, reddoc said: Great thread. Primal Scream - Screamadelica Bunnymen - Ocean Rain PJ Harvey - Stories from the City The Kills - Keep on your mean side Joy Division - Closer Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands The Fall - creative distortion 1+2 The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Brian Jonestown Massacre Arcade Fire - The Suburbs The Cure 17 seconds Wasn't space for The essential Andy Williams but he came close Ocean Rain rather than Crocodiles? Closer rather than Unknown Pleasures? Darklands rather than Psycho Candy? The Suburbs rather than Neon Bible? 17 Seconds rather than Head On The Door? This close to offering you outside..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoc Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Ocean Rain rather than Crocodiles? Closer rather than Unknown Pleasures? Darklands rather than Psycho Candy? The Suburbs rather than Neon Bible? 17 Seconds rather than Head On The Door? This close to offering you outside..... First four I almost agree with, 17 secs or Pornography for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardy Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Really tricky to pick 10, most Pink Floyd albums need to be considered. My few picks - Pink Floyd - Animals (why hasnt anyone mentioned this one?) Radiohead - In Rainbows Bob Marley - Legend Pink Floyd - The Final Cut Oasis - Definitely Maybe Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals Tricky - Ununiform Gravediggaz - Six feet deep Prodigy - Experience The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Steely Dan - Aja Steely Dan - The Royal Scam Led Zeppelin I Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin - Presence Santana - Abraxas The Who - My Generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 I am loving this thread, and did my list earlier but, as many have pointed out, their are so many great albums that mean so much to us that it is almost impossible to list a top 10 without leaving out about 200 other serious contenders. What I have done here is made a list of some of my absolute favourite albums that have (as far as I can see) not yet received a mention on this thread. So, in no particular order:- Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road deserves a shout as well. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream Seal - 1st 2 Albums, cannot separate them. REM - Automatic for the People Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way Kate Bush - Never For Ever Joni Mitchell - Blue Beatles - Rubber Soul 10cc - Sheet Music Brian Wilson presents Smile Norah Jones - Come Away With Me John Lennon and The Plastic Ono Band, eponymous album - the one with "Mother" and "Working Class Hero", with Imagine being a good shout as well. Love - Forever Changes Grace Slick, Paul Kantner and David Freiberg - Barron Von Tollbuth and The Chrome Nun. Billy Joel - The Stranger I will stop there, as otherwise I will end up listing all my albums. Just another observation, when adding the Elton John album, noticed that, for such a huge artist with an incredible back catalogue of albums EJ has hardly been mentioned, same goes for Fleetwood Mac, not even a mention of Rumours, which is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. And no mention, as far as I can see, of the original soundtracks for Saturday Night Fever, Grease or The Sound of Music, which were all mega sellers (as well as being iconic films) in their time. I think I actually enjoy discussing music more than football!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markman Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Hard to add many to those already posted - couple of gaps though The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band H to He Who am the only One - Van der Graaf Generator Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair and his Shuffling Hungarians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Motown Chartbusters Nos 1-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Markman said: Hard to add many to those already posted - couple of gaps though The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band H to He Who am the only One - Van der Graaf Generator Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair and his Shuffling Hungarians Definitely their best, in my opinion. Cracking album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isawjonshaw Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 The Peddlers - Suite London Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On? Santana - 3 Canned Heat - Living the Blues Fishbone - Truth and Soul Creedance Clearwater Revival - Creedance Clearwater Revival Don Blackman - Don Blackman Roxy Music - Roxy Music Terry Callier - The New Folk Sound Sorry, I was never going to be able to stick to 10!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 11 hours ago, Markman said: Hard to add many to those already posted - couple of gaps though The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band H to He Who am the only One - Van der Graaf Generator Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Professor Longhair and his Shuffling Hungarians On the preceding album I know., but sod it.. let's have some VdGG The first ever Goths in rock music... true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markman Posted May 16, 2020 Report Share Posted May 16, 2020 Many people simply do not get VDGG - I think they are superb although I am struggling with the latest album My plans to see them in Bath were scuppered by C-19 - hopefully rearranged Great post thanks - here is one for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 16/05/2020 at 13:55, Markman said: Many people simply do not get VDGG - I think they are superb although I am struggling with the latest album My plans to see them in Bath were scuppered by C-19 - hopefully rearranged Great post thanks - here is one for everyone And they said high pointy hats would never catch on ... Planet Gong best listened to under the influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 09/05/2020 at 02:15, New Dazzler said: This is a great thread. I keep getting requests on my Facebook account to share my top 7 albums and post the covers one day at a time and nominate another FB friend to do the same, but never take the nomination up as 1) my laptop is a bit knackered after I spilt a can of Tyskie over it so I have trouble pasting album covers on FB and 2) I can't be arsed to put pressure on someone else who doesn't really want to do it either! Anyway here's my 10 and, of course this will vary from day to day depending on mood etc. Would say that the top 5 will always be in the top 10 whatever my mood.. One rule I have stipulated for my own list is different artists for each selection. 1 - Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 2 - Beatles - Revolver 3 - Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid 4 - Joni Mitchell- Hejira 5 - Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing At Baxter's 6 - Velvet Underground and Nico - Andy Warhol Banana Cover (otherwise known as Velvet Underground and Nico!) 7 - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars 8 - U2- The Unforgettable Fire 9 - The Who - Who's Next 10 - Stevie Wonder - Talking Book Well that saved me bothering, I’d probably switch out Jefferson Airplane for Suede’s ‘Dog Man Star’ and The Who for ‘His and Hers’ by Pulp. That’s just because those two albums defined my era. I could not live in a world without Pet Sounds, Bowie and Velvet Underground and Nico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, RumRed said: Well that saved me bothering, I’d probably switch out Jefferson Airplane for Suede’s ‘Dog Man Star’ and The Who for ‘His and Hers’ by Pulp. That’s just because those two albums defined my era. I could not live in a world without Pet Sounds, Bowie and Velvet Underground and Nico. I ordered Pet Sounds on vinyl the other day. Looking forward to it arriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: I ordered Pet Sounds on vinyl the other day. Looking forward to it arriving. I haven’t a decent deck anymore, so stuck with digital. V. Jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, RumRed said: I haven’t a decent deck anymore, so stuck with digital. V. Jealous! My wife bought me a new deck, amp and speakers at Christmas last year. Has breathed life into a vinyl collection held in storage for over 2 decades. Managed to find a NAD cassette deck on ebay that has done the same thing with my bootleg tape collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: My wife bought me a new deck, amp and speakers at Christmas last year. Has breathed life into a vinyl collection held in storage for over 2 decades. Managed to find a NAD cassette deck on ebay that has done the same thing with my bootleg tape collection. Did plenty of research on how to clean vinyl especially if it hasn't been played in years! My no1 choice now is a few drops of Fairy Liquid, a very soft paint brush (2 inches width) and plenty of running water. A very soft cloth to pat dry et voila! I'll gladly send you a video I made how to do it which also has a before and after test! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Thinking about it, let's chuck in a bit of Derek & Clive for some variety :laugh: Ad Nauseam, will do for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, RumRed said: I haven’t a decent deck anymore, so stuck with digital. V. Jealous! I ordered a copy the other week but God only knows when it will turn up. I'm Waiting For The Day when it arrives and Wouldn't It Be Nice if it was Here Today. I rang the delivery company for an update as I know There's An Answer but my patience is wearing thin and although I appreciate things are difficult just now I Just Wasn't Made for These Times. In my frustration I turned to Mrs Downend and asked her " You Still Believe in Me?". She replied " Don't Talk - Put Your Head on my Shoulder and when all this is over Let's Go Away for a While. I can't be having all that lovely dovey stuff - That's Not Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Leigh of Somerset Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 RumRed: I could not live in a world without Pet Sounds, Bowie and Velvet Underground and Nico. OTIK: I ordered Pet Sounds on vinyl the other day. Looking forward to it arriving downendcity: I ordered a copy the other week but God only knows when it will turn up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 37 minutes ago, Sir Leigh of Somerset said: RumRed: I could not live in a world without Pet Sounds, Bowie and Velvet Underground and Nico. OTIK: I ordered Pet Sounds on vinyl the other day. Looking forward to it arriving downendcity: I ordered a copy the other week but God only knows when it will turn up.. Wouldn't it be nice if he's received it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 22 hours ago, AppyDAZE said: Thinking about it, let's chuck in a bit of Derek & Clive for some variety :laugh: Ad Nauseam, will do for me. Some bloke come up to me ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted May 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Some bloke come up to me ..... That horse race commentary track is one of the funniest things i have ever heard. Was it called Wiggins or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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