Music: Last Album You Listened to and Rate It II

[Gordon Lightfoot]

The two Band albums? You're missing a few, one engineered by Todd Rundgren(wasn't that your old name?) anyway, if you're not a fan that's one thing but they were well respected by their fellow musicians(see the Last Waltz) and I think they stand on their own in the history of rock and roll.

Should have been more clear. I meant the two Band albums that were discussed a few posts above mine.
That’s true I guess, they stand on their own but I feel they wouldn’t have been as big without Dylan. Either way, I like but don’t love them.

 

[Shareefruck]

They probably wouldn't be as big/popular without Dylan, I agree with that, but I wouldn't say that that's indicative of their quality. And while I have that sort of skepticism every time I start trying their stuff (because it's very straight/normal, country-ish music, which I'm typically not a fan of and would normally associate with being dull), I usually come away from listens impressed at how many of the tracks that worked for me didn't have anything to do with Dylan. I have some reservations about The Last Waltz, though. While it's a great concert film with tight performances, I'm not that into the whole "It's a sentimental/festive celebration, not an album experience, let's take turns having various friends of the band (who I have varying degrees of interest in) perform" thing.

They honestly might be the only Canadian-dominant band I can think of that I would not have reservations about calling great. Most fall flat for me.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Albums w/ Perfect Scores
8. Interstellar Space by John Coltrane

Does the drummer get any credit for this album? He is more impressive to me than Coltrane is.

 

[Shareefruck]

Does the drummer get any credit for this album? He is more impressive to me than Coltrane is.

I wouldn't argue with that.

 

[Shareefruck]

The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman - 5.0 (Favorite)
Tried this again and it completely blew me away. One of my new favorite albums.

*Tried a bunch of things again and had lots of upward movement.

5.0 (Favorites)
1. Tago Mago by Can
2. Lick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart
3. Fourth World: Possible Musics by Jon Hassell & Brian Eno
4. White Light White Heat (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
5. Selected Ambient Works II by Aphex Twin
6. Bootleg 4: Live 1966 by Bob Dylan
7. Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy by Brian Eno
8. Interstellar Space by John Coltrane
9. The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman
10. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
11. Third by Soft Machine
12. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler
13. The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel by Miles Davis Quintet
14. The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
15. Ambient 4: On Land by Brian Eno

5.0 (Masterpiece)
16. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart
17. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
18. Point of Departure by Andrew Hill
19. Outside the Dream Syndicate by Tony Conrad & Faust
20. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
21. Live at the It Club by Thelonious Monk
22. Revolver (Mono) by The Beatles
23. Three Ragas by Ravi Shankar
24. Unit Structures by Cecil Taylor
25. Atlantis by Sun Ra
26. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
27. Future Days by Can
28. Animals by Pink Floyd
29. In a Silent Way by Miles Davis
30. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
31. Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
32. Closer by Joy Division
33. In C by Terry Riley
34. The Velvet Underground (Closet Mix) by The Velvet Underground
35. Bringing it All Back Home (Mono) by Bob Dylan
36. Out to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
37. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
38. The Real McCoy by McCoy Tyner
39. Highway 61 Revisited (Mono) by Bob Dylan
41. The Beatles (Mono) by The Beatles
42. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
43. Another Green World by Brian Eno
44. After Bathing at Baxter's by Jefferson Airplane
45. Faust by Faust
46. Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
47. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
48. Fourth World 2: Dream Theory in Malaya by Jon Hassell
49. The Black Saint and Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
50. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by John Coltrane
51. Portrait in Jazz by Bill Evans Trio

4.5 (Brilliant)
52. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Giles Martin Mix) by The Beatles
53. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by Bill Evans Trio
54. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo
55. A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis
56. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
57. Safe as Milk (Mono) by Captain Beefheart
58. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
59. Marquee Moon by Television
60. Ambient 3: Days of Radiance by Brian Eno
61. Neu! by Neu!
62. John Wesley Harding (Mono) by Bob Dylan
63. E2-E4 by Manuel Gottsching
64. Twin Infinitives by Royal Trux
65. Ege Bamyasi by Can
66. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
67. We're Only in it For the Money by Frank Zappa
68. The Clash UK by The Clash
69. Loveless (2012 Alternate Mix) by My Bloody Valentine
70. Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen
71. Rubber Soul (Mono) by The Beatles
72. Tri Repetae by Autechre
73. Remain in Light by Talking Heads
74. Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Edition by Earth
75. Irrlicht by Klaus Schulze
77. Structures in Silence by Steve Roach
76. Station to Station by David Bowie
78. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Down by Public Enemy
79. Pink Flag by Wire
80. In Person at the Black Hawk Friday & Saturday Night by Miles Davis
81. Moanin' by Art Blakey
82. Live at Leeds (Original Vinyl Version) by The Who
83. Here Come the Warm Jets by Brian Eno
84. Zuckerzeit by Cluster
85. Another Side of Bob Dylan (Mono) by Bob Dylan
86. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman
87. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
88. Band of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
89. No p***yfooting by Robert Fripp & Brian Eno
90. Entertainment! by Gang of Four
91. Are You Experienced? (Mono) by Jimi Hendrix
92. The Kink Kontroversy (Mono) by The Kinks
93. Richard D. James Album by Aphex Twin
94. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Elitism for the People 1975-1978 by Pere Ubu (2015) - One of the best albums I've ever listened to. I'm not very good at expressing my thoughts about music, but everything in here converges perfectly for me. 10 out of 10.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa (1969) - Blown away here too. Willie the Pimp (with a fantastic Beefheart vocal performance) and Peaches en Regalia are my favorite tracks of this album.

Antisocialites by Alvaays (2017) A big fan of that sort of dream, lo-fi pop music and it didn't disappoint. Alvaays tend to have underwhelming lyrics on paper, but they tend to fit well with the singer's voice and the musical composition are often utterly cute, with a nice mish-mash of styles that tend to end up working very well in an accessible manner.

Revolver by The Beatles (1966) - It had been a while since I had listened to the album in full and it keeps growing on me every time I do. I still sometimes have trouble with Paul McCartney's vocals, but his songs are still great. Tommorow Never Knows will never be topped, though. This is - rather easily - the greatest track they've ever made and all my favorite Beatles songs essentially are on Revolver. Very fond of She said, She said, Taxman and Love You To.

The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 2 (1967) - Forgettable side A but kind an excellent side B and the songs tend to start like sounding a repeat of the others. Don't Worry Baby and Little Saint Nick are the stand-out tracks here.

 

[timbermen]

Jonas Hellborg Group - self title; pretty good.The Swedish bassist is a virtuoso of the instrument.First appearing on John McLaughlin's Maharishnu Orchesta and later many collaborations with the likes of Bill Laswell,Buckethead and Michael Shrive.

Shitmat - Killababylonkutz; not very good

Dj Spooky presents In A Fine Style;50,000 Volts of Trojan Records; REAL GOOD Paul D. Miller AKA Dj Spooky That Subliminal(nickname taken from W.S.Burroughs Nova Express) gets free reign of the old Trojan record label from Jamaica.Nice double album of the original DUB greats like Lee 'Scratch' Perry,King Tubby,Sly & Robbie and the hits of Trojan records.

 

[timbermen]

The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman - 5.0 (Favorite)
Tried this again and it completely blew me away. One of my new favorite albums.

*Tried a bunch of things again and had lots of upward movement.

5.0 (Favorites)
1. Tago Mago by Can
2. Lick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart
3. Fourth World: Possible Musics by Jon Hassell & Brian Eno
4. White Light White Heat (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
5. Selected Ambient Works II by Aphex Twin
6. Bootleg 4: Live 1966 by Bob Dylan
7. Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy by Brian Eno
8. Interstellar Space by John Coltrane
9. The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman
10. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
11. Third by Soft Machine
12. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler
13. The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel by Miles Davis Quintet
14. The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
15. Ambient 4: On Land by Brian Eno

5.0 (Masterpiece)
16. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart
17. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
18. Point of Departure by Andrew Hill
19. Outside the Dream Syndicate by Tony Conrad & Faust
20. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
21. Live at the It Club by Thelonious Monk
22. Revolver (Mono) by The Beatles
23. Three Ragas by Ravi Shankar
24. Unit Structures by Cecil Taylor
25. Atlantis by Sun Ra
26. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
27. Future Days by Can
28. Animals by Pink Floyd
29. In a Silent Way by Miles Davis
30. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
31. *****es Brew by Miles Davis
32. Closer by Joy Division
33. In C by Terry Riley
34. The Velvet Underground (Closet Mix) by The Velvet Underground
35. Bringing it All Back Home (Mono) by Bob Dylan
36. Out to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
37. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
38. The Real McCoy by McCoy Tyner
39. Highway 61 Revisited (Mono) by Bob Dylan
41. The Beatles (Mono) by The Beatles
42. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
43. Another Green World by Brian Eno
44. After Bathing at Baxter's by Jefferson Airplane
45. Faust by Faust
46. Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
47. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
48. Fourth World 2: Dream Theory in Malaya by Jon Hassell
49. The Black Saint and Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
50. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by John Coltrane
51. Portrait in Jazz by Bill Evans Trio

4.5 (Brilliant)
52. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Giles Martin Mix) by The Beatles
53. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by Bill Evans Trio
54. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo
55. A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis
56. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
57. Safe as Milk (Mono) by Captain Beefheart
58. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
59. Marquee Moon by Television
60. Ambient 3: Days of Radiance by Brian Eno
61. Neu! by Neu!
62. John Wesley Harding (Mono) by Bob Dylan
63. E2-E4 by Manuel Gottsching
64. Twin Infinitives by Royal Trux
65. Ege Bamyasi by Can
66. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
67. We're Only in it For the Money by Frank Zappa
68. The Clash UK by The Clash
69. Loveless (2012 Alternate Mix) by My Bloody Valentine
70. Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen
71. Rubber Soul (Mono) by The Beatles
72. Tri Repetae by Autechre
73. Remain in Light by Talking Heads
74. Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Edition by Earth
75. Irrlicht by Klaus Schulze
77. Structures in Silence by Steve Roach
76. Station to Station by David Bowie
78. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Down by Public Enemy
79. Pink Flag by Wire
80. In Person at the Black Hawk Friday & Saturday Night by Miles Davis
81. Moanin' by Art Blakey
82. Live at Leeds (Original Vinyl Version) by The Who
83. Here Come the Warm Jets by Brian Eno
84. Zuckerzeit by Cluster
85. Another Side of Bob Dylan (Mono) by Bob Dylan
86. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman
87. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
88. Band of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
89. No p***yfooting by Robert Fripp & Brian Eno
90. Entertainment! by Gang of Four
91. Are You Experienced? (Mono) by Jimi Hendrix
92. The Kink Kontroversy (Mono) by The Kinks
93. Richard D. James Album by Aphex Twin
94. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman - 5.0 (Favorite)
Tried this again and it completely blew me away. One of my new favorite albums.

*Tried a bunch of things again and had lots of upward movement.

5.0 (Favorites)
1. Tago Mago by Can
2. Lick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart
3. Fourth World: Possible Musics by Jon Hassell & Brian Eno
4. White Light White Heat (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
5. Selected Ambient Works II by Aphex Twin
6. Bootleg 4: Live 1966 by Bob Dylan
7. Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy by Brian Eno
8. Interstellar Space by John Coltrane
9. The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman
10. The Ascension by Glenn Branca
11. Third by Soft Machine
12. Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler
13. The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel by Miles Davis Quintet
14. The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
15. Ambient 4: On Land by Brian Eno

5.0 (Masterpiece)
16. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart
17. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.
18. Point of Departure by Andrew Hill
19. Outside the Dream Syndicate by Tony Conrad & Faust
20. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
21. Live at the It Club by Thelonious Monk
22. Revolver (Mono) by The Beatles
23. Three Ragas by Ravi Shankar
24. Unit Structures by Cecil Taylor
25. Atlantis by Sun Ra
26. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
27. Future Days by Can
28. Animals by Pink Floyd
29. In a Silent Way by Miles Davis
30. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
31. *****es Brew by Miles Davis
32. Closer by Joy Division
33. In C by Terry Riley
34. The Velvet Underground (Closet Mix) by The Velvet Underground
35. Bringing it All Back Home (Mono) by Bob Dylan
36. Out to Lunch by Eric Dolphy
37. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
38. The Real McCoy by McCoy Tyner
39. Highway 61 Revisited (Mono) by Bob Dylan
41. The Beatles (Mono) by The Beatles
42. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
43. Another Green World by Brian Eno
44. After Bathing at Baxter's by Jefferson Airplane
45. Faust by Faust
46. Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
47. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
48. Fourth World 2: Dream Theory in Malaya by Jon Hassell
49. The Black Saint and Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
50. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by John Coltrane
51. Portrait in Jazz by Bill Evans Trio

4.5 (Brilliant)
52. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (2017 Giles Martin Mix) by The Beatles
53. The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by Bill Evans Trio
54. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo
55. A Tribute to Jack Johnson by Miles Davis
56. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
57. Safe as Milk (Mono) by Captain Beefheart
58. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
59. Marquee Moon by Television
60. Ambient 3: Days of Radiance by Brian Eno
61. Neu! by Neu!
62. John Wesley Harding (Mono) by Bob Dylan
63. E2-E4 by Manuel Gottsching
64. Twin Infinitives by Royal Trux
65. Ege Bamyasi by Can
66. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
67. We're Only in it For the Money by Frank Zappa
68. The Clash UK by The Clash
69. Loveless (2012 Alternate Mix) by My Bloody Valentine
70. Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen
71. Rubber Soul (Mono) by The Beatles
72. Tri Repetae by Autechre
73. Remain in Light by Talking Heads
74. Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Edition by Earth
75. Irrlicht by Klaus Schulze
77. Structures in Silence by Steve Roach
76. Station to Station by David Bowie
78. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Down by Public Enemy
79. Pink Flag by Wire
80. In Person at the Black Hawk Friday & Saturday Night by Miles Davis
81. Moanin' by Art Blakey
82. Live at Leeds (Original Vinyl Version) by The Who
83. Here Come the Warm Jets by Brian Eno
84. Zuckerzeit by Cluster
85. Another Side of Bob Dylan (Mono) by Bob Dylan
86. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman
87. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
88. Band of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
89. No p***yfooting by Robert Fripp & Brian Eno
90. Entertainment! by Gang of Four
91. Are You Experienced? (Mono) by Jimi Hendrix
92. The Kink Kontroversy (Mono) by The Kinks
93. Richard D. James Album by Aphex Twin
94. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin

 

[Shareefruck]

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Elitism for the People 1975-1978 by Pere Ubu (2015) - One of the best albums I've ever listened to. I'm not very good at expressing my thoughts about music, but everything in here converges perfectly for me. 10 out of 10.

Hot Rats by Frank Zappa (1969) - Blown away here too. Willie the Pimp (with a fantastic Beefheart vocal performance) and Peaches en Regalia are my favorite tracks of this album.

Antisocialites by Alvaays (2017) A big fan of that sort of dream, lo-fi pop music and it didn't disappoint. Alvaays tend to have underwhelming lyrics on paper, but they tend to fit well with the singer's voice and the musical composition are often utterly cute, with a nice mish-mash of styles that tend to end up working very well in an accessible manner.

Revolver by The Beatles (1966) - It had been a while since I had listened to the album in full and it keeps growing on me every time I do. I still sometimes have trouble with Paul McCartney's vocals, but his songs are still great. Tommorow Never Knows will never be topped, though. This is - rather easily - the greatest track they've ever made and all my favorite Beatles songs essentially are on Revolver. Very fond of She said, She said, Taxman and Love You To.

The Best of the Beach Boys Vol. 2 (1967) - Forgettable side A but kind an excellent side B and the songs tend to start like sounding a repeat of the others. Don't Worry Baby and Little Saint Nick are the stand-out tracks here.

That trifecta of I'm Only Sleeping, She Said She Said, and Tomorrow Never Knows forever endeared me to John Lennon.

I've never heard that Pere Ubu album. Curious to try it now.

For some reason, I've always felt that Willie The Pimp felt a little out of place on that album, although great on its own.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

That trifecta of I'm Only Sleeping, She Said She Said, and Tomorrow Never Knows forever endeared me to John Lennon.

I've never tried that Pere Ubu album. Curious to try it now.

Ah crap, I forgot about I'm Only Sleeping. The vinyl my girlfriend ow s of it doesn't have it on the album. And tbat Pere Ubu album is a compilation album, by the way.

 

[timbermen]

Check out Spy vs Spy;John Zorn plays the music of Ornette Coleman.Great tribute album released in about 1990 i think.That was how i heard of Ornette Coleman,one of the most original musicians of all time.His son played drums on an album and he was only 10 and he took a lot of flack from the jazz snobs for that,i heard.Really like Roland Kirk and Sun Ra too.

 

[Shareefruck]

Check out Spy vs Spy;John Zorn plays the music of Ornette Coleman.Great tribute album released in about 1990 i think.That was how i heard of Ornette Coleman,one of the most original musicians of all time.His son played drums on an album and he was only 10 and he took a lot of flack from the jazz snobs for that,i heard.Really like Roland Kirk and Sun Ra too.

Thanks! Will do.

Ah crap, I forgot about I'm Only Sleeping. The vinyl my girlfriend ow s of it doesn't have it on the album. And tbat Pere Ubu album is a compilation album, by the way.

Oh, you were talking about the US version? You weren't kidding about not caring about song order/album flow. The difference between the US and UK Beatles albums would actually have been my go-to example for how great albums can be neutered simply by swapping around the tracks. The US version of Revolver kind of downplays the presence that Lennon had on that album a bit, with three of his five songs removed, giving him fewer than even Harrison (although not as badly as the previous albums, which mixed and matched albums with completely different sounds). The way that the three of them alternate and trade gems is actually one of my favorite things about that album (find it really charming the way you can feel the internal competition/one-ups-man-ship, almost), and always feels wrong to me when I hear McCartney (who I'm not quite as big on as others are) dominate the album instead. Not sure whether or not you'll like Doctor Robert, though.

 

[aufheben]

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth (1988) - 5/5

Sister ('87), EVOL ('86), Dirty ('92), all great records that with fantastic composition and structure, but there is something in Daydream Nation that makes it something more than just an album, that something that is bared in all masterpieces. I'm afraid to elaborate at risk of listing pretentious cliches, but: a tangible work, and materialization of rare times in life where everything just comes effortlessly together.

Edit: Ok failed at being not pretentious. Oh well.

 

[Shareefruck]

Honestly, on a side note, it seems kind of stupid to me that pretension is even something that is frowned upon and that we have to be cautious and insecure about in the first place. If something feels important to you, why the hell wouldn't you pretense the **** out of it, put it up on a pedestal and express your enthusiasm with unattainable hyperbole and praise? What a boring world it would be if we found nothing deserving of that.

The way I see it, pretension is only distasteful if someone is using it to arrogantly and disingenuously posture or feign taste that they don't genuinely have-- I can't see anything wrong with raw pretense itself when it's totally sincere, personally.

It just seems like a case where the disinterested try to bring down the interested by calling them names, and it's become so normalized that we even do it to ourselves now.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Thanks! Will do.

Oh, you were talking about the US version? You weren't kidding about not caring about song order/album flow. The difference between the US and UK Beatles albums would actually have been my go-to example for how great albums can be neutered simply by swapping around the tracks. The US version of Revolver kind of downplays the presence that Lennon had on that album a bit, with three of his five songs removed, giving him fewer than even Harrison (although not as badly as the previous albums, which mixed and matched albums with completely different sounds). The way that the three of them alternate and trade gems is actually one of my favorite things about that album (find it really charming the way you can feel the internal competition/one-ups-man-ship, almost), and always feels wrong to me when I hear McCartney (who I'm not quite as big on as others are) dominate the album instead. Not sure whether or not you'll like Doctor Robert, though.

I really don't. You explained your view well in regards to song order and album flow, but I still struggle with the concept. It's just so easy for me to detach myself from that and take it one song at a time. And I agree, off to the top of my head, on my version of Revolver, I think Lennon only has two tracks (She Said She Said and Tommorow Never Knows) but they're the 1st and 3rd best tracks of the album, with Love You To sandwiched between the two. But yeah, I'm Only Sleeping is a titanic track that should be on every version of the record, but I don't agree with the idea of the album being the four of them trading gems. Some of the McCartney tracks aren't all that, IMO. Both Lennon and Harrisson dominate here, quality-wise.

 

[Shareefruck]

I really don't. You explained your view well in regards to song order and album flow, but I still stronger with the concept. It's just so easy for me to detach myself from that and take it one song at a time. And I agree, off to the top of my head, on my version of Revolver, I think Lennon only has two tracks (She Said She Said and Tommorow Never Knows) but they're the 1st and 3rd best tracks of the album, with Love You To sandwiched between the two. But yeah, I'm Only Sleeping is a titanic track that should be on every version of the record, but I don't agree with the idea of the album being the four of them trading gems. Some of the McCartney tracks aren't all that, IMO. Both Lennon and Harrisson dominate here, quality-wise.

Oh yeah, I wasn't suggesting that I think the quality is evenly matched, I just find the way that the three take turns coming up with their own thing is part of the charm and gives it a sense of competitive comradery. I do think some of McCartney's better work is on this album, though. Even the Ringo track works for me. Nobody really holds it back.

I think I rank the output like this:

1. Lennon - Tomorrow Never Knows
2. Lennon - She Said She Said
3. Lennon - I'm Only Sleeping
4. McCartney - Here, There, and Everywhere
5. Harrison - Love You To
6. McCartney - For No One
7. McCartney - Eleanor Rigby
8. Harrison - Taxman
9. Lennon - And Your Bird Can Sing
10. McCartney - Good Day Sunshine
11. Harrison - I Want to Tell You
12. McCartney - Got to Get You Into My Life
13. Lennon - Dr. Robert
14. Ringo - Yellow Submarine

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Oh yeah, I wasn't suggesting that I think the quality is evenly matched, I just find the way that the three take turns coming up with their own thing is part of the charm and gives it a sense of competitive comradery. I do think some of McCartney's better work is on this album, though. Even the Ringo track works for me. Nobody really holds it back.

I think I rank the output like this:

1. Lennon - Tomorrow Never Knows
2. Lennon - She Said She Said
3. Lennon - I'm Only Sleeping
4. McCartney - Here, There, and Everywhere
5. Harrison - Love You To
6. McCartney - For No One
7. McCartney - Eleanor Rigby
8. Harrison - Taxman
9. Lennon - And Your Bird Can Sing
10. McCartney - Good Day Sunshine
11. Harrison - I Want to Tell You
12. McCartney - Got to Get You Into My Life
13. Lennon - Dr. Robert
14. Ringo - Yellow Submarine

I'm surprised you have Doctor Robert so low. It doesn't match up with the other Lennon tracks, but it's better than any McCartney tracks (Christ, I really don't hold the dude's voice in high regard, it ruins good composition in the same way Morrissey does). For me, out of all the tracks I truly care for on the album, this is how I'd rank them.

1. Tommorow Never Knows (an all-time top 10 track, and is galaxies ahead of anything else The Beatles/Lennon ever did)
2. Love You To
3. She Said She Said
4. I'm Only Sleeping
5. Taxman
6. Doctor Robert
7. Eleanor Rigby
8. Yellow Submarine

 

[Shareefruck]

I'm surprised you have Doctor Robert so low. It doesn't match up with the other Lennon tracks, but it's better than any McCartney tracks (Christ, I really don't hold the dude's voice in high regard, it ruins good composition in the same way Morrissey does). For me, out of all the tracks I truly care for on the album, this is how I'd rank them.

1. Tommorow Never Knows (an all-time top 10 track, and is galaxies ahead of anything else The Beatles/Lennon ever did)
2. Love You To
3. She Said She Said
4. I'm Only Sleeping
5. Taxman
6. Doctor Robert
7. Eleanor Rigby
8. Yellow Submarine

Dr. Robert has been growing on me, and I think it's great. Originally, I actually disliked it. I don't find any of the tracks on Revolver weak, though.

I don't like McCartney as much as others do, and I find that his weaker bubble-gum tracks somewhat ruin a lot of the other peak Beatles albums for me, but I'm surprised that anyone doesn't find his voice at least pleasant and enjoyable.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Dr. Robert has been growing on me, and I think it's great. Originally, I actually disliked it. I don't find any of the tracks on Revolver weak, though.

I don't like McCartney as much as others do, and I find that his weaker bubble-gum tracks somewhat ruin a lot of the other peak Beatles albums for me, but I'm surprised that anyone doesn't find his voice at least pleasant and enjoyable.

I personally find his vocals terrible. It just sounds so...smarmy. I respect his sensibilities on tracks where he's not the main guy, but as the lead artist/center of attention, I just find him so bad. Should have never had the spotlight, IMO. I find he actually ruined an all-time great performace on A Day in the Life by Lennon.

 

[Shareefruck]

I personally find his vocals terrible. It just sounds so...smarmy. I respect his sensibilities on tracks where he's not the main guy, but as the lead artist/center of attention, I just find him so bad. Should have never had the spotlight, IMO. I find he actually ruined an all-time great performace on A Day in the Life by Lennon.

Agreed on A Day in The Life (for the life of me I don't understand why that's often cited as a great example of the two of them complementing each other perfectly-- The orchestration is wonderful, but beyond that, it's all Lennon) and on preferring McCartney as the support guy rather than the principle song-writer. For me it's more about his cutesy wutsey whimsical sensibilities getting out of hand and his preference towards dramatic/theatrical ballads (there's something that really rubs me the wrong way about tracks like Let It Be and Yesterday) than his actual voice, though. I particularly like the way he sounds on Here, There, and Everywhere.

 

[Peggy]

king krule - The Ooz
best "New"/"modern" artist/album I've heard in a while


some the music I've already listened to but albums I've started from start to finish recently

metallica - kill em all
- ride the lightning

Kendrick Lamar - untitled unmastered
- good kid maad city(my favourite hip hop album)

oneohtrix point never - replica

the contortionist - clairvoyant

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Another Green World (1975) by Brian Eno - Not my first spin but it's the one I had spun the less out of Brian Eno's mid 70s three-peat. It shot up past Taking Tiger Mountain for me and Golden Hours has surpassed Burning Airlines Give You So Much More as my favorite Brian Eno song. Just a perfect, seamless record which soothes you with beautiful melodies, but never leaves you itchin and yearning for more despite it's often minimalist aesthetic. Just cradles you like you were a sleepy child. I think I've also recognized my new favorite song lyric ever, too.

'' The passage of time
Is flicking dimly up on the screen ''

Beautiful imagery.

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) by The Sex Pistols - I had never thought much of them but I decided to give this one another spin after a discussion about punk music. It really grew on me and I didn't remember the music being as tight (despite the sloppy aesthetic) as it was and Lydon's voice is a pleasure. Great manic energy too. I was surprised by the actual musicianship. Better than I've heard people give credit for previously, including me.

 

[Shareefruck]

Another Green World (1975) by Brian Eno - Not my first spin but it's the one I had spun the less out of Brian Eno's mid 70s three-peat. It shot up past Taking Tiger Mountain for me and Golden Hours has surpassed Burning Airlines Give You So Much More as my favorite Brian Eno song. Just a perfect, seamless record which soothes you with beautiful melodies, but never leaves you itchin and yearning for more despite it's often minimalist aesthetic. Just cradles you like you were a sleepy child. I think I've also recognized my new favorite song lyric ever, too.

'' The passage of time
Is flicking dimly up on the screen ''

Beautiful imagery.

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) by The Sex Pistols - I had never thought much of them but I decided to give this one another spin after a discussion about punk music. It really grew on me and I didn't remember the music being as tight (despite the sloppy aesthetic) as it was and Lydon's voice is a pleasure. Great manic energy too. I was surprised by the actual musicianship. Better than I've heard people give credit for previously, including me.

It's a masterpiece, but for some reason, Sombre Reptiles seems to single-handedly keep me from liking it as much as Taking Tiger Mountain, even though there's nothing specifically wrong with it that I can point out.

Have you heard Metal Box by Public Image Ltd? I prefer them over The Sex Pistols by a wide margin, personally. It's kind of like if Joy Division and Can had a baby, with John Lydon vocals.

 

[Shareefruck]

Tried to organize my favorite tracks and found it harder than I expected. Just ended up feeling them out honestly and discarding anything that gave me hesitation rather than using reasoning or trying to have variety/representation.

1. Krautrock | Faust IV by Faust
2. Venus in Furs | The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
3. Jupiter | Interstellar Space by John Coltrane
4. Sister Ray | White Light White Heat (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
5. Negativland | Neu! by Neu!
6. Tomorrow Never Knows | Revolver (Mono) by The Beatles
7. Lonely Woman | The Shape of Jazz to Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Slightly All the Time | Third by Soft Machine
9. One Red Rose That I Mean | Lick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart
10. Visions of Johanna | Bootleg 4: Live 1966 by Bob Dylan
11. Hallogallo | Neu! by Neu!
12. Steps | Unit Structures by Cecil Taylor
13. Atlantis | Atlantis by Sun Ra
14. Halleluhwah | Tago Mago by Can
15. Machine Gun | Band of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
16. Charm (Over 'Burundi Cloud) | Fourth World by Jon Hassell
17. 1/1 | Music For Airports by Brian Eno
18. The Ascension | The Ascension by Glenn Branca
19. Blue Monk | Live at the It Club by Thelonious Monk
20. From the Side of the Machine | Outside the Dream Syndicate by Tony Conrad & Faust
21. Dunwich Beach, Autumn 1960 | On Land by Brian Eno
22. European Son | The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
23. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) | Bringing it All Back Home (Mono) by Bob Dylan
24. Autobahn | Autobahn by Kraftwerk
25. Spirits | Spiritual Unity by Albert Ayler
26. Oh Yeah | Tago Mago by Can
27. Desolation Row | Bootleg 4: Live 1966 by Bob Dylan
28. Laughing | The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
29. Memories | 12'' Single by Public Image Ltd.
30. Spanish Key | B*tches Brew by Miles Davis
31. Return of the Son of the Monster Magnet | Freak Out! (Mono) by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
32. Pachuco Cadaver | Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart
33. Burning Airlines Give You So Much More | Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy by Brian Eno
34. Heroin | The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
35. Pinch | Ege Bamyasi by Can
36. Frankie Teardrop | Suicide by Suicide
37. All Tomorrow's Parties | The Velvet Underground & Nico (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
38. I Heard Her Call My Name | White Light White Heat (Mono) by The Velvet Underground
39. Shadowplay | Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
40. Fur Immer | Neu!2 by Neu!
41. Gloria's Step | The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings by Bill Evans Trio
42. All Along the Watchtower | John Wesley Harding (Mono) by Bob Dylan
43. Thief of Fire | Y by The Pop Group
44. Strawberry Fields Forever | 2015 Mix by The Beatles
45. E2-E4 | E2-E4 by Manuel Gottsching

 

[Spring in Fialta]

It's a masterpiece, but for some reason, Sombre Reptiles seems to single-handedly keep me from liking it as much as Taking Tiger Mountain, even though there's nothing specifically wrong with it that I can point out.

Have you heard Metal Box by Public Image Ltd? I prefer them over The Sex Pistols by a wide margin, personally. It's kind of like if Joy Division and Can had a baby, with John Lydon vocals.

I've only listened to a few tracks from them and the only one's that really blew me away were Memories and Swan Lake, with Memories I think besting any Sex Pistols songs.

And yeah, personally I don't think there's a false note on Another Green World. My favorite tracks are Golden Hours, Another Green World, St.Elmo's Fire and Sky Saw.

By the way, how the hell did Venus in Furs shoot up so high and Heroin plummet so low? I remember them being in the conpletely opposite positions when you made a ranking of VU tracks. They're my two favorites, though.