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2159. 279. Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead / 1970 / 460 KEP (173), StevieFan (403) and ChrisK (936). 69th best album of all time per discovermusic in 2022. Song I enjoy from this album include: Uncle John's Band (1640); Casey Jones (hjg-2570), and High Time (hjg-7029). I need to listen to Easy Win...

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219. 602. Tame Impala - Currents / 2015 / 295 Lagunin (#8), digitiser (#19), Arsalan (#34), mileswide (#65), It's a despairing, open-ended psych-disco hybrid whose closest modern analog is Daft Punk's *Random Access Memories—a record that cast disco, yacht rock, and dance pop as shared founts of old...

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1141. 1474. M83 / Hurry Up, We're Dreaming / 2011 / 764 acroamor (54), Edre Depeche Head (188), Chris K (288), andy1010 (386) I found the following songs to be enjoyable: Midnight City (128), OK Pal (hjg-6165), Reunion (hjg-10654), Steve McQueen (hjg-bu), Wait (hjg-bu). Perhaps one or more of the ab...

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4110. 555. Foo Fighters One by One / 2002 / bu M24 (335), FrankLotion (937), From AllMusic: One by One is the most accomplished album Foo Fighters have made, which isn't necessarily the same as the best. Picking up the clean, focused sound and attitude of There Is Nothing Left to Lose, One by One is...

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669. Scott Walker – My Death (1967) 10/10 My take on this song so far is not as positive as it probably should be. Perhaps if Honorio would please describe what it is about this song that makes it so "perfect" I likely would improve my take on the song - because Honorio is exceptionally g...

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2144. 231. Queen - A Day At the Races / 1976 / 1823 marc (353), Akhenaten (459), stone37 (509), bonnielaurel (646). In every sense, A Day at the Races is an unapologetic sequel to A Night at the Opera, the 1975 breakthrough that established Queen as rock & roll royalty. The band never attempts t...

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213. 421. Beach House - Bloom / 2012 / 891 digitiser (1), styrofoamboots (14), StevieFan13 (49), MeiWenjiu (60), arsalan (98) Beach House make synth-pop like they're the chef in charge of the cake for a royal wedding. They go epic and elaborate, impressive and meticulously labored over. The ingredie...

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1. Kenneth Dowley / Hallelujah Chorus 1991 2. Lansky Theater Orchestra / March 1986 3. Bonn Classical Philharmonic / Trepak (Russian Dance) 4. London Symphony Orhestra / Waltz of the Flowers 5. Mariah Carey / All I Want for Christmas Is You 1994 6. Nat King Cole / The Christmas Song 1946 7. Bing Cro...

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1140. 219. The Original London Concept Recording - Jesus Christ Superstar / 1970 /1888 Brad (78), SL3 (176), Jesus Christ Superstar started life as a most improbable concept album from an equally unlikely label, Decca Records, which had not, until then, been widely known for groundbreaking musical e...

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Re: Luck of the Draw, I wasn’t asked, and I’m not the best person to ask (though I think the 3 singles were classics), but you could try the title track or “One Part Be My Lover.” Thanks to Live In Phoenix for the recommendation. I enjoyed One Part Be My Lover substantially more than Good Man, Good...

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2135. 1041. Adele / 30 / 2021 / NR MeiWenjiu (95), M24 (467), andyd1010 (644), Frank Lotion (758). I recommend the following songs from the 30 album: Easy on Me (hjg-6215), Oh My God (hjg-8856), I Drink Wine (hjg-9056). Hopefully, the three fans listed above can provide us with some suggestions abou...

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4098. 925. Squeeze - Cool for Cats / 1979 /BU SL3 (373), Akhenaten (486), I have enjoyed the following songs from the album: Up the Junction (1649), Cool for Cats (bu), Goodbye Girl (hjg-9362), Slap and Tickle (hjg-bu) I would appreciate it if SL3 or Akhenaten would let us know which songs from the ...

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To be honest, I'd just tell you to listen to the albums completely, because that's what I was ranking - complete albums. A great album is one that you feel you gain something from as a total experience, not just any song in a vacuum. Still, my favorite song on Maggot Brain after the title track is ...

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211. 1417. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain / 1971 / 462 sonofsamiam (9), panam (17), Rob (42), Jirin (85) I am already a fan of Maggot Brain which is my 3074th favorite song of all time. I plan to listen again to the following songs: Can You Get to That; You and Your Folks; Me and My Folks; Super Stupid H...

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2059. / Built to Spill / There Is No Enemy / 2009 / BU Brad (74), Nassim (398), DaveC (721). Perhaps Brad, Nassim and Dave can provide additional song recommendations. Love this album. "Tomorrow" is my #4 all-time favorite song. I am also impressed with Tomorrow. The song includes a nice ...

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2112. Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again / 2012 / BU bonnielaurel (124), marc (304), nicolas (467) I plan to check out the following songs from this album: Home Again, I'm Getting Ready, I'll Get Along, Bones, Tell Me a Tale I would greatly appreciate it if any of the above-listed fans would provide me w...

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Thanks to DaveC for his song recommendations: I enjoyed both Leaf and Stream and Warrior, preferring Leaf and Stream between the two. I took your advice and listened again to the last 2 minutes of Throw Down the Sword and immediately improved my rating of the song. The guitar play in those last two ...

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Thanks for the song suggestions Nassim. I need to listen to Seven Swans and the Transfiguration a few more times to see if they become more enjoyable for me. On first listen they seem rather soft and heart-felt. Stevens' vocals are alluring as always but I prefer them when they a bit less quivering....

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4086. 526. Bonnie Raitt / Luck of the Draw / 1991 / NR / 4086 / 4952 bonnielaurel (476), stone37 (580), Nick of Time not only was an artistic comeback for Bonnie Raitt; it brought her largest audience yet, so there was no reason to mess with success for its sequel, Luck of the Draw. And sequel is th...

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Thanks to Honorio for his song suggestions from Mercury Rev's "Deserter's Songs" album.

I enjoyed Tonite it Shows which was a bit slow for me. Opus 40 was pretty good for me as well.

I Collect Coins has not won me over yet.

Henry

I listened to "Begin Again" by Jessie Ware this morning and I was wondering the whole time why this was not the closing track. It feels absolutely grand, soaring and Jessie' vocals are never better. It can stand its ground against "Remember Where You Are" from her previous album...

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After starting to listen to some of the RS Top 100 I have a starting list for the year. 1) Jessie Ware / Begin Again 2) Foo Fighters / Under You 3) Jessie Ware / Pearls 4) Mile Cyrus / Flowers 5) Fall Out Boy / Love From the Other Side 6) Eslabon Armado / Ella Baila Sola 7) Thunderdat / No More Lies...

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The Who / Who's Next / Love Ain't for Keeping (my 1245th all-time fave) Pink Floyd / Dark Side of the Moon/ On the Run (1390) Stevie Wonder / Innervisions / Jesus Children of America (my 2960th all-time fave) The Beatles / Abbey Road / Her Majesty (6314) or Sun King (2460) if we don't need to includ...

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RS has published its top 100 songs of the year. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-2023-1234879541/#recipient_hashed=c1694f2240a98a104ca7fdd20840e2c5789c1c5937c4209ebd29a454d498f822&recipient_salt=91871dc7834ce82cabf767746a9f509d5f9a9d6c8d738b975fa4f51ffb8d6c57 Note tha...

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2091. 88. Don Henley - The End of the Innocence / 1989 / 2898 Bruno (590) Don Henley took some time before completing his highly anticipated third album, The End of the Innocence. Although he manages to duplicate much of the magic of his previous album, Henley has backed off of the synthesizers and ...

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McCoy Tyner was fantastic in live performances. I saw him during my freshman year in college at SUNY at Stony Brook. It was at the student union so the venue was fairly intimate (~500 attendees). I was not familiar with his music before the concert - but his performance was spellbinding. It would be...

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4080. / McCoy Tyner / Enlightenment / 1973 / 2206 Listyguy (334), Nick (460). AllMusic provides - This is one of the great McCoy Tyner recordings. The powerful, percussive, and highly influential pianist sounds quite inspired throughout his appearance at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. Azar Lawrenc...

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Another county has provided their take on the top 100 albums of 2023 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2023-1234879538/sza-sos-2-1234890220/ SZA tops the RS list. Other notables include: 2. boygenius 5. Olivia Rodrigo 15. Sufjan Stevens 18. Jessie Ware 20. Janelle Monae 23. ...

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1137. 1358. John Coltrane / Ascension / 1966 / 1297 Schüttelbirne (138), listyguy (151), sonofsamiam (168). Two editions of the recording session were released. Coltrane expressed a preference for the second released edition which was the first take. I admire the interactions between the various vir...

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2083. / Mariah Carey / Music Box / 1993 / NR bonnielaurel (33) Mariah Carey has been stung by critical charges that she's all vocal bombast and no subtlety, soul, or shading. Her solution was to make an album in which her celebrated octave-leaping voice would be downplayed and she could demonstrate ...

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4079. 347. Focus - Focus II (Moving Waves) / 1971 bu DaveC (440). The album that boosted Focus into at least semi-fame outside of continental Europe, Moving Waves blasts off with their hit single, "Hocus Pocus." Built around a killer guitar hook by Jan Akkerman and a series of solo turns b...

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1134. / Sufjan Stevens / Seven Swans / 2004 / bu Nassim (238), andy1010 (453), DaveC (521), ChrisK (555) Looks like the only single from this album was "The Dress Looks Nice on You." Hopefully, one of the above-listed fans can recommend another song from the album. The AllMusic review of t...

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I am puzzled by this kind of comments, does it mean you have it at 1157 by listening to only 2 songs ? Or are they the only 2 you like ? Or just wanting to know which songs to relisten to first ? A little splaining may be in order because I am not reviewing each album in its entirety before I make ...

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Thanks for the suggestion! I found Spiral Staircase to be enjoyable. The vocal phrasing was a bit quick for me. But, I thought the interaction between the vocals and the rhythm guitar was fun. In response to this song, I think that someone should write a song called "Kings of Leon" for the...

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207. 1157. Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs / 1998 / 363 BangJan (11), sonofsamiam (37), luvulongTIM (48), zorg (61), Romain (65), honorio (112) Lots of love for this album from the folks listed above. I placed it at 1157 and enjoy the following songs from the album: Holes (1099) and Goddess on a Hiwa...

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4077. 291. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties / 1974 / 1544 Great to see Schüttelbirne (548) join me in placing this album in his top 1000. My favorite songs from the album include: Career of Evil, Subhuman, Dominance and Submission, ME 262, Harvester of Eyes, Flaming Telepaths, and Astronomy. If Sc...

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2075. / Aldous Harding / Party / 2017 / 2403
Rob (128)

I presently plan to listen to Horizon and Imagining My Man. Hopefully, Rob can provide us with additional suggested songs from this album for our listening pleasure.

Henry

1132. 1567. The 1975 / A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships / 2018 / 2852 MeiWenjiu (59), Edre Depeche Head (77), The singles from the album include: Give Yourself a Try (), Love It If We Made It (), TooTimeTooTimeTooTime (), Sincerity is Scary (), It’s Not Living (If It's Not with You) () I en...

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4076. 1145. Kings of Leon / Youth and Young Manhood / 2003 / 1673 Nassim (357), whuntva (425) I already enjoy Molly's Chambers from this album. I was not as fond of Red Morning Light. The next two songs I plan to listen to from the album are Wasted Time and California Waiting. Any suggestions or dis...

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2067. / Unsuk Chin / 3 Concertos [Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra / Myung-Whun Chung, et al] / 2014 / NR sonofsamiam (32) The AllMusic review by James Manheim provides: This release represents something of a milestone: a performance of major, public Korean compositions by mostly Korean musicians, recor...

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203. 1256. Miles Davis / In a Silent Way / 1969 / 370 Shhh"/"Peaceful is very enjoyable for me (presently my 3838th all-time fave). But, I am not so familiar with it or the songs on the second side of this album. Geoffrey (#33) and Jackson (#34) are big fans of this album. So perhaps one (...

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1131. 24. Steely Dan - Katy Lied / 1975 / 1277 Geoffrey (217). Jazz historian Ted Gioia cited the album as an example of Steely Dan "proving that pop-rock could equally benefit from a healthy dose of jazz" during their initial tenure, which coincided with a period when rock musicians frequ...

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Thanks to Lagunin for the song suggestions.

I had already heard some of the recommended songs, but Knees Deep and Your Side were new to me and I found each of them to be enjoyable - with a slight preference for Knees Deep.

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Thanks to Nassim for the song recommendations!

I enjoyed all three songs. They all seemed like growers. Perhaps Pat will become a favorite among the three for me.

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I finally completed listening to the top 10,000 songs :-) I am so grateful to Henrik for keeping this site alive and when possible updated. My interest now grows about whether we will be graced with a 2024 update, or more likely have an update in a subsequent year. Lots to look forward to. Happy Tha...

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4066. / The Beths / Expert in a Dying Field / 2022 / NR StevieFan13 (298), Lagunin (718), andy1010 (796) I have already enjoyed Expert in a Dying Field, and Silence Is Golden from this album. My next song to check out will probably be I Want to Listen. Hopefully, StevieFan (or Lagunin or andy) can r...

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2061. / Alicia Keys / Songs in A Minor / 2001 / 1801 bonnielaurel (308) I am already familiar with Fallin' - my 8243rd favorite of all-time I'm looking forward to other song recommendations from bonnielaurel either from the other singles from the album (A Woman's Worth, How Come You Don't Call Me, a...

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1129. 651. XTC - English Settlement / 1982 / 955
listyguy (160)

I'm already a fan of the following songs from this album: Senses Working Overtime; Ball And Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Melt the Guns

Perhaps listyguy can turn me on to a few more songs.

Henry

4052. / Michael Nyman [Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Kathryn Stott, et al] / The Piano / 1993 / NR Rob (191) I wonder if any of the songs from this album have appeared in the Biggest Fan Songs thread? I plan to listen to the one single from the album "The Heart Asks Pleasure First / ...

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2059. / Built to Spill / There Is No Enemy / 2009 / BU Brad (74), Nassim (398), DaveC (721). AllMusic provides the following review of the album: Indie rock stalwarts going back to the early '90s, Built to Spill have pleased fans for years, and their first album in three years, There Is No Enemy, oc...

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