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794. Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030
Things You Can Do
Mastermind

784. Nina Simone – Wild is the Wind
Lilac Wine
Wild is the Wind
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My daily updates and score corrections are done and the world is a brighter place because of it. I also stream-lined the nonsense that is the song titles from Days of Future Passed to a more manageable form.
mileswide wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:15 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:14 pm Guess who is coming to dinner today:
Thanks, that's reminded me to include the Black Uhuru song in my list for 1979!
You're welcome! I don't know the song, but it is likely better than the Stanley Kramer film of the same title.
Romain wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:43 pm 785. David Bowie – The Next Day Where are we now? and Valentines day how Where Are We Now? can't be on the top of the critics?
The critics actually have Where Are We Know? as the top pick of the album. What you saw was the inclusion of my own votes already to save some time. I really like Where Are We Know?, but I like a couple of songs on there even more.
FrankLotion wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:21 pm Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd): I do like Free Bird a lot but it's pretty bloated and at this point is more the butt of bad jokes from Boomers and Millennials alike.
:( I mean I'm aware of this, but the song holds up beautifully for me.
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers: The lesser of their two albums from 1968 is still very good, my favorites have always been Draft Morning and Triad.
I'm not completely sure how to handle every different version of albums, but I think counting Triad as an album cut for Notorious Byrd Brothers goes a bit far, as it was only added as a bonus track 30 years later.
By the way, I enjoy your write-ups.

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Yet another 25 albums today, only two of which are by Linkin Park and two which contain a version of China Girl. We are a quarter on the way!

775. Metallica – Ride the Lightning
For Whom the Bell Tolls (2)
Fade to Black (2)

774. The Wrens – The Meadowlands
13 Months in 5 Minutes (2)
She Sends Kisses (1)

773. Iggy Pop – The Idiot
Nightclubbing (2)
China Girl (2)
Sister Midnight (1)
Baby (1)

772. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around
Hurt (2)
The Man Comes Around (2)
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (1)
I Hung My Head (1)

771. David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Let’s Dance (2)
Modern Love (2)

770. Linkin Park – Meteora
Numb (1)
Breaking the Habit (1)

769. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
Paradise by the Dashboard Light (1)
Bat Out of Hell (1)
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) (1)
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad (1)

768. Toots & the Maytalls – Funky Kingston
Pressure Drop (1)
Love Is Gonna Let Me In (1)
Funky Kingston (1)
Pomps & Pride (1)

767. Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch!
Hat and Beard (1)
Out to Lunch (1)

766. Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners (1)
Pannonica (1)

765. At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command
One Armed Scissor (1)
Sleepwalk Capsules (1)
Enfilade (1)
Quarantined (1)

764. Meat Puppets – Meet Puppets II
Plateau (2)
Aurora Borealis (1)

763. Slowdive – Slowdive
Sugar for the Pill (2)
Star Roving (2)

762. Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World
Juxtapozed with U (2)
Receptacle for the Respectable (2)
Alternate Route to Vulcan Street (2)
(Drawing) Rings Around the World (1)
Sidewalk Serfer Girl (1)

761. Etta James – At Last!
At Last (4)
A Sunday Kind of Love (3)
Trust Me (1)

760. The Strokes – Room on Fire
12:51 (1)
Reptilia (1)

759. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma
Do the Astral Plane (3)
…And the World Laughs With You (1)
Zodiac Shit (1)
Pickled! (1)
Galaxy in Janaki (1)
MmmHmm (1)

758. The Gun Club – Fire of Love [Not on Spotify, but some tracks are]
Sex Beat (2)
She’s Like Heroin to Me (2) [This one is not on Spotify]

757. Lorde – Pure Heroine
Royals (3)
Team (2)
Ribs (2)
Still Sane (1)

756. Belle and Sebastian – The Boy with the Arab Strap
The Boy with the Arab Strap (2)
Sleep the Clock Around (2)

755. The Ronettes - Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
Be My Baby (2)
Baby, I Love You (1)
Walking in the Rain (1)

754. Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It in People
Almost Crimes (2)
Cause = Time (1)
Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl (1)
Pacific Theme (1)
Looks Just Like the Sun (1)

753. Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (III)
Biko (3)
Games Without Frontiers (2)
No Self Control (2)
Family Snapshot (1)

752. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
In the End (2)
Papercut (2)
One Step Closer (1)
Crawling (1)

751. Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
So Wat’Cha Want (1)
Gratitude (1)
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Again only one album for me today.

763. Slowdive – Slowdive
Sugar for the Pill
Star Roving
The album is at once pretty consistent, but also has these two clear standouts, with perhaps Falling Ashes as a third.
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767. Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch!
Hat and Beard
Out to Lunch
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773. Iggy Pop | The Idiot

I agree with the official picks "China Girl" and "Nightclubbing".
Don't understand why Lust for Life is more acclaimed/well-liked.
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757. Lorde – Pure Heroine
Royals
Ribs
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772. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around
Hurt
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (feat. Nick Cave)

769. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)

760. The Strokes – Room on Fire
Reptilia
12:51

757. Lorde – Pure Heroine
Royals
Team

756. Belle and Sebastian – The Boy with the Arab Strap
The Boy with the Arab Strap
Sleep the Clock Around

752. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
In the End
One Step Closer
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Meteora:
1.Numb
2.Breaking the Habit
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Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory:
Crawling
Papercut
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The Wrens – The Meadowlands: 13 Months in 6 Minutes.
Slowdive – Slowdive: Sugar for the Pill, Star Roving.
Etta James – At Last!: Trust in Me, At Last.
The Gun Club – Fire of Love: She's Like Heroin to Me, Sex Beat.
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The Wrens – The Meadowlands --> so happy this made it this high
She Sends Kisses
13 Months in 6 Minutes

At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command
Sleepwalk Capsules
One Armed Scissor

Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World
Receptacle for the Respectable
Juxtapozed with U

Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma --> this is underrated by several hundred spots
Do the Astral Plane
Galaxy in Janaki

The Gun Club – Fire of Love
She's Like Heroin to Me
Sex Beat
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757. Lorde – Pure Heroine
Ribs
Still Sane

752. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
Papercut
In the End
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754. Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It in People
Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl
Almost Crimes
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Jethro Tull - Aqualung:
Aqualung
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762. Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World
- Juxtapozed With U
- Receptacle for the Respectable

755. The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
- Be My Baby
- Baby, I Love You

753. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
- Games Without Frontiers
- Biko
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hmm...
several "I didn't vote for that?" Moments in the last batch
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821. Jon Hopkins – Immunity
Open Eye Signal - Immunity (is that one pretty much a Sigur Ros song ? Yes, but it's gorgeous so it takes my vote)

806. The Avalanches – Wildflower
Because I'm Me - Subways

775. Metallica – Ride the Lightning
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Fade to Black

768. Toots & the Maytalls – Funky Kingston
If we include the US version, Pressure Drop and Love Is Gonna Let Me Down.
Otherwise : Funky Kingston and Sit Right Down

765. At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command : that one goes with Rage Against the Machine's self titled and a few others where the most acclaimed song is one of my least favorite.
Quarantined - Enfilade

764. Meat Puppets – Meet Puppets II
Plateau (I haven't listened to the album for a while so I'd need another listen to pick another song)
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Lorde - Pure Heroine
Team
Royals
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Oh boy, I seemed to have voted for a lot of albums in this section...

For Ride the Lightening, The Idiot, and Let's Dance my favorites align with the critics so I vote for For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black, Nightclubbing, China Girl, Modern Love, and Let's Dance.

Toots & the Maytals - Funky Kingston: I don't mind if we use both the original and the 1975 track list for this, personally the only song I would draw from the U.S. release is Pressure Drop but it doesn't seem right to vote for that when it came out so many years earlier. Instead, I'll vote for Funky Kingston and Pomps & Pride.

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners: One of my favorites, Brilliant Corners should stay and I'd love it if Pannonica made it into the playlist because it isn't quite as spare as the rest of the album.

Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II: My preference goes to what seem to be the two most popular tracks, the odd Plateau and the beautiful instrumental Aurora Borealis.

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World: Just noticed this is back on Spotify! This and Phantom Power were taken off the platform and stayed that way for years so it's a nice surprise. I won't be upset at all if Juxtapozed with U gets picked for the playlist but I have always loved the great two song opener in Alternate Route to Vulcan Street and Sidewalk Serfer Girl.

Etta James - At Last!: There are few songs that I can think of that is as saturated in films, shows, high school dances, weddings, etc. here in the U.S. than At Last. I must've listened to it hundreds of times but every time I hear it it elevates the moment. Close second for me is A Sunday Kind of Love.

Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma: Gonna have to agree with Jackson, this was way too far down the list. Nothing sounded like Pickled! when it came out and it's still a good showcase for a lot of Flying Lotus' hallmarks (frantic breakbeat, prominent bass line from Thundercat, etc.). Do the Astral Plane sounds incredible live if you ever see him in concert but I still find myself getting just as wrapped up in it when I listen on my headphones.

The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes: Well this one's pretty easy, is there actually anyone that doesn't like Be My Baby? I've always been partial to Walking in the Rain so that gets my second vote.

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People: I was happy to see this show up on the list, Cause = Time should stay and fan-favorite Pacific Theme should be added.

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III, Melt): This was a pretty tough sell for me after growing up on So but I've come around to it in a big way in recent years. I like No Self Control and of course Games Without Frontiers.

Beastie Boys - Check Your Head: I think So What'Cha Want might be the only time the Beasties ever sounded close to "badass" but they really nailed it with that heavy beat and energy they bring. I don't really have a firm second choice but I always liked Gratitude which stands as a good punk rock track.
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753. Peter Gabriel – Peter Gabriel (III)

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Rob, can I vote just for 1 song or it has to be always for 2?
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panam wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2020 1:46 pm Rob, can I vote just for 1 song or it has to be always for 2?
Yes, you can vote for only 1 song if you want. Some others do that every now and then.
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Er, I can't post the updates to votes, not can I reply to anyone immediately, because the editor has become... weird. I don't know if it just here or everywhere? The forum looks slighty different too. I can only post in the main box below, so I use this to post the 25 albums for today. I'll get back with the rest when the problem is solved.

750. Low – I Could Live in Hope
Lullaby (2)
Down (2)
Words (1)
Lazy (1)

749. The Black Keys – Brothers
Tighten Up (3)
Everlasting Light (3)
Ten Cent Pistol (1)
Howlin’ for You (1)
These Days (1)
The Only One (1)

748. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
Pride (In the Name of Love) (2)
Bad (1)
The Unforgettable Fire (1)

747. Sparks – Kimono My House
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us (5)
Amateur Hour (4)
Thank God It’s Not Christmas (1)

746. Journey – Escape
Don’t Stop Believin’ (O)
Open Arms (O)

745. PJ Harvey – Is This Desire?
A Perfect Day Elise (1)
Angelene (1)
The Garden (1)

744. Four Tet – Rounds
My Angel Rocks Back and Forth (2)
She Moves She (2)
Hands (2)
Unspoken (1)
As Serious As Your Life (1)

743. Fugazi – Repeater
Merchandise (3)
Turnover (3)
Repeater (1)
Sieve-Fisted Find (1)
Blueprint (1)
Shut the Door (1)

742. Elastica – Elastica [Not on Spotify]
Stutter (1)
All-Nighter (1)

741. Fishmans - Long Season
Long Season (2)
This album consists out of only one track.

740. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
33 “GOD” (2)
22 (OVER S∞∞N) (1)
00000 Million (1)
8 Circle (1)
29 #Strafford APTS (1)

739. The Jacksons – Destiny
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) (O)
Blame It on the Boogie (O)

738. Disco Inferno – D. I. Go Pop
Footprints in the Snow (3)
Starbound: All Burnt Out & Nowhere to Go (2)
A Whole World Ahead (2)
New Clothes for the New World (1)

737. Tom Waits – Closing Time
Martha (1)
I Hope I Don’t Fall in Love With You (1)

736. Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings
My Funny Valentine (1)
I Fall in Love Too Easily (1)

735. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
Massive Nights (1)
You Can Make Him Like You (1)

734. Galaxy 500 – On Fire
Blue Thunder (1)
Strange (1)

733. Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
The Rockafeller Skank (3)
Right Here, Right Now (2)
Soul Surfing (1)
Gangster Trippin (1)
Praise You (1)

732. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3
Legend Has It (4)
Talk to Me (1)
Down (1)
Everybody Stay Calm (1)
A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters (1)
Don’t Get Captured (1)
Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost) (1)

731. Roxy Music – Country Life
The Thrill of It All (1)
Out of the Blue (1)

730. Swans – Children of God
New Mind (2)
Children of God (2)
Beautiful Child (1)
Trust Me (1)

729. Gorillaz – Gorillaz
Clint Eastwood (1)
Tomorrow Comes Today (1)

728. Neu! – Neu!
Hallogallo (2)
Negativland (2)

727. Paul Simon – Paul Simon
Mother and Child Reunion (O)
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (O)

726. The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday
So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (3)
My Back Pages (3)
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747. Sparks – Kimono My House

This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Thank God It's Not Christmas

738. Disco Inferno – D. I. Go Pop

Footprints in Snow
Starbound: All Burnt Out & Nowhere to Go
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Maybe this isn't the place, but is anyone else's forum acting really strange?
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740. Bon Iver | 22, A Million
00000 Million
33 "GOD"

I just had to check to make sure I voted for Neu!, but apparently I didn't. Shame on me.
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Agreed on the forum acting weird!

744. Four Tet – Rounds
As Serious As Your Life
She Moves She

743. Fugazi – Repeater
Sieve-Fisted Find
Turnover

738. Disco Inferno – D. I. Go Pop
Footprints in Snow
Starbound: All Burnt Out and Nowhere to Go

730. Swans – Children of God
Beautiful Child
New Mind
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749. The Black Keys – Brothers
Everlasting Light
Howlin' for You

741. Fishmans - Long Season
Long Season

740. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
8 (circle)
22 (OVER S∞∞N)

726. The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday
My Back Pages
So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
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735. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
Massive Nights
You Can Make Him Like You

732. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3
Legend Has It
Everybody Stay Calm
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Low – I Could Live in Hope: Lullaby; Down.
Sparks – Kimono My House: This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us; Amateur Hour.
PJ Harvey – Is This Desire?: The Garden.
Galaxy 500 – On Fire: Strange.
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744. Four Tet – Rounds : She Moves Me - My Angel Rocks Back and Forth

743. Fugazi – Repeater : Merchandise - Blueprint

734. Galaxy 500 – On Fire : Blue Thunder

733. Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby : Right Here, Right Now - Soul Surfing

732. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 3 : Talk to Me - A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters (you can never go wrong with the closing track on an El-P album !)
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Rob wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:44 pm
andyd1010 wrote: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:07 pm Well Rob, Funeral is back in there. It was difficult not to vote for Scott Street and You Missed My Heart though.
Yay! I came close to voting You Missed My Heart over Motion Sickness too.
In fact I'd like to substitute Scott Street in for Motion Sickness.
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736. Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
- My Funny Valentine
- I Fall in Love Too Easily

726. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday
- My Back Pages
- So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
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American IV: The Man Comes around & I Hung My Head
Cosmogramma: Do the Astral Plane & Zodiac Shit
You Forgot It in People: Christ, for an album I've only got to know fairly recently, my favourites have already changed so much but I'm feeling Almost Crimes - Radio Kills Remix & Looks Just like the Sun this week
Repeater: Merchandise, it keeps us alive! Shut the Door too
D.I. Go Pop: New Clothes for the New World & A Whole World Ahead
RTJ3: Legend Has It & Don't Get Captured
All I got inside is vacancy!
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With the site having been down for two days I haven't been able to update anything. I'll get back on it tomorrow.
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The Black Keys - Brothers: I feel like the first and last tracks, Everlasting Light and These Days, are excellent and do a great job encapsulating the different styles of the album.

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire: Pride (In the Name of Love) is a must, Bad has always been a favorite of mine.

Four Tet - Rounds: During the first leg of Hands I probably would have thought it was an actual band playing if I didn't know who Four Tet was, it sounds so alive with a swirl of different instruments and then organically introduces more synthetic sounds to the mix, it's his best song in my opinion. Unspoken has a similarly kaleidoscopic approach but extended to an epic 9-minute length.

Fugazi - Repeater: I was disappointed their 13 Songs collection didn't make the cut (though I could see if people don't consider it an album) but the inclusion of both The Argument and Repeater was a nice surprise! Fugazi famously had an enviably consistent level of quality to every release but Repeater's a standout, my introduction to the band was Turnover but Merchandise is the song that always comes to mind when I think of the band. Side note, I just found out that Repeater eventually became a Platinum selling album in the U.S.! Never knew this was such a hit.

Bon Iver - 22, A Million: Man, I hated this album at first, it was a hard sell to imagine the same guy who wrote minimal folk songs alone in a cabin was now basing his music on loud and sometimes abrasive electronics. However, I came to find that the deliberate abstraction of his voice and messaging of the album, and especially on 33 "God" and 29 #Strafford APTS, was actually a tremendous enhancement. Here the beautiful orchestration is further amplified while keeping the satisfying emotional heft that his previous work so openly did well. (i,i on the other hand is a step too far for me I'm afraid).

Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way, Baby: I remember The Rockefeller Skank being played a lot growing up and I'd say it's still incredibly fun today, Gangster Trippin is similarly enjoyable and the spinning plates of samples is an impressive precursor to what the Avalanches mastered a couple years later.

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3: A Christmas fucking miracle indeed! I felt a little bad taking a break from my family on Christmas morning to listen to this but at least it was worth it. Some of RTJ's albums are immediately exciting and gratifying, RTJ 3 has moments of that but it's ironic that music that can be this blunt and pummeling can be a grower. The beats knocked harder than ever but they also snuck in some welcome social commentary along with the expectedly crude braggadocio. Anyways, Legend Has It sounds amazing and has a great thought-provoking music video and Thieves! (Screamed the Ghost) is unfortunately as relevant as ever here in the U.S. as it was in 2016.

The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday: No surprises here, So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star and My Back Pages clearly stand above the rest for me.
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Rob wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:11 pm
FrankLotion wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:21 pm Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd): I do like Free Bird a lot but it's pretty bloated and at this point is more the butt of bad jokes from Boomers and Millennials alike.
:( I mean I'm aware of this, but the song holds up beautifully for me.
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers: The lesser of their two albums from 1968 is still very good, my favorites have always been Draft Morning and Triad.
I'm not completely sure how to handle every different version of albums, but I think counting Triad as an album cut for Notorious Byrd Brothers goes a bit far, as it was only added as a bonus track 30 years later.
By the way, I enjoy your write-ups.
To be clear I think Free Bird is amazing! Unfortunately I think it's just been oversaturated so much in the States that a lot of people have grown sick of it.

Also I had no idea Triad was a bonus track! I guess the CD I had must have been a deluxe version, I'll gladly settle for Change is Now instead.

P.S.: Thanks! I always liked reading your reviews and I figured if I was ever going to do any writeups for albums it might as well be for the ones I like so much that I put them on a top 1000 list.
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Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby:
Right Here, Right Now
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Last time I couldn't update all the scores on here because of the site troubles, but now everything is up to date again. The playlist too!
Nassim wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2020 8:28 am 768. Toots & the Maytalls – Funky Kingston
If we include the US version, Pressure Drop and Love Is Gonna Let Me Down.
Otherwise : Funky Kingston and Sit Right Down
To combine the US and Jamaican version of this album is rather awkward as most of the songs on both versions are different, which is odd. Still, I'm going to count both, because who knows who voted for which version in this poll?
I have decided on a rule for albums with various versions. Different versions that came out within 5 years of the original release count, otherwise I count the original release. The exception are cases where some songs are clearly mentioned as bonus tracks, as with many major pop releases nowadays.

Something completely different, but am I the only one who finds the song titles of Bon Iver's 22, A Million absolutely insufferable? I'm sure the music on it is fine, but I suddenly became very aware of the fact that the song titles have kept me from giving it a shot. It's the only album I can think of where that is the case.
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In contrast to Biggest Fan I didn't catch up with all the lost days. You just get the following 25:

725. Brian Wilson – SMiLE
Heroes and Villains (3)
Surf’s Up (2)
Wonderful (1)

724. Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi
Pruitt Igoe (1)
Vessels (1)

723. Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish
For Tomorrow (1)
Chemical World (1)
Advert (1)
Colin Zeal (1)

722. Richard & Linda Thompson – Shoot Out the Lights
Wall of Death (1)
Shoot Out the Lights (1)

721. Buzzcocks – Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Fast Cars (2)
I Don’t Mind (2)
Love Battery (2)

720. Yo La Tengo – And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
You Can Have It All (2)
Tears Are in Your Eyes (1)
Everyday (1)
Last Days of Disco (1)

719. The National – Alligator
Mr. November (4)
Secret Meeting (2)
Abel (2)
Looking for Astronauts (1)
Friend of Mine (1)

718. Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
Head Like a Hole (2)
Terrible Lie (2)
Something I Can Never Have (1)
Sin (1)

717. Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1984
Rhythm Nation (1)
Someday is Tonight (1)

716. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
Stillness is the Move (2)
Two Doves (1)
Cannibal Resource (1)

715. Randy Newman – Sail Away
Sail Away (4)
Political Science (2)
Lonely at the Top (1)

714. Suede – Dog Man Star
The Asphalt World (1)
Still Life (1)

713. Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella
Hello, It’s Me (3)
I Believe (1)
Work (1)
It Wasn’t Me (1)

712. Pavement – Wowee Zowee
Rattled by the Rush (1)
Father to a Sister of Thought (1)

711. Roxy Music – Avalon
More Than This (1)
Avalon (1)

710. Destroyer – Kaputt
Kaputt (1)
Suicide Demo for Kara Walker (1)

709. Boards of Canada – Geogaddi
Music is Math (2)
Dawn Chorus (2)

708. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Can I Kick It? (1)
Luck of Lucien (1)

707. The Beach Boys – Sunflower
All I Wanna Do (1)
Slip on Through (1)

706. Kyuss – Kyuss [Welcome to Sky Valley]
Gardenia (2)
Demon Cleaner (2)
Supa Scoopa and Might Scoop (1)
Whitewater (1)

705. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Tender Prey
The Mercy Seat (3)
Mercy (2)
Slowly Goes the Night (1)

704. Gene Clark – No Other
No Other (4)
Strength of Strings (2)
Some Misunderstanding (2)
Lady of the North (1)
Life’s Great Fool (1)

703. The Decemberists – Picaresque
16 Military Wives (2)
The Engine Driver (1)
We Both Go Down Together (1)
The Mariner’s Revenge Song (1)
Eli, the Barrow Boy (1)

702. Portishead – Portishead
Cowboys (2)
Only You (2)
Over (2)
All Mine (1)
Undenied (1)

701. Blink-182 - Enema of the State
What’s My Age Again? (3)
All the Small Things (2)
Going Away to College (1)
Adam’s Song (1)
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719. The National – Alligator
Mr. November
Secret Meeting

715. Randy Newman – Sail Away
Sail Away
Political Science

701. Blink-182 - Enema of the State
All the Small Things
What's My Age Again?
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And here my votes for the last 50:

749. The Black Keys – Brothers
Tighten Up
Ten Cent Pistol

One of those albums I could have voted for many songs, although Tighten Up is clearly my favorite. It just has an odd sense of movement that appeals to me. Ten Cent Pistol feels like a curious noir track.

743. Fugazi – Repeater
Turnover
Repeater

Turnover is one of those openers that sets the scene, but the very off-beat rhythm of Repeater is something special that hooked me to this album.

741. Fishmans - Long Season
Long Season

I know this album has only one song, but it is absolutely the best song on there!

719. The National – Alligator
Mr. November
Looking for Astronauts

Mr. November is obvious, with a rare moment where Berninger loses control. Looking for Astronauts has a strange romantic appeal to me.

713. Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella
I Believe
Hello, It’s Me

Very much an album were every piece matters to make a great whole, but I still have these two clear favorites. I Believe is a breathtaking call for revenge on the woman who shot Andy Warhol and Hello, It's Me is a heart-felt coda to the life story of Drella.

704. Gene Clark – No Other
No Other
Strength of Strings

Despite being a solo project, this album has a harmonious feeling, illustrated best by these two songs.


And yes, the one vote for Enema of the State by Acroamor has been counted already (he really voted far in advance in his first and only post; don't copy this behavior please).
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704. Gene Clark | No Other: I agree with you on this, Rob. No Other and Strength of Strings.
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714. Suede – Dog Man Star
The Asphalt World
Still Life

704. Gene Clark – No Other
Some Misunderstanding
Lady of the North
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720. Yo La Tengo – And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Everyday (the bass going up and down is gorgeous, the drums simple but powerful and I don't know what the other instrument is but it complements the mood perfectly... my 2nd favorite Yo La Tengo track) - You Can Have It All (Our Way to Fall is gorgeous too so I really won't mind if it makes the cut)

708. A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
Luck of Lucien - Can I Kick It ?

706. Kyuss – Kyuss [Welcome to Sky Valley]
Supa Scoopa and Might Scoop - Demon Cleaner (surprised that's not the most popular one on Spotify)

703. The Decemberists – Picaresque
The Engine Driver - 16 Military Wives
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715. Randy Newman – Sail Away
Sail Away
Lonely at the Top
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749. The Black Keys – Brothers
Tighten Up
The Only One
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Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi: Vessels, Pruitt Igoe.
Buzzcocks – Another Music in a Different Kitchen: I Don't Mind, Fast Cars.
The National – Alligator: Abel, Mr. November.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Tender Prey: The Mercy Seat, Mercy.
The Decemberists – Picaresque: We Both Go Down Together, The Mariner's Revenge Song. (Hard to countenance a selection from this album not including the latter song.)
Portishead – Portishead: All Mine, Undenied.
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