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Thrillho:
--- Quote from: runinit on 23 Jan 2009, 12:55 ---ATOM HEART MOTHER
period, no exceptions (maybe one for Ummagumma, the second disc is geniusss)
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HUH?
the_pied_piper:
--- Quote from: tuna ketchup x on 23 Jan 2009, 07:56 ---The Mountain Goats -- Tallahassee
The turning point album, this is the recording where JD straddled both his lo-fi boombox past and his full-band future. He hadn't worked out the kinks just right, but if you want an album that incorporates both phases of the Goats' history, this is the one.
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As great as this album is i don't think it beats out The Sunset Tree. I agree its a fantastic transition but The Sunset Tree surely wins on lyrical genius. I mean, it has You or Your Memory, Dilaudid, Lion's Teeth, Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod,... There isn't a single average song on that album, its everything good about the Mountain Goats in 13 tracks.
David_Dovey:
To weigh in on the Beatles debate, I would say Sgt. Peppers' is great, mostly because it is where I started, and that seemed to work.
The White Album is a big no, in my opinion. Sure it balances the pop and the experimenting well, but-
a) double albums are not good to start off with, full stop
b) A lot of the experimental things fall flat on their face. Do you really want a person's first Beatles experience to involve Revolution 9?
michaelicious:
I'd be more concerned about "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". The White Album is pretty consistent though. 27 out of the 30 songs are good, 19 of the 30 songs are brilliant, and 2 out of the 3 bad songs are the last two, so you can just close things out with a little "Cry Baby Cry".
Dazed:
Led Zeppelin — Houses of the Holy
I think this is absolutely their most complete and perfect studio album. The songs have a huge range, from beautiful and soft on The Rain Song; to the loud and popped out Dancing Days; to the dark, riff-driven proto-metal of No Quarter. Also, the riffs are great. The Ocean is still *the* classic rock riff in my opinion, and I get a huge kick out of the James Brown tribute that is The Crunge. Fantastic album, all the way through.
Yes — Close to the Edge
I could talk for hours about this album, but I'm being merciful, so I won't. Basically, this album is extremely ambitious, beautiful, fantastically complex, and technically proficient. Unlike a lot of prog rock, old and new (I'm looking at you, D, Yes' technical ability and complicated arrangements don't inhibit the beauty and harmony of their music. If you dig classic rock, prog rock, or just great music in general, you need to have this album.
Mahavishnu Orchestra — Birds of Fire
Totally instrumental, basically just 5 ludicrously talented jazz musicians getting together to play some kickass jazz-rock. Birds of Fire is tragically lacking their best song (Meeting of the Spirits imo), but it's made up for by other standouts like One Word, Miles Beyond, and Open Country Joy. Billy Cobham and John McLaughlin are absolute monsters on their instruments, some of the best all-time.
Mk, think I'm done for now. Oh, and I'll toss my vote in for Sgt. Pepper's as the Beatles album.
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