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IceCream
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 Posted - 09/23/2007 : 00:46:19
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there are very very few of these. some say that in utero is nirvana's best album. i'm not inclined to say that.
however:
Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
that might be a good choice |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 01:32:54
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PixieSteve
> Teenager of the Year <
Poland
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Posted - 09/23/2007 : 02:06:43
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pixies? not usually a newbie's favourite but many long time fans end up agreeing trompe is the best.
I like to complain |
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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
2715 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 02:33:49
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I agree. Pixies. TLM.
 an undisclosed number of visitors can't be wrong |
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Srisaket
= Cult of Ray =
Thailand
313 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 05:29:11
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Some would say 'Closer' by Joy Division.
'Abbey Road' by the Beatles as well perhaps? |
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mr.biscuitdoughhead
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1729 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 08:44:23
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quote:
Originally posted by darwin
neutral milk hotel
definitely.
I could kill you sure, but I could only make you cry with these words...
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jimmy
= Cult of Ray =
USA
876 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 15:19:12
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Sugarcubes "Stick Around for Joy"
( not counting the remix album )
my friend posted MORE NEW paintings at http://myspace.com/landspeedsong |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 18:17:58
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Toadies - Hell Below/Stars Above
- Brian |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6213 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2007 : 00:49:06
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Black Francis
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BF: Mag ik Engels spreken? |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2007 : 06:00:51
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Nirvana.
I can't think of any more right now.
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6213 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 04:53:11
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Oops, it said final album not latest. I hope that Bluefinger is not the final BF record, of course.
I take another shot: Weezer, because the band actually died in a car crash after Pinkerton. The band that released Green, Maladroit and Make Believe are imposter's.
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
675 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 07:25:34
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quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman
I take another shot: Weezer, because the band actually died in a car crash after Pinkerton. The band that released Green, Maladroit and Make Believe are imposter's.
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BF: Mag ik Engels spreken?
This explains it! I should have KNOWN!!!
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WolfManMikeLonely
= Cult of Ray =
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 20:30:49
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Does Elliott Smith count? Or is this just bands? I'm not sure if I'd consider Figure 8 or From A Basement on the Hill better or which one would officially be considered last.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
www.transposed.net |
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 20:49:25
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I agree with Abbey Road and In Utero.
The Chameleons' Strange Times would have counted if they hadn't got back together in 2000.
The Smiths' Strangeways is a viable candidate but it is highly arguable.
I can't think of any others that I'd even throw out for consideration.
Who do you think you are -- Joop Zoetemelk? |
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3111 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 20:53:16
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Wow. BLT seems to be a Smiths fan. I'm a little surprised.
 Please pardon me, for these my wrongs. |
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 22:47:58
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quote:
Originally posted by WolfManMikeLonely
Does Elliott Smith count? Or is this just bands? I'm not sure if I'd consider Figure 8 or From A Basement on the Hill better or which one would officially be considered last.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
www.transposed.net
I did think of From A Basement On A Hill. As a posthumous album, we'd have to question the artistic vision of Smith and how it was corrupted by his death - which is not to say that there aren't good songs. I tend to look at unfinished/posthumously released albums as compilations, which is why I didn't say it myself. Plus, I like Elliot Smith (1995) better anyway. Man oh man, "Needle In The Hay". What a song.
Not a bad choice, though. |
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 23:45:57
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Originally posted by BLT
I agree with Abbey Road and In Utero.
The Chameleons' Strange Times would have counted if they hadn't got back together in 2000.
The Smiths' Strangeways is a viable candidate but it is highly arguable.
I can't think of any others that I'd even throw out for consideration.
Who do you think you are -- Joop Zoetemelk?
I'd agree with Abbey Road, (though Let It Be technically came out after - Abbey Road is still considered their final album right?). I think "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" is one of the best final lines of a band's final song ever, and it sums up what the Beatles were all about.
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said. |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 00:38:41
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| JUST LIKE THE FAMBLY CAT is a contender |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 05:36:21
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I thought Let It Be was the final Beatles album.
In that case, I also agree with Abbey Road.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 09/26/2007 : 07:24:00
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Abbey Road was recorded after Let It Be, but released before, si? I'd argue with Basement as Elliott Smith's best though, I'd probably pick XO or either/or, but that's just me.
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Arm Arm Arm
* Dog in the Sand *
1037 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 07:35:06
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Trompe Le Monde.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 09/26/2007 : 08:22:54
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Abbey Road was recorded last. From what I've read, Let It Be was a horrible experience for all of them and they didn't want to end on such a sour note. Then they gave it to Phil Spector to fuck it up.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 08:24:46
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quote:
Originally posted by coastline
Wow. BLT seems to be a Smiths fan. I'm a little surprised.
Johnny Marr is one of my favorite guitarists and I appreciate Morrissey's miserable existence.
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Broken Face
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USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 08:34:03
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Originally posted by billgoodman
Oops, it said final album not latest. I hope that Bluefinger is not the final BF record, of course.
I take another shot: Weezer, because the band actually died in a car crash after Pinkerton. The band that released Green, Maladroit and Make Believe are imposter's.
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Word.
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Srisaket
= Cult of Ray =
Thailand
313 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 08:41:12
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Originally posted by BLT
Then they gave it to Phil Spector to fuck it up.
Who do you think you are -- Joop Zoetemelk?
That's right, he added the strings to "Long and Winding Road" and screwed up the title track. McCartney hated it and this was the main reason given for the release of "Let it Be - Naked" which is based on the original "Let it Be" sessions. |
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cassandra is
> Teenager of the Year <
France
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 10:24:49
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Mclusky - The Difference Between Me And You Is That I'm Not On Fire
At The Drive In - Relationship Of Command
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 10:40:05
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Originally posted by cassandra is
Never Mind The Bollocks anyone? uh
I don't see how that counts for two reasons:
a) If a band only put out one album, you could apply any superlative to it -- Bollocks is also their worst, first, last, stiffest, least radical, etc. So IMO one-album bands shouldn't even be listed.
b) You could also argue that Greatest RnR Swindle is a later album
Who do you think you are -- Joop Zoetemelk? |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 10:42:18
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Sleater Kinney - The Woods? Possibly.
Fuagzi - The Argument
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 12:21:31
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quote:
a) If a band only put out one album, you could apply any superlative to it -- Bollocks is also their worst, first, last, stiffest, least radical, etc. So IMO one-album bands shouldn't even be listed.
Right.
Actually, I wasn't even thinking we should list two-album bands either. You can't use a superlative when it can only be compared to one other album. For example, Spiderland and Loveless are both great albums that outrank their respective predecessors, but it sounds misleading to say that a band with only two albums has a "best" album.
NOTE: I actually haven't heard Tweez, but I've heard it's godawful. Just throwing it out there for argument's sake.
HPM, have you heard End Hits? "Argument" is one of the best final songs on a final album ever, but I think End Hits or Red Medicine are better albums on the whole. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 12:49:12
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End Hits is my second favourite, but for me The Argument is more solid overall. I thought it might be disputed, after all it is a close call.
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
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Posted - 09/26/2007 : 13:48:48
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Led Zeppelin 'Coda". Blew the doors off anything else they ever put out.
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The Disillusionaries: Four Public Awareness Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmBgrboeoy8 |
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Jefrey
= Cult of Ray =
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 14:16:05
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quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I thought Let It Be was the final Beatles album.
In that case, I also agree with Abbey Road.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
The romantic in me wants to believe that they recorded the vocals all together in one take for "The End" and then walked out of Abbey Road studios and each went a different direction.
I'd also agree with "The Argument" by Fugazi, but I also hold out hope for another album.
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said. |
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The King Of Karaoke
> Teenager of the Year <
USA
3759 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2007 : 14:28:17
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Last night I watched the documentary on Charles Bukowski entitled "Born Into This"
I just now on Itunes pre-ordered The Cult's new offering due out on Oct 2.
Can you guess what it's called?
Okay, here's a hint.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 09/27/2007 : 04:55:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Jefrey
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I thought Let It Be was the final Beatles album.
In that case, I also agree with Abbey Road.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
The romantic in me wants to believe that they recorded the vocals all together in one take for "The End" and then walked out of Abbey Road studios and each went a different direction.
I'd also agree with "The Argument" by Fugazi, but I also hold out hope for another album.
Qu'ils aillent se faire foutre <-- yeah, what he said.
I wish that was the case, and I hope that is the case.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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cassandra is
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