Rate all of their albums (2 Viewers)

[nlgbbbblth]

I prefer XO to Figure 8 - other than that spot on.

 

[Unicron]

I prefer XO to Figure 8 - other than that spot on.

I used to be on the same page as you on that, but over the years I've come to love the poppyness of Figure 8 more and more.

 

[Unknown Convict]

fallout boy

evening out with your girlfriend - 4
take this to your grave - 10
from under the cork tree - 9
infinity on high - 7
folie a deux - 5

 

[Unknown Convict]

stars of the lid

music for nitrous oxide - 9
gravitational pull vs. the desire for an aquatic life - 8
the ballasted orchestra - 9
per aspera ad astra - 8
avec laudenum - 8
tired sounds of - 9
and their refinement of the decline - 7

 

[Unknown Convict]

shrimp boat

speckly - 7
volume 1 - 6
duende - 8
cavale - 9
saudade - 8

 

[Unknown Convict]

squirrel bait
squirrel bait - 6
skag heaven - 8

bastro

rode hard and put up wet - 6
diablo guapo - 8
sing the troubled beast - 9

gastr del sol

serpentine similar - 7
crookt crackt or fly - 9
mirror repair - 8
harp factory on lake st - 5
upgrade & afterlife - 7
camoufleur - 9

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Kate Bush

The Kick Inside - 8
Lionheart - 5.9
Never Forever - 9
The Dreaming - 9
The Hounds of Love - 9
The Sensual World - 5
The Red Shoes - 7
Arial - 6.5
Directors Cut - 8.8
50 Words For Snow - 7 (7 over all but 9 for disc 1, 4 for disc 2)

 

[shidheat]

ALICE COLTRANE - (discogs stylee)


A Monastic Trio -‎ 9


John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane - Cosmic Music ‎ - 8

Huntington Ashram Monastery - ‎ 9

Ptah, The El Daoud - 10

Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Journey In Satchidananda - 9

Universal Consciousness - ‎ 8

Lord Of Lords - 7


World Galaxy - 10


Devadip Carlos Santana* & Turiya Alice Coltrane* - Illuminations - 5


Joe Henderson Featuring Alice Coltrane - The Elements - 8


Eternity - 8


Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana - 4


Transcendence - ???


Transfiguration - 6

 

[Nate Champion]

Low

1994: I could Live in Hope: 9
1995: Long Division: 8
1996: The Curtain Hits the Cast: 7.5 (although The Plan and Do You Know How to Waltz are great)
1999: Secret Name: 8.5
1999: Christmas: 9
2001: Things We Lost in the Fire: 9
2002: Trust: 8
2004: A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (demos etc): 9
2005: The Great Destroyer: 6.5 (although Pissing is one of the great tracks)
2007: Drums & Guns: 5
2011: C'Mon: 6
2013: The Invisible Way: Haven't really given it a chance

Right, forgot what a massive Low fan I used to be. I find my opinions on their albums are always in flux. Pretty much gave up after Drums & Gun.

So...

I Could Live in Hope - 8
Long Division - 8
The Curtain Hits the Cast - 7
Secret Name - 8
Christmas - 7
Things We Lost in the Fire - 9.5
Trust - 9
A Lifetime of Temporary Relief - 8
The Great Destroyer - 7
Drums & Guns - 4

So yeah, Zak Sally departs and a noticeable drop in quality is discerned.

They had refined their sound so much by the times Things We Lost in the Fire, it obviously revigorated them to break with Albini on Trust with a more ambitious set of songs. I think some of the early albums can occasionally suffer from an indulgence in droney guitars that can become very flat after a while. They are such fine songwriters, no need to waste vast chunks of songs on generic droney, shoegazey stuff. Although sometimes this worked.

I thought the boxset was neat, but I am including the dvd stuff in my rating.

Wait, I have listened to C'mon. Forgot about that.... Yeah, it's a good bit better than Drums & Guns but couldn't possibly rate it.

Kranky-related personal trivia: Accidentally singing along to Laser Beam in Portland, Oregon with Carl from Windy & Carl. "Jeez, I haven't heard this in years."

 

[Lili Marlene]

The Cure
3 imaginary Boys - 8
Faith - 9
Pornography -8
The Top - 4
Head On the Door -7
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - 6
Disintegration - 10
Wish - 7
Wild Mood Swings - 5
Bloodflowers - 6
The Cure - 5
4:13 Dream _ I only just found out existed, not a very good sign.

No Seventeen Seconds?

Also The Top WTF? I'd give that an 8, if not a 9! It's mad brilliance

 

[Lili Marlene]

Kinks

Kinks - 7
Kinda Kinks - 6
The Kink Kontroversy - 6
Face to Face - 7
Something Else by The Kinks- 8
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society - 9
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - 8
Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One - 9
Percy - 5
Muswell Hillbillies - 10
Everybody's in Show-Biz - 6

Can someone take it from here? I haven't got any further.





Worst "rate all of their albums" post so far

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Kinks

Kinks - 7
Kinda Kinks - 6
The Kink Kontroversy - 6
Face to Face - 7
Something Else by The Kinks- 8
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society - 9
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - 8
Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One - 9
Percy - 5
Muswell Hillbillies - 10
Everybody's in Show-Biz - 6

Can someone take it from here? I haven't got any further.





Worst "rate all of their albums" post so far

Kinks part II
Preservation Act I - 7
Preservation Act II - 5
Soap Opera - 5
Schoolboys In Disgrace - 6
Sleepwalker - 6
Misfits - 7
Low Budget - 7
Give The People What They Want - 8
State Of Confusion - 8
Word Of Mouth - 7

Need someone to do the last three.
The 1980 live LP One For The Road is excellent.

Did anyone see them in the RDS 1984?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

One of the most enduring discographies is

The Monkees
The Monkees - 7
More Of The Monkees - 7
Headquarters - 9
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd - 9
The Birds, The Bees and The Monkees - 9
Head (Soundtrack) - 8
Instant Replay - 9
The Monkees Present - 8
Changes - 7
Pool It! - 4
Justus - 4

The last two are from the mid 1980s and mid 1990s. No great shakes.

 

[snakybus]

Wilco

A.M. 4
Being There 7
Mermaid Avenue 5
Summerteeth 8
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 10
A Ghost is Born 9
Kicking Television 10
Sky Blue Sky 7
Wilco 5
The Whole Love 6

 

[hermie]

Did you ever hear that live album Hold that Tiger that was recorded around that time. It's deadly. Worth checking out if you can get your hands on it.

Is that the live album? Been meaning to pick it up for years, the tracklisting is amazing. Will definitely, cheers

 

[Unicron]

Wilco

A.M. 4
Being There 7
Mermaid Avenue 5
Summerteeth 8
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 10
A Ghost is Born 9
Kicking Television 10
Sky Blue Sky 7
Wilco 5
The Whole Love 6

I'd bump Summerteeth up to level with A Ghost Is Born but otherwise yeah, I'm on the same page.

 

[sleepy]

Is that the live album? Been meaning to pick it up for years, the tracklisting is amazing. Will definitely, cheers

That's the one. Sound quality's a bit tinny but it still sounds pretty deadly

 

[sleepy]

Yea I can see why that would happen. But Troublemaker, The Greatest Man, Pork, Dreamin', Miss Sweeney, King.. all winners.
They put the Maladroit demos on their website at the time. At frist they were a bit disappointing but they grew on me a lot.

I know it's on Make Believe but I still have a real soft spot for We Are All On Drugs. I know everyone else hates it

 

[sleepy]

fallout boy

evening out with your girlfriend - 4
take this to your grave - 10
from under the cork tree - 9
infinity on high - 7
folie a deux - 5

Went to see Fall Out Boy a few years ago in the ambassador just because I lived around the corner from the place. I didn't really know that much about them at the time. They were good fun but we were at least 10 years older than every single other person in the room and they weren't serving alcohol. It just felt wrong. Like we'd gate crashed a junior cert disco.

From under the cork tree's a pretty fun album though. Haven't heard it in a few years

 

[Anthony]

I know it's on Make Believe but I still have a real soft spot for We Are All On Drugs. I know everyone else hates it

I've no problem with Make Believe.