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[Unicron]

The Velvets

1967: The Velvet Underground and Nico: 10
1968: White Light White Heat: 7.5
1969: The Velvet Underground: 9
1970: Loaded: 8.5

Live
1974: Live 1969 x2: 9

Complilation
1985: VU: 8.5

Totally not cool to say but I think I like Loaded the best, I know he ended up stealing the band but the Doug Yule songs on it are lovely.

 

[Richie]

The Durutti Column

1980 The Return Of... - 8
1981 LC - 9
1982 Another Setting - 8
1983 Without Mercy - 7
1986 Circuses and Bread - 8
1987 The Guitar and Other Machines - 6
1989 Vini Reilly - 9
(1990-2005 half a dozen albums I haven't heard yet)
2006 Keep Breathing - 6
2008 Sunlight to Blue.. Blue to Blackness - 5
2010 A Paean to Wilson - 7

 

[sleepy]

Totally not cool to say but I think I like Loaded the best, I know he ended up stealing the band but the Doug Yule songs on it are lovely.

This was the first album I ever bought by them. I'd heard stuff like White Noise/White Heat before and was expecting some sort of noise rock thing. Took me a while to warm to because of that. Wasn't expecting tunes and melodies and the like

 

[Jim Daniels]

Totally not cool to say but I think I like Loaded the best, I know he ended up stealing the band but the Doug Yule songs on it are lovely.

I had that album for years before I even knew Doug Yule existed! Thought it was just Lou on a hash buzz rather than a heroin buzz. It's only in the last couple of years that I copped that he was also lead vocals on "She's My Best Friend". Must be the genes. Love it though.

 

[Jim Daniels]

The Strokes

2001: Is This it: 9.5
2003: Room on fire: 7
2006: First Impressions of Earth: 4
2011: Angles: 4
2013: Comedown Machine: 6.5

 

[washingcattle]

The Strokes

2001: Is This it: 9.5
2003: Room on fire: 7
2006: First Impressions of Earth: 4
2011: Angles: 4
2013: Comedown Machine: 6.5

I think I prefer Room On Fire to Is This It although neither would get more than an 8 from me. I can only imagine how bad some of the later ones are.

The White Stripes
The White Stripes - 9
De Stijl - 7
White Blood Cells - 8
Elephant - 7
Get Behind Me Satan - 6

 

[Jim Daniels]

I think I prefer Room On Fire to Is This It although neither would get more than an 8 from me. I can only imagine how bad some of the later ones are.

Years ago, when it was just released, I spent a truly great night in the Foggy Dew with a girl I was mad about. They were playing Is This It on full blast for what seemed like the whole night. The endorphins were flying. Probably plays a part in my feelings for it. They promised so much.... like herself. Ha!

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Macca
McCartney - 9
Ram - 10
Wild Life - 7
Red Rose Speedway - 7
Band On The Run - 8
Venus and Mars - 7
Wings At The Speed Of Sound - 6
Thrillington - 9
London Town - 7
Back To The Egg - 7
McCartney II - 10
Tug Of War - 7
Pipes Of Peace - 5
Give My Regards To Broad Street - 5
Press To Play - 6
Flowers In The Dirt - 5

That's as far as I went.

 

[washingcattle]

Years ago, when it was just released, I spent a truly great night in the Foggy Dew with a girl I was mad about. They were playing Is This It on full blast for what seemed like the whole night. The endorphins were flying. Probably plays a part in my feelings for it. They promised so much.... like herself. Ha!

I'll always have fond memories of Idlewild for a similar reason.

Strokes wise my sister got me a ticket for the instantly sold out show at the olympia for either christmas or my birthday I can't remember which, it was just after Is This It was released , she knew the staff in ticketmaster in the Square, which was mad handy at the time. I wasn't mad about them but they were absolutely brilliant live. They actually played for less time than the support band which I've never seen done before or since. There were people paying €300 for tickets outside and they were only on stage for about 40 minutes. After that I couldn't take that album seriously, if just seemed flat in comparison. The exact opposite of Interpol.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Speaking of which,

Idlewild:

Captain - 8
Hope is Important - 9
100 Broken Windows - 9
The Remote Part - 6
Warnings/Promises - 4
Make Another World - ???
Post Electric Blues - ???

Like everyone I stopped listening once they tried to move on into rubbish rock.

Roddy's solo stuff is decent though

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[shidheat]

The Durutti Column

1980 The Return Of... - 8
1981 LC - 9
1982 Another Setting - 8
1983 Without Mercy - 7
1986 Circuses and Bread - 8
1987 The Guitar and Other Machines - 6
1989 Vini Reilly - 9
(1990-2005 half a dozen albums I haven't heard yet)
2006 Keep Breathing - 6
2008 Sunlight to Blue.. Blue to Blackness - 5
2010 A Paean to Wilson - 7

thanks for this!

i only know "the return of..." and "circuses and bread". i'd rate the latter 10 and the former 6 or 7. must check out some of the other ones you've given high marks to...

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Without Mercy is a tough pull on CD.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Velvet Underground
Velvet Underground & Nico -10
White Light / White Heat - 9
The Velvet Underground - 7
Loaded - 5.5

Nico
Chelsea Girl - 5
The Marble Index - 10
Desertshort - 9.5
The End - 7.5
Drama of Exile - 6.8
Camera Obscura - 5.8

 

[nlgbbbblth]

I'll do 'em

Velvet Underground
Velvet Underground and Nico - 9
White Light / White Heat - 9
The Velvet Underground - 8
Loaded - 8

Nico
Chelsea Girl - 8
The Marble Index - 3
Desertshore - 8
The End - 8

 

[Jill Hives]

The Strokes

2001: Is This it: 9.5
2003: Room on fire: 7
2006: First Impressions of Earth: 4
2011: Angles: 4
2013: Comedown Machine: 6.5

They had five albums? Huh.

 

[washingcattle]

They had five albums? Huh.

Yes and between the 5 they had enough good songs to make one banger full length.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Big Star

#1 Record - 9
Radio City - 10
Third - 10
In Space - 6

 

[rettucs]

Teenage Fanclub

• A Catholic Education (1990) - dunno. Own it but never gave it much time
• The King (1991) - never heard it
• Bandwagonesque (1991) - 9
• Thirteen (1993) - 6
• Grand Prix (1995) - 10
• Songs from Northern Britain (1997) - 9
• Howdy! (2000) - 7
• Words of Wisdom and Hope (2002) - 7http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jad_Fair
• Man-Made (2005) - 7
• Shadows (2010) - 6

 

[Jim Daniels]

Yo La Tengo
1986: Ride the Tiger: Never heard
1987: New Wave Hot Dogs: Never heard
1989: President Yo La Tengo: 6.5
1990: Fakebook: 8.5
1992: May I Sing with Me: 6.5
1993: Painful: 8.5
1995: Electr-O-Pura: 8
1997: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One: 8
2000: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out: 9
2003: Summer Sun: 8
2006: I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass: 7.5 (should be 2-3 songs shorter)
2009: Popular Songs: 6
2013: Fade: 8.5

I really like Yo La Tengo, but they have way better individual songs than complete albums.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Sebadoh

1989: The Freed Man: Never heard
1990: Weed Forestin: Never heard
1990: The Freed Weed: 6
1991: Sebadoh III: 7
1992: Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock: No idea
1993: Bubble and Scrape: 8.5
1994: Bakesale: 8.5
1996: Harmacy: 8
1999: The Sebadoh: 6.5

Hard to really rate them now, without Snow Patrol rearing their ugly heads, having stolen their sound and thunder.