1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die- Music Banter Edition

Norg · 08-26-2014, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

I vote we take off Suspended Animation

since it would take forever what should be the vote count to take it off like 6 Nays or 8 nays LOL

Isbjørn · 08-26-2014, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Rose G

ok, this one definitely worth listening

it's hard and heavy and full of energy, one of the best grunge albums i've heard. release in 1992.

The picture doesn't show up, and it's unnumbered. Can you please fix that?

~~Soulflower~~ · 08-26-2014, 08:12 AM

55. The Jacksons-Triumph
Released in 1980 on Epic Records.

You guys already know I love the Jacksons

and was going to list one of them sooner or later lol... but in all seriousness "The Jacksons" musical group is highly underrated. For those who are interested in classic R&B/Soul/Funk/Disco you definitly have to check out "The Jacksons" disography.

Now lets get to it

Triumph is a R&B classic and a gem. It is a very underappreciated album with classics that are still played till this day. We see the Jacksons in a different light on this album. We see young men who can rightfully call themselves artists. They are now producing and writing their own music. Michael as well as his brothers Randy and Jackie did a bulk of the writing for this album. I also would like to say Randy and Jackie Jackson are very very underrated as songwriters. Jackie penned "Everybody" which is a R&B classic and that Michael effortless sung his heart out with his sexy self. The brothers also take turns in singing lead on some of the songs.

Highlights: This Place Hotel, Everybody, Lovely One, Walk Right Now, Give It Up, Time Waits For No One, Can You Feel It, Your Ways------ this is a pretty solid soul/disco R&B album. I named all the songs on the album except for one song "Wondering Who" where Jackie sings lead.

Fun fact: This Place Hotel was originally titled "Heartbreak Hotel" but the brothers changed it because they did not what their song to get confused with Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel"

The subject matter consists of love, paranoia, infidelity, relationships, loneliness, depression, and philamprothy

I also would like to say Michael penned one of the greatest songs ever written "This Place Hotel". The song is so creatively executed and the production is out of this world. The fact that he wasn't even over 21 when he wrote this song.... I just get goosebumps.

Some of the lyrics:

Hope is dead
She thought that I had cheated for another lover
I turn my back to see that I'm undercover
Now I can't convince this girl there ain't no other
Someone's evil to hurt my soul
Every smile's a trial thought
In beguile to hurt me
This is scaring me
Then the man next door had told
He's been here in tears for fifteen years
This is scaring me

Isbjørn · 08-26-2014, 08:16 AM

^ Psst... it's 55. There's an unnumbered one above you.

~~Soulflower~~ · 08-26-2014, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Briks

^ Psst... it's 55. There's an unnumbered one above you.

Thanks! I realized that lol

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-26-2014, 09:51 AM

56. Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb (1970)

**** your Creams, **** your Fleetwood Macs, **** your Led Zeppelins
This is the greatest British blues rock album ever recorded and screw anyone who says it isn't.

**Frownland** · 08-26-2014, 10:19 AM

57. Son House - Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992)

Keeping up the blues albums, this is my favourite delta blues artist and album. That's saying quite a bit because there are Howlin' Wolf, Leadbelly, and Robert Johnson competing for that slot. Son House has the awesome voice, guitar chops, and way with words that make this such an enjoyable listen. Recorded in 1965 and released many years later, it still maintains the stripped down and emotional style that Son House perfected (along with the help of his contemporaries, of course) in the 1930s. Each song on this is a delight, but then again I'ven't come across a Son House song I didn't like.

Charlemagne · 08-26-2014, 10:06 PM

58. The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee

Maybe this is a little predictable coming from me, but this is easily my favorite concept album. It finishes up the fascinating and devastating saga of the Alpha couple, who had appeared quite often in Darnielle's past albums. It's the first Mountain Goats record with a full band sound and it gives the instrumentation richness, it feels full and developed. Of course, as always, the stand-out here are the lyrics which are incredibly dark and bleak, but somehow manage to have just a shred of hope and light peaking through.

Rose G · 08-27-2014, 02:18 AM

i definately agree, but on the other hand, 'basket case' is worth listening. but you probably know it (-:

Zombeels · 08-27-2014, 10:35 AM

59. Fanfarlo - Reservoir (2009)

You can hear blends of Beirut, Arcade Fire and the Talking Heads on Fanfarlo's debut album Reservoir. There is not a bad song on the album and it gets better the more you listen to it.

08-26-2014, 08:16 AM	#114 (permalink)
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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	56. Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb (1970) ** your Creams, your Fleetwood Macs, your Led Zeppelins This is the greatest British blues rock album ever recorded and screw anyone who says it isn't. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.**

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	57. Son House - Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992) Keeping up the blues albums, this is my favourite delta blues artist and album. That's saying quite a bit because there are Howlin' Wolf, Leadbelly, and Robert Johnson competing for that slot. Son House has the awesome voice, guitar chops, and way with words that make this such an enjoyable listen. Recorded in 1965 and released many years later, it still maintains the stripped down and emotional style that Son House perfected (along with the help of his contemporaries, of course) in the 1930s. Each song on this is a delight, but then again I'ven't come across a Son House song I didn't like. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-26-2014, 10:06 PM	#118 (permalink)
Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	58. The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee Maybe this is a little predictable coming from me, but this is easily my favorite concept album. It finishes up the fascinating and devastating saga of the Alpha couple, who had appeared quite often in Darnielle's past albums. It's the first Mountain Goats record with a full band sound and it gives the instrumentation richness, it feels full and developed. Of course, as always, the stand-out here are the lyrics which are incredibly dark and bleak, but somehow manage to have just a shred of hope and light peaking through. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

08-27-2014, 10:35 AM	#120 (permalink)
Zombeels Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 339	59. Fanfarlo - Reservoir (2009) You can hear blends of Beirut, Arcade Fire and the Talking Heads on Fanfarlo's debut album Reservoir. There is not a bad song on the album and it gets better the more you listen to it. __________________ What It Is

08-26-2014, 08:12 AM	#113 (permalink)
~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	55. The Jacksons-Triumph Released in 1980 on Epic Records. You guys already know I love the Jacksons and was going to list one of them sooner or later lol... but in all seriousness "The Jacksons" musical group is highly underrated. For those who are interested in classic R&B/Soul/Funk/Disco you definitly have to check out "The Jacksons" disography. Now lets get to it Triumph is a R&B classic and a gem. It is a very underappreciated album with classics that are still played till this day. We see the Jacksons in a different light on this album. We see young men who can rightfully call themselves artists. They are now producing and writing their own music. Michael as well as his brothers Randy and Jackie did a bulk of the writing for this album. I also would like to say Randy and Jackie Jackson are very very underrated as songwriters. Jackie penned "Everybody" which is a R&B classic and that Michael effortless sung his heart out with his sexy self. The brothers also take turns in singing lead on some of the songs. Highlights: This Place Hotel, Everybody, Lovely One, Walk Right Now, Give It Up, Time Waits For No One, Can You Feel It, Your Ways------ this is a pretty solid soul/disco R&B album. I named all the songs on the album except for one song "Wondering Who" where Jackie sings lead. Fun fact: This Place Hotel was originally titled "Heartbreak Hotel" but the brothers changed it because they did not what their song to get confused with Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel" The subject matter consists of love, paranoia, infidelity, relationships, loneliness, depression, and philamprothy I also would like to say Michael penned one of the greatest songs ever written "This Place Hotel". The song is so creatively executed and the production is out of this world. The fact that he wasn't even over 21 when he wrote this song.... I just get goosebumps. Some of the lyrics: Hope is dead She thought that I had cheated for another lover I turn my back to see that I'm undercover Now I can't convince this girl there ain't no other Someone's evil to hurt my soul Every smile's a trial thought In beguile to hurt me This is scaring me Then the man next door had told He's been here in tears for fifteen years This is scaring me

08-27-2014, 02:18 AM	#119 (permalink)
Rose G Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 16	i definately agree, but on the other hand, 'basket case' is worth listening. but you probably know it (-: