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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 09:59 AM
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Best album (cd/ tape/ whatever) ever?
I gotta let my bourgeois flag fly; I think it's Rumours. Not a bad song on it, except for Don't Stop, and that has a certain '92, '96 sentimental value, and the album also has maybe the finest pop-rock song ever, Go Your Own Way. So I'm a pushover for conflict/resolution played out on percussion instruments in four minutes; sue me.

I have a shrewd notion that I'm not going to be overwhelmed with seconding motions on this one. What's yours?
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:00 AM
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1. Dark Side of the Moon
QED
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RT Atlanta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:07 AM
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2. Several I personally like...
Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience
First Rays of the New Rising Sun (posthumous) - Jimi Hendrix Exp.
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
What's Going On? - Marvin Gay
Who's Next? - The Who
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Semi_subversive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:16 AM
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3. They Only Come Out at Night
by the Edgar Winter Group. A mix of incredible music styles from Frankenstein to Autumn.
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x-g.o.p.er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:18 AM
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4. White Album by the Beatles and Born to Run by Springsteen, and
Led Zeppelin IV is a close third.
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DelawareValleyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:23 AM
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5. Yours isn't a bad choice
I would pick Frank Zappa's Crusin with Ruben and the Jets. I like the doo-wop sound and this album is both a tribute to and a satire of it.
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WateryHands Donating Member (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:23 AM
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6. John Wesley Harding's New Deal
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:36 AM
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8. Welcome to DU!
BTW, is your handle a Superchunk reference? Superchunk had a great song by that name in 1997.
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WateryHands Donating Member (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:46 AM
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9. Thank you kindly!
And yes, it's all about the 'Chunk. Actually, I chose this particular handle because it combines my love of Superchunk with my love of David Cross (who appeared in the video).
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fluffernutter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:14 AM
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20. a DC and SC combo - how cool! welcome to DU
:hi: i like you already :)
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 11:36 AM
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39. Wow! It's the other Wes fan! And you picked his best one!
Welcome to DU! (Of course, you'd be welcome regardless, but it's always cool to find other Wes people.)
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:35 AM
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7. The Wrens - Secaucus
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dean_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:18 AM
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22. Sweet jumpin' jesus, I thought I was the only one who heard of them!
Edited on Mon Jan-24-05 11:18 AM by dean_dem
Good, you can join my street team to convert the masses to the genius that is the Wrens.

I do prefer Meadowlands though. But Seacaucus is still brilliant.
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:23 AM
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23. "Meadowlands" is too morose for continual listening, IMO.
I love it, but it's so emotional I can only take it in small doses.

"Secaucus" is a world-defining masterwork.


Look out for GOPisEvil; he's a huge Wrens fan, too. (There's a tiny but significant Wrenhead contingent on DU)
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:46 AM
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10. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis - OR
Giant Steps from St. John Coltrane

Or Revolver, White Album, Sgt. Peppers

Or Pet Sounds

Or Never Mind the Bullocks, Here Come the Sex Pistols

or The Ramones - It's Alive

or Europe '72

or Astral Weeks

or all those Louis Armstrong and Hot Fives/Sevens records

or Gardner's Beethoven Ninth/Bach B Minor Mass

or Glenn Gould's Bach Recordings

or (you get the picture............)
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:56 AM
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13. Glenn Gould is God.
Excellent choice.
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:07 AM
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17. Glenn Gould Is NOT God
Glenn can't be God, because God is very jealous of Glenn's playing. Best.pianist.ever.
The Professor
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:12 AM
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19. Fair enough.
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:55 AM
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11. Emmylou Harris' PIECES OF THE SKY
or

Joni Mitchell's BLUE
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:10 PM
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47. "If I Could Only Win Your Love" and "Queen Of The Silver Dollar"
are two songs that bring me right back to happy childhood memories, listening to my dad's albums.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:56 AM
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12. Forever Changes
by Love
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:25 AM
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24. Fucking hippie.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:29 AM
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27. Go listen to "American Beauty," you filthy, patchouli-stinking dropout.
:P
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:37 AM
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28. Give me back my bong and my love beads and I will, kind Rainbow Brother.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:40 AM
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29. I don't think you want your bong back after what I put in it.
I don't smoke dope, I had to do SOMETHING with it.
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:44 AM
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30. Oh, Bummer!
In the Summer!

The Good Humor man, he sees everything like this....I guess.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:50 AM
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31. You set the scene, brother.
You set the scene.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:59 AM
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14. Quite obviously, the one I like most
:D
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chenGOD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:01 AM
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15. How are you supposed to answer that question?
I mean..you know, there are just way too many great freaking albums out there.

But, if you put a gun to my head, I'd say:
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
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loudestchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:03 AM
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16. Paul Simon--"Negotiations and Love Songs"
Peter Gabriel--"Shaking the Tree"
U2--"Rattle & Hum" (if only for the gospel backup on "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For")
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coolhandlulu Donating Member (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:08 AM
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18. Anything by
The Matthew Good Band or Pavement!~
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:16 AM
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21. The Brown Album by the Band
competing with:

Elephant Mountain, The Youngbloods
Gaucho, Steely Dan
Rhythm of the Saints, Paul Simon

jmo.
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DelawareValleyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:27 AM
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26. Excellent choice
Now excuse me while I search my music library for Whispering Pines
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:57 AM
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33. Ah, Yes, Whispering Pines
One of my faves. You're one of the few people I've heard pick that out from the more famous tunes.
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DelawareValleyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:07 PM
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37. So much in that song appeals to me
the intro, Richard's voice, the lyrics, the 'echo' vocals with Levon on the last verse. The best track on a truly superior record
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regularguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:25 AM
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25. Joni: Court and Spark
I never get tired of this album...
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musiclawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:02 PM
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34. side 1 is the most beautiful side of any pop/rock album
ever! No filler, no repetition. Just magic.
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:55 AM
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32. Car Wash Soundtrack.... And... Carol King's 'Tapestry'
Edited on Mon Jan-24-05 11:59 AM by arwalden
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:03 PM
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35. i can't name just one
Edited on Mon Jan-24-05 12:04 PM by Faye
Transistor by 311 and Lateralus by Tool have got to be my #1 favorites.

you all make me feel very very young :(
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bunkerbuster1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:04 PM
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36. the Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
My favorite cd/lp/tape/whatever for only about, oh, fifteen years or so.

The Kinks may have had higher points in terms of individual songs (Waterloo Sunset, Sangri-la), but as a perfectly cohesive 15-song unit, I simply never tire of it.

Anyway as I think back, Rumours wasn't a bad album, but they were too corporate-rock for me at the time, when I was wavin' my punk flag high.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:09 PM
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38. Little Feat
Waiting for Columbus.
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mr blur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 03:34 PM
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40. "Marquee Moon" by Television (n/t)
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RUDUing2 Donating Member (968 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 03:37 PM
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41. I will second Rumours...and (hanging head) 52nd Street by Billy Joel...
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:07 PM
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43. Thanks for the second. I liked 52nd St, too
until a study tour of France in 1979, where it was one of only about 3 tapes we had on the bus for a month or so. Boston's debut album was one of the other ones; merciful premature senility draws a curtain over the other one(s).
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 04:10 PM
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42. exile on main street by the stones
and f**king great album. also would have to include the river by the boss.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:09 PM
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44. I'll second you.
Perhaps not the best album ever, but it is perennially in my list of top ten favorite albums. In fact, I was listening to it today. "Don't Stop" actually cheers me up quite a bit when I get to feeling down about the current political climate in this country.

It's definitely one of those albums I can listen to all the way through.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:10 PM
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45. "All Things Must Pass" by George Harrison.
If were to be exiled on an island and had to pick one album, that would be it.
A masterpiece!
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:10 PM
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46. A Love Supreme
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LiberallyInclined Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 03:43 PM
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48. High Ball Me!
by the band- Moose.

BEST. ALBUMN. EVER.

By far.



if you haven't heard this album, you don't know what you're missing- it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I've never heard another album quite like it...every track is excellent, and the way it all flows together- it's AMAZING.
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