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Post by teekoh on Jun 17, 2019 8:45:25 GMT -6
Boo
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Post by thebosma on Jun 17, 2019 9:02:34 GMT -6
Would Black Bastards be eligible for this project? Recorded in 1993, scrapped tho and never officially released in full until 2001. My guess is no, but figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask. nopety bopety In the 90s Radiohead played “True Love Waits” live occasionally, though it wasn’t actually on record as a studio recording until 2016. Can I count A Moon Shaped Pool? |
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Post by goodson on Jun 17, 2019 9:04:18 GMT -6
justin bieber was born in 1994 so i'm listing "purpose" god damn it
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 18, 2019 7:52:55 GMT -6
Grant Lee Buffalo - Copperopolis (1996) I was mindlessly scrolling Twitter last night and saw this RW tweet. Grant Lee Buffalo was a name I recognized right away as part of the '90s alternative-folk pocket but I couldn't say I'd ever listened. Copperopolis is awesome. On a first pass, it sounds slightly too polished for Grant-Lee Phillips' voice - but the more I take in the instrumentation, the more I appreciate it. Piano and string arrangements gracefully underscore the songwriting, never are they gaudy or needless. I'm going to make a lofty guess that it'd be very high on a lot of boarder's AOTY lists if released by an up-and-coming artist today. It will certainly be making my '90s list. Highlights: Homespun, Arousing Thunder, Bethlehem Steel
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2019 10:14:05 GMT -6
So my list is up, tear apart as you want, but it's a combination of albums I've discovered over the years, and those that still hold a special place from my youth. Yes, OK Computer is my number 1, but it's actually been that way since 2000 when I heard it for the first time. Its synonymous with a very crucial part of my life. It's still my favorite album of all time. And no, I wasn't reading Pitchfork in 2000.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 18, 2019 10:24:59 GMT -6
I've been doing a lot of soul-searching on Mellon Collie as I put this list together. It's obviously a landmark album, so much so that I can even remember the packaging and artwork on display in stores when (or at least really close to when) it was released, and I was pretty young.
It's just so goddamn long. Typical curse of the double album - cool and creative, but if it was whittled down to one disc it'd be an absolute all-timer.
I made an edit of it a few years ago hilariously titled "Mellon Collie & the Finite Sadness," which clocks in at 60 minutes - half the length of MCIS. Since its bound to make a few / many lists, what are your thoughts on MCIS in terms of length, consistency, and what I cut?
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 18, 2019 11:50:20 GMT -6
Yeah, MCIS is too long and has a few duds. But I think there's more than enough quality material to justify two discs.
Not a fan of An Ode to No One - give me Jellybelly instead - or Cupid De Locke (I prefer To Forgive).
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Post by Xamnam on Jun 19, 2019 10:21:48 GMT -6
the Mountain Goats - Full Force Galesburg   -sits down in a backwards chair- Look, I know it's real radical to only like the hi-fi era of the Mountain Goats, I get it, I was a kid like you, I wanted to fit in, get that cheese, all of it. But check this fact: The Sunset Tree is 39:20 long. Pretty great album, right? Well Full Force Galesburg is only a minute longer, but you get three more songs! Do I have your attention yet? If not, just hang on. It's the first album with Peter Hughes. Yeah, that Peter Hughes, of the Mountain Goats. Or as he was known back then, Peter Hughes of Nothing Painted Blue. Now, let me really blow your brain-can, it- Alright, I'm done with that shtick. Full Force Galesburg has some of the best songs in the Mountain Goats canon, despite maybe lacking as clear a thesis statement as other works. This is the halcyon era of giving you just enough pictures to feel a relationship perfectly, without directly spelling any of it out. The ideal scenario for listening to this album is on a trail, staring listlessly out the window,Give living in Galesburg a shot. Highlights: Twin Human Highway Flares, Masher, Maize Stalk Drinking Blood, Minnesota, Original Air Blue Gown |
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Post by Tweet on Jun 19, 2019 10:35:06 GMT -6
Give living in Galesburg a shot. I really do miss that place sometimes |
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Post by Tweet on Jun 19, 2019 10:38:38 GMT -6
Also I was at the show in the video Xam linked. As was most of my university
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Post by Tweet on Jun 19, 2019 11:00:28 GMT -6
I'm gonna throw something on top of all that Xam just said, since the album means quite a lot to me and has unexpectedly stirred up some feelings.
Living in Galesburg for pushing 5 years was something I both never thought I'd do and never thought I'd miss. The video explains that Galesburg is more of a symbol rather than an actual place, although John did live in podunk Iowa for a while which is, uh, maybe similar. It's a town of maybe 30,000 on a good day. It's where industrialism died in America (just google it, there's a bunch of think pieces on Maytag packing up and leaving like 1/3 of the town unemployed.), and it's a community that lives in sharp socio-economic contrast to each other. The Rib Shack closed, which was the best meal in town. There's still Baked, and the brewery is still new, and houses you can rent rooms in for $200 with utilities included are stacked, not just on Knox campus. It's the second largest railroad port in the country, and the Soviet's had it #8 on their "places to nuke" list during the Cold War.
My junior year I had what in hindsight was a complete mental collapse (I'm coming out of my second one ~5 years later if you're keeping score at home). There wasn't a lot of good. But you know what was? This album. And staring up at the stars all those nights. Listening to the hum of the railroad. Hanging with your friends you may never see again after this night, this drink, this lifetime. Getting lost, and finding yourself, maybe in the same night. And if you didn't, that's ok too. There's nothing going on, and yet...there is a lot going on. It's all here. Go find it while you can. This album will let you do that.
"On the day that I forget you, I hope my heart explodes."
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 19, 2019 11:07:27 GMT -6
I am pretty Mountain-Goats-stupid but this is about as great a sales pitch you could get, so I'm in. Spinning it now.
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Post by teekoh on Jun 19, 2019 11:08:20 GMT -6
The Rib Shack was the absolute best. I was so sad to hear it closed.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 19, 2019 11:09:41 GMT -6
I am pretty Mountain-Goats-stupid but this is about as great a sales pitch you could get, so I'm in. Spinning it now. fuck you guys, am i gonna cry at work? |
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Post by Tweet on Jun 19, 2019 11:30:21 GMT -6
The Rib Shack was the absolute best. I was so sad to hear it closed. Qs closed too since the owners retired. That place was sacred to us |
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Post by venom on Jun 19, 2019 15:04:04 GMT -6
i've been listening to a lot of CDs lately as i run through some albums that i think i love but am not sure how much. and i am blown away by how many have hidden/unlabeled tracks. i never realized how ubiquitous that was.
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Post by qicity on Jun 19, 2019 17:09:45 GMT -6
Grant Lee Buffalo - Copperopolis (1996)I was mindlessly scrolling Twitter last night and saw this RW tweet. Grant Lee Buffalo was a name I recognized right away as part of the '90s alternative-folk pocket but I couldn't say I'd ever listened. Copperopolis is awesome. On a first pass, it sounds slightly too polished for Grant-Lee Phillips' voice - but the more I take in the instrumentation, the more I appreciate it. Piano and string arrangements gracefully underscore the songwriting, never are they gaudy or needless. I'm going to make a lofty guess that it'd be very high on a lot of boarder's AOTY lists if released by an up-and-coming artist today. It will certainly be making my '90s list. Highlights: Homespun, Arousing Thunder, Bethlehem Steel The Town Troubadour! |
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Post by qicity on Jun 19, 2019 17:13:00 GMT -6
Re: MCIS
It’s pretty solidly my second fav Pumpkins albums. If they’d condensed it into a single it could have been my favorite. Double albums are dumb but this is one of the better ones.
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Post by mookie on Jun 21, 2019 17:45:22 GMT -6
Grant Lee Buffalo - Copperopolis (1996)I was mindlessly scrolling Twitter last night and saw this RW tweet. Grant Lee Buffalo was a name I recognized right away as part of the '90s alternative-folk pocket but I couldn't say I'd ever listened. Copperopolis is awesome. On a first pass, it sounds slightly too polished for Grant-Lee Phillips' voice - but the more I take in the instrumentation, the more I appreciate it. Piano and string arrangements gracefully underscore the songwriting, never are they gaudy or needless. I'm going to make a lofty guess that it'd be very high on a lot of boarder's AOTY lists if released by an up-and-coming artist today. It will certainly be making my '90s list. Highlights: Homespun, Arousing Thunder, Bethlehem Steel The Town Troubadour! Mighty Joe Moon is definitely going to make my list, but not this one. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 26, 2019 10:19:37 GMT -6
Listen to anything '90s lately?
The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
A Tribe Called Quest - Peoples' Instinctive...
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Blind Melon - Soup
Black Crowes - Amorica
have been on the docket the past few days
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Post by irvred on Jun 26, 2019 10:27:29 GMT -6
My friend told me to relisten to Len’s ‘You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush’ and I can now guarantee it will not make my list.
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 26, 2019 11:49:08 GMT -6
My friend told me to relisten to Len’s ‘You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush’ and I can now guarantee it will not make my list. I never liked 'Steal My Sunshine'. Last week I felt like listening to the song 'Everything Falls Apart' by Dog's Eye View. I kind of liked that song back when it came out. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 26, 2019 12:10:09 GMT -6
My friend told me to relisten to Len’s ‘You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush’ and I can now guarantee it will not make my list. I never liked 'Steal My Sunshine'. Last week I felt like listening to the song 'Everything Falls Apart' by Dog's Eye View. I kind of liked that song back when it came out. Wow I haven't heard or thought about that song since I was a little kid. Serious blast from the past. A friend had this CD and I can remember listening to only that song. |
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 26, 2019 14:10:00 GMT -6
I never liked 'Steal My Sunshine'. Last week I felt like listening to the song 'Everything Falls Apart' by Dog's Eye View. I kind of liked that song back when it came out. Wow I haven't heard or thought about that song since I was a little kid. Serious blast from the past. A friend had this CD and I can remember listening to only that song. I think I got their album in a giveaway a local radio station was having. That was the only track I listened to as well. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 27, 2019 9:28:27 GMT -6
Blur albums:
Parklife
The Great Escape
Modern Life
Leisure
Self-Titled
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 27, 2019 9:54:08 GMT -6
Parklife and the self-titled one will be on my list.
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Post by Tweet on Jun 27, 2019 9:59:10 GMT -6
Parklife will definitely be on mine. Modern Life is Rubbish could as well on the back end
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Post by irvred on Jun 27, 2019 10:12:32 GMT -6
No love for 13?
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jun 27, 2019 10:34:13 GMT -6
Blur albums: Parklife The Great Escape Modern Life Leisure Self-Titled This is perfect actually bc I'm listening to Blur albums for the first time today! Starting with Modern Life and working my way forward through the 90s - really like what I'm hearing so far. |
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jun 27, 2019 10:52:22 GMT -6
I honestly don't even know it beyond Tender and Coffee & TV |
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