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Your 5 Star albums What are your 5 star albums? The albums that are truly excellent?
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The Darkness - Permission To Land a 5  album?!?!
Are you  ?
To each his own I guess... 
I dunno what my 5 albums are but I guess the list would include
Prince - Sign O' The Times Rick James - Street Songs Parliament - Funkentelechy vs The Placebo Syndrome Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On Cameo - Cameosis [Edited 3/19/06 4:09am] It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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FuNkeNsteiN said:[quote]The Darkness - Permission To Land a 5 album?!?!
Are you ?
To each his own I guess...
Say what u want about The Darkness, that is a great rock record. Every track could have been a single. It was the breath of fresh air I was looking 4 when they came along. Saw them in concert last month and it was the funnest concert ive ever been to. Justin floated across the crowd in a giant boobs space ship, hilarouis then at the end he floated across the crowd again playing guitar upside down. Great fun! http://www.myspace.com/craigssoapbox | |
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matrixrox said:[quote] FuNkeNsteiN said: The Darkness - Permission To Land a 5
album?!?!
Are you ?
To each his own I guess...
Say what u want about The Darkness, that is a great rock record. Every track could have been a single. It was the breath of fresh air I was looking 4 when they came along. Saw them in concert last month and it was the funnest concert ive ever been to. Justin floated across the crowd in a giant boobs space ship, hilarouis then at the end he floated across the crowd again playing guitar upside down. Great fun! http://www.myspace.com/craigssoapbox Permission To Land has about four tracks that I like... and I gotta admit I really dug I Believe In A Thing Called Love when I first heard it. But as a whole I don't think the album is that good... It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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I decide what is a 5 star album for me, based on several things.
Nr 1, the songs have to at least for 90% be absolutely wonderful and 2, the album has to have a certain unique feel, like a very own atmosphere and sound.Nr 3 is the album's place in the artist discorgaphy and the context in which it was released. A slight n less important Nr 4 is the artwork and album as a package, incl what singles were lifted from it and their b-sides. so in no particular order: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call The Beatles - Revolver Tori Amos - From The Choirgirl Hotel / Boys for Pele U2 - Achtung Baby Beck - Sea Change Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith & Devotion Joni Mitchell - Blue Bjork - Vespertine Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady / Mingus Ah Um R.E.M. - Monster Tricky - Maxinquaye Portishead - Portishead Radiohead - OK Computer / Kid A / Amnesiac Eurythmics - Savage Prince - Sign o The Times / The Rainbow Children / The Truth / Parade Emiliana Torrini - Fisherman's Woman New Order - Technique Chad van Gaalen - Infiniheart The Future Sound of London - Dead Cities The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness (+ all bsides) Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Out of Season Roísín Murphy - Ruby Blue Miles Davis - In a Silent Way/ Filles de Kilimanjaro / Nefertiti / Smiles Sorcerer/ E.S.P. / Kind of Blue / Bitches Brew / Agharta / Pangaea  [Edited 3/19/06 7:10am] and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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This could take a looooong time for me. I'll try and be selective Belle and Sebastian- If You're Feeling Sinister Blur- Parklife, Blur, Think Tank Bjork- Homogenic Billy Bragg- Don't Try This At Home Camper Van Beethoven- Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart The Charlatans- Us and Us Only, Wonderland The Cure- Disintegration Everything But The Girl- Walking Wounded Robyn Hitchcock- Globe of Frogs Interpol- Antics Madonna- Like A Prayer, Ray Of Light Morrissey- Vauxhall and I Roisin Murphy- Ruby Blue Sinead O'Connor- Faith and Courage Primal Scream- Screamadelica, Vanishing Point Prince- Dirty Mind, Sign O' The Times, Lovesexy, The Rainbow Children Pulp- This Is Hardcore Radiohead- OK Computer, Kid A REM- Murmur, Out Of Time Saint Etienne- Tiger Bay, FInisterre The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead, Strangeways Here We Come The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses Suede- Dog Man Star The Verve- A Northern Soul Paul Van Dyk- Out There and Back The Wonderstuff- Never Loved Elvis | |
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endorphin74 said: Blur- Parklife Bjork- Homogenic Madonna- Like A Prayer, Ray Of Light those are good choices, i thought about adding them but there is just something about all of them that makes me think 'hmm no' 
same reason i can't include Pet Shop Boys' "Actually". or some of Ryan Adam's albums. They're near perfect but not quite enough lol. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: endorphin74 said: Blur- Parklife Bjork- Homogenic Madonna- Like A Prayer, Ray Of Light those are good choices, i thought about adding them but there is just something about all of them that makes me think 'hmm no'
same reason i can't include Pet Shop Boys' "Actually". or some of Ryan Adam's albums. They're near perfect but not quite enough lol. fine. Be all rationale and picky about it! | |
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endorphin74 said: IstenSzek said: those are good choices, i thought about adding them but there is just something about all of them that makes me think 'hmm no'
same reason i can't include Pet Shop Boys' "Actually". or some of Ryan Adam's albums. They're near perfect but not quite enough lol. fine. Be all rationale and picky about it! i'm not picky and rational! 
and to prove it i will add Sade's "Lover's Rock" to my list and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: and to prove it i will add Sade's "Lover's Rock" to my list
You're one of the few that appreciate that album as much as I do. I think for most, it's at the bottom of the Sade pile, but for me, it's by far my favorite of hers. It almost has a sacred place in my musical collection. | |
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I have way way way too many to list.
But I think with my favorite artists I tend to be a little enthusiastic about what I deem a perfect, 5 star album. | |
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GangstaFam said: I have way way way too many to list.
But I think with my favorite artists I tend to be a little enthusiastic about what I deem a perfect, 5 star album. 
My list would actually be twice as long, but I thought I should keep it somewhat short... | |
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matrixrox said: What are your 5 star albums? The albums that are truly excellent?
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I am shocked that you listed The Roses' Second Coming and not the debut! I definately love The Second COming, but I think you are the first person I've seen rate it higher than the debut! Bold choice! | |
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I am shocked that you listed The Roses' Second Coming and not the debut! I definately love The Second COming, but I think you are the first person I've seen rate it higher than the debut!
Bold choice! [/quote]
Yeah...I always defend that album, its under valued I think. I wasnt a fan when their first album came round but my friend use 2 play 2nd coming all the time and I grew 2 love it. I think its 1 of the best guitar albums ever, squire just solos all the way through it. I seen Squire play with the Seahorses supporting u2, he was out his face, eyes rolling back into his head but he played so well. Just wish they would re-form!  | |
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matrixrox said: Yeah...I always defend that album, its under valued I think. I wasnt a fan when their first album came round but my friend use 2 play 2nd coming all the time and I grew 2 love it. I think its 1 of the best guitar albums ever, squire just solos all the way through it. I seen Squire play with the Seahorses supporting u2, he was out his face, eyes rolling back into his head but he played so well. Just wish they would re-form! it is a VERY strong album guitar-wise. Has Squire's stamp all over it. As for a reunion...we could only hope. I never even came close to getting to see them livem gotdammit... ....quote edit... [Edited 3/19/06 9:52am] | |
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i'll try to keep it down to ten for now.
bowie - the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars bowie - low prince - purple rain prince - parade sonic youth - goo talking heads - speaking in tongues laurie anderson - home of the brave the beatles - abbey road radiohead - ok computer xanadu - original soundtrack (i can't help it - every song on that album makes me smile and sing along...that can't equal crap) | |
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Anx said: xanadu - original soundtrack (i can't help it - every song on that album makes me smile and sing along...that can't equal crap) you are sooooo fucking odd
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endorphin74 said: Anx said: xanadu - original soundtrack (i can't help it - every song on that album makes me smile and sing along...that can't equal crap) you are sooooo fucking odd
i'm not trying to be cute, i promise. i know every word of every song on that album, and i'm not afraid to put on a performance. | |
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Anx said: endorphin74 said: you are sooooo fucking odd
i'm not trying to be cute, i promise. i know every word of every song on that album, and i'm not afraid to put on a performance.
see, the thing is I know you are TOAD serious. Which is what I love about you! | |
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endorphin74 said: Anx said: i'm not trying to be cute, i promise. i know every word of every song on that album, and i'm not afraid to put on a performance.
see, the thing is I know you are TOAD serious. Which is what I love about you! unfortunately, you know all too well. fortunately, you were spared the full-on xanadu experience with me and my best friend lila. we can perform the entire movie. ask frank. | |
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This probably could be pruned a little, but I guess I'll leave it as is. Obviously there are a few personal idiosyncrasies on display here. The Fall probably isn’t a five-star band in anyone else's head, barring a few thousand oddballs like me scattered across the globe.
The Beatles – Hard Day’s Night The Beatles – Rubber Soul Jackson Browne – Running on Empty (I know, I know…guilty pleasure) John Cale – Paris 1919 Can – Future Days Julian Cope – Peggy Suicide Rodney Crowell – Diamonds and Dirt Gene Clark – No Other The Delgados – The Great Eastern The Delgados – Hate Bob Dylan – Another Side Of… Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’… Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan – Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan – Love and Theft Eno – Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) The Fall – Hex Enduction Hour The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall – Complete Peel Sessions The Go-Betweens – Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band Lyle Lovett – Joshua Judges Ruth Grant McLennan – Horsebreaker Star Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Harry Nilsson – Nilsson Sings Newman Opal – Happy Nightmare Baby Prince - Come Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed Rolling Stones – Beggar’s Banquet Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street Richard and Linda Thompson – I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight Undertones – Undertones Lucinda Williams – Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Wire – Pink Flag | |
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David Bowie - Scary Monsters
Michelle Branch - The Spirit Room The Cardigans - Long Gone from Daylight Ben Folds - Rockin the Suburbs Foo Fighters - There is Nothing Left to Lose Garbage - Garbage Garbage - Version 2.0 Garbage - Beautiful Garbage Green Day - American Idiot Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction INXS - Kick INXS - Elegantly Wasted Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? Led Zeppelin I Oasis - Definitely Maybe Oasis - What's the Story(Morning Glory) Tom Petty - Damn the Torpedoes Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever Prince - Purple Rain Prince - Sign O the Times Prince - Batman (don't hate me, I just love it too much!) R.E.M. - Automatic for the People Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions U2- Achtung Baby Van Halen - Van Halen Van Halen - 1984 Weezer - Green Album | |
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damosuzuki said: Prince - Come Good for you--it's a four star in my book, but I agree that it's so underrated. The first 4 songs are incredibly original, imo.  | |
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Anx said: endorphin74 said:
see, the thing is I know you are TOAD serious. Which is what I love about you! unfortunately, you know all too well. fortunately, you were spared the full-on xanadu experience with me and my best friend lila. we can perform the entire movie. ask frank. Next time!  | |
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I didn't include any "Best of" albums, 'cause that's sort of cheating.
Everything But the Girl: Walking Wounded George Michael: Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Prince: Dirty Mind, Lovesexy, Parade, The Black Album Sam Cooke: Night Beat JJ Fad: Supersonic Beastie Boys: License to Ill Snoop Dogg: Doggystyle Tony Toni Tone: Sons of Soul Mary J. Blige: My Life John Coltrane: A Love Supreme The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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u2prnce said: damosuzuki said: Prince - Come Good for you--it's a four star in my book, but I agree that it's so underrated. The first 4 songs are incredibly original, imo. Take out "Orgasm" and Come is a five star album in my book. | |
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Anx said: u2prnce said: Good for you--it's a four star in my book, but I agree that it's so underrated. The first 4 songs are incredibly original, imo. Take out "Orgasm" and Come is a five star album in my book. I would take out "Orgasm" and "Solo" and I'm right there with ya. | |
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Fiona Apple -- When the Pawn... I'll leave it alone babe...just be me | |
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Prince - SOTT
Damian Rice - o INXS - Welcome to wherever you are Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Grandaddy - Sophtware slump The Cranberries - No Need To argue U2 - All you can't leave behind Lenny Kravitz - Let love rule Tears For Fears - The Hurting Sheryl Crow - The Globe Sessions A-ha - Minor Earth Major Sky Colin Vearncombe - Water On Snow Radiohead - The Bends Depeche Mode - Songs of faith and devotion Erasure - The Innocents De La Soul - Three feet high and rising Soft Cell - Non stop erotic cabaret Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way The Beatles - Abbey Road . | |
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u2prnce said: damosuzuki said: Prince - Come Good for you--it's a four star in my book, but I agree that it's so underrated. The first 4 songs are incredibly original, imo. Could someone please post all of these cute little Prince anime thingies? | |
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