sextonseven said:

Dislike is putting it very mildly.

Moonbeam said:

Yeah, Sexton, I put Sgt. Pepper #1. That's passe, I guess.

NDRU said:

if you wanted to make more of a splash, you should have put arctic monkeys at #1!

Anx said:

This list is practically a direct response to that NME one! Oasis above the Beatles? COME ON!!!
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NDRU said:

I'm not going to mention the "B" word on this thread, unless it ends in "owie".

Anx said:

Anx said:

Seeing as how he had the most records on the list after Prince, maybe you mentioned the "B" word a few times too many!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'ma hook you up.

sextonseven said:

GangstaFam said:

That will make me wanna be more into them than just picking up a random CD

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

You're in for a treat.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

If you do decide to go the random route, you can't go wrong with "Disintegration". Plus, it's got "Lovesong" on it.

GangstaFam said:

If I was gonna go with an album I would want the one with that song on it. I do love "Lullaby". Actually I was just browsing through their Greatest hits and I can say I really love a lot of those songs. I never had album experiences I guess and I only kind of appreciated those from afar. Nobody I was friends with was into that kind of music, such was not the taste of the gangbangers in Santa Ana But the cool kids at school were into The Cure and those kind of bands. But I wasn't cool back then But I did get into The Cult because of a boy I was in love with

GangstaFam said:

It would be nice if he went for a block of albums, but that's only if he determines that he likes them. I'm currently doing that with Bowie (Hunky Dory/Ziggy/Aladdin Sane).

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I get the feeling you're gonna love 'em.

sextonseven said:

OK, going by the Greatest hits I absolutely love the following:

• The Walk
  
• Inbetween days (this almost falls into the section below but I love it enough for this category)
  
• Just Like Heaven
  
• Lullaby
  
• Lovesong
  
• Friday I'm in Love (again, almost falls into the section below but I like it just enough....)
  
  
  I am not wild about these, but they are comfort songs in that I do remember them and would listen to them just for the nostalgia factor:
  
  
• Boys don't Cry
  
• Let's Go To Bed
  
• Lovecats
  
• Close to Me

And I actually am building a mix around "The Walk" It's gonna be New Wavish with old school and new school stuff. Electro new Wave adventure. That's what I'm aiming for

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sextonseven said:

Never! Where's "Tin Machine II" on this list? I want a recount!

This is why it was easy to be diplomatic. I never liked the Cure, but who am I to say that they didn't do something of value?

Honestly, I never really gave them a chance, which is usually the reason I think most people don't like some of the "greats." They just get an impression, like "eww Prince showed his butt. He's a fag. Therefore I hate his music"

Anx said:

and the Labarynth soundtrack?

sextonseven said:

I think I assumed that you were already into him.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I was kind of in the same boat as you were when I was in high school and for the most part couldn't be bothered with all that weird alternative stuff. Then my art teacher played 'The Head On The Door' in class and I liked enough of the songs ("The Blood" in particular really moved me) that I took a chance and bought the album. And while it might have been a little too soon for me at the time to get into an album like that, years later I loved it and it's my favorite Cure record--even made my top 25 for this list.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Make sure you include "Blue Monday".

GangstaFam said:

I loved my double disc singles comp, but never took a chance on an album until this year.

sextonseven said:

I'm very excited for you.

GangstaFam said:

New Order right? If so, that's a contender

umm..how did i miss all this?

GangstaFam said:

I don't know what took me so long. Every song from the 70s on the comp is a can't miss.

sosgemini said:

I dunno. The thread had been floating around for almost two weeks: http://www.prince.org/msg...0989?&pg=1

sosgemini said:

Don't be sad. Give us your top 25! Make your voice heard!

Of course your vote would be meaningless now...
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NDRU said:

I made the same point in another thread. This is one of the main reasons why bland, uninteresting figures often sell well. If you sat 99% of people down and played them some great P songs or showed them some great footage, they'd be converted overnight, but they get put off by the weird behaviour, the appalling wardrobe, etc and so they miss out on all he has to offer. Since it's usually the unconventional artists who are the most talented it means a lot of people simply never know how great certain artists are and how empty what they're listening to is. Shania Twain has sold a hell of a lot more records than Bjork ever will.