Classic Albums
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Apr 2023
9:21am, 12 Apr 2023
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Scorge
Scum by Napalm Death. It’s regarded as one of the founding Grindcore albums & a classic of the genre. Scum was voted the 50th best British album of all time by Kerrang! readers, and in 2009, it was ranked number five in Terrorizer's list of essential European grindcore albums. It’s 28 tracks come in at around 33 minutes long, the shortest track being “Suffer” at 1.316 seconds. The album has some production issues in that it was actually produced and probably would have been for the world had it not been because it’s actually a total and utter bag o shite. if you want classic properly produced ND, their first peel session from maida vale on vinyl is what you want. it's brilliantly violent. |
Apr 2023
9:48am, 12 Apr 2023
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Cerrertonia
So, a little different but some that I think are true classic albums Genesis - Duke, or 3 Sides Live Natalie Merchant - Tigerlilly - the most beautiful album ever made She has a new album out on Friday, first new material since 2014. |
Apr 2023
10:13am, 12 Apr 2023
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Joe1970
Enjoying wandering through this thread  I do love What's Going On and Pet Sounds, Boo Radleys are amazing and Wake Up! is fabulous, but I'd take the album before that, Giant Steps, as my fave of theirs. Definitely agree that both Joy Division albums count as classics, and De La Soul's 3 Feet High & Rising too. But I think my absolute classics, those albums that it feels like my life would have been immeasureably poorer without, have got to be these: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly The Cure - Disintegration Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks The Hold Steady - Boys & Girls In America Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists Massive Attack - Blue Lines Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell The National - Boxer Oasis - Definitely Maybe Primal Scream - Screamadelica Pulp - Different Class Radiohead - OK Computer REM - Document Patti Smith - Horses Spiritualized - Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses Suede - Dog Man Star Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque Now there is an argument that some of these may be genuine 'classic' albums and some may be just my taste, plus a time and a place that meant something / means something to me...but that argument is a big part of the fun of a thread like this I think! |
Apr 2023
11:00am, 12 Apr 2023
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GimmeMedals
David Bowie - Hunky Dory. I never tire of it. (Or Heroes. Or Low.)
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Apr 2023
11:45am, 12 Apr 2023
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Dvorak
What makes a classic album as opposed to one you just like a lot? ~ponders~ I can go with Bandwagonesque; and for Joni, although Blue is the common choice, I'd pick Hejira. |
Apr 2023
12:52pm, 12 Apr 2023
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Derby Tup
I was surprised Bandwagonesque hadn't featured before (I love Songs from Northern Britain too) or the Stone Roses
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Apr 2023
12:56pm, 12 Apr 2023
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TROSaracen
Stone Roses would do it for me, ditto Disintegration, Psychocandy and The Queen is Dead. My obscure classic would be Felt's Forever Breathes the Lonely Word. |
Apr 2023
1:07pm, 12 Apr 2023
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sallykate
Lots of great suggestions here. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick would be my addition. |
Apr 2023
1:17pm, 12 Apr 2023
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paulcook
Obscure, I'd pick something by Sigur Ros. Von is my favourite, though probably not their best album.
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Apr 2023
1:34pm, 12 Apr 2023
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Homeless Kodo
Thanks Scorge I’ll have a look for that.
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