TrainFan73
Frothy
I just cast my ballot!
The N&G Top 500 Albums of All Time!!!
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TrainFan73
Frothy
These are albums that did not make my list but were in contention:
- Tres Hombres - ZZ Top
- Hysteria - Def Leppard
- Vs. - Pearl Jam
- Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
- Motor Booty Affair - Parliament
- Grae - Moses Sumney
- Dirty Computer - Janelle Monae
- American Love Call - Durand Jones & the Indications
- Kiwanuka - Michael Kiwanuka
- Before These Crowded Streets - Dave Matthews Band
- Negro Swan - Blood Orange
- Cuz I Love You - Lizzo
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kvetcha
Well-Known Member
45. Born Ruffians - Red Yellow and Blue
playful Canucks lend
a sweet edge to indie pop
feels like college days
44. Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
everything may suck
and I fear for the future
but we'll all float on
43. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
sassy Scots shake tail
there's a sweetness to this one
missing from their first
42. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
in their time, they were
underappreciated
RIP Adam
41. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
every word she sings
twists my heart in ragged knots
the female Sufjan
playful Canucks lend
a sweet edge to indie pop
feels like college days
44. Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
everything may suck
and I fear for the future
but we'll all float on
43. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
sassy Scots shake tail
there's a sweetness to this one
missing from their first
42. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers
in their time, they were
underappreciated
RIP Adam
41. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
every word she sings
twists my heart in ragged knots
the female Sufjan
TrainFan73
Frothy
I want to post my entire list in alphabetical order and see if you guys can determine the rankings.
I like it, and I also want to see how different a master list would be if it was required to be alphabetized.
TrainFan73
Frothy
Top 50 in Discogs order by title:
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Abbey Road - The Beatles
Angel Dust - Faith No More
Anodyne - Uncle Tupelo
Aretha Now - Aretha Franklin
Being There - Wilco
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Changes - Neal Francis
Delusions of Grandeur - Hardkiss
Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield
Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Fugazi (7 songs) - Fugazi
Harmony of Difference - Kamasi Washington
Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol 1 - The Brand New Heavies
Honky Tonk Heroes - Waylon Jennings
Hunky Dory - David Bowie
Ill Communication- Beastie Boys
In Utero - Nirvana
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Kristofferson - Kris Kristofferson
Live ‘93 - The Orb
Love Symbol - Prince
Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
Mama’s Gun - Erykah Badu
Mode for Joe - Joe Henderson
Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Omoiyari - Kishi Bashi
One Day It’ll All Make Sense - Common
Otis Blue - Otis Redding
Rabies - Skinny Puppy
Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
So - Peter Gabriel
Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Stakes is High - De La Soul
The Bends - Radiohead
The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
The Phosphorescent Blues - Punch Brothers
The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - The Black Crowes
There’s a Riot Goin’ On - Sly & the Family Stone
Things Fall Apart - The Roots
This Year’s Model - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
Very - Pet Shop Boys
Voodoo - D’Angelo
What’s Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Abbey Road - The Beatles
Angel Dust - Faith No More
Anodyne - Uncle Tupelo
Aretha Now - Aretha Franklin
Being There - Wilco
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Changes - Neal Francis
Delusions of Grandeur - Hardkiss
Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield
Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Fugazi (7 songs) - Fugazi
Harmony of Difference - Kamasi Washington
Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol 1 - The Brand New Heavies
Honky Tonk Heroes - Waylon Jennings
Hunky Dory - David Bowie
Ill Communication- Beastie Boys
In Utero - Nirvana
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Kristofferson - Kris Kristofferson
Live ‘93 - The Orb
Love Symbol - Prince
Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
Mama’s Gun - Erykah Badu
Mode for Joe - Joe Henderson
Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
Omoiyari - Kishi Bashi
One Day It’ll All Make Sense - Common
Otis Blue - Otis Redding
Rabies - Skinny Puppy
Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
So - Peter Gabriel
Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Stakes is High - De La Soul
The Bends - Radiohead
The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
The Phosphorescent Blues - Punch Brothers
The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - The Black Crowes
There’s a Riot Goin’ On - Sly & the Family Stone
Things Fall Apart - The Roots
This Year’s Model - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
Very - Pet Shop Boys
Voodoo - D’Angelo
What’s Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
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chrb98
Active Member
45. AJJ (fka Andrew Jackson Jihad) - People That Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World
44. Kanye West - Graduation
43. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
42. Joni Mitchell - Blue
41. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
44. Kanye West - Graduation
43. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
42. Joni Mitchell - Blue
41. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis
Extremely hot take: Graduation is Kanye's second best album
BjorgenFjorgen
Well-Known Member
Glad to see all this Blue love.
chrb98
Active Member
If we can vote on "favorite lists other than our own", I think yours has my vote
TrainFan73
Frothy
Aww thanks!
I would say the same, simply because Kishi Bashi is in there!
Rip_City
Well-Known Member
Revealing the next five!
Also @Woob_woob, you are welcome to use any of my captions as a write-up consideration should any album make the aggregate N&G 500 list, just requesting credit if so. I'm only making these captions as I go.
45) Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music for Nine Post Cards [ambient, minimalism]
Yoshimura's approach to minimalism feels almost sterile...free of any impurities and murkiness present from both the human voice and other instruments other than a tranquil layering of synthesizers. It is Japan's answer to Brian Eno's Ambient series, doubling down on the comfy factor.
"I will be happy if, when you enjoy this album, the surrounding scenery can be seen in a slightly different light."
44) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam [psychedelic pop, art pop]
Perhaps jarring to an unsuspecting listener, but quickly becomes accessible on subsequent plays! Dare I say even...catchy? For me, this album manifests itself as their most organic and heartfelt.
43) Swans - To Be Kind [post-rock, experimental rock]
A post-rock pinnacle in the modern iteration of Swans. Every instrument on this album creeps up on the listener in an unsettling manner, almost as if they were audial reincarnations of monsters or fiends. I mean, Michael Gira himself seemingly performs a transmutation from some form of feline into an anthropomorphic barking dog on "She Loves Us." What's not to be terrified about there?
42) Stereolab - Dots and Loops [art pop, indietronica]
Textures and progressions are paramount and alluring marks of this outfit, and Stereolab achieved a definitive sound of blending analog electronics, French pop, and krautrock with a retro-futuristic edge. I especially have to emphasize that aforementioned edge...the majority of Stereolab's vast discography surely sounded transcendent for the time, and sounds fresh when juxtaposed against modern art pop works. I couldn't help but feel a heavy heart the first time I experienced Mary Hansen making her presence known on "The Flower Called Nowhere."
41) Jon Hopkins - Immunity [ambient techno, IDM]
Over the years, I've come to interpret this album as a narrative (mostly) free of narration.
The first half of this record symbolizes a lively town/city unaware of a monster/evil deity/natural disaster slowly building in power, coming to full strength, and violently invading this civilization. With many of the citizens realizing too late that they cannot save themselves from certain death and ruin, they are accepting of their fate and final moments, and the community's inevitable destruction from the beast quickly follows. Only a few escape this divine punishment. The instrumentation here is quite aggressive and builds intensely.
The second half symbolizes the immediate aftermath of the decimation of the town and the majority of its inhabitants, and a plan to rebuilding the town/city and its community over several years time. This project is implemented with the help and generosity of neighboring cities and global donations. As the survivors take time to reflect, the remembrance of those who have been lost, and looking to an optimistic future of tranquility...their resilience and perseverance through hardship (both the survivors and those who have passed on) symbolizes their "immunity." The instrumentation here runs fairly ambient to symbolize a melancholy tone and providing contrast to the more unrelenting first half.
Yoshimura's approach to minimalism feels almost sterile...free of any impurities and murkiness present from both the human voice and other instruments other than a tranquil layering of synthesizers. It is Japan's answer to Brian Eno's Ambient series, doubling down on the comfy factor.
"I will be happy if, when you enjoy this album, the surrounding scenery can be seen in a slightly different light."
- Hiroshi Yoshimura
44) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam [psychedelic pop, art pop]
Perhaps jarring to an unsuspecting listener, but quickly becomes accessible on subsequent plays! Dare I say even...catchy? For me, this album manifests itself as their most organic and heartfelt.
43) Swans - To Be Kind [post-rock, experimental rock]
A post-rock pinnacle in the modern iteration of Swans. Every instrument on this album creeps up on the listener in an unsettling manner, almost as if they were audial reincarnations of monsters or fiends. I mean, Michael Gira himself seemingly performs a transmutation from some form of feline into an anthropomorphic barking dog on "She Loves Us." What's not to be terrified about there?
42) Stereolab - Dots and Loops [art pop, indietronica]
Textures and progressions are paramount and alluring marks of this outfit, and Stereolab achieved a definitive sound of blending analog electronics, French pop, and krautrock with a retro-futuristic edge. I especially have to emphasize that aforementioned edge...the majority of Stereolab's vast discography surely sounded transcendent for the time, and sounds fresh when juxtaposed against modern art pop works. I couldn't help but feel a heavy heart the first time I experienced Mary Hansen making her presence known on "The Flower Called Nowhere."
41) Jon Hopkins - Immunity [ambient techno, IDM]
Over the years, I've come to interpret this album as a narrative (mostly) free of narration.
The first half of this record symbolizes a lively town/city unaware of a monster/evil deity/natural disaster slowly building in power, coming to full strength, and violently invading this civilization. With many of the citizens realizing too late that they cannot save themselves from certain death and ruin, they are accepting of their fate and final moments, and the community's inevitable destruction from the beast quickly follows. Only a few escape this divine punishment. The instrumentation here is quite aggressive and builds intensely.
The second half symbolizes the immediate aftermath of the decimation of the town and the majority of its inhabitants, and a plan to rebuilding the town/city and its community over several years time. This project is implemented with the help and generosity of neighboring cities and global donations. As the survivors take time to reflect, the remembrance of those who have been lost, and looking to an optimistic future of tranquility...their resilience and perseverance through hardship (both the survivors and those who have passed on) symbolizes their "immunity." The instrumentation here runs fairly ambient to symbolize a melancholy tone and providing contrast to the more unrelenting first half.
Also @Woob_woob, you are welcome to use any of my captions as a write-up consideration should any album make the aggregate N&G 500 list, just requesting credit if so. I'm only making these captions as I go.
kvetcha
Well-Known Member
Music for Nine Post Cards.Revealing the next five!
45) Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music for Nine Post Cards [ambient, minimalism]
Yoshimura's approach to minimalism feels almost sterile...free of any impurities and murkiness present from both the human voice and other instruments other than a tranquil layering of synthesizers. It is Japan's answer to Brian Eno's Ambient series, doubling down on the comfy factor.
"I will be happy if, when you enjoy this album, the surrounding scenery can be seen in a slightly different light."
- Hiroshi Yoshimura
44) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam [psychedelic pop, art pop]
Perhaps jarring to an unsuspecting listener, but quickly becomes accessible on subsequent plays! Dare I say even...catchy? For me, this album manifests itself as their most organic and heartfelt.
43) Swans - To Be Kind [post-rock, experimental rock]
A post-rock pinnacle in the modern iteration of Swans. Every instrument on this album creeps up on the listener in an unsettling manner, almost as if they were audial reincarnations of monsters or fiends. I mean, Michael Gira himself seemingly performs a transmutation from some form of feline into an anthropomorphic barking dog on "She Loves Us." What's not to be terrified about there?
42) Stereolab - Dots and Loops [art pop, indietronica]
Textures and progressions are paramount and alluring marks of this outfit, and Stereolab achieved a definitive sound of blending analog electronics, French pop, and krautrock with a retro-futuristic edge. I especially have to emphasize that aforementioned edge...the majority of Stereolab's vast discography surely sounded transcendent for the time, and sounds fresh when juxtaposed against modern art pop works. I couldn't help but feel a heavy heart the first time I experienced Mary Hansen making her presence known on "The Flower Called Nowhere."
41) Jon Hopkins - Immunity [ambient techno, IDM]
Over the years, I've come to interpret this album as a narrative (mostly) free of narration.
The first half of this record symbolizes a lively town/city unaware of a monster/evil deity/natural disaster slowly building in power, coming to full strength, and violently invading this civilization. With many of the citizens realizing too late that they cannot save themselves from certain death and ruin, they are accepting of their fate and final moments, and the community's inevitable destruction from the beast quickly follows. Only a few escape this divine punishment. The instrumentation here is quite aggressive and builds intensely.
The second half symbolizes the immediate aftermath of the decimation of the town and the majority of its inhabitants, and a plan to rebuilding the town/city and its community over several years time. This project is implemented with the help and generosity of neighboring cities and global donations. As the survivors take time to reflect, the remembrance of those who have been lost, and looking to an optimistic future of tranquility...their resilience and perseverance through hardship (both the survivors and those who have passed on) symbolizes their "immunity." The instrumentation here runs fairly ambient to symbolize a melancholy tone and providing contrast to the more unrelenting first half.
Also @Woob_woob, you are welcome to use any of my captions as a write-up consideration should any album make the aggregate N&G 500 list, just requesting credit if so. I'm only making these captions as I go.
Gavaxeman
Well-Known Member
A bit different time ..this should get your started
Guess the album from a lyric - my albums 50-48.
50-“All relationships are emptying and temporary”
49-“Oh, I never was good with romantic words
So the next few lines come really hard
Don't have much but what I've got is yours..”
48-“ I was born under a bad sign,
Left out in the cold..”
Guess the album from a lyric - my albums 50-48.
50-“All relationships are emptying and temporary”
49-“Oh, I never was good with romantic words
So the next few lines come really hard
Don't have much but what I've got is yours..”
48-“ I was born under a bad sign,
Left out in the cold..”
TrainFan73
Frothy
48 could be at least 100 albums. I could think of at least five that deserve top 500 status.
Gavaxeman
Well-Known Member
Clue..1971
kvetcha
Well-Known Member
Haikus are too much work.
40. Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous
39. Cake - Fashion Nugget
38. M.I.A. - Arular
37. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
36. Elvis Costello - This Year’s Model
35. Weezer - Blue Album
34. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
33. Tenacious D - Tenacious D
32. Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up!
31. Mitski - Puberty 2
39. Cake - Fashion Nugget
38. M.I.A. - Arular
37. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
36. Elvis Costello - This Year’s Model
35. Weezer - Blue Album
34. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
33. Tenacious D - Tenacious D
32. Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up!
31. Mitski - Puberty 2
This list of five features three that I don't own on vinyl. One has never been pressed, one I've never picked up because I haven't heard much good about any pressings, and the third is, well, you'll know.
| Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica |
| Cake - Fashion Nugget |
| Cheap Trick - At Budokan |
| The Greyboy Allstars - A Town Called Earth |
| Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs |