Nightrain_Kid

Some of you people need to stop living in the past, there's been some amazing music this decade and probaly loads more i've missed out or yet to hear

The Strokes - Is this it

Arcade fire - Funeral

Arcade fire - Neon bible

Arctic monkeys - Whatever people say i am, thats what I'm not

Flaming lips - Yoshimi battles the pink robots

Tom Waits - Alice

Brian Wilson - Smile

Kings of leon - Youth and young manhood

Bob Dylan - Modern times

Bob Dylan - Love and theft

Rufus Wainwright - Want one

Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

The white stripes - Elephant

There isn't such a thing surely?

I Got it today, wow! Completely over the top and dramatic, quite possibly album of the year. Totally recommended to anyone with an opinion on decent music

The Smiths

Buckley's Jeff and Tim or Tom Waits

Sgt. peppers

Really?

Why? I don't listen to the Beatles much, but I always liked that album....

Yep, never understood the hype

Dark Side Of The Moon probably...that album isn't even close to the best Pink Floyd albums

There should be a law against saying that!

Best album ever made. Ever.

But I am curious as to why you'd rate it so low compared to their other stuff. Care to explain?

I feel the same about dark side aswell

Sgt. peppers

Black diamond bay

Tombstone blues

You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Its alright ma, im only bleeding

Aint talkin'

At least half of New Jersey is pretty good but apart from that their 80's stuff is complete shit, however Keep the faith and These days are proper rock albums which embrace real themes (religion, isolation, lost faith ect...) and have a great selection of songs, not a million miles away from U2 actually. The other album (Crush) which bookends their mature period is also pretty decent but anything after that or before NJ is wank.

Kinda inspired by the essential album thread, but this time name the essential Bob Dylan songs and keep it down to 5. Try not to name the obvious aswell, here's mine:

1. Lovesick

2. You're a big girl now

3. Idiot wind

4. Spirit on the water

5. One of us must know (Sooner or later)

Fuckin' shit hot. Balaclava, D is for dangerous and Do me a favour all kick major ass.

Nick's definitely one of the greatest lyricists ever and The bad seeds kick major ass, probaly one of my favourite bands. The already forementioned Nobody's baby now and The ship song are both beautiful, i really love Green eyes at the moment

Some of these albums mentioned are about as essential as being shot in the face but meh

226. Arcade Fire - Funeral

227. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

228. Johnny Cash - American Recordings

229. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now

230. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

56. The Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not

57. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

58. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

59. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind

60. Tom Waits - Bone Machine

Great thread

16. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

17. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde

18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatmans Call

19. Lucinda Williams - Carwheels on a Gravel Road

20. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

Pretty self explanitory really, it'll probaly be Glastonbury for me as i've never been and the lineup looks pretty diverse and most excellent (Arctic monkeys, the who, arcade fire, kasabian, bjork, the chemical brothers, lily allen, mika, the killers, kasier chiefs, the kooks.....) altho if the rumours about Rage against the machine playing Reading are true then im torn between the 2, especially as the chili's, the pumpkins and the cure are all rumoured also

Grace Kelly is the best pop song i've heard for a while, i secretly keep singing it and when i sing it i smile

Grace has long been my favourite album of all time, the perfect mix of stunning voice, great songs/writing, great band, grandiosely produced and amazingly diverse. Really only one of a handful of musicians (along with Cobain and Hendrix) that died long before hitting their creative peak, such a beautiful free spirit. Anyone else really enjoy the documentary dvd that comes with the legacy edition of Grace?

I agree with that guy, MCR are a pile of shit but so are iron maiden so i dont see what the problem is

Soundgarden reunion??

God I fucking hope so!

Either way, this is a good move for Cornell. Audioslave sucked, and he could have done much better without them. IMO, Chris Cornell is probably the best and most under-rated singer to get big in the 90's.

Jeff Buckley? Mike Patton?

This just goes to show - always listen to people from Leigh.

Especially if said person is named Brad

How can the greatest frontman of all time be overrated?

Do you honestly believe that? I mean, if you do then fair play and you are entitled to your opinion - but I think it's stretching it a bit. He was a very good frontman when he was part of the smiths for sure - but I really feel it's pretty hard to describe his performances as a solo artist as being comparable to some of the truely great solo artists.

Admititly the majority of his solo stuff was pretty dire but in his prime in The Smiths he was the greatest frontman ever imo. Such a unique style of writing and a pair of glasses and a bunch of flowers in his pocket just confirms my theory

The Smiths were an amazing band, but I find Morrissey's solo stuff all to be self-indulgent, contrived crap and wish he would disappear. He has cult-like status which was pretty much thanks to the NME putting him on the cover after blanking him for years. I really find him overrated massively.

How can the greatest frontman of all time be overrated?

But yeah The Smiths are probaly the best band of all time, The Queen is dead is their best album

I think theyre cool how they are trying to reinvent hair metal...brilliant.

Not a huge fan, but i've got respect

Thats the last thing that needs reinventing

The flaming lips and Mr bungle are excellent