Interference's Top 100 Albums of All Time - Sign Up And Discussion Thread

[The Sad Punk]

Is anybody actually happy with their list? I hated mine.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I hate my list more than you hate your list.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Nuh uh!

 

[cobl04]

Yah huh

 

[phanan]

There are 5 songs on Meddle that aren't Echoes. There are 3 songs on WYWH that aren't Shine On You Crazy Diamond. While it doesn't make all that large of a difference time-wise, SOYCD absolutely kills the momentum of the album due to its placement, and the album lacks variety because of it.

And two of those songs on Meddle are absolute clunkers. Take those two away, and you've really got the same scenario. The only difference is you get Echoes all in one shot.

Not sure what you mean about how SOYCD kills the momentum. It's the perfect opener, one of the best ever, and then to come back to it after the three songs in the middle is pure magic. If the second part was placed in the middle of the three other songs, then I'd be inclined to agree, but it's not.

A better question for you to ask me would be why I prefer Animals over WYWH, though they're structured similarly. Simply put, I just prefer the songs. Animals slays for its entire duration, while there are a couple of duds on WYWH that I could do without. Pretty simple, but I think those two albums are more comparable.

I disagree. The only thing that is the same is the number of tracks, and that's a stretch considering two of them are merely intros and outros. When it comes down to it, there are only three songs on Animals. On WYWH, there are three songs plus one two-part epic.

 

[phanan]

Innervisions made my list.

Mine as well.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Is anybody actually happy with their list? I hated mine.

Damn, you really are a sad punk!

I loved my list.

 

[corianderstem]

Oasis did that uptight song better.....

That is the single saddest thing I've ever read on this site.

 

[cdisantis83]

SOYCD...is the perfect opener, one of the best ever, and then to come back to it after the three songs in the middle is pure magic.

I would agree with this. I have said in the past that any album containing Shine On should be required to place it first in the tracklisting.

The great benefit of Animals over Meddle, in my opinion at least, is the lyrical content. Animals is a masterwork of lyrical cohesion and sustained mood.

 

[LemonMelon]

Not sure what you mean about how SOYCD kills the momentum. It's the perfect opener, one of the best ever, and then to come back to it after the three songs in the middle is pure magic. If the second part was placed in the middle of the three other songs, then I'd be inclined to agree, but it's not.

It just feels like it dominates more of the record in that position is all. It doesn't, but it feels like it. As you can tell, I'd rather have a 34 minute track and get it over with than two 17-minute tracks with the same chord progression scattered throughout. I guess that's just me.

 

[U2isthebest]

ElMel, are we supposed to post our lists at some point tomorrow?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

You are supposed to PM him your list by sometime tomorrow...

 

[U2isthebest]

^I did that last week. I just remembered that we were talking about everybody posting their lists here, so everybody could see/discuss them. I wasn't sure if we were still doing that.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

no, I don't think so, when Mel and his accounting firm are finished tabulating the results I think he is going to post all the lists in the results thread so we can make fun of you.

 

[U2isthebest]

no, I don't think so, when Mel and his accounting firm are finished tabulating the results I think he is going to post all the lists in the results thread so we can make fun of you.

I'll lock you in a closet if you do, son. Betty did it to Sally on Mad Men for only a minute, but you won't be that lucky.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

pfft, the closet would be a step up from the crawl space...

 

[LemonMelon]

no, I don't think so, when Mel and his accounting firm are finished tabulating the results I think he is going to post all the lists in the results thread so we can make fun of you.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

what accounting firm did you go with this year Mel? Beav and NSW?

 

[LemonMelon]

Yeah, I went with NSW. That's why he hasn't been here in weeks.

 

[phillyfan26]

I have a top 50, but have yet to listen to What's Going On or Innervisions, which I feel obligated to listen to first since it seems they're good enough to make my top fifty.

 

[namkcuR]

I can't get Stevie Wonder's 'Saturn', 'As', or 'Pastime Paradise' out of my head.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

I did like Khan did, in that I tried not to fret to much, didn't spend too much time on it, it made it much easier

that's because we're awesome

Is anybody actually happy with their list? I hated mine.

i like mine. most will probably go if they see my list, but whatevs.

 

[phillyfan26]

Sent mine in to ElMel. Both of those albums made me list, kicking off A Storm in Heaven and The Velvet Underground & Nico.

 

[LMP]

What's Going On made mine as well, but I hadn't heard Innervisions in a long time, so it wasn't included.

Nico definitely made mine, but White Light / White Heat cracked the Top 25.

 

[U2isthebest]

What's Going On made my list too.

 

[phillyfan26]

What's Going On made mine as well, but I hadn't heard Innervisions in a long time, so it wasn't included.

Nico definitely made mine, but White Light / White Heat cracked the Top 25.

I haven't listened to Nico enough, methinks, but I've found some of it difficult to get into.

 

[LMP]

I haven't listened to Nico enough, methinks, but I've found some of it difficult to get into.

It is, but it's a rewarding experience once you crack the shell.

 

[AtomicBono]

can i still turn mine in today?

 

[U2isthebest]

can i still turn mine in today?

Yeah. The lists are due tomorrow.

 

[AtomicBono]

Yeah. The lists are due tomorrow.

cool thanks ... i'm almost done