If Music Could Talk

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 7:20am

Purely because I've been on a Lou Reed solo kick this past while and, all in all, it's been a pretty decent ride (sally ride)!

New York
New Sensations
Magic and Loss
Coney Island Baby
Berlin
Transformer
Street Hassle
The Blue Mask
Lou Reed
Songs for Drella
Legendary Hearts
Ecstasy
Rock and Roll Heart
Set the Twilight Reeling
Mistrial
Lulu
Growing up in Public
(Metal Machine Music; Hudson River Wind Meditation; The Bells; The Raven - couldn't get into any of these so unranked)

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 7:20am

(Metal Machine Music; Hudson River Wind Meditation; The Bells; The Raven - couldn't get into any of these so unranked)

oliver wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 9:08am

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 7:20am

(Metal Machine Music; Hudson River Wind Meditation; The Bells; The Raven - couldn't get into any of these so unranked)

I can't deny it - I love Disco Mystic

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 9:26am

oliver wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 9:08am

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 7:20am

(Metal Machine Music; Hudson River Wind Meditation; The Bells; The Raven - couldn't get into any of these so unranked)

I can't deny it - I love Disco Mystic

I normally don't have any issues with one-hook songs (mag 7 is my fav Clash song, after all) but that one slightly jars with me for not ultimately going anywhere. But tbh, i could revisit a few of those albums, including The Bells and The Raven, and could tweak things. The other two, just no way, merely proving i could only ever be the most casual of Lou Reed fans

oliver wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 12:36pm

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 9:26am

oliver wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 9:08am

Low Down Low wrote: ↑

11 Oct 2022, 7:20am

(Metal Machine Music; Hudson River Wind Meditation; The Bells; The Raven - couldn't get into any of these so unranked)

I can't deny it - I love Disco Mystic

I normally don't have any issues with one-hook songs (mag 7 is my fav Clash song, after all) but that one slightly jars with me for not ultimately going anywhere. But tbh, i could revisit a few of those albums, including The Bells and The Raven, and could tweak things. The other two, just no way, merely proving i could only ever be the most casual of Lou Reed fans

Yeah, I can see that regarding Disco Mystic... I find it really hypnotic.

WestwayKid wrote: ↑

13 Nov 2022, 5:28pm

This one was tough. I tried to limit it to Costello solo and with the Attractions or Imposters. His initial run of albums was damned near perfect, at least until Punch the Clock, which while good, was not (at least in my opinion) excellent.

WestwayKid wrote: ↑

23 Jan 2023, 1:48pm

Did we ever do Pink Floyd? If not - here is my ranking:

The Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Meddle
Animals
The Wall
A Saucerful of Secrets
Atom Heart Mother
Ummagumma
More
The Final Cut
Obscured by Clouds
The Division Bell
The Endless River
A Momentary Lapse of Reason

Dark Side and WYWH could both take the top spot, but going with Dark side right now. The Final Cut is better than I give it credit for, but it's also not an easy listen. The post-Waters output is not awesome. It sounds like Dave Gilmour and a bunch of side musicians trying to make music that sounds like Pink Floyd. That said, Gilmour is one of my favorite guitarists so I don't need much excuse to listen to him play.

WestwayKid wrote: ↑

23 Jan 2023, 1:48pm

Did we ever do Pink Floyd? If not - here is my ranking:

revbob wrote: ↑

01 Feb 2023, 5:11pm

The Nile Song is great proto metal

Flex wrote: ↑

01 Feb 2023, 4:46pm

WestwayKid wrote: ↑

23 Jan 2023, 1:48pm

Did we ever do Pink Floyd? If not - here is my ranking:

Hmm, I'll join you and Kory and rank these. I'm an unabashed Syd Barrett partisan, so that's reflected, and I admit I've gotten more and more into their post-Barrett/pre-Dark Side stuff over the years. There's a very gritty quality to a lot of it that I've enjoyed more and more over time.

-The Cream of the Crop:

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
A Saucerful of Secrets
Animals
Meddle

-Upper Echelon:

Wish You Were Here
Atom Heart Mother
The Wall
Ummagumma
More
Obscured By Clouds

-It's Not "Bad" Per Se, But It Is The Most Overrated Record In Rock History:

The Dark Side of the Moon

-Not Really "Good" But There's Some Interesting And Abrasive Political Commentary Happening Here I Suppose:

The Final Cut

-These Really Do Suck, David Gilmour Is a Soft Rock Pussy:

The Division Bell
The Endless River
A Momentarily Lapse of Reason

Interestingly, they haven't really released any good live albums (except the live half of Ummagumma, I guess). I'd probably rate all their official live albums somewhere below The Final Cut. Which is weird, because I'd rate Live at Pompeii the concert video/dvd as one of their finest releases. Maybe slot it right after Meddle or something. Maybe even higher.

All their other misc early Barrett era stuff belongs right at the top as well. what a great psych band they started out as.