Snap! wins like SMBC does, by being chronologically sequenced.
Greatest Album of 1979 - Elimination Round 8
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Even better than Singles Going Steady?
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Snap! and (parts of) Extras is about all I need.
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Ha ha, Heston hates you now.
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Easily
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Yeah, I'm listening to it right now and I'll agree it's one of the best comps ever released.Heston wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 1:55pmEasily
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You know me and cod Trinidadian music...Heston wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 1:02pmIt's a fantastic lyric but it is clunky.Kory wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 12:58pmI like that song.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 11:22amIt was a test to see how Muppet you've gone. Thankfully, you passed.Heston wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 10:49amIt's the same with most bands. And you've deliberately picked a real clunker. I'll counter it with "To Be Someone" and "Ghosts", cited by many as their best song.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 10:08am
I get that. But, Heston's crazed muppetry aside, I maintain that it's the singles that people gush about. Nobody's got a boner for "The Planner's Dream Goes Wrong."
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The Clash captured the Trinidadian vibe much better.Kory wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 3:10pmYou know me and cod Trinidadian music...
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No question, but it's not something you see white people having an interest in very often so it's always interesting to see how they interpret it.
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I've just had Snap! on, what a great way to spend 90 minutes. Not one duff track.
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My personal favorite Jam album is the CD version of Setting Sons that includes all of the non-album singles (a&b) released at that time, but Snap! is probably the objective best album you could make from them.
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Yeah, their best era. They fired out some great b-sides over their career.
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Nail. Head.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 May 2021, 9:47amThe Jam were a singles band. Excellent singles, yes, but the albums never did much for me. I didn't think it even merited inclusion in the top ten.
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The live set from Newcastle 1980 from the Fire & Skill set is one of the best live recordings I've ever heard. Heavy on the Setting Sons/Sound Affects albums. They were hitting on all cylinders during that era.
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