Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted February 26, 2021 may be one of the best albums ever recorded. That is all. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 26, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 26, 2021 Last great U2 album IMHO. Bullet In The Blue Sky was the last song “The Edge” actually played with an edge. I called him “lost his edge” after that album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #3 Posted February 26, 2021 The movie, Rattle and Hum, about that tour was pretty cool too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted February 26, 2021 Share #4 Posted February 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Last great U2 album IMHO. Bullet In The Blue Sky was the last song “The Edge” actually played with an edge. I called him “lost his edge” after that album. My favorite U2 song. Edge, indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted February 26, 2021 War, Boy and Rattle and Hum are all good as well. I think Joshua Tree was the zenith of U2's recording efforts. Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pride (in the Name of Love) are my favorite songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 26, 2021 Share #6 Posted February 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: War, Boy and Rattle and Hum are all good as well. I think Joshua Tree was the zenith of U2's recording efforts. Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pride (in the Name of Love) are my favorite songs. Love those songs & albums too. The Unforgettable Fire is still my favorite U2 album. I listened to it a lot on my Walkman during down times early on in the Army. It got me through some rough times. Whenever I hear songs from that album it brings me back to those times. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2021 3 hours ago, jsharr said: may be one of the best albums ever recorded. That is all. Agreed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2021 I'll never forget when it came out. I was waiting for it and bought it on the second day, I believe, when it was released. I listened to it routinely for the next two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #9 Posted February 26, 2021 3 hours ago, jsharr said: may be one of the best albums ever recorded. That is all. I think it dropped to 135th or so in the last Rolling Stone top 500 albums of all time. Actung Baby was 62, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #10 Posted February 26, 2021 I don’t agree with some of it, but it’s an interesting read. I particularly disagree with Exiles on Main Street’s slide, but that’s almost a personal grudge for me. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #11 Posted February 26, 2021 Exiles on Main was always touted as great work but I never could get into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #12 Posted February 26, 2021 Red Hill Mining Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #13 Posted February 26, 2021 In what can only be described as coincidence, my wife just put this album on unsolicited. Amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted February 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I don’t agree with some of it, but it’s an interesting read. I particularly disagree with Exiles on Main Street’s slide, but that’s almost a personal grudge for me. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ A quick scan made me realize my taste or likes, muscially is very narrow. Mostly 80s stuff, rock , punk and new wave, with some reggae, island, country and rockabilly thrown in. I was amazed how much rap and hip hop was on the top 50 that I just do not get into. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #15 Posted February 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, Dottles said: Exiles on Main was always touted as great work but I never could get into it. I see it as top 5 all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #16 Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, jsharr said: A quick scan made me realize my taste or likes, muscially is very narrow. Mostly 80s stuff, rock , punk and new wave, with some reggae, island, country and rockabilly thrown in. I was amazed how much rap and hip hop was on the top 50 that I just do not get into. I agree, and I was reading the 2003 list just now to see how much has swung in 17 years. “A lot” is the answer. I dont know enough about rap or hip hop to have a knowledgeable voice on the 2020 list in that way. I starting to think of “top 100 rock albums” would be more my genre for opinion. And I’d exclude greatest hits or compilations out of principle. what i do find funny is the reordering of albums from the 70’s on lists comprised in 2003 and again 2020. The music hasn’t changed! I’d argue the influence of those albums shouldn’t have changed relative to each other, either. Probably the make-up of the voters and what they value has. Edited February 26, 2021 by Prophet Zacharia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #17 Posted February 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I see it as top 5 all time. Yeah. Put that on me. I may have to go buy it and give it another listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted February 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I agree, and I was reading the 2003 list just now to see how much has swung in 17 years. “A lot” is the answer. I dont know enough about rap or hip hop to have a knowledgeable voice on the 2020 list in that way. I starting to think of “top 100 rock albums” would be more my genre for opinion. And I’d exclude greatest hits or compilations out of principle. what i do find funny is the reordering of albums from the 70’s on lists comprised in 2003 and again 2020. The music hasn’t changed! I’d argue the influence of those albums shouldn’t have changed relative to each other, either. Probably the make-up of the voters and what they value has. fucking millenials are to blame. Or snow flakes, or something. Not us old rocker fogeys for damn sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted February 26, 2021 Share #19 Posted February 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dottles said: Yeah. Put that on me. I may have to go buy it and give it another listen. I think a curated single-disc Exile would be pretty great. Too many double albums are weighed down by a bunch of lesser songs and I think this one is too. Yet "Shine A Light" might be my favorite Stones song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #20 Posted February 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I don’t agree with some of it, but it’s an interesting read. I particularly disagree with Exiles on Main Street’s slide, but that’s almost a personal grudge for me. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ I don't agree with the list so I plan to protest by writing a letter to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #21 Posted February 26, 2021 I got burned oot on that CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #22 Posted February 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dottles said: Yeah. Put that on me. I may have to go buy it and give it another listen. It was my daily listen for my drive to work during the first three months of the pandemic, when no one was on the road. Hard rocking Rocks Off, Rip this Joint, then transitioning to blues Shake your hips, then into Casio Boogie and Tumblin dice make for a fast drive in. Happy, Ventilator Blues, stop breaking down and Soul Survior were the highlights of the drive home. Beat the news! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #23 Posted February 26, 2021 That Rolling Stone list is pretty darn bogus! No Pink Floyd in the top 50? WTH?! Dark Side of the Moon is 55. But on the plus side, I never realized that Money is in 7/4 time. I just knew I liked its rhythm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #24 Posted February 26, 2021 I probably know 2 or 3 of those songs by reading their titles and probably recognize more by sound. But there's a lot on that album that I found tough to get through. It probably warrants a new listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #25 Posted February 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, TrentonMakes said: I think a curated single-disc Exile would be pretty great. Too many double albums are weighed down by a bunch of lesser songs and I think this one is too. Yet "Shine A Light" might be my favorite Stones song. That “4th side” of the original 2 LP is pretty great. All down the line, stop breaking down, shine a light and Soul survivor. If I had to remove a side, it would be the B side of the first LP, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup. Not that I dislike them, but if I had to edit, that’s what I’d cut. fortunately all fit on one CD, so the issue is moot. I can just skip over if my mood suggests. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #26 Posted February 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, Dottles said: It probably warrants a new listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #27 Posted February 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: That “4th side” of the original 2 LP is pretty great. All down the line, stop breaking down, shine a light and Soul survivor. If I had to remove a side, it would be the B side of the first LP, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup. Not that I dislike them, but if I had to edit, that’s what I’d cut. fortunately all fit on one CD, so the issue is moot. I can just skip over if my mood suggests. Side two of Sticky Fingers is pretty damn awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #28 Posted February 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: I never realized that Money is in 7/4 time. What I find amazing is how little formal training so many of these musicians had, but how intuitive they were to get a sound or groove that works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 26, 2021 Share #29 Posted February 26, 2021 5 hours ago, jsharr said: may be one of the best albums ever recorded. That is all. OK this is weird, look what just came up on the YouTube’s... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #30 Posted February 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, dennis said: Side two of Sticky Fingers is pretty damn awesome. Side one ain’t bad, either. I’m not a big Wild Horses fan, but I can listen to Can’t you hear me knocking for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Share #31 Posted February 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Side one ain’t bad, either. I’m not a big Wild Horses fan, but I can listen to Can’t you hear me knocking for hours. Moonlight Mile never gets old for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share #32 Posted February 26, 2021 How the hell did a jsharr thread get to 30 posts? Did I finally post some salient drivel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #33 Posted February 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, jsharr said: How the hell did a jsharr thread get to 30 posts? Did I finally post some salient drivel? A rolling stone gathers no moss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share #34 Posted February 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: A rolling stone gathers no moss. I did not see that album on any of the lists. It must have sucked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 26, 2021 Share #35 Posted February 26, 2021 50 minutes ago, jsharr said: I did not see that album on any of the lists. It must have sucked. #501. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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