Charlie Foley
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Look up hot problems by double takeJesus Christ what did I just watch?
Look up hot problems by double takeJesus Christ what did I just watch?
He's a comedian, so I don't think he was being entirely serious. And if you've not heard of him, watch his 4 part Netflix specials. I wasn't sold when I first saw him on TV, but it's honestly one of the best stand-up things I've ever seen.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49278814
James Acaster (yeah, me neither) reckons that 2016 was the greatest ever year for music.
According to the linked article 1966, 1971 and 1984 have all been touted by various publications.
What say you?
Velvet Underground, Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Nick Drake, CCR, Miles Davis... That's tough to top.1969
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Neil Young - Everybody knoes this is forever
CSN - Crosby Stills & Nash
Credence Clearwater Revival - Green River
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Who - Tommy
Miles Davis - In a silent way
The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
The Velvet Underground - ST
Led Zeppelin - ST
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand
Scott Walker - Scott 4
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room
The Kinks - Arthur
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
No year can beat that.
Damn. Didn't realise rock was the only genre allowed if a year wants to be considered the best ever.1969
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Neil Young - Everybody knoes this is forever
CSN - Crosby Stills & Nash
Credence Clearwater Revival - Green River
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Who - Tommy
Miles Davis - In a silent way
The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
The Velvet Underground - ST
Led Zeppelin - ST
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand
Scott Walker - Scott 4
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Leonard Cohen - Songs from a Room
The Kinks - Arthur
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
No year can beat that.
There's just nothing greater than those hard yet gentle guitar riffs from Miles Davis.Damn. Didn't realise rock was the only genre allowed if a year wants to be considered the best ever.
18 albums there. 16 of them would be classed as either pop rock or experimental rock.There's just nothing greater than those hard yet gentle guitar riffs from Miles Davis.
Trout Mask Replice is mostly Blues, I'd say. I don't really get the point you're trying to make.18 albums there. 16 of them would be classed as either pop rock or experimental rock.
Songs from a Room is naff as well.
That the list isn't that diverse. (I'd argue it's experimental/art rock but that's splitting hairs).Trout Mask Replice is mostly Blues, I'd say. I don't really get the point you're trying to make.
Yeah, but why does that even matter?That the list isn't that diverse. (I'd argue it's experimental/art rock but that's splitting hairs).
To be fair, they missed off loads of other great albums in the same genre for 1969 such as MC5s Kick Out the Jams, The Stooges debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin by Flying Burrito Brothers, Can's Monster Movie.That the list isn't that diverse. (I'd argue it's experimental/art rock but that's splitting hairs).
Don’t forget the free-swinging Nick Drake jams.There's just nothing greater than those hard yet gentle guitar riffs from Miles Davis.
Blonde might be my favourite album ever and TLOP is great but IMO I would rank 2015 >2016. Lots of great stuff came out that year, TPAB, Summertime 06, Rodeo, I don't like shit i don't go outside, GO:ODAM, IYRTITL, Barter 6, The Documentary 2, King Push, DS2, B4DA$$, At Long Last ASAP etc. "2016 was good. Blonde is probably one of the albums of the decade. It had TLOP, Malibu and more too. I enjoyed 2017 S well. This year the major albums have mainly been misses for me apart from Tyler and a few others. I realise mine are mainly from a rap/hip-hop point of view.
It's definitely up there. Also released that year.1994
Debut albums
Illmatic - Nas
Ready to die - Biggie
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkast
Regulate G Funk Era - Warren G
Also
Definitely Maybe- Oasis
Parklife - Blur
ill Comunication - Beastie Boys
Tical- Method Man
Can something be the "best" if the sample size is so small?Yeah, but why does that even matter?
+ The Blue Album, The Downward Spiral, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain, Selected Ambient Works II, Bee Thousand, Stress: The Extinction Agenda, The Holy Bible, The Main Ingredient, Blowout Comb, 6 Feet Deep, Resurrection, His n Hers, Diary... Man, 1994 just keeps going.1994
Debut albums
Illmatic - Nas
Ready to die - Biggie
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkast
Regulate G Funk Era - Warren G
Also
Definitely Maybe- Oasis
Parklife - Blur
ill Comunication - Beastie Boys
Tical- Method Man
The drum solo at the end of Leonard Cohen’s The Partisan is rock history.Don’t forget the free-swinging Nick Drake jams.
Yes. Because those lists are subjective bullshit. And the year was 1969, what music would you expect?Can something be the "best" if the sample size is so small?
The sample size is always going to be relatively small. No year is going to have the best in a diverse range of genres, simple because the most influential releases in a specific genre are often bunched together and a product of their times.Can something be the "best" if the sample size is so small?
Yep. I agree. There is no best year.The sample size is always going to be relatively small. No year is going to have the best in a diverse range of genres, simple because the most influential releases in a specific genre are often bunched together and a product of their times.
For me 67 is up there. Debut albums by The Doors and Pink Floyd, Sgt Peppers by The Beatles, debut album of Janis Joplin's first band Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced. All pretty iconic stuff.
Yes there is. 1969. I just told you that.Yep. I agree. There is no best year.
Chris Cornell .I like 91 - i was into grunge and heavy metal as a kid, 69 is pretty impossible to beat though.
Nirvana - Nevermind
RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Metallica - Their black album
Guns N' Roses - Use your Illusion 1 and 2
Pearl Jam - Ten
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Pixies, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, REM, Blur, Smashing Pumpkins all released good stuff that year too
It was good music to grow up with but harder to enjoy as an adult. And the range of music that was available in 69 isn't really there, or not to the same extent
Common is a decent place to start. His albums Be and One Day are probably his two best.Can't seem to find the thread about songs. But can anyone recommend me some good rap songs about life. As long as it's not about money,women, drugs blah blah blah.
Resurrection is my favourite by him. Possibly my favourite rap album ever, actually. That, Illmatic and Liquid Swords are tough to separate for me.Common is a decent place to start. His albums Be and One Day are probably his two best.