I am not a Cure fan at all (I wuz worshipping Swans, Neurosis and Godflesh in my impressionable yrs so I found Pornography laughable as a quote / unquote depressing record - fey whining for gurls), but since I am now old and mellow I can hang with Head on the Door , Kiss Me... and this, which I thin...

Oasis are great but I (UK based) never need to hear any of the songs the first 2 albums ever again. But they are a great band w/ many great songs. Everclear had their moment on Sparkle and Fade , which I like quite a bit, esp when Art sings "Just another overdose" in 'Heroin Girl' with a s...

Bad Brains
Cro-Mags
Minor Threat
Black Flag
T.S.O.L.

Pains me to leave the DKs off the list, but I firmly believe their most specifically hardcore records (In God We Trust & Bedtime for Democracy) suck real bad.

DH by default as I'm confident WOW would be obnoxious and/or unbearable over the course of a few hours.

Good poll - both songs I love made by bands that I'm otherwise a bit indifferent about.

Stranglers > Echo...

But 'Killing Moon' takes it here.

penningtron wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:20 am
I didn't even factor in non-musical stuff like Negativland, spoken word albums into the poll.

Ja, the Negativland stuff totally slipped my mind, but those are important records.

Never really dug into this comp before but this longer mix is very, very good indeed:



Will be voting LoRaH, still

Sacc Trust Saint Vitus Gone (1st 2 albums only, but they absolutely cook) . . . Oxbow Blind Idiot God Tar Babies Slovenly (who I admire more than I like) Surviving You, Always and We Became Snakes are high artistic watermarks, the playing and personality on both is top drawer. Pains me to not to vot...

Listened to VIVIsectVI a few times since posting and I'm struck that while it is 100% a huge leap forward into more abstract and miasmatic realms (engaging w/ a level of artistry that their peers barely approached), but the technology can't quite keep up w/ their vision... I am convinced that it is ...