Bad Moon Rising. Once they lost Bert they lost me.

EVOL was an epiphany for me when I "got it", so that became my fave, but Sister and Daydream Nation are really equals there.

Daydream and Dirty was the first thing I heard from them. I remember ordering those cd's like 20 something years ago, I was like "ok, I'll get the two that get the most accolades" back then no internet, couldn't check stuff. Dirty's sharp production grabbed me first, it also had a couple of killers... but soon I realised DD was miles better.

Really never quite got into Evol. I like it, but it's my least fave from the 80's. Always read 'Expressway..." was the shit and that, when I finally heard it I thought it was ... meh. I think is weaker than previous and also later stuff. Noise parts are not as challenging or menacing as those on Confusion or even Bad moon, and the poppie parts are not as accomplished as those on sister and DD.

Methinks.

love the debut.

There's a sense of unlimited possibility on EVOL that I really like - such a sensious and mysterious album - so it just edges out Daydream Nation, which is also great. Never ever got into Sister, which (like Dirty) shows how inept they are when they try to rock too hard.

EVOL

M.H wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:59 am. Never ever got into Sister, which (like Dirty) shows how inept they are when they try to rock too hard.

I totally disagree, Stereo Sanctity and White Kross are two of their very best tracks, for an example. The jangly side of them that totally took over eventually is far less interesting to me.

This was not easy. I think BMR is probably their best, and Sister their early era peak, and they could have quit after that, but if I am being honest Daydream Nation has always been my favorite because of it's sprawling epic rock. It's one of those perfectly sequenced records, from start to finish. It seems to flow faster than it's 70 minutes.

Bernardo wrote: Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:30 am I totally disagree, Stereo Sanctity and White Kross are two of their very best tracks, for an example. The jangly side of them that totally took over eventually is far less interesting to me.

I've tried for decades w/ Sister. 'Stereo Sanctity' works for me, but not the rest. At all. I dunno why.

for me, my favorites are 1. Daydream Nation, 2. Sister, 3. Evol.
The rest don't do much for me, and I have had cats named Thurston and Goo.
I really have not been a fan of their music released after Dirty.

For me, it's always been a tight call between EVOL and Daydream Nation. And, as much as I love the whole spooked-out feel of EVOL, I usually end up giving it to DN...my first SY album (a Christmas present from my parents), and a massive eye-opener for me at a time when I'd just "got" John Peel, and a whole world of undiscovered music. I've always had a soft spot for Lee numbers, and both Hey Joni and Eric's Trip are among his absolute best, I reckon.

Oh, almost forgot, Eliminator Jr is probably my favorite album-closer of all time.