Brainiac - Bonsai Superstar
Trenchmouth - vs. the Light of the Sun
The Replacements - Stink
tJL - Goat
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
Nirvana - In Utero (which pretty much got me through high school)

I notice that no one is listing Shellac albums out of the fear of ass-kissery, but At Action Park is pretty darn good.

If I had to pick one, I'd say In Utero. Sorry. I know albums that sold 8 million copies are not eligible, but (post-production fuckery aside) I'm not sure anything that sounds like it has reached such a wide audience before or since.

As far as my opinion of Shellac goes, well, those two early 7"'s were swell. Still got 'em...

kerble wrote:

thyklopth wrote:

ginandtacos.com wrote:

alex maiolo wrote:BTW, ginaandtacos, step up.
Let's have it.

-A

I didn't say I had better taste. I'm just surprised that I don't really like any of this. At all.

I'm sure you're taste is second to none. However, you gotta PROVIDE, baby.

yeah doude, pony up.

Yeah, what they said.
One of "they" being "me."
We wanna know.
Who knows, you may not get snubbed!
But, glass houses, stones, etc.

-A

dude. he ponied two posts up from yours.

kerble wrote:dude. he ponied two posts up from yours.

Not him, ginaandtacos.
I'm just backing him (and you) up.
Read it again and you'll see what I mean.

Kerble wasn't quite right this time...
-A

you're saying ginandtacos.com didn't post his favourite record (In Utero) (ugh.) just a few posts before yours?

kerble wrote:you're saying ginandtacos.com didn't post his favourite record (In Utero) (ugh.) just a few posts before yours?

Indeed you are right.
I typed the post at 3pm, got on the phone, and it just sat there for about an hour before I posted it.

Then I didn't scroll back (shame).

Crazy timing thing.

-A

I can narrow it down to 5 or 6:

Pavement--Slanted and Enchanted

Sleater Kinney--Call the Doctor

Dinosaur Jr.--You're Living All Over Me

My Bloody Valentine--Loveless

Primal Scream--Screamadelica

Wire--Pink Flag


Not very inventive I guess, alll pretty well known, but I like em just the same.

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ginandtacos.com wrote:Brainiac - Bonsai Superstar
Trenchmouth - vs. the Light of the Sun
The Replacements - Stink
tJL - Goat
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
Nirvana - In Utero (which pretty much got me through high school)

I notice that no one is listing Shellac albums out of the fear of ass-kissery, but At Action Park is pretty darn good.

If I had to pick one, I'd say In Utero. Sorry. I know albums that sold 8 million copies are not eligible, but (post-production fuckery aside) I'm not sure anything that sounds like it has reached such a wide audience before or since.

Trenchmouth...isn't that the band that had the Ferocito guy from SNL as the drummer? are they good?

Goat is a fantastic album.

I don't have a set list of rankings or anything, but here are a couple favorites off the top of my head:

Flipper - Public Flipper Limited
Stooges- Fun House
Public Image Ltd - Metal Box
Black Flag - Damaged
Crucifucks - Crucifucks
Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime
Captain Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Descendents - Two Things At Once
Ramones - Ramones
James Brown - Star Time box set
Sly Stone - there's a riot goin' on
Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire
Miles Davis - literally anything, but Kind of Blue and Get Up With It especially

that's it for now

So many great records. I have to repost three of my own:


This has been my favorite album for the past ten years. Before all the Elephant Six revivalism. I believe I found out about Pet Sounds in some history of rock book that quoted the first lines of "Caroline, No". From there, I was hooked.



Go to rock record. My first favorite band. I bought this on cassette the day it came out, and it still sounds great to me.



My favorite record by my favorite band. Great songs, great playing. Lou Reed will never top the writing on this album.