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Participants Amanda Robinson4Michelle Howard2Jessica Morris6Noah Roberts46Maria BarnesDennis Hall41Gerald Jackson48Ashley Grant66analogbear40Jason MendozaNancy Carter43quietbison86Lisa Davis46redorca21cosmiccobra2Arthur Brown6Charles Ramos4Jason White17Dennis Martin6Scott Hall5brightwolf48redbear12Kenneth Price6Henry Campbell5 …
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#1 ·
We’re going to listen to and "review" one album of the week together! We’ll pick the winner here using a poll before we dive in.

Each album gets its own dedicated thread for all our thoughts and reviews.

Album of the week selection
Drop your suggestions right here! Once we have them, we’ll run a poll, and whatever gets the most votes becomes our album of the week. You can suggest as many albums as you want, though there's a limit of one suggestion per person... keeps things fair!

There aren't any super strict rules for what you pick. It can be a massive mainstream hit or some totally obscure indie gem—as long as it's available on YouTube or a similar streaming service, we're good! The whole point is just to have this awesome shared experience of listening, discovering, and chatting about music, just like we started doing in the last thread... it's been so much fun!

The nomination period runs every Thursday, from midnight to midnight, and then we’ll host the poll on Friday. You can vote as much as you like! There’s no hard rule, but if your suggestion wins, it would be amazing if you could start the new discussion thread pretty quickly after the poll wraps up. We'll make sure new threads are live by the end of the weekend at the latest... stay tuned!
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#2 ·
Albums of the Week So Far 001-100
  1. Interpol - Our Love To Admire (2007)
  2. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade (1984)
  3. Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock (1983)
  4. Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes (1995)
  5. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia (2002)
  6. Slint - Spiderland (1991)
  7. PJ Harvey - Rid of Me (1993)
  8. Johnny Cash - At San Quentin (1969)
  9. Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses (1987)
  10. Swans - Children of God (1987)
  11. Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children (1998)
  12. Buena Vista Social Club (1997)
  13. TBF - Ping Pong (1997)
  14. Rowland S. Howard - Teenage Snuff Film (1999)
  15. Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle (1979)
  16. King Krule - The OOZ (2017)
  17. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope (1980)
  18. John Foxx - Metamatic (1980)
  19. Forests vs Waves (2019)
  20. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#∞ (1998)
  21. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing..... (1996)
  22. Jenny Hval - Blood Bitch (2016)
  23. Borghesia - Their Laws, Our Lives (1986)
  24. Bernhard Günter - Un Peu de Neige Salie (1993)
  25. Mr. Bungle - California (1999)
  26. Sweet Trip - Velocity : Design : Comfort. (2003)
  27. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (1991)
  28. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 (1984)
  29. Rosetta - Flies to Flame (2014)
  30. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex / LoveSounds (2006)
  31. Sir Georg Solti - Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander (2012)
  32. Flying Canyon - Flying Canyon (2006)
  33. Ved Buens Ende - Written in Waters (1995)
  34. Hazmat Modine - Bahamut (2006)
  35. Jean-Michel Jarre - Waiting For Cousteau (1990)
  36. The Deviants - Ptooff! (1967)
  37. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (2016)
  38. Mastodon - Remission (2002)
  39. Prince - Dirty Mind (1980)
  40. Peter Hammill - Over (1977)
  41. Rei Harakami - Colors of the Dark (2006)
  42. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (1989)
  43. Cymande - Cymande (1972)
  44. Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets (1974)
  45. Public Image Ltd. - The Flowers of Romance (1981)
  46. Clutch - Blast Tyrant (2003)
  47. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe as Milk (1967)
  48. The Waterboys - This is the Sea (1985)
  49. The Gun Club - Miami (1982)
  50. Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
  51. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
  52. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)
  53. Alcest - Les Voyages de l'Âme (2012)
  54. Killing Joke - Killing Joke (1980)
  55. Myrkur - Folkesange (2020)
  56. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
  57. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher (2020)
  58. Autechre - SIGN (2020)
  59. J.J. Cale - Naturally (1972)
  60. Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (2020)
  61. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
  62. The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas (2002)
  63. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)
  64. Led Zeppelin (1969)
  65. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
  66. Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion (1992)
  67. John Frusciante - The Empyrean (2009)
  68. The Doors (1967)
  69. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
  70. Calexico - Carried to Dust (2008)
  71. Sade - Promise (1985)
  72. Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983)
  73. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - My Bloody Underground (2007)
  74. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (1980)
  75. Santana - Lotus (1972)
  76. Pere Ubu - Cloudland (1989)
  77. Tears For Fears - The Seeds Of Love (1989)
  78. Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
  79. Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
  80. The Comsat Angels - Sleep No More (1981)
  81. Townes Van Zandt - The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972)
  82. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
  83. The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials (1979)
  84. R.E.M. - Out of Time (1991)
  85. Deftones - White Pony (2001)
  86. Talking Heads - Fear of Music (1979)
  87. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Zuma (1975)
  88. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
  89. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing (1981)
  90. Jon Hassell ‎- Aka / Darbari / Java - Magic Realism (1983)
  91. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
  92. Alice in Chains - Dirt (1992)
  93. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
  94. Prince - Sign o' Times (1987)
  95. Slowdive - Souvlaki (1993)
  96. Introducing the Hardline According to... - Terence Trent D'Arby (1987)
  97. The Ramones - Rocket to Russia (1977)
  98. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
  99. John Cale - Paris 1919 (1973)
  100. Can - Tago Mago (1971)
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#3 ·
Albums of the week so far, numbers 101-200
  1. Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2 (1972)
  2. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence (2014)
  3. The Dead Kennedys - Two Dogs Fuckin' (1989)
  4. Tame Impala - Currents (2015)
  5. Cat Power - Moon Pix (1998)
  6. Aphex Twin - Syro (2014)
  7. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991)
  8. Roberta Flack - First Take (1969)
  9. Smog - Julius Caesar (1993)
  10. Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
  11. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
  12. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)
  13. Chris Isaak ‎- Heart Shaped World (1989)
  14. The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
  15. Simple Minds - Sons And Fascination / Sister Feelings Call (1981)
  16. The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
  17. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
  18. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
  19. Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980)
  20. The Smiths - Silence & Wisdom (1982)
  21. Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (1971)
  22. A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (1963)
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#4 ·
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Michelle Howard2 Michelle Howard2 Member
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#5 ·
Alright folks, I can finally weigh in on the old threads now. 👍

Let's see if the FBI actually has anything useful to say about this.
Jessica Morris6 Jessica Morris6 Active Member
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#6 ·
My suggestion:

Nada Mamula - Nada Mamula (1971)

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A1 My Homeland
A2 When I Headed Out to the Valley
A3 From the Blue Ridge Mountains
A4 The Girl is Leaving
A5 Old Legend
A6 Somewhere in the Distance
A7 Whose Girl Is That Anyway?

B1 In Julie's Garden
B2 Mujo's Dog
B3 Down Through the Fields, Father Goes
B4 The Bright Moon Sat Over the Appalachians
B5 Oh, Such Joy in the Early Evening
B6 Pour Us Another Drink Tonight
B7 By the Banks of the Mississippi
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#7 ·
I’m throwing out a suggestion here: Moskau - Love Supreme

They’ve actually got their own signature sound, and if I had to sum them up, it’d be this:

Moskau is this wild Noise/art/performance group made up of musicians from all over the Midwest—places like Indianapolis and Des Moines—even though their official Bandcamp says they're based out of Chicago...

They’re always experimenting and constantly changing things up! They’ve dropped several EPs and a few full albums already, and honestly, they just keep getting better. They’re really starting to carve out a massive spot for themselves in the American indie scene.

You can totally hear the influence of legends like Nick Cave and Tom Waits in everything they release... it's huge. Plus, their live shows? It’s less like a concert and more like some weird, avant-garde traveling theater troupe coming to town.

On their latest album, Love Supreme, they take all that experimental chaos and mix in some jazz elements... it makes them sound way more mature than their earlier stuff.

Noah Roberts46 Noah Roberts46 Regular
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#8 ·
I’m putting my money on Goat-World Music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OQo...9EilVT6OJWW6mM
Maria Barnes Maria Barnes Active Member
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#9 ·
I’ve got a killer suggestion. 😁

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp!

The vibe is pure Elvis Costello meets Graham Parker. Every track on this record is incredibly catchy—you could loop them forever. You actually have to pay attention to the lyrics, though. He writes from the perspective of an intelligent loser in love, a bystander (Is She Really Going Out with Him?) who's feeling resigned and maybe a little envious (Happy Loving Couples, plus the brilliant Fools In Love). It's perfect for the lonely hearts out there. But don't be fooled; it can get very sharp and aggressive (Look Sharp). Not a single bad song on here.

Quick facts: released in 1979, and it sits at #865 on the Rolling Stone 1000 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Full album and the title track

Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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#10 ·
Alien Lanes by Guided By Voices—honestly one of the most radical indie rock albums ever made.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Lanes
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#11 ·
Alright, we've got five different albums on the table for this week's pick, so dive in! 👍 👋
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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#12 ·
Can I vote for myself? 😁 😒
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#13 ·
Dennis Hall41 said:Can I vote for myself? 😁 😒

Go for it! Nobody’s gonna catch you anyway... 😉
Gerald Jackson48 Gerald Jackson48 Active Member
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#14 ·
I was naive enough to think we were actually voting on the albums here, rather than just picking their producers. 😛
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#15 ·
Gerald Jackson48 said:I was so naive! I honestly thought we were voting for the actual albums, not just picking their favorite band leaders... 😛

The way I saw it, he was actually part of one of those bands 😁
Jessica Morris6 Jessica Morris6 Active Member
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#16 ·
I’ve always been the type to just vote for whatever catches my eye personally, without giving a single thought to whether it's my own business or someone else's...
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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#17 ·
😁

I don't know—someone mentioned voting for their pick last week, I think it was kvart99, so I figured I'd ask.
Actually, because of what Jessica Morris6 is saying, GBV is my favorite group—I was thinking about voting for Joe Jackson, but these guys just feel way more important to me.
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
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#18 ·
In threads about essays or photo contests, voting for yourself is against the rules, but things work a little differently over here. 🙂

Just like Jessica Morris6, I don't always vote for my own stuff on these kinds of posts...
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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#19 ·
Good to see we're already up to 9 votes—last week it was only around 5 or 6. Really hoping we hit at least 15 by the end.

Took a little look at the current rookies and they actually seem pretty interesting. I was honestly worried it’d be some weird world-music crossover stuff with hip genres—and that GOAT just meant "greatest of all time."
Ashley Grant66 Ashley Grant66 Member
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#20 ·
Well, I totally saw that coming—I voted 😁. But honestly, 3/5 works for me too, so I’ll be happy either way!

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