lewdd wrote:Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
Fillavoid wrote:Hatful of Hollow by The Smiths. This was my introduction to The Smiths, so I'm a little biased. With that said, I think the recordings on this album are superior to the originals. We might also add Louder Than Bombs to this list, although I personally think Hatful of Hollow is more distinct.
patient_ot wrote:Misfits - Collection 1 is a big one for me.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:Prefab Sprout.
Their best of "The Collection" (AKA 'Two Wheels Good') has such a stellar batch of songs, it should make people notice how great Paddy McAloon is as a 'singles' songwriter.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
patient_ot wrote:For a long time I would have said Pere Ubu - Terminal Tower. I've come around to the debut album in a big way in the last few years though.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:I just looked at the tracklisting. Tons of great stuff and yep, all the singles from Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good are there, but I'd still probably take the entirety of Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good as their peak. I liked that it included the non-single "Bonny" on disc 2, though. What an incredible song.
JGJR wrote:patient_ot wrote:Misfits - Collection 1 is a big one for me.
that is a GREAT compilation and contains many of their best recordings, but I don't think it's necessarily better than Static Age. I sure have listened to it a ton, though. I love it all from '77-'83, but strongly prefer the Static Age and the early EPs to WAU/EAD.
My picks:
Crowded House - Very Best of CH from '96 is so much better than any of their albums
The Bats - Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres from 2000 (I like their '80s and early '90s albums quite a bit, but this is my go-to; again, it's better and more consistently great than any of their albums)
I'm sure I'll think of others at some point.
JGJR wrote:patient_ot wrote:For a long time I would have said Pere Ubu - Terminal Tower. I've come around to the debut album in a big way in the last few years though.
I absolutely love both Terminal Tower and their debut; the rest of their stuff, I've tried and enjoyed when it's playing, but it's never grabbed me tbh.
I just thought of another one. INXS. The best of from the early '00s is better than any of the albums.
patient_ot wrote:Re: Prefab, I haven't heard that comp, but I can't imagine substituting that for Steve McQueen/TWG.
They can be a difficult band to appreciate outside of that though. I like Langley Park and Jordan, but those albums suffer a bit from overproduction. Swoon has some really good stuff, but it's also a weird album and I haven't full gotten into it.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Madonna "The Immaculate Collection"
xxxMidgexxx wrote:JGJR wrote:I just looked at the tracklisting. Tons of great stuff and yep, all the singles from Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good are there, but I'd still probably take the entirety of Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good as their peak. I liked that it included the non-single "Bonny" on disc 2, though. What an incredible song.
'Bonny' is by far my favorite Prefab song. It edges out 'Goodbye Lucille #1 (Johnny, Johnny) slightly'. 'Steve McQueen' is in some critics words, "Thomas Dolby's finest moment'. He certainly MADE that album what it is. Even Paddy called him the 5th member of the band for that moment.
But there's plenty songs not on 'Steve McQueen' that are just as great. 'Don't Sing (Don't blame Mexico)', Lions in my Own Garden (Exit Someone) ...
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
patient_ot wrote:JGJR wrote:patient_ot wrote:Misfits - Collection 1 is a big one for me.
that is a GREAT compilation and contains many of their best recordings, but I don't think it's necessarily better than Static Age. I sure have listened to it a ton, though. I love it all from '77-'83, but strongly prefer the Static Age and the early EPs to WAU/EAD.
My picks:
Crowded House - Very Best of CH from '96 is so much better than any of their albums
The Bats - Thousands of Tiny Luminous Spheres from 2000 (I like their '80s and early '90s albums quite a bit, but this is my go-to; again, it's better and more consistently great than any of their albums)
I'm sure I'll think of others at some point.
I like Static Age just fine, but the singles are where it's at for me with the Misfits.
Re: Crowded House, I don't know their catalog too well. I do like their first album quite a bit but never got around to picking up anything else.
Re: the Bats, I don't know that comp, but "Compiletely Bats" is a comp of EPs before their first album that is great.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:gregpolard wrote:Madonna "The Immaculate Collection"
Her best album start to finish is 'Ray of Light' though. Just sayin.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
neutral knieval wrote:kiss.
also, 'the modern dance' is an excellent album
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
drew wrote:Throwing Muses- Anthology. 21 tunes picked by the band. Covers all of their records, which I’ve heard a couple of. “The Real Ramona” & “House Tornado” Both good, but I only go to this collection when I want to listen to TM
JGJR wrote:
I'll take this over any of KISS' makeup-era albums.
https://www.discogs.com/Kiss-Greatest-K ... ter/154183
JGJR wrote:
Misfits - I'm sure you probably know this, but some of the stuff that eventually got released as Static Age in '97 was put on their early EPs/singles, etc. so for me, it's all part and parcel of the same era/style, etc. even through a few membership changes. Long story short, they were a really good hardcore band, but an incredible melodic punk band with some slight diversions like "Theme for a Jackal," "American Nightmare," the original version of "She," etc.
JGJR wrote:
The Bats - I looked up the track listing of that EP (heard of it but don't have it) and only 3 songs made it onto that collection ("Made Up in Blue," Claudine" and one version of "Block of Wood," one of their very best songs). I think the rest of it is stuff from their '87-'95 albums, but I'm not 100% sure. I only have Daddy's Highway and The Law of Things, but haven't spent a ton of time with them. It looks like their Bandcamp has the comp for sale and the shipping isn't too bad at all from NZ, which is very cool.
https://thebats.bandcamp.com/album/thou ... us-spheres
patient_ot wrote:JGJR wrote:
I'll take this over any of KISS' makeup-era albums.
https://www.discogs.com/Kiss-Greatest-K ... ter/154183
I've got a copy of Destroyer on CD somewhere but couldn't tell you the last time I listened to it. Just not a band I want to put on very often.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
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