TheThorne
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Post by TheThorne on Jun 9, 2019 7:52:34 GMT 1
***********************NUMBER 2************************
R.E.M - Automatic For The People
I dont think this was much of a surprise, possibly their best album, their 8th album is my favourite album of 1992 which is quite a feat as it was a really good year. It has sold over 17 million copies worldwide. There is not a lot I need to say about this record, you all know it and know why its so brilliant. It is just a complete record and although I will not put 'Everybody Hurts' on as a playlist or individually, I will always play it when I play the album. Its also a rare album that side two is even better than side one. It was a Uk number one and a US number two. Its band at the height of their powers both commercially and musically and it would always be a record that would be hard to follow. I do prefer the uptempo songs.
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Post by TheThorne on Jun 9, 2019 8:05:22 GMT 1
****************My Number One Album of the 90s****************** The Sundays -Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
One of the oldest albums on the list and along with The Stone Roses and The Pixies they were the band that got me into indie music. The Sundays sounded like indie music that had been around before but I just found it more accessible. Although I could appreciate the sound of The Cocteau Twins, I could not relate to them. Also Harriet seemed about the same age as me and she was cute, that helped. The beautiful vocals and the shimmering guitars on this record, will always be the watermark that indie is has to match for me. It is quite a melancholic album though and I only play it when I am feeling particularly emotional or nostalgic. This cassette lived in my walkman and it was one of my select walk home at night albums. If I was being critical this probably isn't the best album on the list but nostalgia and time is very powerful and I still remember the first time i heard 'Cant Be Sure' and 'Here's Where The Story Ends'. I think it was on Saturday afternoon on Radio 1 with Richard Skinner, can you imagine having a moment like that now, he also introduced me to The Pixies. That whole Smashy & Nicey business was a bit harsh, many of the old guard still had great taste. Anyway the hype was massive and the album went straight in at #4 in the UK and even made the top 40 in the US reaching #39. So we are finished phew, its probably 80s next. <iframe width="10.600000000000023" height="6.899999999999977" style="position: absolute; width: 10.600000000000023px; height: 6.899999999999977px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 5px; top: 301px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_56478711" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="10.600000000000023" height="6.899999999999977" style="position: absolute; width: 10.6px; height: 6.9px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 473px; top: 301px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_4427494" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="10.600000000000023" height="6.899999999999977" style="position: absolute; width: 10.6px; height: 6.9px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 5px; top: 588px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_47572492" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="10.600000000000023" height="6.899999999999977" style="position: absolute; width: 10.6px; height: 6.9px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 473px; top: 588px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_23309377" scrolling="no"></iframe>
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Post by Good Old Days on Jan 18, 2022 13:28:25 GMT 1
It's good to see Garbage album in top 10, even if I prefer "Version 2.0" and "Beautiful Garbage" over a debut album.
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 18, 2022 15:25:16 GMT 1
It's good to see Garbage album in top 10, even if I prefer "Version 2.0" and "Beautiful Garbage" over a debut album. All three are brilliant really
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