Unsung Heros (Albums)

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[Norm]

I didn't DL that one when it first appeared, because I felt too guilty to even grab it at whatever price I thought it was worth. Ironically, when they started charging for it, I thought it was too expensive.

I like a couple of tracks on The Bends, specifically Fake Plastic Trees and Street Spirit, but prefer OK Computer.

However, that's not what this thread is meant to be about.

I don't care enough for the opinions of others to know whether a particular album is more or less famous. Is Jagged Little Pill the most famous of Alanis Morissette's albums? I think it's the best anyway. Am I alone preferring Monkey Business to Elephunk or The E.N.D.? How many would agree that Blackout is Britney's best, or would rate Encore over the Marshall Mathers LP?

Sorry, I'm probably not helping much...

 

[User169]

Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" is his best effort, but probably one of the lesser known.

Here he is at the peak of his powers touring the Darkness album. Also shows well what an underrated guitarist he is.

 

[palinurus]

Pink Floyd's soundtrack to the film More

 

[bauldbairn]

I prefered Paul Weller's self titled first solo album to the more commercially successful Wild Wood or Stanley Road.

 

[thegrumpybiker]

I prefer Abbey Road to Sgt. Pepper.
Also, I'm not saying it's better than The eponymous album or London Calling, but I think The Clash's Sandinista! gets unfairly treated sometimes.
Oh and most of REM's early albums are more interesting than Automatic For The People too.

 

[upsidedown]

I'm with you on In Rainbows, amazing.

 

[bauldbairn]

Oh and most of REM's early albums are more interesting than Automatic For The People too.

+1, I agree.

Murmur, Reckoning, Life's Rich Pageant, Fables of the Reconstruction, Document and Green are indeed more interesting Albums(less commercial).

 

[thegrumpybiker]

+1, I agree.

Murmur, Reckoning, Life's Rich Pageant, Fables of the Reconstruction, Document and Green are indeed more interesting Albums(less commercial).

Yes, Green was my introduction to REM and possibly still my favourite.
I can see where the critics are coming from on Automatic as it probably works best as a coherent "album" rather than a collection of songs. Still, not a duffer amongst them really, they're all good.

 

[Andy in Sig]

It's Only Rock'n'Roll by the Rolling Stones rarely makes the list of their best albums but I think that in the two tracks Dance Little Sister and Time Waits For No-One you've got them showing their peak of abilities at the two extremes of their range.

 

[Bayerd]

Giant Steps by Boo Radleys far outweighs the better known Wake Up!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Elvis 70s music is always overshadowed by the 50/60s, but there's some great LPs in that period. I'm going for 'Promised Land' - great singing and Mr James Burton in fine form doing the axe work.

 

[Rob3rt]

It appears my taste in music is a departure from pretty much anyone elses thus far but this is a great thread, I'm so the sort of bitter person who follows bands from start to finish then gets wound up when later catchers on start declaring the newest album as the greatest thing since sliced bread. I'm just a hardcore and technical hardcore/metal elitist if im honest.

Some ones that really wind me up:

Dillinger Escape Plan, everything prior to Miss Machine (S/T, Under The Running Board, Calculating Infinity, Irony is a Dead Scene) is just in a different league to any of the newer material and personally I dont understand how anyone can see otherwise.

Architects - Ruin (all the kids these days seem to over look it for the latest album since they became the most fashionable band to be into).

Psyopus, the band in general, so many people go on about "guitarists" and technical music but totally ignore the guy in this band because they are too intense, uncomfortable to listen to. Which apparently negated his immense ability because he isnt playing comformative pentatonic shred.

And just while im semi ranting(sorry ), I hate it when people claim to be really into hardcore and metalcore and havent listened to Converge's Jane Doe album.

 

[ACS]

Springsteen's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" is his best effort, but probably one of the lesser known.

Here he is at the peak of his powers touring the Darkness album. Also shows well what an underrated guitarist he is.

I thnk Nebraska is a vastly under rated album, recorded on a 4 track it has the power to make you cry and laugh.