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Post by Galactus on Oct 18, 2006 11:41:04 GMT -5
I think a five star album is an album that works front to back, without any fat or filler. It has that unexplainable spark of inspiriation. I think above five stars is simply legendary...and that's where Born To Run, Pet Sounds...etc belong. Albums that surpass even that level of being the best an artist has to offer and crosses that line into cosmic destiny. You can try to make a five star and actually do it, legendary albums just happen. I think the pool of five star albums is actually pretty big, it's the best of best but maybe not perfect...now if we're talking perfect albums the list gets considerably smaller...
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Post by phil on Oct 18, 2006 14:35:52 GMT -5
 What DED said ... Yeah ! That's it !! |
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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 18, 2006 14:54:15 GMT -5
Now Playing:
Flip Your Wig, Husker Du
This is a five star album, IMHO, in any sense of the term. Today, right now, this is my favorite Husker Du record. Every American "punk" or indie band since has wished it could make one record the equal of Flip Your Wig. Memorable melodies, some pithy and insightful lyrics, and fierce instrumental work make for an absolutely unforgettable and untoppable record. More concise than Warehouse: Songs and Stories, catchier and more developed than New Day Rising, and loads better than the bloated Zen Arcade, this is only Husker Du's finest moment.
Absolutely essential.
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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 18, 2006 14:58:21 GMT -5
BTW, I agree with DED. There are "five star" albums and then there are albums that are above even that ranking. Records that occupy a place that can only be called "iconic," and which generally attained that status soon after their release. I think that these "uber-classics" are the ones that make up the really essential rock and roll canon, the records that even if you don't like them, you have to have heard them in order to really be an informed rock and roll consumer/fanatic. And in that regard, I'd have to agree with Phil that Hendrix' Are You Experienced belongs in this pack.
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Post by phil on Oct 18, 2006 15:01:53 GMT -5
You want another "Perfect" album ...?  Put that one when you get home after a romantic date and see where you'll end up midway through the record ...  |
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 18, 2006 15:36:46 GMT -5
The resident Auzzies will contest this, largely due to it's insane popularity in their country a few summers ago, but I've literally had this playing for three days at a time... There's many other similarly 5-starred discs, but this one came to mind as soon as I saw this thread.... 'Who By Numbers'...a 5 star? Not in my book...one of my least favorite Who discs. Gimme Who's Next and Leeds... |
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Post by kool on Oct 18, 2006 15:50:34 GMT -5
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Post by Weeping_Guitar on Oct 18, 2006 19:03:17 GMT -5
I might have to check out that Brendan Benson album, but the one before it, Lapalco is good, but not great. Plus, he's helping push Jack White into lesser records than he'd be making on his own.
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Post by Galactus on Oct 18, 2006 19:30:14 GMT -5
Broken Boy Soldier is better then Get Behind Me Satan...it's true...
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Post by Ryosuke on Oct 18, 2006 19:58:22 GMT -5
BTW, I agree with DED. There are "five star" albums and then there are albums that are above even that ranking. Records that occupy a place that can only be called "iconic," and which generally attained that status soon after their release. I think that these "uber-classics" are the ones that make up the really essential rock and roll canon, the records that even if you don't like them, you have to have heard them in order to really be an informed rock and roll consumer/fanatic. And in that regard, I'd have to agree with Phil that Hendrix' Are You Experienced belongs in this pack. I don't know why, but I've lost almost all interest in the "rock and roll canon." I didn't always use to be like that, but that's where I am right now. |
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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 18, 2006 22:06:33 GMT -5
That's just 'cause you've pretty much heard it all now, Ryo. You don't have to love all of it, but you have to have heard a certain amount of it in order to carry on intelligent conversations ... which you do.
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Post by wayved on Oct 18, 2006 23:36:47 GMT -5
Guided by Voices-Bee Thousand
Love-Forever Changes
Beach boys-Pet Sounds
Hendrix-Axis-Bold as Love
Bob Dylan-Blonde on Blonde
These lists are obsolete! Any music obsessive knows that they are an exercise in futility--I do know the above five albums have helped me out in one way shape or form. I have a hundred more.
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Post by wayved on Oct 18, 2006 23:51:00 GMT -5
I also read a study that any male who likes Pet Sounds is a misanthrope. Total shit. And that anyone who likes Born to Run is a bonehead. Also total shit.
Some more perfect albums:
Sonic Youth-Sister/Daydream Nation
My Bloody Valentine-Loveless
Devo-Oh No Its Devo
Clientele-Strange Geometry
Anything by Otis Redding--str8 up
Guided by Voices Complete Discography--anything Mr Pollard has been involved in
Cocteau Twins-heaven or Las vegas/Treasure
Anthrax-State of Euphoria
Roald Servo-Prescription for Crack e.p.
Tooling For Bovines-The Countess That Could e.p.
Whatever...Stones, VU, Bowie, etc. Mint Chicks, The Clean, Neil Young, Nick Drake, The Cure, Crosby Stills and nash, THE BYRDS, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, DRI, Fugazi, the Kinks...Modest Mouse, bauhaus, Sleepy jackson, the Dears, Radiohead.....Lou Reed, Garageland, Letterbox Lambs, Verlaines....
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Post by wayved on Oct 18, 2006 23:52:21 GMT -5
Son House, Nada Surf, My Vitriol, Superdrag, Dinosaur Jr etc etc etc
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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 19, 2006 0:03:56 GMT -5
The Alternative to Love, Brendan Benson Brendan Benson? Five stars? Seriously? Wow. From the first time I heard this (in store), I've been enchanted by the catchy melodies and the chiming guitars. It's an absolutely fabulous pop/rock album in the vein of the classic British sixties mold -- distill out the best of the Beatles, Kinks, etc. into one easy to digest modern package and you get The Alternative to Love. It's not innovative, but it's a wonderful listen, and upholds a long tradition in noble fashion. I don't know why Benson is wasting his time with that Jack White fellow, the man is the new Mathew Sweet.  |
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