The 10 BEST albums of our generation...

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1) REM- Automatic For The Peaple 2) Simply Red- Stars 3) Primal Scream- Screamadelia 4) The La's- debut 5) Oasis- Definatly Maybe 6) Paul Weller- Wild Wood 7)The Stone Roses- debut Arcadia- So Red The Rose 9)The Pixies- Doolittle 10) The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead.
 
2) Simply Red- Stars

You're taking the piss, right? Mick Hucknall is a talentless twat. Nice voice, crap songs ...

Don't quite know how you define "our generation", but I'll take that to mean post-punk. Also, this is by no means an attempt to best your list. These are my top ten, right now It'll change in a day or so.

OK, so here's my top 10 ...

Suede - Dog Man Star
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle & The Black Diamond Express
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
Orlando - PassiveSoul
Mansun - Six
The Wedding Present - George Best
The Lilac Time - Paradise Circus
 
Its hard for my to rank my top 10, but here are my pick for 10 best during my lifetime

The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners
David Bowie - Scary Monsters
Prince - Sign of the Times
Lard - The Last Temptation of Reid
Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey
Beck - Stereopathic Soulmanuer
The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
Sonic Youth - Goo

here are my pick for 10 best singles

Roxy Music - Pajamarama
Morrissey - Ouiji Board
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
Prince - Automatic
Morrissey - Sunny
Ministry - Reload
The Cure - The 13th
Bauhaus - Spy in the Cab
Sonic Youth - Sugar Cane
Beck - Beercan

here are my pick for 10 best b-sides

Prince - Shes Always in my Hair
The Smiths - Handsome Devil (live)
David Bowie - Helden
Beck - Electric Music for the summer people
The Cure - Harlod and Joe
Morrissey - Swallow on my neck
Bauhaus - Parionia Parinoia
Tom Petty - Girl on LSD
Bryan Ferry - Shes leaving home
Nirvana - MV

JMHO

LWF

> 2) Simply Red- Stars

> You're taking the piss, right? Mick Hucknall is a talentless twat. Nice
> voice, crap songs ...

> Don't quite know how you define "our generation", but I'll take
> that to mean post-punk. Also, this is by no means an attempt to best your
> list. These are my top ten, right now It'll change in a day or so.

> OK, so here's my top 10 ...

> Suede - Dog Man Star
> The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
> Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
> The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle & The Black Diamond Express
> The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
> The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
> Orlando - PassiveSoul
> Mansun - Six
> The Wedding Present - George Best
> The Lilac Time - Paradise Circus
 
> 1) REM- Automatic For The Peaple 2) Simply Red- Stars 3) Primal Scream-
> Screamadelia 4) The La's- debut 5) Oasis- Definatly Maybe 6) Paul Weller-
> Wild Wood 7)The Stone Roses- debut Arcadia- So Red The Rose 9)The
> Pixies- Doolittle 10) The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead.

I suppose my generation can be seen as from the punk era to the present day, though its rare I hear a band that moves me nowadays, ok heres my personel 10.

1 - The Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead'
2 - Joy Division 'Closer'
3 - Echo & The Bunnymen 'Heaven Up Here'
4 - The Jam 'All Mod Cons'
5 - Beautiful South '0898'
6 - Kirsty MacColl 'Kite'
7 - Portishead 'Dummy'
8 - The Only Ones 'Even Serpents Shine'
9 - The Specials
10 - Japan 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids'
 
this is if compilations don't qualify... only proper albums...

THE CLASH "London Calling"
DEPECHE MODE "Violator"
MASSIVE ATTACK "Mezzanine"
MORRISSEY "Viva Hate"
MY BLOODY VALENTINE "Isn't Anything"
NEW ORDER "Low-Life"
PIXIES "Doolittle"
PRINCE "Lovesexy"
THE SMITHS "The Queen Is Dead"
THE WHITE STRIPES "White Blood Cells"

painful. i hate making definive lists!
 
This Is

My Top Twelve*:

1. "The Queen Is Dead" The Smiths

2. "Power, Corruption and Lies" New Order

3. "Closer" Joy Division

4. "The Joshua Tree" U2

5. "Tallulah" The Go-Betweens

6. "Ocean Rain" Echo and the Bunnymen

7. "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back" Public Enemy

8. "London Calling" The Clash

9. "Foxbase Alpha" Saint Etienne

10. "Psychocandy" The Jesus and Mary Chain

11. "Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy" Billy Bragg

12. "The Low-End Theory" A Tribe Called Quest

Best Single:

"True Faith/1963" New Order

* I am not allowing for multiple entries by the same artist.
 
Hear hear on 'George Best' by the Weddoes. Essential album. I used to have it on tape for years then it got lost and forgotten, until I recently bought it (and it had lots of extra tracks). I'm now hooked once more, Gedgie is truly a genius - what Moz is to loneliness Gedgie is to relationships! Go buy it.

PS Pills n Thrills n Bellyaches by the Happy Mondays was also fantastic.

> 2) Simply Red- Stars

> You're taking the piss, right? Mick Hucknall is a talentless twat. Nice
> voice, crap songs ...

> Don't quite know how you define "our generation", but I'll take
> that to mean post-punk. Also, this is by no means an attempt to best your
> list. These are my top ten, right now It'll change in a day or so.

> OK, so here's my top 10 ...

> Suede - Dog Man Star
> The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
> Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever
> The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle & The Black Diamond Express
> The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
> The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
> Orlando - PassiveSoul
> Mansun - Six
> The Wedding Present - George Best
> The Lilac Time - Paradise Circus
 
happy mondays

> PS Pills n Thrills n Bellyaches by the Happy Mondays was also fantastic.

Is this album still in print? I used to have it but then I thought the Happy Mondays was some shameful phase I went thru and got rid of it. And as is always the case when I unload music, I really miss it!

But at least I still have the Kirsty Maccoll remix of "Hallelujah."
 
I reckon Spring Hill Fair is better than Diamond Express!

God bless The Go-Betweens!
 
> Its hard for my to rank my top 10, but here are my pick for 10 best during
> my lifetime

> The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
> Lou Reed - Take No Prisoners
> David Bowie - Scary Monsters
> Prince - Sign of the Times
> Lard - The Last Temptation of Reid
> Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey
> Beck - Stereopathic Soulmanuer
> The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
> Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
> Sonic Youth - Goo

> here are my pick for 10 best singles

> Roxy Music - Pajamarama
> Morrissey - Ouiji Board
> David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
> Prince - Automatic
> Morrissey - Sunny
> Ministry - Reload
> The Cure - The 13th
> Bauhaus - Spy in the Cab
> Sonic Youth - Sugar Cane
> Beck - Beercan

> here are my pick for 10 best b-sides

> Prince - Shes Always in my Hair
> The Smiths - Handsome Devil (live)
> David Bowie - Helden
> Beck - Electric Music for the summer people
> The Cure - Harlod and Joe
> Morrissey - Swallow on my neck
> Bauhaus - Parionia Parinoia
> Tom Petty - Girl on LSD
> Bryan Ferry - Shes leaving home
> Nirvana - MV

> JMHO

> LWF

I've seen the Cure live in Concert a number of times. (Maybe you have, too, I dunno?) Believe me, they have better singles than The 13th and Mr. Pink Eye, Breathe, Ocean, and A Chain of Flowers are better B-Sides than Harold and Joe. At least you didn't put Do The Hansa. I'd have had to kill ya'. That one really bites. Truly embarassing when I saw it performed live.

Kiss Me 3 is a great double album/CD. You're right about that one, however.

Just my opinion, however. To each his own! I think Japanese Whispers and Kiss Me 3 are amazzzzzzing. :)

JN
 
> I reckon Spring Hill Fair is better than Diamond Express!

> God bless The Go-Betweens!

Five Leaves Left, and/or Bryter Later need to appear on everyone's list in my opinion. Both by the late great Nick Drake, of course...

JN
 
> I suppose my generation can be seen as from the punk era to the present
> day, though its rare I hear a band that moves me nowadays, ok heres my
> personel 10.

> 1 - The Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead'
> 2 - Joy Division 'Closer'
> 3 - Echo & The Bunnymen 'Heaven Up Here'
> 4 - The Jam 'All Mod Cons'
> 5 - Beautiful South '0898'
> 6 - Kirsty MacColl 'Kite'
> 7 - Portishead 'Dummy'
> 8 - The Only Ones 'Even Serpents Shine'
> 9 - The Specials
> 10 - Japan 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids'

Heaven Up Here is indeed special. It's got to be on my Top 25 of all times. Ian was a butthead when I saw them live and acted like a huge brat, however, so it doesn't make my top 10. I'm still mad at him. (He stopped playing and held the audience at bay for like 20 mintues. He was being a real ass.) I'd have put Hatful of Hollow on the list instead of Meat is Murder, though, although I know *MANY* who'd disagree with me!

:)

JN
 
> this is if compilations don't qualify... only proper albums... THE CLASH
> "London Calling"
> DEPECHE MODE "Violator"
> MASSIVE ATTACK "Mezzanine"
> MORRISSEY "Viva Hate"
> MY BLOODY VALENTINE "Isn't Anything"
> NEW ORDER "Low-Life"
> PIXIES "Doolittle"
> PRINCE "Lovesexy"
> THE SMITHS "The Queen Is Dead"
> THE WHITE STRIPES "White Blood Cells"

> painful. i hate making definive lists!

I agree with your Depeche, MAttack (purely for the fact that Liz Fraser appears!) and Viva Hate choices. I think that "Forever Now" by The Psychedelic Furs needs to be on my top 10 list and I'd put Purple Rain on before I'd ever put on Lovesexy, but maybe it's a generation gap thing? I'm 31 and Love Sexy came along a bit later. I love New Order, too. Low Life and Substance are good stuff.

JN
 
Re: This Is

> My Top Twelve*:

> 1. "The Queen Is Dead" The Smiths

> 2. "Power, Corruption and Lies" New Order

> 3. "Closer" Joy Division

> 4. "The Joshua Tree" U2

> 5. "Tallulah" The Go-Betweens

> 6. "Ocean Rain" Echo and the Bunnymen

> 7. "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back" Public Enemy

> 8. "London Calling" The Clash

> 9. "Foxbase Alpha" Saint Etienne

> 10. "Psychocandy" The Jesus and Mary Chain

> 11. "Life's A Riot With Spy Vs. Spy" Billy Bragg

> 12. "The Low-End Theory" A Tribe Called Quest

> Best Single:

> "True Faith/1963" New Order

> * I am not allowing for multiple entries by the same artist.

A Love Supreme----John Coltrane

Treasure----The Cocteau Twins

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me----The Cure

Viva Hate---Morrissey and Goats Head Soup---The Rolling Stones (TIE)

Hatful of Hollow----The Smiths

Led Zeppelin I and Psych Furs Forever Now (TIE)

Little Earthquakes----Tori Amos

Among My Swan---Mazzy Star

Deep---Peter Murphy

In The Flat Field---Bauhaus

JN
 
> Heaven Up Here is indeed special. It's got to be on my Top 25 of all
> times. Ian was a butthead when I saw them live and acted like a huge brat,
> however, so it doesn't make my top 10. I'm still mad at him. (He stopped
> playing and held the audience at bay for like 20 mintues. He was being a
> real ass.) I'd have put Hatful of Hollow on the list instead of Meat is
> Murder, though, although I know *MANY* who'd disagree with me!

> :)

> JN

I always though "Ocean Rain" was The Bunnymens masterpiece.
 
Re: happy mondays

Yes it is, and you can pick it up quite cheaply. I'm after the Madchester Rave On EP at the mo, is it the 12" you have? Trying to recapture my youth, sad.

> Is this album still in print? I used to have it but then I thought the
> Happy Mondays was some shameful phase I went thru and got rid of it. And
> as is always the case when I unload music, I really miss it!

> But at least I still have the Kirsty Maccoll remix of
> "Hallelujah."
 
> 1) REM- Automatic For The Peaple 2) Simply Red- Stars 3) Primal Scream-
> Screamadelia 4) The La's- debut 5) Oasis- Definatly Maybe 6) Paul Weller-
> Wild Wood 7)The Stone Roses- debut Arcadia- So Red The Rose 9)The
> Pixies- Doolittle 10) The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead.

Hi John, how ya been? Write me!
 
> Orlando - PassiveSoul

I'm so envious that someone actually owns this album. Where did you find it? It's impossible to find Stateside.
 
what generation are you guys in?

meat is murder came out when i was like 6 years old. i would not exactly consider that "my generation" especially since the only people i know who have heard the smiths can be found at "mod night", not everywhere (which would vilify it as being in "my generation".also Lou Reed, Cure, David Bowie's early stuff? come on people i think albums that came out after you were like 12 can be accepted but these other bits are out of hand.

anyway, in no particular order...
Oasis, whats the story...
Blur Parklife
Weezer Blue Verve Urban ...
Moz..Your Arsenal
Moz..Vauxhall
Nirvana-nevermind
Stone Roses-Stone Roses (i know i 'm pushing it by my own limits)
Super Furry animals - gorrilla
Travis-man who
Radiohead-ok computer
 
Lovesexy

> I'd put Purple Rain
> on before I'd ever put on Lovesexy, but maybe it's a generation gap thing?
> I'm 31 and Love Sexy came along a bit later.

as far as I'm concerned, Purple Rain, Parade, Sign O' The Times & Lovesexy are all flawless masterpieces... and it's really hard to pick any one over the other. the only reason i didn't go for the tempting Purple Rain was because it has so many monster singles on it and sometimes i get a little bored of the really popular songs. (as good as they are)

Lovesexy has that great quality to it that i love... the seamless meshing of songs; the creation of an album as a single musical experience, rather than just a collection of songs that were recorded at the same time. (in fact, the CD reads as only one track.) Plus, it was recorded immediately after the infamous Black album, and i like the whole mythical aspect of the project... how it's Godly & spiritual themes manifested as a direct response to the darkness of the Black Album.
 
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