sometimes Days is my fav TV song
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Got to be up there. Although the drop off from the second album to the third is about twice as steep
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Oh yeah It Was Written is fine but the gulf in quality between Illmatic and all his other records is colossal tbh.
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Alexisonfire
Taking Back Sunday
Norma Jean
Still absolutely blows my mind that Illmatic is Nas’ worst selling album
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despite it basically being discounted from their discography, the first S/T National album is a lot better than Sad Songs imho, which I’d happily never listen to again
Adventure’s a good record, no doubt, and wouldn’t even be in this conversation if Marquee Moon wasn’t so perfect.
The song I always remember is Foxhole, but that is partly because every time I go to Bridlington for a day at the seaside I drive through a little town called Foxholes, and sing the chorus of the song much to the bemusement of my family.
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put Bloc Party and Futureheads in this category too - seemed like let-downs in the moment, now just very solid albums that fell short of the “best indie albums of the decade” level of the debuts
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A similar 80s example would be Aztec Camera. Knife is a decent record and has actually aged quite well, but was a massive let-down after High Land and Hard Rain.
This thread is fucked
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I like sad songs and actually prefer it to their debut but then i prefer Second Coming (6/10) to Stone Roses (3/10 most overrated debut of all time) so maybe I’m not totally in sync with popular opinion.
Logic Will Break Your Heart by The Stills is one of my favourite albums.
The follow up Without Feathers only succeeded in pissing off all their fans.
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this post shows a very significant drop-off from your last, very enjoyable post
must try harder for the follow-up
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i cannot believe you’ve said this
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The Stone Roses is, as you say, possibly the most overrated album in rock history. It’s still better than Second Coming though.
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Haven’t listened to it in a while. There’s some great songs on there, but the production is just too overwhelming (especially the guitar song) to be enjoyable for me. What do you enjoy about it?
I’d never listened to the follow-up until a few weeks ago, on the back of the HGATR thread. And I’m sorry that I left it so long, as I reckon it’s a cracker: 8 maybe even 9/10
Well it was my favourite album for many years. I think the songwriting is a step up from A Song to Ruin (also fantastic, as you’ve said) and I really like the production on it. The change in pace from the blistering first half to the more reflective second (tracks like Father My Father, Engine Driver and Harmony No Harmony) combines for a stronger and perhaps more mature and focused album than A Song to Ruin IMO.
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This is a good take. Never heard the follow up
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Sad Songs is their third best album imo, and a good one
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