#70

Just finished reading the book about him a week ago so this was good timing. This has been on my to try list for a few years after discovering the Magnolia Electric Company album but never got around to it. Really wanted to give it a proper deep dive this week but didn’t get a chance unfortunately, but a few listens in I already love it and can tell it’s going to grow into a classic. Just beautiful, rolling doom. Really wish I had been aware of him earlier, feel like this would have been a huge album for me.

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#71

Loved that book so much!

#72

I’ve wondered this but haven’t ever seen an explanation for it. Maybe he just really want Albini to produce, sorry, record his next album and did this in an attempt to get his attention

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#73

I’ve been considering buying that book for ages but keep putting it off. It sounds like the last few years of his life were pretty traumatic and I’m not sure I can take reading about it

#74

Oh, and it’s a 10, obviously

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#75

Yeah, it was so good. Wish I had been familiar with all of his albums before reading it. Love the whole Songs: I’ll Fire Ya thing and how he was basically running multiple bands at once without their knowing about each other.

Yeah, most of the book is fine, but near the end everything gets really, really bad suddenly, I’d always assumed alcohol was a lifelong struggle for him, but the way the book depicts it he never drank and then one day he went from 0 to 100 instantly. Genetics can be terrifying.

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#76

45 votes for this vs 122 for Skinny Fists

#77

Quality not quantity

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#78

Was thinking more of how to judge who’s 2nd and who’s 3rd. Godspeed surely take 2nd for a high average from many more people?

#79

Isn’t there a 50 vote minimum to get a ranking in the How Good… threads?

#80

This should go 2nd because it will make the fans happy

#81

Fuck the minimum for HGIIR

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#82

Yeah, fair. It’s easier to have an opinion on a band than on a specific album

396/45 = 8.8 exactly so that’s all good

However

1074/122 = 8.803
1073/122 = 8.795

so they both round to 8.8 and I have no way of knowing which one Godspeed got so I think I’ll go with the ‘most votes’ tie breaker

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#83

The value goes down to two decimal places so it must be 1074/122.

Oh no, I’m being thick, sorry!

#84

here’s the thing, people who like Songs:Ohia are more likely to be depressed so they could do with cheering up. People who like Godspeed are probably just chilled out happy people who won’t mind being in 3rd place.

#85

I’m just joking around really. The actual answer is they’re joint 2nd place and Hounds of Love is 4th.

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#86

yeah it doesn’t matter at all, nice to see so many people appreciate this album anyway!

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#87

oh fuck

would have given it 10

it’s probably my favourite album @JohnM , could you possibly let me vote?

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#88

I’d have voted ‘Blue Chicago Moon’ for best track, too

#89

intrigued by some of of the people who haven’t heard this