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Post by halo19 on Sept 8, 2008 22:37:39 GMT -4
I made this thing at roughly around my birthday and thought this might be kind of fun to go do. Also, it's considerably extended from the traditional 100, to raise as many questions as it tries to help answer. I've learned some stuff from this: This stuff distinguishes a good album and a good album that you play a lot. You know, something that really stands out. Also, to withhold the redundance of selections from my favorite artists, collections here are mostly stuff that has songs not represented elsewhere on the chart. And add to that I guess I respect and joy certain songs from artists more than their actual full albums.
130. TV on the Radio did an a capella cover of an album cut here which mentions the album's title. Pixies - Doolittle (a Nick O!)
129. Named after a WWII song, by a band known for a hit made before this album. Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb (a Nick O!)
128. 2000 album from all-female trio's cover depicts the main guitarist/sometimes singer being propped up after passing out at a club. Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One (friday)
127. Double album whose name rhymes and by an artist you definitely know. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (a Nick O!)
126. Most prolific artist on this chart. This is stuff before they got gothic and got big, and a few tracks with a different songwriter. Depeche Mode - The Singles 81-85 (a Nick O!)
125. An artist who's prolific in that there are more years with than without this artist's releases. This is a retrospective of the first 15 years. Prince - The Hits (WotUNeed)
124. Viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time let alone by this artist, even though I prefer a couple others by them. U2 - The Joshua Tree (crash46)
123. Allen Ginsberg reference, a more Americana direction from a group who's usually indie. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl (WotUNeed/a Nick O!)
122. Second single did not appear in the original pressings of the album but became a Top 30 alternative hit. Deftones - White Pony (a Nick O!)
121. Solo album from lead singer of arguably the most revered band of my/our time had a minor chart hit with prominent profanity in its chorus. Thom Yorke - The Eraser (WotUNeed)
120. Breakout album from another band with loyal base was the first to count for their contract, since first one was not a full-length. Tool - Undertow (a Nick O!)
119. Album cover takes from Elvis' debut. The Clash - London Calling (a Nick O!)
118. A conversation with Daniel Johnston inspired the album title. Had two minor hits. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (a Nick O!)
117. Collection of the first twelve years from a band who's known more from stuff on their debut album. Named after a cut from there. Violent Femmes - Add It Up (1981-1993) (a Nick O!)
116. Main single from '98 album has a music video showing a baby inside the womb. Massive Attack - Mezzanine (a Nick O!)
Take what you can from there.
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Post by crash46 on Sept 9, 2008 1:08:58 GMT -4
127. System of A Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize 125. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection 124. U2 - The Joshua Tree 122. Finch - What It Is To Burn
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 9, 2008 2:31:07 GMT -4
126. Depeche Mode - 81-85 ? 122. Deftones - White Pony 119. The Clash - London Calling 118. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me 116. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 9, 2008 4:25:12 GMT -4
A few incorrect guesses for the sake of tossing 'em out
126. Most prolific artist on this chart. This is stuff before they got gothic and got big, and a few tracks with a different songwriter. Catching Up With Depeche Mode
124. Viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time let alone by this artist, even though I prefer a couple others by them. Led Zeppelin (I)
122. Second single did not appear in the original pressings of the album but became a Top 30 alternative hit. The Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray
121. Solo album from lead singer of arguably the most revered band of my/our time had a minor chart hit with prominent profanity in its chorus. Thom Yorke: The Eraser
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Post by friday on Sept 9, 2008 23:30:50 GMT -4
128) Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One (Had to look up the album to verify, but for some reason, Sleater-Kinney immediately jumped into my head)
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 10, 2008 1:53:34 GMT -4
128) Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One (Had to look up the album to verify, but for some reason, Sleater-Kinney immediately jumped into my head)Yeah, they jumped to my mind, too, knowing Kirk, but I was too lazy to look 'em up.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 10, 2008 10:50:54 GMT -4
Cool, Sleater-Kinney was the hardest one for me to post a clue and it gets guessed already. I'll add more later to the clues, seeing if you all could perhaps pick up on some of these before I come up with additional ones.
The Finch one was considered in preliminary, just to avoid the continued guessing. Part of the SOAD album is at a later entry (I don't know why, I like one part a lot more than the other and considerably so).
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Post by halo19 on Sept 11, 2008 0:38:16 GMT -4
Alright, I'll extend some:
130. TV on the Radio did an a capella cover of an album cut here which mentions the album's title. In the lyrics, specifically, to the clue. But on both main hits from original album, the band's bassist sings the one-line lyrics on the chorus.
129. Named after a WWII song, by a band known for a hit made before this album. They're affiliated with those guys who are like a religious cult or something.
127. Double album whose name rhymes and by an artist you definitely know. I'm still waiting to extend it.
125. An artist who's prolific in that there are more years with than without this artist's releases. This is a retrospective of the first 15 years. Artist has been around double that time frame. This collection was released in two parts.
123. Allen Ginsberg reference, a more Americana direction from a group who's usually indie. Previous album includes their only Alternative chart hit, not a major one either.
120. Breakout album from another band with loyal base was the first to count for their contract, since first one was not a full-length. I believe Staind once covered the album's famous single, although not officially.
117. Collection of the first twelve years from a band who's known more from stuff on their debut album. Named after a cut from there. There is a well-known song after the debut, mostly one about their liking of American music.
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 11, 2008 1:10:00 GMT -4
130. I own the TVOTR album, so I don't know why I didn't even choose to think about this one. It's Doolittle by the Pixies. 129. Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb 127. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium 120. Tool - Undertow 117. Violent Femmes - Add It Up: The Singles 1981-1993
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 11, 2008 1:29:32 GMT -4
123. Allen Ginsberg reference, a more Americana direction from a group who's usually indie. Previous album includes their only Alternative chart hit, not a major one either.This is driving me crazy (from the initial hint) because it seems like it should be one of the easiest to decode. I can think of two Ginsberg references: one on the Hair soundtrack and one in a They Might Be Giants song. Since (based on my limited contact) I wouldn't peg you as having either in your top albums, and since the reference isn't in either album title, I'll go ahead and safely eliminate them. So I'm just gonna say this album is called Howl and leave the artist off since I don't actually know any albums by that title. Prince: The Hits 'cause I got nothin' better.
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 12, 2008 2:16:35 GMT -4
123. Allen Ginsberg reference, a more Americana direction from a group who's usually indie. Previous album includes their only Alternative chart hit, not a major one either.This is driving me crazy (from the initial hint) because it seems like it should be one of the easiest to decode. I can think of two Ginsberg references: one on the Hair soundtrack and one in a They Might Be Giants song. Since (based on my limited contact) I wouldn't peg you as having either in your top albums, and since the reference isn't in either album title, I'll go ahead and safely eliminate them. So I'm just gonna say this album is called Howl and leave the artist off since I don't actually know any albums by that title. I don't know where you pulled Howl from, but that's the name of a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album and is the correct answer. Prince: The Hits 'cause I got nothin' better. I don't know why I couldn't come up with Prince, but you're right.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 12, 2008 12:12:46 GMT -4
Good job, guys. Knocked 'em all out. I decided I'd give a partial point to WotUNeed since he at least had the title. Wasn't a more simple clue, either.
115. A postcard greeting. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (a Nick O!)
114. A cover of the biggest song here was a #1 hit on the alternative chart a few years ago. The Cure - Disintegration (crash46)
113. Advocating interracial relationships and with many tracks speaking up for the black community in general. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (a Nick O!)
112. Artist has been sampled on hits by Ja Rule and Will Smith, and it's a compilation release. Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collection (a Nick O!)
111. Debut album had three minor hits including one that got in the Top 30. Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter (friday)
110. The band had a lot of buzz at the time, which the title suggests. Has two of their bigger hits. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (a Nick O!)
109. An album whose personal and sexual tracks did not go well with the public initially, but now has many big fans. Weezer - Pinkerton (a Nick O!)
108. The one the public will likely tell you is their best, even though I have most of their albums included (considerably) higher. Still I really enjoy it. Includes their most famous song, too. The White Stripes - Elephant (a Nick O!)
107. Shortest album title here, possibly a mild commerical success from having a hot producer behind it. Common - Be (WotUNeed)
106. An anomaly selection here, given my general music tastes, although some stuff is kind of close to it. The most romantic one here. Sade - Love Deluxe (WotUNeed
105. There's a song title here that contradicts the band name. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell (friday)
104. Sophomore album from hip-hop duo did alright, but later works were even more commercially successful. OutKast - ATLiens (a Nick O!)
103. Group recently made a related mixtape which the title is the name of the first track. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (a Nick O!)
102. Inspired a trend of digitally releasing albums from big names. Radiohead - In Rainbows (a Nick O!)
101. The album was the last of the peak lineup and had one of the ugliest initial aftermaths, in spite having a couple of big hits. Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion (WotUNeed)
Some of these are vague I know.
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 12, 2008 14:21:14 GMT -4
115. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 112. Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collection (I'm sorry, I don't know which Best Of you own.) 104. OutKast - ATLiens 102. Radiohead - In Rainbows
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 12, 2008 14:52:44 GMT -4
Guessed "Howl" because it's one of the most famous Ginsberg poems. I'm within a year of getting my BA in BS, i.e., I'm an English major. Good times.
More random guesses!
113. Advocating interracial relationships and with many tracks speaking up for the black community in general. How pathetic is it that the first song I think of is INXS's "Original Sin?" Yeah, they're definitely the prime champions of the Black community. I'll ponder this.
108. The one the public will likely tell you is their best, even though I have most of their albums included (considerably) higher. Still I really enjoy it. Includes their most famous song, too. Depeche Mode: Violator
107. Shortest album title here, possibly a mild commerical success from having a hot producer behind it. Björk: Volta
101. The album was the last of the peak lineup and had one of the ugliest initial aftermaths, in spite having a couple of big hits. Van Halen: 1984
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Post by crash46 on Sept 12, 2008 18:02:04 GMT -4
114. The Cure - Disintegration
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 13, 2008 2:50:12 GMT -4
114. The Cure - DisintegrationWell done! I couldn't come up with any covers that had hit #1 since "Smooth Criminal." That's wild that that Sneath song is in your most recently played tracks. I also must've sent you "Eternal" at some point too, huh?
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Post by halo19 on Sept 13, 2008 23:01:16 GMT -4
Yes, The Definitive Collection is the Stevie collection I own. It actually would song-for-song be considerably higher, but I feel like "Isn't She Lovely" should have been there which detracted it a bit for me, although to be fair, it's hard to be truly "definitive" by putting 80 minutes worth of an artist who had been around for about 35 years by the time of the compilation. But then again I was happy about a Social Distortion hits collection until I realized how vague it was.
Oh, and WotUNeed, Depeche Mode are in there elsewhere (not that entry though; too soon). That one will be for you.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 14, 2008 22:26:45 GMT -4
Since the 100 mark has more important stuff I thought I'd keep it rolling... 111. Debut album had three minor hits including one that got in the Top 30. Solo artist.Think more Triple A, though.108. The one the public will likely tell you is their best, even though I have most of their albums included (considerably) higher. Still I really enjoy it. Includes their most famous song, too. Song was performed at the Grammys with a cover song that artist officially did, too.No instruments were made before 1965. 107. Shortest album title here, possibly a mild commerical success from having a hot producer behind it. Midwest artist.A well established rapper who's now been around for over 15 years.106. An anomaly selection here, given my general music tastes, although some stuff is kind of close to it. The most romantic one here. Lead singer's first name is also the group's name.Above fact may not be well know. The italics will indicate part of the album's title.105. There's a song title here that contradicts the band name. Has their only top ten single, sandwiched in between a couple from here that did nothing. Lead singer's last name is Orzolek.103. Group recently made a related mixtape which the title is the name of the first track. Sophomore album that got generally positive reviews but possibly didn't do real well commercially since the artist was not as much a hot commodity by this point.Title is a William Congreve quote101. The album was the last of the peak lineup and had one of the ugliest initial aftermaths, in spite having a couple of big hits. The member who left uses a pseudonym for his current project, who by contrast has never had a radio hit.More successful than QOTSA, not as much possibly as VH. Their last records have all sold at least 400k.
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 15, 2008 5:02:02 GMT -4
108. The one the public will likely tell you is their best, even though I have most of their albums included (considerably) higher. Still I really enjoy it. Includes their most famous song, too. Song was performed at the Grammys with a cover song that artist officially did, too. Green Day: American Idiot?
Still no good guesses on the rest
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 15, 2008 14:31:04 GMT -4
113. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet 110. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves 109. Weezer - Pinkerton 101. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Can't come up with anything for the others.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 16, 2008 11:54:59 GMT -4
Well, I accidentally edited my post rather than quote it...
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 16, 2008 13:47:13 GMT -4
107. Shortest album title here, possibly a mild commercial success from having a hot producer behind it. Midwest artist. A well established rapper who's now been around for over 15 years. Common: Be
106. An anomaly selection here, given my general music tastes, although some stuff is kind of close to it. The most romantic one here. Lead singer's first name is also the group's name. Above fact may not be well know. The italics will indicate part of the album's title. I want it to be some Sade album, but what did they release that has "romantic" in its title? I got nothing.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 17, 2008 0:14:01 GMT -4
106. An anomaly selection here, given my general music tastes, although some stuff is kind of close to it. The most romantic one here. Lead singer's first name is also the group's name.Above fact may not be well know. The italics will indicate part of the album's title.I want it to be some Sade album, but what did they release that has "romantic" in its title? I got nothing.Oh, it was just a synonymous hint, not an actual word title. Go one step beyond. I guess "most" could sort of be a way to describe part of it, too. You have the right artist.
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Post by friday on Sept 17, 2008 0:25:54 GMT -4
105) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
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Post by a Nick O! on Sept 17, 2008 3:37:49 GMT -4
111. Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales ? (I can only think of two singles, though.) 108. The White Stripes - Elephant 106. I just wasn't coming up with Sade. I only learned last year that Sade is not only her name, but a band. I'll leave the album title to WotUNeed. 103. I have no idea who William Congreve is, but it just dawned on me that this is Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury. Apparently Congreve coined the phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." 101. Pink Floyd - The Wall
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 17, 2008 9:29:39 GMT -4
106. An anomaly selection here, given my general music tastes, although some stuff is kind of close to it. The most romantic one here. Lead singer's first name is also the group's name.Above fact may not be well know. The italics will indicate part of the album's title.I want it to be some Sade album, but what did they release that has "romantic" in its title? I got nothing.Oh, it was just a synonymous hint, not an actual word title. Go one step beyond. I guess "most" could sort of be a way to describe part of it, too. You have the right artist. Ahhh, I gotcha. Love Deluxe it is, then. 111 I'll guess James Blunt's All the Lost Souls, even though I'm far more likely to love that than normal people.
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Post by halo19 on Sept 17, 2008 13:44:10 GMT -4
Only two left.
111. Debut album had three minor hits including one that got in the Top 30. Solo artist. Think more Triple A, though. Artist released albums the same year as the Strokes. Nick's guess was closer.
101. The album was the last of the peak lineup and had one of the ugliest initial aftermaths, in spite having a couple of big hits. The member who left uses a pseudonym for his current project, who by contrast has never had a radio hit. More successful than QOTSA, not as much possibly as VH. Their last records have all sold at least 400k.[/quote] I could possibly give this to WotUNeed. Your incorrect guess on another entry was the real hit album, but both singles moderately crossed over to pop, out of like 6 or 7 total.
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Post by WotUNeed on Sept 17, 2008 14:43:32 GMT -4
Okay, how about...
111. Mat Kearney: Nothing Left to Lose 101. Oh eezus. Depeche Mode: Songs of Faith and Devotion
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Post by friday on Sept 17, 2008 19:35:15 GMT -4
111) Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter
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Post by halo19 on Sept 18, 2008 1:07:48 GMT -4
Now those are all set. I've got a set of 13 of 'em coming soon.
Recap: 130. Pixies - Doolittle 129. Tripping Daisy - Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb 128. Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One 127. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium 126. Depeche Mode - The Singles 81>85 125. Prince - The Hits 124. U2 - The Joshua Tree 123. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl 122. Deftones - White Pony 121. Thom Yorke - The Eraser 120. Tool - Undertow 119. The Clash - London Calling 118. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me I bought this on a whim along with plenty of other year-old albums at the time because I had several free CD's available from my BMG membership. Also, I knew who they were touring with. Still, far better than the earlier stuff if you ask me. 117. Violent Femmes - Add It Up (1981-1993) (Just as a heads-up, Permanent Record is more like the singles one. This has a lot of "unreleased" stuff and substitutes live versions of the title track and "Kiss Off" over the studio versions. Also, "Nightmares" and the "Children of the Revolution" cover appear on the other collection and were hits for the group. 116. Massive Attack - Mezzanine I tend to be a real big "Man Next Door" fan for some reason. 115. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 114. The Cure - Disintegration Strong album cuts, even if the badass singles will stand out most. And since it's the album, we'll celebrate that 7-minute "POY" which is better. 113. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet 112. Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collection 111. Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter 110. Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (I love a lot of their albums, but don't play them a whole lot. I guess the amount of songs per album can sometimes be overwhelming. 109. Weezer - Pinkerton Rediscovering this last year I realize I don't enjoy it as much as I thought I did. One of those interesting albums where just-there songs are in the first half but the really great stuff is in the latter half. 108. The White Stripes - Elephant 107. Common - Be 106. Sade - Love Deluxe 105. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell One album cut, "Black Tongue," repeats "Boy you're just a stupid bitch and girl you're just a no good dick!" 104. OutKast - ATLiens The fact that I heard it so late kind of worked against it but it's amazing. 103. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury I got a kind of thug-ish friend into this album, when in a case like this it seems like it would be the other way around. (Person did have the first album.) 102. Radiohead - In Rainbows 101. Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion Word's out that they've left Warner Music in the U.S.
The points and how they've gone this far: a Nick O!: 19.5 WotUNeed: 5.5 friday: 3 crash46: 2
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