*POLL* Best DOUBLE Album Ever???????????

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

 

[RobertE1337]

Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance.

 

[murphy55d]

Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever

 

[Tylanner]

I love the wall.

 

[RadioHead84]

Originally posted by: Afrotech
mellon collie and the infinite sadness

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Torn between The Wall, Tommy and London Calling. Voted for London Calling because every time I hear that album in it's entirely it gets better. Sometimes I really get into a mood to play a lot of The Who or Pink Floyd stuff and on those occasions my answer would change.

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

True. However, I doubt the White Album was relased during more than 1-2% of the posters on here's youth. (I'm not THAT old).

I am surprised at the Mellon Collie support as well. I grew up with the PF/Eagles/LZ era - was in HS during what I would call the "Butt-rock" era, and was big "grunge" fan thru college. Siamese dream is a great album, and I never really got into Mellon Collie, but I may have to go and pick up a copy and re-visit it.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

True. However, I doubt the White Album was relased during more than 1-2% of the posters on here's youth. (I'm not THAT old).

I am surprised at the Mellon Collie support as well. I grew up with the PF/Eagles/LZ era - was in HS during what I would call the "Butt-rock" era, and was big "grunge" fan thru college. Siamese dream is a great album, and I never really got into Mellon Collie, but I may have to go and pick up a copy and re-visit it.

I was the same way. I wore out my copy of Siamese Dream, but the double album always felt like a lot of it was filler to me. A lot of the cuts from the B-sides box set for it (Aeroplane flies high) would have made better additions, IMHO.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Afrotech
mellon collie and the infinite sadness

Agreed. Add it to the poll or die in a freezer.

 

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
I was the same way. I wore out my copy of Siamese Dream, but the double album always felt like a lot of it was filler to me. A lot of the cuts from the B-sides box set for it (Aeroplane flies high) would have made better additions, IMHO.

The first disc was great. I think only Thirty-Three and 1979 on the second disc got real play at my house. The b-sides were great, like the 20-minute medley of unused riffs on the Zero single.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

with age, you realize its all been done before, and nothing is new or original. even all the artists in that list have ripped something off from someone else. even the bands/sounds you think are original, arent.

sadly, its all been done before, so those of us that are "seasoned" stick with the bands that exposed us to it first. doesnt mean there isnt any good music to still be made, or already out now. its just rare when youve heard it all before.

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: RobertE1337
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance.

:thumbsup: Precisely.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

The Beatles are so awful I get headaches whenever I hear one of their damn songs. They're so incredibly dry and soulless. The music just sounds......bland and petty.

P.S. Pretending to like The Beatles because they're still chic doesn't make you "deep" or "cool". That's not directed at you, I'm just sayin'.

 

[Gibsons]

I think Use Your Illusion was released as two seperate albums, not a double.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

The Beatles are so awful I get headaches whenever I hear one of their damn songs. They're so incredibly dry and soulless. The music just sounds......bland and petty.

P.S. Pretending to like The Beatles because they're still chic doesn't make you "deep" or "cool". That's not directed at you, I'm just sayin'.

Wow, you've never heard As My Guitar Gently Weeps.

 

Originally posted by: BDawg
I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

Yup. The Beatles innovated pop/rock unlike anyone before or since. Check out this quote from Alan W. Pollack on the song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:

Harmonically, the song is heavily based upon one of the archetypal Beatles' chord progression; the I -» V-of-V -» IV -» I one first heard back in "Eight Days A Week". The hallmark of this progression is the combined chromatic cross-relation and psychological feeling of deferred gratification created by following V-of-V (with its C#) by IV (with its C-natural). I strongly suspect that this chord progression is the original property of Lennon and McCartney though in terms of pure scholarship I unfortunately cannot vouch for it 100%. I'll tell you this, though: if anyone out there can point me to an example of this progression appearing in a pop song prior to the Beatles, you can call or e-mail me just about any time of the day or night.

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~sounds...ABASES/AWP/splhcb.html

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: BDawg
I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

Yup. The Beatles innovated pop/rock unlike anyone before or since. Check out this quote from Alan W. Pollack on the song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:

Harmonically, the song is heavily based upon one of the archetypal Beatles' chord progression; the I -» V-of-V -» IV -» I one first heard back in "Eight Days A Week". The hallmark of this progression is the combined chromatic cross-relation and psychological feeling of deferred gratification created by following V-of-V (with its C#) by IV (with its C-natural). I strongly suspect that this chord progression is the original property of Lennon and McCartney though in terms of pure scholarship I unfortunately cannot vouch for it 100%. I'll tell you this, though: if anyone out there can point me to an example of this progression appearing in a pop song prior to the Beatles, you can call or e-mail me just about any time of the day or night.

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~sounds...ABASES/AWP/splhcb.html

That reminds me how much I love A Day in the Life Of.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I think Use Your Illusion was released as two seperate albums, not a double.

Technically, you're right.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster

Originally posted by: RobertE1337
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance.

:thumbsup: Precisely.

Blind Faith r0x0rz

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

The Beatles are so awful I get headaches whenever I hear one of their damn songs. They're so incredibly dry and soulless. The music just sounds......bland and petty.

P.S. Pretending to like The Beatles because they're still chic doesn't make you "deep" or "cool". That's not directed at you, I'm just sayin'.

LOL - That was quite clever.

Unfortunetly I'm neither deep or cool - dammit

And actually, I'm not a big Beatles fan per se. My favorite album on the list is the Wall, or Blonde on Blonde. But, I still say the White Album is the "Best Ever". Kinda back-asswards, but we could spend hours, and drink many beers discussing the why-fors of that.

 

[abaez]

Originally posted by: Afrotech
mellon collie and the infinite sadness

Edit: someone mentioned 69 love songs. Awesome triple discer. Although only 40ish songs are really good, that's a damn good ratio.

 

[Slvrtg277]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I think Use Your Illusion was released as two seperate albums, not a double.

Technically, you're right.

Yes, two items would be on your receipt. However, they were still produced and released as a double album.

 

[slunk]

voted White Album but would have voted Mellon Collie...

Jimmy is God!

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: NL5

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: NL5
Most young people don't have an understanding of time.

And most old people carry way too much nostalgia for the songs of their youth.

FWIW, I vote Mellon Collie.

I wasn't alive when the White Album was made. I love Mellon Collie and Use Your Illusion, but the White Album and even The Wall (and possibly Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) are head and shoulders better albums. Nothing in the last 20 years even compares to The Beatles.

The Beatles are so awful I get headaches whenever I hear one of their damn songs. They're so incredibly dry and soulless. The music just sounds......bland and petty.

P.S. Pretending to like The Beatles because they're still chic doesn't make you "deep" or "cool". That's not directed at you, I'm just sayin'.

LOL - That was quite clever.

Unfortunetly I'm neither deep or cool - dammit

And actually, I'm not a big Beatles fan per se. My favorite album on the list is the Wall, or Blonde on Blonde. But, I still say the White Album is the "Best Ever". Kinda back-asswards, but we could spend hours, and drink many beers discussing the why-fors of that.

Okay, "Yesterday" was a good song, but I think I only like it cause I heard the Boyz II Men version first. And, really, the lyrics aren't even that great. Lucy and the Sky something is tolerable, but that may have been Lennon solo for all I know.