NSC's 100 essential albums

[Buzzer]

There have been some shocking nominations given this is meant to be 100 essential albums of all time.

Shocking to you but there can't be anything more personal than music so who are you to say what should and shouldn't be included? Personally, I've never liked Led Zep but the orthodox view is that their music has to be included in any top 100 whereas I'm sure enough of my own musical tastes to stick in Apollo 440's Electroglide in Blue as one of my essential albums. That's not me being clever, that's me saying that I must have played that album a thousand times and is an essential part of my life.

To be honest whole albums of the Beatles leave me feeling nothing. I don't think it's dated at all well for the most part.



BTW - Norman Cook was born in 1963.

 

[The Large One]

More later...

 

[Buzzer]

A few others.

The Fall - Extricate
Steve Mason - Boys Outside
Gil Scott Heron - Ghetto Style


....think I better quit or I could just be here all day.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

#cough#

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

It's not what i like, its what people convince me should be in. I prefer Abbey Road to Revlover, but i liked the argument. If someones nominated something YOU think deserves a place argue it's case.

You shouldn't need to argue to one random person as an arbitrer of personal taste.

 

[Buzzer]

Pick one and convince nsc it should be in. Then do the same with another and another.

Nope.

 

[The Large One]

 

[Razzoo]

I'm open to persuasion Razoo, also wtf is your little gem?

It is The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight. Don't know what was happening with the link!

 

[BadFish]

You shouldn't need to argue to one random person as an arbitrer of personal taste.

I think you should start your own thread with your chosen selection policy. Call it the "real NSC 100 albums you really should have"

COme on it's close season. We have nothing better to do.

 

[xenophon]

Pick one and convince nsc it should be in. Then do the same with another and another.

You mean pick one and convince you it should be in, Herr Gauleiter. This thread needs a poll, or a knock out comp

 

[Peteinblack]

Absolute bitch to choose which album, but I have gone for Low Life. There are still the scars of JD in it, combined with the movement towards dance in the form of Subculture and The Perfect Kiss. They were never JUST a singles band, although their singles were peerless for a time.

'Sunrise' - one of the best intros ever!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

You mean pick one and convince you it should be in, Herr Gauleiter. This thread needs a poll, or a knock out comp

Or it should just be a free for all, with all the lows and highs and diversity of NSC's musical tastes.

 

[Scampi]

You shouldn't need to argue to one random person as an arbitrer of personal taste.

It's just a game mate, a way of getting people to discuss their favourite music and just possibly persuade people to listen to something new. My threaad and i get to be judge, but i'm easily swayed.

 

[El Presidente]

As much as I love 17 Seconds by The Cure, if you took away 'A Forest' it would lose some of its appeal. Disintegration saw Fatboy Smith at his peak of self loathing, yet he still managed to slip in some commercially successful tracks (Lovesong, Lullaby) into a doomfest of magnificent proportions.

 

[Scampi]

You mean pick one and convince you it should be in, Herr Gauleiter. This thread needs a poll, or a knock out comp

I thought of that but it would take too long, and I'm really open to persuasion and majority view.

 

[xenophon]

Owt you say Mugabe

LOL

 

[boik]

Surely must include Cans magnificent Tago Mago.

For something more modern the first Arctic Monkeys album should be there too; Urban poetry with fantastic muscianship (unlike overhyped, one-dimensional Rap. Contoversial? Moi?).

 

[Buzzer]

It's just a game mate, a way of getting people to discuss their favourite music and just possibly persuade people to listen to something new. My threaad and i get to be judge, but i'm easily swayed.

Then you just end up with a load of old farts telling you that Led Zep Million and Four is the best album ever closely followed by some badly dated guff from the Beatles and a comment such as "thread closed". Christ on a bike, that phrase bugs the bejasus out of me.

 

[Scampi]

#cough#

Love - Forever Changes gets added due to large number of nominations. I don't get it myself, but you lot obviously want it in.

 

[Scampi]

Then you just end up with a load of old farts telling you that Led Zep Million and Four is the best album ever closely followed by some badly dated guff from the Beatles and a comment such as "thread closed". Christ on a bike, that phrase bugs the bejasus out of me.

Thats a danger which is why we need you arguing the case for stuff to stop this turning into a classic Rock list.