bgill goes punk (and other things)
This is really just gonna be a list for me to go through. I guess i'll jot ratings and maybe some thoughts if I feel so inclined as I listen, so unless you're interested in that you could just ignore this. |
| 1 |  | Deep Turtle
There's a Vomitsprinkler in My Liverriver
4.2
Now this I loved. Punk with a 90's rock flair and all sorts of other eclectic bits. Plus how can you beat that name. |
| 2 |  | James Chance and the Contortions
Buy
4.1
A jazzy mess of a punk album, but who doesn't think that mess sounds fun? |
| 3 |  | Echo and The Bunnymen
Ocean Rain
3.9
Sorry I don't love it Papi but I still quite like it. The Killing Moon is awesome. Did Ghost cover one of these songs?
[edit] NM, they did, just not as good as these guys did it. |
| 4 |  | Television
Marquee Moon
4.2
An unexpected feel from this one. Gonna have to revisit to say more. |
| 5 |  | The Clash
London Calling
4.4
Hmm, the classics it seems are indeed such. This ones seems to have moved beyond the bluesiness of The Stooges into a more rock-driven punk sound. It's not quite as angry maybe in presentation but the lyrics are there for sure. |
| 6 |  | The Cure
Disintegration
4.6
Okay, yeah, this is real good. Never knew the cure by name but I've heard a couple of these songs before. Very well could grow into a 5 with time here. |
| 7 |  | The Stooges
Raw Power
4.4
Kinda sounded like The Doors went punk. It's cool to see the blues roots writhing these punk roots. This whole thing was awesome though. |
| 8 |  | Iggy Pop
The Idiot
3.9
Good 'ol punk/post-punk record from what I understand to be after a recovery w/ Bowie. This version of China Girl > Bowie's. |
| 9 |  | Minutemen
Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
3.8
Fun. Short. Punk. Not too much to say about this one but it has some great musical moments. Not too sure about the guy's voice.
[edit] boop- 3.6 |
| 10 |  | The Kinks
Something Else by The Kinks
4.3
Well ain't this just some fun on a bun. |
| 11 |  | The Smiths
The Queen Is Dead
3.9
It was good and entertaining, but nothing as special as its hyped up to be imo. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others |
| 12 |  | Have a Nice Life
Deathconsciousness |
| 13 |  | Slint
Spiderland
4.3
I'll definitely need more time with this one. I can tell I really like it and it's incredibly unique (not to mention influential). |
| 14 |  | The Saints
(I'm) Stranded |
| 15 |  | Thrice
Vheissu
4.2
An early post-hardcore treat with a ton of genuine energy that bleeds through every moment. |
| 16 |  | Thursday
Full Collapse |
| 17 |  | Glassjaw
Worship and Tribute |
| 18 |  | Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas |
| 19 |  | This Social Coil
After The Day Before |
| 20 |  | Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures |
| 21 |  | NOFX
The Decline
4.3
This epic song/ep takes its time to build and does so just right. By the end when the jazzy riffs fly in, it's hard not to feel the groove. I can see how this could have been highly influential in its time, making it all the more impressive. |
| 22 |  | Devo
Freedom of Choice
3.7
Whip It. That's about it. The rest is still good, fun, and witty though. |
| 23 |  | Bad Religion
Suffer |
| 24 |  | Tragic Mulatto
Hot Man Pussy
4.5
I think I may have a new favorite on the list. This female fronted punker has got some guts and a real no-****s given attitude that most punk band would love to be on their level. If only the last song wasn't so strange, still good though. Great stuff butcherboy. |
| 25 |  | Fugazi
Repeater |
| 26 |  | The Flesh Eaters
A Minute to Pray a Second to Die
3.9
Definitely butcher-core with noise and punk attitude everywhere, but this one isn't quite so much for me. It's got attitude and is a fun listen, but it gets a bit too ridiculous for me pretty often. |
| 27 |  | And Also The Trees
(Listen for) the Rag and Bone Man
4.2
Papi, this is really good. Why didn't you use this in the post punk competition? Very nice style and substance work that I'm not well-versed enough to discuss properly but I liked this a lot.
4.3- bump |
| 28 |  | Half Man Half Biscuit
This Leaden Pall
3.9
This was a jolly good time wasn't it? Quirky, funny, and still musically proficient, this album has a lot to offer. But perhaps it relies too much on novelty lines such as the numerous references to other bands. The last line had me rolling though, and I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't heard but it plays off of The Doors- The End. |
| 29 |  | Half Japanese
Calling All Girls |
| 30 |  | Tuxedomoon
Cabin In The Sky |
| 31 |  | No Trend
Too Many Humans |
| 32 |  | Saccharine Trust
Paganicons
3.9
Cool little EP with attitude of course. Vox were a bit strange but in a good way for this one. The themes were different than typical hyperpolitical banter but rather felt more like a plea of despair for life in general. Idk it sounded cool though. |
| 33 |  | Scratch Acid
Scratch Acid |
| 34 |  | Violent Femmes
Hallowed Ground
4.4
This is even more wild, zany, off the wall, and better than their s/t. Blister In the Sun is an amazing song but there is so much more to this band! |
| 35 |  | The Jesus Lizard
Goat
4.2
A lot of cool influences here from Punk, hardcore, grunge, and post-hardcore, this interesting mesh pulls of a well excited unique sound with good songwriting to boot. Probably gonna grow on me too. |
| 36 |  | Harry Pussy
What Was Music?
2.6
Sorry butcherboy, but this aint it. It got interesting in parts when the energy picked up, but it was too long and took a while to pick up. |
| 37 |  | Crass
Penis Envy
4.0
Seems like this one may have been pretty innovative for its time. It's quite good either way, but not all of it works together perfectly for me.
[edit] 4.3
Bumped because this, even though some parts I "don't like", I can't deny this is one of the most truly PUNK albums I've ever heard. If anything gets bumped to a 5 on here, this might actually be the front runner. |
| 38 |  | Bikini Kill
Pussy Whipped
3.9
Wild, crazy, and fun. These gals are great, but they definitely don't have the most impressive songwriting out of anyone in the scene. |
| 39 |  | Sonic Youth
Daydream Nation
4.1
It's good. It's entertaining. But I fail to see it as much more than that. |
| 40 |  | Dissection
The Somberlain |
| 41 |  | Dismember
Like an Ever Flowing Stream
4.6
Still not 100% sure if I think the songwriting is perfect or just really great, but the guitar tone these guys use is indescribably perfect. |
| 42 |  | Emperor
In the Nightside Eclipse |
| 43 |  | Weakling
Dead as Dreams |
| 44 |  | Wrust
Soulless Machine |
| 45 |  | Swallowed
Lunarterial |
| 46 |  | Obliteration
Nekropsalms
4.4
Well this riffs. |
| 47 |  | Gazpacho
Demon |
| 48 |  | Harmonium
L'Heptade |
| 49 |  | Van der Graaf Generator
Godbluff |
| 50 |  | Henry Cow
Unrest |
| 51 |  | Kaipa
Kaipa |
| 52 |  | Gentle Giant
Octopus |
| 53 |  | The Tea Party
The Edges Of Twilight |
| 54 |  | Cog
The New Normal |
| 55 |  | Karnivool
Sound Awake
4.2
Prog/alt metal and prog rock fusion. Sounds right up my alley. I really enjoyed this one's intricate songwriting and careful sound. At times the left the moment a bit too subdued, but they built tension very well too. |
| 57 |  | Rishloo
Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth
3.7
Much in the vein of Karnivool, these guys bring in the same influences plus a little more uptempo attitude from some post-hardcore. It makes for a very lively mix of a lot of interesting sounds, but sometimes the songwriting gets out of hand and confused. |
| 58 |  | Dead Letter Circus
This Is The Warning |
| 59 |  | Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge |
| 60 |  | Supertramp
Even In the Quietest Moments |
| 61 |  | Magma
Mekanïk Destruktiw Kommandoh |
| 62 |  | Los Jaivas
Alturas de Machu Picchu
4.2
A really great example of foreign prog rock that uses all sorts of traditional folk instrumentation form South America to amplify their sound. They don't bring anything vastly different in terms of songwriting, but it is among the better prog rock albums I know for certain. |
| 63 |  | Hammock
Kenotic |
| 64 |  | OutKast
ATLiens
4.3
Really great hip-hop piece with awesome beat production. Andre sounds a lot better than the other guy to me though so that detracts a bit. |
| 65 |  | Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet |
| 66 |  | Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition
4.5
Well this was unexpectedly great. I didn't like the vocal style at first, but once the weirdness faded, it revealed some awesome skill and some killer tracks. |
| 67 |  | N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton |
| 68 |  | 2Pac
Me Against the World |
| 69 |  | The Notorious B.I.G.
Ready to Die |
| 70 |  | Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
| 71 |  | D'Angelo
Voodoo
4.4
Honestly this reminded me of To Pimp A Butterfly but with soul/funk style vocals throughout in place of rapping. The vocal production was otherworldly but the beats were just a bit samey. Incredible as a whole though. |
| 72 |  | Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 2 |
| 73 |  | Jay-Z
The Black Album |
| 74 |  | Madvillain
Madvillainy |
| 75 |  | Mobb Deep
The Infamous |
| 76 |  | GZA
Liquid Swords |
| 77 |  | Autechre
Tri Repetae |
| 78 |  | M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming |
| 79 |  | Tame Impala
Currents
3.8
A nice indie-electronic mix, but it wasn't exactly my style I guess. I think the writing was good but it didn't quite resonate with me. |
| 80 |  | Angel Olsen
My Woman |
| 81 |  | Ariana Grande
Dangerous Woman |
| 82 |  | Regina Spektor
Soviet Kitsch |
| 83 |  | Carly Rae Jepsen
Emotion |
| 84 |  | Kate Bush
Hounds of Love |
| 85 |  | Prefab Sprout
Jordan: The Comeback
4.0
I love the sound of this record and especially the mood it creates. There are several great songs too, like Wild Horses, but sometimes the songwriting gets a bit stale. It's never bad, even usually very good, but is occasionally standard (read underwhelming considering the Fripp hype). |
| 86 |  | Spiritualized
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space |
| 87 |  | Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt |
| 88 |  | Palace Music
Viva Last Blues |
| 89 |  | Jason Isbell
Southeastern |
| 90 |  | Willie Nelson
Shotgun Willie |
| 91 |  | Otis Redding
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul |
| 92 |  | Billie Holiday
Lady Sings The Blues |
| 93 |  | James Brown
Live At The Apollo |
| 94 |  | Curtis Mayfield
Superfly |
| 95 |  | Elliott Smith
Either/Or |
| 96 |  | Chicago
Chicago II |
| 97 |  | Pixies
Doolittle
4.2
This was a lot punker than I expected. I was expecting some twinkly indie stuff based on the name but w/e. This was really enjoyable and I will revisit it. |
| 98 |  | Tindersticks
Tindersticks |
| 99 |  | Manic Street Preachers
The Holy Bible
3.9
It has an interesting attitude, but it wears down over the course of the album. The vocals sound like Japanese, making the lyrics very hard to understand, which annoys me as well. There is a lot of great music though. |
| 100 |  | Depeche Mode
Violator |
| 101 |  | Cryptopsy
None So Vile
3.7
I just didn't really get what made this one special compared to other DM releases. Yeah it was good and had some awesome moments but I didn't find it too special. |
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