soon top 20! looks like sigur ros have made it. if they didn't Will would have a fit wherever he is :surprised:

hahahaha yeah. oh btw kathy in the city today, HMV had an original takk vinyl. i was drooling. but it cost $90 :shocked2: , otherwise i wouldve bought it.... :(

a great place for Arcade Fire. shouldn't be lower, either higher.

 

yeah they sit well there. mind you if they keep churning out the quality of music they do... over a few years on coldplaying i dare say we will see them creep up the list. *no radiohead pun intended* :P

It's more like Radiohead fans who love Pablo Honey. Maybe some of them really prefer it to Kid A and OKC (which is beyond my understanding lol), but I think many people just can't face the fact that it's a pretty weak album, compared to all the other RH works... BUT Pablo Honey is much better than many albums of another bands :tongue:

 

Man, that was so random. Sorry lol.

hmm.... I DO like PH, not because it's made by one of my fav bands, but because I really like songs on it. It might be weaker than other albums, but it's still a good one IMO. ;)

 

Oh, and I'll check out the influences of Thom, as Nik suggested.

21. Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun

 

 

Year: 1999

 

RateYourMusic status: 4.22 (1999: #2 / all-time: #184)

 

4550 points

12 votes

highest rank: #2 - Absolute Zero, #4 - Ondes Martenot, #6 - Gitta Rensolo

 

Ágætis byrjun (An Alright Start) is the third album by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós' date=' which was released in 1999. Ágætis byrjun was recorded between the summer of 1998 to the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas, and became Sigur Rós' breakthrough album, both critically and commercially. Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band's previous album Von, with that album's Cocteau Twins-esque dream pop and extended ambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson's now signature cello-bowed guitarwork and lush orchestration (using a double string octet amongst other orchestral elements).[/quote']

 

Two years passed since Sigur Rós' debut. By this time' date=' the band recruited in a new keyboardist by the name of Kjartan Sveinsson and it seems to have done nothing but take the band to an even higher state of self-awareness. Even on aesthetic matters, Sigur Rós entitle their sophomore effort not in a manner to play up the irony of high expectations (à la the Stone Roses' Second Coming), but in a modest realization. This second album -- Ágætis Byrjun -- translates roughly to Good Start. So as talented as Von might have been, this time out is probably even more worthy of dramatic debut expectations. Indeed, Ágætis Byrjun pulls no punches from the start. After an introduction just this side of one of the aforementioned Stone Roses' backward beauties, the album pumps in the morning mist with "Sven-G-Englar" -- a song of such accomplished gorgeousness that one wonders why such a tiny country as Iceland can musically outperform entire continents in just a few short minutes. The rest of this full-length follows such similar quality. Extremely deep strings underpin falsetto wails from the mournfully epic ("Viðar Vel Tl Loftárasa") to the unreservedly cinematic ("Avalon"). One will constantly be waiting to hear what fascinating turns such complex musicianship will take at a moment's notice. At its best, the album seems to accomplish everything lagging post-shoegazers like Spiritualized or Chapterhouse once promised. However, at its worst, the album sometimes slides into an almost overkill of sonic structures. Take "Hjartað Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm)," for instance: there are so many layers of heavy strings, dense atmospherics, and fading vocals that it becomes an ineffectual mess of styles over style. As expected, though, the band's keen sense of Sturm und Drang is mostly contained within an elegant scope of melodies for the remainder of this follow-up. Rarely has a sophomore effort sounded this thick and surprising. Which means that "Good Start" might as well become of the most charming understatements to come out of a band in years.[/quote']

 

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The Highlight

 

"Svefn-G-Englar"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oSU5JgFIrR8

i can't believe Takk beat Agaetis... i can accept ( ), but Takk???

 

jesus...

 

AB is their best by miles

yeah i agree nik. gah what a crime....

if only will and i would have done our votes....

^^ ooooh it missed the top 20!!!

i voted takk before the others...quite pleased it's made it :smug:

go TAKK!

20. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

 

Year: 1967

 

RateYourMusic status: 4.35 (1967: #3 / all-time: #27)

 

4670 points

13 votes

highest rank: #1 - murder, #6 - tofudownunder, #7 - Loretin, #7 - Sam, #8 - atomic_rom, #9 - anna111, #10 - tams

 

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the Beatles. It is often cited as their magnum opus and the most influential album of all time by prominent critics and publications' date=' ranking #1 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.[1'] It was recorded by the Beatles over a 129-day period beginning on December 6, 1966.[2] The album was released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom and on June 2, 1967 in the United States.

 

Upon release the album was an immediate critical and popular sensation. Innovative in every sense, from structure to recording techniques to the cover artwork, the artistic effect was felt immediately.

 

With Revolver' date=' the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. Sgt. Pepper, in many ways, refines that breakthrough, as the Beatles consciously synthesized such disparate influences as psychedelia, art-song, classical music, rock & roll, and music hall, often in the course of one song. Not once does the diversity seem forced -- the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian "When I'm 64" seems like a logical extension of "Within You Without You" and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of "Lovely Rita." There's no discounting the individual contributions of each member or their producer, George Martin, but the preponderance of whimsy and self-conscious art gives the impression that Paul McCartney is the leader of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. He dominates the album in terms of compositions, setting the tone for the album with his unabashed melodicism and deviously clever arrangements. In comparison, Lennon's contributions seem fewer, and a couple of them are a little slight but his major statements are stunning. "With a Little Help From My Friends" is the ideal Ringo tune, a rolling, friendly pop song that hides genuine Lennon anguish, à la "Help!"; "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" remains one of the touchstones of British psychedelia; and he's the mastermind behind the bulk of "A Day in the Life," a haunting number that skillfully blends Lennon's verse and chorus with McCartney's bridge. It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. After Sgt. Pepper, there were no rules to follow -- rock and pop bands could try anything, for better or worse. Ironically, few tried to achieve the sweeping, all-encompassing embrace of music as the Beatles did here.[/quote']

 

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The Highlight

 

"A Day In The Life"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gZez_k4vAzU

I haven't voted for AB, just because I only downloaded it a few days before and couldn't get a clear opinion on it. But I really like it and I'm glad it's 21st, though it could be higher, I guess.

22. Arcade Fire - Funeral[/size][/b]

 

 

Year: 2004

 

RateYourMusic status: 4.15 (2004: #1 / all-time: #366)

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4143 points

12 votes

highest rank: #3 - dajrekshn, #7 - Erin, #8 - Briggins, #8 - indanomati, #10 - lunar126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Highlight

 

"Rebellion (Lies)"

 

:stunned: no.1 2004?

19. Sigur Rós - ( )

 

 

Year: 2002

 

RateYourMusic status: 4.02 (2002: #14 / all-time: #1011)

 

4720 points

13 votes

highest rank: #5 - Lera, #7 - Absolute Zero, #7 - indanomati, #8 - eglantine, #8 - fifi, #8 - StarsKay

 

( ) is the fourth full-length album from Icelandic band Sigur Rós' date=' first released in October 2002. It comprises eight untitled tracks, divided into two parts: the first four tracks are more light and optimistic, while the latter four are bleaker and more melancholic.[1'] The two halves are divided by a 36-second silence.[2]

 

The album’s title consists of two opposing parentheses. It has no official title. Fans have referred to it as "Parentheses", "Brackets", or just "The Untitled Album".

 

It's one of those releases that takes awhile to seep in completely' date=' and while there are a great deal of amazing songs, it doesn't move me quite as much as their last disc.[/quote']

 

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The Highlight

 

"Untitled 4 (Njósnavélin)"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=atmJVhUBrYI

@marek: did you really have to quote it all?!

the page is long as it is!

I'm absolutely sure that X&Y won't make in top 10.

It's between AROBTTH and Parachutes.The last one is my choice:)

 

it between the two best albums so far ever written

 

 

that njósnavelin performance:shocked3: im in love

oh too bad for ( ). i really thought it could be higher! :/ like between 15-10 or smth!

but oh well, lets just hope Takk will get to be in the top 10 at least

()!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this should've been higher but i'm not disappointed really, go takk, i knew it would take the cake in terms of sigur ros albums. it's my fav so i am so very biased :D

yes. fingers crossed lana and all other sigur ros fans!

okay, acclaimedmusic.net profile takes too much space. i think, i won't use that one anymore lol

oh, i hoped ( ) would get higher!!!! :(

18. U2 - The Joshua Tree

 

 

Year: 1987

 

RateYourMusic status: 4.00 (1987: #12 / all-time: #656)

 

5150 points

13 votes

highest rank: #1 - RA-D, #2 - Briggins, #4 - chuck kottke, #4 - Loretin, #4 - noreign, #6 - Plug_in_Coldplaying, #7 - anna111, #9 - amsterdam528, #9 - tilkingdomcome

 

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2' date=' released on March 9, 1987 on Island Records. It was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. The album was massively successful, and is considered to have been U2's worldwide commercial breakthrough. In addition, it has often been praised by music critics as the band's best album and one of the best rock albums of all time. The album earned number 26 on Rolling Stones 500 greatest albums of all time list. The Joshua Tree won the Album of the Year award at the Grammy Awards of 1988.[/quote']

 

Using the textured sonics of The Unforgettable Fire as a basis' date=' U2 expanded those innovations by scaling back the songs to a personal setting and adding a grittier attack for its follow-up, The Joshua Tree. It's a move that returns them to the sweeping, anthemic rock of War, but if War was an exploding political bomb, The Joshua Tree is a journey through its aftermath, trying to find sense and hope in the desperation. That means that even the anthems -- the epic opener "Where the Streets Have No Name," the yearning "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" -- have seeds of doubt within their soaring choruses, and those fears take root throughout the album, whether it's in the mournful sliding acoustic guitars of "Running to Stand Still," the surging "One Tree Hill," or the hypnotic elegy "Mothers of the Disappeared." So it might seem a little ironic that U2 became superstars on the back of such a dark record, but their focus has never been clearer, nor has their music been catchier, than on The Joshua Tree. Unexpectedly, U2 have also tempered their textural post-punk with American influences. Not only are Bono's lyrics obsessed with America, but country and blues influences are heard throughout the record, and instead of using these as roots, they're used as ways to add texture to the music. With the uniformly excellent songs -- only the clumsy, heavy rock and portentous lyrics of "Bullet the Blue Sky" fall flat -- the result is a powerful, uncompromising record that became a hit due to its vision and its melody. Never before have U2's big messages sounded so direct and personal.[/quote']

 

The Highlight

 

"With Or Without You"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yEfSnjL0pd8

#19 is a pretty great place for ( ). it doesn't deserve to be higher...

 

and Takk isn't a top 100 album imo

 

The Winner Of Last Year's Music World Cup has been "killed". no U2 albums left

that could be higher

and Takk isn't a top 100 album imo

c'mon now, its a great album!

 

and well i know its not the best top 100 artists list, but i just want to see Sigur Ros in the top 10 coz they surely deserve it.

17. Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

 

 

Year: 2006

 

RateYourMusic status: 3.56 (2006: #100 / all-time: n/a)

 

5534 points

16 votes

highest rank: #4 - soufianemac2, #4 - winnie, #5 - amsterdam528, #9 - Plug_in_Coldplaying

 

Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse' date=' released in July 2006. The album sold 115,144 in its first week in the UK, which is more than the first week sales of Muse's previous album, Absolution (71,597). Black Holes and Revelations has sold over 2 million copies worldwide, as of January 2007.[/quote']

 

The work of three individuals arriving at the peak of their powers' date=' it’s likely to be the band’s OK Computer, their Music For The Jilted Generation, their Dark Side Of The Moon – the record that everything they produce subsequently is immediately unfairly rated against, ‘til time’s own sands sit still.[/quote']

 

The Highlight

 

"Starlight"

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qwkbxh-0k0w

c'mon now, its a great album!

 

it's a good album, but there's at least 100 better imo ;)