October 2022 Vinyl Challenge: Chart Watcher's Edition
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TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 16: “Shakedown”
play the most unrepresentative record from a well-known artist
Bob Dylan - Self Portrait
This is an outlier album by Dylan. It’s not very well regarded by fans or critics alike. It is a hodgepodge collection of songs (covers, live versions, instrumentals. Heck, the first track doesn’t feature any Dylan vocals at all). It’s tough to say if Bobby D was lacking inspiration, disillusioned with the music scene, or just fucking about but for the first time in his career he didn’t have much worth saying.
play the most unrepresentative record from a well-known artist
Bob Dylan - Self Portrait
This is an outlier album by Dylan. It’s not very well regarded by fans or critics alike. It is a hodgepodge collection of songs (covers, live versions, instrumentals. Heck, the first track doesn’t feature any Dylan vocals at all). It’s tough to say if Bobby D was lacking inspiration, disillusioned with the music scene, or just fucking about but for the first time in his career he didn’t have much worth saying.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 17: “Listen to Your Heart”
play a cassette or a record from the post-vinyl era
Dave Matthews Band - Crash
Originally release in 1996 on Cassette and CD. The first vinyl release in f this album wouldn’t occur until 2016.
play a cassette or a record from the post-vinyl era
Dave Matthews Band - Crash
Originally release in 1996 on Cassette and CD. The first vinyl release in f this album wouldn’t occur until 2016.
imtheocean
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Their whole discography is a hot streak
Radiohead ~ In Rainbows
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Their whole discography is a hot streak
Radiohead ~ In Rainbows
Turbo
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Elvis Costello "Armed Forces" (1979 Radar Records; 2010 MOFI remaster)
In my opinion, Elvis Costello has an impeccable run of 5 albums, with debut My Aim Is True, and then This Year's Model, Armed Forces, Get Happy!!! and Trust.
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Elvis Costello "Armed Forces" (1979 Radar Records; 2010 MOFI remaster)
In my opinion, Elvis Costello has an impeccable run of 5 albums, with debut My Aim Is True, and then This Year's Model, Armed Forces, Get Happy!!! and Trust.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 18: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
play a record of all killer, no filler
The Strokes - Is This It
One of those albums that just grabs you immediately and never lets up. I think at one point or another every song in the tracklist was my favorite song in 2001/2002. I wore my CD copy out.
play a record of all killer, no filler
The Strokes - Is This It
One of those albums that just grabs you immediately and never lets up. I think at one point or another every song in the tracklist was my favorite song in 2001/2002. I wore my CD copy out.
tvham
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
The National - Sleep Well Beast
The National have a stretch of five albums from Alligator to Sleep Well Beast that is just fantastic. You could tell me any of those five albums is your favorite and I'd be hard pressed to argue with you.
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
The National - Sleep Well Beast
The National have a stretch of five albums from Alligator to Sleep Well Beast that is just fantastic. You could tell me any of those five albums is your favorite and I'd be hard pressed to argue with you.
CroutonBoy
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
I'll take the Stone's run from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main Street (1972) against any other artist's five year run.
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
I'll take the Stone's run from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main Street (1972) against any other artist's five year run.
ranbalam
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I totally agree. I hadn't thought about who I'll play yet, but that run of albums I would have considered for sure.
Wes C. Attle
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Day 17: “Listen to Your Heart”
play a cassette or a record from the post-vinyl era
Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow (1996)
Her “alternative” album was her best. Remember the drama about her singing about kids buying guns at Walmart and they refused to sell this album until she changed the lyric?
play a cassette or a record from the post-vinyl era
Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow (1996)
Her “alternative” album was her best. Remember the drama about her singing about kids buying guns at Walmart and they refused to sell this album until she changed the lyric?
TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
I am still waiting on Spoon to make a bad album. Having said that their run from Girls Can Tell through Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga are unimpeachable in it’s brilliance.
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
I am still waiting on Spoon to make a bad album. Having said that their run from Girls Can Tell through Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga are unimpeachable in it’s brilliance.
ranbalam
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Day 18: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
play a record of all killer, no filler
Played this yesterday, forgot to post.
play a record of all killer, no filler
Played this yesterday, forgot to post.
ranbalam
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Quite a run....here's a couple
play an artist with a hot streak of multiple albums or singles
Quite a run....here's a couple
gafacaode
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Day 16: “Shakedown”
play the most unrepresentative record from a well-known artist
How well known is Dean Wareham? Sure, we music nerds know him but...
Anyways, here's some countryfied Dean and I dig everything he puts out.
Dean Wareham vs. Cheval Sombre
play the most unrepresentative record from a well-known artist
How well known is Dean Wareham? Sure, we music nerds know him but...
Anyways, here's some countryfied Dean and I dig everything he puts out.
Dean Wareham vs. Cheval Sombre
avecigrec
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Day 17: “Listen to Your Heart”
Alice In Chains – Dirt
I know Seattle kept a love for vinyl going through the post-vinyl era, but this fits the timeline and is what I've been looking forward to listen to since early in my work day!
Alice In Chains – Dirt
I know Seattle kept a love for vinyl going through the post-vinyl era, but this fits the timeline and is what I've been looking forward to listen to since early in my work day!
Wicked Dreamer
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Day 19: Thank God I Found a Vision of Love
Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Proud Mary” b/w “Born on the Bayou”
The start of what would become 9 consecutive top 10 hits for CCR, 5 of which reached #2, giving them the record for most #2 hits without ever reaching #1!
Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Proud Mary” b/w “Born on the Bayou”
The start of what would become 9 consecutive top 10 hits for CCR, 5 of which reached #2, giving them the record for most #2 hits without ever reaching #1!
Fleetwood-Matt
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Day 18 - Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Albums like this, Thriller and Rumours really fascinate me. They really could be consider Greatest Hits albums in and of them selves because they are filled back to front with a large portion of the artists best songs
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Albums like this, Thriller and Rumours really fascinate me. They really could be consider Greatest Hits albums in and of them selves because they are filled back to front with a large portion of the artists best songs
Wicked Dreamer
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Day 20: Ice Ice Baby
The first Hip-Hop song to reach #1. …yep, really.
Not the first #1 hit to feature rapping (“Rapture” by Blondie), but it is still the first full-fledged hip-hop song to ever reach the top of the pop chart. A hip-hop song by a Black act wouldn’t reach #1 for another year (“Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” by PM Dawn) and it would take until ‘96 for an explicit rap song to hit the top (the double-sided hit of “How Do U Want It” & “California Love” by 2Pac).
The first Hip-Hop song to reach #1. …yep, really.
Not the first #1 hit to feature rapping (“Rapture” by Blondie), but it is still the first full-fledged hip-hop song to ever reach the top of the pop chart. A hip-hop song by a Black act wouldn’t reach #1 for another year (“Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” by PM Dawn) and it would take until ‘96 for an explicit rap song to hit the top (the double-sided hit of “How Do U Want It” & “California Love” by 2Pac).
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TenderLovingKiller®
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Day 20: “Ice Ice Baby”
play a rap record
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
This fits the bill.
play a rap record
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
This fits the bill.
imtheocean
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Day 20: “Ice Ice Baby”
play a rap record
Going with a non-album cut here that takes me right back to the DVD menu that played this OVER AND OVER AND OVER when my kids were obsessed with the movie.
Outkast Featuring Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown, (and the Mystery Inc. Gang) ~ Land of a Million Drums
play a rap record
Going with a non-album cut here that takes me right back to the DVD menu that played this OVER AND OVER AND OVER when my kids were obsessed with the movie.
Outkast Featuring Killer Mike, Sleepy Brown, (and the Mystery Inc. Gang) ~ Land of a Million Drums