Rank The Albums!

My new Beach House arrived in the mail today but it may be a few days before I spin it and thus rank it. That said, I feel the need to intervene here with my semi-regular bit:

1. Thank Your Lucky Stars
2. The others in some order (probably Teen Dream > Bloom > yadda yadda blah blah)
 
ayayrawn said:
FINALLY gave OTM a listen in full and yep, they've done it again. There about 10 songs that are good to great, 4 that I could probably cut(ESP🥱), and 6 that are among their best shit they've ever done(Sunset, Masquerade, etc), so pretty good ratio. It's not QUITE the direction I wanted them to go in after 7 (praying that one day they decide to crank the distortion), but it's what they've done best done very well. Bout 8.5/10 on first listen.

1. Bloom
2. 7
3. Teen Dream
4. Depression Cherry
5. Once Twice Melody
6. Thank Your Lucky Stars
7. Devotion
8. Beach House
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I agree with this. 7 is sorely underrated, as is Depression Cherry.
 
Melt Yourself Down
100% Yes
Melt Yourself Down
Pray For Me I Don't Fit In
Last Evenings On Earth
Live At The New Empowering Church


Zeal & Ardor
Zeal & Ardor
Live In London
Wake Of A Nation
Devil Is Fine
Stranger Fruit


Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
I Told You So
Cold As Weiss
Close But No Cigar
Live At KEXP!
 
Sons of Kemet
Black To The Future
Lest We Forget What We Came Here To Do
Your Queen Is A Reptile
Burn


The Comet Is Coming
Channel The Spirits
Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
Prophecy
The Afterlife
Death To The Planet


Shabaka and The Ancestors
We Are Sent Here By History
Wisdom Of Elders
 
Viking Dan said:
Any MMJ list that does not start with Evil Urges is suspect.
1. Evil Urges
2. Z
3. It Still Moves
4. Circuital
5. S/T
6. At Dawn
7. Tennessee Fire
8. Waterfall 2
9. Waterfall
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At Dawn at #6 is a spicier tamale than the expected Evil Urges at #1.

1. At Dawn
2. Z
3. It Still Moves
4. The Waterfall II
5. Circuital
6. Evil Urges
7. The Tennessee Fire
8. The Waterfall
9. My Morning Jacket
 
BjorgenFjorgen said:
At Dawn at #6 is a spicier tamale than the expected Evil Urges at #1.

1. At Dawn
2. Z
3. It Still Moves
4. The Waterfall II
5. Circuital
6. Evil Urges
7. The Tennessee Fire
8. The Waterfall
9. My Morning Jacket
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IMO the top 3 are unquestionably peak MMJ the order any of those would be an acceptable number 1 in my book.

Surprised to see The Waterfall 2 as number 4 on your list that album felt like a cast off to me.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
IMO the top 3 are unquestionably peak MMJ the order any of those would be an acceptable number 1 in my book.

Surprised to see The Waterfall 2 as number 4 on your list that album felt like a cast off to me.
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Agreed about that three-album run for sure. I couldn't really quibble with any ranking between those three.

For whatever reason I bonded hard with Waterfall II. Probably had a lot to do with when it came out that first summer of the pandemic. Don't love every song, but I think overall it flows much better than the first Waterfall and the second half of Circuital. It's got its own vibe that I dig. But beyond the first three, the rest are all basically interchangeable for me. Except the self-titled so far, which I don't really like yet.
 
BjorgenFjorgen said:
Agreed about that three-album run for sure. I couldn't really quibble with any ranking between those three.

For whatever reason I bonded hard with Waterfall II. Probably had a lot to do with when it came out that first summer of the pandemic. Don't love every song, but I think overall it flows much better than the first Waterfall and the second half of Circuital. It's got its own vibe that I dig. But beyond the first three, the rest are all basically interchangeable for me. Except the self-titled so far, which I don't really like yet.
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Waterfall II is the superior of the Waterfall duo, for sure.
 
ayayrawn said:
While we're on the subject of Beach House, let's go with a top 10 tracks too:

1. Myth (a 10/10 perfect song)
2. Take Care
3. Beyond Love
4. Irene
5. Lemon Glow
6. Zebra
7. Sparks
8. Lose Your Smile
9. PPP
10. Other People

(Don't hold me to this, i could revise it tomorrow)
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Oooh interesting

1. Wishes
2. Other People
3. Walk in the Park
4. Myth
5. Irene
6. Take Care
7. 10:37
8. Through Me
9. Beyond Love
10. Wild
 
Fleet Foxes

1. Crack-Up
2. Helplessness Blues
3. Shore
4. Fleet Foxes (still love it)


Frightened Rabbit

1. Midnight Organ Fight
2. Pedestrian Verse
3. Painting of a Panic Attack
4. The Winter of Mixed Drinks


The Killers

1. Sam's Town
2. Wonderful Wonderful
3. Hot Fuss
4. Imploding The Mirage
5. Battle Born
6. Pressure Machine
7. Day & Age


Kate Bush

1. The Hounds Of Love
2. The Kick Inside
3. The Dreaming
4. Aerial
5. Never For Ever
6. The Sensual World
7. The Red Shoes
8. 50 Words For Snow
9. Lionheart
10. Director's Cut



Arctic Monkeys

1. Favourite Worst Nightmare
2. Whatever People Say I Am
3. Suck It And See
4. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
5. Humbug
6. AM


Run The Jewels

1. RTJ2
2. RTJ4
3. RTJ3
4. RTJ
 
Bennnnn said:
Fleet Foxes

1. Crack-Up
2. Helplessness Blues
3. Shore
4. Fleet Foxes (still love it)


Frightened Rabbit

1. Midnight Organ Fight
2. Pedestrian Verse
3. Painting of a Panic Attack
4. The Winter of Mixed Drinks


The Killers

1. Sam's Town
2. Wonderful Wonderful
3. Hot Fuss
4. Imploding The Mirage
5. Battle Born
6. Pressure Machine
7. Day & Age


Kate Bush

1. The Hounds Of Love
2. The Kick Inside
3. The Dreaming
4. Aerial
5. Never For Ever
6. The Sensual World
7. The Red Shoes
8. 50 Words For Snow
9. Lionheart
10. Director's Cut



Arctic Monkeys

1. Favourite Worst Nightmare
2. Whatever People Say I Am
3. Suck It And See
4. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
5. Humbug
6. AM


Run The Jewels

1. RTJ2
2. RTJ4
3. RTJ3
4. RTJ
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Wow! That Killers list is wild with Wonderful Wonderful at #2. Let me take a crack

1. Sam's Town
2. Pressure Machine
3. Imploding the Mirage
4. Hot Fuss
5. Battle Born
6. Day & Age
7. Wonderful Wonderful

I think the first three are really good albums, but the other four are fairly flawed even though they all have great songs. I would put Brandon Flower's solo album The Desired Effect as number 4 on this list if it could be included.

Arctic Monkeys
1. AM
2. Suck it and See
3. Tranquility Base
4. Favourite Worst Nightmare
5. Whatever People Say I Am
6. Humbug

Love all 6 though.
 
McGlam said:
Wow! That Killers list is wild with Wonderful Wonderful at #2. Let me take a crack

1. Sam's Town
2. Pressure Machine
3. Imploding the Mirage
4. Hot Fuss
5. Battle Born
6. Day & Age
7. Wonderful Wonderful

I think the first three are really good albums, but the other four are fairly flawed even though they all have great songs. I would put Brandon Flower's solo album The Desired Effect as number 4 on this list if it could be included.

Arctic Monkeys
1. AM
2. Suck it and See
3. Tranquility Base
4. Favourite Worst Nightmare
5. Whatever People Say I Am
6. Humbug

Love all 6 though.
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I went through all The Killers albums last year and found myself weirdly drawn to Wonderful Wonderful which I never imagined would happen. For whatever reason it’s become a go-to, which is an unpopular opinion. I appreciate Pressure Machine a lot, but I like the glitzy, huge synth arena rock of their other stuff way more.
 
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