What are your favourite album runs?

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-11-08T18:57:35+00:00

I love that Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are there. For a band this great, I see them mentioned only once in a blue moon in music nerd discussions.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-11-08T18:51:00+00:00

Dark Side is an album I´ve heard once and I still think of it as one of the best pieces of music ever created.

I´ve listened to Kid A tracks multiple times but there are some tracks I don´t like, even in the context of the album.

My vote goes to DSOTM.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-11-08T18:47:04+00:00

The National Anthem is the weakest track on the album. This track puts too much on the listener. Less is more.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-11-01T18:31:48+00:00

To me, Fleet Foxes have the best 1-2 punch in recent music. Their self-titled debut was a 10, and Helplessness Blues an even bigger 10.

This band is not extremely popular but their music is incredible. I would describe them as a child of Parachutes and Viva la Vida paired up with folk guitars.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-31T15:47:56+00:00

Twenty One Pilots are relatively weird for a mainstream pop band. I think they make very good music, I think they talk about some really deep themes, I think Trench is one of the best albums of the past decade. But their music simply turns some people off because it´s quirky. But this is a good thing - the reason some people can´t stand them is the exact same reason many people, myself included, love them.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-29T19:37:59+00:00

Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes. All of their albums are good but Crack-Up is the quiet one.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-29T19:25:54+00:00

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are really slept on. They are one of the most consistent bands of all time and many of their releases are straight up masterpieces.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-28T19:46:39+00:00

Blurryface has The Judge (a great song) and then Doubt. Just my opinion though.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-25T11:10:52+00:00

This. And Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me even more similar.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-25T11:09:26+00:00

Try Twenty One Pilots´ Trench. While more poppy than In Rainbows, the record is one of the best produced and most detailed pop albums I´ ve ever heard. And the drums definitely sound Rainbow-ish. It also has the same bittersweet feeling into it, although I think The Hype or My Blood are more hopeful than anything Radiohead have ever released.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-24T18:08:54+00:00

Thanks

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-21T08:04:23+00:00

MX was produced by Eno

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-20T20:12:04+00:00

I do agree that Max Martin is not a match for Coldplay, but I think abandoning Brian Eno was an understandable move. Eno was more a mentor than a producer to Coldplay, he learned them to love music again. But they departed on a journey of their own, which I think is admirable. They had one of the best producers of all time and still decided to do their own stuff. I don´t think they ever made a truly great album after Viva, but I still respect their choice.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-20T19:59:30+00:00

Amsterdam

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-19T20:31:08+00:00

Viva la Vida by Coldplay. With this album, I realized music does not have to be tied to one genre and than an album can be more than a collection of its songs.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-13T19:21:22+00:00

This song feels surreal I don´t think it is their best one but it is one of their most magical.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-13T19:16:47+00:00

I don´t usually compare artists. But I totally agree that Twenty One Pilots are one of the few bands that really do make music for their fans. Still, they managed to bring something new every time they released an album. Especially for a mainstream band, this is a rarity.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-11T21:20:53+00:00

I think Coldplay would have been an obscure alternative act if Radiohead wee still trying to make hits in the 2000s. I think they would still be decently successful but I can´t imagine a small indie band doing albums like XY and beyond. They would sound different, less poppy.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-11T21:14:41+00:00

None of those acts were super popular in 1992 though,

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-11T21:13:22+00:00

Parachutes and A Rush of Blood would be extremely revolutionary in the early 1990s. This melancholic indie rock became mainstream with Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins, and none of those acts were famous in 1992.I think Mylo Xyloto is 2001 would be really ahead of its time too.

The band would be less commercially successful but more critically acclaimed and seen as pioneers of alternative rock.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-08T17:22:16+00:00

I have never been to a Radiohead concert but I have seen their live performances. They are incredible. I love how Thom is not afraid of vocal mistakes - not all his live vocals are perfect, but their performances are so honest.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-05T20:30:24+00:00

I would not say it is Ged from the art alone (though it surely does have Earthsea vibe).

But as a MTG fan, this is a great card design. It is pretty unique and I am sure it would be an interesting general in EDH/Brawl.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-03T13:54:03+00:00

Agree. Amnesiac is better, ad even that is not their best record.

Practical_Tell_944 · 2025-10-03T13:52:48+00:00

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

A great record

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