But the whole album is just beautiful musically, and it was a real departure for the band.”ĩ4. The lyrics to one of the songs, Fault Line – “Racing with the rising tide to my father’s door” – that’s poetry, that is. But you can tell when you listen to it that the album is really coming from the soul. Guy Garvey of Elbow: “People didn’t really get it, and nobody ever really picked up on how good it was, maybe because it was so different to their first two records, being mostly acoustic. In the light of the female bands going down, Frightwig are getting overlooked.” They were a huge, attitude-ridden wall of sound with a lot of sexual angst thrown in. In face, L7 totally ripped them off in that they end all their songs in German with all that ‘Ein, schwein!’ stuff. They were a huge inspiration for L7, too. The fact that they could put out a record and make themselves known was a very important thing for me. Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera: “Frightwig were great friends of mine. Frightwig – ‘Cat Farm Faboo’ (Subterranean) Same thing with ‘November Spawned A Monster’, another song that doesn’t get aired or talked about much these days.”ĩ7. That sounds ridiculous now, but you just wouldn’t get anyone signing about such a topic anymore. ‘Picadilly Palare’, the first track, is one of my favourites: it’s basically about a secret language that transvestites and gay people used to use, back when it was illegal. Lee from Brother: “This is kind of a compilation of stuff that came out between his first two albums, which has been a bit forgotten by most people. They seem like a band who are making music for music’s sake, and nothing else.” 98. The Walkmen – ‘You & Me’ (Talitres)įelix White of The Maccabees: “They’re a band who seem to be known to everyone, including all our mates, as ‘That band who wrote that song The Rat.’ They sound like one of those really insular bands who don’t really listen to much modern music, but the soundscapes on that album are just amazing, the guitar sounds the manage to get are unbelievable, and the songs just really get you. The album inspired me to start a band when it came out and we make numerous references to it. So few artists write with such honesty and just let the songs stand up for themselves. His lyrics are on par with anything written by Charles Bukowski and his guitar sounds like everything that’s great about the Kinks. Michael McKnight of Frankie & The Heartstrings: “I believe this to be the 100th album that Billy Childish recorded and although it was well received upon its release in 2002 it nowhere near was given the plaudits it deserved considering he is the modern day William Blake. Wild Billy Childish & The Buff Medways’ Fanciers Association – ‘Steady The Buffs’ (Transcopic) I remember at one time years ago altered the algorithm, which heavily altered the placements, which was fun while it lasted (mostly for the reactions).100 cult classics that deserve your love, picked by NME writers and your favourite bands 100. If we used an algorithm that put more weight on higher numbers of ratings improving the chart positions, then the chart would be different of course. Still, the algorithm will put albums with far, far fewer ratings in high rankings, and more ratings can hurt the ranking. The album has very good ratings on average, but not superb. I know the way it is weighted towards collabs and reviews over ratings. Yes, and he isn't even the only two star reviewer, but some have taken umbrage at his reviews and so I was being tongue-in-cheek and a little naughty. The top ten is usually pretty similar, with the winners tending to be from the more commercially obscure end of the prog spectrum. I think that has more to do with the absence. There are only six reviews for AHBID, including mine. The majority of collabs on this site do not bother with them. The heaviest weighting, per the algorithm designed I assume by Max and Rony, is always given to collabs. That chap will have very little impact on the overall ratings for Marillion, because he is not a collab on this site. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity (RYM)Īll Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light (PA)īlack Country, New Road - For the First Time (RYM) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland (PA) Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing (PA) Poll Question: Vote for a liked album and please mention various faves in a post.ĭavid Bowie - Blackstar (top at PA and RYM)īlack Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (RYM) 2010-2023: Top studio albums at PA and RYM
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