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Rob Instigator

02.28.2007 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

I feel I should have listed something by Abba, but I'm not sure if there's any one album of theirs that defines them.

You see, that's the problem with "classic" album lists, they're always going to contain something by a band that might be considered crass but who have released an album that defines an era or a genre.

just get ABBA's greatest hits. if you get it in spanish you won;t have to hear the schlock drivel lyrics

Rob Instigator

02.28.2007 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

Oh no, Metal Machine Music is a classic, it's just that it's a classic because of what it represents, rather than because of the music. I'm reading this thread as being about classic records musically.

I happen to think that "classic" is a rather over-used term when referring to records. "Classic" is generally a status that is awarded by the media, where it tends to mean "ticks all the right boxes".

classic means an album that was important musically, has held up after a long time, and is still vital today.

by those criteria many fo the artists on these lists people have made do not belong.

Massassinated

02.28.2007 12:55 PM

Sonic youth - Daydream nation (my favorite is Evol, but since we talk about "classics")
John Coltrane - Ascension
Robert Wyatt - Rock bottom
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Slint - Spiderland
Can - Tago mago
Faust - Faust
Tim Buckley - Starsailor
King Crimson - In the court of Crimson King
Portishead - Dummy
Velvet Underground - The VU & Nico
Soft Machine - 3rd
Charles Mingus - The black saint and the sinner lady
Red Krayola - Parable of arable land
Doors - The Doors

Inhuman

02.28.2007 12:56 PM

Good call on Faust

The Lung

02.28.2007 02:16 PM

John Fahey - Days Gone By
Sabbath - Master of Reality
Hendrix - Are You Experienced

demonrail666

02.28.2007 02:35 PM

I suppose these qualify as classics, so:

1. Big Star - Sister Lovers
2. Velvet Underground and Nico.
3. Television - Marquee Moon
4. Rolling Stones - Exiles on Main Street
5. Tom Waits - Closing Time.

hat and beard

02.28.2007 02:41 PM

so who gets to decide what qualifies as a classic?

musicfallinglikesnow

02.28.2007 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

"Classic" is generally a status that is awarded by the media, where it tends to mean "ticks all the right boxes".

That's right!

porkmarras

03.01.2007 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hat and beard

so who gets to decide what qualifies as a classic?

Journalists and the costant appearance of the same descriptions to describe such 'classic' albums.Calling an album a 'classic' album is the most cliched of the rock n roll cliches.Stick to what you like and the records will become important to yourself in a more personal and (if you are a musician) fruitful way.

skye	03.01.2007 12:32 PM

Fiona Apple - Tidal
Portishead - Dummy
Sonic Youth - Sister
Elliot Smith - Elliot Smith
Mogwai - Happy Songs (F)or Happy People
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless