The Album Review Club - Week #195 (page 1310) - A New World Record - ELO

[Saddleworth2]

A great nomination from @Saddleworth2 that generated 20+ pages of discussion.

Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill averaged 6.68 across its 17 votes. I was hoping for last-minute scores of 3 and 5 because we had every other number between 1 and 10 for the scores here :)

This week it's the turn of @Coatigan to nominate .....

Not quite as popular as Rod then ;-)

 

[Coatigan]

 

[Black&White&BlueMoon Town]

Not quite as popular as Rod then ;-)

And it's not even close!

JLP sales - 33 million
EPTAS sales - 1.5 million

But we all know how world-wide sales translates into overall enjoyment, especially here. ;-)

 

[BlueHammer85]

Home - The Alchemist

 

[journolud]

Great reviews on the last few pages. @journolud what is the song that your bride is walking down the aisle to?

Since you ask, one for up the aisle, two while we sign the book and one as we stroll out
Cliches and big girls blouse music aplenty

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Inhaler -- It Won't Always Be Like This

 

[Coatigan]

All good guesses, but the first one was the closest to being on the right track.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Didn't know the order of their songs particularly well was just curious as I've seen a few fans knock the album. It was probably the first of theirs I had ever heard tbh.

I think if the uninitiated listened to Murmur and then AFP, many wouldn't know it was the same band.

 

[Black&White&BlueMoon Town]

It was a toss up for me which National track to go for between Crumble and the one I chose.

Nice full circle getting this on your wedding playlist!

Well done on that and the other songs, great selections and all the best this Saturday!

 

[Black&White&BlueMoon Town]

All good guesses, but the first one was the closest to being on the right track.

Photosynthesis - Botanist

 

[Coatigan]

Photosynthesis - Botanist

'Edging closer.

(Inadvertently also somewhat a bit of a clue)

 

[GornikDaze]

'Edging closer.

(Inadvertently also somewhat a bit of a clue)

Or maybe not…

 

[Coatigan]

Surely one of you fuds must read!

 

[GornikDaze]

Surely one of you fuds must read!

Does the Beano count?

 

[hilts]

I think if the uninitiated listened to Murmur and then AFP, many wouldn't know it was the same band.

Just gave the first 5 songs a quick listen bloody hell:-) it's straight up what I would call old skool British 80s indie rock which i like, Nirvana like before Nirvana was even around. If I didn't know it was Stipe it would have taken me a while.
Can't remember how popular they were in the UK early to mid 80s but my first memory of them was the big hits that probably started late 80s early 90s.

 

[Mancitydoogle]

Since you ask, one for up the aisle, two while we sign the book and one as we stroll out
Cliches and big girls blouse music aplenty

Nice playlist for a wedding, congratulations on both counts.Have a great day.

 

[GornikDaze]

Tough one this…

 

[Coatigan]

Tough one this…

I didn't think it was. So now I'm doing a Pep and refusing to change anything! ;).

B&w has already got one of the two processes mentioned (albeit not the exact thing). And surely someone will click to what links the three and loosely our club.

I have mentioned the band before, and at least one of the three books.

 

[GornikDaze]

I didn't think it was. So now I'm doing a Pep and refusing to change anything! ;).

B&w has already got one of the two processes mentioned (albeit not the exact thing). And surely someone will click to what links the three and loosely our club.

I have mentioned the band before, and at least one of the three books.

Well I’m just popping out for a bike ride - I’m sure greater minds than mine will have solved the conundrum :)

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Just gave the first 5 songs a quick listen bloody hell:-) it's straight up what I would call old skool British 80s indie rock which i like, Nirvana like before Nirvana was even around. If I didn't know it was Stipe it would have taken me a while.
Can't remember how popular they were in the UK early to mid 80s but my first memory of them was the big hits that probably started late 80s early 90s.

I love Chronic Town, their very first EP. All five songs are really, really good. They were a "college band" over here until basically "Life's Rich Pageant" (LP 4), and then really picked up more popular steam with "Document".