Vote here for Album of the Week

John

After losing the will to live going back through the big suggestions thread (now locked) and trying to pick a new album of the week, I've decided to adopt the same procedure as is in place on Rock/Metal (their voting thread is here for those interested). Basically the rule is simple and is as follows:
1. One vote per person per week, either a new suggestion or backing up a previous suggestion.

At the beginning of each week (I'll try and do my duty every Monday morning) I'll create and sticky the new album of the week. The voting begins again from scratch (I'll post in this thread to mark the beginning of a new ballot).

Hopefully people will pick a nice selection of old and new albums and, just so there's no repetition, here is a link to the previous albums of the week.

Let the voting commence! (voting closes Monday morning, short introductory vote)

BaZmO*

The Big Romance - David Kitt

catch--22

The Eels - Electroshock Blues

bowsie casey

dEUS - worst case scenario

I prefer The Ideal Crash myself, but think that more people have heard w.c.s.

Bubs101

Ryan Adams- Gold

noby

bowsie casey wrote:

dEUS - worst case scenario

I prefer The Ideal Crash myself, but think that more people have heard w.c.s.

Gets my vote (and puts it into an early lead).

RE*AC*TOR

At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

John

Considering there's only 5 votes so far, I'm extending this til next Monday. However, I'll check back later and if there's any more support for deus I'll stick that up.

Flattery

A second for Kittser.

Zaph

+1 for Eels

Declan A Walsh

My vote goes to "A Walk Across the Rooftops" by The Blue Nile - an album of haunting music, if ever there was one.

arbeitsscheuer

'Tallahassee' by the Mountain Goats.
Fantastic album, a litany of pessimism, frustration and despondency... Beautifully endearing portrait of a dissolved marriage, told - or rather sung - through the eyes of the resigned, miserable protagonist. An oddly uplifting and upbeat album though - and I'm pretty sure that that emotional confusion is intentional as well!
Love it.

keithkk16

Love - Forever Changes

John

Considering it's now a tie between Kitt and deus, I'll leave it until next Monday morning. You'll all just have to sweat it out

JC 2K3

Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets 2

BaZmO*

John wrote:

Considering it's now a tie between Kitt and deus, I'll leave it until next Monday morning. You'll all just have to sweat it out

It was actually a 3 way tie, but I have no doubt that sense will prevail and the votes for Kittser's masterpiece will come flooding in between now and next Monday.

Actually, have there been any Irish artists featured in the AOTW so far? Now's your chance people!!

John

BaZmO* wrote:

It was actually a 3 way tie, but I have no doubt that sense will prevail and the votes for Kittser's masterpiece will come flooding in between now and next Monday.

Actually, have there been any Irish artists featured in the AOTW so far? Now's your chance people!!

So it was, my bad!

And we've had two Irish bands for AOTW: My Bloody Valentine and Ten Past Seven. More are very obviously welcome!

brianon

arbeitsscheuer wrote:

'Tallahassee' by the Mountain Goats.
Fantastic album, a litany of pessimism, frustration and despondency... Beautifully endearing portrait of a dissolved marriage, told - or rather sung - through the eyes of the resigned, miserable protagonist. An oddly uplifting and upbeat album though - and I'm pretty sure that that emotional confusion is intentional as well!
Love it.

+1

Ho-Hum

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

I'll second that.

RE*AC*TOR

Ho-Hum wrote:

I'll second that.

Its easily my favourite album that was released in my lifetime.

mayordenis

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Its easily my favourite album that was released in my lifetime.

im in for At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

plus it's easily the best album released in the lifetime of albums, and music as a whole.

pbsuxok1znja4r

mayordenis wrote:

im in for At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

plus it's easily the best album released in the lifetime of albums, and music as a whole.

Backed.

lordgoat

Mountain Goats gets my vote too.

John

Voting for this week over, time to start again! If you want to vote for something from last week, post it again.

BaZmO*

The Big Romance - David Kitt

catch--22

This week John I'm going for Live - Throwing Copper

Flattery

My vote goes to the ever-astonishing Astral Weeks by Van Morrisson, an album of floating mysteriousness, ethereality and beauty unrivalled in anything else I have ever listened to. Superb instrumentation and that voice. A twat he may be, but damn that boy could sing.

lordgoat

I was going to suggest one but i'll save it and cast my lot in with Astral Weeks, it is a stunning album...

That_Guy

Nine Black Alps - Everything Is

Tyrrial

Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk

arbeitsscheuer

Tyrrial wrote:

Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk

+1

John

I flipped a coin to decide this week's vote considering Van and B&S both got the same number of votes. OK, time for a new vote. You should know the drill by now.

fits

Leftfield Leftism

Not sure if it fits into this forum's category.. but it blew my mind when I first heard it, at a time when I was very much an indie kid.

BaZmO*

+1 Leftism


I take it that the new AOTW format is going to be just old/classic albums? While I'm sure a lot of the album selections will be justified it'll be a shame if a lot of the newer stuff doesn't make it in.

John

No, I really don't want it to be just classic albums so please, please make a few suggestions for newer albums. Actually, I'm going to throw a vote out for PJ Harvey's White Chalk which is sublime.

BaZmO*

or In Rainbows for the the week that's in it?

John

**** yeah, talk about missing the obvious!

BaZmO*

The only reason why I mentioned it being just about classic albums is that it can get a bit boring talking about albums that everybody knows inside out.

I've actually picked up a couple of new albums from the AOTW thread that I otherwise probably wouldn't have known about.

Anyway, sorry I'm going way off topic.

arbeitsscheuer

Haven't heard In Rainbows yet so can't really vote for it...
But in the spirit of "newer" releases, I nominate Biffy Clyro - Puzzle

cornbb

Can I vote for The Argument by Fugazi?

I haven't participated in this before so apologies if I'm getting the procedure wrong

John

It's ok, it always finds its way back on topic. I totally agree about people just discussing old albums and ending up patting themselves on the back for having deadly taste.

John

Oh and you can all vote for whatever you like, relative anarchy baby!

sme

i'm all about in rainbows. gets my vote

catch--22

+1 on white chalk

John

OK, went for In Rainbows for the obviousness. Voting starts again (and I throw PJ Harvey White Chalk back in the ring ).

arbeitsscheuer

Nada Surf - Let Go

Torn between that and The Weight Is a Gift, both fine albums IMO... But, judging by the reactions of my mates, Nada Surf are one of those bands that people either love or hate.

withnail20

Best album of the year so far is Cathy Davey's newie Tales of Silversleeve.
Songwriting skills and an awesome voice...

SligoBrewer

I'll nominate Delorentos - In Love with Detail.

Love this album..

catch--22

+1 on Cathy Davey

John

Voting over for this week. Time to start again.

arbeitsscheuer

The Decemberists - Her Majesty The Decemberists

Never even heard of Cathy Davey, I feel so out of touch and unhip...