Milo's Top 50 Albums

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I completely stopped thinking about music in album terms circa 2008 apparently and it was a bit iffy for years before that.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain 7
Portishead - Third 7
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 6
The B-52's - The B-52's 6
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth 6
Can - Ege Bamyasi 5
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup 4
Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville 4
Slint - Spiderland 3
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come 3
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 2
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die 2
The Minutemen - Double Nickels On The Dime 2
Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates of Dawn 2
The Velvet Underground - VU & Nico 2
Tom Waits - Real Gone 2
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 2
Wire - Pink Flag 2
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 2
Television - Marquee Moon 2
The Coup - Party Music 1
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book 1
Mobb Deep - The Infamous 1
X - Los Angeles 1
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska 1
Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady 1
The Stooges - Fun House 1
Fugees - The Score 1
Gang of Four - Entertainment! 1
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen 1
Massive Attack - Blue Lines 1
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See 1
Sleater-Kinney - The Hot Rock 1
Cat Power - Myra Lee 0
The Breeders - Title TK 0
The Aislers Set - How I Learned to Write Backwards 0
Suicide - Suicide 0
Boss Hog - Boss Hog 0
Cat Power - You Are Free 0
Clipse - Lord Willin 0
Jason Isbell - Southeastern 0
Jets to Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary 0
Kristin Hersh - Sunny Border Blue 0
Minor Threat - Complete Discography 0
Old 97's - Too Far To Care 0
Om - Conference of the Birds 0
Outkast - Aquemini 0
PJ Harvey - Dry 0
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain 0
Angel Olsen - My Woman 0


papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 11:13 (one year ago) link

Tossed in a vote for Mobb Deep.

the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 11:47 (one year ago) link

I think 23 or so favorites of mine in this list! Good stuff.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 11:47 (one year ago) link

Oh how I love Too Far too Care. Listened to Nebraska yesterday—hard not to choose it.

Indexed, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 12:23 (one year ago) link

How is "Milo Goes To College" not on your list??
(voted for The Coup... I think I preferred Boots Riley's output when he was a musician)

enochroot, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 14:43 (one year ago) link

Jesus Christ, so many albums I'm like "fuck I forgot to include that one". Voted Liz Phair

Snoopy is a cat, who lives in a cage (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 14:44 (one year ago) link

How is "Milo Goes To College" not on your list??

otm

sarahell, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 15:30 (one year ago) link

i mean, dude just had a heart attack and you exclude his album ... cold.

sarahell, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 15:31 (one year ago) link

Great list. I will predictably vote B-52s, but the Minutemen, Wire, and Young Marble Giants records are among my favorites, each approaching sparseness/minimalism in a unique way.

Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable POST (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 15:38 (one year ago) link

Milo Goes To College (tbh the Two Things At Once CD w/ that and Bonus Fat) was a tough one to leave off but between 15 and 18 I think I burned out the neurons that needed to hear it or London Calling again.

Biggest oopsie omission - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables.

papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 18:07 (one year ago) link

A couple possibilities here but I’m going with Minor Threat

The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 18:09 (one year ago) link

Minutemen

The Terroir of Tiny Town (WmC), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 18:58 (one year ago) link

Went for The Shape Of Jazz To Come. But this is a very cool list

Stomp Jomperson (dog latin), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 19:59 (one year ago) link

I love or like most of these. Nice to see the Aislers Set! But I voted Young Marble Giants. (Partly because I just voted Wu Tang on another list.)

Number of albums heard: 32

Favourite: Ornette

Least-favourite: Sketches of Spain - I only like "Saeta"

Nicest surprise: Dry

Unheard, but most want to hear: Minor Threat or You are Free

Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 24 August 2023 16:12 (one year ago) link

A Jets to Brazil sighting, nice. I'm picking different things in these polls so The B-52's.

Bee OK, Friday, 25 August 2023 03:01 (one year ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 30 August 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link

voted for Marquee Moon

Dan S, Wednesday, 30 August 2023 23:59 (one year ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 31 August 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link


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