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Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time - PDX (1991) vs Ryan (1992)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:54 am
by mister d
CURRENT MATCHUP: PDX (1991) vs Ryan (1992)







Alright, I was curious about something but rather than look it up I want to turn it into a question.

Part 1: Pick you favorite STUDIO album of all-time or the one that's most important to you. Don't do historically significant or "without Pet Sounds we wouldn't have ..." or any of those other considerations, just a singular favorite album you would hate to live without. Whenever I feel like there are enough answers to proceed, I will.

(First person to list more than one is banned.)

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:03 pm
by EdRomero
I'd say it was Achtung Baby! I was 17 when it came out, and I'm guessing age is important because that is the first album I was obsessive about, leading me to follow a band obsessively for almost 30 years (shit). And I still love the album and have probably listened to One more than any other song (that, that could be another topic -- most listened to song in your lifetime)

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:03 pm
by Giff
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:04 pm
by Sabo
Disintegration by The Cure

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:21 pm
by Ryan
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:37 pm
by Rush2112
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:47 pm
by rass
I..............I think Automatic for the People gets the nod for me.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:48 pm
by mister d
Mine's obvious, I think. Boxer. Just to get that out of the way.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:00 pm
by L-Jam3
I've said this at least a couple times before, most recently when I drafted it in the all-time album draft:

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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:05 pm
by BSF21
Metric -- Fantasies

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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:14 pm
by A_B
The Stranger

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:23 pm
by sancarlos
I'm assuming anthologies/best of's are off limits.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:26 pm
by govmentchedda
mister d wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:48 pm Mine's obvious, I think. Boxer. Just to get that out of the way.
Trying hard to come up with something different, but haven't really had enough time to scour my listening habits.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:28 pm
by Pruitt
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:30 pm
by sancarlos
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:34 pm
by mister d
sancarlos wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:23 pm I'm assuming anthologies/best of's are off limits.
Correct. Would fuck up Part 2. Live albums will too, I guess, so maybe don't do that. I wish I'd said studio album in the original.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:40 pm
by DaveInSeattle
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:43 pm
by Sabo
L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:00 pm I've said this at least a couple times before, most recently when I drafted it in the all-time album draft:

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Great album.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:51 pm
by cerrano
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:54 pm
by brian
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:07 pm
by rass
https://challonge.com/bestalbum92/standings

Or @bestalbum95 on twitter.

The standings are a bit behind. The Chronic beat Check Your Head, and is now taking on S&E (currently leading). REM beat out Tori Amos and is waiting for the winner in the championship.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:24 pm
by duff
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:27 pm
by Steve of phpBB
If the Soundtrack to Once More With Feeling (Buffy) is off limits, then I'll go with Flood by They Might Be Giants.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:35 pm
by DSafetyGuy
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Afghan Whigs, "Gentlemen"

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:36 pm
by govmentchedda
Duff, Giff, and Steve all named albums that were massive for me at one point in my life. Thriller was in the running too, but I've gotta go with this as well, Mr. D.

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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:37 pm
by Rush2112
Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:27 pm If the Soundtrack to Once More With Feeling (Buffy) is off limits, then I'll go with Flood by They Might Be Giants.
Really sucks that the Flood live tour is postponed. One of the things I was most looking forward to this Summer (that and Primus doing all of Farewell to Kings live.)

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:40 pm
by P.D.X.
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:58 pm
by govmentchedda
Rush2112 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:37 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:27 pm If the Soundtrack to Once More With Feeling (Buffy) is off limits, then I'll go with Flood by They Might Be Giants.
Really sucks that the Flood live tour is postponed. One of the things I was most looking forward to this Summer (that and Primus doing all of Farewell to Kings live.)
I really wanted to see RAtM with RtJ opening.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:12 pm
by cerrano
brian wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:54 pm Image
Summer Babe is a criminally underrated song. Because it should be the national anthem.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:58 pm
by Pruitt
mister d wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:48 pm Mine's obvious, I think. Boxer. Just to get that out of the way.
Please don't yell at me, but i started listening to this for the first time 20 minutes ago.

It's been a very good 20 minutes.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:59 pm
by govmentchedda
Pruitt wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:58 pm
mister d wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:48 pm Mine's obvious, I think. Boxer. Just to get that out of the way.
Please don't yell at me, but i started listening to this for the first time 20 minutes ago.

It's been a very good 20 minutes.
We got another one.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:12 pm
by mister d
When someone discovers Boxer I reverse yell.

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:28 pm
by bfj
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Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:32 pm
by sancarlos
Bfj, that’s a good, albeit surprising, choice.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:32 pm
by sancarlos
mister d wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:12 pm When someone discovers Boxer I reverse yell.
Lley!

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:37 pm
by A_B
Ha ha stupid. Boxers up to two points. Rest of us still at one.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:12 am
by bfj
sancarlos wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:32 pm Bfj, that’s a good, albeit surprising, choice.
Thanks. Surprising in general or surprising because it’s me? I was thinking of a classic rock album at first, but this record is one of those that still does it for me every single time it pops up on my iTunes. It is one of those records that I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:32 am
by Rex
TLC's debut album. The songs on it are still so fresh in my head. I bet if one of you mentioned one I could hum it.

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:43 am
by Ryan
Good call, but I feel like there's something like a 1 in 15 chance that an older Swamper might mistakenly throw out a Salt 'n Pepa jam and mess you up

Re: Yet Another Dumb Way to Pass Time (Music Related Again)

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:45 am
by Ryan
Nevermind, I see you were already in good shape there.