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Artist The Pixies
dave said:
For me, The Pixies will forever be a 4AD band, while Sonic Youth will forever be a Homestead/SST band. If you're not clear on why that matters, listen to Great Plains "Letter to a Fanzine". It's too bad that RYM doesn't allow you to filter charts by user age. I've found the Pixies to be possibly the most beloved band of people who are roughly 3-5 years younger than I am. I think people my age, who were graduating from college rather than starting college, when the Pixies first appeared, generally thought the Pixies were half decent and an interesting foray into rock for those poseurs running the 4AD label. I imagine people five years older than me feel the same way towards some of the IRS bands that were adored by me and my peers. I should add that 4AD has gone on to become quite an interesting and diverse label, and maybe that Pixies record was the start of that, but there's just no getting over first impressions for some bands that are heavily aligned with a particular collegiate subculture.
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Artist The Pixies
Richard said:
I've always lumped Pixies and Sonic Youth into the same lo-fi/alt-rock category, but whereas I really enjoy listening to SY, I don't have the same passion for Pixies, so no extra votes from me.
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Album Doolittle by The Pixies (1989)
dwight said:
RYM has this ranked as the best album of the '80s. VS has it ranked as only the 17th best album of 1989 and not even in the top 100 for the decade. I admit the Pixies are far from my favorite band (and the true estimate of Doolittle is probably somewhere between the two extremes), but this seems to be an oversight (I know I hadn't noticed it's neglect until recently) that should be corrected.
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Artist Argent
dave said:
Because 70s FM radio was so focused on album rock, the FM classic rock one-hit wonders have always been fascinating to me. Am I the only one who, as a kid, thought this had to be Styx and couldn't figure out why it wasn't on any of the early Styx records?
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Album Blue Skies by Cassandra Wilson (1988)
dave said:
This was the first Cassandra Wilson record not to feature any compositions of her own or by her band. It was probably a necessary step to soften the edges and become accepted in the world of mainstream jazz vocalists. I'm happy she's done well, and her voice is a remarkable instrument no matter what the material may be, but I can't help but feel this record was a turning point away from what I liked most about the young adventurous Cassandra Wilson.
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Album Thriller by Michael Jackson (1982)
dwight said:
This is the best-selling album in the world, by a large margin (as many as 15 million more copies than #2; AC/DC's "Back in Black").
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Album Everything Went Numb by Streetlight Manifesto (2003)
dave said:
By 2003, shouldn't we have started calling third wave ska revival something like 4th or 5th wave ska revival? The third wave has lasted a long time, and this album now shows up in the top 10 ska albums (of any wave) at rateyourmusic. I hadn't really kept up with ska over the past 15 years or so, and only discovered this record a few years ago. Skanking just takes way too much energy once you get into your 30s, not to mention being 40-something. Anyway, I was mightily impressed at what a good all around record this truly is, at least if you have any appreciation for ska punk from any of the waves.
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Track Wakin On A Pretty Day by Kurt Vile from Wakin On A Pretty Daze (2013) 
Richard said:
One of the biggest problems with track lengths in excess of six minutes, this one being a mammoth nine-and-a-half, is that put-off factor in hitting play before you even hit, ermmm, play. It's a bold or downright weird move, introducing us to an album with a monster nine-minuter instead of giving us something short and sharp to test the water. Not that KV gives a monkey's about any of that, just looking at his 'let it all out' appearance and feeling the vibe of his natural, almost kooky flow of music - all we really need know. It's an avearge, yes overly long introduction to an album, but one that's magnificent in it's droopy splendour, just like a giant, gradually maturing sunflower, lifting its heavy head in the direction of the sun, absorbing its rays, absorbing life, worthy of all the excess and lengthy experimentation because of its simple, honest ingenuity.
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Track Oh, Sister by Bob Dylan from Desire (1976)
Richard said:
This is a brilliant, evocative, passionate song with lyrics such as "Oh Sister am I not a brother to you, and one deserving of affection?", Bob Dylan asking a continuous stream of testing questions about whether he'd be turned away at the door. Do you know or even care? A singable tune, but not the only decent one from the album as there's 'One more cup of coffee', 'Isis', the excellent 'Sarah'. Very good stuff all the way through.
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