Haha, yeah. The only album I ever listen to of his now is Forbidden Paradise 3 - which is actually acid trance rather than epic. Oh, and In Search of Sunrise 1 or 2 very occasionally, although I can't actually remember the last time I heard either one - certainly not within this year.
Thievery Corporation - DJ Kicks is not bad, but not a favorite of mine.
It's very strange how "favorites" aren't always necessarily precisely in line with "useful" albums - although I've noticed that the overlap has increased with for me. Have you had the same experience?
Haha, good idea. I've listened to a bit of classic Motown (Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, and, of course, Michael Jackson), but I've never been able to get into it, simply because modern RnB has pounded all of the initially good ideas it presented into the ground, overusing them to the point that they're now all cliches. I had the same problem watching Citizen Kane.
Note that one of the worst offenders is Motown Records itself - they're responsible for Shontelle, Nelly, Ashanti, Akon, Boyz II Men, Jojo, and many other artists that are essentially raping RnB's original sound. The label is on total autopilot at this point.
I've actually never heard any of those albums (and in fact, have only heard of the fourth).
However, I find It's Gonna Rain so annoying that it will never merit a place here. I recognize it's importance in the history of electronic music, and have tried listening to it several times, but I think it barely qualifies as music, let alone one of the best.
I'll check the others out though, for sure. Thanks!
I'm not too fond of Fatboy Slim's album - I find them good in small doses, but not enough to listen to them for that long, straight. I've listened to that "You've come a long way, baby", and I found it was like eating too much chocolate at once.
You're totally right about Moon Safari, it was quite an oversight on my part - I'm going to add it. Melody AM, however, I find too uneven - a few good tracks, but too many others that I consistently skip.
I haven't heard the last 2, but I'll check them out.
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm glad you enjoy my lists :D
"I don't read no books. Them books r 4 stoopid pepple!"
Haha, I've only heard that one twice, actually. Not enough for it to become a pet peeve. Once was on Starcraft, and the second was from someone who is now a bowling alley cashier - as a career.
That second one is pretty annoying too, but not a pet peeve of mine, to me it's just one of many popular ignorant Christian statements.
I agree, I use the "just fixing typos" feature all the time.
I'm a fan of the new layout and look, I'd be happy using that. It streamlines many of the site's best aspects, and adds a lot of features I've wanted for a fair while.
A couple of suggestions though:
1)The grace period for editing posts really needs to stay. I find typos shortly after posting almost every time.
2)The ability to reply to earlier comments (producing nested conversations) was extremely useful. I can't even imagine going without it, it's so fundamental to the way discussions on the site go. I think this is one of the most important features of listology - almost all of my lists have had multiple conversations going on at once, and they usually stay civil and coherent, since everyone knows exactly what statement is responding to what, and in what order. It's all very organized and has the effect of producing a sort of "mind-map" of conversation topics, which is fantastic. I'm actually of the opinion that much of the reason conversations on this site are abnormally interesting and well thought-out is this self-organizing effect: rather than the shouting mob you end up with on most forums, you get a series of thoughtful, related conversations and debates between small groups. The removal of this feature is the one thing I rabidly hate - I actually wouldn't use the site nearly as much without it. I would be very thankful (and I think a lot of us would) if you found a way to put this into the new site, if it's possible - it's perhaps my favorite feature of listology 1.0.
3) Closely related (and this may be restricted for bandwidth reasons) is the ability to see all of the comments at once. This isn't as fundamental, but it was nice having a comment page that was so easy to search.
Haha, yeah. The only album I ever listen to of his now is Forbidden Paradise 3 - which is actually acid trance rather than epic. Oh, and In Search of Sunrise 1 or 2 very occasionally, although I can't actually remember the last time I heard either one - certainly not within this year.
Thievery Corporation - DJ Kicks is not bad, but not a favorite of mine.
Cool, so it's not just me then :D
It's very strange how "favorites" aren't always necessarily precisely in line with "useful" albums - although I've noticed that the overlap has increased with for me. Have you had the same experience?
Glad you enjoy the list :D
I find it pretty decent, but certainly not worthy of being called one of the best of all time.
Haha, good idea. I've listened to a bit of classic Motown (Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, and, of course, Michael Jackson), but I've never been able to get into it, simply because modern RnB has pounded all of the initially good ideas it presented into the ground, overusing them to the point that they're now all cliches. I had the same problem watching Citizen Kane.
Note that one of the worst offenders is Motown Records itself - they're responsible for Shontelle, Nelly, Ashanti, Akon, Boyz II Men, Jojo, and many other artists that are essentially raping RnB's original sound. The label is on total autopilot at this point.
I've actually never heard any of those albums (and in fact, have only heard of the fourth).
However, I find It's Gonna Rain so annoying that it will never merit a place here. I recognize it's importance in the history of electronic music, and have tried listening to it several times, but I think it barely qualifies as music, let alone one of the best.
I'll check the others out though, for sure. Thanks!
I'm not too fond of Fatboy Slim's album - I find them good in small doses, but not enough to listen to them for that long, straight. I've listened to that "You've come a long way, baby", and I found it was like eating too much chocolate at once.
You're totally right about Moon Safari, it was quite an oversight on my part - I'm going to add it. Melody AM, however, I find too uneven - a few good tracks, but too many others that I consistently skip.
I haven't heard the last 2, but I'll check them out.
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm glad you enjoy my lists :D
Indeed, I'm in love with that album.
Thanks for the post! I already have it, but it's a nice addition for those viewing the list who don't.
Those are both only tracks, are they not?
I'm not too much of a fan of Robert Miles though: I find every track he writes sounds exactly like Children.
Not bad, I'll consider a few of his tracks once I listen to them a bit more.
It's an interesting Gas, but too experimental (in the worst sense) for me to really fall in love with the album.
Cirque is good, but I find Substrata and Shenzhou much better.
I've never actually listened to Gas - 0095. I'll give it a listen (especially since I'm already a fan of Gas).
Thanks, I sort of lost this message and only now came across it. I'll send you a message.
"I don't read no books. Them books r 4 stoopid pepple!"
Haha, I've only heard that one twice, actually. Not enough for it to become a pet peeve. Once was on Starcraft, and the second was from someone who is now a bowling alley cashier - as a career.
That second one is pretty annoying too, but not a pet peeve of mine, to me it's just one of many popular ignorant Christian statements.
Thanks! That second one was the most important.
It's also good to hear that number 1 will (hopefully) eventually make it :D
Number 3 isn't that big of a deal, actually, especially since it only happens at 150 posts.
I agree, I use the "just fixing typos" feature all the time.
I'm a fan of the new layout and look, I'd be happy using that. It streamlines many of the site's best aspects, and adds a lot of features I've wanted for a fair while.
A couple of suggestions though:
1)The grace period for editing posts really needs to stay. I find typos shortly after posting almost every time.
2)The ability to reply to earlier comments (producing nested conversations) was extremely useful. I can't even imagine going without it, it's so fundamental to the way discussions on the site go. I think this is one of the most important features of listology - almost all of my lists have had multiple conversations going on at once, and they usually stay civil and coherent, since everyone knows exactly what statement is responding to what, and in what order. It's all very organized and has the effect of producing a sort of "mind-map" of conversation topics, which is fantastic. I'm actually of the opinion that much of the reason conversations on this site are abnormally interesting and well thought-out is this self-organizing effect: rather than the shouting mob you end up with on most forums, you get a series of thoughtful, related conversations and debates between small groups. The removal of this feature is the one thing I rabidly hate - I actually wouldn't use the site nearly as much without it. I would be very thankful (and I think a lot of us would) if you found a way to put this into the new site, if it's possible - it's perhaps my favorite feature of listology 1.0.
3) Closely related (and this may be restricted for bandwidth reasons) is the ability to see all of the comments at once. This isn't as fundamental, but it was nice having a comment page that was so easy to search.