Without Further Ado: SDUGF's Top 100 Albums

[cream123]

Re: Without Further Ado: SDUGF's Top 100 Albums

not a single one that I voted for is up there

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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PS - Future math tip; Don't use a 1 unit weight count equal to the inversion (i.e.; top ten, number one gets 10 points, number two gets 9) Spread the score/weight a bit - #1 gets 20, #2 18, #3 16, #4 14 #5 10, ect....You'll get a better spread and less ties.

That's a great idea!

Quid pro quo: When dealing with discrete quantities, you should use the word "fewer" in place of "less."

 

[DepecheMoses]

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not a single one that I voted for is up there

+1... A few years ago, I would've listed Division Bell and Animals, but eh. They're on my top 30.

 

[Tor]

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This list confirmed what I suspected - I'm not representative for the consensus music taste of the SDUGF. I've got two from my favorite list finding their way to the top 100: Dark Side of the Moon, and And Justice for All.

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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This list confirmed what I suspected - I'm not representative for the consensus music taste of the SDUGF. I've got two from my favorite list finding their way to the top 100: Dark Side of the Moon, and And Justice for All.

Tor, your compatibility rating for this list is 16%.

 

[dr. ad]

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awesome.

but no superunknown?! you people should be ashamed of yourselves

 

[Tor]

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Tor, your compatibility rating for this list is 16%.

Thanks! I said 20%, but I figured the real number was around 10%. The range was right though.

Makes me think I need to expand my horizons a bit...There is very little 80's, and even less 90's in in there. I'd think the best albums would be fairly well distributed over the years.

I think you're right, but I'll toss in a hypothesis that might explain it a bit: the 60s and the 70s could offer less artists and bands, and thus the list-making on this forum has concentrated on these few big shots. The 90s and 00s exploded with a lot more artists joining, but for each new, the cake piece diminished - people today are perhaps much more able (than the generation prior to this) to tailor their own music taste by seeking out "obscurities", or semi-obscurities. Therefore the newer music won't get as many votes. I have no idea if this is plausible though.

Plus, I really believe that kids can adopt their parents' music taste much easier than the case for the opposite direction. Case in point, I voted for DSOTM as my #4 favorite, as I believe a lot of other youngsters did as well. My dad would never embrace Ghost Reveries.

Plus II, I don't remember last time there was a survey over the members' ages here, but I think the bell-curve was skewed towards the ol' geezers.

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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awesome.

but no superunknown?! you people should be ashamed of yourselves

Superunknown just missed the list, coming in at #118.

 

[bungalowbill]

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Thanks! I said 20%, but I figured the real number was around 10%. The range was right though.



I think you're right, but I'll toss in a hypothesis that might explain it a bit: the 60s and the 70s could offer less artists and bands, and thus the list-making on this forum has concentrated on these few big shots. The 90s and 00s exploded with a lot more artists joining, but for each new, the cake piece diminished - people today are perhaps much more able (than the generation prior to this) to tailor their own music taste by seeking out "obscurities", or semi-obscurities. Therefore the newer music won't get as many votes. I have no idea if this is plausible though.

Plus, I really believe that kids can adopt their parents' music taste much easier than the case for the opposite direction. Case in point, I voted for DSOTM as my #4 favorite, as I believe a lot of other youngsters did as well. My dad would never embrace Ghost Reveries.

Plus II, I don't remember last time there was a survey over the members' ages here, but I think the bell-curve was skewed towards the ol' geezers.

That and, to me at least, albums were more concise and didn't have as many throw away songs on them from that era.

 

[Tor]

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That and, to me at least, albums were more concise and didn't have as many throw away songs on them from that era.

Yeah, I didn't think about that, but I fully agree with you.



Edit: thanks a bunch, Keith, for this effort! Very entertaining and interesting. Vault?

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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The 60s and the 70s could offer less artists and bands, and thus the list-making on this forum has concentrated on these few big shots. The 90s and 00s exploded with a lot more artists joining, but for each new, the cake piece diminished - people today are perhaps much more able (than the generation prior to this) to tailor their own music taste by seeking out "obscurities", or semi-obscurities. Therefore the newer music won't get as many votes.

Seems reasonable to me that this would be a significant contributing factor. Another is that there was more guitar-based music generated in the 60s and 70s than we see today, proportionately speaking. Being that this is a guitar forum, I'm not surprised to see so many albums from those decades appear prominently on the SDUGF Top 100.

The results support my contention that 1971 was the best year for rock music, with eight albums showing in the top 100. The next closest years were 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977, each with five album appearances. The data I gathered is hardly a representative sample, but I'm sticking to my guns just the same.

- Keith

 

[tone4days]

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thanks keith - great work

here are my votes ... but like i told keith, 5-7 of these might not make my list on some random other day ....

t4d's ranked order (bold indicates match with SDUGF top 100)
1 - beatles - abbey road
2 - steely dan - aja
3 - allman brothers band - live at the fillmore east
4 - beatles - sgt peppers lonely hearts club band
5 - derek and the dominoes - layla
6 - beatles - meet the beatles
7 - govt mule - live with a little help from our friends
8 - derek trucks band - live at the GA theater
9 - lynyrd skynyrd - one more from the road
10 - kiss - alive II

 

[Aceman]

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not a single one that I voted for is up there

Thank gawd!

 

[subanots]

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good list.

 

[Aceman]

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since tone4 showed his - I guess I ought to show mine!


1. KISS - ALIVE II
2. T'Pau - T'Pau
3. Billy Squier - Don't Say No
4. Def Leppard - Hysteria
5. Blondie - Eat To The Beat
6. Dirty Looks - Five Easy Pieces
7. Rodger Waters - Radio KAOS
8. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
9. Journey - Escape
10. Cheap Trick - Standing On The Edge

What can I say - I like songs!
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[Tor]

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Seems reasonable to me that this would be a significant contributing factor. Another is that there was more guitar-based music generated in the 60s and 70s than we see today, proportionately speaking. Being that this is a guitar forum, I'm not surprised to see so many albums from those decades appear prominently on the SDUGF Top 100.

Ah yes, very true that too.


Here's my list:

1. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
2. Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
3. John Frusciante - Shadows Collide with People
4. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
5. BigBang - Radio Radio TV Sleep
6. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
7. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
8. Metallica - ...And Justice for All
9. U2 - Pop
10. Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

 

[PFDarkside]

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I'll post my uber-conforming list too.

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
5. Led Zeppelin - II
6. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
7. Tool - Aenima
8. Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
9. Slayer - Reign in Blood
10. Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies

 

[scottish]

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i dont remember my list but hopefully keith will be nice enough to post it for me.

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

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i dont remember my list but hopefully keith will be nice enough to post it for me.

Rhythmeen - ZZ Top
Arc Angels - The Arc Angels
Unplugged - Eric Clapton
Brother - Cry of Love
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Thickfreakness - The Black Keys
Eliminator - ZZ Top
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Street Survivors - Lynyrd Skynyrd

 

[scottish]

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Thanks man....at least i had one in the top 10!