The Monthly Music Trading Post

storymilo · 10-19-2009, 07:07 PM

^ I can't believe an Abba album is #3. That's sad

NumberNineDream · 10-19-2009, 07:09 PM

Yeah the list is a real shocker. Here's all of it:

http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/top%2040%20albums.pdf

Edit: Abba's got 2 Greatest Hits albums in the top 40 !!

jackhammer · 10-19-2009, 07:11 PM

WTF is wrong with ABBA? Not the coolest band by far but for pure Pop music they are probably the ultimate Pop band. Wrote and played everything themselves and I defy anyone not to know at least 4/5 songs by them.

NumberNineDream · 10-19-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

WTF is wrong with ABBA? Not the coolest band by far but for pure Pop music they are probably the ultimate Pop band. Wrote and played everything themselves and I defy anyone not to know at least 4/5 songs by them.

ABBA is one of my guilty pleasures, but c'mon !! (yeah, I don't have a better argument)

storymilo · 10-19-2009, 07:20 PM

I don't know 4/5 songs by them.

Honestly I've hated them ever since my friend became obsessed with them for a little while.

And isn't Michael Jackson the ultimate pop artist?

Mojo · 10-20-2009, 08:23 AM

I can recognise that ABBA are pure pop and a good example of it, but i cant even hear ABBA without wanting to punch things.

Oh and NumberNineDream, i will get an album to you today.

Stone Birds · 10-22-2009, 03:00 PM

Anteater sent me: Groundhogs - Who Will Save the World?

At first it seemed kinda interesting, but it just drifted from my tastes.
I was really interested in hearing "Amazing Grace" but not as an instrumental which it was.
overall i'd probably give this a 3/10, but since i can see why other people like it i'll give it a final grade of 5/10

dollarsandcents · 10-22-2009, 03:03 PM

I'll get an album to my partner tomorrow! Pester me if I forget.

Not sure what I'm going to choose though.

Anteater · 10-22-2009, 06:06 PM

Got sent Drew Danburry's Besides: Are We Just Playing Around Out Here Or Do We Mean What We Say? by Stonebirds.

The Good: Much appreciated diversity on the instrumental side of things coupled with a refreshing lack of purely conventional song structure. Production isn't too bad either.

The Bad: Usual Indie singer-songwriter drivel lyrically & vocally, which is kind of a shame considering how eclectic everything else is. I don't have a problem with such in small doses, but over the course of an album it makes you want to snap your nearest Garden State and Juno DVDs into little pieces, followed by a trip to the incinerator.

So, equally good and equally obnoxious = 5/10

Stone Birds · 10-23-2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Got sent Drew Danburry's Besides: Are We Just Playing Around Out Here Or Do We Mean What We Say? by Stonebirds.

The Good: Much appreciated diversity on the instrumental side of things coupled with a refreshing lack of purely conventional song structure. Production isn't too bad either.

The Bad: Usual Indie singer-songwriter drivel lyrically & vocally, which is kind of a shame considering how eclectic everything else is. I don't have a problem with such in small doses, but over the course of an album it makes you want to snap your nearest Garden State and Juno DVDs into little pieces, followed by a trip to the incinerator.

So, equally good and equally obnoxious = 5/10

You should listen to his Daytrotter Session, it's actually really good.
"Nirvana By Kurt Cobain" [MP3] has an akward name, but the song is really good Lyrically, Vocally, and Musically, although this song doesn't give you the musical diversity like a lot of others of his do, but it still has a nice riff

10-19-2009, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	Yeah the list is a real shocker. Here's all of it: http://www.bpi.co.uk/assets/files/top%2040%20albums.pdf Edit: Abba's got 2 Greatest Hits albums in the top 40 !! __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

10-19-2009, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	WTF is wrong with ABBA? Not the coolest band by far but for pure Pop music they are probably the ultimate Pop band. Wrote and played everything themselves and I defy anyone not to know at least 4/5 songs by them. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	I can recognise that ABBA are pure pop and a good example of it, but i cant even hear ABBA without wanting to punch things. Oh and NumberNineDream, i will get an album to you today. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

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Stone Birds myspace.com/stonebirdies Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Conor Oberst Was/is Here Posts: 1,401	Anteater sent me: Groundhogs - Who Will Save the World? At first it seemed kinda interesting, but it just drifted from my tastes. I was really interested in hearing "Amazing Grace" but not as an instrumental which it was. overall i'd probably give this a 3/10, but since i can see why other people like it i'll give it a final grade of 5/10 __________________ Silk & Tree Records //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V //\\//\\/\\/\/\/\\\\\\\\///\/\/\/\/\\////\/\\\\\///\V soundcloud.com/stonebirds [Link removed by mod, no advertising] ... Damn those mods are always gettin ya :)

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dollarsandcents more tea vicar? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 193	I'll get an album to my partner tomorrow! Pester me if I forget. Not sure what I'm going to choose though. __________________ My Blog: You And Whose Army?

10-19-2009, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	^ I can't believe an Abba album is #3. That's sad

10-19-2009, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	I don't know 4/5 songs by them. Honestly I've hated them ever since my friend became obsessed with them for a little while. And isn't Michael Jackson the ultimate pop artist?