Top Five Records
 

I aim to make this thread not as spectacularly inane and unnecessary as the title would suggest. It's a little fun musical discussion inspired by watching High Fidelity again.

Here's how it will go... I'll state the first topic

Top Five Records to Soundtrack a first kiss

The poster below will then pick the top five records to soundtrack a first kiss, and then create a different top five that the person below them will then pick five songs for, so on and so forth. So yeah... go.

Props for the fantastic thread idea.



5. The Jam - In the City: Perfectly captures the angst and confusion that I associate with my first kiss. "In the city there's a thousand things I want to say to you."

4. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead: Come on, it's the Smiths!

3. Daft Punk - Discovery: Happiness incarnate

2. R.E.M. - Green: Mature, beautiful songs that paint a perfect picture of an innocent, ideal romantic
ordeal.

1. The Velvet Underground - Loaded: Standing on the corner... suitcase in my hand.

Next Up:

Top Five Break-Up Records

Blur - No Distance Left To Run "I won't kill myself trying to stay in your life"

Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End Incredibly simplistic yet haunting display of optimism.

The Replacements - Answering Machine Perfectly portrays the embarassing "I must win her back!" attitude of all break-ups.

The Smiths - I Know It's Over As previously stated, it's THE SMITHS.

Elvis Perkins - The Night & The Liquor Soundtracks the first big 'break-up drink'.

Next:

Top Five Records to Soundtrack a Night Out.

For the record, my five were albums. Must be include songs or can we specify albums?

Anyway (Songs):

1. A-Ha - Take On Me: I can see myself driving around to this one.

2. The White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl: The night may be young, but it is short and quick. Act on impulse!

3. The BPA - Toe Jam (feat. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal): Danceable, filled with horns and David sounding better than ever, Toe Jam is a very fun and silly romp.

4. Daft Punk - One More Time: You know we're gonna do it right tonight!

5. Lou Reed - Perfect Day: An epitaph for the night, solemn yet melancholy.

Next:

Top Five Love Songs

Sorry to randomly post but this has to be in the top 5 break up songs

Youtube isn't working atm.

1. The Police - Every Breath You Take
2. Asaf Avidan & The Mojos - Her Lies
3. Bee Gees - How Deep is Your Love
4. Oasis- Wonderwall
5. The Beatles- All My Loving

VERY cliche'. Probably could have done better but I'm just being lazy :p:

Top Five Records to Listen to While Destroying Things

1. Choking Victim - No Gods, No Managers: Energetic, upbeat, lively ska punk with a bit of a heavy metal edge to pump up the destruction a bit more.
2. Slayer - Reign in Blood: Don't really think anything needs to be said here.
3. All Shall Perish - Price of Existence: Pretty heavy and brutal...
4. Devildriver - The Fury of Our Maker's Hand: Good metal, better beats, fast paced.
5. Gov't Issue - Any album, really

Top Five Records to Chill Out To

1. The Feelies - The Good Earth: Six years after they brought a sense of urgency to the burgeoning world of post-punk, the Feelies went totally low key and created this totally unknown gem of an album. Better than Crazy Rhythms, and way more "chill."

2. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things: Oh yeah I can zone out to these modes for sure.

3. Primal Scream - Screamadelica: Way more chill than the title and band name suggests, I can put this on any time of day and be relaxed in minutes.

4. Beck - One Foot in the Grave: Such low key folk with some crazy experimental stuff interspersed there to keep your attention.

5. Scott Byrnes - Aegri Somnia: Totally unknown ambient guitar stuff. Alright, I can dig it. Helps me do homework and fall asleep.

Up Next:

Top Five Albums that Tell a Story

1. Pink Floyd - The Wall/ Wish You Were Here

2. The Who - Quadrophenia/ Tommy

3. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

4. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

5. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Probably cliche, but still VERY GOOD albums!

Next:

Top 5 Albums To Listen To When You Have The Blues

no.1- S. F. Sorrow - The Pretty Thing of course, number one. The songs are breathtaking, "Balloon Burning" comes to mind here. And you just got to read the lyrics/story, or you'll be missing a lot without it.

no.2- We're only in it for the money - The Mothers of Invention also a classic. Such a tremendous collage, joining the album through the first to the last track. Also, you've got to read the sleeve in that album too.

no.3- Sergeant Pepper's LHCB - Da Beatles it's got to be on the list somewhere. I don't think it can be the best concept album, well hardly a concept album imo. But it still has a back story to it. It's somehow the evolution of these 4 guys into their alter egos.

no.4- The Dark Third - Pure Reason Revolution I'm gonna put that one here, to put some 00's flair into this list. I also got it in the themed comp. trade, so it was the first thing I thought about when "Telling a Story" criteria was mentioned. Really nice.

no.5- L'histoire de Melody Nelson - Serge Gainsbourg the most known Gainsbourg album in the English talking world. Really nice album also, and I couldn't think of any other to complete my list. [Didn't want to put The Wall, so overrated story/album]

That was fun.

Top 5 depressing mellow songs.

Edit: Damn! I spent so much time thinking of my list jtwilliams beat me to it. I'm still pretty proud of my list.