Deconstruct the Classics!

YorkeDaddy · 07-02-2015, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Moss

Oh yeah; Well its better than [Insert Yorkes favorite album here]

:P

Funny thing is I'm sure there's an album out there that I love and you don't

And that's OK because the world is a happy place <3

The Batlord · 07-03-2015, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

:P

Funny thing is I'm sure there's an album out there that I love and you don't

And that's OK because the world is a happy place <3

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Trollheart · 07-03-2015, 05:21 AM

I know nothing about this band so

Moss · 07-03-2015, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

:P

Funny thing is I'm sure there's an album out there that I love and you don't

And that's OK because the world is a happy place <3

You are like a room without a roof! Nice!

Ok, GBV is not for everyone, I get that. But it's still a classic.

YorkeDaddy · 07-03-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

You are like a room without a roof! Nice!

Ok, GBV is not for everyone, I get that. But it's still a classic.

If Tea for the Tillerman isn't a classic I sure as hell don't think I can consider Bee Thousand a classic. Gotta go off precedent personally

Plainview · 07-03-2015, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

If Tea for the Tillerman isn't a classic I sure as hell don't think I can consider Bee Thousand a classic. Gotta go off precedent personally

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Moss · 07-03-2015, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

If Tea for the Tillerman isn't a classic I sure as hell don't think I can consider Bee Thousand a classic. Gotta go off precedent personally

I'm going by which one I would rather hear. I like Cat Stevens, Tillerman has great stuff, it's just not consistently great. Didn't really break any new ground either.

YorkeDaddy · 07-03-2015, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

I'm going by which one I would rather hear. I like Cat Stevens, Tillerman has great stuff, it's just not consistently great. Didn't really break any new ground either.

"Which one Moss would rather hear" does not sound like very good criteria for determining whether an album is a classic or not. I'd rather hear Tea for the Tillerman, does that mean I can throw out absolutes like you and say it's definitively a classic?

Moss · 07-03-2015, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

"Which one Moss would rather hear" does not sound like very good criteria for determining whether an album is a classic or not. I'd rather hear Tea for the Tillerman, does that mean I can throw out absolutes like you and say it's definitively a classic?

Yes, yes you can.

Edit: Going forward I will strive to be completely objective like everyone else.

Trollheart · 07-03-2015, 10:26 AM

As I said before, you make your own rules and decide how you vote, but if you want guidelines, I would suggest some of the following:

1. Is the album known outside of its own genre, whether by name, reputation or the singles, if any, it spawned?

2. Can it, conceivably, be listened to by anyone, even those who are not fans?

3. Has it stood the test of time?

4. Is it on any "best ever albums"-type lists?

5. Does it mark a change or a particular period in the history of the band?

6. Did it influence other albums/bands?

Not all or even any of these need to be fulfilled of course for it to attain/lose its status: in this case I know nothing about GBV and so vote No. If, however, we were talking about, say, Sticky Fingers or Pet Sounds or Reign in Blood, or even TMR (

), albums I don't know too well but know of, I would vote Yes in all cases.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	As I said before, you make your own rules and decide how you vote, but if you want guidelines, I would suggest some of the following: 1. Is the album known outside of its own genre, whether by name, reputation or the singles, if any, it spawned? 2. Can it, conceivably, be listened to by anyone, even those who are not fans? 3. Has it stood the test of time? 4. Is it on any "best ever albums"-type lists? 5. Does it mark a change or a particular period in the history of the band? 6. Did it influence other albums/bands? Not all or even any of these need to be fulfilled of course for it to attain/lose its status: in this case I know nothing about GBV and so vote No. If, however, we were talking about, say, Sticky Fingers or Pet Sounds or Reign in Blood, or even TMR (), albums I don't know too well but know of, I would vote Yes in all cases. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018