Album of 1984 (Round 3) - RESULT

[1964white]

Album of 2004

VOTE NOW

21 Arcade Fire 'Funeral' 64
13 Killers 'Hot Fuss' BB
13 Manic Street Preachers ‘Lifeblood’ Cat
12 Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry' Mrs 64
08 The Hold Steady 'Almost Killed Me' Faaip
08 Scissors Sisters 'Scissors Sisters' Mountain
07 Kanye West 'The College Dropout' 1304
07 Wovenhand 'Consider The Birds' Sara
07 Bark Psychosis 'Codename: Dustsucker' Durly
07 Velvet Revolver 'Contraband' Johnboy
07 My Chemical Romance 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' White Riot
06 Magenta 'Seven' Gandi
06 U2 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' Finn
04 Brian Wilson 'Smile' SG
02 Camper Van Beethoven 'New Roman Times' Onemore
01 Motorhead 'Inferno' Mental
01 Iron And Wine 'Our Endless Numbered Days' Azkal
00 Buckethead 'Population Overide' MJ


Voted : Cat, Faaip, Finn, Gandi, Johnboy, Mountain, Sara, White Riot, 1304

Abstained : Billie

[Mick Jones shoulder]

Scissor sisters

[onemoreslogan]

Listening through the stuff I don't know, Camper Van Beethoven are the best new discovery. Never listened to them before because of the s**t name.

Hey Sara, I'm so happy you enjoyed it! New Roman Times was an unexpected and welcome gift to me when it was released. I didn't think Camper Van would ever record anything again, but then they finally did which was great, and the result was actually an incredibly accomplished and listenable album which was even better.

If you enjoyed this record try "Key Lime Pie", which had been my favourite until Roman Times came out.

I personally always liked the band's name. It has an utter lack of marketability that appeals to me. I first came across Camper Van when "Take the Skinheads Bowling" blew up on college radio in the eighties, dug into their records and have been a fan ever since.

Incidentally, David Lowery, the lead vocalist and songwriter wrote an excellent blog a number of years ago that warrants a look to anyone who has a little time to kill. It's articulate and engaging and offers an intimate glimpse behind the curtain of the music industry from the perspective of a toiler who has carved out a living but not much more despite great talent and longevity.

It's called 300 songhttps://300songs.com/page/2/

Here's a sample of his post discussing the voodoo of hit songs and his bemusement at how "Take the Skinheads Bowling" became the band's biggest most unexpected hit (#74 Hits are Black Swans-Take the Skinheads Bowling#74 Hits are Black Swans-Take the Skinheads Bowling).

"So it should not surprise you that I never thought that Take the Skinheads Bowling would become a Hit. If someone had traveled from the future and told me we would have a hit on our first album I would not have picked this song as being the hit. Not in a million years. I would have more likely picked Where the Hell is Bill.

Why? we regarded Take The Skinheads Bowling as just a weird non-sensical song. The lyrics were purposely structured so that it would be devoid of meaning. Each subsequent line would undermine any sort of meaning established by the last line. It was the early 80’s and all our peers were writing songs that were full of meaning. It was our way of rebelling. BTW this is the most important fact about this song. We wanted the words to lack any coherent meaning. There is no story or deeper insight that I can give you about this song."

And he credits some of the song's success to airplay in Britain:

"Sometime later that fall something unexpected occurred. We began getting reports that BBC 2 was playing Take The Skinheads Bowling. Simultaneously it began getting regular airplay in Detroit on WLBS .

Up until this point College Radio had been mildly supportive of Camper Van Beethoven. But somehow word began to get out that we were being played on the BBC and suddenly our cool factor went way up with college radio. I had been calling various West Coast college radio stations for some time. I was always trying to find gigs for Camper through the college stations. I was also aware that this also helped to promote airplay.

I was always treated decently by these college station program directors but I could tell that some were just humoring me. So it was very apparent when the sea change came. Suddenly everyone would take my call. And everyone wanted to talk about the fact we were getting played in the UK. Shortly after this we began to see our record charting on nearly every college radio station in the US (as well as a number of commercial stations.)

I have no proof that the BBC playing Take The Skinheads Bowling led to more US airplay. It is just a strong hunch. And I think I am probably right. But what I know to be true is that Camper Van Beethoven acquired Gravitas when the BBC began to play us."

Anyway, apologies for the overkill reply, but in my view David Lowery is criminally underappreciated. Anyone reading this, check out his blog. Check out his entire catalogue of music. He should be a UNESCO designated cultural heritage monument!

[Mountain]

Scissor sisters

Is that Un Point or Cinq Points?

[The Subhuman]

Is that Un Point or Cinq Points?

It'll be 1 pt

[Durly]

Bark Psychosis 'Codename: Dustsucker'
The Hold Steady 'Almost Killed Me'
Arcade Fire 'Funeral'
Kanye West 'The College Dropout'
Wovenhand 'Consider The Birds'

[SG90]

Arcade Fire
Kanye West
Brian Wilson
The Hold Steady
Camper Van Beethoven

[Mrs64]

Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry'
Killers 'Hot Fuss'
Arcade Fire 'Funeral'
Killers 'Hot Fuss'
Brian Wilson 'Smile'
U2 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'

[The Subhuman]

Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry'
Killers 'Hot Fuss'
Arcade Fire 'Funeral'
Killers 'Hot Fuss'
Brian Wilson 'Smile'
U2 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'

6?

[1964white]

6?

Jill has voted for the Killers twice, she's not getting away with that

[The Subhuman]

Sneaky

[becchio bear]

U2
Killers
Morrissey
My Chemical Romance
Motorhead

[onemoreslogan]

Camper Van Beethoven 'New Roman Times'
Arcade Fire 'Funeral'
The Hold Steady 'Almost Killed Me'
Velvet Revolver 'Contraband'
Brian Wilson 'Smile'

[1964white]

Hey Sara, I'm so happy you enjoyed it! New Roman Times was an unexpected and welcome gift to me when it was released. I didn't think Camper Van would ever record anything again, but then they finally did which was great, and the result was actually an incredibly accomplished and listenable album which was even better.

Love the title track 'New Roman Times', Onemore

[mentalcase]

Motorhead
U2
Killers
MSP
Morrisey

[1964white]

Arcade Fire 'Funeral'
Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry'
The Hold Steady 'Almost Killed Me'
Killers 'Hot Fuss'
Bark Psychosis 'Codename: Dustsucker'

[1964white]

Album of 2004

VOTE NOW

41 Arcade Fire 'Funeral' 64
26 Killers 'Hot Fuss' BB
25 Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry' Mrs 64
20 The Hold Steady 'Almost Killed Me' Faaip
16 U2 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' Finn
15 Manic Street Preachers ‘Lifeblood’ Cat
13 Kanye West 'The College Dropout' 1304
13 Bark Psychosis 'Codename: Dustsucker' Durly
10 Brian Wilson 'Smile' SG
09 Velvet Revolver 'Contraband' Johnboy
09 My Chemical Romance 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' White Riot
09 Scissors Sisters 'Scissors Sisters' Mountain
08 Wovenhand 'Consider The Birds' Sara
08 Camper Van Beethoven 'New Roman Times' Onemore
07 Motorhead 'Inferno' Mental
06 Magenta 'Seven' Gandi
01 Iron And Wine 'Our Endless Numbered Days' Azkal
00 Buckethead 'Population Overide' MJ

Voted : BB, Cat, Durly, Faaip, Finn, Gandi, Johnboy, Mental, MJ, Mountain, Mrs 64, Onemore, Sara, SG, White Riot, 64 1304

Abstained : Billie

[White Riot]

Hi Leon,

No disrespect to Azkal or Haighy, but the result for 2004 already looks complete, can we move on to 2014.

Already got my pick for 2014, that is one lean year imo.

[1964white]

Album of 2004

RESULT

41 Arcade Fire 'Funeral' 64
26 Killers 'Hot Fuss' BB
25 Morrissey 'You Are The Quarry' Mrs 64
20 The Hold Steady 'Almost Killed Me' Faaip
16 U2 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' Finn
15 Manic Street Preachers ‘Lifeblood’ Cat
13 Kanye West 'The College Dropout' 1304
13 Bark Psychosis 'Codename: Dustsucker' Durly
10 Brian Wilson 'Smile' SG
09 Velvet Revolver 'Contraband' Johnboy
09 My Chemical Romance 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' White Riot
09 Scissors Sisters 'Scissors Sisters' Mountain
08 Wovenhand 'Consider The Birds' Sara
08 Camper Van Beethoven 'New Roman Times' Onemore
07 Motorhead 'Inferno' Mental
06 Magenta 'Seven' Gandi
01 Iron And Wine 'Our Endless Numbered Days' Azkal
00 Buckethead 'Population Overide' MJ

Voted : BB, Cat, Durly, Faaip, Finn, Gandi, Johnboy, Mental, MJ, Mountain, Mrs 64, Onemore, Sara, SG, White Riot, 64 1304

Abstained : Billie

[1964white]

Album Winners

1965 Beatles 'Rubber Soul' (Hector)
1966 Beatles 'Revolver' (Cat)
1966 Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds' (64)
1967 Beatles 'Sgt. Peppers' (Finn)
1968 Rolling Stones 'Beggars Banquet' (Ges)
1969 Led Zeppelin II (BB)
1970 Led Zeppelin III (Finn)
1970 Neil Young 'After The Gold Rush' (Onemore)
1971 Marvin Gaye 'Whats Going On' (64)
1972 David Bowie 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' (64)
1973 Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon' (Andrew)
1974 Supertramp 'Crime Of The Century' (Mrs 64)
1975 Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here' (64)
1976 David Bowie 'Station To Station' (MJ)
1977 Sex Pistols 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols' (Durly)
1977 Stranglers 'Rattus Norvegicus' (Finn)
1978 Kate Bush 'The Kick Inside' (Finn)
1979 Clash 'London Calling' (Cat)
1980 Joy Division 'Closer' (Andrew)
1981 Miles Davis 'The Man With The Horn' (John)
1982 Cure 'Pornography' (Johnboy)
1983 U2 'War' (BB)
1985 Kate Bush 'Hounds Of Love' (Sara)
1984 The Smiths 'The Smiths' (64)
1986 Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead' (64)
1987 U2 'The Joshua Tree’ (Finn)
1988 Pixies 'Surfer Rosa' (Ges)
1989 Kate Bush 'The Sensual World’ (Billie)
1990 Sonic Youth 'Goo' (Sara)
1991 Nirvana 'Nevermind' (Azkal)
1992 R.E.M. 'Automatic For The People' (Mrs 64)
1993 Neil Young 'Unplugged' (Gandi)
1994 Portishead 'Dummy' (64)
1995 Radiohead 'Bends' (64)
1996 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 'Murder Ballads' (Ges)
1997 Radiohead 'OK Computer' (64)
1998 Placebo 'Without You I'm Nothing' (Ges)
1999 Sigur Ros 'Agaetis Byrjun' (64)
2000 Linkin Park 'Hybrid Theory' (Gandi)
2001 Elbow 'Asleep in the Back' (Johnboy)
2002 Beck 'Sea Change' (Sara)
2002 Sigur Ros '()' (64)
2003 Radiohead 'Hail To The Thief' (64)
2004 Arcade Fire 'Funeral' (64)
2005 Sigur Ros 'Takk' (Durly)
2006 Arctic Monkeys 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' (BB)
2007 Arcade Fire 'Neon Bible' (Finn)
2008 Portishead 'Third' (Faaip)
2009 Blueneck 'The Fallen Host' (Sara)
2010 Midlake 'The Courage Of Others' (64)
2011 Mogwai 'Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will' (Durly)
2012 Heavy Horses 'Murder Ballads & Other Love Songs' (White Riot)
2013 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 'Push The Sky Away' (1304)
2015 Kurt Vile 'B'lieve I'm Goin Down' (Cat)
2016 David Bowie 'Blackstar' (64)
2017 Barr Brothers 'Queens Of The Breakers' (Faaip)
2018 Ryley Walker 'Deafman Glance' (Faaip)
2019 Billie Eilish 'When We All Fall Asleep' (Sara)
2020 Strokes 'The New Abnormal' (64)
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