i.e. they reached their peak and then they split up, or died. No nominating artists who just happened to release something good last week
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:41 (seventeen years ago)
I'll start with the Libertines
many will suggest Talk Talk
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:44 (seventeen years ago)
mr bungle
― SANJAY BLOGDAI SANJAY (John Justen), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)
I have no recollection of the last Bungle album!
― Like sicking a little bit of water into my mouth (HI DERE), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)
california is a+++++++
― SANJAY BLOGDAI SANJAY (John Justen), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:47 (seventeen years ago)
my bloody valentine ftw!
― Steve (Not Stevie) (Stevie D), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:48 (seventeen years ago)
well, last album
fugazi (IMO)
― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:51 (seventeen years ago)
California is A+++++++ but Disco Volante is A++++++++ imo
good shout tho
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:53 (seventeen years ago)
Wham!
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:54 (seventeen years ago)
oh right, I remember now, you are OTM depending on what mood I'm in (I think my default setting is "Stubb (A Dub)" is the best Bungle song ever recorded).
― Like sicking a little bit of water into my mouth (HI DERE), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:55 (seventeen years ago)
My Bloody Valentine for sure. Big Star if they hadn't reunited... good case could be made for the Beatles, I think.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:57 (seventeen years ago)
"Mr Bungle" is merely A++++++ :(
(this still means that it is a totally awesome riot)
MBV are doing more shit atm u fools
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:58 (seventeen years ago)
A lot of folks will disagree, but Slater-Kinney's The Woods is my favorite.
― Moodles, Thursday, 16 October 2008 19:59 (seventeen years ago)
will believe it when I hear it and am not getting my hopes up
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:00 (seventeen years ago)
I propose that reunions that occur more than 10 years after the break-up don't count...(so yeah, Big Star)...
― henry s, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:01 (seventeen years ago)
lotta folks round here would say that "The Electrician" was the best thing the Walker Brothers ever did...
― henry s, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:02 (seventeen years ago)
Grandaddy might be a valid answer, actually.
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:03 (seventeen years ago)
And you could very well argue for Hood's "Outside Closer", although their two late-90's albums juuust about pip it to the post imo. But fuck, maybe not. The other issue is that Hood may not be finished.
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:05 (seventeen years ago)
I'm tempted to say Duke Ellington's Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, though I wouldn't try to convince anyone that it's absolutely his best record.
― Sara Sara Sara, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:05 (seventeen years ago)
Electrelane
― loderunner, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:08 (seventeen years ago)
also lolz who is gonna say Slint oh lolz it's me oops
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:10 (seventeen years ago)
I like most Unwound, but Leaves Turn Inside You is the masterpiece.
― z "R" s (Z S), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:20 (seventeen years ago)
the Beatles: Abbey Road
― Bill Magill, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:29 (seventeen years ago)
J
― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:29 (seventeen years ago)
oy Division
The Doors: LA Woman
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:30 (seventeen years ago)
Nick Drake
― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:30 (seventeen years ago)
i sometimes think Oh La La is my favorite Faces record
― flyover statesman (will), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:32 (seventeen years ago)
Holy crap, I'm surprised I didn't think of this sooner: the MC5, High Time.
― Sara Sara Sara, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:32 (seventeen years ago)
Neutral Milk Hotel
― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:33 (seventeen years ago)
Chameleons on the 10-year rule
Richard and Linda Thompson
― mottdeterre, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:34 (seventeen years ago)
The Czars - assuming that b-sides collection doesn't count.
― rentboy, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:34 (seventeen years ago)
J Dilla?
― rentboy, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:35 (seventeen years ago)
Zombies, 10-year rule
― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:36 (seventeen years ago)
Judee Sill (if you don't count the posthumous stuff)
― mottdeterre, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:36 (seventeen years ago)
Nick Drake― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli),
― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli),
This
― Moka, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:37 (seventeen years ago)
miles davisthe clashcan
― what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:40 (seventeen years ago)
>>the clash
Surely you can't mean Cut the Crap?
― mottdeterre, Thursday, 16 October 2008 20:42 (seventeen years ago)
You could make a case for the Velvet Underground, disregarding any live/reunion work.
― mottdeterre, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:09 (seventeen years ago)
Lots of artists who only had one song by a particular outside songwriter. Like Animotion's "Obsession".
― Eazy, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:17 (seventeen years ago)
[x-post] that has the get-out clause of having been made and released by Bernie Rhodes under the Clash's name
still, neither Combat Rock nor Should I Stay are their best
aside from the fact they haven't released jack shit atm, covers of We Have All The Time In The World and Map Ref 41°N 93°W are far better arguments u fool
― Joe, Joe The Plumber (sic), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:27 (seventeen years ago)
Hood's "Outside Closer"
Damn, I didn't even know they broke up. That sucks. I guess this is OTM, then.
― Pillbox, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:36 (seventeen years ago)
Not sure if Abbey road is the best Beales album but it's my personal favourite.
Was Black night crash the last Ride single? if so, that..probably.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:37 (seventeen years ago)
Having said that, Abbey road was just their last recording and far from their last release.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:38 (seventeen years ago)
You could make a case for the Velvet Underground, disregarding any live/reunion work.― mottdeterre, Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:09 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark
― mottdeterre, Thursday, October 16, 2008 5:09 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark
OTFM! Squeeze was 100x better than all their other albums combined!
― Pillbox, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:39 (seventeen years ago)
Well, they're of ambiguous status. Nobody really knows tbh. xxxpost
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:39 (seventeen years ago)
Sorry SHS, but Ride = so so so so so wrong
ya wtf
also i'm guessing black nite crash came out before tarantula, which i'm reliably informed is a car-wreck of the most grievous proportions
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:40 (seventeen years ago)
i mean they broke up about 4 days after releasing it so it must have been their last hurrah
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:41 (seventeen years ago)
Tarantula was less Ride's last album than it was Hurricane 100's first. Meaning: suxxville all the way.
― Pillbox, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:42 (seventeen years ago)
Weren't they called Hurricane #1? And yeah, shiteshiteshite
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:43 (seventeen years ago)
TS: Haircut 100 vs. Hurricane #1
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:44 (seventeen years ago)
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? doo bop?
― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:45 (seventeen years ago)
sorry lame joke. Cut the crap and Rite time aren't exactly stellar either.
― what U cry 4 (jim), Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:46 (seventeen years ago)
Yer rite L, it was Hurricane #1. But Haircut 100 are were way better, anyway.
― Pillbox, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:51 (seventeen years ago)
Just listened to Drive blind and Chelsea Girl for the first time for years.
I am wrong. (although Black night crash is a good track, nevertheless)
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:54 (seventeen years ago)
actually i was thinking of miles, if 'live around the world' was released after doo-bop.
― Jordan, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:58 (seventeen years ago)
If we're talking singles, I'd say "Leave Them All Behind" without blinking. That song perfectly captures the best parts of their noizy shoegaze side and their jangly pop side in one joyous, 8-minute parcel of sonic perfection IMO. Ah, but we digress. This is not a Ride thread, after all.
― Pillbox, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:58 (seventeen years ago)
B-sides on that one are A-grade too, btw
― Pillbox, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:59 (seventeen years ago)
The Specials
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 16 October 2008 21:59 (seventeen years ago)
As for albums: Dodgy and The Police.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:00 (seventeen years ago)
sam cooke (a change)
― Barunka Hussein O'Shaughnessy (Frogman Henry), Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:00 (seventeen years ago)
Howard Hughes is arguably Ride's best song IMO, the GBA-era B-sides were simply brilliant (along with the album, which >>>Nowhere IMO, even given that Nowhere is aces)
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:10 (seventeen years ago)
Pavement.Most will not agree.
― NewBeefLover, Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:14 (seventeen years ago)
Surprised that there hasn't been an Exploding Hearts mention yet.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:19 (seventeen years ago)
― NewBeefLover, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:14 (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkI agree...with reservations.
I also agree with Geir. The Specials were a great band and both albums are amaziing in different ways. There are better tracks on the album, maybe, but as a swansong sigle and final release, Ghost Town can not be beaten.
― Sven Hassel Schmuck, Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:26 (seventeen years ago)
I love ending the ride with the sublimely ridiculous Carrot Rope.
― NewBeefLover, Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:41 (seventeen years ago)
people are way too harsh on terror twilight.that said, it was pavement's worst album. worst meaning not quite as incredible as the rest. obviously this is what everyone else thinks too, but wowee was their best. lyrics-wise, brighten.
― Kevin Keller, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:05 (seventeen years ago)
It's their best record when combined with weed.Trust me.
― NewBeefLover, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:06 (seventeen years ago)
for me, pavement seemed to get progressively worse from album to album, though i can acknowledge that 'slanted...' and 'crooked rain...' are about on a par in terms of their excellence.
my answer to this question is death, nick drake, at the gates, and possibly big star. i'm sure there are lots of examples i could think of
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 17 October 2008 01:52 (seventeen years ago)
Band of Susans, though a lot of that has to do with production
― dlp9001, Friday, 17 October 2008 02:13 (seventeen years ago)
Failure
― billstevejim, Friday, 17 October 2008 03:41 (seventeen years ago)
Nick Drake was 1st to come to mind for me
― original dixieland jaas band (Curt1s Stephens), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:42 (seventeen years ago)
goodbye better than the ugly people vs the beautiful people? not really.
― keythkeyth, Friday, 17 October 2008 03:45 (seventeen years ago)
Slowdive
― turkey, Friday, 17 October 2008 04:04 (seventeen years ago)
Young Marble Giants
― milling through the grinder, grinding through the mill (S-), Friday, 17 October 2008 04:25 (seventeen years ago)
Sublime
― Steve (Not Stevie) (Stevie D), Friday, 17 October 2008 05:12 (seventeen years ago)
Otis Redding
Aaliyah
― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 17 October 2008 05:27 (seventeen years ago)
Actually, I take back Aaliyah and add Poe, who never followed up the underappreciated Haunted AFAIK.
― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 17 October 2008 05:31 (seventeen years ago)
blind faith
― velko, Friday, 17 October 2008 05:35 (seventeen years ago)
kubichek
― thereminimum chips (electricsound), Friday, 17 October 2008 05:36 (seventeen years ago)
The Chameleons - "Tony Fletcher Walked On Water" EP, though we can argue about technicalities.
― Steely Dan Is Boring And Oh So Safe (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Friday, 17 October 2008 05:46 (seventeen years ago)
Jeff Buckley - its of "My Sweetheart The Drunk"
― Steely Dan Is Boring And Oh So Safe (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Friday, 17 October 2008 05:47 (seventeen years ago)
Nick Drake - Hanging On a Star
― Steely Dan Is Boring And Oh So Safe (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Friday, 17 October 2008 05:54 (seventeen years ago)
S+G's last album was Bridge Over Troubled Water.
― Mordy, Friday, 17 October 2008 06:02 (seventeen years ago)
Does "My Little Town" disqualify that?
― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 17 October 2008 06:22 (seventeen years ago)
Seconding Band Of Susans and Slowdive.
maybe the Swans?
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 17 October 2008 06:37 (seventeen years ago)
Japan
― Matt #2, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:01 (seventeen years ago)
Cliff Burton
― Nate Carson, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:09 (seventeen years ago)
Nirvana
The Black Dog (well with original line up)
― Treblekicker, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:13 (seventeen years ago)
Electrelane was a good shout.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 17 October 2008 10:13 (seventeen years ago)
arguably Unwound too
― Nate Carson, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:16 (seventeen years ago)
Gastr Del Sol
― NickB, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:16 (seventeen years ago)
Joy Division.
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:18 (seventeen years ago)
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Aaliyah was otm tho
― Teddy Riley (The Reverend), Friday, 17 October 2008 10:19 (seventeen years ago)
I'm excluding the 8million re-releases of Love Will Tear Us Apart and the four or five Best Of compilations there. (xpost)
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:19 (seventeen years ago)
Similarly, I mean In Utero, not MTV Unplugged or the numerous post-death cash-ins.
― Treblekicker, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:21 (seventeen years ago)
Roxy Music, maybe.
― Neil S, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:26 (seventeen years ago)
Have to disagree. Cycle of Days and Seasons or Cold House for me were their best works.
― Treblekicker, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:29 (seventeen years ago)
Japan OTM is you count the "Ghosts" single as their last. "Oil On Canvas" was pretty much pointless though, like virtually all live albums.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 17 October 2008 11:22 (seventeen years ago)
31 Japan European Son Single Jan 1982 5 Japan Ghosts Single Mar 1982 24 Japan Cantonese Boy Single May 1982 9 Japan I Second That Emotion Single Jul 1982 26 Japan Assemblage (re-entry) Album Jul 1982 28 Japan Life In Tokyo Single Oct 1982 29 Japan Night Porter Single Nov 1982 38 Japan All Tomorrow's Parties Single Mar 1983 5 Japan Oil On Canvas Album Jun 1983
Clearly, it was not their last.
Hmm, "European Son" And "All Tomorrows Parties"....
― Mark G, Friday, 17 October 2008 11:29 (seventeen years ago)
The Soft Boys with Underwater Moonlight, assuming a discounting of the 20-years-later Nextdoorland.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 17 October 2008 11:30 (seventeen years ago)
What about the "Only the Stones Remain" half-album?
― Mark G, Friday, 17 October 2008 11:31 (seventeen years ago)
Uncle Tupelo--AnodyneOblivians--Play Nine Songs...
― steampig67, Friday, 17 October 2008 12:00 (seventeen years ago)
― Mark G,
Odds and sods cash-ins shouldn't count, even if stuff is unreleased (see Joy Division).
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 17 October 2008 12:07 (seventeen years ago)
Japan's European Son isn't a cover. also, Japan is a poor answer imo.
don't agree with Electrelane but it's still a reasonable shout.
Joy Divison and Unwound mentioned previously, both otm
Pavement is obviously madness
― the gum that i like has yet to come back in style (Roberto Spiralli), Friday, 17 October 2008 12:20 (seventeen years ago)
Fine Young Cannibals
― mottdeterre, Friday, 17 October 2008 12:36 (seventeen years ago)
Dukes Of Stratosphear, ha-ha
― zeus, Friday, 17 October 2008 12:54 (seventeen years ago)
I like the last Felt album (Me and a Monkey on The Moon) the best, but I'm sure no-one's going to agree.
― Kim Tortoise, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:17 (seventeen years ago)
It's the only album of Felt I heard (apart from the Best Of), and was underwhelmed.
― Mark G, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:19 (seventeen years ago)
― Treblekicker, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:29 (3 hours ago) Bookmark
I DID say it was only a POTENTIAL, and that I may well prefer their two late-90's efforts (Cycle and Rustic, both amazing)
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:23 (seventeen years ago)
Yeah Rustic's pretty good, although pretty hardcore miserablism (even by their standards)
― Treblekicker, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:30 (seventeen years ago)
Gram Parsons? Grievous Angel is a masterpiece, but is it better than The Gilded Palace of Sin or Sweetheart of the Rodeo? Damn, that's a tough decision (for me at least). An embarassment of riches there.
― Pillbox, Friday, 17 October 2008 22:03 (seventeen years ago)
You can count it as the last release by the solo artist Gram Parsons no matter what.
Personally I'll rank both of those other albums ahead of it though.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 17 October 2008 22:08 (seventeen years ago)
Yeah, but the guy only put out two solo records, which is why I included the Byrds/FBB stuff.
― Pillbox, Friday, 17 October 2008 22:11 (seventeen years ago)
Rustic, I have decided, is England's answer to Black Metal. One day I'll write an article about that.
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Friday, 17 October 2008 22:15 (seventeen years ago)
I will agree unreservedly. Pavement were better the more straightforward and less lo-fi they became.
― ilxor, Saturday, 18 October 2008 03:55 (seventeen years ago)
I will also ride for Terror Twilight.
― bear, bear, bear, Saturday, 18 October 2008 04:03 (seventeen years ago)
Can anyone think of a rapper or rap group who's released at least three albums and fits this criteria (and also isn't challops answer or LOL bullshit)
― jigglepanda.gif (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 18 October 2008 05:46 (seventeen years ago)
A case could be made for Pac, I suppose
― jigglepanda.gif (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 18 October 2008 05:48 (seventeen years ago)
UGK - depending on if you'd rate Underground Kingz over Ridin' Dirty
It's sad how, for many of the artists listed in this thread, the demise came because of a death and not b/c they decided to quit while ahead.
― Pillbox, Saturday, 18 October 2008 05:50 (seventeen years ago)
― mottdeterre, Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:34 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark
Nah, I don't buy it. Judee Sill OTM though. I have a friend who was sort of turned off by her first album, but man Heart Food is so good. It makes me want to hit people over the head with it.
― ian, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:13 (seventeen years ago)
Kate Bush, maybe...?
― ian, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:14 (seventeen years ago)
Stars of the Lid.
― ian, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:15 (seventeen years ago)
Some might say The Shadow Ring.
On a related tip, Idea Fire Company's last album is their finest yet.
― ian, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:17 (seventeen years ago)
the dead texan
― bart_stanberg, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:18 (seventeen years ago)
the soft boys
― ciderpress, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:41 (seventeen years ago)
otm ian re: ifco!
― nerve_pylon, Saturday, 18 October 2008 06:51 (seventeen years ago)
Skip Spence. Thanks.
― inhibitionist, Saturday, 18 October 2008 09:36 (seventeen years ago)
go betweens - oceans apart
― Michael B, Saturday, 18 October 2008 12:15 (seventeen years ago)
Neu! perhaps
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Saturday, 18 October 2008 12:33 (seventeen years ago)
disagree w/go-betweens, but robert forster's last is certainly his best.
― nerve_pylon, Saturday, 18 October 2008 14:17 (seventeen years ago)
This thread is sort of ruined by shouts for bands who only put on 2 or 3 albums anyway.
― a shark shall fuck you (wanko ergo sum), Saturday, 18 October 2008 14:24 (seventeen years ago)
put OUT
that's what she said
The Turtles
― abanana, Saturday, 18 October 2008 16:28 (seventeen years ago)
KMD
― Granny Dainger, Saturday, 18 October 2008 17:50 (seventeen years ago)
Kyuss
― StanM, Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:07 (seventeen years ago)
The Beatles, IMO (Abbey Road, not Let It Be).
― chap, Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:08 (seventeen years ago)
Cop Shoot Cop, IMO. (Controversial, perhaps, but I just like Release best.)
― StanM, Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:11 (seventeen years ago)
Thin White Rope (doesn't matter if the live album counts: if it does, that's it, if it doesn't, The Ruby Sea is)
― StanM, Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:14 (seventeen years ago)
Artists whose last only release was the best thing they ever did
― z "R" s (Z S), Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:43 (seventeen years ago)
"Kyuss"
Really?
― Bill Magill, Saturday, 18 October 2008 22:58 (seventeen years ago)
Yeah, it's the one I find I like most, after all this time.
― StanM, Sunday, 19 October 2008 04:42 (seventeen years ago)
Galaxie 500.
― Their time's limited, hard rocks, too (mehlt), Sunday, 19 October 2008 05:04 (seventeen years ago)
Portishead
― van smack, Sunday, 19 October 2008 05:20 (seventeen years ago)
^^^ You never know what they might have in store for us in 2019.
― Pillbox, Sunday, 19 October 2008 08:35 (seventeen years ago)
The Verve just lost this honour a few months ago.
― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 19 October 2008 19:07 (seventeen years ago)