As of Today, the Best Record in the World Is... (a thread with rules)

Monteverdi - 1610 Vespers - c. John Taverner

500 years of religious choral music crunched down to one lightspeed song cycle written 400 years ago most beautiful thing imaginable

correction, taverner consort conducted by andrew parrott

Joan Jett The Hit List

For finding the Glitterbeat heart in AC/DC and other lumpenpunkmetal, I salute you.

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

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or I guess it then was

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whatever

red house painters - songs for a blue guitar
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red house painters is one of those rare bands where, search high
or low, i cant find a bad review for them. nevertheless, thats
not the source of my admiration for this album. my wellspring of
joy comes from the song writing/interpreting genius of mark
kozelek, a sublime mixture of erudition and pure glandeal rock
muscle. kozeek is one of those expert souls that knows how to
take a good song and cover it exponentially, revealing certain
profound and beautiful textures that were certainly never intended.

ever thought of "silly love songs" as a primer on the wistful,
doomed, and beautifully futile realm of unrequited love? be
prepared to. ever thought of progband yes as purveyors of raging,
crazy horse-esque songs full of righteous stoned indignation?
be prepared to. because "long distance runaround" absolutely burns
here, and every song is totally unforgettable.

welcome to the apocalypse. "songs for a blue guitar" proves that
rock n roll is still an art form above reproach.

The Comsat Angels - Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones

Because it has their cover of "Citadel."

I just checked and it's still In the Aeroplane.

Richard Davies - telegraph.
cause its the best melodic singer/songwriter album ever, and its underrated as hell.

I really like the new Walkmen album!

"bitch" on sticky fingers (uh, the stones).

Depeche Mode, Violator.

Brilliantly written, viscerally produced, funky as hell. About as perfect a fusion between rock and dance music as there's ever been.

(Sorry O'Connor, this is where your description needed to go, with a crucial letter difference. ;-) )

Science Fiction is probably the right answer, though I haven't heard Avatar yet.

Psapp - The Only Thing I Ever Wanted

Dreamy like Feist, and as AMG says "Live instruments such as piano, brushed percussion, and xylophone comprise most of the musical samples, creating a powerful hybrid of earthy folk and sophisticated electronica"

"U Ain't Runnin Shit," George Clinton f/ Que Bo Gold, Kool Ace, Jazze Pha, Little Blunt

Big minor-key bouncy beat, everyone gets called a bitch including Betty Crocker, George namedrops Paul Revere like a true OG, making my Wednesday