I imagine most people have this one on the tops of their heads. I was born in '74 and it's Radio City I guess. How exciting. You turn!
― being cute is 3x better than being beautiful (rip van wanko), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:48 (eleven years ago)
http://kopcow.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/isthisit.jpg
― poptimisty mounting pop (Noodle Vague), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:52 (eleven years ago)
so precocious
― being cute is 3x better than being beautiful (rip van wanko), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:53 (eleven years ago)
the replacements - pleased to meet me. runner up would be eric b. & rakim - paid in full
― hanley ramirez ordering a pizza (slothroprhymes), Monday, 1 December 2014 17:53 (eleven years ago)
http://www.popsike.com/pix/20080618/120274344135.jpg
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 1 December 2014 18:00 (eleven years ago)
I can't choose between My Generation and Otis Blue
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Monday, 1 December 2014 20:22 (eleven years ago)
Lust For Life is my legit answer, but also The Beach Boys' Love You for sentimental/nostalgic reasons.
― Your Soup Is Inside Me (Old Lunch), Monday, 1 December 2014 20:33 (eleven years ago)
Pearl Jam - Ten
― finn_the_scot, Monday, 1 December 2014 20:50 (eleven years ago)
Exile On Main St.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 1 December 2014 20:51 (eleven years ago)
Tusk, probably
― mizzell, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:07 (eleven years ago)
oh so you're my year. I would go with Entertainment! or Off The Wall.
― Kooki-Wan Tanooki (Hurting 2), Monday, 1 December 2014 21:08 (eleven years ago)
Graceland or Throwing Muses' debut.
― J. Sam, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:14 (eleven years ago)
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely.
― The Thelonius Monk of nu-ki? (Dan Peterson), Monday, 1 December 2014 21:17 (eleven years ago)
L'Amour MurmurWhat Makes a Man Start Fires?
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:20 (eleven years ago)
Compared to those a year younger though, my year is nothing (and seems to be filled with half decent albums of artists I like)
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:23 (eleven years ago)
Easy - remain in light
― Piss-Up Artist (dog latin), Monday, 1 December 2014 21:24 (eleven years ago)
Climate of Hunter, Don't Break the Oath, Powerslave
― jmm, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:25 (eleven years ago)
the sensual world
― katherine, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:28 (eleven years ago)
Sketches of Spain
― Brad C., Monday, 1 December 2014 21:28 (eleven years ago)
On the Corner
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 1 December 2014 21:31 (eleven years ago)
Propaganda - A Secret Wish
― soref, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:36 (eleven years ago)
White Album or Beggars Banquet...shocking, I know!
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:42 (eleven years ago)
I don't know for sure, but this sounds right today:
http://img0.etsystatic.com/027/0/7237099/il_570xN.609928564_ez08.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 1 December 2014 21:44 (eleven years ago)
Black Sabbath s/t or Deep Purple In Rock.
― Prince Kajuku (Bill Magill), Monday, 1 December 2014 21:56 (eleven years ago)
The Low End Theory
― tsrobodo, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:00 (eleven years ago)
Wow. Another Green World or Country Life or Born to Run or ... Jeez.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:04 (eleven years ago)
Zuma? Funky Kingston? Physical Graffiti?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:05 (eleven years ago)
Not sure I've got dates right...
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:06 (eleven years ago)
Bowie - "low", Giorgio Moroder -"from here to eternity"
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Monday, 1 December 2014 22:12 (eleven years ago)
probably Revolver
― sleeve, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:37 (eleven years ago)
Mars Audiac Quintet :-)
― olly, Monday, 1 December 2014 22:44 (eleven years ago)
Sonic Youth - Sister
― I can just, like, YOLO with Uber (bernard snowy), Monday, 1 December 2014 22:59 (eleven years ago)
Chairs Missing
'78 was a weird year afaict
― the most painstaking, humorless people in the world (lukas), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:17 (eleven years ago)
xtc - skylarking
― ciderpress, Monday, 1 December 2014 23:21 (eleven years ago)
R.E.M - Murmur
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 1 December 2014 23:22 (eleven years ago)
heaven or las vegas
― een, Monday, 1 December 2014 23:44 (eleven years ago)
metal box, probably.
― electric sack butt (haitch), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:48 (eleven years ago)
Taking the thread title literally, I'll say Big Star's Third, though if recording year vs. release year screwiness disqualifies it, I'll happily substitute This Year's Model.
― MaudAddam (cryptosicko), Monday, 1 December 2014 23:48 (eleven years ago)
Pink Moon or Skies Of America, depending on the day
― col, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 00:03 (eleven years ago)
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, no hesitation
― The Complainte of Ray Tabano, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:12 (eleven years ago)
Contril
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:20 (eleven years ago)
Immediate answer that popped into my head was Thriller. It came out 10 days after I was born! With all due respect to Computer Games (released 10 days before I was born - thanks Wikipedia), I'm sticking with that.
― Chuck Eddy. He's a people. (thewufs), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:25 (eleven years ago)
Can't decide between Freewheelin Bob Dylan and The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady
― WmC, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:28 (eleven years ago)
Control, even
― burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb ranks (The Reverend), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:30 (eleven years ago)
Yes, I'm an old fart.http://www.moonunitrecords.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/0/0/0094638241416_1.jpg
― Jazzbo, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:31 (eleven years ago)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/The-Queen-is-Dead-cover.png
― monster_xero, Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:43 (eleven years ago)
i've tried to do this and imo it's literally impossible for 1987
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:48 (eleven years ago)
a lot of my all time favorite thrash metal records came out in '87, maybe one of those
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:49 (eleven years ago)
alternately
http://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/2/4/124.jpg
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:50 (eleven years ago)
fuck, i lied, it's faith
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 01:51 (eleven years ago)
Totally forgotten that I'd already chosen upthread but nice to know that my choice remained the same. Weird to think that Highway 61 Revisited is my SECOND choice (Sorry, Austin!)
― doug watson, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 09:52 (five years ago)
Purple Rain, I guess
― Mule, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 10:41 (five years ago)
(Strong contenders in BITUSA and Mats’ Let It Be
― Mule, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 10:45 (five years ago)
Somehow had it in my mind that Paid in Full was from the year before, I'll go with that.
― geoffreyess, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:58 (five years ago)
Ramones
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:01 (five years ago)
Tricky's Maxinquaye. I've realized there's not a lot of 90s babies on ILX!Holy shit, lol. (I was in college and shook Tricky’s hand when he came someplace to promote it)
― Charging for Brewskis™ (morrisp), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:03 (five years ago)
Anyway, here’s mine:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Red_Krayola_-_Corrected_Slogans.jpg
― Charging for Brewskis™ (morrisp), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:07 (five years ago)
More Songs about Buildings and Food is the no-thought answer.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:07 (five years ago)
NEU! '75. Fuck, I'm old.
lol, hold my beer
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/814TAGAjY3L._SL1300_.jpg
― Album Moods: Rambunctious; Snide (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:16 (five years ago)
spring chicken here:https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1a/38/2d/1a382d3ea9723559273400b74618b602.jpg
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 18:35 (five years ago)
https://pure-music.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Ramones-album-cover.jpg
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 19:19 (five years ago)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/16153/zenarcade_1409743873_crop_550x554.jpg
but thats just for starters. 1984 was a crazy year. INSANE YEAR. so many of my faves of all time...
Let It Be / Purple Rain / Meat Puppets II / Treasure / Spring Hill Fair / Ride The Lightning / Reckoning / Born In The USA / A Walk Across the Rooftops / Ocean Rain / Powerslave / Swoon / Double Nickels On The Dime / Diamond Life / Brilliant Trees / My War / It'll End In Tears / Dead Can Dance / Climate Of Hunter
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 19:26 (five years ago)
Nice to see some other '76ers here (re: Ramones)
― Charging for Brewskis™ (morrisp), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 19:46 (five years ago)
1970Black Sabbath s/tor maybe Funhouse
― p.j.b. (pj), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 20:19 (five years ago)
The Slider
― Night of the Living Crustheads (PBKR), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 20:32 (five years ago)
The Saints, (I'm) Stranded
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 20:47 (five years ago)
I didn't check past My Favorite Things, but I can't see that anything would eclipse that.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 20:55 (five years ago)
Innervisions
― neith moon (ledge), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 21:18 (five years ago)
Probably Beggars Banquet
Or Fool on the Hill by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
Love Child by Diana Ross & the Supremes a contender also
― Josefa, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 21:23 (five years ago)
George Best
― I_Got_Loaded, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:01 (five years ago)
Five-way tie between Aretha’s Amazing Grace, Talking Book, Exile On Main St, On The Corner, and Pete Townshend’s Who Came First.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:03 (five years ago)
Please Please Me
― Migdalia Amygdala (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:03 (five years ago)
Approximately Infinite Universe
― Freeze Instr., Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:13 (five years ago)
Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Ecpress
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:14 (five years ago)
kate bush - the dreaming
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:15 (five years ago)
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
― Dig Dug the police (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:18 (five years ago)
Boring answer but probably London Calling
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:18 (five years ago)
http://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1355304862_10.jpg
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:22 (five years ago)
Stands for Decibels
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:26 (five years ago)
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, June 17, 2020 6:03 PM (thirty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
'72 Baby! Exile and On the Corner (along with Europe '72) were my other choices. Though I think '71 and '73 might have better choices.
― Night of the Living Crustheads (PBKR), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:40 (five years ago)
― ciderpress, Monday, December 1, 2014 6:21 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
updating to david sylvian - gone to earth, though this was a good pick too
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 22:45 (five years ago)
’72 Baby! Exile and On the Corner (along with Europe '72) were my other choices. Though I think '71 and '73 might have better choices.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:17 (five years ago)
Four way tie - Cosmo's Factory/Fun house/After the Gold Rush/Paranoid - but gun to the head, 'Cosmo's'
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:21 (five years ago)
I want to claim 1972 too--I was reborn that year when I became immersed in Top 40 radio like never before.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:22 (five years ago)
Acsension over Aftermath and Da Capo bcuz side 1
― medicate for all (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 23:23 (five years ago)
Looks like Hejira, there aren't many albums from my birth year that I listen to
― or something, Thursday, 18 June 2020 00:00 (five years ago)
‘72 here as well. i’m looking at my birth month that year and am blessed with ege bamyasi and the world is a ghetto
― sknybrg, Thursday, 18 June 2020 00:46 (five years ago)
Strictly Personal
― bring wayne shorter to the slaughter (Matt #2), Thursday, 18 June 2020 00:53 (five years ago)
I had Soundtracks, Let it Bleed and The Man Who Sold the World but I'll be honest and pick Plastic Ono Band (Lennon). I think.
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 18 June 2020 01:05 (five years ago)
The real answer is Slates but since that's clearly an EP, I'll go with the first self-titled Indoor Life album.
Runner-ups = Odyshape, Tin Drum, Return of the Giant Slits
― weekly shopper helper (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 18 June 2020 09:04 (five years ago)
https://media.s-bol.com/xkqL54OXAy2P/1200x1200.jpg
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 18 June 2020 09:35 (five years ago)
I'm sorry, I can't do this quickly.
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 18 June 2020 09:56 (five years ago)
Me neither. Lack of albums I like to that extent.
Not saying they were all bad albums in 1961, just..
― Mark G, Thursday, 18 June 2020 10:01 (five years ago)
There you go, it's "The Young Ones" soundtrack. Played that a few times back in the day.
― Mark G, Thursday, 18 June 2020 10:03 (five years ago)
The Velvet Underground says this ol' maing.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 18 June 2020 10:10 (five years ago)
1979 has loads of brilliant albums but nothing I really think of as a personal favourite.
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 18 June 2020 10:11 (five years ago)
Taking Sides, 1961 edition: Jets and Sharks vs. Cliff and Shadows
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 18 June 2020 10:23 (five years ago)
Yeah, that one was in second place.
― Mark G, Thursday, 18 June 2020 10:37 (five years ago)
Sonic Youth 'Evol' or Prince 'Parade' at first glimpse. What a year.
― cooldix, Thursday, 18 June 2020 11:57 (five years ago)
Either Axis: Bold as Love or Velvets/Nico
― Hongro Hongro Hippies (Myonga Vön Bontee), Saturday, 20 June 2020 05:14 (five years ago)