o.nate's fifty favorite albums (that did not place in the RYM top 100 for their year)

what does rym have against trompe le monde

Very surprised some of these aren’t in their years top 100. Voted workingman’s dead

also surprised and voted for that (not just a protest; it's the one I've most recently listened to).

Yeah that one seems like a bit of a ringer. I suspect it’s perhaps because American Beauty came out the same year and that’s probably most people’s pick (actually would probably be my pick too, but they’re both great).

Workingsmans dead >>>>>>>>>>>>> american beauty

I’ve gone back and forth on which I prefer, and probably will again. Both are nearly flawless.

That's a cool list criterion. Might have to go for The Stevens or Heavenly if only because they may struggle to find much love here too!

i also voted workingman's dead - i don't think they've ever written a song more beautiful than "black peter". can't believe it's so far down the list on RYM!

agreed with Nag, that's a great way of making a list more interesting

Totally agree on “Black Peter”. That song and “Dire Wolf” are two that I think about a lot.

King Krule is one of the most headscratching modern artists I see people rave on about. I can’t get into that detuned drunk drawl of a voice.

I have a soft spot for abrasive voices if the singer has a good sense of rhythm and dynamics. I would’ve included a Howlin Wolf album here but alas he is too popular on RYM. The blues and percussive style blues singing are a recurring element in many of my favorite records.

I mean I adore Howlin Wolf and Beefheart and Tom Waits and the Cookie Monster but King Krule doesn’t sound as tuneful to my ears. I might need to give him another chance.

I've gotten so many plays and so much joy from that Cosimo Matassa comp.

It really is a cornucopia of riches. It’s cheating a bit since there’s like 120 tracks on that thing, but considering you can find it online for about the price of a new CD, it seems fair game to include.

ugh so hard to choose between Espers, Chastity Belt and Stara Rzeka

Modern Times is really good. It surprised me for a late period Dylan album.

Going with Contra though, one of the best of that decade

Went for Vampire Weekend as well

I should have included Elvis Presley's He Touched Me (#750 for 1972). It's tied with Elvis in Memphis (#96 for 1969) as my favorite Elvis album.

got excited when i saw WIN at the end of the list.
should have known it was not going to be the WIN that i love.
subsequently, had to give a vote for GHOST as it's the only album i know and love out of this list.

Trompe and Contra surprise me - maybe Contra was one of those things where it got too popular too fast which always causes the RYM ranking to drop. Trompe le Monde I would've guessed was Top 25 but idk maybe 1991 is just a really stacked year

gonna vote Koenjihyakkei cuz I love that album, easily one of the best in uh whatever genre that is

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Win from Edinburgh? I'm not familiar with them, but curiously I see they have an album called "Freaky Trigger" which makes it seem like they may have some historical significance around these parts.

The Win Win I was thinking of are electro-pop producers doing kind of a dance-rock crossover thing a la Hot Chip, Justice, Phoenix, and other big-name bands of the early '10s.

yup, that WIN, and indeed the crew that released Freaky Trigger.
as good as FT was, tis all about their debut though.
an album that still has not been given a reissue, hence the silly prices

https://www.discogs.com/release/2211709-Win-Uh-Tears-Baby-A-Trash-Icon

I like a bunch of these, voted Modern Times because it's my favorite late-era Dylan album. I kind of think it's underrated vs. the rest of the post-1995 stuff.

Modern Times is easily the Dylan album I've listened to most in the past 10 years.

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Number of albums heard: 8

Favourite: Bananamour (despite "While Your Parents are Asleep") over Workingman's Dead (despite "Easy Wind")

Least-favourite: Seeds of Love - decent songs overproduced and dragged out too long

Nicest surprise: FFS

Unheard, but most want to hear: Sandy Denny

contra is an all-time classic

Seeds of Love - decent songs overproduced and dragged out too long

I couldn't disagree more (of course I would though!) I wouldn't say it's overproduced - I'd say it's produced just the right amount. Or rather I'd say the production is incredibly sumptuous and the album sounds amazing. I don't know how much it cost to record, but it sounds like it cost a lot. As far as songs being dragged out too long, I'd say that the only song that to me risks overstaying its welcome is the title track and lead single "Seeds of Love". That seems like it sticks to closely to the same melodic material and hammers the same hook a bit too much (although it is a great hook, don't get me wrong). The other long tracks to me seem to earn their length.

o. nate otm

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Pleasantly surprised to see votes for some things I can’t remember having seen discussed on this board.