Sadchild's top 333 fav songs of all ever

[scotchandcigar]

I listened to So a lot, and it sounded great.

There's a story I didn't tell, when I was talking about my stereo equipment in my thread. Those big Snell speakers were being sold by Steven Stone, a reviewer/editor for Stereophile magazine. They were installed in his Allston/Brighton loft apartment by Peter Snell himself, as his reference monitors. After 3 years, it was time to move on, and that's where I came in.

I went to Steven's loft to see about buying the Snells. I brought some CDs with me, including So, Brothers in Arms, and Joe Jackson's Body and Soul. Back in '89, hardcore audiophiles poo-pooed CDs (although he had a wall of them). I wanted to hear Don't Give Up, so he reluctantly stuck my CD into his portable CD player, and when the song started, he said "wow, that's really hot", which I thought was a compliment. But it meant that the sound was very bright, glassy, and harsh. He then retrieved his LP version of So, and dropped in onto his $20k VPI turntable. It sounded a whole lot better.

Of course, I ended up buying the speakers.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

There's a story I didn't tell, when I was talking about my stereo equipment in my thread. Those big Snell speakers were being sold by Steven Stone, a reviewer/editor for Stereophile magazine. They were installed in his Allston/Brighton loft apartment by Peter Snell himself, as his reference monitors. After 3 years, it was time to move on, and that's where I came in.

I went to Steven's loft to see about buying the Snells. I brought some CDs with me, including So, Brothers in Arms, and Joe Jackson's Body and Soul. Back in '89, hardcore audiophiles poo-pooed CDs (although he had a wall of them). I wanted to hear Don't Give Up, so he reluctantly stuck my CD into his portable CD player, and when the song started, he said "wow, that's really hot", which I thought was a compliment. But it meant that the sound was very bright, glassy, and harsh. He then retrieved his LP version of So, and dropped in onto his $20k VPI turntable. It sounded a whole lot better.

Of course, I ended up buying the speakers.

I have found that in a quiet room, with no background noise, no dogs snoring, no TVs on in other rooms, and no distractions, I can probably appreciate the better sound from vinyl music (the first time I play the LP of course). But other than that, CDs do just fine. My opinion.

 

[sadchild]

I'm perfectly happy with CDs because I've never exposed myself to true audio quality. My MP3s are just 128kbps, nothing high-quality. I have 'nice' speakers in my house and car, but far far from expensive. I'd be afraid to get exposed to incredible sound because I don't want to spend the cake chasing that level of quality.

 

[sadchild]

#36 Faith No More "Epic"

WHAT? IS? IT? It's one of the best songs I've ever heard. Patton once said it's about "sexual frustration" and "masturbation", but who knows if he was just pulling our chains. *rimshot*

 

[scotchandcigar]

I have found that in a quiet room, with no background noise, no dogs snoring, no TVs on in other rooms, and no distractions, I can probably appreciate the better sound from vinyl music (the first time I play the LP of course). But other than that, CDs do just fine. My opinion.

Back in the early days of digital recordings onto CDs, there were a lot of bad things being done. But during the 90s, the technology caught up with the concept. I don't think it's been an issue for a long time.

 

[HecticArt]

I have found that in a quiet room, with no background noise, no dogs snoring, no TVs on in other rooms, and no distractions, I can hear the needle hiss, static, and friction.

FIFY

 

[sadchild]

#34 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax"

If Sodom & Gomorrah needs a soundtrack, here it is! The verse lyrics are garbage, but the song's so damn good it doesn't even matter. This was the fourth recording of the song. Trevor Horn wasn't satisfied with the first three. The two vocalists are the only band members featured in this final recording, the rest were Horn's studio staffers experimenting with the track into the wee hours of the morning.

 

[HecticArt]

I love that song. It just drives.
I had no idea Horn did so much to shape it. The more I listen to the horns and synthyness of it, I can clearly hear it as an Art of Noise song.

 

[sadchild]

It has a real interesting story behind it. Anyone interested in a four-minute read, I wrote its song bio at genius.com (right side of the page).

Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax

“Relax” is the debut single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the United Kingdom in 1983. It was written in 1982 after frontman Holly Johnson came up with the basic idea

genius.com

 

[sadchild]

#33 Beastie Boys "Fight For Your Right To Party"

When hair band rock started getting stale in the mid/late 80s, this was a fresh new approach to rebellious rock that absolutely put the wind back into my teenager anti-establishment sails. An over-the-top party anthem that's often imitated, but never outdone!

 

[HecticArt]

Great song.
Shiet solo.

 

[sadchild]

Shiet solo.

The WORST!

 

[HecticArt]

The WORST!

Even still, it doesn't keep the song from being great.
I wonder if a good solo would have taken away from the charm of the song or not.

 

[sadchild]

Rock was the original F U to the existing music. Big bands with extraordinary musicianship, then 4 guys in a garage making cacophany while singing "Louie Louie oh baby we gotta go". Then rock eventually becomes power ballads and virtuosos (which is all fine and good to an extent) but then 3 guys come along who can barely play an instrument, and certainly can't sing, and knock it out of the park. It's the "Louie Louie" of 1987. So yeah, a rippin' solo wouldn't fit (in my opinion).

 

[sadchild]

#32 Cure "The Same Deep Water As You"

Dying together never sounded so beautiful. A nine minute masterpiece. [Side note: still two more to go from this album]

 

[sadchild]

#31 Tori Amos "Winter"

A friend (girl) of mine in the early 90s said she was a Tori fan and loved Little Earthquakes. I was already a music collector and b-sides-hunter by then, so I bought her this CD single (with 4 non-LP tracks). She was thrilled and played it right then, and I instantly liked it too. That also might have been that day I told her, "I really like you" and then it got awkward immediately and she stopped answering my calls and I never saw her again. But the Tori stayed with me, and Little Earthquakes is still one of my all-time fav albums. Three of those b-sides are some of her best songs too: "Sweet Dreams" "Take To The Sky" and "Upside Down".

 

[HecticArt]

Did she keep the disk?

 

[sadchild]

You bet she did! I bought another for myself a while later.

Haven't thought much about her in the last decade or so, so I did a Google search for the heck of it. She's still using her maiden name, and is a midwife.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

You bet she did! I bought another for myself a while later.

Haven't thought much about her in the last decade or so, so I did a Google search for the heck of it. She's still using her maiden name, and is a midwife.

That's the type of search you may want to clear from your browser history. Your wife likely won't be as understanding of your motives as we are.

 

[HecticArt]

Now I know what a heartless wench looks like......