Ranking of uw albums

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by negative1

1. second toughest in the infants
1.1 second toughest in the infants (2cd, japanese re-release)
2. dubnobasswithmyheadman
2.1 dubnobasswithmyheadman (2cd, japanese re-release)
3. beaucoup fish
3.1 dubnobasswithmyheadman (prototype)
4. a hundred days off
4.1 a hundred days off (promo)
5. oblivion with bells
6. barking
6.1 barking (alternative versions)

i'll leave off 'everything, everything' (would be 4.5 though).
the 'riverun EP's' would be tied for 3rd probably..


later
-1

this says everything about -1 that you need to know

[stimpee]

I dont think we can count live albums. Besides, after Live Here Now there are so many. I think another thread for best live album would be appropriate. and that would include EE and BB. The rest are actual concerts.

For the albums people may want to count RRx3 but thats 90mins of music and really 3 EPs (do they count individually? possibly). Freur and mk1 stuff doesnt count either, neither do the pre-release versions of dubno or ahdo (unless you prefer those versions and state so) and you shouldnt count them twice. One version of each (I prefer Japanese Dubno btw - 12min version of Why Why Why is epic).

my $0.02.

oh, and Raj? you should know better. There are two Japanese re-issues of STITI

[bazwint]

Originally Posted by vacant

Though I'd rank Everything, Everything above all of them.

Amen to that!!

[froopy seal]

Originally Posted by stimpee

1. dubno
1. stiti
1. beaucoup fish
2. ahdo
3. owb
97. underneath the radar
98. change the weather
99. barking

+1. Except I'd switch first first and second first.

Uss wantses a poll! (Even though it's not that time of year. Please, BSS?)

[Strawman]

Originally Posted by big screen satellite

1. dubno
2. barking
3. STITI
4. B Fish
5. AHDO
6. OWB

SERIOUSLY - Brkng is no.2 in my list...

I knew there had to be someone who REALLY likes Brkng.....for me I think I would have loved this album about 10 years ago when I was really looking for more uw pumping tracks.....when AHDO came out I was a bit dissapointed but how much it has grown on me (now at #2)!

[Sappys Curry]

I'll start off by saying that Dubnobasswithmyheadman and Second Toughest in the Infants are in my top 3 for favorite albums of all genres. I love both albums. Dubnobass is tied in first place with another album for me, with STITI just slightly behind both.

My ranking:

1. Dubnobasswithmyheadman
2. Second Toughest in the Infants
3. Beaucoup Fish
4. Oblivion With Bells
5. A Hundred Days Off
6. Barking

That is my ranking of their studio albums only. Here is a ranking including more major releases:

1. Dubnobasswithmyheadman
2. Second Toughest in the Infants
3. Beaucoup Fish/I'm a Big Sister... (Tied)
4. Pearl's Girl EP
5. Everything Everything
6. Oblivion With Bells
7. Dark and Long EP
8. A Hundred Days Off
9. Barking
10. Pizza for Eggs and Lovely Broken Thing (Tied)

I edited things a bit. I have a tie at the number three spot. I'm a Big Sister is brilliant, but I love Beaucoup Fish, too. That list is fluid. Some days I could like an EP or album more than one I ranked above it. However, Dubnobass and STITI are my absolute favs.

For all those I listed, if I don't love it, I at least like it. Pearl's Girl just barely edges out EE, and that is because Oich Oich and Deep Arch are so great. Really, it is hard to rank this stuff, because at times, some things can be higher, my ranking order can change sometimes.

[the-star-samurai]

Imma just go with albums and the amount of songs I'd listen to repeatedly.

Oblivion With Bells
Second Toughest in the Infants
Dubnobasswithmyheadman
A Hundred Days Off
Beaucoup Fish
Barking

Though...I love them all. OwB holds a special place in my heart for helping me through pneumonia and my first hospital stay ever. Not to mention "Best Mamgu Ever" is the best song ever.

[Champiness]

Originally Posted by Sappys Curry

5. Pearl's Girl EP

If you count the Pearl's Girl EP then surely you have to count Dark & Long as well? It has their only two songs to ever break the 20-minute mark!

[Strawman]

10. Pizza for Eggs and Lovely Broken Thing (Tied)



Wow Pizza for Eggs last??!!

That was the best river run. Pizza for eggs has an amazing feel to it especially the first 2 'tracks'........ah well everyone's different

[Sappys Curry]

Originally Posted by Champiness

If you count the Pearl's Girl EP then surely you have to count Dark & Long as well? It has their only two songs to ever break the 20-minute mark!

Holy crap, when I wrote that, I forgot about Dark and Long... I will edit that post.

Originally Posted by Strawman

10. Pizza for Eggs and Lovely Broken Thing (Tied)



Wow Pizza for Eggs last??!!

That was the best river run. Pizza for eggs has an amazing feel to it especially the first 2 'tracks'........ah well everyone's different

Don't get me wrong, I like Pizza for eggs (and LBT). The first two tracks are great, too. Food A Ready I have in some of my favorite UW playlists. It is one of my favorite songs from them, in the last ten years and the history of their career. Back in the Fears is great. I love back in the fears. I have a long version of that song, too. Over 8 minutes. And Play Pig is good. The material in between I don't like as much, though. That darker segment I dig, but the segment with the piano I think goes on longer than it should. Good opening and ending. What makes me rank it low is that the stuff in between; I don't care for it much.

Really, it is hard to accurately rate things, but I suppose LBT and PFE would be last for me. I suppose the only major releases from them that I'm not too into is their rock albums. I like some songs on those albums and they are not bad, but it seems I segregate electronic genre UW from everything Rick and Karl did before. Some may disagree with that take on things, but that is just how things developed for me.