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To Build A Home by The Cinematic Orchestra

 

The first track of one of my favourite albums; the last is also a stand out. I don't see how anyone couldn't find something in it to appreciate.

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Silence by Portishead

 

A master class in discordance as far as I'm concerned. It toes the line of noise near the start before gradually pulling everything together. The ending is a great slap in the face, too.

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Sleep by Azure Ray

 

A suitably soporific opening that really sets the tone for both the album and the band.

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Let Go by Frou Frou

 

One of those songs I can guarantee you've heard but perhaps never listened to.

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Glass would definitely have been in here if it hadn't already been mentioned; one of my all-time favourite songs.

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Along with every Radiohead album opener:

 

Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass

 

 

Super Furry Animals - Zoom

 

 

Interpol - Untitled

 

 

(Are people seriously rating OLTA over TotBL?! Crazy...)

 

Coldplay (Yes, Coldplay) - Politik

 

 

In a similar vein to The XX - Intro:

 

Doves - Firesuite

 

 

And proper bare more.

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I really don't get the fuss over Queen. Except the Flash Gordon theme, of course.

 

They're kinda over-played and stuff. I don't think any band has changed their style over the years as much as they have.. They even tried disco at one point :D

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I love Maggot brain, how could I have forgotten this gem. What's stupid... is I never heard any other Funkadelic (or Parliament for that matter) album. I really should!

 

I really don't get the fuss over Queen. Except the Flash Gordon theme, of course.

 

 

Well, the whole album is perfect, but you get the point. I do agree they comparatively stale later on, but still, nothing but gold, even at their worse.

 

To Build A Home by The Cinematic Orchestra

 

The first track of one of my favourite albums; the last is also a stand out. I don't see how anyone couldn't find something in it to appreciate.

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Your whole post is made of awesome... but this song in particular is such a fucking masterpiece. Amazingly it gets better live:

 

 

Coldplay (Yes, Coldplay) - Politik

 

 

As much as I "nothing" Coldplay, I used to respect them up till X&Y came out, because they made an active effort to make generic pop as good as it could be. But in my opinion Don't Panic is even better, as an opener.

 

 

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Because they're perfect openers: (for those about to rock wasn't that good an album, but it opened like a fucking beast!! Well AC/DC in general know (or rather, knew) how to open a fucking album, all guns blazing!):

 

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Awesome buildup:

 

 

Not sure why, but I've always thought this was a good start to an album/gig. IIRC, they played it as the first song at one of their gigs I went to. It just worked perfectly. Maybe it's because it's energetic or whatever:

 

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I'm glad we agree... : peace: also any luck on finding the official video to it? I had to make do with the static - yet still sublime - coverart to the album.

 

As a sidenote did you happen to catch their latest - self titled - album? It seems to have some decent tracks on it but it still doesn't touch the greatness of Our Love to Admire but then, I didn't exactly expect it to. :indeed:

 

As much as I love that song (and the whole album for that matter) I prefer Untitled on their debut. It feels like more of an intro.


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