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Postby Eilleen » Mon Mar 31, 2003 11:22 am

Rozard wrote:In my opinion, it takes time for albums to become timeless, hence the name. An album can't become timeless a short while after it's release. If the popular albums you people named are still listened to, bought and respected in 5 years, then I will start to change my opinion. Until then, I stand firm that timeless albums are the ones that people draw their influence from.


Why? You say that you think an album has to be around for a certain period of time before it can be considered timeless and that it has to still be selling in five years... But then in the very same paragraph you say that you think a timeless album is one that people draw influence from. So would you be implying that people are incapable of drawing influence from recently released albums or albums that aren't popular in mainstream media?

"Fever" by Kylie Minogue is just as much as of a timeless album to me as "...And Justice for All" by Metallica is. Who cares if one came out last year and the other came out when I was three years old? I can't speak for everyone, but I know myself and my music tastes well enough to know the difference between when I'm going through a "I really like that album" phase and when I truly love something and know that I will be listening to it frequently in the next ten years.
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Postby kilik^ » Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:55 pm

In my opinion, for an album to be timeless, its doesnt need to have a certain amount of time since its release, if the album is well formed (good lyrical content, nice beats....) Creative and also if it broughts something totally new to the music industry, it can be considered timeless.
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Postby Pierrot Le Fou » Mon Mar 31, 2003 2:25 pm

Rozard wrote:
Pierrot Le Fou wrote:Three Dollar Bill Y'All by Limp Bizkit [Launched a whole new genre]

And what genre would that be? Whiny-white-rapper hardcore? :roll: If you're going to say Rap-Rock, then I'll say it was pioneered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthrax, Faith No More, Aerosmith/Run-DMC and 311.


I never said "pioneered". Until Limp Bizkit, "rap/rock" or whatever you
want to call it was just a niche. The propelled it into the mainstream. At
the time that Aerosmith's collab w/ Run DMC was recorded rap itself was
still very young in terms of being part of the mainstream, and nothing
big really came out of it. Anthrax, 311 etc. are not what I would call
mainstream by any stretch of imagination. All I meant to say is that
Limp Bizkit made it mainstream.
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Postby Cardinal.jpg » Tue Apr 01, 2003 6:13 am

Chaos Angel wrote:
Zerophite wrote:Radiohead - "OK Computer"


Cardinal.jpg wrote:Radiohead - OK Computer


OK Computer is fantastic. I'm currently listening to Amnesiac, which is also very good.

I'd vote thusly

Radiohead- Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer, and Amnesiac


I found Pablo Honey to be more Bluresque standard Britpop style, it is good but I don't listen to it as much as OK Computer and afterwards, I haven't got the Bends yet though.

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Another good one thta I forgot about was The War of the Worlds musical.
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Postby Tom the Fish » Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:01 am

Pierrot Le Fou wrote:
Rozard wrote:
Anthrax, 311 etc. are not what I would call
mainstream by any stretch of imagination.


???? But these bands have gone Platinum. Most even triple platinum. That's pretty mainstream in my book.

Oh, well. You sat tomato, I say see-saw. Let's call the whole thing off :D

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Postby JustinCredible » Tue Apr 01, 2003 12:27 pm

The Crystal Method - Vegas
The Corrs - Unplugged
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Postby Pierrot Le Fou » Tue Apr 01, 2003 2:52 pm

Yeah the Spawn soundtrack was really a unique one, fusing metal with
techno. The Blade 2 disc did the same with techno and rap with pairings
like Paul Oakenfold and Ice Cube. It wasnt really that great tho.

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Postby gambitt » Tue Apr 01, 2003 4:50 pm

REAL timeless albums? Let's see...

Paul Simon - Graceland
The Clash - London Calling
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Outbound
U2 - Joshua Tree
Phish - A Live One

To explain, I'm basing this off the mindset that the term "timeless" means it's not specifically held down to one genre of time. Like, say, disco, rockabilly or even more obscure... New Romantics (*cough*). I'm also factoring in how much I've listened to the albums since the release religiously.
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Postby Rozard » Wed Apr 02, 2003 4:12 pm

Tom the Fish wrote:
Pierrot Le Fou wrote:Anthrax, 311 etc. are not what I would call
mainstream by any stretch of imagination.


???? But these bands have gone Platinum. Most even triple platinum. That's pretty mainstream in my book.

Oh, well. You sat tomato, I say see-saw. Let's call the whole thing off :D

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At any rate, let me defend what I was trying to say, but failed miserably like I always do. I never meant to say that there's a set time in order for an album to be timeless. I'm just saying that it takes time for an album to become timeless. Back in the 80s, I'm sure some people though Kajagoogoo's album "White Feathers" was timeless. I bet most of you don't even know who that is (Except the old farts :P ), but they had the hottest song back in 1982 ("Too Shy"). Now where are they? My point is that an album may seem timeless, but a few years down the road is when we will see how timeless it is. Case and point: I saw Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" CD on the Clearence rack at my local music store. If I wanted to, I could have been its proud owner for $1.05.

You can have your own opinions about whether an album is timeless or not. I'm just saying that you're wrong :P Just kidding, I'm saying that my opinion is that time has to pass before an album is timeless.
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Postby Flint the Dwarf » Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:23 pm

I generally think of timeless as something that everyone can listen to. It doesn't deal with how long you'll like the album or how inspirational it is, it deals with how universal and meaningful it is. :?

But I also agree with Roz to some extent in that they usually take time to become timeless. But it is not by any means a requirement.
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Postby Pierrot Le Fou » Thu Apr 03, 2003 2:44 pm

Rozard wrote:Case and point: I saw Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" CD on the Clearence rack at my local music store. If I wanted to, I could have been its proud owner for $1.05.



I routinely see Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" in bargain bins, and
yet no one has challenged it's timelessness. I'm just playing Devil's
Advocate here. :twisted:
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Postby Rozard » Thu Apr 03, 2003 3:21 pm

Pierrot Le Fou wrote:
Rozard wrote:Case and point: I saw Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" CD on the Clearence rack at my local music store. If I wanted to, I could have been its proud owner for $1.05.



I routinely see Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" in bargain bins, and
yet no one has challenged it's timelessness. I'm just playing Devil's
Advocate here. :twisted:

Tell me the location of this store and I'll buy it in an instant!!! =O
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Postby JustinCredible » Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:05 pm

Rozard wrote:
Pierrot Le Fou wrote:
Rozard wrote:Case and point: I saw Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" CD on the Clearence rack at my local music store. If I wanted to, I could have been its proud owner for $1.05.



I routinely see Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" in bargain bins, and
yet no one has challenged it's timelessness. I'm just playing Devil's
Advocate here. :twisted:

Tell me the location of this store and I'll buy it in an instant!!! =O


I picked up 'The Sound Of Music' viynl @ bargin bins for a $1... I bought it immediately.
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Postby Rozard » Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:08 pm

I think you all are trying to tell me something :P Yeah, I've got a story of my own: I saw the vinyl for the Amedaus soundtrack, The Sting soundtrack and Michael Jackson's Thriller on sale for 50¢ at a local store.


But it was a Goodwill store, and all the records were that price.
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Postby josepi » Thu Apr 03, 2003 7:06 pm

any nirvana album
Evanesence - Fallen
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
System Of A Down
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