I am stunned by the views and comments. I really find it difficult to believe, since most of the videos have a couple of hundred views. So, I am as surprised as anyone. I don't really understand what you are getting at in the second sentence, though... Maybe you can explain? 🙂
Good comment...." I wasn't a collector, its just the way you listened to music" . People tend to forget that. I can so relate to you when you said you used your record to transfer to tape.....I played my hatful of hollow on tape near daily going to and from school in the mid eighties. My favourite best of is Kate bush....the whole story . Subscribed from Ireland. Respect
I'd be very interested to see you review every XTC song like you did with The Smiths. You have a very unique way of describing music and I think your vision of XTC's music would be great.
Hey Brian! Been a while since I watched any VC videos so nice to catch up,…even though a little late. I have my own property renovation business and am always doing projects on my own home. You mentioned the Pogues being an album you played to motivate you to paint. Myself I always played Gary Numan’s Living Ornaments trilogy on CD (‘79, ‘80, and ‘81) while working around the house plus any number of the plethora of DJ mix CD’s I have for motivation. Thought I would mention it in a comment as I will probably not get around to doing a most played top 10 as that’s really not how I listen to music in my down time.
Long time, no see! I am certain that Living Ornaments would provide excellent motivation as would your DJ mixes. When I am fixing my bike, I often listen to King Crimson, for some strange reason 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot It's a STUNNING track, in every way. Absolutely one of my XTC Top Ten tracks. For a flavor of context, "Snowman", "Wake Up" and "Complicated Game" would also make my XTC Top Ten. 😃 BTW: I cheated on MY "Ten Records" list and ended up using around 20...!! LOL
This has been an interesting thread. Lots of great choices here. I think I would say that, after having watched your videos for the past year or so there were no surprises. But that makes sense. Enjoyed it ER!
Im with you on the Hatful of Hollow and Billy Bragg's Back to basics. I used to listen to those all the time on tape from high school on. Cohen too. I still play the Smiths album every year. Bragg not as much in recent years. I always liked Cohen's Songs in a Room too. That and Greatest hits Ive always had on CD. Ive never had songs for Drella. I should check that out sometime.
Wow, this video is almost like ancient history, as it was 6 months ago. I almost forget what is in it! Songs for Drella is amazing, especially if you like Lou Reed and John Cale. Steve Carlson has mentioned that record a few times, if my memory is ot failing me.
I have every one of these albums (in some form, not necessarily vinyl) except for the Leonard Cohen one. And I pretty much love all of them. Great list. I'd be happy to have you curate my Desert Island Discs... 😊
I've always gone to ''Black Sea' but based on your video I'm putting 'Skylarking' in the work-from-home rotation for a while. I don't think I've ever listened to it front to back before. Loving it already! BTW I've been following this "Ten Records" thread - really like your taste in music. Mirrors my own. Subscribing to your channel now.
I find it interesting that some of the records on my list might not make a list of fav records, but I think Skylarking would be in there at some level. I find it funny that it is easier to make a list of records i listen to the most, but I don't think I could create a list of my ten favourite records. That just seems impossible 🙂
You are the first person I have seen to ever show Songs For Della. I agree about the best VU album since it is so focused. Lanois, I remember when that came out, critics loved it. I had the CD. Interesting on the Peter Murphy album, I need to check that out. Very enjoyable, enjoyed all the 80s music, music you grew up with
I'm getting cheesed off with RUclips putting adverts on non monetized videos without copyright claims just because they get decent views 😤 I'll be amazed if anyone has a spreadsheet like Steve 😂 I never liked The Cure at all as a kid but I find they have a lot of stuff I can really appreciate (not that I can name anything 😬). As you can imagine your list is quite different to what mine would be 😂🤘🏻
I know what you mean. There are ads on my videos, and I am not monetised. It makes me feel that everyone should monetise if they have the option, since ads are going to be shown on your content anyway. Yes, I gather your list would be quite different!
Love Kate bush, I was 15 in final year of comp school in uk when wuthering heights hit big, massive crush, love the hounds of love, love all the albums, but for me the dreaming is the one, the vocal on get out of my house is exceptional.
Brian for you to pick 10 records from that ( wallpaper 😊) behind you would be a monumental task😮. You have inspired me to try to choose 10 myself. Of course I do not own 1 of your 10 but you plant the seed when I'm cruising thru flea market or sales. Thanks 👍
Love the list! Hatful is the one Smiths I have on vinyl, oddly the one I didn't have as a fan in the late 80s. Fantastic versions abound! Weirdly, I've had Hounds Of Love for maybe 20 years, but have only heard it a handful of times. Seems like something I should correct! Enjoyed!😁
I guess Hounds of Love fell through the cracks for you. I have some records that I never gave a fair shake to and, when I remember them, I try to give them a listen. But, too many records and too little time....
Awesome video Brian!! I’ve only heard 1 of the albums on your list! I’m sure it would be the other way around for my list! Or maybe not? I’ve almost got your prize ready to ship! I hope you like it , it may be a little out of your wheelhouse 👍🤘🤘
Jesus! Did people think there were naked women in this video? It blew up. When you say you find Steve keeping a spreadsheet “interesting “, we all know that’s code for “serial killer traits”. I’m not entirely sure I believe this list. You tend to listen to music the most while in Jr High before you have things to do. You were listening to all this kind of music at 14? Did you wear black turtleneck sweaters to school everyday and roll your eyes at everyone? Just curious. Girls in your class-“Hey Brian, want to come over to my house tonight and listen to some April Wine?” Brian-“Oh puhleeeeze”.
The views on this video confound me too, partly because I think I have done way better videos. "Serial killer traits" is exactly what I meant. I started seriously listening to music later than junior high - more like grade 10 and 11, but I had records before then. I think everything on this list (aside from Cohen) came out after high school. But, to answer the most important question. I have never owned a black turtleneck sweater. And, I do have April Wine on vinyl! That's another requirement of living in Canada. To be honest, if you asked my school friends (from grade 5 through high school) what I listened to the most, they would all say Led Zeppelin. One year, I even wore a Zeppelin t-shirt of picture day because I forgot it was picture day 🙂
Somehow 8 of the 11 records you picked out have black and white photo covers. Maybe you are subconsciously drawn to B/W jacket art? 😀 Great video! I did not even know many of those albums. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, I didn't even notice the colour scheme on the album jackets. And to think I almost included Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, which is another b&w cover!
Daniel Lanois is sooooooo good! I agree, "Skylarking" is XTC's best record. "Standing On A Beach" and "Kiss Me" are my Cure go-to's however I have found myself listening to "Bloodflowers" more and more these last 15 or so years now. I was waiting for you to rock some harmonica because of the shadow of your glasses 😅. That shadow gives you a Dylan vibe. You're definitely not wasting any time listening to these classics. Cheers!
The most surprising this I will say today is that I have never heard Bloodflowers. Weird, right? I wish I could play the harmonica. I tried, years ago, and gave up, I also gave up on the guitar 😔
@@EmbryonicRobot It’s something I enjoy doing. I did the same for London Calling, Do the Collapse (guided by Voices) I usually place them in order of songs I prefer at front, songs I least prefer at back. 😁👍
@spaceengineer1452 I think if I did that, I would stop listening after the songs at like best, maybe? But, I sometimes recall programming the CD player to change the order, though it was a lot of work.
Hi Brian, I have a copy of Hounds of Love on compact disc. It's the only one I have, and I should get some more. Whenever I see Hatful of Hollow I have regret in that I lent an original copy to someone back in the late 80s and never got it back. Little did I know how much those Smiths records would be worth today. I have a copy of Acadie on compact disc as well. I bought it back when it first was released, and haven't listened to it in ages. Maybe today is the day for me to revisit it. I have the CD version of that Pogues album as well. I have that Billy Bragg album but no autograph for me! I have almost everything you showed in this video but the bulk on compact disc including that Best of Leonard Cohen. "Cuts you up" is an excellent Peter Murphy single. I always loved Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem, just a hauntingly beautiful song. ✌
Thanks for showing Deep, Peter Murphy. I’ve loved Bauhaus since Flat Field and also really like L+R and Tones, but have neglected PM solo. You are so enthused with Deep that I must get it. Our tastes continually converge so it’s a must. XTC great choice although my personal favourite is Black Sea. I knew Leonard would appear, quite right. Some great picks Brian……this is actually a hard thread. Mike
Hi Mike - I should have mentioned that Deep sounds quite different from Bauhaus, but I have always loved it. The Black Sea is awesome and it contains my fav XTC track: Travels In Nihilon. I just love that track. Leonard had to be in there 🙂
I never put Hatful of Hollow back in the case, it's always on my turntable. I just picked up a Kate Bush 7" from Hounds of Love. I still need to pick up Songs For Drella. I was surprised that I was familiar with so many of the titles, you always throw me for a loop. The albums are more "commercial" than I expected. Great picks, Brian.
Hi Mark - It's funny that you used the word commercial. Some people commented that they didn't really know any of these or very few. But, I agree: I think these are on the more mainstream side of my collection. Of course, a day later, I am remembering others that maybe should have been on the list, but I can only do so much.
I can't stop looking at your album collection. Very jealous. I live in a small condo and space is becoming an issue. My place is beginning to look like 'Play De Record' on Spadina.
Nice list Brian. Acadie would definitely be on my list. It’s one of those albums that is so difficult to follow…so you either play it again or put on another Lanois album. The mood and tone is rather unique.
I agree, at best I could maybe boil it down to the 10 most rock bands I listen to the most, etc. I just have a lot of turnover when it comes to listening over a few months.
The only thing I know from Daniel Lanois is "The Messenger" because of The Tea Party's cover. I"ll check out Acadie. I suspect if I did this it would include a lot of B-level thrash metal because they were the cassettes I had as a kid and listened to ad nauseum, so I will spare everyone. Great video, cheers Brian!
B-level thrash metal! I probably should have gone way back, and mentioned that I listened to the KISS debut record many many times when I was a kid. I just don't know how many times, though 🙂
Great list Brian. I’ve been trying to decide whether to do this because it’s so hard and very time subjective. Funny how we are captive of the times we grew up in. You showed albums of the 80s, with the exception of the Cohen album. Mine would probably be all 70s albums, albeit not all the usual suspects. I’m on the fence on this one. Cheers.
Hi Jack - I didn't even notice that mine were mostly from the 80s, but I guess that is to be expected. I found it difficult thread to do, but interesting. It would be cool to seek your take on it.
Great list! I have and love all but Lanois and Murphy. I think I'll get the Peter Murphy based on your review and apparently good taste. Songs for Drella is a personal favorite that seems to be largely overlooked.
I should have mentioned that the Peter Murphy record does not sound like Bauhaus at all. It has a more pop or 80s alternative sound, but I really like it. I hope I haven't oversold it 🙃
Thanks for the shout out Brian! I do not own any Kate Bush, not sure why as she has beautiful voice and I like what I have heard. I'll go with your recommendation and start here. If I don't like it, I expect a full refund from you. You have a "painting" album, much like my "mowing the lawn" album. Well done Brian!
I've never had a mowing the lawn album, but I have a tiny lawn anyway. I do have a fixing my bike album, though. Sounds like a new thread right there! I suppose I should offer a full money back guarantee on Kate Bush 🙂
Hi Brian, an excellent list. For me Hounds of Love is beaten by a whisker by The Dreaming, but both are lovely albums. Everybody has to have The Pogues and Billy Bragg in their lives. I've just uploaded my, very retro, top 10 whilst watching yours. Cheers Mike
Nice picks! Love "Hounds Of Love" as well (especially the Ninth Wave), but my go-to Kate Bush album is her 2005 masterpiece "Aerial." Daniel Lanois also produced Peter Gabriel's blockbuster "So" album and Emmylou Harris' "Wrecking Ball"
I agree that Aerial is fabulous. For some reason, I didn't tbuy t when it came out, so I have only been listening to it for a while. I really love it, though. Lanois has produced a lot of gems, that's for sure 👍
@@EmbryonicRobot Great video. I started listening to the last album you mentioned. I'll finish listening tonight as I have a couple of beers. I could never do a video like this. Impossible to do! LOL
Intresting choices the Pouges of course the Smiths yes , mine inclued LP 6 Lional Rogg Bach oragan , the last two NIrvana LP`s and of course Joy Division.
I am with you of Nirvana and Joy DIvision, the latter of which almost made the list. I have to check out Rogg. I do like organ music. I have some Olivier Messiaen organ music on CD. Thanks for your comment.
I saw that XTC and I loooove that album except You’re Super, Supergirl. Acadie - awesome. Ben, get him!!! I haven’t listened to Songs for Drella. There were a few on your list I haven’t heard.
It’s meant to be satirical, but it seems silly. I included it in a video where one song ruins a perfect album - that was a thread about 9 months ago, I think.
Lovely bunch of records. I love that Cure compilation. I maaay have picked it but it’s not in my apartment. That Smiths compilation is an odd one and one I almost didn’t buy, now I listen to it almost as much as Louder Than Bombs. Funny thing releasing a compilation album right after your first album, but all those Smiths non album 45’s and B-sides warrented that. Another band that nearly did that was Gomez. After their first and second album they released the best named compilation album ever, Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline!
@@EmbryonicRobot A unique band, known for having 3 singers and 4 songwriters, all the lads were really not particulary handsome and their debut album won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998, beating out Massive Attack, Pulp and The Verve. They continued to be the crktics darlings even if the early 2000s weren’t very kind to them. Not officially broken up but inactive since their 2011 album.
I don't think I could do an all time top 10. That's a pretty interesting list. I kinda missed out on the 80's stuff you showed (not what I was into then) but have definitely heard of them all and even heard some of the popular tracks no doubt. I think a few of those comps would be cool and allow one a starting point. Gonna look into some Cure. They did Blue Monday, right? Your Cohen story with your dad reminded me of my dad and my brothers playing Elton John. It drove him nuts! Lol! Good stuff Brian. Cheers! ✌️🤘🎶🤘
Hi Mark - Blue Monday was New Order. Same period, more or less, though. I think my dad was confused with Elton too. He was probably too flamboyant for my dad!
@@EmbryonicRobot Thank you Brian. Of course, New Order. I knew that. Lol! That band is the offshoot of Joy Division, of whom I really like. Gotta get me some more of that music. And yes, I believe that was indeed the case for my dad's opinion of most the music with the flamboyance and the otherworldly likes of Ziggy Stardust, Roxy Music and the always exceptional dressed Elton! Have a good day bud.✌️👍
I watched this, and didn't comment before. I want to do 15 !!! "Hounds Of Love" is my fav Kate Bush as well. Hatful Of Hollow is justified.. It plays like a studio LP, and is absolutely terrific ! The Cure "Japanese Whispers" is a record that my girlfriend had and I became a fan of the band at that time. XTC.. Holy Smoke is coming next, for me as far as Peter Murphy is concerned.
Holy Smoke is a very good record. I was never able to find an original .. well, I have seen a couple, but they were pricy and not in the best condition. So, I bought the reissue, which I am happy with. You should also get Cascade, which is better than Holy Smoke, IMHO.
You have some incredible choices here, I am very much in the same lane and thanks for sharing. I just made my own "10 Most Listened To" at my channel, this was a fun exercise and hope you might check it out. You definitely gained a subscriber.
My list, sort of : Pixies - Doolittle Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea Gang of Four - Entertainment! Sufjan Stevens - Illinois Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Supertramp - Paris Dire Straits - Communiqué The Waterboys - This is the Sea Television - Marquee Moon Pink Floyd - Animals Dire Straits - Dire Straits The Smiths - The Queen is Dead XTC - Drums and wires Pavlov´s Dog - Pampered Menial Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert.
Nice. That is a fabulous list. The only one I am not familiar with is Pavlov's Dog and I do not have a copy of the Keith Jarrett, but I have heard it. I have copies of the others and have played them frequently. These are all excellent records!
Pavlov´s Dog are a band cursed by publishers in the 70s. They only made two albums plus one posthumous one. Highlighting David Surkamp's voice. Peace@@EmbryonicRobot
Great video. This was hard for me, as well (my video will be up tonight). I ended up limiting it to the last three years for the sake of "accuracy." RE: XTC Skylarking vs. English Settlement. I agree. Skylarking is better -- by a nose.
Great list.!!! . Kate Bush (While I prefer "The Dreaming," "The Ninth Wave" is her greatest side of music), The Pogues ("Thousands are Sailing" is probably my favorite Pogues' song), XTC ( I'd opt for "English Settlement", but you can't go wrong either way!), Billy Bragg ("Love Gets Dangerous" and "It Says Here" are my favorite Bragg tracks)... "Songs For Drella"!!!!! OMG. NOBODY talks about that album and it's SOOOO Good. (I got that around the same time I got Cale's "Words For the Dying" album with its brilliant "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night").. and I'm an artist... so I get inspiration from music anytime I draw / paint. Cheers!
It was a tough call between "English Settlement" and "Skylarking" and, really between "The Dreaming" and "Hounds of Love." All are really great. I love Words for the Dying too. I will have some upcoming John Cale videos, if I can get my act together 🙂
you just flash the album cover by so I had to go back and forth to get the name of the Daniel Lanois album, given how buggy RUclips is its not a recommended procedure , very irritating ..may I suggest holding the album covers up closer and for enough time to register the info? Some of us are on small hand held screens.. Thanks.
Thanks for feedback. I hope this isn't something I did for every record! But, I know what you mean. On other channels I have had to pause the video, take a photo of the cover, and run it through Google Lens to find out what it is. Usually, that happens when the host speaks too fast or has a strong accent.
HP, The Comp King! I’m not sure I could do this because I don’t care what I listen to the most or least. I just listen passively & actively constantly. I can’t say I’ve heard Daniel Lanois as a muso, just know the production. I really like Hounds, Hatful, Standing, Skylarking, Grace, Basics, Lenny, Drella & Moz. No one in Victoria cares about South Australia either 😂 Solid work HP. Cheers…SBMBE KOF KOS
SBMBE KOF KOS - I didn't peg you for a spreadsheet type of guy anyway. This was my best guess, but I am certain that I missed something essential. No one in Victoria cares about South Australia either? Should I be shocked?
@@EmbryonicRobot Oh yeah. Covid lockdowns really opened the wounds of old interstate rivalries. Mainly because all of the states had different rules. Melbourne & Sydney were duking it out as usual over who did it best and poor old Adelaide & Perth tried to join in, but no one noticed 😂Also it goes back to the old days because most parts of Australia were populated by convicts & SA was one of the first areas which had settlers. They were regarded as toffs, but weirdly have now become super bogan. Maybe too much sunshine affects the brain? 😂
Hey Brian I had to Lmao about the guy who logs the amount of times he listens to DSOTM. I can honestly say I've listened to that Pink Floyd album 400 times before spread sheets were ever a thing. I agree with half of those albums as top ten in my mind.
Part of me would really like to know how many times I have listened to a certain record, but I am way too lazy to keep a spreadsheet up to date and it's too late to start now 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot None of me needs to know or is at all curious as to how many times I’ve listened to a record lol. I think just the process would fatigue me to the point of not listening to anything anymore.
@@EmbryonicRobot LOL! This wasn’t too hard. I barely play my rarest records, so it wasn’t hard to pick out the records on heavy rotation. Congratulations on a successful video!!!
@@EmbryonicRobot I have a friend here in the Netherlands who has this band called Boris Dzaneck. They have been going since the early 1980s. He would probably come up with a similar list. This is one of their early singles. It managed to clock up over 400.000 views on RUclips. A bit like The Cure, you may like it. ruclips.net/video/94rl79_G9b8/видео.html
Great selection, the Smiths album is one of my all-time favorite too. Considering this record came out in the mid-80s, I think it stood really good the test of time. By the way, would you have a good record store in Toronto to recommend to me?
Toronto is blessed with so many great shops. Most of my knowledge is on the west side of town. There are some in the east end that I have never visited. I'd say you must visit Sonic Boom on Spadina. It's the biggest by far with a really great inventory. I was just there with Low Noise Jason Skilz and he posted a video about that visit. I'm a big fan of Rotate This on Ossington too. If you are near Rotate this, make the short walk to Shortstack Records. It's a small place, but mighty. Other places I routinely visit are Kops on Queen Street, Neurotica on College, and Pandemonium on Dundas in the Junction. There are lots more, but I would say these are the ones I go to most frequently. Of course, if you are go to Sonic Boom, try Invisible City across the street and Play De Record a couple of blocks north 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Thank you very much for your detailed tips, I'll take the opportunity to visit many of theses stores as the place i will stay at is very close to the corner of Queen and Bathurst. thank you
I think that I have over half of these albums which I thought was a pretty good percentage. The Pogues album might make my list or come pretty close. My first album by The Cure was the Staring At The Sea with the extra tracks. That is my favorite Kate Bush album as well and I love that Daniel Lanois album.
Hi Brian .. Hatful of hollow, standing on the beach .. classics .. I much prefer early billy Bragg back to basics is a great compilation cheers 👍.. no OMD? ..
Thanks Rob. We do seem to share many musical favs. This was tough to do, though. I wonder if I would chose the same albums a year from now. OMD is a fav, but they just never made the cut, though I think one of their records would be close.
You would be quite comfortable with the musical choices of my older siblings! I know a lot of that music because of them and I have some in my collection, but it hasn't made it to the most listened category ...
@@EmbryonicRobot Touche' I mostly gave up on new music in the late 90's. Admittedly stuck in the past except for progressive rock artists who are still recording new materials in the vein of Steve Hackett, etc. Well getting off subject. Toodles!
You will throw out Todd rundgrens smewed mix. Quantitatively superior. The rest of xtc catalogue a mixed bag. Black sea. Mummers must haves. English settlement could've been edited to a superior single disc. Rag and bone buffet a rarities treat
@@SpenceCurry I see what you mean about English Settlement. A single disc 10-track version was released in Canada way back when, but I have always loved the double LP version.
The records I've listened to most in my entire life would be 45s and albums from my childhood and teens. Back then I would play records a zillion times. I started gathering records when I was 4 or 5 and never stopped so something from 1960 would be way up there. How many times did I listen to Beatles albums in the years 1964 - 1968? I listened to albums a bunch of times from later years, especially when commuting but they probably can't add up to Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals that I played countless times when I was 8 and ever since.
I had a few 7" singles when I was younger, but the format never really caught on with me, or at least it didn't continue once I started to by albums. Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals is a pretty good track!
@@EmbryonicRobotI loved singles, over the years since the 1950’s up until the Punk era, nothing is as immediate as a great single back in the day, I still have 2,000 singles 😊. By the way if you like Leonard Cohen give a listen to Tim Buckley, an amazing singer/songwriter guitarist and a very sad untimely death at 28 years old!
@@roygoad2870 I have heard thta some singles were mastered differently, since some were headed to juke boxes or radio stations. I wonder if that is true. I have heard some Tim Buckley, but not for years. He died young, just like his son. So sad.
I'm ashamed to report that I have no Kate Bush other than her duet with Peter Gabriel. I considered including a various artist compilation. I have no Cure, either ( except for a single ). Love Skylarking ! Pogues ! Braggs about his Bragg autograph. Leonard Cohen
We agree on a few things! I quite like the Kate Bush / Peter Gabriel tune. Of course, tomorrow, I will probably think of something that should have been in this video 😔
Difficult, I imagine many of us, or those of us, aged 40-45 plus listened to those we picked up as teens the most, as we tended to only have a few vinyls back then. I certainly have a lot of vinyls I must have played a 100x aged 14-18 I may not have played even once in the last 30 or so yrs. I did pick up Acadie, Shine and Belladonna on vinyl when they came out, have their moments, but not on a par with his Eno Collaborations. I lost interest in him when he worked with the anti music anti life Dylan character. No redemption possible after this!
Some albums fall out of favour, i suppose, after repeated listenings or as we age and discover new things. After Acadie and For the Beauty of Winona, I didn't keep up with Lanois. I don't think I have even hear Shine or Belladonna. . .
@@EmbryonicRobot Neither Shine or Belladona are essential listening. I recall Acadie having a couple of solid tracks and Wynona one of note. He's always an interesting listen, searching for new soundscapes. Plus he can attract some of the more gifted musos. Blade's efforts on Black Dub were impressive.
Hounds of Love and Skylarking are KB and XTC's best, imo. Off the top of my head, albums that would make my list for sure: Cocteau Twins • Blue Bell Knoll Echo & the Bunnymen • Ocean Rain The Chameleons • Strange Times The Velvet Underground • self-titled
I made a longer list, and then narrowed it down. Ocean Rain and The Velvet Underground where both on the list. I love the other ones you mentioned too 👍
That may well be! This is not a list of my ten favourite albums; it's simply a list of what I think I have listened to the most, for whatever reason. What am I missing out on?
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Really great list. I have listened to a bit of Tim Buckley, and I keep hearing about him, so I will have to listen to more. In The Wake of Poseiden is a fine album 😀
1.6K views, 100+ likes? By VC standards, you've gone viral!
I am surprised! I think I have made better videos, but who am I to judge?
Wow! Look at those views! And they say cheats never prosper. 🙂
I am stunned by the views and comments. I really find it difficult to believe, since most of the videos have a couple of hundred views. So, I am as surprised as anyone. I don't really understand what you are getting at in the second sentence, though... Maybe you can explain? 🙂
Yeah, you might want to put a ittle smiley face at the end of that comment, there.
@@EmbryonicRobot Well, you yourself said you cheated by using 11 albums. Clearly, that's the secret to your success!
@No.One.Knows.Anything I guess that goes to show how quickly I forget my own content!
@@No.One.Knows.Anything He's got you there...
By far the best top 10 I've seen. subscribed.
Hey, thanks for much for the nice comment! 🙂
Hounds of love getting a lot of love in this thread of videos. Great records, wonderful tunes 👍🏼
I’ve loved the maker since sling blade, there’s a few great live videos of Daniel playing the tune.
I have seen Hounds of Love a few times in this thread, I guess for good reason!
Glad to see you included Skylarking. Such a brilliant album. It is the XTC album I listen to the most as well.
Nice to hear. It's a fabulous record 🙂
Good comment...." I wasn't a collector, its just the way you listened to music" . People tend to forget that. I can so relate to you when you said you used your record to transfer to tape.....I played my hatful of hollow on tape near daily going to and from school in the mid eighties. My favourite best of is Kate bush....the whole story . Subscribed from Ireland. Respect
I love The Whole Story. It's such an excellent collection of great songs. Thanks for the comment!
I'd be very interested to see you review every XTC song like you did with The Smiths. You have a very unique way of describing music and I think your vision of XTC's music would be great.
Interesting idea. I will keep this in mind. XTC have way more songs!
Great idea, XTC's stuff is so imagery-rich.
Oh man Skylarking was a staple for me in the 90s. Love The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul.
Nice to hear. I've always lobed the flow or sequencing of the album. So many great tunes, it's hard to choose a favourite.
Interesting list, Brian. While I’m familiar with the artists, Kate and XTC are the only records I own. I record that would remind me of painting… oy!
For some reason, I also specific music for when I fix my bike 🙂
Some really interesting picks, but so you when you think about it. I guess I need to get "Skylarking" to my collection.
Of course, everyone should have Skylarking 😀
Nice one. Some great albums on here and a few new ones to me that I will have to check out. Thanks.
Thanks - this was a tough list to create 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot glad I found this Channel. I look forward and backwards to your videos.
Hey Brian! Been a while since I watched any VC videos so nice to catch up,…even though a little late. I have my own property renovation business and am always doing projects on my own home. You mentioned the Pogues being an album you played to motivate you to paint. Myself I always played Gary Numan’s Living Ornaments trilogy on CD (‘79, ‘80, and ‘81) while working around the house plus any number of the plethora of DJ mix CD’s I have for motivation.
Thought I would mention it in a comment as I will probably not get around to doing a most played top 10 as that’s really not how I listen to music in my down time.
Long time, no see! I am certain that Living Ornaments would provide excellent motivation as would your DJ mixes. When I am fixing my bike, I often listen to King Crimson, for some strange reason 🙂
"Sacrificial bonfire must burn"....!! XTC LIVES
That might be my favourite XTC track. It's definitely Moulding's best composition 👍
@@EmbryonicRobot It's a STUNNING track, in every way. Absolutely one of my XTC Top Ten tracks. For a flavor of context, "Snowman", "Wake Up" and "Complicated Game" would also make my XTC Top Ten. 😃 BTW: I cheated on MY "Ten Records" list and ended up using around 20...!! LOL
Stunning is a very good description of that track. I had 11 records in my ten, but maybe should have pushed it to 20!
@@EmbryonicRobot I could've pressed my Top 20 into a Top 30....but, because of my age, that should be expected, eh? LOL 😄
Ha ha. Yes 🙂
This has been an interesting thread. Lots of great choices here. I think I would say that, after having watched your videos for the past year or so there were no surprises. But that makes sense. Enjoyed it ER!
Thanks, Randy. This was tough, but I agree that my records were predictable!
Im with you on the Hatful of Hollow and Billy Bragg's Back to basics. I used to listen to those all the time on tape from high school on. Cohen too. I still play the Smiths album every year. Bragg not as much in recent years. I always liked Cohen's Songs in a Room too. That and Greatest hits Ive always had on CD. Ive never had songs for Drella. I should check that out sometime.
Wow, this video is almost like ancient history, as it was 6 months ago. I almost forget what is in it! Songs for Drella is amazing, especially if you like Lou Reed and John Cale. Steve Carlson has mentioned that record a few times, if my memory is ot failing me.
I have every one of these albums (in some form, not necessarily vinyl) except for the Leonard Cohen one. And I pretty much love all of them. Great list.
I'd be happy to have you curate my Desert Island Discs... 😊
Ha ha. Good news! I think I am ready for a dessert island myself.
I've always gone to ''Black Sea' but based on your video I'm putting 'Skylarking' in the work-from-home rotation for a while. I don't think I've ever listened to it front to back before. Loving it already! BTW I've been following this "Ten Records" thread - really like your taste in music. Mirrors my own. Subscribing to your channel now.
I find it interesting that some of the records on my list might not make a list of fav records, but I think Skylarking would be in there at some level. I find it funny that it is easier to make a list of records i listen to the most, but I don't think I could create a list of my ten favourite records. That just seems impossible 🙂
You are the first person I have seen to ever show Songs For Della. I agree about the best VU album since it is so focused. Lanois, I remember when that came out, critics loved it. I had the CD. Interesting on the Peter Murphy album, I need to check that out. Very enjoyable, enjoyed all the 80s music, music you grew up with
I didn't even realize until later that these were all 80s or 1990, with only one from the 1970s. You cannot escape your past.
Brian, fantastic list. Everyone of them could be in my top 100 albums. Though non made my 10 most played list.
Hi Mike- This was a really tough task. I'll probably think of something that should have been on the list next week 🙂
Excellent list!! From Lanois to Peter Murphy, great choices. I could never deal with Morrissey though.
Thanks! I totally get the Morrissey comment. I was a big Smiths fan, and I really loved his early solo work (much more than the later stuff) 🙂
I'm getting cheesed off with RUclips putting adverts on non monetized videos without copyright claims just because they get decent views 😤 I'll be amazed if anyone has a spreadsheet like Steve 😂
I never liked The Cure at all as a kid but I find they have a lot of stuff I can really appreciate (not that I can name anything 😬).
As you can imagine your list is quite different to what mine would be 😂🤘🏻
I know what you mean. There are ads on my videos, and I am not monetised. It makes me feel that everyone should monetise if they have the option, since ads are going to be shown on your content anyway. Yes, I gather your list would be quite different!
Love Kate bush, I was 15 in final year of comp school in uk when wuthering heights hit big, massive crush, love the hounds of love, love all the albums, but for me the dreaming is the one, the vocal on get out of my house is exceptional.
The Dreaming of outstanding, and a very close second. For a time, I think I preferred The Dreaming. Maybe I still do, but I play the Hounds more?
Great picks, especially Kate Bush, XTC and the Cure. Every time I see that Leonard Cohen album, I think of Ween's The Pod. Great video, Brian!
Yes, Ween! They really did a great job with that cover. If I am being honest, I prefer the Chocolate and Cheese cover 🙂
Brian for you to pick 10 records from that ( wallpaper 😊) behind you would be a monumental task😮. You have inspired me to try to choose 10 myself. Of course I do not own 1 of your 10 but you plant the seed when I'm cruising thru flea market or sales. Thanks 👍
Good luck, Greg. I did indeed find the task to be monumental!
Love the list! Hatful is the one Smiths I have on vinyl, oddly the one I didn't have as a fan in the late 80s. Fantastic versions abound! Weirdly, I've had Hounds Of Love for maybe 20 years, but have only heard it a handful of times. Seems like something I should correct! Enjoyed!😁
I guess Hounds of Love fell through the cracks for you. I have some records that I never gave a fair shake to and, when I remember them, I try to give them a listen. But, too many records and too little time....
A really Great video!
Thank you for saying so 🙂
Awesome video Brian!! I’ve only heard 1 of the albums on your list! I’m sure it would be the other way around for my list! Or maybe not? I’ve almost got your prize ready to ship! I hope you like it , it may be a little out of your wheelhouse 👍🤘🤘
Hi Aaron - I am interested to see what you came up with. I think that the VC has expanded my wheelhouse!
Jesus! Did people think there were naked women in this video? It blew up. When you say you find Steve keeping a spreadsheet “interesting “, we all know that’s code for “serial killer traits”. I’m not entirely sure I believe this list. You tend to listen to music the most while in Jr High before you have things to do. You were listening to all this kind of music at 14? Did you wear black turtleneck sweaters to school everyday and roll your eyes at everyone? Just curious. Girls in your class-“Hey Brian, want to come over to my house tonight and listen to some April Wine?” Brian-“Oh puhleeeeze”.
The views on this video confound me too, partly because I think I have done way better videos. "Serial killer traits" is exactly what I meant. I started seriously listening to music later than junior high - more like grade 10 and 11, but I had records before then. I think everything on this list (aside from Cohen) came out after high school. But, to answer the most important question. I have never owned a black turtleneck sweater. And, I do have April Wine on vinyl! That's another requirement of living in Canada. To be honest, if you asked my school friends (from grade 5 through high school) what I listened to the most, they would all say Led Zeppelin. One year, I even wore a Zeppelin t-shirt of picture day because I forgot it was picture day 🙂
Somehow 8 of the 11 records you picked out have black and white photo covers. Maybe you are subconsciously drawn to B/W jacket art? 😀
Great video! I did not even know many of those albums. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, I didn't even notice the colour scheme on the album jackets. And to think I almost included Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, which is another b&w cover!
Great list! Hatful of Hollow and Skylarking are flawless.
I am glad we agree!
Daniel Lanois is sooooooo good! I agree, "Skylarking" is XTC's best record. "Standing On A Beach" and "Kiss Me" are my Cure go-to's however I have found myself listening to "Bloodflowers" more and more these last 15 or so years now. I was waiting for you to rock some harmonica because of the shadow of your glasses 😅. That shadow gives you a Dylan vibe. You're definitely not wasting any time listening to these classics. Cheers!
The most surprising this I will say today is that I have never heard Bloodflowers. Weird, right? I wish I could play the harmonica. I tried, years ago, and gave up, I also gave up on the guitar 😔
Great list. Love that you included Acadie
It's a great album. Thanks!
I re burnt my CD of Hatful Hollow, changed the tracklist order...Famous Blue Raincoat, what a masterful song.
Very interesting that you tracklist order. I did that a few times ages ago when making tapes of other records. .
@@EmbryonicRobot It’s something I enjoy doing. I did the same for London Calling, Do the Collapse (guided by Voices) I usually place them in order of songs I prefer at front, songs I least prefer at back. 😁👍
@spaceengineer1452 I think if I did that, I would stop listening after the songs at like best, maybe? But, I sometimes recall programming the CD player to change the order, though it was a lot of work.
Peter Murphy Deep is incredible!
I'm happy to hear that you agree!
Hi Brian, I have a copy of Hounds of Love on compact disc. It's the only one I have, and I should get some more. Whenever I see Hatful of Hollow I have regret in that I lent an original copy to someone back in the late 80s and never got it back. Little did I know how much those Smiths records would be worth today. I have a copy of Acadie on compact disc as well. I bought it back when it first was released, and haven't listened to it in ages. Maybe today is the day for me to revisit it. I have the CD version of that Pogues album as well. I have that Billy Bragg album but no autograph for me! I have almost everything you showed in this video but the bulk on compact disc including that Best of Leonard Cohen. "Cuts you up" is an excellent Peter Murphy single. I always loved Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem, just a hauntingly beautiful song. ✌
Hi Mike - Lots of common ground here. Great minds, it seems. I imagine your ten would be all over the map, and may even include Neil Diamond? 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Actually, I left Neil out in my response! It was hard to pick 10 so I did 12 but thinking back not sure why Neil wasn't in the mix.
@@MGKBOSTON Oh yeah, you did the video already and I watched it and promptly forgot that I watched it. That's age catching up with me.
@@EmbryonicRobot 😂✌️
Thanks for showing Deep, Peter Murphy. I’ve loved Bauhaus since Flat Field and also really like L+R and Tones, but have neglected PM solo. You are so enthused with Deep that I must get it. Our tastes continually converge so it’s a must. XTC great choice although my personal favourite is Black Sea. I knew Leonard would appear, quite right. Some great picks Brian……this is actually a hard thread. Mike
Hi Mike - I should have mentioned that Deep sounds quite different from Bauhaus, but I have always loved it. The Black Sea is awesome and it contains my fav XTC track: Travels In Nihilon. I just love that track. Leonard had to be in there 🙂
I never put Hatful of Hollow back in the case, it's always on my turntable. I just picked up a Kate Bush 7" from Hounds of Love. I still need to pick up Songs For Drella. I was surprised that I was familiar with so many of the titles, you always throw me for a loop. The albums are more "commercial" than I expected. Great picks, Brian.
Hi Mark - It's funny that you used the word commercial. Some people commented that they didn't really know any of these or very few. But, I agree: I think these are on the more mainstream side of my collection. Of course, a day later, I am remembering others that maybe should have been on the list, but I can only do so much.
I can't stop looking at your album collection. Very jealous. I live in a small condo and space is becoming an issue. My place is beginning to look like 'Play De Record' on Spadina.
Ha ha. That's probably a bad sign. Play de Record is looking worse and worse, though they have some gems in the bins.
Nice list Brian. Acadie would definitely be on my list. It’s one of those albums that is so difficult to follow…so you either play it again or put on another Lanois album. The mood and tone is rather unique.
I agree. I think more people should hear Acadie 🙂
I agree, at best I could maybe boil it down to the 10 most rock bands I listen to the most, etc. I just have a lot of turnover when it comes to listening over a few months.
Hi Dave - This was so hard. I struggled a bit getting the right answers. I may choose differently next time around!
The only thing I know from Daniel Lanois is "The Messenger" because of The Tea Party's cover. I"ll check out Acadie. I suspect if I did this it would include a lot of B-level thrash metal because they were the cassettes I had as a kid and listened to ad nauseum, so I will spare everyone. Great video, cheers Brian!
B-level thrash metal! I probably should have gone way back, and mentioned that I listened to the KISS debut record many many times when I was a kid. I just don't know how many times, though 🙂
Great list Brian. I’ve been trying to decide whether to do this because it’s so hard and very time subjective. Funny how we are captive of the times we grew up in. You showed albums of the 80s, with the exception of the Cohen album. Mine would probably be all 70s albums, albeit not all the usual suspects. I’m on the fence on this one. Cheers.
Hi Jack - I didn't even notice that mine were mostly from the 80s, but I guess that is to be expected. I found it difficult thread to do, but interesting. It would be cool to seek your take on it.
Great list! I have and love all but Lanois and Murphy. I think I'll get the Peter Murphy based on your review and apparently good taste. Songs for Drella is a personal favorite that seems to be largely overlooked.
I should have mentioned that the Peter Murphy record does not sound like Bauhaus at all. It has a more pop or 80s alternative sound, but I really like it. I hope I haven't oversold it 🙃
Thanks for the shout out Brian! I do not own any Kate Bush, not sure why as she has beautiful voice and I like what I have heard. I'll go with your recommendation and start here. If I don't like it, I expect a full refund from you. You have a "painting" album, much like my "mowing the lawn" album. Well done Brian!
I've never had a mowing the lawn album, but I have a tiny lawn anyway. I do have a fixing my bike album, though. Sounds like a new thread right there! I suppose I should offer a full money back guarantee on Kate Bush 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Not another thread!!!
Thanks for the call out! Subbed
I enjoyed the thought experiment 🙂
Hi Brian, an excellent list. For me Hounds of Love is beaten by a whisker by The Dreaming, but both are lovely albums. Everybody has to have The Pogues and Billy Bragg in their lives. I've just uploaded my, very retro, top 10 whilst watching yours. Cheers Mike
Hi Mike - It's a tough call between The Dreaming and Hounds of Love. Both are top shelf. I may have even preferred The Dreaming for a time 🙂
Billy Bragg? Hell, nah!
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Nice picks! Love "Hounds Of Love" as well (especially the Ninth Wave), but my go-to Kate Bush album is her 2005 masterpiece "Aerial." Daniel Lanois also produced Peter Gabriel's blockbuster "So" album and Emmylou Harris' "Wrecking Ball"
I agree that Aerial is fabulous. For some reason, I didn't tbuy t when it came out, so I have only been listening to it for a while. I really love it, though. Lanois has produced a lot of gems, that's for sure 👍
I’m going to check out that Cure record later today. Love that Leonard Cohen album. I saw him at the ACC shortly before he passed. Fantastic show.
I saw Cohen more than once, but not since the 90s. I should have gone to a more recent show, but I never managed to 😔
@@EmbryonicRobot Great video. I started listening to the last album you mentioned. I'll finish listening tonight as I have a couple of beers. I could never do a video like this. Impossible to do! LOL
This is such a you list! The Cure, Cohen, XTC. I'm avoiding this thread because I know I'd screw up my list. Cheers.
I am certain that I missed something important in my list!
Intresting choices the Pouges of course the Smiths yes , mine inclued LP 6 Lional Rogg Bach oragan , the last two NIrvana LP`s and of course Joy Division.
I am with you of Nirvana and Joy DIvision, the latter of which almost made the list. I have to check out Rogg. I do like organ music. I have some Olivier Messiaen organ music on CD. Thanks for your comment.
I saw that XTC and I loooove that album except You’re Super, Supergirl. Acadie - awesome. Ben, get him!!! I haven’t listened to Songs for Drella. There were a few on your list I haven’t heard.
I see what you man about Supergirl. It's certainly not the best in the record, but it doesn't ruin it for me at least. That is something!
It’s meant to be satirical, but it seems silly. I included it in a video where one song ruins a perfect album - that was a thread about 9 months ago, I think.
Lovely bunch of records. I love that Cure compilation. I maaay have picked it but it’s not in my apartment. That Smiths compilation is an odd one and one I almost didn’t buy, now I listen to it almost as much as Louder Than Bombs. Funny thing releasing a compilation album right after your first album, but all those Smiths non album 45’s and B-sides warrented that. Another band that nearly did that was Gomez. After their first and second album they released the best named compilation album ever, Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline!
I don't really know much about Gomez, but you have peaked my curiosity. I will have to investigate! Great title, for sure.
@@EmbryonicRobot A unique band, known for having 3 singers and 4 songwriters, all the lads were really not particulary handsome and their debut album won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998, beating out Massive Attack, Pulp and The Verve. They continued to be the crktics darlings even if the early 2000s weren’t very kind to them.
Not officially broken up but inactive since their 2011 album.
Thanks for that. I will keep Gomez in mind.
I don't think I could do an all time top 10. That's a pretty interesting list. I kinda missed out on the 80's stuff you showed (not what I was into then) but have definitely heard of them all and even heard some of the popular tracks no doubt. I think a few of those comps would be cool and allow one a starting point. Gonna look into some Cure. They did Blue Monday, right? Your Cohen story with your dad reminded me of my dad and my brothers playing Elton John. It drove him nuts! Lol! Good stuff Brian. Cheers! ✌️🤘🎶🤘
Hi Mark - Blue Monday was New Order. Same period, more or less, though. I think my dad was confused with Elton too. He was probably too flamboyant for my dad!
@@EmbryonicRobot Thank you Brian. Of course, New Order. I knew that. Lol! That band is the offshoot of Joy Division, of whom I really like. Gotta get me some more of that music. And yes, I believe that was indeed the case for my dad's opinion of most the music with the flamboyance and the otherworldly likes of Ziggy Stardust, Roxy Music and the always exceptional dressed Elton! Have a good day bud.✌️👍
Happy to hear that your like Joy Division. Awesome band!
I watched this, and didn't comment before. I want to do 15 !!! "Hounds Of Love" is my fav Kate Bush as well. Hatful Of Hollow is justified.. It plays like a studio LP, and is absolutely terrific ! The Cure "Japanese Whispers" is a record that my girlfriend had and I became a fan of the band at that time. XTC.. Holy Smoke is coming next, for me as far as Peter Murphy is concerned.
Holy Smoke is a very good record. I was never able to find an original .. well, I have seen a couple, but they were pricy and not in the best condition. So, I bought the reissue, which I am happy with. You should also get Cascade, which is better than Holy Smoke, IMHO.
@@EmbryonicRobot Cascade is better, actually. Merchbar here in the US has great prices for these PM records.. 22.00 or so.
@@EmbryonicRobot I have Dali's Car as well.." The Waking Hour" 1984 from Jackpot Records ( re issue ) out of Portland, Oregon.
Cool. I have an original Dali's Car 🙂
You have some incredible choices here, I am very much in the same lane and thanks for sharing. I just made my own "10 Most Listened To" at my channel, this was a fun exercise and hope you might check it out. You definitely gained a subscriber.
Thanks for the nice comment. I am watching your video right now. Love your choices too!
My list, sort of :
Pixies - Doolittle
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the aeroplane over the sea
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Supertramp - Paris
Dire Straits - Communiqué
The Waterboys - This is the Sea
Television - Marquee Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
XTC - Drums and wires
Pavlov´s Dog - Pampered Menial
Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert.
Nice. That is a fabulous list. The only one I am not familiar with is Pavlov's Dog and I do not have a copy of the Keith Jarrett, but I have heard it. I have copies of the others and have played them frequently. These are all excellent records!
Pavlov´s Dog are a band cursed by publishers in the 70s. They only made two albums plus one posthumous one. Highlighting David Surkamp's voice. Peace@@EmbryonicRobot
@@vayres7512 I will try to remember t check it out. Thanks 👍
Great video. This was hard for me, as well (my video will be up tonight). I ended up limiting it to the last three years for the sake of "accuracy." RE: XTC Skylarking vs. English Settlement. I agree. Skylarking is better -- by a nose.
Skylarking for the win! The Black Sea is also close for me.
Great list.!!! . Kate Bush (While I prefer "The Dreaming," "The Ninth Wave" is her greatest side of music), The Pogues ("Thousands are Sailing" is probably my favorite Pogues' song), XTC ( I'd opt for "English Settlement", but you can't go wrong either way!), Billy Bragg ("Love Gets Dangerous" and "It Says Here" are my favorite Bragg tracks)... "Songs For Drella"!!!!! OMG. NOBODY talks about that album and it's SOOOO Good. (I got that around the same time I got Cale's "Words For the Dying" album with its brilliant "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night").. and I'm an artist... so I get inspiration from music anytime I draw / paint. Cheers!
It was a tough call between "English Settlement" and "Skylarking" and, really between "The Dreaming" and "Hounds of Love." All are really great. I love Words for the Dying too. I will have some upcoming John Cale videos, if I can get my act together 🙂
great video
Thanks, Rob ✌🏻
you just flash the album cover by so I had to go back and forth to get the name of the Daniel Lanois album, given how buggy RUclips is its not a recommended procedure , very irritating ..may I suggest holding the album covers up closer and for enough time to register the info? Some of us are on small hand held screens.. Thanks.
Thanks for feedback. I hope this isn't something I did for every record! But, I know what you mean. On other channels I have had to pause the video, take a photo of the cover, and run it through Google Lens to find out what it is. Usually, that happens when the host speaks too fast or has a strong accent.
As usual Brian, I have none of these. 😂
I guess I shouldn't be surprised?
Love Billy love the Pogues love you
Wow, this is the nicest comment I have ever received 🙂
HP, The Comp King! I’m not sure I could do this because I don’t care what I listen to the most or least. I just listen passively & actively constantly. I can’t say I’ve heard Daniel Lanois as a muso, just know the production. I really like Hounds, Hatful, Standing, Skylarking, Grace, Basics, Lenny, Drella & Moz. No one in Victoria cares about South Australia either 😂 Solid work HP. Cheers…SBMBE KOF KOS
SBMBE KOF KOS - I didn't peg you for a spreadsheet type of guy anyway. This was my best guess, but I am certain that I missed something essential. No one in Victoria cares about South Australia either? Should I be shocked?
@@EmbryonicRobot Oh yeah. Covid lockdowns really opened the wounds of old interstate rivalries. Mainly because all of the states had different rules. Melbourne & Sydney were duking it out as usual over who did it best and poor old Adelaide & Perth tried to join in, but no one noticed 😂Also it goes back to the old days because most parts of Australia were populated by convicts & SA was one of the first areas which had settlers. They were regarded as toffs, but weirdly have now become super bogan. Maybe too much sunshine affects the brain? 😂
@@benrankins4446 I had to look up 'bogan'. Maybe SA should secede?
@@EmbryonicRobot 😂Bogans...everyone has 'em
Sad, yet true 😶
The Smiths. Hateful of Hollow. My all time Smiths album
Nice to hear. It's the first Smiths records I heard in full. I have always loved it.
Hey Brian I had to Lmao about the guy who logs the amount of times he listens to DSOTM. I can honestly say I've listened to that Pink Floyd album 400 times before spread sheets were ever a thing. I agree with half of those albums as top ten in my mind.
Part of me would really like to know how many times I have listened to a certain record, but I am way too lazy to keep a spreadsheet up to date and it's too late to start now 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot None of me needs to know or is at all curious as to how many times I’ve listened to a record lol. I think just the process would fatigue me to the point of not listening to anything anymore.
@@vinylwood You are probably right about that.
nice narrative - the albums certainly high quality = eighties seems to be your decade which i guess reflects your age
Yes, I think it's fair to say that I like lots of 80s music, but there are some acts that I just cannot stand 🙂
Nice picks! I copied your idea and I’m uploading my top ten right now.
This was a challenging one to do, unless you are Steve and have a spreadsheet!
@@EmbryonicRobot LOL! This wasn’t too hard. I barely play my rarest records, so it wasn’t hard to pick out the records on heavy rotation. Congratulations on a successful video!!!
@@pumpingvinyl Thanks. The views on this one really perplex me, so I guess the RUclips algorithm was on my side this time.
Lou Reed us the only American, but in a collaboration with a Welshman.
Wow, you are right. I didn't even notice that until your comment!
@@EmbryonicRobot I have a friend here in the Netherlands who has this band called Boris Dzaneck. They have been going since the early 1980s. He would probably come up with a similar list. This is one of their early singles. It managed to clock up over 400.000 views on RUclips. A bit like The Cure, you may like it.
ruclips.net/video/94rl79_G9b8/видео.html
Great to see Kate Bush in your selection.
Hey, everyone should have Kate in their collection 🙂
Great selection, the Smiths album is one of my all-time favorite too. Considering this record came out in the mid-80s, I think it stood really good the test of time. By the way, would you have a good record store in Toronto to recommend to me?
Toronto is blessed with so many great shops. Most of my knowledge is on the west side of town. There are some in the east end that I have never visited. I'd say you must visit Sonic Boom on Spadina. It's the biggest by far with a really great inventory. I was just there with Low Noise Jason Skilz and he posted a video about that visit. I'm a big fan of Rotate This on Ossington too. If you are near Rotate this, make the short walk to Shortstack Records. It's a small place, but mighty. Other places I routinely visit are Kops on Queen Street, Neurotica on College, and Pandemonium on Dundas in the Junction. There are lots more, but I would say these are the ones I go to most frequently. Of course, if you are go to Sonic Boom, try Invisible City across the street and Play De Record a couple of blocks north 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Thank you very much for your detailed tips, I'll take the opportunity to visit many of theses stores as the place i will stay at is very close to the corner of Queen and Bathurst. thank you
I think that I have over half of these albums which I thought was a pretty good percentage. The Pogues album might make my list or come pretty close. My first album by The Cure was the Staring At The Sea with the extra tracks. That is my favorite Kate Bush album as well and I love that Daniel Lanois album.
Wow, this is a really good percentage! I guess we agree on much, though I still have no Jerry Lee Lewis 🙂
A+
Thanks 🙂
Hi Brian .. Hatful of hollow, standing on the beach .. classics .. I much prefer early billy Bragg back to basics is a great compilation cheers 👍.. no OMD? ..
Thanks Rob. We do seem to share many musical favs. This was tough to do, though. I wonder if I would chose the same albums a year from now. OMD is a fav, but they just never made the cut, though I think one of their records would be close.
@@EmbryonicRobot we do share but that doesn’t extend to Leonard Cohen 🤷🏼♂️
@@robwalkerletthemusicplay Oh, that hurts!
Well I scanned the Time Line and didn't see any Grand Funk Railroad or Kansas. Can't say our musical tastes are anywhere similar my friend.
You would be quite comfortable with the musical choices of my older siblings! I know a lot of that music because of them and I have some in my collection, but it hasn't made it to the most listened category ...
@@EmbryonicRobot Touche' I mostly gave up on new music in the late 90's. Admittedly stuck in the past except for progressive rock artists who are still recording new materials in the vein of Steve Hackett, etc. Well getting off subject. Toodles!
You need to hear Andy partridges mix of skylarking. Give big express and apple Venus another listening
I do love Apple Venus and the Big Express, but I will admit that I haven't heard the Andy Partridge mix of Skylarking. I should get on that 🙂
You will throw out Todd rundgrens smewed mix. Quantitatively superior. The rest of xtc catalogue a mixed bag. Black sea. Mummers must haves. English settlement could've been edited to a superior single disc. Rag and bone buffet a rarities treat
@@SpenceCurry I see what you mean about English Settlement. A single disc 10-track version was released in Canada way back when, but I have always loved the double LP version.
The records I've listened to most in my entire life would be 45s and albums from my childhood and teens. Back then I would play records a zillion times. I started gathering records when I was 4 or 5 and never stopped so something from 1960 would be way up there. How many times did I listen to Beatles albums in the years 1964 - 1968? I listened to albums a bunch of times from later years, especially when commuting but they probably can't add up to Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals that I played countless times when I was 8 and ever since.
I had a few 7" singles when I was younger, but the format never really caught on with me, or at least it didn't continue once I started to by albums. Then He Kissed Me by The Crystals is a pretty good track!
@@EmbryonicRobotI loved singles, over the years since the 1950’s up until the Punk era, nothing is as immediate as a great single back in the day, I still have 2,000 singles 😊. By the way if you like Leonard Cohen give a listen to Tim Buckley, an amazing singer/songwriter guitarist and a very sad untimely death at 28 years old!
@@roygoad2870 I have heard thta some singles were mastered differently, since some were headed to juke boxes or radio stations. I wonder if that is true. I have heard some Tim Buckley, but not for years. He died young, just like his son. So sad.
I'm ashamed to report that I have no Kate Bush other than her duet with Peter Gabriel. I considered including a various artist compilation. I have no Cure, either ( except for a single ). Love Skylarking ! Pogues ! Braggs about his Bragg autograph. Leonard Cohen
We agree on a few things! I quite like the Kate Bush / Peter Gabriel tune. Of course, tomorrow, I will probably think of something that should have been in this video 😔
Difficult, I imagine many of us, or those of us, aged 40-45 plus listened to those we picked up as teens the most, as we tended to only have a few vinyls back then. I certainly have a lot of vinyls I must have played a 100x aged 14-18 I may not have played even once in the last 30 or so yrs. I did pick up Acadie, Shine and Belladonna on vinyl when they came out, have their moments, but not on a par with his Eno Collaborations. I lost interest in him when he worked with the anti music anti life Dylan character. No redemption possible after this!
Some albums fall out of favour, i suppose, after repeated listenings or as we age and discover new things. After Acadie and For the Beauty of Winona, I didn't keep up with Lanois. I don't think I have even hear Shine or Belladonna. . .
@@EmbryonicRobot Neither Shine or Belladona are essential listening. I recall Acadie having a couple of solid tracks and Wynona one of note. He's always an interesting listen, searching for new soundscapes. Plus he can attract some of the more gifted musos. Blade's efforts on Black Dub were impressive.
OK. I have only really heard the early stuff with Eno, like Apollo and The Pear, which are great 🙂 👍
Funny I was just listening to Songs For Drella
What a cool coincidence! It really is a great record 🙂
You have excellent taste in music! According to me...😐
Well, thank you very much for the nice comment!
AMSR
Really? Thanks 🙃
To me compilations are not LP’s!
Yes, I agree, but the prompt was 'records', not LPs, so I think it fits 🙂 Well, that's my defence 👍
@@EmbryonicRobot Plus so many great musicians recorded before there were albums, so a compilation is the only way to get them.
@@Stud_Studley So true :)
@@EmbryonicRobot Fair enough :-)
XTC. Yep. I prefer nonsuch but Summers Cauldron my favorite Andy song. People who don't like the Smiths i categorize as 😮idiots.
Summer's Cauldron is fantastic, no question. It is curious when people do not like the Smiths. It truly confounds me 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot oh okay. Perhaps I judge harshly. Louder than Bombs my favorite.
@@adamfindlay7091 Louder Than Bombs is excellent too. So much great stuff from The Smiths.
Hounds of Love and Skylarking are KB and XTC's best, imo. Off the top of my head, albums that would make my list for sure:
Cocteau Twins • Blue Bell Knoll
Echo & the Bunnymen • Ocean Rain
The Chameleons • Strange Times
The Velvet Underground • self-titled
I made a longer list, and then narrowed it down. Ocean Rain and The Velvet Underground where both on the list. I love the other ones you mentioned too 👍
This put me to sleep
Well, if you get insomnia in the future, you will know what to do 😀
Argh! The early Cure stuff WAS NOT GOTHIC! Post-punk is the correct genre.
Your comment is fair enough!
Cheers, man.@@EmbryonicRobot
What a bland selection of music. Very one dimensional.
That may well be! This is not a list of my ten favourite albums; it's simply a list of what I think I have listened to the most, for whatever reason. What am I missing out on?
Me steve hackett acolyte. Floyd ummagumma beatles magical mystery tour miles bitches brew happy sad lp by? Drawing a bkank.tangerine dream live in london 1982 bowie low king crimson wake of poseidon.thats what I have help me out with the guy whi made happy sad lp thank you for you selections including songs if these recordszappa weasles ripped my fleshTull this was.10 wheel drive 1st lp weather reportblack market.your selections i love tim buckley happy sad fairport convention leif & leige elton john tumblewred connection .mahavishnu my goals beyond
Really great list. I have listened to a bit of Tim Buckley, and I keep hearing about him, so I will have to listen to more. In The Wake of Poseiden is a fine album 😀