Ranking of uw albums

[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.

[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.

[joethelion]

hhhmmm - this is actually quite hard, b/c it's all really up to my mood
plus, there's factors like ->
I REALLY like STITI (and I'd probably go the most 'crazy' hearing those songs live, as opposed to other tracks) buutttttttt..... I find that album annoyingly quiet, plus well - the live version of almost every track on that album sounds umpteen times better than the studio album. But - those live versions wouldn't exist if it wasn't for their studio counterparts... so hmmm...


1) Beaucoup Fish
2) Dubnobasswithmyheadman (Japanese re-release) just so you get that bonus track... and if I'm not mistaken, it's a bit louder than the original pressing
3) STITI
4) Pearls Girl EP (the 60 minute US one)
5) A Hundred Days Off
6) RiverRun EP's (I'm counting the three as one "thing" as it seemed to be one 'whole project')
7) Barking (I'm counting the bonus disc as a part of the whole package)
8) Oblivion with Bells
9) Dark & Long EP (the one with Mos 'Ospitable)
10) Dark & Long EP (the one with Thing in a Book)
11) Born Slippy EP


if we count live albums... then "Everything Everything" would definitely be last on my list, and the x3cd Tokyo one would probably be either just before or just after STITI

what's funny is that a couple of years ago - I would've put AHDO last, but it actually has aged well... while OWB has kind of lost its appeal, I just find that I prefer pretty much ANY live show from that tour over the album. "Glam Bucket" is a great song and all - but it sounds lifeless compared to how it is live, when you can actually hear Karl's guitar

[Mike]

Originally Posted by joethelion

what's funny is that a couple of years ago - I would've put AHDO last, but it actually has aged well... while OWB has kind of lost its appeal, I just find that I prefer pretty much ANY live show from that tour over the album.

I disagree, i think it is AHDO that has lost it's appeal. It sounds tired and dated compared to other albums. Even the more "upbeat" tracks like DA3D sound flat and uninspiring.

For me, OWB has been a slow grower - each time I hear new stuff and it sounds MORE INTERESTING. The songs have aged well, and (with the exception of Holding The Moth) they don't sound like they were made in the late 90s.

Originally Posted by joethelion

"Glam Bucket" is a great song and all - but it sounds lifeless compared to how it is live, when you can actually hear Karl's guitar

I agree with this, there is nothing on OWB that transforms well into a live song. 10 mins of Crocodile live is just about the dullest thing i've ever heard. Yeah it has a beat and some singing, but its so depressingly sloooooooow for a live audience.

[Strawman]

what's funny is that a couple of years ago - I would've put AHDO last, but it actually has aged well... while OWB has kind of lost its appeal, I just find that I prefer pretty much ANY live show from that tour over the album. "Glam Bucket" is a great song and all - but it sounds lifeless compared to how it is live, when you can actually hear Karl's guitar[/QUOTE]


Yeah I think I've mentioned this too....I would have put AHDO last when it first came out but no other album has grown on me more....

And I just never got into OWB....to me the whole album is a little lifeless except for Beautiful Burnout

[Sappys Curry]

Funny thing, AHDO was an album that disappointed me at first, and then years later, it really grew on me. Interesting.

[potatobroth]

I listen to ADHO quite a bit these days (specifically the alternate version that's been floating around.)

Consequently, I can't listen to Crocodile anymore. I don't know why, but its an instant-skip for me when it comes on now - live or otherwise.