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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
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    Posted: July 17 2023 at 11:43
Not a poll of Soul albums, but a Back to Black selection from the Dulux color chart. Smile

 4 stars 1971: Black Widow - Black Widow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_FIexMc5ls   
 2 stars 2010: Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lKJbEgwDpcaSDlmwtLVghwaj6Z0mPRXOo      
 2 stars 1973: Miles Davis - Black Beauty: Live at Fillmore West - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m3RmGfSJkuJbEPghJFsIMjQpHEcNIrt6M
 4 stars 2009: Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mITLc-8859pN5FyuxZRjILfBdWgnRDJL0
 4 stars 1985: Hawkwind - The Chronicle of the Black Sword - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWfGw2maX1M6bFLuV7jsBrWtR3F4S2rzJ
 2 stars 1974: King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lY3yciB10UYaXkbL3LZinGHd_YHeGFlc8




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As soon as I saw the topic, Guapo's Black Oni sprung to mind (lots of "Black" albums that I love). While the immediate one I thought of is not on the list, I still would have voted for David Bowie's Blackstar. I have made my thoughts on this album and respect for David Bowie with this swansong very clear in other threads already. I think that this is an incredible album to go out on and it actually is my favourite David Bowie album (and I love lots of Bowie). This is one where two stars seems brutally off (ok, one star more-so) and really tacky to me. I give it five black stars. This and Rock Bottom are the two albums I probably most took issue with you disparaging, and that is not just because of the music, but because of the circumstances.

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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
XTC - Black Sea
King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black
Hawkwind - The Chronicle Of The Black Sword
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I am not familiar with all of them, but I really enjoy:
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
David Bowie - Blackstar

AC/DC is a guilty pleasure.
Black Album is a good album overall, but I have always felt that the songs sound a little bit too alike (those who really stick out are "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters").

If we may count albums with black covers, I might add:
The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
and another guilty pleasure: This is Spinal Tap (soundtrack album)
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AC/DC, the intro of another great singer and an album that blew car speakers daily....
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Must have black in the title? Spinal Tap had a black album. Next choice is KC.

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Black Sabbath
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Peter Hammill - A Black Box. Weird, uneven and rough around the edges. Just brilliant. 

Followed by AC/DC, King Crimson, Bowie and Amy Winehouse. Black Sabbath's debut has an amazing side one, but side two is just weak imo. 

Where's Venom - Black Metal???
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First one to pick Winehouse!!!

Have yall listened to that album?
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I'm looking for black midi, but alas not in the list so my vote goes to King Crimson.
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Hawkwind ~ The Chronicle of the Black Sword
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Originally posted by Gentle and Giant Gentle and Giant wrote:

I'm looking for black midi, but alas not in the list so my vote goes to King Crimson.


Of course this is about albums not bands. I would not have thought of black midi for a black albums list despite loving the band. black midi does have the compilation The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge, which I have not heard, but I would not have expected that here. Maybe a black bands and artists would be in order. Rebecca Black for the "lose".
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Just so you know Metallica's "Black Album" is actually their eponymous album.
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The Rose and the Sea.
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The short lived and much missed Astra deserve a vote.
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Originally posted by bardberic bardberic wrote:

Just so you know Metallica's "Black Album" is actually their eponymous album.

True, but I can't think of anyone who just calls it "Metallica" anymore LOL Same with Weezer's "blue album" debut 
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Anyway, out of all these, I have to go with Black Sabbath's debut. Such a landmark record for metal, and still holds up extremely well in the songwriting department to boot

Edited by Necrotica - July 17 2023 at 14:58
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I would have put the Black Album in parentheses as the albums org title is Metallica. Just to be nitpick.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Gentle and Giant Gentle and Giant wrote:

I'm looking for black midi, but alas not in the list so my vote goes to King Crimson.


Of course this is about albums not bands. I would not have thought of black midi for a black albums list despite loving the band. black midi does have the compilation The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge, which I have not heard, but I would not have expected that here. Maybe a black bands and artists would be in order. Rebecca Black for the "lose".

You're right of course. In my eagerness the album bit passed me by Geek
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