15 minutes ago, Eeveelution said:

The way I have no memory of participating in this  

 

Oh Khiatles…

That participants list in general kind of a real blast from the past

22 minutes ago, Graves said:

Ye, something like this would be ideal for learning about the legends

 

Different winner tho

The omission of both Love You To and specifically Tomorrow Never Knows was... An interesting choice on my (and the good sis enxe's) part

 

Two of the best songs in their entire discography whew The Bheatles...

when is that from?! that's a great format but ngl come together is a dodgy winner (i've never understood why abbey road is the big album now, takes ages to get going)

 

tomorrow never knows feels like a very weird omission but there's so much, there are beatles b-sides that are more famous than other acts' most famous songs

26 minutes ago, makeawish said:

when is that from?! that's a great format but ngl come together is a dodgy winner (i've never understood why abbey road is the big album now, takes ages to get going)

 

tomorrow never knows feels like a very weird omission but there's so much, there are beatles b-sides that are more famous than other acts' most famous songs

I want to say we hosted it in maybe... 2016? 2017? I honestly cannot remember, it's close to a decade ago now

 

I can't remember what metric we used to pick the songs either tbh

I can't do a rate with essentials. That would mean that I had to group Dua with the other 2010s+ girls which would give Billie the winning song and thats not the agenda I'm pushing

 

 

16 hours ago, Achilles. said:

The concept of Blue and Lover being mentioned in the same paragraph, in a way that makes it seem like Blue is being insulted and Lover is being… praised.

Who remembers when I pitched the monochrome album covers rate? I think it was Blue, When the Pawn… and Vespertine. Red, white and blue! And then maybe Ace wanted to add Tracy Chapman. Never done, but I still think it’s a fun idea.

2 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

Who remembers when I pitched the monochrome album covers rate? I think it was Blue, When the Pawn… and Vespertine. Red, white and blue! And then maybe Ace wanted to add Tracy Chapman. Never done, but I still think it's a fun idea.

Two masterpieces, two duds. True balance.

21 hours ago, SupremeGoddess said:

which makes me wonder if I could maybe host a sexy summer album rate idk something like Light Years x B'day x Oral Fixation x Radical Optimism x Solar Power x Endless Summer Vacation x Come Away With Me 

Where is Sheryl Crow’s C’mon C’mon?

18 hours ago, Graves said:

I knowwwwww Xtina's Essentials Rate better include this GEM:

 

 

An 11.

 

So bad it deserves two 1’s. I agree!

17 hours ago, Album Leak said:

At certain point I wonder if it's just better to have some designated "Music Study Group" thread where an "expert" introduces a selection of songs based on a subject they are passionate about for a bi-weekly/monthly discussion, where each song they've presented could also be rated by each person partaking in the study group discussion. 

 

Rates are great entertainment, but they are not the best platform for genuine music discussion or smaller artists/older artists that aren't part of the current pop culture and zeitgeist (in this forum or in the real world). Plus it's a pretty big time investment in general. 

@Gwegend tell them about your idea for reviving that VH1 show where they pick the top five. It would be so fun as a thread!

On 6/13/2025 at 10:22 AM, Ace Reject said:

Or REVIVAL. We tried to forget it as much as Selena has forgotten her music career!

 

A more COMPREHENSIVE 2015 MAKES THE WOMAN (still with multiple moods and vibes!)

 

Rebel Heart v. E*MO*TION v. Honeymoon v. Revival v. 25 

 

Sorry Bjork! Later Florence!

 

On 6/13/2025 at 11:33 AM, Ace Reject said:

 

FINE. Florence in, Madonna out, and Madonna in the rate that SHOULD have happened long ago!

Circling back to this, I am willing to host the Florence / Carly / Lana / Adele / Selena lineup if nobody else wants to do it.
 

I have a bit of trepidation about the Lana album because I'm not familiar with it and hosting a rate where you don't know / care about one of the contenders seems a bit  but I do think she belongs in this set so I'd keep her in anyways.

10 hours ago, Graves said:

Hm, bringing back the old Essentials concept of all the album tracks? Not opposed to it but I fear it's appeal is limited to only artists that already draw a crowd: pop girls, pop mothers, indie faves.

 

Some of these girls are just not ATRL-friendly enough (Faye, Springsteen), or have too many damn songs (Prince). I think another category is warranted. Something between a singles rate and an essentials rate. We can call it something else. What did @conatus call her Beatles idea? Classics? Maybe that.

 

A sleek, 40 - 50 song playlist for consumer friendly listening and learning. Let's put on our thinking caps and GROW together, mothers.

I think I also favor a classics approach. A good way to get acquainted with new stuff, especially when I don’t have the time or emotional energy these days for a full discography exploration.

7 hours ago, conatus said:

Found the thread! https://classic.atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=837496

The true #1 and #2 back to back at #6 and #7

26 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

Who remembers when I pitched the monochrome album covers rate? I think it was Blue, When the Pawn… and Vespertine. Red, white and blue! And then maybe Ace wanted to add Tracy Chapman. Never done, but I still think it's a fun idea.

Three amazing songwriters and Joni… someone should do this. 

28 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

The true #1 and #2 back to back at #6 and #7

#6 and #9*
 

but yes!

2012 Makes the Woman with Born to Die v. Red v. Unapologetic v. Visions v. something else would be nice 

 

not that many main pop girls released that year but I'd like to do something with BTD and Red

5 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

Three amazing songwriters and Joni… someone should do this. 

The Joni hate in this thread. I’m shook!

6 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

The Joni hate in this thread. I'm shook!

Kind of the most overrated artist/songwriter of all time

9 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

The Joni hate in this thread. I'm shook!

I like Blue more than her other albums at least. The propaganda worked on me I fear.

 

50 minutes ago, conatus said:

Kind of the most overrated artist/songwriter of all time

This misogynoir

 

1 hour ago, supaspaz said:

The Joni hate in this thread. I'm shook!

i like joni and even i can't get that worked up about blue (this is not a call for blackface era joni lol)

 

3 hours ago, greento said:

2012 Makes the Woman with Born to Die v. Red v. Unapologetic v. Visions v. something else would be nice 

 

not that many main pop girls released that year but I'd like to do something with BTD and Red

warrior is the obvious one i can think of but ngl it drags on a bit (tho probably not more than red)

5 minutes ago, makeawish said:

warrior is the obvious one i can think of but ngl it drags on a bit (tho probably not more than red)

I was thinking maybe cut Red down to just the regular version, ending at Begin Again, to make all albums a similar length. That's only 16 songs and a lot of them are extremely strong tracks, there's very little filler there, as with most of Taylor's better albums. 

6 hours ago, supaspaz said:

@Gwegend tell them about your idea for reviving that VH1 show where they pick the top five. It would be so fun as a thread!

Omg yes! This is pretty much the same idea they're presenting.

 

the VH1 show was called The List- and you can find some episode on YouTube. @Album Leak

 

I suggested to @supaspaz to make a thread for that. Sorry I'm fully of ideas without execution bc I'm constantly on ATRL in between cases at work or in the back of cabs.

 

I'm not a much of a host. Just always doing the most. lol that sounded like a drag race verse… (Now watch me snatch the crown and take these other hoes down!)

20 hours ago, Gwegend said:

Omg yes! This is pretty much the same idea they're presenting.

 

the VH1 show was called The List- and you can find some episode on YouTube. @Album Leak

 

I suggested to @supaspaz to make a thread for that. Sorry I'm fully of ideas without execution bc I'm constantly on ATRL in between cases at work or in the back of cabs.

 

I'm not a much of a host. Just always doing the most. lol that sounded like a drag race verse… (Now watch me snatch the crown and take these other hoes down!)

I could not remember the show title! Let me think about how to put this together.

On 6/27/2025 at 9:55 AM, Solaria said:

I can't do a rate with essentials. That would mean that I had to group Dua with the other 2010s+ girls which would give Billie the winning song and thats not the agenda I'm pushing

 

 

No babe! Essentials just means all of Dua's album cuts and b-sides. (AKA a chance for End of an Era to be top ten!) No singles allowed.