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its an incredible album anyway, but recorded in the wake of a serious road accident that left one of the band quadriplegic it is even moreso, particularly on the last track on which said member did a lot of the percussion and structuring;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0xp0kmWkdE

between 3:00 and 6:00 always gives me goosebumps

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

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was made in the midst/wake of guitarist Jimmi Lawrence's death.

Not sure how much influence it had on the album's 'message' to be honest, a lot of the revolution! come together! friends! brothers! stuff etc was there from the very beginning. But the fact that they managed to a) release something and b)that that something was so incredible is pretty impressive.

It's nearly ten years old(!) now to be fair.

Not generally regarded as being as good as Mirrord, but still.

I think it's great anyway.

Playing with Fire.

Apparently Kember and Pierce couldn't even stand to be in the same room as each other by this point. The dicks.

BUT the album is fucking incredible, their best in my opinion.

its a great idea for a thread actually, there are those albums like Big Stars Third that actually sound better due to the circumstances they were recorded in

The album was finished and released posthumously.

Damned shame too, as it's a bit of a sardonic masterpiece.

No massive band issues like with Rumours or anything, but the band was getting so little recognition for their earlier albums that Bob decided to call it quits. He wanted to release one last album before that happened though, and tried to write his biggest, most powerful tracks yet and have them properly produced. The result was one of their most consistent/best loved albums, which included one of the all time greatest, and most triumphant, opening tracks ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSd-80X-GEo

Pink Moon

Kid A

Though not so miraculously, cos Billy sees himself as SP.

Depending on which rumours you believe.

Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish (think they were gonna get dropped)

Don't know for sure, but it seems obvious.

Besieged by haters on all sides, the pressure on Marcus and his merry band of folksters was almost too much. But they really silenced their doubters and came back with a classic. Top work lads!

Notably because it was during Steven Drodz's heroin addiction

Impressive work to say Kurt was dead

I believe there were times when they literally wouldn't step foot in the same studio as one another during production; and of course Mushroom pretty much up and left the band when it was released (and as far as I know hasn't released anything since). 3D was the only original member on 100th Window. It took 8 years before he and Daddy G could work together again.

Written shortly after the breakup of Pierce and Kate Radley, where Pierce learnt that she'd been secretly married to Richard Ashcroft of the Verve since 1995.

Songs kind of speak for themselves.

Band had split up for the first of three times during its making, correct? A Storm in Heaven is still their best album, but they were probably able to tolerate each other a lot more during that album's recording process.

Damon was a paranoid, coke-addled wreck whose relationship with Justine Frischmann was falling apart, Graham was a functioning alcoholic who hated the rest of the band, Alex was an obnoxious toff doing his best to be a cartoon cliche of everything that was wrong with britpop, and their last album had given them a level of fame none of them knew how to deal with & a musical direction none of them wanted to continue with coupled with a massive critical backlash. Then Damon decided to go on holiday to Iceland to sort his shit out...

Very much in the same vein of Rumours in terms of relationships etc, very frosty apparently, and they were also had major issues with the new digital recording technology.

I guess '16 Lovers Lane' by the Go-Betweens is the 'indie' Rumours too.

Jim Martin was pretty much hated by the rest of the band from what I've read, yet 2 great albums.

The original 5 piece band had dwindled down to just 2 members by the end of that album.

And it's still amazing. Their best in my opinion.

Much maligned but I love it. I mean, how can you dislike Citadel or 2000 Light Years From Home??
Recorded during a period of drug busts, police/newspaper harrassment, imprisonment.

Or Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Going On. Insane amounts of drugs (mainly coke and PCP), extreme paranoia, gansters as bodyguards, pet chimps attacking dogs (or vice versa), missed gigs, partying, recording vocals in bed, band members dropping out = a fantastic album.

Bands / Those funny little plans / That never work quite right

And bellyaches. As I assume all concerned were rightly fooked up.