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most middle-class album

_TheBeautifulOnes_ [Edit] [Delete] 108 replies 13:01 February 19th, 2013

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Graceland by Paul Simon

soapy | 19 Feb '13, 13:03 | X | ^ This | Reply

oldshitnewshit, Royter-Hatfood, Silkyskillz11, fuck_this_band, godspeed_steve83, georgiabeth, Pale-eyedBadger, gonad, and thedamnedear this'd this
- Came here to post this ^
  
  waterwings @soapy | 19 Feb '13, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
great typo there

good work me

_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 19 Feb '13, 13:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
Anything with Kele singing

wonton | 19 Feb '13, 13:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I order the foie gras
  
  and i eat it with complete disdain
  
  tifaspiano @wonton | 19 Feb '13, 18:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - http://tinyurl.com/brys7ap
    
    soapy @tifaspiano | 19 Feb '13, 18:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Body_In_The_Thames | 19 Feb '13, 13:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

emmettcruddas, seedler, furio, incandenza_, and Pale-eyedBadger this'd this
Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive

ethricdouble | 19 Feb '13, 13:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ha. classic.
  
  oldshitnewshit @ethricdouble | 19 Feb '13, 13:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Oof
  
  The musical equivalent of damp cardboard
  
  bruised_blood @ethricdouble | 19 Feb '13, 13:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  funkycow this'd this
  - yes...
    
    ...and yet, the title track does still bring forth a smile - and who's to knock a smile?
    
    oldshitnewshit @bruised_blood | 19 Feb '13, 13:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    juicegermer and jopzorz this'd this
- love this album
  
  classic
  
  dacbo @ethricdouble | 19 Feb '13, 17:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
David Gray - White Ladder

I'd have Vampire Weekend as most Guardian-reader album

funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 13:20 | X | ^ This | Reply

soapy this'd this
i really like all of these albums

going to join the lib dems

_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 19 Feb '13, 13:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours

heliolithic | 19 Feb '13, 13:34 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips this'd this
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms

beard | 19 Feb '13, 13:47 | X | ^ This | Reply

soapy and Gorkys_Forever this'd this
awful thread

josh | 19 Feb '13, 13:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips, Matt_was_taken, guntrip, incandenza_, Icarus-Smicarus, Pale-eyedBadger, johnwiddop, 1986_and_all_that, and berksy this'd this
- thanks, really benefitted from yours in the past
  
  _TheBeautifulOnes_ @josh | 19 Feb '13, 13:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  no-class this'd this
  - good comeback, good logic.
    
    josh @_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 19 Feb '13, 15:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    _TheBeautifulOnes_ and no-class this'd this
Foals - Holy Fire

ethricdouble | 19 Feb '13, 14:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
No Mumford and Sons, Keane *OR* Dido

You've failed as a thread. Leave this place.

Teepee_uk | 19 Feb '13, 14:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam

Ichor | 19 Feb '13, 14:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam

Ichor | 19 Feb '13, 14:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
A lot of you are confusing middle class with middle of the road music.

Dire Straits may be a bit boring (debatable) but they didn't sell millions of records by appealing to a more rarefied audience - they had mass appeal with your man on the street.

For middle class, it has to be something a bit indie - Belle and Seb perhaps. Even something like Nick Drake.

hip_young_gunslinger | 19 Feb '13, 14:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Not sure I agree with you
  
  Vast numbers of middle class people I know have no idea who many 'a bit indie' bands are, Belle and Sebastian included. Vampire Weekend could even arguably be 'that weird African shit' to a lot of middle class people. The middle class is a big old swathe of tiresomely unimaginative bastards, myself included.
  
  funkycow @hip_young_gunslinger | 19 Feb '13, 14:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I with you on this one.
    
    Which is why I put blunt. My cross section of society was Richmond where they only watch rugby and go to open mic nights.
    
    Ichor @funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 15:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - The music most listened to by the middle classes != the most middle class music.
    
    heliolithic @funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 16:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- nah, being a bit indie is being a bit indie
  
  but the albums people have posted are what really captures the quiet dull sunday of life that is a settled comfortable boring middle class existence.
  
  soapy @hip_young_gunslinger | 19 Feb '13, 14:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- You're forgetting Brothers in Arms got where it was by being the biggest selling CD
  
  the first to sell a million and outsell the vinyl
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(Dire_Straits_album)#Release
  
  So this is why it's associated with the richer middle-classes. Well that and the fact that they sold out stadiums even though Knopfler was sporting a headband and sweatbands.
  
  TheoGB @hip_young_gunslinger | 19 Feb '13, 15:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  soapy this'd this
  - plus
    
    my grandma lives in the area Knopfler grew up and its proper nice and middle class. all tidy suburban 1950s new build detached houses and that.
    
    soapy @TheoGB | 19 Feb '13, 18:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Jeff Buckley - Grace

kolombia | 19 Feb '13, 14:32 | X | ^ This | Reply

funkycow and marke this'd this
Much as I like that Jessie Ware record..

..it's just Sade with better beats. Perfect dinner party fodder for a new generation...

janiszen | 19 Feb '13, 14:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
- GTFO with -better beats- than Sade.
  
  You should be ashamed of yourself.
  
  theShipment @janiszen | 19 Feb '13, 14:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips, Puds, Body_In_The_Thames, incandenza_, CrispinAlexander, whynot, and Teepee_uk this'd this
- I read this as Emeli Sande.
  
  Ichor @janiszen | 19 Feb '13, 15:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - ... who definitely belongs here
    
    and who definitely needs to stop attempting to force the nation into remembering her performance at every single event that happens.
    
    mute-branches @Ichor | 19 Feb '13, 19:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    badmanreturns this'd this
Big Black - Songs About Fucking

TheGrudge | 19 Feb '13, 14:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Actually probably true.
  
  DaddyorChips @TheGrudge | 19 Feb '13, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Songs_about_ducking and MajorCriiimes this'd this
I often am.

janiszen | 19 Feb '13, 14:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
Rage Against the Machine s/t

DaddyorChips | 19 Feb '13, 14:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
Radiohead: The Best Of

poptimusgrime | 19 Feb '13, 14:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
Time Out

Silkyskillz11 | 19 Feb '13, 15:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Middle Class-Out of Vogue 7"

DaddyorChips | 19 Feb '13, 15:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
Moby - Play

Puds | 19 Feb '13, 15:07 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips, theShipment, TheWza, heliolithic, justanothersheeldz, and incandenza_ this'd this
- ^ ooooh yes
  
  soapy @Puds | 19 Feb '13, 15:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  funkycow this'd this
- /thread
  
  ethricdouble @Puds | 19 Feb '13, 15:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  soapy and heartworms this'd this
- I really like this album
  
  wonton @Puds | 19 Feb '13, 16:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- A great album
  
  TheGrudge @Puds | 19 Feb '13, 17:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  funkycow this'd this
That new Dinos Chapman album, possibly.

DaddyorChips | 19 Feb '13, 15:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Frank Turner

rainmaker | 19 Feb '13, 15:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
Air - Moon Safari

ronslunchbox | 19 Feb '13, 16:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

furio, georgiabeth, and marke this'd this
Bombay Fucking Bicycle Club.

Oissin_ | 19 Feb '13, 16:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Anything by Sting

Fuzzy_Dunlop | 19 Feb '13, 16:38 | X | ^ This | Reply

orangejuice this'd this
Skrillex.

Ichor | 19 Feb '13, 17:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
As much as I love the National

High Violet and Boxer are basically explorations in middle age, middle class problems.

TJFalvey | 19 Feb '13, 17:53 | X | ^ This | Reply

Oissin_ this'd this
Owl City

Too fey for the plebs, too common for the toffs. Middle class toss.

funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 17:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
- what?
  
  no, that's music for people too young to know better.
  
  incandenza_ @funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 18:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  soapy, theShipment, and ThisTemporaryLife this'd this
  - Radio 2 couldn't seem to stop playing Fireflies
    
    And Radio 2 is i) not for the youth, and ii) avowedly middle class.
    
    funkycow @incandenza_ | 19 Feb '13, 21:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - yeah, but most of the people who liked the song
      
      were pre-teens, teenagers and young adults. you can take that to the bank.
      
      just because it got on Radio 2 doesn't automatically qualify it as a grown-up song.
      
      incandenza_ @funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 22:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - When did middle class suddenly become an age issue?
        
        funkycow @incandenza_ | 19 Feb '13, 22:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        the most important thing for kids is that they're kids
        
        not their class, in terms of music at least.
        
        incandenza_ @funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 22:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Are you saying that Owl City are only listened to by pre-teens, teenagers and young adults?
        
        Are the young adults and teenagers on DiS classless (lucky them if they are)?
        
        funkycow @incandenza_ | 19 Feb '13, 23:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        ...
        
        look. Owl City are pop in the classic, youth-orientated sense that transcends class. especially in the internet era.
        
        incandenza_ @funkycow | 19 Feb '13, 23:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
Anything Laura Marling album

tifaspiano | 19 Feb '13, 18:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Any Laura Marling album*
  
  tifaspiano @tifaspiano | 19 Feb '13, 18:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
as if no one has mentioned Peter Gabriel yet

Peter Gabriel - anything by Peter Gabriel

incandenza_ | 19 Feb '13, 18:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
look at you all pretending not to be middle class

Icarus-Smicarus | 19 Feb '13, 18:32 | X | ^ This | Reply

sunstroke_house, blimeycharlie, still_here, and Comaboy this'd this
Joni Mitchell

James Taylor
Jackson Browne

pichaelmarker | 19 Feb '13, 18:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
I think there are some answers in this thread that are far too 'young' to really count

soapy | 19 Feb '13, 19:01 | X | ^ This | Reply

theShipment this'd this
Anything by

Thievery Corporation.

crosseyedsniper | 19 Feb '13, 19:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
that stuff sean likes

georgiabeth | 19 Feb '13, 19:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Best of Groove Armada

nyodeneD | 19 Feb '13, 19:59 | X | ^ This | Reply

incandenza_ this'd this
Bob Marley - Legends

theShipment | 19 Feb '13, 20:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

_TheBeautifulOnes_ and mug_mug_mug this'd this
- actually no
  
  everyone on the earth likes that.
  
  mug_mug_mug @theShipment | 19 Feb '13, 23:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - True.
    
    theShipment @mug_mug_mug | 19 Feb '13, 23:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - wait this thread is stupid
      
      why are we even here
      
      mug_mug_mug @theShipment | 19 Feb '13, 23:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Idk pal, idk
        
        theShipment @mug_mug_mug | 19 Feb '13, 23:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Plug DJ in a few hours?
        
        theShipment @theShipment | 19 Feb '13, 23:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        is 20 hours a few hours?
        
        I might be up for it in 20 hours. I have to sleep now :(
        
        mug_mug_mug @theShipment | 19 Feb '13, 23:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

The fact that I had to be the one to post this shows that you're all a BUNCH of FUCKING AMATEURS

ThisTemporaryLife | 19 Feb '13, 21:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- there aren't many more populist, blue collar records than 'Born to Run'
  
  incandenza_ @ThisTemporaryLife | 19 Feb '13, 22:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips, orangejuice, rainmaker, _TheBeautifulOnes_, and pichaelmarker this'd this
The Joshua Tree

foxhawk | 19 Feb '13, 22:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Jack Johnson - dreams or something

urgh

Songs_about_ducking | 19 Feb '13, 22:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Blatantly something by the Smiths

surely?

blimeycharlie | 19 Feb '13, 22:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- eh...no
  
  no-class @blimeycharlie | 19 Feb '13, 22:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Sorry, you're right.
    
    I was thinking of upper class.
    
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/feb/19/david-cameron-smiths-what-difference
    
    blimeycharlie @no-class | 19 Feb '13, 22:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- definitely not, though
  
  M People and Simply Red, though, yeah.
  
  incandenza_ @blimeycharlie | 19 Feb '13, 23:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
What are the greatest middle-class albums (nonsensical as the description is in absolute terms, it still arguably applies in an aesthetic sense)?

Might say...Duran Duran's Rio. Or anything by Roxy Music. Or Radioh....*checks upthread* oh wow none of you! NONE of you! unbelievable restraint

Loui_Tacceh | 20 Feb '13, 00:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- 'Avalon'!!
  
  massive oversight, guys.
  
  incandenza_ @Loui_Tacceh | 20 Feb '13, 01:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
Veckatimest

in_limbo | 20 Feb '13, 01:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ed Sheeran

ThirstyDog | 20 Feb '13, 01:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell

TheGrudge | 20 Feb '13, 10:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
Godspeed

Huggy_Bear | 20 Feb '13, 12:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Everything everyone on here likes

SarahIsPi | 20 Feb '13, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
A lot of Disers are quoting directly from their parents record collections.

LOLpop | 20 Feb '13, 13:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
something by Mike Oldfield

we_blew_it | 20 Feb '13, 13:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
anything by Yo La Tengo

let's be honest this thread is a bit shit.

berksy | 20 Feb '13, 13:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

wiggy99 this'd this
- This thread is shit, I'd still recommend a band, though.
  
  thedamnedear @berksy | 21 Feb '13, 13:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I wish I hadn't posted in it.
    
    funkycow @thedamnedear | 21 Feb '13, 14:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
ctrl f dummy

seriously?

hibster | 20 Feb '13, 13:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
- adopted by the middle classes
  
  not really a middle class album
  
  orangejuice @hibster | 20 Feb '13, 14:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
are you kidding? MOST of them !!!

go ahead - pick one, the answer'll be "yep"

theintl | 21 Feb '13, 09:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Original Pirate Material by The Streets
  
  _TheBeautifulOnes_ @theintl | 21 Feb '13, 09:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - yep
    
    "the streets" is only a showbiz name
    
    theintl @_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 22 Feb '13, 09:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

licky_kicky | 21 Feb '13, 13:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
That fucking Morcheeba album

with the red cover

johneggfish | 21 Feb '13, 14:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
From stereotype.fm

Q: Were you privately educated?
A: Yes, I was

answered by fans of...

1.Legião Urbana 64%
2.Chico Buarque 61%
3.The Black Crowes 55%
4.Os Mutantes 54%
5.Los Hermanos 52%
6.Antonio Vivaldi 50%
7.Little Joy 50%
8.Babyshambles 44%
9.The Airborne Toxic Event 44%
10.The Radio Dept. 43%
11.Yelle 43%
12.Social Distortion 41%
13.Skid Row 41%
14.Mudhoney 41%
15.The Brian Jonestown Massacre 41%
16.Ella Fitzgerald 40%
17.Mötley Crüe 40%
18.Stars 40%
19.Patti Smith 40%
20.Mika 39%
21.Misfits 38%
22.Creed 38%
23.Apocalyptica 38%
24.She & Him 38%
25.Angus & Julia Stone 38%
26.Black Flag 38%
27.ABBA 38%
28.Chris Cornell 38%
29.Yuck 38%
30.Hüsker Dü 38%
31.Wilco 38%
32.Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 37%
33.Janis Joplin 37%
34.Lifehouse 37%
35.Elvis Costello 37%
36.Ladyhawke 37%
37.KISS 37%
38.Devendra Banhart 37%
39.The Rapture 37%
40.Scissor Sisters 37%
41.Blind Guardian 37%
42.The Raveonettes 36%
43.Chet Baker 36%
44.James Blunt 36%
45.Claude Debussy 36%
46.Motörhead 36%
47.Wolfmother 36%
48.OneRepublic 35%
49.Fugazi 36%
50.Camera Obscura 35%

Average across all music fans:22.9%

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Ctrl + F What's the Sto-...

Seriously DiS?!

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The Best Classical Album In The World...Ever - Various Artists

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