Let's decide, the best album is ?

[Leningrad]

Of couse i like AV

[Cosmic climb]

Having listening during the week to some of AV's catalogue, it got me wondering what is other forum members favourite AV album and why (or what) it is.
My Fave has to be afternoons in utopia.
The songs are lyrically and musically perfect, there is some great chords and key changes, not every song is "commercial pop" many risks where made and i applaud AV for doing that.
The other reason it's my all time fave is memories, i bought it on the day of it's release, i was in Hamburg on a music related visit and the Cassette i bought soundtracked my 3 day stay, from the night time vista's on the water front, to the day times sat in bars and cafe's watching the world go by. Each time i play this album (now gladly on CD & Mp3) it takes me back to a time in my life that i truly enjoyed. Music really is a snapshot of our lives.

A different perspective and soundtrack in later years was the exellent Prostitue album (but that would be another story / thread )

Would love to read about other members faves and why..

Hope some of you contribute.

[Krapplund]

@coss: I did move your topic to this one.

But good question....why is that album best

[Cosmic climb]

Originally Posted by Foolship1077

IMO, Utopia seems to top FY, probably because of all the additional people who helped put it together.

Salvation makes a great third.

A bit of music trivia here too
Roger Linn who is credited as playing drums on all but one track (not counting iao or lady bright) is the name of the drum machine (a linndrum 2) invented by the man who bares his name, this is 100% fact too, at one point the studio i worked in had the utopia linn drum machine set up there.[smile2] i used it on 3 of my own sessions.

[Cosmic climb]

Originally Posted by Krapplund

@coss: I did move your topic to this one.

But good question....why is that album best

The production, the songs and the running order, plus i love the reference's to Lewis Carroll's work. And most important, it's running time. no single album should over stay it's welcome in your CD player. I guess all of av's albums are unique (not all of them sound the same - unlike U2[smile2]) but AIU is by far the best one. I would of loved to have composed Lassie come home or Fantastic voyage. Mr Gold at his very best.

[Cosmic climb]

Originally Posted by poul e

My top 3 Alphaville album list:

1. Forever young
2. Prostitute
3. Afternoons in Utopia

Top 3 for me is:
1 - Afternoons in utopia
2 - Prostitute
3 - Dreamscapes 6 (yes i know i'm cheeting [smile2])

[pekurovsky]

Originally Posted by Cosmic climb

Having listening during the week to some of AV's catalogue, it got me wondering what is other forum members favourite AV album and why (or what) it is.
My Fave has to be afternoons in utopia.
The songs are lyrically and musically perfect, there is some great chords and key changes, not every song is "commercial pop" many risks where made and i applaud AV for doing that.
The other reason it's my all time fave is memories, i bought it on the day of it's release, i was in Hamburg on a music related visit and the Cassette i bought soundtracked my 3 day stay, from the night time vista's on the water front, to the day times sat in bars and cafe's watching the world go by. Each time i play this album (now gladly on CD & Mp3) it takes me back to a time in my life that i truly enjoyed. Music really is a snapshot of our lives.

A different perspective and soundtrack in later years was the exellent Prostitue album (but that would be another story / thread )

Would love to read about other members faves and why..

Hope some of you contribute.

Oh, I see some tendency now. Almost every man who is musician/sound-producer/studio techic and thus connected with music creation process - just in love with AIU and that is the reason I completely and wholeheartedly agree with you, and will sign myself under each word of that quoted post and of the further ones.

[Foolship1077]

Originally Posted by Cosmic climb

A bit of music trivia here too
Roger Linn who is credited as playing drums on all but one track (not counting iao or lady bright) is the name of the drum machine (a linndrum 2) invented by the man who bares his name, this is 100% fact too, at one point the studio i worked in had the utopia linn drum machine set up there.[smile2] i used it on 3 of my own sessions.

No fooling?? Interesting stuff! Thanks!

[Humbert]

1. Prostitute
2.TBB
3.Salvation

These are in my top 3. The choice is simple- i have 5 copys of Prostitute ( 3 CD & 2 MC) , 4 copys of TBB ( 2 CD & 2 MC ) and 3 copys of Salvation ( 2 CD & a MC ) :)

[Ville_de_Alpha]

Forever young