Best comeback albums?

I like to see an older group come back and still be awesome. Not many do it well though.

1. Paul Simon- Graceland

I grew up with this album.

2. Roky Erickson and Okkervil River- True love cast out all evil

Roky Erickson is a fascinating person. He released some of the weirdest music of the 60's, then just vanished for a while. He still made music, but he had gone through tons of personal problems. It is great to see him back, especially since he made this album with one of the best bands around.

3. Johnny Cash- American Recordings

Linkin' Park: Meteora

The Suburbs??

Eminem-Recovery /thread

Eminem-Recovery /thread

LostProphetFLCL

I didnt think much of that album. It had some good songs, but Eminem is starting to get a bit monotonous.

The Suburbs??

TreebucketLumi

I mean, I dunno. I really didn't like Neon Bible much, but it definitely wasn't, like, a badalbum. Just wasn't anywhere near as good as Funeral.

Anyway, I take this back.

With_Teeth was a great comeback for Nine Inch Nails after Trent Got Clean

lol.. AFI's Sing the Sorrow.. I like that album.. Even though I think they kinda suck over all

Oh and maybe death magnetic. I mean honestly I liked it better than the black album.. which i was never a fan of at all.

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Eminem-Recovery /thread

Film-Guy

I didnt think much of that album. It had some good songs, but Eminem is starting to get a bit monotonous.

I think the album is phenomenal. It is also a big change from his older albums which, as great as they were, were definitely the same angry songs over and over for the most part.

He actually branched out with Recovery. His sound changed up a little and I love it. It is strange but he does the mainstream sound SO WELL. As someone who normally can't stand mainstream rap, Recovery just blew me away.

I will say that the songs Cold Wind Blows (BTW one of the best openings to a CD ever I swear), 25 To Life, and Almost Famous are some of his best material.

This cd single handedly proved to me that guitar and piano really need to be used more in rap.

My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky by Swans.

Californication: Red Hot Chili Peppers

With_Teeth was a great comeback for Nine Inch Nails after Trent Got Clean

ps3wizard45

Hold on wait what? Roky Ericson did an album with Okkervil River? I'm not a fan of the lead singer's voice but OR makes nice music. I have to hear this!

Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine

/thread

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The Suburbs??

TreebucketLumi

I mean, I dunno. I really didn't like Neon Bible much, but it definitely wasn't, like, a badalbum. Just wasn't anywhere near as good as Funeral.

Anyway, I take this back.

Comeback album? Third easily takes the cake. For a band that hasn't made an album for over ten years, and put out something as gripping as Third, say's a tone about their talent. Beth Gibbons is one amazing singer.

Portishead-Third

Comeback album? Third easily takes the cake. For a band that hasn't made an album for over ten years, and put out something as gripping as Third, say's a tone about their talent. Beth Gibbons is one amazing singer.

Portishead-Third

mexicangordo

As for comeback album, I'm gonna go with "With teeth".

[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

The Suburbs??

mexicangordo

I mean, I dunno. I really didn't like Neon Bible much, but it definitely wasn't, like, a badalbum. Just wasn't anywhere near as good as Funeral.

Anyway, I take this back.

You're the first person who has said that Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I'm glad somebody agrees with me. It is much darker, but I think it is more consistant. I love that song Intervention. I dont love The Suburbs though. It's a good album, but it's definitely their weakest. I can think of tons of better albums this year.

[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

The Suburbs??

mexicangordo

I mean, I dunno. I really didn't like Neon Bible much, but it definitely wasn't, like, a badalbum. Just wasn't anywhere near as good as Funeral.

Anyway, I take this back.

I can only think of two or three songs off the top of my head that I really enjoyed off of Neon Bible. My Body Is A Cage is probably my favorite off of it.

But I basically loved absolutely everything off of Funeral. For me, Neon Bible just cannot compare, which is why I was at first inclined to say The Suburbs was a "comeback."

[QUOTE="mexicangordo"]

[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

I mean, I dunno. I really didn't like Neon Bible much, but it definitely wasn't, like, a badalbum. Just wasn't anywhere near as good as Funeral.

Anyway, I take this back.

Film-Guy

You're the first person who has said that Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I'm glad somebody agrees with me. It is much darker, but I think it is more consistant. I love that song Intervention. I dont love The Suburbs though. It's a good album, but it's definitely their weakest. I can think of tons of better albums this year.

I absolutely love Neon Bible, it is such a dark album that depicts our generation so well but never bashes you over the head with it. Intervention, No Cars go, Neon Bible...So many good songs

I love Suburbs. It is on the dull side and theirs not "instant sugar" or relief but the album is really strong. I think what kind of wen't wrong with suburbs is that, they took the album to seriously. Also they really wanted to say "F- U" to hipsters. ha ha :P

[QUOTE="mexicangordo"]

Comeback album? Third easily takes the cake. For a band that hasn't made an album for over ten years, and put out something as gripping as Third, say's a tone about their talent. Beth Gibbons is one amazing singer.

Portishead-Third

Jesus_on_fire

As for comeback album, I'm gonna go with "With teeth".

I really did not enjoy "With Teeth" though "Ghost" was a very nice treat.

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[QUOTE="mexicangordo"] I was about to say, how is The Suburbs a come back album? But you took it back.. And btw, i think that Neon Bible is a better album than Funeral. I think Funeral is just more "happy" and "fairy-tail like" making the album seem more accessible. Though the song writing on all three albums are leagues ahead of many artist this generation.

mexicangordo

You're the first person who has said that Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I'm glad somebody agrees with me. It is much darker, but I think it is more consistant. I love that song Intervention. I dont love The Suburbs though. It's a good album, but it's definitely their weakest. I can think of tons of better albums this year.

I absolutely love Neon Bible, it is such a dark album that depicts our generation so well but never bashes you over the head with it. Intervention, No Cars go, Neon Bible...So many good songs

I love Suburbs. It is on the dull side and theirs not "instant sugar" or relief but the album is really strong. I think what kind of wen't wrong with suburbs is that, they took the album to seriously. Also they really wanted to say "F- U" to hipsters. ha ha :P

There are some songs on The Suburbs that I love, but it gets a bit lost in the crowd this year. I'm sure we have had this conversation before, but I adore that band The National. Their recent album High Violet is the best of 2010 by far.

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[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

You're the first person who has said that Neon Bible is better than Funeral. I'm glad somebody agrees with me. It is much darker, but I think it is more consistant. I love that song Intervention. I dont love The Suburbs though. It's a good album, but it's definitely their weakest. I can think of tons of better albums this year.

Film-Guy

I absolutely love Neon Bible, it is such a dark album that depicts our generation so well but never bashes you over the head with it. Intervention, No Cars go, Neon Bible...So many good songs

I love Suburbs. It is on the dull side and theirs not "instant sugar" or relief but the album is really strong. I think what kind of wen't wrong with suburbs is that, they took the album to seriously. Also they really wanted to say "F- U" to hipsters. ha ha :P

There are some songs on The Suburbs that I love, but it gets a bit lost in the crowd this year. I'm sure we have had this conversation before, but I adore that band The National. Their recent album High Violet is the best of 2010 by far.

I really just enjoyed The Suburbs, especially Modern Man, Rococo, Sprawl 2, City with no Children1/2 and a few others stood out. But I can easily see it get lost by many of this years greats. Though its still one of my personal favorites. :P

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[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

I mean, I dunno. I really didn't like Neon Bible much, but it definitely wasn't, like, a badalbum. Just wasn't anywhere near as good as Funeral.

Anyway, I take this back.

TreebucketLumi

I can only think of two or three songs off the top of my head that I really enjoyed off of Neon Bible. My Body Is A Cage is probably my favorite off of it.

But I basically loved absolutely everything off of Funeral. For me, Neon Bible just cannot compare, which is why I was at first inclined to say The Suburbs was a "comeback."

Its darker and a lot more blunt than Neon Bible was. It almost has a mocking nature to it now that i think about it.

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[QUOTE="mexicangordo"] Well to be fair, i think both albums are very constistant, thats honestly Arcade Fire's strongest musical aspect. They know how to tie and weave their songs and image with the concept's of their albums, much like a well written essay.

I absolutely love Neon Bible, it is such a dark album that depicts our generation so well but never bashes you over the head with it. Intervention, No Cars go, Neon Bible...So many good songs

I love Suburbs. It is on the dull side and theirs not "instant sugar" or relief but the album is really strong. I think what kind of wen't wrong with suburbs is that, they took the album to seriously. Also they really wanted to say "F- U" to hipsters. ha ha :P

mexicangordo

There are some songs on The Suburbs that I love, but it gets a bit lost in the crowd this year. I'm sure we have had this conversation before, but I adore that band The National. Their recent album High Violet is the best of 2010 by far.

I really just enjoyed The Suburbs, especially Modern Man, Rococo, Sprawl 2, City with no Children1/2 and a few others stood out. But I can easily see it get lost by many of this years greats. Though its still one of my personal favorites. :P

We really need to stop liking the same bands, it's making me look less cool. I love Band of horses, though their last album was a bit inconsistant. Do you like Sparklehorse, and The Grand Archives? Stars are great too, but again their last album The Five Ghosts was a bit underwhelming. My favorite album of theirs is In Our Bedroom after the war. That song Barricade is brilliant. They are a bit more over the top than The National though.

[QUOTE="TreebucketLumi"]

[QUOTE="mexicangordo"] I was about to say, how is The Suburbs a come back album? But you took it back.. And btw, i think that Neon Bible is a better album than Funeral. I think Funeral is just more "happy" and "fairy-tail like" making the album seem more accessible. Though the song writing on all three albums are leagues ahead of many artist this generation.

mexicangordo

I can only think of two or three songs off the top of my head that I really enjoyed off of Neon Bible. My Body Is A Cage is probably my favorite off of it.

But I basically loved absolutely everything off of Funeral. For me, Neon Bible just cannot compare, which is why I was at first inclined to say The Suburbs was a "comeback."

Its darker and a lot more blunt than Neon Bible was. It almost has a mocking nature to it now that i think about it.

Are you kidding? I love mocking white people/white privilege. One of my hobbies :P

[QUOTE="mexicangordo"]

[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

There are some songs on The Suburbs that I love, but it gets a bit lost in the crowd this year. I'm sure we have had this conversation before, but I adore that band The National. Their recent album High Violet is the best of 2010 by far.

Film-Guy

I really just enjoyed The Suburbs, especially Modern Man, Rococo, Sprawl 2, City with no Children1/2 and a few others stood out. But I can easily see it get lost by many of this years greats. Though its still one of my personal favorites. :P

We really need to stop liking the same bands, it's making me look less cool. I love Band of horses, though their last album was a bit inconsistant. Do you like Sparklehorse, and The Grand Archives? Stars are great too, but again their last album The Five Ghosts was a bit underwhelming. My favorite album of theirs is In Our Bedroom after the war. That song Barricade is brilliant. They are a bit more over the top than The National though.

I love Sparklehorse, and The Grand Archives, and totally agree with Stars "5 Ghosts" was good, just not as impressive as their early EP work. My favorite Band of Horses album is Our Bedroom after the war as well, but thas just about everyones favorite. Its a very good album, and surprisingly went under the radar even by indie standards. I really wished they toured more, but they never pass by these parts. Its very lame indeed.

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[QUOTE="LostProphetFLCL"]

Eminem-Recovery /thread

LostProphetFLCL

I didnt think much of that album. It had some good songs, but Eminem is starting to get a bit monotonous.

I think the album is phenomenal. It is also a big change from his older albums which, as great as they were, were definitely the same angry songs over and over for the most part.

He actually branched out with Recovery. His sound changed up a little and I love it. It is strange but he does the mainstream sound SO WELL. As someone who normally can't stand mainstream rap, Recovery just blew me away.

I will say that the songs Cold Wind Blows (BTW one of the best openings to a CD ever I swear), 25 To Life, and Almost Famous are some of his best material.

This cd single handedly proved to me that guitar and piano really need to be used more in rap.

Being an avid Nas fan, Stillmatic comes to mind...SmittyPeppers

▲ Creed - Full Cricle. Haters gonna hate. This album was much better than Weathered. ▲