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10 Best Albums of All-Time
What do you guys think are the 10 best albums of all time. My list every album was released before I was born in 1972
1. Revolver- The Beatles 2. Astral Weeks- Van Morrison 3. Sgt. Peppers- The Beatles 4. Everyboby Knows This Is Nowhere- Neil young 5. Blonde On Blonde-Bob Dylan 6. White Light/ White Heat- The Velvet Underground 7. American Beauty- Grateful Dead 8. All Things Must Pass- George Harrison 9. Stand!- Sly and the Family Stone 10. Who's Next- The Who Honorable mention to: Trout Mask Replica- Captain Beefheart, Stooges-Stooges, Psychedelic Sounds Of The-13th Floor Elevators, Plastic Ono Band- John Lennon, Axis Bold As Love- Jimi Hendrix Experience |
I was born in 1974, so that hold pretty true for me as well.
"Abbey Road" - The Beatles "Dark Side Of Moon" - Pink Floyd "Revolver" - The Beatles "Rubber Soul" - The Beatles "Sgt Pepper" - The Beatles "Grace" - Jeff Buckley "Moving Pictures" - Rush "Led Zeppelin II" - Led Zeppelin "Dirt" - Alice In Chains "Aenima" - Tool "Houses Of The Holy" - Led Zeppelin (Honorable Mention) |
There is so much to choose from that I had to do 15, plus one honorable mention:
Beatles- Sgt. Pepper's Beatles- Rubber Soul Beatles- Revolver Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Rolling Stones: Aftermath Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet The Doors: The Doors Jefferson Airplane- After Bathing at Baxter's Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow Grateful Dead: Anthem of the Sun Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland Buffalo Springfield- Buffalo Springfield Again Love- Forever Changes Bob Dylan- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Donovan- Sunshine Superman Honorable mention: Meet the Beatles (very underrated album) |
I can't argue with any of the earlier lists. I'm gonna keep my list a little more on the newer side though..Well 80's-90's with a few stragglers.
Dirt-Alice in Chains Vs.-Pearl Jam Purple-Stone Temple Pilots Grave Dancers Union-Soul Assylum Whitesnake-Whitesnake Vol. II-Hurt Seeds-Brother Cane From Beale Street to Oblivion-Clutch Use your illusion 2-Guns n Roses Album of the Year- Faith no More **not their best, just a personal favorite** Honorable Mention:Use your Illusion 1-Guns n Roses, Purple Rain-Prince, The Last Temptation-Alice Cooper, Bad Motorfinger-Soundgarden, IV-Led Zeppelin, Countdown to Extinction-Megadeth and One Hot Minute-Red Hot Chili Peppers. Plus the Robert Johnson complete recordings. |
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David, great list we have a lot in common...I am a Brother Cane fan as well.
My favs: Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Live - Throwing Copper Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters Nirvana - Nevermind Nirvana - Incesticide Green Day - Dookie Stone Temple Pilots - Purple Alice in Chains - Dirt Tom Petty - Wildflowers Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction REM - Automatic for the People I know there are plenty more that I am neglecting to mention, but these come to mind first. Anyone ever heard of a band called "For Squirrels"? They came out with an album in 1995, then they got into a horrible car accident and the lead singer died, maybe another band member too...not sure. Anyways...great album. |
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No particular order
Metallica-Black-The only album guaranteed to add 10lbs to your bench. Steve Earle-Trancendental Blues - Best lyricism in country music Bob Marley-Legend - You can't feel bad listening to this album. Not possible Willie Nelson-Red Headed Stranger - You can't feel bad sitting in his tour bus Nirvana-Nevermind - Probably No. 1 if I'm ranking them Sheryl Crow-Tuesday Night Music Club - Not one word guys:mad:that's my girl Red Hot Chile Peppers-Stadium Arcadium George Straight-Latest Greatest Straightest Hits (are hits albums illegal?) Pearl Jam -Ten - No matter what Kurt Cobain Said. Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Disc 6-Though they're all good. Honorable Mention - Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA Johnny Cash - Man in Black Green Day - Dookie |
Damn Rob,
I was writing mine and thought I had all these great unmentioned gems. Then, by the time I'm done I've copped half your list. |
Sgt Peppers- The Beatles
Harvest- Neil Young Out of Time- REM Physical Graffiti- Led Zep Take 5- Dave Brubeck Long May You Run- Stills Young Band Rastaman Vibration- Bob Marley Kaya- Bob Marley Holland- The Beach Boys Kind of Blue- Miles Davis |
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Yeah, I totally forgot "Master of Puppets" by Metallica.
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You can roughly guess the age of the poster based on the records he chose. Nearly all of mine were issued between 1966 and 1968, and none later. So I'm older than most of you.:(
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I'm older than 50.
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2 for 2 so far. |
I'm 36 but mine is about 50/50 between stuff released before I was born and stuff that came out during my "prime". But, I do see how your theory works most of the time :)
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I am 29 so it is pretty much spot on for me.
Although my love for 60's music as well comes directly from my dad... |
Doubt these are "the best", but if I could only take 10 albums with me to a deserted island right this second ...
Rise Against - Siren Song of the Counter Culture Rise Against - Revolutions per Minute Rise Against - The Unraveling Anti-Flag - Die for your Government Tat - Soho Lights Rancid - ... And Out Come the Wolves Millencolin - Pennybridge Pioneers Strung Out - Twisted by Design Marilyn Manson - Eat Me Drink Me Eminem - Recovery Honorable mention: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Rancid - Lets Go! Nirvana - Nevermind AFI - Sing the Sorrow The Used - self-titled Good Riddance - For God and Country Strung Out - Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues Rise Against - The Sufferer and the Witness Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals Fugees - The Score Snoop Dogg - Doggiestyle Dr Dre - Chronic / Chronic 2001 Social Distortion - (almost any of their old stuff) Rob :) |
Subject to my whims, today's top 10 are, in no order:
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel Sgt. Pepper's - Beatles Nightfly - Donald Fagen Hounds of Love - Kate Bush White Pepper - Ween Rhenium - Parliament Seconds of Pleasure - Rockpile Body & Soul - Joe Jackson Titanic Days - Kirsty MacColl Making Movies - Dire Straits but also: Yell Fire - Michael Franti & Spearhead Village Green Preservation Society - Kinks Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson Hitchhike to Rhome - Old 97's EEE - Don Dixon |
Yeah, the Classic rock is in everyone's blood from our parents. Plus, it was kinda trendy in the mid to late 90's. It was the AIC and tool that gave you away though Beatle's Guy.
Anyways, according to that theory. Staate had a pretty good variety in his list, but at the heart of it, I'd guess he was around or a few years over 30. Tiger's probably in his early-mid 20's, and Griffin's is probably around 50ish. Judson may be around or early 40's. Am I incorrect about anyone yet? We really should get this back to the original purpose of the thread though. |
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I graduated HS in '98 thus my preference for the Grunge/Alternative bands, but I generally like a little of everything. Old-new, light-hard, if it's good, it's good. But our preferences always stand tall.. |
10 Best Albums
Not In Any Qrder,
Aja- Steely Dan Made In japan-Deep Purple White Album-Beatles Sticky Fingers-Stones American Beauty-Dead London Calling-Clash Let There Be Rock-AC/DC Zep II Shaboo Shaboo-INXS Boy-U2 |
For the albums I chose between 1966 and 1968, I was at the ages 14 to 16. The theory holds.
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1. Dark Side of the Moon
2. Who's Next 3. Sgt. Peppers 4. Low Spark of High-heeled Boys 5. Blood on the Tracks 6. Born to Run 7. The Joshua Tree 8. Hotel California 9. The Doors 10. Houses of the Holy Hon. mention--pop Goodbye Yellowbrick Road--Elton John The Pretender--Jackson Browne Pretzel Logic--Steely Dan |
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I think I have over 100..........
You all already nailed the classic rock albums (I don't think I saw Jimi Hendrix "Are You Experienced" though...).......so I'll go off the norm to some of my all time favorites-
No certain order- Sepultura- Beneath The Remains Slayer-Hell Awaits, Reign In Blood, South of Heaven Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Black Sabbath Vol.4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Black Flag- Damaged, My War, Slip It In Metallica- Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice For All The Accused- The Return of,,,Martha Splatterhead Verbal Abuse- Just An American Band, V.A. Rocks Your Liver Johnny Cash- Greatest Hits :D |
On a lighter note.........
Here are some non metal/punk albums I really like (I like all kinds of music)...
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention- Over Nite Sensation, Zoot Allures Little Feat- Dixie Chicken Boston-Boston Paul McCartney/Wings-Band On The Run AC/DC- Every album with Bon Scott singing,,and first three albums with Brian Johnson singing |
Clayton- my favorite Mothers of Invention is their first album, Freak Out.
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Little Feat. That's a band I wasn't expecting to see on this thread. I got to see them in concert last year and have been hooked ever since. Have you heard "Join the Band"? The collaboration list reads like a Grammy Awards registry.
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Barry- You are right," Freak Out" is great !! In fact, I like most all of their older stuff........" Over-Nite Sensation" has the song "Dirty Love" which is great....and "Zoot Allures" has a song I like called "Wino Man",,,,,I like the rest of the songs on the albums too.
David- I haven't heard "Join The Band", in fact the album "Dixie Chicken" was one I had when I was a lot younger, and I haven't heard it in quite awhile. I just always thought to myself "this is a great band here", and when I think of albums that are great pieces of work, this one comes to mind. Apologies to the OP,,,,,,,,didn't mean to take this thread in the wrong direction. I have so many albums I like in so many types of music this thread was easy for me to "sidetrack" on.......my apologies. Sincerely, Clayton |
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Mark- Love is one of those bands that is almost entirely forgotten, although they were briefly in the news about five years ago when Arthur Lee died. They had other good albums too, especially Da Capo.
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Da Capo would have made my list had I given 5 more honorable mentions. Along with Marquee Moon-Television, Bryter Later-Nick Drake, Desire-Bob Dylan, and Eat a Peach- The Allman Brothers band
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For what its worth, I'm 31.
In no specific order: Cream - Wheels of Fire Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth Thelonius Monk - Live at the It Club Pearl Jam - Ten Mississippi Fred McDowell - Portraits: The First Recordings Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild soundtrack Alice in Chains - Facelift The Roots - The Roots Come Alive |
OK, maybe not the best ... but these are the 10 I'd crave if I was shipwrecked on a desert island ...
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper Diamond Dogs - David Bowie White Album - Beatles Kill 'Em All - Metallica Killer - Alice Cooper Road Food - The Guess Who Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones Alive - KISS Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John A Man Alone - Frank Sinatra |
Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath"
Pink Floyd "The Wall" RUSH "2112" KISS "Alive" Black Flag "Damaged" The Who "Quadrophenia" The Stooges "Raw Power" Rolling Stones "Exile on Main Street" The Ramones "The Ramones" |
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Beatles - Abbey Road
R.E.M. - Reckoning Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Led Zeppelin - II AC/DC - Back in Black Rush - Moving Pictures Pearl Jam - Vs. Montrose - Montrose Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend Neil Young - Harvest Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne Wilco - Being There Son Volt - Trace (this is my all-time favorite record, I realize few have probably heard of it) |
Stones - Sticky Fingers
Stones -Exile on Main Street Stones - Let it Bleed Beatles - White Album David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars Aerosmith - Rocks The Who - Who's Next Pink Floyd - The Wall Pink Floyd - Dark side of the Moon Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti |
Now we're talking - great topic. There are a few blues albums that would crack my top ten, but no one here has probably heard of them. However, 'Stone Crazy' cannot be left out.
In no particular order, if I could only have these 10 to listen to, I would be okay, and I didn't even include any Zeppelin: Exile on Main Street Dark Side of the Moon Beatles VI Ladies of the Canyon Buddy Guy - Stone Crazy Seventh Sojourn The Doors Dylan - Blood on the Tracks Electric Ladyland Wheels of Fire |
My top ten Favorite (I didn't say best) rock albums:
1) Discharge - "Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing" 1982 2) The Cure - "Pornography" 1982 3) The Cure - "Faith" 1981 4) The Psychedelic Furs - "Should God Forget: A Retrospective" 1997 5) Cliff Martinez - "Sex, Lies and Videotape" 1989 6) Roxy Music - "Country Life" 1974 7) Echo & the Bunnymen - "Ocean Rain" 1984 8) Bauhaus - "Mask" 1981 9) Black Flag - "Damaged" 1981 10) Dead Kennedys "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" 1980 |
In no order
smile (original version, purple chick put it together from all the original material to match the Brian WilSon version. McCartney II - Paul McCartney the plastic ono band - John Lennon Time and Tide - Split Enz Bridge over Troubled Water -simon and garfunkle Sell Out - The Who Piper at the gates of dawn - Pink Floyd Chant Darling - Lawrence Arabia Rio - Duran Duran Surfs up- Beach Boys white album- Beatles |
Sean, you reminded me of others. Don't think I could get by with only ten - would need at least these 2 in addition. The news song by S & G really brings back the 60's for me. Our soccer team used to practice to Waiata.
Split Enz - Waiata Simon & Garfunkle - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Time |
My 10 favorite more obscure albums
These are my ten favorite from lesser known or lesser selling artists.
1. Bryter Later- Nick Drake (All his albums are fantastic) 2. Tago Mago- Can 3. Os Mutantes-Os Mustantes 4. Oar- Skip Spence 5. Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators- 13th Floor Elevators 6. Call Of The Valley-Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbhushan Kabra & Haripra 7. Modern Lovers-Modern Lovers 8. Million Seller- The Pooh Sticks 9. Chelsea Girl- Nico 10. The Last Puff- Spooky Tooth Some albums i also love but i thought mybe a little too well known for the list i just made but still more obscure. my top ten has also changed from original post. i will repost a list. 1. Love Devotion Surrender-Santana/Mahavishnu 2. Da Capo-Love 3. Marquee Moon-Television 4. Trout Mask Replica- Captain beefheart 5. White Light White Heat-The Velvet Underground 6. Hoist- Phish 7. Sea Change-Beck (he's famous album not as much, but is a critics favorite) 8. pacific ocean blue- dennis wilson |
Tough list!
This is harder for me than choosing my favorite baseball cards:eek:
I guess these change by mood, as others have commented...here is today's list in random order: R.E.M - Automatic For The People Rainbow-Rising Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! Metallica - the Black Album Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon Ambrosia- Somewhere I've Never Traveled Eagles- Hotel California Sister Hazel - Fortress Carole King - Tapestry Toad The Wet Sprocket - Coil Have fun! |
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