Top ten favorite albums of all time

I don't care about the most significant or influential here.

I want the ten albums that you could not bear to take out of rotation on the old CD player/record player or whatever.

Here's mine:

1. New Day Rising by Husker Du
2. Documents by REM
3. War by U2
4. Louder than Bombs by the Smiths
5. Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
6. Repo Man Soundtrack by Various Hardcore punk artists
7. London Calling by the Clash
8. Sold My Soul to Rock and Roll by Black Sabbath
9. Double Nickels on the Dime by the Minutemen
10. Nevermind by Nirvana

Don't freak they are not in any real order besides the order I though of them.

But the breadth of their work is what really reaches out to me and not one particular album. That is why I want to get the Very Best of the Pogues CD (my tape screwed up). Almost got in Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart by Camper Van Beethoven. But I choose Blood Sex Sugar Magik mainly because I partied to that album so much in my life. There are so many memories attached to that album.

Sabotage - Black Sabbath
AEnima - Tool
Stormwatch - Jethro Tull
Rant in E-Minor - Bill Hicks
You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore - Frank Zappa
Rage Against The Machine - RATM
Mer de Noms - A Perfect Circle
Sgt Pepper's - The Beatles
American Beauty - Grateful Dead
Diary of a Madman - Ozzy Osbourne

Hhhhm... Not criticizing a lot of reviewers would agree with you in a heartbeat.

Still interesting considering your other choices.

But it seemed a little too obvious...plus, being a musician/recording geek, Sgt Peppers seems like the beginning of their revolutionary studio antics.

1st year law student/library resident with headphones. When I'm feeling sorry for myself on my work overload (like tonite), I let JPG&R convince me "it's getting better all the time!"

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More Hot ROcks - The rolling Stones
Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan
Fully Completely - The Tragically hip
SMiling Buhdda Caberet - 54-40
Never mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy - the Who
Destiny's child - the writings on the wall
u2 - Under a blood red sky
Public enemy - fear of a black planet
Pure - generation six pack

I will call you on the Sex Pistols though. :-) They could not hold a candle to Richard Hell or the Clash.

IMHO and all that crap.

Public Enemy is an interesting one in the middle of the rest.

the pistols had balls..however fake

Not a weak track.

I've always said it's one of the few I know nowadays that you can just put on and leave

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I'm really getting to love their 80s work. Their 90s work was very commendable, and at times, brave (Achtung Baby, and Pop were very different), but their 80s songs, especially "Bad", is phenomenal.

1. sgt pepper
2. dark side of the moon
3. born to run
4. pet sounds
5. exodus
6. thriller
7. blonde on blonde
8. american beauty
9. bitches brew
10. graceland

How could I forget Graceland????

love it, just love it.

i think greatness is best described by looking at what music was before and then looking at what music came after which was affected by the album's music.

U2-The Joshua Tree
Beatles-White Album
Sting-The Soul Cages (what a fuckin' incredible poet on that record)
Daniel Lanois-Shine (check out free stream of entire album @ daniellanois.com...incredible musician, better producer)
Springsteen-...Asbury Park (so raw)
Marvin Gaye-What's Goin' On?
Steely Dan-Countdown to Ecstasy
Ten-Pearl Jam
U2 (again)-All That You Can't Leave Behind
Springsteen (again)-Darkness...

Dark Side of the Moon
Blonde on Blonde

You are so right on the Soul Cages.

Sting is a fantastic, fantastic lyricist. And his voice is quite beautiful. His music is a little mellower than I'd like sometimes (sigh...the Police!) but it's so obvious he taught English and loves language. What an artist.

Why should I cry for you, one of my all time faves. All This Time...fantastic writing there.

I looked out across
The river today,
I saw a city in the fog and an old church tower
Where the seagulls play.
I saw the sad shire horses walking home
In the sodium light
I saw two priests on the ferry
October geese on a cold winter's night

And all this time, the river flowed
Endlessly to the sea.

Two priests came round our house tonight
One young, one old, to offer prayers for the dying
To serve the final rite,
One to learn, one to teach,
Which way the cold wind blows
Fussing and flapping in priestly black
Like a murder of crows

And all this time, the river flowed
Endlessly to the sea
If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river
And I'd bury the old man,
I'd bury him at sea

Blessed are the poor, for they shall inherit the earth
Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of a needle
And as these words were spoken I swear I hear
The old man laughing,
'What good is a used up world, and how could it be
worth having'

And all this time the river flowed
Endlessly like a silent tear
And all this time the river flowed
Father, if Jesus exists,
Then how come he never lived here.

The teacher told us, the Romans built this place
They built a wall and a temple, an edge of the empire
Garrison town,
They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods
But the stone gods did not make a sound
And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left
Were the stones the workmen found

And all this time the river flowed
In the falling light of a northern sun
If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river
Men go crazy in congregations
But they only get better
One by one
One by one...

Where to begin? This is a tough question.

The Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker
Blind Melon: Blind Melon
The Doors: L.A. Woman
CCR: Chronicle
Pearl Jam: Yield
Allman Brothers Band: Live From the Fillmore East
U2: Joshua Tree
The Black Crowes: The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II

I stumbled on The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion, and man, it is good. Kate Hudson's hubster (sigh, poor Chris) has an AMAZING voice. Just amazing, amazing voice.

1. Kevin Gilbert - The Shaming Of The True
2. Kevin Gilbert - Thud
3. Stuart Davis - Nomen Est Numen
4. Frank Zappa - The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
5. Todd Rundgren - 2nd Wind
6. Status Quo - Rocking All Over The Years
7. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
8. Genesis - Seconds Out
9. Jim Boggia - Fidelity Is The Enemy
10. The Hooters - Nervous Night

The list in its entirety (in no order):

1.U2-Unforgettable Fire/Joshua Tree (I didn't *want* to fill my list with all U2, LOL, so either of those)

2.James-Laid. I really enjoyed this album, bought it for the title track, but there are others that are very good.

3.Dave Matthews Band-Under the Table and Dreaming. Awesome.

4.Bob Marley-Legend. Every single song on it is a treasure. I have listened to this CD over and over and over again for weeks.

5.Jeff Buckley-Grace. We lost a great one in Jeff.

6. The Smiths-Louder than Bombs or, Morrissey Viva Hate. That voice could last me.

7. Third Eye Blind-whatever their debut was. Are they the most musically talented guys in the world? Probably not. But the songs are so damn catchy.

8.Soundtrack to The Big Chill. Great mix.

9. Nine Inch Nails-Pretty Hate Machine. "The devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car"? Come ON. You know you love that.

10. U2-Achtung Baby. I've listened to that CD so much sometimes I just listen to hear Larry's playing, other times to hear Adam...yikes, LOL, I really like them.

HONORABLE MENTION:
11. Paul Simon Graceland.
12.Pearl Jam, 10. The song Black....ooh!
13.Tori Amos' Little Earthquakes.
14.Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Corgan is sometimes heavy handed, and his voice sometimes (sometimes!) gets on my nerves, and they really should have done one CD, but there are some masterpieces on it. Thirty Three is just precious.

and in no particular order....

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
Lodger - David Bowie
Overnight Sensation - Frank Zappa
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
Hyaena - Souxsie & The Banshees
Nevermind the Bollocks - The Sex Pistols
Rocket to Russia - The Ramones
Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley
Wild Gift - X

and many others!!!

1. "Transistor" - 311
2. "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" - RHCP
3. "Today's Empires, Tommorow's Ashes" - Propagandhi
4. "Damnation and a Day" - Cradle of Filth
5. "Upbeats and Beatdowns" - Five Iron Frenzy
6. "Change is a Sound" - Strike Anywhere
7. "Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death" - Dead Kennedys
8. "Evolver" - 311
9. "London Calling" - The Clash
10. "Faster Than the World" - H20

in no particular order

1. U2-The Joshua Tree

2. The Jimi Hendrix Expeirence-Are You Expierenced

3. The Beatles-White Album

4. Cream-Disraili Gears

5. Derek and The Dominos-Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

6. Nirvana-Nevermind

7. Bruce Springsteen-Nebraska

8. Bob Dylan-Blonde on Blonde

9. The Clash-London Calling

10. Muddy Waters-At Newport 1960

There are many many more. I feel like I'm being unfair to some of my favorite artists by not listing them, but oh well you said 10

1.Abbey Rd. Beatles

2.Time Out-Brubeck Quartet

3.Aqualung -Jethro Tull

4.Layla & Other love Songs Derrick & the Dominos

5.Little Help From My Friends- Joe Cocker

6.Electric Ladyland- Hendrix

7.Northern Lights Southern Cross- The Band

8.Heartattack & Vine- Tom Waits

9.Blood on The Tracks- Bob Dylan

10.The Grand Wazoo - Zappa

next 10 would be equally as hard.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

Allman Brothers, Live at the Fillmore (WHIPPING POST!!)

Derek and the Dominoes, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

Tony Rice, Manzanita

J.D. Crowe and the New South.

Bake

Based on my criteria of albums that I really miss when I can't find them, I'll also take...

The Final Cut/Pink Floyd
Echoes/Pink Floyd
Chicago II
Court of the Crimson King/King Crimson
Quadrophenia/Who
Welcome Back My Friends.../ELP
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys/Traffic
Close to the Edge/Yes
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour/Moody Blues.

because they go to 10 rather than oh - 100

Blue - Joni Mitchell
Beckology - Jeff
Automtic - The Jesus & Mary Chain
Ladies of the Canyon - Joni
For the Roses - Joni
Sweet Old World - Lucinda Williams
The Honesty Room - Dar Williams
London Calling - The Clash
Flesh + Blood - Roxy Music
End of the Summer - Dar

I had almost forgotten about The Jesus and Mary Chain.

http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics.html

A truth teller.
Read the lyrics.
Read them all.

If you have never heard his voice do a search on Amazon and listen to a few clips. Here, I'll make it easy.
Click and scroll down for just a few samples:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000346Z/qid=1064556040/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/102-4251998-5593737?v=glance&s=music

Read the lyrics.
Read them all.
And weep.
And fight.

1. Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
2. Adore - Smashing Pumpkins (VASTLY underappreciated album, IMHO.)
3. Boys for Pele - Tori Amos
4. First and Last and Always - Sisters of Mercy
5. Merveilles - Malice Mizer (Japanese v-kei band, my favorite in all creation)
6. Rebirth - Gackt (the above band's ex-front man)
7. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
8. Oh My Goth! - Voltaire (check him out on mp3.com, he is fantastic.)
9. Psycho Magnet - London After Midnight
10. The Screen Behind the Mirror - Enigma

I had to think hard about that list, it is so hard to narrow it down to just 10. Oh, and I know my tastes are not very mainstream...;)

In no particular order

1. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
2. Sea Change - Beck
3. The Bends - Radiohead
4. Pink Moon - Nick Drake
5. Slow Down - Keb'Mo'
6. Musicforthemorningafter - Pete Yorn
7. Bossa Nova - Stan Getz
8. Rheinhold Messner - Ben Folds Five
9. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett
10. Kid A - Radiohead

beck, radiohead, pete yorn...good taste (saw all of them in concert over the past few years).

Tears of Joy - Don Ellis
Deja Vu - Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago
The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt
Countdown to Ecstasy - Steely Dan
Slowhand - Eric Clapton
Back to Oakland - Tower of Power
Some Girls - The Rolling Stones
Soundtrack: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Various




Yes, I like some horns with my music...

"Let It Bleed" Rolling Stones
"My Favorite Things" John Coltrane
"Here Come The Warm Jets" Brian Eno
"The Idiot" Iggy Pop
"The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death" John Fahey
"Roxy Music" Roxy Music
"Street Hassle" Lou Reed
"Death Letter" Son House
"Time The Revelator" Gillian Welch

10CC --Sheet Music
Zombies--Oracle & Odyssey
Floyd--Wish you were here
Kinks--Something Else
XTC --the one with "generals and majors"
Roxie Music--Avalon
Smiths --several
Depeche Mode --several


Only North American entries

Joni Mitchell--the "beige" colored album
Pearl Jam--the first one

- Beatles Anthology (whole thing)
- The Boy with the Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastian
- OK Computer - Radiohead
- Achtung Baby - U2
- The Hour of Bewilderbeast - Badly Drawn Boy
- If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle & Sebastian
- Poses - Rufus Wainwright
- Automatic for the People - REM

OK, that's only 8 but that's what's on my mind.