Greatest Albums of All Time

[andyjamal]

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality
Led Zeppelin II
Boston
Minor Threat
Metallica: ...and Justice for All
:jam:
What do you think?

 

[Yerda]

I think I can never even decide my own favourite albums without the added hassle of trying to convince everyone else they are 'greater'.

London Calling (Clash), In Utero (Nirvana), The Bends (Radiohead), Master Of Puppets (Metallica), and Pump Up The Vallum (NOFX) are a few records I enjoy after several hundred listens.

 

[michel]

I think I can never even decide my own favourite albums without the added hassle of trying to convince everyone else they are 'greater'.

London Calling (Clash), In Utero (Nirvana), The Bends (Radiohead), Master Of Puppets (Metallica), and Pump Up The Vallum (NOFX) are a few records I enjoy after several hundred listens.

I know what you mean; my family laughs at me when I say 'hey this is my favourite' - apparently I said the same about another the previous day.
I would single out Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, Ommadawn,Amarok:-
Amarok



music and lyrics by Mike Oldfield


Last revised: 9 February 1997

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  Hello everyone. I suppose you think that nothing much is happening at the moment. Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha. Well, that's what I want to talk to you all about; endings. Now, endings normally happen at the end. But as we all know, endings are just beginnings. You know, once these things really get started, it's jolly hard to stop them again. However, as we have all come this far, I think, under the circumstances the best solution is that we all just keep going. Let's keep this going in sight, never an ending. Let's remember that this world wants fresh beginnings. I feel here, in this country, and throughout the world, we are crying out for beginnings, beginnings. We never want to hear this word "endings". I know we all want to sit down. I know you want to take it easy. Of course we're looking for the good. Of course we're looking for the fresh start. Isn't that charming? Do you know, I really feel I could dance. Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha... (dancing) Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha... charming... ha-ha-ha... (CRASH!)
  But I could add Dire Straits 'The sultans of swing', Joan Baez - well, all her 14 albums that I have.......

 

[retrorich]

Excluding "best of" compilations, I would say the best album ever was Carole King's "Tapestry." It would have been even better if they had not "enhanced" it with other musicians, and left it as it was in the original demo tape with just Carole's vocals and her piano playing.

 

[michel]

Excluding "best of" compilations, I would say the best album ever was Carole King's "Tapestry." It would have been even better if they had not "enhanced" it with other musicians, and left it as it was in the original demo tape with just Carole's vocals and her piano playing.

I love Carole King's "Tapistry'

 

[cardero]

THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
One I first heard Lauryn Hill's debut album, I was floored and it has become a permanent staple in my collection. It has a R&B spiritual quality that is not defined by today's music and I eagerly look foward to her second album.

 

[cardero]

Macy Gray
On How Life Is

Macy Gray has a unique raspy melodic quality to her voice. Her vocal style answers the question what if Billie Holiday were alive today doing soul and Hip Hop. Great achievments from this album include I TRY, DO SOMETHING, WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?

 

[cardero]

BOINGO
The group used to be called The Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo and then was changed to Oingo Boingo then to just Boingo. This is their last album and a complete departure from their ealier efforts. The album has a great Danny Elfman musical sountrack influence to it and is a fitting but fun tribute to a band that had been playing music for over 25 years.

 

[Fat Old Sun]

I know if I do this I'll be thinking of more that I should have included later today.

Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
The Stooges - The Stooges
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams Live
The J. Geils Band - Full House (10x better on stage than in the studio)
Aerosmith - Toys In the Attic
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Tool - Opiate

Ok, I'll quit for now

 

[ayani]

the "o brother, where art thou?" soundtrack- beautiful, old fashioned american roots music

the "she's the one" soundtrack- done entirely by tom petty, some of his best work

moby's "play"- techno infused with traditional blues, lots of beautiful, weird songs

"chant" by the benedictine monks of santo domingo de silos- great meditation music

 

[CaptainXeroid]

...Led Zeppelin II
Boston...

Werd!!:jam: Led Zeppelin I is incredibly dark, but the music & words are powerful.

Boston's second album 'Don't Look Back' was pretty good, but could have been a whole lot better if it hadn't been rushed to completion.

I'd also throw in Boston's Third Stage. Sure, it took forever and a day to come out, but the 'pure' sounds on it are just awesome, and if you crank 'Cool the Engine', it makes other peoples' houses and cars shake.

Good music =

 

[Damien Bishop]

Everyone showing their ages ~

Ok, I will too:
Led Zep 1 & 2,
THE WHITE ALBUM,
whoever said Miseducation of Lauren Hill (spot on and I have to go back and give frubals for that)its a GREAT record,
Blood Sugar Sex Magic--RHCP,
Operation Mindcrime-Queensryche,
Anything from Old VH,
Joe Satch-Surfin' wit da Alien,
Darkside of da Moonski--Pink Floyd--anyone do the wiz of oz playback with this record!!!!???
but my fav of late is Rage Against the Machines first album, the cover art is a buddhist igniting himself on fire protesting the Vietnam war, and he is as calm as ever, WEIRD STUFF, but the record is unforgetable.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

My favorites are:
Metallica: Master of Puppets
Children of Bodom: Follow the Reaper
Disturbed: The Sickness
Godsmack: Awake
Queen of the Damned Soundtrack
Almost everything that KISS released.

 

[Sava]

Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Metallica - Self-Titled (A.K. A. The Black Album)
Danzig - Self-Titled
The Doors - Self-Titled
Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
Type O Negative - October Rust

 

[andyjamal]

the "o brother, where art thou?" soundtrack- beautiful, old fashioned american roots music

Yea, that is a good one.

 

[andyjamal]

MC5 - Kick Out the Jams Live

True.

 

[andyjamal]

Blood Sugar Sex Magic--RHCP,

I prefer the earlier albums.

 

[Melody]

Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Beatles
The Stranger - Billy Joel
Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits (ok...that was just to see if you were paying attention)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Tapestry - Carole King
White Album - Beatles

 

[CaptainXeroid]

...Darkside of da Moonski--Pink Floyd--anyone do the wiz of oz playback with this record!!!!???...

Oh yeah! I've done it and it is UBER-cool!

For those who are unaware, do this and prepare to be frickin' amazed!.

 

[Ori]

Nevermind - Nirvana
Revolver - Beatles
Electic Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
Plus anything by REM, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye