Trying to spruce up the ipod and get some new music ideas.
So what are your top 10 albums of all time???
Exodus - Bob Marley - the album that brought reggae to the world.
Specials - Specials
London calling - the clash
Massive attack - Protection
Pink Floyd - Darkside of the moon
Lee Scratch Perry - Arkology
Stan Getz -one of the bossa nova recordings ( compilation best perhaps)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Paul van Dyke ( dunno which album - but some kwality tunes I wouldn't be without)
Thats just of the top of my head and will change withtime - and there ar some singles I wold want as well - Pretty Vacant., Boys are back in town, Blank Expression.......................
Morcheeba - who can you trust
Led Zeppelin - Presence
Beatles - Let It Be
Stones - Exile on Main Street
Van Morrison - Moondance
Screaming Trees - Dust
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Bob Dylan - Desire
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Plus many, many more.
TJ!! Lee Perry!! My Brother!
Half agree on a few of the others, but love you for Lee Perry
The Beta Band - 3 EP’s.
Bessie Smith - Complete Recordings.
Little Feat – Dixie Chicken.
Here & Now – Fantasy Shift.
Blyth Power – A Little Touch Of Harry In the Night.
John Martyn – Solid Air.
Half Man Half Biscuit – Cammell Laird Social Club.
Frank Zappa – You Can't Do That On Stage Any More (Sampler).
Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy).
Subhumans - Time Flies But Aeroplanes Crash (An EP, but has to go in just for '[url=ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQ_n1VUX30]Word Factory[/url]').
Tried not to repeat any (I suspect London Calling would be in many peoples' lists, good call TJ!)
It'll be totally different in an hour anyway 🙂
In no particular order, and remembering that this is a personal top 10...
Air - Moon Safari
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
Paul Oakenfold - Perfecto Fluoro
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Forever
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Lamb - Best Kept Secrets
Orbital - Insides
Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dancefloor
Goldie - Timeless
I can find something for every occasion and/or emotion in those 10 albums.
Lee Scratch Perry
6Music introduced me to this chap last Saturday v good he is too.
ABBA - all.
Bee Gees - all.
Carpenters - all.
Ah well can I have a few more?
Morrison Hotel - Doors
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers
Stone - some girls? ( got to have some stones)
Should be some soul as well but I know no albums - just compilations and single Mowtown and Northern soul
I have some Northern soul compilations and have no idea about the artists albums 😆
Some great music has been suggested so far.
Half man half biscuit is genius!! Why the hell have I never come across them before???
Half Man Half Biscuit are the best British Folk band since Fairport Convention 😀
Have a look [url= http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/ ]here [/url]and [url= http://cobweb.businesscollaborator.com/hmhb/ ]here [/url]for a bit more info.
A couple of favourites:
[url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6gI7CHYRrU&feature=related ]Restless Legs[/url]
[url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg69oE_K-so&feature=related ]Evening of Swing (Has been Cancelled)[/url]
lol @ chewkw
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Dire straits - Brothers in arms
The Verve - A Northern Soul
Prodigy - Jilted Generation
2pac - Me against the world
Burial - Untrue
Leftfield - Leftism
GZA - Liquid Swords
Billy Bragg - Back to Basics
Gil Scott-Heron - pieces of a man
+ some others previously mentioned. 10 is difficult!
Go with the Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and John Martyn above.
I would add Steely Dan, Cant buy a thrill or Aja and also add Born to run or Darkness on the edge of town by Bruce Springsteen.
Stone roses - the stone roses
dirty Vegas - think it's also called dirty Vegas
maximo park - a certain trigger
gatecrasher - wet, or red, or discotech generation 🙂
friendly fires - friendly fires
the colour and the shape - foo fighters
connected - stereo mcs
the last broadcast - doves
Astral weeks - van morisson
Revolver - beetles
Blonde on blonde - Dylan
Paul's boutique- beastie boys
Prefab sprout- Steve McQueen
Teenage fanclub -grand prix
Hunky dory - David Bowie
Bridge over troubled water - simon and garfunkel
Yankee hotel foxtrot - wilco
Stevie wonder - innervisions
Trying to avoid ones already mentioned
The Boatmans Call - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Velvet Underground & Nico - First Album
The Doors - The Doors
The Early Years Volume 2 - Tom Waits
I don't have a top ten as such, but do listen to these quite a lot:
Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Martyn - Solid Air
Morrison - Astral Weeks
Weller - Wildwood
Eagles - Hotel California
Beatles - Segeant Pepper
Lou Reed - Transformer
Neil Young - Harvest
Michael Jackson - Thriller (yes, really)
Oscar Peterson - A Jazz Odyssey
AC-DC - Highway To Hell
some good suggestions so far
primal scream - screamadelica
black sabbath- black sabbath
the the -infected
johnny cash-(one of the rubens ones)
elvis - sun recordings
groove armada-goodbye country, hello nightclub
led zep - 1,2 or 3
New Order - Technique
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Decendents - All
Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary
Red House Painters - Songs For A Blue Guitar
Carl Craig - Landcruising
Brian Eno / David Byrne - My Life In the Bush Of Ghosts
Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol 2
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
If asked tommorow it would probably change
Could I also slip in Cabaret Voltaire - The Conversation ???
Blackbeard - I wah dub
yello - solid pleasure
talking heads - remain in light
legendary pink - dots perfect mystery
peter gabriel - security
klf - chill out
brian eno - music for airpots
motorhead - bomber
rancid - and out come the wolves
lee scratch perry - return of the super ape
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Another one
New boots and panties - Ian Dury and the blockheads
Sweatmaster - Sharp Cut
Cake - Prolonging the Magic
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Cardigans - Life
AC/DC - Powerage
Digitalism - Digitalism
Daft Punk - Homework
Phoenix - It's never Been Like That
Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice
Never mind the Bollocks- Sex Pistols.
London Calling-The Clash.
Leftism-Leftfield.
Mezzanine- Massive Attack.
Incesticide- Nirvana.
It's Alive-The Ramones.
All Mod Cons-The Jam.
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedys.
Dirk Wear White Sox-Adam and the Ants.
Neon Bible- Arcade Fire.
Everything by the Pixies.
Not for Nothin Dave Holland
One By One Foo Fighters
Disco Calvin Harris
1984 Van Halen
A Go Go John Scofield
Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generaton
Daft Punk - Discovery
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody knows this is nowhere
Battles - Mirrored
Capdown - Civil Disobedients
John Frusciante - Niandra La Des and Usually Just a T-shirt (does that count as one?)
Fugazi - Repeater
Jose Gonzalez - Veneer
RJD2 - Dead Ringer
Logistics - Now More Than Ever
No-one's mentioned Loveless yet, I see.
Andy
Oasis - What's The Story(Morning Glory)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
REM - Out Of Time
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
Killers - Hot Fuss
Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid
The Verve - Urban Hymns
In no particular order either.
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen we are floating in space
The Beatles - Let it Be
Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
Amusement Parks on Fire - Amusement Parks on Fire
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Broken Family Band - Cold Water Songs
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Trilogy
Vivian Stanshall - Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
John Field - Nocturnes Nos 1 - 15 (Pietro Spada, Piano)
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
John Cooper Clarke - Snap, Crackle [&] Bop
Sir John Betjeman - Banana Blush
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
Bob Dylan - Hard Rain
Not really a top ten but I have been known to listen to them in excess!
Lots of good stuff there. Can't narrow it down to 10 but a couple to add
Led Zepplin - Led Zepplin II
John Lee Hooker - Mr Lucky
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Thing is - do compilation albums count? If you missed someone first time round and you don't really know their work, for me a good compilation is the way to go. All albums have some at best average stuff on that is best avoided.
If you missed someone first time round and you don't really know their work, for me a good compilation is the way to g
Totally agree with you on that. As sometimes you cut out the mediocre songs which may put you off imho.
can Uk
good choice with Broken Family Band - that is a really good album which is not well known nearly enough
interesting how many of the albums ar from decades ago.
is this
1) a sign of how good the music was then
2) a sign of how old we all are
3) a sign of the poor taste we have?
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
DANGERDOOM - The Mouse And The Mask
The Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation
Rage Against The Machine - Battle Of Los Angeles
The Strokes - Is This It?
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (Live)
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - Dead Kennedys
Vengeance - New Model Army
No More Heroes - The Stranglers
Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
The Fan and the Bellows - The Chameleons
The Nephilim - Fields of the Nephilim
Never Mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers
Achtung Bono - Half Man Half Biscuit
I just don't get the Sex Pistols personally.
Cant think of ten, but the top three I wouldnt be without are
1. JR Cash at Folsom Prison (the complete unedited version, disagree with the line of thought that the Rick Rubin produced stuff is the best, it isnt even close to this piece of genius @ San Quinten is good but this is better).
2.Welcome to the Cruel World by Ben Harper.
3. Trinity Sessions by The Cowboy Junkies.
I also wouldnt be without Hup by The Wonderstuff but an willing to accept that my be more due to the time and place where I grew up and what it meant to me at the time rather that musical genius.
Oh I'd chuck Joy Division - Substance in as well.
[i]interesting how many of the albums ar[sic] from decades ago.[/i]
IME experience people don't move on.
There are some good albums here, but its such a personal thing, I'd never inflict my (ever changing) top ten on other people.
Beta Band - 3 EP's
Underground Resistance - Interstellar Fugitives 2
Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium
Fugazi - The Argument
The Bug - London Zoo
Clash - London Calling
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Bloodsugarsexmagik
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Innerzone Orchestra - Programmed
Galaxy 2 Galaxy - A Hitech Jazz Compilation
BloodSugarSexMagik
The best produced album ever. Rick Rubin is a master.
Impossible to choose really but I'm just chucking a few in that I can always come back to and don't seem to tire of. It's somewhat rock oriented, sorry.
OK Computer - Radiohead
American Idiot - Green Day
Everything you see - Runrig
Ágætis byrjun - Sigur Rós
Crack The Skye - Mastodon
Still got the blues for you - Gary Moore
Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen
Argus-Wishbone Ash
Heaven and Hell-Black Sabbath
Machine Head-Deep Purple
Number Of The Beast-Iron Maiden
Strangers In The Night-UFO
Tokyo Tapes-Scorpions
Highway To Hell-AC/DC
Appetite For Destruction-Guns and Roses
I saved the best for last though
Rising-Rainbow
OK well obviously everyone is putting there own personal top 10, not the top 10 of all time. I mean the prodigy? I was there back in the day but come on! And BloodSugarSexMagik? personally I prefer the 2 before that. So with that in mind, here are mine as of this minute
and in no order
subject to change hourly
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Sreamadelica - Primal Scream
Electric Ladyland - you need to ask?
Sgt Pepper - likewise
Pungent Eflugent - Ozric Tentacles (remember! its a personal list!)
Adventures Beyond... - The Orb
the brown one - Orbital
Beggars Banquet - Stones
Chill Out - KLF
and out of place but I must still put in Appetite For Destruction - Guns and Roses
Ah llama, of course it's your personal top 10, everything is personal on here. 😉
The Stone Roses first album is an odd choice in my opinion, very overrated and very dated. The second one is much better!
Agree with you on The Prodigy though, and Uplift Mofo is a classic album for those in the know.
Oh and I'd add Love - Forever Changes to my top ten. Now there's an album that should be in a universal top ten if ever there was one.
Yes well I am dated. I never really went back to the 2nd, but the first is always near the top of the pile. However, got the fools gold ep and thats further up.
For me, it is as follows;
Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Elgar - Enigma Variations
Holst - The Planets (Preferably Solti with the Berlin Phil)
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
IAM - Ombre est Lumière, Vol 1&2
Rush - 2112
Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring
ZZ Top - First Album
Gun - Gallus
MC Solaar - Le Tour de la Question
Ask me again tomorrow, though!
Yeah, that 9 minute version of Fools Gold is great, might dust off my 10th anniversary copy of the album now and give it a listen. 8)
Rush - 2112, how could I forget! Ah, this thread is great, reminding me of loads of oldies.
TandemJeremy - Member
interesting how many of the albums ar from decades ago.
is this
1) a sign of how good the music was then
2) a sign of how old we all are
3) a sign of the poor taste we have?
That would be 2)
My list would have to include some Eels, Springsteen, Neil Young and Sigur Ros.
So how about:
Eels - Electro Shock Blues
Springsteen - Not sure, How about 'The River'?
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Sigur Ros - Takk
Lambchop - Is a woman
Pixies - Surfer Rosa and Come on Pilgrim
Bob Mould- Workbook
Silversun-Silversun
New Model Army- The Ghost of Cain
The Carpenters -Greatest Hits
Blondie -Parallel lines
Danzig- Lucifuge
Kraftwerk-Autobahn
Teenage Fanclub-13
Janes Addiction- Ritual de lo Habitual
Husker Du- Warehouse: Songs & Stories.
There's too many choices for a 'must have' top ten. Important musically? best selling? Genre making? Epic? of their time? Greatest hits? Live? It's meaningless just putting up a list of personal favourites...Danzig? a must have album? Don't think so...
James - The Complete Singles Collection 1983-2007 (a compilation)
Muse - Absolution
Sia - Colour the Small One
Royskopp - The Understanding
Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endaluast
Morcheeba - Big Calm
Stiff Little Fingers - Nobodys Heroes
Radiohead - OK Computer
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Coldplay - X&Y
Danzig? a must have album? Don't think so...
Don't tell that to Glenn, he'll rip your head off. And probably put an end to this forum while he's at it.
Nah he's getting on a bit now, probablt put out a hip or something. As with the others a personal selction and I actually think the dude is cheesy as, but having wandered into a festival in Koln a few years ago and watched him do this album live I now thoroughly rate this album.
Some really good albums posted, most of the ones I'd post have already been done.
Add these ones...sorry nickc but they're all personal favourites
The Wedding Present- George Best.
The Dead Kennedys- frankenchrist
Sugar- Copper Blue
The Who- Who's Next
Metallica- Master of Puppets
The Beatles- The White Album
Husker Du- Candy Apple Grey
Gordon Duncan- Thunderstruck
The Who- Quadrophenia
Television- Marqee Moon
Danzig? a must have album? Don't think so...Don't tell that to Glenn, he'll rip your head off. And probably put an end to this forum while he's at it.
he's all bark, the shortarse
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Alot of really good "essential" albums already mentioned so won't bother with a top ten.
Surprised not to see The Sundays Reading, Writing and Arithmetic so far. Or The Cures Boys Don't Cry.
[EDIT] Or Psychocandy
The Damned - Phantasmagoria
The Beatles - The White Album
Muse - The Uprising
Killing Joke - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
Garbage - Beautiful Garbage
Sia - Some People have Real Problems
Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Bee-Gees - Saturday Night Fever (I defy anyone not to strut to Staying Alive 8) )
Surprised there is no mention of Carole King (Tapestry) or Joni Mitchell (Hejira) amongst the tasteful massif.
10 to start with;
The Pixies - Surfa Rosa
Tokyo Police Club - A lesson in Crime
The Wedding Present - George Best
The Joy Division - Closer
Shellac - 1000 Hurts
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Superchunk - Here's to Shutting up
The Fall - well......anything by the fall.
10 is not enough!!
primal scream - screamadelica!
Trampus - MemberSurprised there is no mention of Carole King (Tapestry) or Joni Mitchell (Hejira) amongst the tasteful massif.
Tapestry would definitely be in the top 20, along with, ooohhh,
The Band - The Band, Gregson & Collister - Home & Away, Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, Loaded by the Velvets and Malpractice by Dr Feelgood.
Getting the list down to 10 was the hardest bit!
Liebe ist fur alle da - Rammstein
Dark ages - Soulfly
If you want blood - ac/dc
Angel dust - Faith no more
Fat of the land - Prodigy
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Live - Throwing Copper
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Pearl Jam - Vs
Radiohead - The Bends
Doves - The Last Broadcast
Silverchair - Diorama
3 Doors Down - Away From the Sun
Most of mine already mentioned but I'd throw in:
Dookie - Green Day
Mind Bomb - The The
Obscure Alternatives - Japan
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
Desire - Bob Dylan
The Eminem Show - Eminem
Axis:Bold as Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
The Score - The Fugees
Halfway Tree - Damian Marley
Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones
Dexter Rides Again - Dexter Gordon
Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding
others that were close -
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Broadcast Performances - Charlie Parker
Blowin' the Fuses - Lightnin' Hopkins
and many more.