TOP 10 Favourite albums!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Thought I'd present to you those albums that I listen to most often, and (quite frankly) never get tired of listening to.

I have all of them on vinyl and CD, plus a few on SA-CD. But the format doesn't matter, it's about the music.

Here we go:

1. Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones (self-titled debut album)
2. Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
3. Supertramp: Crisis? What Crisis?
4. Paul McCartney: RAM
5. Dave Brubeck: Time Out
6. The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album)
7. Roxy Music: Avalon
8. Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
9. Mike Oldfield: Tubular bells
10. Fiori-Seguin: Deux Cents Nuits a l'Heure

So what are yours? No crapping on anyone's selection though. These are personal choices and you have every right to enjoy them as you do.

John

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by John72953

Thought I'd present to you those albums that I listen to most often, and (quite frankly) never get tired of listening to.

Some very nice stuff on there, good to see Mike Oldfield and Roxy Music getting a mention!

I very seldom do lists, but since it's you John Only one per artist and subject to change at the drop of the hat.

1) The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds
2) The Beatles - Beatles for Sale
3) Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The Chirping Crickets
4) Big Country - The Crossing
5) Inspiral Carpets - Devil Hopping
6) The La's - The La's
7) The Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
8) The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
9) OMD - Architecture and Morality
10) The Cocteau Twins - Treasure

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by quirkmanly

Some very nice stuff on there, good to see Mike Oldfield and Roxy Music getting a mention!

I very seldom do lists, but since it's you John Only one per artist and subject to change at the drop of the hat.1) The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds
2) The Beatles - Beatles for Sale
3) Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The Chirping Crickets
4) Big Country - The Crossing
5) Inspiral Carpets - Devil Hopping
6) The La's - The La's
7) The Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
8) The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
9) OMD - Architecture and Morality
10) The Cocteau Twins - Treasure

LOL! Most lists do change depending on mood and stuff. Mine have been pretty consistent though over the years. There is the odd one that sneaks in for a few weeks and months, but the ones I listed really are my favourites.

Nice choices you have there QM and very different from what we'll see down the line. I've always been a fan of The Small Faces and OMD, so I like what you selected. And what can one say about The Yardbirds that hasn't been said a thousand times.

Thanks for posting buddy!

John

[Clark Kent]

I will try not to duplicate artists within my selections, but here is a list off the top of my head.

1. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen

2. Oasis - What's the Story, Morning Glory?

3. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

4. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

5. Beatles - Rubber Soul

6. The Verve - Urban Hymns

7. Nirvana - Unplugged

8. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

9. Bob Dylan - Desire

10. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

I will try not to duplicate artists within my selections, but here is a list off the top of my head.

1. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen

2. Oasis - What's the Story, Morning Glory?

3. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

4. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

5. Beatles - Rubber Soul

6. The Verve - Urban Hymns

7. Nirvana - Unplugged

8. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

9. Bob Dylan - Desire

10. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

Good grief that's a nice selection too. Could there be many more sad stories than Nick Drake's? Makes you wonder what would have happened if he had overcome his illness. A three year recording career and incredible legacy.

[mozen_1ne]

in no particular order......

the police - zenyatta mondatta

stevie wonder - innervisions

fleetwood mac- rumours

jimi hendrix - electric ladyland

phil collins- no jacket required

a tribe called quest-the low end theory

public enemy- it takes a nation of millions to
hold us back

led zeppelin - led zeppelin II

michael jackson- off the wall

david sanborn- straight to the heart

[richteer]

Great thread idea! Here are 10 of my favourite albums, in no particular order:

* Jeff Wayne: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.
* Dire Straits: Love Over Gold (except the title track; if I was hard-pressed I'd probably say that Telegraph Road was my favourite song, period).
* Jean-Michel Jarre: Equinoxe
* Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
* Mike Oldfield: QE2
* The Human League: Dare
* Jean-Michel Jarre: Oxygene
* Mark Knopfler: Local Hero (OST)
* Dire Straits: Making Movies
* Prokoffiev: Lt Kije (Fritz Rainer conducting the CSO)

And many more, depending on my mood at the time!

[Hammie]

Here are a few of mine off the top of my head:

Pink Floyd: DSOTM
Eurythmics: Ultimate Collection
Cranberries: Stars
John Legend: Get Lifted
Guns N Roses: Appetite for Destruction
Hiromi: Brain
Johnny Cash: Legend of Johnny Cash
Michael Galasso: Scenes

[ManUtd]

I'm an 80's fanatic, so my current top ten list (excluding greatest hits) is mostly from that decade:

1. U2 - The Joshua Tree
2. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
3. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
4. Journey - Frontiers
5. Pearl Jam - Ten
6. The Police - Synchronicity
7. Psychedelic Furs - All of This and Nothing
8. Tears For Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
9. Wild Swans - Bringing Home the Ashes
10. Depeche Mode - Some Great Reward

If these albums were all released in hi-res I would be in audio heaven.

[Riff Magnum]

This is so hard, but i'm just gonna let 10 fly even though i think narrowing it down to 10 is impossible.

1. Mr. Bungle - California
2. Bob Dylan - Bringing it all Back Home (although i love his new stuff just as much. Anyone heard his crazyass christmas album just released?)
3. Melvins - Stag
4. Regina Spector - Soviet Kitsch
5. Dead Kennedy's - Plastic Surgery Disasters
6. Little Richards - Greatest hits
7. Fantomas - Directors Cut
8. Hank Williams Sr. - Anthology
9. Babes in Toyland - Fontanelle
10. L7 - The Beauty Process

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

I'm an 80's fanatic, so my current top ten list (excluding greatest hits) is mostly from that decade:

1. U2 - The Joshua Tree
2. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
3. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
4. Journey - Frontiers
5. Pearl Jam - Ten
6. The Police - Synchronicity
7. Psychedelic Furs - All of This and Nothing
8. Tears For Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
9. Wild Swans - Bringing Home the Ashes
10. Depeche Mode - Some Great Reward

If these albums were all released in hi-res I would be in audio heaven.

Songs from the Big Chair & The Hurting almost made the list and it was a tough decision not to pick one of them. Thanks for including it in yours! It reminds me that they're due for a listen!

John

[Icedburden]

This will be tough but here's a list in no particular order as they do change.

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Gathering - Mandylion
Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Halford - Live Insurrection
Iced Earth - Alive In Athens
Overkill - The Years Of Decay
Ayreon - The Human Equation
Zero Hour - A Fragile Mind

[GLaDOS]

My Top 10:

1. Led Zeppelin II (Led Zeppelin)
2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)
3. The Beatles (White Album) (The Beatles)
4. Revolver (The Beatles)
5. Moving Pictures (Rush)
6. Who's Next (The Who)
7. Live At Leeds (The Who)
8. Ten (Pearl Jam)
9. Dark Side Of The Moon (Pink Floyd)
10. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

I know my list isn't perfect, but here you go.

[Hammie]

You know. I forgot my probably all time favorite off my list and I cannot believe it.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome

I also have to agree with the Metallica: Master of Puppets. I won it in vinyl at a carnival when I was a kid. Boy, I wish I still had access to my old albums, but they are probably long gone along with everything else I left at my mom's house.

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by louhamilton

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome

"...well you're late as well, that's three times on the run. If you're late again the supervisor says we're gonna put you on daily sign-on..."

[Fors*]

Tool - Aenima
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Pearl Jam - Ten
Seether - Disclaimer I
The Doors - The Doors
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic
Kiss - Destroyer
Korn - Korn
Metallica - Master of Puppets

[PrinceLH]

Rubber Soul - The Beatles
Main Course - The Bee Gees
Machine Head - Deep Purple
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
L.A. Woman - The Doors
San Antonio Rose - Ray Price/Willie Nelson
Boston - Boston
Odyssey And Oracle - The Zombies
Hard Days Night(UK) - The Beatles
Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton

Subject To Change On A Daily Basis.

[Hammie]

Boy, you guys are putting up some good albums. Makes me want to go play some or go buy ones that I don't have anymore but used to love.

[yourstupidgame]

Everclear is my favorite band ("I don't wanna be your stupid game" from Santa Monica), so...


1) So Much for the Afterglow - Everclear (1997)
2) Sparkle and Fade - Everclear (1995)
3) The Stranger - Billy Joel (1977)
4) An Innocent Man - Billy Joel (1983)
5) A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)
6) Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles (1967)
7) New Gold Hits - The 4 Seasons (1967 - this is actually not a greatest hits album)
8) Genuine Imitation Life Gazette - The 4 Seasons (1968)
9) Dangerous - Michael Jackson (1991)
10) Fantasy - Carole King (1973)

When I first started listening to my own kind of music in 1998 it was all about rock. All my favorites were 1990s rock bands (and I still consider them among my favorites), but as I discovered more music, I drifted towards older pop/rock music. The 4 Seasons? What's wrong with me???!!!

Alex

[HotRats]

Secret Treaties - Blue Oyster Cult
Amused To Death - Roger Waters
Waiting For A Miracle - The Comsat Angels
Afternoon - Eleni Mandell
Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
Sonatine OST - Joe Hisaishi
The Evil One - Roky Erickson
Absolutely Free - The Mothers Of Invention
Berlin - Lou Reed