TOP 10 Favourite albums!

[blu2]

Originally Posted by ScuseMe

I thought I was the only one that liked Kate Bush! The Dreaming is a fantastic album, although I have a special place in my heart for The Kick Inside. Kate Bush

I have 2 VHS copies of her Live at the Hammersmith Odeon performance (one in mono and one in stereo); that's the video that started it all for me. Eventually I'll put it on DVD (I have a NIB SVHS player just for that purpose ). I also have the LD of The Whole Story, which I'm in the process of authoring on DVD (I've already finished the The Sensual World LD author).

Ya, she's terrific.

For any Kate Bush vinyl-philes / audiophiles out there, Hounds of Love has just received a Steve Hoffman re-mastering for vinyl.

http://www.audiofidelity.net/content...ushhounds-love


... and The Sensual World is forthcoming.

http://www.audiofidelity.net/content...-sensual-world

[Scooby Blu]

Originally Posted by notman

1. Iron Maiden - Killers
2. Rush - Hemispheres
3. Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
4. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
5. The Beatles - Revolver
6. Van Halen - Van Halen
7. Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
8. Black Sabbath - Volume 4
9. Rainbow - Rising
10. AC/DC - Powerage

honorable mentions:
Rush - 2112
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Anthrax - Volume 8: The Threat is Real
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Led Zeppelin - II
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding
Halford - Live Insurrection
Alice Cooper - Killer

Wow a great list man!

[wowbagger4242]

Rock:
1. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
2. Steely Dan - Citizen (Yes, it's a box set, but I can't pick one LP)
3. Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad
4. Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
5. Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos
6. Electric Light Orchestra - Time
7. Alan Parsons Project - Eve
8. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
9. Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
10. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Rap:
1. Kid Rock - Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp (regardless of what he does today, this was an amazing LP)
2. Esham - Closed Casket/Dead Flowers
3. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecolygist
4. First Degree the DE - Planet Zero
5. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
6. MC Ren - Shock of the Hour
7. Sicx - If These Walls Could Talk
8. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
9. Brotha Lynch Hung - Seasons of the Siccness
10. X-Raided - Psycho Active

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by wowbagger4242

Rock:
1. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
2. Steely Dan - Citizen (Yes, it's a box set, but I can't pick one LP)
3. Donald Fagen - Kamakiriad
4. Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
5. Blue Oyster Cult - Imaginos
6. Electric Light Orchestra - Time
7. Alan Parsons Project - Eve
8. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction
9. Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
10. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

Rap:
1. Kid Rock - Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp (regardless of what he does today, this was an amazing LP)
2. Esham - Closed Casket/Dead Flowers
3. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecolygist
4. First Degree the DE - Planet Zero
5. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
6. MC Ren - Shock of the Hour
7. Sicx - If These Walls Could Talk
8. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
9. Brotha Lynch Hung - Seasons of the Siccness
10. X-Raided - Psycho Active

Very interesting selections I must say.

John

[Grand Bob]

Kind of tough to say, but right off the top of my head:

1) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2) Supertramp - Crime of the Century
3) Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
4) Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
5) Steely Dan - Aja
6) Cream - Wheels of Fire
7) Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card
8) Led Zeppelin IV
9) Nirvana - Nevermind
10) Pearl Jam - Ten

[sherardsol]

Top 10 Albums are as bellow :

1. Megadeth
2. Enslaved
3. The National
4. Joanna Newsom
5. The ArchAndroid
6. Beach House
7. Deerhunter
8. Mar de Grises
9. Mark Lanegan
10. David Bowie

[FerrisBueller]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

I was working on my top albums of the 90's list...so far reached 112:

1.	The Verve – A Northern Soul
2.	Dave Matthews Band – Before These Crowded Streets
3.	Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de lo Habitual
4.	Pearl Jam – Ten
5.	James – Seven
6.	Peter Gabriel - Us
7.	Dave Matthews Band – Under the Table and Dreaming
8.	The Verve – A Storm in Heaven
9.	Oasis – Definitely Maybe
10.	Happy Mondays – Pills, Thrills N’ Bellyaches
11.	The Farm – Spartacus
12.	King Cobb Steelie – Project Twinkle
13.	Catherine Wheel – Chrome
14.	Live – Mental Jewelry
15.	Brad – Shame
16.	Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
17.	Charlatans UK – Some Friendly
18.	Faith No More – Angel Dust
19.	Alice in Chains – Dirt
20.	The Verve – Urban Hymns 
21.	Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
22.	Portishead – Dummy
23.	Jeff Buckley – Grace
24.	Dave Matthews Band - Crash
25.	Depeche Mode – Violator
26.	Nirvana – Nevermind
27.	James – Laid
28.	Temple of the Dog – Temple of the Dog
29.	Seal – Seal (I)
30.	Toad the Wet Sprocket – Fear
31.	Underworld – dubnobasswithmyheadman
32.	Pop Will Eat Itself – Dos Dedos Mis Amigos
33.	Tool – Undertow
34.	Prodigy – Music For The Jilted Generation
35.	Mother Love Bone – Apple
36.	The La’s – The La’s
37.	Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
38.	Radiohead – OK Computer
39.	The Cure – Wish
40.	Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder
41.	Massive Attack – Protection
42.	Jesus Jones – Doubt
43.	The Ocean Blue – Cerulean
44.	Stone Temple Pilots - Core
45.	Adorable – Beyond Perfection
46.	The Dandy Warhols – Come Down
47.	Chapterhouse – Whirlpool
48.	Soundgarden – Superunknown
49.	Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine
50.	Nirvana – In Utero
51.	Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
52.	New Radicals – Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too?
53.	Matthew Good Band – Underdogs
54.	Pearl Jam – vs.
55.	Smashing Pumpkins – Gish
56.	Blur – Leisure
57.	Weezer - Weezer
58.	Luscious Jackson – Fever In, Fever Out 
59.	Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
60.	Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic
61.	Filter – Title of Record
62.	Leftfield – Leftism
63.	Oasis – What’s the Story (Morning Glory)
64.	u2 – Achtung Baby
65.	Ian Brown – Unfinished Monkey Business
66.	Stabbing Westward – Ungod
67.	Alice in Chains – Facelift
68.	Tool – AEnima
69.	The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land
70.	Ride – Going Blank Again
71.	Charlatans UK – Between the 10th and 11th
72.	Massive Attack – Mezzanine
73.	Travis – The Man Who
74.	Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
75.	Chemical Brothers – Exit Planet Dust
76.	Crystal Method – Vegas
77.	REM – Automatic for the People
78.	Underworld – Beaucoup Fish
79.	The Hang Up’s – He’s After Me
80.	The Pixies – Trompe le Monde
81.	Tragically Hip – Fully Completely
82.	Killing Joke – Democracy
83.	Radiohead – Pablo Honey
84.	King Cobb Steelie – Junior Relaxer
85.	Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile
86.	David Mead – The Luxury of Time
87.	The Wallflowers – Bringing Down The Horse
88.	Blur – Parklife
89.	Dinosaur Jr. – Where You Been?
90.	Charlatans UK – Tellin’ Stories
91.	The Stone Roses – Second Coming
92.	Sugar – Copper Blue
93.	Moby – Play
94.	Swervedriver – Raise
95.	Ride – Nowhere
96.	Prick - Prick
97.	Cast – All Change
98.	drivin’ n’ cryin’ – Fly Me Courageous
99.	EMF – Shubert Dip
100.	Sons of Freedom – Sons of Freedom
101.	Grapes of Wrath – These Days
102.	Primus – Tales from the Punchbowl
103.	DJ Cam – Underground Vibes
104.	Presidents of the USA – Presidents of the USA
105.	Tripping Daisy – I Am an Elastic Firecracker
106.	Brad – Interiors
107.	Swervedriver – Mescal Head
108.	Radiohead – The Bends
109.	Screaming Trees – Sweet Oblivion
110.	Nirvana – Incesticide
111.	Pearl Jam – No Code
112.	Butthole Surfers - Electriclarryland

The top 25 is pretty much set, anything after that is subject to change at any time.

Damn man, A lot of amazing albums in that list, I love your taste.

Pinkerton really should have been in there though.

[Johnny Vinyl]

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.

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

The Neil Young: Massey Hall 1971 is fast becoming a favourite of mine, but what do I take off the list? Maybe my Top 10 should consist of a Top 11?

John

[Crimson King]

I've got way too many "top 10's"! I LOVE MUSIC!!!

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

I've got way too many "top 10's"! I LOVE MUSIC!!!

Same here, but if I look at it honestly, the albums I posted are indeed the ones that are most often played.

John

[Opdef]

Couldn't resist...

1. Quadrophenia - The Who (1973)
2. Duke - Genesis (1980)
3. Madman Across The Water - Elton John (1971)
4. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye (1971)
5. Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall & Oates (1973)
6. After The Gold Rush - Neil Young (1970)
7. White Album - The Beatles (1968)
8. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
9. Discovery - ELO
10. Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren (1972)

[ddufremle]

I managed to narrow it down to the top 20:

1. Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
3. Def Leppard - Hysteria
4. Def Leppard - Pyromania
5. Green Day - American Idiot
6. The Offspring - Smash
7. Alkaline Trio - Crimson
8. The Stray Cats - Built For Speed
9. A.F.I. - Decemberunderground
10. Nirvana - Nevermind
11. Led Zeppelin - IV
12. Killers - Hot Fuss
13. Boston - Boston
14. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
15. 3 Doors Down - The Better Life
16. Ramones - Anthology (I couldn't pick just one Ramones album)
17. Breaking Benjamin - Saturate
18. The Who - Who's Next
19. Ozzy Osbourne - The Blizzard of Ozz
20. Bush - Sixteen Stone

[Marcus Wright]

I really like The American Psycho movie soundtrack.

1) The American Psycho
2) Steve Wonder (one of his good ones)
3) Pink Floyd (dark side of the moon)
4) Michael Jackson (this is it)
5) Beeges (any album)
6) Watchmen soundtrack

Also, I like all songs in Watchmen.

[jrcarboni]

My list:

1 - Iron Maiden - The Number of The Beast
2 - Rush - Moving Pictures
3 - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
4 - Metallica - Master Of Puppets
5 - Megadeth - Rust in Peace
6 - Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
7 - Deep Purple - Made in Japan
8 - Alice in Chains - Dirt
9 - Dream Theater - Images and Words
10 - Stratovarius - Visions

[johnmetheww]

TOP Favourite albums :

- The Gift
- Illuminations
- Speak Now
- The Promise
- The Wanted

[Lawndart]

in no order:

King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
Pink Floyd - Animals
Rheostatics - Whale Music
Pat Travers - Live...Go For What You Know
Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
AC/DC - Powerage
SRV - Couldn't Stand The Weather
Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve

[Vedder]

Originally Posted by Lawndart

in no order:

King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
Pink Floyd - Animals
Rheostatics - Whale Music
Pat Travers - Live...Go For What You Know
Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
AC/DC - Powerage
SRV - Couldn't Stand The Weather
Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve

whiskeytown - nurse with the pills is classic! Love Ryan Adams

[epic_rain]

not in order (one album per artist)

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Pixies - Bossanova
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
Pavement - Brighten the Corners
Guided by Voices - Alien Lanes
Sonic Youth - Sister
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow

[charlieray1]

Gram Parsons -- Grievous Angel
Simon & Garfunkel -- Bridge Over troubled Water
Steve Earle -- Guitar Town
The Beatles -- Revolver
The Beatles -- Rubber Soul
The Monkees -- Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd
Flying Burrito Brothers -- Gilded Palace of Sin
Buddy Holly -- Complete
Elvis -- Sun Sessions
Elvis -- Memphis Record

[Al_The_Strange]

More or less, I listen to these all the time:

01: Therion - Vovin
02: Therion - Theli
03: Tristania - Beyond the Veil
04: Linkin Park - Meteora
05: Gorillaz - Demon Days
06: The White Stripes - Icky Thump
07: Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
08: Overseer - Wreckage
09: Lacuna Coil - Comalies
10: Moby - Play

The runner-ups would be:

[Show spoiler]
Celldweller - Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Volume 1
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Crazy Town - Dark Horse
Def Leppard - Rock of Ages (Best Of)
Drowning Pool - Sinner
Epica - Consign to Oblivion
Epica - Design Your Universe
Mezarkabul - Anatolia
Mezarkabul - Unspoken
Massive Attack - Collected
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Kinky - Atlas
KoRn - Greatest Hits Volume 1
Kosheen - Resist
Kosheen - Damage
Kosheen - Kokopelli
Led Zeppelin - Mothership
Lacuna Coil - Karmacode
Lacuna Coil - Shallow Life
Lacuna Coil - In a Reverie
Nightwish - Once
Opeth - Orchid
Orbital - Work 1983-2002
Shinedown - Us and Them
Sirenia - An Elixir for Existence
Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Very Best Of
Smash Mouth - Astrolounge
Therion - Crowning of Atlantis
Therion - Lemuria / Serius B
Therion - Lepaca Kliffoth
Therion - Secret of the Runes
Tristania - Widdow's Weeds
Tristania - World of Glass
Tool - 10000 Days
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
Weird Al Yankovic - Running With Scissors