What Are Your Top 10 Favourite Albums - Page 12

**tomesing** · 04-27-2012, 01:24 AM

01. Carole King - Writer
02. Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado
03. Joni Mitchell - Blue
04. Joni Mitchell - Clouds
05. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
06. Boston - Boston
07. Kate Bush - Lionheart
08. The Outlaws - Green Grass And High Tides (Best Of)
09. The Beatles - Revolver
10. Electric Light Orchestra - Face The Music

tomesing

**kelio** · 04-27-2012, 12:38 PM

Hole-of-Fame · 05-14-2012, 09:53 PM

My ten favorite albums (in no particular order):

Deep throat - soundtrack (1972)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGi4L3ePe6A
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Deep purple - Machine head (1972)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3KOtCOBsxk
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Sweet - Strung up (1975)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLLHb7dAKmo
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Abba - Arrival (1976)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSo5XUWzXrk
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Saturday Night Fever - soundtrack (1977)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7oEdmZiMsU
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Kiss - Love gun (1977)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rN8-eZ-gQ
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John Carpenter - Escape from New York (1981)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxBc_-XxmI
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Van Halen - 1984 (1984)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4GZFbCqx18
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Metallica - Ride the lightning (1984)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1RTgznup5c
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Lady Gaga - The fame (2008)

Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESGLojNYSo
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theequestrian · 05-16-2012, 01:46 AM

In no particular order:

Revolver - the beatles
Kind of Blue - miles davis
Something/Anything - todd rundgren
Pet Sounds - the beach boys
Tapestry - carole king
Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma - michael nesmith
Who's Next - the who
Apostrophe - frank zappa
Are you Experienced - hendrix
Live at the Fillmore East - the allman brothers

MemoryHunter · 05-17-2012, 12:41 AM

I'm a bit of a Floyd nut, so top of the list has to be;

1. The Wall - the first album of theirs I bought and still my favourite.
I could fill the rest of the list with 'More' (it's a Floyd thing) but the rest of the list consists of the first albums of a given group that I bought that got me hooked on their music. In no particular order:

Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door (Jon Bonham died just after this release

)
Jethro Tull - Broadsword and the Beast
AC/DC - Back in Black (Special memory, bought for me by the girlfriend I lost my virginity to - mutually

)
Rainbow - Long Live Rock and Roll/Rising Double Album
Blue Oyster Cult - E.T.I. (Live)
Hawkwind - Choose your Masques
Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties
Yello - You've got to say yes to another excess
Wall of Voodoo - Wall of Voodoo

I could go on, but with a limit of 10 there ya go

**Decadence** · 05-17-2012, 01:05 AM

1. Black Sabbath: Sabotage (1975)
2. Grateful Dead: Live at the Cow Palace (1976)
3. Pink Floyd: Animals (1977)
4. Nazareth: Hair of the Dog (1975)
5. Steely Dan: Aja (1977)
6: Cream: Disraeli Gears (1967)
7. Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (1974)
8. Doors: Soft Parade (1969)
9. Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 (1972)
10. Deep Purple: Made in Japan (1972)

No particular order, but if stranded on a desert isle, this would certainly help!

tubalcaine · 05-17-2012, 11:44 AM

Led Zeppelin - 3
Yes - Yessongs
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds
Radiohead - Amnesiac
The Clash - London Calling
The Doors - Strange Days
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Love - Forever Changes
Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street

Going to bend the rules a little here because it's too hard to narrow it down to 10
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

pierrelm · 01-02-2013, 05:57 PM

What a ludicrous proposition - the list I've left out is huge but this will do. A few notes where relevant:
The Stones: Bedspring Symphony is them at their live best, even better performances than the recent 'Brussels Affair' d/l - Mick Taylor is simply on fire, recorded in Brussels & London 1973
Elmore James 'Blues After Hours' - magnificent sound and includes 'Goodbye Baby' - what more could you want..?
Led Zeppelin: Earl's Court 24 May 1975 - musically, their 1973 European tour was arguably their best but I was lucky enough to catch them on their last Earl's Court gig in 1975. This is the day before, a wonderful balanced soundboard recording and features imperious versions of their best known stuff, including the wonderful acoustic set which turned the cavernous Earl's Court into the intimacy of the local pub tap room. A frighteningly good concert.
Alan Hull: Pipedream the lead songwriter for Lindisfarne, this is a GREAT album, his first solo effort, better than anything produced by the group and a genuinely timeless classic which is loved dearly by those few that have heard it. Go, on, I'm not kidding
Todd Rundgren AWATS - bless him. An embarressment of riches, including 'Just One Victory'.
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden - near undefinable genius and probably my all time favourite of the lot. Crosses and defies categories and just contains sublime music.
Associates - Sulk The mad combination of the peerless voice of Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine's ability to simply ignore boundaries and write Barry-esque pop themes that whirled swirled and worked its own magic.
801 Live - featuring the great Phil Manzanera on guitar with a band that produced one of THE great live albums. Which you've quite possibly never heard. It's very, very, very good.
Robert Wyatt - this is a fine collection, but damn near anything would do. There's a stunning version of 'Free Will and Testament' on Youtube, feat. Paul Weller on slide which everyone should hear.
Rolling Stones - 'Exile On Main St.' They're not even my favourite band ffs, but this is still as good a rock album as anyone is ever likely to make. Essential.

And I left out the Who Live at Leeds, near everything by Eno, the first Roxy Music album, Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake, Howlin Wolf's 'Chess Box'... Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis. Dear lor' I could come up with an entirely different list tomorrow, probably starting with Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'...good fun though!

Mister Fide · 01-03-2013, 02:18 PM

Leaving out compilations, otherwise, 40 Licks by The Rolling Stones and The Definitive Monkees would be here. In no order...

1.Abbey Road - The Beatles
2.Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
3.Home - Home
4.Revolver - The Beatles
5.Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
6.Atlantis - Earth and Fire (a Dutch band; not Earth, Wind & Fire)
7.The Human Menagerie - Cockney Rebel
8.The Beatles (white album) - The Beatles
9.Catch Bull at Four - Cat Stevens
!0.Innervisions - Stevie Wonder

**Chibi_Madara** · 01-03-2013, 05:47 PM

All in no particular order:

Big Band Jazz

Stan Kenton – Adventures in Jazz
Buddy Rich Big Band – Big Swing Face
Ed Palermo Big Band - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Frank Zappa – Waka Jawaka

Smooth Jazz

Tom Scott – Smokin Section
Larry Carlton - Collection
Fourplay – Journey
Yellowjackets – Four Corners

Traditional Jazz (Accoustic Trio/Quartet/Quintet/Sextet)

Dave Brubeck - Time Out (Remaster)
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio – The Silver Collection
Tom Scott – Born Again

Fusion/Eclectic

Weather Report – Tale Spinnin
Chick Corea & RTF – No Mystery
Bela Fleck - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Jean-Luc Ponty – No Absolute Time

I've been fortunate to see 11 of the 15 artists perform live that are represented here. I just cant do a Top 10!

04-27-2012, 12:38 PM	#112
kelio Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the lab Posts: 2,969 Thanks: 63,952 Thanked 49,000 Times in 2,992 Posts	Top 10 Favourite Albums

05-14-2012, 09:53 PM	#113
Hole-of-Fame Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 347 Thanks: 1,356 Thanked 2,330 Times in 267 Posts	Ten favorite albums My ten favorite albums (in no particular order): Deep throat - soundtrack (1972) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGi4L3ePe6A -------------- Deep purple - Machine head (1972) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3KOtCOBsxk -------------- Sweet - Strung up (1975) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLLHb7dAKmo -------------- Abba - Arrival (1976) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSo5XUWzXrk -------------- Saturday Night Fever - soundtrack (1977) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7oEdmZiMsU -------------- Kiss - Love gun (1977) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rN8-eZ-gQ -------------- John Carpenter - Escape from New York (1981) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxBc_-XxmI -------------- Van Halen - 1984 (1984) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4GZFbCqx18 -------------- Metallica - Ride the lightning (1984) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1RTgznup5c -------------- Lady Gaga - The fame (2008) Listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESGLojNYSo --------------

05-16-2012, 01:46 AM	#114
theequestrian Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Just left of the big swamp; Savannah, Georgia Posts: 517 Thanks: 2,883 Thanked 3,589 Times in 517 Posts	In no particular order: Revolver - the beatles Kind of Blue - miles davis Something/Anything - todd rundgren Pet Sounds - the beach boys Tapestry - carole king Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma - michael nesmith Who's Next - the who Apostrophe - frank zappa Are you Experienced - hendrix Live at the Fillmore East - the allman brothers __________________ 'If we could read each others minds, we'd all sleep with loaded guns' -theequestrian

05-17-2012, 12:41 AM	#115
MemoryHunter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sleepy Old Sussex, England Posts: 1,138 Thanks: 20,226 Thanked 10,491 Times in 1,124 Posts	I'm a bit of a Floyd nut, so top of the list has to be; 1. The Wall - the first album of theirs I bought and still my favourite. I could fill the rest of the list with 'More' (it's a Floyd thing) but the rest of the list consists of the first albums of a given group that I bought that got me hooked on their music. In no particular order: Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door (Jon Bonham died just after this release) Jethro Tull - Broadsword and the Beast AC/DC - Back in Black (Special memory, bought for me by the girlfriend I lost my virginity to - mutually) Rainbow - Long Live Rock and Roll/Rising Double Album Blue Oyster Cult - E.T.I. (Live) Hawkwind - Choose your Masques Ian Dury - New Boots and Panties Yello - You've got to say yes to another excess Wall of Voodoo - Wall of Voodoo I could go on, but with a limit of 10 there ya go __________________ If you can ID a Model in one of my posts, let me know, I'll update it, and credit you too. Looking for a favourite, but you don't know her name? There's a thread here, that may help. It's for known models only, don't* post requests, or you will be 'Mod-ified.'*

05-17-2012, 01:05 AM	#116
Decadence the thrill of it all Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Depths of Debauchery Posts: 1,848 Thanks: 32,554 Thanked 33,842 Times in 1,871 Posts	1. Black Sabbath: Sabotage (1975) 2. Grateful Dead: Live at the Cow Palace (1976) 3. Pink Floyd: Animals (1977) 4. Nazareth: Hair of the Dog (1975) 5. Steely Dan: Aja (1977) 6: Cream: Disraeli Gears (1967) 7. Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (1974) 8. Doors: Soft Parade (1969) 9. Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 (1972) 10. Deep Purple: Made in Japan (1972) No particular order, but if stranded on a desert isle, this would certainly help! __________________ Decadent avvy of the week - Anton LaVey The Rules...

04-27-2012, 01:24 AM	#111
tomesing Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sittard Posts: 2,926 Thanks: 35,397 Thanked 84,694 Times in 3,321 Posts	01. Carole King - Writer 02. Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado 03. Joni Mitchell - Blue 04. Joni Mitchell - Clouds 05. Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything? 06. Boston - Boston 07. Kate Bush - Lionheart 08. The Outlaws - Green Grass And High Tides (Best Of) 09. The Beatles - Revolver 10. Electric Light Orchestra - Face The Music tomesing

05-17-2012, 11:44 AM	#117
tubalcaine Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29 Thanks: 210 Thanked 200 Times in 28 Posts	Led Zeppelin - 3 Yes - Yessongs Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds Radiohead - Amnesiac The Clash - London Calling The Doors - Strange Days Queen - Sheer Heart Attack Love - Forever Changes Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street Going to bend the rules a little here because it's too hard to narrow it down to 10 David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes Last edited by tubalcaine; 05-17-2012 at 11:53 AM.. Reason: 10 not enough

01-02-2013, 05:57 PM	#118
pierrelm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 383 Thanks: 6,096 Thanked 3,196 Times in 364 Posts	What a ludicrous proposition - the list I've left out is huge but this will do. A few notes where relevant: The Stones: Bedspring Symphony is them at their live best, even better performances than the recent 'Brussels Affair' d/l - Mick Taylor is simply on fire, recorded in Brussels & London 1973 Elmore James 'Blues After Hours' - magnificent sound and includes 'Goodbye Baby' - what more could you want..? Led Zeppelin: Earl's Court 24 May 1975 - musically, their 1973 European tour was arguably their best but I was lucky enough to catch them on their last Earl's Court gig in 1975. This is the day before, a wonderful balanced soundboard recording and features imperious versions of their best known stuff, including the wonderful acoustic set which turned the cavernous Earl's Court into the intimacy of the local pub tap room. A frighteningly good concert. Alan Hull: Pipedream the lead songwriter for Lindisfarne, this is a GREAT album, his first solo effort, better than anything produced by the group and a genuinely timeless classic which is loved dearly by those few that have heard it. Go, on, I'm not kidding Todd Rundgren AWATS - bless him. An embarressment of riches, including 'Just One Victory'. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden - near undefinable genius and probably my all time favourite of the lot. Crosses and defies categories and just contains sublime music. Associates - Sulk The mad combination of the peerless voice of Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine's ability to simply ignore boundaries and write Barry-esque pop themes that whirled swirled and worked its own magic. 801 Live - featuring the great Phil Manzanera on guitar with a band that produced one of THE great live albums. Which you've quite possibly never heard. It's very, very, very good. Robert Wyatt - this is a fine collection, but damn near anything would do. There's a stunning version of 'Free Will and Testament' on Youtube, feat. Paul Weller on slide which everyone should hear. Rolling Stones - 'Exile On Main St.' They're not even my favourite band ffs, but this is still as good a rock album as anyone is ever likely to make. Essential. And I left out the Who Live at Leeds, near everything by Eno, the first Roxy Music album, Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake, Howlin Wolf's 'Chess Box'... Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis. Dear lor' I could come up with an entirely different list tomorrow, probably starting with Iggy Pop's 'The Idiot'...good fun though! Last edited by pierrelm; 01-02-2013 at 06:04 PM.. Reason: usual gibberish

01-03-2013, 02:18 PM	#119
Mister Fide Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 11 Thanks: 2,037 Thanked 74 Times in 10 Posts	My Top Ten Fav Albums Leaving out compilations, otherwise, 40 Licks by The Rolling Stones and The Definitive Monkees would be here. In no order... 1.Abbey Road - The Beatles 2.Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan 3.Home - Home 4.Revolver - The Beatles 5.Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 6.Atlantis - Earth and Fire (a Dutch band; not Earth, Wind & Fire) 7.The Human Menagerie - Cockney Rebel 8.The Beatles (white album) - The Beatles 9.Catch Bull at Four - Cat Stevens !0.Innervisions - Stevie Wonder

01-03-2013, 05:47 PM	#120
Chibi_Madara Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 675 Thanks: 10,111 Thanked 7,249 Times in 675 Posts	My Top Album Picks: Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny All in no particular order: Big Band Jazz Stan Kenton – Adventures in Jazz Buddy Rich Big Band – Big Swing Face Ed Palermo Big Band - Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance Frank Zappa – Waka Jawaka Smooth Jazz Tom Scott – Smokin Section Larry Carlton - Collection Fourplay – Journey Yellowjackets – Four Corners Traditional Jazz (Accoustic Trio/Quartet/Quintet/Sextet) Dave Brubeck - Time Out (Remaster) Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio – The Silver Collection Tom Scott – Born Again Fusion/Eclectic Weather Report – Tale Spinnin Chick Corea & RTF – No Mystery Bela Fleck - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Jean-Luc Ponty – No Absolute Time I've been fortunate to see 11 of the 15 artists perform live that are represented here. I just cant do a Top 10!

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