What Are Your Top 10 Favourite Albums

angry_man · November 5th, 2009, 11:01 PM

Following on from the "What Are Your Top 10 Favourite Classic TV Shows" I thought I would start a similar thread for albums, so here are my top 10 (although I would add that the list does change a bit depending on my mood)

Peter Gabriel - 'Car' his first eponymous album (been listening to this on the commute recently)

Red Noise - Sound On Sound (Still sounds fresh today)

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (Bat out of Hell 2 - OK; Bat out of Hell 3 - Nah)

Joe Jackson - Night & Day (it could have been any one of 5 or 6 of his albums)

XTC - Oranges & Lemons (not Skylarking I hear you say)

George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice (perhaps a strange choice but it is a fav of mine)

Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy

Fischer Z - Red Skies Over Paradise (Very underated band)

Blur - Parklife

The Killers - Hot Fuss (I had to include something from this century!)

Looking forward to your list.

AM

**anklebiter** · November 6th, 2009, 04:12 AM

My " desert Island " list. No particular order......

Judas Priest, Screaming For vengeance

Def Leppard, High-N-Dry

John Lennon, Double Fantasy

Dean Martin, The Essential Dean Martin

Alice Cooper, Raise Your Fist And Yell

Damien, Every Dog Has It's Day

Ozzy Osbourne, Diary Of A Madman

Kiss, Alive

Van Halen, Fair Warning

Black Sabbath, MasterOf Reality

edgarcasey · November 6th, 2009, 06:03 AM

Don't think it's necessary to spell these iconic records out. Everybody knows them. Kinda like angry was saying, I think I could come up with a different top ten list every night for about a month. For example, I could just as easily go with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, Gabrielle Faure, Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Flora Purim, Michael Franks, Diana Krall and Basia...but then it wouldn't be top ten favorite anymore either. What's a man to do? Geez.

**buttsie** · November 6th, 2009, 07:54 AM

In no particular order and getting past the usual supsects which we all know

Robbie Robertson self titled http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson_(album)

Fleetwood Mac Rumours http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumours

Boz Scaggs Silk Degrees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Degrees

Jackson Browne Lives In the Balance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_in_the_Balance

Cold Chisel East http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_(album)

Triumph Allied Forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Forces_(album)

Rush 2112 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2112_(album)

J.Geils Band Freezframe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_...ils_Band_album)

Inxs Shabooh Shoobah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabooh_Shoobah

Screaming Jets All for One http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_for...ing_Jets_album)

DrFishnets · November 6th, 2009, 05:58 PM

My 10 favourite albums

New Musik - From A to B
New Musik - Anywhere
Peter Gabriel - Security
Tangerine Dream - White Eagle
Jean Michel Jarre - Equinox
Jean Michel Jarre - Rende Vous
Scritti Politti - Cupid and Psyche 85
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Eloy - Planets

Doc

**Nelberto** · November 6th, 2009, 07:37 PM

1-Steeltown-Big Country. 2-Ghost In The Machine-The Police. 3-Divine Madness-Madness. 4-Wisconsin Death Trip-Static X. 5-Blue Sky Mine-Midnight Oil. 6-Herzeleid-Rammstein. 7-Beat This(best of)-The Beat. 8-The Crossing-Big Country. 9-Scared To Dance-The Skids. 10-Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da-Rammstein

naxos666 · November 6th, 2009, 07:55 PM

In no particular order..........Beatles Sgt Peppers......Abbey Road.......Frank Zappa Hot Rats........Joni Mitchell Blue.........Terry Reid 1st Album........Leonard Cohen.....Songs From A Room..........Love Forever Changes..........Miles Davis Kind Of Blue........Dory Previn Mythical Kings & Iguanas Bob Dylan Highway 61

**karloschaos** · November 6th, 2009, 10:45 PM

Only 7 responses in to this thread & I've already seen quoted Peter Gabriel, XTC, Rush, Ozzy, Sabbath, Zappa, Zep, Yes, Genesis & unbelievably ELOY ( Time To Turn being one of their finest moments ). Good going gang, a finetaste in music seems to prevail here.
For my 10 pence worth I'm going to offer the following :

1 - Space Ritual by Hawkwind. Never lets me down no matter what mood I'm in. Quite simply the best live recording of any band at their peak. On CD it's a seamless capture of a band totally in touch with the whole space rock genre. This defined it.

The following 9 are always in the top 10 but their positions change depending on mood.

2a - HQ by Roy Harper. This album has When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease on it. When the brass band kicks in it made my dad cry & we always disagree about music but he said it was fucking brilliant.

3 - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith by Motorhead. Pick a track, pick a time - you wont find a duff moment.

4 - Hejira by Joni Mitchell. Her finest hour. A supergroup backing her - Jaco Pastorious particularly - resulting in Coyote, Old Furry Sings the Blues. Sublime

5 - The Raven by The Stranglers. The album that made me want to play bass. I need say no more.

6 - In My Tribe by 10'000 Maniacs. Natalie Merchant proves she is one of the best songwriters to emerge from America in the past 30 years. Check them out.

7 - The Living End by Husker Du. I could have picked New Day Rising, Candy Apple Grey, Warehouse etc. but if it comes down to only having 1 album this is essentially the greatest hits but live & loud. Celebrated Summer is 1 reason to invest in a good Hi-Fi that can go loud without fucking up.

8 - We're Only In It For The Money by Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Considering the time this was recorded it remains a stunning piece of genius in the studio. It still fucks my head up every time I listen to it, especially on headphones.

9 - Signals by Rush. Not an obvious choice by any Rush fans standard but it is in my opinion their best album. Countdown is the best piece of journalism put to music I've ever heard.

10 - Back In Black by AC/DC. Ignore the title track & you've got one of the greatest all filler no killer albums of all time.

Peace, Love & Chaos to You All

maxedout · November 7th, 2009, 12:04 AM

I wouldn't say I have a top 10 but here are 10 albums I can happily listen to over & over again

In no particular order;

Neil Young - After the Goldrush

Therapy? (never forget the "?") - Infernal Love

The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion

Steely Dan - Aja

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (if I had to choose just one from so many)

Hawkwind - Space Ritual (one of the best live albums of all time, really captures the band's essence)

Portishead - Dummy

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie & the Infinite Sadness

White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000

+ a few honourable mentions

King Crimson - Beat

Led Zeppelin - the 1st half of Physical Graffiti

Fleetwood mac - 1st album (way back when they were a no nonsense blues band)

dmcdaniel19780 · November 7th, 2009, 12:44 AM

Not in any particular order:
Anything by the Allman Brothers
Anything by the Beatles
Anything by the Ramones
Anything by Led Zeppelin

November 5th, 2009, 11:01 PM	#1
angry_man Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6 Thanks: 3,226 Thanked 65 Times in 4 Posts	What Are Your Top 10 Favourite Albums Following on from the "What Are Your Top 10 Favourite Classic TV Shows" I thought I would start a similar thread for albums, so here are my top 10 (although I would add that the list does change a bit depending on my mood) Peter Gabriel - 'Car' his first eponymous album (been listening to this on the commute recently) Red Noise - Sound On Sound (Still sounds fresh today) Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (Bat out of Hell 2 - OK; Bat out of Hell 3 - Nah) Joe Jackson - Night & Day (it could have been any one of 5 or 6 of his albums) XTC - Oranges & Lemons (not Skylarking I hear you say) George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice (perhaps a strange choice but it is a fav of mine) Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy Fischer Z - Red Skies Over Paradise (Very underated band) Blur - Parklife The Killers - Hot Fuss (I had to include something from this century!) Looking forward to your list. AM

November 6th, 2009, 07:54 AM	#4
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,332 Times in 12,746 Posts	In no particular order and getting past the usual supsects which we all know Robbie Robertson self titled http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson_(album) Fleetwood Mac Rumours http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumours Boz Scaggs Silk Degrees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Degrees Jackson Browne Lives In the Balance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_in_the_Balance Cold Chisel East http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_(album) Triumph Allied Forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Forces_(album) Rush 2112 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2112_(album) J.Geils Band Freezframe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_...ils_Band_album) Inxs Shabooh Shoobah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabooh_Shoobah Screaming Jets All for One http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_for...ing_Jets_album) Last edited by buttsie; June 15th, 2011 at 10:29 AM..

November 6th, 2009, 07:37 PM	#6
Nelberto Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Deepest Darkest Devon Posts: 524 Thanks: 11,539 Thanked 7,821 Times in 521 Posts	my top 10 1-Steeltown-Big Country. 2-Ghost In The Machine-The Police. 3-Divine Madness-Madness. 4-Wisconsin Death Trip-Static X. 5-Blue Sky Mine-Midnight Oil. 6-Herzeleid-Rammstein. 7-Beat This(best of)-The Beat. 8-The Crossing-Big Country. 9-Scared To Dance-The Skids. 10-Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da-Rammstein

November 6th, 2009, 04:12 AM	#2
anklebiter Palerider Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: United States Posts: 509 Thanks: 5,603 Thanked 9,863 Times in 515 Posts	My " desert Island " list. No particular order...... Judas Priest, Screaming For vengeance Def Leppard, High-N-Dry John Lennon, Double Fantasy Dean Martin, The Essential Dean Martin Alice Cooper, Raise Your Fist And Yell Damien, Every Dog Has It's Day Ozzy Osbourne, Diary Of A Madman Kiss, Alive Van Halen, Fair Warning Black Sabbath, MasterOf Reality

November 6th, 2009, 06:03 AM	#3
edgarcasey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey, USA and Manila, Philippines Posts: 305 Thanks: 3,658 Thanked 3,760 Times in 303 Posts	Don't think it's necessary to spell these iconic records out. Everybody knows them. Kinda like angry was saying, I think I could come up with a different top ten list every night for about a month. For example, I could just as easily go with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, Gabrielle Faure, Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Flora Purim, Michael Franks, Diana Krall and Basia...but then it wouldn't be top ten favorite anymore either. What's a man to do? Geez.

November 6th, 2009, 05:58 PM	#5
DrFishnets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 167 Thanks: 117 Thanked 1,977 Times in 160 Posts	My 10 favourite albums New Musik - From A to B New Musik - Anywhere Peter Gabriel - Security Tangerine Dream - White Eagle Jean Michel Jarre - Equinox Jean Michel Jarre - Rende Vous Scritti Politti - Cupid and Psyche 85 Goldfrapp - Black Cherry Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Eloy - Planets Doc

November 6th, 2009, 07:55 PM	#7
naxos666 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 440 Thanked 128 Times in 13 Posts	In no particular order..........Beatles Sgt Peppers......Abbey Road.......Frank Zappa Hot Rats........Joni Mitchell Blue.........Terry Reid 1st Album........Leonard Cohen.....Songs From A Room..........Love Forever Changes..........Miles Davis Kind Of Blue........Dory Previn Mythical Kings & Iguanas Bob Dylan Highway 61

November 6th, 2009, 10:45 PM	#8
karloschaos Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 748 Thanks: 7,982 Thanked 8,833 Times in 687 Posts	Only 7 responses in to this thread & I've already seen quoted Peter Gabriel, XTC, Rush, Ozzy, Sabbath, Zappa, Zep, Yes, Genesis & unbelievably ELOY ( Time To Turn being one of their finest moments ). Good going gang, a finetaste in music seems to prevail here. For my 10 pence worth I'm going to offer the following : 1 - Space Ritual by Hawkwind. Never lets me down no matter what mood I'm in. Quite simply the best live recording of any band at their peak. On CD it's a seamless capture of a band totally in touch with the whole space rock genre. This defined it. The following 9 are always in the top 10 but their positions change depending on mood. 2a - HQ by Roy Harper. This album has When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease on it. When the brass band kicks in it made my dad cry & we always disagree about music but he said it was fucking brilliant. 3 - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith by Motorhead. Pick a track, pick a time - you wont find a duff moment. 4 - Hejira by Joni Mitchell. Her finest hour. A supergroup backing her - Jaco Pastorious particularly - resulting in Coyote, Old Furry Sings the Blues. Sublime 5 - The Raven by The Stranglers. The album that made me want to play bass. I need say no more. 6 - In My Tribe by 10'000 Maniacs. Natalie Merchant proves she is one of the best songwriters to emerge from America in the past 30 years. Check them out. 7 - The Living End by Husker Du. I could have picked New Day Rising, Candy Apple Grey, Warehouse etc. but if it comes down to only having 1 album this is essentially the greatest hits but live & loud. Celebrated Summer is 1 reason to invest in a good Hi-Fi that can go loud without fucking up. 8 - We're Only In It For The Money by Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention. Considering the time this was recorded it remains a stunning piece of genius in the studio. It still fucks my head up every time I listen to it, especially on headphones. 9 - Signals by Rush. Not an obvious choice by any Rush fans standard but it is in my opinion their best album. Countdown is the best piece of journalism put to music I've ever heard. 10 - Back In Black by AC/DC. Ignore the title track & you've got one of the greatest all filler no killer albums of all time. Peace, Love & Chaos to You All

November 7th, 2009, 12:04 AM	#9
maxedout Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The People's Republic of South Lancashire Posts: 296 Thanks: 57,690 Thanked 3,237 Times in 289 Posts	I wouldn't say I have a top 10 but here are 10 albums I can happily listen to over & over again In no particular order; Neil Young - After the Goldrush Therapy? (never forget the "?") - Infernal Love The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion Steely Dan - Aja Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (if I had to choose just one from so many) Hawkwind - Space Ritual (one of the best live albums of all time, really captures the band's essence) Portishead - Dummy Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie & the Infinite Sadness White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000 + a few honourable mentions King Crimson - Beat Led Zeppelin - the 1st half of Physical Graffiti Fleetwood mac - 1st album (way back when they were a no nonsense blues band)

November 7th, 2009, 12:44 AM	#10
dmcdaniel19780 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 39 Thanks: 201 Thanked 338 Times in 37 Posts	Not in any particular order: Anything by the Allman Brothers Anything by the Beatles Anything by the Ramones Anything by Led Zeppelin