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Top 10 albums of all-time

Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
edited February 2013 in Other Music
What are YOUR favorite 10 albums of all-time? Not necessarily the greatest of all-time list, but 10 albums that have impacted YOU the most. I'll start...

1. No Code - Pearl Jam
2. In On The Kill Taker - Fugazi
3. Welcome To Sky Valley - Kyuss
4. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
5. Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden
6. Yield - Pearl Jam
7. The Bends - Radiohead
8. Live At Leeds - The Who
9. Revolver - The Beatles
10. Gish - Smashing Pumpkins
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  • even flow - question markeven flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    Since work is dull, I'll take a crack at this. In no order........

    Mama Africa - Peter Tosh
    Conscious Party - Ziggy Marley
    Live/Life - Thin Lizzy
    Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
    Yield - Pearl Jam
    White City - Peter Townshend
    Super Black Market - The Clash
    Doggystyle - Snoop
    Fear Of A Black Planet - Public Enemy
    Killers - Iron Maiden

    That's Ten.

    The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08

  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
    even flow - question mark wrote:
    Since work is dull, I'll take a crack at this. In no order........

    Mama Africa - Peter Tosh
    Conscious Party - Ziggy Marley
    Live/Life - Thin Lizzy
    Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
    Yield - Pearl Jam
    White City - Peter Townshend
    Super Black Market - The Clash
    Doggystyle - Snoop
    Fear Of A Black Planet - Public Enemy
    Killers - Iron Maiden

    That's Ten.
    Nice list! Love Doggystyle! :lol:
  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,521
    No way I could do this off top of my head b/c I'm sure I'll forget something, but here goes:

    1) Quadrophenia - The Who
    2) Electric Ladyland - Hendrix
    3) Live at the Fillmore - Derek and the Dominoes
    4) Who's Next - The Who
    5) Rubber Soul - The Beatles
    6) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
    7) The Beatles (White Album) - The Beatles
    8) Ten - Pearl Jam
    9) Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
    10) Days of Future Passed - Moody Blues

    Eh. This is way too hard. There's no way that's my top 10, but those are 10 of my favorites and would be very happy with JUST those 10 stranded on a desert island.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    1. Pink Floyd- The Wall
    2. Led Zeppelin- II
    3. U2- War
    4. Pearl Jam- 10
    5. Rage Against the Machine- ST
    6. Tool- Aenima
    7. Rolling Stones- Tatoo You
    8. Neil Young- After the Gold Rush
    9. Tragically Hip- Fully Completely
    10. Tom Petty- Damn the Torpedos

    Something like this for me.
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    No way I could do this off top of my head b/c I'm sure I'll forget something, but here goes:
    Eh. This is way too hard. There's no way that's my top 10, but those are 10 of my favorites and would be very happy with JUST those 10 stranded on a desert island.
    It's very difficult. Top 5 is actually easy for me but after that I left off so many I thought of.

    Love seeing peoples lists though. Being a giant fan of all types of music I'm always interested to see what people consider their absolute favorites of all time.
  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 630
    ten
    pretty hate machine
    pleased to meet me
    separation sunday
    green mind
    closing time
    angel dust
    decoration day
    appetite for destruction
    copper blue

    very hard leaving off 2nd and 3rd albums by some of the same artists. and anything by bob pollard. and disintegration, whiskey for the holy ghost, being there, let me come over, gentlemen, master of puppets, exile on main st, it's a shame about ray, destroyer, crooked rain crooked rain, anondyne, badmotorfinger, temple of the dog, rage against the machine, love you just the same, august and everything after, etc...
  • WWSWWS Ontario Posts: 459
    Neil Young -Harvest
    Wilco- Yankee Foxtrot Hotel
    U2 -Joshua Tree
    Pearl Jam -ten
    Bruce Springstein- Born to Run
    NIN -Pretty Hate Machine
    Nirvana- Nevermind
    ACDC- Back In Black
    The Cult- Love
    Guns and Roses- Appetite For Destruction
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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,341
    Always like reflecting on greatest albums / songs.

    I love my hard cover coffee table book of Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

    My personal favourites in no particular order are:

    Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
    Radiohead - Kid A
    The Beatles - Abbey Road
    Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
    Tool - Lateralus
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Audioslave - Audioslave
    Powderfinger - Internationalist
    REM - Automatic for the People
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

    Just missing out:
    The Darkness - Permission to Land
    Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
    Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science
    Led Zeppelin - Remasters
    The Who - live at Leeds.

    That's more than 10 but it's hard to leave one of those out.
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
    BrainofBGA wrote:
    Always like reflecting on greatest albums / songs.

    I love my hard cover coffee table book of Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

    My personal favourites in no particular order are:

    Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
    Radiohead - Kid A
    The Beatles - Abbey Road
    Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
    Tool - Lateralus
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Audioslave - Audioslave
    Powderfinger - Internationalist
    REM - Automatic for the People
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

    Just missing out:
    The Darkness - Permission to Land
    Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
    Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science
    Led Zeppelin - Remasters
    The Who - live at Leeds.

    That's more than 10 but it's hard to leave one of those out.
    Yup. I had a hard time leaving off QOTSA - Rated R, Chris Whitley - Din Of Ecstasy, Beatles - Abbey Road, Helmet - Strap It On, and several others. Nice list though!! Love QOSTA!!
  • RoeghmannRoeghmann Posts: 968
    ......hhhmmmm - on top of my head

    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the deaf
    Kashmir - Zitilites
    Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon collie...
    Temple of the Dog
    Metallica -Master of Puppets
    Soundgarden - Superunknown
    Mark Lanegan - Live form Leeds
    The National - High Violet
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Not necessarily favourites but these had the most impact in one way or another.

    1. Nirvana - Nevermind
    2. Tom Waits - Mule Variations
    3. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
    4. Pink Floyd - Pulse
    5. Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
    6. Ludovico Einaudi - Nightbook
    7. Pearl Jam - Yield
    8. Metallica - Master of Puppets
    9. Mark Lanegan - Whiskey for the Holy Ghost
    10. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    haven't been on the board in a while, but I've done tons of these in the past and they are always different. i'll give it another shot for jan 2013 cause they're fun.

    1. miles davis - kind of blue
    2. wilco - being there
    3. bob Dylan - freewheelin bob Dylan
    4. of Montreal - skeletal lamping
    5. my morning jacket - z
    6. broken social scene - you forgot it in people
    7. bob Dylan - blood on the tracks
    8. john Coltrane - a love supreme
    9. bright eyes - lifted or the story is the soil keep your ear to the ground
    10. ella fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - ella and Louis
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Tool - Lateralus
    Tom Petty - Greatest Hits
    Nirvana - Unplugged
    Natalie Merchant - live in NYC
    Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    The Grateful Dead - American Beauty
    Dave Matthews Band - live at red rocks
    The Police - Live in Boston
    Paul Simon - Concert in the Park
    Van Morrison - moon dance
    Lauren Hill - the miseducation of Lauren
  • drmrkelleydrmrkelley Posts: 141
    No particular order

    Pearl Jam- self titled
    Live- Throwing Copper
    Tom Petty- Wildflowers
    Rage Against the Machine- self titled
    Audioslave- self-titled
    Pearl Jam- Vs
    Pearl Jam- No Code
    Dr. Dre- The Chronic
    Mumford and Sons- Sigh no More
    Candlebox- self titled
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    BrainofBGA wrote:
    Always like reflecting on greatest albums / songs.

    I love my hard cover coffee table book of Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

    My personal favourites in no particular order are:

    Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
    Radiohead - Kid A
    The Beatles - Abbey Road
    Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
    Tool - Lateralus
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Audioslave - Audioslave
    Powderfinger - Internationalist
    REM - Automatic for the People
    Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

    Just missing out:
    The Darkness - Permission to Land
    Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
    Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science
    Led Zeppelin - Remasters
    The Who - live at Leeds.

    That's more than 10 but it's hard to leave one of those out.

    Love The Darkness.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • barger395barger395 Posts: 855
    In no particular order...

    Bruce Springsteen - The River
    U2 - The Joshua Tree
    U2 - Achtung Baby
    Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
    Judas Priest - British Steel
    AC/DC - Back in Black (actually wore out the grooves!)
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
    Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
    R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

    Cheers and Be Well!
    BS
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    this is nearly impossible for me but I'll just list the first 10 albums that come to my mind and in no particular order, more like a desert island list, not necessarily the best, but a nice mix:
    1. Pearl Jam: No Code
    2. Neil Young: Live Rust (If you cant count live albums then Harvest)
    3. My Morning Jacket: Z
    4. Pearl Jam: Ten
    5. Led Zeppelin: IV
    6. Jimi Hendrix: Blues
    7. Outkast: ATLiens
    8. Bob Marley & the Wailers: Exodus
    9. Curtis Mayfield: Future Shock
    10. Portugal. The Man: The Satanic Satanist
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  • YLed2YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    Not exactly favorites, but I suppose made the most impact. Always tough....but in no particular order.

    No Code - Pearl Jam
    Vs - Pearl Jam
    Ten - Pearl Jam
    Exile On Main St. - Rolling Stones
    Moondance - Van Morrison
    Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison
    Morning View - Incubus
    Chronic 2001 - Dr. Dre
    Live Era '87--'93 - Guns N Roses
    Any Time Now - O.A.R.
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    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

  • EraserheadEraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,937
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui UXO
    Sigur Ros - Takk
    Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    Nine Inch Nails - Further Down the Spiral
    White Stripes - Elephant
    Radiohead - OK Computer
    Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin Prison
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  • Bronx BombersBronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Beach Boys Pet Sounds
    Bob Marley Exodus
    Bruce Springsteen Live 75/85
    Jimi Hendrix Axis
    Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won
    Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road
    Pearl Jam Vitalogy
    Pink Floyd Animals
    Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
    The Who Quadrophenia
  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,067
    edited January 2013
    Albums that have impacted me the most. In no particular order:

    Prince - 1999
    The Police - Synchronicity
    U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
    The Beatles - White Album
    Led Zeppelin - IV
    N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
    Dr. Dre - The Chronic
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Pearl Jam - VS
    The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Music Companion

    Honorable mention:

    Beastie Boys -Licensed to Ill
    RUN DMC - Raising Hell
    Pink Floyd - Animals
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Bronx Bombers wrote:
    Beach Boys Pet Sounds
    Bob Marley Exodus
    Bruce Springsteen Live 75/85
    Jimi Hendrix Axis
    Led Zeppelin How The West Was Won
    Lynyrd Skynyrd One More From The Road
    Pearl Jam Vitalogy
    Pink Floyd Animals
    Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers
    The Who Quadrophenia

    I could live with this list.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    okay, here are my monumental life albums


    Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
    Beach Boys - Endless Summer
    ELO - Discovery (If I had to pick a single album, as I had every album by age 9)
    T. Rex - Electric Warrior
    Pearl Jam Binaural
    Pearl Jam - Yield
    Tragically Hip - Phantom Power
    Nirvana - In Utero
    Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
    RHCP - Blood Sugar



    That's Just a quick jot down off the top.
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  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,846
    Off the top of my head:

    Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
    Led Zeppelin-LZ-3
    Jimi Hendrix-Band Of Gypsys
    Jimi Hendrix-Electric Ladyland
    Pink Floyd-Animals
    The Rolling Stones-Beggars Banquet
    The Rolling Stone-Sticky Fingers
    The Who-Quadrophenia
    Neil Young-Decade
    Pearl Jam-Ten
  • reesdogreesdog Auckland, NZ. Posts: 1,981
    Only 10? Damn, not easy. These are in no order and are the albums I could listen to forever...

    Radiohead - In Rainbows
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Nirvana - In Utero
    The Clash - London Calling
    Doves - Lost Souls
    Soundgarden - Superunknown
    Pixies Doolittle
    PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
    Mad Season - Above
    Massive Attack - Mezzanine

    Very close to Top 10...

    Grant Lee Buffalo - Mighty Joe Moon
    Queens of the Stone Age - Self-Titled
    Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me
    Midnight Oil - Earth And Sun And Moon
    Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse
    Interpol - Antics
    Neil Young - Mirrorball and/or Harvest
    Pavement - Brighten the Corners
    Primal Scream - Xtrmntr
    R.E.M. - Monster

    So really a Top 20 for me....ha!
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    U2 - The Joshua Tree
    Led Zeppelin - IV
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
    Jimi Hendrix-Band Of Gypsys
    Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
    Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
    Free - Fire and Water
    The Cure....(i really cant deside today which of Seventeen Seconds - Pornography -Wish - Disintegration )
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Abe Froman wrote:
    3. Welcome To Sky Valley - Kyuss
    very under rated imho
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
    intodeep wrote:
    Abe Froman wrote:
    3. Welcome To Sky Valley - Kyuss
    very under rated imho
    Agreed. Love it. They are such and underrated band overall.
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,284
    Eraserhead wrote:
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui UXO
    Sigur Ros - Takk
    Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    Nine Inch Nails - Further Down the Spiral
    White Stripes - Elephant
    Radiohead - OK Computer
    Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin Prison
    This is a GREAT list!
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Pearl Jam - Yield
    Pear Jam - No Code
    Rogue Wave - Asleep at Heavens Gate
    Marcy Playground - Shapeshifter
    Pink Floyd - Wall
    Led Zeppelin - II
    Grandaddy - Sumday
    Nada Surf - Let Go
    A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
    Beta Band - Hot Shots II

    (i'd probably put Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, & Binaural too, but I wanted some diversity.) :)
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