Best Album All Time

HesCalledDyer

Three is the least I can limit it to...

Pearl Jam - Pittsburgh, PA 09-05-00
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Rush - Different Stages

PJ and Dylan are my muse

PJ=No Code

Top 3 in order:
Appetite For Destruction
Dark Side Of The Moon
Blood On The Tracks

lolobugg

PJ and Dylan are my muse said:

PJ=No Code

Top 3 in order:
Appetite For Destruction
Dark Side Of The Moon
Blood On The Tracks

How could I forget Blood on the Tracks????
Yes, I think this would be my desert island disc if I could only choose one.

VitalogyForever

Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Pearl Jan - vitalogy
Nirvana - never mind
Sublime - sublime
Rolling Stones - exile on main st

Thirty Bills Unpaid

VitalogyForever said:

Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Pearl Jan - vitalogy
Nirvana - never mind
Sublime - sublime
Rolling Stones - exile on main st

Let it Bleed is awesome.

I haven't listened to it in a while. Going to do so soon.

thispureamericanriot

rummy said:

Other than the first five PJ records....

Radiohead - The Bends, OK Computer, and Kid A
U2 - Achtung Baby and Joshua Tree
Nirvana - Nevermind and In Utero
Oasis - Definitely Maybe and (WTS) Morning Glory
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
GNR - Appetite for Destruction
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Alice In Chains - Dirt

Edit: I didn't see the "two or three tops" quote in the initial post so I decided to bold the top 2.

That's a great list!

OnWis97

My favorite album has not wavered in over 20 years. Soundgarden-Superunknown. A few more:

-Ten, Yield...the other eight albums and Lost Dogs.
-Metallica-Ride the Lightning
-The Freewheeling Bob Dylan
-Chris Cornell-Higher Truth
-Ani DiFranco-Reveling/Reckoning
-K's Choice-Cocoon Crash

rummy

I always find this site a fun/interesting diversion: https://www.besteveralbums.com/topratedstats.php?o=album
Beware: You'll get hooked and on it for a good chunk of time. At least it has some stats to back up its rankings, however.

thispureamericanriot

rummy said:

I always find this site a fun/interesting diversion: https://www.besteveralbums.com/topratedstats.php?o=album
Beware: You'll get hooked and on it for a good chunk of time. At least it has some stats to back up its rankings, however.

I'm surprisingly okay with their current Top 10. Kind Of Blue is a good inclusion.

DJ253147

Hard to fathom that 1or both of Physical Graffiti or Quadrophenia wouldn't be top 10. I'll remind myself as I often do that music is a subjective thing. And thanks for the link to that site.

rgambs

DJ253147 said:

Hard to fathom that 1or both of Physical Graffiti or Quadrophenia wouldn't be top 10. I'll remind myself as I often do that music is a subjective thing. And thanks for the link to that site.

I'm actually very surprised that both of these have been given the love they have in this thread. They are both kind of the Backspacer of these bands, great records for sure, but not nearly the powerhouses that had come before.

You can't put Physical Graffiti ahead of ZepIV, and you can't put Quadrophenia ahead of Who's Next. On a "favorite" list, sure have at it, but not on a "best" list. That is just not being objective enough.

brianlux

rgambs said:

DJ253147 said:

Hard to fathom that 1or both of Physical Graffiti or Quadrophenia wouldn't be top 10. I'll remind myself as I often do that music is a subjective thing. And thanks for the link to that site.

I'm actually very surprised that both of these have been given the love they have in this thread. They are both kind of the Backspacer of these bands, great records for sure, but not nearly the powerhouses that had come before.

You can't put Physical Graffiti ahead of ZepIV, and you can't put Quadrophenia ahead of Who's Next. On a "favorite" list, sure have at it, but not on a "best" list. That is just not being objective enough.

I think the issue is what is meant here by "best". I think some (me included) consider best as inclusive with favorite. I guess technically Jimi's "Axis" is not his best, but to me it is. I'm never surprised to see someone say "such-and-such is my favorite (or best) album". It's all subjective to one's ears, brain and personal experience. If one album that is technically lesser than another, it can still have an overall "best" quality to a particular listener and therefor I am very hesitant to be judgemental of anyone's choice.

Edit: Going back to the beginning here I see that the OP wrote: "I'm looking for examples of YOUR favorite album".

ikiT

Third Eye Blind's debut Third Eye Blind is pretty good from front to back...

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Ziggy Stardust on that website at number seven is solid.

rgambs

Tiki said:

Third Eye Blind's debut Third Eye Blind is pretty good from front to back...

Probably not a popular sentiment around here, but I agree. Maybe not up there with the greats, but some of the post-grunge stuff was legitimately good. MB20, goo goo dolls, bush, don't hate lol

rgambs

brianlux said:

rgambs said:

DJ253147 said:

Hard to fathom that 1or both of Physical Graffiti or Quadrophenia wouldn't be top 10. I'll remind myself as I often do that music is a subjective thing. And thanks for the link to that site.

I'm actually very surprised that both of these have been given the love they have in this thread. They are both kind of the Backspacer of these bands, great records for sure, but not nearly the powerhouses that had come before.

You can't put Physical Graffiti ahead of ZepIV, and you can't put Quadrophenia ahead of Who's Next. On a "favorite" list, sure have at it, but not on a "best" list. That is just not being objective enough.

I think the issue is what is meant here by "best". I think some (me included) consider best as inclusive with favorite. I guess technically Jimi's "Axis" is not his best, but to me it is. I'm never surprised to see someone say "such-and-such is my favorite (or best) album". It's all subjective to one's ears, brain and personal experience. If one album that is technically lesser than another, it can still have an overall "best" quality to a particular listener and therefor I am very hesitant to be judgemental of anyone's choice.

Edit: Going back to the beginning here I see that the OP wrote: "I'm looking for examples of YOUR favorite album".

I see them as distinct categories, but I guess it's a fine line.
And yeah, the thread title is a bit at odds with the following comments.

brianlux

rgambs said:

brianlux said:

rgambs said:

DJ253147 said:

Hard to fathom that 1or both of Physical Graffiti or Quadrophenia wouldn't be top 10. I'll remind myself as I often do that music is a subjective thing. And thanks for the link to that site.

I'm actually very surprised that both of these have been given the love they have in this thread. They are both kind of the Backspacer of these bands, great records for sure, but not nearly the powerhouses that had come before.

You can't put Physical Graffiti ahead of ZepIV, and you can't put Quadrophenia ahead of Who's Next. On a "favorite" list, sure have at it, but not on a "best" list. That is just not being objective enough.

I think the issue is what is meant here by "best". I think some (me included) consider best as inclusive with favorite. I guess technically Jimi's "Axis" is not his best, but to me it is. I'm never surprised to see someone say "such-and-such is my favorite (or best) album". It's all subjective to one's ears, brain and personal experience. If one album that is technically lesser than another, it can still have an overall "best" quality to a particular listener and therefor I am very hesitant to be judgemental of anyone's choice.

Edit: Going back to the beginning here I see that the OP wrote: "I'm looking for examples of YOUR favorite album".

I see them as distinct categories, but I guess it's a fine line.
And yeah, the thread title is a bit at odds with the following comments.

Agreed. Both of course are relative to the listener and "best" is subject to endless debate stringing to the far edges of the know universe.

Perhaps the OP would consider revising the thread title to "Your favorite album of all time" or create two threads, one for best and one for favorite (the latter, I would find more interesting).

mschostok

rgambs said:

Harvest- Neil Young. A fucking masterpiece.
Vs- Pearl Jam. A fucking masterpiece that would supplant Harvest if Glorified G had been swapped with Wash, Alone, Brother, Yellow Ledbetter, pretty much any of the songs they had in the hole.
Blind Melon- Eponymous

In my opinion, if you swapped Rats with Hold On, I think Vs. would be a masterpiece. I like Rats, but I like Hold On way more.

rgambs

mschostok said:

rgambs said:

Harvest- Neil Young. A fucking masterpiece.
Vs- Pearl Jam. A fucking masterpiece that would supplant Harvest if Glorified G had been swapped with Wash, Alone, Brother, Yellow Ledbetter, pretty much any of the songs they had in the hole.
Blind Melon- Eponymous

In my opinion, if you swapped Rats with Hold On, I think Vs. would be a masterpiece. I like Rats, but I like Hold On way more.

It would be THE masterpiece if it was Glorified G out and Hold On in.
GG is ok, but it doesn't fit on the album, the feeling doesn't match up.

ski-bum

rummy said:

I always find this site a fun/interesting diversion: https://www.besteveralbums.com/topratedstats.php?o=album
Beware: You'll get hooked and on it for a good chunk of time. At least it has some stats to back up its rankings, however.

Ah
They put Dark Side of the Moon at #1.