The best 10 albums ever made ACCORDING TO YOU!

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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited March 2021
    Interesting lists. Mine would have more CANCON. 
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,379
    1. Pearl Jam - No Code
    2. Beatles - Revolver
    3. Led Zeppelin- II
    4. Radiohead - The Bends
    5. Pink Floyd - Dark Side
    6. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
    7. Metallica - Master of Puppets
    8. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
    9. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    10. The Doors - ST

    Very tough for me to leave off
    Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
    The Band - Music From Big Pink
    Jimi Hendrix - (any of them!)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Abe Froman said:
    1. Pearl Jam - No Code
    2. Beatles - Revolver
    3. Led Zeppelin- II
    4. Radiohead - The Bends
    5. Pink Floyd - Dark Side
    6. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
    7. Metallica - Master of Puppets
    8. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
    9. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    10. The Doors - ST

    Very tough for me to leave off
    Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
    The Band - Music From Big Pink
    Jimi Hendrix - (any of them!)

    Good, balanced list, Abe.  And yes, any such list will have omissions that are tough to leave out.  It's almost absurdly difficult to formulate such a list, lol!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited March 2021
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 



    Post edited by 1ThoughtKnown on
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 




    A lot of top-tier stuff there, for sure!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Not truly objective top 10 material, but Blues Traveler Four and Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road are both incredible albums that would make my personal top ten.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    rgambs said:
    Not truly objective top 10 material, but Blues Traveler Four and Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road are both incredible albums that would make my personal top ten.
    T&T or maybe Soul are preferred, but the first four records are really fucking good.
    Blues Traveler are mind blowingly good, live.  
    Popper's voice is just ridiculous.  Have seen them two times pretty recently and I think they are significantly better now then they were when I saw them early in their career.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,379
    brianlux said:
    Abe Froman said:
    1. Pearl Jam - No Code
    2. Beatles - Revolver
    3. Led Zeppelin- II
    4. Radiohead - The Bends
    5. Pink Floyd - Dark Side
    6. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
    7. Metallica - Master of Puppets
    8. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
    9. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    10. The Doors - ST

    Very tough for me to leave off
    Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
    The Band - Music From Big Pink
    Jimi Hendrix - (any of them!)

    Good, balanced list, Abe.  And yes, any such list will have omissions that are tough to leave out.  It's almost absurdly difficult to formulate such a list, lol!
    Thanks brian!  I’ve thought about this list way too much lol
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,379
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 



    Interesting list!  I like the Neil young selection and I definitely thought about Ritual de Lo being on mine. 

    Also, I love all the ones mentioned on your hard to leave off list!  Which Faith No More would you pick?
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Abe Froman said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 



    Interesting list!  I like the Neil young selection and I definitely thought about Ritual de Lo being on mine. 

    Also, I love all the ones mentioned on your hard to leave off list!  Which Faith No More would you pick?
    Thanks! Your list is solid Abe. 
    My favourite FNM album is Angel Dust (by a sliver) but for this list it would probably have to be The Real Thing. The first time I heard that album I was hooked and it still holds up today. 
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    brianlux said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 




    A lot of top-tier stuff there, for sure!
    Thanks Brian! Your list is great as well. The Robert Johnson one especially. Love that album  
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    brianlux said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 




    A lot of top-tier stuff there, for sure!
    Thanks Brian! Your list is great as well. The Robert Johnson one especially. Love that album  

    Sure thing, 1T!  This has been fun.  I'm enjoying seeing all this lists... and learning that there are some glaring gaps in my record collection!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    brianlux said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    brianlux said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 




    A lot of top-tier stuff there, for sure!
    Thanks Brian! Your list is great as well. The Robert Johnson one especially. Love that album  

    Sure thing, 1T!  This has been fun.  I'm enjoying seeing all this lists... and learning that there are some glaring gaps in my record collection!
    I checked and I’m only missing 3 off your list. I’m going to Spotify them when travelling for work and give them a listen and see if I need to add them to my Discogs want list 👍.  Since your list was first I’ll start there lol

    While the Hip were relatively unknown to our friends across the border they still had pockets where they were well known. Upstate New York, New England and Washington State particularly. If you have never listened to them I strongly encourage you to give Day For Night a listen. It’s a great introduction to the band. While I LOVE all their albums, it is the defining album for the band IMO.  Some may not agree, but it is similar to No Code in that it is an album that saw an already very successful rock band go in a new direction, one that was artistically different and somewhat risky but showed what talented songwriters and musicians they are. Cheers B! 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    brianlux said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    brianlux said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    The Tragically Hip - Day for Night
    Rush - 2112
    Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971
    Beatles - Revolver
    Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
    Pearl Jam - No Code
    Husker Du - Zen Arcade
    Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
    Pink Floyd - The Wall
    Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual

    Leaving Suicidal Tendencies, Mark Lanegan, Faith No More or King’s X off this list was difficult. 




    A lot of top-tier stuff there, for sure!
    Thanks Brian! Your list is great as well. The Robert Johnson one especially. Love that album  

    Sure thing, 1T!  This has been fun.  I'm enjoying seeing all this lists... and learning that there are some glaring gaps in my record collection!
    I checked and I’m only missing 3 off your list. I’m going to Spotify them when travelling for work and give them a listen and see if I need to add them to my Discogs want list 👍.  Since your list was first I’ll start there lol

    While the Hip were relatively unknown to our friends across the border they still had pockets where they were well known. Upstate New York, New England and Washington State particularly. If you have never listened to them I strongly encourage you to give Day For Night a listen. It’s a great introduction to the band. While I LOVE all their albums, it is the defining album for the band IMO.  Some may not agree, but it is similar to No Code in that it is an album that saw an already very successful rock band go in a new direction, one that was artistically different and somewhat risky but showed what talented songwriters and musicians they are. Cheers B! 

    I must check out Day for Night, 1T!  Your mentioning it reminded me that I had read something in the AllMusic review about it but couldn't remember so I looked it up.  AM 's review in words seems fair enough (https://www.allmusic.com/album/day-for-night-mw0000627518 ) but they only gave it three stars.  The fan's reviews disagree with that rating, one saying:

    "Come on, AllMusic, this album deserves way more than three stars!
    The problem with reviewing the Tragically Hip is that their albums demand repeated listenings before their depth is fully revealed--which is not to say that all of the Hip's albums are great, but most of them get better with age.
    This album is the Hip's greatest achievement."

    and another that says:
    "....and out of the muck, comes an album so dark and absorbing, you'll have to hold on to not get sucked in to its void. ...the fact is, in the U.S.A., this band is little known and never critically praised. If you are reading this, I implore you to enrich your life with this band."

    I must do that!



    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,723
    Me too^ so much music...
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    F Me In The Brain said:
    To heck with the need to be snootchy bootchy about what the music did, meant, blah.
    Looking at many lists, there is no fucking way everyone else is using the highbrow radar on their picks.
    That stated, this is what I type up this evening -- in a metal mood, would be very different tomorrow:

    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
    Black Sabbath - Paranoid
    Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
    Metallica - Master of Puppets
    Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
    AC'DC - Back in Black
    Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
    NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
    Whitesnake - Whitesnake
    Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
    Sunday afternoon is feeling "alternative/90s" after the last list was metal/80s.

    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
    Faith No More - Angel Dust
    Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Alice in Chains - Dirt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
    Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
    Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
    Rage Against the Machine - RATM
    Sublime - 40 oz to Freedom

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    rgambs said:
    Not truly objective top 10 material, but Blues Traveler Four and Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road are both incredible albums that would make my personal top ten.
    Recently picked up Four on CD and was blown away! I saw them live once back in the 90s
    when I was in college, had a few CD singles but never listened to all of that particular record. 
    www.cluthelee.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    F Me In The Brain said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    To heck with the need to be snootchy bootchy about what the music did, meant, blah.
    Looking at many lists, there is no fucking way everyone else is using the highbrow radar on their picks.
    That stated, this is what I type up this evening -- in a metal mood, would be very different tomorrow:

    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
    Black Sabbath - Paranoid
    Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
    Metallica - Master of Puppets
    Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
    AC'DC - Back in Black
    Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
    NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
    Whitesnake - Whitesnake
    Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
    Sunday afternoon is feeling "alternative/90s" after the last list was metal/80s.

    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
    Faith No More - Angel Dust
    Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Alice in Chains - Dirt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
    Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
    Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
    Rage Against the Machine - RATM
    Sublime - 40 oz to Freedom

    Been on a serious RHCP kick lately as I have been reading AK’s book Scar Tissue. Rough read but pushed me to check out their first 3 records. Never listened to Freaky Styley until recently. Also, I may be in the minority here, but One Hot Minute slays me. Not like Blood Sugar did when I was 13, but man, what a cool transformation style wise. Then to follow it up with Californication? 
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    A top 10 in no particular order...

    Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (but I could have a picked at least a dozen others)
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Mark Lanegan - Whiskey for the Holy Ghost 
    SeBADoh - Bakesale
    DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
    You Am I - Hourly, Daily
    R.E.M. - New Adventures in HiFi
    Afghan Whigs - Black Love
    Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank The Cradle 
    dEUS - The Ideal Crash

    ...and 10 that didn't quite make the cut 

    UNKLE - Psyence Fiction
    Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
    Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight
    PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
    Chemical Bothers - Exit Planet Dust
    Black Crowes - Southern Harmony & Musical Companion 
    Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
    Counting Crows - August and Everything After
    Faith No More - Angel Dust
    Beastie Boys - Ill Communication

    speaking as a child of the 90's....
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    To heck with the need to be snootchy bootchy about what the music did, meant, blah.
    Looking at many lists, there is no fucking way everyone else is using the highbrow radar on their picks.
    That stated, this is what I type up this evening -- in a metal mood, would be very different tomorrow:

    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
    Black Sabbath - Paranoid
    Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
    Metallica - Master of Puppets
    Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
    AC'DC - Back in Black
    Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
    NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
    Whitesnake - Whitesnake
    Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death
    Sunday afternoon is feeling "alternative/90s" after the last list was metal/80s.

    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
    Faith No More - Angel Dust
    Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
    Pearl Jam - Ten
    Alice in Chains - Dirt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
    Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted
    Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
    Rage Against the Machine - RATM
    Sublime - 40 oz to Freedom

    Been on a serious RHCP kick lately as I have been reading AK’s book Scar Tissue. Rough read but pushed me to check out their first 3 records. Never listened to Freaky Styley until recently. Also, I may be in the minority here, but One Hot Minute slays me. Not like Blood Sugar did when I was 13, but man, what a cool transformation style wise. Then to follow it up with Californication? 



    The uplift mofo party plan & mother's milk were the first two I listened to but then BSSM took them even higher
    The love he receives is the love that is saved

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