Top ten albums of all time

[nicodagift]

OK :confused:
In no order:
Nas - illmatic
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a Fire
Led Zepplin - Houses of the Holy
Rage against the Machine - self titled
7 Bill Lee - She's Gotta Have soundtrack (thank you, Rudolf.)
Marvin Gaye - Troubled Man
Wu-tang - 36 Chambers
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

Honorable mention: Radiohead - Kid A and The Bends
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

[mabrymusic]

nice varied list...props to that

[mabrymusic]

scarface-the fix
jane's addiction-nothing's shocking
the smiths-the queen is dead
jeff buckley-grace
superdrag-head trip in every key
jellyfish-spilt milk
the beatles-abbey road
the beatles-revolver
the beatles-a hard day's night
the beatles-the beatles (white album)

no partic. order-except the beatles recorded the best shit ever :D

[nicodagift]

I naver heard of the Jellyfish, but are listening to them now. I like it so far. Kinda reminds of late beatles or early Lenny Kravitz. Thanks. :)

[Cacteur]

Top ten albums of all time?? That's way outta my league nicodagift, I'd never presume to be that wise. I'll try and pick my top ten though.....;)



I never do well at these. There is too much I really like.....

Lightin' Hopkins - Just Pickin'
John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell
George Jones - Friends In High Places
Rolling Stones - Exile In Main Street
Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsy's
Joe Cocker - Cocker Happy
Led Zep - III
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Mettalica - Black Album
2 Pac - Thug Life
Mo Thugs - Family Reunion II

... oops. That's eleven... see? :D

[Edit] I missed my latest crush... Sweethearts Of The Rodeo... damn!

[tehbeetlepwn]

I wouldn't say that they are the greatest of all time, as taste is too subjective. However, I'll list my top ten albums in no real order

Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Rise Against - The Sufferer and the Witness
Cynic - Traced in Air
Opeth - Damnation (hard to pick between this and Blackwater Park...)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side


That was difficult...

[stereoblind]

1.Alkaline Trio - Self Titled
2.Blink*182 - The Mark, Tom and Travis Show
3.Anberlin - New Surrender
4.Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon
5.Bouncing Souls - Anchors Aweigh
6.Marilyn Manson - Lest We Forget (Best Of)
7.Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
8.The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre
9.Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance
10.Vanna - A New Hope

woohoo i have the pop list. like always
:)

[Memento Mori]

The best way I could get a list is to inspect my last.fm - however musical taste for me, at least, is ever evolving at what I listen a lot to now may be different in 6 months time.

So I suppose I could always list albums that no matter where my musical taste is sitting at the time, I have a soft spot for, and will listen to for the album's own sake, and not for the style or genre of music contained within. I can think of a couple from the top of my head, but there could be more.

The Killers - Hot Fuss

An album from 2005 (I believe) which was a good year for this sort of music, at least for me, my focus had shifted away from indie rock by the end of 2006. While I don't really ever listen to (or obtain) any music of the genre any more (aside from maybe the odd song), even now I can listen to this album from back to front and enjoy it. I don't listen to it all that often though, as it is almost a lost island, isolated from most of my other music preferences.

Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama

An album that did a lot to harness my taste for metal music as a whole, rather than leave it as an afterthought, I'll always have a thing for this album. Discovered purely by accident (downloaded Soilwork discography, as well as the Soil I was looking for, and the track Distance came up on shuffle, and I was hooked), the album sits proudly atop my last.fm album list (aside from an FF OST, but that doesn't count). Partly through over-listening maybe, and a desire to expand my music base, I haven't listened to much of the band recently. However, it always seems to be this album I come back to when I do.

Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

I can't believe how much I put this on when I first got ahold of it. After the departure of the iconic vocals of Tarja, I was unsure what to expect. Nightwish had been just about my favourite band (if you could call it that) since I obtained Once in the summer of 2005 - another random purchase, inspired by a one paragraph review and enjoying another female fronted band, Lacuna Coil. Anyway, with such an identifying sound, I was slightly worried that the new vocalist, and new album just wouldn't be Nightwish. However, will such thoughts on my mind, my first after hearing the album was 'that's still Nightwish'. I'm yet to hear Anette cover the old material yet though.

Nickelback - All The Right Reasons

A band that gets a lot of stick, I think they are a little underrated by some. By their own admission, some are blinded by radio friendly tracks such as the universally known How You Remind Me from Silver Side Up, delve a little deeper here to find raucous tracks such as Animals, and the aggressively emotional tribute to Dimebag, Side Of A Bullet. However, tracks such as Photograph, Far Away, and If Everyone Cared are not unpleasant on the ear, even if they stick of the stench of today's mainstream music industry. However, in Rockstar, while it does still play up to the mainstream, it is a damn fine song.

Dream Theater

- Images And Words
- Metropolis Pt 2 : Scenes From A Memory
- Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
- Octavarium


A favourite band of close friends of mine, I would not know of this band were it not for them. Octavarium being the first I listened to, my library quickly expanded to cover all of their studio material, and several live albums as well. While Octavarium is a fine cover-to-cover album in its own right, almost every single track is strong enough to listen to on it's own. Metropolis pt 2 I have talked about here before. A concept album, it's a great listen all the way through, but a couple of the sections really are very good indeed in their own right.

Others

There are other albums that I will add to this list, but I would have to think about it.

[Cacteur]

NIN - The Downward Spiral.... hell yeah..... :thumbsup:

... and I was thinking... Lou Reed, Rock N Roll Animal.. errr that's 14 for me???:^_^:

[Cacteur]

O.K. Here's what we did. I had some friends over on Saturday night and was talking about this, and it turned into a big party game. There were 19 of us, and together we made an attempt to take nicodagift's question seriously and pick the Top Ten Albums of all time, disregarding our tastes and just picking the "best".

We decided that "best" did not necessarily mean biggest selling/ most popular, but that we had to take that into account. We also selected albums that signalled a major new musical path or genre, or had some major impact on the musical world.

We started off with about 120 bloody albums, and spent most of the night arguing over cutting them down. We are all in our late thirties to mid fifties, so, (much to my disgust) decided to stick to albums, 1965 to 1985. By the end of the night we only had it down to 33.

Since them, the missus and I have managed to cut it down to twenty. I don't think we can get it down to ten, so here it is, in chronological order.

Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits 1968
Beatles - Abby Road 1969
Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 1971
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (aka IV) 1971
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars 1972
Elton John - Yellow Brick Road 1973
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 1973
Abba - Arrival 1976
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus 1977
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks 1977
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 1977
VA - Saturday Night Fever OST 1977
ACDC - Back In Black 1980
U2 - Boy 1980
Michael Jackson - Thriller 1982
Madonna - Like A Virgin 1984
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA 1984
Run DMC - Run DMC 1984
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 1985

There were 11 blokes and eight women. We range in age from 38 to 56, so we are mostly old hippy/punks. All kiwis of differing ethnicitys plus 2 Poms (English), an Aussie born South African and a Canadian... and remember, we weren't going for our favourites, we tried to honestly pick the "Top" ones. Waddya reckon? :afro:

PS. Wasn't 1977 a killer year???

[silasP]

no order...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Are you Experienced?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis:Bold as Love
Nas- Illmatic
The Beatles - Revolver
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend (if greatest hits dont count then Catch a Fire)
Redman - Muddy Waters
The Doors - The Doors
Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens (personal favorite of all time)
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu Tang Forever
Nas - It Was Written


tried to split up best of rap and rock lol

[revertedl]

I Set My Friends on Fire - You can't spell Slaughter Without Laughter
The Devil Wears Prada - Plagues
A Day to Remember - Homesick
Settle the Sky - Now That We're Waiting
Despised Icon - The Ills of Modern Man
We Butter the Bread with Butter - Das Monster aus Dem Shrank
Hollywood Undead - Swan Songs
Attack Attack - Someday Came Suddenly
Suicide Silence - The Cleansing
War From a Harlot's Mouth - Transmetropolitan

[TombStone]

Top ten albums of all time?? That's way outta my league nicodagift, I'd never presume to be that wise. I'll try and pick my top ten though.....;)



I never do well at these. There is too much I really like.....

Lightin' Hopkins - Just Pickin'
John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell
George Jones - Friends In High Places
Rolling Stones - Exile In Main Street
Jimi Hendrix - Band Of Gypsy's
Joe Cocker - Cocker Happy
Led Zep - III
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
Mettalica - Black Album
2 Pac - Thug Life
Mo Thugs - Family Reunion II

... oops. That's eleven... see? :D

[Edit] I missed my latest crush... Sweethearts Of The Rodeo... damn!

@bolded part: Same here, these lists change every time.

Funny to read that list and see Mo Thugs fly by at the end btw, nice.


Anyways, here's my list:

BTNH - Art of War
Unknown Prophets - The Road Less Travelled
Jamiroquay - Synkronized
Beef - The Last Rudy Standing
Pete Philly & Perquisite - Mystery Repeats
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu (36 Chambers)
Bizzy Bone - The Gift
Beatnuts - Stone Crazy
Looptroop - The Struggle Continues
Arsonists - As The World Burns


I left out the albums that are too "new" to me to know if they'll withstand the tooth of time, like:

Heiruspecs - A Tiger Dancing
Grieves - Irreversible
Non-Prophets - Hope
Cunninglynguists - A Piece of Strange
etc...

[Unitive]

Personal taste's vary and I have probably overlooked a great many worthy candidates but these are about as good as you can get,

in no particular order,

Guns & Roses...Appetite for Destruction,:winner:
The Libertines...The Libertines
Tech N9ne...Eveready the Religion
Oasis...Definitely Maybe
Red Hot Chilli Peppers...Californication
AC/DC...Back in Black
Roni Size Reprazent...In The Mode
The Rolling Stones...Beggars Banquet
The Beatles...Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
David Gray...White Ladder

[kenz]

in no order, of course

1.usher ................8701
2.nas....................illmatic
3.klashenkoff.........sagas of
4.9th wonder.........dream merchant vol.2
5.libertines.............libertines
6.atcq...................midnight marauders
7.pete rock............petestrumentals
8.nas....................streets disciple
9. the killers...........hot fuss
10.dizzee...............boy in da corner
11. blu exile...........below the heavens

them 10 albums i can play any time, any day, any place and buzz off of them, they really are insane to me............
they all have MAJOR sentimental value to ME


but yeh for 10th place it would be something like giggs "walk in da park" or jayz's "blueprint" or 50 cent "grodt" etc



EDIT: added blue n exile thanks silasP.....i knew this would happen, i will keep thinking of other albums now lol

[greddie]

man this is so hard..... but here is a rough list.... no order, and i'm not even sure if i agree with this. but after thinking for a lil while, i properly loved these albums and listend to them laods when they all came out or when i fisrt heard them so....

wu tang - 36 chambers
fugees - the score
red hot chili peppers - californication
prodigy - music for the jilted generation
pendulum - hold your colour
eminem - the slim shady lp
Roni Size / Reprezent - In The Mode
less than jake - loosing streak
Shy FX - diary of a digital soundboy
the offspring - americana

[TombStone]

Hold Your Colour is a sick album, nice list.

[kenz]

nice one @ marbry for putting "the smiths" i didnt see that....good pick mate

[actfast]

My list isn't necessarily the best albums of all time, but probably the ones that have influenced me the most.

Go It Alone - Vancouver Gold
The band that shaped me most as a person, easily. Reminds me of all the times I lived growing up in Vancouver and BC, and returning home to see family, friends, and watch this band play.

Minor Threat - Complete Discography
A no brainer, really. Super empowering, as drinking, drugs etc. just lead to self loathing and unhappiness. This band made me want to play harder and skate faster haha. The discography starts with Filler. I'm listening to it and loving it. It gets to the chorus. If anyone who knows this song.....when Ian says "you call it religion.." and his voice goes up just a bit on the "i" of religion and back down for "gion"? That's when it all changed.

Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
I was a skidded out skater kid growing up. I was a soldier in the great war between homies and skaters that took place back then and music lines were drawn in the sand. I liked metal and punk and I HATED RAP. Interestingly enough this is the era when the skateboarding world also embraced rap here. I felt like skaters who listened to rap were traitors until I heard this album.

Bad Brains - Bad Brains
Another given. Disregarding all the homophobic fuckery this band has perpetuated...just a really important band for anyone who even remotely likes punk.

Cro Mags - Age of Quarrel
Don't even try to tell me this album is anything short of amazing. All I have to say about that.

Red Sparowes - At the Soundless Dawn
Whenever I am feeling down, this is the band I usually listen to. It always reminds me of nature. Commonly listened to when I go for a bike ride, or walks. So lots.

Lifetime - Jerseys Best Dancers
I kept hearing this band name dropped in interviews with bands I liked so I ordered this album. The first time I heard it I thought he had kind of a weird voice, but the music was catchy so I bought it anyway. Then I listened to it about 20 times in a row. It was better each time, the lyrics, the music, the sound, everything. Perfect, a little ugly maybe, but to me it was perfect. It took a couple listens, but I'm glad I didn't write it off. I think this was also a record that I heard in a point in my life that it was very relevant and I just needed to hear it then, because it might not have struck such a chord with me.

Snapcase - Progression Through Unlearning
This could've gone to other 90's bands... Strife maybe, Strain, Botch? But Snapcase makes the list for a few reasons. 1. Along with Trial this was a band which introduced me and eased me into more progressive and political ideas found in punk hardcore and beyond. 2. This record has stood the test of time, I still listen to it often today. 3. Everytime I put this record on I still remember the giddy feeling it gave me the first time I heard it. I wish I was still moved by music the way this moved me back in the day.

Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
The first time I heard this I could not even come close to understanding what the hell was going on. I tried reading the lyrics and didn't really understand them, all I knew is that this was loud, fast and beyond furious. This is also one of those rare records that sounds better with every listen. It took me a few years to actually appreciate the message this band was trying to convey, but that is part of the reason it's on this list. I still haven't heard anything that sounds like this.

Saw it posted and I need to include it:
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
I always enjoyed The Smiths and Moz stuff when I'd heard it, but was too "punk" to actually enjoy it beyond hearing it around. This record represents getting over myself enough to enjoy other music as much as I enjoyed hardcore.

[stereoblind]

I totally think I have a different order and lineup for my top ten.

1. Alkaline Trio - From Here to Infirmary
2. Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
3. The Bouncing Souls - Anchors Aweigh
4. Jawbreaker - Dear You
5. Blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants & Jacket
6. Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler
7. Lagwagon - Let's Talk About Feelings
8. Dustin Kensrue - Please Come Home
9. Hot Water Music - Caution
10. Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits
:)

[actfast]

I had Jawbreaker on my list but switched it out for Big L haha. I like 24 Hour Revenge Therapy more but Dear You was what made me love them first.

[stereoblind]

Dude Dear You and the Unfun album. It was a hard choice between those two, but I have Dear You on rotation way more often.

[actfast]

Dear You has some of my favourite Jawbreaker jams for sure. I dunno, after much thought I'm gonna have to stick with 24 Hour Revenge Therapy though. I also back your selection of Hot Water Music, such good music for fall.

[Kenshi]

1.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
2.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
3.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
4.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
5.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
6.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
7.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
8.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
9.mc kenshi- kenshi's first album
10.rhyme asylum-state of lunacy

im reading the future and that is my top 10 albums

[greddie]

9 of them r the same

:tumbleweed:

[greddie]

i made an album, called it single handed, had about 13 dancey tunes on it, took it round an ex's house, left it there... and then the computer it was on broke so the tunes r lost in time and forever