GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

[AfterHours]

Here's my picks for the greatest albums ever made. Feel free to comment...

1. A Love Supreme-John Coltrane (1964)
2. Rock Bottom-Robert Wyatt (1974)
3. Astral Weeks-Van Morrison (1968)
4. The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady-Charles Mingus (1963)
5. Trout Mask Replica-Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)
6. Faust-Faust (1971)
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico-The Velvet Underground (1967)
8. The Doors-The Doors (1967)
9. Kind of Blue-Miles Davis (1959)
10. Desertshore-Nico (1971)
11. Parable of Arable Land-Red Crayola (1967)
12. Irrlicht-Klaus Schulze (1972)
13. The Ascension-Glenn Branca (1981)
14. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea-Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
15. Kid A-Radiohead (2000)
16. Lorca-Tim Buckley (1970)
17. Blonde On Blonde-Bob Dylan (1966)
18. Third-Soft Machine (1970)
19. Loveless-My Bloody Valentine (1991)
20. Spirit of Eden-Talk Talk (1988)
21. Spiderland-Slint (1991)
22. Geek the Girl-Lisa Germano (1994)
23. Y-Pop Group (1979)
24. Neu!-Neu! (1972)
25. Nail-Foetus (1985)
26. Lullaby Land-Vampire Rodents (1994)
27. Repeater-Fugazi (1990)
28. White Light/White Heat-The Velvet Underground (1967)
29. Yerself Is Steam-Mercury Rev (1991)
30. Songs of Leonard Cohen-Leonard Cohen (1968)

[Josh Manticore]

Hi.

My favourite albums, are:

"Close to the edge"- YES
"Brian Salad Surgery"- Emerson Lake And Palmer
"Selling England By The Pound"- Genesis
"Third"- Soft Machine
"The Polite force". EGG
"Lark Tongues in Aspic"- King Crimson
"Zarathustra"- Museo Rosembach
"In a Glass House"- Gentle Giant
"The Rotters Club". Hatfield And The North
"National Health"- National Health
"The Lamb Lies Down on Brodway". Genesis
"Dark side of The Moon". Pink Floyd
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"Pawn Hearts" - Van der Graaf Generator
"The Grand Wazoo" - Frank Zappa
"Trilogy¨. Emerson Lake And Palmer
"Faust IV" - Faust
"Tago mago"- Can
"This is Gracious" - Gracious
"To The Highest Bidder" Supersister
" Tick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
"Abey Road"- The Beatles
"oddysey and Oracle". The Zombies
"S.F Sorrow" - The Pretty Things
"Birds Fire" - Mahavishnu Orchest
"Moonmadnes" - Camel
"System of romance". Ultravox
"Fish Rising" Steve Hillage
"You" - Gong
"Indian Summer" - Indian Summer
"Il sono nato Libero" . Banco
"1001 Degrees Centigrades" - Magma
"Space SHanty" - Khan
"Pichio dal Pozzo" - Pichio Dal Pozzo

Josh




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[AfterHours]

You've got great picks on there. Thanks for posting.

Since you like Pink Floyd you should give Irrlicht by Klaus Schulze a try. It's considerably more challenging, but also in my opinion, far superior to anything Floyd has ever done. Also Kid A by Radiohead should do the trick.

Also, since you like Third by Soft Machine, I recommend The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady by Mingus. Additionally I'd recommend Faust's debut and Y by Pop Group since you like Tago Mago (a masterpiece by the way. I have it ranked slightly off this list at #33 or so) and you also like Faust IV.

Since you like the Beatles and Zombies, check out the pop/indie/folk masterpiece In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel.

Another thing I noticed is you actually have some stuff on there I've never heard of (which is fairly rare).

Thanks again!

Let me know how you fare with those recommendations if you choose to pick any of them up!

[The Duckness]

Here's my 50:
1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
3. The Beatles - Revolver
4. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. The Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy
6. Nirvana - Nevermind
7. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
8. The Beatles - The Beatles
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
10. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
11. The Chemical Brothers - Surrender
12. Queen - A Night At The Opera
13. Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
14. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
15. The Beatles - Abbey Road
16. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
17. Augie March - Strange Bird
18. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
19. Radiohead - Kid A
20. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
21. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
22. Beck - Odelay
23. Nirvana - In Utero
24. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
25. Pulp - Different Class
26. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
27. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
28. Jeff Buckley - Grace
29. The White Stripes - Elephant
30. R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
31. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
32. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
33. David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
34. Bjork - Medulla
35. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
36. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
37. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
38. Arcade Fire - Funeral
39. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus
40. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
41. The Clash - London Calling
42. Kate Bush - Aerial
43. Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs
44. Beck - Sea Change
45. Wolfmother - Wolfmother
46. R.E.M. - Reveal
47. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
48. Pixies - Doolittle
49. Bjork - Vespertine
50. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
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[AfterHours]

Thanks for posting those picks. I own or have heard almost all of those. The Nick Cave one stood out as one I should check out.

Based on what you posted I'd highly recommend getting the following albums ASAP:

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea-Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
Spirit of Eden-Talk Talk (1988)
Agaetis Byrjun-Sigur Ros (1999)
Songs of Leonard Cohen-Leonard Cohen (1968)
Forever Changes-Love (1967)
Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd (1973)
The Doors-The Doors (1967)
Repeater-Fugazi (1990)
Desertshore-Nico (1970)
Surfer Rosa-Pixies (1988)
In the Court of the Crimson King-King Crimson (1969)
The Good Son-Nick Cave (1990)

Also, here's the latest update of my greatest albums list:

1. A Love Supreme-John Coltrane (1964)
2. Rock Bottom-Robert Wyatt (1974)
3. Faust-Faust (1971)
4. Astral Weeks-Van Morrison (1968)
5. The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady-Charles Mingus (1963)
6. Trout Mask Replica-Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico-The Velvet Underground (1967)
8. The Doors-The Doors (1967)
9. Desertshore-Nico (1970)
10. Parable of Arable Land-Red Crayola (1967)
11. Ascension-John Coltrane (1965)
12. Irrlicht-Klaus Schulze (1972)
13. Unit Structures-Cecil Taylor (1966)
14. Kind Of Blue-Miles Davis (1959)
15. Third-Soft Machine (1970)
16. The Ascension-Glenn Branca (1981)
17. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea-Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
18. Lorca-Tim Buckley (1970)
19. Blonde On Blonde-Bob Dylan (1966)
20. Mu-Don Cherry (1969)
21. Loveless-My Bloody Valentine (1991)
22. Spirit Of Eden-Talk Talk (1988)
23. Spiderland-Slint (1991)
24. Kid A-Radiohead (2000)
25. Geek The Girl-Lisa Germano (1994)
26. The Shape Of Jazz To Come-Ornette Coleman (1959)
27. Bitches Brew-Miles Davis (1970)
28. Neu!-Neu! (1972)
29. Brilliant Corners-Thelonious Monk (1956)
30. Y-Pop Group (1979)
31. Lullaby Land-Vampire Rodents (1993)
32. Yerself Is Steam-Mercury Rev (1991)
33. White Light/White Heat-The Velvet Undeground (1967)
34. Repeater-Fugazi (1990)
35. Songs Of Leonard Cohen-Leonard Cohen (1968)
36. Remnants Of A Deeper Purity-Black Tape For A Blue Girl (1996)
37. Electric Ladyland-Jimi Hendrix (1968)
38. Tago Mago-Can (1971)
39. Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan (1965)
40. Agaetis Byrjun-Sigur Ros (1999)

[SamTheMan]

Greatest Albums Ever are:

1 Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
2 Lorca - Tim Buckley
3 Pink Moon - Nick Drake
4 Seven Swans - Sufjan Stevens
5 Nevermind - Nirvana
6 IV - Led Zeppelin
7 Starsailor - Tim Buckley
8 Blue Afternoon - Tim Buckley
9 New Morning - Bob Dylan
10 Blue - Joni Mitchell

Just missing out : Grace - Jeff Buckley, The Doors - The Doors, Ys - Joanna Newsom, Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan

[Nookel]

Here is My Top 10:

1. London Calling - The Clash
2. OK Computer - Radiohead
3. Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
4. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
5. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
6. Faust - Faust
7. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
8. Spirit Of Eden - Talk Talk
9. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
10. Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan

[Mr.Music]

Oki Doki, here are my favorites=)

1) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica

2) Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

3) Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

4) The Clash - London Calling

5) The Sound - From The Lions Mouth(A MASTERPIECE)

6) NEU! - NEU!

7) Talking Heads - Remain In Light

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc At Radar Station

9) Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden

10) Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

11) Iggy Pop & The Stooges - Fun House

12) David Bowie - Hunky Dory

13) Bob Dylan - Blood On Tracks

14) Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

15) Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade

16) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Lick My Decals Off, Baby!

17) The Feelies - Crazy Rhytms

1 Nas - Illmatic

19) Dj Shadow - Entroducing

20) Pink Floyd - The Wall

21) The White Stripes - Elephant

22) Radiohead - The Bends

23) Can - Soon Over Babaluma

24) Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

25) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

[AfterHours]

Well, I enjoy many of the above choices. My list above is somewhat outdated. Here's an update:

1. A Love Supreme-John Coltrane (1964)
2. Rock Bottom-Robert Wyatt (1974)
3. The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady-Charles Mingus (1963)
4. Trout Mask Replica-Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)
5. Faust-Faust (1971)
6. Parable of Arable Land-Red Crayola (1967)
7. Unit Structures-Cecil Taylor (1966)
8. Astral Weeks-Van Morrison (1968)
9. The Velvet Underground & Nico-The Velvet Underground (1967)
10. Dolmen Music-Meredith Monk (1981)
11. Spiritual Unity-Albert Ayler (1964)
12. The Doors-The Doors (1967)
13. Twin Infinitives-Royal Trux (1990)
14. Desertshore-Nico (1970)
15. Lorca-Tim Buckley (1970)
16. Saxophone Improvisation, Series F-Anthony Braxton (1972)
17. Atlantis-Sun Ra (1967)
18. Irrlicht-Klaus Schulze (1972)
19. The Shape of Jazz To Come-Ornette Coleman (1959)
20. Kind of Blue-Miles Davis (1959)
21. Hosianna Mantra-Popol Vuh (1973)
22. Ascension-John Coltrane (1965)
23. Y-Pop Group (1979)
24. Out To Lunch!-Eric Dolphy (1964)
25. Third-Soft Machine (1970)
26. The Ascension-Glenn Branca (1981)
27. The Modern Dance-Pere Ubu (1978)
28. Lullaby Land-Vampire Rodents (1993)
29. A Rainbow In Curved Air-Terry Riley (1968)
30. Les Stances A Sophie-Art Ensemble of Chicago (1972)
31. Blonde On Blonde-Bob Dylan (1966)
32. Bitches Brew-Miles Davis (1969)
33. Neu!-Neu! (1972)
34. Not Available-Residents (1978)
35. Spiderland-Slint (1991)
36. Yerself Is Steam-Mercury Rev (1991)
37. Loveless-My Bloody Valentine (1991)
38. Third Ear Band (aka "Elements")-Third Ear Band (1970)
39. Novus Magnificat-Constance Demby (1986)
40. Tago Mago-Can (1971)
41. Spirit of Eden-Talk Talk (1988)

goes to #41 because after Spirit of Eden (42 and below), I don't feel there are anymore albums that are quite up to masterpiece level. Many more are very close but Spirit of Eden is the lowest ranked album that is still a masterpiece.

[Mr.Music]

Guys, do you feel like some albums are highly overrated?
Ok, here is a list of overrated albums in my oppinion:

Nirvana - Nevermind
Radiohead - Ok Computer
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers....
U2 - Joshua Tree