Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by alansarchives (2011) 
Chart updated: 11/23/2011 09:08 (Created: 11/03/2011 03:55). Chart size: 100 albums.
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1. (=) | Smile | Brian Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||
| "On which nearly 40 years of worry, divisions and nervous breakdowns culminate in a record as perfect as perfect can be. This is simply the best record ever made. No wonder I'm smiling..." Highlight: pretty much everything but especially 'Child Is The Father Of The Man' 'Cabinessence' and 'Surf's Up'. (Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2. (=) | Quadrophenia | The Who | |||||||||||||||||||
| "This concept album about a messed-up mod and his 4-way-split personality is simply one of the best albums ever made by anybody. Townshend's characterisation is spot-on, with his lyrics at their best." Highlight: again pretty much everything but 'Is It In My Head?' is a terrific little track that never gets picked for special mention.(Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3. (=) | Blows Against The Empire | Jefferson Airplane | |||||||||||||||||||
| "A bunch of hippies steal a spaceship and set off in search of the stars; whoever is first to colonise other planets please take me with you - I want to see if space is really as beautiful as it sounds. Featuring various members of the CSN and Dead families too" Highlight:brief as it is, Grace Slick's 'Sunrise' is a unique marvel, damning 2000 years of civilisation to hell to an accompaniment of double-tracked feedback! (Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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4. (=) | Butterfly | The Hollies | |||||||||||||||||||
| "One of the best quirky English psychedelia albums of the period, packed with surreal lyrics, sitars, sound effects and hallucogenic mixes, together with an honest and mature heart." Highlight: the existential pondering 'Elevated Observations?'(Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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5. (=) | Revolver | The Beatles | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Coming at the exact mid-way popint of the Beatles' recording career, 'Revolver' is full of forward and backward glances, both gloriously accessible and wonderfully weird." Highlight: Tomorrow Never Knows, never has so much been packed into a single song. (Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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6. (=) | CSN | Crosby, Stills & Nash | |||||||||||||||||||
| "I first heard this album aged 10 - neither me or my record collection have ever been the same again. All 3 men are on top form and the ghostly harmonies are guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine". Highlight: 'Run From Tears', on which Stephen Stills opns his heart to the accompoaniment of perhaps the best harmony break you will ever hear.(Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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7. (=) | Tigermilk | Belle & Sebastian | |||||||||||||||||||
| "The band might have hated being stars, but with music as powerful and captivating as this, B + S could never be anything but. For me, Stuart Murdoch is the most important writer of the past 15 years." Highlight: 'The State That I Am In' is my candidate fgor best song of the past 20 years. (Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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8. (=) | Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) | The Kinks | |||||||||||||||||||
| "An interersting hybrid this one, with Ray Davies studying the impact of the crumbling empire on the British psyche and a concept album about his 'everyman' uncle Arthur." Highlight: 'Shangri-La' is a colossal song about class structure which deserves to be so better known than it is. (Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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9. (=) | Trans | Neil Young | |||||||||||||||||||
| "On which Neil bears his soul for perhaps his most honest and autobiographical album - only, being Neil, this album about failed communications is hidden behind banks of vocoders and synthesisers." Highlight: 'Computer Cowboy' may be one of the silliest songs Neil ever made, but it's played totally straight here.(Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10. (=) | The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn | Pink Floyd | |||||||||||||||||||
| "A throbbing guitar part, morse code, organ stabs, pounding drums, feedback - from the opening moments of their first album the Floyd are already creating a sound like nothing ever heard before." Highlight: Syd Barrett waving goodbye to his childhood on 'Matilda Mother'. (Read more of this review at Alan's Album Archives - see my profile page for more) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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From lostcontrol 1 day ago
Didn't bother to look all the way through. So I'll just go with saying that it's strange to see 'Trans' in the top 10.
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Very good!
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From quadrophenia17 08/08/2012 17:44
Even though we only have a handful of albums in common, I like how you describe them, especially the top 10.
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Big and Wild, like any great BEA chart should be. Lots of 60s and 70s classics but no knee-jerk choices. The ever-underrated Arthur is a superb top ten entry.
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Mother Nature's Son 07/14/2012 22:39
Mother Nature's Son 07/14/2012 22:39Many thanks for your comment, I'm glad you like it and yes, "Long, Long, Long" is easily one of The Beatles' best songs!
I have seen your chart a couple of times before, but I'm very curious to know how "Trans" is compared to other Neil Young albums. I've only heard very few of his albums.
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Hayden1 album in common....lol
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junodog4Really cool chart! Neil Young's Trans is woefully ignored by most. Well done!
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From alansarchives 03/29/2012 13:59
Xavygravy: I totally agree, 'I Went To Sleep' would be the best thing on the album if it weren't for the 'Smile' pair, which do indeed sound out of place here. Pleased to hear of another fan who understand the Beach Boys 'magic'!
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Yes, I listened to 20/20 as well. It has some great tracks such as "I Can Hear Music", "The Nearest Faraway Place" and "I Went To Sleep" (which could have been on 'Friends'). Our Prayer and Cabinessence are brilliant too, of course, but they sound too out of context on this album, and are much preferred on Smile/The Smile Sessions.
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From alansarchives 03/24/2012 23:21
Xavygravy: I love 'Friends', I so wish it was better known! I've always been so impressed by how together Brian Wilson is on that album, despite all his troubles. Did you get it on the two-fer-one Cd with '20/20'? That's quite a strong album too!
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