Best Ever Albums

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

RFNAPLES — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:19:42 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 03/15/2011 17:19

From your list, listen to these first:

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:58:24 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/15/2011 15:58

GARY wrote:

Bork wrote:

I'm not going to pick my personal favorites from that list and recommend them. I do think, however, that you need to listen to Elvis Presley. You can think what you want of the music, but if you want to be able to speak about rock & roll with any sort of dignity, all your authority will fade to nothing if you can't say something intelligent about Elvis.

There are others on the list that are essential, but not as essential as that one.

and if you want to be able to speak about music with any sort of dignity, all your authority will fade to nothing if you can't say something intelligent about

Bach
Mozart
Bernstein
Beetoven
Tchaikovsky
Brahms
Vivaldi

HERE HERE!
i would also add
Saint-Saens
Debussy
Gershwin
Satie
Ravel
Rossini

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

GARY — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:56:10 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 03/15/2011 15:56

Bork wrote:

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

19loveless91 — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:43:05 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 03/15/2011 14:43

I think you should hear Slanted & Enchanted.. Cpt Beefheart too, even if I'm not a huge fan (apart from certain songs)..
My favourite off the list (from those I've heard) is Veckatimest, but I doubt you'll enjoy it

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Bork — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:38:14 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 03/15/2011 14:38

I'm not going to pick my personal favorites from that list and recommend them. I do think, however, that you need to listen to Elvis Presley. You can think what you want of the music, but if you want to be able to speak about rock & roll with any sort of dignity, all your authority will fade to nothing if you can't say something intelligent about Elvis.

There are others on the list that are essential, but not as essential as that one.

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:18:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/15/2011 10:18

Thanks guys 😜 When I started this thread I was expecting one or two albums to be recomended by each person but it turns out there is a whole lot more 😲

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

GARY — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:46:14 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 03/15/2011 02:46

Here are 7 albums I don't believe have been mentioned yet that I would recommend.

(1) Rocks - Aerosmith

Here is a song off of it.

Link

(2) Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith

Song off it

Link

(3) Kill Em All - Metallica

Link

Link

(4)Hysteria - Def Leppard

(5)Purple - Stone Temple Pilots

(6)Please Please Me - Beatles

(7)Days Of Future Passed - Moody Blues

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Hayden — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:44:16 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:44

137 - Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
149 - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan
199 - Spiderland - Slint
307 - Bryter Layter - Nick Drake
321 - Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
392 - The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
425 - 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
468 - Live At The Apollo - James Brown
499 - Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair

Listen to those and you're good.

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Norman Bates — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:40:33 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:40

I reaaly think all of these from your list are great albums, and deserve at least a try :

117 - Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement
137 - Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
149 - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan
162 - At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
169 - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
199 - Spiderland - Slint
307 - Bryter Layter - Nick Drake
312 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young
321 - Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
392 - The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
425 - 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
433 - The Sun Sessions - Elvis Presley
435 - Talking Book - Stevie Wonder
438 - Liquid Swords - GZA
448 - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin
458 - Ege Bamyasi - Can
461 - Faust - Faust
468 - Live At The Apollo - James Brown
475 - Safe As Milk - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
476 - Sister Lovers / The Third Album - Big Star
499 - Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair
500 - Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

cartoken — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:33:17 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:33

joyofdivision wrote:

Wu-Tang Clan's 36 Chambers and Godspeed You! Black Emperor's F#A#oo really shouldn't be missed, and maybe even Built to Spill's Perfect From Now On (thanks for the recommendation Cartoken, it's brilliant)

you're welcome joyofdivision !

so of course i'll start with the most vital of all :

Perfect From Now On - Built To Spill

then comes:

Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
Hatful Of Hollow (Compilation) - The Smiths (vital)
Vespertine - Björk (vital)
De Stijl - The White Stripes
Debut - Björk (vital)
Post - Björk
Homework - Daft Punk (vital)
The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:16:26 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:16

Wu-Tang Clan's 36 Chambers and Godspeed You! Black Emperor's F#A#oo really shouldn't be missed, and maybe even Built to Spill's Perfect From Now On (thanks for the recommendation Cartoken, it's brilliant)

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:13:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:13

prioritize these:

All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
Spiderland - Slint
The Who Sell Out - The Who
Chutes Too Narrow - The Shins
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse
Red - King Crimson
The King Of Limbs - Radiohead 😜
Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
Madvillainy - Madvillain
3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
De Stijl - The White Stripes
Post - Björk
Ege Bamyasi - Can
Homework - Daft Punk
Out Of The Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
Bookends - Simon and Garfunkel
Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

40footwolf — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:08:39 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:08

Here's the shit from that list you HAVE TO listen to, IMO(bolded albums are among my favorites of all time):

Ride the Lightning
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
36 Chambers
At Folsom Prison
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Lonesome Crowded West
Red
The Cars
Ege Bamyasi
f#a#(infinity)
Out of the Blue
The Final Cut

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Juan Schwartz — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:08:14 GMT

Author: Juan Schwartz

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:08

312 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young
454 - We're Only In It For The Money - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
440 - Debut - Björk

Re: Calling off the search... for a little while

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:07:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/14/2011 22:07

so are you saying you want suggestions from that list of what you should listen to?

Calling off the search... for a little while

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:56:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/14/2011 21:56

Basically I have decided to tone it down with my search for new music. After listening to so many albums from the top of the charts here and finding many classics in the '1001 albums...' book I'm going to take a step back and focus those energies onto different things in life. All the new music I will listen to will be recent/new stuff instead of hidden gems from the past.

So my question you is: Have I missed anything important? Is there something a wannabe rock legend has had to have listened to? Anything I shouldn't have left unheard? Speak now or forever hold your peace 😎

Here is a list of albums in the top 500 I haven't listened to:

117 - Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement

137 - Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

149 - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan

162 - At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash

169 - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan

171 - All Things Must Pass - George Harrison

178 - At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band

187 - Ride The Lightning - Metallica

199 - Spiderland - Slint

251 - Déjà Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

269 - 10,000 Days - Tool

277 - The Who Sell Out - The Who

284 - Chutes Too Narrow - The Shins

286 - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

295 - Perfect From Now On - Built To Spill

303 - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis

307 - Bryter Layter - Nick Drake

311 - Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths

312 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young

321 - Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

326 - The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse

327 - Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear

329 - Hatful Of Hollow (Compilation) - The Smiths

331 - Hot Rats - Frank Zappa

335 - Person Pitch - Panda Bear

338 - Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens

340 - Tonight's The Night - Neil Young

344 - Red - King Crimson

355 - Vespertine - Björk

357 - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place - Explosions In The Sky

360 - Ram - Paul McCartney

367 - The Great Twenty-Eight - Chuck Berry

373 - Hysteria - Def Leppard

390 - Please Please Me - The Beatles

392 - The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers

402 - The King Of Limbs - Radiohead

410 - Dire Straits - Dire Straits

411 - Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits

412 - The Cars - The Cars

414 - Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

423 - Madvillainy - Madvillain

425 - 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul

433 - The Sun Sessions - Elvis Presley

434 - De Stijl - The White Stripes

435 - Talking Book - Stevie Wonder

438 - Liquid Swords - GZA

440 - Debut - Björk

442 - Kill 'Em All - Metallica

443 - Post - Björk

446 - Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings

447 - Diamond Dogs - David Bowie

448 - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin

449 - Oh, Inverted World - The Shins

450 - Days Of Future Passed - The Moody Blues

451 - Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg

454 - We're Only In It For The Money - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

458 - Ege Bamyasi - Can

459 - F - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

461 - Faust - Faust

466 - Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith

468 - Live At The Apollo - James Brown

470 - Purple - Stone Temple Pilots

471 - Homework - Daft Punk

472 - Out Of The Blue - Electric Light Orchestra

475 - Safe As Milk - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

476 - Sister Lovers / The Third Album - Big Star

477 - Enema Of The State - Blink-182

480 - Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails

481 - Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden

485 - Rocks - Aerosmith

486 - Louder Than Bombs - The Smiths

491 - Bookends - Simon and Garfunkel

495 - Crash - Dave Matthews Band

496 - The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails

497 - The Final Cut - Pink Floyd

499 - Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair

500 - Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus

If you have reached this far, Congratulations! I'm not leaving too so there is no need to say goodbyes. I'll be here for a long time yet. 🤣