Greatest Albums of All Time Tournament

[Elston]

To get the ball rolling my picks would be:

Spirutual Unity - Albert Ayler Trio (1963)
Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan (1966)
Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart (1969)
Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus (1963)
Pictures of Patient O.T. - Einsturzende Neubauten (1983)
Faust - Faust (1971)
Uncle Meat - Frank Zappa (1969)
We're Only in it for the Money - Frank Zappa (1968)
Ascension - Glenn Branca (1980)
Well Oiled - Hash Jar Tempo (1997)
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane (1964)
Dream Theory in Malaya - Jon Hassell (1981)
Geek the Girl - Lisa Germano (1994)
Frances the Mute - Mars Volta (2005)
Yerself Is Steam - Mercury Rev (1991)
Dolemen Music - Meredith Monk (1981)
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (1959)
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis (1969)
Double Nickels on the Dime - Minutemen (1984)
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine (1991)
Neu! – Neu! (1972)
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
Good Son - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (1990)
Mr. Self Destruct - Nine Inch Nails (1994)
Modern Dance - Pere Ubu (1977)
Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd (1967)
Y - Pop Group (1979)
Kid A - Radiohead (2000)
Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt (1974)
Twin Infinitives - Royal Trux (1990)
Lorca - Tim Buckley (1970)
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison (1968)
Velvet Underground & Nico - Velvet Underground (1967)

[Mr.Music]

Can - Tago Mago
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Red Krayola - Parable of Arable Land
The Doors
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
The Stooges - Fun House

[SamTheMan]

An Electric Storm - White Noise
Blood on The Tracks - Bob Dylan
Irrlicht - Klaus Schulze
Shape of Jazz To Come - Ornette Coleman
Third - Soft Machine

[The Tourist]

Ok Computer - Radiohead
The Bends - Radiohead
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
Closer - Joy Division
Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
In Utero - Nirvana
Nevermind - Nirvana
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
Murmur - R.E.M.
Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement
Crooked Rain - Pavement
Surfer Rosa - Pixies
Doolittle - Pixies
Forever Changes - Love
The Queen is Dead - The Smiths
Sgt Peppers - The Beatles
Revolver - The Beatles
Abbey Road - The Beatles
The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips
Marquee Moon - Television
London Calling - The Clash
Low - David Bowie
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Funeral - Arcade Fire
Illinoise - Sufjan Stevens
White Blood Cells - The White Stripes
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
Turn Off the Bright Lights - Interpol

[Hector Gilbert]

[Elston]

[The_111th_Beatle]

Exile on Main St - The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
The White Album - The Beatles
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Doors - The Doors
The Who Sell Out - The Who
Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks
Strangeways Here We Come - The Smiths

probably more that I've missed.
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[AfterHours]

Don't know how big this tournament selection is supposed to be but the following are all the albums I feel are worthy of inclusion, given in order of preference (top to bottom)...


The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady-Charles Mingus (1963)
Trout Mask Replica-Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1969)
A Love Supreme-John Coltrane (1964)
Rock Bottom-Robert Wyatt (1974)
Faust-Faust (1971)
The Velvet Underground & Nico-The Velvet Underground (1967)
The Doors-The Doors (1967)
Unit Structures-Cecil Taylor (1966)
The Modern Dance-Pere Ubu (1978)
Escalator Over The Hill-Carla Bley (1971)
Twin Infinitives-Royal Trux (1990)
Lorca-Tim Buckley (1970)
Desertshore-Nico (1970)
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra-Michael Mantler (1968)
Parable of Arable Land-Red Crayola (1967)
Hosianna Mantra-Popol Vuh (1973)
Ascension-John Coltrane (1965)
Fare Forward Voyagers-John Fahey (1973)
Spiritual Unity-Albert Ayler (1964)
For Alto-Anthony Braxton (1968)
Irrlicht-Klaus Schulze (1972)
Geek the Girl-Lisa Germano (1994)
Bitches Brew-Miles Davis (1969)
Neu!-Neu! (1972)
Suicide-Suicide (1977)
Astral Weeks-Van Morrison (1968)
Y-The Pop Group (1979)
Nail-Foetus (1985)
The Good Son-Nick Cave (1990)
Blonde On Blonde-Bob Dylan (1966)
Lullaby Land-Vampire Rodents (1993)
The Shape of Jazz To Come-Ornette Coleman (1959)
Not Available-Residents (1974)
Free Jazz-Ornette Coleman (1960)
Well Oiled-Hash Jar Tempo (1997)
Third-Soft Machine (1970)
Uncle Meat-Frank Zappa (1969)
Yerself Is Steam-Mercury Rev (1991)
Even the Sounds Shine-Myra Melford (1994)
Spiderland-Slint (1991)
Kick Out the Jams-MC5 (1969)
Zen Arcade-Husker Du (1984)
The Ascension-Glenn Branca (1981)
Slow, Deep & Hard-Type O Negative (1991)
Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac-Butthole Surfers (1984)
Double Nickels on the Dime-Minutemen (1984)
Repeater-Fugazi (1991)
Good-Morphine (1992)
Loveless-My Bloody Valentine (1991)
Fire of Love-Gun Club (1981)
White Light/White Heat-The Velvet Underground (1967)
Safe As Milk-Captain Beefheart & HIs Magic Band (1967)
Third Ear Band-Third Ear Band (1970)
Dream Theory in Malaya-Jon Hassell (1981)
Mu-Don Cherry (1969)
Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1: Flying Teapot-Gong (1973)
Starsailor-Tim Buckley (1970)
From Her To Eternity-Nick Cave (1984)
Saxophone Improvisations, Series F-Anthony Braxton (1972)
The Downward Spiral-Nine Inch Nails (1994)
The Magic City-Sun Ra (1965)
Pithecanthropus Erectus-Charles Mingus (1956)
Remnants of a Deeper Purity-Black Tape For A Blue Girl (1996)
Art & Aviation-Jane Ira Bloom (1992)
Passion-Peter Gabriel (1989)
Perfect From Now On-Built To Spill (1997)
City of Glass-Stan Kenton (1951)
Half Machine Lip Moves-Chrome (1979)
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn-Pink Floyd (1967)
Bricolage-Amon Tobin (1997)
Atlantis-Sun Ra (1967)
A Rainbow in Curved Air-Terry Riley (1968)
Mundus Subterraneus-Lightwave (1995)
Cyborg-Klaus Schulze (1973)
Ocean Songs-Dirty 3 (1998)
Dreamtime Return-Steve Roach (1988)
Vernal Equinox-Jon Hassell (1977)
Millions Now Living Will Never Die-Tortoise (1996)
Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedy's (1980)
Fontanelle-Babes In Toyland (1992)
A Picture of Nectar-Phish (1992)
Electric Ladyland-Jimi Hendrix (1968)
Radio Ethiopia-Patti Smith (1976)
Tago Mago-Can (1971)
Daydream Nation-Sonic Youth (1988)
Ys-Joanna Newsom (2006)
New York, New York-George Russell (1959)
Epitaph-Charles Mingus (1962)
The River-Bruce Springsteen (1980)
Down Colorful Hill-Red House Painters (1992)
Novus Magnificat-Constance Demby (1986)
Are You Experienced?-Jimi Hendrix (1967)
Songs of Leonard Cohen-Leonard Cohen (1968)
The Days of Wine & Roses-Dream Syndicate (1982)
Yes-Morphine (1995)
Songs the Lord Taught Us-Cramps (1980)
Original Sin-Pandora's Box (1989)
Streams-Sam Rivers (1973)
Volunteers-The Jefferson Airplane (1969)
In the Court of the Crimson King-King Crimson (1969)
Future Days-Can (1973)
A Saucerful of Secrets-Pink Floyd (1968)
The Marble Index-Nico (1969)
Cobra-John Zorn (1980)
Surfer Rosa-Pixies (1988)
Faust IV-Faust (1973)
Frances the Mute-The Mars Volta (2005)
Improvisie-Paul Bley (1971)
Brilliant Corners-Thelonious Monk (1956)
Freedom Suite-Sonny Rollins (1958)
The Survivor's Suite-Keith Jarrett (1976)
Out To Lunch-Eric Dolphy (1964)
Kind of Blue-Miles Davis (1959)
Happy Sad-Tim Buckley (1968)
America-John Fahey (1971)
Freak Out!-Frank Zappa (1966)
Marquee Moon-Television (1977)
Whatever You Love You Are-Dirty 3 (2000)
Highway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan (1965)
Rain Dogs-Tom Waits (1985)
New Picnic Time-Pere Ubu (1979)
Les Stances A Sophie-Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970)
Exile On Main Street-The Rolling Stones (1972)
The Art of Walking-Pere Ubu (1980)
The End of an Ear-Robert Wyatt (1970)
In A Silent Way-Miles Davis (1969)
Spirit of Eden-Talk Talk (1988)
Alchemy-Third Ear Band (1969)
Music For Airports-Brian Eno (1978)

[Elston]

extensive list AfterHours - good stuff. more albums for us to discover. i think 46 albums per person will be the limit. since several of your entries have already been mentioned, your submission would look like this:

Unit Structures-Cecil Taylor (1966)
Escalator Over The Hill-Carla Bley (1971)
Desertshore-Nico (1970)
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra-Michael Mantler (1968)
Hosianna Mantra-Popol Vuh (1973)
Ascension-John Coltrane (1965)
Fare Forward Voyagers-John Fahey (1973)
For Alto-Anthony Braxton (1968)
Irrlicht-Klaus Schulze (1972)
Bitches Brew-Miles Davis (1969)
Suicide-Suicide (1977)
Nail-Foetus (1985)
Lullaby Land-Vampire Rodents (1993)
Not Available-Residents (1974)
Free Jazz-Ornette Coleman (1960)
Even the Sounds Shine-Myra Melford (1994)
Spiderland-Slint (1991)
Kick Out the Jams-MC5 (1969)
Slow, Deep & Hard-Type O Negative (1991)
Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac-Butthole Surfers (1984)
Repeater-Fugazi (1991)
Good-Morphine (1992)
Fire of Love-Gun Club (1981)
White Light/White Heat-The Velvet Underground (1967)
Safe As Milk-Captain Beefheart & HIs Magic Band (1967)
Third Ear Band-Third Ear Band (1970)
Mu-Don Cherry (1969)
Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1: Flying Teapot-Gong (1973)
Starsailor-Tim Buckley (1970)
From Her To Eternity-Nick Cave (1984)
Saxophone Improvisations, Series F-Anthony Braxton (1972)
The Magic City-Sun Ra (1965)
Pithecanthropus Erectus-Charles Mingus (1956)
Remnants of a Deeper Purity-Black Tape For A Blue Girl (1996)
Art & Aviation-Jane Ira Bloom (1992)
Perfect From Now On-Built To Spill (1997)
City of Glass-Stan Kenton (1951)
Half Machine Lip Moves-Chrome (1979)
Bricolage-Amon Tobin (1997)
Atlantis-Sun Ra (1967)
A Rainbow in Curved Air-Terry Riley (1968)
Mundus Subterraneus-Lightwave (1995)
Cyborg-Klaus Schulze (1973)
Ocean Songs-Dirty 3 (1998)
Dreamtime Return-Steve Roach (1988)
Vernal Equinox-Jon Hassell (1977)

if anyone wants to add more submissions (up to 46) and if you want to rearrange your list at all AfterHours - do not hesitate. I'm hoping that bc1991 will join in as well. anyhow, it's shaping up to be a very diverse and exciting tournament.

[Mr.Music]

Ash Ra Temple(selftitled)
Yeti - Amon Düül II
Zeit - Tangerine Dream
Black Monk Time - The Monks
Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies
Remain in Light - Talking Heads
Maxinquaye - Tricky
Dub Housing - Pere Ubu