Greatest Ever Album!!

[katinthehat]

Ok - remember the days when you bought an album, listened to it from start to finish, played it so much you had to fill in the gaps with black crayon, and admired the artwork for months??
The concept albums that told their story.........the immediately obvious single tracks that were consequently released as such, and you still bought them.....

Now - what would you list as your all time favourite albums?

A few on my list..... each was special at the time and still holds a place in my affections........

G&R - Appetite For Destruction
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Jeff Wayne - War of the Worlds
The Jam - Setting Sons
and, of course - life changing album - Thunder - Backstreet Symphony

and I am sure more will come to mind as time goes on.......:PDT_Xtremez_35:

[3Chordwonder]

Elvis Costello - This Years Model
Radiohead - The Bends
Rage Against The Machine - RATM
Lloyd Cole - Rattlesnakes
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
The Clash - London Calling
Alkaline Trio - From Here To Infirmary
Greenday - American Idiot
Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is.....
Nick Cave - And No More Shall We Part

[TheHogwartsBEngO]

Not quite a seminal classic, but I think it will stand the test of time...

The Killers: Hut Fuss.

still play it over and over - which says a lot considering how many modern albums I buy.

And I think 'Whatever People Say i am, That's what I'm Not' by the Arctic Monkeys is in a similar league.

[Albert Park]

Queen II
Kimono My House - Sparks
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie

[roverboy]

Keep at the music threads Kat, no matter what anyone else says.

Number of the beast - The Maiden
The Wall - The Floyd
2112 - Rush
Finyl Vinyl - Rainbow
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Metallica - Kill 'em all

Christ I'm really showing my roots now. These were copied from Vinyl to Tape and played to death on my way to college on the very first Sony Walkman I had

[penfold93]

Very difficult this as I love me music probably

The Queen is Dead - The Smiths
2112/Caress of Steel - Rush
Violater - Depeche Mode
Love - The Cult
One -eyed Jacks - Spear of Destiny
Brotherhood - New Order

[katinthehat]

Penfold - good call - forgot The Cult's "Love" album - definately almost worn out!! Mind you - it may get an airing again soon now you have reminded me about it!!

[shiny_arse]

The Cure - Standing on a Beach"
Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"
The Divine Comedy - "Fin de Siecle"
Nirvana - "Nevermind"

To name but a few, a few of the others have already been listed

[PLC1966]

Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Rainbow - Rainbow Rising
Iron Maiden - Killers

[dodgysootie]

Unknown Pleasures.
Closer.
Still.

Joy Division.

Still here their basslines and drums to this day. An inspiration for so many future bands.
Ian Curtiss
RIP.......

[Scaley brat]

Rush 2112 and
Boston Boston
Best listened to on the original wax cylinder's, copied to slate and played by my local miners choir.....bliss !

[denthemen]

Agree with Boston SB - Cracking album!

how about:
Yes - Close to the Edge
Jeff Waynes - War of the Worlds
Camel - I can see your house from here
Pat Travers - Crash & Burn
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
Led Zep 4 - Stairway to Heaven, Whole lotta love, etc etc

(I know I'm showing my age with some of these but.....)

[Buphoonery]

AC/DC - Powerage

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

Metallica - Master Of Puppets



To name but 3...............

[TrenchardsLoveSock]

I can't pick one album despite thinking about it all day:PDT_Xtremez_21:

Here are some of the ones that always get dusted off and played again and again depending on my mood:

Master of Puppets + The Black Album - Metallica
The Bends - Radiohead
Origin of Symmetry - Muse
Point Blank - Nailbomb
Final Straw - Snow Patrol

[roverboy]

The most played SONG on my ipod is definately "No Leaf Clover" on the S&M album

[TrenchardsLoveSock]

The most played SONG on my ipod is definately "No Leaf Clover" on the S&M album

Fantastic tune. It's just a shame the change musical direction before writing more like it.

The S&M version of Nothing Else Matters is about as good as it gets too.

[roverboy]

Fantastic tune. It's just a shame the change musical direction before writing more like it.

The S&M version of Nothing Else Matters is about as good as it gets too.

I wish they'd record it in the studio and put it onto a future album. I read that the riff was originally dreamed up by Hetfield and Cliff Burton years ago, but they were never happy about writing the song until it was recorded live.

[Biggsoir]

Best albums ever, eh?

Beck - Odelay
The White Stripes - De Stijl
Pulp - Different Class
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Strokes - Is This it?
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Ryan Adams - Love is Hell

Not to mention albums by The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Kasabian, The Beastie Boys, The Ramones, Blondie.........

I could be at this all day and still come up with a new favourite every couple of minutes!

[wgaf]

Something like human- Fuel.
I go back to this album time and time again.The song hemorrage sends shivers up my spine.
Staind-Break the cycle
3 Doors down-The better life
Creed- Human clay
Big Country-The Crossing

[Cake or Death]

Something like human- Fuel.



the same fuel that did quarter?

nirvana - nevermind & unplugged in new york
g&r - appeitite for destruction
killers - hot fuss
maximo park - a certain trigger
queen - 3disc greatest hits album!!!!

[Bill Bones]

Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
Stars of CCTV - HARD-Fi
Brewing Up with Billy Bragg - Billy Bragg
Panic Prevention - Jamie T
Straight Outta Compton - NWA
Hunkydory - David Bowie
Smash - The Offspring
Up The Bracket - The Libertines
Waterloo to anywhere - Dirty Pretty Things
Over The Counter Culture - The Ordinary Boys
Cool For Cats - Squeeze
The Man Who - Travis
Happy Songs For Happy People - Mogwai
Blue Lines - Massive Attack
London Calling - The Clash
When It's All Over - Snow Patrol (Olive Grove anyone?)
All Mod Cons - The Jam
Delta Six Saturn - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Combat Rock - The Clash
Live at Fulsom Prison - Johnny Cash
Blond on Blonde - Bob Dylan
Tourist - Athlete
Reise Reise - Rammstein
The Coral - The Coral
Editors - The Back Room
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Well Well Well - Milburn

[NotAnIDOYet]

New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies - without them there is no Madchester!

Zero 7 - Simple Things - Cannot be more chilled

Air - Moon Safari - Good even though they are French!

The Smiths - Strangeways, here we come - 'nuff said

Radiohead - OK Computer

Queen - A Night at the Opera

The list goes on and on...

[Seymour Tw@tt]

OK Computer by Radiohead has to be the seminal album of all time. Those blokes have yet to record two albums that sound similar...

JJ72 debut album.

Geogaddi by Boards of Canada.

Real Life by Magazine.

I Should Coco by Supergrass.

Mellon Collie... by Smashing Pumpkins.

Bossanova by Pixies.

The Great Destroyer by Low.


Sh!t I could be here all night....

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[monobrow]

Garage Inc. - Metallica

Sorry, yes I keep harping on about it! But f*ck me there are some awesome tunes on that one! All covers, but still....

Am I evil/Helpless
Tuesdays Gone
So What
Turn the Page
Merciful Fate (Saw them live when Metallica were headlining their tour for the album. Most surprising band I have ever seen!)

Right, time to get the speakers turned up methinks for some rocking!!!!

[wgaf]

the same fuel that did quarter?

nirvana - nevermind & unplugged in new york
g&r - appeitite for destruction
killers - hot fuss
maximo park - a certain trigger
queen - 3disc greatest hits album!!!!
Yes buddy, the very same. Saw them in the house of blues in Vegas, fookin awesome. If you've never heard it go to you tube and listwn to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpDhX8dDKHQ
Most anthemic song I've ever heard.

[Scaley brat]

Stereophonics - Word gets around
Stereophonics - Performance and cocktails
Styx - caught in the act (Live)
Thunder - Laughing On Judgement Day.

This next one I owe to Tommy Vance, Fluff Freeman and Paul Jones at Red Dragon Cardiff. It took me ten years to find it, finally bought it off a guy in Cincinatti over the net. For me, it was worth the wait ! The only (small) complaint..... it could have been longer. T-ride on wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Ride) More T-ride (http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=1150&showReview=true)
T-ride - T-ride (If you have never heard them try and find "Back door Romeo" or "Heroes and Villians")


And of course anything by Rush. Current faves are Roll the Bones and Hold your fire.

Also struck by the new track "Far cry" that a top lady played for me earlier today. They are back Penfold and "Snakes and Arrows" is going to be awesome mate ! :PDT_Xtremez_14:

[Mentaldrummer1980]

Can anyone explain to me how this album can be crowned the greatest of all time??? Yes i accept it is a bloody good album but surely there are far better albums by far better bands (as have been listed already on here) that would deserve this crown.

[tommo9999]

Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
AC/DC - Back in Black
Coldplay - X&Y

[mightyhunter]

Yes buddy, the very same. Saw them in the house of blues in Vegas, fookin awesome. If you've never heard it go to you tube and listwn to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpDhX8dDKHQ
Most anthemic song I've ever heard.
Off Topiclead singer looks a right gayer!!
anyway, back on topic
marillion - any of of the fish-era albums
muse - black holes and revelations
wolfmother - wolfmother
pink floyd - dark side of the moon

[Cake or Death]

Yes buddy, the very same. Saw them in the house of blues in Vegas, fookin awesome. If you've never heard it go to you tube and listwn to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpDhX8dDKHQ
Most anthemic song I've ever heard.

quailty tune, starting to really likem, cant get there albums here in swampyville as you go to the ducking stool (sound from shiney thing thats witchcraft)! quarter is a very dangerous driving tune, 100+ in seconds!

An album to ad:
maximo park our earthly pleasures, they are so underated its criminal. they played at norwich uea on the 02/05, i found out 24/04, sold out gutted!

ok computer is a good album but i have to find razor blades striaght afterwards:PDT_Xtremez_21:

[MadMouse]

A bit of a mixed bag from me:

Bat out of Hell (Yes, I'm a saddo, but I can't believe I'm the first to mention it)
The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
War of the Worlds

[Man in Black]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses - Best debut album ever
The Wedding Present - George Best & Bizarro - Pure quality
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - Just amazing
Anything by The Smiths/Morrissey - Morrissey is God
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Nirvana - Nevermind
New Order - Technique
The Mission - Grains of Sand & God is a Bullet
The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland
Fields of the Nephilim - Dawnrazor

[Webbo]

The Stone Roses - Stone Roses (legendary)
Oasis - Definately Maybe ( second only to Ian, John, Mani and Reni)

[Mentaldrummer1980]

Pantera - Cowboys from hell.
Iron Maiden - Powerslave.
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Rush - 2112
Nirvana - Nevermind

[shoutingwind]

Dire Straites "brother in arms"

cranberries "Stars"

Lady Smith Black Mambazo "Shaka Zulu" (although star and the wiseman are very good too)

Red Hot Chilli Peppers "californication"

Iron Horse "The Iron Horse"

(okay so my taste in music is a little all over the place...)