Your Top Five Albums

[Robski]

I've often been introduced to certain groups or albums from other peoples recomendations, quite often in conversation over a few beers.

So I thought I'd list my top five with a brief description of why they are such good albums and I hope you will take the time to do the same.

Hopefully this will give me some good tips as to what is worth listening to, or what I've missed out on.

It's hard to pick just five as my all time favorite list could stretch to 30-40 albums, so this list is not definitive and is subject to change depending on what I'm currently listening to most, so here we go... in no particular order.

Radiohead. OK Computer.

Radiohead have a very unique style, melancholy and introspective, some of their songs are great and others a bit dreary, you can love them or hate them,but this album is fantastic with great musicianship and production, theres not a bad song on there.

Smashing Pumpkins. Siamese Dream.

Smashing Pumpkins the great American nihilists, but what a superb album. I've never come across another album able to produce such emotions from the music and lyrics, this one should be played very, very loud.

Jimi Hendrix. Electric Laydyland.

A classic, worth it alone for the 15 minute rendition of Voodoo Chile, just to think that nearly all his songs started off that long and most of it ended up on the editing room floor.

U2. Achtung Baby.

I'm not a massive fan, but for me it's a toss up between this and the Joshua Tree and this is by far the better album, you'll surprised how many of the songs on there you know. U2 doing what they do best, great lyrics and screaming guitars.

The Specials.

Their first album. A band in a league of their own, an album that defines an era. Witty, sharp and fantastic Ska music, the Brits may not have invented it but the Specials took it to another level, I never get tired of listening to this album

Edited May 7, 2007 by Robski

[Tilokarat]

Astral Weeks - Van Morrison: His voice is haunting and carries the whole album. The words to the songs, when you can make them out, are quite interesting.

Stink - McKenna Mendelson Mainline: A great Canadian blues group. Unfortunately, they had to change the words and title of their crowd favourite, 'The Attack of the Fifty Foot P____' to 'Beltmaker'.

The Sun Recordings - Elvis: Great 1950s rock 'n' roll, rockabilly songs such as Mystery Train, Baby, Let's Play House, Good Rockin' Tonight

Stan Rogers - Great Canadian folk music including the song that should be the national anthem, North-West Passage

The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: A great theme album, with many enjoyable songs

[mosquitoman]

In no particular order and the list could well change but today my fav 5 would be

Primal Scream - Screamadelica

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Finley Quaye - Maverick a Strike

Bryan Ferry - Avalon

Joey Negro - Back to the Scene of the Crime

MM

[jayenram]

It's Too Late To Stop Now - Van Morrison

Live - Colosseum

The Long Black Veil - The Chieftains

The Delicate Sound Of Thunder - Pink Floyd

Marjory Razorblade - Kevin Coyne

[sgunn65]

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Room to Roam - The Waterboys

Ageatis Byrjan - Sigur Ros

The Philosophers Stone - Van Morrison

These four will always be in my top ten so my fifth choice is going to be more flexible.

This week I have been mostly listening to.......

Giant - Herman Dune

If you haven't heard this band go to www.hermandune.com and watch the video for I had to leave you and go away. Pure pop beauty. If his highness Mr Peel was still around I think he might have wept when he first heard this.

[lazeeboy]

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Room to Roam - The Waterboys

Ageatis Byrjan - Sigur Ros

The Philosophers Stone - Van Morrison

These four will always be in my top ten so my fifth choice is going to be more flexible.

This week I have been mostly listening to.......

Giant - Herman Dune

If you haven't heard this band go to www.hermandune.com and watch the video for I had to leave you and go away. Pure pop beauty. If his highness Mr Peel was still around I think he might have wept when he first heard this.

1 hunky dory bowie

2 atlantic crossing stewart

3 bat out of he-l maetloaf

4well well said the rocking horse dean freidman

5 motown gold various

no paticular order

[libya 115]

Here are mine; no particular order:

Blonde On Blonde: Bob Dylan

Wish You Were Here: Pink Floyd

White Album: Beatles

Horses: Patti Smith

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place: Angelic Upstarts

[taxexile]

frank zappa .. hot rats

bob dylan .. time out of mind

miles davis .. pangaea

robin trower .. bridge of sighs

cream .. live at the albert hall 2005

frank zappa .. guitar

traffic .. best of traffic

Edited May 10, 2007 by taxexile

[Neeranam]

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie

Loaded, The Velvet Underground

Unknown pleasures - Joy Division

The Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams

The Smiths, The Smiths

[les Dennis]

1st Back in black AC/DC

2nd Dog man Star Suede

3rd Whats the story Oasis

4th Number of the beast Iron maiden

5th Ten Pearl jam

I thank you.

[Who, me ?]

ZUCCHERO....Live at the Royal Albert Hall (DVD)

DEEP PURPLE.........Live in Japan

DIRE STRAIT.........Alchemy

THIRLD WORLD.......96 Deg

ZAPPA .........All of them

[Fred Sanford]

*****Supertramp-crime of the century

--Supertramp's 1st LP with it's core lineup is an artistic masterpiece and it's best works

*****Beach Boys-Pet Sounds

--Brian Wilson's finest hour

*****Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti

--Led Zeps double LP is their finest piece of work recorded at their peak

*****Boston-Boston

--Tom Scholz' masterpiece is one of the finest recordings of all time

*****Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers

--goes without saying that this is the Stone's finest LP. Brown Sugar, Sway, Dead Flowers and Wild Horses are a few of the gems here. 1st Stones LP with the great Mick Taylor

*****Grateful Dead-Live (skull and roses)

--the Dead's live masterpiece includes such gems as Me and Bobby McGee, Bertha, Big Boss Man, Big Railroad Blues, Mama Tried, Going Down the Road feeling Bad etc. A true dead gem!

There's so many fine albums out there that creating a list of 5 is almost impossible

[Fred Sanford]

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Room to Roam - The Waterboys

Ageatis Byrjan - Sigur Ros

The Philosophers Stone - Van Morrison

These four will always be in my top ten so my fifth choice is going to be more flexible.

This week I have been mostly listening to.......

Giant - Herman Dune

If you haven't heard this band go to www.hermandune.com and watch the video for I had to leave you and go away. Pure pop beauty. If his highness Mr Peel was still around I think he might have wept when he first heard this.

1 hunky dory bowie

2 atlantic crossing stewart

3 bat out of he-l maetloaf

4well well said the rocking horse dean freidman

5 motown gold various

no paticular order

Hunky Dory fan, great choice, classic LP

[englishoak]

Top 5 Live Albums to date. In no particular order

Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous

Status Quo - Live 1977

Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won ( bit of a cheat as only released 2003 but fantastic )

[englishoak]

Top 5 concept albums

Pink Floyd - I could list 5 of their albums on their own so i'll just say that they are the masters of the concept album but here are a few more I rate very highly

Rush - 2112

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

The Who - Tommy

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

[Austhaied]

Dark Side Of The Moon.. Pink Floyd

Blood Sugar Sex Magic..Red Hot Chili Peppers

Let It Bleed..The Rolling Stones

From Out Of Nowhere..Faith No More

Let There Be Rock..AC/DC..

[Austhaied]

This was a toss up for 5th place..

Master Of Puppets..Metallica

Sanitarium is my favorite on the CD.. Reminds me of Thailand..

Welcome to where time stands still

No one leaves and no one will

Moon is full, never seems to change

Just labeled mentally deranged

Dream the same thing every night

I see our freedom in my sight

No locked doors, no windows barred

No things to make my brain seem scarred

Sleep, my friend, and you will see

That dream is my reality

They keep me locked up in this cage

Can't they see it's why my brain says “rage”

Sanitarium, leave me be

Sanitarium, just leave me alone

Build my fear of what's out there

Cannot breathe the open air

Whisper things into my brain

Assuring me that I'm insane

They think our heads are in their hands

But violent use brings violent plans

Keep him tied, it makes him well

He's getting better, can't you tell?

No more can they keep us in

Listen, ###### it, we will win

They see it right, they see it well

But they think this saves us from our hel_l

Sanitarium, leave me be

Sanitarium, just leave me alone

Sanitarium

Just leave me alone

Fear of living on

Natives getting restless now

Mutiny in the air

Got some death to do

Mirror stares back hard

kill is such a friendly word

seems the only way

for reaching out again

Edited May 17, 2007 by Austhaied

[lazeeboy]

This was a toss up for 5th place..

Master Of Puppets..Metallica

Sanitarium is my favorite on the CD.. Reminds me of Thailand..

Welcome to where time stands still

No one leaves and no one will

Moon is full, never seems to change

Just labeled mentally deranged

Dream the same thing every night

I see our freedom in my sight

No locked doors, no windows barred

No things to make my brain seem scarred

Sleep, my friend, and you will see

That dream is my reality

They keep me locked up in this cage

Can't they see it's why my brain says "rage"

Sanitarium, leave me be

Sanitarium, just leave me alone

Build my fear of what's out there

Cannot breathe the open air

Whisper things into my brain

Assuring me that I'm insane

They think our heads are in their hands

But violent use brings violent plans

Keep him tied, it makes him well

He's getting better, can't you tell?

No more can they keep us in

Listen, ###### it, we will win

They see it right, they see it well

But they think this saves us from our hel_l

Sanitarium, leave me be

Sanitarium, just leave me alone

Sanitarium

Just leave me alone

Fear of living on

Natives getting restless now

Mutiny in the air

Got some death to do

Mirror stares back hard

kill is such a friendly word

seems the only way

for reaching out again

any motown album from 1968 -1973 great sound great artist great memories

[PlainJane]

Pink Floyd - Echoes & The Wall

Eminem - Curtain Call

Akon - Konvicted

Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams, On & On, Curious George Soundtrack

Pink Panther Soundtrack

[Robski]

I'm really pleased that this thread has caught the interest of some of you, but....

Could you please add to your top five albums a brief description of them and why they are favorites of yours, you know like a discussion you would have about your favorite music in the pub, come on persuade me why your top five is better than mine and I might actually go out and buy some of these albums.

Thankyou thankyou thankyou.