I came up with this idea from the Metal/Rock supergroup thread, the band I came up with had 23 people so I didn’t post. But I’ve had this conversation with lots of people throughout my life, and it’s still one of my favorite topics. You don’t have to rate the albums 1-10, just list them and we can all talk about the choices.
My picks are:
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot-Wilco
…and Justice for all-Metallica
Appetite For Destruction-G&R
London Calling-The Clash
Melloncollie & the Infinite sadness-smashing Pumpkins
White Album-Beatles
Pretty hate Machine-NIN
Nevermind-Nirvana
Tommy-The Who
Sgt. Peppers-Beatles
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Ramones - Rocket To Russia
Jane’s Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
Helmet - Meantime
Ministry - Psalm 69
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Tool - Aenima
Warrior Soul - Last Decade Dead Century
[quote]kevink00 wrote:
I came up with this idea from the Metal/Rock supergroup thread, the band I came up with had 23 people so I didn’t post. But I’ve had this conversation with lots of people throughout my life, and it’s still one of my favorite topics. You don’t have to rate the albums 1-10, just list them and we can all talk about the choices.
My picks are:
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot-Wilco
…and Justice for all-Metallica
Appetite For Destruction-G&R
London Calling-The Clash
Melloncollie & the Infinite sadness-smashing Pumpkins
White Album-Beatles
Pretty hate Machine-NIN
Nevermind-Nirvana
Tommy-The Who
Sgt. Peppers-Beatles[/quote]
i know you said order makes no difference but really come on…your top billing is …wilco ? they’re not even in the same league as the rest… they don’t feel anything. they’ve mastered witty songwriting yeah, but it’s like they’re constructing crossword puzzles out of everything they grew up listening to…they come at music from the outside in. everything else on that list is an explosion from the inside out.
wilco are clever fodder, but their influence only reaches about as far as beck’s, which isn’t that far. they will not span generations. everyone else on there kicks ass though.
Dr. Dre – The Chronic
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s…
De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising
Nirvana – Nevermind
Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Parliament/Funkadleic – One Nation Under a Groove
Metallica – Metallica
Bob Marley and the Wailers – Legend
Sublime – Sublime
[quote]swivel wrote:
i know you said order makes no difference but really come on…your top billing is …wilco ? they’re not even in the same league as the rest… they don’t feel anything. they’ve mastered witty songwriting yeah, but it’s like they’re constructing crossword puzzles out of everything they grew up listening to…they come at music from the outside in. everything else on that list is an explosion from the inside out.
wilco are clever fodder, but their influence only reaches about as far as beck’s, which isn’t that far. they will not span generations. everyone else on there kicks ass though.
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I totally disagree. If you’ve ever really listened to ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ or seen Wilco perform the songs live, you would understand why its deserves a top 10 billing.
Don’t know if I can give ten but here are some of my favorites…
Boston - Boston
Travis Tritt - Down the Road I Go
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Bon Jovi - New Jersey
Luther Vandross - The Ultimate Luther Vandross
Dean Martin - Live From Las Vegas
Michael Buble - It’s Time
Ohio Players - Honey
The Clash- London Calling
AC/DC Back in Black
Stevie Wonder- Innervision
EricB and Rakim- Know you got Soul
Sting- Bring on the Night
U-2 - Joshua Tree
Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA
Prince- Purple Rain
Public Enemy- Nation of Millions
LL Cool J- 13 shots to the Dome
Tool - aenema
tool - undertow
tool - 10000days
tool - lateralus
pink floyd - the division bell
APC - mer de noms
APC the 13th step
the deftones - around the fur
Pink floyd - dark side of the moon
tool - opiate
[quote]CBassBeer wrote:
My training favorites are:
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Hatebreed - Perseverance, Rise Of Brutality, Supremacy
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes[/quote]
good call man, burn my eyes, is THE workout music if u ask me
in no particular order, here are mine:
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Passion and Warfare - Steve Vai
Waking the Fallen - Aveneged Sevenfold
Burn My Eyes - Machine Head
Appetite for Destruction - Guns N Roses
Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden
Surfing with the Alien - Joe Satriani
A Night at the Opera - Queen
Are you Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
Images and Words - Dream Theater
AC/DC–Back in Black
Metallica–Metallica
KISS–Destroyer
Pink Floyd–The Wall
Van Halen–5150
Prince–1999
Melissa Etheridge–Melissa Etheridge
Sammy Hagar–VOA
Bon Jovi–Slippery When Wet
Eagles–Hotel California
Since kevink00 didn’t specify rock/metal only, I have included my all time list. None of these will be considered artistic marvels, nor will the music snobs appreciate them. Hell - there are a couple that I am embarrassed to list.
But they are all albums/cds/tapes that take me back to a particular place that I can see, smell, and almost taste - dating back to the 70’s and taking me right up to now.
In no particular order:
Def Leppard - Hysteria
AC/DC - Back in Black
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Godsmack - Godsmack IV
Robert Earl Keen - Number 2 Live Dinner
Willie Nelson - Redh Headed Stranger
Theory of a Deadman - Theory of a Deadman
Steve Earle - Guitar Town
ZZ-Top - Greatest Hits
Van Halen - 1984
Dream Theater - Awake
Dream Theater - Scenes From a Memory
Beatles - Abbey Road
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Symphony X - V: New Mythology Suite
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Tool - Lateralus
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
[quote]superscience wrote:
Tool - aenema
tool - undertow
tool - 10000days
tool - lateralus
pink floyd - the division bell
APC - mer de noms
APC the 13th step
the deftones - around the fur
Pink floyd - dark side of the moon
tool - opiate [/quote]
I like your style, however, in no particular order:
Life of Agony: River Runs Red
Clutch: Clutch
Faith No More: Angel Dust
Raekwon: Only Built for Cuban Linx
Tool: Lateralus
Cannibal Ox: The Cold Vein
Notorious BIG: Ready to Die
GZA: Liquid Swords
Misfits: Earth A.D.
Metallica: Kill em All
List is subject to change depending on my recollection of past events, and current mood.
Jaga Jazzist - What We Must
Yes - Close to the Edge
King Crimson - Red
The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium
Angra - Holy Land
Barky - A Study in Rocking
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Pain of Salvation - Entropia or Remedy Lane or The Perfect Element, Part I (they’re all so damn good)
These are albums which I consider nearly perfect in their entirety. The only exception is Stadium, which just has too many damn good songs not to mention it.
Joy Division: Closer
Lacuna Coil - Unleashed Memories
New Order - Lowlife (although Techique or Power Corruption and Lies could do just as well)
JPSE - Bleeding Star
Lycia - Cold
The Cure - Disintergration
Heavy Water Factory - Author of Pain
Portishead - Portishead
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue