10 albums to hear before you die

What do you consider to be the 10 best albums ever? Here's my list:

10. London Calling- The Clash
9. Raw Power- Iggy and the Stooges
8. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars- David Bowie
7. Let It Bleed- The Rolling Stones
6. Who's Next- The Who
5. Blonde on Blonde- Bob Dylan
4. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin
3. Are You Experienced?- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- The Beatles

 

Nick Drake-Bryter Later
sex Pistols- Never mind the B*****ks
Bob Dylan-Blood on the tracks
Pixies -Bossanova
The Specials-The Specials
Flaming Lips-Soft Bulletin
Stone Roses-Stone Roses
Floyd-Wish u were here
Beatles-Revolver
Jeff Buckley -Grace

This will probally change by tomorow so i'll either be editing this list or making another.

 

in no particular order

guns N' Roses - Appetite for destruction
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
Metallica - And Justice for All
Metallica - Metallica
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Green Day - Dookie
The Almighty - Powertripin
Lawnmower Deth - Oh Crikey
Rocky Horror Picture Show OST

 

Kanye West- Late Registration
Testament- First Strike Still Deadly- Alone In The Dark
Ace Combat 5 Soundtrack- Razgriz
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children- Sarin: Kata Tsubasa No Tenshi
NightWish- Once- Planet Hell
Static-x- Start A War- Enemy
Dry Kill Logic- Dead and Dreaming- The Perfect Enemy
Disturbed- Believe- Devour

when I die I intend on fighting both sides


btw this will change each day

 

Taste Taste Taste

 

prince - 1999

AC/DC - if you want blood

Sisters of Mercy - first and Last and Always

Rolling Stones - Let it bleed

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Blue Rondo a la Turk

Revolting Cocks - Beers Steers and Queers

Jello Biafra and the Melvins - Sieg Howdy

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotten Vegetables

Hawkwind - Levitation

Fields of the Nephilim - The Nephilim

 

You, sir, have taste

My top ten in no particular order and will certainly change by this time tomorrow:

The Cure: Disintegration
The Sisters of Mercy: Floodland (huge influence on my writing, hence why I picked that over First & Last)
My Dying Bride: The Angel and the Dark River
Bauhaus: The Sky's Gone Out
Metallica: Master of Puppets
Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power
Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral
Soundgarden: Superunknown
Neurosis: Times of Grace
Boris: At Last -Feedbacker-

Honourable mentions (ie, sneaky ones I didn't want to leave out/ those I'll probably slip in when I revise this list) go to Cult of Luna: The Beyond, Gridlock: The Synthetic Form, Skinny Puppy: Cleanse, Fold & Manipulate, Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream, Nirvana: Nevermind, Tool: AEnima, Emperor: IX Equilibrium and Godspeed You Black Emperor: Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada

 

01. Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
02. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
03. Spice Girls - Spice
04. Michael Jackson - Thriller
05. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
06. U2 - The Joshua Tree
07. Cream Collect - Balearic
08. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
09. The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
10. and have to include an album with Verdi, Chopin, Handel on.

i have loads more that are up there in the top 10.

 

Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
Hawkwind - Acid Daze: The History of Hawkwind
Hallucinogen - LSD
Man With No Name - Earth Moving Sun
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair
The Levellers - Zeitgeist
The The - Soul Mining
Banco de Gaia - Last Train To Lhasa
Roy Harper - Flat, Baroque and Berserk

... and as this is my 1500th post, you can have 5 more at no extra charge ...

Gong - You
Steve Hillage - Fish Rising
Madness - The Rise and Fall
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Leftfield - Leftism

 

10- Yardbirds-BBC Sessions
9-Pink Floyd-Animals
8-Jethro Tull- Benifit
7-Aerosmith-Toys in the Attic
6-Led Zeppelin-Presence
5-Pink Floyd-The Wall
4-Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin 2
3-The Who-Who's Next
2-Jethro Tull-Aqualung
1-Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin

 

In no particular order, im not listing anything that has been mentioned before. Loads of classic albums been mentioned above.

adouglasmhor I see you were a bit of an old school goth, I forgot all about the Nephilim untill i saw your list.

The Jesus and Mary Chain- Honeys Dead
Joy division- Unknown Pleasures
Gary Numan- The Pleasure Principle
DJ Shadow- Entroducing
Coldcut-Let us play
Tha Art of Noise- Whos afraid of The Art Of Noise?
Ministry-Psalm 69
Spacemen 3- Playing With Fire
Saul Williams- Saul Williams
Primal Scream- Sceamadelica

 

Audioslave - Audioslave
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Nirvana - Nevermind
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Ben Folds - Ben Folds Live
Beck - Geuro
Kanye Wes - The College Dropout
Jeff Buckley - Live at L'Olympia
AC/DC - Live - Collectors Edition
Nirvana - Unplugged in New York

 

Before i die:
System of a Down-Hypnotize
System of a Down-Mesmerize
Rhapsody-Power of the Dragonflame -deluxe edition-
Stratovarius-Episode
Stratovarius-Visions
Van Halen- Van Halen Best of, Vol1
Helloween-Keepers of the Seven Keys I and II
Brainstorm-Soul Tempation
Dream Theater-Octavarium
TNT-My Religion

My personal Top10:
Rhapsody-Power of the Dragonflame -deluxe edition-
Stratovarius-Episode
Stratovarius-Visions
Van Halen- Van Halen Best of, Vol1
Helloween-Keepers of the Seven Keys I and II
Brainstorm-Soul Tempation
Dream Theater-Live Scenes From New York
TNT-My Religion
Helloween-Walls of Jericho
Black Sabbath-Paranoid

 

top 10 albums right now, in no particular order:

rolling stones - forty licks
incubus - a crow short of a murder
metallica - master of puppets
marlowe - lines from the broken telephone (south african band)
dire straits - sultans of swing (best of)
led zeppelin - led zeppelin
springbok nude girls - the fat lady sings (another SA band)
the soundtrack to kill bill volume 1
the rudimentals - more fire (yet another SA band)
System of a Down - Toxicity

 

Original albums only, with no more than one per band/artiste, and in no particular order:

- The Beatles - the 'white album'
- The Rolling Stones - 'Let It Bleed'
- The Who - 'Quadrophenia'
- White Stripes - 'White Blood Cells'
- The Mothers - 'Uncle Meat'
- Black Sabbath - 'Sabotage'
- Captain Beefheart - 'Safe as Milk'
- Frank Zappa - 'Hot Rats'
- Prince - 'Diamonds and Pearls'
- Thin Lizzy - 'Jailbreak'

I know that as soon as I send this I'm going to think of all the other albums I should have included, but here goes....

 

In no particular order

- Wishbone Ash 'Argus'
- Yes ' Fragile'
- Miles Davis 'Biches Brew'
- Flower Kings 'Unfold the Future'
- Stravinksy 'Rites of Spring'
- e.s.t 'Seven Days of Falling'
- Cult of Luna 'Salvation'
- Tool 'Lateralus'
- Opeth 'Blackwater Park'
- Isis 'Panopticon'

I think thats it. Honourable mentions go to Fields of the Nephilim, Dream Theatre, Meshuggah, numerous classical composers, Katatonia and Queen; all of whom made my top 20.

 

here's a slightly different question. What are your favorite albums? Mine, in no particular order, are:

Raw Power- Iggy & The Stooges
Are You Experienced?- The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Who's Next- The Who
Led Zeppelin IV- Led Zeppelin
Marquee Moon- Television
New York Dolls- The New York Dolls
Blonde on Blonde- Bob Dylan
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars- David Bowie
The Velvet Underground & Nico- The Velvet Underground

 

Favourite?

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Led Zeppelin - IV
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Alice in Chains - Live/Dirt (can't really decide)
Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
Ryan Adams - Gold
Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Pearl Jam - Ten
Foo Fighters - In Your Honour

 

No order...Would change hourly, never mind daily

Godspeed You Black Emporer - F#Aoo
Explosions in the Sky - Those who tell the truth shall live forever....
Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
Esmerine - If Only A Sweet Surrender to the Nights to Come be True
Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun
Christie Front Drive - Self Titled
Boards of Canada - Music has the Right to Children
Poison the Well - You Come Before You
The Appleseed Cast - End of the Ring Wars
ISIS - Oceanic