Your "Top 10 Albums of All Time" List

Anyway, all of my lists are available at www.rateyourmusic.com/~GeirH

This will now be the "Anniversary" of the first "Top 10 Albums of All Time" thread.

Post your lists, in the memory of that first magical thread.

he spent ages typing that out

nice list :)

i love 'kings crossing' too

i already know all of your top 10 quips lists.

the ballots for the ilm top 100 ever poll.

blue cheer - vincebus eruptum
black sabbath - volume 4
pearls before swine - balaklava
moby grape s/t or skip spence - oar (depends on how i am feeling)
the dead c - trapdoor fucking exit
charalambides - market square (more is better? and less tape experimentation makes for a more cohesive experience than "union")
the shadow ring - lindus
can - tago mago
byrds - notorious byrd brothers
13th floor elevators - easter everywhere

let's call that the "white music" list.

1. Coldplay - X&Y
2. System Of A Down - Hypnotize (clever title, FUCKING RETARDS)
3. MIA - Arular*
4. Dillinger - CB200 (ok, I like this)
5. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

Go ahead and ask me, DO YOU WORK AT POTTERY BARN? No shit!

*After having to sit through Lady "MIA II" Sovereign I asked said co-worker "So, is this what music is going to sound like from now on?". He said, "Gee, I hope so, it'd be refreshing.". WHAT AN ASSHOLE.

andrew wk - i get wet
vu and nico
amon duul ii - yeti
green day - dookie
pharoah sanders - karma
wire - pink flag
prince - dirty mind
animal collective - sung tongs
brian eno - here come the warm jets
scott walker - scott 4

whenever i make these lists, i always leave off the stuff that ive most newly been loving, since i feel like a LITTLE bit of caution/conservatism is in order for these BEST EVER threads, but then sometimes my choices feel a little behind my listening/loving curve - WHAT PLACE LONG-TERM AFFECTION VS. INFATUATION?? anyway, this is the best list of stuff i always love right now.

And although the Kinks are my favourite band. "Arthur" isn't my favourite album, but it's my favourite Kinks album and one of my favourite albums. I like some "albums" by "Bands" that I don't consistantly like, but I love those albums AS albums. For example, I prefer "Family Tree - Miss Butters" to "Arthur" because they only ever released one album, and it really appeals to me, moreso than "Arthur" does.

But hey, I love more Kinks albums than any other band's albums, so I have no regrets.

- e

1)E.T.Boogie-Extra T's
2)Temporary Chicken-Telex
3)Ain't Saying Nothing-Divine Styler
4)Dirty Cash-adventures of Stevie V
5)Apache-Sugarhill Gang
6)No More Lies-Michel'le
7)B Boys Breakdance-High Fidelity Three
8)Theme from S-Express-S-Express
9)Rolling with Rhama-Axis
10)Good Life-Inner City
11)Voodoo Ray-A Guy Called Gerald
12)Aie A Mwana-Bananarama
13)Baby I Love You So-Colourbox
14)At The Party-The Treacherous Three
15)Hanging Out-U.T.F.O.
16)Kiss Me-Tintin
17)The Telephone Always Rings-The Fun Boy Three
18)Let's Play It Cool-Steinski&Mass Media
19)1-2-3-4 Rock and Roll-Girlschool
20)Point Of No Return-Expose
21)Doowutchyalike-Digital Underground
22)Here To Stay(Me And My Double R.R.)-Count Coolout
23)The Look Of Love-ABC
24)Play That Beat Mr.D.J.-G.L.O.B.E.& Whiz Kid
25)My Boy Lollipop-Aural Exciters
26)Hush Dat Fuss-Dukey Man
27)Chicken Outlaw-Wide Boy Awake
28)We Are Ninja(Not Geisha)-Frank Chickens
29)Jockin' Robin-Le Juan Love & DJ Man
30)Tighten Up-Yellow Magic Orchestra
31)(Go Michael)Air Jordan-Scorpio
32)Everything Counts(In Larger Amounts)-Depeche Mode
33)Listen To My Turbo-Raw Dope Posse
34)Another One Bites The Dust-Sugar Daddy
35)John Wayne Is Big Leggy-Haysi Fantayzee
36)Da'Dip-MC Luscious
37)Casanova's Rap-Casanova Fly(aka Grandmaster Caz)
38)Bass Invaders-Maggotron
39)The Jackin' National Anthem-Ramos
40)I Am Down-Salt n Pepa
41)Shoop-Shoop,Diddy-Wop,Cumma Cumma,Wang Dang-Monte Video
42)Fred From Jupiter-Digette
43)Germany Calling-Tone Band
44)Din Daa Daa-George Kranz
45)The Runner-The Three Degrees
46)Jukie Baby-DJ Nasty Knock
47)Infested-Course of Empire
48)Yes,I Like Fat Bottomed Girls-Frank Cornelius
49)Money(Dollar Bill Y'all)-Jimmy Spicer
50)Confusion-New Order
51)Space Is The Place-The Jonzun Crew
52)Nobody Loves A computer Because A Computer Does Not Dance-Computer
53)Estrellita El Mix-Panoramics
54)We Live So Fast-Heaven 17
55)A Day In The Life-Black Riot
56)Shock,Shock,The House-DJ Hollywood
57)I'm Def(Jump Back And Kiss Myself)Shocklee Remix-Whodini
58)Ceremony-New Order
59)I Let 'Em Know-Young M.C.
60)Superrappin'-Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
61)Grandmaster Cuts It Up-Infinity and Grandmaster D.S.T.
62)Skindeep(Extended Version)-The Stranglers
63)Live To Tell-Madonna
64)Too Turned On-Alisha
65)Fascinated-Company B
66)Grasshopper Meets The Master-Superstar A-Mar

Really, even if you're just listening to it for Ry Cooder's guitar work it's worthwhile.

- e

Black Flag - Damaged
Brainiac - Hissing Prigs in Static Couture
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician
Dismemberment Plan - ...Is Terrified
Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime
Jesus Lizard - Goat
Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Pussy Galore - Groovy Hate Fuck
Sonic Youth - Sister

I agree it isn't quite as insufferable as "Trout Mask Replica", but it is still way too based in the blues.

scott seward: i don't quite understand all the love for the early hip hop in that thread. i just.. i mean.. i dunno, maybe you had to be there?

albert ayler - spiritual unity
throwing muses - university
p.i.l. - metal box
kinks - arthur
new order - international
kelis - tasty
sleater-kinney - one beat
tall dwarfs - hello cruel world
elvis presley - tiger man
velvet underground - white light/white heat

I think if you want to keep the attention of the reader, you might want to start with number ten and then count down until one. Unless you'd put Radiohead at number ten.

My top ten would probably include No New York, Fleetwood Mac, Joni M, dEUS and probably Neutral Milk Hotel. Only, i don't like doing lists.

Survivors!

*whistles idly*

Built to Spill -- Live
Al Green -- Call Me
Beatles -- Rubber Soul
Bob Dylan -- Blood on the Tracks
The Who -- Who's Next
Jay-Z -- The Blueprint
Pearl Jam -- Ten
Neutral Milk Hotel -- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
David Banner -- Mississippi
Neil Young -- Tonight's the Night

-- J.D. (aubade8...), January 10th, 2006.
love the new order - never hear dof this elvis lp ?

Children of God - Swans
Selected Ambient Works Volume II - Aphex Twin
Supreme Clientele - Ghostface Killah
Tago Mago - Can
Still Life - Van der Graaf Generator
The Entertainist - Gonzales
To Mega Therion - Celtic Frost
The Velvet Underground & Nico
Return to the 36 Chambers - Ol' Dirty Bastard
20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle

Thats what I don't understand about Joanna. How can people describe her with such vividly bad descriptions yet still like her music?
-- Stephen C (qwerty733...), January 11th, 2006 7:57 PM.

A Bob Dylan fan once described him (accurately) as a tone-deaf railroad man disemboweling a guitar. Doesn't mean he's terrible, rather he overcomes deficient characteristics through sheer force of talent. A lot of talented people don't kowtow to the world's sense of style, they go their own way and the world follows.

And yeah, maybe the list should be called "Your Top 10 Albums That You Seem To Listen To More Than Other Albums", but hey, thats way too fuckin long.

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
The Stooges - Fun House
Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting it On
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Max Romeo & the Upsetters - War ina Babylon
The Clash - Sandinista!
Prince - Purple Rain
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Daft Punk - Discovery

Good list.

i love you.

what he said.

Well, for hip-hop and disco of that period, you usually don't have much of a choice. And for DJing, 12" sound way better, and have bigger pictures.

anyway, a quick go at my top 10 albums of all time:

Van Morrison-Astral Weeks
Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
The Zombies-Begin Here
Scott Walker-Scott 3
Gene Clark-White Light
Slapp Happy-Acnalbasac Noom
Brian Eno-Taking Tiger Mountain
Roxy Music-Avalon
New Order-Substance
The Durutti Column-Another Setting

That is me really trying to be honest with myself. So much for being all about the punk, post-punk, new wave, disco etc. If I was deserted on an island, that's what I'd have. Of course I'd also have my top 10 7"s, which would cover more punk, post-punk, pop etc, and my top 10 12"s, which would scratch my dance itch. Then I'd be good.

and to the original poster...Monica is a GREAT song!

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and Sinner Lady
Raekwon & Ghostface Killah - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
The Stooges - Fun House
The Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat
Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study in Brown
Nas - Illmatic
The Dramatics - Whatcha See it Whatcha Get
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Smif n Wessun - Dah Shinin'
Willie Hutch - Fully Exposed
Sunn O))) - 00 Void

Naturally my list is subject to change depending on mood, weather, quality of sensi, etc. I could easily name 90 more.And I feel like I really slighted the heavier bands I love, like Carcass, Grief, Sleep, Earth, etc.

And "Monica" is okay, but compared to the rest of the (wicked) record, it's the worst song, in my opinion. Or just "not as good".

I prefer "Wicked Annabella", "Big Sky" and "Village Green", personally.

I'm actually not sure that's a top ten album for me, or even my favourite hip hop album, but it's thereabouts. There are even a couple of other Wu albums I love about as much - 36 Chambers, Cuban Linx, just about any of Ghostface's.

One of my faves as well, it doesn't get mentioned as often as it should.

Ain't music wonderful

-- Erock LAzron (erockzombi...), January 16th, 2006.

"phenomenal cat" is DEFINITELY the worst song on VGPS! it's like "the gnome" from the first pink floyd album, except 10X as cringeworthy.

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Missy Elliott - The Cookbook
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
Frederic Chopin - 24 Preludes (Op. 28) (Martha Argerich)
L'Ensemble Pierre Labbe - Risque et Pendule
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Dog Faced Hermans - Those Deep Buds

I'd go with Hum Of Life but it's great to see DFH on anybody's list!

There, 100.

The Action - The Ultimate Action
The Libertines - Up the Bracket
The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Prisoners - The Last Fourfathers
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Vic Godard and Subway Sect - A Retrospective 1977-1981
The White Stripes - Elephant
Pete Doherty - The Freewheelin' Pete Doherty
Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love

And I got "Elephant" on red and white vinyl. Such a good purchase.

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall/Thriller
Cornelius - Fantasma
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Mekon - Welcome To Tackletown
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
Plus-Tech Squueze Box - Cartooom!
Gravediggaz - Niggamortis
Blur - Parklife
The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
The Aprils - Pan-da

And it seems not much changed after 1998, but the 3 latest entries all hail from Tokyo.

Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
Blur - Parklife
Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
Autechre - LP5
Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy
Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
Daft Punk - Discovery
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Plaid - Double Figure

God, it looks like all I listen to is twee pop and IDM.

And "Discovery" is another modern classic. Actually, I have those two albums on LP too. And Cd. And all the 7' singles off "waitress". Man, I really pumped alot of money into that portion of their career.

-- scott seward (skotro...), January 8th, 2006.

Scott, I never knew you were such a fan of the Miami stuff!

Good times

That's probably about right, but I'll have to consider it carefully and see which albums will make the 1 year cut

Pixies, Surfer Rosa
The Stooges, Fun House
The Fall, Dragnet
The Clean, Anthology
Lee Scratch Perry and the Upsetters, Some of the Best
Madvillain, Madvillainy
The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat
Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
Nirvana, In Utero
The Amps, Pacer
Oneida, Secret Wars
Clinic, Internal Wrangler
The Fall, Slates
The White Stripes
The White Stripes, 500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Fans Can't Be Wrong
The Vaselines, A Complete History

Though I thought Pacer was sort of a daring choice.

We'll find out

01. Pink Floyd - Animals
Every heard "Dogs?" Where in the name of everything holy did David Gilmour find that opening chord progression? How did he come up with that solo? Before I bought this I'd never have thought that Pink Floyd could outdo _Wish You Were Here_. Imagine my surprise. I'm sure it helped that I'd read Orwell and made him a part of my worldview. But it'd all be for naught without the tremendous music. The best parts remind me of a very good SNES soundtrack.

02. The Beatles - The White Album
I'd heard a lot of the individual songs before purchasing the album, but you have to hear the whole album to hear just how far ahead of their time the Beatles were. Sidenote: Initially, I found "Revolution #9" to be unlistenable - now it's one of the highlights of the album.

03. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy & The Poorboys

04. Genesis - Nursery Cryme
A great album, although here it's kind of a stand-in for prog as a whole. Took some getting used to; I was initially frustrated by the fact that the most addictive phrases were only played once and then forgotten. I soon learned to remedy this problem by putting the album on endless repeat.

05. De La Soul - The Grind Date

06. Soundgarden - Superunkown
Usually classified as "grunge," it's an open secret that this is 1. one of the best psychedelic records ever and 2. the greatest tribute to Black Sabbath ever.

07. Dismemberment Plan, The - Emergency & I
I discovered these guys through a CMJ New Music sampler. At the time I was strictly into classic rock, and this number was an authentic mind-blower. It sounded so wrong, and yet so right.

08. Radiohead - Kid A
I can remember my excitement upon purchasing this album. I was expecting OK Computer Part 2. Needless to say, I was quite dissapointed, but I gave it a few more spins and the rest is history.

09. XTC - Drums & Wires

10. Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage Animation0
This sounds exactly like a collection of 1966/67 beatles outtakes, interspersed with a bunch of awesome sound collages.

11. V/A - Wanted! The Outlaws

12. Collective Soul - _Hints, Allegations & Things Left Unsaid_
Yeah, I know it's a boring pick. It seems like everybody owns/has owned a Collective Soul record. It's overproduced, it's cold and calculated, etc. But there's no getting past the immediacy of the hooks, and the simple truthfulness of the lyrics. I'll never get tired of this.

13. Jimmy Eat World - _The Singles_
Another CMJ sampler discovery. They sounded very different at this time. It's almost like an X-ray of stereotypical emo, a straight shot of raging but indeterminate guitar and mournful, obscure lyrics. Their succeeding output would descend into radio crapland, (insofar that the Red Hot Chili Peppers deigned to plagiarize them) but I'll stand by this album til the day I die.

blue cheer - vincebus eruptum

skip spence - oar

weirdly, the loose voice/bass demos may be the strongest and most affecting. i'm also a big fan of the _more oar_ tribute.

ghostface - supreme clientele
sly & the family stone - stand!
animal collective - sung tongs
beach boys - pet sounds

raekwon - only built 4 cuban linx
Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
i can't get over the solos. reminds me of a sober hendrix.
Edward III OTM for noting that this album was almost entirely recorded live, without overdubs.

Nick Drake - Pink Moon
I first noticed this album when it was mentioned in a usenet thread, as one of the most darkest albums of all time. "Ha," thought I, "they're only saying that because he offed himself soon afterwards." How wrong I was. Nick Drake could be alive, well, and raking in millions and this album would lose none of it's unyielding, darkly beautiful menace.

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
The second LZ album that I bothered to physically purchase, after LZIV. I know it's an odds and sods collection, but it seems to work so well as a whole, except for "Kashmir" which I've never cared for (even the Puff Daddy version seemd like an improvement).