Favourite 25 Albums

[jaycee]

A while ago there was a thread about your ten favourite albums. Of course, ten was too restrictive! So a top 25 may ease the case... also, I've been purchasing quite a few albums lately, and they're all awesome (well, almost all of them... Say You Will doesn't cut it for me I'm afraid), so I felt compelled to update my favourites. So here's my list (note the occasional equal values):

1. Days Of Future Passed - Moody Blues
I hope everyone owns this by now. If not, I'll buy it and force it upon you!
1. Avalon - Roxy Music
Quite possibly the best new wave album ever created!
3. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
We all know why.
4. Tango In The Night - Fleetwood Mac
I'm an 80s man... inasmuch as I love 80s music best, although I was born in '89.
5. Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham
Remember, I'm an 80s man at heart!
6. Soul Cages - Sting
While his other albums were great, Sting really shined through on this one! Sadly, he wrote this masterpiece as a result of his father's death - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_%28musician%29#1990s.
7. Boys And Girls - Bryan Ferry
Another excellent new wave album, developed by a creative master! (And, yes, I love Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music's earlier stuff too!)
8. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
I expect I'll actually prefer Wish You Were Here to this, because "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is my favourite song (along with "Wild West Hero" by ELO).
9. I, Robot - The Alan Parsons Project
This one I bought rather recently. If you like Dark Side Of The Moon, this is doubtlessly for you! But not because it sounds like a copy of it! It's just that, like the above album, it stretches the ideas about what music and albums should sound and be like... the same goes for the next album.
10. Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - The Alan Parsons Project
Technically, I haven't really listened to this album - I've listened to all of the songs from it on YouTube. But I'm getting it as a birthday present, so... Also, "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether" is a candidate for my favourite song of all time!
11. The Turn Of A Friendly Card - The Alan Parsons Project
Yeah, I'm a fan of them! How did you know?
12. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
I own all of their other studio albums, but this is the best! Although my favourite song of theirs (and nearly all time favourite song) is "Sultans Of Swing" from Dire Straits (eponymous).
13. Out Of The Cradle - Lindsey Buckingham
Always with the new musical directions... that's why you're my favourite artist, Lindsey!
14. American Pie - Don McLean
I actually adore "American Pie" the least on the album. While it's a fabulous song, he pretty much perfected his easy listening songs to my taste. That said, "Everybody Loves Me Baby", a rockier song, is my favourite of his, so...
14. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
"Fast Car", just like the rest of the album, is simply beautiful. What else is there to say?
16. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
I wonder how Ledgies would say this is their favourite FM album? Or, indeed, album?
17. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
The album that started it all... the Rumours era, that is!
18. Mirage - Fleetwood Mac
"...and you will fly like some little wing, straight back to the sun... the dream was never over, the dream has just begun... the dream has just begun..."
19. A New World Record - ELO
I expect I'll actually prefer Out Of The Blue to this, because "Wild West Hero" is my favourite song (along with "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd).
20. The Soft Parade - The Doors
Yes, their album that is usually disliked by fans! Personally, I love the extra brass and string instruments... they added a finish to their music their other albums lacked, imo.
21. Mystery To Me - Fleetwood Mac
I pretty much love every track on this album! (Or at least that's how I remember it...)
22. Heroes Are Hard To Find - Fleetwood Mac
Before there was Lindsey Buckingham, there was Bob Welch! (Or was it secretly Mick and John steering the creativity of the band?)
23. The Wild Heart - Stevie Nicks
I personally found Timespace a bit hard to get into, and I thought that I perhaps didn't like Stevie's solo songs that much... then I bought this... and I now realise that Timespace was simply poorly compiled, imo. Anyway, I love this album! And Stevie too!
24. No Angel - Dido
One of the few recent artists (well, 1999's close enough!) I listen to. Others include Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Jet, and John Mayer (well, all their earlier work anyway).
25. Life For Rent - Dido
Another beautiful album from her indeed!

And that wraps up this particular list! Of course the order is pretty subjective - if I were to have the patience to compile it again, especially after listening to all the albums again, it could come out looking rather different... in any case, while it took much longer to compile than the top ten, the end result is more satisfying and complete! Anyway, good luck with your list!