Classic Album Face Off

[trackaghost]

Years ago I did a band Face Off on The Ledge that took a year (a whole year!!) to complete and in the end Led Zeppelin won. Well, in the spirit of that, here's a random Classic Albums Face Off. Just vote for the one you like the best and post which album you voted for and why. It will be fun!

[daniellaaarisen]

Hmmm limited choices..... and definitely a difficult choice at that. But I went with Bobby.

[jannieC]

Absolutely The Beatles.

Reasons: this album was made during my favorite Beatle era- moving away from Beatlemania. The music continued to improve from here on out. Getting Better, Being for the Benefiit of Mr. Kite, and A Day in the Life are my favorites.

[FMlex]

I actually went with the Beach Boys on this one.
After all, Paul McCartney did say that Pet Sounds was a major influence for Sgt. Pep.

However, all three albums were very innovative and influential.

[ILoveFM]

I voted for Sgt.Peppers! It has to be one of my favorite Beatles albums of all time. If not my favorite, it's tied with Rubber Soul. I also just saw Sir Paul (3rd row!) in Atlanta and he preformed Sgt. Peppers and it was fantastic!

[CreepingDeath]

Ah, I remember the last time you did this. Good times.


I voted for Sgt. Pepper's (although, Revolver is probably my favorite Beatles album). I've never been a big Bob Dylan fan, and the Beach Boys have always just annoyed me.

[LukeA]

Sgt. Pepper is so wildly overrated, its ridiculous.

Pet Sounds is pretty overrated too, but since its the best of these three, it gets my vote.

[bretonbanquet]

I went with the Beatles, even though Sgt Pepper might be my least favourite album of theirs... idk why, it just seems to get the least airplay. Maybe I overdid it a few years ago The other two are still awesome though

[rubytuesday]

It's getting better all the time!

I don't get bob dylan. His voice is so annoying and his style is so hard to listen to its hardly catchy. I get that some like him but I don't get how he's so legendary when he's so hard to listen to.

[mylittledemon]

For me, it was Beatles VS. Beach Boys in that round. It was a tough pick, but I have to go with Beatles because it was just such a wacky album.

[iamnotafraid]

BOB DYLAN for sure

[Dodfather]

Had to go with Sgt. Pepper here, even though I think Rubber Soul and Abbey Road are their best albums.

I wish I was on The Ledge when the year long face-off was happening..I love things like that!! Any chance of this running that long if we expand the choices? I'm up for adding a few to it to get us started...

[Cornflake Girl]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Sgt. Pepper is so wildly overrated, its ridiculous.

I love you. The Beatles in general are overrated IMO, thank you Rolling Stone magazine.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by Dodfather

I wish I was on The Ledge when the year long face-off was happening..I love things like that!! Any chance of this running that long if we expand the choices? I'm up for adding a few to it to get us started...

Maybe, I was just testing the waters to see what the response was like to this one. I want to do a Laurel Canyon-inspired one next.

I went for Bob Dylan. It's not my favourite of his albums, but out of the three it's the one that means the most to me, plus how can you argue with that tracklist? Like A Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, Highway 61 Revisited, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues etc. It's a masterclass in songwriting.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Maybe, I was just testing the waters to see what the response was like to this one. I want to do a Laurel Canyon-inspired one next.

I went for Bob Dylan. It's not my favourite of his albums, but out of the three it's the one that means the most to me, plus how can you argue with that tracklist? Like A Rolling Stone, Tombstone Blues, Highway 61 Revisited, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues etc. It's a masterclass in songwriting.

My God - YES!! The whole Laurel Canyon scene may be my favourite musical era/genre ever. This one must be done.

Have you seen a dcumentary called 'Hotel California: LA From the Byrds to the Eagles? It's a BBC one and I'm sure it will be on youtube. It talks about how The Byrds arguably began the country/folk/rick thing and then how it was knd of killed by the Eagles stadium success 10 years later. There are great old and new interviews and performances by with, among others.... JD Souther, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, Bernie Leadon, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Waddy Wachtel....and on and on it goes...