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!

[bluefox4000]

Oh lord....I'll be back in a while......LOL

Mick

[KarmaContestant]

I started with a list of 45, and had to narrow it down. This was hard!

**Edit - Also, I should say, because it's important, that while these are my 25 favorite albums, ever, they are not necessarily representative of the 25 albums I'd want to listen to forever, to the exclusion of all else. I've heard each of these so many times that I know every word and note by heart. I haven't figured out yet whether 'favorite' and 'most familar' are really synonymous in this particular situation. Ok, rambling...

Bloodletting - Concrete Blonde
Boomerang - The Creatures
Black Celebration - Depeche Mode
Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna
The Day I Turned To Glass - Honeycut
Diva - Annie Lennox
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Far - Regina Spektor
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood - Neko Case
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - Sarah McLacklan
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - Sinead O'Connor
Juju - Siouxsie & The Banshees
Kasabian - Kasabian
Melissa Etheridge - Melissa Etheridge
Our Time In Eden - 10,000 Maniacs
Parachutes - Coldplay
Portishead - Portishead
Rock A Little - Stevie Nicks
Scarlet's Walk - Tori Amos
Shades - Nina Storey
So Tonight That I Might See - Mazzy Star
Sounds Like This - Eric Hutchinson
Undiscovered - James Morrison
Out Of The Woods - Tracey Thorn
You - Jessie Baylin

[bluefox4000]

Ok and this is in no order

1. The white Album-The Beatles
2. A day the Races-Queen
3. Rumors -Fleetwood Mac
4. Animals-Pink Floyd
5. Face Value-Phil Collins
6. Music from Big Pink-The band
7. The future-Leonard Cohen
8. A Trick of the Tail-Genesis
9. Out of the Cradle-Lindsey Buckingham
10.Katy Lied-Steely Dan
11. On the Border-The Eagles
12. Led zeppelin1- Zeppelin
13-Peter Gabriel-Melt
14. Abbey Road-The Beatles
15 Bat Out of Hell II-Meat Loaf
16.Unplugged-Eric Clapton
17.BBC Sessions-Jimi Hendrix
18. Amused to Death-Roger Waters
19-Days of Future Past-The Moody Blues
20. Gift of Screws-Lindsey Buckingham
21. Gate to the Minds Eye-Thomas Dolby
22. Gaucho-Steely Dan
23. Stunt-The Barenaked Ladies
24. Queen 1-Queen
25. The Final Cut-Pink Floyd

Mick

[TrueFaith77]

One per artist? Or just THE 25.

[Sleepless-Child]

Tusk-Fleetwood Mac
Rumours-Fleetwood Mac
OOTC-Lindsey Buckingham
Bella Donna-Stevie Nicks
Abbey Road-The Beatles
Sgt Peppers-The Beatles
Parallel Lines-Blondie
Plastic Letters-Blondie
The Velvet Underground and Nico-.
Tea for the Tillerman-Cat Stevens
Curtains-John Frusciante
Led Zeppelin 1-.
Wish you were here-Pink Floyd
Blood Sugar Sex Magik-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Automatic Writing-Ataxia
It's alive-The Ramones
Arizona Dream soundtrack-Goran Bregovic/Iggy Pop
The Divine Comedy-Milla Jovovich
The Doors-.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John
Breakfast in America-Supertramp
Bridge over troubled water-Simond and Garfunkel
Kosovka Djevojka-Bijelo Dugme
Use Your Illusion II-Guns n' Roses
Arrival-ABBA

[TrueFaith77]

Click HERE for an illustrated list.

The 25 Best/Favourite Albums of All Time
(one per artist)

1. Tusk (1979), Fleetwood Mac
2. Siren (1975), Roxy Music
3. Rubber Soul (1965), The Beatles
4. Bad Girls (1979), Donna Summer
5. Remain In Light (1980), Talking Heads
6. Very (1993), Pet Shop Boys
7. Fear of a Black Planet (1990), Public Enemy
8. Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985), Scritti Politti
9. You Are The Quarry (2004), Morrissey
10. Sticky Fingers (1971), The Rolling Stones
11. Bazerk Bazerk Bazerk (1991), Son of Bazerk
12. Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (1977), Sex Pistols
13. Perhaps (1985), The Associates
14. Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), The Smiths
15. Hounds of Love (1985), Kate Bush
16. Armed Forces (1979), Elvis Costello
17. Raise the Pressure (1996), Electronic
18. O(+> (1992), Prince
19. Blood on the Dance Floor (1997), Michael Jackson
20. You're All I Need (1968), Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
21. Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), Bruce Springsteen
22. Playing With a Different Sex (1981), Au Pairs
23. Brotherhood (1986), New Order
24. Take It Off (1981), Chic
25. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1976), Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

[StreetAngel95]

1. Say You Will - Fleetwood Mac - MY VERY FIRST CD. EVER. I WAS 8
2. Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks
3. Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
4. The Royal Scam - Steely Dan
5. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
6. Trouble in Shangri-La - Stevie Nicks
7. Parallel Lines - Blondie
8. Out of the Cradle - Lindsey Buckingham
9. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
10. Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
11. Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks
12. Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton
13. Eye To the Telescope - KT Tunstall - THIS GIRL IS A FRIGGIN GENIUS
14. Captain and Me - The Doobie Brothers
15. Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
16. Two Against Nature - Steely Dan - JUST LISTENED TO THE ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY - NOW I CAN REMEMBER WHY IT WAS SO WORTHY OF A GRAMMY
17. Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty
18. Kamakiriad - Donald Fagen
19. Tango in the Night - Fleetwood Mac
20. Gaucho - Steely Dan
21. Street Angel - Stevie Nicks - DON'T HATE! I FREAKING LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!
22. Whatcha Gonna Do For Me - Chaka Khan - WHO DOESN'T LOVE HER?!
23. Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police
24. The Colour and the Shape - Foo Fighters
25. Celebrity Skin - Hole


now, i know a lot of people will complain that i didn't put the Beatles in there, but i can be the first to tell you that i think they are such an overrated band...sorry!

[bluefox4000]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel95

now, i know a lot of people will complain that i didn't put the Beatles in there, but i can be the first to tell you that i think they are such an overrated band...sorry!

OHHHHH Miranda you just stabbed me in my heart. I love the Beatles. Just kidding years ago I would have down your throat . now i tend to agree even though I still love them

Mick

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel95

now, i know a lot of people will complain that i didn't put the Beatles in there, but i can be the first to tell you that i think they are such an overrated band...sorry!

I dun like them either. Not because they're overrated, because I don't like the music. You're not alone!

[tilthefirefades]

Basically in no order, except for the top ten, definitely in order.

1. Fleetwood Mac-Say You Will
Thrown Down, Miranda, Say Goodbye, RTTG, Destiny Rules....nuff said.
2. Stevie Nicks-Trouble In Shangri-La
Love Changes, Sorcerer, POTU, TFFT, Fall From Grace, Candlebright...ya know.
3. Jewel-Pieces Of You
Acoustic perfection.
4. Brand New-The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Too much emotion and skill packed onto one disc. Must have for everyone.
5. The Academy Is...-Almost Here

6. Janet Jackson-The Velvet Rope
R&B perfection.
7. Taking Back Sunday-Tell All Your Friends
Gotta love teenage angst.
8. The Smiths-The Queen Is Dead
Bigmouth Strikes Again, There is a Light..., The Boy with the thorn.........
9. Placebo-Without You I'm Nothing
Almost overcame FM a few months ago, then I came to my senses.
10. Cute Is What We Aim For-The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch
My high school years on one album.
11. Brand New-Deja Entendu
Sic Transit Gloria, The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot, Jaws Theme Swimming....
12. Stevie Nicks-Bella Donna
13. Fleetwood Mac-Mirage
14. Tom Petty-Damn the Torpedoes
15. Mariah Carey-The Emancipation of Mimi
16. Playradioplay!-The Frequency EP
17. Interpol-Antics
18. Alanis Morissette-Jagged Little Pill
19. The Killers-Hot Fuss
Andy You're a Star, Change Your Mind...
20. Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon
If I had a nickel for every time I've listened to this album sober, I would be a very poor man indeed
21. Madonna-Ray of Light
22. AFI-Decemberunderground
The Interview is their best song ever.
23. Brand New-Your Favorite Weapon
Yes, there should be 3 Brand New albums on my list, they are that damn good.
24. The Smiths-Strangeways, Here We Come
A rush and a push and this album is amazing.
25. Chiodos-Bone Palace Ballet

[StreetAngel95]

Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

Basically in no order, except for the top ten, definitely in order.

1. Fleetwood Mac-Say You Will
Thrown Down, Miranda, Say Goodbye, RTTG, Destiny Rules....nuff said.
2. Stevie Nicks-Trouble In Shangri-La
Love Changes, Sorcerer, POTU, TFFT, Fall From Grace, Candlebright...ya know.
5. The Academy Is...-Almost Here

10. Cute Is What We Aim For-The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch
My high school years on one album.
14. Tom Petty-Damn the Torpedoes
18. Alanis Morissette-Jagged Little Pill

oh i could just kiss you for these!!!!! Especially the first two!!!!! Not a lot of people would say SYW is their favorite!!!!!!

[DefDumbandBlond]

In no particular order...........

1. Stevie Nicks - Trouble in Shangri-La
2. Blondie - No Exit
3. David Bowie - Never Let Me Down
4. Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
5. Deborah Harry - Def, Dumb & Blonde (hence my username )
6. Iggy Pop - Blah Blah Blah
7. The Gun Club - Mother Juno
8. Ramones - Halfway To Sanity
9. Grace Slick - Welcome To The Wrecking Ball
10. Christine McVie - Christine McVie
11. Heart - Heart
12. Missing Persons - Spring Session M
13. Stevie Nicks - The Wild Heart
14. Blondie - The Curse Of Blondie
15. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
16. The Gun Club - Miami
17. Heart - Brigade
18. The Stooges - Raw Power
19. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
20. The B-52's - Funplex
21. Stevie Nicks - The Other Side Of The Mirror
22. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
23. Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will
24. Deborah Harry - Debravation
25. Blondie - Eat To The Beat

[tilthefirefades]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel95

oh i could just kiss you for these!!!!! Especially the first two!!!!! Not a lot of people would say SYW is their favorite!!!!!!

You like CIWWAF and TAI???? And I saw you mention Paramore on another thread.

Yes, we are probably the only two that SYW so much!

[StreetAngel95]

Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

You like CIWWAF and TAI???? And I saw you mention Paramore on another thread.

Yes, we are probably the only two that SYW so much!

yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i also enjoy Mayday Parade and We The Kings <3