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There's no other album for me when I'm feeling down. Well, maybe The Queen Is Dead.

Off the top of my head, I own the full discographies of:

The Beatles

Radiohead

Blur

Manic Street Preachers

Joy Division

The Smiths

Pink Floyd

The Verve

Kasabian

Guns N' Roses

Elbow

The Who

Led Zeppelin

Portishead

The Doors

Bat for Lashes

Muse

The Stone Roses

Arctic Monkeys

Oasis

The Killers

Morrissey

I was going to put them into alphabetical order, but I can't be bothered. Oh, and I'm not counting anyone with just one album released.

I always thought "Anything Goes" was a bit too much like the Hair Metal genre they were trying to get away from. I could never get into it.

Apart from that, I don't think much of "You Ain't the First", "Get in the Ring", "Scraped" and, of course, "My World".

My first? Spice, by the Spice Girls. Not an easy thing to admit! But it actually still holds up as a damn fine pop album.

Most recently would be Bat for Lashes' Two Suns. Great album!

Out of that list I would choose Appetite for Destruction, but otherwise I think these albums are contenders:

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Portishead - Dummy

The Libertines - Up the Bracket

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Pearl Jam - Ten

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

The Smiths.

But I understand why they won't reunite, I suppose.

She's definitely talented.

Not sure how long she'll last, though. We'll see how good her next album is and if it can hold up to her current success.

I really can't wait for this. This album is supposed to be a sort of follow-up to The Holy Bible, which is one of my favourite albums.

It's simple. Nobody.

The artists who say they are influenced by Guns N' Roses in this day and age either look and sound like some throwbacks from the '80s and/or sound really generic and boring.

Also, remember that Guns were initially influenced by larger-than-life artists like The Beatles, the Stones and Aerosmith. The closest we've got to that in this generation is probably Oasis.

Blondie, anyone?

And Patti Smith.

2008 was an amazing year for music. With that said, I'll give my top five instead.

1. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

2. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement

3. The Fireman - Electric Arguments

4. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

5. Portishead - Third

Honourable mention to The Killers' Day & Age, The Verve's Forth and Coldplay's Viva La Vida..., along with Muse's live album, H.A.A.R.P..

Wow, I've seen the light. I'll stop listening to those artists immediately and download Limp Bizkit's entire discography instead.

Got this yesterday with the paper. I listened to it when I got home and thought it was great, especially considering it was free. Loved his cover of 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out".

Can't wait for Noel's solo album. B)

Actually listening to Strangeways right now. Great record.

To anyone who wants to get into them, I'd say that they should always start with The Queen Is Dead ... if they don't like that, they probably won't like much more.

I like them. They're a lot of fun.

Catchy songs, too.

I imagine Lady GaGa will be huge. Her album is pretty strong and has a few singles on it. She's still considered a new artist, right?

Extremely tough choice, Oasis and The Verve are two of my favourites.

But if I had to pick, I'd go for Oasis. I've probably listened to Definitely Maybe more than any other album.

Well, to be honest, what was there to expect?

Haha, spot on.

These artists were past their prime over two decades ago.

The Killers

Arctic Monkeys

The Last Shadow Puppets

MGMT

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

The Strokes

Plus, a lot of acts that started in the late '90s released their best albums in this decade (Muse, Elbow, The White Stripes, OutKast etc.)

Terrible band. Not only do they bring nothing original, they also sound like a bad AC/DC cover band.

If I want AC/DC, I'll listen to AC/DC.

I think it's really great that Morrison could sing this while, you know ... dead.

Meaning, it's not The Doors.

Muse's Absolution.

That intro leading into "Apocalypse Please" ...

Bach has an excellent voice.

Pity he didn't use it for something more meaningful. Skid Row's lyrics were dire.

MGMT.

One of the best new bands of the decade. Hopefully whenever they release their second album, it won't be a flop and they'll continue to rise.

1. "Fade to Black" (Ride the Lightning)

2. "Master of Puppets" (Master of Puppets)

3. "One" (...And Justice for All)

4. "The Unforgiven" (Metallica)

5. "Seek and Destroy" (Kill 'Em All)

6. "Sad But True" (Metallica)

7. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Master of Puppets)

8. "Creeping Death" (Ride the Lightning)

9. "Enter Sandman" (Metallica)

10. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (Ride the Lightning)

This just inspired me to listen to Ride the Lightning ...