Ten most essential albums

adnan · May 19, 2006

Okay, so this is for essential recordings. NOT a list of the ten best albums ever.

10. Bob Dylan- Blood on the Tracks

9. Guns N' Roses- Appetite For Destruction

8. Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde

7. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV

6. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA

5. Michael Jackson- Thriller (I hate Wacko Jacko, but this is great music)

4. Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic

3. Prince- Purple Rain

2. The Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street

1. Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited.

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To answer ODS's inevitable question:

It is the most essential album ever in my opinion because it's has some of Dylan's best lyrical work, along with great instrumentation. It also marks Dylan's change of character, to the city hipster instead of the folk troubador. As a matter of fact, this review channels my opinion PERFECTLY:

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token...10:0xkzikb6bb89

marina · May 19, 2006

nevermind the bollocks

right, thats the first 100 out of the way, the rest are

1) ramones - the ramones

2) second edition - public image limited

3) Butthole Surfers EP

4) raw power - the stooges

5) new york dolls - the new york dolls

6) cut - the slits

7) L.A.M.F - the heartbreakers

8) Leadbellys Last Sessions

9) Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids

10) Paid In Full - Eric B and Rakim

Lithium · May 19, 2006

1. Led Zepplein - Led Zeppelin II

2. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

3. The Clash - London Calling

4. Sex Pistols - Nevermind The Bollocks (Here's the Sex Pistols)

5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid

6. Nirvana - Nevermind

7. Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold As Love

8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

9. Michael Jackson - Thriller

10. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

Nightrain_Kid · May 19, 2006

In no particular order

The Beach boys - Pet sounds

The Beatles - Sgt peppers lonely hearts club band

The Beatles - Revolver

Van Morrison - Astral weeks

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited

Black Sabbath - Black sabbath

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the key of life

Miles Davis - Kind of blue

Public enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

Michael Jackson - Thriller

May 19, 2006

I can only think of 1 that hasnt already been mentioned, jeff buckley Grace.

His most beautiful full length, in my mind it is the perfect album, beautiful lyrics, beautiful everything.

Alan Niveen · May 19, 2006

In no particular order :

Bowie - Hunky Dory

Velvet Underground - (first album)

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Beatles - Rubber Soul

Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate

Springsteen - Born To Run

Hendrix - Are You Experienced ?

Stones - Aftermath

Morrissey - Vauxhall & I

Buckley - Grace

gin_hotel · May 19, 2006

human waste project - e-lux

the only album thats better than AFD

May 19, 2006

human waste project - e-lux
the only album thats better than AFD

obviously youve never listened to grace by jeff buckley

JDRM · May 19, 2006

1. Guns N' Roses- Appetite For Destruction !

2. Led zep I. II, III, IV

3. Pink floyd DSOTM

4. VR contraband

5. best of black sab

6. ac/dc back in blaxk

7. RHCP - Stadium Arcadium

8. soundgarden- superunknown

9. tenacious d- tenacious d

10. Marilyn Manson- Lest We Forget

adnan · May 19, 2006

1. Guns N' Roses- Appetite For Destruction !
2. Led zep I. II, III, IV
3. Pink floyd DSOTM
4. VR contraband
5. best of black sab
6. ac/dc back in blaxk
7. RHCP - Stadium Arcadium
8. soundgarden- superunknown
9. tenacious d- tenacious d
10. Marilyn Manson- Lest We Forget

Do you really think

Contraband

Stadium Arcadium

Tenacious D

can be called ESSENTIAL albums to add to a music collection? Those three albums are very good, but they're far from essential.

Jacktheripper- Grace is fucking brilliant.

Edited May 19, 2006 by adnan

JDRM · May 19, 2006

1. Guns N' Roses- Appetite For Destruction !
2. Led zep I. II, III, IV
3. Pink floyd DSOTM
4. VR contraband
5. best of black sab
6. ac/dc back in blaxk
7. RHCP - Stadium Arcadium
8. soundgarden- superunknown
9. tenacious d- tenacious d
10. Marilyn Manson- Lest We Forget

Do you really think
Contraband
Stadium Arcadium
Tenacious D
can be called ESSENTIAL albums to add to a music collection? Those three albums are very good, but they're far from essential.
Jacktheripper- Grace is fucking brilliant.

meh

looking through itunes they were the best i could find

no wait.. yes i DO think they are

all totally class albums :heart:

moreblack · May 19, 2006

I gotta throw in Deep Purple - In Rock

May 19, 2006

To answer ODS's inevitable question:
It is the most essential album ever in my opinion because it's has some of Dylan's best lyrical work, along with great instrumentation. It also marks Dylan's change of character, to the city hipster instead of the folk troubador. As a matter of fact, this review channels my opinion PERFECTLY:
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token...10:0xkzikb6bb89

I agree, if I thought about it hard enough I could probably think of something else but it's certainly a noble and logical choice.

gin_hotel · May 19, 2006

human waste project - e-lux
the only album thats better than AFD
obviously youve never listened to grace by jeff buckley

jack_the_ripper its been a while since ive had to disagree with you.

grace is just like radiohead. slightly better but still shit.

have you ever heard e-lux? probably not. the best songs ever musically and lyrically

Gnar · May 20, 2006

WTF? A thread about the most essential albums and only one mention of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?? What a joke!!

Yamisonic · May 20, 2006

Shame on you

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?

Dude.

Ride The Lightning · May 20, 2006

In no particular order:

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

Metallica - Master Of Puppets/The Black Album (Both are pretty essential)

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Rush - 2112

Van Halen - 1984

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

Nightrain_Kid · May 20, 2006

I can only think of 1 that hasnt already been mentioned, jeff buckley Grace.
His most beautiful full length, in my mind it is the perfect album, beautiful lyrics, beautiful everything.

Pretty perfect in every way i just think theres been more essential albums, altho probaly not many better albums, if any infact. Some of these lists have been pathetic tho

Dead Flower · May 20, 2006

nevermind the bollocks

My god that album is shit.

May 20, 2006

nevermind the bollocks
My god that album is shit.

Really is.

metallic ko · May 20, 2006

The Velvet Underground & Nico.

Transformer - Lou Reed.

Ramones - Ramones.

Fun House - the Stooges.

New York Dolls - New York Dolls.

Raw Power - the Stooges.

The Stooges - the Stooges.

Rocket to Russia - the Ramones.

London Calling - the Clash.

Leave Home - Ramones.

marina · May 20, 2006

nevermind the bollocks
My god that album is shit.
Really is.

well thats a matter of opinion really, fact is it changed the entire landscape of popular music. anybody here that can find me a band more culturally significant than the sex pistols in such a short space of time together? i mean, what had any band achieved in 18 months of existence to rival what the pistols did? *tumbleweed* and somebody buy the dude above me a drink!!! u got some cool taste

Edited May 20, 2006 by marina

Ride The Lightning · May 20, 2006

nevermind the bollocks
My god that album is shit.
Really is.

Sex Pistols are one of the most overrated bands of all time.

Their music is horrible.

marina · May 20, 2006

nevermind the bollocks
My god that album is shit.
Really is.
Sex Pistols are one of the most overrated bands of all time.
Their music is horrible.

thats whats so good about it horrible is not exactly a criticism, horrible in what sense? tuneless? melodyless? badly played??? try n be a little more specific with ur criticism otherwise it just comes across as if u r labouring under a predudice of some kind. n horrible pretty much sums up the sex pistols, they weren't exactly the kitty petting baby kissing type, if horrible is a criticism, then nice, the polar opposite i imagine would be deemed as a compliment, very few rock n roll bands mentioned on this forum, including the one its dedicated to could be construed as "nice".

Edited May 20, 2006 by marina

Shearaxl · May 20, 2006

1.Gnr-Appetite

2.Temple of the dog

3.Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

4.AC/DC-Back in black

5.Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger

6.Masters of reality

7.Pearl Jam-Ten

8.Motley-Red, White and crue.

9.Audioslave-Out of Exile

10.Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast

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