ur favorite Albums that last the test of time, and why (1 Viewer)

[John Alvarez]

Missing Persons first album...

 

[Matt Butler]

Any one of the first 5 Ramones cds.
I third the nomintaion for Mellon Collie.
The first 5 Led Zeppelins
AC/DC- Back in Black, Highway, Razors Edge
Sarah Mclachlan- Fumbling, Surfacing, Afterglow
Tool- Aniema, Lateralus
Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime
STP- Core
Beatles- Revolver, Sgt Pepper, Rubber Soul
Van Halen- 1984, 5150
Pink Floyd- The Wall

 

[PaulDA]

Genesis-Foxtrot through Duke (can't pick a favourite among these, it depends on my mood)

Fleetwood Mac-self titled and Rumours

John Coltrane-Blue Trane and Ballads

Dave Brubeck-Take Five

Alison Krauss and Union Station-Live (I guess it hasn't had time to be a time-honoured favourite, but I sense it will still be spinning in one format or another in my house decades from now)

Elton John-Tumbleweed and Madman

Rush-Moving Pictures

Holst, The Planets-Montreal Symphony Orchestra w/Dutoit

Peter Gabriel-Melt (3)

and there are so many others. These would do me on a desert island though.

 

[Zen Butler]

John, I still love Missing Person's Spring Session M . Others:

Jefferson Airplane: After Bathing At Baxter's
Beatles, the: Rubber Soul
Jimi Hendrix: Axis: Bold as Love
Doors, the: Waiting for the Sun
Rickie Lee Jones: Rickie Lee Jones
Edgar Winter: Edgar Winter's White Trash
Derringer: Sweet Evil
Blues Magoos: Psychedelic Lollipop
Cure, the: Disintegration
Tom Waits- Swordfishtrombones
David Bowie-StationtoStation
Wu Tang Clan- Enter the Wu Tang
Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation
Flying Saucer Attack: Further

 

[AricB]

Clash-London Calling
Pixies-ComeOn Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe le monde (just saw them live, music hasnt aged one bit)

Pink Floyd-DSOTM, The Wall, WYWH
Elvis Costello-My Aim is True
Talking Heads-Stop Making Sense
GNR-Appetite for Destruction
Metallica-Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and Justice For All, Garage days the 9.98 cd
Violent Femmes-debut, hallowed ground
David Bowie-lots of albums
Van Halen I, II, and 1984
Alice In Chains-facelift, dirt, jar of flies
Mad Season-above

 

[John Alvarez]

Man I love this thread. It's reminding of all the good music I have and haven't listened to in a while...
Thanks everyone.

 

[Ted Lee]

hmm....tough call, but glancing through my collection, these are some of the albums i still find in heavy rotation.

abc / how to be a millionaire
alphaville / forever young
bnl / stunt
beatles / 1
beastie boys / license to ill
beth orton / all
blondie / best of
the church / heyday
coldplay / all
concrete blonde / best of
counting crows / best of
cowboy junkies / miles from our home
dmb / under the table, busted stuff
deep forest / deep forest
depeche mode / all (but especially violator)
diana krall / live from paris
dido / no angel
duran duran / rio
echo & the bunneymen / best of
flock of seagulls / best of
hans zimmer / point of no return (sndtrk)
hole / celebrity skin
hooverphonic / all
inxs / shaboo shoobah
joan osborne / how sweet it is
john mayer / all
joy division / best of
moby / play
morcheeba / best of
new order / all
nina simone / best of
paul mccartney / best of
pet shop boys / all
pete yorn / day i forgot
peter gabriel / best of, passion of christ (sndtrk)
radiohead / all (especially kid a)
saint etienne / foxbase alpha
sting / all (especially mercury falling)
tears for fears / all
the killers / hot fuss
the rolling stones / best of
thievery corporation / the richest man in babylon
this mortal coil / all
u2 / all (especially mysterious ways, atyclb)
underworld / all
van halen / best of
van morrison / best of
vanilla ice / to see if you're paying attention
yaz / upstairs at eric's

 

[Zen Butler]

Yeah, all 3 of them I so forgot all of the 4AD label material that saved my life back in the 80's. This would include:

This Mortal Coil: It'll End in Tears
Filigree and Shadow
David Sylvian: Secrets of the Beehive
The Pixies
Clan of Xymox etc.

I love that record label.

Shoot Ted, it reads "stands the test of time." What's with all the new stuff? What a rambler.

 

[Paul Bartlet]

continued......

Supertramp - Breakfest in America
While many would consider "Crime of the Century" the must have for S-T. This one remains a regular play for me. A right time / right place. Believe it's 1979, as a boy that only plays sports, this album reminds of when "girlfriends" came into the picture. Most of us will put a time/place/memory to music, and this is happy time for me :b . Good music that still puts a smile on my face today.

Fleetwood Mac - Rumors

Another oldie but goodie. When hearing this on the radio way back when, I knew I liked it, but had no idea who Fleetwood Mac was. Early/late teens found out the name of the band and picked up Rumors. I like the music, lyrics, sound of this album. Also Stevie Nicks voice keeps this album fresh for me.

Rush - Moving Pictures
Fellow Canadians here, but I'm sure are popular near everywhere. Many of my friends consider Rush to be the best 3 piece band ever. After hearing it, you will at least hear why they say this.

The Who - Who's Next
If I had the money too, anyone in Rock interest of music, I would offer to buy back this album from any that don't like it. I am "not" a Who fan. I wouldn't say I don't like them, I'm just not one to go out and buy there albums. But this album is a must have. Think it came out in 1980-81, and I find this one even better today.

Queen - The Game
While I think I'll snap should I hear "Another one Bites the Dust", can't fault the album for radio murdering one tune off of it. While I had heard of many tunes from Queen before this, The Game was my 1st Queen album.

AC/DC - Back in Black
This one I murdered all on my own, played it over and over when it came out. After that amount of playing I shouldn't care for it anymore, but still do.

I found a few here I'm gonna put on my list of "to get" albums. Maybe a comment or two.


Well, just wanted to comment on this one. I think every friend I have/had known, love this ablum. This album shows me you can't force yourself to like music. I don't care for it, but hats off to any album that so many love such as this one.

Genesis- a few listed here.
Having only bought the Self Titled Gensis with Phil Collins back when (85-86). I liked it but not enough to go out and get any others. About 6 months ago, I picked up -
Trick of the Tail
Lamb Lies Down
Selling England by the Pound
This is great music, sorry I didn't pick up on it earlier / buy it sooner. I'm loving this today, this to me is an example of missing out on great tunes from yesteryears.

Mellon Collie: Sorry I don't know this, but I'm gonna look into. 2,3,4 mentions here, now I'm curious.

A few have mentioned, "while it may not be a classic". Thats fine, I'm listing stuff I liked yesterday, and still like today. If you liked it 2-3 - 10 -20 years ago, and still love it today, then it belongs here.
On the "rock" (my personal taste) side of things, I would suggest to anyone the albums I've listed here.

 

[Tom McDonald]

I hate to say this but I don't think any Best of Album should be listed as a test of time since most are put together because of record label commitments and reflect more an artist career. By the way did I say I really dont like Best Of albums they really are more like Best of songs that will only get played on radio and not exactly what the artist themselves want to do.

 

[Paul Bartlet]

Tom McDonald


I couldn't agree more. As I'm guilty here listing the Rolling Stones "Hot Rocks" as one of mine.
Ya know, I thought of this myself, and thought of editing my post to avoid "greatest hits" being posted. I listed this as it got me very intersted in the Stones. But you couldn't be more right.
I wish to retract that first post on Hot Rocks, in it's place post -

Exile on Main Street


While I may own a few Greatest hits of 'this band / that band", they may never have had a great album. This post thus far has been filled with great "Albums", I agree to keep greatest hits stuff out.

 

[Ted Lee]

yep, "twist of shadows" is a personal fave...check it out if you don't have it already.

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i don't buy into the "best of's is cheating" vibe though. if i like the band, and they have all the songs i like on a compilation, then that's the one i'll listen to most often. case in point is the pet shop boys/new order/dm/radiohead. i like *every* single album they put out. i don't think they've made a song i don't like. but their best of covers it all...so why not listen to it.

 

[Jeff*Pecor]

elton john-capt. fantastic & Goodbye yellow brick road
Bowie-Station to station
Queen-night at the opera
coldplay-parachutes
radiohead-OK computer
Earlinart-Treble and Tremble (awesome)
grandaddy-software slump
red house painters-any
clinic-walk with thee
Stones-some girls
elo-a new world record

All of these titles have a soul. They make me feel something. Sometimes they make me feel young and innocent again. The weight of the world disappears when these cd's play. If one word could be used to answer the why question it would have to be "soul"

Oh Yeah, I forgot...the guy that mentioned "Manfred Mann's Watch"...thank you so much. Today I will add "Waiter.." and "watch" to the ipod. I know that this will make my day! THANKS!

 

[John Alvarez]

They ARE the best 3 piece band ever....

 

[Zen Butler]

+coughs+ Jimi Hendrix Experience.....Cream.....

Have we all argued about this already?

 

[Brian Elwood]

Supertramp - Breakfast in America

 

[George See]

Amen, i don't put Rush in the same league as those, sorry to all lovers of Rush but I just wouldn't put them in the same league.

 

[Tarkin The Ewok]

Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind
Tim McGraw - All I Want
Brooks & Dunn - Brand New Man
Vince Gill - I Still Believe In You

I know that these are not that old, but they were among my first, and I still love them dearly.

 

[John Alvarez]

Eagles - Hotel California
Styx- Grand Illusion
Head East- Flat as a pancake

 

[Scott Merryfield]

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road
Elton John - Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
The Eagles - Hotel California
Steely Dan - Aja
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Boston
Bob Seger - Live Bullet
Van Morrison - Moondance
Wings Over America
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
Paul Simon - Graceland
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

I'm sure there are others, but those were off the top of my head.