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Since we've got a pretty eclectic group here, I'm curious to see what ya'll think...

 

What are the top 5 greatest music albums of all time? (And by greatest, I mean most influential, most musically creative, etc. All of those are a factor)

 

My list:

1. "Revolver" - The Beatles

 

2. "Pet Sounds" - The Beach Boys

 

(1 and 2 are pretty close, and they both had a lot of influence on each other. 1966-67 was modern music's most creative period, in my opinion!)

 

3. "Dark Side of the Moon" - Pink Floyd

 

4. "Kind of Blue" - Miles Davis

 

5. "The Joshua Tree" - U2

What say you?

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What say you?

 

Guns and roses: "apetite for destruction"

Sex Pistols: "never mind the bollocks"

Nirwana: "nevermind"

Rammstein: "live aus Berlin"

Böhse Onkelz: "Böse Menschen - Böse Lieder"

 

5 is not enough, I know many more "greatest music albums of all time" :)

  • 3 weeks later...

Any of the Beatles must rate as the top albums of all time. I have them all...

 

Also have lots of Floyd, U2 and a bunch of weird stuff you'd probably hate... Joni Mitchell is there, Norah Jones, Bonnie Rait, Pentangle, Steeleye Span, James Taylor. I have or know something by most of the bands quoted so far in this thread. Mash- I'd vote for any of your choice, love them all.

 

For me the only album I would choose over all others is Faure's Requiem (David Wilcox version) but that's clearly not going to be either 'greatest of all time' or many others' taste.

 

Interesting that there is some congruity here ... are OSx86 people like-minded?

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Wow you guys have very narrow musical tastes.

 

In no order

 

Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden

 

The Creek Drank The Cradle - Iron and Wine

 

Music Has The Right To Children - Boards Of Canada

 

Mothers Milk - The Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

The Electric Spanking Of War Babies - Funkadelic

 

Prince Blimey - Red Snapper

 

King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime - Faith No More

 

Daisies Of The Galaxy - Eels

 

Andy Warhol - The Velvet Underground and Nico

 

Fashion Nugget - Cake

 

C.

Hmm...this is going to be tough. Suprised it hasn't turned into a flame-fest! Both favourites, and great...

 

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon

2. A Farewell to Kings - Rush

3. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin

4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

5. Definetely Maybe - Oasis

 

Other than that...really anything Rush/Zeppelin/Floyd...If I could go longer I would've had to throw some more Beatles, U2, The Who...a bit of Radiohead....

Not to sound rude or start any sort of debate,

but why is modern music never considered to be of any value?

 

I don't find it fair.

So many songs of today are creative and flat out cool.

 

Why are yesterday's songs the only ones to be critically acclaimed?

Not to sound rude or start any sort of debate,

but why is modern music never considered to be of any value?

 

I don't find it fair.

So many songs of today are creative and flat out cool.

 

Why are yesterday's songs the only ones to be critically acclaimed?

 

I was waiting for someone to mention that!

And it's true...most people consider older albums to be more critically aclaimed and influential then newer stuff. In my opinon, older albums are given time to grow, and influenced alot of today's great artists. In that way, we see them as great I gues, because they helped form the sounds of today...

That's why it makes me laugh when people like the NME go and rate the Arctic Monkey's debut album as one of the top 5 greatest albums of all time...

 

I have no clue If what I just said made any remote sense... :blink:

 

 

Psssh, so some of you have a few good points, but you've all missed the true greatest album of all time:

 

The Clash - London Calling

 

So true sHARD....good call.

if you guys saw my music collection of old Rock, you would understand why i have such a hard time picking and choosing =(

 

{censored}, just for the beatles i have 74 albums...

 

and im 21 years old! i'd be 23 by the time i finish listening to all of just the beatles to decide.

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