Interference's Top 100 Albums of All Time - Sign Up And Discussion Thread

[Irishteen]

Looking over my rough list, 21 of the albums are from this decade...

 

[LemonMelon]

Looking over my rough list, 21 of the albums are from this decade...

4/50 on mine. Exactly what it deserves.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Mine's shaping up to be a lot of '80s and up, but there's still a decent amount of classics. I wanted to actually represent what I listen to, not "what should be" on the list.

 

[cobl04]

^

There might be some rather 'average' albums that creep on to mine sadly... Eiffel 65's Europop (I'm blue da ba dee da ba di) is a definite chance.

So definitely no live material? I can't sneak Dire Straits' Alchemy on my list?

 

[u2popmofo]

4/50 on mine. Exactly what it deserves.

You like fuddy-duddy music.

 

[Zoots]

I'm extremely tempted to include it in my Top 5 but it will probably be more like Top 10 or 20 though cos there's too much competition!

You know what? It might very well crack my Top 5.

So definitely no live material? I can't sneak Dire Straits' Alchemy on my list?

Actually I don't see what the big deal is about including official live releases. Bootlegs, okay I agree to leave them off but... official material should be okay, right? especially if somebody prefers them to the studio albums? For example: Somebody may prefer Live at Leeds to Tommy.

What say, El Mel?

 

[LemonMelon]

Actually I don't see what the big deal is about including official live releases. Bootlegs, okay I agree to leave them off but... official material should be okay, right? especially if somebody prefers them to the studio albums? For example: Somebody may prefer Live at Leeds to Tommy.

What say, El Mel?

It's borderline, but I'm sticking to my guns on this one. As a person who clearly thinks an album like Live At Leeds kicks Tommy's pinball-playing ass, it still falls under the "compilation" category, because the songs aren't exclusive to that release; only the performances are. An album like Neil Young's Time Fades Away, on the other hand, would count, because though the songs are live, they are exclusive to that album.

 

[Zoots]

Okay I guess I see your point there about Leeds.

Actually I really wish I could include the Byrds Greatest Hits. It's the only Byrds release I own and I absofuckinglutely love it!

 

[corianderstem]

It was hard for me to make a list of favorite albums without including some Greatest Hits compilations - I own a lot of them.

So because of that, I have no Beach Boys on my list. I stuck with albums I actually own, and I just have a couple of hits compilations.

Oh, by the way - are soundtracks okay if all the songs are by the same artist?

 

[cdisantis83]

To be honest, the only compilation that I would be tempted to include is "Louder Than Bombs" - in my mind, it is the single finest disc that The Smiths ever produced, which is really saying something.

 

[LemonMelon]

Oh, by the way - are soundtracks okay if all the songs are by the same artist?

Yes.

 

[Salome]

does this mean Johnny Cash - At San Quentin isn't allowed?

I already axed Townes van Zandt's Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas (even though Townes live acoustic is something completely different than his relatively poor studio work) but San Quentin is .... well San Quentin!

 

[Irishteen]

To be honest, the only compilation that I would be tempted to include is "Louder Than Bombs" - in my mind, it is the single finest disc that The Smiths ever produced, which is really saying something.

Hatful of Hollow is much better in my opinion, Louder than Bombs has some of the bands worst songs on it. I even think 3 of their studio albums are much better than louder than bombs.

 

[u2popmofo]

I think all of their albums are better than both of those compilations.


My initial list is 105 albums long.... Me? Indecisive?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I've whittled it down to 50, now it's the task or ordering them

As a heads up, my list will seriously disappoint all you music geeks out there...

 

[The Sad Punk]

As another a heads up, I probably won't have a number one.

Number 50? Sure. 28? You betcha. But I don't know a top 10 for the life of me.

 

[Irishteen]

I think all of their albums are better than both of those compilations.


My initial list is 105 albums long.... Me? Indecisive?

I think I might of agreed with you if I didn't hear Hatful of Hollow before their debut album because I now before the Hatful versions of those songs so much more.


Mine is down to 50 albums but I'm listening to more albums that I forgot and slowly adding them in.

 

[u2popmofo]

As a heads up, my list will seriously disappoint all you music geeks out there...

We've come to expect constant disappointment from you.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

We've come to expect constant disappointment from you.

thanks

It could be worse I guess, I'm terrified of looking forward to GAF's list...

 

[LemonMelon]

My initial list is 105 albums long.... Me? Indecisive?

I whittled mine down from 95. Many, many great albums were left behind.

 

[u2popmofo]

I whittled mine down from 95. Many, many great albums were left behind.

I have a few that will be relatively easy to knock off the list, but it's going to be tough to decide on what to chop on the majority of them, let alone ordering them after that.

I think I'll end up chopping a lot of favorites just because I've already mentioned other album(s) by that artist in the list, so some albums I may actually enjoy more will be removed because I'd rather have it more diverse than 3 U2 albums, 3 Radiohead albums, 3 Cure albums, 3 Okkervil River albums etc.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

...more will be chopped because I'd rather have it more diverse than 3 U2 albums, 3 Radiohead albums, etc.

 

[Zoots]

You betcha.

Btw guys, here's a tip. If you feel about leaving out a whole bunch of great albums, why not just make a Top 100 or Top 150 or whatever. And then simply submit the Top 50 part of it. Keep your original list though and look at it every now and then to celebrate your impeccable taste in music. This way you're not really excluding any albums. You're welcome.

 

[u2popmofo]

It's all good, nothing wrong with including 3. I personally am just one of those "rather include more artists than be accurate".

Just making this list has been interesting to see which albums I'd choose as overall favorites. For example:

-I chose In Rainbows as my 3rd Radiohead album with OK and Bends. It surprised me that I think of it that highly. Not sure if I'll cut one of the 3 or not.
-The 2 Cure albums I chose after Disintegration are Head on the Door and Seventeen Seconds. Back in the day I would have said Pornography instead of Seventeen, and I'm sure the vast majority of other people would have said Wish. Not sure if I'll be able to cut one of the 3 or not.
-Murmur, Reckoning, and Automatic are the 3 REM albums I chose. Not sure which I'll cut for the final list.
-I usually always say that 'Brighten the Corners' is my favorite Pavement album, but in the context of thinking of my all time favorite albums, I chose Slanted & Enchanted
-My list is very heavy on the last 2 decades.
-I narrowed it down to 3 U2 albums (AB, Zooropa, War), it may be tough to take one of them off the list. We shall see.

 

[u2popmofo]

Btw guys, here's a tip. If you feel about leaving out a whole bunch of great albums, why not just make a Top 100 or Top 150 or whatever. And then simply submit the Top 50 part of it. Keep your original list though and look at it every now and then to celebrate your impeccable taste in music. This way you're not really excluding any albums. You're welcome.

Putting things in order is absolutely hellish for me, cutting it down to 50 will be "easy" in comparison.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

-I chose In Rainbows as my 3rd Radiohead album with OK and Bends. It surprised me that I think of it that highly. Not sure if I'll cut one of the 3 or not.

OK, IR and Thief are my three...

 

[LemonMelon]

OK, IR and Thief are my three...

I only picked two...OK and Kid A.

 

[u2popmofo]

I am VERY happy to find out Operation Ivy's 'Energy' was originally an "album". I'd always thought it was just a final compilation of all their studio material, and thus was very sad I couldn't included it on this list. Apparently the first 19 tracks were the original album, and the last bunch are the Hectic EP and 2 tracks from a compilation. I r learningz from this list creatingz!

Expect to see that bad boy pretty high up on my list.

 

[Irishteen]

OK, Kid A and In Rainbows are my Radiohead albums

 

[phillyfan26]

My Radiohead: Bends, OKC, IR.

I'm trying to scramble and listen to more albums before this list gets sent out. Currently on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.