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you dont necessarily have to listen to them

but you sure need them

my list of cds you have to own:

nirvana - Nevermind - DER!
nirvana - in utero
the smashing pumpkins - mellon collie and the infinite sadness - yep gotta have this one
alanis morrisette - jagged little pill - doesnt mean jack anymore but everyone who was a frustrated angry teen in the 90s needs this one
radiohead- ok computer
the verve - urban hymns
coldplay - parachutes
pearl jam - ten
beck - odelay
the white stripes - white blood cells
the strokes - this is it
metallica - the black album
sarah mclachlan - surfacing
bjork - post - a VERY essential cd to have
peter gabriel - so
weezer - green album
led zeppelin - iv

the guilty cds you need to have: :p
bryan adams- so far so good
acdc
lynyrd skynard - best of
the beatles - 1962-1966
madonna - the immaculate collection
bon jovi
one of the rolling stones greatest hits packages
inxs - the greatest hits
genesis - the greatest hits
 
My List:

The Joshua Tree
Actung baby

Don't Tell A Soul - The Replacements
Superstar Carwash - Goo Goo Dolls
Hysteria - Def Leppard
Appettite For Destruction - GNR
Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
Dookie - Green Day
The Colour And The Shape - Foo Fighters
Time's Making Changes - Tesla
Ten - Pearl Jam
X & Y - Coldplay
Don't Turn Away - Face To Face
Workbook - Bob Mould
And The Horse You Rode In On - Soul Asylum
Operation Spirit - Live
Strangers Almanac - Whiskey Town
Trace - Son Volt.
Ten Summoner's Tales - Sting
The Rhythm Of The Saints - Paul Simon
Kick - INXS
 
The Pixies - Trome LeMonde
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Jane's Addcition - Ritual De Lo Habitual
The Cure - any sort of Greatest Hits
Violent Femmes - Why Do Birds Sing


I'm sure there are a handful of others
 
My list would likely stretch into the hundreds, so I'll just throw out a few for now.

The Smiths...Louder Than Bombs
Radiohead...OK Computer
Buffalo Tom....Let Me Come Over
Modest Mouse....The Moon and Antarctica
Flaming Lips....The Soft Bulletin
Archers of Loaf....Icky Mettle
Juliana Hatfield....Become What You Are
Sebadoh....Bakesale
Rolling Stones.....Hot Rocks 64-71
The Wrens....The Meadowlands
Replacements...Tim
Ramones....RamonesMania
Arcade Fire....Funeral
Okkervil River.....Black Sheep Boy
REM...Murmur
Echo and the Bunnymen....Ocean Rain
Death Cab for Cutie...Transatlanticism
Prince...Purple Rain
Velvet Underground....Velvet Underground
PJ Harvey...Rid of Me
Neutral Milk Hotel....In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
 
CrashedCarDriver said:


the guilty cds you need to have: :p
bryan adams- so far so good
acdc
lynyrd skynard - best of
the beatles - 1962-1966
madonna - the immaculate collection
bon jovi
one of the rolling stones greatest hits packages
inxs - the greatest hits
genesis - the greatest hits
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is it bad that I own more of the "guilty" ones on your list than the "essential" ones? :reject:

6 out of the ones above... :ohmy: :lol:


I really can't make lists like this though... to me, all the music I own is essential :)
 
Many, but the first two that popped in my head (not my top two picks, but up there) are:

Van Morrison - Moondance
The Clash - London Calling
 
peter gabriel is on your "must have" list while ac/dc is on the guilty pleasures? :scratch:
 
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Damien Rice - O
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
Tool - Lateralus

and obviously Achtung Baby
 
U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - Achtung Baby
U2 - War
INXS - Kick
The Beatles - The White Album
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Oasis - Whats The Story (Morning Glory)
Coldplay - Rush Of Blood
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Final Straw - Snow Patrol
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Crowded House - Recurring Dream (the very best of crowded house)
Jeff Buckley - Grace
John Butler Trio. - Sunrise Over Sea
Eskimo Joe - A Song Is A City
 
i'm surprised no one has included pink floyd - dark side of the moon, whatever zeppelin album, some stones stuff, and the typical other things that ordinarily make up these lists.


you dont necessarily have to listen to them
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how did i miss that earlier?

do you mean you buy albums that are considered classics just to have on your shelf. you buy things for reasons other than to listen to them?
 
CrashedCarDriver said:
you dont necessarily have to listen to them

but you sure need them

my list of cds you have to own:

nirvana - Nevermind - DER!
nirvana - in utero
the smashing pumpkins - mellon collie and the infinite sadness - yep gotta have this one
alanis morrisette - jagged little pill - doesnt mean jack anymore but everyone who was a frustrated angry teen in the 90s needs this one
radiohead- ok computer
the verve - urban hymns
coldplay - parachutes
pearl jam - ten
beck - odelay
the white stripes - white blood cells
the strokes - this is it
metallica - the black album
sarah mclachlan - surfacing
bjork - post - a VERY essential cd to have
peter gabriel - so
weezer - green album
led zeppelin - iv

the guilty cds you need to have: :p
bryan adams- so far so good
acdc
lynyrd skynard - best of
the beatles - 1962-1966
madonna - the immaculate collection
bon jovi
one of the rolling stones greatest hits packages
inxs - the greatest hits
genesis - the greatest hits
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You're Australian and you have listed only one Australian album? And it's not even a real album. :hmm:

Australian music doesn't suck that much. Well some bands do but not all of them.
 
I think people should own these albums AND listen to them. Only my opinion and musical taste, of course, but... :wink:

(In alphabetical order of artist)

The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - Combat Rock
Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Joy Division - Closer
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Modest Mouse - The Moon And Antarctica
Muse - Absolution
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Queen - Queen II
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - The Bends

Oh yeah, and that Achtung Baby album, whatever it's called.

I think it's kind of silly to list albums that you think people should have, even if they don't listen to them. That's half the problem with some music fans. They buy an album that the whole world knows, just because everyone else listens to that album. I'll take Dark Side Of The Moon as an example. I know so many people who just own that album or wear the famous prism on their hoodies...and they have the audacity to say they're big Pink Floyd fans. Based on the fact that they own that one album that's just "cool" to own. Then they sit around looking confused when you ask them if they like Animals or WYWH. Fans, my arse!
 
GibsonGirl said:
I think people should own these albums AND listen to them. Only my opinion and musical taste, of course, but... :wink:

(In alphabetical order of artist)

The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - Combat Rock
Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Joy Division - Closer
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Modest Mouse - The Moon And Antarctica
Muse - Absolution
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Pink Floyd - Animals
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Queen - Queen II
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - The Bends

Oh yeah, and that Achtung Baby album, whatever it's called.

I think it's kind of silly to list albums that you think people should have, even if they don't listen to them. That's half the problem with some music fans. They buy an album that the whole world knows, just because everyone else listens to that album. I'll take Dark Side Of The Moon as an example. I know so many people who just own that album or wear the famous prism on their hoodies...and they have the audacity to say they're big Pink Floyd fans. Based on the fact that they own that one album that's just "cool" to own. Then they sit around looking confused when you ask them if they like Animals or WYWH. Fans, my arse!
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Superb list. And I agree about those fake Pink Floyd fans. :scream:
 
Headache in a Suitcase said:
arcade fire has been mentioned and no one's yet mentioned abbey road

:tsk: for shame
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I'm not wild on The Beatles.

:reject:
 
U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - Achtung Baby
The Beatles - Revolver
The Who - Who's Next
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Simple Minds - Live In The City Of Light
Echo & The Bunnymen - Songs To Learn & Sing
 
IWasBored said:
i'm surprised no one has included pink floyd - dark side of the moon, whatever zeppelin album, some stones stuff, and the typical other things that ordinarily make up these lists.




how did i miss that earlier?

do you mean you buy albums that are considered classics just to have on your shelf. you buy things for reasons other than to listen to them?
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I was wondering about that myself. Why the hell do I want to spend my money on something I don't like and will never listen to just so I can fit into someones else's idea of having a good music collection?
 
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
David Bowie - Low
The Clash - London Calling
The Cure - Disintegration
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
PJ Harvey - Stories form the city, Stories from the sea
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Radiohead - The Bends
Sigur Rós - Agaetis byrjun
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
The Stone Roses - s/t
U2 - Achtung Baby, Joshua Tree
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
 
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Clash - London Calling
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Led Zeppelin - IV
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Police - Synchronicity
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Radiohead - The Bends
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - Achtung Baby
Van Halen - Van Halen
The Who - Who's Next
Yes - Fragile


That's just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are others...
 
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Someone mentioned before - and I agree - that certain 'classic' albums aren't always what they're cracked up to be.

The album mentioned above was everything it was claimed to be -and more.
 
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Angela Harlem said:


I think I'm the only person on this continent who doesn't like John Butler Palsy, though.
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No you're not. I know people in Australia who despise him. :yes:
 
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