Your 11 favourite albums of ALL TIME

[iron yuppie]

14. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

Quite the call here. Any Herbie is good Herbie.

 

[the tourist]

Good to see another vote for TWFM and Lonerism would be in my top 30 or so I think.

For me the thing that sets Trouble Will Find Me above the rest with The National is just how damn good Matt's lyrics are on it. That's not saying others aren't great too but in my estimation this is the cream of his crop. Pink Rabbits might be my favorite of theirs. And then for me the music is the most consistent start to finish. I'm probably incoherent. I have a fever.

 

[cobl04]

I agree that it's his best lyrically. Older National heads here will disagree but I don't think I've ever heard a record that deals so well with anxiety. Pound-for-pound stronger than its three predecessors imo as well.

 

[gump]

Quite the call here. Any Herbie is good Herbie.

It's between Head Hunters and Maiden Voyage for me, but as you said, hard to find underwhelming albums in his discography.

 

[iron yuppie]

Empyrean Isles for me. Basically Miles' Second Quintet, my favorite jazz band ever, with Freddie Hubbard subbing on trumpet.

 

[cobl04]

His best work can be found on Flying Lotus' album You're Dead!

 

[martha]

1. Pete Townshend--Empty Glass
2. Pete and Ronnie Lane--Rough Mix
3. The War on Drugs--Slave Ambient
4. U2--The Joshua Tree
5. Arcade Fire--Funeral
6. V/A--Columbia Country Classics: The Golden Age, Vol. 1
7. Joe Strummer--Streetcore
8. V/A--The Sound of Music: Original Cast Recording (not the soundtrack)
9. Bruce--Darkness
10. Bruce--The Rising


My favorite piece(s) of music are (is) Hadyn's two cello concertos, but I can't list any one of the five recording I have of it as a favorite album. There's no Russian Circles or Radiohead, but it's the body of work for these two bands that makes them extraordinary.

Listing the next five would be too difficult, but I think October might be on there, along with Rubber Factory, and the Charlie Brown Christmas album. Gutter Twins, Crocodiles, The Men. Maybe I just listed the next five. Tunnel of Love. Godspell OCR, Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.



I have to stop now.

 

[cobl04]

Wow, I don't think I'd ever seen yours Martha! Sounds like Empty Glass is well worth checking out for a Who fan? I've never heard of it.

 

[bono_212]

Did not see Martha's number one coming at all haha.

 

[bono_212]

utada hikaru- blue

Nice!

 

[lazarus]

Wow, I don't think I'd ever seen yours Martha! Sounds like Empty Glass is well worth checking out for a Who fan? I've never heard of it.

Rough Mix is great as well. Ronnie Lane and Pete make a good team.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

All Things Must Pass
Purple Rain
The Holy Bible
Speak Now
Red
Fearless
Beggars Banquet
London Calling
Blonde on Blonde
Blood on the Tracks
Ziggy

 

[lazarus]

Ziggy

Not sure which album but I'm going to assume the most popular one?

 

[An Cat Gav]

Very very tough but here goes :
U2 - Achtung Baby
David Bowie – Low
The Beatles – Abbey Road
Rolling Stones – Between the Buttons
Prodigy – Music For The Jilted Generation
Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollox
Kraftwerk - Radioactivity
The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace
U2 – The Joshua Tree
Cardigans – Lomg Gone Before Daylight
Radiohead – In Rainbows

Honourable mentions to...

Eno and Budd – The Pearl
Smiths – The Queen Is dead
Massive Attack – Mezzanine
The Doors – The Doors
Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
Wu Tang – Enter The Wu Tang
PiL – Metal Box
Depeche Mode – Violator
Air – Moon Safari
Dr Dre – The Chronic
James - Laid

 

[cobl04]

Mezzanine... good call.

 

[Mack_Again]

Not in a particular order, but ill throw this out there.

1 - U2- Achtung Baby
2 - Television - Marquee Moon
3 - Rage Against The Machine - s/t
4 - Soundgarden - Superunknown
5 - Isis - Wavering Radiant
6 - Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
7 - Radiohead - Kid A
8 - DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
9 - Tortoise - TNT
10 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Up Like Antennas To Heaven
11 - Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

These just came to my head. i know it's random, genres aren't all that consistent. also post rock albums are in the lower place but that's because this isn't in the order. ill do that later.

 

[Axver]

5 - Isis - Wavering Radiant

Well shit, so I'm not the only person who rates this their best work.

 

[Mack_Again]

That's almost the only Isis album I immensely liked. I somehow can't really enjoy the post metal album that's borrowing this "loud-quiet" dynamics thing from post rock. lots of post rock bands i like seem not to follow that formula, so.

also i forgot to add Baroness' Purple in my list. damn I'm forgetful.

 

[Hollow Island]

this required more thought than i expected.

1. The Beatles - Revolver
2. Verve - A Storm in Heaven
3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
4. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
5. Pink Floyd - Meddle
6. The Verve - Urban Hymns
7. Nas - Illmatic
8. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
9. Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are...
10. The Tragically Hip - Fully Completely
11. Radiohead - In Rainbows

Great list!
A Storm In Heaven

Did you see that McCabe submitted a disc of unreleased songs for the Urban Hymns reissue - unreleased full band songs! - and Aschroft quashed it in favour of a live disc? He claims he wrote a song that others say is a band composition. I believe others in this instance....


I don't know about favorite albums but I could not live without

Bowie - Low
MBV - Loveles
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Boards of Canada - Geogaddi
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Miles Davis - Milestones
The Beatles - Revolver

Top Pink Floyd!

1. Meddle
2. Piper at the Gates of Dawn
3. Wish You Were Here
4. 1965-67 Cambridge Station
5. Atom Heart Mother
6. Dark Side
7. 1968 Germination
8. Saucerful of Secrets
9. 1969 Dramatisation
10. More

Best Floyds!

1. Syd Barrett
2. Rick Wright
3. Dave Gilmour/Roger Waters
4. Nick Mason

 

[Hollow Island]

Well shit, so I'm not the only person who rates this their best work.

It's my favorite too. Ghost Key!!

 

[Hollow Island]

Not in a particular order, but ill throw this out there.

1 - U2- Achtung Baby
2 - Television - Marquee Moon
3 - Rage Against The Machine - s/t
4 - Soundgarden - Superunknown
5 - Isis - Wavering Radiant
6 - Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
7 - Radiohead - Kid A
8 - DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
9 - Tortoise - TNT
10 - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Up Like Antennas To Heaven
11 - Bitches Brew - Miles Davis

These just came to my head. i know it's random, genres aren't all that consistent. also post rock albums are in the lower place but that's because this isn't in the order. ill do that later.

another amazing list. That Godspeed album is one of my favorites too. Aside from that I prefer their post-hiatus albums to OG Godspeed. And OPN...my God, that guy is a genius.

 

[cobl04]

4. 1965-67 Cambridge Station
7. 1968 Germination
9. 1969 Dramatisation

What the hell are these?

8 - DJ Shadow - Entroducing...

Another one I forgot. An absolutely tremendous album. although you forgot two full stops.

 

[Mack_Again]

although you forgot two full stops.

don't be picky, cobbler.

 

[mikal]

U2 - Achtung Baby

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

Beatles - Abbey Road

Doves - Lost Souls

Pearl Jam - Ten

Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

U2 - Zooropa

U2 - Pop

Gorillaz- Demon Days

Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action

Faith No More - Real Thing

 

[Mack_Again]

dammit I've forgot to include Band of Gypsies in my list as well.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Sgt. Peppers
Revolver
Rubber Soul
White Album
Abbey Road
69 Love Songs
Born to Run
Lifes Rich Pageant
Document
Innervisions
Thriller

 

[cobl04]

Where is ATLiens you stupid fuck

 

[IWasBored]

1. Pete Townshend--Empty Glass
2. Pete and Ronnie Lane--Rough Mix
3. The War on Drugs--Slave Ambient
4. U2--The Joshua Tree
5. Arcade Fire--Funeral
6. V/A--Columbia Country Classics: The Golden Age, Vol. 1
7. Joe Strummer--Streetcore
8. V/A--The Sound of Music: Original Cast Recording (not the soundtrack)
9. Bruce--Darkness
10. Bruce--The Rising


My favorite piece(s) of music are (is) Hadyn's two cello concertos, but I can't list any one of the five recording I have of it as a favorite album. There's no Russian Circles or Radiohead, but it's the body of work for these two bands that makes them extraordinary.

Listing the next five would be too difficult, but I think October might be on there, along with Rubber Factory, and the Charlie Brown Christmas album. Gutter Twins, Crocodiles, The Men. Maybe I just listed the next five. Tunnel of Love. Godspell OCR, Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.



I have to stop now.

Streetcore <3

actually, I like a lot of the Martha list. But Streetcore. I liked those Mescaleros albums

 

[Salome]

01. Brian Wilson - Smile
02. U2 - No Line on the Horizon
03. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
04. R.E.M. - Out of Time
05. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
06. Palace Music - Arise, Therefore
07. Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album
08. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Now I Got Worry
09. Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
10. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
11. Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes

 

[Salome]

^ Though I feel bad for not putting Joanna Newsom's Divers in there.