Name your top 10 favorite albums

[u2popmofo]

Name your top 10 (or more) favorite albums

Rate them, don't rate them. Rank them, don't rank them. Talk about them, don't talk about them. Just tell me what they are.



No rankings for me but here are my top 12 (10 was too difficult). I'm only naming each artist once.

The Clash - 'London Calling'
U2 - 'Achtung Baby'
Radiohead- 'OK Computer'
Idlewild - '100 Broken Windows'
The Cure - 'Disintegration'
The Smiths - 'The Queen is Dead'
The Shins - 'Chutes Too Narrow'
My Bloody Valentine - 'Loveless'
The Stone Roses - self-titled
Manic Street Preachers - 'The Holy Bible'
Okkervil River - 'Black Sheep Boy'
Interpol - 'Turn On the Bright Lights'

 

[Zoots]

In no particular order except the first one...

U2 - Achtung Baby
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Radiohead - Ok Computer
REM - Automatic For The People
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Led Zeppelin - IV
Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory

 

[lazarus]

I love it when the person who creates the thread doesn't even follow the rules! I'll try to keep mine to 10...

Achtung Baby
The White Album
The Replacements--Pleased to Meet Me
Pavement--Wowee Zowee
The Afghan Whigs--Black Love
Steely Dan--Countdown to Ecstasy
Sugar--Copper Blue
Pixies--Doolittle
New Order--Brotherhood
Bob Dylan--Oh Mercy


ahh, fuck it

Lifes Rich Pageant
Prince--Sign O' the Times
Liz Phair--Exile in Guyville
Super Furry Animals--Rings Around the World
Miles Davis--Bitches Brew

 

[u2popmofo]

I love it when the person who creates the thread doesn't even follow the rules! I'll try to keep mine to 10...

I know. I should change the title. I just didn't want people listing like 50 albums.

15 to 20 is cool.

 

[bonojr62]

Achtung Baby-U2
Ok Computer-Radiohead
Darkside of the Moon-Pink Floyd
Absolution-Muse
Whats the Story-Oasis
Hot Fuss-the killers
Parachutes-Coldplay
Fox Confessor Brings the flood-Neko Case
Nevermind-Nirvana
Californication-RHCP

 

[u2popmofo]

Pavement--Wowee Zowee

Pixies--Doolittle

A Wowee Zowee man, eh? 'Grounded' is one of my all time favorite Pavement tracks. Is there a Pavement thread? I have things to discuss and no one else I know really likes them.

Doolittle should probably be on my list if I made it top 20 albums.

 

[mikal]

whew, i'll say:

U2 - Achtung Baby
Beatles - Abbey Road
REM - New Adventures In HiFi
Pearl Jam - Ten
Oasis - Familiar To Millions
U2 - Pop
Radiohead - The Bends
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Depeche Mode - Violator

 

[lazarus]

A Wowee Zowee man, eh? 'Grounded' is one of my all time favorite Pavement tracks. Is there a Pavement thread? I have things to discuss and no one else I know really likes them.

Doolittle should probably be on my list if I made it top 20 albums.

I'd be surprised if there was a Pavement thread, but there should be, seeing as how they're the best American band of the 90's.

Also, I'm a fan of ALL 5 studio albums, and think Terror Twilight is sadly underrated by old school Pavement fans. Nigel Godrich produces! Jonny Greenwood plays harmonica on 2 tracks! Killer guitar solos! So what if Carrot Rope is the only song that actually sounds like the band?

 

[lazarus]

Oh yeah, Grounded is one of my favs too. They opened with it once and fucking floored me. I saw the band 8 times from Crooked Rain on, talked to all of them except Malkmus, have various setlists, drumsticks, like 5 t-shirts...I was obsessed.

Saw Malkmus play a show in early 2007, and the new material may very well be his best solo stuff to date. Shred city.

 

[Zoots]

best American band of the 90's.

r.e.m.? pearl jam?

 

[LemonMelon]

I'm going to switch it up a bit, because I've posted my usual list a thousand times. This one isn't really accurate in the grand scheme of things, but it reflects my recent taste a little better:

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. U2 - Zooropa
3. Beck - Sea Change
4. REM - Automatic For The People
5. Beatles - Rubber Soul
6. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
7. Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark
8. Pink Floyd - Animals
9. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
10. Arcade Fire - Funeral

My usual list:

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. Radiohead - OK Computer
3. U2 - Zooropa
4. Steely Dan - Aja
5. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
6. Aerosmith - Pump
7. Def Leppard - Hysteria
8. David Bowie - Station To Station
9. The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society
10. REM - Automatic For The People

 

[corianderstem]

I tried to get into Pavement back in the day and just. could not. do it.

In no particular order:

U2 - Achtung Baby
REM - Life's Rich Pageant
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Beatles - Revolver
Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball
kd lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel
Lyle Lovett - The Road to Ensenada
Madonna - Confessions On a Dance Floor
Van Morrison - Moondance
Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain
Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Wilco - Summerteeth

 

[xaviMF22]

OK Computer - Radiohead
Kid A - Radiohead
Achtung Baby - U2
Intergeneration's - The Cure
Meddle - Pink Floyd
Animals- Pink Floyd
Silent Alarm- Bloc Party
Vespertine - Björk
Zooropa - U2
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy - David Bowie

 

[corianderstem]

Hey, you forgot to list an REM album.

 

[Zoots]

OK Computer - Radiohead
Kid A - Radiohead
Achtung Baby - U2
Intergeneration's - The Cure
Meddle - Pink Floyd
Animals- Pink Floyd
Silent Alarm- Bloc Party
Vespertine - Björk
Zooropa - U2
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy - David Bowie

No ATYCLB or anything from Pulp?

 

[LemonMelon]

Intergeneration's - The Cure

What is this?

 

[U2isthebest]

This is so damn hard.

1. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb-U2
2. Ray of Light-Madonna
3. Rumours-Fleetwood Mac
4. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band-The Beatles
5. Continuum-John Mayer
6. Joshua Tree-U2
7. Let It Bleed-The Rolling Stones
8. American Life-Madonna
9. Who's Next-The Who
10. Neon Bible-Arcade Fire

 

[Lancemc]

My more "official" list, in no order:

The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
Low - David Bowie
Kid A - Radiohead
Remain in Light - Talking Heads
Another Green World - Brian Eno
Sea Change - Beck
Homogenic - Bjork
All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

My "Currently Owning my Soul" List:

Ambient 1/Ambient 4 - Brian Eno
Eureka - Jim O'Rourke
Bodysong Soundtrack - Jonny Greenwood
Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystem
No Pussyfooting - Robert Fripp and Brian Eno
Closer - Joy Division
The Complete Corner Sessions 1-6 - Miles Davis
Boxer - The National
Let Love In - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Solo Piano - Philip Glass

 

[UberBeaver]

Ritual de lo Habitual - Jane's Addiction
Houses of the Holy - Zeppelin
Surfer Rose - Pixies
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
The Stone Roses
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Nothing Shocking - Jane's Addiction
Ten - Pearl Jam
Disintegration - The Cure
OK Computer - Radiohead
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco


Most of those albums I haven't listened to in over 10 years, but they stuck with me.

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

Not my favorite but 10 albums I love right now in no order:

1. Moby-Hotel
2. The Lemonheads-Greatest Hits
3. Dogstar-Happy Ending
4. RHCP-Stadium Arcadium
5. The Clash-London Calling
6. Collective Soul-Afterwords
7. Everclear-World of Noise
8. U2-HTTDAAB
9. Blur-Blur
10. Oleander-Joyride

 

[beegee]

When The Pawn - Fiona Apple
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Tidal - Fiona Apple
Listen Like Thieves - INXS
Unforgettable Fire - U2
Seven Days In Sammystown - Wall Of Voodoo
Happy Planet - Wall Of Voodoo
Jane's Addiction - XXX
Joshua Tree - U2
Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks

 

[xaviMF22]

What is this?

damn...my bad

I meant disintegration lol

 

[xaviMF22]

No ATYCLB or anything from Pulp?

I have a rule not to post anything Post 2000 for U2

HTDAAB

 

[lazarus]

My more "official" list, in no order:

The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
Low - David Bowie
Kid A - Radiohead
Remain in Light - Talking Heads
Another Green World - Brian Eno
Sea Change - Beck
Homogenic - Bjork
All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2
Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

What a great list ruined by monotony.

 

[Lancemc]

Here's a Listerine breathstrip.


It's just "one of those" albums, that I can't really help it with. I was, what? 12 years old when Beautiful Day came out. It hooked me, and slowly got me into music, and eventually led me to where am I now. I still think it's just a damn fine pop album on top of that too.

 

[lazarus]

I'm just surprised, because with the exception of the Springsteen, all the others you listed are great ALBUMS, not just collections of good songs.

 

[Zoomerang96]

ok computer
kid a
in rainbows
amnesiac
the bends
hail to the thief
pablo honey
pop
hello mom! - modeselektor
happy birthday - modeselektor

everything else sucks.

 

[gump]

In no particular order

Beatles - Revolver
U2 - Achtung Baby
Radiohead - Kid A
REM - Automatic for the People
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
David Bowie - Low
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The National - Boxer
Ryan Adams - Gold
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew and Milestones

 

[Saracene]

1. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love

The rest is in no particular order:

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
The Clash - London Calling
Dead Can Dance - Aion

 

[TranceEnding]

Priest=Aura - the Church
Unforgettable Fire - U2
the Kick Inside - Kate Bush
This is the Sea - the Waterboys
No More Shall We Part - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea - PJ Harvey
Trampin' - Patti Smith
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
You Are Free - Cat Power
the Tea Party - Edges of Twilight