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Favorite Albums Ever...

Kraftwerk - Computer World

Alan Parsons Project - ... pretty much every one they ever recorded

Peter Gabriel - So

among others of course.
 
Mine (in exact order):
  1. "Songs From The Big Chair" by Tears For Fears
  2. "Staring At The Sun" by Level 42
  3. "Running In The Family" by Level 42
  4. "The Joshua Tree" by U2
  5. "Time's Up" by Living Colour
  6. "Music For The Masses" by Depeche Mode
  7. "Vs." by Pearl Jam
  8. "Big Thing" by Duran Duran
  9. "Issues" by KoRn
  10. "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" by Kanye West
 
Pink Floyd-The Wall
Pink Floyd-Animals
Kate Bush-The Kick Inside
Danielle Dax-Dark Adapted Eye
John Cale & Lou Reed-Songs For Drella
Mahavishnu Orchestra-Between Nothingness And Eternity
Tool-Aenima
King Crimson-Discipline
Peter Gabriel-Peter Gabriel 3
PJ Harvey-To Bring You My Love
Sinead O'Connor-Lion and the Cobra
Richard Thompson-Rumor and Sigh
 
In no order whatever:

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (self-titled, aka The White Album)
The Joshua Tree - U2
The Unforgettable Fire - U2
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
The Kick Inside - Kate Bush
Lionheart - Kate Bush
Tracy Chapman (self-titled)
Broken English - Marianne Faithfull
Parallel Lines - Blondie
Revolver - The Beatles
Monkey Grip (soundtrack) - Divinyls

There are undoubtedly others but that will do for now.
 
Orac Zen said:
Tracy Chapman (self-titled)
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Good choice. I nearly put that one down as well. I remember playing the tape so much, it started to wear out.

It's a shame that her later albums never came anywhere close to being as successful.
 
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
Rivers I Have Known - Gary Bartz and the NTU Troop
Revolver - The Beatles
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
What Color is Love - Terry Callier
Occasional Rain - Terry Callier
Sam Cooke's SAR Record's Story - compilation
Wide Awake in Dreamland - Pat Benatar
Remain In Light - Talking Heads
Strong Persuader - Robert Cray Band
Greatest Hits - Squeeze
A Capella - Todd Rundgren
What Up Dog? - Was (Not Was)
 
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I find it very interesting how many folks (including myself) have a fairly wide variety of albums (and types of music) on their lists, yet U2's The Joshua Tree still shows up on so many of them (six lists in this thread, so far).

What is it about this particular album that seems to have attracted so many people so strongly?
 
Mr. Laser Beam said:
Alan Parsons Project - ... pretty much every one they ever recorded
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Even Vulture Culture? ;)

But yeah, they're one of only two bands that I have everything they did (not counting compilation releases).

And I completely forgot an album... I used to play Concrete Blonde's Bloodletting a lot. A lot a lot. It was probably my favourite album in the early/mid-90s.
 
The Joshua Tree - U2
Achtung Baby - U2
Disintegration - The Cure
Hot Fuss - The Killers
VIVIsectVI - Skinny Puppy
 
Mysterion said:
I find it very interesting how many folks (including myself) have a fairly wide variety of albums (and types of music) on their lists, yet U2's The Joshua Tree still shows up on so many of them (six lists in this thread, so far).

What is it about this particular album that seems to have attracted so many people so strongly?
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It was an album that both defined the '80s and was yet counter to it.

Just kidding, I dunno why. It could be just that it's an album that had major crossover appeal.
 
I have thousands of albums and my top 2-20 will shift and shake depending on mood and current influences.

But the number one has been the same since I first heard it back in 1995. Sure I came to it 7 years late and only after being given the band's latest album, but since that day I have connected with it more than any albums I have listened to since. There are undoubtably better albums in context of musicianship, of lyricism, of influence, yet if I was to die in 60 minutes and I could listen to only one album again it would be this. And then I'd have 46 seconds to collect myself for Death ;)

It is my favourite

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime


Hugo - Revolution Calling!
 
Top 5

The Better Life – Three Doors Down
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma, Coco Lee
Mad Season – Matchbox Twenty
No Angel – Dido
No Name Face – Lifehouse
 
Hugo Rune said:
I have thousands of albums and my top 2-20 will shift and shake depending on mood and current influences.

But the number one has been the same since I first heard it back in 1995. Sure I came to it 7 years late and only after being given the band's latest album, but since that day I have connected with it more than any albums I have listened to since. There are undoubtably better albums in context of musicianship, of lyricism, of influence, yet if I was to die in 60 minutes and I could listen to only one album again it would be this. And then I'd have 46 seconds to collect myself for Death ;)

It is my favourite

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime


Hugo - Revolution Calling!
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I was going to post the exact same thing! Thank you.

It's a fantastic album, my favorite!
 
Tapestry-Carole King
Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road-Elton John
Let It Be-The Beatles
Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd
Tattoo You-The Rolling Stones
Live At Leeds-The Who
Hot August Night-Neil Diamond
Buddha and the Chocolate Box-Cat Stevens
Gold-Lynrd Skynrd
The River-Bruce Springsteen
Candy-O-The Cars
London Calling-The Clash
Brushfire Fairytales- Jack Johnson
Aja-Steely Dan
Houses of the Holy, 2 and 4 by Led Zepplin
Tubular Bells- Mike Oldfield
ChangesOne-Bowie
Destroyer-Kiss
The Black Parade-My Chemical Romance
August and Everything After-Counting Crows
Mother's Milk-The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Jesus Christ Superstar-soundtrack
The Wall-Pink Floyd
Excitable Boy-Warren Zevon
Upstairs At Erics- Yaz

The Joshua Tree-U2. I actually saw the first and last shows on that tour...and I'm in one of the videos. Yup, that's me-that guy in the crowd in the tshirt. :)
 
In an aside, albums don't seem to matter as much in these days of iTunes and such. I like songs and can even name bands-but please don't ask me what the album was called. Probably one of the most modern ones to catch my eye was Hot Fuss. or Black Parade. But mostly its just songs these days.
 
There are still people out there (myself included) who like to listen to a whole album all the way through. If I put my mp3s on shuffle, I end up skipping and skipping until I get frustrated and pick an album to listen to.
 
Also:

The soundtrack for 2001: A Space Odyssey

Michael Stearns - Chronos

Mannheim Steamroller's 1984 Christmas album
 
Hard to choose favourite ever, but these are classics can always listen to (though mood plays a part also):

Back To Black
Dark Side Of The Moon
Kind Of Blue
Off The Wall
The Dreaming
What's Going On (one of the greatest albums)
 
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