Must have Albums

[Whickerman]

What are the top ten albums you must own?

My choices:

• New York - Lou Reed
  
• Mutter - Rammstein
  
• Disintegration - The Cure
  
• K - Kula Shaker
  
• Songs of Faith and Devotion - Depeche Mode
  
• Hopes and Fears - Keane
  
• Echoes - Pink Floyd
  
• Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
  
• American 4 (Man comes Around) - Johnny Cash
  
• Rattle and Hum - U2

[fideldyfee]

Woo Hoo i actually own one of them!

I would say a bit of Enya is essential for when you can't get to sleep.

[andy-hughes]

• Rumours - Fleetwood Mac


• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - TPATHB's


• Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd


• Focus 3 - Focus


• Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield


• Relics - Pink Floyd


• Dare - The Human League


• Motown Chartbusters 10 - Various Artists


• The Craft - Original Soundtrack


• Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall & Oates

Sorry to be a pedant Whickerman, but your Echoes album is actually called Meddle - Echoes is just the title of the track conytained on side two, if you are a vinyl type, or the long track of you are on CD.

[Goldspot]

I will have a think on this on.. Good question !

Can't agree with the Lou Reed choice though ...In my opinion .. Transformer is a better album.

[Zorr0]

In no particular order...


Seventh Son of a Seventh Son........Iron Maiden

Ride the Lightning......Metallica

Nevermind....Nirvana

Hybrid Theory....Linkin Park

Apertite for Destruction...Guns n Roses

Reign in Blood......Slayer

Whitesnake 1987....Whitesnake

Once....Nightwish

5150.....Van Halen

Peace Sells but Who's Buying....Megadeth

[Whickerman]

Andy - was referring to the 'Best of', called Echoes...

[Will666]

Not in any order, but here goes:
Deserter's Songs - Mercury Rev
Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips
The Sophtware Slump - Gradaddy
Isolation Drills - Guided By Voices
The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
O.K. Computer - Radiohead
The Bends - Radiohead
Terror Twilight - Pavement

[Lesisblue]

U2. The Joshua Tree

Radiohead. The Bends

Guns 'n' Roses. Appetite For Destruction

Aerosmith. Nine Lives

Alanis Morisette. Jagged Little Pill

Coldplay. X&Y

K.T.Tunstall. Eye To The Telescope

Queen. A Night At The Opera

Pink Floyd. Dark Side Of The Moon

Manic Street Preachers. Everything Must Go

[twat234]

Blimey, that's a real toughie and i'm not sure it's possible to answer exactly but ten of the best albums i've had the pleasure of hearing are...

SETTING SONS - The Jam

RED ROSES FOR ME - The Pogues

COMBAT ROCK - The Clash

LEGGY MAMBO - Cud

SECOND COMING - Te Stone Roses

UNKNOWN PLEASURES - Joy Division

LEVELLING THE LAND - The Levellers

TREASURE - Cocteau Twins

WILD WOOD - Paul Weller

HIT BY HIT - The Godfathers

...but there are SO many more!!!

[andy-hughes]

Thanks for the correction Whickerman (hangs head in shame ... but not for long!)

Great question!

[sithlord]

• Stranded - Roxy Music


• Nirvana - Nevermind


• Stone Roses - Stone Roses


• Doolittle - The Pixies


• Blue Lines - Massive Attack


• Diamond Dogs - Bowie


• George Best - The Wedding Present


• Snap - The Jam


• Pearl - Janis Joplin


• Rio - Duran Duran

[jay139]

• The velvet underground and Nico


• The Smiths The queen is dead


• The Pixies Doolittle


• Tom Waits Raindogs


• David Bowie The Rise and Fall


• Artic Monkeys Whatever people say i am


• The Strokes Room on Fire


• Morrissey Live at earls court


• The Jesus and marychain The sound of speed


• Kate Bush Hounds of love

[Goldspot]

In no particular order:

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

David Bowie - Aladdin Sane

Ian McNabb - Head like a Rock

The Clash - London Calling

R.E.M. - Green

Doll by Doll - Remember

Radiohead - The Bends

Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic

Culture - Two sevens clash

Television - Marquee Moon

[*ALFIE*]

David Gray - White Ladder, Prince - Purple Rain

[allen63b]

In no particular order!

The Clash by The Clash

Hatful of Hollow by The Smiths

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me by The Cure

Songbook Vol 1 by Super Furry Animals

Empires and Dance by The Simple Minds

Travelogue by The Human League

Hot Fuss by The Killers

The Correct use of Soap by Magazine

Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned

You Can't Hide Your Love Forever by Orange Juice

Setting Sons by The Jam

Vorsprung Dyk Technic by Paul van Dyk


Could easily have stuck a couple of The Jam Albums in there but decided to have one per band!
.......and I know I chose 12 but could stick 20 in there with ease

[twat234]

Completely agree with sticking more of the jam albums in there cos they were ALL brilliant and weller is the best lyricist this world has ever produced...along with jones/strummer (god rest his soul) and macgowan and vanian...and sensible of course!!

[ermintrude35]

...aaaawww only 10..?...ok...

1. what's the story morning glory - oasis

2. standing on a beach - the cure

3. about a boy - badly drawn boy

4. white ladder - david gray

5. recurring dream - crowded house

6. voodoo child - jimmy hendrix

7. transformer - lou reed

8. the white room - klf

9. hopes and fears - kean

10. this is music - the verve

10. songbook - supe furry animals

...ok so I cheated and had two tens....what can I say, I'm a greedy cow....

[PhilBy]

In No Particular Order

1) Frank Zappa ~ Overnight Sensation

2) Alex Harvey Band ~ The Penthose Tapes

3) Captain Beefheart ~ Trout Mask Replica

4) Jimi Hendrix ~ Are You Experienced

5) Cream ~ Disraeli Gears

6) Led Zeppelin ~ Led Zeppelin 1

7) Ry Cooder ~ Chicken Skin Music

8) Humble Pie ~ Street Rats

9) Jethro Tull ~ Aqualung

10) Black Oak Arkansas ~ Hot & Nasty

10A) Creedance Clearwater Revival ~ Creedance Clearwater Revival

10B) Spooky Tooth ~ Ceremony

etc. etc.

[lodekka]

Some of my favourites have been already been covered, so here are some more:

• Daisies Of The Galaxy - Eels


• Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara


• Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine


• Nouvelle Vague - Nouvelle Vague


• Get Happy!! - Elvis Costello


• The Smiths - The Smiths


• Life's Rich Pageant - R.E.M.


• And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out - Yo La Tengo


• A Walk Across The Rooftops - The Blue Nile


• Sign 'O' The Times - Prince

[DiaKMS]

oo i love these questions! my favourite albums are:

• Grace - Jeff Buckley


• OK Computer - Radiohead


• Figure 8 - Elliott Smith


• Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd


• Blinking Lights & Other Revelations - eels


• After The Gold Rush - Neil Young


• Forever Changes - Love


• Turn On The Bright Lights - Interpol


• Carbon Glacier - Laura Veirs


• Blue - Joni Mitchell

(i would have also put Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and The Queen is Dead, but there was no room, dammit!)

[OBonio]

Best ofs shouldn't be allowed :oP

1) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
2) Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
3) Doolittle - The Pixies
4) 1916 - Motorhead
5) The Bends - Radiohead
6) Abbey Road - The Beatles
7) Music for the Jilted Generation - The Prodigy
8) Pandemonium - Killing Joke
9) Discovery - Daft Punk
10) Parklife - Blur