Recently working from home, have put on some old albums I haven't listened to in a while and fell back in love with them. Got me thinking, what are my own top five albums and found it really hard. So while I am considering mine, what are yours?
Music Your top five albums of all time
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The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Kendrick Lamar - GKMC
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Outkast - Aquemini
Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
That's just off the top of my head and it would probably constantly be changing. Could've had ATLiens, Madvillainy, Lonerism, Illinois, Ctrl, Ok Computer, 99.9%, Swimming, TPAB or For Emma in there.
Kendrick Lamar - GKMC
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Outkast - Aquemini
Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
That's just off the top of my head and it would probably constantly be changing. Could've had ATLiens, Madvillainy, Lonerism, Illinois, Ctrl, Ok Computer, 99.9%, Swimming, TPAB or For Emma in there.
Oh man this is impossible and I will definitely change my list with every other post where someone names an album I’d simply forgot just how much I loved.
Off the top of my head (in no particular order):
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Off the top of my head (in no particular order):
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Good start.
Best of the Beatles
Best of Pink Floyd
Best of Les Zeppelin
Best of Dire Straits
Best of Michael Jackson
Best of Pink Floyd
Best of Les Zeppelin
Best of Dire Straits
Best of Michael Jackson
damn autocorrectThat’s cheating!
You're disgusting.
1. First 5 Metallica albums
2. First 5 Sabbath albums
3. First 5 The Offspring albums
4. First 5 Rakim albums
5. First 5 Queen albums
If not allowed:
Therapy? - Troublegum
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
NAS - Illmatic
Rakim - Paid in Full
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
2. First 5 Sabbath albums
3. First 5 The Offspring albums
4. First 5 Rakim albums
5. First 5 Queen albums
If not allowed:
Therapy? - Troublegum
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
NAS - Illmatic
Rakim - Paid in Full
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
1. Snivilisation - Orbital
So many hazy memories of stoning my life away in my mates bedroom to this album and I still have my OG cd, battered to hell. Know this album inside out. In my view, this is one of the best british albums ever.
2. Dark side of the moon - Pink Floyd
See #1
3. Pure Phase - Spiritualized electric mainline
See #1 and #2
4. Exit planet dust - Chemical Brothers
This was my training album when I boxed. I would turn up at the gym, put my headphones in and by the time In dust we trust had started, I was in the zone. I wouldn't like to guess how many times I listened to that album over my years of boxing but it never changed. Even now when I put it on, it transports me back to that gym, the smell, the noise ...
5. The Resistance - Muse
My guilty choice. This isn't a favourite because of the music itself, just the memories it brings. When my kids were very young, the single Resistance was in the charts and they loved it, we used to sing it together in the car and at home. I got the album and for the next few years that was all they ever wanted on. I remember back then, I promised to take them to see Muse live and in 2019 I did just that at the O2 on the Simulation Theory tour. It was a very emotional thing to realise such a long standing promise. They've both grown up huge Muse fans and it was such a great day / night, watching them at their first live gig, singing and enjoying themselves. Little did we know what was about to happen to the world of live music. We watched the blu ray a few months back and it was so very weird to see such enormous crowds.
So many hazy memories of stoning my life away in my mates bedroom to this album and I still have my OG cd, battered to hell. Know this album inside out. In my view, this is one of the best british albums ever.
2. Dark side of the moon - Pink Floyd
See #1
3. Pure Phase - Spiritualized electric mainline
See #1 and #2
4. Exit planet dust - Chemical Brothers
This was my training album when I boxed. I would turn up at the gym, put my headphones in and by the time In dust we trust had started, I was in the zone. I wouldn't like to guess how many times I listened to that album over my years of boxing but it never changed. Even now when I put it on, it transports me back to that gym, the smell, the noise ...
5. The Resistance - Muse
My guilty choice. This isn't a favourite because of the music itself, just the memories it brings. When my kids were very young, the single Resistance was in the charts and they loved it, we used to sing it together in the car and at home. I got the album and for the next few years that was all they ever wanted on. I remember back then, I promised to take them to see Muse live and in 2019 I did just that at the O2 on the Simulation Theory tour. It was a very emotional thing to realise such a long standing promise. They've both grown up huge Muse fans and it was such a great day / night, watching them at their first live gig, singing and enjoying themselves. Little did we know what was about to happen to the world of live music. We watched the blu ray a few months back and it was so very weird to see such enormous crowds.
1 Out of the Blue - ELO
2 News of the World - Queen
3. Michael Shenker Group - MSG
4. Thriller - Michael Jackson
5. Parallel Lines - Blondie
2 News of the World - Queen
3. Michael Shenker Group - MSG
4. Thriller - Michael Jackson
5. Parallel Lines - Blondie
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Grrr (Deluxe) - Rolling Stones
London Calling - The Clash
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Grrr (Deluxe) - Rolling Stones
London Calling - The Clash
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
This was almost in mine. Heart of glass is the very first song that hooked me into playing it over and over when I was very young. It is still (arguably) my favourite single track of all time. It's perfect.
Albums two and three if I had to whittle it down further. Can't believe Ride the Lightning is 37 years old. That's very depressing.
So many good songs and hits, perfect album cover and I just love her aggressive stance.
Other people are posting some great albums too. I've no idea really if mine are in order but I'd have The Clash definitely in a top 6 and maybe two Fleetwood Mac albums in a top ten. This month anyway.
Nothing Lasts, But Nothing Is Lost - Shpongle - A totally unique sound, a sort of mashup between prog rock, world music, folk, ambient and trance.
Last Days of Gravity - Younger Brother - Two psytrance guys set out to make an album with real instruments and this was the result. Somewhere between Orbtial, Zep and Pink Floyd.
And Awake - Ishq - I've probably listened to a couple of hundred ambient albums over the years (30 of which are by this duo) and this is the best one. A lot of ambient can be cold and glacial. This is warm and naturalistic.
Into Deep - LSG - High trance but with downtempo break beats instead of kicks. Wonderfully epic.
Harbor - Tomppabeats - A wonderfully cozy album I never get tired of, not least because nearly each track is a minute long or less. Every one is a gem.
Last Days of Gravity - Younger Brother - Two psytrance guys set out to make an album with real instruments and this was the result. Somewhere between Orbtial, Zep and Pink Floyd.
And Awake - Ishq - I've probably listened to a couple of hundred ambient albums over the years (30 of which are by this duo) and this is the best one. A lot of ambient can be cold and glacial. This is warm and naturalistic.
Into Deep - LSG - High trance but with downtempo break beats instead of kicks. Wonderfully epic.
Harbor - Tomppabeats - A wonderfully cozy album I never get tired of, not least because nearly each track is a minute long or less. Every one is a gem.
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Can't pick favorites as such as they always change but these are the albums I keep going back to from my formative years of getting into music and guitars as a teenager and an adult.
In Rainbows - Radiohead
Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
O - Damien Rice
The End of History - Fionn Regan
Room for Squares - John Mayer
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
In Rainbows - Radiohead
Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
O - Damien Rice
The End of History - Fionn Regan
Room for Squares - John Mayer
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
If you asked me tomorrow, it would be different I'm sure.
Off the top, I'm going with:
Billy Bragg - Talking With the Taxman about Poetry
Descendents - Everything Sucks
MF DOOM - MM..FOOD
They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
The Jam - Snap!
Snap is a bit of a copout as it's a singles collection, but it holds a lot of sentimental value, and was the first record I bought with my own money, which was 20p from a car boot sale, and really kickstarted an obsession with music. Early 90s was a goldmine for people getting shot of their vinyl. I still have the same copy, still with the 20p sticker on it.
If you asked tomorrow, I'd probably sub in Elvis Costello - This Year's Model, and Propagandhi Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes. Day after that I'd squeeze in Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx, and maybe one of about 3 possible Fugazi records. I'd probably need to do a Top 50 really.
Off the top, I'm going with:
Billy Bragg - Talking With the Taxman about Poetry
Descendents - Everything Sucks
MF DOOM - MM..FOOD
They Might Be Giants - Lincoln
The Jam - Snap!
Snap is a bit of a copout as it's a singles collection, but it holds a lot of sentimental value, and was the first record I bought with my own money, which was 20p from a car boot sale, and really kickstarted an obsession with music. Early 90s was a goldmine for people getting shot of their vinyl. I still have the same copy, still with the 20p sticker on it.
If you asked tomorrow, I'd probably sub in Elvis Costello - This Year's Model, and Propagandhi Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes. Day after that I'd squeeze in Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Lynx, and maybe one of about 3 possible Fugazi records. I'd probably need to do a Top 50 really.
1. Helplessness Blues - Fleet Foxes
2. Nevermind - Nirvana
3. Divers - Joanna Newsom
Is as I'm getting for now.
2. Nevermind - Nirvana
3. Divers - Joanna Newsom
Is as I'm getting for now.
The Stone Roses
Illmatic - Nas
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
36 Chambers - Wu Tang
Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown.
Illmatic - Nas
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
36 Chambers - Wu Tang
Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown.
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Milk eyed mender is another of my fave albums, never actually listened to Divers, putting on spotify now!
Without much thought...
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Radiohead - OK Computer
Waxahatchee - American Weekend
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
After I'd written the first four I felt I needed something not entirely miserable so was quite pleased when I remembered the existence of Stephin Merritt.
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Radiohead - OK Computer
Waxahatchee - American Weekend
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
After I'd written the first four I felt I needed something not entirely miserable so was quite pleased when I remembered the existence of Stephin Merritt.
Not doing multiple for one artist.
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine)
Another Green World (Brian Eno)
To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar)
Entroducing..... (DJ Shadow)
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (The Thermals)
Honourable Mentions: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Aphex Twin); Doolittle (Pixies); Handful of Earth (Dick Gaughan); Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan); Replicas (Tubeway Army)
Many more. It's hard to differentiate between the ones you like!
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine)
Another Green World (Brian Eno)
To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar)
Entroducing..... (DJ Shadow)
The Body, The Blood, The Machine (The Thermals)
Honourable Mentions: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Aphex Twin); Doolittle (Pixies); Handful of Earth (Dick Gaughan); Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan); Replicas (Tubeway Army)
Many more. It's hard to differentiate between the ones you like!
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Taylor Swift - 1989
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
Metallica - Ride the Lightening
Taylor Swift - 1989
Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
Metallica - Ride the Lightening
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Nirvana - Nevermind
They Might Be Giants - Flood
Weezer - Pinkerton
Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Nirvana - Nevermind
They Might Be Giants - Flood
Weezer - Pinkerton
The ones I keep going back to are
Bowie - Station to Station
MBV - Loveless
The Beatles - Revolver
Radiohead - Kid A
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Could easily have swapped any of those for the likes of Bjork - Vespertine, Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Aphex Twin - SAWV2, The Smiths - TQID and on and on...
Bowie - Station to Station
MBV - Loveless
The Beatles - Revolver
Radiohead - Kid A
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Could easily have swapped any of those for the likes of Bjork - Vespertine, Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Aphex Twin - SAWV2, The Smiths - TQID and on and on...
What is an album and what program do you need to open it?
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
Bon Jovi - New Jersey
Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You
Counting Crows - This Desert Life
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
Bon Jovi - New Jersey
Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You
Counting Crows - This Desert Life
At the drive-in - Relationship of command
Nirvana - Nevermind
Rancid - And out come the wolves
Queens of the stone age - Songs for the deaf
Descendents - Everything sucks
This list probably changes every week. All these albums are fantastic (to me) and bring back tons of memories.
Nirvana - Nevermind
Rancid - And out come the wolves
Queens of the stone age - Songs for the deaf
Descendents - Everything sucks
This list probably changes every week. All these albums are fantastic (to me) and bring back tons of memories.
Love this, Frank Ocean is great man.
Limiting myself to one album per artist:
Ok Computer - Radiohead
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
Night at the Opera - Queen
Ok Computer - Radiohead
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
Night at the Opera - Queen
Sgt. Pepper
Dark Side of the Moon
The Wall
Nevermind
2001
Dark Side of the Moon
The Wall
Nevermind
2001
This is also a great excuse for me to find more music to consume!
Going Places - Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass Band
Mint Jams - Casiopea
Gunfighter Ballads - Marty Robbins
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet - The London Symphony Orchestra
Enter the Wu-Tang - Wu-Tang Clan
Mint Jams - Casiopea
Gunfighter Ballads - Marty Robbins
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet - The London Symphony Orchestra
Enter the Wu-Tang - Wu-Tang Clan
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1. Todd Terje - It's Album Time
2. RHCP - Mother's Milk
3. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
4. Snarky Puppy - We like it here (technically a live gig but I count it as an album of sorts)
5. John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People
To be honest a list like this is stupidly difficult and any of those could change depending on the day or my mood.
2. RHCP - Mother's Milk
3. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
4. Snarky Puppy - We like it here (technically a live gig but I count it as an album of sorts)
5. John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People
To be honest a list like this is stupidly difficult and any of those could change depending on the day or my mood.
Not enough mentions so far of this one. Absolutely incredible album.
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones
Rubber Soul - The Beatles
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Ommadawn
Amarok
Powerslave
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Master of Puppets
Amarok
Powerslave
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
Master of Puppets