The Songfactors' Choice: Top Albums of the Decade - The '60'

[pinkstones]

1. Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The - Pink Floyd (1967)

2. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground (1969)

3. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

4. Disraeli Gears - Cream (1967)

5. Doors, The - The Doors (1967)

6. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)

7. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)

8. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969)

9. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)

10. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)

HM: The Beatles, The Byrds, Blind Faith, Chicago

What a tough, tough, TOUGH list. Damn.

[TheLizard]

1. The Doors - The Doors

2. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

3. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones

4. Tommy - The Who

5. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

6. Piper At The Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd

7. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin

8. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

9. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young

10. The Band - The Band

I had to limit myself to one album per artist just to attempt to make it easy, but it was still near-impossible. I really was born in the wrong decade.

[bluesboy]

1. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones

2. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin

3. Rubber Soul - The Beatles

4. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

5. The Band - The Band

6. Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music - Ray Charles

7. The Doors - The Doors

8. Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones (the greatest rock'n roll band in the world.)

9. Getz / Gilberto - Stan Getz / João Gilberto

10. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young with Crazy Horse

Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority

Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

[bluesboy]

I really was born in the wrong decade.

I feel blessed to experience what i've experienced.

[Bertrand]

Hi everyone, here's my list:

1 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - The Beatles (1967)

2 - Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones (1968)

3 - Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)

4 - Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969)

5 - Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)

6 - Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)

7 - Doors, The - The Doors (1967)

8 - Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

9 - Band, The - The Band (1969)

10 - Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)

Not an easy top-10 list to decide on, the 1960s were such a great decade.

[edna]

Salut, Bertrand! You should be around more often so we would be 2 Frenchs here...

[Lea]

1.Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

2.Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

3.In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson

4.Tommy -- The Who

5.Blind Faith - Blind Faith

6.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band-Beatles

7.Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

8.Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival

9.Cheap Thrills ~ Big Brother and the Holding Company

10.Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel

Well that was just a terrible ordeal

Honorable Mentions in no particular order:

Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin II

Doors, The - The Doors

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

Pet Sounds - Beach Boys

Disraeli Gears - Cream

Band, The - The Band

Edited May 2, 2010 by Guest

[The Seeker]

1. Tommy - The Who (1969)

2. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)

3. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)

4. Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones (1968)*

5. Doors, The - The Doors (1967)

6. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys (1966)

7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel (1966)

8. Disraeli Gears - Cream (1967)

9. Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The - Pink Floyd (1967)

10. Hair (Soundtrack) - Broadway Cast (1968)

*there are few albums that divide my opinion as much as this one. There's a lot of songs that I love (Stray Cat Blues - maybe my favourite Stones song - , Jigsaw Puzzle, Street Fighting Man, No Expectations,...), and then there are some that I just can't listen to (Parachute Woman, Factory Girl, Prodigal Son).

[BlueAngel]

1. Rubber Soul - The Beatles

2. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

3. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

4. The Band - The Band

5. Blind Faith - Blind Faith

6. Tommy - The Who

7. The Stooges - The Stooges

8. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground

9. Disraeli Gears - Cream

10. The Doors - The Doors

Honorable mentions: Stones, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd...

[Shawna]

1. More of the Monkees ~ The Monkees (surprises all around!)

2. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. ~ the Monkees (more surprises all around!!!)

3. The Band ~ The Band

4. CS&N ~ CS&N

5. Rubber Soul ~ Beatles

6. Hair ~ Broadway cast

7. Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme ~ S&G

8, Mr. Tambourine Man ~ Byrds

0. Velvet Underground ~ Velvet Underground

10. Tommy ~ The Who (for you, Fin)

[MindCrime]

0.

Ha Ha!

Edited May 6, 2010 by Guest
messed up the tongue dude

[Shawna]

it sits too close to the 9, ya know.

[Farin]

*looks at screen*

*looks at number block*

*looks at screen again*

[Farin]

is there anyone left who would like to vote?

I think we could close this off over the weekend... what do you think?

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1] I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin (1967)

2] Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

3] Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)

4] Otis Redding Sings Soul - Otis Redding (1966)

5] Gettin Ready - The Temptations (1966)

6] Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)

7] A Girl Called Dusty - Dusty Springfield (1964)

8] Band, The - The Band (1969)

9] Hair (Soundtrack) - Broadway Cast (1968)

10] Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. - The Monkees (1967)

[bluesboy]

I think we could close this off over the weekend... what do you think?

I agree. There's been ample time.

[Farin]

[big]The Songfactors' Choice Top Albums of the Decade: The '60s[/big]

1. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)

2. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)

3. Tommy - The Who (1969)

4. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)

5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)

6. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969)

7. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)

8. Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones (1968)

9. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

10.Band, The - The Band (1969)

PS sorry that it took so long, I was unexpectedly busy over the weekend

[MindCrime]

Very predictable

[Farin]

I would have thought Pet Sounds would be a sure candidate for the Top Ten, since it's routinely in the top ranks of "Best Albums of all time"* lists, but it wasn't even close.

* no matter that I hate list titles like that

[pinkstones]

Yeah, a little too predictable, to be honest. I would have thought the CCR, Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane would have made it. Also, the only artist of color on that list is Hendrix. Where's Otis Redding, The Temptations or Aretha Franklin?

I was happy to see The Band, CSN and Bob Dylan make it, regardless.

[MindCrime]

I was happy to see The Band, CSN

Those two were a surprise to me and a good one. They both have a song in my PTT, while these other big name artists do not.

I look forward to the complete list, when it's available

[Lea]

I had the Hendrix album until someone stoled it. The whole album was just awesome and one of my favorite all time albums I've ever owned.

Other then the ranking, not to many surprises.

Congratulations Fin and thank you Farin and Lucky

[edna]

1. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965)

2. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)

3. Tommy - The Who (1969)

4. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)

5. The Doors - The Doors (1967)

6. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969)

7. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965)

8. Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones (1968)

9. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

10.Band, The - The Band (1969)

No surprises... except for Otis Redding and CCR, they should've been there too...

I think it's the first time one of my nominations makes it at #1... I love Rubber Soul, it's "the sound of the sixties" for me.

[Farin]

I look forward to the complete list, when it's available

bien sur

1. Rubber Soul - The Beatles (1965) 83

2. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967) 77

3. Tommy - The Who (1969) 69

4. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969) 60

5. The Doors - The Doors (1967) 58

6. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones (1969) 58

7. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan (1965) 52

8. Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones (1968) 49

9. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) 43

10.Band, The - The Band (1969) 40

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - Beatles (1967) 40

Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) 38

Disraeli Gears - Cream (1967) 30

In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (1969) 25

Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The - Pink Floyd (1967) 24

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground (1969) 22

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon & Garfunkel (1966) 19

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin (1967) 19

Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane (1967) 18

Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965) 14

Shine on Brightly - Procol Harum (1968) 13

Pet Sounds - Beach Boys (1966) 12

Otis Redding Sings Soul - Otis Redding (1966) 12

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) 12

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. - The Monkees (1967) 11

Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music - Ray Charles (1962) 11

Something Else - The Kinks (1967) 11

Hair (Soundtrack) - Broadway Cast (1968) 10

Cheap Thrills ~ Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968) 10

More of the Monkees - The Monkees (1967) 10

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1969) 8

A Girl Called Dusty - Dusty Springfield (1964) 7

Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority (1969) 6

Gettin Ready - The Temptations (1966) 6

Stooges, The - The Stooges (1969) 4

Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (1969) 4

Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf (1962) 3

Getz / Gilberto - Stan Getz / João Gilberto (1964) 2

[bluesboy]

Nice top ten list.

Very representative of the giants for the sixties.