Foxy Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 "Trash" ~ Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies" ~ Alice Cooper "Floodland" ~ The Sisters Of Mercy "Some Girls Wander By Mistake" ~ The Sisters Of Mercy "Changes" ~ David Bowie "Hotel California" ~ The Eagles "Tower Of Strength" ~ The Mission "Headlines & Deadlines" ~ AHA "Eliminator" ~ ZZ Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeanimal Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Bringin´It All Back Home Highway 61 Revisited Blonde On Blonde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 All Beatle Albums...while they were together.. All Zepelin Albums Dark Side of The Moon ~ Floyd Pearl ~ Janis Jonny Lang ~ Lie To Me Stevie Nicks ~ BellaDonna Born To Run ~ Bruce Springsteen The Rising ~ Bruce Springsteen Saxuality ~ Candy Dufler John Cougar ~ John Cougar The Dance ~ Fleetwood Mac The Best of Billie Holiday ~ Billie Holiday Stylistics Greats Hits ~ The Stylistics Al Green Greatest Hits ~ Al Green Tapestry ~ Carole King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Great List Jane....Rumours is one of my favorites that i play the heck out of all the time...also Creedence Clearwater...Chronicles Album, and Sweet Baby James...for when i'm in a mellow mood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Bringin´It All Back Home Highway 61 Revisited Blonde On Blonde Of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 of course Edna!.....many of my favorites have been mentioned....sonfactors have great taste!...we ROCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) Y'know, I'm not sure about this thread at all. "Essential albums one must have in ones collection"? How about "the ones you like"? It seems a bit ..ummm...anal-retentive and possibly elitist to me. But hey ho! Can't help but notice that this particular forum seems to be populated by folks for whom punk rock never happened (or maybe they "tried it,didn't like it"?). Now, I can't speak for the rest of the world, but in the UK, whether you like it or not, punk effected a revolution that impacted on the way (virtually all) music & art was subsequently approached, by changing the landscape and the "rules of engagement". This effect was felt across the board really: didn't just touch punk / new-wave / rock / indie, etc. but also mainstream pop, funk, dance/techno, electronica, avant-garde,...yes,even jazz. (Its not just me that thinks that:there are some excellent books out there on the subject...) Might I therefore suggest to those who feel the need to complete their collections with "significant albums" (regardless of whether they like them or not) the following: "Never Mind the Bollocks" - Sex Pistols "London Calling" - The Clash "Entertainment!" - Gang of Four "Killing Joke" - Killing Joke "Daydream Nation" - Sonic Youth "Atomiser" - Big Black "Zen Arcade" - Husker Du "Nevermind" - Nirvana I could go on, but....life's too short. Incidentally, though, the very idea that my collection ought to include some album of U2. Woooaaargh! I'd sooner sever my own testicles and eat them, (raw and whole) Edited November 18, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 "London Calling" - The Clash I can´t believe we forgot about this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Can't help but notice that this particular forum seems to be populated by folks for whom punk rock never happened (or maybe they "tried it,didn't like it"?). Jumping the gun a bit aren't we? Search the forums for punk and see what you find. There are a lot of fans here. And I believe I included several Ramones albums on my list. Others did too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Y'know, I'm not sure about this thread at all. "Essential albums one must have in ones collection"? How about "the ones you like"? It seems a bit ..ummm...anal-retentive and possibly elitist to me I understand it's a subjective topic, but ou ust admit that there are some almost universally agreed upon albums/songs that everyone needs to know. You can't have a CD collection sans the Beatles or the Stones or Led Zeppelin. They're standards. And since I've been here for a while now, and seen everyone here to have really really good taste, who better to ask? It's a great way to get a feel of different kinds of artists. And now I've got a few punk albums to add too If I'm a part of the boards, I may as well put them to use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) Well, blind-fitter, no one has put any hip-hop albums on here, either. It just so happens that most of us on the boards are not hip-hop fans or don't know enough about it to recommend anything, not that we are "elitist" I agree with you that it might be a good idea to add genres to our suggestions, so that anybody visiting the boards can add to their music collection according to their taste Punk just happens not to be my taste, and I have listened to some....that said, I wouldn't add any album to my collection that I didn't like just because someone told me it was "important". Edited November 18, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 I'm elitist...and I plan to become even more elitist over the next several years. I'm a no-good bast*rd, and I plan to stay that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 I am quite happy with the music I know and like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 radhi, i don't know about there being "standards"! i don't see why everyone should like the beatles, the stones or led zepelin. in fact i know alot of people who don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 I also agree that this topic is very subjective...I mean, I don't own a lot of these so called "essential" albums, but I'm still a very big music fan. before a non-Zappa fan goes out and buys a lot of random Zappa albums, here's what I think are the... Essential Zappa Albums: (in order of essential-ness) Hot Rats Overnite Sensation Freak Out! Apostrophe (') Weasels Ripped My Flesh Sheik Yerbouti Filmore East, June 1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 I seem to have reached a venerable age and a pretty impressive collection of albums covering a fairly wide selection of music from Aqualung to Zappa....and I haven't got any Beatles, nor have I ever felt the need. Maybe it's because I heard them all the time on the radio and TV and all the tunes are so familiar (I can even play some of them on the guitar without owning a copy)that I don't need to have the albums. I've got no Abba either Strange though, I've got two Monkees albums. I'd add 'Ship Arrives too Late to Save a Drowning Witch to the Zappa list above (all of which I've got) and I'm with blind-fitter on the U2 axis, I'd rather chew my own foot off. Same goes for Coldplay....but I've said all that on different threads. I've got no Beach Boys either, now I think about it...does that make me a bad man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 The reason I started the thread is because here, international music doesn't have a very strong base. And it's not that easy to get hold of CDs too. And I'm definitely not going to go and buy every single CD mentioned here (How rich do you think I am? ). But everyone likes the music they've mentioned for a reason and I'd like to try it out, see if I like it too and then perhaps go into more detail from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 I've got no Beach Boys either, now I think about it...does that make me a bad man Not at all . You're a hero , to me . You have seen through the 'dark side of the force ' . California ... uber alles ... DENIED ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 perhaps essential genre albums and band albums is a better way of doing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Just for the record, I don't own a Beatles or Led Zep CD (I've only listened to them, never bought), and I only own the '50 Licks' CD by the Stones.... ...and I love my CD collection! It's no less of a fabulous collection just because I don't own Beatles or Zep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Maybe we should start a thread about records we DON´T have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Maybe we should start a thread about records we DON´T have... Great idea......now, where do we start? Maybe we should admit some of the albums that we have, but aren't sure why, just to balance it up.. I don't have any Coldplay, U2, Keane...but forgawdsake...I do have Anthony and The Johnsons (and it sucks chunks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 The most essential albums from my top 7 favorite bands: Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Pink Floyd - DSOTM Queen - Queen II Led Zeppelin - IV Black Sabbath - Vol. 4 Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove Yes - Close to the Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Essential for what? To understand rock's evolution to what it is today - The Roy Orbison Anthology To appreciate its nuances - Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Waters To just enjoy the pure sounds of voice and instruments - Layla by Derek and the Dominoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Good grief! Stop picking apart the poor word 'essential' already. Poor thing! Didn't do anyone any harm in its life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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