10 Favourite Albums of all time

[rebs23]

OK following on from the Channel Four 100 all time favourite albums, why not have a poll of our own?
To keep it short and manageable list your favourite 10 albums of all time.

Mine in no paticular order
1 Pop Will Eat Itself - Dos Dedos Mi amigos
2 New Order - Technique
3 Sonic Youth - Day Dream Nation
4 The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
5 Paul Van Dyk - Out There and Back
6 Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
7 Pixies - Doolittle
8 Sex Pistols - Never MInd ..........
9 The Clash - London Calling and finally
10 Depeche Mode - Violator

[CollegeTillIDie]

Ok Mine in no particular order would be

1. Scott 4 Scott Walker
2. Avalon Roxy Music
3. The Wall Pink Floyd
4. L.A.Woman The Doors
5. Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers
6. The White Room KLF
7. Man Machine Kraftwerk
8. Replicas Tubeway Army
9. The Tain Horslips
10. Black Rose Thin Lizzy

[gustavo]

nirvana - nevermind
manic street preachers - holy bible
guns n roses - appetite for destruction
oasis - whats the story morning glory
pixies - doolittle
beatles - revolver
eminem - marshall mathers lp
oasis - definetly maybe
the strokes - is this it
rem - automatic for the people.

[Neish]

No priticular order just as I think of em

The Stone Roses - The Stone Rosses
The Clash - London Calling
The Pixies - Surfer rosa
Jeff Buckley - Grace
The Doors - L.A. Women
The Smiths - The queen is dead
Neil Young - Harvest
Stiff little Fingers- Inflamable material
Bob Marley & The wailers - Exdous
Pearl Jam- Ten

[Gerrit]

PLACEBO - Without you I'm nothing
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Ocean rain
INDOCHINE - Paradize
MARILYN MANSON - Mechanical animals
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Evergreen
PLACEBO - Black market music
HEATHER NOVA - Siren
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Forever delayed



these are the certainties in my top-10, the order is how I feel today, this can change according to mood swings but these 8 will definitely always make my top-10.

The remaining two are more difficult to judge upon. Currently I go for:

MARILYN MANSON - Antichrist Superstar
SILKE BISCHOFF/18 SUMMERS - This is new religion/listen to Silke Bischoff

[Soper]

Bad Religion - Generator
AFI - The Art of Drowning
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Refused - The Shape Of Punk To Come
Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Dropkick Murphy's - The Gangs All Here
Cro-Mags - Age of Quarrel
Give Up The Ghost - We're Down Till We're Underground
The Promise - Believer

Plus another 250 more :rolleyes:

[jebus]

No particular order here

Air - Moon Safari
Badly Drawn Boy - Hour of the Bewilderbeast
Super Furry Animals - Radiator
Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
Blur - Blur
Blur - Parklife
Beatles - White Album
Grant Lee Buffalo - Fuzzy
Marvin Gaye - Whats Goin' On
Neil Young - Harvest

[Dublin12]

pixies- surfer rosa
echo & the bunnymen- crocodiles
joy division- closer
pogues- red roses for me
bob marley -exodus
u2- boy
my bloody valentine- isn't anything
nick cave & the bad seeds- do you love me know
whipping boy- heartworm
the clash- the clash
bauhaus- 1979-1983
rolling stones- exile on main st

[Gerrit]

Bauhaus, Bunnymen, Nick Cave... You got a very good taste !

[Iorfa]

Sigur Ros: Ágætis Byrjun
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
Velvet Underground & Nico
Van Morrisson: Astral Weeks
Belle & Sebastian: The Boy With The Arab Strap
The Verve: A Storm In Heaven
Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
Massive Attack: Blue Lines
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks

[Ruairi]

Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic,
Chili Peppers Freaky Styley
Rage Against The Machine - Rage against The machine
Nightmares on wax - Carboot Soul
pixies - surfer rosa
beatles - sgt. pepper
cypress hill - black sunday
green day - dookie
nirvana - in utero
mogwai - come on die young
radiohead - the bends

[Lionel Ritchie]

1. London 0 Hull 4 -The Housemartins
2. Leave Home - The Ramones
3. McIntyre, Treadmore & Davitt - Half Man Half Biscuit
4. ...And Justice For All - Metallica
5. Murder Ballads - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
6. Victim of Geography - Billy Bragg
7. The Queen Is Dead -The Smiths
8. The Golden Horde -The Golden Horde
9. Rave On -Andy White
10. Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness -Smashing Pumpkins

respectful mentions coz I could never keep it to ten

Heartworm - Whipping Boy,
Arise - Sepultura
Tough Love - Hamell On Trial
The It Girl - Sleeper
Eight Legged Groove Machine - The Wonderstuff
The Presidents of The USA - The Presidents of The USA 1

[Countyman]

in no order :

1. U2 - Joshua Tree
2. U2 - Achtung Baby
3. The The - Infected
4. The Smiths - Rank
5. Metallica - Black Album
6. Luka Bloom - Salty Heaven
7. Something Happens - Stuck together.....
8. Radiohead - The Bends
9. Stone Roses - Second coming
10. The Doors - The Doors

[Gareth]

In no order:

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Tom McRae - Tom McRae
Pixies - Doolittle
Led Zeppelin - IV
Radiohead - The Bends
Red House Painters - Red House Painters
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Whipping Boy - Heartworm
The Clash- London's Calling
The Smiths - The queen is dead

I would include just outside that after a brief moment extra thought:
Josh Ritter - Hello starling
Alphastates - Made of Sand
Rollerskate Skinny
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Christy Moore - Box Set

[footstar]

found it hard to name my top ten but here are ten albums rating in no particular order


1 the cure - kiss me kiss me kiss me
2 deus - the ideal crash
3 whipping boy - heartworm
4 jeff buckley - grace
5 lift to expirence - texas jurusalem crossroads
6 red hot chili peppers - blood sugar sex magik
7 my bloody valentine - loveless
8 pixies - death to the ...
9 radiohead - kid a
10 smashing pumpkins - siamese dreams

[Macy]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Charlatans - The Charlatans
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Happy Mondays - Pills N Thrills N Bellaches
The Small Faces - Autumn Stone (technically a compliation)
The Who - Quadrophenia
Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight..... Yeah
Ian Brown - Music of the Spheres
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
The Charlatans - Up To Our Hips

[jebus]

Sweet anola gay another Sleeper fan! most people look at me blankly when I mention the It Girl as a top notch Britpop album, and a LFC fan and all! Lional Ritchie I commend you!

[Pauro 76]

in no particular order and off the top of my head...

Radiohead 'The Bends', 'OK Computer'
Smashing Pumpkins 'Siamese Dream'
Oasis 'Definitely Maybe'
Queens of the Stone Age 'Songs for the Deaf'
Nirvana 'In Utero'
Green Day 'American Idiot'
Manic Street Preachers 'The Holy Bible'
White Stripes 'White Blood Cells'
Doves 'The Last Broadcast'

bubbling under: Radiohead 'Kid A', Foo Fighters 'Colour and the Shape', Placebo 'Without you im nothing', Coldplay 'Rush of Blood', Portishead 'Dummy'

[fosterdollar]

In no order...

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Breeders - Last Splash
Unkle - Psyence Fiction
The Verve - A Northern Soul
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
The Charlatans - Tellin' Stories
David Gray - Sell Sell Sell
Fugees - The Score
Basement Jaxx - Rooty

[Neish]

9. Stone Roses - Second coming


You must be the only person in the world who prefers that to the first album.

But to each their own and all

[noby]

Ok, here it goes.

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Tindersticks - Tindersticks
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
Specials - Specials
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Morrissey - Vauxhall and I
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
The Wedding Present - Sea Monsters


All liable to change by tomorrow, with the exception of the first one

[razor]

In no particular order

Morrissey - Vauxhall & I
The Smiths - Meat is Murder
Jeff Buckley - Grace
The Wedding Present - George Best
The Trash Can Sinatras - Cake
Pixies - Doolittle
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Rattlesnakes
The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Pulp - His 'N Hers
The Frank and Walters - Trains, Boats and Planes

[The Good Son]

10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
The Clash- London Calling
Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebel
Joe Strummer - Walker Soundtrack
Microdisney - The Clock Comes Down The Stairs
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call
PWEI - This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This!
Super Furry Animals - Mwng
Tindersticks - 2nd Album

[ken foree]

Sigur Ros: Ágætis Byrjun
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
Velvet Underground & Nico
Van Morrisson: Astral Weeks
Belle & Sebastian: The Boy With The Arab Strap
The Verve: A Storm In Heaven
Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
Massive Attack: Blue Lines
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks

SWEEEEEEEEET-sweet list man (or femme)! tho i'd probably have a belle and sebby's lazy line painter jane in for arab strap (but then again, they're a collection of eps, not an album proper so.. never mind) :D

[Countyman]

You must be the only person in the world who prefers that to the first album.

But to each their own and all

probably has more to do with the fact i never got around to getting the first album on cd. The old cassettes are just gathering dust. Shame there is no easy way to convert them all.

[Pat O' Banton]

Takes a Nation of Millions to hold Us Back - Public Enemy
The Stone Roses -The Stone Roses
If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues
Psychocandy - Jesus and Mary Chain
Hatful of Hollow - The Smiths
Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine
OK Computer - Radiohead
Three Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
The Clash - The Clash
Inflamable Material - Stiff Little Fingers

Thats in no particular order. Notice that despite the fact that I disagree with some of the choices, all in all there's some very good musical taste on the board.

[rebs23]

At last someone chooses Isn't Anything over Loveless!

[Dublin12]

Are you sure rebs ;)

[Iorfa]

At last someone chooses Isn't Anything over Loveless!

Never listened to Isn't Anything tbh, have never seen it around anywhere either....is it in the same vein of loveless?

[rebs23]

Different to Loveless. Maybe a bit more like Sonic Youth! Can't remember the last time I saw it for sale. One of those albums to hunt down but really worth it. Couldn't reccommend it highly enough.

After looking through the threads here some really good stuff being chosen. Even listened to a few I left out that others have chosen and I had forgotten.
So far The Clash, The Smiths, My Bloody Valentine, Whipping Boy, Stone Roses seem to coming out on top.

[ciaran76]

In no order :
1. Now thats what i call music 10
2. Smash Hits Summer of 1995 Vol 2
3. The Best of R n B in the 80's
4. I can't believe its not Ska Vol 3.
5. Jazz City Blues Summer Sounds of the 80's
6. Now 18
7. Celtic Classics remixed !
8. Classroom Reunion 1984
9. Glam Rocks not dead Vol 8
10. Glam Rock is Dead Vol.1

Sorry couldn't help myself :p

[Pat O' Banton]

Never listened to Isn't Anything tbh, have never seen it around anywhere either....is it in the same vein of loveless?

Yeah, pretty much as Rebs23 said. Loveless is alot more experimental and I think is more miss than hit (there are a few gems on the album though) Infamously almost sent Creation bankrupt as it took so long to make and cost so much. There is an earlier album as well that isn't bad called 'Ecstacy and Wine' also which has the absolute cracker 'Strawberry Wine' on it but outside my sisters record collection I haven't seen that in years either.

BTW have noticed 'Isn't Anything' in the sales in HMV in Ingerland so you may strike lucky in Ireland in one of there stores.

Also in a similar vein I can never really see what the fascination is with choosing London Calling ahead of The Clash?

[ken foree]

there's also the glider EP by MVB released around the time of isn't anything i think. could be wrong, but i thought isn't anything was recently re-released with the glider thing tagged on..?

[ken foree]

there's also the glider EP by MVB released around the time of isn't anything i think. could be wrong, but i thought isn't anything was recently re-released with the glider thing tagged on..?

hmm nope, they're supposedly releasing 2 box sets with all live stuff:

http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-06/08.shtml


believe it when you see it...

[The Good Son]

Also in a similar vein I can never really see what the fascination is with choosing London Calling ahead of The Clash?
When I was choosing my ten I found it very hard to choose between the two, I considered putting both in but didn't for the sake of variety. For me maybe it's the different styles of London Calling that would give it the edge.Then again if you asked me tomorrow I'd probably end up changing my mind again and picking Sandinista.

[noby]

Loveless is alot more experimental and I think is more miss than hit


Can't agree with you there, Pat, about the more miss than hit.
Yes, there are some outstanding tracks on it, and some not-so-strong-on-their-own tracks, but it's one of thase albums I have to listen to straight through, and take as a whole.
That's not to say I'm not a fan of 'isn't anything'. (which BTW is on amazon)


There are some great albums mentioned here, though. Made me want to go home and dig out some Grant Lee Buffalo, or Red House Painters. Or Jeff Buckley. Or Charlatans (Some friendly almost made it)

[Pat O' Banton]

Can't agree with you there, Pat, about the more miss than hit.
Yes, there are some outstanding tracks on it, and some not-so-strong-on-their-own tracks, but it's one of thase albums I have to listen to straight through, and take as a whole.
That's not to say I'm not a fan of 'isn't anything'. (which BTW is on amazon)

Or Charlatans (Some friendly almost made it)

I just can't get on with it, I'll admit that there are some cracking tracks on it however it just has too much ethereal noise to get through and so I find it difficult to take as and whole. I'll give it another try but my copy is in Manchester and I'm in London and my record player is broken. :( so it may be some time before I can agree or disagree with you.

Think Glider was released in or around 1990/1 actually seen a copy in Camden Record and Tape exchange a couple of weeks ago but didn't buy due to a significant lack of funds!

Didn't The Charlatans dislike Some Friendly and were pretty much pressurised into releasing it quickly on the back of the success of 'The Only One I Know'? 'Sprogstan (sp?) Green' on that album is some track.

The Good Son, I know what you mean about the different styles of The Clash and Londons Calling. Its just something about The Clash (particularly White man In Hammersmith Palace and I fought the Law that really grab me.)

By the way I'm taking out Bummed and putting in OK Computer - Radiohead

[The Good Son]

The Good Son, I know what you mean about the different styles of The Clash and Londons Calling. Its just something about The Clash (particularly White man In Hammersmith Palace and I fought the Law that really grab me.)


OK that means it's the US import of The Clash, the original hadn't White Man or I Fought The Law on it, you're talking about which makes it an even tougher choice to make, as any album with White Man on it is very hard to omit from a top 10

[Anto McC]

1.A Century Ends-David Gray
2.Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen
3.O-Damien Rice
4.Black Rose-Thin Lizzy
5.Highway 61-Bob Dylan
6.Born To Run-Bruce Springsteen
7.The Doors-The Doors
8.Harvest-Neil Young
9.The Queen Is Dead-The Smiths
10.Deuce/Rory Gallagher-Rory Gallagher

[Soper]

Meat is Murder is blatantly The Smiths best album!

[Pat O' Banton]

OK that means it's the US import of The Clash, the original hadn't White Man or I Fought The Law on it, you're talking about which makes it an even tougher choice to make, as any album with White Man on it is very hard to omit from a top 10

God, I had no idea that I had ever bought anything so exotic! Vynal for about 7 quid in Rythem Records in Camden when it use to be a good record shop.

...and Hatful of Hollow is defo The Smiths best with The Queen is Dead a close second.

[DonO'Bate]

Mainly from the 1980's before the advent of CD/DVD's MP3 players etc,etc. from 1 to 10

Hats - The Blue Nile
Eat to the Beat - Blondie
Substance - New Order
Back to Basics - Billy Bragg
New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
Rapture - Anita Baker
Divine Madness - Madness
On How Life Is - Macy Gray
Ride On - Christy Moore
Steve McQueen - Prefab Sprout

[footstar]

found it hard to name my top ten but here are ten albums rating in no particular order


1 the cure - kiss me kiss me kiss me
2 deus - the ideal crash
3 whipping boy - heartworm
4 jeff buckley - grace
5 lift to expirence - texas jurusalem crossroads
6 red hot chili peppers - blood sugar sex magik
7 my bloody valentine - loveless
8 pixies - death to the ...
9 radiohead - kid a
10 smashing pumpkins - siamese dreams


gave my top ten alternative type music i'm just going to add my top ten
beat like music. in no particular order here it is.

alvalanche - since i left you
beastie boys - ill communication
orbital - insides
chemical bros. - surrender
portishead - dummy
massive attack - mezzanine
nightmare on wax - smokers delight
death in vegas - the contino sessions
the orb - adventures beyond the ultraworld
unkle - psyence fiction

[ken foree]

alvalanche - since i left you

orbital - insides

the orb - adventures beyond the ultraworld


like the first and third records ('little fluffy clouds' i can still hear what's her name's voice, is it joni mitchell) but ORBITAL's disk is amazing, still spin that one and it doesn't seem too aged to me

[footstar]

like the first and third records ('little fluffy clouds' i can still hear what's her name's voice, is it joni mitchell) but ORBITAL's disk is amazing, still spin that one and it doesn't seem too aged to me

the orbital are probable the best if not the best electronic music producers around although i was a bit dissappointed with their new album but insides is defititly a classic which i agree with you has not aged.

[James]

Heartworm Whipping Boy
Frames fitzcaraldo
Pixies Surfa rosa
u2 - joshua tree
radiohead - the bends
radiohead - ok computer
nirvana - nevermind
smashing pumkins - siamese dream
snow patrol - final straw
REM - automatic for ..
jeff buckly - grace

[Kingdom]

9. Stone Roses - Second coming



Good man. Never got the credit it deserved imo. Begging you is a monster of a song, as is Love spreads.
As some good songs on that album, slated cos it wasn't "baggy!"

Shudder!

[Kingdom]

gave my top ten alternative type music i'm just going to add my top ten
beat like music. in no particular order here it is.

alvalanche - since i left you -Check
beastie boys - ill communication -Check
orbital - insides - check
chemical bros. - surrender - Check check
portishead - dummy - bank draft
massive attack - mezzanine - Check
nightmare on wax - smokers delight - Cashers check
death in vegas - the contino sessions - Check check
the orb - adventures beyond the ultraworld - Double Check
unkle - psyence fiction - Ooh giblets

Nice choices/ cannot fault any of those choices. Very good. You can keep compiling top 10 lists/ in fact I'd urge C4 to have you do research for them.

As for some of the other lists however.....cough, cough.....

[Fair_play_boy]

Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
John Lennon - Imagine
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Led Zeppelin - Led Zep II
Neil Young - Harvest
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Rory Gallagher - Live in Europe
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Van Morrison - Moondance

[Fair_play_boy]

On How Life Is - Macy Gray
Ride On - Christy Moore
Agreed. Not in my top 10, but both are class. Aw, why can't we do a top 100?
Glad to see D2 Red include Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Rory Gallagher in his 10 choices. At least one other poster looks back further than the last 20 years.