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Post by Kensterberg on Oct 31, 2005 18:15:31 GMT -5
Strat (and anyone else who hasn't voted on this topic yet) -- I was tied up all weekend, and haven't had any time today to spend on this, so by unilateral fiat, I'm extending the voting through 5 p.m. tomorrow, with results to follow some time Tuesday night or Wednesday.
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Post by strat-0 on Oct 31, 2005 20:47:20 GMT -5
Well, I'll give it a shot. This list is way less than perfect, but the show must go on. I tried to come up with some that weren't ancient history, but hey, great is great. The order is a little arbitrary. I think there are going to be a lot of one-vote albums in this poll.
1. Who's Next - The Who
2. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
3. Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy - The Who
4. Allman Brothers - Eat a Peach
5. Quadrophenia - The Who
6. History of Eric Clapton (1972)
7. Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
8. Led Zeppelin I
9. Led Zeppelin III
10. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
11. Get Your Wings - Aerosmith
12. Aerosmith - Aerosmith
13. Tyranny and Mutation - Blue Oyster Cult
14. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
15. Learning to Crawl - Pretenders
16. Live at Leeds - The Who
17. Rock and Roll Animal - Lou Reed
18. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
19. 2112 - Rush
20. The Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - Spirit
21. All the Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
22. Dire Straits - Dire Straits
23. Achtung Baby - U2
24. Abraxes - Santana
25. Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Post by Rit on Nov 1, 2005 10:36:59 GMT -5
okay goddamn i have to finally get this list done. i never did put my original list in order, did i Ken?
enough procrastination. right now. let's go.
now.
anndd now...
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Post by Rit on Nov 1, 2005 10:37:36 GMT -5
seriously, right now. in like 5 minutes.
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Post by phil on Nov 1, 2005 10:43:07 GMT -5
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Post by Rit on Nov 1, 2005 10:49:05 GMT -5
(1) Bringing It All Back Home - BOB DYLAN
(2) The VU and Nico - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
(3) The Rolling Stones Now! - THE ROLLING STONES
(4) Piper At The Gates of Dawn - THE PINK FLOYD
(5) Fun House - THE STOOGES
(6) The Doors - THE DOORS
(7) Barrett - SYD BARRETT
(8) The Mirror Man Sessions - CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
(9) The Modern Dance - PERE UBU
(10) Psychocandy - THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
(11) Pornography - THE CURE
(12) Meat Is Murder - THE SMITHS
(13) Power Corruption, Lies - NEW ORDER
(14) Closer - JOY DIVISION
(15) Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space - SPIRITUALIZED
(16) Junkyard - THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
(17) Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy - THE WHO
(18) Zen Arcade - HUSKER DU
(19) The Bends - RADIOHEAD
(20) Low - DAVID BOWIE
(21) Internal Wrangler - CLINIC
(22) This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About - MODEST MOUSE
(23) De Stijl - WHITE STRIPES
(24) Seven Swans - SUFJAN STEVENS
(25) Complete Recordings 1936-37 - ROBERT JOHNSON
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Post by Rit on Nov 1, 2005 10:54:54 GMT -5
that's it, my work is done.
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Post by RocDoc on Nov 1, 2005 15:35:51 GMT -5
Exile On Main Street
Live At The Fillmore (neè Band Of Gypsys)
Live At Leeds
Abbey Road
Liege & Lief
ZoSo
Bloodsugarsexmagic
Louder Than Love
Stain
Powerage
Hotter Than July
The Dreaming
Gasoline Alley
Love Over Gold
Waiting For Columbus
Mad Dogs And Englishmen
Get YourWings
Benefit
Abraxas
Fighting
Force It
Undertow
Kill City
Four Way Street
Johnny Winter And Live
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Post by melon1 on Nov 1, 2005 15:56:13 GMT -5
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space - SPIRITUALIZED
I've GOT to get this album. From everything I've heard about it, it's right up my alley.
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Post by Kensterberg on Nov 1, 2005 17:19:41 GMT -5
RocDoc -- don't suppose I could get you to attach some artist names to that listing? 'Cause there are a few there that I have no clue with ...
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Post by strat-0 on Nov 1, 2005 19:46:44 GMT -5
Gee, I feel better now!
I wanted to put in either Four Way Street or Deja Vu, but alas, they didn't make the cut. Neither did Jeff Beck - Wired, or Faces - A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse, and several others.
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Post by Kensterberg on Nov 1, 2005 20:37:55 GMT -5
Jesus fucking Christ that was hard! It was much easier listing my favorite 100 albums than it was just doing 25. I'm afraid that I'll be contributing my share to the "one vote wonders" ... I wonder if any meaningful concensus at all will come out of this? It's gonna be an interesting sheet to total up ...
So here's my own list, subject to change at any moment, no live albums, I don't think I used any best of sets, and a minimum of duplicates from any artist:
London Calling -- the Clash
Blonde on Blonde -- Bob Dylan
Abbey Road -- The Beatles
Who's Next -- The Who
"Heroes" -- David Bowie
This Year's Model -- Elvis Costello and the Attractions
The Velvet Underground -- The Velvet Underground
Achtung Baby -- U2
Diesel and Dust -- Midnight Oil
Empty Glass -- Pete Townshend
The Band -- The Band
The River -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Under the Big Black Sun -- X
The Clash -- The Clash
The Velvet Underground and Nico -- The Velvet Underground (and Nico)
Dig Me Out -- Sleater-Kinney
Revolver -- the Beatles
Tim -- The Replacements
Automatic for the People -- R.E.M.
Willie and the Poor Boys -- CCR
All Mod Cons -- the Jam
The Harder They Come -- original soundtrack
The Beatles -- The Beatles
Power, Corruption, and Lies -- New Order
Damn the Torpedoes -- Tom Petty
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Post by strat-0 on Nov 1, 2005 21:21:43 GMT -5
Looking back at my list, it looks like two live albums were included: (Live at Leeds and Rock and Roll, which are exceptional or very 'different' live albums; and one compilation, The History of Eric Clapton, which is a great slice of his career and has a lot of great music, but it's funny to have something named the "history" of EC released in 1972.
I note a few recurring albums in different places in a lot of lists. This will be interesting. Did we get anything from Maarts? Jac? I can think of a few others! Maarts is busy with moving and all... guess Jac's busy too... (what with all them crack hoes to deal with...)
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Post by riley on Nov 2, 2005 7:30:35 GMT -5
"All Mod Cons". Nice one.
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Post by Kensterberg on Nov 2, 2005 8:33:38 GMT -5
Strat -- I really thought about Live at Leeds, but it hit up against two of my self-imposed "suggestions" for the list. First, it was a live album, and I decided that it just became too damn hard if I included live albums (this would have necessitated two Dylan live sets, the Jam's superb Dig the New Breed, Springsteen's epic live box set, etc.). Second, Who's Next is a no-brainer for this list, and I really was trying to keep duplicates down to an absolute minimum. The Beatles managed to sneak in there a few times (I didn't realize that the white album had made the final cut until after I'd posted it), and it actually pained me to leave Sandinista! out, but with the Clash already represented twice ...
Horribly difficult task.
Riley -- It was really hard for me to pick a single Jam LP, and I nearly included Snap as they were such an incredible singles band, but All Mod Cons is the studio album that I keep coming back to. I'm often inclined to give Sound Effects higher marks, but for today, it's production sounds just a bit too busy in places, whereas AMC is spot-on. And the opener of All Mod Cons and Too Be Someone, combined with two of the strongest songs to wrap up any album of its era (A-Bomb in Wardour Street and the absolutely brilliant Down in the Tube Station at Midnight) make it a tough one to top.
Wild Wood came this close to making my list as well, but there were hard choices to be made.
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