Posted on 06/25/2006 5:23:08 PM PDT by Big Guy and Rusty 99
Basically, no "best of" or "compilations" albums. These are the best albums that you could listen without skipping a track. I broke it down by decade.
The 1960's:
Beatles - Revolver
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Frank Zappa - We're Only In It For The Money
The Stooges - The Stooges
Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
Cream - Disraeli Gears
The 1970's:
Big Star - #1 Record
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers
Janis Joplin - Pearl
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks Here Are The Sex Pistols
Kiss - Alive
Doors - L.A. Woman
Clash - London Calling
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
Bob Dylan - Shot of Love
Police - Outlandos d'Amour
The 1980's:
Black Flag - Damaged
Police - Ghost in the Machine
Talking Heads - Little Creatures
Duran Duran - Seven & the Ragged Tiger
Ministry - Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Bob Dylan - Infidels
Cars - Heartbeat City
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
They Might Be Giants - Flood
The 1990's:
Nirvana - Nevermind
Green Day - Dookie
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Cure - Wish
U2 - Achtung Baby
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
Sonic Youth - goo
Soundgarden- Superknown
Rollins Band - End of the Silence
Weezer - Weezer (1st Album)
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
The 2000's:
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Gerry Rafferty - City to City
Springsteen is good although he's a commie traitor scum, but his albums are also padded with filler tracks.
I'm Against It is probably my favorite Ramones tunes.
I heard my first Ramones tune in a punk bar on the OSU campus when I was 16..................
yeah, underage..............
Although I was never a punk, their dynamic was always cutting edge and obviosly copied by some bands.........
Rock and Roll High School -
My gal is red hot...............your gal ain't doodly squat!
Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets, Metallica (80's)
70's Born to Run - Springsteen
How about Pink Floyd?"Wish You Were Here"?,or "Dark Side Of The Moon"?
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction
and a ping to self to follow this thread
Great stuff!! Brings back memories of high school.
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
I recently got into Van Morrison and right now, Tupelo Honey is great.
I've recent gotten into PF's "Animals" and I think now that is my favorite Floyd album.
"Love Over Gold" is by far their best album"
Man I hate I missed that one, great album.
Kill Them All
How are you on Rafferty?
1970s:
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
1980s:
Reckoning, REM
1990s:
Tomorrow the Green Grass, The Jayhawks
The Bends, Radiohead
Automatic for the People, REM
2000s:
Comfort Eagle, Cake
Boston-Boston
Earth Wind & Fire-Spirit
Commodores-Live
Leaning more to the Blues genre:
Paul Butterfield Blues Band-Live
Taj Mahal-Roots/Dem Old Folks at Home
And really out there....
Elton John-Madman Across the Water
Radiohead's OK Computer also deserves to be on the 1990's list. It's a classic.
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