I've gone list crazy the past month while sitting at work. top 50 films as well. (technically I typed out top 200 films and 100 albums
but would not like to put you through and go through that torture)
Put yours up, if you would.
1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
2. The Silver Jews - Natural Bridge
3. The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
4. Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright
5. Sigur Ros - Agaetius Byrjiun
6. The Silver Jews - American Water
7. Beck - Mutations
8. Pavement - Wowee Zowee
9. Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island
10. Of Montreal - Coquelicot asleep in the poppies
11. Danielson - Fetch the Compass Kids
12. Pavement - Terror Twilight
13. Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foilage
14. Of Montreal - The Gay Parade
15. Beck - Odelay
16. Stephen Malkmus - Pig Lib
17. Beta Band - Three EP's
18. Pedro the Lion - It's hard to find a friend
19. American Analog Set - The Golden Band
20. Radiohead - Kid A
21. Rufus Wainwright - Poses
22. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
23. Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk at Cubist Castle
24. The Microphones - Mt. Eerie
25. The Music Tapes - 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad
26. The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
27. Beck - One Foot in the Grave
28. Palace - Lost Blues and other Songs
29. Radiohead - OK Computer
30. Pavement - Brighten the Corners
31. The Microphones - Don't Wake Me Up
32. Smog - Knock Knock
33. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
34. Damien Jurado - Rehearsals for Departure
35. Major Organ and the Adding Machine - MajorOrgan&theAddingMachine
36. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
37. Weezer - Pinkerton
38. Jim O'rourke - Eureka
39. Circulatory System - Circulatory System
40. Weezer - Weezer
41. Palace - Days in the Wake
42. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
43. Smog - Julius Caesar
44. Beta Band - Hot Shots II
45. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
46. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground and Nico
47. A Hawk and A Hacksaw - A Hawk and a Hacksaw
48. The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
49. Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 1
50. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground
Quote from: BigBadDeath
21. Rufus Wainwright - Poses
22. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Your list is bristling with excellent albums (I've heard and enjoyed just about every one of them, to greater or lesser extents), but the above 1-2 combo just made me giggle......
Other than that, good stuff.
8)
Quote from: BigBadDeath25. The Music Tapes - 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad
I can't imagine anyone else in the world ranking that album as high as you do.
Yer nutso fer that Elephant 6 insanity, aincha?
Thanks a lot, I don't know half these groups so that'll be some discovering
Quote from: BigBadDeath
1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
37. Weezer - Pinkerton
Those happen to also be on my list. If I typed my list out, I'd probably get fired. I thoroughly enjoy the rest of your picks, espeically Oldham, Pavement, AmAnSet, and of course Radiohead...
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i can't see how it could be possible to make a good top 50 list.
There is alot of GREAT albums on that list...but I have to agree with Mr. Marlowe that it'd be near impossible to compose a list of pure perfection.
I'll list as many as I can, but after the first few, there is no particular order:
1. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
2. Parachutes - Coldplay
3. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
4. OK Computer - Radiohead
5. Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones
6. Animals - Pink Floyd
7. Before These Crowded Streets - Dave Matthews Band
8. Be Here Now - Oasis
9. What's The Story Morning Glory - Oasis
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
no order (including b-sides albums and live and singles collections):
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones
All the Led Zeppelin albums
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
Obscured By Clouds - Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Some Girls - Rolling Stones
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out - Rolling Stones
Familiar To Millions - Oasis
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
The Masterplan - Oasis
The Bends - Radiohead
A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band
Gold - Ryan Adams
Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan
Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
Graceland - Paul Simon
Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
You're The One - Paul Simon
Rhythm Of The Saints - Paul Simon
Lost In Space - Aimee Mann
Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
Someday My Prince Will Come - Miles Davis
Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy - The Who
Who's Next - The Who
Live At Leeds - The Who
all Nick Drake albums
The Invisible Band - Travis
Moseley Shoals - Ocean Colour Scene
Mechanical Wonder - Ocean Colour Scene
Urban Hymns - The Verve
Alone With Everybody - Richard Ashcroft
Highly Evolved - The Vines
Behind The Music - Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Southern Harmony And Musical Companion - Black Crowes
Elvis #1 Hits collection
White Album - The Beatles
The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastion
Passion (The Last Temptation Of Christ) - Peter Gabriel
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
Making Movies - Dire Straits
Quote from: SoNowThenI'll list as many as I can, but after the first few, there is no particular order:
1. Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
2. Parachutes - Coldplay
3. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones
4. OK Computer - Radiohead
5. Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones
6. Animals - Pink Floyd
7. Before These Crowded Streets - Dave Matthews Band
8. Be Here Now - Oasis
9. What's The Story Morning Glory - Oasis
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
no order (including b-sides albums and live and singles collections):
Beggars Banquet - Rolling Stones
All the Led Zeppelin albums
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
Obscured By Clouds - Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Some Girls - Rolling Stones
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out - Rolling Stones
Familiar To Millions - Oasis
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
The Masterplan - Oasis
The Bends - Radiohead
A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band
Gold - Ryan Adams
Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan
Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
Graceland - Paul Simon
Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
You're The One - Paul Simon
Rhythm Of The Saints - Paul Simon
Lost In Space - Aimee Mann
Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
Someday My Prince Will Come - Miles Davis
Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy - The Who
Who's Next - The Who
Live At Leeds - The Who
all Nick Drake albums
The Invisible Band - Travis
Moseley Shoals - Ocean Colour Scene
Mechanical Wonder - Ocean Colour Scene
Urban Hymns - The Verve
Alone With Everybody - Richard Ashcroft
Highly Evolved - The Vines
Behind The Music - Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Southern Harmony And Musical Companion - Black Crowes
Elvis #1 Hits collection
White Album - The Beatles
The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle & Sebastion
Passion (The Last Temptation Of Christ) - Peter Gabriel
Love Over Gold - Dire Straits
Making Movies - Dire Straits
I don't know if I like your list....I guess too much of the same artists. (especially the HIGHLY over-rated Stones) A few I'd rid of altogether : The Vines, Ocean Colour Scene, and
some of the Zeppelin albums (basically all sans Zeppelin 1 and Physical Graffiti).
I'm fairly mainstream/classic rock oriented. That is my list and I stick to it. I get maximum enjoyment out of those albums. Sue me.
Quote from: SoNowThen5. Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones
I know you're a big Stones fan, but I find this album drastically overrated. It's got some of their best hits, sure, I'll concede that, but the rest of it is so samey, so overlong. Maybe it's just that I care so little for the blues and this particular Stones album is such a roots-blues throwback. I just don't get it.
Perhaps you can explain a bit about its overwhelming appeal.
It's the blues/country/gospel sound to the record. Also, the whole album just flows so well for me. No song sticks out as a hit (even Tumbling Dice), but each one supports the next. I also like the scratchy, rough sound of it, and the mumbly lyrics. And I love long albums.
Quote from: SoNowThen...the mumbly lyrics...
Yeah, see, this has always been a barrier between me and the Stones. The content and subject matter of their lyrics don't often interest me for long (songs like "Paint It Black" and "Sympathy for the Devil" are glaring exception to this—both great songs). Which Stones album has the most/best non-bluesy lyrical subject matter (don't need to mention Beggar's Banquet, I've already got that one)?
Some Girls is great, you might wanna check out It's Only Rock And Roll.
For early Stones' super-pop, listen to Between The Buttons (UK version only).
Quote from: Kev HoffmanI don't know if I like your list....I guess too much of the same artists. (especially the HIGHLY over-rated Stones)
that sounds like someone who doesnt own...
-between the buttons
-beggars banquet
-let it bleed
-sticky fingers
-exile on main street
My sentiments exactly.
saying things are over-rated is over-hyped anyways.
I'm just not a big Stones fan, is all. I really don't enjoy entire albums of theirs from start to finish. The Beatles, on the other hand...
Yeah, you know how in Pulp Fiction Uma was supposed to ask if Travolta was an "Elvis man or a Beatles man"? Well, I think the real question is "Stones man or Beatles man". That and "coke or pepsi?".
beatles and pepsi. (begrudgingly)
Hehe...
See, I'd say Stones and Coke (and full pun intended).
Now, we found something out about each other. Learning is fun.
hahaha, stones and coke. thats a good one. :yabbse-grin:
Quote from: BigBadDeath5. Sigur Ros - Agaetius Byrjiun
20. Radiohead - Kid A
22. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
26. The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
29. Radiohead - OK Computer
37. Weezer - Pinkerton
40. Weezer - Weezer
:yabbse-thumbup:
Quote from: MeshQuote from: BigBadDeath25. The Music Tapes - 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad
I can't imagine anyone else in the world ranking that album as high as you do.
Yer nutso fer that Elephant 6 insanity, aincha?
I luvs my E6, LUVS MY E6!
Quote from: BigBadDeathI luvs my E6, LUVS MY E6!
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is by far the collective's greatest single achievement.
I reviewed Great Lakes' first album for Pitchfork....negatively. I was so fed up with the E6 sound at the time.
um...here are my top 100 albums of all time so far. they got sentimental value and i think they are genrally good shit.
pink floyd [the wall, animals, the final cut, the piper at the gates of dawn, wish you were here, meddle,]
roger waters [the pros and cons of hitchiking, amused to death]
the verve [urban hymns, a northern soul]
richard ashcroft [alone w/everybody, whatever the name of his second one is...]
tool [lateralus]
a perfect circle [13 step]
pearl jam [ten, vs., vitology, no code, yield, binural, riot act]
alice in chains [dirt, jar of flies]
neil young [harvest moon, harvest, glenndale, sleeps w/angels, unplugged, after the gold rush, on the beach, rust never sleeps]
mother love bone [i think its called 'mother love bone?]
nine inch nails [the fragile, the downward spiral, with teeth, ....and broken]
queens of the stone age [rated r, songs for the deaf, lullabyies to paralyze]
mark lanegan [field songs, i'll take care of you, bubblegum]
tom waits [real gone]
the beatles [abbey road, magical mystery tour, white album, revolver, let it be]
portishead [live]
u2 [greatest hits vol I, pop]
bright eyes [digital ash in a digital urn, fevers and mirrors]
medeski, martin and wood [end of the world party]
wilco [being there, yankee hotel foxtrot]
the flaming lips [the soft bulletine, yoshime battles the pink robots]
radiohead [ok computer, hail to the thief, the bends]
stephen malkmus [face the truth, pig lib]
widespread panic [ain't life grand]
jim o'rourke [insignificance]
marvin gay [the definative collection disk 2]
the velvet underground [& nico, loaded]
lou reed [the raven, magic and loss, the blue mask, transformer, berlin, the bells]
david bowie [outside, station to station, hunky dory, heathen, ziggy stardust, earthling]
lost highway soundtrack
mulholland dr. soundtrack
twin peaks soundtrack
beck [sea change]
prince [musicology]
morrisey [that new live album]
built to spill [ancient melodies of the future, perfect from now own]
the rolling stones [40 licks]
tupac shakur [all eyes on me]
n.e.r.d. [their first one]
bob dylan [nashville skyline]
gorillaz [demon days]
primus [sailing the seas of cheese]
mad season [above]
spoon [gimme fiction]
temple of the dog [self-titled?]
live [throwing copper]
jackie brown soundtrack
sublime [40oz. to freedom]
...don't i have great taste?....
yes you do! and i was happy to see those Lynch soundtracks on there. but what's with the exclusion of Aladdin Sane from the Bowie parenthetical?
Quote from: Hedwigyes you do! and i was happy to see those Lynch soundtracks on there. but what's with the exclusion of Aladdin Sane Diamond Dogs from the Bowie parenthetical?
both of those bowie albums would have made it but i listened to them so much the effect has worn off..i still like 'em though
Quote from: NEON MERCURYprince [musicology]
Really? Over any other Prince album? Not disputing that it's good but... really?
Quote from: NEON MERCURYdavid bowie [outside...
So underrated.
Quote from: NEON MERCURY...don't i have great taste?....
Not bad, though the Sublime throws me off a bit. :saywhat:
Quote from: hacksparrowQuote from: NEON MERCURYprince [musicology]
Really? Over any other Prince album? Not disputing that it's good but... really?
i wore out the old stuff...kind of like beck's odelay..can't listen to it now...but i love this shit..
Quote from: hacksparrowQuote from: NEON MERCURY...don't i have great taste?....
Not bad, though the Sublime throws me off a bit. :saywhat:
haha..its actually really good....it was before the "what i got" album..just catchy goovy stuff...peopel that own this kno wwhat i am talking about..its their best one
I used to love 40oz to freedom. Then I turned 15.
I still have alot of their bootlegs. They are one of those bands that recorded so much music but only 1% of it is released.
Top 100 Albums of All-Time[/b]
As determined annually by life_boy; August 15, 2005 edition
1. OK Computer – Radiohead (1997)
2. Messiah – George Frederic Handel (1741)
Musica Sacra – Richard Westenburg, directing -- Recorded 1981
3. The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips (1999)
4. Paul Simon – Paul Simon (1972)
5. Great Mass in C Minor – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1783)
Sir Neville Marriner, conducting -- Recorded 1994
6. The Empire Strikes Back: Soundtrack – John Williams (1980)
Complete Score, reissue -- 1997
7. Black Sea – XTC (1980)
8. Fear of Music – Talking Heads (1979)
9. Amnesiac – Radiohead (2001)
10. Summerteeth – Wilco (1999)
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11. Pink Moon – Nick Drake (1971)
12. Different Class – Pulp (1994)
13. Abbey Road – The Beatles (1969)
14. Piano Concertos, Numbers 20, 23, 24, 26, & 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1785, 1786, 1786, 1788, 1791)
Clifford Curzon, performing -- Recorded 1967, 1970
15. Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys (1966)
16. Midnite Vultures - Beck (1999)
17. Thriller - Michael Jackson (1982)
18. Veedon Fleece - Van Morrison (1974)
19. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (1959)
20. The Creek Drank the Cradle - Iron & Wine (2002)
21. Pieces of the Sky - Emmylou Harris (1975)
22. Hearts & Bones - Paul Simon (1983)
23. In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra (1954)
24. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
25. Oranges & Lemons - XTC (1989)
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26. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco (2002)
27. Moondance - Van Morrison (1970)
28. Ágætis Byrjun - Sigur Rós (1999)
29. Everybody Makes Mistakes - Starflyer 59 (1999)
30. The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell (1975)
31. Songs for Swingin' Lovers! - Frank Sinatra (1955)
32. Getz/Gilberto - Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1963)
33. 13 - Blur (1999)
34. Green - R.E.M. (1988)
35. Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus (1959)
36. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie (1972)
37. Post - Björk (1995)
38. The Lexicon of Love - ABC (1982)
39. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys (1989)
40. Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (1973)
41. Skylarking - XTC (1986)
42. Loaded - The Velvet Underground (1970)
43. Murmur - R.E.M. (1983)
44. Kill the Moonlight - Spoon (2002)
45. Sketches of Spain - Miles Davis (1959)
46. Symphonies, Numbers 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Johannes Brahms (1876, 1877, 1883, 1885)
Günter Wand, conducting -- Recorded 1982, 1983
47. More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads (1978)
48. Time Out - Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
49. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (1967)
50. William Bloke - Billy Bragg (1996)
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51. Star Wars -- A New Hope: Soundtrack - John Williams (1977)
Complete Score, reissue -- 1997
52. Hagnesta Hill - Kent (2000)
53. Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams (2000)
54. The Joshua Tree - U2 (1987)
55. Mutations - Beck (1998)
56. Symphonies, No. 8 "Unfinished" & No. 9 "The Great C Major" - Franz Schubert (1822, 1828)
Sir John Pritchard, conducting -- Recorded 1975
57. Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971)
58. The La's - The La's (1990)
59. Blue Train - John Coltrane (1957)
60. Kid A - Radiohead (2000)
61. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Soundtrack - John Willaims (1989)
62. Clouds Taste Metallic - The Flaming Lips (1995)
63. There Goes Rhymin' Simon - Paul Simon (1973)
64. Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978)
65. New Adventures in Hi-Fi - R.E.M. (1996)
66. Hunky Dory - David Bowie (1971)
67. The Shawshank Redemption: Soundtrack - Thomas Newman (1994)
68. Lucero - Lucero (2001)
69. Parklife - Blur (1994)
70. Tapestry - Carole King (1971)
71. G.P. - Gram Parsons (1972)
72. Smiley Smile - The Beach Boys (1967)
73. The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (1973)
74. The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus (1963)
75. Hail to the Thief - Radiohead (2003)
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76. Animals - Pink Floyd (1977)
77. Porgy & Bess - Miles Davis & Gil Evans (1958)
78. Basic Instinct: Soundtrack - Jerry Goldsmith (1992)
79. Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975)
80. On the Fritz - Steve Taylor (1985)
81. Aja - Steely Dan (1977)
82. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Soundtrack - John Williams (1982)
83. Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon (1975)
84. For the Roses - Joni Mitchell (1972)
85. The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky (2003)
86. Leave Here a Stranger - Starflyer 59 (2001)
87. Blur - Blur (1997)
88. Purple Rain: Soundtrack - Prince & the Revolution (1984)
89. American Beauty: Score - Thomas Newman (1999)
90. A.M. - Wilco (1995)
91. Key Lime Pie - Camper Van Beethoven (1989)
92. The Rocketeer: Soundtrack - James Horner (1991)
93. Harvest - Neil Young (1972)
94. Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972)
95. The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
96. Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads (1984)
Special Edition, reissue -- 1999
97. Music for the Royal Fireworks; Water Music (Suites No. 1, 2 & 3) - George Frederic Handel (1749; 1717)
Neville Marriner, conducting -- Recorded 1993
98. Mingus at Antibes - Charles Mingus (1960)
99. Transmissions from the Satellite Heart - The Flaming Lips (1993)
100. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis (1969)
I haven't read all these lists, but Weezer - Weezer; Weezer Pinkerton; Elliott Smith - XO; Elliott Smith - Either/or; should be on all lists, imo.
radiohead at 1, bitches brew at 100, that's not backwards at all!
hey as long as every john williams score ever is on the list, im happy!
Ranking aside, life_boy, that's a damn fine list you got there.
Quote from: NEON MERCURYbuilt to spill [ancient melodies of the future, perfect from now own]
There's Nothing Wrong With Love?
Quote from: JimmyGatorI haven't read all these lists, but Weezer - Weezer; Weezer Pinkerton; Elliott Smith - XO; Elliott Smith - Either/or; should be on all lists, imo.
Agreed, though I think Figure 8's the best album of his...
Meh, Figure 8 sounds, although great, a little too over produced for the likes of E.S. I like E. most when it's just him and the guitar. X.O. or Kill rock stars are best in minez eyez...
Yeah, I could see how someone could say that. I mean, it is very produced, but it has, what I think, are the most of the best songs of his career. All of his albums have their great points. All of his albums kind of have their own kind of sound. It's just really sad that people tend not to listen to anything past Either/Or and XO (though both are great albums themselves).