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10 greatest albums.... ever

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corona
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thought i'd make an indisputable list
no particular order. sorta compiled by having the list cover almost all music genres and mostly through influence, originality, and general goodness

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

The Complete Recordings - Robert Johnson

Sex Machine - James Brown

London Calling - The Clash

We're Only In It For the Money - Frank Zappa

Workingman's Dead - Grateful Dead

The Chronic - Dr. Dre

Paranoid - Black Sabbath



May 3 2009 12:11AM
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MACAQUE
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My Favorites


Kind of Blue- Miles Davis

Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd

Thriller- Michael Jackson

Strawberry Fields Forever- Beatles

Porgy and Bess- Miles Davis



Top five. I can't decide on 5 more favorites.
May 3 2009 8:34PM
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k-rob
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an amazing CD

May 3 2009 8:41PM
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spliff.Life
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sgt peppers lonely hearts club band-the beatles
revolver-the beatles
the chronic-dr dre
doggystyle-snoop dogg
kung fu hustle-wu-tang clan
the w- wu-tang clan
gorillaz-gorillaz
deltron 3030- deltron3030
renegades-RATM
champion sound-jaylib
May 3 2009 8:51PM
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ATLskier
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in no order

De-Loused in the Commatorium-The Mars Volta

Frances the Mute-The Mars Volta

Relationship in Command-At the Drive-In

Moving Pictures -Rush

Wolfmother -Wolfmother

Dark side of the Moon -Pink Floyd

The Wall -Pink Floyd

Back in Black -AC/DC (not a huge ACDC fan anymore, but this is still a great album).

Rage Against the Machine -Rage Against the Machine

Close to the Edge -Yes


May 3 2009 9:01PM
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corona
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definitely all solid albums .. but for some reason I think people over hype Pink Floyd albums, but dark side of the moon is definitely top 20 material
May 4 2009 1:50AM
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TZP
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De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta

Relationship of Command - At the Drive-in

Disintegration - The Cure

Vheissu - Thrice

Enter the 36 Chambers - Wu Tang

We Are the Romans - Botch

Transatlanticism - Death Cab For Cutie

Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow

Worship and Tribute - Glassjaw

Panopticon - Isis
May 4 2009 2:00AM
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woolymammoth
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I know you were trying to cover all types of music and the who would be in the same category as the beatles on your list
but at that with your respect for the flow of an album and it being a complete work from start to finish, quadrophenia and tommy have to be considered some of the most groundbreaking and spectacular works ever
May 4 2009 2:01AM
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corona
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actually thats a very decent point... if the beatles couldnt be there tommy would have been up there for the pick. its an amazing album, love it.
May 4 2009 2:04AM
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corona
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sorry, but there's something i can't respect about that. nothing against you..
May 4 2009 2:05AM
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ECfreeski3
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rubber soul
May 4 2009 2:29AM
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joeydude
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there is a serious lack of Camel from anyones list
May 4 2009 2:38AM
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Arabian.
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I'd just like to point out that In My Time, Custard, and Rover were all stolen. Led Zeppelin do not deserve to be on any list because they steal. Sure, they were good musicians, but they stole so much shit it just ruined everthing for me.
May 4 2009 3:11AM
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Meisi
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in no order:

Tool - Lateralus

Mars Volta - Amputechture

Exxasens - Polaris

Dire Straits - On the Night

mewithoutyou - Brother,Sister

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Beethoven - 9th Synphony

Portishead - Three

ISIS - The Absence of Truth

Gorillaz - Demon Days

that was hard.. so many out there
May 4 2009 6:32AM
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Dylan_
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life after death- biggie
May 4 2009 7:06AM
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Big5hifty
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im with you man appetite and maybe van halen1984

May 4 2009 10:00AM
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truckerhucker
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 Im tired of sargent peppers being on the top of every best album list

and i think How the West Was Won is the best Led Zeppelin album

May 4 2009 10:34AM
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baethoven
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very true. i was going to suggest this earlier when they were arguing about physical graffiti.
May 4 2009 2:10PM
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Thenowhereman42
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I agree that album is definatly FTW, but most people probably weren't including compilation albums or multi-disk ones.  Fuck that album is so good though.
May 4 2009 3:38PM
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908
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Big L- Lifestyles of the Poor and Dangerous

Guns n' Roses- Appetite for Destruction

Eazy E- Eazy-Duz-It

Led Zeppelin- Zep 4

Aerosmith- Toys in the Attic

Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy

Jimi Hendrix- Blue Wild Angels (Live @ Isle of Wright)

Snoop- Doggy Style
May 4 2009 4:00PM
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Thenowhereman42
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Mischief Brew - Smash the Windows

Sublime - 40oz to Freedom

Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Essential SRV and Double Trouble

Zep - How the West Was Won

Against Me - Reinventing Axl Rose

Celph Titled - The Gatalog

Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Went Numb

BTBAM - Colors

Bob Marley - Exodus

Choking Victim - No Gods, No Managers

I really wanted to put Bob Dylan on there, but found that he didn't really have any albums comprised entirely of songs I consider "favorites".  The Gataog beat out all other hip hop albums mostly because its 4 disks.  Van Halen should really be on here somewhere too. BTBAM I'm not really sure about, but it pretty much blew my mind the first time I listened to it, so whatever.  Theres too many punk bands too.

It came out with too many new albums, but I only put about 5 minutes of thought into it and I was just picking albums I personally enjoy, not really considering influence or importance in there.  I'm probably going to want to revise it.  I'm only 100% sure of the first two albums.




May 4 2009 4:32PM
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Quinn
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Abbey Road anyone??

And definitely Dark Side of the Moon needs to be on the list
May 4 2009 4:37PM
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TZP
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hmm you probably have never listened to that album front to back without any preconceived judgement
May 4 2009 5:02PM
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ECfreeski3
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its there for a reason!
May 4 2009 5:12PM
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Ski.Ballet
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Agreed. I also think that The White Album needs to be there too.
May 4 2009 5:21PM
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ECfreeski3
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in all honesty i think the ten best albums ever would have about 8 beatles albums on the list... so i didnt bother listing them all haha
May 4 2009 5:23PM
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Slinger1x1
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Bang Bang is definitely under rated, or just kinda passed over. its truly a great fucking album
May 4 2009 5:24PM
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Ski.Ballet
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True that.
May 4 2009 5:26PM
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AhrenStein
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I agree.  The Beatles are by far the most influential band of all time.
May 4 2009 5:33PM
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TZP
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and also, you can't respect that yet you can respect the wolfmother album and the sum 41 album... you must be very ill
May 4 2009 5:35PM
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Dan-Man
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1.Greating from Asbury Park-The Boss

2.Survival-Bob Marley

3.Born to Run-The BOss

4.Born in the U.S.A.-The Boss

5.Running on Empty-Jackson Browne

6.Before the Flood-The Band

7.Legend-Bob Marley

8.Second Helping-Lynyrd Skynyrd

9.Cracked Rear View-Hootie & the Blowfish

10.?

May 4 2009 5:40PM
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alev
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im not gonna make a list for my top ten albums because it will make my head hurt. but you have the list that i would agree with most, except im not too familiar with jeff buckley enough to put him on the list so i would replace that with a solid hip hop album
May 4 2009 5:57PM
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panojibber
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There are 2 parts, both originally released on either side of a record, split into 2 halves because the whole thing wouldn't fit onto a single side, and because in concert the band was physically unable to do the entire 45 minutes, or at least do it well. The song was written as one song but eventually got split into two parts of the same song.
May 4 2009 6:07PM
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MistahSmith
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[IMG]geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/3395/dscover.jpg[/IMG]

enough said
May 4 2009 8:27PM
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drumbumocdp
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your retarded! the Beatles are by far the most influential band EVER!!
and pink Floyd is a probable second.
get rid of areosmith first for sure
May 4 2009 8:39PM
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drumbumocdp
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im gunna add giant steps by train to this list and it wins with only 6
...sorry for the double post
May 4 2009 8:40PM
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corona
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thats what i was saying... that the beatles are way more influential than pink floyd and therefore sgt peppers wins over dark side of the moon.. besides it being a better album anyways. and the most influential ever was robert johnson... second beatles
May 4 2009 8:52PM
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Ski.Ballet
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I can definitely see what you're saying about Robert Johnson's influence, but I'm gonna have to respectfully disagree and say that the Beatles take it.
May 4 2009 8:55PM
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corona
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Robert Johnson influenced the Beatles.. along with Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton etc etc... he has influenced almost without exception every blues artist ever, and almost every rock artist of the 60's/70's and probably 90% of musicians after him.  and as a consequence has influenced any band that was influenced by any artist he influenced... he has directly and indirectly influenced probably every single artist you can think of. im pretty sure he wins
May 4 2009 9:00PM
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corona
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beatles would definitely take second
May 4 2009 9:01PM
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JacheOReally
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Blood Sugar Sex Magik - RHCP

Tipping Point - Roots

Sublime - Sublime

Into The Wild - Eddie Veddar

The Classics - Ratatat

Dear Science - TV on the Radio

We Have You Sorrounded - The Dirtbombs

Battle for Los Angelas - Rage Against the Machine

Black Magic - Swollen Members

Born Again - Biggie

May 4 2009 9:18PM
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Ski.Ballet
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Fair enough. However, I don't think that just because he had so much influence that his music should be considered the greatest ever. I think it can be agreed that the Beatles' music has appealed to a much wider audience even if it was originally influenced by Johnson.
May 4 2009 9:18PM
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corona
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well yea, thats the only reason why he's on the list is purely influence. that was one of my main criteria... also a big reason why james brown and black sabbath are there (although they still kick ass)
May 4 2009 9:22PM
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TZP
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I don't think an album should be considered "better" than another album because it influenced more people. If an album by a band that was influenced by the beatles has more memorable songs than the beatle album it was inspired by, then it is better than that album. It would be like saying that the Ford Model T is one the greatest cars ever, because it influenced every single car model that came after it. If you take , for example, My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, an album so different and unique than almost everything else that's around, you'll see that its particular sound did not have a revolutionary influence, yet it's still considered to be probably the greatest record of the 90's alongside Radiohead's OK Computer.
May 4 2009 9:23PM
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TZP
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and therefore, influence should not by a criteria for greatness
May 4 2009 9:24PM
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panojibber
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A little website for everyone to check out:

http://liveplasma.com/

Neat little site, you type in an artist name or band name and it shows you a web of influences for that artist.

I'm still going to have to say that Dark Side of the Moon takes it though, I just don't see the beatles as being on the same musical level as floyd. The diversity in mood, theme and instrumentation is pretty hard to beat. That is just personal opinion however, if you're talking influence I would be willing to agree with Sgt. Pepper's.

May 4 2009 9:26PM
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Ski.Ballet
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I don't think I could say that one is better than the other overall, but Dark Side is by far my favorite album of all time.
May 4 2009 9:28PM
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corona
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i find that website kinda inaccurate. and in all respect, I dont see how people can even consider Pink Floyd a greater band than the Beatles. they truly are the best, ever.
May 4 2009 9:30PM
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TZP
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the beatles could write light, catchy, "fun"  songs, but pink floyd could write moving intricate epic songs. name me one "epic, grandiose" beatles song...
May 4 2009 9:42PM
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panojibber
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I agree, that site is definitely not a great source, but interesting nonetheless.

Besides, couldn't you say Elvis was greater than the Beatles? He had as many number one tracks, and he did it far faster than them. At the end of the day it comes down to personal preference.

On that note, what makes the Beatles the best ever in your opinion?

May 4 2009 9:42PM
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ski_ENDUB
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there is not a worse statement on all the internets than this.
May 4 2009 9:47PM
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