Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15472 Points Moderator
I often get asked what my favourite albums are and I have a choice from thousands that I own. Each time I think about it, I come up with something different.
These are definitely up there as they were so good at the time and have stood the test of time as I still give them a regular spin
They are not in any particular order.
"..all the cats, you know who they are.. " Member since Nov 2010 963 Points
I often used to jot down weekly playlists and top tens etc, sometimes coming across one stashed inside a book years later! My ten hasn't varied much in the last twenty years, with only odd ones popping in and out and back again. I did used to set myself criteria, like no compilations and only one per artist, otherwise it The Beatles would take it over (Revolver became my favourite LP in 1979):
The Beatles - Revolver
The Jam - Sound Affects
Sugarplum - Blue Summer Days
Otis Redding - Otis Blue
The Times - This Is London
The Who - My Generation
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of...
Since the eighties, The Kinks - Village Green..., Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Beatles - Abbey Road and The Who - Quadrophenia (among others) all popped in and out.....
That's a very difficult one. To choose ten out of the thousands I have but the ones listed would be very very regularly played and I never ever tire of listening to them. I couldn't pick a Beatles album but it's a toss up between Abbey Road, The White Album and Revolver. Nor could I choose a Pink Floyd album but it would probably be The Final Cut
My body is on the diminishing streak. Member since Dec 2011 8095 Points Moderator
I keep a track of my CD album plays and here are my top ten at present.
ARTIST - TITLE
HAN, Bao-Yi - Selected Sounds - Series 2
SOCIAL DISTORTION - Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
LIN, Shu-Juan - Yellow Plum Songs #4
Chet ATKINS & Mark KNOPFLER - Neck & Neck
MONSOON - Third Eye
The NOTTING HILLBILLIES - Missing…
SHANGHAI CHINESE TRADITIONAL ORCHESTRA - Phoenix
Paul SIMON - Graceland
Michael W. SMITH - Go West Young Man
James LAST - Ännchen Von Tharau
Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15472 Points Moderator
When I first thought of this, I decided to only use albums that I played to death over a long period. Some of the albums I used to think of as "brilliant" have not stood the test of time in my opinion. "Sgt. Peppers'" being one that was groundbreaking in 1967 but seems (to me) to be stuck in that time era, whereas other Beatles albums - Revolver, Abbey Road etc have stood the test of time. I scribbled down the names of albums that I have probably played more times than any others and still do today. There were 25 of them from which I had to pick out 10. Of the 10 I picked out, five or six would not change and four or five could be replaced by any of these:-
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones
Siomn & Garfunkel Sounds of Silence
The Marmalade There's a lot of it about
Cat Stevens Mona Bone Jakon
Joni Mitchell Blue
Plainsong In search of Amelia Earhart
Spooky Tooth The Last Puff
AC/DC Powerage
Rossington Collins Band Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
The Who Tommy
ZZ Top Eliminator
King Crimson In the court of the crimson king
Yes Fragile
Gerry Rafferty Baker Street
Roger Glover & Guests The Butterfly Ball
Again, these are not in any order of preference, but any one could sneak into my top ten.
In-house specialist in drive-by moddings. Member since Dec 2012 3716 Points Moderator
Ask me in a month's time and it'll probably be different, but for now:
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness And Charm
Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
Rush - Permanent Waves
New Musik - From A To B
Love - Forever Changes
Boards Of Canada - BoC Maxima
Sparks - Hippopotamus
Philip Glass - Powaqqatsi OST
Half Man Half Biscuit - No-One Cares About Your Creative Hub, So Get Your Fucking Hedge Cut.
A girl who looks good in vinyl Member since Dec 2012 1544 Points Moderator
In no particular order
Various Artists - The Last Stiff Compilation Album
Lene Lovich - Stateless (Original Mix)
The Beatles - Please Please Me (Stereo Version)
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Joe Jackson - Blaze Of Glory
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
The Art Of Noise - (Who's Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
ABBA - Arrival
Agnetha Fältskog - Wrap Your Arms Around Me
Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15472 Points Moderator
Eight members so far have chosen ten favourite albums. Quite a diverse choice with only two or three albums being repeated. Some more entries here would be good..
A girl who looks good in vinyl Member since Dec 2012 1544 Points Moderator
kab2112 wrote:
Eight members so far have chosen ten favourite albums. Quite a diverse choice with only two or three albums being repeated. Some more entries here would be good..
Particularly interesting is that fact that none of the artists are current radio hit makers and the bulk of the albums are from the 60s and 70s
Eight members so far have chosen ten favourite albums. Quite a diverse choice with only two or three albums being repeated. Some more entries here would be good..
Particularly interesting is that fact that none of the artists are current radio hit makers and the bulk of the albums are from the 60s and 70s
Unfortunately it's a sad indictment on the current state of music in general. With shows like The Voice and Britain's Got Talent what we are lumbered with now is nothing more than a plethora of no talent, one hit wonders. I doubt if the half of them would even know what to do with a musical instrument. It's like we've gone back to the 50's / early 60's when it took the Beatles to come along and sweep it all away, Adam Faith, Billy Fury, Craig Douglas et al. Question is, Where are the next Beatles? and when is the second coming?
1. Beatles - Revolver
2. George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
3. Derek & The Doiminoes - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
4. Love - Forever Changes
5. Radiohead - OK Computer
6. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
7. Beatles - Abbey Road
8. Radiohead - The Bends
9. Beatles - Rubber Soul
10. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4168 Points
Today's ten
Strange Angels by Kristin Hersh
Sweet Fanny Adams by Sweet
Rock 'n' Roll by Mekons
It's Alive by Ramones
Colour Transmission (actually two albums on one CD) by The Monochrome Set
The B-52s by The B-52s
Flying Doesn't Help by Anthony More
An Electric Storm by The White Noise
Nevermind by Nirvana
Monster by REM
"..all the cats, you know who they are.. " Member since Nov 2010 963 Points
Quad5point1 wrote:
Jock_Girl wrote:
kab2112 wrote:
Eight members so far have chosen ten favourite albums. Quite a diverse choice with only two or three albums being repeated. Some more entries here would be good..
Particularly interesting is that fact that none of the artists are current radio hit makers and the bulk of the albums are from the 60s and 70s
Unfortunately it's a sad indictment on the current state of music in general. With shows like The Voice and Britain's Got Talent what we are lumbered with now is nothing more than a plethora of no talent, one hit wonders. I doubt if the half of them would even know what to do with a musical instrument. It's like we've gone back to the 50's / early 60's when it took the Beatles to come along and sweep it all away, Adam Faith, Billy Fury, Craig Douglas et al. Question is, Where are the next Beatles? and when is the second coming?
I just took a look at mine, six of which are 1960s,one 70s, two eighties and Sugarplum from 1997 (the one CD only release) This last album, even though not very well known, some days stands equal with Revolver for me, which is something I thought would never happen with another record.Hopefully making its vinyl debut this year!
Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15472 Points Moderator
There is a lot of talent out there doing the circuit of small venues, clubs etc. It looks very much like if you don't get onto any of the TV "Reality" shows or music channels then you won't get very far. My favourite genre I suppose is Rock and Blues/Rock. Most of the "rock" TV channels only play established artists. We need a new "John Peel" or "Tommy Vance" otherwise it's the overnight pop sensations who will continue to rule. Record companies look for success not talent.
So it's probably established artists who will prove to be "Album favourites"
There is a lot of talent out there doing the circuit of small venues, clubs etc. It looks very much like if you don't get onto any of the TV "Reality" shows or music channels then you won't get very far. My favourite genre I suppose is Rock and Blues/Rock. Most of the "rock" TV channels only play established artists. We need a new "John Peel" or "Tommy Vance" otherwise it's the overnight pop sensations who will continue to rule. Record companies look for success not talent.
So it's probably established artists who will prove to be "Album favourites"
I don't know if it's a toss up between success and talent I think it's more like making a quick buck. After all, who could say that Yes, Genesis, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin King Crimson et al were not successful, it just so happens that they were talented along with it. All these bands (especially Prog Rock Bands) railed against the norm and the whole way through the 60's and 70's we were witnessing music that just steadily progressed from being different to being exceptional with exceptional musicians. I recently added a CD by an Australian band called Taxiride called IMAGINATE and at first listening I thought that these guys aren't half bad at all. I thought they may have sounded a bit "boy bandish" but then even The Beatles were at one time a Boy Band, + these guys were also multi-instrumentalists and great vocalists, some really great tracks on that album even daring to take on a Crosby, Stills & Nash song, and that's from 1999. So they've been, made 3 albums and gone. The other bands that have kept me ticking over through the 80's and 90's are The Outfield and Collective Soul and they are without doubt both successful and talented. So in the end it's people like Simon Cowell and Pete Waterman who perpetuate all this nonsense that's floating about now who are in my opinion just flotsam and jetsam and making them a quick buck in the process.