The best ten albums of all time

[darvon96]

1. ABBA – “Arival”
2. Captian & Tennille - “Love Will Keep Us Together”
3. Barry Manilow – “Ultimate Manilow”
4. Johnny Mathis – “Greatest Hits”
5. Lawrence Welk – “Champagne Favorites”
6.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT … Just kidding!

It is interesting though to see such cross-generational/genre tastes sharing our special interest in peace. Just goes to show that tickling can transcend all social barriers and bring us together at a much simpler level.

BTW – My list would be somewhere between TickleWolf’s and Mitchell’s

 

[crydun]

1. Red-Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson
2. Honky-Tonk Heroes by Waylon Jennings
3. Blue Kentucky Girl by Emmylou Harris
4. Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
5. Saginaw, Michigan by Lefty Frizzell
6. I Am What I Am by George Jones
7. Bump-Tiddle-Ee-Bump Bump by Tex Ritter (No, I'm not kidding...great album of Cindy Walker compositions.)
8. Together Again by Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan
9. Texas Gold by Asleep at the Wheel
10. Three Chords and the Truth by Sara Evans

I love Three Chords and the Truth! I have that album!!! and all the rest of hers except the latest.

 

[dskodj]

4)

"Another Star" is actualy in my personal alltime top 20 dance/disco tracks! This full LP is brilliant too (what ever happened to the good ol days where they stuffed bonus 7" EPs in albums like this one? lol). His next LP "Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants" is also briliant and experimental (and includes a few hard core dance cuts) which would have been on my list if we had more than 10 to vote

 

[featherfingers]

"Another Star" is actualy in my personal alltime top 20 dance/disco tracks! This full LP is brilliant too (what ever happened to the good ol days where they stuffed bonus 7" EPs in albums like this one? lol). His next LP "Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants" is also briliant and experimental (and includes a few hard core dance cuts) which would have been on my list if we had more than 10 to vote

Hey, dskodj! I love "Another Star," too! That's possibly my favorite song on that album, but nearly every song has something about it that I like.
Now, as for this:

I've been trying to find "J.T.T.S.L.O.P" in remastered CD form for years and can't seem to find it. Any idea if it's available anymore? I saw a used 1993 2-CD set at a Tucson "Bookman's" store but it was in pretty crappy condition.

 

[giantfan121262]

Here are mine....

Rush- Moving pictures
Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy
The Who- Who's Next
Meatloaf- Bat Out of Hell
Aerosmith- Toy's in the Attic
Rush- 2112
Led Zeppelin IV
REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity
Rush- Permanent Waves
AC DC- Live

Those are my got to have albums

 

[featherfingers]

well I like that list lots Featerfingers, probably quite close to the real thing.

Thanks, pfromptown! Growing up in the 60s and 70s I had the opportunity to listen to a lot of albums waaay before the term "Classic Rock" ever became a genre... and on 8-track tape, too. I still listen to mostly Classic Rock & Soul, but I'd be interested in hearing what albums from the 90s and today would be considered worthy of a "Top Ten" list like this.

 

[giantfan121262]

ThanksI'd be interested in hearing what albums from the 90s and today would be considered worthy of a "Top Ten" list like this.

none! With all due respect to the youngens here, there is nothing like the sound we grew up with. The only sound from today worth listening to is probably U2.

 

[Strider]

1) Exile On Main Street-The Rolling Stones
2) The Joshua Tree-U2
3) Use Your Illusion(I & II)-Guns N'Roses
4) Testament-The Blasters
5) This Year's Model-Elvis Costello
6) Exodus-Bob Marley and the Wailers
7) The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars-David Bowie
8) The Wall-Pink Floyd
9) If I Should Fall From Grace With God-The Pogues
10) Shake Your Money Maker-The Black Crowes

 

[dskodj]

Now, as for this:

I've been trying to find "J.T.T.S.L.O.P" in remastered CD form for years and can't seem to find it. Any idea if it's available anymore? I saw a used 1993 2-CD set at a Tucson "Bookman's" store but it was in pretty crappy condition.

Hell I aint been to Bookman's in a while (I used to go to the one in Mesa when I lived in the east valley..lot of good deals on rare shit there!)

That import CD you saw at Bookman's is all thats avalible, you can pick it up online pretty easy for about 20 bucks brand new. It unfortunatly was never reissued in the US. A ton of the true classic LPs from the 70s have never seen the light of day on CD in this country. I've got the original "..Plants" LP on vinyl (and its damn clean as hell, good as new, as most of my vinyl..hehe), I usualy with this stuff just make CDRs outta my vinyl and restore and digitaly master em from the vinyl sorce. Very time consuming, but by the time im done, you dont even know it was a vinyl recording, and sometimes saves money and get better results than the CD reissues 🙂

 

[drew70]

Beatles - Abbey Road

The Guess Who - Wheatfield Soul

Frank Zappa - Overnite Sensation

Led Zeppelin III

Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow

Pink Floyd - Animals

Paul & Linda McCartney - RAM

Three Dog Night - Golden Biscuits

Phil Keaggy - Ph'lip Side

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Works, Vol. II

 

[pfromptown]

Thanks, pfromptown! Growing up in the 60s and 70s I had the opportunity to listen to a lot of albums waaay before the term "Classic Rock" ever became a genre... and on 8-track tape, too. I still listen to mostly Classic Rock & Soul, but I'd be interested in hearing what albums from the 90s and today would be considered worthy of a "Top Ten" list like this.

Oh, to have grown up in the sixties! 'I just wasn't made for these times' by The Beach Boys is a relatable song for me! (Even though I understand Brian wrote it about wishing he was born in the future). I love ALL music though and there is some decent stuff out today, even if it is far harder to come across. A top ten from the nineties would probably look something like (personal taste not represented):

1.Nirvana- Nevermind
2.Radiohead- OK Computer
3.Pearl Jam- Ten
4.Oasis- (What's The Story) Morning Glory
5.U2- Achtung Baby
6.The Verve- Urban Hymns
7.Blur- Parklife
8.Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (I don't own this album, but I'd probably get grilled if I didn't put it in)
9.Alanis Morrisette- Jagged Little Pill
10.Jeff Buckley- Grace

All of those albums are worth checking out. The nineties were a HUGE step up from the eighties, which is when a lot of people lost hope in pop music.

My record collection is here by the way, check it out:

www.recordnerd.com/lists/BoJoPo

 

[featherfingers]

<B>Giantfan121262</B>: I know it's really hard to find good music from a lot of today's 'artists' but every now and then I'll stumble upon a gem or two. There's a CD by Devendra Banhart called "Cripple Crow" that borrows elements from the music of the late 1960s. Still, there's nothing like listening to a Rock album from the 60s & 70s that still sounds exciting and fresh today.

<B>dskodj</B>: I'm sure Motown or whatever record company Stevie Wonder is affiliated with these days will get around to re-issuing that album. I guess I could call Bookman's and see if their copy of the CD is still available. It'll do until a remastered version appears on the shelves.

<B>pfromptown</B>: Even though I was just a wee lad in the 60s, I had my ear glued to the radio. Being a teenager in the 70s was fantastic! I still remember hearing Led Zeppelin's "Houses Of The Holy" on cassette with friends from my Boy Scout troop in 1973! A brand new Led Zeppelin album! Every new album released back then was a fantastic listening experience. We had sad times, too, of course. John Lennon's murder, for example. Thank goodness the music lives on to keep the memory of those artists alive.

You've got a great list of albums! I've got a lot of the stuff you've got. As for 90s music, I agree that Radiohead's "OK Computer" deserves a high ranking. I'll eventually get around to listening to 90s albums, but I still have albums from the 60s and 70s to reaquaint myself with. Thanks for the list.

 

[FlockOfSeagulls]

the decade`s u grew up it

it does matter what decade u grew up in as to what music u like.i won`t fault anyone for that. i was in junior high & high school in the 80`s and that is what shaped my music tastes.i see alot of people that like 60`s & 70`s music and that is good for u.just my opinion , i like 50`s music much better than 60` 70`s or most stuff done today.

 

[lightninbug]

My Turn ...

The Cowboy Way.............................Riders in the Sky
Ingenue..........................................k.d.lang
American Beauty..............................Grateful Dead
One Size Fits All...............................Frank Zappa
Sgt Pepper Loney Hearts' Club Band.....the Group's name escapes me????
Fogarty's Cove.................................Stan Rogers
Kind Of Blue.....................................Miles Davis
A Love Supreme...............................John Coletrain
Rock n' Roll Animal............................Lou Reed
Streetlights.....................................Bonnie Raitt

With-A-Hey-Non-Nonny-And-A-Hot-Cha-Cha

BUG

 

[MrMacphisto]

The nineties were a HUGE step up from the eighties, which is when a lot of people lost hope in pop music.

I totally agree, but the 80s had its good moments...

 

[drew70]

The Cowboy Way.............................Riders in the Sky
Ingenue..........................................k.d.lang
American Beauty..............................Grateful Dead
One Size Fits All...............................Frank Zappa
Sgt Pepper Loney Hearts' Club Band.....the Group's name escapes me????
Fogarty's Cove.................................Stan Rogers
Kind Of Blue.....................................Miles Davis
A Love Supreme...............................John Coletrain
Rock n' Roll Animal............................Lou Reed
Streetlights.....................................Bonnie Raitt

With-A-Hey-Non-Nonny-And-A-Hot-Cha-Cha

BUG

Bug....I love One Size Fits All! Came out in my senior year at high school.

...Did a vehicle come from somewhere out there did a vehicle commmmm....

 

[dskodj]

90s a huge step up from the 80s? LOL the 90s is when shit got REAL ugly and was in my oppinion "the years the music died"

 

[maniactickler]

Music started to die in the 80s and has rapidly gone downhill. there shouldnt be any albums listed here from bands that have formed in the last 20 years. music is complete dog shit now. even the few better bands of today couldnt hold a candle to the lesser bands of the 60s and 70s. and thats not opinion, thats fact.

 

[FlockOfSeagulls]

sounds like hippie talk to me.

 

[trent]

Rush- Moving pictures
Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy
The Who- Who's Next
Meatloaf- Bat Out of Hell
Aerosmith- Toy's in the Attic
Rush- 2112
Led Zeppelin IV
REO Speedwagon- Hi Infidelity
Rush- Permanent Waves
AC DC- Live

Those are my got to have albums

Great list. Not sure about that REO though. 🙂

Rush "Power Windows" and "Grace Under Pressure" could be on the list too. And Led Zeppelin II. 😉

 

[dskodj]

sounds like hippie talk to me.

Hippie? im farrrrr from a hippie and I actualy nearly agree with that guy LOL Only thing I disagree with is that in the 80s things didnt go to hell..the 80s were great in the rock genre. What mainly went down hill in the 80s (mid 80s I should point out, early 80s was great) was r&b and dance music...which lead us to what we're stuck with now. But as for rock/new wave..that was solid stuff till the dawn of the 90s..the years the music died as I said in another post 🙁

 

[Ray<3tiklishft]

Rare Earth - "Get Ready"

 

[pfromptown]

I think that much more important albums were made in the nineties. If you enjoy eighties metal I don't mind, but it's hardly brilliant. In my opinion Nirvana's Nevermind was the last hugely important album, in that it was the last time pop music was surprising. A tiny alternative modern punk rock band from Seattle just popping up and knocking Michael Jackson off No.1 in the album chart? It doesn't really matter what you think of the actual music, you can hadrly deny that that was good for rock music. I don't think anything as interesting or important has happened since in Pop music. It's thanks to Nirvana that serious guitar playing is fashionable again and has remained fashionable up to this day. You might say that's a bad thing, they're still important.

 

[trent]

Number 1 positions mean nothing. Christina Aguilera and Britney have been number 1 in charts many times. Music isn't sports. It has nothing to do with charts and how much money someone makes.

Many of today's kids are like sheep. They buy whatever the MTV bosses force feed them. The fact that someone like Limp Bizkit sells millions tells everything about the sad state of things.

 

[FlockOfSeagulls]

a question

why is it that so many musicians become legends AFTER THEY DIE(ie. kill themselves or overdose on drugs)U know several of the ones i am talking about from th 60`s 70`s 80`s and even the90`s.alot of them were very popular and did very well but they were not considered legends.i have always found that interesting.