The 73 Greatest Albums of All Time

[ellanoize]

I am a major Music fan, and I want to start a discussion of Our favorite albums (past & present.)
You don't have to review the entire album, just add a few lines why you think it is one of the greatest albums.

[ellanoize]

The Clash - London Calling

The Clash were burdened with the Punk Label, but they were so much more.
This album was filled with different styles, from Rock-a-billy to Ska to Reggae. The Recordings are clear and well layered. Vocalist Joe Strummer (R.I.P.) and Mick Jones both spit out the inspired lyrics with so much passion. Bassist Paul Simonon And Drummer Topper Headon really push the songs along.
The album was filled with so many great songs such as the last minute addition of Train In Vain. Personal favorites of mine include the Title track, Rudy Can't Fail, Jimmy Jazz, Spanish Bombs, Lost In The Supermarket, Wrong Em Boy-o, Four Horsemen....Ok I like this whole album and I think it it one of the Greatest Albums of All Time!

[BlackMagicRose]

One of my favorites is Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies.

It has the late Layne Staley as lead vocalist and songs like "I Stay Away" and "No Excuses". Not classified as a punk or metal band they were considered a relatively new genre at the time called Grunge. They hailed from Seattle. Lead singer Layne Staley was found dead of a drug overdose in April 2002.

"The ALICE IN CHAINS legacy dates back to 1987 when the tight-knit group began a riotous ride that saw them escorted from their illegal rehearsal space by Seattle's finest to a 1989 record deal with Columbia Records. Their instantly recognizable brand of dark, moody rock would become a signature sound and a major influence on later rock bands."-Alice In Chains Website

[home girl]

Pink Floyd's dark side of the moon to me it's a trip without drugs and one of the very few albums that i love every song.

[ellanoize]

Rod Stewart - Sing It Again Rod

This is another one of my favorite albums, unfortunately the Cd reissue has very little information. I know that Ronnie Wood plays on it that's about all. Rod does thank the Faces on the credits So I guess they backed him up.

I remember that I was in High School (It was Released in 1972) when this came out and that it had such a different sound compared to anything else I was listening to. I think I bought the Lp because of the Hit song "Maggie May". It was another Lp that was filled with great songs "Reason To Believe", "You Wear It Well", Mandolin Wind". Ok As I'm looking down the Song List there is not a bad song on here.
What I remember from my first listening was it didn't sound like other bands of the time (listen to Maggie May) It was filled with Acoustic Guitars, Mandolins, Fiddles and old timey piano. The Rythm section did an excelent job in propelling the songs as Ronnie and the others seasoned the mix with an eclectic mix of folk (or Pub Rock) instruments. Rods Rough and sultry vocals set him apart from other Psycidelic or hard rock bands that were releasing music at that time.

That Is Why I think This is one of the Greatest Lps ever released

If you havent heard this recently (or ever) I would Highly recomend this for your collection. It is a geat Day at the beach Cd, or early morning, drinking coffee and thumbing through the Sunday paper Cd.

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[ellanoize]

Supertramp - Breakfast In America

This Lp is a "Concept" album (I never really got it though), beautifully arranged, with unusual instruments being used, Great Hooks that get stuck in your head for days and the Lyrics just seem to flow.
It had several hits off of it and several are still Classic Radio Staples, including:
Logical Song, Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America, Goodbye Stranger.
I have it playing in the background as I type this and it dosen't sound dated at all...And Thats why I think this is one of the greatest albums ever

[home girl]

Hey what about ELO'S DISCOVERY that back in the day was one of my favorites.i think that was the only band to use a full orchastra in a rock band
that i remember and do so well!

[cherrysis]

U2 War
Actually anything by this band will get me going, thinking, rearranging the thoughts in my head...I will try to refrain fro listing every one of their albums [img]tongue.gif[/img] I was so impressed with Boy and the song I will follow way back when, thinking WOW they are good... When war came out I was blown away by Sunday Bloody Sunday and 2 [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 's beat as one.

[BlackMagicRose]

Pink Floyd - The Wall is one of the best in my mind. It has a 2 disc cd set and my ex from years ago even had it on an 8 track tape. "All in all we're just another brick in the wall." Oh and don't forget "Comfortably Numb".

[ellanoize]

I love Dark side of the Moon, But Never cared to much for the Wall, I recently heard a Band, Luther Wright & the Wrongs did a Bluegrass version of that album...Strange, Very strange [img]confused.gif[/img]