List Your Top Ten Favorite Albums of All Time!

[letterdavidman]

For Classical albums (which I listen to more of these days - you should check these out ):

1) Mozart Clarinet Concerto – David Shifrin
2) Mozart Adagios - Bell / Hogwood / Marriner
3) Von Karajan Adagios
4) Berlin Philharmonic – Beethoven Symphonies
5) The Magic Flute – Otto Klemperer – London
6) Joshua Bell – The Voice of the Violin
7) Aria – Clarinet and the Opera
8) Benny Goodman Collectors Edition
9) Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait
10) Dvorak – Symphony 9, Berlin Philharmonic

I'll be the first to admit that I don't listen to as much classical (or jazz, for that matter), as I'd like. I do, however, listen to quite a bit of film score music (as opposed to source music).

I think I'll start at the top of your list and work my way down.

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

Interesting. I love this, too (of course), but I'm more partial to You Are the Quarry.

I love that album, it's definitely his best to date IMO. But I also love Viva Hate as well.

 

[letterdavidman]

I love that album, it's definitely his best to date IMO. But I also love Viva Hate as well.

Great album! My other favorite Moz album is Your Arsenal.

 

[Amity 3]

no way I could narrow it down to ten.

I'll just give my vote to the best album of the the year, The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance.

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

Great album! My other favorite Moz album is Your Arsenal.

It's always hard to pick a favorite Morrissey OR Smiths album. They've created so much great music.

I saw this sticker on a car when I was up in Austin for a show this past July. I couldn't resist getting a picture of it. You'll appreciate this I'm sure

 

[RadioNate]

In no order - excluding live albums and greatest hit albums

The Beatles - Revolver
Guns and Roses - Appitite for Distruction
Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill
Green Day - American Idiot
They Might Be Giants - Flood
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Purple Rain - Prince
My Aim is True - Elvis Costello
Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

I posted before reading the entire thread....there are some amazing choices and a lot I rolled around in my head before posting. I actually had to work today...gasp! so I'm late.

I'm sure I'll be back with several more once I spend more time thinking!

 

[Dakota_Lynn]

Indigo Girls - Nomads Indians Saints
Indigo Girls - All That We Let In
Indigo Girls - Become You
Indigo Girls - Despite Our Differences
Indigo Girls - Swamp Ophilia
Indigo Girls - Rites of Passage
Indigo Girls - Self Titled
Indigo Girls - Strange Fire
Brandi Carlile - Self Titled
Amy Ray - Stag
Bryan Adams - Reckless
John Mellencamp - The Best That I Could Do
Boys on the Side Soundtrack
Raveonettes - Pretty in Black

I am a huge Indigo Girls fan!

 

[Kitty 34]

1. Let it Be....Beatles
2. White Album.....Beatles
3. Good-bye Yellow Brick Road...Elton John
4. Rumours....Fleetwood Mac
5. One of These Nights...Eagles
6. News of the World....Queen
7. Greatest Hits...Association
8. JC Superstar
9. Son of Schmilsson.....Harry Nielson
10. Revolver....Beatles
another 10. Purple Rain....Prince

 

[Philadisney]

11) Ram – Paul and Linda McCartney

Yes, yes yes!!! This is a fantastic record. Can I have 11 too?

 

[jimmiej]

Queen- Night at the Opera
George Strait- Pure Country
George Strait- Honkytonkville
Eagles- Long Run
Star Wars (Original) Soundtrack
Alamo (2004) Soundtrack
Dwight Yoakam- Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room
Foreigner- Double Vision

That's all I can think of now...

 

[OK!]

Boomtown Rats...Fine Art of Surfacing
The Clash...London Calling

Gah, more I forgot, though TFAOS is probably tied for my favorite Rats album with V Deep (Skin on Skin's one of my favorite songs of theirs). Man, these lists are bringin' back memories! I think I might actually break out the turntable tomorrow.

 

[Tiggeroo]

I can't do best of lists. I'd just keep remembering things and adding to them. I love most everybody's picks. I went to a used album store today to purchase some Christmas gifts and bought an album I was surprised not to see it here on anybody's list.
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

In no particular order I'll go with...

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Back in Black - AC/DC (my high school soundtrack )
Son of a Son of a Sailor - Jimmy Buffett
1984 - Van Halen
Offerings II - Third Day
Learning to Flinch - Warren Zevon
Red Headed Stranger -Willie Nelson
Leon Live - Leon Russell
Sargeant Pepper - Beatles
Rumors - Fleetwood Mac

There... can everyone guess how old I am by reading over that list?

 

[midge3426]

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced
The Beatles: Abby Road
Neil Young: Harvest
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young: Deja Vu
Joni Mitchell: For the Roses
Bonnie Raitt: Nick of Time
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
Eric Clapton: 461 Ocean Boulevard
James Taylor: Mud Slide Slim
and multitudes of other fine musicians. Can you tell how old I am?

 

[JennyMominRI]

I need to add Janis Joplin, Pearl

 

[MyGoofy26]

Hotel California--Eagles

The joke in my family is that I was an Eagles fan since conception as this album has a LOT to do with my existance I suppose it should be my #1, LOL!

Funny thing is I really have always loved the Eagles and it wasn't til Jr. High I heard the background story


I honestly can't make a list. I rarely buy CD's anymore. Nothing like working in radio to make you hate music I end up listening to things we don't play and have no clue what's actually popular right now because I'm constantly listening to my iPod when I'm working Then the iPod has tracks from this and that, I can't even think which songs are all from the same album . . . CDs have been packed away since I got the iPod.

 

[stevenpensacola]

For Classical albums (which I listen to more of these days - you should check these out ):

1) Mozart Clarinet Concerto – David Shifrin
2) Mozart Adagios - Bell / Hogwood / Marriner
3) Von Karajan Adagios
4) Berlin Philharmonic – Beethoven Symphonies
5) The Magic Flute – Otto Klemperer – London
6) Joshua Bell – The Voice of the Violin
7) Aria – Clarinet and the Opera
8) Benny Goodman Collectors Edition
9) Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait
10) Dvorak – Symphony 9, Berlin Philharmonic

I can't believe that ZAMFIR - Master of the Pan Flute is not on your list....



or Kenny G, the Michael Bolton of instrumental music...

 

[stevenpensacola]

I must say I'm a little surprised at some of the classics that aren't on this list:

Slim Whitman
BoxCar Willie
David Hasselhoff

nothing from the K-tel collection...

 

[apirateslifeforme]

Yes! Another Killers fan(what do you think of the new CD?)

I still really haven't decided! Hot Fuss just grabbed me right away - I love the bass in Jenny Was a Friend, and that was it for me. But this one...I'm still listening and trying to make up my mind. It's definitely good, though.

I do love You Are the Quarry by Morrissey, too, but again - Ringleader just immediately grabbed me and I didn't want to turn it off. So it just slightly edged Quarry out.

 

[pperfectmom]

Okay, I just have to add a few more:

Hollywood Town Hall-the Jayhawks(love, love, love it!!!!!!)
Harvest-Neil Young(How could I have forgotten?)
So-Peter Gabriel
Hell Among the Yearlings-Gillian Welch(one of the best singer/songwriters of this generation IMHO)
Four-Blues Traveler
The Best of The Velvet Underground-the Velvet Underground(I know "Best of.." albums aren't supposed to count but I couldn't resist.)