Name an album that should be in every collection.

[Xithras]

The title speaks for itself. I'm looking for a list of albums that EVERYONE should have in their music libraries. Albums that changed the world, albums that changed people, albums that just flat out ROCK. If you had unlimited funds and could put together your dream collection, what would be in it?

It's time to update the iPod...I'm looking for suggestions :)

[REDKING]

1. Bad Reputation...Thin Lizzy

:7

[mvd]

2. Well, if you want a great one that all audiences could..

probably appreciate, how about the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. Wow! I just put that disk in after a year of not hearing it!

Cue Twilight zone music.

[mvd]

7. That's cool

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

3. A Man Alone by Frank Sinatra

1. Man Alone, A
2. Night
3. I've Been To Town
4. From Promise To Promise
5. Single Man, The
6. Beautiful Strangers, The
7. Lonesome Cities
8. Love's Been Good To Me
9. Empty Is
10. Out Beyond The Window
11. Some Traveling Music
12. Man Alone, A (Reprise)

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. The Beatles White Album

[Karenca]

34. Was just going to say that :)) ..nt

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Patti Smith "Horses"

[taterguy]

8. the dB's first two albums

Many critics and myself think they should be in everyone's collection. Alas that sentiment isn't shared by the masses based on sales figures. Of course the roar of the masses could be farts, at least according to another essential album: the Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime.

[begin_within]

9. Rubber Soul

[seemunkee]

10. London Calling

[arwalden]

11. Tapestry - Carole King

[Guava Jelly]

16. I got it on cd tape and album form!!

I love this album!!
So far away is my favorite song on it

she sings it with james taylor here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YcLOm9X1IsA&search=so%20far%20away%20king

[benburch]

35. ...

:popcorn:

[Nicole]

12. Harvest - Neil Young n/t

[Floogeldy]

55. Oh, Yea.

:hi:

[Tikki]

13. RAMONES....Ramones.....

Tikki

[graywarrior]

14. Blood on the Tracks-Dylan

[hippywife]

40. I just knew there was a reason

I like you! It was the first one that came to my mind, too.


How ya doin'? :hi:

[graywarrior]

46. Hey! Fair to middle. I've been watching youtube Gylan videos

all night.

And you?

[MrSlayer]

15. Reign in Blood.

The quintessential Thrash Metal album. Not only the very best extreme Metal album of all time but one the best albums ever in any genre.

[CanuckAmok]

Colour you "predictable"!

But so right.

[XemaSab]

17. Ten

:headbang:

[Burma Jones]

18. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

19. Enya and Tracy Chapman... Your choice of any release.

[CanuckAmok]

67. "You got a fast car, I got a tarantula on my head..."

...

[CanuckAmok]

68. Roxy Music - Avalon. Talking Heads - Little Creatures (andRemain in Light)

[Courtesy Flush]

20. Graceland by Paul Simon

[amitten]

57. Ditto. A masterwork. n/t

[sarge43]

21. For starters

Ella Fitzgerald, The Best of the Songbooks (It has "Miss Otis Regrets)

Brubeck's, Take Five

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Birth of the Cool, Sketches of Spain

Benny Goodman, 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert and The Very Best of Benny Goodman (It has Moonglow with Hampton on vibes)

Louie Armstrong, 25 Greatest Hot Five and Sevens

Stones, Forty Licks (remaster of their greatests)

And for something classical, Bruno Walter and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven's 6th Symphony (the best interpretation, IMO)

[Hissyspit]

22. Blonde On Blonde

[fishwax]

114. and the other two from the holy trinity: bringing it all back home and

highway 61 revisited. If I had to pick just one, I'd go with Blonde on Blonde, with highway 61 close behind, though I think that all three are essential.

[Arkham House]

23. Bill Evans--Conversations With Myself...

...the most beautiful piano album ever recorded...

[Blue Gardener]

24. Fleetwood Mac

Rumours. It was huge when I was younger.

[bridgit]

25. ekova - heaven's dust...

[LadyoftheRabbits]

26. Pink Moon by Nick Drake n/t

[flvegan]

27. "Paul's Boutique" by the Beastie Boys

Even if you don't care for hip hop, it's a masterpiece.

[KFC]

99. That album could not be made today

The incredible volume of genius samples would not get through the lawsuits. This has to be one of the top 5 albums of all time.

[hotforteacher]

112. I messed up, but

you are so dead-on with that assessment.

[begin_within]

28. "Innervision" by Stevie Wonder

[begin_within]

29. "Decade" by Neil Young

[begin_within]

30. "Court and Spark" by Joni Mitchell

[regularguy]

106. Yes!

[begin_within]

31. "Hunky Dory" by David Bowie

[begin_within]

32. "The Very Best of Nat King Cole" by Nat King Cole

[idgiehkt]

33. Babes in Toyland -- Fontanelle.

also, Spanking Machine by them, PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, and Lunachicks Binge and Purge

[Initech]

36. No one's mentioned Dark Side Of The Moon yet? Blasphemy!

Pink Floyd had so many great albums - DSOTM, Animals, The Wall, The Division Bell, Meddle... they should all be in everyone's collection!

[Catch22Dem]

118. No shit. I was wondering the same thing!

[mtnester]

37. "Stop Making Sense" - Talking Heads and "Words & Music"..

by a great American Poet, John Melencamp

[Joe Fields]

38. Hejira, Joni Mitchell

[AtomicKitten]

75. gotta go with "Court and Spark"

[Joe Fields]

91. I would go with anything Joni did, but I have reasons for Hejira.

The first time I heard it was in a car, on my way to Yellowstone for a three week camping vacation. My brother had just bought the tape in Grand Junction, Colorado the day before we left. We listened to it all the way to Yellowstone.

To me, Court and Spark is a great collection of songs, but they are a little commercial, some songs getting radio play. Hejira, collectively is an album that evokes an overall mood.

Nobody has a way with words like Joni. She uses them like a Dutch master used paint and brush to canvas.

[querelle]

96. I Must Agree

Hejira is my hands down favorite to this day. I bought it when I was fifteen years old and didn't think much of it at the time, but after having played it a few times while at university, the poetry of her writing and the oblique jazz riffs really grew on me.

Think I'll go and put it on now!

Q

[Joe Fields]

39. Every Beatle Album

[RetroLounge]

41. Oasis - What's the story Morning Glory?

:spank:

RL

[astral]

44. Al Stewart -- Past, Present and Future

[tigereye]

82. nah, Retro

go with the original (Mary Lou Williams) ;)

[bbernardini]

42. Porcupine Tree - "In Absentia"; Stuart Davis - "Nomen Est Numen"

These two albums changed the way I look at music. Seriously. They're spectacular from beginning to end.

www.porcupinetree.com
www.stuartdavis.com

[Maestro]

45. Porcupine Tree is excellent.

I can't recommend this band enough!

[Initech]

63. Hell yes!

Steve Wilson is one of my favorite musicians, and Porcupine Tree is one of my favorite bands of all time.

[Magrittes Pipe]

43. A few that are way-too-unheard:

These are not "unknown" albums, by any stretch -- but far too many people are *not* familiar with these records.

[ghostsofgiants]

50. Wire = good shit.

[Initech]

64. Definately gotta agree with "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"

Fantastic disc!

[CanuckAmok]

69. What's the second one?

I love the colour.

Here's a few more oddballs that are must-haves:

[Mojambo]

102. Self delete.

Meant to reply to OP.

[Ron Green]

47. The Band (brown album)

[OzarkDem]

53. I'll vote for that - here's a new clip

Check this out - found it on Levon's web site - a little Levon unplugged..

http://levonhelm.com/vol_2_audio/evangaline.wmv

[u4ic]

48. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder

[Zomby Woof]

49. It's a marvelous night for a...

[Pale Blue Dot]

51. Crowded House - Temple of Low Men nt

[MissMillie]

77. Yep... for sure

Even Bruce Springsteen said so.

[grannylib]

123. And Neil Finn's "Try Whistling This" is awesome too

[grannylib]

124. self-delete - posted in wrong spot!

[CrownPrinceBandar]

52. "Blast Tyrant" by Clutch........

Rawks. :headbang:

[woo me with science]

54. Abbey Road nt

[KitchenWitch]

56. "Dark Side of the Moon" Pink Floyd

[KitchenWitch]

58. "Some Girls" The Rolling Stones

[KitchenWitch]

59. "Deja Vu" Crosby Stills Nash and Young

[martymar64]

92. Great Choices!!! I like the way you think!

Will you marry me?

[KitchenWitch]

105. LOL Sorry, already married.

[Broken_Hero]

60. I'll recommend two...

Black album by Metallica, and The River Runs Red by Life of Agony

[Tikki]

61. Here Are The Sonics.....The Sonics..

Tikki

[judaspriestess]

62. Cowboys from Hell!!

Pantera

[Maestro]

109. In the American Metalcore arena, hell yeah!

I also would add early Slayer, Reign in Blood and Metallica's, Master of Puppets!

[mike_c]

65. oh man-- there are so many-- let me add...

Viva Roxy! Live Roxy Music.
Allman Brothers, Live at the Filmore. Allman Brothers Band.
Paradise Hotel or anything else by Eliza Gilkyson.
Valley Girl, the soundtrack. Various artists-- one of the best party discs every recorded.
Bridge of Sighs. Robin Trower.
Waiting for Columbus. Live Little Feat.
Stevie Ray Vaughn. Just pick one.

I could go on and on-- there is so much good music out there!

[enigmatic]

66. "Anodyne"- Uncle Tupelo

My vote for the best album of the 90's:



http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_uncletupelo_anodyne.html

[Xithras]

70. Wow everyone, keep em coming!

I may need a bigger iPod!

[SKKY]

71. "The Downward Spiral" by Nine Inch Nails

If I could only take 5 with me, these are the ones I would want.

1. "The Downward Spiral" - NIN
2. "Nothing's Shocking" - Jane's Addiction
3. "Louder Than Bombs" - The Smiths
4. "La Flaca" - Jarabe de Palo
5. "Violator" - Depeche Mode

[Ariana Celeste]

72. How about...

Mindless Self Indulgence - "Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy."

I just think it's awesome. :shrug: :7

[Skittles]

73. Rainbow Rising

yes

[Common Sense Party]

74. Back in Black.

[livetohike]

76. Every Hendrix album up to and including Cry of Love especially

Electric Ladyland.

[MissMillie]

78. "Days of Future Passed" - The Moody Blues

a classic

[Katina]

79. Disraeli Gears

by Cream...an absolute must!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

80. Enter the 36 Chambers

[tigereye]

81. this one

still sounds great and way ahead of its time.

[paradox]

83. Faith No More "Angel Dust"

[flvegan]

87. Seconded.

Excellent piece of work. Some of Mike Patton's best.

[HughBeaumont]

84. Husker Du's "Zen Arcade"

Pretty much influenced everything you've heard on alternative/college radio since 1989.

[hotforteacher]

116. Actually, I'd put my bid in for "Metal Circus" . n/t

[Avalux]

85. "OK Computer" - Radiohead, and a couple more:

"Slanted And Enchanted" - Pavement

"Surfer Rosa" - Pixies

:hi:

[Tikki]

86. Jesus of Cool (Pure Pop For Now People)........Nick Lowe (1978)..

Tikki

[HuskerDU]

88. IMO the greatest RocknRoll band of all time is the New York

Dolls. Their eponymous debut album was probably their best.

The Dolls (whose orig lineup lasted from apx 1972-1975) took all that was great about 60's RnR, amped it up and spit out a genius RnR sound that has never been duplicated IMO. Think of the Shangri la's fronting the Rolling Stones doing 'Rip this Joint.'

The Dolls were like Goldilox to me. The Beatles/Stones/Who weren't quite heavy, loud and fast enough for me. Punk and metal bands got that part right, but dropped completely the ROLL part of rock-n-roll. The Dolls had it all- the fury and anarchy of punk rock (which they predated) combined with the fun and soul of the 60's.

I would recommend their first 2 studio albums: 'New York Dolls' and 'Too Much Too Soon' for starters. Then if you dig it, my favorite Dolls record is actually their demo. It goes by several different names: '7 Day Weekend' 'Endless Party' or probably the most comprehensive of those sessions is called 'A Hard Night's Day.'

[musiclawyer]

89. Every Kinks album pre-1973

Every single one (too amny to list)

Plus:

Traffic # 1

and

Procol Harum "Shine on Brightly"


and

Zombies "Oracle an Odyssey"

[Ohio Joe]

90. Some I don't se yet

Electric Warrior - T. Rex
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Caress of Steel - Rush

[mainegreen]

93. Lovages Music to make love to you old lady by.

[MrScorpio]

117. I love that puppy

It's in my collection

[MamaBear]

94. Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys

Melodies, harmonies, innovative arrangements, and a very personal look into one life.

Plus, it has Sloop John B.

[MamaBear]

95. Time Out by Dave Brubeck

Each piece is written in an unusual time sig and it contains the wonderful Take Five.

Cool jazz at its coolest.

[babylonsister]

97. Santana: Sacred Fire. One of my very faves. nt

[DoBotherMe]

98. The Very Best of Marvin Gaye

[Stardust]

100. a bigger bang -- Rolling Stones Their best so far IMHO 8 ^)

[hfojvt]

101. Paradise Theater, Hi Infidelity, Hotel California, Pyromania,

Flesh and Blood, Beast From the East, Escape, Caught in the Game

[Mojambo]

103. Against the Grain - Bad Religion

[One Voice]

104. Tea For the Tillerman......Cat Stevens

[B3Nut]

107. In The Court of the Crimson King

King Crimson

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Larry Young - Unity

Todd in Beerbratistan

[dback]

108. "Nine Objects of Desire" by Suzanne Vega

I'm only a moderate fan, but that is just about flawless.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

110. Pretty much anything by Miles Davis, or John Coltrane, or Bill Evans.

Steely Dan's AJA makes great background music--seriously!--as well as fantastic in-depth listening.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

111. My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless" n/t

[hotforteacher]

113. PJ Harvey's "Dry" or

The Cure's Disintegration

[MrScorpio]

115. Simple Things - Zero 7

Universally loved

[Catch22Dem]

119. Brain Salad Surgery - Emerson Lake and Palmer

The fact that it has not yet been mentioned shall forever be a black spot on ALL of DU.

[Giant Robot]

120. And no one has said

Slowhand by Eric Clapton??
Philistines!

Also

Genius by Warren Zevon
The Joshua Tree by U2
A Night at the Opera by Queen

[enigmatic]

121. "Philosophy Of The World"- The Shaggs

[JVS]

122. Time-Life's "Freedom Rock" collection

[MarkDevin]

125. James Brown, "Live at the Apollo Theater, 1962."

[grannylib]

126. Woops, posted in the wrong spot! "Physical Graffiti" (Zeppelin);

"Mystery to Me" (Fleetwood Mac) and "Sticky Fingers" (Stones)

[nuxvomica]

127. In Utero, Tubular Bells and There Goes Rhymin' Simon

I can't believe no one's mentioned these obvious choices. :)

[norml]

128. Songs of Love and Hate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Love_and_Hate

[Krakowiak]

129. The Arcade Fire - Funeral (nt)

[mark414]

130. A LOVE SUPREME

by the man, coltrane