Rank Your Favorite Bands' Albums

[ReRushed]

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

 

To be fair, I only listened to it once or twice, but nothing grabbed me. Maybe I’ll try it again soon.

I used to love it. But, in my old age, I simply think it has not aged well. I don't like the production and I think the songs are pretty much forgettable compared to what came before and after.

[ReRushed]

U2 albums worth returning to:

 

The Joshua Tree - "With or Without You"

Boy - "Another Time, Another Place"

War - "Two Hearts Beat as One"

The Unforgettable Fire - "The Unforgettable Fire"

Achtung Baby - "Even Better Than the Real Thing"

All That You Can't Leave Behind - "Beautiful Day"

 

 

 

U2 albums worth forgetting:

 

Zooropa - "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"

Pop - "Staring at the Sun"

October - "Gloria"

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb - "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"

No Line on the Horizon - "Moment of Surrender"

Rattle and Hum - "All I Want Is You"

Songs of Innocence - none

Songs of Experience - none

 

I would swap Zooropa and All That You Can’t Leave Behind, but otherwise pretty spot on.

I think All That You Can't Leave Behind was their last stab at a good/great album. I think "Beautiful Day" is among the best songs U2 has written. "In a Little While" is a forgotten masterpiece. Basically, I think the album is autopilot U2 with songs that are actually good! I find Zooropa murky and unfocused with a lot of missed opportunities.

[RushFanForever]

Louder magazine has something similar to this where they feature a music act and 'a guide to their best albums'.

 

They rank the specific music acts albums as 'Essential', 'Superior', 'Good', and 'Avoid'.

 

Now it appears they just choose specific albums as the best without the above.

Edited January 5, 2020 by RushFanForever

[Derek19]

Here is Queensryche, but without, and not including their covers c.d., and album "Take Cover", and three c.ds, and albums, with Todd La Torre, as the lead singer. With me, during Geoff Tate, as their lead singer, their material of songs are close to each other.

 

Empire (1990) - Anybody Listening?

Promised Land (1994) - Someone Else?

Rage For Order (1986) - I Will Remember

Operation: Mindcrime (1988) - My Empty Room/Eyes of A Stranger, and Suite Sister Mary

(Tie) Operation: Mindcrime II (2006) - All the Promises

American Soldier (2009) - the Voice

the Warning (1984) - Roads to Madness

Hear In the Now Frontier (1997) - Spool

Q2K (1999) - the Right Side of My Mind

Tribe (2003) - the Great Divide

Dedicated to Chaos (2011) - At the Edge

Edited January 6, 2020 by Derek19

[Derek19]

With U2 as my second favorite band, and group after Rush, I thought of doing them. From 1991-1997, which are "Achtung Baby", "Zooropa", and "Pop", I haven't included their material of songs from those three c.ds, and albums because I haven't liked them. From 1988's "Rattle and Hum", I didn't include that as part of their studio released material. What I listed I like a lot equally, and on any given day, any of their ten c.ds, and albums can be my favorite.

 

the Unforgettable Fire (1984) - Bad

War (1983) - Two Hearts Beat As One

the Joshua Tree (1987) - With or Without You

(Tie) Boy (1980) - Another Place, Another Time

October (1981) - Stranger In A Strange Land

(Tie) All that You Can't Leave Behind (2000) - Walk On

How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) - All because of You

No Line On the Horizon (2009) - Unknown Caller

(Tie) Songs of Innocence (2014) - Iris (Hold Me Close)

Songs of Experience (2017) - the Showman (Little More Better)

Edited September 21, 2022 by Derek19

[Todem]

Dream Theatre:

 

1. Scenes From Memory Part 2 Metropolis

2. Train Of Thought

3. Dream Theater

4. Dramatic Turn Of Events

5. Octavarium

6. Black Clouds And Silver Linings

7. Distance Over Time

8. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

9. Images And Words

10. Falling Into Infinity

11. A Change Of Seasons

12. Awake

13. Systematic Chaos

14. When Dream and Day Unite

[Todem]

Kiss - original lineup -

 

 

Destroyer

Rock N Roll All Over

Kiss

Love Gun

Dressed To Kill

Hotter Than Hell

Dynasty

Creatures Of The Night

Music From The Elder

Unmasked

Psycho Circus

[Todem]

U2

 

1. Achtung baby

2. The Joshua Tree

3. The Unforgettable Fire

4. War

5. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

6. All That You Can Leave Behind

7. No Line On The Horizon

8. October

9. Boy

10. Songs of Innocence

11. Songs of Experience

12. Pop

Edited January 6, 2020 by Todem

[Todem]

Van Halen:

 

 

1. Fair Warning

2. Van Halen

3. 1984

4. 5150

5. Van Halen II

6. Diver Down

7. F.U.C.K

8 OU812

9. Women And Children First

10. A Different Kind of Truth

11. Balance

12. Van Halen III

[Todem]

Queensryche

 

 

 

1. Operation Mindcrime

2. Empire

3. Rage For Order

4. Condition Human

5. Promised Land

6. The Verdict

7. Hear In The Now Frontier

8. American Solider

9. Tribe

10. Operation Mindcrime 2

11.The Warning

12. Queensryche

13. Q2K

14. Dedicated To Crap errrr Chaos

15. Queensryce EP

Edited January 6, 2020 by Todem

[Todem]

Rush

 

 

1. Permanent Waves

2. Hemispheres

3. Moving Pictures

4. Signals

5. Power Windows

6. Grace Under Pressure

7. Hold Your Fire

8. A Farewell To Kings

9. 2112

10. Clockwork Angels

11. Roll The Bones

12. Presto

13. Counterparts

14. Snakes And Arrows

15. Test For Echo

16. Fly By Night

17. Rush

18. Vapor Trails

[Todem]

Iron Maiden

 

 

1. Piece Of Mind

2. Seventh Son of A Seventh Son

3. Powerslave

4. Number Of The Beast

5. Somewhere In Time

6. Matter Of Life And Death

7. Brave New World

8. The Book Of Souls

9. The Final Frontier

10. Dance Of Death

11. Fear Of The Dark

12. Killers

13. Iron Maiden

 

 

Rest not worth listing.

[Todem]

Porcupine Tree

 

 

1. Fear Of A Blank Planet/Nil Recurring

2. In Absentia

3. Deadwing

4. Lightbulb Sun

5. Signify

6. Stupid Dream

7. The Incident

8.The Sky Moves Sideways

 

That is my top 8 the other stuff.....meh.

 

 

Steven Wilson Solo

 

1. Hand Cannot Erase/4.5

2. The Raven Who Refused To Sing

3. To The Bone

4. Grace For Drowning

5. Insuregentes

Edited January 6, 2020 by Todem

[Rutlefan]

Wire:

 

154

Change Becomes Us

Send (incl Read & Burn 1 & 2 tracks)

Chairs Missing

The Ideal Copy (incl Snakedrill EP)

A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck

Red Barked Tree

Pink Flag

Wire

Nocturnal Koreans

Silver/Lead

Object 47

 

The First Letter... not horrible but not good, and didn't include drummer Robert Grey (aka Gotobed); the final act of their somewhat forgettable middle phase.

 

Manscape... almost unlistenable, the lowpoint of their somewhat forgettable middle phase, not counting IBTABA and The Drill, which are not real albums, just some remixes and a single

Edited January 9, 2020 by Rutlefan

[custom55]

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

 

To be fair, I only listened to it once or twice, but nothing grabbed me. Maybe I’ll try it again soon.

 

IMO - in their top 10 songs... and they have a large catalog

 

[Entre_Perpetuo]

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

 

To be fair, I only listened to it once or twice, but nothing grabbed me. Maybe I’ll try it again soon.

 

IMO - in their top 10 songs... and they have a large catalog

 

http://youtu.be/YQeB5iWOwgc

 

It's good, but it wouldn't get near my U2 top ten. A couple pieces of it don't quite work for me.

[custom55]

I'll just go with the Mick Taylor years ( although Mick may not have played on the song )

 

 

Let it Bleed - Gimme Shelter

Sticky Fingers - Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Exile on Main Street - Casino Boogie

Goats Head Soup - Star Star

It's Only Rock and Roll - It's Only Rock and Roll ( But I like it )

[ReRushed]

Wire:

 

154

Change Becomes Us

Send (incl Read & Burn 1 & 2 tracks)

Chairs Missing

The Ideal Copy (incl Snakedrill EP)

A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck

Red Barked Tree

Pink Flag

Wire

Nocturnal Koreans

Silver/Lead

Object 47

 

The First Letter... not horrible but not good, and didn't include drummer Robert Grey (aka Gotobed); the final act of their somewhat forgettable middle phase.

 

Manscape... almost unlistenable, the lowpoint of their somewhat forgettable middle phase, not counting IBTABA and The Drill, which are not real albums, just some remixes and a single

Wire! I am also not counting IBTABA and The Drill:

 

Pink Flag - "Ex Lion Tamer"

154 - "The 15th" & "Two People in a Room"

Send - "Mr. Marx's Table"

The Ideal Copy - "Madman's Honey"

Change Becomes Us - "Re-Invent Your Second Wheel"

Chairs Missing - "Outdoor Miner"

A Bell Is a Cup... Until It Is Struck - "The Queen of Ur and the King Of Um"

Wire – “Burning Bridges”

Nocturnal Koreans – “Internal Exile”

Silver/Lead – “Short Elevated Period”

Red Barked Tree – “Adapt”

Object 47 – “One of Us”

The First Letter – “Looking At Me (Stop!)”

Manscape – “You Hung Your Lights In The Trees/A Craftsman's Touch”

 

There are tons of songs not on proper albums that I absolutely love. I gotta say, I am overwhelmed by how many Wire songs I love.

[Blue J]

Lifes Rich Pageant - Swan Swan H

Fables of the Reconstruction - Driver 8

 

Yes and yes yes!

[GeddyLeeRoth]

Rush

 

1. Hold your Fire

2. Permaent Waves

3. Signals

4. Hemispheres

5. Caress of Steel

6. Power Windows

7. Presto

8. Moving Pictures

9. Grace Under Pressure

10 Snakes and Arrows

11. 2112

12. Counterparts

13. Rush

14. Fly by Night

15. Farewell to Kings

16. Test for Echo

17. Roll the Bones

18. Vapor Trails

19. Clockwork Angels

 

Mick

HYF at #1 and CA at #19. LMAO.

 

whatever man.

 

Mick

It's all good dude. :Neil:

[Rick N. Backer]

The Beatles:

 

The Beatles - Savoy Truffle

Abbey Road - Come Together

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Sgt. Pepper's . . .

Magical Mystery Tour - I Am the Walrus

Revolver - Taxman

Let It Be - The Long and Winding Road

Rubber Soul - Nowhere Man

Help! - The Night Before

A Hard Day's Night - Things We Said Today

Please Please Me - I Saw Her Standing There

With the Beatles - All My Loving

Beatles for Sale - Eight Days a Week

Yellow Submarine - Only a Northern Song

[custom55]

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

I swear I am the only person alive who loves October the most out of all their albums!

 

To be fair, I only listened to it once or twice, but nothing grabbed me. Maybe I’ll try it again soon.

 

IMO - in their top 10 songs... and they have a large catalog

 

http://youtu.be/YQeB5iWOwgc

 

It's good, but it wouldn't get near my U2 top ten. A couple pieces of it don't quite work for me.

 

I remember watching Live Aid 1985 and U2 blew me away with the song BAD. This is one of those songs that still gives me goosebumps when I hear it.

 

http://youtu.be/HvBgRSSlVBA

Edited January 9, 2020 by custom55

[custom55]

Led Zeppelin

 

I. Good Times, Bad Times

II. Ramble On

III. Out on the Tiles

IV. Four Sticks

HOTH. The Song Remains the Same

PG. In My Time of Dying

Presence. Achilles Last Stand

ITTOD. Carouselumbra

CODA. Walter's Walk

[vaportrailer]

Gentle Giant

 

Three Friends - Three Friends

Power & the Glory - Cogs in Cogs/Aspirations

Acquiring the Taste - Pantagruel's Nativity

Free Hand - On Reflection

Civilian - Inside Out

In a Glass House - Inmate's Lullaby

Gentle Giant - Nothing At All

Octopus - Knots

Interview - Design

Missing Piece - For Nobody

Giant for a Day - It's Only Goodbye

[vaportrailer]

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

 

Float Along & Fill Your Lungs - Head On/Pill

I'm In Your Mind Fuzz - Slow Jam 2

Polygondwanaland - whole damn thing

Gumboot Soup - All is Known/Superposition

Flying Microtonal Banana - Sleep Drifter

Nonagon Infinity - People Vultures

Infest the Rats' Nest - Planet B

Fishing for Fishies - Acarine

Oddments - Sleepwalker

Quarters! - Lonely Steel Sheet Flyer

Willoughby's Beach - Black Tooth

Murder of the Universe - Vomit Coffin

 

Don't know the other ones well enough to rank 'em.