Rank Your Favorite Bands' Albums

[Entre_Perpetuo]

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

 

Do you actually prefer them in chronological order?

[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

 

Do you actually prefer them in chronological order?

 

No, I entered this list through my phone and on the train so it just flowed.

[custom55]

II. Ramble On

IV. Four Sticks

HOTH. The Song Remains the Same

Presence. Achilles Last Stand

PG. In My Time of Dying

III. Out on the Tiles

I. Good Times, Bad Times

ITTOD. Carouselumbra

CODA. Walter's Walk

[Entre_Perpetuo]

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

 

Do you actually prefer them in chronological order?

 

No, I entered this list through my phone and on the train so it just flowed.

 

Fun, so how do you rank the albums then?

 

EDIT: Nevermind :)

Edited January 10, 2020 by Entre_Perpetuo

[goose]

The Beatles:

 

The Beatles - Savoy Truffle

 

[goose]

Marillion - Fish era

 

1. Misplaced Childhood. (Heart of Lothian)

2. Script For A Jester’s Tear (Script For A Jester’s Tear)

3. Fugazi (Fugazi)

4. Clutching At Straws (Slainte Mhath)

Your list reminds me that I need to spend more time with Marillion. :cheers:

[thesweetscience]

Why are we listing songs in a list about albums? Is that favorite song off of favorite album? Or it could be rank the albums based on which song you like best?

 

What gives?

[ReRushed]

XTC (including the Dukes):

 

Black Sea - "No Language in Our Lungs"

Skylarking - "Ballet for a Rainy Day"

Oranges & Lemons - "Chalkhills and Children"

Apple Venus Volume 1 - "Harvest Festival"

Drums and Wires - "Complicated Game"

25 O'Clock - "What in the World??"

Mummer - "Funk Pop a Roll"

White Music - "This Is Pop"

Nonsuch - "Wrapped in Grey"

English Settlement - "Jason and the Argonauts"

Psonic Psunpot - "Little Lighthouse"

Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) - "Stupidly Happy"

The Big Express - "This World Over"

Go 2 - "Battery Brides"

[ReRushed]

Why are we listing songs in a list about albums? Is that favorite song off of favorite album? Or it could be rank the albums based on which song you like best?

 

What gives?

The original post gives the option of including your favorite song off the album. Nothing more.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

The big four, the ones I know:

 

1. Megadeth! (I may have already done them actually...)

 

Rust In Peace - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

Countdown To Extinction - Ashes In Your Mouth

Peace Sells... But Who's Buying - Good Mourning / Black Friday

So Far, So Good... So What? - In My Darkest Hour

Youthanasia - Train Of Consequences

 

2. Anthrax!

 

Among The Living - Indians

Persistence Of Time - In My World

Spreading The Disease - SSC/Stand Or Fall

State Of Euphoria - Make Me Laugh

 

3. Metallica!

 

...And Justice For All - ...And Justice For All

Ride The Lightning - Creeping Death

Master Of Puppets - Master Of Puppets

Metallica - Sad But True or My Friend Of Misery

Kill 'Em All - The Four Horsemen

Load/ReLoad - Fuel (I really don't know these two very well, there's just too much stuff)

 

4. Slayer!

Seasons In The Abyss - Dead Skin Mask

South Of Heaven - Spill The Blood

Reign In Blood - Angel Of Death

Hell Awaits - Hell Awaits (need to revisit this one)

Edited January 10, 2020 by Entre_Perpetuo

[Rick N. Backer]

The Beatles:

 

The Beatles - Savoy Truffle

 

 

I've always said that Paul is my favorite Beatle. But the more I think about it as time goes on, the more I have to say that it's probably George.

[HemiBeers]

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

I like the darkness and moodiness of The Unforgettable Fire. After The Joshua Tree I lost interest in U2 completely.

[Segue Myles]

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

I like the darkness and moodiness of The Unforgettable Fire. After The Joshua Tree I lost interest in U2 completely.

 

Same. It's literally the biggest drop off in interest for me of any band I like.

[Rutlefan]

Wire:

 

154 - The 15th & Map Ref

Change Becomes Us - Adore Your Island & Magic Bullet

Send (incl Read & Burn 1 & 2 tracks) - Mr. Marx's Table & Trash/Treasure

Chairs Missing - French Film Blurred & Outdoor Miner

The Ideal Copy (incl Snakedrill EP) - Madman's Honey & Advantage in Height

A Bell is a Cup Until it is Struck - The Finest Drops & The Queen of Ur...

Red Barked Tree - Adapt & Smash

Pink Flag - Mannequin & 106 Beats That

Wire - Blogging & High

Nocturnal Koreans - Numbered & Pilgrim Trade

Silver/Lead - Sonic Lens & Short Elevated Period

Object 47 - Perspex Icon & Mekon Headman

 

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 - It Continues & Looking at Me (Stop!)

 

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 - You Hung Your Lights & Patterns of Behavior

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.

 

Our lists are surprisingly close. And I agree, they did so much stuff outside their proper albums, not even including the huge amount of extra-Wire material from the individuals. I only recently discovered this, from The Third Day EP;

 

http://youtu.be/1deMJakUbbk

 

p.s. I added my favorites of each album.

Edited January 14, 2020 by Rutlefan

[Texas King]

The Who:

 

Quad

Who's Next

Tommy

The Who Sell Out

My Generation

The Who by Numbers

Odds & Sods

 

Deep Purple:

 

In Rock (MK II)

Machine Head (MK II)

Fireball (MK II)

Burn (MK III)

Perfect Strangers (MK II)

Stormbringer (MK III)

Purpendicular (MK VII)

Come Taste the Band (MK IV)

Deep Purple (MK I)

Who Do We Think We Are (MK II)

[bluefox4000]

Queen

 

1. Sheer Heart Attack

2. Queen II

3. A Night At The Opera

4. A Day at the Races

5. Queen

6. News of the World

7. Innuendo

8. The Works

9. Jazz

10. The Game

11. A Kind Of Magic

12. The Miracle

13. Hot Space

14. Flash Gordan

15. Made In Heaven

 

Mick

[Entre_Perpetuo]

Queen

 

1. Sheer Heart Attack

2. Queen II

3. A Night At The Opera

4. A Day at the Races

5. Queen

6. News of the World

7. Innuendo

8. The Works

9. Jazz

10. The Game

11. A Kind Of Magic

12. The Miracle

13. Hot Space

14. Flash Gordan

15. Made In Heaven

 

Mick

 

I agree generally with most everything except The Miracle, but to each their own. Those first 6 albums though. Magnificent.

[Texas King]

Led Zeppelin:

 

LZ II

LZ IV

Physical Graffiti

LZ I

Houses of the Holy

LZ III

Presence

 

 

Rush:

 

Permanent Waves

Hemispheres

A Farewell to Kings

Moving Pictures

2112

Caress of Steel

Grace Under Pressure

Signals

Clockwork Angels

Fly by Night

Power Windows

Counterparts

[Wil1972]

Beatles:

 

1 Revolver

 

2 Abbey Road

 

3 White Album

 

4 Sgt Pepper

 

5 A Hard Day's Night

 

6 Rubber Soul

 

7 Magical Mystery Tour

 

8 Help!

 

9 Beatles for Sale

 

10 Let it Be

 

11 With the Beatles

 

12 Please Please Me

 

13 Yellow Submarine

[Devour]

Tool:

1. Ænima

2. Fear Inoculum

3. Lateralus

4. 10,000 Days

5. Undertow

 

Love them all though.

[kazzman]

Ok. I’ll bite.

 

Nightwish

 

1) Once (Ghost Love Score)

2) Wishmaster (She is My Sin)

3) Century Child (Beauty of the Beast)

4) Dark Passion Play (The Poet and the Pendulum)

5) Imaginaerum (Scaretale)

6) Oceanborn (Pharaoh Sails to Orion)

7) Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Shudder Before the Beautiful)

8) Angels Fall First (Elvenpath)

 

Ghost

 

1) Prequelle (Miasma)

2) Infestissumam (Year Zero)

3) Meliora (Spirit)

4) Opus Eponymous (Ritual)

[Rutlefan]

From SHA through Jazz (the ones I really know); I almost uniformly like the May/Taylor tracks best...

 

1. A Night at the Opera ('49 and I'm in Love with My Car)

 

2. Sheer Heart Attack (Now I'm Here and Tenement Funster)

 

3. Jazz (Fat Bottomed Girls and Fun It)

 

4. News of the World (Fight from the Inside and It's Late)

 

5. A Day at the Races (Tie Your Mother Down and Drowse)

[bluefox4000]

Porcupine Tree

 

1. Stupid Dream

2. In Absentia

3. Lightbulb Son

4. Fear of A Blank Planet

5. Deadwing

6. Signify

7. The Sky Moves Sideways

8. Up The Downstairs

9. The Incident

10. On the Sunday of Life

 

Mick

[ReRushed]

Queen for the time period I enjoyed them:

 

Sheer Heart Attack - "Now I'm Here"

Queen II - "Father to Son"

News of the World - "Sheer Heart Attack"

Hot Space - "Action This Day"

A Day at the Races - "Tie Your Mother Down"

A Night at the Opera - "You're My Best Friend"

The Game - "Dragon Attack"

The Works - "Radio Ga Ga"

Jazz - "Don't Stop Me Now"

Queen - "Keep Yourself Alive"

Flash Gordon - "Flash"

[goose]

Ok. I’ll bite.

 

 

Ghost

 

1) Prequelle (Miasma)

2) Infestissumam (Year Zero)

3) Meliora (Spirit)

4) Opus Eponymous (Ritual)

Glad to see someone else who ranks Infestissumam highly!