progrush2112 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I went through my iTunes and came up with a list of albums that I could listen to in their entirety for hours on end. All are masterpieces (of that artists work) in my eyes...ears? AC/DC - Live The Appleseed Cast - Two Conversations The Band - Music from Big Pink Count Basie - Montreux '77 The Beatles - Rubber Soul The Beatles - Revolver The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles - The White Album The Beatles - Abbey Road Black Sabbath - Paranoid Blood, Sweat and Tears - Blood, Sweat and Tears The Blues Brothers - The Blues Brothers Blues Traveler - Four Camel - Mirage Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink Chase - Chase Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV: Through Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Coldplay - X&Y John Coltrane - Giant Steps Daft Punk - Tron Legacy A Day to Remember - Homesick Dream Theater - Images and Words Dream Theater - Awake Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory Dream Theater - Octavarium Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! Gentle Giant - Octopus Grateful Dead - American Beauty Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? Michael Jackson - Thriller King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Led Zeppelin - IV Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Linkin Park - Meteora Dave Matthews Band - Before These Crowded Streets Dave Matthews Band - Crash Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming Pat Metheny Group - Letter from Home Opeth - Blackwater Park Ozomatli - Street Signs Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite Phish - A Live One Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Porcupine Tree - Deadwing Rush - A Farewell to Kings Rush - Hemispheres Rush - Permanent Waves Rush - Moving Pictures Rush - Grace Under Pressure Rush - Test for Echo Santana - Abraxas Frank Sinatra - Sinatra at the Sands Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild Staind - 14 Shades of Grey Stratovarius - Visions Tenacious D - Tenacious D Tower of Power - Soul Vaccination Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve and Other Stories U2 - The Joshua Tree Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who Am The Only One Weezer - The Green Album The Who - Tommy The Who - Who's Next Yes - The Yes Album Yes - Fragile Yes - Close to the Edge Yonder Mountain String Band - Town by Town Youngblood Brass Band - Center:Level:Roar Frank Zappa - Hot Rats 311 - Transistor 311 - From Chaos 311 - Evolver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Anyone else want to take a stab at this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unattractive Truth Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Setting Rush aside for a minute.... Deadwing - Porcupine Tree Document - REM Achtung Baby - U2 Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Candy-O - The Cars Strength - The Alarm Disintegration - The Cure I'm sure there are others but these come right to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'll add in Trout Mask Replica if I haven't already. Also Bitches Brew (Miles Davis) and Seven (Tony Banks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Tor Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Tool - Lateralus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skalamander2112 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 so many of em for me... Pink Floyd-Meddle thru Animals Rush-A Farewell to Kings thru Presto Styx-The Serpent is Rising, Equinox, Paradise Theatre Ultravox-Rage in Eden Genesis-Selling England, The Lamb Talking Heads-True Stories Prince-1999, Purple Rain, Sign o the Times Beastie Boys-Licence to Ill Grandmaster Flash-The Message Billy Joel-The Stranger Yes-The Yes Album, Fragile, Going For the One Peter Gabriel-pretty much all of em The Police-Zenyatta Mondatta, Syncronicity The Doors-Waiting For the Sun, The Soft Parade, LA Woman im sure i will add to this list soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Rush - Permanent Waves Rush - Grace Under Pressure Rush - Moving Pictures Yes - Close to the Edge Yes - Relayer Yes - The Yes Album Yes - Fragile PT - Deadwing PT - Fear of a Blank Planet Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition PF - Dark Side of the Moon PF - Wish You Were Here Genesis - A Trick of the Tail Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Nothing beats 'Choirs of the Eye' by Kayo Dot. Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 A few off the top of my head: Master of Puppets Who's Next Back in Black Dark Side of the Moon Van Halen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Emmeline Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) Edited April 11, 2011 by Earthshine Emmeline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) Genesis: Selling England By The Pound, A Trick Of The Tail, Wind & Wuthering Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here Peter Gabriel: PGIII, So Rush: Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Hold Your Fire Yes: Fragile, Close To The Edge, 90125 ELP: Works Paul Simon: Graceland XTC: Oranges and Lemons Devo: New Traditionalists Frank Zappa: Overnight Sensation, Sheik Yerbouti King Crimson: In The Court of the Crimson King, Three Of A Perfect Pair Kate Bush: Hounds of Love, The Sensual World Renaissance: Azure d' Or Edited April 11, 2011 by HowItIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Very cool, (yet not surprising) to see Who's Next on so many lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 The Clash - London Calling Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik Radiohead - OK Computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitball Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) Off the top of my head... Two of my favorites are one-track albums: > Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick > Brian Eno: Thursday Afternoon My favortie double-albums include these (allowing for one or two weaker tracks): > Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road > Led Zeppelin: Physical Grafitti Some "standard" albums to which I give 5 stars are: > Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here > Rush: Moving Pictures (the variation of style pushes MP to the top) > AC/DC: Highway to Hell My favorite live album is: > Graham Parker Live in SF 1979 (released recently) Edited April 11, 2011 by spitball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In A Tidewater Surge Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 QUOTE (HowItIs @ Apr 11 2011, 07:38 AM) Genesis: Selling England By The Pound, A Trick Of The Tail, Wind & Wuthering Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here Peter Gabriel: PGIII, So Rush: Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Hold Your Fire Yes: Fragile, Close To The Edge, 90125 ELP: Works Paul Simon: Graceland XTC: Oranges and Lemons Devo: New Traditionalists Frank Zappa: Overnight Sensation, Sheik Yerbouti King Crimson: In The Court of the Crimson King, Three Of A Perfect Pair Kate Bush: Hounds of Love, The Sensual World Renaissance: Azure d' Or What problem, may I ask, do you find on The Lamb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 And also, I need to add Astra - The Weirding to my original list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (HowItIs @ Apr 11 2011, 09:38 AM) Devo: New Traditionalists Not sure I'd pick this one, but I'd take the debut instead. Edited March 4, 2012 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 AC/DC - Powerage AC/DC - Let There Be Rock AC/DC - Highway To Hell AC/DC - Back In Black Motorhead - Overkill Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny Judas Priest - Sin After Sin Saint Vitus - S/T Saint Vitus - Die Healing Saint Vitus - Born Too Late Mercyful Fate - Melissa Mercyful Fate - Don't Break The Oath King Diamond - Abigail The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette Ramones - S/T Ramones - Leave Home Ramones - Rocket To Russia Cheap Trick - S/T Cheap Trick - In Color Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight Alice Cooper - Love It To Death Alice Cooper - Killer Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Killing Joke - S/t Killing Joke - what's THIS for... Killing Joke - Revelations ....and too many more that I wanna list right now ( a little too drunk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adace1 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Radiohead - Ok Computer Radiohead - Kid A Radiohead - In Rainbows Coldplay - X&Y Coldplay - Viva la Vida Muse - Absolution Muse - Black Holes and Revelations Metallica - Ride the Lightning Metallica - Master of Puppets Dream Theater - Images and Words Opeth - Blackwater Park Opeth - Ghost Reveries Opeth - Damnation Opeth - Still Life Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet Porcupine Tree - In Absentia Tool - Lateralus Trivium - Shogun Rush - Moving Pictures Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd - The Division Bell Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Black Sabbath - Paranoid Deep Purple - Machine Head Alice in Chains - Dirt Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way to Blue Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile Nightwish - Dark Passion Play Nightwish - Once Bjork - Homogenic U2 - Achtung Baby U2 - The Joshua Tree Katatonia - Night is the New Day Isis - Wavering Radiant Animals as Leaders - Animals as Leaders Mastodon - Crack the Skye Within Temptation - The Unforgiving Blackfield - Blackfield Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe Cynic - Trace in Air Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium Rammstein - Reise, Reise Deftones - Diamond Eyes Candlemass - Death Magic Doom Death - The Sound of Perseverance Portishead - Dummy King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction Nirvana - Nevermind Orphaned Land - The Neverending Way of Orwarrior Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning Yes - Fragile Epica - Design Your Universe System of a Down - Toxicity Scale the Summit - The Collective Alcest - Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder Gods Dio - Holy Diver Dredg - Catch Without Arms Massive Attack - Mezzanine Camel - Moonmadness Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain Meshuggah - Nothing Meshuggah - Obzen Devin Townsend - Ghost Iron Maiden - Powerslave Iron Maiden - Brave New World Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Megadeth - Rust in Peace Judas Priest - Painkiller Symphony X - The Odyssey Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement The Sword - Age of Winters Iced Earth - Dystopia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 QUOTE (In A Tidewater Surge @ Apr 11 2011, 02:40 PM) QUOTE (HowItIs @ Apr 11 2011, 07:38 AM) Genesis: Selling England By The Pound, A Trick Of The Tail, Wind & Wuthering Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here Peter Gabriel: PGIII, So Rush: Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Hold Your Fire Yes: Fragile, Close To The Edge, 90125 ELP: Works Paul Simon: Graceland XTC: Oranges and Lemons Devo: New Traditionalists Frank Zappa: Overnight Sensation, Sheik Yerbouti King Crimson: In The Court of the Crimson King, Three Of A Perfect Pair Kate Bush: Hounds of Love, The Sensual World Renaissance: Azure d' Or What problem, may I ask, do you find on The Lamb? Nothing. It's just not my favorite. So sue me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Tool's Undertow and Rush's Moving Pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I'm too sad and drunk to read this thread and I am sure it's already been listed but I must list it again. Perfect timing for this thread to be back on top of the Rush Forum charts. "MONTROSE" is a fukking perfect record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Off the top of my head, not a hard rock album but excellent top to bottom: Coldplay - Parachutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Well maybe I'll list some more later, but here's my top 5 albums of all time (subject to change) Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Gong - You Camel - The Snow Goose Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Mar 4 2012, 02:18 AM) I'm too sad and drunk to read this thread and I am sure it's already been listed but I must list it again. Perfect timing for this thread to be back on top of the Rush Forum charts. "MONTROSE" is a fukking perfect record. To me I'm not so sure it's perfect but it IS a great album. Every self-respecting hard rocker in the mid-70s (I qualified) had a copy of this. I still listen to it a couple of times a year. Believe I bought it the first time on 8-Track making me a Edited March 4, 2012 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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