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QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ May 29 2012, 01:16 PM)
King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four

Interesting choices. I would rate that King Crimson album 6th among their albums, and that Cat Stevens album I'd rate 4th among his.

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Here's my list a little more towards the mainstream side

 

 

 

1.Rush-Moving Pictures

2.Oueensryche-Operation Mindcrime

3.Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind

4.Van Halen-Fair Warning

5.King's X-Out Of Silent Planet

6.Cranberries-No Need To Argue

7.Dream Theater-Awake

8.Police-Zenyatta Mondatta

9.Boston-Boston

10.Foreigner-4

11.Rush-Grace Under Pressure

12.Queensryche-Empire

13.Level 42-Running In The Family

14.AC/DC-Back In Black

15.Iron Maiden-Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

16.Rush-Permanent Waves

17.Rush-Signals

18.Filter-Title Of Record

19.Steve Vai-Passion And Warfare

20.King's X-Dogman

21.Genesis-Abacab

22.Rush-Power Windows

23.Van Halen-1984

24.Kim Mitchell-Akimbo Alogo

25.The Cars-Candy O

26.Journey-Escape

27. Queensryche-Rage For Order

28.Kiss-Alive 2

29.Iron Maiden-Powerslave

30.Guns n Roses-Appetite For Destruction

31.Iron Maiden-Number Of Beast

32.Depeche Mode-Violator

33.Fleetwood Mac-Rumors

34.Van Halen-VH 1

35.Molly Hatchet-Flirtin With Disaster

36.REO Speedwagon-Hi Infidelity

37.Moody Blues-Other Side Of Life

38.Cranberries-Bury The Hatchet

39.Mister Mister-Welcome To The Real World

40-Garbage-Version 2.0

41.-Republica-Republica

42.King's X-Gretchen Goes To Nebraska

43.Led Zeppelin-Houses Of Holy

44.Steely Dan-Aja

45.Van Halen-OU812

46.Eagles-Hotel California

47.Outfield-Play Deep

48.Boston-Don't Look Back

49.Hooters-One Way Home

50.Alice In Chains-Dirt

51.Krokus-The Blitz

52.Def Leppard-Pyromania

53.The Cars-The Cars

54.Bob Seger-Night Moves

55.Foreigner-Double Vision

56.Genesis-Genesis

57.Aerosmith-Pump

58.Dream Theater-Scenes From A Memory

59.Triumph-Thunder Seven

60.Hall and Oates-Ooh Yeah

61.John Mellencamp-Scarecrow

62.ZZ Top-Eliminator

63.Police-Synchronicity

64.Madonna-Immaculate Collection

65.Michael Jackson-Thriller

66.Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin 4

67.Heart-Dreamboat Annie

68.Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

69.Linkin Park-Hybrid Theory

70.Aerosmith-Permanent Vacation

71.Def Leppard-Hysteria

72.Megadeth-Countdown To Extinction

73.Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker

74.Bon Jovi-Slippery When Wet

75.AC/DC-Highway To Hell

76.Red Hot Chili Peppers-Blood Sugar Sex Magic

77.Dokken-Tooth and Nail

78.Pink Floyd-The Wall

79.Supertramp-Breakfast In America

80.Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti

81.Stone Temple Pilots-Core

82.Styx-Grand Illusion

83.Billy Joel-52nd Street

84.Duran Duran-RIO

85.Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz

86.Sheryl Crow-Sheryl Crow

87.Rolling Stones-Some Girls

88.Phil Collins-No Jacket Required

89.Bryan Adams-Reckless

90.Level 42-Forever Now

91.Beatles- Sgt. Pepper

92.The Who-Who's Next

93.Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil

94.U2-Joshua Tree

95.Billy Idol-Rebel Yell

96.Yes-Fragile

97.Metallica-Black album

98.Queensryche-Promised Land

99.Deep Purple-Machine Head

100.David Lee Roth-Skyscraper

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QUOTE (presto123 @ May 30 2012, 11:19 AM)
I've always thought as a general rule when you are doing fav album lists greatest hits records are not allowed. Otherwise my list would be loaded with greatest hits records.

They should Not be included because they suck laugh.gif The Best songs IMO are never on them . Look at the first VH Greatest Hits 062802puke_prv.gif

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These lists are interesting though. You could probably take the 5 best selling records from my list and sales would probably be higher than all 100 of some of your lists. laugh.gif Edited by presto123
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QUOTE (presto123 @ May 29 2012, 10:59 PM)
Here's my list a little more towards the mainstream side



1.Rush-Moving Pictures
2.Oueensryche-Operation Mindcrime
3.Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind
4.Van Halen-Fair Warning
5.King's X-Out Of Silent Planet
6.Cranberries-No Need To Argue
7.Dream Theater-Awake
8.Police-Zenyatta Mondatta
9.Boston-Boston
10.Foreigner-4
11.Rush-Grace Under Pressure
12.Queensryche-Empire
13.Level 42-Running In The Family
14.AC/DC-Back In Black
15.Iron Maiden-Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
16.Rush-Permanent Waves
17.Rush-Signals
18.Filter-Title Of Record
19.Steve Vai-Passion And Warfare
20.King's X-Dogman
21.Genesis-Abacab
22.Rush-Power Windows
23.Van Halen-1984
24.Kim Mitchell-Akimbo Alogo
25.The Cars-Candy O
26.Journey-Escape
27. Queensryche-Rage For Order
28.Kiss-Alive 2
29.Iron Maiden-Powerslave
30.Guns n Roses-Appetite For Destruction
31.Iron Maiden-Number Of Beast
32.Depeche Mode-Violator
33.Fleetwood Mac-Rumors
34.Van Halen-VH 1
35.Molly Hatchet-Flirtin With Disaster
36.REO Speedwagon-Hi Infidelity
37.Moody Blues-Other Side Of Life
38.Cranberries-Bury The Hatchet
39.Mister Mister-Welcome To The Real World
40-Garbage-Version 2.0
41.-Republica-Republica
42.King's X-Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
43.Led Zeppelin-Houses Of Holy
44.Steely Dan-Aja
45.Van Halen-OU812
46.Eagles-Hotel California
47.Outfield-Play Deep
48.Boston-Don't Look Back
49.Hooters-One Way Home
50.Alice In Chains-Dirt
51.Krokus-The Blitz
52.Def Leppard-Pyromania
53.The Cars-The Cars
54.Bob Seger-Night Moves
55.Foreigner-Double Vision
56.Genesis-Genesis
57.Aerosmith-Pump
58.Dream Theater-Scenes From A Memory
59.Triumph-Thunder Seven
60.Hall and Oates-Ooh Yeah
61.John Mellencamp-Scarecrow
62.ZZ Top-Eliminator
63.Police-Synchronicity
64.Madonna-Immaculate Collection
65.Michael Jackson-Thriller
66.Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin 4
67.Heart-Dreamboat Annie
68.Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
69.Linkin Park-Hybrid Theory
70.Aerosmith-Permanent Vacation
71.Def Leppard-Hysteria
72.Megadeth-Countdown To Extinction
73.Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker
74.Bon Jovi-Slippery When Wet
75.AC/DC-Highway To Hell
76.Red Hot Chili Peppers-Blood Sugar Sex Magic
77.Dokken-Tooth and Nail
78.Pink Floyd-The Wall
79.Supertramp-Breakfast In America
80.Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
81.Stone Temple Pilots-Core
82.Styx-Grand Illusion
83.Billy Joel-52nd Street
84.Duran Duran-RIO
85.Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz
86.Sheryl Crow-Sheryl Crow
87.Rolling Stones-Some Girls
88.Phil Collins-No Jacket Required
89.Bryan Adams-Reckless
90.Level 42-Forever Now
91.Beatles- Sgt. Pepper
92.The Who-Who's Next
93.Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil
94.U2-Joshua Tree
95.Billy Idol-Rebel Yell
96.Yes-Fragile
97.Metallica-Black album
98.Queensryche-Promised Land
99.Deep Purple-Machine Head
100.David Lee Roth-Skyscraper

I'm a big fan of numerous albums on your list. I do have one question: As a self-proclaimed Black Crowes freak, I gotta ask if you ever ventured beyond Shake Your Moneymaker?

 

And your high ranking for The Police reminds me that I really need to give their music a chance. I like some of the hits, but I really don't know the album cuts, or really where to begin.

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QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 30 2012, 11:38 AM)
QUOTE (presto123 @ May 29 2012, 10:59 PM)
Here's my list a little more towards the mainstream side



1.Rush-Moving Pictures
2.Oueensryche-Operation Mindcrime
3.Iron Maiden-Piece Of Mind
4.Van Halen-Fair Warning
5.King's X-Out Of Silent Planet
6.Cranberries-No Need To Argue
7.Dream Theater-Awake
8.Police-Zenyatta Mondatta
9.Boston-Boston
10.Foreigner-4
11.Rush-Grace Under Pressure
12.Queensryche-Empire
13.Level 42-Running In The Family
14.AC/DC-Back In Black
15.Iron Maiden-Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
16.Rush-Permanent Waves
17.Rush-Signals
18.Filter-Title Of Record
19.Steve Vai-Passion And Warfare
20.King's X-Dogman
21.Genesis-Abacab
22.Rush-Power Windows
23.Van Halen-1984
24.Kim Mitchell-Akimbo Alogo
25.The Cars-Candy O
26.Journey-Escape
27. Queensryche-Rage For Order
28.Kiss-Alive 2
29.Iron Maiden-Powerslave
30.Guns n Roses-Appetite For Destruction
31.Iron Maiden-Number Of Beast
32.Depeche Mode-Violator
33.Fleetwood Mac-Rumors
34.Van Halen-VH 1
35.Molly Hatchet-Flirtin With Disaster
36.REO Speedwagon-Hi Infidelity
37.Moody Blues-Other Side Of Life
38.Cranberries-Bury The Hatchet
39.Mister Mister-Welcome To The Real World
40-Garbage-Version 2.0
41.-Republica-Republica
42.King's X-Gretchen Goes To Nebraska
43.Led Zeppelin-Houses Of Holy
44.Steely Dan-Aja
45.Van Halen-OU812
46.Eagles-Hotel California
47.Outfield-Play Deep
48.Boston-Don't Look Back
49.Hooters-One Way Home
50.Alice In Chains-Dirt
51.Krokus-The Blitz
52.Def Leppard-Pyromania
53.The Cars-The Cars
54.Bob Seger-Night Moves
55.Foreigner-Double Vision
56.Genesis-Genesis
57.Aerosmith-Pump
58.Dream Theater-Scenes From A Memory
59.Triumph-Thunder Seven
60.Hall and Oates-Ooh Yeah
61.John Mellencamp-Scarecrow
62.ZZ Top-Eliminator
63.Police-Synchronicity
64.Madonna-Immaculate Collection
65.Michael Jackson-Thriller
66.Led Zeppelin-Led Zeppelin 4
67.Heart-Dreamboat Annie
68.Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
69.Linkin Park-Hybrid Theory
70.Aerosmith-Permanent Vacation
71.Def Leppard-Hysteria
72.Megadeth-Countdown To Extinction
73.Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker
74.Bon Jovi-Slippery When Wet
75.AC/DC-Highway To Hell
76.Red Hot Chili Peppers-Blood Sugar Sex Magic
77.Dokken-Tooth and Nail
78.Pink Floyd-The Wall
79.Supertramp-Breakfast In America
80.Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
81.Stone Temple Pilots-Core
82.Styx-Grand Illusion
83.Billy Joel-52nd Street
84.Duran Duran-RIO
85.Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz
86.Sheryl Crow-Sheryl Crow
87.Rolling Stones-Some Girls
88.Phil Collins-No Jacket Required
89.Bryan Adams-Reckless
90.Level 42-Forever Now
91.Beatles- Sgt. Pepper
92.The Who-Who's Next
93.Motley Crue-Shout At The Devil
94.U2-Joshua Tree
95.Billy Idol-Rebel Yell
96.Yes-Fragile
97.Metallica-Black album
98.Queensryche-Promised Land
99.Deep Purple-Machine Head
100.David Lee Roth-Skyscraper

I'm a big fan of numerous albums on your list. I do have one question: As a self-proclaimed Black Crowes freak, I gotta ask if you ever ventured beyond Shake Your Moneymaker?

 

And your high ranking for The Police reminds me that I really need to give their music a chance. I like some of the hits, but I really don't know the album cuts, or really where to begin.

Not really other than the popular songs from the other records. I do love Shake Your Money Maker though. What record do you recommend? The Police have lots of non-hit songs that are great. In fact on Zenyatta Mondatta the two big hits(Don't Stand So Close To Me,Do Do Do Da Da Da) are probably my least fav although the whole record is great.

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QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 30 2012, 12:38 PM)
And your high ranking for The Police reminds me that I really need to give their music a chance. I like some of the hits, but I really don't know the album cuts, or really where to begin.

Start with Regatta de Blanc, which is my favorite album of theirs. Then try Ghost in the Machine. From there, listen to Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity and their s/t debut.

 

In truth, I love everything by the Police, so I don't think you can go wrong with going in any order.

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QUOTE (presto123 @ May 29 2012, 11:59 PM)
Here's my list a little more towards the mainstream side

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47.Outfield-Play Deep

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60.Hall and Oates-Ooh Yeah

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85.Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz

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QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ May 30 2012, 01:55 PM)
QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 30 2012, 12:38 PM)
And your high ranking for The Police reminds me that I really need to give their music a chance. I like some of the hits, but I really don't know the album cuts, or really where to begin.

Start with Regatta de Blanc, which is my favorite album of theirs. Then try Ghost in the Machine. From there, listen to Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity and their s/t debut.

 

In truth, I love everything by the Police, so I don't think you can go wrong with going in any order.

That's what I was going to say just now. They only have 5 studio records and you can't miss with any of them. They are all rated 4 and a half stars out of 5 on Amazon. I have a fondness for Zenyatta because that is the first one I owned.(on 8 track no less)

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QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ May 30 2012, 02:00 PM)
QUOTE (presto123 @ May 29 2012, 11:59 PM)
Here's my list a little more towards the mainstream side

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47.Outfield-Play Deep

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60.Hall and Oates-Ooh Yeah

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85.Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz

You have the right to remain silent. If you choose to give up that right . . .

 

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Oh man. Pop masterpieces. A big part of me is still a pop fan to this day. wink.gif

 

Seriously though......Hall and Oates band was seriously under-rated. T Bone Wolk has got to be in my top 5 bass players. Most of their band played in the Sat. Night live band for the longest time.

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QUOTE (presto123 @ May 30 2012, 03:02 PM)
QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ May 30 2012, 02:00 PM)
QUOTE (presto123 @ May 29 2012, 11:59 PM)
Here's my list a little more towards the mainstream side

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47.Outfield-Play Deep

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60.Hall and Oates-Ooh Yeah

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85.Ozzy Osbourne-Blizzard Of Ozz

You have the right to remain silent. If you choose to give up that right . . .

 

wink.gif

Oh man. Pop masterpieces. A big part of me is still a pop fan to this day. wink.gif

 

Seriously though......Hall and Oates band was seriously under-rated. T Bone Wolk has got to be in my top 5 bass players. Most of their band played in the Sat. Night live band for the longest time.

He used to write a column in Guitar magazine in the early 80s for bass players. He is great.

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QUOTE (presto123 @ May 30 2012, 03:00 PM)
QUOTE (Rick N. Backer @ May 30 2012, 01:55 PM)
QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 30 2012, 12:38 PM)
And your high ranking for The Police reminds me that I really need to give their music a chance. I like some of the hits, but I really don't know the album cuts, or really where to begin.

Start with Regatta de Blanc, which is my favorite album of theirs. Then try Ghost in the Machine. From there, listen to Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity and their s/t debut.

 

In truth, I love everything by the Police, so I don't think you can go wrong with going in any order.

That's what I was going to say just now. They only have 5 studio records and you can't miss with any of them. They are all rated 4 and a half stars out of 5 on Amazon. I have a fondness for Zenyatta because that is the first one I owned.(on 8 track no less)

Zenyatta was first for me too. I owned it on vinyl though.

 

Down in my basement I still have the original cassette of Ghost I bought in 1981. Even though I don't own a cassette player anymore. laugh.gif

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QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 29 2012, 06:03 PM)
QUOTE (Tommy Sawyer @ May 29 2012, 01:16 PM)
King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
Cat Stevens - Catch Bull At Four

Interesting choices. I would rate that King Crimson album 6th among their albums, and that Cat Stevens album I'd rate 4th among his.

I personally love the guitar work on SABB: I think it really shows the mastery of Robert Fripp. (Much more than Lizard.... laugh.gif)

 

As for Cat Stevens, I like Catch Bull because it is much more diverse than the albums around it, and very consistent. However, Foreigner Suite is without doubt his best album side.

 

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QUOTE (presto123 @ May 30 2012, 09:19 AM)
I've always thought as a general rule when you are doing fav album lists greatest hits records are not allowed. Otherwise my list would be loaded with greatest hits records.

I included 4 compilations on my list, and here's why:

 

#2 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - So Far

 

When this came out, the group had only released 2 albums, and even then it was an odd thing - the first album was Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the second was Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, essentially two slightly different lineups, and the compilation didn't have a lot of material to choose from. So Far includes tracks from both albums and two songs that were a non-album single. Also, a couple of their very best songs aren't on it. It really is a compilation as opposed to simply a "best of," but it IS way better as a whole than the two albums that most of the material came from.

 

 

#20 - The Rolling Stones - Flowers

 

Wiki says "Flowers is an American compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released in the summer of 1967. The songs either appeared as singles, had been omitted from the American versions of Aftermath and Between the Buttons, were collected from studio sessions dating back to 1965, or are reissues of songs recently released on other albums."

 

So yes, it's a compilation, but when it came out it contained a lot of material unavailable elsewhere in the U.S., and it's far from a best of - it has a lot of obscure (but great) tracks that wouldn't have made it onto a best of.

 

 

#32 - Pink Floyd - Early Singles

 

So many of these songs are simply my favorite psychedelic songs of all time, and I had to give these songs credit since only one of them appeared on any of their official albums. It doesn't flow as well as Relics, but it's a better collection of songs.

 

 

#75 - Kiss - Double Platinum

 

Yeah, kind of a best of at the time. The one thing it does have going for it that most best of's don't have is that most of the songs were remixed, and honestly, each remix is anywhere from a minor to a significant improvement from the original mixes IMHO. It's the only Kiss album I listen to on a regular basis.

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QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 30 2012, 02:53 PM)
#75 - Kiss - Double Platinum

Yeah, kind of a best of at the time. The one thing it does have going for it that most best of's don't have is that most of the songs were remixed, and honestly, each remix is anywhere from a minor to a significant improvement from the original mixes IMHO. It's the only Kiss album I listen to on a regular basis.

I much prefer the original albums, the song order and the whole mystique.

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QUOTE (treeduck @ May 30 2012, 12:58 PM)
QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 30 2012, 02:53 PM)
#75 - Kiss - Double Platinum

Yeah, kind of a best of at the time.  The one thing it does have going for it that most best of's don't have is that most of the songs were remixed, and honestly, each remix is anywhere from a minor to a significant improvement from the original mixes IMHO.  It's the only Kiss album I listen to on a regular basis.

I much prefer the original albums, the song order and the whole mystique.

My problem with 70's Kiss is that they don't have anything close to a perfect album. Their first one came somewhat close, but even that has some flaws.

 

So, while I enjoy their early albums, all of them contains at least SOME filler IMHO. That's why I love Double Platinum - their very best early songs with zero filler. I truly do think all the remixes are improvements, but then again, I don't have any kind of sentimental attachment to the original arrangements.

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