What are your top 5 Albums of all time?

[BigonaBianchi]

Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The moon
Genesis - And then there were three
Rainbow - Live on Stage
Supertramp - Crime of the centuary

...these are the ones that mean the most 2 me...but there are many hundreds of others on my Fav list

 

[Abitrary]

Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The moon
Genesis - And then there were three
Rainbow - Live on Stage
Supertramp - Crime of the centuary

Well, oh, how fickle. Last time there was an album list you had about 3 bob dylans on yours.

 

[Dave5N]

Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The moon
Genesis - And then there were three
Rainbow - Live on Stage
Supertramp - Crime of the centuary

...these are the ones that mean the most 2 me...but there are many hundreds of others on my Fav list

0/5 - try harder

 

[Andy in Sig]

Calling Card - Rory Gallagher
Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck
Focus III - Focus
Madness - first album
Let It Bleed - Stones

 

[Alan Biles]

In no particular order....

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Sgt Peppers
Abraxus - Santana
Hotel California - The Eagles
Out of the Blue - ELO

and I suppose I should put Dark Side of the Moon in there too but I blow hot and cold on that one. Depends on the Merlot intake at the time I think.

 

[beancounter]

Beatles - White Album
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Bob Dylan - Desire
King Crimson - Red
Yes - Fragile

bc

 

[ACS]

In no particular order

The Stamping Ground - Runrig
Eyes open - Snow Patrol
The best of - Crowded House
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy

 

[Cranky]

Oh, where to begin! This will do for a start:

Junior Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun
PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Seven Days Of Falling
Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
Tubby Hayes & Clark Terry - The New York Sessions

 

[Bodhbh]

Dunno, although when think about lists like this the 2 albums which would always be in the top 5 over the years and not like I otherwise still sit around listening to 80s indie music all the time are:

The Smiths - The Smiths
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy

Probably going thru the teen years at the time helps.

 

[Dave5N]

This week's faves (but as everyone else has said, no particular order and might be replaced by others next week):

Giant Steps - John Coltrane
Stupidity - Doctor Feelgood
Ramones - The Ramones
Forever Changes - Love
Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

I tried and tried with this 'cos everyone says it's so good. I just don't get it though.

 

[johnnyh]

The Ramones - We're Outta Here! (cause I am a massive Ramones fan and this last show covers the entire career of the band.)
Spreading the Disease- Anthrax (The album that really grabbed my ear post punk)
Reign in Blood - Slayer (simply classic and defining in its genre)
Ozzmosis - Ozzy Osbourne (cause Ozzy is a lovely chap )
Shane MacGowan and The Popes - User1314 (got to love the toothless drunk )

 

[cisamcgu]

Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy
Pampered Menial - Pavlov's Dog
War of the Worlds - Jeff Wayne
Rainbow Rising - Rainbow
Velveteen - Transvision Vamp



Andrew

 

[andylaw79]

Was talking about this on Saturday in the pub but it was 5 albums you would have if stranded on a island, mine would be:

Ill Communication - Beastie Boys
Odelay - Beck
Wild Wood - Paul Weller
Colour And The Shape - Foo Fighters
The Black Album (1999) - Gatecrasher

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Another day, another list, this time completely jazz (because I was deliberately excluding jazz last time):

Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (heartbreaking for so many reasons)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (it just isn't possible to overrate this album)
Dexter Gordon - Go (be-bop at its best)
Thelonius Monk - Monk's Dream (the most singular jazz pianist)
Al Di Meola, John MacLaughlin and Paco De Lucia - Friday Night in San Francisco (three men and three guitars and absolute fretwork fireworks)

 

[dmoan]

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
The Beatles - Revolver
The Ruts - The Crack
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow