28-04-2003 05:54									#1
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Music threads seem to always be popular here, and I was discussing this with my brother not too long ago.

What is your favorite album (or top 3) of all time? Please avoid compilations, "Best Of's", soundtracks, etc.

I think my number one is Between Tenth and Eleventh by the Charlatans UK, and if I had to pick a top three (not necessarily in order, except for numer one) I'd probably say:

1. Charlatans UK Between Tenth and Eleventh
2. The Stone Roses (unnamed first album)
3. U2 Achtung Baby or Joshua Tree (tie)

	28-04-2003 05:57									#2
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There are few..
These are from my earlier days (not exactly my choice of music anymore, but they still are frequently played in my stereos, and I'll never get bored to these)

The Prodigy - Experience (1992 and still going hard)
Daft Punk - Daftendirekt
Kraftwerk ... damn it I forgot the title..
Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
Pulp Fusion - Revenge of the ghetto grooves
.. I could go on and on, but I'll stop here .

	28-04-2003 06:00									#3
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1. The Jam..............Setting Sons
2. Otis Redding.......Otis Blue
3. Tupac..................The Best Of..(yes I know, sorry)

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Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Al Green - Take Me To The River
DJ Food - Refried Food (remixes)
DJ Shadow - Preemptive Strike
Kruder Dorfmeister - the K&D Sessions
Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Behaviour
LTJ Bukem - Earth (the whole series)
Oneness of Juju - African Rhythms 1970-1982

	28-04-2003 06:07									#5
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1. "The Beatles" The Beatles
2. "Living In The Material World" George Harrison
3. "Rubber Soul" The Beatles
4. "Let It Be" The Beatles
5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" The Beatles
6. "Abbey Road" The Beatles
7. "All Things Must Pass" George Harrison
8. "Revolver" The Beatles
9. "Brainwashed" George Harrison
10. "Electro-Shock Blues" Eels
11. "De Stijl" The White Stripes

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I'm so eclectic!

	28-04-2003 06:08									#6
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3. The Sound of Silence
2. The Joshua Tree
1. Let it Be

If you don't know the bands for any single one of these, you deserve to be shot.

	28-04-2003 06:09									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Pekka Beastie Boys - Ill Communication Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik Al Green - Take Me To The River DJ Food - Refried Food (remixes) DJ Shadow - Preemptive Strike Kruder Dorfmeister - the K&D Sessions Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Behaviour LTJ Bukem - Earth (the whole series) Oneness of Juju - African Rhythms 1970-1982

DJ Shadow

search on Kazaa for the mix he did for Radio 1 the first 30 mins is amazing (the last 30 is sh1te, but , hey,you can't have it all)

	28-04-2003 06:12									#8
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reds4ever, I like Shadow very much.. DJ Shadow - 22 May 2002 Radio 1 UK would this be the one? I like this one too. I have bunch of his stuff, he's magician!

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quote: Originally posted by Pekka reds4ever, I like Shadow very much.. DJ Shadow - 22 May 2002 Radio 1 UK would this be the one? I like this one too. I have bunch of his stuff, he's magician!

the one on the 30th march this year is shared (and very good), i'm just off to search the 22nd may 2002

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DJ Shadow - Brownswoo.05.02 seems to be the name I get rolling on the winamp though.. So I guess it could go with both names..

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Damn, I almost forgot my latest best ever I purchahed (vinyl, so cd threat doesn't cover it):

Dimitri from Paris - A night at the playboy mansion. Great!

Claude Young - DJ Kicks (great atmosphere for people who likes this stuff)

Also basically anything from Detroit.. techno that is. Underground Resistance, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Juan Atkins.. just bring it on!

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An Addition:

1. "The Beatles" The Beatles
2. "Living In The Material World" George Harrison
3. "Rubber Soul" The Beatles
4. "Let It Be" The Beatles
5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" The Beatles
6. "Abbey Road" The Beatles
7. "All Things Must Pass" George Harrison
8. "Revolver" The Beatles
9. "Brainwashed" George Harrison
10. "Electro-Shock Blues" Eels
11. "De Stijl" The White Stripes
12. "Plastic Ono Band" John Lennon

And Some Explanations:

1. "The Beatles" The Beatles
The white album. Need I say more? "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Sexy Sadie", "Back In The USSR", "Helter Skelter", "Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except For Me And My Monkey", "Yer Blues"... Almost every one a masterpiece.

2. "Living In The Material World" George Harrison
The title track, "Be Here Now", "The Lord Loves The One Who Loves The Lord"... I'm not a religious person, but for some reason, I can really get into Harrison's spiritual stuff.

3. "Rubber Soul" The Beatles
Poppy as all get-out? You better believe it! And I love it. The best pure-pop album of all time, I'd wager. Some of it's silly, some of it's poignant, but it's all brilliant.

4. "Let It Be" The Beatles
A lot of people seem to not be so hot for this offering, but I think it's up there with their best. "I Me Mine" is possibly my favourite Beatles song.

5. "Sgt. Pepper's..." The Beatles
The mono recording has to be heard to be believed. Just leaps and bounds ahead of the stereo one... Even the drilled-into-our-consciousnesses classics gain new life.

6. "Abbey Road" The Beatles
I'm not as into the medley as most, but I still love the album. "Here Comes The Son", "Oh! Darling", "Golden Slumbers"... Etched in my brain.

7. "All Things Must Pass" George Harrison
A little too long for it's own good, but still fantastic. "Run Of The Mill" sticks out as a favourite, for some odd reason. "If Not For You", "I'd Have You Anytime"... Really beautiful stuff.

8. "Revolver" The Beatles
Not quite Rubber Soul, but still a classic. "For No One" & "Got To Get You Into My Life" are personal favourites.

9. "Brainwashed" George Harrison
Too soon? Maybe. But I'm sticking it here anyways. "Rising Sun", "Last Saturday Night", "Brainwashed", "Pisces Fish"... all are on par with his '70s stuff.

10. "Electro-Shock Blues" eels
Ah, finally, some diversity. "Elizabeth On The Bathroom Floor" is heartbreaking, and the title track is strangely uplifting. The album runs the gamut of emotions, every one disturbingly real.

11. "De Stijl" The White Stripes
I have a strange love affair with this album. At first, I didn't get too into it, but now I think it's definitely their best work. "Hello, Operator" alone is worth the price of the CD. Me likey.

12. "Plastic Ono Band" John Lennon
Eons ahead of "Imagine". "Working Class Hero" is a great blue-collar anthem. I'm not the biggest Lennon-booster, but this album just gels with me.

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Well, that was unnecessary.

	28-04-2003 06:25									#13
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cinch, you really like Beatles

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1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. REM - Automatic for the People
3. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

	28-04-2003 06:26									#15
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Zero Down - With a Lifetime to Pay
Refused - The Sound of Punk to Come
Straight Faced - Conditioned

*worships the glory of non-pop 90s punk*

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Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Rolling Stones - 40 Licks (Don't know if this qualifies...)

	28-04-2003 06:37									#17
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Geez, Cinch, try to add a little variety to life.

My top 10

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
LeftOverture - Kansas
Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Hold Your Fire - Rush
The Grand Illusion - Styx
World's Apart - Saga
Power Windows - Rush
I Robot - Alan Parsons Project

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Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
Nick Drake - Pink Moon

ok I'm feeling really really mellow, that's why I chose those two.

	28-04-2003 06:39									#19
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Studio 54 Soundtrack
St Germain - Tourist

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The Doors - The Doors (especially love the title )
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Stones - Black and Blue
Nirwana - Nevermind
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
The Stooges - The Stooges ( same reason)
The Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks

	28-04-2003 07:07									#21
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That Doors album is great.
And while I'm at it I could mention Jimi Hendrix - Experience.. it's a gem.

	28-04-2003 07:09									#22
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Squarepusher-Hard Normal Daddy
Squarepusher-Feed Me Weird Things
Aphex Twin-Selected Ambient Works 85-92

	28-04-2003 07:11									#23
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Squarepusher

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When i want to dance though, there's nothing better than Basement Jaxx's "Rooty".

	28-04-2003 07:45									#26
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The Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Orchestra 1962 recording of the Brahms Requiem. Something clicked, and the recording is inspirational.

The Wilhelm Furtwangler/Berlin Philharmonic live recording of the Bruckner 9th Symphony from 1944. This is simply one of the most amazing performances ever recorded. As the war was winding down, the BPO gave this concert--and nobody came. The audience was empty, but Furtwangler conducted it anyway...and the result is stupendous, even if in mono sound.

Herbert von Karajan/Vienna Philharmonic recording of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, with Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ludovic Speiss and Martti Talvela. The cast is superb, the orchestra brilliant and the chorus stunning. Only Karajan's slow tempos in certain places are less-than-satisfactory, but the overall effect is stunning.

	28-04-2003 07:48									#27
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Yeah, this is what I like, and if you don't like it, you can kiss my ass!

1. Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You
2. Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
3. Third Eye Blind (self-titled)

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*puckers up*

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Joshua Tree
Are you Experienced
Sgt. Pepper's...
OK Computer

I'm sure you know who they're by. I think all have been mentioned.

	28-04-2003 08:25									#30
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1. Revolver - The Beatles
2. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
3. Nevermind - Nirvana

That's the list at the moment. I'm sure it will change in the future.