NSC's 100 essential albums

[Peteinblack]

 

[Scampi]

This would be a good thread but I think it would be better if people numbered them, chose one per post and only added their favourite albums until the latter numbers otherwise it will just become another long list thread.

I'll go with Streets - Original Pirate Material

Makes it easier to nominate one at a time. I'll judge what gets in. If you disagree , persuade me I might change my mind.

 

[xenophon]

The Cure? has to be their dissonant masterpiece for me

 

[Scampi]

So far of the nominations these have made my list;

Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
Cure 17 Seconds
Oasis Definitely Maybe
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses
David Bowie Ziggy Stadust
Led Zeppelin IV
Beatles Abbey Road
Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions


But if you think it's the wrong album for that artist or i've unfairly ignored something convince me

 

[KneeOn]

Kanye West, The College Dropout.

 

[BadFish]

I think we need a Beastie Boys album in this (as Jurassic 5 was rejected)

I nominate: Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head or Ill Communication

 

[Itisfootballnotsoccer]

Wire – 154
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Live Seeds
P. J. Harvey - Let England Shake
The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves
Half Man Half Biscuit - Cammell Laird Social Club
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
The Fall - The Infotainment Scan
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Hawkwind – Space Ritual
Cockney Rebel - Psychomodo
Pixies - Doolittle
Killing Joke – Absolute Dissent
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders…
REM – Automatic For The People
Morrissey – You Are the Quarry
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Placebo – Black Market Music
The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Klaus Nomi – Encore
Gang of Four – Entertainment
Mott the Hoople - Mott
Wedding Present - Bizzaro
Joe Strummer - Global a Go-Go

 

[Scampi]

Ok Badfish, which of those albums is the best/ most influential.

 

[The Face]

Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
The Beatles - White Album
The Cure - Disintegration
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

 

[Trufflehound]

Interesting to see so many votes for 17 Seconds. For me it was their 'disappointing second album' after the joys of Three Imaginary Boys. Though not as diasappointing as Faith, the 'disappointing third album'.

With hindsight it might just scrape into my Cure Top-5, behind Three Imaginary Boys, Disintegration, Pornography and Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!

 

[Scampi]

Lists are hard to sort through, nominate an album and tell me why it should be in the list.

Going to add gang of 4 cos thats had a couple of nominations

 

[Beach Hut]

U2 The Joshua Tree
Nirvana - Nevermind
David Bowie - Scary monsters (and super creeps)

 

[Trufflehound]

MBV - Loveless
Ride - Nowhere
The Au Pairs - Playing With a Different Sex
The Only Ones - Even Serpents Shine (I know several people will argue that The Only Ones is better, but for me, this is the more complete album)

Echo & the Bunnymen - hmmm, actually I can't call it between Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here and Ocean Rain. Someone else can decide...

 

[Trufflehound]

Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination. Their masterpiece, no matter what anyone else tells you.

 

[xenophon]

 

[Peteinblack]

Wire – 154
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Live Seeds
P. J. Harvey - Let England Shake
The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves
Half Man Half Biscuit - Cammell Laird Social Club
Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
The Fall - The Infotainment Scan
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Hawkwind – Space Ritual
Cockney Rebel - Psychomodo
Pixies - Doolittle
Killing Joke – Absolute Dissent
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders…
REM – Automatic For The People
Morrissey – You Are the Quarry
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Placebo – Black Market Music
The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Klaus Nomi – Encore
Gang of Four – Entertainment
Mott the Hoople - Mott
Wedding Present - Bizzaro
Joe Strummer - Global a Go-Go

Crikey - Have you just had a sneaky look at our CD collection? We've got, and absolutely love, every single one of those - Great mix of glam and Indie, plus the best live album ever ('Space Ritual'). Didn't think anyone else liked Klaus Nomi apart from me and MrsPeteinblack! And we've seen Wire live twice this year...

 

[Simster]

Interesting to see so many votes for 17 Seconds. For me it was their 'disappointing second album' after the joys of Three Imaginary Boys. Though not as diasappointing as Faith, the 'disappointing third album'.

With hindsight it might just scrape into my Cure Top-5, behind Three Imaginary Boys, Disintegration, Pornography and Kiss Me! Kiss Me! Kiss Me!

I find the clamour for Disintegration quite strange. I remember being really disappointed when that was released, but that said, I do feel it has stood the test of time remarkably well. Seventeen Seconds made my list because it included "A Forest", a superb track.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Lists are hard to sort through, nominate an album and tell me why it should be in the list.

Going to add gang of 4 cos thats had a couple of nominations

There have been some shocking nominations given this is meant to be 100 essential albums of all time.

Anyway, I'm going to pitch to you that Abbey Road is not the Beatles album to include. It is beautiful, 'here comes the sun', along with enjoyable tracks like She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, but, Revolver is perfection as an album, there is no bad track, no point you'd think to skip through a track. It also has Eleanor Rigby, and finishes with the incredible Tomorrow Never Knows - a dance track made before the Chemical Brothers or Norman Cook were even born. I Want to Tell You, Doctor Robert, She Said She Said, George Harrisons amazing Sitar inspired Love to You. From track 01 to 14, it is a complete unbelievably rich creative work. I'd give a kidney to have this included over Abbey Road!!

Abbey Road in it's own right is a wonderful album, but if you had to take just one Beatles album, it is surely Revolver!?!

 

[xenophon]

 

[Itisfootballnotsoccer]

[MENTION=2318]Peteinblack[/MENTION]

Good to see that there are others out there with good taste in music! I take my hat off to you sir! I'm not too sure about Space Ritual being the best live album ever, it's a tough choice between that and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Live Seeds. Only recently come across Klaus Nomi, my niece introduced me to then but I'm hooked!

I also saw Wire twice this year!!