Two Gun Bob
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Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboys was a classic in it's own genre
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Classic Albums.
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FogBlueInSanFran
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I've seen plenty I love in these posts (and many I hate), but I'll add these . . .
Gang of Four -- Entertainment! -- Still my favorite album of all time; nothing has ever sounded quite like it and the politics make you wince whether you agree with them or not.
Wire -- Pink Flag -- Foreshadowed the popification of punk after The Ramones and the Pistols. Hugely influential.
Husker Du -- Zen Arcade -- I prefer New Day Rising, but this is another album that helped invent the sound Nirvana, The Pixies and Sonic Youth (eventually) brought forth.
Beastie Boys -- Licensed to Ill & Public Enemy -- It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back -- made enormous advances (and in my view, represented the peak of) rap/hip-hop whether people want to admit it or not.
The Replacements -- Let It Be -- when geniuses are lazy, drunk and really don't give a fuck, they can turn out some amazing stuff anyway.
I'd say Talking Heads -- Remain in Light is more "classic" than the Stop Making Sense soundtrack. Likewise, Murmur by REM rather than Automatic for the People.
And though maybe they've become stale due to popularity, The Police -- Synchronicity and U2 -- War (or The Joshua Tree) have that "classic" air, perhaps.
Eventually, LCD Soundsystem's The Sound of Silver will achieve classic status.
Gang of Four -- Entertainment! -- Still my favorite album of all time; nothing has ever sounded quite like it and the politics make you wince whether you agree with them or not.
Wire -- Pink Flag -- Foreshadowed the popification of punk after The Ramones and the Pistols. Hugely influential.
Husker Du -- Zen Arcade -- I prefer New Day Rising, but this is another album that helped invent the sound Nirvana, The Pixies and Sonic Youth (eventually) brought forth.
Beastie Boys -- Licensed to Ill & Public Enemy -- It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back -- made enormous advances (and in my view, represented the peak of) rap/hip-hop whether people want to admit it or not.
The Replacements -- Let It Be -- when geniuses are lazy, drunk and really don't give a fuck, they can turn out some amazing stuff anyway.
I'd say Talking Heads -- Remain in Light is more "classic" than the Stop Making Sense soundtrack. Likewise, Murmur by REM rather than Automatic for the People.
And though maybe they've become stale due to popularity, The Police -- Synchronicity and U2 -- War (or The Joshua Tree) have that "classic" air, perhaps.
Eventually, LCD Soundsystem's The Sound of Silver will achieve classic status.
Saddleworth2
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My top classics:
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
Revolver - Beatles
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
IV - Led Zeppelin
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Foxtrot - Genesis
Close to the Edge - Yes
Ariel - Kate Bush
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
Revolver - Beatles
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
IV - Led Zeppelin
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Foxtrot - Genesis
Close to the Edge - Yes
Ariel - Kate Bush
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
Barcon
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Sorry mate, I just saw your post. The Buzzcocks gig was great. Played tons of their old stuff, including Autonomy.
Steve Diggle has gone mental and thinks he's Pete Townsend and Pete Shelley looks like Papa Smurf.
Nice 1 palSorry mate, I just saw your post. The Buzzcocks gig was great. Played tons of their old stuff, including Autonomy.
Steve Diggle has gone mental and thinks he's Pete Townsend and Pete Shelley looks like Papa Smurf.
Thanks for getting back to me
Wish i could have been there but as the somg goes I dont mind
Banned Tosspot
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He did a bit but at least he has time to change it.Go on mate when did Cornell sell out, Soundgarden back and toured, sole album and tour, Temple of the dog tour in the states. yep good old Chris has sold out, f**king behave ;-)
His only decent solo album was Euphoria Mourning.
Bill Walker
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I agree with a lot of your list mate although I would swap Foxtrot for selling England by the pound by genesisMy top classics:
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
Revolver - Beatles
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
IV - Led Zeppelin
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Foxtrot - Genesis
Close to the Edge - Yes
Ariel - Kate Bush
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
The following albums were incredibly influential especially for guitarists the world over
Are you experienced by Jimi Hendrix
Blow by blow by Jeff Beck
Disraeli gears by Cream
and for jazz lovers......
kind of Blue by Miles Davis, heavy weather by weather report and A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
Not a huge prog fan, but for a prog/ rock crossover band can't beat Rush. Which albums would go down as their classics though, I'll suggest one from each era.
A Farewell to Kings
2112
Moving Pictures
Clockwork Angels
not a bad shout that mate, moving pictures is a stunning piece of work