What is your favourite ever Album ?

[Banned Tosspot]

The Beatles - Revolver

 

[blueian99]

Led Zepp - Physical Graffiti

 

[Ghandi's Flip Flops]

It's probably the Stone Roses but i'm always drawn back to Signing Off by UB40; great debut album and a shame it gets tainted by all the later crap they did.

 

[peoffrey]

I did listen to it, and I’m sorry to say I was disappointed. But that’s just me. Records with no appreciable beat song after song and no hooks put me to sleep, unless they’re made by Pink Floyd, who did have hooks, or Brian Eno, who made (some) records that are SUPPOSED to put you to sleep.

Cf. My earlier comment about Radiohead who I think are hands down the most overrated band in the history of popular music by three or four standard deviations.

Slow records are the modern equivalent of chamber music.

Surprises me a bit. Know so many music fans who love it twenty odd years on.

 

[Magicpole]

Ocean Rain

In my top five. Can’t whittle mine down.

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

Graceland - Paul Simon

 

[OB1]

In terms of production, what it has in common with Welcome to the Pleasuredome, and the Lexicon of Love, is peerless oversight by Trevor Horn. These albums were used as reference CDs in music shops to demo equipment, so I've read. Incredible sound.
Trevor Rabin brought incredible tracks to the table when he joined, which the rest of the band then honed and polished up; much less meandering than Steve Howe. I do enjoy a Iot of old bands tracks too though
One of the things the tracks on here also have in common with your album choice is how well they transfer and even sometimes improve, when played live on the tour for that album. Certainly judging by 9012Live DVD, and by what I've heard from the Zeppelin box set. For your choice, I loved the first 2 sides, but then it petered out a touch for me.

I have used 90125 to test hi-fi equipment.

The first album on Graffiti is the more cohesive part and does include three particularly awesome tracks. The second disc is more of a grab-bag but still, IMO, contains some wonderful music and I don't think there is a single duff track.

 

[OB1]

I did listen to it, and I’m sorry to say I was disappointed. But that’s just me. Records with no appreciable beat song after song and no hooks put me to sleep, unless they’re made by Pink Floyd, who did have hooks, or Brian Eno, who made (some) records that are SUPPOSED to put you to sleep.

Cf. My earlier comment about Radiohead who I think are hands down the most overrated band in the history of popular music by three or four standard deviations.

Slow records are the modern equivalent of chamber music.

Radiohead are the most overrated band ever.

 

[OB1]

I prefer Hemispheres of the pre-Permanent Waves Rush albums, esp. side 2! Moving Pictures will always be my favorite.

I find it hard to choose between AFTK, Moving Pictures and Signals for my favourite Rush studio album; All The World's a Stage is my favourite out of all their releases, which I got as an import for Christmas (76?) and was simply blown away by what I was hearing.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Very difficult to answer, but I'll go for this as it was a huge part of my life in what was a trying time, just put my headphones on and try to drown everything else out. Love every song on it and it is more than likely I have listened to this album more than any other.