[Permagrin]

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Originally Posted by xaval /img/forum/go_quote.gif 1st attempt - rockstar oldies The Who - Live at Leeds, Quadrophenia, Tommy, The who Sell Out, Live at the Royal Albert Hall The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed, Exile on Main Street, Sticky Fingers, Some Girls, Tattoo You Pink Floyd - Ummagumma, Meddle, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, The Final Cut Led Zeppelin - I, II, IV, Presence Deep Purple - In Rock, Machine Head, Made In Japan Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow, Crown of Creation The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA, Pet Sounds Cream - Disraeli Gears, Wheels of Fire Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced, Electric Ladyland, Live at Berkeley The Doors - Strange Days, Morrison Hotel, An American Prayer Janis Joplin - Cheap Thrills, Pearl Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a-Changin', Blonde on Blonde, Empire Burlesque Joni Mitchell - Blue, Clouds, Court and Spark The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed, On the Threshold of a Dream, To Our Children's Children's Children King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Red Yes - Fragile, Close to the Edge, 9012Live: The Solos, Keys to Ascension Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus, Pictures at an Exhibition, Trilogy Rush - 2112, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures This took a few minutes to figure out it's a good start for a classic rock fan I suppose. It you mostly dwelved around last 20 years or so rock/pop/prog whatever of music and is curious of where most of it came out, this is all you need to get

A good start definitely, but a few additions I would make:

The Who "Who's Next?"
The Doors "Soft Parade"
The Moody Blues "Question of Balance" and "In Search of the Lost Chord"

 

[milkweg]

OK, here's one for the Jazz fans that I think is one of the best.

1991 The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born - with guests Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) and Courtney Pine (tenor saxophone)

 

[priest]

Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

 

[uraflit]

shameless bump

doot

 

[tru blu]

Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Bach: Cantatas, BWV 82 & 199

Youssou N'Dour - Egypt

Todd Snider - East Nashville Skyline

Rosanne Cash - Interiors

Bettye LaVette - A Woman Like Me

Lucky Thompson - Lucky Strikes

 

[PieRat]

Oh wow sooooo many great artist/albums listed here. I skimmed over the pages so might be repeating a few, but I will add...


Prince -Sign o' the times.(Original double CD)
Loreena Mckennitt - The book of secrets.
The last of the mohicans movie soundtrack.
Deep Forest - Deep Forest, and Boheme.
Katie Melua - Pictures

And personal weak spot for this ole parrot head...
Jimmy Buffett (almost any of the albums.)

 

[wsk]

Brian Eno - Another Green World, Discreet Music, Ambient series

 

[SptsNaz]

I'm sure this was mentioned already, but Endtroducing by DJ Shadow is slowly becoming my favorite album of all time. Simply brilliant

Others:
Neutral Milk Hotel - The Aeroplane of the Sea,
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique,
Depeche Mode - Violator,
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks,
Arcade Fire - Funeral,
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Joy Division - Closer, Unknown Pleasures

 

[THAY BRAN]

Lenny Kravitz - Circus
Herbie Hancock - Thrust
Prince - Controversy
Murcof - Martes
Rick Braun - Full Stride
Urban Kights Present - The Chicago project
Autechre - Draft 7.30
Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me
Kraftwerk - Computerwelt
Yulara - Cosmic Tree

 

[mteorman]

Did I post in this thread? I hope I'm not being redundant.

Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Going On
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
R.E.M. - Reckoning
Radiohead - Kid A (not my absolute favorite but unlike anything else!)
Sam Cooke - Night Beat
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

And, as a bonus, the first half of Talking Heads - Remain in Light.

 

[Pale Rider]

This thread is a goldmine, but I did not see this:

Verdi Requiem by Robert Shaw & the Atlanta Symphony on Telarc

An extraordinary piece of music.

 

[otibmaG]

i´m into progressive music but i heard a piece of everything to.

King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King / Lark´s Tongues in Aspic
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here / Dark Side of the Moon

Pain of Salvation Entropia
Dream Theater Metropolis pt. II Scenes From a Memory / Awake / Images and Words
TooL Lateralus / 10000 Days / AEnima
Opeth Damnation / Blackwater Park
Therion Lemuria / Secret of the Runes
Rhapsody Dawn Of Victory / Power of the Dragon Flame / Symphony of Enchanted Lands I;II
Ayreon The Human Equation
Haggard Awaking the Centuries

Jimi Hendrix Are You Experienced / Electric Ladyland
The Doors L.A. Woman
Liquid Tension Experiment I; II
Porcupine Tree In Absentia / Lightbulb Sun

Jack Johnson In Between Dreams
Muse Black Holes and Rvelations
Nirvana In Utero / Nevermind
some of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, etc

i can put more but for now lets stay like this

 

[ItyIty]

I made a list of most of albums in this great thread. So far it has over 1300 albums in it - way too much to post it in here so I put it at GoogleDocs:

[size=medium]List of ABSOLUTELY CANNOT MISS ALBUMS[/size]

It took me few hours and it is certain I made a lot of mistakes. So feel free to edit it. I listed only albums with artist and name of the album stated here. I also left out all "all from ..." But still I believe it's pretty impressive collection.

Enjoy!

 

[tom_3_21]

One that I havent seen mentioned here or on Head-fi before is Van Morrison Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. Absolutly fantastic Album, I Strongly recommend it.

 

[Beyerfan70]

How about, Ian dury and the blockheads Do it yourself.
Stupendous musicianship and sublime lyrics from mr dury.