[kfh227]

I had an idea. Pick out your favorite album(s) based on genre. Try to stick to one album though. When in doubt, pick the first album that pops into your head

:

Dub: Sublime - 40 oz to Freedom
Rap: Beatie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Jazz : Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
Rock: Metallica - ... And Justice For All

Rock was a tough call. Guns and Roses came into mind, but I don't think the albums have the same lasting power as Metallica.

 

[Jasper994]

The Beastie Boys are a rap group?

I don't know that I can really narrow it down to one album per genre. Here are some of my favorite albums by genre (at least in the way I would classify them).

Female Vocal:

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
Sheyrl Crow - The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Sade - Best of Sade
Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball
Charlotte Church - Enchantment
Jewel - Spirit

Male Vocal:

Josh Groban - Closer
Josh Groban - Josh Groban
Boyz II Men - II
The Nylons - Perfect Fit
Az Yet - Az Yet
The Rat Pack - Live at the Villa Venice


Rock (all types) :

Collective Soul - Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid
Cowboy Junkies - One Sould Now
Live - The Distance To Here
Live - Throwing Copper
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam - Ten
Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill
Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days
Prodigy - Fat of the Land
Spin Doctors - Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park - Meteora
Evanescence - Fallen
Santana - Supernatural
Santana - Shaman
Mandy Moore - Coverage (not really sure where else to put this one, it's certainly not pop or r&b)
Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season

Country:

Garth Brooks - Fresh Horses
Garth Brooks - The Hits
Trisha Yearwood - Songbook
Martina McBride - Greatest Hits
Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs For This
Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
Dixie Chicks - Fly

Jazz:

Diana Krall - The Girl in the Other Room
Diana Krall - When I Look In Your Eyes

R&B:

The Tony Rich Project - Words

Rap:
Eminem - The Eminem Show
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E. 1999 Eternal
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Resurrection
Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle

Dance/Pop:

Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Britney Spears - In The Zone

 

[strohmie]

Heh, I'm going to have to deliniate a lot more than just rock/rap/etc...

Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin - II
Acid Jazz/DnB: Amon Tobin - Permutation
Electronic (general): M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts
Choral: Mozart - Requiem
Modern Rock: Radiohead - OK Computer
Indie Rock: Broken Social Scene - You Forget It In People
Intelligent Dance Music: Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
Goa Trance: Infected Mushroom - Classical Mushroom
Rap: Outkast - Stankonia
Hip-hop: RJD2 - Deadringer
Ambient: Shpongle - Are You Shpongled?
Dark Ambient: Inade - Aldebaran
Trip-Hop: Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Minimalist: Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi OST
World: Peter Gabriel - Passion OST
Game Soundtrack: Hiroki Kikuta - Soukaigi OST
Film Soundtrack: Basil Poledouris - Conan the Barbarian OST
Anime Soundtrack: Yoko Kanno - Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex OST2

 

[phkd]

my fav's of the various "rocks" and others-

"Classic" rock: Billy Joel's greatest hits (esp. vol1)
"Modern" rock: Faith No More - King For A Day
"Experimental" rock: Mr Bungle's self-titled/California
"Industrial" rock: Gravity Kills' self-titled
"Folk" rock: Dispatch - Gut The Van
"Grunge" rock: Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies
"Alternative" rock: Bush - The Science of Things
"Punk" rock: anything by Goldfinger (the actual punks may say Goldfinger is not punk, but they can screw)
Post-punk: At The Drive-in - Relationship of Command (or My Chemical Romance's first CD... can't decide)
Ska: Rocket From The Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream!!!
Metal: In Flames - The Jester Race
Electronic: Infected Mushroom - Converting Vegetarians (esp. disc 2)
Rap/hiphop: Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

as you can see i mainly listen to rock, but, like most people here (which is great to see), i listen to a decent variety. i could have included several other catagories (classical, trip-hop, blues, and so on) since i like several other styles, but don't listen to enough of it to have a favorite.

 

[asmox]

all you really need is squarepusher :O

 

[jivex5k]

Alright,
If anyone else seemed to notice, rap has taken a turn for the worse lately IMO.
I guess materialism sells, c'mon a song about Air Force Ones?
He didn't have anything better to rap about than his shoes?
For people who like rap with some meaning:

J-live ****
Talib Kweli
Please check out J-Live. Please.

Ill Al Skratch is good, some nice beats.
Spice 1 has some nice old gangsta music.
Master P of course.

Don't forget to check out some Nas or Biggie too, always classic.
Biggie - Juicy , one of my favorites

Just some of my favorite rap artists.
I suppose i should put some other genres too:

Smooth Jazz : Kirk Whalum (especially Can't Stop the Rain)
Rock: Metallica's always good
Alternative : Smashing Pumpkins (Infinte Sadness)
Classical: Can't really go wrong with anyone here, I'm partial to piano pieces. Moonlight Sonata anyone?
Latin: Reggetone I suppose, it's really the only group I know for latin.
Classic Rock: Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Queen, does Metallica count as classic yet?
Thats about all I can think of.

Again, if you like rap with meaning, J-Live. Trust me.

Peace

 

[asmox]

actually, if you like rap with 'meaning'.. i'd recommend aesop rock, and not much else.

 

[bLue_oNioN]

What category does "Frank Sinatra" go under?

 

[Head Creep]

"Classic" rock: Led Zeppelin - III
Metal: Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
Speed/thrash metal: S.O.D. - Speak English or Die
Grunge: Alice in Chains - Dirt
Hard rock: Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies (definately not metal/grunge)
"Pop" rock: Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music...
Rap: Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell (because the Beastie Boys' rapness is under review)
Funk/rap rock: Infectious Grooves - The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...
Humor: Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit
Misc: Buckethead - Bucketheadland 2
Soundtrack: The Beavis & Butt-head Experience

There's many other albums I'd list, but I can't figure out what category they go in (or they just missed the cut), so here they are:

Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun
Queens of the Stone Age - R
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill

 

[asmox]

Considering the massive amounts of genres that exist today, making a favorites list would be an excercise in irritation, sooo...

list

 

[Gundam]

These are my favourites/must-haves!

Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin 'I'
Rock: Jeff Buckley 'Grace'
Alternative Rock: Radiohead 'The Bends'
jazz/rock: Steely Dan 'The Royal Scam'
Classic Hip Hop: NWA 'Straight Outta Compton'
Modern Hip Hop: Missy Elliot 'Supa Dupa Fly'
Trip Hop: Massive Attack 'Blue Lines'
Techno: Richie Hawtin 'Closer to the Edit'
Progressive House: Way Out West 'Way Out West'
Deep House: Deep Dish 'Yoshiesque'
Ambient: Aphex Twin 'Selected Ambient Works Vol 2'
Chill Out: Kruder & Dorfmeister 'The K & D Sessions'
Female Vocal: Diana Krall 'The Girl in the Other Room'
Classic Jazz: Dave Brubeck 'Time Out'
Modern Jazz: Keith Jarret 'Whisper Not'
Classic Soul/R&B: Stevie Wonder 'Songs in the Key of Life
New Soul/R&B: Jill Scott 'Who is Jill Scott
Folk: Nick Drake 'Five Leaves Left'
Alt Country: Lambchop 'Nixon'
Blues/R&B: Ry Cooder 'Bop Till You Drop'
Easy Listening: Norah Jones 'Come Away with Me'
Motion Picture Soundtrack: John Williams 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'
Classical Orchestral: Tchaikovski '1812 Overture'
Classical Solo: J.S Bach 'Cello Suites'
Classical Choral: Faure 'Requiem'
Live Album: Led Zeppelin 'How The West Was Won'