Best album of all time (Round 1)

[Josiah]

I thought this would be fun. Nominate your 20 favorite albums ever, then in round 2 nominate 10 of the top 20, then in round 3, nominate 5 of the top 10, then in round 4 we'll nominate 2 of the top 5, then in round 5 we'll vote on the top 2. Remember, while it says "Greatest album of all time" You aren't choosing albums based on popularity or influence, vote solely based on personal preference.

Mine in no particular order at all.
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Dookie - Green Day
Grace - Jeff Buckley
American Idiot - Green Day
American IV: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash
Nevermind - Nirvana
Siren Song of The Counter Culture - Rise Against
The Sufferer And The Witness - Rise Against
Leave A Whisper - Shinedown
Come What(ever) May - Stone Sour
Superunknown - Soundgarden
In Utero - Nirvana
Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
Appetite For Destruction - Guns N Roses
Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Hello Hurricane - Switchfoot
Ten - Pearl Jam

[Macca]

Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit
Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre Monde
Dry The River - Shallow Bed
In Flames - The Jester Race
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Sigur Ros - Takk...
Agalloch - Pale Folklore
Agalloch - The Mantle
Alcest - Ecailles De Lune
Alcest - L'es Voyages De Lame
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Two Gallants - The Throes
Biffy Clyro - Vertigo of Bliss
Biffy Clyro - Puzzle
Goo Goo Dolls - Superstar Carwash
Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo
Anathema - Judgement
Midlake - The Courage of Others
Opeth - Morningrise


Almost half of this list could probably be replaced with other albums that I either can't think of or just missed the cut. In about 6 months time this list would probably contain A LOT more folk music, but since I only got properly into the genre a few months ago it's too soon to say any of the albums are my favourite of all time, apart from DTR obvz. Most of these other albums have stood the test of time well with me. Can still listen to em and enjoy them as much as the first time I heard them. And look at all that glorious Agalloch and Alcest on there. I'm such a fanboy.

[agny]

My list would change from day to day; this is a quirky mix of current favorites and ones I associate with certain periods of my life or friends. Lots of bands where I like a few songs off multiple albums but wouldn't put one of their albums on the list.

Alice in Chains – Dirt
Alter Bridge – Blackbird
Alter Bridge - AB III
Fiona Apple – Tidal
Audioslave - Audioslave
Big Wreck - Albatross
Big Wreck - In Loving Memory Of
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Depeche Mode – Violator
Ani DiFranco - Dilate
IAMX – The Alternative
Marilyn Manson – Mechanical Animals
Neko Case – Blacklisted
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
R.E.M. – Life’s Rich Pageant
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Soundgarden - Down on the Upside
Soundgarden - King Animal

[AliceMudgarden]

In no order:

Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Mad Season - Above
Radiohead - In Rainbows
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Tool - Lateralus
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Blood Lust
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Beautiful Creatures - Beautiful Creatures
Orphaned Land - Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Project 86 - Drawing Black Lines


That was really hard, there's so many great albums that missed the cut. Ask me tomorrow, and half of this list would probably be different.

Edit: I eliminated Alter Bridge and Creed from my list to make it more interesting.

[AB23]

green day - american idiot

that will likely be my only post all day so i had to make it as comical as possible

[facelessman07]

green day - american idiot

that will likely be my only post all day so i had to make it as comical as possible

Part of being comical is to make people think you're serious..

Having said that...I nominate 'N Sync Greatest Hits


Beat that!

[RuRo]

Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Alter Bridge - AB III
Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
Dream Theater - Images And Words
Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls
Symphony X - The Odyssey
Symphony X - V
Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen
Audioslave - Audioslave
Audioslave - Out Of Exile
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
Stone Sour - House Of Gold And Bones Part 1
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Creed - Weathered
Creed - Human Clay
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

As you can tell from my list, my favourite albums are so diverse.

Those are probably my top 20 albums, limited to a few per band, some of them included more because they were my favourite at one time or were very influential in getting me into music (e.g. Hybrid Theory, Human Clay) rather than because they're the ones I like to listen to most just now.

Don't think this is a big enough sample size to make too interesting a poll though, and I can't see much else other than Alter Bridge having a chance since it's the only thing most people will have in common.

[NytestrykerZ]

Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
Jeff Buckley - Grace
The Tea Party - The Edges of Twilight
Derek & The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East
The Band - The Band
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Pantera - Greatest Hits
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
John Mayer - Continuum
Keith Urban - Love, Pain, and the whole crazy thing
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
The Swell Season - Strict Joy
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
Big Wreck - In Loving Memory Of...
The Allman Brothers Band - Seven Turns
Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On
Creed - Human Clay
Fuel - Natural Selection

[Dolo]

Alter Bridge - One Day Remains
Alter Bridge - Blackbird
Alter Bridge - AB III
Creed - Human Clay
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2
Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos
Tremonti - All I Was
Van Halen - Balance
Breaking Benjamin - Phobia
Tool - Undertow
Tool - Lateralus
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Load
Metallica - Reload
Metallica - Black Album
Pearl Jam - Ten

[Nick]

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Abbey Road by The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Shallow Bed by Dry The River
The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
F#A#(infinity) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull
In The Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson
IV by Led Zeppelin
Crack the Skye by Mastodon
Tallahassee by The Mountain Goats
Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down by Noah and the Whale
Fear of a Blank Plant by Porcupine Tree
Stupid Dream by Porcupine Tree
In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
A Farewell to Kings by Rush
Insurgentes by Steven Wilson
The Seer by Swans
Remain in Light by Talking Heads
Fragile by Yes

[Macca]

Shallow Bed by Dry The River

Love you.

[NytestrykerZ]

Those are probably my top 20 albums, limited to a few per band, some of them included more because they were my favourite at one time or were very influential in getting me into music (e.g. Hybrid Theory, Human Clay) rather than because they're the ones I like to listen to most just now.

I added old allegiances myself. I can't remember the last time I listened to Natural Selection, Human Clay, City of Evil, Ride the Lightning or All That You Can't Leave Behind, haha.

Don't think this is a big enough sample size to make too interesting a poll though, and I can't see much else other than Alter Bridge having a chance since it's the only thing most people will have in common.

Agreed. I think for the sake of this being interesting AB and AB-related projects can be listed but shouldn't qualify.

[BSC]

Pearl Jam - Ten
Pearl Jam - Vs
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Alice In Chains - Dirt
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
Megadeth - Rust In Peace
Aerosmith - Rocks
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet
Dream Theater - Awake
Temple of The Dog - Temple of The Dog
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

I only got to 14 or so albums, I like all the albums I listen to (otherwise I wouldn't listen to them), but I don't want to be so quick to say that other albums are the best albums of all time. The albums that I've listed are albums that I can return to any day, no matter what time it is, what I'm doing, or my mood, and I'll enjoy listening to it.

[AustinH22]

John Mayer - Continuum
Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler
John Mayer - Room For Squares
John Mayer - Heavier Things
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
John Mayer - Born and Raised
Creed - Human Clay
Jay Z - Kingdom Come
Kanye West - Graduation
The Fray - How to Save a Life
Coldplay - X & Y
Billy Currington - Little Bit of Everything
John Mayer - Battle Studies
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
Dry the River - Shallow Bed
The Mayfield Four - Second Skin
50 Cent - The Massacre
The Weeknd - Trilogy
Journey - Escape


If someone told me: "These are the only albums you're allowed to listen to for the rest of your life," I wouldn't be mad.

[VigilantSteve]

This is interesting, I'm eager to see how this turns out. That being said, I'm going to wait until I'm home to post my picks, just to try to eliminate the possibility of me missing anything from my collection that I can't think of off of the top of my head.

[mtshaw3]

Alter Bridge- Blackbird
Alter Bridge- ABIII
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band- Greatest Hits
Bon Jovi- Cross Road
Breaking Benjamin- Phobia
Creed- Human Clay
The Eagles- Hell Freezes Over
Eminem- The Eminem Show
Eminem- Recovery
Eric Church- Chief
Garth Brooks- In Pieces
Justin Timberlake- FutureSex / LoveSounds
Keith Urban- Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
Kings of Leon- Only By the Night
Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
Red- End of Silence
Red- Innocence & Instinct
Shinedown- Leave a Whisper
Submersed- In Due Time
Tremonti- All I Was

I know... quite the mix of music styles. But these are the albums that I can NOT get tired of!

[Macca]

Dry the River - Shallow Bed

Love you.

[Timotheus]

Josiah, don't stop this poll until I posted mine, ok?

[Macca]

This is comin doon tae Dry The River and Jeff Buckley, I can feel it.

[ThravRande]

Ten by Pearl Jam, easy.