NSC's 100 essential albums

[kevo]

Impossible really, but if I had to choose three, it would be these:

 

[lawros left foot]

Hunky Dory- David Bowie

 

[LennyD]

One of my fave debuts. Tijuana lady.

 

[KneeOn]

Jamie T - Panic Prevention

 

[brakespear]

Hmmm, 'The Wall' has already been mentioned by Bold Seagull so:

'Skylarking' - XTC
'Ocean Rain' - Echo and the Bunnymen
'Joe's Garage' - Frank Zappa
'Pornography' - The Cure
'Trick of the Tail' - Genesis
'This Leaden Pall' - Half Man Half Biscuit
'Quadrophenia' - The Who
'The Soft Bulletin' - The Flaming Lips

...amongst others

 

[Icy Gull]

Neil Young and Crazy Horse live at the Fillmore East

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

These two......

 

[Icy Gull]

Has this album been mentioned yet? Anyone who's ever had their heart broken should have this album

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[Scampi]

List has expanded, noticed a few with multiple nominations


Beastie Boys Pauls Boutique
Beatles Revolver
David Bowie Ziggy Stadust
Cure 17 Seconds
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
Gang of Four Entertainment
Bob Marley Exodus
marvin Gaye What's Going On
Guns Roses Appetite for Destruction
Joy Division Closer
Led Zeppelin IV
Love Forever Changes
Metallica Black Album
New Order Low Life
Nirvana Nevermind
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Pink Floyd The Wall
Primal Scream Screamadelica
Public Enemy It Takes a ation of Millions
Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street
Sparks Propaganda
St Ettiene Fox Base Alpha
The Smiths The Queen is Dead
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses
Talk Talk Spirit of Eden
Van Morrison Astral Weeks
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life

 

[Box of Frogs]

Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe
Paul Simon - Graceland
INXS - Kick
Radiohead - OK Computer
KLF - The White Room
Fatboy Slim - You've Come a Long Way Baby
ELO - Out of the Blue

 

[Guinness Boy]

Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
St Ettiene Fox Base Alpha

Good Man!

 

[South Yarra Seagull]

Prince - sign o the times

 

[El Presidente]

Thing with New Order - they never realesed a truly great album. PCL, Low Life and Technique all great in parts, but each has it flaws I think. I was going to choose 'Substance' but I don't suppose we're allowed compilations!

Yup, have to agree with that. They were so out of it most of the time I am still amazed that they managed to produce ANY albums.

 

[Frank Dux]

Resisiting the urge to name so many more & narrowing to two are

Pixies - Doolittle
Manics - The Holy Bible

 

[brakespear]

One I forgot:

'Locust Abortion Technician' - The Butthole Surfers

 

[marcos3263]

The The - Dusk.

I have listened to this album a million times.

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

I have listened to this one 2 million times

 

[Gwylan]

Mr Xenophon, sir. You sound like a person of excellent tastes - these would be in my top 20

I can't be arsed to check the whole thread but I'll add:

Airplane over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
American Gothic - David Ackles (99% of people won't have heard of this but it's one of the great albums of the 70s)
Back in the USA - MC5
Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt
154 - Wire
Marquee Moon - Television
The Ramones - The Ramones
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

two albums that are massively influential on modern music
Man Machine - Kraftwerk
Tago Mago - Can

and finally my number one album of all time, the unique and utterly looney tunes Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Hmmm, 'The Wall' has already been mentioned by Bold Seagull so:

I can't believe people would mention "The Wall". Some class tracks, yes, but some naff ones too - as an ablum as a whole, I wouldn't include it, personally.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE COLE PORTER SONG BOOK (1956) - MG V-4001-2 (Mono Only) VERVE
Luxury Liner - Emmylou harris
Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting
Selling England By The Pound - Genesis
Prounounced lynerd Skynerd

 

[MACCAPACCA]

My own nominations for artists and albums having a profound effect on future stars:

Beatles-Revolver
Pogues-Rum Sodomy and the Lash
Elvis Costello-Imperial Bedroom
Kraftwerk-Computer World