The phrase is essential. Led Zep isn't essential to me therefore I don't want it in an essential list. Which comes down to personal taste then which is all music ever is.
Sorry, I'm in a bad mood this morning hence the peed off tone.
I nominate Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne. Still as fresh as ever which is difficult for a dance based album and quite simply a stunning album from start to finish. I have it in about 5 different formats. If pushed I'd say it was my...
Then you just end up with a load of old farts telling you that Led Zep Million and Four is the best album ever closely followed by some badly dated guff from the Beatles and a comment such as "thread closed". Christ on a bike, that phrase bugs the bejasus out of me.
Shocking to you but there can't be anything more personal than music so who are you to say what should and shouldn't be included? Personally, I've never liked Led Zep but the orthodox view is that their music has to be included in any top 100 whereas I'm sure enough of my own musical tastes to...
Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
Everything But the Girl - Walking Wounded
Apollo 440 - Electroglide in Blue
Portishead - Summy
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Bomb the Bass - Clear
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Money Mark - Mark's Keyboard Repairs
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique...