ZU's Favourite Albums: Submissions and Voting

Ty, do you only listen to ten bands?

Originally Posted by Shmeh

I applaud that you manage to have the (for the most part) least predictable classic rock taste on the board. Most people just put up the most famous predictable classic albums they can find on Google.

Whaaat? Led Zeppelin I? Sgt. Pepper's? The Wall? What exactly on there isn't predictable. It's like the most "lol classic rock" post I've seen yet.

Originally Posted by Shmeh

I don't think Robert Johnson or Muddy Waters was very predictable, not to mention Michael Jackson or Nirvana. And Rubber Soul instead of Abbey Road or The White Album? That's something.

That was one of michael's most popular albums. Robert Johnson was a maaaaaassive influence on most of the classic rock in the 60s and 70s. And I chose rubber soul as well as several other really obscure classic rock albums instead. Rubber Soul is still pretty predictable. Most real hardcore beatles fans like Rubber Soul the best.

I'm not saying these are atypical, just atypical for the thread.

I direct you at my list. No floyd or Zeppelin's debut and no sgt. pepper's and no Michael Jackson.

I so all of this Beatles talking has got me thinking. I really like Please Please Me, and it does mark some of the most productive 15 hours in the entire history of recorded music. So I shall amend my list.

Originally Posted by Andy

15. Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - 2006
14. Relics of the Chozo project organized by Protricity (Ari Asulin) - 2003
13. Part of the Picture by John Floridis - 1997
12. Buena Vista Social Club by The Buena Vista Social Club - 1997
11. Yer' Album by The James Gang - 1969
10. Highway to Hell by AC/DC - 1979
9. Eldorado, A Symphony by Electric Light Orchestra - 1974
8. Warning by Green Day - 2000
7. The Shephard's Dog by Iron & Wine - 2009
6. Please Please Me by The Beatles - 1963
5. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits - 1985
4. Streetlife Serenade by Billy Joel - 1974
3. Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin - 1973
2. Barnstorm by Barnstorm (Joe Walsh) - 1972
1. Cold Spring Harbor by Billy Joel - 1971

I think he's only got seven different artists up there, actually.

1. Teddy Geiger - Underage Thinking (2006)
2. Portugal. The Man - Waiter: "You Vultures!" (2006)
3. Fall Out Boy - Take This To You Grave (2003)
4. As Tall As Lions - As Tall As Lions (2006)
5. Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. (2008)
6. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)
7. fun. - Aim and Ignite (2009)
8. You, Me, and Everybody We Know - So Young, So Insane (2008)
9. The Hush Sound - Like Vines (2006)
10. Forgive Durden - Razia's Shadow: A Musical (2008)
11. Motion City Soundtrack - I Am The Movie (2003)
12. Jamie T - Panic Prevention (2007)
13. We Are Scientists - With Love and Squalor (2005)
14. The Cab - Whisper War (2008)
15. Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords (2008)

Tweaking...

Are we still talking about me? Don't really think that's the intended subject. I put up my 15 favorite albums, rather they're stereotypical or not doesn't really matter.

Hmm. I've got fourteen different artists on my top 15. Streetlife Serenade is just too good to not have there. I really couldn't replace the second joel album.

My last.fm has like hundreds though. I only listen to about half of them regularly. Still plenty to go around. In the future I hope to get the albums for about fifteen to twenty different artists though. I'll probably find a lot more. There's so much music come out in the past twenty years that I've never heard that I really want to.

I've heard pretty much all of those except for "Yer Album". What kind of music is it? Obviously you think it's good, thought I might give it a try.

Originally Posted by Asci

Ty, do you only listen to ten bands?

I listen to about 20 bands, and what ever is on the radio. I'm only really a fan of about 8 bands though. Hence my list being pretty much the same couple bands.

Originally Posted by Asci

Ty, do you only listen to ten bands?

I don't see the big deal, I have have about 8 listed on my list as well. You can listen to more, but only really like a couple enough to consider them your favorite. So, yeah, just my 2 cents.

Originally Posted by sage_of_fire

I've heard pretty much all of those except for "Yer Album". What kind of music is it? Obviously you think it's good, thought I might give it a try.

It's a wonky blend of folk rock and hard rock. Very late sixties, but one of the most unique sounds I've ever heard. Most of it is covers of songs written in the fifties and sixties, but imbued with Joe Walsh's legendary style.

Originally Posted by Andy

It's a wonky blend of folk rock and hard rock. Very late sixties, but one of the most unique sounds I've ever heard. Most of it is covers of songs written in the fifties and sixties, but imbued with Joe Walsh's legendary style.

Sounds nice, I'll check it out definitely. I'm always looking for unique sounds

I listen to about 400 bands. I just can't see how you don't get bored is all. To each their own, but, really...

(a side effect of this though is to be pretty unfamiliar with a LOT of your music, so my way has its faults as well)

Hahaha, I know all my music though. : P
I'm just really picky when it comes to music.

Yet another revision...

1. "Ray of Light" by Madonna

2. "No Need to Argue" by The Cranberries

3. "Simple Things" by Zero 7

4. "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morissette

5. "A Funk Odyssey" by Jamiroquai

6. "The Best of Everything But The Girl" by Everything But The Girl

7. "Forgiven Not Forgotten" by The Corrs

8. "Everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?" by The Cranberries

9. "To the Faithful Departed" by The Cranberries

10. "Confessions On a Dance Floor" by Madonna

11. "Are You Listening?" by Dolores O'Riordan

12. "Tigerlily" by Natalie Merchant

13. "Floating World" by Riley Lee and Marshall Mcguire

14. "Why Try Harder?" by Fatboy Slim

15. "Polyserena" by George

I'm sooo tempted to put k.d. lang's "Watershed" on there somewhere...

Update

Originally Posted by GreenPhazon

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of the Moon
John Mayall & Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers
The Doors - The Doors
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV/ZOSO/Symbols/whatever you want to call it
The Beatles - Revolver
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Cream - Live Cream Vol. II
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Live at the El Mocambo (technically not an album, but a collection of songs that I place in high regard)
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords

The same as before, but brought the total from 10 up to 15

Originally Posted by Asci

I listen to about 400 bands. I just can't see how you don't get bored is all. To each their own, but, really...

(a side effect of this though is to be pretty unfamiliar with a LOT of your music, so my way has its faults as well)

I find myself enjoying music much more when I am familiar with the artist and albums. I mean, I enjoy listening to new music just as much as the next person, but nothing beats listening to my favorite bands. :]

Everyone is different, of course.

Originally Posted by Asci

I listen to about 400 bands. I just can't see how you don't get bored is all. To each their own, but, really...

(a side effect of this though is to be pretty unfamiliar with a LOT of your music, so my way has its faults as well)

Yeah, see, like Anji I know an absurd amount about each of the 50-ish artists I like. I can tell you all of the names/ages/stories of the musicians and the influences of each band, their catalog of songs and the years and information about their discography and I've seen lots of live videos of each.

It helps not being bored when each artist you listen to has a huuuuuge discography. the beatles have some 13 albums, Joel about twelve, Zeppelin about 10, Green Day some 10 or 11, Walsh about twelve, incubus five, ACDC some nine-ish, Iron and Wine about five, Dire Straits about five.

Some bands that I wish had more: Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman, Temple of the Dog, John Floridis... the list goes on.

Of course I have my favorite artists, like Bomb the Music Industry! and The Hives, but a lot of times I want to hear something I haven't heard very much, or haven't heard before. Also, my exploration of music is for finding stuff that doesn't sound like what I've heard before, always wanting to hear a new sound.

1. whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not - arctic monkeys
2. vampire weekend - vampire weekend
3. yoshimi battles the pink robots - flaming lips
4. the age of the understatement - last of the shadowpuppets
5. costello music - the fratellis
6. demon days - gorillaz
7. the devil and god are raging inside me - brand new
8. tyrannosaurus hives - the
9. panic prevention - jamie t
10. we sing. we dance. we steal things. - jason mraz
11. cross - justice
12. flight of the conchords - flight of the conchords
13. absolution - muse
14. skeletal lamping - of montreal
15. room on fire - the strokes

With just shy of 36 hours left before the extended deadline ends, is there going to be a need to extend it again? There are currently something like 46 lists submitted. Thoughts?

if the thread continues to get posts, just let it run free for a while me thinks.