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Anxy's Top 100 Albums Of All Time, Ever, Amen. This is a continuation of Moonbeam's Top 200 Albums thread, which has gotten incredibly long and has slinked off into the forum abyss...so I hope you all don't mind that I'm starting a new thread for this list that I have *FINALLY* finished this morning.
It's not 200 albums, but I didn't want to burst any blood vessels in my brain, so 100 will have to do. And yes indeedy, it's in order of preference. 1. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain
2. David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 3. David Bowie - Low 4. Xanadu (Motion Picture Soundtrack) 5. Prince – Sign “O” the Times 6. Sonic Youth - Goo 7. The Cure - Disintegration 8. Bauhaus - The Sky's Gone Out 9. Annie Lennox - Diva 10. Radiohead - OK Computer 11. B52s - B52s 12. Nirvana - Nevermind 13. Grandaddy – Sumday 14. Laurie Anderson - Home of the Brave 15. Love & Rockets - Earth Sun Moon 16. Beck - Sea Change 17. k.d. lang - Ingenue 18. Prince - Come 19. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Catsup 20. Deee-Lite – Dewdrops in the Garden 21. The Residents - Duck Stab/Buster & Glen 22. B.J. Snowden – Life in the USA and Canada 23. David Bowie - Station To Station 24. Eurythmics - Savage 25. Tricky - Maxinquaye 26. Bauhaus - Burning from the Inside 27. The Beatles ("The White Album") 28. Hole - Live Through This 29. Swans – The Burning World 30. Saint Etienne – Tiger Bay 31. David Bowie - Hunky Dory 32. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? 33. Prince & the Revolution – Parade 34. Grace Jones - The Compass Point Sessions 35. Laurie Anderson – Mister Heartbreak 36. Neneh Cherry - Homebrew 37. Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide 38. Talking Heads - Fear of Music 39. P.J. Harvey - To Bring You My Love 40. Basement Jaxx – Rooty 41. Daft Punk – Discovery 42. Tom Tom Club - Dark Sneak Love Action 43. Apocalypse ’91: The Enemy Strikes Black – Public Enemy 44. !!! – Louden Up Now 45. David Bowie - Outside 46. Sinead O’Connor – Am I Not Your Girl? 47. High Llamas – Snowbug 48. Bjork - Homogenic 49. Princess Superstar – Strictly Platinum 50. Prince - 1999 51. David Bowie – Diamond Dogs 52. Blur - Parklife 53. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 54. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey 55. Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville 56. Sandra Bernhard - Without You I’m Nothing 57. Prince - Lovesexy 58. Electric Light Orchestra – Out of the Blue 59. Peaches – Teaches of Peaches 60. Sonic Youth - Dirty 61. Sade – Stronger than Pride 62. Bjork - Vespertine 63. AIR – Moon Safari 64. Gavin Bryars – Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet 65. Nirvana - In Utero 66. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold as Love 67. The Ramones – The Ramones 68. Floating Into the Night – Julee Cruise 69. Ministry - The Land of Rape and Honey 70. The Beatles - Revolver 71. Saint Etienne – Good Humor 72. Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne 73. Laurie Anderson - Big Science 74. Eurythmics – 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) 75. Beck – Guero 76. Le Tigre – Le Tigre 77. Princess Superstar – CEO 78. The Cure - Pornography 79. David Bowie – Heathen 80. Nouvelle Vague – Nouvelle Vague 81. Love & Rockets – Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven 82. Pixies – Doolittle 83. Kate Bush – The Sensual World 84. Deee-Lite – World Clique 85. Gorillaz – Gorillaz 86. The Residents - The Third Reich & Roll 87. Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 88. Bikini Kill – Reject All American 89. Laurie Anderson – Bright Red 90. eels – Electro-Shock Blues 91. Book of Love – Lullaby 92. Depeche Mode – Songs of Faith and Devotion 93. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express 94. Lou Reed - Berlin 95. Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special 96. Phillip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi 97. The Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks 98. Skinny Puppy - ViViSect VI 99. The Time – Ice Cream Castles 100. Kiki & Herb – Will Die For You If anyone else didn't get to put together their lists the first time around, by all means, share now! | |
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Re: "Never Mind The Bullocks"
Bollocks not "bullocks" Bollocks = English slang for 'testicles' or another way of saying something is crap. Never mind the bollocks = Never mind that shit... PS No Smiths...? Morrissey...? 
You meanie  [Edited 6/7/05 9:12am] | |
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Slash said: Re: "Never Mind The Bullocks"
Bollocks not "bullocks" Bollocks = English slang for 'testicles' or another way of saying something is crap. Never mind the bollocks = Never mind that shit... PS No Smiths...? Morrissey...?
You meanie
[Edited 6/7/05 9:12am] And all this time I thought it was about Sandra and Jm. J!!! I know what bollocks means - I'm just not British enough to spell it correctly, apparently. Duly noted and promptly corrected, thankees. 
As for The Smiths and Morrissey, they're on a very special list that will be waiting for me upon my arrival in Hell.  | |
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No wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ?
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Sdldawn said: No wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ?
It's okay - not a big fan. Love the cover, though.  | |
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Anxiety said: Sdldawn said: No wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ?
It's okay - not a big fan. Love the cover, though. good enough  | |
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 I can't believe no-one said anything yet about #4 | |
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PANDURITO said: I can't believe no-one said anything yet about #4 Hey, don't you talk smack about my ELO and Livvy! | |
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you got the white album on it.. thats for sure a top album of all time.. | |
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Sdldawn said: you got the white album on it.. thats for sure a top album of all time..
that's an album i feel like i still haven't absorbed completely, though i've listened to it enough times to kinda be able to map it out in my mind. i think it's a really amazing collection of music, whatever the motivation was or wasn't. | |
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Top 100? Im sure Id leave something out. | |
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Anxiety said: Sdldawn said: you got the white album on it.. thats for sure a top album of all time..
that's an album i feel like i still haven't absorbed completely, though i've listened to it enough times to kinda be able to map it out in my mind. i think it's a really amazing collection of music, whatever the motivation was or wasn't. Thats just it! I think the motivation derived from both.. having motivation.. and not having motivation.. Thats kindof weird to say, but thats how it appears on record.. and its brilliant. | |
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Anxiety said: 1. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain
5. Prince – Sign “O” the Times 12. Nirvana - Nevermind 17. k.d. lang - Ingenue 18. Prince - Come 27. The Beatles ("The White Album") 28. Hole - Live Through This 33. Prince & the Revolution – Parade 36. Neneh Cherry - Homebrew 50. Prince - 1999 57. Prince - Lovesexy 61. Sade – Stronger than Pride 63. AIR – Moon Safari 68. Floating Into the Night – Julee Cruise 70. The Beatles - Revolver 72. Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne 99. The Time – Ice Cream Castles I could probably never find the time/effort to put together my own list, but those are the albums of yours that I have and love!  I have many on your list, but not all are favorites. | |
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dreamfactory313 said: Top 100? Im sure Id leave something out.
i've been working on this for at least a couple of months, and i've been wanting to put a list like this together for even longer. moonbeam and gangstafam got me off my tired butt and motivated me to get a list started. heck, THEY came up with top 200 lists...no way could i do that! | |
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Good to see 1 album I can laugh at (i cant laugh at anyones collection usually) and that is xanadu. My dad has it, ridiculed to death by me, my sister and brother.
odd to see "ice cream castles"? Personally that is my least fav time album. Morris' solo albums beat "ice cream castles". U have reminded me to play it again. I use to play out "my drawers". | |
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Good list | |
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thesexofit said: Good to see 1 album I can laugh at (i cant laugh at anyones collection usually) and that is xanadu. My dad has it, ridiculed to death by me, my sister and brother.
odd to see "ice cream castles"? Personally that is my least fav time album. Morris' solo albums beat "ice cream castles". U have reminded me to play it again. I use to play out "my drawers". there are songs on the other time albums i like better, but on the whole, i like listening to 'ice cream castles' from beginning to end more than their other albums. go figure. | |
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Anxiety said: .
1. Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain 5. Prince – Sign “O” the Times 12. Nirvana - Nevermind 16. Beck - Sea Change 32. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? 33. Prince & the Revolution – Parade 43. Apocalypse ’91: The Enemy Strikes Black – Public Enemy 50. Prince - 1999 57. Prince - Lovesexy 61. Sade – Stronger than Pride 75. Beck – Guero I like these choices and can dig the rest! [Edited 6/7/05 11:06am] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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aw and oh crap, i totally needed to put 'the downward spiral' in there somewhere. ah well. | |
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Anxiety said: thesexofit said: Good to see 1 album I can laugh at (i cant laugh at anyones collection usually) and that is xanadu. My dad has it, ridiculed to death by me, my sister and brother.
odd to see "ice cream castles"? Personally that is my least fav time album. Morris' solo albums beat "ice cream castles". U have reminded me to play it again. I use to play out "my drawers". there are songs on the other time albums i like better, but on the whole, i like listening to 'ice cream castles' from beginning to end more than their other albums. go figure. Oh yeah I know my comment was pointless. Just making conversation is all. | |
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Anxiety said: PANDURITO said: I can't believe no-one said anything yet about #4 Hey, don't you talk smack about my ELO and Livvy!  Agreed. I think ELO were genius in their own right. They mananged to blend strings, disco, and rock. But, I think one of their best works to date was the Xandu soundtrack w/Oliva which you listed on your list. | |
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Hotlegs said: Anxiety said: Hey, don't you talk smack about my ELO and Livvy! Agreed. I think ELO were genius in their own right. They mananged to blend strings, disco, and rock. But, I think one of their best works to date was the Xandu soundtrack w/Oliva which you listed on your list.it's one of the few albums i know every single last lyric to. i don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. | |
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Anxiety said: Hotlegs said: Agreed. I think ELO were genius in their own right. They mananged to blend strings, disco, and rock. But, I think one of their best works to date was the Xandu soundtrack w/Oliva which you listed on your list.it's one of the few albums i know every single last lyric to. i don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It's a VERY good thing! Me too. Which is your fave side - ONJ or ELO? I love how that they're labeled that way on the record. | |
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Anxiety said: 4. Xanadu (Motion Picture Soundtrack) !  There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently | |
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Shapeshifter said: Anxiety said: 4. Xanadu (Motion Picture Soundtrack) ! | |
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Anxiety said: i've been working on this for at least a couple of months, and i've been wanting to put a list like this together for even longer. moonbeam and gangstafam got me off my tired butt and motivated me to get a list started. heck, THEY came up with top 200 lists...no way could i do that!
Actually, I've never been able to pull one together. But yours is great! Lots of 'em on there would be in my list too. Good work, m'friend!  | |
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GangstaFam said: Anxiety said: i've been working on this for at least a couple of months, and i've been wanting to put a list like this together for even longer. moonbeam and gangstafam got me off my tired butt and motivated me to get a list started. heck, THEY came up with top 200 lists...no way could i do that!
Actually, I've never been able to pull one together. But yours is great! Lots of 'em on there would be in my list too. Good work, m'friend! thanks! after i started arranging my first fifty, it was really a snap to finish the other half. | |
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Anxiety said: thanks! after i started arranging my first fifty, it was really a snap to finish the other half.
That's what I should do. It'd probably be easiest if I ordered each artist's albums individually and then see how they mesh together. Mine will be like yours though, majorly Prince and Bowie dominated. Between the 2, they'll probably make up like a quarter of my list. | |
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I think this is a tremendous list - that should go without saying, but I want to say it, anyway, with special mention made of how happy I am to see Julian Cope and Gavin Bryars here.
Also - this isn't a criticism or anything - this kinda shocks me: 47. High Llamas – Snowbug
I like this album, but I never would have thought of ranking it above Hawaii or Gideon Gaye - maybe I've been neglecting it. I'll have to slot it in for some playing time this weekend. | |
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damosuzuki said: I think this is a tremendous list - that should go without saying, but I want to say it, anyway, with special mention made of how happy I am to see Julian Cope and Gavin Bryars here.
Also - this isn't a criticism or anything - this kinda shocks me: 47. High Llamas – Snowbug
I like this album, but I never would have thought of ranking it above Hawaii or Gideon Gaye - maybe I've been neglecting it. I'll have to slot it in for some playing time this weekend. The first time I heard that Gavin Bryars album, it was played for me by someone really special and I couldn't help but cry a little before the album was done. It's really just such a gorgeous, touching piece of music. It makes me feel protected. As for Snowbug, it may not be the best High Llamas album, but it's my favorite for several reasons. First off, I really like the vocal contributions from the Stereolab gals. Secondly, and on a very personal level, I bought this album when I was in NYC, and at that time I was in a really horrible living situation....and for the time that it took me to get out of that place and into a better apartment, that CD was the only beautiful thing in my home. | |
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