i only have/listened to 17 of them

Dancelot said:

As soon as I read your comment I lost interest in the list.

Dancelot, I would way rather read YOUR list of 75 albums one must own.

I actually HAVE a list by paligap that I printed off and refer to every now and then.

I read the list anyway and it's not that bad!

Dewrede said:

He's on the 30 Glaring Omissions from the 75 Albums Every Man Should Own list.
[Edited 3/11/09 14:58pm]

Cinnie said:

I can't say it's straightout bad, I have approximately 15 to 20 albums myself. but still I wouldn't tag let's say Combat Rock as essential owning. and while it's nice and refreshing to see someone like Slick Rick make that list, they simply can't leave out someone likePublic Ennemy. so yes, a patchy and VERY individual list it is...

first let's include a fair number of the usual suspects to give the list some credibility (Rubber Soul, Pet Sounds, What's Going On, SITKOL, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin etc.) then throw in a few more "surprising" off-track choices for well known classic artists that make people say "yeah nice, still I would have picked that OTHER album". then add some really strange choices for records that may be of personal importance to the author, but are in now way essential on a global scale. still the author probably waited years until he could give his favourite child memories some prominent exposure. and finally let's also include two Classical albums, I may not know much about Classical music and own probably only those two records but on the list they go.


and pivotal artists like EWF, Aretha, P-Funk, Duke Ellington etc. never made an album that deserves to be in the Top 75? include Classical music but leave out Mozart? I can't swallow that. of course such lists are ALWAYS subjective, but this one more than others it appears to me.


oh, and I want that paligap list! seriously! I want to count how much I already own... and then order the rest!

Dancelot said:

I hear what you are saying... I thought even the rap picks seemed shoved in there...

That paligap list... I don't have the text, I literally have it printed off on paper and that is it - the holy org scroll

Cinnie said:

then use a scanner. or re-type it. damn I want that

Dancelot said:

I'm hoping paligap reposts it!

4 out of 76, with the lions share of the list being stuff i have no interest in hearing.



Guess i better turn in my man card.

Dancelot said:

Meh, I think Mozart's a bit overrated myself.

It's not a bad list though, though I own a good portion of it. It would impress me a lil bit if I was checking out someone's collection and they had some of this stuff.

They were pretty serious about that Publix album though. That band must be really good if it kept popping up every couple albums.
[Edited 3/12/09 12:09pm]

I own about 12 or so of these...In fact, that's a lot more than I expected!

What's worse is that there are a few of them that I KNOW are classics but which I have NEVER heard...should put that right really....

rocknrolldave said:

I only own 5 from the list

Have got 8 of them (Hendrix one is my favourite)

GNR Appetite 4 Destruction
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Marley
Temptations
Notorious BIG
Ziggy Stardust

List is exist though, and avoids most pop, wheres Prince, Madonna, Elton, Michael Jackson etc.

Cinnie said:

if it was posted in a thread here, then you can do some google search by typing in a few words from the printout

I've got:

The Stone Roses
Lust for Life
Ziggy Stardust
What's Going On
The Cars
The Velvet Underground and Nico
Appetite for Destruction
Combat Rock
Marquee Moon
Exile in Guyville
Songs in the Key of Life

The list is constructed with a clear bias toward the "man's man". Not really my cup of tea, but it's hard to deny that many of these are great albums.

Dancelot said:

I tried typing out something character for character and didn't get ANY hits. I tried smaller parts, like, just an artist or album but I only got hits for other threads discussing them.

Of those 75, I got:
What's Going On
Songs in the Key of Life
Band of Gypsys
Appetite for Destruction

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That's it.
[Edited 3/13/09 16:16pm]

Timmy84 said:

No Sam Cooke Nightbeat???? I highly suggest it.

theAudience said:

My boss is a HUGE fan. She's got a picture on her door of the two of them together.

Don't believe the hype. Darkness is Springsteen's hardest-rockin' album, but its lyrics were written by a 28-year-old. The Boss' best record is:

Ace said:

Seriously, isn't that the ugliest cheapest cover you've ever seen? It looked like they took exactly 3 seconds to come up with it. Blindfolded.

mynameisnotsusan said:

Yeah, it is pretty bad. But compared to this, it's a freakin' masterpiece :

Actually I got more of a kick from reading
"The Ten Types of Music No Man Should Own"
under related links

daPrettyman said:

I've been meaning to get it. But I'll get it soon. Thanx.