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Thread started 01/05/13 9:16am

LiLi1992

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Signature Albums

Albums that stand out and are the hallmark of artists.

ABC - Lexicon Of Love

Eagles - Hotel California

Don McLean - American Pie

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Nirvana - Nevermind

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory

Radiohead - OK Computer

Van Halen - Van Halen

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

John Lennon - Imagine

George Michael - Faith

Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill

U2 - The Joshua Tree

Michael Jackson - Thriller

AC/DC - Back In Black


others?

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Reply #1 posted 01/05/13 10:28am

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Marvin Gaye: What's Going on
The Band (self-titled)
Curtis Mayfield: Curtis
James Brown: The Payback
Kate Bush: Hounds of Love
The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
Bob Dylan:all of 'em! Ha, just kidding, but Bob can't be pinned down on one album. Blonde on Blonde comes close, but then you'd miss his political songs, his religious songs, his love songs...
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Reply #2 posted 01/05/13 10:58am

MattyJam

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Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Metallica - Master of Puppets

Aerosmith - Rocks

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St.

Neil Young - Harvest

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Reply #3 posted 01/05/13 11:29am

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Alice in Chains-Dirt

The Black Crowes-The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

Blue Oyster Cult-Agents of Fortune

Blur-Parklife

Bush-Sixteen Stone

Cheap Trick-At Budokan

The Clash-London Calling

Alice Cooper-Billion Dollar Babies

Sheryl Crow-Tuesday Night Music Club

The Cult-Sonic Temple

Deep Purple-Machine Head

Def Leppard-Hysteria

Diamond Head-(untitled first album)

Faces-A Nod Is As Good As a Wink...To a Blind Horse

Fallout Boy-From Under the Cork Tree

Peter Frampton-Frampton Comes Alive

George Harrison-All Things Must Pass

Hootie and the Blowfish-Cracked Rear View

Inxs-Kick

Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Kiss-Alive!

Living Colour-Vivid

Alanis Morissette-Jagged Little Pill

Motley Crue-Dr. Feelgood

Motorhead-Ace of Spades

No Doubt-Tragic Kingdom

The Presidents of the United States of America-The Presidents of the United States of America

Pulp-Different Class

Sex Pistols-Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols wink

Spin Doctors-Pocketful of Kryptonite

The Stone Roses-The Stone Roses

The Wallflowers-Bringing Down the Horse

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Reply #4 posted 01/05/13 7:16pm

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Janet Jackson - Rhythmn Nation 1814

The Beatles - Abbey Road

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual

Madonna - Like A Virgin

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico

Pet Shop Boys - Actually

Prince - Purple Rain

Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life/Talking Book

TLC - CrazySexyCool

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Reply #5 posted 01/05/13 7:29pm

LiLi1992

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aardvark15 said:

Janet Jackson - Rhythmn Nation 1814

The Beatles - Abbey Road

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual

Madonna - Like A Virgin

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico

Pet Shop Boys - Actually

Prince - Purple Rain

Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life/Talking Book

TLC - CrazySexyCool

I don `t think the Beatles really have the signature album.
they have a group of albums that can claim to be their "business card".
Abbey Road is not overshadowed other albums in their discography.

I think we should concentrate on the more obvious choices wink

but I agree with most of the albums that you have chosen

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Reply #6 posted 01/05/13 7:33pm

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LiLi1992 said:

aardvark15 said:

Janet Jackson - Rhythmn Nation 1814

The Beatles - Abbey Road

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual

Madonna - Like A Virgin

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico

Pet Shop Boys - Actually

Prince - Purple Rain

Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life/Talking Book

TLC - CrazySexyCool

I don `t think the Beatles really have the signature album.
they have a group of albums that can claim to be their "business card".
Abbey Road is not overshadowed other albums in their discography.

I think we should concentrate on the more obvious choices wink

but I agree with most of the albums that you have chosen

Musically you can't really call it a signature album, but the album cover is probably the most well known Beatles picture so when you add that to the music itself, I think you get their signature album

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Reply #7 posted 01/05/13 7:50pm

MickyDolenz

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Wham! ~ Make It Big

Tears For Fears ~ Songs From The Big Chair

Whodini ~ Escape

Phil Collins ~ No Jacket Required

John Cougar ~ Uh Huh

Duran Duran ~ Seven And The Ragged Tiger

Gap Band ~ Gap Band IV

Doobie Brothers ~ Minute By Minute

The Eagles ~ Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

Run DMC ~ Raising Hell

Beastie Boys ~ License To Ill

Carole King ~ Tapestry

Steely Dan ~ Aja

Soundtrack ~ Saturday Night Fever

The Monkees ~ Headquarters

Rick James ~ Street Songs

Wings ~ Band On The Run

Sister Sledge ~ We Are Family

Soundtrack ~ The Sound Of Music

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ~ Spanish Fly

Lionel Richie ~ Can't Slow Down

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #8 posted 01/05/13 7:53pm

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I think, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also an obvious candidate
commercially, musically this album is not inferior (superior, perhaps) and has a very famous cover too.
Revolver and Rubber Soul also possible contenders.

it`s controversial, which is why I don`t think they have a "signature album"

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Reply #9 posted 01/05/13 8:31pm

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LiLi1992 said:

I think, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also an obvious candidate

Sgt. Pepper is often called "the greatest album of all time".

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #10 posted 01/06/13 12:59pm

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MickyDolenz said:

LiLi1992 said:

I think, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is also an obvious candidate

Sgt. Pepper is often called "the greatest album of all time".

Not by me! wink

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Reply #11 posted 01/06/13 9:52pm

MiniJamesW

Colour By Numbers - Culture Club

Illmatic - Nas

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (not my favorite but this is their signature album)

Make It Big - Wham!

Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

Here's Little Richard - Little Richard

Purple Rain - Prince

Stankonia - OutKast

Back To Black - Amy Winehouse

21 - Adele

Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees

Post - Björk

Life's Too Good - The Sugarcubes

Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby - Terence Trent D'Arby/Sananda Maitreya

Faith - George Michael

Greatist Hits - Queen (if compilations count)

Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

Touch - Eurythmics

All Things Must Pass - George Harrison

Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings

Plastic Ono Band/Imagine - John Lennon

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

Blue - Joni Mitchell

Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk

Only Visiting This Planet - Larry Norman

Horses - Patti Smith

A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector - Phil Spector

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies

a lot of my favorite artists have already been mentioned including some that I posted.

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