here is my current top ten all time albums,
...
...sign o the times...prince
...revolver...the beatles
...forever changes...love
...innervisions...stevie wonder
...marquee moon...television
...is this it?...the strokes
...pet sounds...beach boys
...dark side of the moon...pink floyd
...purple rain...prince
...abbey road...the beatles
...
...i've showed you mine, now you show me yours
...
...(cheeky boy!)

Nice choices. I think mine change with the wind, but here are mine as of this moment, in no particular order...

Purple Rain
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
Low - Bowie
Goo - Sonic Youth
Parallel Lines - Blondie
OK Computer - Radiohead
Sea Changes - Beck
Ramones - The Ramones
Parade
Tiger Bay - St. Etienne

Mine changes a lot too. Here's what I'd choose right now.

Low - David Bowie
Lovesexy - Prince
Vespertine - Bjork
Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
Seventeen Seconds - The Cure
Homogenic - Bjork
From The Choirgirl Hotel - Tori Amos
Pre-Millennium Tension - Tricky
Achtung Baby! - U2
Lover's Rock - Sade

SOTT - Prince
Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
Graceland - Paul Simon
Earthling - David Bowie
The Joshua Tree - U2
...Nothing Like The Sun - Sting
Survival - Bob Marley and The Wailers
Life On Planet Groove - Maceo Parker
The Hardline According To TTD - Terence Trent D'Arby
Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen

My current top 10:

1. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain
2. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
3. Madonna - Like A Prayer
4. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
5. Janet Jackson - Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
6. Lisa Stansfield - Affection
7. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
8. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
9. Kylie Minogue - Fever
10. Blondie - Parallel Lines
[This message was edited Sun Jan 18 14:42:12 PST 2004 by VoicesCarry]

blackboab said:

The reissue that includes "Little Johnny Jewel" fucking rules.

i only discovered "marquee moon" a few months ago, it really grows on you like all great albums. really strong songs and great guitar throughout. brilliant stuff.

david bowie - aladdin sane
john coltrane - a love supreme
elvis costello - get happy
the cure - the head on the door
miles davis - kind of blue
led zeppelin - physical graffiti
pat metheny - secret story
parliament - mothership connection
prince - 1999
frank zappa - uncle meat

prince
dirty mind
atwiad
lovesexy
emancipation
crystall ball
ona - piano
ona - live
the truth
trc

non prince

london calling - the clash
never mind the bollocks - the sex pistols
blue - joni mitchell
hunky dory - david bowie
black and white - the stranglers
may19 1992 - ingrid chavez
all eyes on me - 2pac
the joshua tree - U2
cafe bleu - the style council
999 - 999
[This message was edited Sun Jan 18 17:01:14 PST 2004 by danielboon]

danielboon said:

it's actually called May 19, 1992.

After ALL Prince albums...

INPOrder...

Appetite for Destruction- GNFNRoses
It Takes a Nation Of Millions...- Public Enemy
Hardline According to...- TTD
Raising Hell- RunDMC
Thriller- MJ
Born In the USA- Bruce Springsteen
Faith- George Micheal
Like a Prayer- Madonna
Dookie- Green Day
Licensed to Ill- Beastie Boys

Milty said:

well spotted i alway's get it mixed up !!!

10)The Clash
9) Red Hot Chili Peppers - BloodSugarSexMagik
8) Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Trust
7) Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
6) Prince - Sign O' The Times
5) The B-52's - Whammy!
4) Gang of Four - Entertainment!
3) The Specials
2) ABC - The Lexicon of Love
1) Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

Not in order:

Velvet Rope - Janet Jackson
Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson
Heartbreak - New Edition
Dirty Mind - Prince
Parade - Prince
SOTT - Prince
Raising Hell - RUN DMC
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Color By Numbers - Culture Club
Symphony or Damn - Terence Trent D'arby

mine changes all the time too... but right now it would be this.


1. ok computer - radiohead
2. abbey road - beatles
3. disintegration - the cure
4. lovesexy - prince
5. savage - eurythmics
6. rust never sleeps - neil young & Crazy Horse
7. the world inside - human drama
8. boys for pele - tori amos
9. very - pet shop boys
10. lodger - david bowie

right now, in order:

1) prince, dirty mind

2) earth, wind & fire, head to the sky

3) stevie wonder, songs in the key of life

4) michael jackson, got to be there

5) keith sweat, make it last forever

6) heatwave, central heating

7) ramones, self-titled debut album

8) alexander o'neal, hearsay

9) the cars, candy-o

10) barry white, the man

Not entirely all-time but most are can't live withouts or have been playing alot lately.

1. Duran Duran - Rio
2. Res - How I Do
3. Sweetback - Sweetback
4. Prince - Purple Rain Sdtrk.
5. Walter Hawkins - Love Alive II
6. Maxwell - Embrya
7. India.Arie - Acoustic Soul
8. Sade - Stronger Than Pride
9. The Beatles - Let It Be
10. Chris Botti - A Thousand Kisses Deep

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
The Beatles - Revolver
Radiohead - Kid A
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Prince - The Truth
Bee Gees - Main Course
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Bjork - Vespertine

All in fairly heavy rotation at the mo.