What Are Your TOP 5 Albums of all time?

[Savannan]

What are your TOP 5 Ablums of all time?  If you could only live with 5 what would they be?

Mine would be :

#1 - LARD : Last Tempation Of Ried (Seriously probably listened to it over 500x, punk metal)
#2 - DJ TIESTO : Nyana (techno, trance)
#3 - SMASHING PUMPKINS : Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (alternative)
#4 - NINE INCH NAILS : Downward Spiral (industrial)
#5 - THE CULT : Love (rock)

[stealthy1]

Mine would be -

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
2. Daft Punk - Alive 2007
3. Evermore - Real Life
4. Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night

[jamesjones626]

in no order
venom - at war with satan
smashing pumpkins - melon collie and the infinite sadness
Brotha Lynch Hung - Season Of Da Siccness
Mortiis - the smell of rain
camera obscura - lets get out of this country

[Silas (son of Silas)]

1. Jimmy Buffett - Banana Wind
2. Bob Marley - Legend
3. ICE-T - VI Return of the real
4. Meatloaf - Bat out of hell
5. Eagles - Hotel California or maybe N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton

[Malenko]

in no order:


Nine Inch Nails -  Pretty Hate Machine
Johnny Cash - Live from Folsom Prison
Bush - Razerblade Suitcase
Pantera - Vulgar Display of power (I want to say Great Southern Trendkill ,if only for Dimebag Darrell's solo on floods, but VDoP is better)
Maroon 5 - Songs about Jane


I listen to far too many types of music from far too many eras to nail down a true top 5 favorites, so this is what Im feelin, right now.

[shardian]

Tough one, since I am limited to only the albums I have owned. Thus, I will give you MY favorite albums that I feel are great from beginning to end. These will always have a special place my music rotation, and all of them I can listen to over and over.

Beatles: Abbey Road - In my opinion, the single greatest Album 'cover to cover' ever recorded.
Ben Folds Five: Whatever and Ever Amen (though their self-titled is nearly as good)
Tenacious D: Self Titled
Weezer: Blue Album (self titled)
Disturbed: The Sickness

Honorable Mention:
No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom
Primus: Suck on this (Although I was a huge fan, this is their 'tightest' album. It's the only one that I don't skip songs on. Maybe it's because it was live and thus the progressive crap isn't on it.)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Live From the Middle East (I just love the live aspect of this album. Makes me feel like I am there.)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire soundtrack. Most of you will say "Shadows of the Empire?? It has a soundtrack??" Yes, the book indeed had a soundtrack made by someone other than John Williams. And yes, the music is frikkin awesome.

[mccoy178]

No particular order:
1.  Beatles - Abbey Road
2.  Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3.  Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
4.  Van Halen - 1984
5.  Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

I would have said one of the Doors albums or Marley, but I refuse to use greatest hits collections in this.

[javeryh]

This is an impossible question but here goes (in no particular order and without boxed sets or greatest hits or multiple albums by the same band):

Fantastic Planet - Failure
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (any of their albums, actually)
OK Computer - Radiohead (any of their albums, actually)
Give Up - The Postal Service
Binaural - Pearl Jam

[Ginsu Victim]

Difficult question. If it's a "desert island" type of situation, then I would want something that covered all of my moods.

In no particular order

Yngwie J Malmsteen - Rising Force (excellent guitar virtuoso with classical influence)


Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (double "concept" album of sheer progressive awesomeness)


Megadeth - Rust in Peace (my favorite metal album ever thanks to Marty Friedman)


Beatles - White Album (Abbey Road is awesome, but there's more moods covered with this one)


She and Him - Vol 1 (if I'm alone on an island, I need a woman around. Zooey will do )

[shardian]

White Album is good, but has some dead spots. Revolution 9 being the motherload of dead spots of any album ever.

[Epyx]

Wow very tough...this changes slightly depending on mood but mostly would be:

Metallica - Master of Puppets
Megadeth - Rust in Piece
Led Zeppelin - IV
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

[Frigo]

Off the top of my head:

1) Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
2) Joe Satriani - Time Machine (specifically, disc 2)
3) Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
4) Information Society - Peace & Love, Inc.
5) Metallica - Master of Puppets

Like many have said before, this list is highly subject to change dependent on my mood and listening environment.

[massive88]

Wow thats pretty hard, Ive really loved a lot of albums top to bottom, heres the ones that stick out first:

Pearl Jam - Ten
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
Green Day - Dookie
Weezer - Blue Album
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

[Ginsu Victim]

White Album is good, but has some dead spots. Revolution 9 being the motherload of dead spots of any album ever.

Sure, but there are enough good ones on there to make up for it. (I NEVER play Revolution 9)

[shardian]

 (I NEVER play Revolution 9)

And by my definition of a great album, that strikes White Album off the list. I have tons of excellent albums, but I disqualified any albums that had a 'skip song'.

[RayB]

In no order, and mostly old because music isn't as important to me as it was in my youth. Didn't pick these based on any musical critic reasons, just were great albums I listened a hell of a lot to:

"Appetite for Destruction" - Guns n Roses
"Violator" - Depeche Mode
"Downward Spiral" - Nine Inch Nails
"Disintegration" - The Cure

a bunch more are tied for 5th place, so I'll mention an obscure synthy album for its positive vibes and dancey rhythms:

"Welcome to Earth" - Apoptygma Berzerk

[Ginsu Victim]

 (I NEVER play Revolution 9)

And by my definition of a great album, that strikes White Album off the list. I have tons of excellent albums, but I disqualified any albums that had a 'skip song'.

Well, good for you. We're talking about my list, though, not yours.

[Mauzy]

Tough. These aren't in any order due to awesomeness. Assuming a desert island situation where I'm not necessarily fighting for survival constantly.
 
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (Need some party Music)
Daft Punk - ALIVE 2007 (Need some dance Music ((I guess thats just more party music)))
RUSH - A tie between Signals and Moving Pictures (Need music to rock to, also need music to make you think)
Electric Six - Fire (Need some comedy)
Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin (Need some general bad-assery)

Im sure if I was to write this list next week it would be completely different though...

[Ginsu Victim]

RUSH - A tie between Signals and Moving Pictures (Need music to rock to, also need music to make you think)

Yeah, I had a hard time leaving Rush off the list. Good stuff.

[RayB]

Weird.  I was contemplating a list and that was definitely on it.  At least not everyone is into golden oldies around here.
 

Very weird. I had you pegged as a country-western guy.   

[TOK]

1 Slayer - Reign in Blood
2 Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
3 Metallica - Master of Puppets
4 Anthrax - Among The Living
5 DRI - Four Of A Kind

There are probably much better albums creatively, but if I was stuck listening to just these 5 CD's for the next 10 years, I wouldn't complain.

[Epyx]

1 Slayer - Reign in Blood
2 Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast

That is the problem with only having a top 5...If I had to get exiled to an island I would insist on at least 50 or id have missed these two great albums

[LLUncoolJ]

1. Bob Marley - Legend
2. Jimmy Buffett - Songs You Know by Heart
3. Sublime - Sublime
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
5. Nirvana - In Utero

I could live on an island alone and not go nuts for at least a few years with that mix.

[Zero_Hour]

My all time top 5....
In chronological order of release -


Tangerine Dream - "Sorcerer" (Original Soundtrack) - 1977
Art of Noise - "Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise" 1984
Eric B & Rakim - "Follow the Leader" 1988
Soul Coughing - "Ruby Vroom" 1994
Tool - "Ænema" 1996

Those 5 could hold me over for a long while if they had to.

[vizzinni]

Showing my age...today's top 5:

Boston
Who's Next
London Calling
Excitable Boy
Dark Side of the Moon

[bleargh]

If I could only ever own five albums from here to the end of time, it'd be...

Motorhead - No Remorse
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Master of Puppets

Only five is a real pinch, though... I'd really want to be adding in

Ministry - Psalm 69
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Rush - 2112
Slayer - Reign In Blood

I laugh, though... I finally managed to replace my old Dayglo Abortions albums today; been looking to replace those for close to fifteen years...

[Ginsu Victim]

Ooooo, Operation:Mindcrime. I have to think about my list again.

[CCM]

In no particular order:


Pearl Jam - Ten
Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
King Diamond - Abagail
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Alice in Chains - Dirt

[Thenasty]

Asia - Asia
AC/DC - Back in Black
Billy Idol - Rebell Yell
Air Supply - Greatest Hits
Twisted Sisted - Stay Hungry

[wp34]

AC/DC - Back in Black
The Who - Quadrophenia
DC Talk - Jesus Freak
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
ELO - Out of the Blue

[danny_galaga]

The list always varies, but the very first album that comes to mind anytime someone asks is Yes, by Morphine. That, i think will always top the list.

[danny_galaga]

Weird.  I was contemplating a list and that was definitely on it.  At least not everyone is into golden oldies around here.
 

Very weird. I had you pegged as a country-western guy.   

 

[pinballwizard79]

This one is tough

I see GNR, sublime & a few other of my fav's so I will just mention 5 that are unnamed so far.

1. beastie boys - paul's boutique
2. tribe called quest - midnight marauders
3. rehab - southern discomfort
4. daft punk - my ripped "greatest hits" compilation
5. slipknot - self titled

[protokatie]

Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here (the song, as I feel this song alone is better than most albums by any artist as a whole)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
Butthole Surfers - Independent Worm Saloon
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

[Blanka]

Pfff. hard one

- Groove Armada - Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclub
- Frank Sinatra - Supreme Jazz SACD
- Heather Nova - Storm
- Sarah Harmer - I'm a Mountain
- Daft Punk - Da Funk

[danny_galaga]

Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here (the song, as I feel this song alone is better than most albums by any artist as a whole)
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
Butthole Surfers - Independent Worm Saloon
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

I just lent that butthole surfers album to a friend. I figured he'd like it. He LOVES it (",)  . I told him it's  rollercoaster ranging from 'Tiny TIm' to 'Tool' 

[BurgerKingDiamond]

Carcass - Heartwork
King Diamond - Abigail
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Death - The Sound of Perseverance
Anthrax - The Persistence of Time

If I came up with a list tomorrow it might change. It was hard to choose just one Death album....

[Ginsu Victim]

That's two for Abigail. I considered putting Mercyful Fate's Melissa.

Nice to see some Anthrax PoT love.

[TOK]

Carcass - Heartwork
King Diamond - Abigail
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Death - The Sound of Perseverance
Anthrax - The Persistence of Time

If I came up with a list tomorrow it might change. It was hard to choose just one Death album....

I love Dio era Sabbath, figured I was in a very small minority. Neon Knights is my favorite Sabbath song, even though its about as cheesy as a 80's sword and sorcery movie! 

[Riboglaiven]

Guess I'll jump in this...in no particular order.

Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra
Who's Next - The Who
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
Stankonia - Outkast
Art of Storytelling - Slick Rick