can you really list your ten favorite albums?

exile in guyville - liz phair
last splash - breeders
become what you are - juliana hatfield
cindy - acetone
los angeles/wild gift - x
midnight marauders - atcq
moon pix - cat power
endtroducing - dj shadow

i'm having a hard time commiting to any others, maybe

dots and loops - stereolab
a love supreme - john coltrane i almost feel dumb putting that there, i don't really want it to be a token jazz album

Saint Etienne - Tiger Bay
V/A: Grooverider - Hardstep Selection II
Kitchens Of Distinction - Strange Free World
Comsat Angels - Sleep No More
Kate Bush - The Hounds Of Love
Bark Psychosis - Hex
V/A: Zed Bias - Sound Of The Pirates
Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
The Sundays - Reading Writing & Arithmetic

This is somewhat subject to change obviously.

It's harder than I thought!

Al Green - Al
Pulp - Different Class
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Mott The Hoople - Mott
Jerry Lee Lewis - Live At The Star Club
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
ABC - Lexicon Of Love
Daphne & Celeste - I Didn't Say That
Louis Prima - Buona Sera
Congos - Heart Of The Congos

Actually, I bet that's not far off my real top ten. It is distressing not being able to include about a hundred albums in my top ten, though. I'd be happier producing a top 100, or 200. If I have to omit the two comps there (Green and Prima - it does feel a bit like cheating), I might shove in Can't Stand The Rezillos! and Underworld's Dubnobasswithmyheadman instead.

'Ere we go...

1-The Beatles:Rubber Soul

2-The Clash:The Clash

3-Blur:13

4-The Clash:Sadinista!

5-Bob Dylan:The Times They Are A Changing

6-Dusty Springfield:Dusty In Mrmphis

7-Public Enemy:Fear Of A Black Planet

8-Nick Drake:Five Leaves Left

9-Richard & Linda Thompson:I Want To See The Bright Lights...

10-The Smiths:The Queen Is Dead

er....I can't think of any other albums.

Wendy and Bonnie - "Genesis"

Beach Boys - "Friends"

The Smiths - "Hatfull of Hollow"

Scott Walker - "Scott 4"

Dudley Moore - "Bedazzled OST"

Posies - "Frosting on the Beater"

Italian Cinema Lounge 9 cdr collection

Perry Blake - "Still Life"

Russ Garcia and his orchestra - "Fantastica"

BoC - "Music has the right to children"

For possible googling misunderstanding: I advise that Mobb Deep come out of the closet.

Can "warrior genius" be, like, my title or something? Please please please?

Jeez Martin - you have the geographical co-ordinates in your database? That's some size of collection!

I wonder this every so often - I came to the conclusion that a certain period of elapsed time is part of the criteria, some things which are intensely loved can be temporary infatuations. But the ones which seem to *always* make it into the list every time I've tried this, over the last 5-10 years at least, are:

1) Synergy - Sequencer (1976)
2) David Bowie - Low (1977)
3) Wire - 154 (1979)
4) The Comsat Angels - Sleep No More (1981)
5) Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age Of Wireless (1982)
6) Propaganda - A Secret Wish (1984)
7) The The - Infected (1986)
8) Dead Can Dance - Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun (1987)
9) Nitzer Ebb - That Total Age (1987)
10) -----

And at this point, too many other candidates start clamouring! ( eg Punishment Of Luxury - Laughing Academy, Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express, Chrome - Alien Soundtracks, T.Heads - Remain In Light, Simple Minds - Reel To Real Cacophony, Cocteau Twins - Sunburst & Snowblind, Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche '85, The Passage - Enflamed,...blahblahetc....)

Something perhaps worth considering is that these albums, even though they are my 'favourite' ones, are not necessarily the same as a list of 10 albums that I think are the most interesting, or 10 albums that I think the most important, either in terms of listening 'development' or ALERTALERT 'influence' RELAXRELAX on me/the rest of music.
Also the case: a list of 10 favourite bands/artists would only include about half of those listed - you find some bodies of work strongest overall without them including any particular album that makes your top ten. (eg Devo)
I was going to include my equivalent lists from mid 80's and late 70's as illustration of time variance, but does ILx want even more lists, eh?
It would be good if ppl explained their choices - but of course it's too time-consuming and difficult. (For me anyway)

piano magic - low birth weight
kraftwerk - trans europe express
happy mondays - bummed
kevin ayers - joy of a toy
autechre - lp5
adorable - against perfection
cocteau twins - victorialand
the fall - hip priest & kamerads
piano magic - a trick of the sea
boards of canada - music has the right to children

you see, these things are always kinda weird, i'm looking at my list there, and thinking, thats not my list! this is because album led lists exclude most of my favourite type of stuff (ie - not on album)

Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Spirit - The amily that Plays together
Funkadelic - Free yr Ass & yr mind will follow
Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet
Popol Vuh - Das Hoheleid Salomos (this one is my actual favourite)
Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill
Julian Cope - jehovahkill
High Tide - Sea Shanties
The Misunderstood - Before the Dream Faded

That's 10 for to-day, off the top of my head anyway. I'd probably change 2 or 3 at least after I listen to some more musick. I could ass TGs "Heathen Earth" if it was yer 11 faves, & so it would go on.

21 Singles - J and MC
Storytelling - Belle and Sebastian
Live 1966 - Bob Dylan
Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Solid Air - John Martyn
Grebtest Hits - The Rasperries
Pet Sounds - the Beach Boys
Beethoven was Deaf - Morrissey
Kaleidoscope World - the Chills

............and to think these are the tracks they left OFF Fishermans Blues!?!

christ that was difficult. i still feel like i should have put the spice girls - spice on there but there was no room. that album got me through my first terrible year at university. RON! i thought your list was rainy's for a minute! :-)

1. ABC - The Lexicon of Love
2. Propaganda - A Secret Wish
3. V/A - Motown Gold
4. V/A -(Joe Meek)The Alchemist of Pop
5. Stockholm Monsters - Alma Mater
6. The Zombies - Odessy and Oracle
7. Subway Sect - A Different Story 1978-1981
8. The Buzzcocks - A Different Kind of Tension
9. V/A - The Clouds Have Groovy Faces (Rubble 6)
10. The Clash - Sandinista

6.

i just realized i never did this.

talk talk - laughing stock
pil - metal box
ar kane - 69
wu-tang clan - enter the wu
piano magic - low birth weight
scritti politti - cupid & psyche '85
st. etienne - foxbase alpha
the fall - slates
dj hype - live on kiss fm, 1993
my bloody valentine - isn't anything

...nahh, just kidding

In no particular order:

Four Tet - Pause
Luke Slater - My Yellow Wise Rug
Jane Siberry - When I Was A Boy
Cinerama - Disco Volante
OST - Wings of Desire
(yet another) Kitchens of Distinction - Strange Free World
Múm - Finally We Are No One
Manitoba - Start Breaking My Heart
Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band - Smokin' The Dummy/Bloodlines
RJD2 - Deadringer

plus or minus up to ten, according to mood.

Shout outs to "69", "Kind of blue" and "Here come the warm jets"

Well thats all I can think of right now. I wanted to put the Carpenters best of on, but that isn't really an album is it?

I'd count that as a blessing fer sure. Lists are fucking boring all the same but I do always seem to get sucked into em.

Completely honest; changes from month-to-month but not day-to-day.

Classic Sinatra
The Beatles - 1962-1966 (The Red Album)
Beach Boys - Endless Summer
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
The Clash (UK)
Straitjacket Fits - Hail (US version)
Pet Shop Boys - Very
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Sleater-Kinney - The Hot Rock
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

I have albums in common with Daniel and Di, whatever that signifies.

Oops I meant "The Death Of Cool"! And a year and a bit ago I would have said "So Tough" instead of "Tiger Bay" (then only my 3rd fave St. Et album) but then I got the supa-dupa longer version of "Tiger Bay" and now it is my favourite cultural artifact in the history of existence.

yeah I like that one. Paperback writer and wanna hold your hand are very nice but the stuff with strings doesn't do much for me.

1. Radiohead - Ok Computer
2. Carl Craig - Landcruising
3. Autechre - Amber
4. Kraftwerk - Computerworld
5. Led Zeppelin - IV
6. Pink Floyd - Meddle
7. David Bowie - Low
8. Radiohead - Kid A
9. Slowdive - Souvlaki
10. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

technique - new order
76:14 - global communication
soup - bola
since i left you - the avalanches
landcruising - carl craig
more songs about food and revolutionary art - carl craig
innovator - derrick may
arrange and process basic channel tracks - scion
closer - joy division
ok computer - radiohead

A top ten singles would probably not contain any of these artists. ALso, if you picked any one of the LPs listed above I could easily name ten LPs not listed which were better.

new list:
technique - new order
76:14 - global communication
soup - bola
since i left you - the avalanches
landcruising - carl craig
more songs about food and revolutionary art - carl craig
innovator - derrick may
arrange and process basic channel tracks - scion
closer - joy division
the blueprint - jay-z

1- Led Zepellin- Houses of the Holy
2-Led Zeppelin - IV
3-Radiohead- OK Computer
4- Joao Gilberto- Chega de Saudade
5- Jorge Ben- Samba Esquema Novo
6- Bebel Gilberto- Tanto Tempo
7- Pink Floyd- The Dark Side of the Moon
8- Nirvana- MTV Unplugged
9- The Smiths- Singles
10- Legiao Urbana- As Quatro Estacoes

Ahh this was so hard to do. I bet I can come up with a different list tomorrow... And FYI the foreign albums mentioned are all Brazilian. Classics!

* Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness
* Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been
* Poison - Flesh & Blood
* Alice Cooper - Goes To Hell
* Avril Lavigne - Let Go
* Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory
* Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II
* Philistines Jr - The Continuing Struggle of
* Weezer - Pinkerton
* At least 30 others....

maxinquaye - tricky
songs of leonard cohen - leonard cohen
the white Album - the beatles
raw power - the stooges
heart of the congos - the congos
songs in the key of life - stevie wonder
the velvet underground - the velvet underground
creatures of darkness and light - jackie leven
satta massa gana - the abyssinians
frequencies - lfo
hunky dory - david bowie

In no order, but numbered so I can keep track,

1) Bowie, Outside
2) Bowie, Aladdin Sane
3) Floored Genius: the best of Julian Cope and the Teardrop Explodes
4) Nirvana, Nevermind
5) Radio Iodine, Tiny Warnings
6) Eminem, the Eminem Show
7) John Coltrane, Lush Life
8) Evolution Control Committee, Plagiarhythm
9) The Pixies, Trompe le Monde
10) Kirsty MacColl, Tropical Brainstorm

out to lunch - eric dolphy
stooges - stooges
warm jets - eno
get rich/die trying - token modern music guy
seeds - seeds
grotesque - or some other fall album but ok let's say grotesque
om - john coltrane
horses - patti smith
three virgins - axemen
side 2 of tattoo you & side one of exile - rolling stones

hey gareth "joy of a toy" is pretty great, maybe i'd'a put that in mine if you hadnt put it in yrs (don't want people to think i'm copying anyone!!)

Madonna, The Immaculate Collection
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps
Sleater-Kinney, One Beat
Freedy Johnston, Can You Fly
Outkast, Aquemini
Franco & Rochereau, Omona Wapi
Wu-Tang, Enter the Wu-Tang
The Beatles, Rubber Soul
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions

ok, 11: The Clash (UK)

1) Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat
2) Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet
3) Led Zeppelin, IV
4) Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps
5) Aerosmith, Rocks
6) Madonna, You Can Dance
7) Neil Young, Decade
8) Bats, Daddy’s Highway
9) Feelies, Crazy Rhythms
10) Johnny Cash, The Sun Years

Ed's Redeeming Qualities, More Bad Times.

Bob Dylan - "Blonde on Blonde"
Steely Dan - "Countdown to Ecstasy"
Arthur Rubinstein - "Beethoven Piano Sonatas"
Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Music"
Can - "Future Days"
The Carter Family - "Wildwood Flower"
Jimi Hendrix - "Band of Gypsys"
Sonic Youth - "Dirty"
Stevie Wonder - "Songs in the Key of Life"
Slapp Happy - "Acnalbasac Noom"

Duran Duran, Medazzaland
Scritti Politti, Cupid & Psyche '85
Bryan Ferry, Bete Noire
Hunters & Collectors, Hunters & Collectors
David Sylvian, Everything & Nothing [I am SO cheating here]
Tears for Fears, The Hurting
Japan, Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Roxy Music, Roxy Music
The Cure, Bloodflowers
Belfegore, Belfegore

Oh damn, already ten?! *sighs* Ok, that'll have to do.

Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins
Giant Steps - Boo Radleys
The Holy Bible - The Manics
Psychocandy - Jesus and Mary Chain
Tigermilk - Belle and Sebastian
Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield
The Bends - Radiohead
His'n'Hers - Pulp
I've Seen Everything - Trash Can Sinatras
Grand Prix - Teenage Fanclub

Which is subject to change in, ooh, about ten minutes.

Tricky, Maxinquaye
PJ Harvey, Rid of Me/TBYML (yes, cheating)
Madonna, Erotica
Joy Division, Closer
Primal Scream, Screamadelica
Tori Amos, Boys for Pele
Hendrix, Electric Ladyland
Breeders, Last Splash
Nirvana, Nevermind
Michael Jackson, Off the Wall

young marble giants - colossal youth
pj harvey - rid of me
the kinks - face to face
minutemen - what makes a man start fires
richard & linda thompson - pour down like silver
roxy music - siren
prince - sign o the times
the beach boys - pet sounds
neil young - on the beach
the band - s/t

Uh, yes, dear, only one Duran album. I'm a Duran uberfan, not some saddo Duranie with no life whatsoever and a stack of restraining orders pertaining to various band members. *laughs*

Oh yes, and now I'm tempted to list ten more but I will restrain myself from doing so. *bites down hard on tongue*

Ah, now this is an album. :-)

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
John Coltrane - Lush Life
Black Crowes - Shake Your Moneymaker
Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Van Morrison - Moondance
Dakota Staton - the Late Late Show
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World

1) bonecrusher - attenCHUN
2) lil kim - la bella mafia
3) 50 cent - get rich or die tryin
4) bubba sparxxx - deliverence
5) dj rectangle - 1200s never die
6) basement jaxx - kish kash
7) david banner - mississippi
8) t.i. - trap muzik
9) v/a eastern conference allstars 3
10) nappy roots - wooden leather

given that this is
just a right-now thing, then here
we go with ten discs

west side story OST
to russell, my brother, whom I slept with bill cosby
motor-booty affair parliament
c'mon kids the boo radleys
happy end of the world pizzicato five
livro caetano veloso
eyes on this mc lyte
the b-52s the b-52s
hijos del culo bersuit vergabarat
missa luba muunango national choir

Cee-Lo Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
Mr. Bungle California
DJ Shadow Endtroducing...
Praxis Transmutation: Mutatis Mutandis
Lovage: Songs to Make Love to Your Old Lady By
ODB Ni**a Please
Fishbone The Reality of My Surroundings
Talking Heads Remain in Light
Bjork Vespertine
The Roots Phrenology

1. 'Louder Than Bombs' - The Smiths
2. The Smiths' eponymous
3. 'Viva Hate' - Morrissey
4. 'Bona Drag' - Morrissey
5. 'You Turn Me On' - Beat Happening
6. 'It's Love' - The Softies. 'Winter Pageant' - The Softies
7. Go Sailors' eponymous
8. 'Heavenly Vs. Satan' (K Records edition) - Heavenly
9. 'Head Over Heels' - Cocteau Twins
10. 'Filigree & Shadow' - This Mortal Coil

Or, something like that.

hah at this point I'm starting to get lost in the decisions... I managed a list of just over a hundred here, it doesn't reflect my taste that well since I like lots of songs

hah at this point I'm starting to get lost in the decisions... I managed a list of just over a hundred here, it doesn't reflect my taste that well since I like lots of songs.
Ten favourite bands/artists is easier and more meaningful for me.

In order of affection probably more than anything else;

1 Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
2 In Utero - Nirvana
3 (the best of) New Order
4 Appetite for Destruction - Guns n Roses
5 "White album" - Beatles
6 Seventeen Seconds - the Cure
7 Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine
8 OK Computer - Radiohead
9 Master of Puppets - Metallica
10 Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin

*yawn* boring