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Favorite albums? Hmm, this is tough. Jerome listed a bunch of great ones (Pink Floyd, Rajaz, etc.). I think I'd probably list my top 10 as;
1. "The Crimson Idol" - W.A.S.P.
2. "Bridge of Sighs" - Robin Trower
3. "Faces & Four Letter Words (Original Version)" - One Less Reason
4. "Caravanserai" - Santana
5. "Birds of Fire" - The Mahavishnu Orchestra
6. "Forever Blue" - Chris Isaak
7. "Indian Summer" - Carbon Leaf
8. "A Love Supreme" - John Coltrane
9. "Pleasures of the Harbor" - Phil Ochs
10. "Irish Tour '74" - Rory Gallagher
Honorable Mentions:
"Operation: Mindcrime" - Queensryche
"Happy Trails" - Quicksilver Messenger Service
"Venusian Summer" - Lenny White
"Bitches Brew" - Miles Davis
"Blackbird" - Alter Bridge
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Looking forward to your next review, Rhys!
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25-04-2014, 01:48
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RhysBP Wrote:Birds of Tokyo and The Temper Trap are the biggest and best Aussie bands going around at the moment.
I sure am enjoying the Birds Of Tokyo's take on the Hunters & Collectors classic Talking to a Stranger!
Albums of all time (some of them at least how I feel about them today):
The Clash - London Calling
Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage 1-3 & Hot Rats
The Cure - Head On The Door
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Husker Du - Warehouse
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bullocks
The Cult - Love
Midnight Oil - Diesel & Dust
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell
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Can't resist adding to this!
Top 5, no particular order.
The Smiths - Meat is Murder
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
The Cure - Head on the Door
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
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YES !!!!...Ziggy Stardust!!!!
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Currently writing my review for Coldplay's new album. Will be up by the end of the week.
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Isn't Zappa great, Evil !!! I love your selections! Ziggy and most Beatle albums will always be my favs but after that anything goes !!!!...lol
evilB Wrote:I sure am enjoying the Birds Of Tokyo's take on the Hunters & Collectors classic Talking to a Stranger!
Albums of all time (some of them at least how I feel about them today):
The Clash - London Calling
Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage 1-3 & Hot Rats
The Cure - Head On The Door
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Husker Du - Warehouse
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bullocks
The Cult - Love
Midnight Oil - Diesel & Dust
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell
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Talking Heads -True Stories
Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan - sitar & sarod duet 'Bangla Dhun' from The Concert For Bangladesh
Beatles - Abbey Road
Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood , Heavy Horses, Thick as a Brick
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Laurie Anderson -Brave New World (live), Mister heartbreak
Leo Kottke ??? (several)
Bill Nelson (Practically Wired, Gleaming Without Lights, Joy Through Amplification, and a dozen others)
Jimi Hendrix/Band of Gypsies, Electric Ladyland , Axis , Bold As Love
Midnight Oil -Earth and Sun and Moon
Steve Morse - High Tension Wires
Cirque du Soleil -Mystere
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Deuter - Land of Enchantment
Kitaro - some greatest hits thing
Curve -Cuckoo
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish , Oceania
Bach -Brandenburg Concertos
Beethoven's 6th
Santana - Abraxas
that's a decent peek into my head , and it's history
(a few of these might better fit on a 'best albums of all time')
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Odyssey Number Five - Powderfinger
A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
Turn On The Bright Lights - Interpol
Under The Iron Sea - Keane
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay
The Weight Of Your Love - Editors
Where You Stand - Travis
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SteveO Wrote:Isn't Zappa great, Evil !!! I love your selections! Ziggy and most Beatle albums will always be my favs but after that anything goes !!!!...lol
Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar !
The FZ album; I forgot to put it on my list :tongue:
