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List your top 10 favorite albums

A top ten list is a stupid thing to do when it comes to my favorite music, it changes everyday. Here is my top ten list for today:
in no order :

1) Miles: filles de kilimanjaro
2) Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day
3) Genesis: Trick of the Tail (for Los Endos alone - phil is an amazing drummer).
4) Jim Hall & Pat Metheny: Self Titled Live & studio album
5) Jaco Pastorius - self Titled First album
6)Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the way of the world
7) King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
8)Grover Washington Jr. - All my tomorrows (shunned by 'jazz snobs' but totally outstanding).
9) Native Dancer - Wayne Shorter
10) Prince - Sign o' the times

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Permalink Reply by AcetyleneJukebox on July 8, 2009 at 12:40am: Definitely agree with you on Jaco's first solo album and the Miles album. I would add:
Pat Metheny's first solo album "Bright Size Life"
Weather Report's "Heavy Weather"
Miles Davis "Bitches Brew"
Wayne Shorter "Speak No Evil"
John Coltrane"Interstellar Space"
The Beatles - from "Revolver" on really but if I had to pick one... then "The White Album"
Rush- hard to pick just one but probably "Permanent Waves"
The Doors- their first and last album "L.A.Woman"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Trevor Eisenhauer on July 11, 2009 at 9:54pm: You're right, a top 10 is definitely tough to do. Here's what i came up with.

NIN - The Fragile
Radiohead - OK Computer
Tool - Aenima
Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways
NIN - The Downward Spiral
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Paul Oakenfold - Swordfish Soundtrack
Pink Floyd - The Wall
The Crystal Method - Vegas
Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Razbaque Dirge on July 14, 2009 at 9:30am: Personal preference bein' what it is... lol... here's my ten:

I. VAST - Visual Audio Sensory Theater
II. Tool - Lateralus
III. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
IV. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
V. Mr. Bungle - California
VI. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
VII. The Tea Party - Transmission
VIII. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
IX. Portishead - Dummy
X. Pixies - Doolittle; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ray waddington on July 14, 2009 at 11:10am: Razbaque Dirge said:
Personal preference bein' what it is... lol... here's my ten:

I. VAST - Visual Audio Sensory Theater
II. Tool - Lateralus
III. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
IV. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
V. Mr. Bungle - California
VI. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
VII. The Tea Party - Transmission
VIII. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
IX. Portishead - Dummy
X. Pixies - Doolittle

radiohead and pixies, good call...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by BRIAN LEE CORBER on July 14, 2009 at 9:18pm: Well, let's see.

Herrmann: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, OST
Bernstein: GREAT ESCAPE, OST
Williams: STAR WARS, OST
Goldsmith: STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE, OST
Holst: THE PLANETS (I have 100 different performances on LP, VHS, DVD & CD)
Liszt: LES PRELUDES (Von Karajan) (DGG)
Mancini: EXPERIMENT IN TERROR, OST
Horner: KRULL, OST
Schifrin: THE CINCINNATI KID, OST
Waxman,SUNSET BLVD., OST
Rozsa: BEN-HUR, OST
Rozsa: VIOLIN CONCERTO (hEIFETZ) RCA
Tiomkin: GUNFIGHT AT O.K.CORRAL (eb fms)
Bernstein: KINGS OF THE SUN (FMM)
Steiner: KING KONG, OST; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jim Hughes on July 15, 2009 at 8:28pm: I'm workin on this one. Gotta think about it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ian Gallacher on September 23, 2009 at 4:02am: Here's my top 10, it could be different tomorrow.

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
The Divine Comedy - Promenade
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Aimee Mann - Bachelor No 2.
Radiohead - OK Computer
Air - 10,000hz Legend
The Doors - LA Woman
Sparks - Kimono My House
Björn Olsson - Instrumentalmusik; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Martin Brannigan on November 1, 2009 at 9:14pm: My Top 10, in no particular order would be :

1. Genesis - Seconds Out
2. John Williams - The Spielberg/Williams Collaborations
3. Todd Rundgren - A Capella
4. Michael Kamen - Band Of Brothers OST
5. John Powell - The Bourne Identity OST
6. Steve Hackett - The Defector
7. Def Leppard - Vault
8. Toto - The Seventh One
9. Thomas Newman - Meet Joe Black OST
10. Narada Michael Walden - Garden Of Love Light; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Soundwrx Music on November 2, 2009 at 5:44pm: 1. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
2. Final Cut - Pink Floyd
3. An American Prayer - Jim Morrison
4. Quark, Strangeness and Charm - Hawkwind
5. Push The Button - Chemical Brothers
6. Home of the Brave - Laurie Anderson
7. Peter Gabriel (Car)
8. Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie
9. The Skies Gone Out - Bauhaus
10. Live At Blues Alley - Eva Cassidy

Similar to an earlier post; not entirely exclusive as a 'top ten' but certainly, these albums have had their impact in my life.

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Permalink Reply by Soundwrx Music on November 2, 2009 at 5:50pm: Great to see a Steve Hackett collection in there. My favourite tune would have to be 'Horizons' from Foxtrot (Genesis) and I adore the 'Please Don't Touch' album...'a missing floorboard!' bring it all back. Great memories.

Martin Brannigan said:
My Top 10, in no particular order would be :

1. Genesis - Seconds Out
2. John Williams - The Spielberg/Williams Collaborations
3. Todd Rundgren - A Capella
4. Michael Kamen - Band Of Brothers OST
5. John Powell - The Bourne Identity OST
6. Steve Hackett - The Defector
7. Def Leppard - Vault
8. Toto - The Seventh One
9. Thomas Newman - Meet Joe Black OST
10. Narada Michael Walden - Garden Of Love Light; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bob Kessler on November 24, 2009 at 12:06pm: It's tough to pick a top ten, and definitely will show my age....

In no particular order:

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Seconds Out - Genesis
So - Peter Gabriel
Trilogy - ELP
Sgt. Pepper - The Beatles
Made in Japan - Deep Purple (Probably one of the best live albums ever)
Remember the Future - Nektar
Urgh! A Music War - Various
Breakfast in America - Supertramp
Aimee Man - Whatever

It will probably be a different list by next week....; ▶ Reply to This