Essential albums

[LionFan87b]

Too many to name, but some lesser known gems:

Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Sebadoh - Bubble and Scrape
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Built to Spill - Perfect from Now On
Bob Mould - Workbook
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Too Rye Aye
King's X - Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
Alexandre Desplat - Soundtrack to Lust Caution
Cibo Matto - Stereo Type A

 

[LionFan87b]

In the vein of essential "fun albums," I would add Ween's Chocolate and Cheese and The Mollusk

Ween is one of the only bands I have ever found to be funny. And they are REALLY REALLY funny. And musically inventive and brilliant.

 

[fairfaxlion2]

Your results may vary, but I I think it holds up very well. Courtney Love has a voice that can really let loose. In fact Hole's Live Through This holds up great too, but for some reason I never collected it, and I am long past collecting albums. Oh, and I forgot to add Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits, a collection of covers from various artists, so I'm not sure it really qualifies.

Yes, If you are going to put a Hole album on a list, it should be Live Through This. that was undisputedly the best one. (And, yes, I do think her husband wrote the songs for that one. You can listen to Violet for about 3 seconds and identify who wrote it.)

But putting a Hole album on the list is kind of questionable to begin with.

 

[BriarwoodBash]

I didn’t realize it was you that posted about Priest. I should have known since conversations with your bandmates back in the day revealed we all listened pretty much to the same music. Judas Priest, UFO, early Scorpions, Budgie, AC/DC, etc. I still remember Conspiracy playing AC/DC’s you’ve got “The Jack.”

Another album in my top ten, which is not in many people’s is Lucifer’s Friend self titled album. As one DJ from WMMS in Cleveland put it, they sound like a mix of Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Their “Ride The Sky” video from that album is on YouTube.

Ah yes, the crowd loved”The Jack”! I’m going to have to look up Lucifer’s Friend. That is one I don’t ever recall hearing. How about Crack the Sky, Big O. Ever hear of ‘em??

 

[91Joe95]

Was that the one with speed racer and the banana splits covers? If so I remember I had that cd a long time ago . It was pretty good.

Yep, that's the one. Liz Phair, Ramones, Sublime, etc...

 

[LRob]

Yessss!!! 3rd bass. What an album.

Chillin’ like Gilligan out on an island
Fishing with my string and bamboo
Caught something in a see through nightie

A 300 pound white girl!

No one to see this, Boom I drop my fluid like a chemist.

She’s contained and I’m a lame brain. We’re doin the wild thing. Kick that fat thing off my swing - larger than Jim Backus, it’s the Cactus.

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I have debated having Prime Minister Pete Nice as my avatar

I worked with MC Serch for a few years and got to know him pretty good. Very cool dude.

 

[LRob]

A few great ones that I didn’t see listed:

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Prince - 1999
James Brown - Live at the Apollo
Run DMC - Raising Hell