Yr favorite Classic Albums

Inhuman · 02.27.2007, 04:11 PM

What's Goin' On? - Marvin Gaye
Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
King of the Delta Blues - Robert Johnson
The White Album - The Beatles
VU & Nico

The Chronic - Dr.Dre
Paid in Full - Rakim
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick
Ready to Die - Notorious B.I.G
Doggystyle - Snoop
Straight Outta' Compton - N.W.A

Trasher02 · 02.27.2007, 04:20 PM

Jesus & Mary chain - Psychocandy
Joy Division - Substance
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Iggy pop - Lust for life
The Velvet Underground - Self titled

Xiu Xiu - A promise

Rob Instigator · 02.27.2007, 04:33 PM

you threw in xiu xiu thinking noone would notice!

I cry bulldookie on that!

My fave classic albums

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

The Beatles - The Beatles

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust

Talking Heads - '77

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

king_buzzo · 02.27.2007, 04:38 PM

black sabbath-black sabbath
led zeppelin-2
iggy and the stooges-raw power
hendrix-bold as love
neil young-weld
ac/dc-let there be rock
motorhead-no sleep till hamersmith
ozzy-blizzard of ozz

GrungeMonkey · 02.27.2007, 05:21 PM

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Stephen Malkmus - (self titled)
Beck - Odelay
The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

They're the ones that first come to mind...

drrrtyboots · 02.27.2007, 05:59 PM

Sonic Youth - Sister
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Velvet Underground - VU & Nico
Ascension - John Coltrane
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Mission of Burma - Vs.
Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker

LittlePuppetBoy · 02.27.2007, 07:09 PM

ugh....

Siamese Dream-Smashing Pumpkins
VU and Nico
White Light/white Heat- Velvet Underground
Psychocandy-Jesus and Mary Chain
Loveless-My Bloody Valentine
Zen Arcade-Husker Du
Daydream Nation
Unknown Pleasures-Joy Division
s/t-The Stooges
Meat Puppets 2-Meat Puppets
Up on the Sun-Meat Puppets
Surfer Rosa-Pixies
Doolittle-Pixies
Kid A-Radiohead
OK Computer-Radiohead
Slanted and Enchanted-Pavement
Crooked Rain-Pavement

I pretty much own alot of classics.

timtimtim · 02.27.2007, 09:02 PM

Pixies - Surfer Rosa and Doolittle
REM - Document
Mudhoney - SuperFuzz Bigmuff, I guess it's debatable if this is a classic
Led Zeppelin - #4

sun city girl · 02.28.2007, 06:18 AM

captain beefheart - trout mask replica
velvet underground - white light/white heat
syd barrett - the madcap laughs

jimbrim · 02.28.2007, 08:26 AM

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
The Fall - Live at The Witch Trials
The Smiths - Queen is Dead
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Slint - Spiderland
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
The Clash - The Clash
Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica

musicfallinglikesnow · 02.28.2007, 08:33 AM

White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
Metal Machine Music - Lou Reed
Evol - Sonic Youth
Ragged Glory - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Berlin - Lou Reed
Desertshore - Nico
Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt
Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman

sonicl · 02.28.2007, 08:40 AM

Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
Led Zeppelin - zofo
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Duran Duran - Duran Duran

The difficulty with this is defining a "classic" album. Is an Indie classic album really a classic album? If it is:

Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technicina
Big Black - Songs About F***ing

sonicl · 02.28.2007, 08:51 AM

I always think of a "classic" album being one that is universally heralded as a great. So, for instance, some of Roxy Music's later albums may be considered classics by the sort of writers who decide what is classic and what isn't, while we would largely consider them utter middle-of-the-road drivel. Can something that is incredibly difficult for the man in the street to listen to be considered a classic, or is it just good?

Tokolosh · 02.28.2007, 08:52 AM

The Stooges - Fun House
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
REM - Green
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Charles Mingus - Oh yeah
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Neil Young - Harvest
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove

etc, etc.

sonicl · 02.28.2007, 09:07 AM

I feel I should have listed something by Abba, but I'm not sure if there's any one album of theirs that defines them.

You see, that's the problem with "classic" album lists, they're always going to contain something by a band that might be considered crass but who have released an album that defines an era or a genre.

porkmarras · 02.28.2007, 09:10 AM

It could be because they were more of a singles band.Why not start a thread for singles?Go on sonicl,i know that you want to.

sonicl · 02.28.2007, 09:14 AM

No, it's okay. You can have the honour. Classic "Best Of" albums maybe, in honour of bands or artists who have produced a consistently great body of work. But I'll wait a while before I start that one, I'll let this one run its course first.

porkmarras · 02.28.2007, 09:19 AM

Do it!

musicfallinglikesnow · 02.28.2007, 09:52 AM

Well I prefer the term "classic" instead of "cult record"...Maybe I exceeded with labeling MMM a classic.

sonicl · 02.28.2007, 09:54 AM

Oh no, Metal Machine Music is a classic, it's just that it's a classic because of what it represents, rather than because of the music. I'm reading this thread as being about classic records musically.

I happen to think that "classic" is a rather over-used term when referring to records. "Classic" is generally a status that is awarded by the media, where it tends to mean "ticks all the right boxes".

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GrungeMonkey 100% Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Huddersfield, England Posts: 670	Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Stephen Malkmus - (self titled) Beck - Odelay The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat They're the ones that first come to mind...
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drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	Sonic Youth - Sister My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Velvet Underground - VU & Nico Ascension - John Coltrane The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy Mission of Burma - Vs. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Fugazi - In On The Kill Taker __________________
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king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	black sabbath-black sabbath led zeppelin-2 iggy and the stooges-raw power hendrix-bold as love neil young-weld ac/dc-let there be rock motorhead-no sleep till hamersmith ozzy-blizzard of ozz
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LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	ugh.... Siamese Dream-Smashing Pumpkins VU and Nico White Light/white Heat- Velvet Underground Psychocandy-Jesus and Mary Chain Loveless-My Bloody Valentine Zen Arcade-Husker Du Daydream Nation Unknown Pleasures-Joy Division s/t-The Stooges Meat Puppets 2-Meat Puppets Up on the Sun-Meat Puppets Surfer Rosa-Pixies Doolittle-Pixies Kid A-Radiohead OK Computer-Radiohead Slanted and Enchanted-Pavement Crooked Rain-Pavement I pretty much own alot of classics. __________________
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timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	Pixies - Surfer Rosa and Doolittle REM - Document Mudhoney - SuperFuzz Bigmuff, I guess it's debatable if this is a classic Led Zeppelin - #4
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sun city girl the end of the ugly Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: finland Posts: 945	captain beefheart - trout mask replica velvet underground - white light/white heat syd barrett - the madcap laughs
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jimbrim expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,308	Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation The Fall - Live at The Witch Trials The Smiths - Queen is Dead My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Slint - Spiderland Miles Davis - Kind of Blue The Clash - The Clash Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush The Show Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
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musicfallinglikesnow stalker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 454	White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix Metal Machine Music - Lou Reed Evol - Sonic Youth Ragged Glory - Neil Young & Crazy Horse Berlin - Lou Reed Desertshore - Nico Rock Bottom - Robert Wyatt Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman __________________
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet Led Zeppelin - zofo Blondie - Parallel Lines Duran Duran - Duran Duran The difficulty with this is defining a "classic" album. Is an Indie classic album really a classic album? If it is: Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technicina Big Black - Songs About F***ing
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02.28.2007, 08:51 AM	#13
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	I always think of a "classic" album being one that is universally heralded as a great. So, for instance, some of Roxy Music's later albums may be considered classics by the sort of writers who decide what is classic and what isn't, while we would largely consider them utter middle-of-the-road drivel. Can something that is incredibly difficult for the man in the street to listen to be considered a classic, or is it just good?
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Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	The Stooges - Fun House Beach Boys - Pet Sounds Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures REM - Green John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Charles Mingus - Oh yeah Miles Davis - Bitches Brew Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Neil Young - Harvest Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove etc, etc.
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	I feel I should have listed something by Abba, but I'm not sure if there's any one album of theirs that defines them. You see, that's the problem with "classic" album lists, they're always going to contain something by a band that might be considered crass but who have released an album that defines an era or a genre.
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	No, it's okay. You can have the honour. Classic "Best Of" albums maybe, in honour of bands or artists who have produced a consistently great body of work. But I'll wait a while before I start that one, I'll let this one run its course first.
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porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Do it! __________________
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musicfallinglikesnow stalker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 454	Well I prefer the term "classic" instead of "cult record"...Maybe I exceeded with labeling MMM a classic. __________________
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sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Oh no, Metal Machine Music is a classic, it's just that it's a classic because of what it represents, rather than because of the music. I'm reading this thread as being about classic records musically. I happen to think that "classic" is a rather over-used term when referring to records. "Classic" is generally a status that is awarded by the media, where it tends to mean "ticks all the right boxes".
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