Top 20 Loudest Albums of All Time (with videos)

dazedcola · 05.10.2008, 05:20 PM

http://news.q4music.com/2007/06/the_..._of_all_t.html

20 - Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat (Verve, 1967)
19 – AC/DC, Back In Black (Columbia, 1980)
18 – Sunn0))), White (Southern Lord, 2006)
17- Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced? (Track, 1967)
16 – Aphex Twin, I Care Because You Do (Warp, 1995)
15- Black Flag, Damaged (SST, 1981)
14 – The Birthday Party, Prayers On Fire (4AD, 1981)
13 – Motorhead, No Sleep Til Hammersmith (Bronze, 1981)
12- Led Zeppelin, Led Zepplin (Atlantic, 1969)
11 – Neil Young – Arc Weld (Reprise, 1991)
10 – Sex Pistols, Never Mind The Bollocks (Virgin, 1977)
9 – Atari Teenage Riot – The Future Of War (DHR, 1997)
8 – My Bloody Valentine, Isn’t Anything (Creation, 1988)
7 – Napalm Death, Scum (Earache, 1987)
6 - The Who, Live At Leeds (Track, 1970)
5 – Big Black, Songs About Fucking (Touch And Go, 1987)
4 – The Jesus And Mary Chain, Psychocandy (Blanco Y Negro, 1986)
3 – Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Def Jam, 1988)
2 – Slayer, Reign In Blood (Def Jam, 1986)
1 – The Stooges, Funhouse (Elektra, 1970)

I'm surprised Loveless wasn't picked over Isn't Anything thats a way louder record.I also feel Bardo Pond should have been on here too, What about sonic youth too? They eat noise for breakfast.

So What do you all think ? what's missing? whats done right?

Pessimist · 05.10.2008, 05:41 PM

Funhouse is so right.

Pookie · 05.10.2008, 05:57 PM

Doesn't it depend when your knob is?

Pessimist · 05.10.2008, 05:58 PM

Metal Machine Music, perhaps?

LifeDistortion · 05.10.2008, 06:00 PM

No Ramones? No Refused? Fuck that shit.

LittlePuppetBoy · 05.10.2008, 06:09 PM

No Swans!!!!??

Weren't they dubbed THE loudest band in the world at one point?

batreleaser · 05.10.2008, 06:28 PM

its probably "loudest for the time they were released". i still dont agree with any of it. i mean, aphex twin? hes best stuff of the idm and ambient electronic vein, and i own every one of his records, and not one, not even "i care because you do", has ever stricken me as particularly loud.

batreleaser · 05.10.2008, 06:30 PM

granted my bitching, those are still great records. "loudness" is just a stupid thing to measure, cuz im pretty sure manowar technically has the loudest record ever made, i saw something on tv about they setting a guiness record for it, and theyre horrible.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.10.2008, 07:11 PM

i've got a guitar wolf record that's supposed to have been recorded or mastered at a volume that you can't actually record things at, or some such malarkey. either way, lists like this are silly.

uhler · 05.10.2008, 07:19 PM

any peter paul and mary album should've been on the top of the list.

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.10.2008, 07:23 PM

No Dinosaur Jr ? The loudest band (see the loudest gig thread)?

SuperCreep · 05.10.2008, 07:32 PM

I personally find Raw Power much louder than Fun House.

the ikara cult · 05.10.2008, 08:02 PM

by Q.........
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acdc518 · 05.10.2008, 08:11 PM

White Light/White Heat should be much higher. but I guess I shouldn't suspect much from Q

Death & the Maiden · 05.10.2008, 08:19 PM

No Einstuerzende Neubauten?

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.10.2008, 08:36 PM

This list makes no sense. Psychocandy isn't that loud on record, it must have been recorded at extreme volume, but the actual record isn't master that loud.

No Dinosaur either, as already pointed out.

✌➬ · 05.10.2008, 08:41 PM

Psychocandy is not my fave from JAMC

dressedindreams · 05.10.2008, 08:46 PM

no lightning bolt and countless other much louder bands

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.10.2008, 08:54 PM

Also, Astrobrite. A few one their albums are tons louder than 3/4 of that list.

✌➬ · 05.10.2008, 08:54 PM

Do they mean loud in a socio-conscious way?

05.10.2008, 05:20 PM	#1
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	http://news.q4music.com/2007/06/the_..._of_all_t.html 20 - Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat (Verve, 1967) 19 – AC/DC, Back In Black (Columbia, 1980) 18 – Sunn0))), White (Southern Lord, 2006) 17- Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced? (Track, 1967) 16 – Aphex Twin, I Care Because You Do (Warp, 1995) 15- Black Flag, Damaged (SST, 1981) 14 – The Birthday Party, Prayers On Fire (4AD, 1981) 13 – Motorhead, No Sleep Til Hammersmith (Bronze, 1981) 12- Led Zeppelin, Led Zepplin (Atlantic, 1969) 11 – Neil Young – Arc Weld (Reprise, 1991) 10 – Sex Pistols, Never Mind The Bollocks (Virgin, 1977) 9 – Atari Teenage Riot – The Future Of War (DHR, 1997) 8 – My Bloody Valentine, Isn’t Anything (Creation, 1988) 7 – Napalm Death, Scum (Earache, 1987) 6 - The Who, Live At Leeds (Track, 1970) 5 – Big Black, Songs About Fucking (Touch And Go, 1987) 4 – The Jesus And Mary Chain, Psychocandy (Blanco Y Negro, 1986) 3 – Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Def Jam, 1988) 2 – Slayer, Reign In Blood (Def Jam, 1986) 1 – The Stooges, Funhouse (Elektra, 1970) I'm surprised Loveless wasn't picked over Isn't Anything thats a way louder record.I also feel Bardo Pond should have been on here too, What about sonic youth too? They eat noise for breakfast. So What do you all think ? what's missing? whats done right? __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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05.10.2008, 05:41 PM	#2
Pessimist little trouble girl Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 53	Funhouse is so right. __________________ D.B. Cooper is alive, and probably planted those fucking bills to throw off the scent.
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Doesn't it depend when your knob is?
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05.10.2008, 05:58 PM	#4
Pessimist little trouble girl Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 53	Metal Machine Music, perhaps? __________________ D.B. Cooper is alive, and probably planted those fucking bills to throw off the scent.
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LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,457	No Ramones? No Refused? Fuck that shit.
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05.10.2008, 06:09 PM	#6
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	No Swans!!!!?? Weren't they dubbed THE loudest band in the world at one point? __________________
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05.10.2008, 06:28 PM	#7
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	its probably "loudest for the time they were released". i still dont agree with any of it. i mean, aphex twin? hes best stuff of the idm and ambient electronic vein, and i own every one of his records, and not one, not even "i care because you do", has ever stricken me as particularly loud. __________________ listen to pink reason
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05.10.2008, 06:30 PM	#8
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	granted my bitching, those are still great records. "loudness" is just a stupid thing to measure, cuz im pretty sure manowar technically has the loudest record ever made, i saw something on tv about they setting a guiness record for it, and theyre horrible. __________________ listen to pink reason
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05.10.2008, 07:11 PM	#9
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,215	i've got a guitar wolf record that's supposed to have been recorded or mastered at a volume that you can't actually record things at, or some such malarkey. either way, lists like this are silly.
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05.10.2008, 07:19 PM	#10
uhler invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,615	any peter paul and mary album should've been on the top of the list.
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HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	No Dinosaur Jr ? The loudest band (see the loudest gig thread)? __________________
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05.10.2008, 07:32 PM	#12
SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	I personally find Raw Power much louder than Fun House. __________________
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the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	by Q......... ...........Q.............. __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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05.10.2008, 08:11 PM	#14
acdc518 bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 194	White Light/White Heat should be much higher. but I guess I shouldn't suspect much from Q
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	No Einstuerzende Neubauten? __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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05.10.2008, 08:36 PM	#16
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	This list makes no sense. Psychocandy isn't that loud on record, it must have been recorded at extreme volume, but the actual record isn't master that loud. No Dinosaur either, as already pointed out. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	Psychocandy is not my fave from JAMC __________________ We Kill Homosexuals!!!
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05.10.2008, 08:46 PM	#18
dressedindreams bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 123	no lightning bolt and countless other much louder bands
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05.10.2008, 08:54 PM	#19
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Also, Astrobrite. A few one their albums are tons louder than 3/4 of that list. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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