Your favorite albums of each decade since the 50's

[Eric_Carnaby]

If it applies to you:

50s

60s

70s

80s

90s

00s

[Lubichev]

ask me again tomorrow, I may have different answers.

60's-Revolver (Beatles) and A Love Supreme (John Coltrane)
70's-Rocket To Russia (Ramones) and Head Hunters (Herbie Hancock)
80's-Mother's Milk (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Contentment is Wealth (Matt Malloy and Sean Keane)
90's-Repeater (Fugazi)
00's-????

[Ilash]

The Fifties didn't really have actual LPs so I can't really answer that one.

The Sixties is a toss up between The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed and the Beatles' Abbey Road (both 1969). Abbey Road just wins.

The Seventies belonged to the Who with Quadrophenia (1973).

The Eighties... er, Imperial Bedroom (1982) by Elvis Costello I think.

The best album from the Ninetees that I've heard is Bob Dylan's amazing comeback album Time Out of Mind (1997)

From the 00s, I would actually go with Paul McCartney's amazing comeback album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005)

[Chiasm]

50's - not familiar enough with to make a choice

60's:- The Doors - The Doors

70's: IV - Led Zeppelin

80's: Operation Mindcrime - Queensryche

90's: Broken - Nine Inch Nails

00's: Lateralus - Tool

[leonaozaki]

The Fifties didn't really have actual LPs so I can't really answer that one.



Really?

http://web.tiscali.it/fabhomed/jazz/Kind%20of%20Blue-small.jpg

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/images/vc265.jpg

rob

[JeffreyWKramer]

60s - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO, Velvet Underground

70s - LONDON CALLING, The Clash

80s - 1999, Prince and the Revolution

90s - METALLICA, Metallica

00s - AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND, Johnny Cash

[Ilash]

Really?

http://web.tiscali.it/fabhomed/jazz/Kind%20of%20Blue-small.jpg

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/british/images/vc265.jpg

rob

Eh, all right, fair enough. I wasn't really thinking of jazz when I wrote that. True enough about the Elvis thing though it's still fair to say that albums weren't the focus of early rock and roll.

[leonaozaki]

Eh, all right, fair enough. I wasn't really thinking of jazz when I wrote that. True enough about the Elvis thing though it's still fair to say that albums weren't the focus of early rock and roll.

I agree that records weren't the focus of early rock and roll but that's not what you said at first.

To play the game:

50's: Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter, BEYOND THE SUNSET, or Miles Davis, SKETCHES OF SPAIN

60's: Bob Dylan, HIGHWAY 61 REVISTED, the Rolling Stones, BEGGARS BANQUET or Neil Young and Crazy Horse, EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE

70's: David Bowie, LODGER, the Clash, LONDON CALLING, or Pink Floyd, WISH YOU WERE HERE

80's: Pixies, DOOLITTLE, the Replacements, TIM, or Lou Reed, NEW YORK

90's: Neutral Milk Hotel, IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA, Lisa Germano, SLIDE, or the Flaming Lips, TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART

00's: the Decemberists, PICARESQUE, New Pornographers, TWIN CINEMA, or the White Stripes, ELEPHANT

[Jonathan Bogart]

This minute, it's:

1950s - The Anthology of American Folk Muisc, ed. Harry Smith, 1952.
1960s - Between the Buttons [US version], the Rolling Stones, 1967.
1970s - Sly & the Family Stone's Greatest Hits, Sly & the Family Stone, 1970.
1980s - Desperate Character, Kirsty MacColl, 1981.
1990s - Loveless, My Bloody Valentine, 1991.
2000s - Up the Bracket, the Libertines, 2002.

And this minute, it's:

1950s - Black Brown and Beige, Duke Ellington, 1958.
1960s - Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan, 1965.
1970s - June 1 1974, Kevin Ayers/John Cale/Brian Eno/Nico, 1974.
1980s - The Golden Age of Wireless, Thomas Dolby, 1982.
1990s - D.I. Go Pop, Disco Inferno, 1996.
2000s - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast, 2003.

And this minute, it's:

1950s - Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley, 1957.
1960s - Dusty in Memphis, Dusty Springfield, 1969.
1970s - Singles Going Steady, the Buzzcocks, 1979.
1980s - Pornography, the Cure, 1982.
1990s - Parklife, Blur, 1994.
2000s - Alice, Tom Waits, 2001.


I could do this for hours.

[Pepsigirl]

1960s - The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground (1967)
1970s - Marquee Moon, Television (1977)
1980s - Remain In Light, Talking Heads (1980)
1990s - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
2000s - You Forgot It In People, Broken Social Scene (2003)

[lucifernomi]

50's - JAZZ AT MASSEY HALL LIVE(Charlie Parker)
THE BIRTH OF THE COOL(Miles Davis)
SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVER(Frank Sinatra)

60's - BLONDE ON BLONDE(Bob Dylan)
THE BEATLES(WHITE ALBUM - the Beatles)
AT FOLSOM PRISON LIVE - Johnny Cash

70's - LED ZEPPELIN IV(Led Zeppelin)
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON(Pink Floyd)
NEVERMIND THE BOLLUCKS, HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS(The Sex Pistols)

80's - THRILLER(Michael Jackson)
PURPLE RAIN(Prince and the Revolution)
DIARY OF A MADMAN(Ozzy Osbourne)

90's - NEVERMIND(Nivana)
ALL EYEZ ON ME(2pac)
JAGGED LITTLE PILL(Alanis Morissette)

00's - GET BEHIND ME SATAN(The White Stripes)
SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW(Outkast)
DEMON DAYS(Gorillaz)

[Eliot Johnson]

50's
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

60's
10. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
9. The Soft Machine - Volume 2
8. Tomorrow - Tomorrow
7. AMM - AMMMusic
6. Kaleidoscope - Tangerine Dream
5. Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
4. AMM - The Crypt
3. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
2. The Soft Machine - Volume 1
1. The Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

70's
10. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
9. Can - Future Days
8. Brian Eno - Another Green World
7. Gong - Flying Teapots (Radio Gnome Invisible Pt. 1)
6. Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys
5. Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
4. Can - Tago Mago
3. Syd Barrett - Barrett
2. The Soft Machine - Third
1. Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs

80's
10. R.E.M. - Green
9. Pixies - Doolittle
8. The Flaming Lips - Telepathic Surgery
7. Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising
6. The Flaming Lips - Hear it is!
5. R.E.M. - Document
4. Pixies - Doolittle
3. Sonic Youth - Confusion is Sex
2. R.E.M. - Murmur
1. My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

90's
10. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
9. Calexico - Spoke
8. Modest Mouse - This is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
7. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
6. The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
5. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
4. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
3. Slowdive - Souvlaki
2. K-Rino - Stories from the Black Book
1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

00's
10. The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
9. Mum - Finally We Are No One
8. Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
7. Devendra Banhart - Oh Me Oh My...
6. Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender
5. Akron/Family - Akron/Family
4. K-Rino - Worst Rapper Alive
3. Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
2. Radiohead - Amnesiac
1. Radiohead - Kid A

So many great albums not there...

[Shellhead]

50s Sketches of Spain / Miles Davis

60s Electric Ladyland / Jimi Hendrix

70s Abraxas / Santana

80s Doolittle / the Pixies
80s Violator / Depeche Mode

90s Puzzle / dada

00s The K&D Sessions / Kruder & Dorfmeister

[Harry]

*deep breath*

60's:
Favourite: Led Zeppelin - s/t

70's:
Favourite: Black Sabbath - s/t
Runners Up: Elton John - Goodbye Yellowbrick Road, Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

80's:
Favourite: The Birthday Party - Junkyard
Runners Up: Manowar - Sign of the Hammer, Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead, Billy Bragg - Workers Playtime, Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime, Sabbat - Dreamweaver, Nick Cave - Tender Prey, Rudimentary Peni - Death Church, Amebix - Arise!

90's:
Favourite: Neurosis - Times Of Grace
Runners Up: Judas Priest - Painkiller, Slint - Spiderland, Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, Neurosis - Souls At Zero, Nick Cave - Let Love In, Blur - The Great Escape, Pulp - Different Class, Afghan Whigs - Black Love, Bad Religion - Recipe For Hate, Katatonia - Brave Murder Day, Katatonia - Tonight's Decision, Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind, Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale

00's:
Favourite: Amen - We Have Come For Your Parents
Runners Up: Electric Wizard - Dopethrone, Akercocke - Goat Of Mendes, Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets, Thyrfing - Vansinesvissor, While Heaven Wept - Of Empires Forelorn, Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day, Until Death Overtakes Me - Prelude To Monolith, Converge - You Fail Me, Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires Circvmspice, Franz Ferdinand - s/t, Reverend Bizarre - Crush The Insects

[tangentman]

Gawd, tough question!

50's--Nina Simone works.

60's--The Velvet Underground with Nico

70's--I'll come back to this one.

80's--Disintegration by the Cure, "Doolittle" by The Pixies, "She's So Unusual" by Cyndi Lauper, "Music For The Masses" by Depeche Mode, "Daydream Nation" by Sonic Youth

90's--Chrome by Catherine Wheel, "Grace" by Jeff Buckley, "Bloodletting" by Concrete Blonde, "Loveless" by My Bloody Valentine, "Violator" by Depeche Mode, "Goo" by Sonic Youth

00's--Amnesiac by Radiohead, "Hybrid Theory" by Linkin Park (save the catcalls and flames for your backyard BBQ), "Razorblade Romance" by H.I.M., "Snow Days" by Snow Patrol

[BigJayStudd]

Damn this is tough, but i'll go with.....


60's-If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears(The Mama's and Papa's) .Pretty big fan of this group. Ham Sandwiches? Not so much.

70's- Al Green Greatest Hits (Al Green). Forget Marvin Gaye. Al Green is the mother fucking man. Yes, I know I am cheating here but 1. This is my favorite CD. 2. This is my fucking list.

80's-Don't be Cruel (Bobby Brown). Laugh it up. But at one time Bobby Brown was a talented artist. My Prerogative, Don't be Cruel, Every Little Step, and Roni are four of my favorite 80's tracks.

90's- The Predator (Ice Cube). Came out after the Rodney King riots. Ice Cube was fucking PISSED. No bling blinging in this album.

00's-The Marshall Mathers LP (Eminem). Eminem's best CD by a long shot.

[Slam_Bradley]

50s - Miles Davis, Kind of Blue. My favorite album of all time.

60s - Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison. Greatest live album ever. (though I like the song selection on San Quentin better).

70s - Waylon Jennings, Honkey Tonk Heroes and Willie Nelson, Stardust. This one was hard. Waylon and Willie were probably the most consistently great country stars in the 70s. And any of a half dozen albums by either could go here. I went with the one that arguably started the "Outlaw" movement and the one that probably finished it.

80s - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas Flood. I'd make the argument that Stevie's first album was his greatest statement.

90s - Joe Henderson, So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles). Incredible jazz album.

00s - Merle Haggard, Roots, Vol. 1. Nearly as good as the best of Cash's American Recordings. Better than the ones Cash did in the 00s.

[zombie]

"Hybrid Theory" by Linkin Park (save the catcalls and flames for your backyard BBQ)

Hahaha, that's awesome.