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Thanks, looks like a really solid list. Makes me want to go back and visit my metal roots. I did notice that Magical Mystery Tour is your highest rated Beatles album(and only one in the top 50), which would seem unconventional to many. Any specific reason that one pulled you in?
 
ronnie mund said:
Thanks, looks like a really solid list. I did notice that Magical Mystery Tour is your highest rated Beatles album(and only one in the top 50), which would seem unconventional to many. Any specific reason that one pulled you in?
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I was a late Beatles bloomer....

My order of how I like the albums....

Magical Mystery Tour Beatles, The
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band Beatles, The
Revolver Beatles, The
Rubber Soul (UK) Beatles, The
Abbey Road Beatles, The
Help! Beatles, The
White Album Beatles, The
A Hard Day's Night Beatles, The
Please Please Me Beatles, The
Let it Be Beatles, The
With the Beatles Beatles, The
Beatles For Sale Beatles, The

I just love that album and there is about a 5 point gap between Magical Mystery and Sgt. Pepper. The 2 thru 7 Beatles albums on my list I like basically the same but Magical Mystery just sticks out more.... I just love Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Walrus, Fool on the Hill, The titled track!!!!!
 
I'll add my two cents:I have a lot more but just what I can think of right off
70's:

Chicago - I-IV 1970-74
Yes- Fragile 1972, Yessongs 1973
America - Holiday 1974
Steely Dan - Aja 1977
Doobie Brothers - Minute by minute 1978
Led Zepp - Houses of the Holy 1973
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 1971

Stevie Wonder:
Talking Book 1972
Fulfillingness First Finale 1973
Innervisions 1973
Songs in the Key of Life 1976

Earth, Wind and Fire:
That's The Way of the World 1975
All 'N All 1977
Open Our Eyes 1974
Spirit 1976
Raise 1980


Michael Jack:
Off the Wall 1979
Thriller 1983
Bad 1987
Brothers Johnson - Right On Time

Early 80's
Police:
Zenyatta Mondatta 1980
Ghost in the Machine 1981
Synchronicity 1983

Quincy - The Dude 1981
Prince - Purple Rain 1984
Billy Joel - Innocent Man 1983

There's plenty more just a start for me could go go from late 80's, Hip Hop 'til now with most genres'
 
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Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part l (1987)

My Rating: 71.55
rank: 594 (out of 809)

Power Metal

It was an improvement from their previous album "Walls of Jericho". Side 2 much better than side 1.
 
vamp2syd said:
I was a late Beatles bloomer....

My order of how I like the albums....

Magical Mystery Tour Beatles, The
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band Beatles, The
Revolver Beatles, The
Rubber Soul (UK) Beatles, The
Abbey Road Beatles, The
Help! Beatles, The
White Album Beatles, The
A Hard Day's Night Beatles, The
Please Please Me Beatles, The
Let it Be Beatles, The
With the Beatles Beatles, The
Beatles For Sale Beatles, The

I just love that album and there is about a 5 point gap between Magical Mystery and Sgt. Pepper. The 2 thru 7 Beatles albums on my list I like basically the same but Magical Mystery just sticks out more.... I just love Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Walrus, Fool on the Hill, The titled track!!!!!
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My Beatles list>

Abbey Road
Revolver
A Hard Day's Night
Sgt Pepper's
Rubber Soul
White Album
Magical Mystery Tour
Help!
With the Beatles
Beatles For Sale
Please Please Me
Let it Be

To me Abbey Road is their what could have been album, features the best Lennon Beatles tune plus 2 fantastic Harrison compositions; the McCartney driven suite on side 2 is collectively a masterpiece. The must underrated Beatles album is Hard Days night, Lennon driven album with for the 1st time an album of all original tunes. Magical to me is really an EP and they threw on some singles recorded a year earlier to fill the thing out in the USA. At the bottom is the lousy sounding Let it Be, Spector didn't know what to do with these songs and the chemistry just isn't there.

 
31

In Flames - Whoracle (1997)

My Rating: 75.64
rank: 354 (out of 810)

Melodic Death Metal

Wasn't really feeling it at first but then got into it about the 5th song in. Favorite was "Jester Script Transfigured". I have seen In Flames several times in concert back in the day....
 
32

Cheap Trick - In Color

My Rating: 75.20
rank: 380 (out of 811)

Rock

This was has the rarely heard studio version of "I Want You to Want Me"...
 
A couple from 1997... I was looking for something different

34

Bjork - Homogenic (1997)

My Rating: 72.600
rank: 552 (out of 813)

Experimental/Electronica

I had only heard one song by Bjork previously so this was a new experience for me. I really liked her voice.

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Gary Numan - Excile (1997)

My Rating: 70.900
rank: 624 (out of 813)

Industrial

I was a huge Tubeway Army fan and the early works of Gary Numan but never listened to anything after his first 3 albums. Gary Numan was a huge influence to Trent Reznor of NIN and that has come around full circle as it becomes obvious that Trent Reznor has also become an influence to Gary Numan. Excile though came across to me as weak and the lyrical tones of mocking religion did not fit from the far cries of "Are Friends Electric?". Of course though it is a 17 year old gap for me so maybe when I fill that gap this album will make more sense....
 
Zezzo! said:
I'll add my two cents:I have a lot more but just what I can think of right off
70's:

Chicago - I-IV 1970-74
Yes- Fragile 1972, Yessongs 1973
America - Holiday 1974
Steely Dan - Aja 1977
Doobie Brothers - Minute by minute 1978
Led Zepp - Houses of the Holy 1973
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 1971

Stevie Wonder:
Talking Book 1972
Fulfillingness First Finale 1973
Innervisions 1973
Songs in the Key of Life 1976

Earth, Wind and Fire:
That's The Way of the World 1975
All 'N All 1977
Open Our Eyes 1974
Spirit 1976
Raise 1980


Michael Jack:
Off the Wall 1979
Thriller 1983
Bad 1987
Brothers Johnson - Right On Time

Early 80's
Police:
Zenyatta Mondatta 1980
Ghost in the Machine 1981
Synchronicity 1983

Quincy - The Dude 1981
Prince - Purple Rain 1984
Billy Joel - Innocent Man 1983

There's plenty more just a start for me could go go from late 80's, Hip Hop 'til now with most genres'
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We have very similar music taste. I would add Chicago V, before they started going down hill.
 
37

Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue (1977)

My Rating: 75.93
rank: 343 (out of 815)

Symphonic Rock

Had some great songs but as a double album it was just too much ELO for me as I did not like the last 4 songs...
 
38

Grateful Dead - In the Dark (1987)

My Rating: 74.41
rank: 425 (out of 816)

Rock

Never listened to the Dead. This was my first album by them that I have listened to. First side was pretty good the 2nd side not so... Touch of Grey was the best track.
 
40

The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

My Rating: 68.53
rank: 717 (out of 818)

Alternative

The first half was not that bad but I did not like the 2nd half at all.
 
41

Styx - The Grand Illusion (1977)

My Rating: 81.80
rank: 136 (out of 819)

Progressive Rock

I've never listened to a Styx Album before...
 
43

Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)

My Rating: 69.34
rank: 689 (out of 821)

Hard Rock

44

Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth (1997)

My Rating: 78.99
rank: 213 (out of 822)

Heavy Metal
 
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45

Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments (1977)

My Rating: 74.41
rank: 428 (out of 823)

Progressive Rock

Liked the Hodgson songs better than Davies...
 
46

Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien (1987)

My Rating: 74.40
rank: 431 (out of 824)

Instrumental Rock

I got bored after awhile, I need lyrics...
 
47

Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997)

My Rating: 77.64
rank: 258 (out of 825)

Melodic Black Metal

Side one was great while side 2 was OK....
 
My Top 10 factory albums from 1977

Animals Pink Floyd
Rumours Fleetwood Mac
Slowhand Eric Clapton
The Grand Illusion Styx
Street Survivors Lynyrd Skynyrd
Foreigner Foreigner
News of the World Queen
Out of the Blue Electric Light Orchestra
Low David Bowie
Taken by Force Scorpions

My top 10 factory albums from 1987

Widespread Bloodshed Love Runs Red No Mercy
The Legacy Testament
Taking Over Overkill
The Eyes of Horror Possessed
Momentary Lapse of Reason Pink Floyd
The Plague Nuclear Assault
(Game Over/The Plague ) Nuclear Assault [bonus-CD]
Appetite For Destruction Guns N Roses
Among the Living Anthrax
Pleasures of the Flesh Exodus
Hall of the Mountain King Savatage

My top 10 factory albums from 1997

Around the Fur Deftones
Orgasmatron Motorhead
Jugulator Judas Priest
Frequencies from Planet Ten Orange Goblin
Accident of Birth Bruce Dickinson
Enthrone Darkness Triumphant Dimmu Borgir
Hed pe Hed(pe)
Whoracle In Flames
The Dawn of Flames Gates of Ishtar
OK Computer Radiohead


OK, well that will do it for the years that end with 7... I'll revisit those years at a different time... now on to 1978, 1988, 1998 .....
 
1978... My top 3

1) Some Girls, Rolling Stones
2) Stranger in Town, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
3) Bruce Springsteen, Darkness on the Edge of Town.

Also a great year for debuts: The Police, Van Halen, The Cars, Dire Straits, Prince, and Devo all released solid debut albums.
 
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Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)

My Rating: 69.800
rank: 679 (out of 826)

Rock

I'm not a huge fan of Bruce especially listening to 10 songs in a row. I only liked 5 of the songs with "Adam Raised a Cain" being my favorite.
 
49

Traveling Wilburys - Vol. 1 (1988)

My Rating: 79.40
rank: 201 (out of 827)

Rock

50

Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe (1998)

My Rating: 77.200
rank: 280 (out of 828)

Industrial Metal
 
52

Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)

My Rating: 74.55
rank: 422 (out of 830)

Alternative Metal
 
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