Dwayne_Castro
Footballguy
I’d never heard of this one, but I’ve listened to Feeding Frenzy, which came out around 1990, more times than I can count. Buffett’s live releases were very good.
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Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 15. Animals – Pink Floyd (295 Viewers)
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Don Quixote
Footballguy
I think Miles Davis has gotten some good love in the countdown with Silent Way, Kind of Blue, and Somethin’ Else. I only had room for one Miles Davis album on my list, and went with Sketches of Spain instead.
simey
Footballguy
Why? I seriously considered putting this exact album on my list, but didn't because there were two others of his that were in contention, and I couldn't decide so I put none. I know Eephus is a fan of his, and I'm sure there are others. He is still honored here in NC as is Coltrane, Simone, Roach, and others. The annual Coltrane Jazz Festival is coming up on the 31st in High Point, which is a town next door to me.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I am with ya on this. Not much of a Bruce fan (he has songs I like, but I almost never listen to them), but Jungleland is a beast of a song.I'm no Springsteen fan and don't have a say here, but I'd be all over Jungleland for the playlist. Just an immense song - IMO Clarence puts forth one of the best, most emotional sax performances in rock history here.23. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen (646 points)
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Born to Run is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on August 25, 1975, through Columbia Records. Co-produced by Springsteen with his manager Mike Appel and the producer Jon Landau, its recording took place in New York. Following the commercial failures of his first two albums, the album marked Springsteen's effort to break into the mainstream and create a commercially successful album. Springsteen sought to emulate Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production, leading to prolonged sessions with the E Street Band lasting from January 1974 to July 1975; six months alone were spent working on the title track.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Why?
I've had people leave the room when I put this on it's that jarring for some.
Also, if you were really a fan, you would have ranked him.
krista4
Footballguy
This is a big shock to me. I ended up going with Kind of Blue, but I thought this one could come in higher overall.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
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880. Fast Stories...from Kid Coma – Truly
After Failure's Fantastic Planet, this, my #34 album, is my second-favorite '90s album that most people haven't heard of. I was hoping @The Dreaded Marco was going to vote with me on this one, as he went to high school with Truly frontman Robert Roth and has also talked up this album on the boards, but it just missed his list.
As with Fantastic Planet, this record fuses the spaciness of '70s prog with contemporary grunge sounds, though it leans more into "stoner rock" than the Failure record does. It's the perfect record for spacing out and letting the music tickle your brain, with or without chemical assistance. The Trouser Press review sums it up well: "Heavy but never bludgeoning, melodic but never cheesy, excessive but never ridiculous, Fast Stories is an extended trip into several of rock’s outer dimensions."
I came across Truly when their debut EP was issued by Sub Pop and I learned that the band included former members of Soundgarden (bassist Hiro Yamamoto) and Screaming Trees (drummer Mark Pickerel). I ordered it directly from Sub Pop and loved it. A few years later in 1995, I spotted this, their debut LP issued on a Capitol imprint, in a record store and got hooked on it. As with Fantastic Planet (issued a year later), it offered ambitious sonic experimentation while never forgetting to rock. I was also amused by Roth's voice, which sounds like Mark Lanegan on dramamine.
In the book Grunge Is Dead: An Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, Roth said: "I really feel it's an album, in the sense that we weren't just putting together a collection of songs. In our heads, it was like a movie we were making. By the time we made that record, they said things like, 'Push the envelope – do what you want to do,' and 'Don't worry about singles, don't worry about hits until the third or fourth record. We want you to be an album band like Pink Floyd or Zeppelin. We're like, 'Are you sure?'"
Unfortunately the album isn't on Spotify (it made a delayed debut there last year but soon disappeared again), so YouTube links will have to suffice.
The pummeling, ripping Tragic Telepathic (Soul Slasher)
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The cascading, mellotron-drenched Virtually
www.youtube.com
The hazy shuffle of Blue Lights
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880. Fast Stories...from Kid Coma – Truly
After Failure's Fantastic Planet, this, my #34 album, is my second-favorite '90s album that most people haven't heard of. I was hoping @The Dreaded Marco was going to vote with me on this one, as he went to high school with Truly frontman Robert Roth and has also talked up this album on the boards, but it just missed his list.
As with Fantastic Planet, this record fuses the spaciness of '70s prog with contemporary grunge sounds, though it leans more into "stoner rock" than the Failure record does. It's the perfect record for spacing out and letting the music tickle your brain, with or without chemical assistance. The Trouser Press review sums it up well: "Heavy but never bludgeoning, melodic but never cheesy, excessive but never ridiculous, Fast Stories is an extended trip into several of rock’s outer dimensions."
I came across Truly when their debut EP was issued by Sub Pop and I learned that the band included former members of Soundgarden (bassist Hiro Yamamoto) and Screaming Trees (drummer Mark Pickerel). I ordered it directly from Sub Pop and loved it. A few years later in 1995, I spotted this, their debut LP issued on a Capitol imprint, in a record store and got hooked on it. As with Fantastic Planet (issued a year later), it offered ambitious sonic experimentation while never forgetting to rock. I was also amused by Roth's voice, which sounds like Mark Lanegan on dramamine.
In the book Grunge Is Dead: An Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, Roth said: "I really feel it's an album, in the sense that we weren't just putting together a collection of songs. In our heads, it was like a movie we were making. By the time we made that record, they said things like, 'Push the envelope – do what you want to do,' and 'Don't worry about singles, don't worry about hits until the third or fourth record. We want you to be an album band like Pink Floyd or Zeppelin. We're like, 'Are you sure?'"
Unfortunately the album isn't on Spotify (it made a delayed debut there last year but soon disappeared again), so YouTube links will have to suffice.
The pummeling, ripping Tragic Telepathic (Soul Slasher)
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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The cascading, mellotron-drenched Virtually
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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The hazy shuffle of Blue Lights
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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simey
Footballguy
Unc and his wife always named their kids after jazz artists. Miles, Oscar, Ella, (I think those are right) and I think he had a 4th kid when he left here, and I'm not sure what that kid is named, but it is most likely jazz related.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
I ranked that one as well, my second of his behind Kind of Blue. Love Sketches.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I went with In a Silent Way for my Miles jazz-rock fusion pick because I listen to it more. I can put that one on any time. Bitches Brew is a very dense, challenging record that I have to be in a certain mood for.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Don't listen a ton of other Dinosaur Jr. stuff but I just love Where You Been for some reason. Weird.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
For sure. That was a whiff on my part. I had Jailbreak and Fighting ranked.I had Live and Dangerous at #18. For my money, one of the best live albums in rock history.I am very surprised that Jailbreak only got 1 vote. Did Thin Lizzy get completely shut out of the countdown??
They have turned into my favorite 70s band.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I had two if their newer ones on my list. Farm is in my top 15.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
One that I’m not surprised to be the lone vote for. I think I have mentioned my love for The Troggs in the MAD stuff. “Wild Thing” was the big hit, but more than a one-hit band. Early punk/garage rock sound influential to many of the artists that have shown up here.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Kinda surprised Good News for People Who Love Bad News didn’t get another vote, but at least we did get some Modest Mouse
Float on
Ocean breathes salty
Bury me with it
Bukowski
Satin in a coffin
Blame it on the tetons
The good times are killing me
Those are probably my favorites but I’m sure there’s one I’m overlooking
Float on
Ocean breathes salty
Bury me with it
Bukowski
Satin in a coffin
Blame it on the tetons
The good times are killing me
Those are probably my favorites but I’m sure there’s one I’m overlooking
simey
Footballguy
Remembered to add before doing list, forgot to add when doing list, remembered forgetting to add after turning in list.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
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What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
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@higgins #61
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Steely Dan?
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
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@higgins #61
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
This is an album I feel should be on my list - but if I'm being honest, I just don't listen to it enough.
kupcho1
Footballguy
I'm betting on Kenny
rockaction
Footballguy
I saw that and felt a little bad for you knowing you had hopes they were still going to appear.I am very surprised that Jailbreak only got 1 vote. Did Thin Lizzy get completely shut out of the countdown??
They have turned into my favorite 70s band.
Also I’m pretty sure that’s the second time that Vampire Weekend album has appeared as my 1 vote choice lol
It is the second time. I know because I noted it last time. Oh, snap. I know another album that we haven't thought about. That's funny. You love that record!
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Wikipedia is pretty loose with their definitions of "concept" albums.
rockaction
Footballguy
22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
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What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
This is an album I feel should be on my list - but if I'm being honest, I just don't listen to it enough.
Yeah, I have a few of those on my list that I regret a bit. I just don't listen to them anymore or never have to put them in, really. But I put them there anyway.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
796. Amorica – The Black Crowes
This is the favorite Crowes record of most people I know from the jamband scene who like them. I don't think the songcraft matches Southern Harmony, but it does have my #1 Crowes song in Wiser Time.
863. Tonight's the Night – Neil Young
This is the "Econoline" album I talked about earlier. Critics often name this Neil's best album, though it's much harder to digest as a listener than most of his other top-notch work. Most of the songs stem from anguish over the drug-related deaths of two of Neil's friends, Crazy Horse's Danny Whitten and CSNY roadie Bruce Berry, and their sound is just as raw as the emotions that produced them. This was also recorded when Neil desperately needed throat surgery and very much sounds like it. It was cut in 1973 but rejected by his label, which understandably didn't see any commercial potential in it. A year later, Neil played what he expected to be his next album, Homegrown, at a party, and then someone flipped the tape over, and Tonight's the Night was on the other side. His friends told him they liked TTN better. Neil agreed and asked the label to put it out instead. With his profile having been raised thanks to the CSNY reunion tour, they agreed, and put out a version with three additional songs, all of which have a similar vibe to the nine from the 1973 sessions. How I ranked its songs in my Neil countdown:
8. Tonight's the Night (both versions combined into one entry)
49. Roll Another Number (for the Road)
57. Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown
63. New Mama
71. World on a String
86. Albuquerque
101. Lookout Joe
The outtake Bad Fog of Loneliness (also attempted for Harvest) came in at #125 and the outtake Traces came in at #155. The other songs didn't make my top 204, mainly because the state of Neil's voice makes them hard to listen to.
1,149. 90125 - Yes
This was a huge deal at the time. Given our demographic I thought it might make the list.
845. A Salty Dog – Procul Harum
The title track is an incredible ballad. The rest of it is pretty interesting, if not quite up to the heights of their debut album.
728. Bad Company - Bad Company
Another debut album that might as well be a greatest hits album. Six of its eight songs were played on FM radio when I was growing up.
781. Whatever and Ever Amen – Ben Folds Five
Brilliant record which I gained more appreciation for when Folds appeared in a MAD countdown.
1,043. Get Your Wings – Aerosmith
Sometimes gets lost in the shuffle between the debut album and Toys in the Attic, but it too is an excellent example of early '70s hard rock. Teenage me was of course amused by "Lord of the Thighs."
536. Birds of Fire - The Mahavishnu Orchestra
The first two Mahavishnu records are mindblowing. I should have considered them.
This is the favorite Crowes record of most people I know from the jamband scene who like them. I don't think the songcraft matches Southern Harmony, but it does have my #1 Crowes song in Wiser Time.
863. Tonight's the Night – Neil Young
This is the "Econoline" album I talked about earlier. Critics often name this Neil's best album, though it's much harder to digest as a listener than most of his other top-notch work. Most of the songs stem from anguish over the drug-related deaths of two of Neil's friends, Crazy Horse's Danny Whitten and CSNY roadie Bruce Berry, and their sound is just as raw as the emotions that produced them. This was also recorded when Neil desperately needed throat surgery and very much sounds like it. It was cut in 1973 but rejected by his label, which understandably didn't see any commercial potential in it. A year later, Neil played what he expected to be his next album, Homegrown, at a party, and then someone flipped the tape over, and Tonight's the Night was on the other side. His friends told him they liked TTN better. Neil agreed and asked the label to put it out instead. With his profile having been raised thanks to the CSNY reunion tour, they agreed, and put out a version with three additional songs, all of which have a similar vibe to the nine from the 1973 sessions. How I ranked its songs in my Neil countdown:
8. Tonight's the Night (both versions combined into one entry)
49. Roll Another Number (for the Road)
57. Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown
63. New Mama
71. World on a String
86. Albuquerque
101. Lookout Joe
The outtake Bad Fog of Loneliness (also attempted for Harvest) came in at #125 and the outtake Traces came in at #155. The other songs didn't make my top 204, mainly because the state of Neil's voice makes them hard to listen to.
1,149. 90125 - Yes
This was a huge deal at the time. Given our demographic I thought it might make the list.
845. A Salty Dog – Procul Harum
The title track is an incredible ballad. The rest of it is pretty interesting, if not quite up to the heights of their debut album.
728. Bad Company - Bad Company
Another debut album that might as well be a greatest hits album. Six of its eight songs were played on FM radio when I was growing up.
781. Whatever and Ever Amen – Ben Folds Five
Brilliant record which I gained more appreciation for when Folds appeared in a MAD countdown.
1,043. Get Your Wings – Aerosmith
Sometimes gets lost in the shuffle between the debut album and Toys in the Attic, but it too is an excellent example of early '70s hard rock. Teenage me was of course amused by "Lord of the Thighs."
536. Birds of Fire - The Mahavishnu Orchestra
The first two Mahavishnu records are mindblowing. I should have considered them.
zamboni
Footballguy
Expected this to be top 10.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
It hurts more than Lord Huron.I saw that and felt a little bad for you knowing you had hopes they were still going to appear.I am very surprised that Jailbreak only got 1 vote. Did Thin Lizzy get completely shut out of the countdown??
They have turned into my favorite 70s band.
Also I’m pretty sure that’s the second time that Vampire Weekend album has appeared as my 1 vote choice lol
UncleZen
Footballguy
I liked Devin when he played with Vai on Sex & Religion. I haven't really listened to anything else by him.
titusbramble
Footballguy
This would be my pick of theirs, but was just nowhere near the list.
Kind of surprised Homework only got the vote from me. Thought there were quite a few Daft Punk fans that might have gone back to their debut, but no dramas
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I'm singing this borrowed tune
I took from the Rolling Stones
Alone in this empty room
Too wasted to right my own
sung to the tune of the Stone's "Lady Jane".
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
R&B never sounded like this before. It remains a feast for the ears and had to have been a massive influence on the masterpieces Stevie Wonder put out soon after. My favorite non-chalk track is the Traffic-like Right On.22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
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What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
Grace Under Pressure
Footballguy
Great to see it. Saw "The Camera Eye" was picked, that's awesome.
My personal fave is "Red Barchetta". Alex's work is amazing, the song is of reasonable length and tight throughout, and Geddy's vocals are tolerable.
zamboni
Footballguy
Good call - I never thought Traffic with "Right On", but I definitely hear it.R&B never sounded like this before. It remains a feast for the ears and had to have been a massive influence on the masterpieces Stevie Wonder put out soon after. My favorite non-chalk track is the Traffic-like Right On.22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
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@higgins #61
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I
I love the album but it's probably my 4th or 5th favorite from them. I ranked three Modest Mouse albums -- the two that made it plus This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About.
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
Is this the first appearance of Marvin Gaye in the countdown?
If so, that brings our debuts to 4 with the over/under of 5.5 looming. And one absolute lock yet to come.
If so, that brings our debuts to 4 with the over/under of 5.5 looming. And one absolute lock yet to come.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Another vote for Dizzy.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)
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Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.
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@Nick Vermeil #30
Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.
jwb
Footballguy
I'm a bit late to the G&R talk, but they were definitely a different sound than what hair metal became. I was a big fan of what's now "early" hair metal - Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, maybe Ratt, and even solo Ozzy gets lumped in there. I also liked the harder stuff like Maiden and Metallica. 83', 84, 85... good years. But then hair metal just got ridiculous... Winger, Warrant, Poison, etc... meh. Then G&R emerge and bring back a definite "hard rock" sound (but not metal). I really liked them, but it was over quick - they kind of imploded, then grunge comes along and that's that. But Appetite is a heck of an album.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think it's safe to say the Stones get shut out of the Top 20. 
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I didn't rank it because it has lower lows than Sticky Fingers and Exile, but Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler and You Can't Always Get What You Want are among their very best tracks.21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)
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@Nick Vermeil #30
Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Dude. The Captain and Tenille ain't gonna make the countdown.So we're going with more than one song per album?
Sweet. I was thinking I'd have a hard time of it when we got to my #1. Now Sophie's choice need not be made.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The bolded is exemplified by the Axl/Cobain fight in 1992.
The moment Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose came to blows
At the 1992 MTV awards, Nirvana frontman and bubblegum rock star Axl Rose came to blows backstage, and it was all witnessed by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett.
rockaction
Footballguy
22. What's Going On – Marvin Gaye (652 points)
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What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.
What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. He has also been credited with promoting awareness of ecological issues before the public outcry over them had become prominent ("Mercy Mercy Me").
I was writing and thought I'd come up with something pretty good but don't want to embarrass myself too badly. What's Going On is usually #1 and the Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols is usually #2 and then we scramble from there. It dropped three (two? I never know how to do that) spots to #4, but I wouldn't let it fall out of my top five. For the uninitiated, this album was a difficult one for Gaye to get out. He had to fight Motown to release it and was going through very difficult time, as was America. There's a Detroit version and a Los Angeles version (the final one that was released). I could go on more about the details but I wanted to talk about whether it is a "concept" album like Wikipedia states. Here's what I came up with. Humbly submitted.
Is it a concept album?
I wouldn't call it a concept album in the way we normally understand concept albums. I'd say it's definitely a snapshot of what Marvin Gaye thought of a very turbulent time in America. It has no creative narrative that ties the songs together, really. But you could call it a reality-based concept album. It's his story about his experiences, which is more autobiographical than high-concept storytelling. It's his own observations/stories/pleas and it lets the listener know what's going on in his world—what's going on where he's living, and it delves into why the things he's seeing are the way they are.
It is one of those records that is subtly refusing colorblindness unlike most of Motown's releases. But it's not identity politics in the way we think of it. It skips the potential for castigations or sermonizing and refuses the easy distance of unique and isolated experience in favor of community and transcendence—if only we would come together as a society, he laments. What are we doing to each other? He doesn't target anybody and his disappointment is diffused throughout the populace. He doesn't name names, and he doesn't have to. We already know, and he knows we know. It's the rare feat that Marvin Gaye pulls off—he manages to tell a particularist story and make it universal somehow.
I mean, I know he's not calling me brother, but the hopes he has are directed at all the listeners he must have envisioned in his mind, and he doesn't claim imprisonment nor does he lock the gates to the place he invites you—there are no walls built preventing you from congregating. But it's honest and unflinching. If the autobiography is to be told, then he must discuss how society writ large treats him, his family, and his friends because of their station in life and their immutable characteristics. That's undeniably part of his story.
Oh, the track I might go with that isn't "What's Going On" or "Mercy Mercy Me" (also probably my #1 song since I've been twenty-one or so, which is how long I've been on this trip for what reason I do not know) is "Inner City Blues," which is R&B at its finest.
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Apparently Axel and Vernon Reid got into it backstage when they both opened for the Stones. He seems like a bad seed.The bolded is exemplified by the Axl/Cobain fight in 1992.
The moment Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose came to blows
At the 1992 MTV awards, Nirvana frontman and bubblegum rock star Axl Rose came to blows backstage, and it was all witnessed by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett.faroutmagazine.co.uk
simey
Footballguy
I'm taking requests from my fellow Let It Bleeders. Right now I'm leaning "Monkey Man" for the playlist.21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)
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Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
I had this as my #47 (24 points).
kupcho1
Footballguy
I don't get it. Do they have a song with Sophie in the title? I'm not familiar with their catalog.
Can you explain this to me like I'm a first grader?
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Fantastic album. Love it all but Gimme Shelter is just a kick *** opener.21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)
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@Nick Vermeil #30
Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.
krista4
Footballguy
I strongly considered this one. Hey, we could have had one in common!
zamboni
Footballguy
Check to see if you put 90210. I make that mistake a lot.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Monkey Man is great as well.I'm taking requests from my fellow Let It Bleeders. Right now I'm leaning "Monkey Man" for the playlist.21. Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones (660 points)
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@turnjose7 #18
@Tau837 #20
@BroncoFreak_2K3 #28
@Nick Vermeil #30
Let It Bleed is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 28 November 1969 by London Records in the United States and on 5 December 1969 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. Released during the band's 1969 American Tour, it is the follow-up to Beggars Banquet (1968), and, like that album, is a return to the group's more blues-oriented approach that was prominent in the pre-Aftermath (1966) period of their career. Additional sounds on the album draw influence from gospel, country blues and country rock.