Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 58. Master of Puppets – Metallica (175 Viewers)

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

@kupcho1 thanks for helping Doc Oct with this

 

[Tau837]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

Perhaps overplayed, and I love every song on this album, but I choose In the End for the playlist.

 

[Tau837]

159 (tie). Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (155 points)

@Tau837 #5
@BLOCKED_PUNT #12
@Yo Mama #41

Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and eventual divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes its title from the previous name of the band as well as the concepts of music theory and combining different styles. It is also the band's only album in which bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell does not play, however, he is credited as a member of the band as well as a songwriter on some of its tracks.

My favorite concert ever was my kids first rock concert. It was Incubus / Linkin Park when the kids were something like 7 and 9. We had awesome seats since our Incubus friend hooked us up.

They only knew a couple of the Incubus songs but they knew all the Linkin Park songs. It was so awesome seeing them both standing on their seats screaming out “SHUT UP WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!!” at the top of their lungs (shut up was still bad words for them back then). Such rebels.

I'm gonna take this opportunity to play spoiler. I begrudgingly ranked the EP Collision Course instead of Hybrid Theory. I did this despite understanding there's no way the Jay-Z / Linkin Park mashup makes it to the list. I love Hybrid Theory, but it doesn't get anywhere near as much run as Collision Course and this is my list dammit! If you're unfamiliar, and even just mildly curious, it's just a nose over 20 mins - you won't regret it.

That said, thrilled and mildly surprised this made it despite my decision to omit. Not much 'nu metal' aged well, but this sure did. I'll unsuccessfully try to nudge Tau and BP towards Papercut or Points of Authority (A Place For My Head is great too!) and also plug a live stripped down version of Crawling. Chilling rendition.

Collision Course is awesome. But not Hybrid Theory level for me, frankly not close. I could play both all day, but HT was groundbreaking for me. Collision Course could not exist without HT, but HT obviously existed without CC.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

@Dr. Octopus
I've added a new tab "Common picks" that has the 46 x 46 matrix showing picks in common (hence the tab name )
I had to add info to all of the individual tabs - don't change a thing!

If I knew how to drop a 47 x 47 table in here, I'd do so. As it is, please direct all questions to the good doctor.

I wouldn’t be offended at all if you wanted to post some - but don’t feel obligated to - I won’t be home tonight. If not I’ll check it out tomorrow.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

149 (tie). At Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (163 points)

@Dr. Octopus #18
@Nick Vermeil #19
@rockaction #32
@ConstruxBoy #52


Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. It comprises recordings of performances by Cash and his band at Folsom State Prison, California, on January 13, 1968.

After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had controlled his drug abuse problems, and was looking to turn his career around after several years of limited success. Backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison.

added "Jackson" to the playlist.

Not ragging on your pick because it's a good song and I like the inclusion of June. But this seems like one that absolutely demands the most famous track on the album, if for no other reason than to get the "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."

Another that just missed the cut for me. I'm not a big country guy, but this album is so cool.

Also, this isn't the only prison album I almost ranked. B.B. King's Live in Cook County Jail also just missed my top 70.

I don’t really disagree - maybe I’ll change it.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I'm pretty sure that @Tau837 or @MAC_32 is my music bestie

 

[SayChowda]

147 (tie). ...And Out Come the Wolves – Rancid (165 points)

@SayChowda #3
@MAC_32 #19
@kupcho1 #26


...And Out Come the Wolves is the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on August 22, 1995, through Epitaph Records. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war (hence the title, ...And Out Come the Wolves taken from a poem in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries) that ended with the band staying on Epitaph. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid-to-late 1990s punk rock boom to retain much of its original fan base. In terms of record sales and certifications, ...And Out Come the Wolves is a popular album in the United States. It produced three singles: "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho", that earned Rancid its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date. All the singles charted on Modern Rock Tracks. ...And Out Come the Wolves was certified gold by the RIAA on January 22, 1996. It was certified platinum on September 23, 2004

...niiiice!!! I thought this was one that would make it, but once we got this far without it I was getting wary. This is the best beginning-to-end punk rock album I've ever heard. No skips and a lot of highs. I don't recall who I hooked with Avenues & Alleyways before, but I remember that happening, so that won't be my playlist recommendation. I'm gonna toss 2 ideas out there- one accessible and the other a curveball. The first is Disorder & Dissaray- I put it in the same category as Avenues & Alleyways. The second is a tough call, but I'm gonna pivot off Journey To The End of East Bay, although I strongly endorse. My vote is for the barely 1 minute Maxwell Murder and I hope CHOWDA thinks the same- what a banger of an opener.

I'm fine with it; go ahead and add it if you have access. My pick would gave actually Avenues & Alleyways, ha.

Commentary - there aren't many albums that I can just let repeat over and over again and not change it. This is one. Some many songs here that are super strong. Probably seen Rancid roughly about 10 times.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

145 (tie). Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (166 points)

@Pip's Invitation #18
@timschochet #19
@Mookie Gizzy #41
@Dreaded Marco #45
@turnjose7 #66

Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, the Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist Al Kooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded.

Dylan has put out many incredible albums and this is my favorite one. Like quite a few records on my list, this is a double album with almost no weaknesses. The sound is mostly ragtag blues-rock performed passionately, and the songs are some of Dylan’s most captivating and complex.

As high ranker my only current decision for the playlist is to veto the album opener, an in-joke that hasn’t aged well. I’d like to see what the other rankers think before making a final decision.

Not my highest ranked Dylan album, but one of the few that broke out of that 70-100 range that I mentioned previously.

I'd honestly be fine with anything from this one including the opener. I suspect "Visions of Johanna" will get support from Tim and others, and I can't argue with that. It's probably the best song on the album. But personally I'd go with ""Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" if it were up to me.

Johanna is my favorite from the album but I’d be happy with any of them.

 

[MAC_32]

147 (tie). ...And Out Come the Wolves – Rancid (165 points)

@SayChowda #3
@MAC_32 #19
@kupcho1 #26


...And Out Come the Wolves is the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on August 22, 1995, through Epitaph Records. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war (hence the title, ...And Out Come the Wolves taken from a poem in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries) that ended with the band staying on Epitaph. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid-to-late 1990s punk rock boom to retain much of its original fan base. In terms of record sales and certifications, ...And Out Come the Wolves is a popular album in the United States. It produced three singles: "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho", that earned Rancid its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date. All the singles charted on Modern Rock Tracks. ...And Out Come the Wolves was certified gold by the RIAA on January 22, 1996. It was certified platinum on September 23, 2004

...niiiice!!! I thought this was one that would make it, but once we got this far without it I was getting wary. This is the best beginning-to-end punk rock album I've ever heard. No skips and a lot of highs. I don't recall who I hooked with Avenues & Alleyways before, but I remember that happening, so that won't be my playlist recommendation. I'm gonna toss 2 ideas out there- one accessible and the other a curveball. The first is Disorder & Dissaray- I put it in the same category as Avenues & Alleyways. The second is a tough call, but I'm gonna pivot off Journey To The End of East Bay, although I strongly endorse. My vote is for the barely 1 minute Maxwell Murder and I hope CHOWDA thinks the same- what a banger of an opener.

I'm fine with it; go ahead and add it if you have access. My pick would gave actually Avenues & Alleyways, ha.

Commentary - there aren't many albums that I can just let repeat over and over again and not change it. This is one. Some many songs here that are super strong. Probably seen Rancid roughly about 10 times.

Need an assist for the playlist add. Great minds!

 

[SayChowda]

147 (tie). ...And Out Come the Wolves – Rancid (165 points)

@SayChowda #3
@MAC_32 #19
@kupcho1 #26


...And Out Come the Wolves is the third studio album by American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on August 22, 1995, through Epitaph Records. Rancid's popularity and catchy songs made them the subject of a major label bidding war (hence the title, ...And Out Come the Wolves taken from a poem in Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries) that ended with the band staying on Epitaph. With a sound heavily influenced by ska, which called to mind Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman's past in Operation Ivy, Rancid became one of the few bands of the mid-to-late 1990s punk rock boom to retain much of its original fan base. In terms of record sales and certifications, ...And Out Come the Wolves is a popular album in the United States. It produced three singles: "Roots Radicals", "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho", that earned Rancid its heaviest airplay on MTV and radio stations to date. All the singles charted on Modern Rock Tracks. ...And Out Come the Wolves was certified gold by the RIAA on January 22, 1996. It was certified platinum on September 23, 2004

...niiiice!!! I thought this was one that would make it, but once we got this far without it I was getting wary. This is the best beginning-to-end punk rock album I've ever heard. No skips and a lot of highs. I don't recall who I hooked with Avenues & Alleyways before, but I remember that happening, so that won't be my playlist recommendation. I'm gonna toss 2 ideas out there- one accessible and the other a curveball. The first is Disorder & Dissaray- I put it in the same category as Avenues & Alleyways. The second is a tough call, but I'm gonna pivot off Journey To The End of East Bay, although I strongly endorse. My vote is for the barely 1 minute Maxwell Murder and I hope CHOWDA thinks the same- what a banger of an opener.

I'm fine with it; go ahead and add it if you have access. My pick would gave actually Avenues & Alleyways, ha.

Commentary - there aren't many albums that I can just let repeat over and over again and not change it. This is one. Some many songs here that are super strong. Probably seen Rancid roughly about 10 times.

Need an assist for the playlist add. Great minds!

@kupcho1 do you have access to add? Oi oi oi!

 

[krista4]

149 (tie). At Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (163 points)

@Dr. Octopus #18
@Nick Vermeil #19
@rockaction #32
@ConstruxBoy #52


Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. It comprises recordings of performances by Cash and his band at Folsom State Prison, California, on January 13, 1968.

After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had controlled his drug abuse problems, and was looking to turn his career around after several years of limited success. Backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison.

added "Jackson" to the playlist.

Not ragging on your pick because it's a good song and I like the inclusion of June. But this seems like one that absolutely demands the most famous track on the album, if for no other reason than to get the "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."

Another that just missed the cut for me. I'm not a big country guy, but this album is so cool.

Also, this isn't the only prison album I almost ranked. B.B. King's Live in Cook County Jail also just missed my top 70.

I don’t really disagree - maybe I’ll change it.

Nooooooo! Jackson was a brilliant choice IMO.

 

[krista4]

Rancid just a point below Blonde on Blonde makes perfect sense given comments in this thread.

 

[jwb]

147 (tie). L.A. Woman – The Doors (165 points)

@jwb #7
@Snoopy #16
@Mt. Man #34
@higgins #62


L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on April 19, 1971, by Elektra Records. It is the last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime, due to his death two months and two weeks following the album's release, though he would posthumously appear on the 1978 album An American Prayer. Even more so than its predecessors, the album is heavily influenced by blues. It was recorded without producer Paul A. Rothchild after he quit the band over the perceived lack of quality in their studio performances. Subsequently, the band co-produced the album with longtime sound engineer Bruce Botnick.

You gotta go with the title track here, one of my favorite songs of all time.

 

[Atomic Punk]

165. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson (148 points)

@Atomic Punk #14
@jwb #20
@Uruk-Hai #45
@Eephus #57

Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records, and the first produced by Quincy Jones, whom he met while working on the 1978 film The Wiz. Several critics observed that Off the Wall was crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberty, loneliness, hedonism and romance. The album features songwriting contributions from Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, and David Foster, alongside three tracks penned by Jackson himself.

Just a killer album from front to back and perfect for any dance party ever held in the last 45 years. I’m leaning towards Rock With You, unless other rankers have a pitch for another.

 

[rockaction]

165. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson (148 points)

@Atomic Punk #14
@jwb #20
@Uruk-Hai #45
@Eephus #57

Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records, and the first produced by Quincy Jones, whom he met while working on the 1978 film The Wiz. Several critics observed that Off the Wall was crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberty, loneliness, hedonism and romance. The album features songwriting contributions from Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, and David Foster, alongside three tracks penned by Jackson himself.

Just a killer album from front to back and perfect for any dance party ever held in the last 45 years. I’m leaning towards Rock With You, unless other rankers have a pitch for another.

This album isn't necessarily in my top 150, but it's still great. I think anybody who picked this has great taste in soul and disco and balladry, frankly.

 

[rockaction]

Rancid just a point below Blonde on Blonde makes perfect sense given comments in this thread.

You know what's crazy about that? I'd have it just the same if not inverted. I only allowed one album per artist and almost put Rancid's . . . And Out Come The Wolves in as a second '90s punk act but just thought again about it. And I have Blonde on Blonde behind Highway 61 Revisited, The Times They Are A-Changin', Bringing It All Back Home, and The Freewheeling Bob Dylan, so . . .

And if you gut checked me and made me Desert Island it I'd have . . . And Out Come The Wolves over three of those if we're being honest. It partially has to do with emotion and memory and I can remember . . . And Out (by a band named Rancid, no less) having serious emotional affect on me and I felt its effects, as it were.

I remember clear as bell massive problems with an ex-girlfriend who basically blew me off rather harshly after returning from a semester abroad and driving around and "You Don't Care Nothin'" comes on (and this sounds so stupid) but I remember the moment and song clear as a bell. I wasn't feeling rage or anything; just sadness and being upset. I don't think anything by Dylan would have been quite as visceral. Maybe more literary, but not by much. And that whole ride I heard "Old Friend” (“Good morning heartache/feel like an old friend come to see me again"). It's a hell of a break-up album, actually. It's got wanderlust, yearning, anger, disappointment, elation, odes to coolness and then happiness and friendship.

Don't underestimate Tim Armstrong. Had a conversation the other day about him. He's a masterclass songwriter. Underground but also massively wealthy and independent from it. Wooo woooo (Garnier Fructis, anybody?)

Anyway

I'd read these and see if it's illegitimate, which I know you're not saying (I do know that) but in case anybody reading thinks that.

https://genius.com/Rancid-old-friend-lyrics

https://genius.com/Rancid-you-dont-care-nothin-lyrics

 

[rockaction]

149 (tie). At Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (163 points)

@Dr. Octopus #18
@Nick Vermeil #19
@rockaction #32
@ConstruxBoy #52


Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records on May 6, 1968. It comprises recordings of performances by Cash and his band at Folsom State Prison, California, on January 13, 1968.

After his 1955 song "Folsom Prison Blues", Cash had been interested in recording a performance at a prison. His idea was put on hold until 1967, when personnel changes at Columbia Records put Bob Johnston in charge of producing Cash's material. Cash had controlled his drug abuse problems, and was looking to turn his career around after several years of limited success. Backed by June Carter, Carl Perkins, and the Tennessee Three, Cash performed two shows at Folsom State Prison.

added "Jackson" to the playlist.

Not ragging on your pick because it's a good song and I like the inclusion of June. But this seems like one that absolutely demands the most famous track on the album, if for no other reason than to get the "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."

Another that just missed the cut for me. I'm not a big country guy, but this album is so cool.

Also, this isn't the only prison album I almost ranked. B.B. King's Live in Cook County Jail also just missed my top 70.

I don’t really disagree - maybe I’ll change it.

Nooooooo! Jackson was a brilliant choice IMO.

Oh, I'm one of the rankers, Dr. Oc. took the lead, and I agree with you (k4) and the choice. When I tired of the album eventually (I love it again), "Jackson" was the song I could still play. June Carter is incredible on it and the whole song cooks like nothing. The prisoners vote for it with their applause at the end, which given their hollering for June before (if that doesn't set you a bit on edge, you're not living in the real one), is a little bittersweet to the listener.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

145 (tie). Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (166 points)

@Pip's Invitation #18
@timschochet #19
@Mookie Gizzy #41
@Dreaded Marco #45
@turnjose7 #66

Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, the Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist Al Kooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded.

Dylan has put out many incredible albums and this is my favorite one. Like quite a few records on my list, this is a double album with almost no weaknesses. The sound is mostly ragtag blues-rock performed passionately, and the songs are some of Dylan’s most captivating and complex.

As high ranker my only current decision for the playlist is to veto the album opener, an in-joke that hasn’t aged well. I’d like to see what the other rankers think before making a final decision.

Not my highest ranked Dylan album, but one of the few that broke out of that 70-100 range that I mentioned previously.

I'd honestly be fine with anything from this one including the opener. I suspect "Visions of Johanna" will get support from Tim and others, and I can't argue with that. It's probably the best song on the album. But personally I'd go with ""Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" if it were up to me.

Johanna is my favorite from the album but I’d be happy with any of them.

Visions of Johanna it is. It’s one of my favorites, and I know Tim loves it as well.

 

[kupcho1]

@kupcho1 do you have access to add? Oi oi oi!

Yep, whatcha got?

 

[kupcho1]

I'm pretty sure that @Tau837 or @MAC_32 is my music bestie

It's just Tau837 with 6. You've got some many 1s and 0s I thought I'd somehow switched over to binary or ****ed up the matrix.
Then I looked at your list. 22 albums. All good.

 

[SayChowda]

@kupcho1 do you have access to add? Oi oi oi!

Yep, whatcha got?

Maxwell Murder please and thanks

 

[kupcho1]

@kupcho1 do you have access to add? Oi oi oi!

Yep, whatcha got?

Maxwell Murder please and thanks

Done

 

[Atomic Punk]

1,412. Too Fast For Love – Motley Crue – Ranked #70 by @rockaction (also ranked #60 by @Atomic Punk)

From the opening strains of "Live Wire" to the final song "On With The Show" this is the biggest, riff-iest, dumbest, greatest document of the Sunset Strip and the early-to-mid eighties Hollywood music scene that there is. Vince, Nikki, Tommy, and Mick were in fine form here and they never matched the heights of this album, their debut, IMO.

Glad Atomic Punk was along for the ride with me. I had one glam/trash/sleaze album rated higher, and I'm sure we'll see it later (I think).

Noticed I hadn’t responded to this rock … great little write up on this one. Couldn’t agree more, this is another front to back, no skip album. Had this on every weekend back in day, pre-gaming at my buddies place before heading out for the night.

Guessing who your other glam/trash/sleaze album, I think I let you down, despite it being a band I’ve referenced here multiple times. Some of these older albums started to drop off my list, as I just don’t reach for them like I use to and they become eclipsed by other albums that this older listener gravitates to now in my mellower years.

Hoping others didn’t make this same mistake, as it is a very worthy album for the top 150 overall.

 

[Ghost Rider]

147 (tie). L.A. Woman – The Doors (165 points)

@jwb #7
@Snoopy #16
@Mt. Man #34
@higgins #62


L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on April 19, 1971, by Elektra Records. It is the last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime, due to his death two months and two weeks following the album's release, though he would posthumously appear on the 1978 album An American Prayer. Even more so than its predecessors, the album is heavily influenced by blues. It was recorded without producer Paul A. Rothchild after he quit the band over the perceived lack of quality in their studio performances. Subsequently, the band co-produced the album with longtime sound engineer Bruce Botnick.

You gotta go with the title track here, one of my favorite songs of all time.

The Doors are more of a greatest hits band than an album one for me. I have to admit that while I acknowledge how good the song L.A. Woman is, I have always struggled to connect with it. When I hear it, it sounds good, but it's just never one I go out of my way to hear. Now, Riders on the Storm...that is a beast of a song I still enjoy like crazy.

 

[Ilov80s]

145 (tie). Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (166 points)

@Pip's Invitation #18
@timschochet #19
@Mookie Gizzy #41
@Dreaded Marco #45
@turnjose7 #66

Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, the Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist Al Kooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded.

This is probably the album I felt the worst about leaving off my list but it's a victim to my 1 per artist list. Picking which Dylan album to include was probably the toughest choice I had and I am still not sure I got it right.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

145 (tie). Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (166 points)

@Pip's Invitation #18
@timschochet #19
@Mookie Gizzy #41
@Dreaded Marco #45
@turnjose7 #66

Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, the Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist Al Kooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded.

This is probably the album I felt the worst about leaving off my list but it's a victim to my 1 per artist list. Picking which Dylan album to include was probably the toughest choice I had and I am still not sure I got it right.

It will be interesting to see which one made it for you. Still a lot of his major ones out there.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

165. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson (148 points)

@Atomic Punk #14
@jwb #20
@Uruk-Hai #45
@Eephus #57

Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's first album released through Epic Records, and the first produced by Quincy Jones, whom he met while working on the 1978 film The Wiz. Several critics observed that Off the Wall was crafted from disco, pop, funk, R&B, soft rock and Broadway ballads. Its lyrical themes include escapism, liberty, loneliness, hedonism and romance. The album features songwriting contributions from Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Rod Temperton, Tom Bahler, and David Foster, alongside three tracks penned by Jackson himself.

Just a killer album from front to back and perfect for any dance party ever held in the last 45 years. I’m leaning towards Rock With You, unless other rankers have a pitch for another.

"Rock With You" is a fine choice.

This album shot solo-Jackson into the stratosphere. He had always been the focal point of the J5/Jacksons and he had some solo hits before this, but this was the first full LP that was his (even with all of the stars listed above).

 

[rockaction]

Guessing who your other glam/trash/sleaze album, I think I let you down, despite it being a band I’ve referenced here multiple times

I almost didn't put it in, either, and now I regret doing so because I just . . . I don’t know. I don’t relate to it as much. I also took into account the calendar years I was into the album, the genre the album came from and how I feel about the genre, the critical assessment of the album along with its importance to me at one time, and the personal and critical assessment of the album now. So the other album from that genre and time period besides the Crüe was one I chose that was never number one in terms of importance or favorite for me, but it was number two or three for me at the time and it also has the best critical assessment and historical popularity within our North American and international culture, so I put it there. We will see if it shows up. There's one album from that genre I should have had ahead of it but didn't, and I regret it. I'll talk about it when the time comes.

eta* Oh, I just searched you and "trash" and I know exactly who you're talking about. (Sorry, hope that's not creepy—I don't follow people around with what they said normally at all unless they're killing my friend while he's walking out the door or you allude to "glam/trash/sleaze" albums that pique my interest.) No, I had them in there very highly ranked. I think they'll show. If not, welp, what to do. In a weird coincidence, they just came on my Spotify algorithm as I'm typing this and it's cool then creepy. Very. Oh my. Peace. But a great song did come on.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

@Dr. Octopus
I've added a new tab "Common picks" that has the 46 x 46 matrix showing picks in common (hence the tab name )
I had to add info to all of the individual tabs - don't change a thing!

If I knew how to drop a 47 x 47 table in here, I'd do so. As it is, please direct all questions to the good doctor.

Thank you - looking at it is pretty trippy and I really don't know how to present it - but will try and get the data out there.

 

[kupcho1]

Actually, given the size of the matrix, perhaps you could make a copy of the tab into a new spreadsheet and share that link. You might need to do a copy / paste special - values only to get a clean copy, but that might be the simplest solution.

 

[Ilov80s]

145 (tie). Blonde on Blonde – Bob Dylan (166 points)

@Pip's Invitation #18
@timschochet #19
@Mookie Gizzy #41
@Dreaded Marco #45
@turnjose7 #66

Blonde on Blonde is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as a double album on June 20, 1966, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions began in New York in October 1965 with numerous backing musicians, including members of Dylan's live backing band, the Hawks. Though sessions continued until January 1966, they yielded only one track that made it onto the final album "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)". At producer Bob Johnston's suggestion, Dylan, keyboardist Al Kooper, and guitarist Robbie Robertson moved to the CBS studios in Nashville, Tennessee. These sessions, augmented by some of Nashville's top session musicians, were more fruitful, and in February and March all the remaining songs for the album were recorded.

This is probably the album I felt the worst about leaving off my list but it's a victim to my 1 per artist list. Picking which Dylan album to include was probably the toughest choice I had and I am still not sure I got it right.

It will be interesting to see which one made it for you. Still a lot of his major ones out there.

It will and to honestly expected this to finish the highest so I’m a little worried.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

145 (tie). Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction (166 points)

@MAC_32 #12
@BrutalPenguin Penguin #25
@Juxtatarot #39
@Rand al Thor #47
@higgins #68
Jeb #69

Ritual de lo Habitual (Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual") is the second studio album by the American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Dave Jerden, it was the band's final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. The album includes some of Jane's Addiction's most famous songs, such as the singles "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!".

The album proved to be a great commercial and critical success. The album broke into the top 20 on the Billboard 200, sold 500,000 units within a month of its release, and would go on to be certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as a classic of Alternative Rock, alongside its predecessor, Nothing's Shocking.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

145 (tie). Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction (166 points)

@MAC_32 #12
@BrutalPenguin Penguin #25
@Juxtatarot #39
@Rand al Thor #47
@higgins #68
Jeb #69

Ritual de lo Habitual (Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual") is the second studio album by the American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Dave Jerden, it was the band's final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. The album includes some of Jane's Addiction's most famous songs, such as the singles "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!".

The album proved to be a great commercial and critical success. The album broke into the top 20 on the Billboard 200, sold 500,000 units within a month of its release, and would go on to be certified 2× Platinum in the U.S. The album has received critical acclaim since its release, and is regarded as a classic of Alternative Rock, alongside its predecessor, Nothing's Shocking.

I would have guess Nothing’s Shocking would have finished ahead of this one.

 

[higgins]

I’m curious…. who here picked the Ritual album over Nothing Shocking -and- who simultaneously picked a not to be disclosed album over Off The Wall?

 

[higgins]

I’m the one

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I’m curious…. who here picked the Ritual album over Nothing Shocking -and- who simultaneously picked a not to be disclosed album over Off The Wall?

I'm not sure how to reply to this. I have no response to the first part of your question since I didn't choose either, but can answer "yes" to the second.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Here are the top match-ups for each person (sorry if I left anyone out, but let me know):



@Mrs. Rannous / @Val Rannous 26

@Dennis Castro / @Dwayne_Castro 25

[USER=478]@Tau837 / @Dwayne_Castro 23

@simey / @krista4 23

@BroncoFreak_2K3 / @Dwayne_Castro 22

@Yo Mama / @Mt. Man 22

@ConstruxBoy / Tau837 21

@Mt. Man / @Dan Lambskin 22

@Atomic Punk / @Dwayne_Castro 20

@jwb / @BroncoFreak_2K3 20

@Nick Vermeil / @ConstruxBoy 18

@Dr. Octopus / @Pip's Invitation 18

@Snoopy / @BroncoFreak_2K3 18

@timschochet / @Atomic Punk 18

@zamboni / @BroncoFreak_2K3 18

@Idiot Boxer / @Nick Vermeil 18

@turnjose7 / @timschochet 17

@Dreaded Marco / Pip’s 17

@New Binky / @BroncoFreak_2K3 16

@Scoresman / @Tau837 16

@Ghost Rider / @ Yo Mama 16

@Chaos34 / @Dwayne_Castro 15

@Uruk-Hai / @AtomicPunk 15

@Juxtatarot / @Scoresman 15

@MAC_32 / @ConstruxBoy 15

@Dan Lambskin / [USER=31349]@MAC_32 14

@kupcho1 / @Juxtatarot 13

@higgins / @ landrys hat 13

@Rand al Thor / @BrutalPenguin 13

@Ilove80s / @Tau837 13

@Mister CIA / @Pip's Invitation 13

@KarmaPolice / @Scoresman 13

@Eephus / @Pip's Invitation 10

@SayChowda / @Long Ball Larry 11

Jeb / @Yo Mama 11

@shuke 11 / @Dreaded Marco 11

@Don Quixote / @timschochet 11

@titusbramble / @Nick Vermeil 10

@rockaction / @Dr. Octopus 10

@Mookie Gizzy / @Mister CIA 10

@Barry2 / @timschochet 8

@Psychopav / @Idiot Boxer 8

@BLOCKED_PUNT / @Tau837 6

 

[Uruk-Hai]

@Mrs. Rannous / @Val Rannous 26

Shocking

 

[Mister CIA]

Can you tell who has the matches with the most people - just who is the most eclectic among us?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

144. Dreamboat Annie – Heart (167 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #7
@Atomic Punk #32
Jeb #49
@zamboni #52
@Mt. Man #53
@Val Rannous #66


Dreamboat Annie is the debut studio album by American rock band Heart. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia; the album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by the local label Mushroom Records in September 1975, eventually reaching number 20 on RPM's Top Album chart and earning a double platinum certification. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976, through the US subsidiary of Mushroom Records in Los Angeles, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200. It also reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and Australia in early 1977. The album contains three commercially successful singles, two of which, "Crazy on You" and "Magic Man", became staples on North American FM radio. Producer Mike Flicker helped the group to polish their sound and obtain a recording contract with the label.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

@Idiot Boxer / @Nick Vermeil 18

@Psychopav / @Idiot Boxer 8

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Actually, given the size of the matrix, perhaps you could make a copy of the tab into a new spreadsheet and share that link. You might need to do a copy / paste special - values only to get a clean copy, but that might be the simplest solution.

The formulas do not copy over - I tried with special values paste and still no dice.

 

[Dwayne_Castro]

144. Dreamboat Annie – Heart (167 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #7
@Atomic Punk #32
Jeb #49
@zamboni #52
@Mt. Man #53
@Val Rannous #66


Dreamboat Annie is the debut studio album by American rock band Heart. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia; the album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by the local label Mushroom Records in September 1975, eventually reaching number 20 on RPM's Top Album chart and earning a double platinum certification. It was released in the United States on February 14, 1976, through the US subsidiary of Mushroom Records in Los Angeles, peaking at number seven on the Billboard 200. It also reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and Australia in early 1977. The album contains three commercially successful singles, two of which, "Crazy on You" and "Magic Man", became staples on North American FM radio. Producer Mike Flicker helped the group to polish their sound and obtain a recording contract with the label.

This is yet another album that I wish I had ranked. I came on very late in the process and ranked my albums too quickly, which meant that a few like this were omitted. It also meant that a few, while not bad albums, probably shouldn’t have been ranked. I’ll know better next time.

 

[KarmaPolice]

@Scoresman wasn't the name i was expecting. We may bicker about movie genres, but not music.

 

[Psychopav]

Can you tell who has the matches with the most people - just who is the most eclectic among us?

Story of my life. The ink isn't even dry on the first analysis and someone's already asking for something new.

Usually I'm the someone lol.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Can you tell who has the matches with the most people - just who is the most eclectic among us?

Yes I added a total formula at the bottom of each column - I will reveal those results at some point.

 

[Mister CIA]

@Mister CIA / @Pip's Invitation 13

Heaven help y'all if I start cranking out paragraphs on these boards

 

[Dr. Octopus]

143. Remain in Light – Talking Heads (169 points)

@Pip's Invitation #16
@Eephus #18
@kupcho1 #21
@Ghost Rider #60


Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980, by Sire Records. The band's third and final album to be produced by Brian Eno, Remain in Light was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York in July and August 1980.

After the release of Fear of Music in 1979, Talking Heads and Eno sought to dispel notions of the band as a mere vehicle for frontman and songwriter David Byrne. Drawing influence from Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti, they blended African polyrhythms and funk with electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves. Session musicians included the guitarist Adrian Belew, the singer Nona Hendryx, and the trumpeter Jon Hassell.

 

[KarmaPolice]

143. Remain in Light – Talking Heads (169 points)

@Pip's Invitation #16
@Eephus #18
@kupcho1 #21
@Ghost Rider #60


Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980, by Sire Records. The band's third and final album to be produced by Brian Eno, Remain in Light was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York in July and August 1980.

After the release of Fear of Music in 1979, Talking Heads and Eno sought to dispel notions of the band as a mere vehicle for frontman and songwriter David Byrne. Drawing influence from Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti, they blended African polyrhythms and funk with electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves. Session musicians included the guitarist Adrian Belew, the singer Nona Hendryx, and the trumpeter Jon Hassell.

Hmm. I'm surprised this didn't crack the top 100 at least. Not as many Talking Heads fans as I expected or maybe this is one of those cases were maybe an unexpected album pops ahead in the ranking? (I am a dum dum who totally whiffed on a top live album here, for example).

 

[Ilov80s]

143. Remain in Light – Talking Heads (169 points)

@Pip's Invitation #16
@Eephus #18
@kupcho1 #21
@Ghost Rider #60


Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980, by Sire Records. The band's third and final album to be produced by Brian Eno, Remain in Light was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York in July and August 1980.

After the release of Fear of Music in 1979, Talking Heads and Eno sought to dispel notions of the band as a mere vehicle for frontman and songwriter David Byrne. Drawing influence from Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti, they blended African polyrhythms and funk with electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves. Session musicians included the guitarist Adrian Belew, the singer Nona Hendryx, and the trumpeter Jon Hassell.

Hmm. I'm surprised this didn't crack the top 100 at least. Not as many Talking Heads fans as I expected or maybe this is one of those cases were maybe an unexpected album pops ahead in the ranking? (I am a dum dum who totally whiffed on a top live album here, for example).

I am sure hoping we at least get 1 more TH album. I will just confess that I have an album of theirs extremely high