Consensus Top 350 Albums of All-Time: 68. Automatic for the People – R.E.M. (205 Viewers)

[KarmaPolice]

209 (tie). Gish – Smashing Pumpkins (125 points)

@KarmaPolice #12
@Rand al Thor #26
@BrutalPenguin #50

Gish is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on May 28, 1991, by Caroline Records. The album was produced by Butch Vig and frontman Billy Corgan, with the latter describing Gish as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spiritual ascension".

Despite initially peaking at only number 195 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, Gish received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed at the band's distinctive psychedelic sound. The album was eventually certified platinum (at least one million copies shipped in the US) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming one of the best-selling independent albums at the time.

If you look at my list, this is a top 5 album of the 90s for me. Gish was recorded in our stomping grounds of Madison, WI with Mr. Vig so it seemed like this one got a big push as we went out looking for albums at that time in HS. I gravitate to it more than the follow up, which I am sure is coming up in the top 200 though both are great. This isn't the first time I've seen @Rand al Thor with me on an album so I'll have to keep an eye on that guy's albums listed. I love it all, but my favorite combo on the album is Snail + Tristessa. For a tie breaker, I went with whichever they played more on the 91 tours, so the bolded got added to the playlist. Gun to my head Rhinoceros and Snail are my favorites on the album.

 

[Mister CIA]

Anybody else concerned Mr. Rannous might be under a little duress?

 

[KarmaPolice]

It's a Rannous run!

They're stuffing the ballot box again!

Cheaters!

You should have had @MrsKarmaPolice submit a list.

I mentioned it a couple times, but I think we broke her with the MAD31s. I also had a similar thought to @Don Quixote and wondered how many we would have in common.

My ex and I had a lot of overlap but (assuming she had the patience to make a list) on something like this we may have had 2 or 3 in common.

She was big on 80s music but was also more a songs person, than albums.

I just scanned my list, and I think we would a little bit of overlap. I'd guess we hit on 5-10 90s albums and few in the 00s. Outside of that, we diverge a lot as I lean heavy in the 70s and in metal, and she gravitates to singer/songwriter and electronic more than I would.

 

[KarmaPolice]

203 (tie). Audioslave – Audio
@Dan Lambskin #27
@Tau837 #56

Audioslave is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave, released on November 18, 2002, through Epic Records and Interscope Records. In the United States, it has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album spawned the singles "Cochise", "Like a Stone", "Show Me How to Live", "I Am the Highway", and "What You Are"; "Like a Stone" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards.

Oooh, here's a great one that didn't cross my mind.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

203 (tie). Audioslave – Audio
@Dan Lambskin #27
@Tau837 #56

Audioslave is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave, released on November 18, 2002, through Epic Records and Interscope Records. In the United States, it has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album spawned the singles "Cochise", "Like a Stone", "Show Me How to Live", "I Am the Highway", and "What You Are"; "Like a Stone" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards.

Oooh, here's a great one that didn't cross my mind.

Ditto. I went elsewhere for my Cornell representation, but this is most worthy.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

203 (tie). Audioslave – Audio
@Dan Lambskin #27
@Tau837 #56

Audioslave is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave, released on November 18, 2002, through Epic Records and Interscope Records. In the United States, it has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album spawned the singles "Cochise", "Like a Stone", "Show Me How to Live", "I Am the Highway", and "What You Are"; "Like a Stone" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards.

this was my #4. But I listed it as Audioslave since I believe that is the name of the album so either I messed up or they did.

Yes that’s why it ranked so high. Looks like I messed up something in the entry. Will correct.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

My wife's list would be mostly '80s pop and modern country. We'd have very little, if any, overlap. Maybe a Steely Dan record or something like that.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

203 (tie). Audioslave – Audio
@Dan Lambskin #27
@Tau837 #56

Audioslave is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave, released on November 18, 2002, through Epic Records and Interscope Records. In the United States, it has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album spawned the singles "Cochise", "Like a Stone", "Show Me How to Live", "I Am the Highway", and "What You Are"; "Like a Stone" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards.

this was my #4. But I listed it as Audioslave since I believe that is the name of the album so either I messed up or they did.

Yes that’s why it ranked so high. Looks like I messed up something in the entry. Will correct.

Fixed the post - The album is Audioslave so you were right but I messed up the post somehow and deleted some words including your name and ranking.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

 

[Yo Mama]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

No arguments here.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

203 (tie). Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell – Meatloaf (126 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #6
@Val Rannous #10

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell is the sixth studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and the second in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy, which was written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released on September 14, 1993, sixteen years after Meat Loaf's first solo album Bat Out of Hell. The album reached number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Three tracks were released as singles, including "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which reached number 1 in 28 countries.

This is wrong. Jim Steinman wasn't involved in Bat Out of Hell III.

eta: wait, Wikipedia says he wasn't involved in production but "
The album was subject to a legal dispute between Meat Loaf and Steinman, who had registered the phrase "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark and attempted to prevent the album using the phrase. In the end, seven songs that Steinman wrote for various other projects were included." Hm, might have to check that out...

I think the bolded refers to II, rather than III. Indefinite antecedents, dontcha know?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Anybody else concerned Mr. Rannous might be under a little duress?

He is out right now, but I'll ask him when he gets back.

And we'll turn in our song selections.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

What about Outlaw Country?

 

[Yo Mama]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

What about Outlaw Country?

Can I interest you in some Gangster Rap?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Anybody else concerned Mr. Rannous might be under a little duress?

He is out right now, but I'll ask him when he gets back.

And we'll turn in our song selections.

I'm sure he will give you an honest answer.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

What about Outlaw Country?

Can I interest you in some Gangster Rap?

Sure

 

[zamboni]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

What about Outlaw Country?

Let’s go

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

214 (tie). The Clash – The Clash (122 points)

@Barry2 #3
@SayChowda #17


The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976.

I've always found it fascinating that the UK and US versions of this album are so different. They only share 5 tracks in common.

That is wild. I wonder why?

214 (tie). The Clash – The Clash (122 points)

@Barry2 #3
@SayChowda #17


The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976.

I've always found it fascinating that the UK and US versions of this album are so different. They only share 5 tracks in common.

That is wild. I wonder why?

The US version of The Clash was not released until well after the UK version. In fact, Give 'Em Enough Rope was released in the US first. When the band's US label finally decided to release the debut, they decided to replace many of the album tracks with songs issued on non-album singles and such. So it's essentially a "greatest hits up to this point" album minus the songs on Give 'Em Enough Rope.

As Pips intimated, the music industry was heavily country specific until the 80s when they became more international. There are a whole slew of artists who are massive in some parts of the world and anonymous elsewhere, particularly in the US.
There are so many big name US artists that are practically anonymous in the UK.
Now, an artist sneezes from the US, the world catches a cold. But it wasnt like that in the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Artists could have many albums under their belt in eg the UK, either to learn their craft, as record companies allowed artists they believed in to do or because they were seen as not relatable elsewhere.
I could name a dozen artist who have a debut US album that features the best of about 2-3 albums released elsewhere.

Artists that have a specific US MOR sound rarely translated elsewhere. Kansas, Styx, Journey etc
Carry on Wayward Son didnt even crack the top 50 in the UK
Babe was Styxs only top 40 hit in the Uk
Don’t Stop believing reached #62 in 1981 in the UK. The cultural deluge of the song around 2009 got in much higher almost 30 years later.
Same with Soul.

203 (tie). Innuendo – Queen (126 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #5
@Val Rannous #11

Innuendo is the fourteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 4 February 1991 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and was the band's first studio album to be released by Hollywood Records in the United States. Produced by David Richards and Queen, it was their last album to be released in lead singer Freddie Mercury's lifetime. The album reached the No. 1 spot on the UK Albums Chart for two weeks, and also peaked at No. 1 in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, staying at No. 1 for three weeks, four weeks, six weeks, and eight weeks, respectively. It was the first Queen album to go Gold in the US upon its release since The Works in 1984.

Such an interesting album. US audiences dropped off the band in the 80s. Thanks Hot Space/Body Language.

It's a Rannous run!

It's a Rannous run!

They're stuffing the ballot box again!

Cheaters!

I thought of trying the same thing with a willing collaborator or two, but if the end result is a #200 finish i am glad i didnt.
Its no surprise that a husband and wife have similar tastes. My wife doesnt even like music, so i dont have to worry about that lol

 

[KarmaPolice]

My question to the Rs is: did you music tastes sync before you were a long term couple, or after?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

I have a bunch of alt-country/americana artists on my list - a few have been revealed already and a few others may show up also. Some will not.

One of my last cuts was a true country album and I ranked one other that may or may not show up in the future (I have a good feeling it will). Another that’s alt-country but it’s really just country as well.

 

[Psychopav]

203 (tie). Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell – Meatloaf (126 points)

@Mrs. Rannous #6
@Val Rannous #10

Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell is the sixth studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and the second in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy, which was written and produced by Jim Steinman. It was released on September 14, 1993, sixteen years after Meat Loaf's first solo album Bat Out of Hell. The album reached number 1 in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Three tracks were released as singles, including "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", which reached number 1 in 28 countries.

This is wrong. Jim Steinman wasn't involved in Bat Out of Hell III.

eta: wait, Wikipedia says he wasn't involved in production but "
The album was subject to a legal dispute between Meat Loaf and Steinman, who had registered the phrase "Bat Out of Hell" as a trademark and attempted to prevent the album using the phrase. In the end, seven songs that Steinman wrote for various other projects were included." Hm, might have to check that out...

I think the bolded refers to II, rather than III. Indefinite antecedents, dontcha know?

Well objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are, as you well know.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

My first draft had Audioslave in the teens but I bumped it down a bit. Love that album though, especially I Am The Highway and Like A Stone. Show Me How To Live too

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

Personally, I think it is represented just fine so far.

What about Outlaw Country?

Can I interest you in some Gangster Rap?

Sure

I do like country but I’ve typically been more of a singles fan than a full album fan. Mainly 80s and 90s country but I do like some of the older stuff. Newer stuff is more miss than hit for me, especially pop country and bro country, but occasionally someone good comes along.

I do have some rap ranked but pretty far down so not sure if I’ll get any matches there

 

[Barry2]

212 (tie). Fully Completely – The Tragically Hip (123 points)

@Dennis Castro #9
@Barry2 #10

Fully Completely is the third studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was released in October 1992 and produced by Chris Tsangarides. The album produced six singles: "Locked in the Trunk of a Car", "Fifty Mission Cap", "Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)", "At the Hundredth Meridian", "Looking for a Place to Happen", and "Fully Completely"

Awesome. This album is a great place to start if anybody is curious about the Hip.

I’m thinking “At the Hundredth Meridian” but I’m curious about what @Barry2 thinks. So much good stuff on this record.

At the hundredth meridan is great and has been at one time or another my favorite on the album. Fully Completely was the first hip I got into and I think it's their best. Wheat Kings on my friends walkman was the wow moment for me.

 

[Barry2]

214 (tie). The Clash – The Clash (122 points)

@Barry2 #3
@SayChowda #17


The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976.

I'll add Janie Jones to the playlist. woah. The Clash thought it was worthy of the first track so I will follow. woah. I hope SayChowda is ok with selection. woah. This album opened the whole world of punk music to me. woah. My ignorance led me to believe punk was all noisy garbage with bad singing. woah. Always wondered if Eephus' pic is a young Joe Strummer. woah.

The US version is great but it's a compilation.

 

[Dennis Castro]

212 (tie). Fully Completely – The Tragically Hip (123 points)

@Dennis Castro #9
@Barry2 #10

Fully Completely is the third studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album was released in October 1992 and produced by Chris Tsangarides. The album produced six singles: "Locked in the Trunk of a Car", "Fifty Mission Cap", "Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)", "At the Hundredth Meridian", "Looking for a Place to Happen", and "Fully Completely"

Awesome. This album is a great place to start if anybody is curious about the Hip.

I’m thinking “At the Hundredth Meridian” but I’m curious about what @Barry2 thinks. So much good stuff on this record.

At the hundredth meridan is great and has been at one time or another my favorite on the album. Fully Completely was the first hip I got into and I think it's their best. Wheat Kings on my friends walkman was the wow moment for me.

Well alright then. Let’s add At the Hundredth Meridian to the list.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Oh if we do have any county fans check out Wheeler Walker Jr

 

[Val Rannous]

Anybody else concerned Mr. Rannous might be under a little duress?

He is out right now, but I'll ask him when he gets back.

And we'll turn in our song selections.

I'm sure he will give you an honest answer.

Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! (I just told her that's how I was going to start this post, and got warned that if I made a "watery tart" crack I was gonna lose one...)

I can't believe she pipped me on all 3 of these albums, so has final say on song selection. Fortunately, we've been discussing our matches so far, so there's only a small chance she'll mess things up and pick a bowser.

Our music tastes haven't really changed that much since we've been together, outside of introducing each other to artists we hadn't really noticed before - I had absolutely no idea who Warren Zevon was before she pointed him out. For both of us, 70's/80's era classic rock is near the top of our favorites lists, so we tend to sync up there as was just shown - we both owned a substantial amount of Queen albums before we even met. It's when you dip down into our secondary favorites we start to drift apart. I tend to lean towards heavier material - metal, harder rock, and seriously bombastic classical; where she goes more "singer-songwriter" type fare. This really shows in something like prog, where I'm listening to heavy stuff like the recently picked Operation: Mindcrime, and she trends more towards "rock and roll ren-faire".

We do have some other interesting crossovers - we both like some big band music, tend to like the same epic movie scores, and dislike a lot of country music while enjoying a touch of bluegrass. Fortunately, this means that we rarely seem to argue in the car listening to the radio. Probably the only time we disagree there is that I like a lot more blues/southern rock than she does - I'll be reaching for the volume knob to crank something and notice the eye roll .

 

[MAC_32]

209 (tie). Gish – Smashing Pumpkins (125 points)

@KarmaPolice #12
@Rand al Thor #26
@BrutalPenguin #50

Gish is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on May 28, 1991, by Caroline Records. The album was produced by Butch Vig and frontman Billy Corgan, with the latter describing Gish as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spiritual ascension".

Despite initially peaking at only number 195 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, Gish received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed at the band's distinctive psychedelic sound. The album was eventually certified platinum (at least one million copies shipped in the US) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming one of the best-selling independent albums at the time.

If you look at my list, this is a top 5 album of the 90s for me. Gish was recorded in our stomping grounds of Madison, WI with Mr. Vig so it seemed like this one got a big push as we went out looking for albums at that time in HS. I gravitate to it more than the follow up, which I am sure is coming up in the top 200 though both are great. This isn't the first time I've seen @Rand al Thor with me on an album so I'll have to keep an eye on that guy's albums listed. I love it all, but my favorite combo on the album is Snail + Tristessa. For a tie breaker, I went with whichever they played more on the 91 tours, so the bolded got added to the playlist. Gun to my head Rhinoceros and Snail are my favorites on the album.

Glad Gish made the cut. It's an album I need to go back to. There's a few in my library, including Rhino and Snail, but I don't remember half of them. Adding this to the need to listen list

 

[Rand al Thor]

209 (tie). Gish – Smashing Pumpkins (125 points)

If you look at my list, this is a top 5 album of the 90s for me. Gish was recorded in our stomping grounds of Madison, WI with Mr. Vig so it seemed like this one got a big push as we went out looking for albums at that time in HS. I gravitate to it more than the follow up, which I am sure is coming up in the top 200 though both are great. This isn't the first time I've seen @Rand al Thor with me on an album so I'll have to keep an eye on that guy's albums listed. I love it all, but my favorite combo on the album is Snail + Tristessa. For a tie breaker, I went with whichever they played more on the 91 tours, so the bolded got added to the playlist. Gun to my head Rhinoceros and Snail are my favorites on the album.

This was also one of my top 90s albums (5th), but it really could've been #1 depending on the mood I was in. This is one of those albums I could listen to 100 more times and never get sick of it. Siamese Dream gets all the love, but for me, this one is far better all the way through. I saw them at a small club in Tampa back in 91 or 92 when they were on tour in support of this album. Tristessa is a great choice.

 

[MAC_32]

203 (tie). Audioslave – Audio
@Dan Lambskin #27
@Tau837 #56

Audioslave is the debut studio album by American rock supergroup Audioslave, released on November 18, 2002, through Epic Records and Interscope Records. In the United States, it has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album spawned the singles "Cochise", "Like a Stone", "Show Me How to Live", "I Am the Highway", and "What You Are"; "Like a Stone" was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards.

Oooh, here's a great one that didn't cross my mind.

Ditto. I went elsewhere for my Cornell representation, but this is most worthy.

This was how I justified giving it the axe as Songbook was always going to make the cut. I re-listened to parts of several of Cornell's work to see if I could make room for a second, but rolled snake eyes. I consistently have a handful of album tracks in the library, but the ones around them don't resonate. The highs on this album are REAL high though.

 

[MAC_32]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

I have a bunch of alt-country/americana artists on my list - a few have been revealed already and a few others may show up also. Some will not.

One of my last cuts was a true country album and I ranked one other that may or may not show up in the future (I have a good feeling it will). Another that’s alt-country but it’s really just country as well.

While there's some variations of country in my list, the only one I expected to potentially make it into the countdown was Sturgill. I had a handful of others under consideration, but cut most of them simply because I didn't think there was anyway they'd make it and they were already borderline cuts anyway.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

I have a bunch of alt-country/americana artists on my list - a few have been revealed already and a few others may show up also. Some will not.

One of my last cuts was a true country album and I ranked one other that may or may not show up in the future (I have a good feeling it will). Another that’s alt-country but it’s really just country as well.

I really don't listen to much country at all but I love Waylon.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Based responses up to this point, I'm going to guess country is pretty under represented on this list.

I have a bunch of alt-country/americana artists on my list - a few have been revealed already and a few others may show up also. Some will not.

One of my last cuts was a true country album and I ranked one other that may or may not show up in the future (I have a good feeling it will). Another that’s alt-country but it’s really just country as well.

I really don't listen to much country at all but I love Waylon.

I do like some Conway twitty, oak ridge boys, Alabama
Patsy cline, Reba, Trisha yearwood

 

[SayChowda]

214 (tie). The Clash – The Clash (122 points)

@Barry2 #3
@SayChowda #17


The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976.

I'll add Janie Jones to the playlist. woah. The Clash thought it was worthy of the first track so I will follow. woah. I hope SayChowda is ok with selection. woah. This album opened the whole world of punk music to me. woah. My ignorance led me to believe punk was all noisy garbage with bad singing. woah. Always wondered if Eephus' pic is a young Joe Strummer. woah.

The US version is great but it's a compilation.

Totally fine with me.

I'm more surprised that only two us had this. Most of my other punk listing are modern and most likely don't pair up. This is thought would be a bit more popular.

Also side note, I started listening to them after I was already into punk, and then went backwards on the punk timeline.

 

[Don Quixote]

214 (tie). The Clash – The Clash (122 points)

@Barry2 #3
@SayChowda #17


The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976.

I'll add Janie Jones to the playlist. woah. The Clash thought it was worthy of the first track so I will follow. woah. I hope SayChowda is ok with selection. woah. This album opened the whole world of punk music to me. woah. My ignorance led me to believe punk was all noisy garbage with bad singing. woah. Always wondered if Eephus' pic is a young Joe Strummer. woah.

The US version is great but it's a compilation.

Totally fine with me.

I'm more surprised that only two us had this. Most of my other punk listing are modern and most likely don't pair up. This is thought would be a bit more popular.

Also side note, I started listening to them after I was already into punk, and then went backwards on the punk timeline.

I have The Clash on my list, but a different album. I don’t think this is the last that will see them.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

214 (tie). The Clash – The Clash (122 points)

@Barry2 #3
@SayChowda #17


The Clash is the debut studio album by the English punk rock band the Clash, released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Recorded and mixed over three weeks in February 1977 for £4,000, it would go on to reach No. 12 on the UK charts and has been included on many retrospective rankings as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Songs on the album were composed by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the notable exception of the reggae cover "Police and Thieves". The song "What's My Name" is co-credited to Clash founding member Keith Levene, who left the band in September 1976.

I'll add Janie Jones to the playlist. woah. The Clash thought it was worthy of the first track so I will follow. woah. I hope SayChowda is ok with selection. woah. This album opened the whole world of punk music to me. woah. My ignorance led me to believe punk was all noisy garbage with bad singing. woah. Always wondered if Eephus' pic is a young Joe Strummer. woah.

The US version is great but it's a compilation.

Totally fine with me.

I'm more surprised that only two us had this. Most of my other punk listing are modern and most likely don't pair up. This is thought would be a bit more popular.

Also side note, I started listening to them after I was already into punk, and then went backwards on the punk timeline.

I have The Clash on my list, but a different album. I don’t think this is the last that will see them.

There is one Clash album I expect will rank very highly.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Our song selections:

For Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply -

Run Runaway

Slade · The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (Expanded) · Song · 2007

open.spotify.com

For Bat Out Of Hell II -

Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)

Meat Loaf · Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell · Song · 1993

open.spotify.com

For Innuendo -

These Are The Days Of Our Lives - 2011 Remaster

Queen · Innuendo · Song · 1991

open.spotify.com

Mr R gets to live!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

203 (tie). Axis: Bold as Love – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (126 points)

@Mister CIA #1
@jwb #15

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was first released by Track Records in the United Kingdom on December 1, 1967, only seven months after the release of the group's highly successful debut album, Are You Experienced. In the United States, Reprise Records delayed the release until the following month. The album reached the top ten in the album charts in both countries.

The album displays several musical styles and critics saw it as demonstrating Jimi Hendrix's growth as a songwriter. It features "Spanish Castle Magic" and "Little Wing", two Hendrix compositions that draw on his roots performing with rhythm and blues bands and would remain in his live repertoire throughout his career. Its album cover generated controversy for displaying Hindu religious iconography. It was designed without Hendrix's approval, and he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

203 (tie). Badmotorfinger – Soundgarden (126 points)

@Pip's Invitation #20
@KarmaPolice #44
@Barry2 #46
@Mookie Gizzy #49

Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in the spring of 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

203 (tie). Badmotorfinger – Soundgarden (126 points)

@Pip's Invitation #20
@KarmanPolice #44
@Barry2 #46
@Mookie Gizzy #49

Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in the spring of 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

This was one of my last cuts, and I'm a bit regretful about leaving it off.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

203 (tie). Badmotorfinger – Soundgarden (126 points)

@Pip's Invitation #20
@KarmanPolice #44
@Barry2 #46
@Mookie Gizzy #49

Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in the spring of 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

I truly believe that the first four songs of this album are Gen X’s equivalent to side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV for the boomers. They are that well-written and that powerfully performed. The rest of the album is no slouch either, combining metal, punk and hard rock in thrilling and unexpected ways.

This album, which I bought soon after its release after I saw the video for “Outshined” on MTV, was my introduction to Chris Cornell, the best hard-rock singer since Robert Plant.

The follow-up album was more popular and is also excellent, but I think Badmotorfinger is more consistent.

I have added one of my favorite songs of all time, “Jesus Christ Pose,” to the playlist. It is the musical representation of relentlessness.

 

[zamboni]

203 (tie). Badmotorfinger – Soundgarden (126 points)

@Pip's Invitation #20
@KarmanPolice #44
@Barry2 #46
@Mookie Gizzy #49

Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in the spring of 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

I truly believe that the first four songs of this album are Gen X’s equivalent to side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV for the boomers.

Upcoming remake of Fast Times at Ridgemont High with a 70-year-old Mike Damone: "When it comes to playing pickleball, whenever possible, put on side one of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger."

 

[Pip's Invitation]

203 (tie). Badmotorfinger – Soundgarden (126 points)

@Pip's Invitation #20
@KarmanPolice #44
@Barry2 #46
@Mookie Gizzy #49

Badmotorfinger is the third studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on October 8, 1991, through A&M Records. Soundgarden began the recording sessions for the album with new bassist Ben Shepherd in the spring of 1991. The album maintained the band's heavy metal sound, while featuring an increased focus on songwriting compared to the band's previous releases. AllMusic considered the album's music to be "surprisingly cerebral and arty"; alternative tunings and odd time signatures were present on several of the album's songs, and lyrics were intended to be ambiguous and evocative.

I truly believe that the first four songs of this album are Gen X’s equivalent to side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV for the boomers.

Upcoming remake of Fast Times at Ridgemont High with a 70-year-old Mike Damone: "When it comes to playing pickleball, whenever possible, put on side one of Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger."

And then “Fell on Black Days” will be on the soundtrack.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

203 (tie). Hunky Dory – David Bowie (126 points)

@Barry2 #18
@Dr. Octopus #34
@timschochet #49
@Juxtatarot #61
@kupcho1 #67


Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on 17 December 1971 through RCA Records. Following a break from touring and recording, Bowie settled down to write new songs, composing on piano rather than guitar as in earlier works. Bowie assembled Mick Ronson (guitar), Trevor Bolder (bass) and Mick Woodmansey (drums), and recorded the album in mid-1971 at Trident Studios in London. Rick Wakeman contributed piano shortly before joining Yes. Bowie co-produced the album with Ken Scott, who had engineered Bowie's previous two records.

 

[pacman_fl]

203 (tie). Axis: Bold as Love – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (126 points)

@Mister CIA #1
@jwb #15

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was first released by Track Records in the United Kingdom on December 1, 1967, only seven months after the release of the group's highly successful debut album, Are You Experienced. In the United States, Reprise Records delayed the release until the following month. The album reached the top ten in the album charts in both countries.

The album displays several musical styles and critics saw it as demonstrating Jimi Hendrix's growth as a songwriter. It features "Spanish Castle Magic" and "Little Wing", two Hendrix compositions that draw on his roots performing with rhythm and blues bands and would remain in his live repertoire throughout his career. Its album cover generated controversy for displaying Hindu religious iconography. It was designed without Hendrix's approval, and he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction.

Ok, I give. How did you all narrow your lists to 70? Dr. O could have done a Top 70 of the 60s and I am not sure where this one would have landed (outside @Mister CIA having it #1). Little Wing...Man.

 

[zamboni]

203 (tie). Axis: Bold as Love – The Jimi Hendrix Experience (126 points)

@Mister CIA #1
@jwb #15

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was first released by Track Records in the United Kingdom on December 1, 1967, only seven months after the release of the group's highly successful debut album, Are You Experienced. In the United States, Reprise Records delayed the release until the following month. The album reached the top ten in the album charts in both countries.

The album displays several musical styles and critics saw it as demonstrating Jimi Hendrix's growth as a songwriter. It features "Spanish Castle Magic" and "Little Wing", two Hendrix compositions that draw on his roots performing with rhythm and blues bands and would remain in his live repertoire throughout his career. Its album cover generated controversy for displaying Hindu religious iconography. It was designed without Hendrix's approval, and he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction.

Ok, I give. How did you all narrow your lists to 70? Dr. O could have done a Top 70 of the 60s and I am not sure where this one would have landed (outside @Mister CIA having it #1). Little Wing...Man.

As great as Jimi's original "Little Wing" is, I've always thought that Derek and the Dominos topped it.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Looking forward to the Top 200