The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without

friend of ours Number of posts: 178 Registration date: 2008-10-18

NeonChoir wrote:

Only five albums? That's torturous! D:

a challenge is the way i'd look at it :-D

little beast Number of posts: 55 Age: 28 Registration date: 2011-02-19

Excluding Elbow whose five albums could easily be listed here, and Queen who have too much across several albums to name just one:

Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (just... love).
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
ELO - A New World Record
Oasis - The Masterplan (B SIde heaven... more depth and emotion than any other Oasis album).
Manic Street Preachers - This is My Truth Tell Me Yours (panned by many but I adore it).

friend of ours Number of posts: 178 Registration date: 2008-10-18

elbowismymuse wrote:

Excluding Elbow whose five albums could easily be listed here, and Queen who have too much across several albums to name just one:

Nick Cave - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (just... love).
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
ELO - A New World Record
Oasis - The Masterplan (B SIde heaven... more depth and emotion than any other Oasis album).
Manic Street Preachers - This is My Truth Tell Me Yours (panned by many but I adore it).

Funny that... i toyed with queen's live killers as being a way to get their best work in once place... Smile

also, concur on your choice of MSP album, i love it although it would only just make my top 10...

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Thu 17 Mar 2011, 17:49

errant wrote:

NeonChoir wrote:

Only five albums? That's torturous! D:

a challenge is the way i'd look at it :-D

No, definitely torturous !!

fallen angel Number of posts: 25 Registration date: 2011-01-22

elbow-cast of thousands
elbow-leaders of the free world
brand new-the devil and god are raging inside me
arcade fire-funeral
cannibal ox-iron galaxy

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Sun 03 Apr 2011, 01:21

Hmmm...

Parachutes - Coldplay
Hopes And Fears - Keane
Mercury - Longview
Hot fuss - The Killers
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys

Loadsssss more, but these are the first five in chronological order of discovery (by me.) Parachutes was the first album I ever had bought for me! What a way to start listening to albums!

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Tue 05 Apr 2011, 23:46

1. U2 - Pop. My favorite album, ever. What happened to them after this is anyones guess.

2. U2 - Achtung Baby. Talk about a sonic re-invention!

3. Radiohead - In Rainbows. (A cross between 4 outstanding albums, The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A and Hail To The Thief and all rolled into one). Brilliant.

4. The Beatles - The White Album. The absolute peak of bands creative development.

5. R.E.M. - Green. I love good old guitar based rock. Green is that to me.

No Elbow? This is an Elbow forum, I love them, I could not live without any of their albums, including Build A Rocket Boys!

newborn Number of posts: 8 Registration date: 2011-06-20

Definitely Maybe - Oasis. The album where everything came together, looks, attitude and brilliant songs
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses. just attitude and brilliant songs on this one
I Am Kloot - Natural History. Beautifully raw
Primal Scream - Vanishing Point. unbelievably underrated
Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker. best album by one of the best songwriters of the last 20 years

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Tue 21 Jun 2011, 21:55

The Beatles - Help!
Lightning Dust - Infinite Light
Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World
Coldplay - Parachutes
Joanna Newsom - Have One One Me

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:56

The Yes Album - Yes
New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
Desire - Bob Dylan
Sulk - Associates
Automatic For The People - R.E.M.

That's for today ... tomorrow is another matter Wink

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Tue 28 Jun 2011, 15:54

Leaders of the Free World
The Hounds of Love - Kate Bush (difficult choice I love all her albums)
Coldplay - Parachutes
Depeche Mode - 101
David Bowie - Hunky Dory

Really difficult one, Sgt Peppers - the Beatles just got shoved off the end of my list!

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Tue 28 Jun 2011, 22:09

Today's five would be:

1. The Beatles Blue Album - My daughter loves The Beatles and whenever I hear them I will always think of her, long after she has flown the coop.

2. Genesis Duke - Gotta have a Genesis album in the list and this one is the perfect blend of the cerebral lyrics of Banks, the more overt immediacy of Collins, with Rutherford occupying the middle ground. Great instrumentals, too.

3. Frank Sinatra and Basie At The Sands - My favourite Sinatra period. Basie's band really cast out old demons on these arrangements and Sinatra is in fine form, vocally, and is near the knuckle with his between-song banter.

4. Frank Zappa Joe's Garage - Could be my favourite Zappa album. It's certainly the most entertaining concept album ever made, with wild lyrics and amazing playing from the band.

5. Miles Davis In A Silent Way - I could easily pick from five Miles albums to put in my five albums that I can't live without. This is such a beautiful record, so ahead of its time. I can listen to this on a loop for hours and never tire of it.

fallen angel Number of posts: 29 Registration date: 2011-02-11

1. Robert Wyatt - ROCK BOTTOM
2. Mike Oldfield - HERGEST RIDGE
3. The Beatles - ABBEY ROAD
4. Elbow - LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD
5. Marillion - MARBLES

Smile

Subject: Re: The 5 Albums You Can't Live Without Fri 09 Sep 2011, 15:42

Only five? Rolling Eyes

Anyway,here's my list:
1.Richard Hawley - Coles Corner (will always remind me of my late grandmother)
Then in no particular order:
2.Elbow - TSSK/BARB (sorry I really can't decide...)
3.Clint Mansell - Original Soundtrack for the Film 'The Fountain' (seems nobody has listed an OST album)
4.Mansun - Six
5.Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion