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Fvorite pop/rock albums of all time

Notice I said "favorite" and not "best".

Ok, here's my top five favorite:

1. Abbey Road, Beetles
2. Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore East- The ABB
3. Let it Bleed, Rolling Stones
4. What's Going On- Marvin Gaye
5. Exodus- Bob Marley and The Wailers

I bet you can guess my age by this list.

There are allot of runner ups that don’t make it on my list because of one or two songs that aren’t quite right to me (Nirvana’s Nevermind is one example). The common thread in these albums is that every song seems right and the album has a coherency from beginning to end.
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mofimadness
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Here's mine:

1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John
2. Rubber Soul-Beatles
3. AJA-Steely Dan
4. Dire Straits-Dire Straits
5. Hotel California-Eagles
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ncarv
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Good choices, Lokie! I agree with all of them.

My all time favorite:
The Velvet Underground & Nico -- IMHO, considering the time it was made, the most audacious & innovative rock album. I still listen often.

I'd also add:

Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles
Get Your Ya-Yas Out, Rolling Stones
Beggar's Banquet, Rolling Stones
Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan
Are You Experienced?, Jimi Hendrix
L.A. Woman, The Doors
Harvest, Neil Young
Layla, Derek and the Dominos
Europe '72, Grateful Dead
Led Zeppelin I & II
Blind Faith
Every Picture Tells A Story, Rod Stewart

I could go on . . .
b2sc
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(in no particular order...) I could listen to any one of these indefintely...

1. Pink Floyd - The Wall
2. Kate Bush -Hounds of Love
3. LZ -Physical Graffiti
4. Peter Gabriel - So
5. Deep Purple - Fireball
audiofeil
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Abbey Road
Dark Side of the Moon
Electric Ladyland
After the Gold Rush
Aja
Let it Bleed
Fragile
Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Wheel
Highway 61
Brain Salad Surgery
Blood on the Tracks
Crown of Creation
Zeppelin 3
Alone Together
Nantucket Sleighride
A Night at the Opera
Automatic For the People
Heart Like a Wheel
Hellbound Train
Desperado
Graceland
Who's Next
Thick as a Brick
Joshua Tree
Harvest
metralla
945 posts
 
4. What's Going On- Marvin Gaye

I have never quite understood the appeal of this album. I see it consistently rated as being influential - that's a different ranking, and one it may deserve.

On a personal level, what is it about this album that appeals to you? It never crossed my radar.

Regards,
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