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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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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,
rlawry
477 posts
 
Here are my top 5:

Supertramp Crime of the Century
Steely Dan Pretzel Logic
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Beatles Please Please Me
Honorable Mention: Weather Report Heavy Weather
rufusfolk
18 posts
 
Richard Thompson "More Guitar" or "Shoot out the Lights"
Sam Cooke "Night Beat"
Jackie Leven "Shining Brother Shining Sister"
John Hiatt "Bring the Family"
Subdudes "Annunciation"
Tom Waits "Nighthawks at the Diner" or "Closing Time"
Nick Drake "Bryter Layter"
Boz Scaggs "Boz Scaggs" or "My Time"
Not might be ususally classified pop/rock
lindisfarne
511 posts
 
Pet Sounds
White Album
Fog on the Tyne (Lindisfarne)
Pipedream (Alan Hull)
Exile on Main Street
John Wesley Harding
Mars Hotel
American Beauty
Ziggy Stardust
Axis Bold as Love
Benefit
Meddle
Muswell Hillbillies
Europe 72
Quah (Jorma)
Eat a Peach

I'll stop there.
lindisfarne
511 posts
 
Could not forget:
Odyssey and Oracle (Zombies)
The Yes Album
Forever Changes
Tommy
In Search of the Lost Chord
Selling England by the Pound
Zep III

So many others.
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