Top 5 Albums Of All Time

[Klippy]

And why would that be?

Because i thought eveyone here is a really big tennis-nut. And all the tennis nuts I know dont know craaaaap about music. Really! I'm not joking! It's because their only interest, knowledge and focus seems to be tennis. But yea. There's only casual tennis nuts on this forum it appears.

But yea. Dont get me wrong.

Peace. God Bless.


And rock on. \m/

 

[Andres]

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Date of Birth:
December 20, 1984
Age:
22
Biography:
AAT D1 Serve and Volleyer (equivalent NTRP 5.5)
Location:
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Interests:
Basketball, table tennis, music, architechture, music, fitness, music, beauty in general
Occupation:
Recording and Mixing Engineer, Musical Producer, Music Theory Professor

 

[rommil]

In no particular order:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones
The Joshua Tree - U2
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Who's Next - The Who

Honorable mentions:

Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
Caribou - Elton John
In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs
The Pretender - Jackson Browne
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

Good choice on In My Tribe(even with Peace Train it was much better). This is where you see Natalie shine the brightest ever.

 

[rommil]

I'm surprised how good everyones taste in music is! I would've expected tennis players not to be well aquainted with good music

Also for most you kind of have an idea how old they are and where they are from.

 

[Dedans Penthouse]

Independent Label Category

"Seles All Down the River: The Tutonic Plague" -- Condi and the Sour Krauts (feat. Gunther Parshe)

"A Fisting For Dollar$" The Superstitions (feat. Clint Westwood)

"Slime Rhymes for Prime Time" MC Jay Bullworth (feat. Jerome, Janet & Jill)

"Melancholy Border Collie Follies" Ted Kennedy and the Seaweed Survivors (feat. Captin Nemo)

"Heroines & Heroin" Anita Fixx




admittedly lame......sorry.....

 

[WhiteSox05CA]

I'm surprised how good everyones taste in music is! I would've expected tennis players not to be well aquainted with good music

They're not

 

[princess bossass]

Good choice on In My Tribe(even with Peace Train it was much better). This is where you see Natalie shine the brightest ever.

Ditto! :grin:

 

[K. Wilson Moose]

Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
Howlin Wolf London Sessions
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones

BTW, when did Dedans reappear? Welcome back buddy!

 

[zapvor]

I'm surprised how good everyones taste in music is! I would've expected tennis players not to be well aquainted with good music

you mean how good their taste is to you.

 

[dr_punk]

don't have any and hopefully never will

 

[Andres]

It's too bad you're not into heavy metal. LOL

Actually none of those bands, except, perhaps, Slayer, play heavy metal

 

[Phil]

Because i thought eveyone here is a really big tennis-nut. And all the tennis nuts I know dont know craaaaap about music. Really! I'm not joking! It's because their only interest, knowledge and focus seems to be tennis. But yea. There's only casual tennis nuts on this forum it appears.

But yea. Dont get me wrong.

Peace. God Bless.


And rock on. \m/

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Yeah, that's okay...I was willing to forgive you for the dumbass comment until the end, when you wrote peace, God bless and rock on. Please. Spare me.

 

[BreakPoint]

Actually none of those bands, except, perhaps, Slayer, play heavy metal

They're all heavy metal in my book, especially compared to Jackson Browne and Elton John.

 

[Mick]

They're all heavy metal in my book, especially compared to Jackson Browne and Elton John.

speaking of Elton John, one of my all-time favorite albums is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." I like nearly all the songs from that two disc album, even the ones that didn't get play on the radio.

 

[croatian sensation]

I'm a moderate tennis nut, but still...music isn't one of my huge interests, so by looking at my CD collection behind my back I pick

What's the story (morning glory)- Oasis
The miseducation of Lauryn Hill- Lauryn Hill
Oral fixation vol.2- Shakira (I don't want any laughs now )

and 2 Cro ones... Buđenje- Parni Valjak and 14- Songkillers

 

[dukemunson]

Pearl Jam- Ten
Nirvana- Nevermind
Led Zep- IV
U2- Joshua Tree
Beatles- Sgt. Pepper

lists are always tough as something always gets overlooked as I really would like to get some Floyd in there but I cant justify overlooking any of the other albums...

 

[princess bossass]

Clash--London Calling
R.E.M.--Life's Rich Pageant
Nirvana--In Utero
Old 97s--Too Far to Care
Ida--Will You Find Me?


Though I'm sure if I thought about it for another 90 seconds or so, my list would change. 5 is so few!

 

[hyrulemaster]

duke munson we should be friends

i love all those albums except the U2 one - havent heard it.

are you a big grunge fan?

 

[heycal]

[]

Speaking of Dedans Penthouse, here's an odd moment:

Easter Sunday morning, April 8. American Airlines terminal, LGA, waiting to board a flight to Miami. I see a man of a certain age and a certain style with a carry on bag with a tennis racket or two with him. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, I say to myself: "I wonder if that is Dedans Penthouse from Talk Tennis."

Was it?

 

[BreakPoint]

speaking of Elton John, one of my all-time favorite albums is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." I like nearly all the songs from that two disc album, even the ones that didn't get play on the radio.

Mick, I agree. When I listed "Caribou", I was torn between it and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", but I didn't want to list two albums by Elton John. I also love just about all the songs on "GYBR", especially "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "Grey Seal", and "Harmony", but I also love the songs "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Ticking" and "Pinky" from the "Caribou" album.

 

[BreakPoint]

duke munson we should be friends

i love all those albums except the U2 one - havent heard it.

Wait, you've NEVER heard "The Joshua Tree" by U2? Are you Rip Van Winkle and have been asleep for the past 20 years? LOL

 

[diegaa]

Really? Cooool.

I like your taste. The Ramones are the coolest ever

Ramones - Ramones should be up there.
The Clash - London Calling
Ramones - Too Tough to Die
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Mano Negra - Casa Babylon

 

[Klippy]

Yeah, that's okay...I was willing to forgive you for the dumbass comment until the end, when you wrote peace, God bless and rock on. Please. Spare me.

*yawwwwwwwwn*

I'm a go listen to some Slayer.

 

[TheShaun]

- the first three oasis albums
- nivana nevermind
- first foo fighters album

 

[Cobra Tennis]

Mick, I agree. When I listed "Caribou", I was torn between it and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", but I didn't want to list two albums by Elton John. I also love just about all the songs on "GYBR", especially "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "Grey Seal", and "Harmony", but I also love the songs "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Ticking" and "Pinky" from the "Caribou" album.

Interesting that you picked Caribou. I agree that Ticking is a great tune! there is a youtube of him doing it solo in 2003. However, I would argue that Tumbleweed Connection is his true MASTERPIECE.

 

[Buuurnz]

1. Masta Ace - A long Hot Summer
2. Gagstarr - The Ownerz
3. Talib Kweli - Beautiful Struggle(even tho a lot of people disliked it)
4. Bone Thugs 'N Harmony - Greatest Hits(Consider it as an album)
5. Styles P - Gangster and a Gentleman or LOX - We are the streets

 

[zapvor]

p diddy-press play
r kelly- double up

 

[CyBorg]

In no particular order:

Starless and Bible Black - King Crimson
Crazy Price - Messer Chups
Western Culture - Henry Cow
Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh - Magma
Spillane - John Zorn

I think Spillane is the finest post-modern piece of music in years.

 

[The_Dark_Knight]

1. The Blue Album- Weezer
2. The Photo Album- Death Cab For Cutie
3. Odelay- Beck
4. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain- Pavement
5.Either/Or- Elliott Smith.


I'm surprised I didn't see any Elliott....



And an honorable mention goes to
Broom- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

 

[ivan987]

1. Dire Straits - Brothers in arms (brothers in arms, money for nothing)
2. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? (purple haze, foxy lady)
3. Deep Purple - Machine Head ( smoke on the water)
4. Pink Floyd - The Wall (Another Brick in the Wall)
5. Led Zeppelin - IV (Stairway to Heaven)

It's not easy to decide which albums are the best, these are the best 5 rock albums I listened to recently. I also have to mention a Croatian album - Parni Valjak - Buđenje, that's certainly one of the best albums I ever heard!

 

[ivan987]

I'm a moderate tennis nut, but still...music isn't one of my huge interests, so by looking at my CD collection behind my back I pick

What's the story (morning glory)- Oasis
The miseducation of Lauryn Hill- Lauryn Hill
Oral fixation vol.2- Shakira (I don't want any laughs now )

and 2 Cro ones... Buđenje- Parni Valjak and 14- Songkillers

Bravo, to je album!

 

[canasnalbandiandelpotro]

"The Stone Roses" - The Stone Roses
"Use Your Illusion I & II" - Guns N' Roses
"The White Album" - The Beatles
"Abbey Road" - The Beatles
"Morrison Hotel" - The Doors
"Demon Days" - Gorillaz

to name a few.

 

[retrowagen]

My top 10:

Radiohead OK Computer
Sigur Ros Agaetis Byrjun
U2 The Unforgettable Fire
Ride Nowhere
Nick Drake Pink Moon
Cocteau Twins Treasure
Dead Can Dance Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant
Kraftwerk The Man Machine
Elliott Smith XO

 

[AmericanTemplar]

1. The Who-Who's Next

I would have to say that this is the best album of all time because each song is top notch, the album as a whole displays a wide range of emotions, it flows beautifully, and it really marks a turning point in both the Who's music, and music in general. Pete Townshend put so much into this album that he had a nervous breakdown during its composition. The extreme highs and lows are all there for everyone to hear.

I don't think that I could list the other 4 without breaking it down into subgenre's or time periods because there are too many awesome albums out there and it wouldn't feel right to put a simple Punk album, for example, in the same league as Who's Next.

 

[princess bossass]

My top 10:

Radiohead OK Computer
Sigur Ros Agaetis Byrjun
U2 The Unforgettable Fire
Ride Nowhere
Nick Drake Pink Moon
Cocteau Twins Treasure
Dead Can Dance Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant
Kraftwerk The Man Machine
Elliott Smith XO

Great list! That's my favorite Elliott record, my favorite REM record, my favorite Sigur Ros record, and my favorite Radiohead record.

P.S. My favorite bar here in town is Elliott Smith's old haunt.

 

[princess bossass]

1. The Blue Album- Weezer
2. The Photo Album- Death Cab For Cutie
3. Odelay- Beck
4. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain- Pavement
5.Either/Or- Elliott Smith.

Oh how I heart Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain!--though it gives me painful fits of nostalgia on each and every listen...

 

[Doc Hollidae]

1. Sublime - Sublime
2. Green Day - Dookie
3. Cake - Fashion Nugget
4. Thievery Corporation - Richest Man in Babylon
5. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams

 

[Boja]

No real order here other than number 1.

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Grady - Cup of Cold Poison
Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
Big Sugar - Heated

 

[dukemunson]

duke munson we should be friends

i love all those albums except the U2 one - havent heard it.

are you a big grunge fan?

Hit Junior high in the early 90's...Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Rage, Smashing Pumpkins, all came around at the perfect time for me...

Interesting to see Unforgettable Fire chosen as U2's best...

 

[retrowagen]

Interesting to see Unforgettable Fire chosen as U2's best...

Amongst U2 fans, there are generally two groups: those who caught on at The Joshua Tree and those who were fans before then. Typically, the latter feel the music before Joshua Tree was less "produced" and far more visceral. Joshua Tree was a huge commercial success; most of its songs received radio play, but some of us Early U2 fans thought it was a sellout. In any event, U2's musical style turned acutely after that (to the "Zoo/Disco" phase).

Most mainstream music critics think Joshua Tree, or perhaps Achtung Baby, is U2's finest work. Most popular, sure. I just like the atmospheric sound (recorded in an old castle) and songs on Unforgettable Fire.

 

[tricky]

Amongst U2 fans, there are generally two groups: those who caught on at The Joshua Tree and those who were fans before then.

Yeah, it's a bit like your REM demographic. Apparently all IRS-era fans love tennis, since everybody's picking Life's Rich Pageant as their favorite REM album. Achtung Baby drew a pretty divisive response too. People who got into U2 through that album were more receptive toward Zooropa and Discotheque than the older U2 fans.

 

[dukemunson]

My suprise was more centered on the selection of Unforgettable Fire as U2's finest album. While I agree it was an amazing album it was, in my estimation, weaker then War, Rattle & Hum, October and Joshua Tree but more polished then Boy (you can't really count Under a Blood Red Sky, though it probably is my most played U2 album). Acthung Baby had a few classics on it but marked the end of U2 in my mind as Zooropa, Pop, All that you cant Leave behind and How to Dismantle an atomic bomb were all shaky albums that held nothing more then a radio friendly track or two...not worthy of what U2 previously was...

 

[retrowagen]

My suprise was more centered on the selection of Unforgettable Fire as U2's finest album. While I agree it was an amazing album it was, in my estimation, weaker then War, Rattle & Hum, October and Joshua Tree but more polished then Boy (you can't really count Under a Blood Red Sky, though it probably is my most played U2 album). Acthung Baby had a few classics on it but marked the end of U2 in my mind as Zooropa, Pop, All that you cant Leave behind and How to Dismantle an atomic bomb were all shaky albums that held nothing more then a radio friendly track or two...not worthy of what U2 previously was...

My judgement re. The Unforgettable Fire is also bolstered by a certain level of nostalgia, as it was the first U2 album I bought as a lad in high school, when it first came out. I won't argue that it's superior to any of the others; just that it's my favorite U2 album.

 

[tricky]

My suprise was more centered on the selection of Unforgettable Fire as U2's finest album.

It's not a consistent record and Bono's kinda grabbing at straws in places (hello Elvis in America!), but Unforgettable Fire is probably their most timeless sounding piece. Atmospheric, elliptical, impressionistic. It's also when Edge got the "Frippscape" treatment from Eno, and that U2 became U2. Eno's ambient productions in general and his colloborations with artists in the 80s have held up pretty well through the years. UF plays better for it.

 

[dukemunson]

good points and a great a album...Unforgettable Fire going in the CD player for the drive home tonight...

 

[The_Dark_Knight]

More Honorable Mentions:

Parklife by Blur
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
Interstate 8 EP by Modest Mouse
Hello Hawk by Superchunk

 

[Bottle Rocket]

The Arcade Fire...anybody?

 

[tricky]

The Arcade Fire...anybody?

I'll be honest -- I feel toward Arcade Fire what I felt about Sigur Ros and Bloc Party. Debut album made me go into "greatest band evar!" mode; by the time the follow up albums came out, the emo and bombast got a little grating. Yeah, I know, this coming from a diehard U2 fan.

Also I kinda resent the Talking Head comparisons with especially AF; Byrne was funny and the Talking Heads could play that funky music. Arcade Fire kind of remind me of Echo and the Bunnymen without the irony or Will Sergeant or Ian wailing like a drunk poet/yodeler.

 

[Bottle Rocket]

It seems like I am in the minority then, because I feel like Arcade Fire's album Neon Bible is better than their first album, The Funeral. If you ask me, both are amazing.

I gave a copy to a friend (in his late 30's) and the first thing he said when he listened was that they sound like Echo and the Bunnymen ... I guess I am too young to come up with a comparison like that.

Bloc Party doesn't really appeal to me, even their older stuff.

 

[Mastermind]

Nevermind by Nirvana
Vheissu by Thrice (my favorite band)
Rotten Apples: Greatest Hits by Smashing Pumpkins
Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses
All's Well That Ends Well by Chiodos