OK, kill me, I can take it. I don't think it fits into the great category but it has a lot of nostalgia for me. It wasn't a girl crush thing, much more a hanging out with my friends thing. Frampton is supposedly a really nice person (I wouldn't know), but I do know that he's great at Math. Not surprised at all that a lot of musicians are great at Math because it's an abstract.
A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album, and Abbey Road are in constant rotation on my iPhone/iPad/computer. I actually already found Sgt. Pepper dated when I was in college in the mid-70s, and rarely listen to it these days, although its impact cannot be overstated.
Many consider it the greatest live album. I've owned since I was a teenager and I thinks a fantastic album. Definitely worthy.
Some worthy choices here (I'll keep to myself the ones I find less worthy), but here are a few I would add: Many people point to Aja as being technically perfect, but I've always thought that Steely Dan peaked by just a little bit in its very first album. This and the album above are excellent candidates for best debut album ever.
Fantastic call with Blood on the Tracks, but you could pretty much throw a dart at Dylan's first dozen albums and come up with a great one. Steely Dan as well, not many poor albums in their catalogue. This is a favorite of mine, from an artist who's output I think is a little more spotty:
Yeah, that's the problem with Neil. This is a great album, but the highs on the two below might be a little higher (but the lows a little lower, especially on Harvest). If I had to pick one of his albums, I would probably go with After the Gold Rush, but it's close compared to Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
We're geezers. Albums released after vinyl went away are just not all that. Not to geezers. For me the elephants not mentioned yet include Workingman's Dead and Electric Ladyland.
I'm 54 and I'm sure I could list plenty of stuff that came out pre-cd that you wouldnt care for. It's not an age thing. It's a taste thing. I rarely listen to "classic rock." If I do, it's usually a b-side or an obscure track. Every song on a classic rock station has been played to absolute death. I mostly stick to 2000+ these days. I do like the Grateful Dead and they aren't as nearly played out as some other bands from that era. If I had to pick a favorite it would be Europe '72.
I'll throw out a handful of albums that were 90's and 00's... And to get real different some hardcore/metal Incubus - Make Yourself Alexisonfire - self titled Everytime I die - hot damn! As I Lay Dying - Shadows are Security Murs/Felt - A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
These last two would probably not make anyone else's list of greatest albums, but they are definitely on mine:
Nas peaked too early man. He never should’ve went away from the style that made him great. It always felt like he tried to go more main stream in most of his music that followed and it just wasn’t him. I understand that he did it because the money was there to make Puff Daddy type songs not hard rap. Hence why the guys in the pic below never made as much money as others who went that route but they never abandoned their style.
