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      Jun 26, 2008 06:30:20 pm
      OK, it's impossible to pick absolute top favorites.  But to start with, here are a few of what I consider to be all time classic albums.

      John Lennon, Imagine - everybody knows the title song, but many don't realize that the album is awesome. Stand-out tracks: How, Gimme Some Truth, Jealous Guy, Crippled Inside, Oh My Love, Oh Yoko.





      Beatles, Abbey Road - the fab four spent the entire summer of 1969 polishing off their final (and I'd argue, finest) album.  Stand-out tracks include: Here Comes the Sun, Something, Because, Octopus's Garden, Come Together, You Never Give Me Your Money.

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      Reply #1: Jun 26, 2008 07:04:43 pm
      Probably not all-time classics, but two of my favourites:

      Levellers - Levelling The Land



      Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust

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      Reply #2: Jun 26, 2008 07:15:33 pm
      For the reason that no album before it ever sounded like this and many after tried to sound this good

      The BEATLES.....REVOLVER

      Sgt Peppers gets more plaudits but this was better

      The BEATLES clean up actually. Revolver Rubber Soul Peppers and the White album are all truly classic
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      Reply #3: Jun 26, 2008 07:42:46 pm
      thanks for those tips, ayrton......I must look those albums out (in btjunkie)

      yes Brian, nobody comes close to the Beatles.  Revolver and the White Album were superb.  I always advise folks who are starting out on the Beatles trail, to avoid buying Sgt Pepper as their first purchase.   Much better to start with nearly any other fab four album.   

      I was lucky enough to spend 12 hours, in a recording session, in the famous studio 2 at abbey road, a few years back.  I even recently found the ten minutes of crappy video that I took.  I tell you, it is awesome to spend time in that studio and reflect that on these wooden tiles, the classic tracks that the world loves, were recorded.
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      Reply #4: Jun 26, 2008 09:56:02 pm
      Maybe not the best albums of all time. But a few of my best albums of all time, off the top of my head...

      Genesis - Invisible Touch



      Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon



      REM - Automatic For The People



      Sasha & John Digweed - Northern Exposure



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      Reply #5: Jun 26, 2008 10:00:46 pm
      Personal favs of mine include.

      CCR Chronicles. I know it's a greatest hits but you just can't get sick of listening to it.

      Pink Floyd - The Delicate Sound Of Thunder. A live album but still one of my favs

      Led Zep - IV. Need anything be said?

      NIN - The Fragile. An album based on the end of the world, there is something so spooky about the music and lyrics you keep listening looking for hidden meanings.
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      Reply #6: Jun 26, 2008 10:16:14 pm
      Stone Roses - Stone Roses!!
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      Reply #7: Jun 27, 2008 06:57:44 am
      A lot of Pink Floyd coming up here! ;D They're probably my favourite group of all time, The Wall was brilliant.
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      Reply #8: Jun 27, 2008 02:46:22 pm
      Im more of a new music person so my favourite albums are

      One day remains - Alter Bridge
      Blackbird - Alter Bridge (not one bad song in both AB albums)
      Chariot - Gavin DeGraw
      Audioslave - Audioslave

      But also:

      Nevermind - Nirvanna
      The joshua tree - U2
      Hotel California - The Eagles
      Elvis Presly - Elvis Presly
      Thriller - MJ

      Im forgetting someone.... o yes

      Another 700miles - 3doors down

      Thats all i can think of ATM, and yes i do love music incase anyone hasnt noticed ::)
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      Reply #9: Jun 27, 2008 03:10:01 pm
      A couple more:

      Beth Orton - Central Reservation (one of my very favourite albums)



      Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails

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      Reply #10: Jun 27, 2008 03:35:39 pm
      very good call RedKenny  re Genesis - Invisible Touch

      I must dig that one out - think it's here somewhere....haven't heard it in decades.

      Gonna have to google for many of the others re magill and aryton! Beth Orton is totally new to me. 
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      Reply #12: Jun 27, 2008 03:42:43 pm

      Well worth the effort IMHO. A truly classic album, only brilliant songs on it, been around a while too. I actually only tried listening to her stuff because she does some vocals on some of my favourite Chemical Brothers songs, most notably "Where Do I Begin" on their 2nd album, "Dig Your Own Hole". :D
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      Reply #13: Jun 27, 2008 03:47:23 pm
      presently on her wikipedia page, mate.

      gonna laod up btjunkie tonight and see if I can get that album.

      I do like the sound of the album....review on wiki says many tracks are acoustic based and melancholy....I like the sound of that.

      and also says that "several tracks were also produced by Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl."    I LOVE Everything But The Girl.....so this sounds like something I'd like.  Thanks for the tip.

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      Reply #14: Jun 27, 2008 03:49:07 pm
      presently on her wikipedia page, mate.

      gonna laod up btjunkie tonight and see if I can get that album.

      I do like the sound of the album....review on wiki says many tracks are acoustic based and melancholy....I like the sound of that.

      and also says that "several tracks were also produced by Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl."    I LOVE Everything But The Girl.....so this sounds like something I;d like.  Thanks for the tip.



      I haven't got the album in front of me, but I seem to remember she thanks Ben Harper in the small print as well... I'll look later. If that isn't a seal of quality then I don't know what is! ;D
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      Reply #15: Jun 27, 2008 03:49:43 pm

      I LOVE Everything But The Girl. Good call!

      And yeah, Invisible Touch is a timeless classic for me mate. Make sure you dig it out soon!
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      Reply #16: Jun 27, 2008 03:51:39 pm
      Gavin Degraw is very easy to listen to see he is.

      Alter Bridge is more of an aquired taste because they have some metal aspects to alot of songs but some of their work is simply beautiful. I mean just listen to this:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=FEwBZegmcXc
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      Reply #17: Jun 27, 2008 06:55:44 pm
      I haven't got the album in front of me, but I seem to remember she thanks Ben Harper in the small print as well... I'll look later. If that isn't a seal of quality then I don't know what is! ;D
      that is a seal of quality!  I am on youtube at present, found some of her stuff and gonna listen to it tonight.

      I LOVE Everything But The Girl. Good call!

      And yeah, Invisible Touch is a timeless classic for me mate. Make sure you dig it out soon!
      Definitely Kenny.  I had forgotten about that classic. 

      And Everything About the Girl - great to see a fellow fan of theirs!  I think I must have nearly all their albums.   
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      Reply #18: Jun 27, 2008 06:59:34 pm
      good track, magill, thanks for posting the video.  New artist to me...I must google. 
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      Reply #20: Jun 30, 2008 08:57:32 pm
      My top three albums are Boys and Girls:

      1. Oasis - Definetly maybe best album ever in my opinion.
      2. Miles Davis -  Kind of Blue..... Im not the biggest jazz fan but this is simply a stunning piece of improvisation. It is perfection and also very soothing to the ears,
      3. The Beatles - Revolver

      Love - Forever changes is one which I think deserves a mention also.
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      Reply #21: Jun 30, 2008 09:01:20 pm
      Definetly maybe is top top class
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      Reply #22: Jun 30, 2008 10:46:47 pm
      1. The Joshua Tree - U2

      2. Ray Of Light - Madonna

      3. Thriller - Michael Jackson

      I've got so many to be honest, that I found it hard to choose, but these are three of my favourites

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