Wednesday, March 30, 2011

My 50 favorite albums

in chronological order
Okay its not quite fifty,  but its my favorite albums list. If you’re reading this, then you might have been waiting a long time for this moment. here is the list:
 1.            Kind of Blue (1959)– Miles Davis
2.            Axis: Bold as Love(1967)- Jimi Hendrix
3.            Index (1967)- Index
4.            Astral Weeks(1968)- Van Morrison
5.            The Beatles (1968) aka the white album
6.            Paranoid(1970)- Black Sabbath
7.            Abbey Road (1970)- The Beatles
8.            Let it Be (1970)- The Beatles
9.            Blue (1971) –Joni Mitchell
10.        Pink Moon (1972) – Nick Drake
11.        Headhunters(1973)- Herbie Hancock
12.        London Calling(1979)- The Clash     
13.        Boys Don’t Cry(1980)- The Cure
14.        Thriller (1982)- Michael Jackson
15.        Ready to Die (1994)- The Notorious B.I.G.
16.        (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)- Oasis
17.        Endtroducing…(1996)-DJ Shadow
18.        ATLiens (1996)- Outkast
19.        Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
20.        The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
21.        Californication (1999)—Red Hot Chili Peppers
22.        Deltron 3030 (2000)- Deltron (del tha funkee homosapien, dan the automator, kid koala)
23.        Brushfire Fairy Tales (2001)- Jack Johnson
24.        Franz Ferdinand (2004)– Franz Ferdinand
25.        College Dropout (2004) –Kanye West
26.        The Mouse & the Mask (2005)- Dangerdoom (MF Doom & Danger Mouse)
27.        Late Registration (2005) –Kanye West
28.        Tha Carter II(2005)-Lil Wayne (most of it)
29.        Thug Motivation 101 (2005)- Young Jeezy
30.        Get Behind Me Satan (2005)- The White Stripes
31.        Francis The Mute(2005)- The Mars Volta
32.        Demon Days(2005)- Gorillaz
33.        Donuts(2006)- J Dilla
34.        Food & Liquor (2006)- Lupe Fiasco
35.        Hell Hath No Fury (2006)- Clipse
36.        Rodrigo y Gabriela (2006)- Rodrigo y Gabriela
37.        LoveHate (2007)- The Dream
38.        Rock with the Hot 8 Brass Band(2007)-Hot 8 Brass Band
39.     For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)– Bon Iver
40.     I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind 2 (2008)- Killer Mike
41.     Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub – Diplo & Santogold (more like a mixtape but whateva)
42.     Traditions & Concepts (2008)- Los Hermanos (also Jaguar by DJ Rolando is an great techno song)
43.     Love vs. Money (2009)- The Dream
44.     Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack (2009)-Karen O and The Kids
45.     Element of Freedom (2009)– Alicia Keys
46.  Brothers –Black Keys

Compilations

47.  Queen– greatest hits
48.  Duke Ellington – Greatest Hits
49.  Prince – Hits/ B-sides –need to add ‘when doves cry’
50.  The Essential Johnny Cash
51.  The Who- My Generation
52.  Nirvana – Nirvana
53.  Beastie Boys 2005– solid gold hits
54.  No Doubt – The Singles 1992-2003  --this needed more Lady Saw



Honorable Mentions
1.            Miles Davis- Dark Magus
2.            AC/DC – back in black
3.            Led Zeppelin Hoses of the Holy, I-IV
4.            Beatles- White Album
5.            White Stripes -every album
6.            Radiohead – OK Computer…and everything else
7.            N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton
8.            Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
9.            Lupe Fiasco –The Cool
10.        Muse- Absolution
11.        Michna- Magic Monday
12.        Major Lazer
13.        Miike Snow
14.        Mogwai- Young Team
15.        Mos Def- Ecstatic
16.        Muse- Absolution
17.        Belle & Sebastian – Dear Catastrophe waitress
18.        The XX- xx
19.        The Executioners- Built from Scratch
20.        Wolf Parade – expo 86
21.        Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium
22.        Daft Punk – Discovery
23.        Kanye – dark twisted fantasy
24.        Sleigh Bells – Treats
25.        Wolf Parade – expo 86


Other great Artists, bands, musicians:

·         Wu Tang Clan
·         The Roots
·         De La Soul
·         Big Daddy Kane
·         Marvin Gaye
·         James Brown
·         Curtis Mayfield
·         Donald Byrd
·         Bob Marley
·         Beatles
·         The Who
·         Rolling Stones
·         Pink Floyd
·         The Doors
·         Dylan
·         Segar
·         Springsteen
·         Nick Drake




Personally Influential albums that I don’t rate as much anymore
         Brand New-Deja Entendu
My Chemical Romance- Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge

Non musical Albums that I rate
         Mitch Hedburg- Mitch all together & Strategic Grill Locations

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