My favorite albums of all time (work in progress)

2.       Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice

3.       Small Change – Tom Waits

 

1.       Bone Machine – Tom Waits

2.       Rain Dogs – Tom Waits

3.       Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

          Aqualung – Jethro Tull

5.       Dirt – Alice in Chains

6.       Kid A – Radiohead

7.       The Moon and Antarctica – Modest Mouse

8.       The Mollusk – Ween

9.       Red – King Crimson

10.   Hall of the Mountain King – Savatage

11.   Streets – Savatage

12.   Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder

13.   The Human Equation – Ayreon

14.   The Perfect Element, Part I – Pain of Salvation

15.   Operation: Mindcrime – Queensryche

16.   Promised Land – Queensryche

17.   Bath – maudlin of the Well

18.   Leaving Your Body Map – maudlin of the Well

19.   Final Fantasy VII OST – Squaresoft Collection

20.   Terria – Devin Townsend

21.   Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan

 

1.       I Robot – Alan Parsons Project

2.       Jar of Flies – Alice in Chains

3.       Music From Big Pink – Band

4.       The Band – The Band

5.       Pet Sounds – Beach Boys

6.       Abbey Road – Beatles

7.       Fifth Dimension – Byrds

8.       First Utterance – Comus

9.       Cosmo’s Factory – Creedence Clearwater Revival

10.   Tea for the Tillerman – Cat Stevens

11.   Strange Days – Doors

12.   Crosby, Stills, and Nash – Crosby, Stills, and Nash

13.   Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars – David Bowie

14.   Sounds of Perseverance – Death

15.   Eldorado – Electric Light Orchestra

16.   A New World Record – Electric Light Orchestra

17.   Selling England by the Pound – Genesis

18.   Clouds Taste Metallic – Flaming Lips

19.   Soft Bulletin – Flaming Lips

20.   Cheap Thrills – Janis Joplin

21.   Thick as a Brick – Jethro Tull

22.   John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon

23.   Imagine – John Lennon

24.   In the Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson

25.   Songs of Love and Hate – Leonard Cohen

26.   Death of a Ladies Man – Leonard Cohen

27.   Bat out of Hell – Meat Loaf

28.   Master of Puppets – Metallica

29.   Days of Future Passed – Moody Blues

30.   After the Gold Rush – Neil Young

31.   Tender Prey – Nick Cave

32.   The Good Son – Nick Cave

33.   Final Fantasy Potion II – Squaresoft collection

34.   Pray – Squaresoft Collection

35.   Final Fantasy VI OST – Squaresoft Collection

36.   Blackwater Park – Opeth

37.   Ghost Reveries – Opeth

38.   Acoustic Verses – Green Carnation

39.   Dummy – Portishead

40.   Untitled III “Melt” – Peter Gabriel

41.   Animals – Pink Floyd

42.   The Wall – Pink Floyd

43.   The Final Cut – Pink Floyd

44.   OK Computer – Radiohead

45.   Beggar’s Banquet – Rolling Stones

46.   Let it Bleed – Rolling Stones

47.   Sticky Fingers – Rolling Stones

48.   Ashes are Burning – Renaissance

49.   Gutter Ballet – Savatage

50.   Dead Winter Dead – Savatage

51.   Cowboy Bebop – Seatbelts

52.   Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel

53.   Voyage of the Acolyte – Steve Hackett

54.   Passion and Warfare – Steve Vai

55.   Spirit of Eden – Talk Talk

56.   Talking Book – Stevie Wonder

57.   Swordfishtrombones – Tom Waits

58.   Closing Time – Tom Waits

59.   Frank’s Wild Years – Tom Waits

60.   Mule Variations – Tom Waits

61.   Alice – Tom Waits

62.   Real Gone – Tom Waits

63.   Who’s Next – The Who

64.   Chocolate and Cheese – Ween

65.   White Pepper – Ween

66.   I See a Darkness – Will Oldham

67.   Hounds of Love – Kate Bush

68.   Tanx – Marc Bolan

69.   Tumbleweed Connection – Elton John

70.   Honky Chateau – Elton John

71.   Catch a Fire – Bob Marley

72.   Berlin – Lou Reed

73.   Godbluff – Van Der Graaf Generator

74.   Into the Electric Castle – Ayreon

75.   The Universal Migrator, Part I: The Dream Sequencer – Ayreon

76.   Remedy Lane – Pain of Salvation

77.   BE – Pain of Salvation

78.   Second Life Syndrome – Riverside

79.   Empire – Queensryche

80.   Unleashed in the East – Judas Priest

81.   Painkiller – Judas Priest

82.   Part the Second – maudlin of the Well

83.   Dada – Alice Cooper

84.   Script for a Jester’s Tear – Marillion

85.   Greatest Hits – Tom Petty

86.   Mechanical Animals – Marilyn Manson

87.   Lucifage – Danzig

88.   Accelerated Evolution – Devin Townsed

89.   For Only the Lonely – Frank Sinatra

90.   Marshal Mathers LP – Eminem

91.   Endtroducing – DJ Shadow

92.   What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye

93.   Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye

94.   Purple Rain – Prince

95.   John Wesley Harding – Bob Dylan

96.   Blood on the Tracks – Bob Dylan

97.   Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan

98.   Astral Weeks – Van Morrison

 

1.       Back in Black – AC/DC

2.       Elegant Gypsy – Al Di Meola

3.       School’s Out – Alice Cooper

4.       Billion Dollar Babies – Alice Cooper

5.       Welcome to my Nightmare – Alice Cooper

6.       Brothers and Sisters – Allman Brothers Band

7.       Stage Fright – The Band

8.       Paranoid – Black Sabbath

9.       Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts’ Club Band – Beatles

10.   Burnin’ – Bob Marley

11.   Natty Dread – Bob Marley

12.   Exodus – Bob Marley

13.   Selmasongs – Bjork

14.   Darkness on the Edge of town – Bruce Springsteen

15.   Mr. Tambourine Man – Byrds

16.   Turn! Turn! Turn! – Byrds

17.   Younger Than Yesterday – Byrds

18.   Sweetheart of the Rodeo – Byrds

19.   Moonmadness – Camel

20.   To Keep From Crying – Comus

21.   Mona Bone Jakon – Cat Stevens

22.   Teaser and the Firecat – Cat Stevens

23.   Déjà vu – CSNY

24.   Symbolic – Death

25.   Doctor Butcher – Doctor Butcher

26.   Pacific Ocean Blue – Dennis Wilson

27.   On the Third Day – Electric Light Orchestra

28.   Face the Music – Electric Light Orchestra

29.   Out of the Blue – Electric Light Orchestra

30.   Layla – Eric Clapton

31.   Slowhand – Eric Clapton

32.   Lamb Lies Down on Broadway – Genesis

33.   All Things Must Pass – George Harrison

34.   Transmissions from the Satellite Heart – Flaming Lips

35.   Hit to Death in the Future Head – Flaming Lips

36.   Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – Flaming Lips

37.   Dreamboat Annie – Heart

38.   Little Queen – Heart

39.   I Got Dem ol Kozmic Blues Again, Mama – Janis Joplin

40.   Pearl – Janis Joplin

41.   Surrealistic Pillow – Jefferson Airplane

42.   Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden

43.   Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden

44.   Minstrel in the Gallery – Jethro Tull

45.   Heavy Horses – Jethro Tull

46.   Sin After Sin – Judas Priest

47.   Are You Experienced? – Jimi Hendrix

48.   Joan Baez – Joan Baez

49.   The Kick Inside – Kate Bush

50.   Never For Ever – Kate Bush

51.   Walls and Bridges – John Lennon

52.   Double Fantasy – John Lennon

53.   In the Wake of Poseidon – King Crimson

54.   Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – King Crimson

55.   Discipline – King Crimson

56.   Untitled – Led Zeppelin

57.   Songs of Leonard Cohen – Leonard Cohen

58.   New Skin for Old Ceremony – Leonard Cohen

59.   I’m Your Man – Leonard Cohen

60.   Pronounced “Leh-nerd Skin-nerd” – Lynyrd Skynyrd

61.   Magma – Magma

62.   MDK – Magma

63.   Wurdah Itah – Magma

64.   Bat out of Hell II – Meat Loaf

65.   Ride the Lightning – Metallica

66.   …And Justice For All – Metallica

67.   For a Long Drive with Nothing to Think About – Modest Mouse

68.   Good News For People Who Like Bad News – Modest Mouse

69.   We Were Dead Before the Ship even Sank – Modest Mouse

70.   Rust in Peace – Megadeth

71.   Everybody Knows this is Nowhere – Neil Young

72.   Harvest – Neil Young

73.   On the Beach – Neil Young

74.   Tonight’s the Night – Neil Young

75.   Zuma – Neil Young

76.   Rust Never Sleeps – Neil Young

77.   Song Book: Mahoroba – Squaresoft Collection

78.   Final Fantasy Potion – Squaresoft Collection

79.   Love Will Grow – Squaresoft Collection

80.   IV: Celtic  Moon – Squaresoft Collection

81.   IV: Piano Collection – Squaresoft Collection

82.   V: Dear Friends – Squaresoft Collection

83.   VI: Piano Collection – Squaresoft Collection

84.   VII: Piano Collection Squaresoft Collection

85.   Henry’s Dream – Nick Cave

86.   Let Love In – Nick Cave

87.   The Boatman’s Call – Nick Cave

88.   No More Shall We Part – Nick Cave

89.   Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus – Nick Cave

90.   Damnation – Opeth

91.   Five Leaves Left – Nick Drake

92.   Zenyatta Mondatta – Police

93.   Night at the Opera – Queen

94.   Day at the Races – Queen

95.   Amnesiac – Radiohead

96.   Hail to the Thief – Radiohead

97.   In Rainbows – Radiohead

98.   Aftermath – Rolling Stones

99.   Goat’s Head Soup – Rolling Stones

100.                        Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – Rainbow

101.                        Rising – Rainbow

102.                        Long Live Rock n Roll – Rainbow

103.                        Prologue – Renaissance

104.                        Turn of the Cards – Renaissance

105.                        Scheherazade and Other Stories - Renaissance

106.                        Light as a Feather – Return to Forever

107.                        Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy – Return to Forever

108.                        Roxy Music – Roxy Music

109.                        For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

110.                        Sirens – Savatage

111.                        Dungeons are Calling – Savatage

112.                        Edge of Thorns - Savatage

113.                        Wake of Magellan – Savatage

114.                        Reign in Blood – Slayer

115.                        South of Heaven – Slayer

116.                        Blue – The Seatbelts

117.                        Can’t Buy a Thrill – Steely Dan

118.                        Pretzel Logic – Steely Dan

119.                        Spectral Mornings – Steve Hackett

120.                        Texas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan

121.                        Laughing Stock – Talk Talk

122.                        Innervisions – Stevie Wonder

123.                        Fulfillingness’ First Finale – Stevie Wonder

124.                        Southern Accents – Tom Petty

125.                        Full Moon Fever – Tom Petty

126.                        The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits

127.                        Heartattack and Vine – Tom Waits

128.                        One from the Heart – Tom Waits

129.                        Blood Money – Tom Waits

130.                        Orphans – Tom Waits

131.                        The Joshua Tree – U2

132.                        12 Golden Country Greats – Ween

133.                        Quebec – Ween

134.                        Tommy – Who

135.                        Quadrophenia – Who

136.                        Who Are You? – Who

137.                        Fragile – Yes

138.                        Close to the Edge – Yes

139.                        Antony and the Johnsons – I am a Bird Now

140.                        Unicorn – Marc Bolan

141.                        Beard of Stars – Marc Bolan

142.                        Electric Warrior – Marc Bolan

143.                        The Slider – Marc Bolan

144.                        Hunky Dory – David Bowie

145.                        Aladdin Sane – David Bowie

146.                        Low – David Bowie

147.                        “Heroes” – David Bowie

148.                        Empty Sky – Elton John

149.                        Madman Across the Water – Elton John

150.                        Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John

151.                        Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirty Cowboy – Elton John

152.                        Velvet Underground and Nico – Velvet Underground

153.                        Velvet Underground – Velvet Underground

154.                        Transformer – Lou Reed

155.                        Coney Island Baby – Lou Reed

156.                        Street Hassle – Lou Reed

157.                        Radio Ethiopia – Patti Smith

158.                        Wave – Patti Smith

159.                        No. 1 Record – Big Star

160.                        Still Life – Van Der Graaf Generator

161.                        The Human Menagerie – Cockney Rebel

162.                        Writer – Carole King

163.                        Tapestry – Carole King

164.                        Blue – Joni Mitchell

165.                        Song to a Seagull – Joni Mitchell

166.                        The Ramones – Ramones

167.                        Leave Home – Ramones

168.                        Parallel Lines – Blondie

169.                        The Cars – The Cars

170.                        The Album – ABBA

171.                        10CC – 10CC

172.                        Road to Ruin - Ramones

173.                        The Universal Migrator, Part II: Flight of the Migrator – Ayreon

174.                        The Final Equation (Acoustic/Revisited) - Ayreon

175.                        01011001 – Ayreon

176.                        12:5 – Pain of Salvation

177.                        Road Salt One – Pain of Salvation

178.                        Out of Myself – Riverside

179.                        Queensryche – Queensryche

180.                        Rage for Order – Queensryche

181.                        Operation: Mindcrime II - Queensryche

182.                        Images and Words – Dream Theater

183.                        A Change of Seasons – Dream Theater

184.                        My Fruit Psychobells…A Seed Combustible – maudlin of the Well

185.                        A Social Grace – Psychotic Waltz

186.                        Misplaced Childhood – Marillion

187.                        Alternative 4 – Anathema

188.                        Wildhoney – Tiamat

189.                        Deloused in the Comatorium – Mars Volta

190.                        Superunknown – Soundgarden

191.                        Holy Wood – Marilyn Manson

192.                        Danzig – Danzig

193.                        How the Gods Kill – Danzig

194.                        Ocean Machine: Biomech – Devin Townsend

195.                        Synchestra – Devin Townsend

196.                        Ki – Devin Townsend

197.                        In the Wee Small Hours – Frank Sinatra

198.                        Where Are You? – Frank Sinatra

199.                        Songs For Swinging Lovers – Frank Sinatra

200.                        Slim Shady LP – Eminem

201.                        The Eminem Show – Eminem

202.                        The Private Press – DJ Shadow

203.                        Here, My Dear – Marvin Gaye

204.                        God Bless Tiny Tim – Tiny Tim

205.                        Controversy – Prince

206.                        Dirty Mind – Prince

207.                        Sign O’ the Times - Prince

208.                        Joya – Will Oldham

209.                        Pat Garret and Billy the Kid – Bob Dylan

210.                        Bringing it All Back Home – Bob Dylan

211.                        The Basement Tapes – Bob Dylan and The Band

212.                        New Morning – Bob Dylan

213.                        Desire – Bob Dylan

214.                        Love and Theft – Bob Dylan

215.                        Modern Times – Bob Dylan

216.                        Moondance – Van Morrison

217.                        Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison

218.                        Hard Nose to the Highway – Van Morrison

219. Alien Love Secrets – Steve Vai

I changed my habits. Now Small Change, JCSS, and Dark Side of the Moon are 15/15. And... only '14'? Man, a 14/15 to me is an otherworldly experience. It either cripples my heart or makes me cry, takes me to another world or is so consistent it's mind-spinning. A 15 is only a 14 in fancier street clothes. Incidently,  they are grouped 15/14/13/12, and some of the twelves are terribly close to 11s. 

Alitare wrote: I changed my habits. Now Small Change, JCSS, and Dark Side of the Moon are 15/15. And... only '14'? Man, a 14/15 to me is an otherworldly experience. It either cripples my heart or makes me cry, takes me to another world or is so consistent it's mind-spinning. A 15 is only a 14 in fancier street clothes. Incidently,  they are grouped 15/14/13/12, and some of the twelves are terribly close to 11s.  This doesn't include anything from: Vangelis (Blade Runner OST will definitely be a 14), REM, Supertramp, The Kinks (Arthur will definitely be a 13), Cocteau Twins (Treasure will probably be a 13), the Cure (Disintegration might be a 13), and a great deal of Bjork's material (Homogenic and Vespertine both have 12/13 potential).

TSO's output? Really enjoy their first album, almost love Beethoven's Last Night. I'd say, according to my heart, 12 and 13, respectively. The only Savatage side project I really care about (even if Dr. Butcher was 2 cool 4 skool). Haven't gotten around to reviewing them, yet.

Well, if you take a look, I gave Hall of the Mountain King a 14/15 (sitting high as my favorite metal album of all). I also gave Gutter Ballet a 13/15 (remembering that 13s, 14s and 15s are all just different shades of 'masterpiece' in my eyes and heart). I gave both Sirens, Edge of Thorns, and Dungeons are Calling 12s (both are just damn good classic metal albums). Wake of Magellan is almost as good as Dead Winter Dead, and the bonus tracks (including a heart-rending acoustic remix of Somewhere in time/Alone You Breathe) almost makes it equal. To be honest, the only albums from their career I don't actually care for would be Power of the Night, Poets and Madment, and Fight for the Rock.

Edited by Alitare - August 08 2011 at 21:29