Your top 5 favorite albums/songs

[Mike's Beard]

The "Live At Pompeii" version is fantastic, esp the 'clanky bass' section.

[punkinhead]

The "Live At Pompeii" version is fantastic, esp the 'clanky bass' section.

agreed

[18thofMay]

1.Revolver-The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds-The Beach Boys
3. Wood Face- Crowded House
4.The White Album-The Beatles
5. Surfs Up-The Beach Boys

1.GOk-The Beach Boys
2. Wouldn't It be nice-The Beach Boys
3. Happiness is a Warm gun- The Beatles
4.Love- John Lennon
5. Surfs Up- The Beach Boys

[Amazing Larry]

In no order.
Albums

The Beatles-Revolver
Daniel Johnston-Yip Jump Music
Captain Beefheart-Bat Chain Puller
The Beach Boys-Friends
The Kinks-Arthur

Songs
Hmmm...

[Menace Wilson]

Albums:

The Beach Boys - Friends
The Millennium - Begin
Odessy And Oracle - The Zombies
The Pretty Things - Parachute
Close To The Edge - Yes

Songs:

The Beach Boys - Passing By
Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Burt Bacharach - The Windows of the World
Keith West - On A Saturday
Todd Rundgren - A Dream Goes On Forever

[rab2591]

Nice to see The Zombies Oddessy and Oracle a consistent favourite.

Since hearing Friends I always wondered if Dennis got the instrumental idea for 'Be Still' from 'Butcher's Tale' - it has quite similar effects for both the organ and the vocals.

[Alex]

IMHO Echoes is Pink Floyd's ultimate accomplishment.

Some live versions kick a little more ass than the Meddle version. but still......

I prefer Syd. "The Gnome" was far Floyd's finest moment.

[punkinhead]

IMHO Echoes is Pink Floyd's ultimate accomplishment.

Some live versions kick a little more ass than the Meddle version. but still......

I prefer Syd. "The Gnome" was far Floyd's finest moment.

another fine moment: Pow R. Toc H.

to me, it sounds like a Smiley outtake

[Slow In Brain]

Albums
The Stranglers- Feline
The Muttonbirds - Envy Of Angels
Freddie Mercury - Barcelona
Hello Sailor - Hello Sailor
Graham Brazier - East Of Eden

[Mike's Beard]

Nice to see The Zombies Oddessy and Oracle a consistent favourite.

Since hearing Friends I always wondered if Dennis got the instrumental idea for 'Be Still' from 'Butcher's Tale' - it has quite similar effects for both the organ and the vocals.

Such a shame they broke up just after it's release. Frankly I don't rate their earlier work much at all but Oddessy is a masterpiece. Another record from that year which should have attracted more listeners is SF Sorrow by The Pretty Things. I think a lot of great stuff was overlooked that year due to Sgt Pepper.

[phirnis]

Albums:

The Beach Boys - Friends
The Millennium - Begin
Odessy And Oracle - The Zombies
The Pretty Things - Parachute
Close To The Edge - Yes
...

Never heard that Pretty Things record but I'm tempted to give it a try since all the other albums you mentioned are favourites of mine too (though I haven't listened to any Yes in recent years, maybe one of these days I'm going to dig out Close to the Edge).

[Mahalo]

Only non- BB stuff...

ABC- Lexicon of Love
New Order- Low Life
The Doors- An American Prayer
David Bowie- Low
Pink Floyd- The Wall

[Rerun]

Probably something like...

Pet Sounds - BB
Lincoln - They Might Be Giants
This Is It - The Strokes
Tommy - The Who
This Year's Model - Elvis Costello

[Menace Wilson]

Never heard that Pretty Things record but I'm tempted to give it a try since all the other albums you mentioned are favourites of mine too (though I haven't listened to any Yes in recent years, maybe one of these days I'm going to dig out Close to the Edge).

Try this on for size:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVKXzcKUtgU

and this (both from "Parachute"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilbzf9VYT3k&feature=related

[JK]

Sorry for the delay...

Albums:
TBB - Surf's Up!
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
The Band - Music from Big Pink
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
U2 - Achtung Baby

Songs:
The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie"
TBB - "Don't Worry Baby"
Duane Eddy - "Peter Gunn"
Del Shannon - "Runaway"
Tubeway Army - "Are 'Friends' Electric?"

[hypehat]

I got that Spiritualized album on vinyl a ways back and it is still so good. A definite favourite. Did you see them perform it live?

I kinda wanna do another list. My tastes have changed over the year somewhat...

[JK]

I got that Spiritualized album on vinyl a ways back and it is still so good. A definite favourite. Did you see them perform it live?

I know very little about Spiritualized apart from that album and some of Jason Pierce's work with Spacemen Three. LAGWAFIS is so good that I'm not in a hurry to look out any more of their stuff----I can't imagine it being up to that standard.   

[Alex]

My updated list:             
Beach Boys-Summer in Paradise
The Clash-Cut the Crap
Velvet Underground-Squeeze
Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks Salute Nascar
and whatever the most recent Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana album is called. 

[hypehat]

I got that Spiritualized album on vinyl a ways back and it is still so good. A definite favourite. Did you see them perform it live?

I know very little about Spiritualized apart from that album and some of Jason Pierce's work with Spacemen Three. LAGWAFIS is so good that I'm not in a hurry to look out any more of their stuff----I can't imagine it being up to that standard.   

Oh man, you have to check out the rest. If you liked the fuzzy, droney aspects of it, get Pure Phase and Lazer Guided Melodies first, and if you preferred the orchestral stuff, get Let It Come Down & Songs In A&E first. But they're all essential. Maybe Amazing Grace is less so....

Also, live bootlegs. There are millions of them. Most of them rock....
As if you couldn't tell, I'm almost as big a fan of Jason as I am of Brian. He's that good.  Oh man. Now I have to dig the records out.

[JK]

I got that Spiritualized album on vinyl a ways back and it is still so good. A definite favourite. Did you see them perform it live?

I know very little about Spiritualized apart from that album and some of Jason Pierce's work with Spacemen 3. LAGWAFIS is so good that I'm not in a hurry to look out any more of their stuff----I can't imagine it being up to that standard.   

Oh man, you have to check out the rest. If you liked the fuzzy, droney aspects of it, get Pure Phase and Lazer Guided Melodies first, and if you preferred the orchestral stuff, get Let It Come Down & Songs In A&E first. But they're all essential. Maybe Amazing Grace is less so....

Also, live bootlegs. There are millions of them. Most of them rock....
As if you couldn't tell, I'm almost as big a fan of Jason as I am of Brian. He's that good.  Oh man. Now I have to dig the records out.

Thanks for the tip. My CD wish list is empty since buying all U2's studio albums so this will fill it up nicely. :=)

[MBE]

Beach Boys Sunflower
Elvis Presley Elvis Is Back
The First Edition Monumental
Jerry Lee Lewis Live at The Star Club
Rolling Stones Aftermath UK version

[kookadams]

LPs-

1. Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
2. Minutemen- Double Nickels on the Dime
3. Ramones- Pleasant Dreams
4. Queers- Don't Back Down
5. Napoleon XIV- They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!

singles-

1. Beach Boys- Good Vibrations
2. Beach Boys- I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
3. Ramones- Touring
4. Ice-T- Cop Killer
5. Surf Punks- No Fat Chicks

[TdHabib]

Hmmm...my top 5 that first came to mind:
Albums:
Pet Sounds-The Beach Boys
Sgt. Pepper-The Fab Four
Live Rust-Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Teen Dream-Beach House
Selling England by the Pound-Genesis

Songs:
God Only Knows-BB
Strawberry Fields Forever-Fab Four
I'm Not in Love-10cc
Supper's Ready-Genesis
Lotta Love-Neil Young

[Dunderhead]

Never heard that Pretty Things record but I'm tempted to give it a try since all the other albums you mentioned are favourites of mine too (though I haven't listened to any Yes in recent years, maybe one of these days I'm going to dig out Close to the Edge).

Try this on for size:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVKXzcKUtgU

and this (both from "Parachute"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilbzf9VYT3k&feature=related

Whoa, thanks. I've had SF Sorrow for a long time but I've never liked it that much and don't really get the hype. I'll have to get this album asap!


Why not post a top 5 I guess while I'm here.

1. Beach Boys - Friends
2. The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers
3. The Hollies - Evolution
4. H.P. Lovecraft - H.P Lovecraft I
5. Love - Da Capo

Damn, all 60s albums. Ok how about top 5 albums 1970-present (excluding BB)

1. T.Rex - Bolan's Zip Gun (f*** the haters)
2. Peter Gabriel - Scratch (ugh, too hard to pick just one)
3. XTC - English Settlement
4. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem
5. Circulatory System - S/T

[JK]

1. Beach Boys - Friends
2. The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers
3. The Hollies - Evolution
4. H.P. Lovecraft - H.P Lovecraft I
5. Love - Da Capo

Damn, all 60s albums. Ok how about top 5 albums 1970-present (excluding BB)

1. T.Rex - Bolan's Zip Gun (f*ck the haters)
2. Peter Gabriel - Scratch (ugh, too hard to pick just one)
3. XTC - English Settlement
4. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem
5. Circulatory System - S/T

What a wonderful way of making it the top 10 favourite albums! Ten is infinitely preferable, seeing just how much good stuff there is to choose from.