Top 10 Albums

[Blackdawn]

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Is anyone else having probs posting? The old system was better and more immediate, agreed. I think there are posts missing from the thread.

 

[busb]

POP:

"Supernature" - Goldfrapp

"Blowback" - Tricky

"Thick as a brick" - Jethro Tull

"Leftism" - Leftfield(!)

"cloudland" - Pere Ubu

"cydonia" - The Orb

"Statues" - Moloko

"Time Boom X De Devil Dead" - Lee Perry & Dub Syndicate (LP version - the CD's SQ is abysmal)

"The 5th Exotic" - Quantic

"What Sound" - Lamb

No particular order & as usual, loads of stuff I've forgotten I love not listed (even some pre-1995!)

 

[Blackdawn]

This thread is only showing one page of posts even though there are two.

 

[busb]

maybe its an IE explorer 9 problem! Anyone know?

Click on Compatibility Mode if using IE9 (the blue icon just after the text in the address bar) cures many of the text entry problems.

Clicking refresh (the button to the right of the one mentioned above) cures the apparent missing post & page number issues for me, at least. Doing so also updates the posting lists.

 

[Anonymous]

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

That doesn't count, it's a best-of album 🙂

Interesting recommendations, from all of you. Makes me realize there's too much music out there that I don't know (yet).

 

[Macspur]

Agree the old system was so much simpler and immediate.

Couldn't agree more! I have contacted WHF a while ago, but nothings changed. I have found by disabling rich text has cut out a lot of the probs I was having.

 

[cse]

I have found by disabling rich text has cut out a lot of the probs I was having.[/quote]

Yes, that seems to help with posts, but the update is really slow.

 

[jaxwired]

Agree the old system was so much simpler and immediate.

Couldn't agree more! I have contacted WHF a while ago, but nothings changed. I have found by disabling rich text has cut out a lot of the probs I was having.

Also, if you are using internet explorer for your browser, turn on compatability mode. This will help considerably.

 

[marou]

Child is Father to the Man - Blood Sweat and Tears

Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan

Live in Tokyo - Larry Carlton/Robben Ford

The Trip - Electric Flag

Traffic - Traffic

Hejira - Joni Mitchell

One Man Dog - James Taylor

Waiting for Columbus - Little Feat

Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall and Oates

Hasten Down the Wind - Linda Ronstadt

 

[Gusboll]

XTC - Drums and Wires

Zero 7 - The Garden

Jethro Tull - Benefit

Genesis - Nursery Cryme

Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker

Miles Davis - Jack Johnson

Julian Cope - Jehovakill

Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-do

Califone - Quicksand/Cradlesnakes

White Denim - Workout Holiday

Currently listening to Blow Your Cool 2 - Cosmarama

 

[daveloc]

Assuming no compilations, live, soundtracks, classical, etc., etc.

Bill Bruford: Feels Good to Me (a surprise inclusion, but it just keeps getting played)

Dixie Chicks: Taking the Long Way (less two fingers than two barrels...)

Bob Dylan: Blood on The Tracks (best divorce album)

Genesis: Wind and Wuthering (best album)

Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn (best instrumental)

karnataka: delicate flame of desire (hey, hey, my, my, prog will never die)

Rush: Moving Pictures (30th Anniversary BD remaster)

Jennifer Warnes: Famous Blue Raincoat (Jenny sings Lenny; The Man approves)

Wishbone Ash: Argus (high tide for the twin lead guitar)

Yes: Going for the One ('Even Closer to the Edge' in places)

FWIW, none of my top ten songs are/were on any of these albums. Less difficult than 10 top songs, but still no CCR, no Floyd, no Neil Young...

 

[True Blue]

Dixie Chicks: Taking the Long Way (less two fingers than two barrels...)

That almost made my top ten as well, have you heard the Courtyard Hounds album, made by the two sisters from the dixie Chicks very good.

 

[rich51080]

Metallica - And Justice for All

U2 - Achtung Baby

PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

Def Leppard - Hysteria

Black Sabbath - Masters of Reality

Nirvana - In Utero

Stone Temple Pilots - Core

Korn - Korn

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

AC/DC - Razors Edge

 

[Jonathan Evans]

Is that a deliberate policy or just coincidence? If it's the former I find that a remarkably puzzling attitude. I don't listen to a great deal of "the classics" but I wouldn't deliberately discount something simply because it's older than date X. I mean is your limit Jan 1 1995 or would something from December 1994 be ok?

Off topic a touch, i realise, but this brings to mind a friend of mine from university who simply wouldn't watch black and white movies.

Nothing I could say would persuade her that she was missing out: "I just don't like them..."

There's not a whole lot of arguing with that.

 

[Blackdawn]

maybe its an IE explorer 9 problem! Anyone know?

Click on Compatibility Mode if using IE9 (the blue icon just after the text in the address bar) cures many of the text entry problems.

Clicking refresh (the button to the right of the one mentioned above) cures the apparent missing post & page number issues for me, at least. Doing so also updates the posting lists.

Thanks, that has helped!

 

[Gusboll]

I only listen to and buy post 1995 music,

So if it was recorded in 95 and released in 96....?

 

[Bartez]

- King Crismon "In the Court of the Crimson King"

- King Crimson "Red"

- Led Zeppelin "II"

- Whishbone Ash "There's The Rub"

- Jethro Tull "Aqualung"

- The Cure " Pornography"

- The Cure " Desintegration"

- Budgie "Never Turn Your Back On A Friend"

- The Beatles "Abbey Road"

- The Beatles "Revolver"

 

[Gusboll]

If anyone could be bothered, at some time in the future it could be totted up as to which albums or bands featured the most so we ended up with a winner of "What Hi-Fi enthusiasts' favourite album or band of all time of those who expressed a preference" award. C'mon the Tull.

 

[Anonymous]

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

That doesn't count, it's a best-of album 🙂

Interesting recommendations, from all of you. Makes me realize there's too much music out there that I don't know (yet).

D'oh!

Then swap it for... mmm...

Are OSTs allowed?

I'd go for Disney's Fantasia.

 

[hammill]

Ten is not enough - no Tom Waits , No Zappa, No Peter Hammill, No PFM, No Jethro Tull etc

Genesis Selling England By The Pound

Yes Close to the Edge

King Crimson Larks Tongues in Aspic

Camel A Live Record

Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on broadway

VDGG A World record

Tori Amos Boys for Pele

Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years

Genesis Seconds Out

Pink Floyd Animals

 

[The_Lhc]

Is that a deliberate policy or just coincidence? If it's the former I find that a remarkably puzzling attitude. I don't listen to a great deal of "the classics" but I wouldn't deliberately discount something simply because it's older than date X. I mean is your limit Jan 1 1995 or would something from December 1994 be ok?

Off topic a touch, i realise, but this brings to mind a friend of mine from university who simply wouldn't watch black and white movies.

Nothing I could say would persuade her that she was missing out: "I just don't like them..."

There's not a whole lot of arguing with that.

A colleague's wife is even worse, 26 and refuses to watch any film older than she is. Just pathetic...

 

[Macspur]

Assuming no compilations, live, soundtracks, classical, etc., etc. Personally, I say anything goes!

Bill Bruford: Feels Good to Me (a surprise inclusion, but it just keeps getting played)

Dixie Chicks: Taking the Long Way (less two fingers than two barrels...)

Bob Dylan: Blood on The Tracks (best divorce album)

Genesis: Wind and Wuthering (best album)

Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn (best instrumental)

karnataka: delicate flame of desire (hey, hey, my, my, prog will never die)

Rush: Moving Pictures (30th Anniversary BD remaster)

Jennifer Warnes: Famous Blue Raincoat (Jenny sings Lenny; The Man approves)

Wishbone Ash: Argus (high tide for the twin lead guitar)

Yes: Going for the One ('Even Closer to the Edge' in places)

FWIW, none of my top ten songs are/were on any of these albums. Less difficult than 10 top songs, but still no CCR, no Floyd, no Neil Young...

 

[Macspur]

Sorry, just can't restrict it to 10;
Dragonfly summer, Michael Franks
Bish, Stephen Bishop
Cara Dillon, self titled
Famous Blue Raincoat, Jennifer Warnes
Warm Strangers, Vienna Teng
American Pie, Don Mclean
The Crossing, Meg Hutchinson
The Stranger, Billy Joel
Near Demise of the high wire dancer, Antje Duvekot
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
Think it's a close run thing between Tull, Floyd and Genesis which is the most popular band so far.

 

[Anonymous]

10 is difficult, if I chose again tomorrow they would probably change but 10 that stick in my mind;

Metallica black album

Guns and Roses appetite for destruction

Van Halen Van Halen

Killers Hot Fuss

Nirvana Nevermind

Pearl Jam Ten

Biffy Clyro Revolutions

Muse Black holes and revelations

Foo Fighters Wasted Light

Stereophonics Performance and cocktails

I can already think of some I missed!

 

[survivor]

Quite upsetting actually to leave so many of my favourite artists out. In the end, however, there can be only ten...

`Bat Out Of Hell` - Meat Loaf

`Bad For Good` - Jim Steinman

`A Night At The Opera` - Queen

`A Trick Of The Tail` - Genesis

`And Then There Were Three` - Genesis

`In The Court Of The Crimson King` - King Crimson

`Hotel California` - The Eagles

`Darkness On The Edge Of Town` - Bruce Springsteen

`Highway To Hell` - AC/DC

`Eldorado` - Electric Light Orchestra

A quick message to Neil Young, Heart, Journey, Rush, Abba, Survivor, Mostly Autumn, Sarah Brightman and Fairport Convention...`Please forgive me`.