What’s your favourite album of all time

[Billybagpuss]

DH and I embraced the shuffle generation very early on from our very first iPod and before that mixed tapes. It seems like decades since we last actually listened to an album.

today we had a long drive so we’ve done
Bat out of Hell (I’d forgotten how good that was)
brothers in arms
a Joni Mitchell one was a bit dreary
Ella Fitzgerald gold (absolutely brilliant)
Invisible touch (it seems the fuck up your life lyric has been cleansed on Spotify)

give me your recommendations we are very open minded with music tastes and genres the only thing that brings the shutters slamming down is rap

Kimono My House by Sparks.
Flood by They Might Be Giants.
Blue is the Colour by The Beautiful South.

The Queen is Dead by The Smiths gave me the shivers when I first heard it. Achtung Baby U2, Rumours. Unfortunately, I very rarely listen to albums now as I stream most music and just ask it to play random artists. So I love Wolf Alice but couldn’t name an album. But I’ve just remembered Urban Hymns-I played it to death! And my favourite for listening all the way through is Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love. Showing my age!

A Grand Don't Come for Free- The Streets
The Nephilim- Fields of the Nephilim
Filigree and Shadow- This Mortal Coil

Yes to LA Woman.

I love all of these picks! Remind me of ones I’ve forgotten.

At the moment listening to
Different Class (Pulp)
Back to Black (Winehouse); and
Foolish Loving Spaces (Blossoms)

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Dummy - Portishead
Lets Get Killed - David Holmes
Simple Things - Zero 7

I'd forgotten about Komono My House by Sparks, its a good one. It was the soundtrack to my mid teenage years, my pal at school and I played it constantly.
Agree with the Blondie fans, Parallel Lines is a favourite, also Eat to the Beat.
American Idiot by Green Day.
Lots of old classics on this thread, not so many recent albums.

Bruce Springsteen - The River
Metallica - S&M
Afghan Whigs - Gentleman
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

Great shout with bat out of hell.

Bleed like me by Garbage is pretty much a perfect album in my eyes.

I automatically went to say Raintown by Deacon Blue, then read some of these others and George Michael "Faith" is there too. As is "cracked rear view " by Hootie and the blowfish. Oh, and Prince. And .....!!!!

Hard days night - The Beatles
Followed by The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
Hotel California - Eagles

Prince "Lovesexy"
Prince "Sign O the times"
Prince "Purple rain"
Scritti politti "Cupid and psyche 88"
Alexander O'Neal "Hearsay"
Adeva "Adeva"
Lost boys soundtrack

The Kick Inside is amazing, and all written by a teenager. Even my dc born in the 2000s loves it.

I’ll add Kate’s Hounds of Love, particularly The Ninth Wave.

There's no way I could choose just one! I'd say:
New Order - Technique
Pixies - Doolittle
Depeche Mode - Violator
Rush - Signals

Ooh, it's difficult to pick just one. I've narrowed it down to three:
American Pie - Don McLean
Simon and Garfunkels Greatest Hits
Cat Stevens Greatest Hits

I was going to suggest Graceland. I don’t really have a favourite album because I like lots of different genres, but Graceland is so beautiful, it hasn’t dated at all.

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Apocalyptica - Apocalyptica

Alanis Morrisette - Under Rug Swept

Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

I’d have to give another vote for jagged little pill,

also the bends by Radiohead and big calm by morcheeba

and I would have to 21 by Adele too

and I think those choices probably immediately give away my age 😂

I need a third one.

Fallen - Evanescence.

Kate Bush - Never Forever
Lisa Stansfield - Affection
Muse - The Resistance
Paul Simon - Graceland
Chili Peppers - Californication
T Rex - Electric Warrior

I’m also a shuffler, but some of the albums I listen to as albums are:

Kirsty MacColl - Tropical Brainstorm
Within Temptation - The Silent Force
Chumbawamba - The Boy Bands Have Won

No doubt tragic kingdom 🟠