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

Our album collection (vinyl) after being neglected for many years is about to be brought back to life with the purchase of a new turntable and speakers. The first to benefit will probably be A Farewell to Kings (Rush - DH) or Then There Were Three (Genesis - me).

I have never heard of anyone else who likes Alabama 3. Top choice!

It is. I would also add her “Leave Your Sleep” to the list. Hard to choose other favourites, but off the top of my head -

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Jeff Buckley - Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
Lou Reed - Berlin

Electra Heart by Marina and the Diamonds.

@LarrylobstersrollerskateI agree! This is truely the best album from start to finish!

Oh, I love Fleet Foxes.

The the infected or Syncronicity by The Police. Probably The The though if playing in the car

The first one I bought The Slider, TRex.

I only ever really listen to full albums, way too much time spent lying on my bed listening to whatever the guy in my local record shop had recommended that week as a teenager so it became a habit I suppose. Picking one favourite is really hard (I have hundreds!) but if I had to dig deep and name the one album I don't feel I could go the rest of my life without hearing again it would be Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park.

Bummed by The Happy Mondays.

It’s the one album that I can say blew me away from start to finish. It was released just as the rave scene was hitting the provinces and I bought it one Saturday afternoon, and from the opening bars of Country Song I was literally glued to my sofa until the end.

No other album has ever done that to me before or since, and I’m so pleased it’s now had the remastering it deserves.

The The’s Infected is incredible too, although I prefer Soul Mining. Need to revisit Syncronicity..

I should have included Soul Mining in my list, I love The The, Matt Johnson is a genius.

Stars-Simply Red
What’s the Story-Oasis

Tapestry - Carole King
Parallel Lines - Blondie

Diamond Dogs - Bowie
Queen 1 and 2 - Queen
The Pulp catalogue but if I had to choose one: Different Class

Yes! Love this

Stevie Wonder's Original Musicarium 1.

Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Parallel Lines by Blondie

I never thought much of the HMs but after this glowing review I'm going to listen to Bummed start to finish ASAP!

Brilliant! Make sure you listen to the remastered version.

They were so drug-addled and could hardly string a sentence together, but so talented (Black Grape too).

Paul Oakenfold was the wizard behind the scenes though.

Ride the Lightning

Song remains the same live album... led zeppelin
Dark side of the moon... Pink Floyd
Its a beautiful day by its a beautiful day
Axis bold as love ... Hendrix
Too many to list !

Graceland

Pulp- A Different Class

Listen Without Prejudice is my favourite GM album. Totally classic.