Albums that in your mind are classics

What are the albums that you believe are classics that everyone, regardless of musical taste should hear?

I have four: The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, High Violet by The National, and The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

Thriller by MJ, Appetite for Destructio by GnR, some kind of Frank Sinatra compilation that has him doing his stuff from the great american songbook,ready to die, in my lifetime vol. 2, and southernplayalisticadillakmuzik.

I don't get it. I Slim Shady LP is much better than The Marshall Mathers LP.Ugalde-

And The Eminem Show is better than both. :P

The White Album - The Beatles

Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles

Revolver - The Beatles

Abbey Road - The Beatles

Rubber Soul - The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News

Precious Time - Pat Benatar

The list could go on forever.

a recent addition of mine: kid a - radiohead

Jay-z Black Album,BP1

Biggie-Ready to Die

50 Cent-GRODT

Diplomats-Diplomatic immunity 2

Big L-Life of da poor & dangerous

Game-Doctors Advocate

Young Buck-Straight outta cashville

Jeezy-TM101

Nas-God's son,Stillmatic

Tupac-7 day theory,All eyes on me

I don't get it. I Slim Shady LP is much better than The Marshall Mathers LP.Ugalde-

I like the Slim Shady LP but it just doesn't do it for me like the Marshall Mathers LP. Same for the Eminem Show. My favorite by him is actually Recovery but I feel like one or two tracks hold it back from classic status, though I love the whole album.

Arcade Fire - Funeral JML897

I've only had Funeral for about two weeks and have only listened to it about 3 times but it could definitely enter the list.

I don't have too many albums in mind I consider classics. In fact, I can only remember one: Montrose (self-titled).

What are the albums that you believe are classics that everyone, regardless of musical taste should hear?

M13L13S

[QUOTE="JML897"]Arcade Fire - Funeral M13L13S

I've only had Funeral for about two weeks and have only listened to it about 3 times but it could definitely enter the list.

The first few times I listened to it I liked it, but then months later it just completely clicked with me one day. I think it's so much better than The Suburbs. I'd say The Suburbs is my least favorite album of theirs.

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Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen

Van Halen - Van Halen

Grassroots - 311

Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt

Radiohead- In Rainbows

Nine Inch Nails- Downward Sprial

The White Stripes- Elephant

Gorillaz- Demon Days

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication

Massive Attack- Mezzanine

To name a few

Both Neutral Milk Hotel albums.

LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

Pink Floyd - Animals

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Tool - Aenima

The Beatles - Rubber Soul

The Arctic Monkeys - Whatever You Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Radiohead - Kid A

Just some of them.

The lack of actual classic albums in this thread disturbs me. Least OP chose one.

The White Album - The Beatles

Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles

Revolver - The Beatles

Abbey Road - The Beatles

Rubber Soul - The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

Fore! - Huey Lewis and the News

Precious Time - Pat Benatar

The list could go on forever.

CHOASXIII

I'm just gunna go out on a limb and add in a bunch:

Pink Floyd - Piper, Meddle, Dark Side-The Wall.

Led Zeppelin - I-Physical Graffiti.

John Lennon - Imagine.

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced.

Boston - Boston.

CCR - Cosmo's Factory.

Van Halen - Van Halen.

The Who - Live At Leeds.

The Clash - London Calling.

Metallica - Ride The Lighting-Metallica (The Black Album).

The Doors - The Doors.

I've heard many other songs by many other artists, but a lot of the songs I like tend to be on different albums, so instead of putting each album, when I only like 1-2 songs or w/e on them, or putting a "Greatest Hits" album, I'll just leave them out.

Oogily boogily

Every time we have a thread like this it always makes me realize i am missing out on some great albums. It also makes me realize that most of the people in here haven't listened to much music before the '60s...and VERY little jazz.

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Every time we have a thread like this it always makes me realize i am missing out on some great albums. It also makes me realize that most of the people in here haven't listened to much music before the '60s...and VERY little jazz.

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iloverikku11

Revolver>Sgt Pepper'sAgent-Zero

Indeed sir indeed.

Nevermind/In Utero-Nirvana

Blackwater Park-Opeth

Frankstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy-Mindless Self Indulgence

Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death-Dead Kennedy's

Discovery-Daft Punk

That's 5 random mentions right there.

the album "low life" by new order.

LOL MMLP Try 36 Chambers and Reasonable Doubt for hip hop. -Tish-

What are the albums that you believe are classics that everyone, regardless of musical taste should hear?

I have four: The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, High Violet by The National, and The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

M13L13S

Arcade Fire- Funeral
Pink Floyd- Animals
Radiohead- OK Computer
The Doors- L.A. Woman

Just the first four I thought of.

lack of actual classic albums in this thread

jesuschristmonk

Just because an album isn't entry-level classic rock doesn't mean it can't be a classic.

The The - Soul Mining

The Kinks- Lola versus Powerman and the money go round Part 1

Jackson C. Frank - Blues Run the Game

The Beatles - Revolver

Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

Richard Thompson - I want to see the Bright Lights tonight

Leon Russell - Shelter People

Love- Forever Changes

The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle

The first four that came into my head:

Arcade Fire - "Funeral"
Fleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes"
Fleet Foxes - "Helplessness Blues"
Radiohead - "In Rainbows"

To me, classic albums are basically all my favourite albums as well. So a lot...

None of my albums are classics. I had to restart my collection earlier this year (Dad sold all my CD's in a garage sale last year). :x

The most classical album that I own would be Love (Expanded Edition) by The Cult, which I bought last week.

Outside of the ones mentioned so far:

In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky
Kind of Blue/In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady/Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
Actor - St. Vincent

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oh yeah and my picks

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper, Revolver, and The White Album
Jay-Z - The Black Album
REM - Automatic For The People
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
MIA - Kala
Beirut - The Flying Clup Cub
Joanna Newsom - Ys

Bach: Complete Edition

Mozart Edition: Complete Works

Based on originality, lasting appeal

Bark Psychosis - Hex

Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill

Tiamat - Wildhoney

Slowdive - Souvlaki

My Dying Bride - Turn loose the Swans

Cynic - Focus

Coroner - Mental Vortex

T. Rex - Electric Warrior

Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time

Type O Negative - October Rust

King Crimson - Red

Yes - The Yes Album

Iced Earth - Iced Earth

Megadeth - Rust in Peace

Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar

Slayer - Reign in Blood

Danzig - II Lucifuge

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

David Bowie - Station to Station

The Beatles - Revolver

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

Cradle of Filth - Dusk... and Her Embrace

Death - Scream Bloody Gore/Symbolic
Down - II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow
Hail of Bullets - ...Of Frost and War
Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire
Soilwork - Figure Number Five
Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
Nightrage - Sweet Vengeance/Descent into Chaos
Corrosion of Conformity - In the Arms of God