Top 10 Most Important Albums To You

asshat · 06-05-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I love this. I think we need to see the video.

...ha...I'm guessing some person has it somewhere, maybe they'll post it on youtube.
We wore our pants backwards because all the real m.c.'s..kris kross...seemed to do that.

NSW · 06-05-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by asshat

...ha...I'm guessing some person has it somewhere, maybe they'll post it on youtube.
We wore our pants backwards because all the real m.c.'s..kris kross...seemed to do that.

Ah yes...kris kross. My friends and I had a whole dance routine worked out to the song "jump" lol. And thankfully no one has THAT on video.

Burning Down · 06-05-2009, 02:33 PM

10. The Who - Who's Next:
First album to feature synthesizers throughout. I love it

9. The Who - Live at Leeds:
This is the Who at their finest (with the exception of Tommy). John Entwistle is such an underrated bass player - but once I heard his basslines on this album, I was amazed. He was the finest bass player to ever walk this planet.

8. Green Day - Dookie:
This was one of the first CDs I bought, so of course it gets a place on my list. Brings back a lot of good memories.

7. R.E.M. - Monster:
R.E.M. is my favourite band. The songs on Monster remind me of my childhood as it came out when I was 4 and my parents had it on constant rotation!

6. The Beatles - Let It Be:
Their second last album, but the last to be released by them. The whole album is a gem and it's one of my favourites from the Fab Four.

5. Queen - A Night at the Opera:
It spawned "Bohemian Rhapsody", need I say more?

4. Billy Joel - 52nd Street:
Billy Joel is amazing, but I think this is one of his finest moments. My mom is a huge fan and every time I play this album I think of her.

3. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road:
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" takes up half a side. That gains extra points from me! Every time I play this one I think of my dad

2. The Beatles - Rubber Soul:
I think this is the Beatles at their finest. When I started learning guitar, I would play a lot of songs off of this albums so I could pretend to be like George Harrison!

1. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People:
The flow of the songs on this album is absolutely flawless, maybe with the exception of "Ignoreland" (which is still a good song BTW). AFTP brings back a lot of good memories for me, and maybe some bad ones as well

. Overall, this is R.E.M. at their finest IMO.

Rickenbacker · 06-05-2009, 04:19 PM

Entwistle underrated?

Hardly.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 06-05-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

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3. Nevermind - Nirvana

We all had the phase, and this was an important one for me. Nirvana was important during my angsty teenage years, and they were the first band that got me interested in alternative rock and through them I got into Pixies, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and and the early hardcore bands.

Which is why I prefer In Utero. It puts art before angst, whereas Nevermind does the reverse.

Burning Down · 06-05-2009, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

Entwistle underrated?

Hardly.

You think he's overrated?

I always believed that people thought he was a "typical" bass player because he had little stage presence, and never fully appreciated his skills. But that's just my opinion.

Rickenbacker · 06-05-2009, 09:04 PM

Nah, I think he's right where he should be as far as public appreciation goes. He reaches towards the top of most "best bassists ever" lists that I've seen.

crash_override · 06-05-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

Nah, I think he's right where he should be as far as public appreciation goes. He reaches towards the top of most "best bassists ever" lists that I've seen.

Entwistle certainly gets his props. I think he's right where he needs to be among other players.

zeppy111 · 06-06-2009, 02:38 AM

He definately pushes the top of the bassist lists. He could maybe get a bit more recognition for his skills, but not so far off.

boo boo · 06-06-2009, 04:19 AM

Almost every greatest bassist list I've seen has either Entwistle at number one or Jamerson at number one and Entwistle at number two. So no I wouldn't call him underrated. He is very highly rated and deservedly so.

Along with Paul McCartney and Jack Bruce he was one of the first bassists to elevate bass playing to a higher role in rock music, it could be more than just part of the rhythm section and play a lead role, it could carry a whole melody or an entire song, in fact My Generation is one of the earliest rock songs I can think of to have a bass solo.

He was an innovator in his use of high volume, distorted and trebly bass tones. He gets a lot of credit for that. A lot of people consider him the Hendrix of bass players. So yeah, with acclaim like that, I don't know how you could say he's overlooked.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	10. The Who - Who's Next: First album to feature synthesizers throughout. I love it 9. The Who - Live at Leeds: This is the Who at their finest (with the exception of Tommy). John Entwistle is such an underrated bass player - but once I heard his basslines on this album, I was amazed. He was the finest bass player to ever walk this planet. 8. Green Day - Dookie: This was one of the first CDs I bought, so of course it gets a place on my list. Brings back a lot of good memories. 7. R.E.M. - Monster: R.E.M. is my favourite band. The songs on Monster remind me of my childhood as it came out when I was 4 and my parents had it on constant rotation! 6. The Beatles - Let It Be: Their second last album, but the last to be released by them. The whole album is a gem and it's one of my favourites from the Fab Four. 5. Queen - A Night at the Opera: It spawned "Bohemian Rhapsody", need I say more? 4. Billy Joel - 52nd Street: Billy Joel is amazing, but I think this is one of his finest moments. My mom is a huge fan and every time I play this album I think of her. 3. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" takes up half a side. That gains extra points from me! Every time I play this one I think of my dad 2. The Beatles - Rubber Soul: I think this is the Beatles at their finest. When I started learning guitar, I would play a lot of songs off of this albums so I could pretend to be like George Harrison! 1. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People: The flow of the songs on this album is absolutely flawless, maybe with the exception of "Ignoreland" (which is still a good song BTW). AFTP brings back a lot of good memories for me, and maybe some bad ones as well . Overall, this is R.E.M. at their finest IMO.

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Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Entwistle underrated? Hardly.

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Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Nah, I think he's right where he should be as far as public appreciation goes. He reaches towards the top of most "best bassists ever" lists that I've seen.