Your top 10 albums?

[Scrap]

Thought it'd be neat to revive this old thread idea. List your favorite albums (of all time - not current), and discuss. :) I'd like to see how the demographic here has changed over the past few years.

My favorites are below. I find that I keep going back to these trusted favorites time after time. In particular, I've been in a Spock's Beardian mood lately - Snow hasn't left my CD player in over a month.

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon
2. The Police - Ghost In The Machine
3. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2 - Scenes From a Memory
4. Peter Gabriel - So / Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (a tossup ;))
5. Spock's Beard - Snow
6. Sting - The Soul Cages
7. Bob Marley - Catch a Fire
8. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen
9. Roger Waters - Amused To Death
10. Andy Summers - The Golden Wire

Okay, so I listed more than 10. Oh well. :P

[Last Viking]

My list:

1.Dream Theater-Images And Words
2.Jens Johansson-Fission
3.Dream Theater-A Change Of Seasons
4.Trio Töykeät-Sisu
5.Jordan Rudess-Feeding The Wheel
6.Jamiroquai-Travelling Without Moving
7.Jamiroquai-Return Of The Space Cowboy
8.Explorers Club-Age Of Impact
9.Symphony X-V
10.Stratovarius-Visions


I could go on forever, but these are ten first that came to my mind.
I tried to arrange them in order but it's hard, believe me, these are
few of my all-time favorites.Of course it's hard to tell because you
find a good album, you listen it, listen it and listen it.... it lapses...
but these are the 10 witch are most "washable".

[Spacehog]

Hmmm, a toughie...

1 Neal Morse - Testimony
2 Yes - The Ladder
3 Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
4 Flower Kings - Unfold The Future
5 Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
6 Richie Sambora - Undiscovered Soul
7 Anthony Stewart Head & George Sarah - Music For Elevators
8 Queensrÿche - Promised Land
9 Spock's Beard - Snow
10 Peter Gabriel - Greatest Hits

... I think...

Martin

[Poopshred]

1. Dream Theater - Falling into Infitity
2. Dream Theater - 6DOIT
3. Chopin - Nocturnes
4.Chopin - Piano Concertos 1 ´& 2
5.Chopin - Waltzes
6.Chopin - Favourits
7.Chopin - Ballades
8. Mullmuzzler - Keep to yourself
9. Mullmuzzler - 2
10. Dream Theater - LSFNY

[AE185]

1) Dream Theater - Images and Words
2) Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
3) Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
4) Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
5) Journey - Captured
6) Ozzy and Randy - Tribute
7) Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory
8) Liquid Tension
9) Judas Priest - Painkiller
10) Van Halen I

[Scrap]

1) Dream Theater - Images and Words
3) Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
4) Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
5) Journey - Captured


Nice selections there. I enjoy the odd Journey song from time to time. Labrie always reminds me of Steve Perry, and Rumors is an essential album, IMO.

[evadedcadence]

man... i love it when my roommate (scrap) holds a gun to my head (not really) and says, "you MUST post your top 10 albums in MY thread!"

so... here goes. the dorky theatre/artsy/hippie girl listing her top 10 albums that most of you have never heard of... ;)

and this list changes depending upon my mood... so this is as of right..... now!

01.De-Lovely Motion Picture Soundtrack (anyone see this movie? absolutly stunning and flawless.. it is how modern movie-musicals SHOULD be made. this CD has not left my car for weeks, much to Scrap's chagrin.)
02. Tick... Tick... BOOM! (Cast Recording)
03. Ben Folds Live
04. Ben Lee - Something To Remember Me By
05. Paul Winter Consort - Earthbeat
06. Paul Winter Consort - Journey With The Sun
07. The Who - Tommy (ALL recordings of it (including the cast recording)... and I DO have them all.)
08. DT - Awake and SFNY (tied.. heh. if Scrap can have a tie, so can I!)
09. Duncan Shiek - Phantom Moon
10. They Might Be Giants - Flood

[Ibanezrocks!]

1.DT-Awake
2.DT-6DOIT
3.DT-Metro Part 2
4.DT-Images And Words
5.DT-ToT
6.DT-ACOS
7.DT-FII
8.GnR-Appetite for Destruction
9.Liquid 1
10.Liquid 2
well cant resist myself so
11.Feeding the wheel

[Enigma™]

1-Feeding the Wheel - JR
2-SFAM - DT
3-LTE albums
4-RPM
5-Eminem stuff *mostly the Eminem Show LP though*
6-... and the rest is just random music I like to listen to... ;)

[lighthouse]

1. Dream Theater- I&W
2. Spock`s Beard- V
3. Pain of Salvation- the perfect element part 1
4. Opeth- Damnation
5. Yes- Yessongs
6. Transatlantic- SMPTe
7. Seal- Seal
8. Counting Crows- August and Everything After
9. Ayreon- The human Equation
10. David Sylvian- Dead bees on a Cake


.....I think thats it

Juan Pablo

[Mr.Petrucci]

In no order:

PoS - Remedy Lane
PoS - The Perfect Element pt.I
PoS - 12:5
DT - Images & Words
DT - Scenes from a Memory
SB - The Kindness of Strangers
SB - Snow
An evening with JP & JR
TA - LIVE IN EUROPE 2 CDs
Beatles - Abbey Road

CHEERZ!

[MarkDTMMZ]

Dream Theater- Scenes From A Memory
Silverchair- Diorama
Genesis- A Trick of the Tail
Opeth- Damnation
Ben Folds Five- Selftitled
Audioslave- Selftitled
Dream Theater- Train of Thought
Tool- AEnima
Yes- Close to the Edge
Van Halen-5150

Mark
www.mmzband.com

[Nolan]

in no particular order


Jordan- Rudess-Morgenstein Project
Vangelis - Bladerunner
Marillion - Misplace Ch9ildhood
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Saga - Silent Knight
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Jean Michel Jarre - Chronologie
Jim Steinman - Pandora's box
Liquid Tension Experiment I


whoa, a top 10 of songs would be simpler I guess

Coen

[Nolan]

Paul Winter Consort - Journey With The Sun[/color]



I bought this album to have my 'Jordan' collection complete.
It's uh, well, uh, difficult to listen to :)

I'm glad to see that paul winter does have followers :P

Coen

[keys76]

1. Jordan Rudess - Rhytm of Time
2. Jordan Rudess - Christmas Sky
3. Dream Theater - Train of Thought
4. Jordan Rudess - 4NYC
5. Dream Theater - 6DOIT
6. Rush - Different Stages
7. Jordan Rudess - Feeding The Wheel
8. Derek Sherinian - Planet X
9. Dream Theater - Scenes from a memory
10. Derek Sherinian - Inertia

Jeroen

[Ael]

Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Eminem - The Eminem Show
D12 - D12 World
Jordan Rudess - 4NYC
An Evening with Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci
Rick Wakeman - Six Wives of Henry VIII
Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
Guster - Lost and Gone Forever
Linkin Park - Meteora
Dream Theater - Images and Words

(in no order)

[Rexx]

1. VH 1
2. Saga "Images At Twilight"
3. Kansas "Leftoverture"
4. Styx "The Grand Illusion"
5. Night Ranger "Dawn Patrol"
6. Motley Crue "Too Fast For Love"
7. Queen "Jazz"
8. Alice Cooper "From The Inside"
9. DT "Awake"
10. Stephen Bishop "Careless"

These top 10 lists change from day to day.
So many great albums... Journey, Supertramp, Riot, Chicago, Toto...

[Harmonic Paradigm]

1- Dream Theater- Scenes From A Memory
2- Liquid Tension Experiment
3- Liquid Tension Experiment 2
4- An Evening With John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess
5- Symphony X- Divine Wings Of Tragedy
6- Feeding The Wheel- Jordan Rudess
7- Aryeon- The Human Equation
8- Sentenced- The Cold White Light
9- Dream Theater- Images and Words
10- Symphony X- The Odyssey

The list goes on and on... lol I didnt even get to mention Evergrey, or even two of my favorite guitarist Vai and Satch... sniff.. lol

[hephiroth]

hmm...

1. Dream Theater - SFaM
2. Sting - Sacred Love
3. Dave Matthews Band - Crash
4. Dream Theater - Images and Words
5. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
6. Incubus - Make Yourself
7. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College
8. LTE 1 & 2
9. Dream Theater - Train of Thought
10. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

i think that's a decent list...but 10 is too small a number, really...

-jeff-

[TheMagician]

I'm sure i'm missing many, but here's the ones that immediately pop into mind:

Liquid Tension Experiment 1 & 2

Dream Theater - Train of Thought, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulance, Images and Words

Iron Maiden - Brave New World, Dance of Death

Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare, Last Temptation

Yngwie Malmsteen - Trilogy

[aibohphobia]

I have a set top 4

1. Tourniquet: Microscopic View of a Telescopic Realm
2. Symphony X: V
3. DT: Images and Words
4. Transatlantic: Bridge Across Forever

Honorable Mentions (sorry, may be more than 10)
Queen: Night at the Opera
Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet
Megadeth: Rust in Peace
Metallica: MOP
Iron Maiden: Powerslave or Number of the Beast
Queensryche: Op. Mindcrime
Spock's Beard: Snow
Human: Out of the Dust
Any album by Tourniquet, Dream Theater, Symph X, Sonata Arctica, or Transatlantic

[King_Ellesar]

(not sure of a certain order...)

1. DT-SFAM
2. JR-Feeding the Wheel
3. RPM
4. Metallica-And Justice for All
5. LTE-Liquid Tension Experiment 1
6. Led Zeppelin-(most of their stuff, but IV especially)
7. Fred Hammond-Pages of Life (Chapters 1-3)
8. All three LOTR soundtracks :D
9. DT-6DOIT
10.Pink Floyd-The Dark Side of the Moon (just recently have been getting into them, but the album sounds great evertime i listen and it doesnt seem to get old on me...great album!)

[Ehren]

1. DT - Images and Words

2. DT - Scenes from a Memory

3. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

4. Jimi Hendrix - Are you Experienced?

5. DT - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

6. Chopin Preludes and Nocturnes

7. Jimmy Buffett - Meet Me In Margaritaville

8. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

9. Rush - 2112/Signals

10. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Greatest Hits

I also have to include Tool and A Perfect Circle - I do love them both, and also Blind Guardian's Nightfall in Middle Earth and Night at the Opera.

[siebenboy]

1. Liquid Tension Experiment 2
2. Scenes from a Memory
3. 6 Degrees...
4. Train of Thought
5. Liquid Tension 1
6. Feeding the Wheel
7. Christmas Sky
8. Awake
9. An Evening With JP and JR
10. Images and Words


(I'm a die-hard DT and Jordan fan. I'm also not always open-minded).

[ChrisMcCoy]

1. Rick Wakeman - 6 Wives of Henry the XVIII.
2. JR - Feeding the Wheel
3. Chick Corea - Beneath the Mask
4. Yes 90215
5. DT - Images and Words
6. The Police - Synchronicity
7. Journey - Escape
8. Toto IV
9. Steve Perry - For the Love of Strange Medecine
10. Sting - Brand New Day

[lighthouse]

10. Sting - Brand New Day


That`s a great album!!, love the feeling and the interesting combination of styles!

Juan Pablo

[Axe2Grind]

Here's my top 10 fav albums (so far)....

1. Jan Hammer - Escape from Television
2. DT - Images & Words
3. Howard Jones - Cross that Line
4. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
5. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales
6. Tori Amos - Little EarthQuakes
7. Jane Child - Welcome to the Real World
8. Prince - Diamonds & Pearls
9. Pink Floyd - Division Bell
10. Herbie Hancock - Perfect Machine

I think this pretty much covers my most valuable albums to me at present. :D

[axlhog]

1) JBJ - Blaze of Glory
2) Bon Jovi- Keep the Faith
3) GNR - UUI2
4) Meat Loaf - Bat 2
5) DT - Metropolis 2
6) Scorpions with the Berlin Philharmonic: Moment of Glory
7) Queen - Innuendo
8 Floyd - Division Bell
9) Richie Sambora - Stranger in this Town
10) DT - 6 degrees

I smell controversy a mile away for some of these choices, but make sure you are highly familiar with the indicated subject matter before commencing bash-fest. "Dry County" and "Sante Fe" by Bon Jovi are to me some of the pinnacles of music. I'm an epic kind of guy :evil: To me, the balance of intellect and emotion yields the greatest musical achievements of mankind.

[Roddy_Bottum]

1. Dark side of the moon - Pink Floyd
2. Scenes from a memory -DT
3. The real thing - Faith no more
4. Rust in peace - Megadeth
5. The wings of tragedy - Symphony X
6. Aneima - Tool
7. Lateralus - Tool
8. Self Titled - A Perfect Circle
9. OK Computer - Radiohead
10. Images And Words - DT

[LiQuId TeNsIoN]

in no order:

:arrow: Liquid Tension Experiment
:arrow: Liquid Tension Experiment 2
:arrow: Dream Theater - Scenes from a memory
:arrow: Dream Theater - A change of season
:arrow: Dream Theater - Awake
:arrow: Jordan Rudess - 4NYC

[Scrap]

I smell controversy a mile away for some of these choices,

Nothing wrong with a little Meat Loaf love, buddy. Bat Out of Hell is one of the best albums ever. Talk about epic. But, Bon Jovi... that's just inexcusable. ;)

In any case, it's good to know that some people here listen to more than just DT-derived stuff, eh?

[King_Ellesar]

Raffi. Everybody needs some more Raffi. \m/

[merijn]

1-Feeding the Wheel - JR
2-SFAM - DT
3-LTE albums
4-RPM
5-Eminem stuff *mostly the Eminem Show LP though*
6-... and the rest is just random <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=music&v=56">music</a> I like to listen to... ;)

The Canadian has gone mad! Eminem, come on....

[axlhog]

But, Bon Jovi... that's just inexcusable.




I never asked to be excused from anything, and I understand full well the misunderstanding of that band, when only based upon their output prior to 1988. But it's a shame how we build prejudices based upon only half the information. David Bryan has just as much chops as Jordan, which is saying alot, and it's just that different artists elect to manifest their talents in different fashions. I sense a smell of only half-assed familiarity. Are you judging from radio hits only? Because if not I will have to kill you - well come to think of it, either way I may have to kill you :twisted:

Have a day.

[ChrisMcCoy]

10. Sting - Brand New Day


That`s a great album!!, love the feeling and the interesting combination of styles!

Juan Pablo

The Concert DVD from that tour is also really nice !

[ChrisMcCoy]

But, Bon Jovi... that's just inexcusable.




I never asked to be excused from anything, and I understand full well the misunderstanding of that band, when only based upon their output prior to 1988. But it's a shame how we build prejudices based upon only half the information. David Bryan has just as much chops as Jordan, which is saying alot, and it's just that different artists elect to manifest their talents in different fashions. I sense a smell of only half-assed familiarity. Are you judging from radio hits only? Because if not I will have to kill you - well come to think of it, either way I may have to kill you :twisted:

Have a day.

I actually like their material prior to 1988. I still cover some of it from time to time, and I agree with you 110%. David Bryan is one fantastic keyboard player. Anyone who hasn't seen him live with Bon Jovi should really get out and see the show.

[hephiroth]

bon jovi is the man :twisted:

-jeff-

[Yaco]

my favourites are : ( not in order 'cause these are all absolutely genius )

Liquid tension experiment 2
Metallica : the black album
Cradle of filth : Cruelity and the beast
Dream theater : 6 degrees of inner turbulence
Mickael Jackson : Thriller
Mickael Jackson : Music and me
Dream theater : Falling into infinity ( for Hell's kitchen ;) )
Explorer's club : Age of impact
Korn : Life is peachy

Oh I think I've forgotten the most important album (and the best) : Metropolis pt 2.

[keythief]

Well I'm a newbie and no one will probably see this but what the heck...

1. Rush-Moving Pictures
2. Rush-Hemispheres
3. Rush-Permanent Waves
4. Queensryche-Empire
5. Boston-Debut
6. Dream Theater-Images and Words
7. Yes-Close to the Edge
8. Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
9. Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
10. Pearl Jam-Ten
....and many, many more

[LiQuId TeNsIoN]

:arrow: Liquid Tension Experiment 1
:arrow: Liquid Tension Experiment 2
:arrow: Dream Theater - A change of season
:arrow: Dream Theater - Scenes from New York
:arrow: Toto - Live in Amsterdam

And other albums not so cool as those of above

[Vlakey]

hmm... ok then.. ten it is... but for each genre... :D

Top 10 Prog:
Dream Theater - Awake
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
Ark - Burn The Sun
Threshold - Extinct Instinct
Symphony X - V
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE 2
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
Planet X - Universe
Spastic Ink - Ink Complete

Top 10 Metal:
Need For Speed 1 - Soundtrack from the game :lol:
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Pantera - Live 101 Proof
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Sentenced - Frozen
Kamelot - Karma
Manowar - Kings Of Metal
Fear Factory - Demanufacture
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark


Top 10 Rock (and other):
Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue
Mr.Big - Big, Bigger, Biggest
Toto - Mindfields
Deep Purple - In Rock
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II
Skid Row - Skid Row
Dave Weckl - Hard-Wired
Bernd Steidl - Psycho Acoustic Overture
Jamiroquai - Traveling Without Moving
Toy Dolls - One More Megabyte

Those were the albums that either nocked me off my feet, or were of some significance in my life (like for example listening to something for 200th time after being dumped... :roll: :D )

sorry for the big post... :shock:

[Enigma™]

1-Feeding the Wheel - JR
2-SFAM - DT
3-LTE albums
4-RPM
5-Eminem stuff *mostly the Eminem Show LP though*
6-... and the rest is just random <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=music&v=56">music</a> I like to listen to... ;)

The Canadian has gone mad! Eminem, come on....

Dude, just because YOU don't like it doesn't mean that it's any less important - he brings up a lot of very political views IMO as well as very interesting (and intelligent) lyrical ideas as well.

Since it seems you don't listen to "that stuff" how would you possibly know?
How about you "come on" dude. Try being more open minded then a box, and don't bash things just because "you don't like it"

If I had that mentality, half these noobs wouldn't be here.

[Nolan]

Well, this one is for Enigma....

Listen to Eminem, it's very good, divers, daring etc.

I hate R&B and everything that comes close but eminem is original


Coen


PS. To the guy tha compared the skills of David Bryan and Jordan's, Don't.
I have Bryan's solo work, it' nice but on he is nowhere as good as Jordan when it comes to playing keys. Ke knows his shares of classical sonatas, but these are the favourites that 90% of this board plays.
He plays some nice piano and it sounds great in combination with the rest of the BonJovi gang, but he is no wizz

[axlhog]

You bring up the obvious [and legitimate responses] about an attempted DB vs. JR comparison, and granted, of all we have to go on from their recorded works, JR has the more impressive offerings. And, as JR actually got to study with Adele Markus [sp?], DB had the band take off before he could make good on his acceptance to Julliard - however, I still think a "comparison" is not totally unwarranted, for one reason...

Somewhere else on here, somebody [my hero, whoever you are] posted the reminder for the proggers out there to remember about feel. And while I'd like to call the world of prog my home, there's something very unsettling to me about how guitarists like Petrucci/Yngwie and keyboardists like Rudess [though always the God of course] overflood the market with notes to the point of musical inflation [ the market itself is so small, this never impacts the general music industry of course]. Don't get me wrong, Bryan's music is as underplayed to me as Jordan's is overplayed - but that's why I need both. And according to all music I ever studied, emotion is a big component of musicality, just as technique is. So, is one more musical than the other? That I'm not trying to argue, it's almost impossible. It's apples to oranges, I admit. I'm just saying that both offer distinctly crucial elements of quality music to the rock world, and they are both important. You make very valid points but I won't be willing to go beyond agreeing to disagree.


DR

[Nolan]

I certainly don't want to bash David Bryan, excuse me if it sounded like that.

Personally I find "feel" also more important than having the ability to play super technical.
I found Jordan to be the most complete of all: feel, skill etc.

Talking about DB, I find his version of In these Arms better than the Bonjovi version (because of the feel)


Coen

[TYROS3000]

1 DREAM THEATER-6DOIT
2 IRON MAIDEN-7th SON of a 7th SON
3 GENESIS-THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY
4 QUEEN-INNUENDO
5 SPOCK'S BEARD-SNOW
6 EMERSON,LAKE & PALMER-BLACK MOON
7 PINK FLOYD-A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON
8 IRON MAIDEN-THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
9 LED ZEPPELIN-IV
10 STING-SACRED LOVE

[skipfierce]

1. SFAM-DT
2. V-Symphony X
3. Signals-Rush
4. FII-DT
5. Rift-Phish
6. The Odyessy-Symphony X
7. Animals-Pink Floyd
8. Moving Pictures-Rush
9. II-Led Zeppelin
10. ToT-DT

[Tusker]

1- Spinal Tap - This is Spinal Tap
2 - Pat Boone - In a Metal Mood - No more Mr. Nice Guy
3 - Hooked on Classics - Journey through the Classics
4 - Hooked on Phonics - Journey through the Sounds
5 - The Chipmunks - Greatest Hits - Still squeaky after all these years
6 - The Chipmunks - Urban Chipmunk
7 - Paul Gilbert - Burning Organ
8 - Franki Yankovic - Songs of the Polka King Volume 1
9 - Zamfir - Endless Love - The romantic sound of the pan flute
10 - Spinal Tap - Break like the wind

[Ehren]

Wow, this is an old post. I know, because I'm in it.

And I have to say, Eminem is the shit. I hate rap, but I think he's truly one of the most talented lyricists in quite a while and I love his music. He's a genius in his own way.

[Enigma™]

Wow, this is an old post. I know, because I'm in it.

And I have to say, Eminem is the shit. I hate rap, but I think he's truly one of the most talented lyricists in quite a while and I love his music. He's a genius in his own way.

THANK YOU!!! I agree, for having a grade 9 education, he has an amazing grasp on the english language, amazing story telling abilities and he can actually keep a beat too... *And stay on it ;)*

[Hipelius]

1. Final Fantasy VII OST
2. Final Fantasy VI OST
3. Final Fantasy IX OST
4. Nightwish - Oceanborn
5. Nightwish - Wishmaster
6. Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
7. Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
8. King Diamond - The Puppet Master
9. Dream Theater - 6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence
10. King Diamond - The Eye

[rifaa]

Here we go:

1) Transatlantic: Bridge Across Forever
2) Dream Theater: Scenes From A Memory
3) Liquid Tension Experiment I
4) Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
5) Spock´s Beard: V
6) Psychotic Waltz: A Social Grace
7) Dream Theater: Images And Words
8) Neal Morse; Testimony
9) Yes: Close To The Edge
10) Transatlantic: SMPTe

[Alessandro]

1 Bach: English and French suites
2 Chopin: Walzer and everything else
3 Planet X: Moonbabies
4 Weather Report: Night Passage
5 Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire
6 Thelonious Monk: Alone in San Francisco
7 Rush 2112
8 ELP: Emerson Lake and Palmer
9 DT Images and Words