Albums you never tire of....

[Donuthole]

Counting Crows - August & Everything After
3rd Eye Blind - self titled
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
311 - self titled
Live - Throwing Copper
Weezer - Blue Album
Sugar Ray - Floored
The White Stripes - Elephant

Many, many more.

Surely not the most critically-acclaimed group of albums, but each of them ties to a specific period in my life. Lots of nostalgia for me in those albums.

[clackamascoug]

The Who - Who's Next
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Steely Dan - Aja
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Jackson Browne - The Pretender
Led Zeppelin - IV
Lyle Lovett - Pontiac
Steve Earle - Train a Comin
The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse

Steely Dan was only rated as the 88th best band of all time. That's a crime. Their music holds up very well. Their biggest "hits" are too commercial for me, but their side B stuff is awesome.

Consider:
Showbiz Kids
Don't Take me Alive
The Caves of Altimira
The Royal Scam
Kid Charlemagne
Your Gold Teeth
Babylon Sisters
Dr. Wu
Black Cow
Midnight Cruise
Razor Boy
Pretzel Logic
Brooklyn (owes the charmer under me)


Pick one of the above at random, and you'll be pleased.

[creekster]

Steely Dan was only rated as the 88th best band of all time. That's a crime. Their music holds up very well. Their biggest "hits" are too commercial for me, but their side B stuff is awesome.

Consider:
Showbiz Kids
Don't Take me Alive
The Caves of Altimira
The Royal Scam
Kid Charlemagne
Your Gold Teeth
Babylon Sisters
Dr. Wu
Black Cow
Midnight Cruise
Razor Boy
Pretzel Logic
Brooklyn (owes the charmer under me)


Pick one of the above at random, and you'll be pleased.

Like what? what was too commercial? I don't think they ever did anything that was very commerical, unless oyu define commercial as being popular. Reelin' in the Years, one of their biggest hits, is not particualrly commercial. ANd it has that great guitar part. It was AOR all the way, back in the day. What else was too commercial? Maybe a couple of the tracks when Mike McDonald was singing back up, but even then they remained pretty true to their own unique vision, IMO.

[mUUser]

Most of the Beatles drug years albums, but esp Abbey Road.

The Last Waltz -- The Band.

10,000 Maniacs unplgged.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Steely Dan was only rated as the 88th best band of all time. That's a crime. Their music holds up very well. Their biggest "hits" are too commercial for me, but their side B stuff is awesome.

Consider:
Showbiz Kids
Don't Take me Alive
The Caves of Altimira
The Royal Scam
Kid Charlemagne
Your Gold Teeth
Babylon Sisters
Dr. Wu
Black Cow
Midnight Cruise
Razor Boy
Pretzel Logic
Brooklyn (owes the charmer under me)


Pick one of the above at random, and you'll be pleased.

Yeah, but I thought the topic for this thread is albums.

(if I had to pick a favorite SD song, Don't Take Me Alive would be a finalist. That and Gaucho maybe)

[creekster]

Yeah, but I thought the topic for this thread is albums.

(if I had to pick a favorite SD song, Don't Take Me Alive would be a finalist. That and Gaucho maybe)

You and I like alot of the same groups but aparently differ over their high points. For example, I like Floyd's DSOTM, but my favorite Floyd album has to eb Wish You Were Here.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You and I like alot of the same groups but aparently differ over their high points. For example, I like Floyd's DSOTM, but my favorite Floyd album has to eb Wish You Were Here.

An oversight. I should have included that one.

[MarkGrace]

Counting Crows - August & Everything After
3rd Eye Blind - self titled
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
311 - self titled
Live - Throwing Copper
Weezer - Blue Album
Sugar Ray - Floored
The White Stripes - Elephant

That Mark Mcgrath can sing!

[MarkGrace]

I don't even know if the rest of you even listen to albums anymore, but I still do and there are a few that I enjoy every time I listen to them.

I see you are trying to ingratiate yourself to me.

[Commando]

That Mark Mcgrath can sing!

floored is pretty solid, though despite his latter-day sins.

[Shaka]

Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear
The Refreshments - Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy
Styx - Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight
Radiohead - OK and Pablo
Led Zep IV
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Yes - 90125
David Wilcox - How Did You Find Me Here
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Collective Soul - Collective Soul
Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun
REM Automatic For the People

[Moliere]

You and I have very similar musical tastes, EJ. I could put those albums on my list as well, except I'd probably switch the Led Zeplin one for The White Album or Sgt. Peppers. I might also substitute another BDB album, although The Hour of Bewilderbeast is definitely one of my favorites. I'd probably pick the About a Boy soundtrack instead as one that I can listen to straight through over and over.

Other albums:

In Rainbows - Radiohead
A Ghost is Born - Wilco
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control

It seems we do. I'll check out Quality Control as I've never heard of them. I've also never heard A Ghost is Born. I'm a big Wilco fan but I have a funny way of listening/choosing music. I love Wilco but I haven't yet listened to all their stuff. I usually phase stuff in and have found that to be the best way for me to listen.

[MarkGrace]

floored is pretty solid, though despite his latter-day sins.

I wouldn't know. I've never listened to a Sugar Ray album and I'm not about to start now just because D-Hole thinks McGrath is the best Extra co-host ever.

[MarkGrace]

I've also never heard A Ghost is Born. I'm a big Wilco fan but I have a funny way of listening/choosing music. I love Wilco but I haven't yet listened to all their stuff. I usually phase stuff in and have found that to be the best way for me to listen.

Summerteeth also shouldn't be missed. I think it's their 2nd best (next to YHF, of course).

[falafel]

It seems we do. I'll check out Quality Control as I've never heard of them. I've also never heard A Ghost is Born. I'm a big Wilco fan but I have a funny way of listening/choosing music. I love Wilco but I haven't yet listened to all their stuff. I usually phase stuff in and have found that to be the best way for me to listen.

Oops, I accidently transposed the last one. The album is Quality Control, the band is Jurassic 5. Its hip hop, so if you're not into cool beats and sweet cuts steer clear!