lonestar's Top 50 Albums v. The Soundtrack of My Life-Honorable Mentions....

[Nekov]

Nice Rush and Maiden albums. Never heard Boston

[jingle.boy]

Boston is such an excellent album.  How many albums can you name where EVERY SINGLE SONG is a classic rock radio staple?  This is the only one I can come up with.

Zeppelin IV Is the only other one I can think of off the top of my head.  But it's even more heavily weighted to 'the big three'. Misty Mountan Hop doesn't get much airtime ... Or Battle of Evermore for that matter.

[King Postwhore]

Boston is such an excellent album.  How many albums can you name where EVERY SINGLE SONG is a classic rock radio staple?  This is the only one I can come up with.

Zeppelin IV Is the only other one I can think of off the top of my head.  But it's even more heavily weighted to 'the big three'. Misty Mountan Hop doesn't get much airtime ... Or Battle of Evermore for that matter.

The Cars debut album also comes to mind as every song but 2 was on the radio.

[Ruba]

Seeing your post for I&W just made me realize how much the girl on the cover looks like a 5 year old violet

Mindblowing. You just opened my eyes.

Oh, and The Number of the Beast  

[Scorpion]

The Maiden pick is nothing short of awesome, but the other two aren't really my cup of tea, I suppose.

Though I have to give you props for the speed at which you're moving with your list. 

[lonestar]

OK, a slight change in pace. Gonna get this one out of the way cause I know it won't get much attention, then move into the top seven....




8-The Kinks-One for the Road(1980)
Like the Dead, I had to pay some respects to my other favorite live band. Unlike the Dead however, choosing an album for The Kinks  was a no brainer. This one has had a stronghold in my regular rotation of music my whole life, and it will never leave that spot. It is free, it is rocking, it is fun. I think a lot of people forget that above all else, music is supposed to be fun and entertaining. You put it on, you rock out, simple enough. The Kinks are the essence of this vibe, and this album is it in full display. Even after thirty years, I still put this album on and rock out like a fucking idiot on an almost daily basis. This album is the sole reason why there are live albums on my list, I just couldn't leave it off and still represent my musical life honestly.

Suggested Songs:Catch Me Now I’m Falling, Celluloid Heroes, Twentieth Century Man, Hardway, Superman, Low Budget,Lola, Misfits, etc. So much good shit here.



OK, a little note about the top seven, after no. seven, the top six are pretty much interchangeable. Any one of them could be no. 1 on any given day. I will release one at a time, hopefully finishing up Sunday night.

[jjrock88]

I & W , NOTB and Signals never get old.

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

I & W , NOTB and Signals never get old.

At first glance, I thought "Images and Words, New Kids on the Block, and Signals??" 

[lonestar]

 

[King Postwhore]

 

You know RJ.  Seeing all the old album covers like The Kinks-One for the Road reminds mw of my youth spending hours at a record store with $8.00 in my pocket burning a hole through my pants.  I just loved hanging out at the record stoe.

The one place, my cousin and I would go get him lunch at McDonalds and he's give us each a 45.  That Kinks live album brings back so many memories.

[DebraKadabra]

I would've swapped Signals with Permanent Waves, but this ain't my list.

[lonestar]

I would've swapped Signals with Permanent Waves, but this ain't my list.

Kinda funny, just off the list are about a billion albums at no. 51. That was the hardest part, figuring out what to leave off.

[DebraKadabra]

I shudder to think what I'd leave off if I ever get to the point of even STARTING to compile my Top 50.

[jjrock88]

I & W , NOTB and Signals never get old.

At first glance, I thought "Images and Words, New Kids on the Block, and Signals??" 

 

[WindMaster]

I assume that was number eight and not number 7... #findingtypos

[lonestar]

Yup. I switched things around a bit at @number 41,must have missed that one.

[DebraKadabra]

 

[Big Hath]

first mention of Signals in more than 30 lists

[lonestar]

Really?  That is truly surprising.

[lonestar]

And on and on it goes.....





7-Triumph-Allied Forces(1981)
God I love this album. I’m just gonna say that the song Magic Power was the one that made me fall in love with music. It showed  me that music is more than just notes and lyrics, but can also be a buddy, a trusted friend, a shoulder to cry on, a celebratory hug, and a friendly voice on a very lonely night. This song opend up the doors inside for music to enter my soul, and it has never closed. Many other killer songs here too though. Even though Just a Game might have been my first favorite album, the love for this one will never die. Such a great combination of killer songs, inspirational messages, and mindblowing instrumental work. I will never, ever, stop listening to this album.

"Turn it on, turn it up, it's your turn to dream, a little magic power makes it better than it seems. I'm young now, I'm wild now, I want to be free, I got the magic power of the music in me."   Fuck. Yes.

Suggested Songs:Magic Power, Fight the Good Fight,Fool for your Love, Ordinary Man,Allied Forces


Number six coming tomorrow morning.....

[Cyclopssss]

Ah, the Beast! Everyone seems to always 'forget' Invaders, though. What a killer album opener! This one also blew the Metal (although I'm sure it was called 'Hardrock' in those days) doors wide open. Six! Six! Six! 

[lonestar]

Honestly, there isn't a bad song on that album, I always listen to it beginning to end.



Teh list so far...



50- Pete Townshend- All the Best Cowboys have Chinese Eyes
49- Montrose-Montrose
48- Demon- British Standard Approved
47- The Plimsouls- Everywhere at Once
46- The Kinks- Give the People What They Want
45- Pat Benatar- Crimes of Passion
44- Dream Theater- A Dramatic Turn of Events
43- The Who- Who Are You
42- Rush- Exit Stage Left
41- Blind Melon- Blind Melon
40- Styx- Pieces of Eight
39- Tesla- Five Man Acoustical Jam
38- Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin II
37- The Beatles- Abbey Road
36- The Who- Tommy
35- Triumph- Just a Game
34- Tool- Undertow
33- Fish- Fortunes of War
32- Metallica- Master of Puppets
31- Rush- 2112
30- Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
29- Mechanical Poet- Woodland Prattlers
28- The Who- Who's Next
27- Marillion- Misplaced Childhood
26- Yes- Relayer
25- Dream Theater- Scenes from a Memory
24- Pink Floyd- Wish you Were Here
23- Pete Townshend- Empty Glass
22- IQ- Frequency
21- Marillion- Brave
20- Peter Gabriel- Us
19- Yes- The Yes Album
18- Rush- Moving Pictures
17- Styx- The Grand Illusion
16- Beyond the Bridge- The Old Man and the Spirit
15- The Grateful Dead- Europe '72
14- Dream Theater- Images and Words
13- IQ- Subterrenea
12- Yes- Yessongs
11- Iron Maiden- Number of the Beast
10- Boston- Boston
9- Rush- Signals
8- The Kinks- One for the Road
7- Triumph- Allied Forces
6-?
5-?
4-?
3-?
2-?
1-?

[DebraKadabra]

Allied Forces

[jjrock88]

Excellent pick!

[theseoafs]

Triumph

[lonestar]

Next up on the stool, we got a sight to make you drool.....




6-Pink Floyd-The Wall(1979)
I don’t feel any description of this album is necessary here, so I won’t bother. What is important is what this album taught me. The Wall showed me to look for the meanings and story in the lyrics. To find how the nuances of the music affected the emotion of the story. How meanings and themes can jump from song to song, and that themes can reoccur from piece to piece. In other words, The Wall taught me how to listen to music in a whole new and wonderful way. Any tools I use to listen to and translate other albums, I learned here.

"Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter as the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky?"

Suggested Songs: Goodbye Blue Sky, Mother, Comfortably Numb, The Trial



Number 5 will be up when I get home from work tonight....

[Scorpion]

Slightly overrated, and WYWH, DSOTM, Animals and The Division Bell are all better, imho, but nonetheless an amazing pick. 

[lonestar]

Those first three albums might have the musical edge, but this one blows them out of the water when it comes to the storytelling aspect, I feel.

[obscure]

A lot of Pink Floyd albums in this thread.. I'm a happy girl!!!
Saw Roger Water's The Wall tour last year in London... brought back a lot of memories... 2 hours of bliss....


when did hell did you come up to #5?

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

Since you're liking the storytelling aspect, I just KNOW Kiss: Music From the Elder is going to be in the top 5, I just KNOW it!! 

[Zydar]

Slightly overrated, and WYWH, DSOTM, Animals and The Division Bell are all better, imho, but nonetheless an amazing pick. 

I agree. I like The Wall, but a few songs don't really do anything for me. They might be crucial to the storytelling, but I very rarely listen to lyrics - my focus is on the music.

Since you're liking the storytelling aspect, I just KNOW Kiss: Music From the Elder is going to be in the top 5, I just KNOW it!! 

Oh that would be a nice surprise. That's an underrated album if there ever was one.

[lonestar]

when did hell did you come up to #5?

Someone hasn't been following closely enough.


Those who know me well can probably get at least three of my top 5 easily, and none of them will be surprises,

[obscure]

Challenge accepted! Give me some time....


nay... forget it.. you will post the next 5 in the next 3 hours

[Zydar]

I'm guessing one more Yes album will appear. I'm thinking Tales From Topographic Oceans or Close To The Edge.

[lonestar]

Challenge accepted! Give me some time....


nay... forget it.. you will post the next 5 in the next 3 hours

Cute sweetie, real cute.


I will post one tonight, one each tomorrow morning and night, and one each Sunday morning and night. Then the honorable mentions will come probably Monday or Tuesday.