Med really likes Revolver, it seems.

[QUOTE=robo2448]Nice. My top 10 would be similar:

Abbey Road
Exile on Main Street
Tommy
Highway 61 Revisited (not my favorite, but definitely the most "essential"
Dark Side of the Moon (same as above)
Wheels of Fire

Ah fuc[COLOR="Black"]k[/COLOR] I give up.[/QUOTE]

Eh, Exile On Main Street is crap, most of their albums are. If I were alive back than I would have only bought the Rolling Stones' Singles.

[QUOTE=The Krabsman]Eh, Exile On Main Street is crap, most of their albums are. If I were alive back than I would have only bought the Rolling Stones' Singles.[/QUOTE]
Exile is one of their best albums..

My 10 Essential's:

The Stones - Exile on Main Street
Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
Velvet Underground - Loaded
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
The Who - Quadrophenia
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Lou Reed - Transformer


[QUOTE=The Krabsman]Eh, Exile On Main Street is crap, most of their albums are. If I were alive back than I would have only bought the Rolling Stones' Singles.[/QUOTE]
Wow, just wow.

[QUOTE=Schyma]Did you notice I put Led Zeppelin I in there? I [I]hate[/I] Zeppelin but they are very important to Classic Rock and I will honor that. I realize [I]Sticky Fingers[/I] and [I]Freewheelin'[/I] may not necessarily be their best albums but I think they were the most important and popular none the less.

Even though I really do think [I]Freewheelin'[/I] > all.[/QUOTE]

And like I said, Sticky Fingers is usually not considered THE Rolling Stones album (that honor usually goes to Exile on Main St.), and Blonde On Blonde or Blood on the Tracks are usually considered essentials over Freewheelin'

[QUOTE=Jacaranda]
Wow, just wow.[/QUOTE]

What?

I put H61R just because Like A Rolling Stone is probably his most popular song.

I like what I'm seeing but one album I didtn see was:

Quicksilver Messenger Service-Happy Trails

[QUOTE=The Krabsman]What?[/QUOTE]
Nothing, I just don't understand how you can think its "crap" or how most of their albums are. I'm sensing someone who's only heard 2-3 and listened to them once. Maybe if you supported why its crap I could understand.

I know there aren't many U2 fans in here, but I'd say The Joshua Tree fits the "essential" category.

[QUOTE=Livewired]I like what I'm seeing but one album I didtn see was:

Quicksilver Messenger Service-Happy Trails[/QUOTE]
It was hard to choice their s/t or Happy Trails, both good albums.

:lol: @ Lunch

[QUOTE=Jacaranda]Nothing, I just don't understand how you can think its "crap" or how most of their albums are. I'm sensing someone who's only heard 2-3 and listened to them once. Maybe if you supported why its crap I could understand.[/QUOTE]

I find their music really dull and boring, and Mick Jagger is another untalented lead singer. The only stuff they did do that I like is most of their singles from the mid-60's.

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]I know there aren't many U2 fans in here, but I'd say The Joshua Tree fits the "essential" category.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't.

Joshuas Tree was released in 1987, not what I call Classic Rock. But neither is Johnny Cash American IV.

[QUOTE=Med57]Hell yeah. Definitely The Beatles' best album, and I'd put it comfortably in my top 10 albums of all time...it's one of the few albums that's always guaranteed a place in there whenever I make a list, pretty much.



I actually agree with this. The Stones are pretty much my ultimate example of a band that makes great singles, but not particularly good albums. [i]Exile On Main Street[/i] is probably my favourite Stones album, but there were so many bands that made better albums from that time in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
But did you notice how you put Revolver in their twice?

No order-
Abbey Road
DSotM
Pink Moon
Forever Changes
Electric Ladyland
Bringin' it all Back Home
Workingman's Dead
Happy Trails
On the Beach
After the Goldrush

Ehehehehehehe...."poon".

And yeah, I was hinting at how Revolver was on there twice...I assume that was a typo.

[QUOTE=The Krabsman]I find their music really dull and boring, and Mick Jagger is another untalented lead singer. The only stuff they did do that I like is most of their singles from the mid-60's.[/QUOTE]

Oh and for an example-If I feel like chilling out and working on a class project ( :lol: ), I could put in Forty Licks Disk 1, and never have to get up to skip a track, where on most of their Lp's I would be constantly getting up, and finding a track I like more.

I love Exile. I think its probably the Stones best but everything from Beggar's Banquet- Exile is amazing. Well Beggar's Banquet isn't quite as good but is still excellent. Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed, and Exile are all about equal with Beggar's Banquet and Some Girls right behind them. I go back and forth on favorite Stones albums though.

And The Stones never mastered the "concept album" theory, all of their albums had some filler, but most of the stuff was excellent. I'd say Sticky Fingers has the least amount of filler.

I like Jagger's voice a lot.

I agree that Joshua Tree is "essential" but definitely wouldn't be on my list if I could only pick 10.

[QUOTE=The Krabsman]I find their music really dull and boring, and Mick Jagger is another untalented lead singer. The only stuff they did do that I like is most of their singles from the mid-60's.[/QUOTE]
Hm, alright...

And I got a fairly long reply coming towards your singles band comment Med :p

[QUOTE=Livewired]But did you notice how you put Revolver in their twice?

No order-
Pink Poon
After the Goldrush[/QUOTE]
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Typo haha.

[QUOTE]Blonde On Blonde or Blood on the Tracks are usually considered essentials over Freewheelin'[/QUOTE][I]Freewheelin'[/I] represents his Folk side though. It's way different than Blood on the Tracks, Blonde On Blonde and Highway 61 Revisted and I do believe his Folk side should be well represented. You're probablly right about the Stones though I just picked one. As for Hendrix [I]Are you Expirenced[/I] just may be his most popular but not by far and [I]Electric Ladyland[/I] was far more important IMO.

[QUOTE=Med57]

I actually agree with this. The Stones are pretty much my ultimate example of a band that makes great singles, but not particularly good albums. [i]Exile On Main Street[/i] is probably my favourite Stones album, but there were so many bands that made better albums from that time in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

Listen to Let it Bleed in it's entirety. IMO it's easily one of the best albums of the 60's.

Haha, I should probably change that.

[QUOTE]I love Exile. I think its probably the Stones best but everything from Beggar's Banquet- Exile is amazing. Well Beggar's Banquet isn't quite as good but is still excellent. Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed, and Exile are all about equal with Beggar's Banquet and Some Girls right behind them. I go back and forth on favorite Stones albums though. [/QUOTE]

Their material released from the mid-1960's through Exile on Main St., save for that dreadful psychadelic album that they put out in '67 or '68, was very strong material.

[QUOTE=Schyma]As for Hendrix Are you Expirenced just may be his most popular but not by far and Electric Ladyland was far more important [b]IMO.[/b][/QUOTE]

"Essential" = subjective

[QUOTE=Schyma]Freewheelin' represents his Folk side though. It's way different than Blood on the Tracks, Blonde On Blonde and Highway 61 Revisted and I do believe his Folk side should be well represented.[/QUOTE]

If history serves me correctly, I don't think Dylan ever truly made an impact on the music in the 1960's until he went electric, so I don't think his folkie era is as essential as you would think.

[QUOTE=Med57]I actually agree with this. The Stones are pretty much my ultimate example of a band that makes great singles, but not particularly good albums. [i]Exile On Main Street[/i] is probably my favourite Stones album, but there were so many bands that made better albums from that time in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
Gah! Med... :upset:
Maybe its the fanboy talking in me now but I strongly disagree with that they made 5 almost perfect albums in a row (Or close enough in a row) even their early stuff was good. Take [I]Flowers[/I] it has maybe 3 filler and the rest of the album is ace tracks; Lady Jane, My Girl, Ruby Tuesday, Mother's Little Helper... etc. or [I]Let It Bleed[/I], I personally can't find one filler on that album with maybe the exception of "Love In Vain". Don't even get me started on Exile non filler format :p. Or take a disc like [I]Sticky Fingers[/I] I'll give you "Dead Flowers" its not their best work but its nothing close to a bad song. I could rant on for hours about how they are anything but a singles band. Even [I]Their Satanic Majesties Request[/I] which is often considered the worst Stones album is pretty good if you give it a few listens, but of all the pre-73 Stones album [I]Their Satanic Majesties Request[/I] is probably the worst.

I thought it'd be longer but my computer is sorta freaking out so I don't want to have to re-type it back up.
I'm not to into this new YSI thingy that pops up and slows down your computer its stalled my comp 3 times now.

And about U2 give me [I]War[/I] over any of their stuff. The Refugee is such a good song.

[QUOTE=Jacaranda]I personally can't find one filler on that album with maybe the exception of "Love In Vain".[/QUOTE]

WTF?

"Love In Vain" is like, the third best song on the album! I consider "You Got the Silver" to be the most filler-ish track on the album...it's the most forgettable, at the very elast.

[QUOTE]If history serves me correctly, I don't think Dylan ever truly made an impact on the music in the 1960's until he went electric, so I don't think his folkie era is as essential as you would think.[/QUOTE]What? I don't think [I]you[/I] know how essential it really is. He was huge when playing Folk what are you talking about?

[QUOTE=Illmatic]WTF?

"Love In Vain" is like, the third best song on the album! I consider "You Got the Silver" to be the most filler-ish track on the album...it's the most forgettable, at the very elast.[/QUOTE]
But I love Keiths voice in any song. And "Love in Vain" annoys me abit with the guitar, I'm not a big Robert Johnson fan.

[QUOTE=Schyma]What? I don't think [I]you[/I] know how essential it really is. He was huge when playing Folk what are you talking about?[/QUOTE]

He was bigger after he went electric.

[QUOTE=JonG]:lol: @ Lunch[/QUOTE]

What'd I do?

And for my attempted top ten, since I spawned this:
(Note: "Essential" albums):
The Who - Tommy
Led Zeppelin - I
Beatles - Revolver
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Allman Brothers - Eat a Peach
Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Hendrix - AYE?

Ah crap.