03-05-2004, 09:40 AM
Going only by the modest collection of albums I actually own, I'd probably pick these five:
A) Led Zeppelin - IV (Zoso) : Stairway to Heaven is obviously a classic track, but so are each of the other 7 songs. If I were to rate the top 15 Led Zeppelin songs, all 8 of these would be included.
B) Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run : The only album I own on 33 (in addition to CD, now), my first album, got it from my brother when I was about 5 years old... I really liked it back then, but I like it even more now.
C) Michael Jackson - Thriller : Nice fun pop music. The cast of people involved with this album is incredible, from MJ to Paul McCartney to Eddie VanHalen to Vincent Price.
D) Metallica (& the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) - S & M : A worthwhile experiment. The symphony accompaniment adds a lot of power and depth to Metallica's songs, not that they were lacking in those departments to begin with.
E) The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots : Some fun tracks and some beautiful tracks. If I made a top 5 list tomorrow, the other 4 albums would probably be on it, but maybe not this one. It has tough competition from Rush, Mariah Carey, King Crimson, No Doubt, and others to edge it's way onto this list.
A) Led Zeppelin - IV (Zoso) : Stairway to Heaven is obviously a classic track, but so are each of the other 7 songs. If I were to rate the top 15 Led Zeppelin songs, all 8 of these would be included.
B) Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run : The only album I own on 33 (in addition to CD, now), my first album, got it from my brother when I was about 5 years old... I really liked it back then, but I like it even more now.
C) Michael Jackson - Thriller : Nice fun pop music. The cast of people involved with this album is incredible, from MJ to Paul McCartney to Eddie VanHalen to Vincent Price.
D) Metallica (& the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) - S & M : A worthwhile experiment. The symphony accompaniment adds a lot of power and depth to Metallica's songs, not that they were lacking in those departments to begin with.
E) The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots : Some fun tracks and some beautiful tracks. If I made a top 5 list tomorrow, the other 4 albums would probably be on it, but maybe not this one. It has tough competition from Rush, Mariah Carey, King Crimson, No Doubt, and others to edge it's way onto this list.