The best album

[underbear1]

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits, I can't think of one song that was mediocre.Everything she did she owned, and no one has duplicated her since. She also broke down doors for future women in Rock to step through.

[Scribbler1]

We're close, Scribbler1. Mine would have to be Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Trilogy.
Classical and pop together in one well produced album.

(I also love Santana's Supernatural and ZZTop's Greatest Hits. But I won't mention them per PH's warning. :))

I can't narrow it down to one, so I guess I'm outta here.

[Nono]

PatrickHenry's right. Why don't each of us list our 143 favourite albums. The rest of us will then pore over each list in rapt fascination, right?

My favourite album is often the one I'm listening to at the moment. In the past half hour it's been Neil Diamond's Velvet gloves and spit, which includes the song Brooklyn Roads. What a beautiful song -- so evocative of childhood and the irreversible passage of time.

[grandpa]

Here is my amazon list:
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You even get to see my actual name. It's of Finnish origin.

All my lists:
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Grandpa h.

[Protostar]

Gonna have to say Endorama, by Kreator. Every one of the songs on that album kick ass.

[thatoneguy00]

while I really love disturbeds newest album, I am going to have to go with REO SPEEDWAGONS GREATEST HITS-LIVE!!!!

[The Fyrdman]

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

It's a perfect album, containing some of his best songs; It's Alright Ma (I'm only bleeding) and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue being my faves.

Alternatively, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Works perfectly as a concept album. It could be just one long 40+ min track and it would still be essential.

[Osborn F Enready]

I have too many, too diverse.

I view a favorite album as one I listen to every song, without a contention.

Too many, too diverse, but here are a few of them.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From The Road
Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Enya: Paint the Sky with Stars
Danzig: Danzig
Metallica: Master of Puppets
Tomita: Snowflakes are Dancing
Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

[Nono]

I was listening to Yes's Close to the edge last night for the first time in many years. I was struck by just how awful the singer's voice is: whiny, scratchy, off-key. Jaysus!

[Arawn-ap-Hywel]

for me the following as minimum for my desert island discs

Led Zeppelin - II
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Rolling Stones -Their Satanic Majesties Request
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses
The Levellers - Levelling The Land
Horslips –The Tain
Man - Live Official Bootleg
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Tangerine Dream – Stratosfear
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Legend
Ian Drury-New Boots and Panties

[Ghumanto]

PatrickHenry's right. Why don't each of us list our 143 favourite albums. The rest of us will then pore over each list in rapt fascination, right?

My favourite album is often the one I'm listening to at the moment. In the past half hour it's been Neil Diamond's Velvet gloves and spit, which includes the song Brooklyn Roads. What a beautiful song -- so evocative of childhood and the irreversible passage of time.

Brooklyn roads - the live version is great !
Hell Freezes over - Eagles. My favourite .
Rod Stewart - Greatest hits .
best of John Denver .

this list will never end.

[lsbskins1]

Crap-

Best Album- Ummm, I'm very fond of REM's Life's Rich Pagent.
But, if we are cheating and doing Greatest Hits or Anthologies, I'd have to go with the Doors. For, you see, though they are my favorite band when considering their total catalogue, I can think of single albums by multiple other artists that I like better than any single Doors album. Hard to pick.