I got it from El Capitan.
Here’s what you do: Copy the list on to your blog, put in bold the ones you have listened to (completely from begining to end) and then add three more albums that you think people should have heard
The albums you should have listened to before you die
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
London Calling – The Clash
Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Think Tank – Blur
This is Hardcore – Pulp
Moon Safari – Air
Elastica – Elastica
Never Mind the Bollocks Heres the Sex Pistols – Sex Pistols
OK Computer – Radiohead
The Kiss of Morning – Graham Coxon
Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars – David Bowie
The Wall – Pink Floyd
Setting Sons – The Jam
America Beauty – The Grateful Dead
Toxicity – System of a Down
Train a Comin – Steve Earle
Folksinger – Phranc
Come From the Shadows – Joan Baez
Bat out of Hell – Meatloaf
The River – Bruce Springsteen
The Very Best of Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading
Copperhead Road – Steve Earle
Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits
Outside – David Bowie
Passionoia – Black Box Recorder
Version 2.0 – Garbage
Too Young To Die (Greatest Hits) – St. Etienne
The Complete Recordings – Robert Johnson
Absolution – Muse
Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
Gringo Honeymoon – Robert Earl Keen
Buena Vista Social Club – Ry Cooder, Buena Vista Social Club
Gipsy Kings – Cantos de Amor
Passion: Music from The Last Temptation of Christ – Peter Gabriel
Medusa – Annie Lennox
The Road To Ensenada – Lyle Lovett
And my three additions:
Nevermind – Nirvana
The Eminem Show – Eminem
Mermaid Avenue – Wilco and Billy Bragg
Back in Jersey
…normally this isn’t necessarily the kind of thing I’d find time to post while visiting but I was outraged–OUTRAGED! at the omissions.
Kind of Blue is, without question or argument, the most important and best album ever created. It is Miles at the height of his powers.
You may not disagree. I’m sick.
I totally understand, Big Dan. There are some things which should NOT be argued. I’m with you on that.
I Want My MemeTV!
This meme brought to you by Lisa, who is not as much a music dork as I am…at least if all you judged me by was this list.
The …
Whats Going On? by Marvin Gaye??? Innervisions by Stevie Wonder…its an awfully white list kids!-Mitchell
Musical Meme
I’m following in the footsteps of Beth and Red with this particular meme: the albums you should listen to before you die.