RedCafe's Top 50 Albums

Here is a list of my top 50 rap albums:

1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
2. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
3. N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
4. A Tribe called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
5. GangStarr - Step in the Arena
6. Big L - the Big Picture
7. Ice Cube- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
8. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell
9. Notorious B.I.G- Ready to die
10. Nas- Illmatic
11.Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
12. Mobb Deep- Infamous
13. Raekwon- Only built for Cuban Linx
14. Common- Be
15. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art of War
16. Geto Boys- We can't be stopped
17. Ice Cube- The Predator
18. Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
19. Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt
20. Big Pun- Capital Punishment
21. Dr.Dre- 2001
22. Big Daddy Kane- Long live the Kane
23. Notorious B.I.G- Life after death
24. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
25. UGK - Too Hard to Swallow
26. OutKast - Stankonia
27. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full
28.The Roots - Illadelph Halflife
29. Mos Def and Talib Kweli- Black Star
30. Dr.Dre- the Chronic
31. CNN- War Report
32. Westside Connection - Bow Down
33. AZ - Pieces of a Man
34. Kanye West - The College Dropout
35. 50 Cent- Get Rich or Die Trying
36. Xzibit - At the Speed of Life
37. Redman- Muddy Waters
38. M.O.P. - To the Death
39. Busta Rhymes - Genesis
40. DMX - It's Dark and Hell is Hot
41. Cypress Hill- Skull and Bones
42. Fugees - Blunted on Reality
43. Master P - Getaway Clean
44. KRS-One - Return of the Boom-Bap
45. Jadakiss- Kiss the Game Goodbye
46. Ice Cube- Death Certificate
47.Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
48. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
49. OutKast - Aquemini
50. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill

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No pac in my list. Even though he had great tunes, he never eally had a great album. Also I tried to limit it to 1 album per person. So with Jay you have Reasonable Doubt but no Blueprint and likewise with LL and others. I made some exceptions but heh what the hell. Anyways I'm sure I have forgotten a few classics and the list is not really in order as I just put down what came to me first.
 
Reminder

Just a little reminder for all those that haven't posted there lists yet, 10 days to go until the deadline, and unlike the movie thread these results will be collated and the final list posted by the 5th january at the latest.

Thank you.
 
RedNome said:
Just a little reminder for all those that haven't posted there lists yet, 10 days to go until the deadline, and unlike the movie thread these results will be collated and the final list posted by the 5th january at the latest.

Thank you.
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As Rednome's second in command, I feel it is my duty to point out that the final list will be posted by the 5th February, not January as previously stated

:smirk:
 
francobaresi said:
As Rednome's second in command, I feel it is my duty to point out that the final list will be posted by the 5th February, not January as previously stated

:smirk:
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I knew I hired you for a reason :smirk:

I'm stoned :D
 
francobaresi said:
kill yourself now
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Instead, as my number two I challenge you with the task of finding out which posters from the panel haven't done their lists and PM them with a reminder.

I congratulate you in advance on a job well done :D
 
I have my list. And so far I've managed to narrow it down to 76. Happy Days. Its really hard to pick a top 50, especially when it changes from week to bloody week.
 
SmashedHombre said:
I might just copy everyone else's lists
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Or you could take the 1st and last letter from each album, divide them by the number of tracks on each album, multiply them by the average length of each song, and divide the dates upon the year they were released.

That should give you your definitive list.
 
SmashedHombre said:
I have my list. And so far I've managed to narrow it down to 76. Happy Days. Its really hard to pick a top 50, especially when it changes from week to bloody week.
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That's why I wanted to do 100, but everyone started whinging, so I knocked it down.
 
Doogie said:
Disclaimer!​
 The following list is mostly based on rock albums. Only one album by a band (or an artist) was picked. Most of these albums are extremely commercial and known by many. People will disagree with many of my picks, fortunately.
The list will only live as long as the picture is hosted at the image host. That's because I would never pick the exact same list again, and so I will not have to answer for it later on.

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Doogie, if you want your list including I'm gonna have to ask you type it out like everyone else has done. It's gonna be hard enough as it is to collate these feckers into one list, without not being able to cut and paste lists which I won't be able to do with yours.

Appreciate your help.
 
Feck, I deleted the text file.

I'll type it up tomorrow, going to sleep a bit first
 
Alright I have edited my post and hopefully this will do.

Code: 
1.	The Smiths		-	The Queen Is Dead
2.	Radiohead		-	OK Computer
3.	Sonic Youth		-	Daydream Nation
4.	Sigur-Rós		-	Ágætis Byrjun (e. An Alright Start)
5.	Sex Pistols		- 	Never Mind The Bollocks
6.	The Kinks		-	The Village Green Preservation Society
7.	Kraftwerk		- 	Trans Europe Express
8.	Bestie Boys		-	Paul‘s Boutique
9.	Pink Floyd		-	The Piper At The Gates of Dawn
10.	Stone Roses		-	Stone Roses
11.	The Clash		-	London Calling
12.	Depeche Mode		-	Music For The Masses
13.	Led Zeppelin		-	Physical Graffity
14.	Otis Redding		-	The Dock Of The Bay
15.	Air			-	Moon Safari
16.	Bruce Springsteen	-	Born To Run
17.	David Bowie		-	Hunky Dory
18.	The Fall		-	The Nation‘s Saving Grace
19.	The Beatles		-	Revolver
20.	Joy Divison		-	Closer
21.	Pixies			-	Doolittle
22.	Steve Wonder		-	Songs In The Key Of Life
23.	Björk			-	Homogenic
24.	R.E.M.			-	Automatic For The People
25.	Dj Shadow		-	Entroducing...
26.	Bob Marley		-	African Herbsman
27.	The Who			-	Who‘s Next
28.	Wilco			-	Yankee Hotel Foxtrott
29.	CCR			-	Willy And The Poor Boys
30.	Smashing Pumpkins	-	Siamise Dreams
31.	Pearl Jam		-	Ten
32.	Oasis			-	What‘s The Story...
33.	Neil Young		-	Tonight‘s The Night
34.	Daft Punk		-	Homework
35.	Supergrass		-	In It For The Money
36.	Bob Dylan		-	Blonde on Blonde
37.	Byrds			-	Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
38.	Prodigy			-	Experience
39.	Sufjan Stevens		-	Seven Swans
40.	The Litter		-	Distortions
41.	Chemical Brothers	-	Dig Your Own Hole
42.	Fleetwood Mac		-	Rumours
43.	Flaming Lips		-	Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robot
44.	Future Sound Of London	-	Lifeforms
45.	UNKLE			-	Psyence Fiction
46.	Massive Attack		-	Mezzanine
47.	Fatboy Slim		-	You‘ve Come A Long Way Baby
48.	Wu-Tang Clan		-	Enter The Wu-Tang...
49.	Arcade Fire		-	Funeral
50.	St. Germain		-	Tourist
 
Jiggs'Hamstring said:
The only great At the Drive-In album is 'Relationship of Command'. 'In/Casino/Out' has its moments, but the vocals are pretty poor at times on it. Relationship of Command rules tho - and if you like that, check out the Mars Volta. Completely different, but has it's the singer and guitarist from ATD-I. They took a lot of acid in between the two bands, and ended up with a prog-punk-salsa thing going on. Can't really describe it, but it's great
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RoC is a very good album and i think it is very similar to Metallica`s Black album in that some of both bands best songs are on it - Pattern Against User, Invalid Litter Dept, Unforgiven and Sad But True - but equally the albums are both choc full of fillers as well. So, for me In/Casino/Out and Master of Puppets, albums that are consistantly excellent from beginning to end are the best albums by both bands.

The Mars Volta play the Apollo on March 13th and i doubt it`ll sell out.
 
I don't think there are filler tunes on Relationship of Command, one or two weaker songs maybe but overall I think it's a considerably better record that In/Casino/Out. There are also some really good songs on Acrobatic Tenement, but Relationship of Command just feels like their biggest achievement - and not just cause it's their most popular record or their last record, it's their best record, where they really sound like a special band. From the start of Arcarsenal, it just explodes.

Oh, and I'm not a big Metallica fan, but I think Master of Puppets is their best album.

And I'm going to see The Mars Volta at Brixton Academy, can't wait
 
1. The Doors - The Doors
2. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
4. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
5. Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
6. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
7. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
8. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
9. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
10.The Clash - London Calling
11.Deep Purple - Machine Head
12.Metallica - And Justice For All...
13.Nirvana - Nevermind
14.Primal Scream -Screamadelica
15.Lou Reed - Transformer
16.Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
17.ACDC - Highway To Hell
18.Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
19.Tool - Undertow
20.Jeff Buckley - Grace
21.Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
22.The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
23.Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
24.Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
25.The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
26.Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
27.ACDC - Let There Be Rock
17.Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
28.Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
30.The Who - Who's Next
31.Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street
32.The Libertines - Up The Bracket
33.Bob Marley And The Wailers - Legend
34.Kasabian - Kasabian
35.Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous
36.Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
37.Metallica - Metallica
38.Motley Crue - Dr.Feelgood
39.The White Stripes - Elephant
40.Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
41.The Vines - Highly Evolved
42.Metallica - Master Of Puppets
43.Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
44.George Thorogood - George Thorogood and The Destroyers
45.The Strokes - Is This It
46.Korn - Life Is Peachy
47.Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
48.System Of A Down - Toxicity
49.Green Day - Dookie
50.Tool - Lateralus

Probably put something in twice there. Was harder than I thought it would be, but if you don't like please, feel free to feck yourself.
 
Yes, I did that for you because we're in love.

Nah, bought LA Woman about a month ago. Had the LA Woman CD cover and the feckin CD even said it was LA Woman. But when I first played it I realised it was The Doors. Been listening to it none stop really since I got it so that's influenced my decision quite a bit.
 
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