# The best album by your favorite bands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976 "2008-12-19T21:08:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/21 "2008-12-20T03:57:27Z")
Genre: Bubblegum/techno dance Toy-Box—[Fantastic](http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Toy-Box/dp/B00000JWC5) Smile.dk—[Party Around the World](http://www.amazon.com/Party-Around-World-SMiLE-dk/dp/B001CIZGI0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229745062&sr=1-1) Aqua—[Aquarium](http://www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Aqua/dp/B000002P7Z/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229745268&sr=1-1)(some of the songs on it are just not any good, though) Dune—[Expedicion](http://www.amazon.com/Expedicion/dp/B0011ON1E6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1229745179&sr=8-1) Yelle—[Pop-Up](http://www.amazon.com/Pop-Up-Yelle/dp/B000XIJ3NO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1229745314&sr=1-1) Caramell—Supergott Valete, Vox Imperatoris ETA: I’m not a very album-oriented listener, though. I don’t even \*have \*all the songs from a couple of these. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/22 "2008-12-20T04:03:59Z")
Jeff Healey Band - See The Light Platinum Blonde - Standing In The Dark Prince - Sign O’ The Times Michael Jackson - Thriller Led Zeppelin - IV The Pursuit Of Happiness - Love Junk Eagles - Hotel California “Weird Al” Yankovic - in 3D (you’re damn right – this is a brilliantly funny record!!!) ---
**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/23 "2008-12-20T04:08:02Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > Jeff Healey Band - See The Light > Platinum Blonde - Standing In The Dark > Prince - Sign O’ The Times > Michael Jackson - Thriller > Led Zeppelin - IV > The Pursuit Of Happiness - Love Junk > Eagles - Hotel California > **“Weird Al” Yankovic - in 3D (you’re damn right – this is a brilliantly funny record!!!)** I used to listen to Weird Al all the time. 😃 Valete, Vox Imperatoris ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/24 "2008-12-20T04:26:56Z")
Mine: 1–Def Leppard, Slang 2–Metallica–The Black Album 3–Duran Duran—Liberty [VERY underrated album IMO] 4–Sisters of Mercy–Floodland 5–Garth Brooks–In Pieces 6–NiN–And All That Could Have Been [live] 7–Brian May–Back To The Light ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/25 "2008-12-20T04:44:28Z")
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People The Shins - Wincing the Night Away Soulive - Live from the Stockholm Jazz Fest DMB - Under The Table and Dreaming Phish - A Picture of Nectar The Beatles - Abbey Road Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/26 "2008-12-20T05:37:06Z")
note: only applies to bands with a recording career of at least 3 albums Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde Love and Rockets - Express Nena - Willst du mit mit gehen Wonder Stuff - Eight Legged Groove Machine ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/27 "2008-12-20T06:25:51Z")
Genesis - Selling England by the pound Pink Floyd - Wish you were here Kate Bush - Hounds of love Tori Amos - Scarlets walk Dire Straits - Love over gold Kayak - Merlin, Bard of the unseen Porcupine Tree - Fear of a blank planet Talk Talk - It’s my life Paul Simon - Graceland Peter Gabriel - So Japan - Tin drum Talking Heads - Remain in light Meatloaf - Bat out of hell Marillion - Script for a jesters tear Bryan Ferry - As time goes by Martha and the Muffins - This is the ice-age Fischer Z - Red skies over paradise ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/28 "2008-12-20T06:57:10Z")
**Rush** – anything really, but I’ll go with _Grace Under Pressure_ **Dream Theater** – an incredible live band, so _Live Scenes From New York_ **Midnight Oil** – _Blue Sky Mining_ is my pick for most complete album of all time. Every single song is a work of art. **Iron Maiden** – _Piece of Mind_ was the first album I ever bought - I was 8. Still love it. **Muse** – _Black Holes and Revelations_, just a fantastic album **Queensryche** – _Operation Mindcrime_, perhaps the best concept album ever **Kenny Wayne Shepherd** – loved his debut, but I’ll pick _Live On_ because it’s got the brilliant Noah Hunt on lead vocals …and as a bonus Christmas pick, _Merry Axemas_ – various guitar greats playing instrumental versions of classic Xmas tunes. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/29 "2008-12-20T08:48:47Z")
Alice In Chains - Dirt Bjork - Homogenic The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland L7 - Bricks Are Heavy Metallica - Master of Puppets The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord Nirvana - In Utero Norah Jones - Come Away With Me Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik Shania Twain - The Woman in Me Soundgarden - Superunknown Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood Tool - Lateralus Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/30 "2008-12-20T13:50:07Z")
\*\*Beatles \*\*-Revolver \*\*Byrds \*\*- The Notorious Byrd Brothers **Creedence Clearwater Revival** - Cosmo’s Factory \*\*Deep Purple \*\*- In Rock **Dire Straits** - Making Movies **King Crimson** - Discipline **Kinks** - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society **Led Zeppelin** - Physical Graffiti (I have to overlook “Down b the Seaside,” alas) **Moody Blues** -Seventh Sojourn **Yes** - Close to the Edge ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/31 "2008-12-20T14:30:50Z")
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Ryan Adams - Love is Hell Bright Eyes - Lifted, or… Death Cab for Cutie - We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes Cursive - Domestica Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/32 "2008-12-20T16:40:32Z")
**Andrew Bird** - Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs **Calexico** - Convict Pool [although I’m never quite sure] **Dire Straits** - Making Movies **Dresden Dolls** - Yes, Virginia **Elliott Smith** - XO **Flaming Lips** - The Soft Bulletin **Nellie McKay** - Get Away From Me **Radiohead** - OK Computer **Silvio Rodriguez** - Silvio **Simon & Garfunkel** - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme Some tough choices! ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/33 "2008-12-20T16:57:23Z")
I’ve seen a couple of mentions of Death Cab for Cutie already, but I’m going to have to agree with this one: **Death Cab for Cutie** - Transatlanticism Other favourites by my favourites: **Belle and Sebastian** - Tigermilk **Stars** - Set Yourself on Fire **Neko Case** - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood **Decemberists** - Picaresque **Daft Punk** - Alive **Thievery Corporation** - The Cosmic Game **DJ Shadow** - Private Press ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/34 "2008-12-20T19:19:03Z")
Pat Benatar - Tropico Prince - (only one album? Damn!) I think I’ll have to go with 3121, but there are a lot of top contenders here Dire Straits - Dire Straits Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Colin James - Limelight Hothouse Flowers - Songs From The Rain Jesse Cook - Free Fall k-os - Atlantis (Hymns For Disco) Nelly Furtado - Loose This is getting hard to do, because I don’t buy music as albums any longer. ---
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Okay, I’ll do the weird guy out thing. **Sergio Mendes** : Brasileiro **Miles Davis** : Birth of The Cool **Stan Getz** : Getz/Gilberto **Dave Brubeck** : Live at Carnegie Hall **Ali Farka Toure** : Talking Timbuktu (with Ry Cooder) **David Benoit** : Christmas **Amalia Rodriguez** : Greatest Hits **Al Dimeola** : Elegant Gypsy (with Paco De Lucia) **Michael Jackson** : Thriller ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Alan\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Bird)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976/36 "2008-12-20T19:55:38Z")
Tull “Thick as a brick”…really? I loves me some Tull but that album…I mean, really? Would you be so kind as to explain? Beatles: Revolver Fat Boy Slim: You’ve Cone A Long Way, Baby Steely Dan: The Royal Scam Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (cliche yes, but I never get tired of it) ---
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These will all change next time the topic comes up… Frank Zappa: One Size Fits All King Crimson: Lark’s Tongue in Aspic Emerson Lake & Palmer: Tarkus Genesis (Gabriel Era): Foxtrot Genesis (post-Gabriel): Trick of the Tail Yes: Close to the Edge Jethro Tull: Aqualung Mike Keneally: Wooden Smoke Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Return to Forever: Where Have I Known You Before Mike Oldfield: Ommadawn Steely Dan - Royal Scam The Who - Who’s Next Kansas - Song for America Weather Report - Heavy Weather Beatles - White Album ---
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Bruce Springsteen Born to Run Clapton Layla and Assorted Love Songs The Who Whos Next Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti The Beatles The Beatles (White Album). Too bad it was a double album. ---
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Natalie Imbruglia – Left of the Middle John Zorn – Kristallnacht Bjork – Homogenic Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch Swizz Beatz – Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories Astor Piazzolla – Tango: Zero Hour Girls Aloud – Chemistry DJ Spooky – Riddim Warfare Kronos Quartet – Short Stories Blur – Blur ---
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> [@BaneSidhe](#): > > Mine: > > 3–Duran Duran—Liberty [VERY underrated album IMO] I put “Notorious” in my list which I listened to so much I wore out the cassette. I was going to say I really liked “Big Thing” as much but only one album per band. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-album-by-your-favorite-bands/477976.md?page=3)