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1. The Beatles - 628 scrobbles
I confess that I am one of the many suckers who shelled out a crapload of money to buy the remasters that came out in September. They certainly sound better than the original '87 CD releases, but unless you have a really good stereo system (which I don't) the difference isn't big enough to be worth all that money. Still, at least I finally completed my collection and now I'm forced to admit that there are some very good songs in their early catalog.

2. Bob Dylan - 486
This is all back-catalog listening. Dylan released two albums this year, neither of which I bought. And based on the reviews, I don't intend to.

3. Opeth - 476
This is mostly back-catalog listening. Opeth released Watershed in '08 and I still had it on heavy rotation for much of this year. I don't think it was their best album to date, but it was very good and I like the direction they're heading in. I'm looking forward to a new album sometime in 2010.

4. Johann Sebastian Bach - 466
What is there to say? Timeless.

5. Mastodon - 413
I discovered Mastodon late last year. I bought Leviathan in December '08 and by the middle of this year I'd bought their complete catalog. Crack The Skye is my absolute favorite album of '09. From what I hear there'll be no new album in 2010 which is fine with me since (a) I'll still be listening to Crack The Skye on heavy rotation for a while and (b) I have no idea how they can possibly top themselves.

6. Bruce Springsteen - 412
In one sense this is all back-catalog listening. The newest Springsteen album I own is The Rising from 2002. But earlier this year I bought The River from 1980. It's a mixed album. There are great songs like the title track and "Hungry Heart" and there are no bad songs. But unlike most Springsteen albums, it felt like a collection of random songs; their sum was no greater than the parts.

7. Marisa Monte - 390
Love her voice. Always have, probably always will. And I absolutely love the lyrics that Arnaldo Antunes writes for many of her songs. Her last album was in 2006; Here's hoping there'll be another one in 2010.

8. Pink Floyd - 357
I have finally come to terms with the fact that I only like 70's Pink Floyd. I gave up trying to like their psychedelic stuff from the 60's and I've always been lukewarm about their glossy cinematic rock from the 80's. I used to own their entire catalog but now I'm selling everything pre-Meddle and postThe Wall to free up some space on my CD shelf. Still, I like the stuff from the 70's so much that I don't expect them to drop out of this top-10 list next year.

9. Iron Maiden - 349
Like Pink Floyd, I've come to accept the fact that I don't like Iron Maiden as much as I once did. With the exception of Brave New World and a few scattered tracks, I think most of their post-Powerslave output is pretty weak. Also like Pink Floyd, I'll probably start selling some of their CDs to make room on my shelf.

10. Metallica - 348
After all these years, still one of my favorites. Death Magnetic was a good comeback album after the underrated but ultimately unsuccessful experiment that was St. Anger. And though it came out in 2008, I listened to it pretty heavily throughout most of this year. Who knows when they'll get around to recording another album! In the meantime there's a lot of good stuff in their back catalog to keep me satisfied. Maybe I'll revisit Ride The Lightning sometime in 2010.


Top Songs
1. (2009) The Last Baron - Mastodon
2. (1978) Because the Night - Patti Smith
3. (2009) Crack The Skye - Mastodon
4. (2008) The Lotus Eater - Opeth
5. (1973) Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band
6. (2009) The Czar - Mastodon
7. (2009) Outro Modo - Graveola E O Lixo Polifônico
8. (1998) Estaré Prendido en tus Dedos - Skank
9. (2009) Ghost of Karelia - Mastodon
10. (1988) Coming Home - Cinderella


Top Albums
1. (2009) Mastodon - Crack The Skye (161)


2. (1968) The Beatles - The Beatles (109)


3. (2009) Graveola E O Lixo Polifônico - graveola e o lixo polifônico (107)


4. (1744) Johann Sebastian Bach - WTC, Bk II (102)


5. (2000) Mastodon - Remission (95)


6. (2000) Marisa Monte - Memórias, Crônicas e Declarações de Amor (91)


7. (1889-1902) Gustav Mahler - Mahler: Symphonies #1 & 5, Lieder (90)


7. (1998) Manu Chao - Clandestino: Esperando La Ultima Ola... (90)


9. (2008) Watershed (89)


10. (2001) Tool - Lateralus(85)

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Top Artist By Month
March - Opeth
April - Opeth
May - Bob Dylan
June - J.S. Bach
July - Bob Dylan
August - Opeth
September - The Beatles
October - J.S. Bach
November - Radiohead
December - ???

Top Songs By Month
March - Crusher Destroyer
April - The Last Baron
May - Mississippi
June - Coming Home
July - Because the Night
August - Outro Modo
September - In the Midnight Hour
October - Carry
November - Oblivion
December - ???

Monthly stats courtesy of Heat Haze

based on my Last.fm scrobbles between Feb - Nov 2009

1 The Cure

2 Rush

3 Camel

4 Fish

5 Marillion

6 Omega

7 Rainbow

8 Pink Floyd

9 The Cult

10 The Smiths

11 U2

12 Al Di Meola

13 Океан Ельзи

14 R.E.M.

15 Peter Gabriel

16 Tom Waits

17 Depeche Mode

18 Chris Isaak

19 Hakan Kurşun

20 Bülent Ortaçgil

21 Nazareth

22 Pat Benatar

23 Simple Minds

24 The Cranberries

25 Led Zeppelin

26 Kate Bush

27 King Swamp

28 Deep Purple

29 Manu Chao

30 Robert Plant

31 BAP

32 David Gilmour

33 Barclay James Harvest

34 The Cars

35 a-ha

36 Sarah McLachlan

37 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

38 The Doors

39 Pearl Jam

40 dredg

Quite a unique mixture of artists I think.. well, with a majority of Progressive Rock. :)

IZIA, Wu-Tang Clan, Suprême NTM, Assassin, Nirvana, IAM, Bob Marley & The Wailers, La Spirale, Django Reinhardt, Squarepusher, The Prodigy, Necro, Ill Bill, Cypress Hill, Craig Armstrong, Heather Nova, La Coka Nostra, Scala & Kolacny Brothers, Keny Arkana, Bérurier Noir, Birdy Nam Nam, System of a Down, dead prez, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, Alpha & Omega, House of Pain, Seth Gueko, Aphex Twin, Profecy, DJ Krush, Prefuse 73, R.A. the Rugged Man, Rage Against the Machine, Laurent Garnier, Dead Can Dance, Kool Keith, High Tone, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Erik Truffaz, Portishead, Wax Poetic, Johnny Cash, Foreign Beggars, Lady Sovereign, Sinéad O'Connor, Vitalic, Radikal Dub Kolektiv, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jan Garbarek, Svinkels, Love Spirals Downwards, KRS-One, Dave Clarke, DJ Cam, The Doors, Clint Mansell, Lisa Gerrard, Fat Jon, Les Gourmets, The Beatles, Johannes Heil, KoЯn, Sleater-Kinney, Wax Tailor, B-Real, J Dilla, Filastine, Two Fingers, Asian Dub Foundation, Eminem, Jefferson Airplane, Autumn's Grey Solace, Gym Class Heroes, Shpongle, Herbie Hancock, Radiohead, Rockin' Squat, Mike Patton, Björk, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Waldeck, Millencolin, Massive Attack, This Ascension, Lordz of Brooklyn, Ensemble Badila, Snoop Dogg, The Problemaddicts, Dub Syndicate, Groundation, Wolf Myer Orchestra, Beth Orton, Oh No, Edward "Kid" Ory, The Offspring, Venetian Snares, Alexander Kowalski, Rageous Gratoons, Noir Désir, Ben Harper, Nas, Ideal J, Verbose, Micropoint, The Black Seeds, Metallica, General Elektriks, Buraka Som Sistema, The Chemical Brothers, Thom Yorke, Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Ayọ, EZ3kiel, Amon Tobin, Mano Negra, King of Conspiracy, Bob Marley, Moondog, 25G, Jimi Hendrix, Bauchklang, Moderat, Sigur Rós, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia, Louis Armstrong, Son Doobie, Tryo, Kronos Quartet, Iration Steppas, Looptroop, Mysa, Nine Inch Nails, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Olympic Gramofon, Leftfield, Fairy, Joy Division, 2Pac, Peace Orchestra, Eek-A-Mouse, Snowgoons, Heiko Laux, The Temptations, Le Trio Joubran, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Guru, Flunk, Earl Hines, Erykah Badu, Burning Spear, Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Oi Va Voi, 80kidz, Infected Mushroom, Animal Collective, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, NOMAK, Year of No Light, Horace Andy, The Cinematic Orchestra, Red Snapper, Nneka, Leila, NOFX, Lucky Thompson, Cal Tjader, Le Klub des 7, Jeff Buckley, Manu Chao, Wagon Christ, Drummers of the Societe Absolument Guinin, Barney Wilen, Ol' Dirty Bastard, UNKLE, Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson, The Blue Stars, Underworld, Shurik'N, Arsonists, Madeleine Peyroux, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Nostalgia 77, Terry Callier, Medine, Fingathing, Big Daddy Kane, Macka B, Keith Jarrett Trio, Iration Steppas Meet D. Rootical, De La Soul, Chali 2na, Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, John Coltrane, DJ Food, Sergent Garcia, Rockamovya, Antonio Vivaldi, Notorious B.I.G., Sidney Bechet et Claude Luter, Tracy Chapman, Angélique Kidjo, EPMD, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, St. Germain, Daft Punk, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fatboy Slim, Johnny Clarke, RJD2, René Thomas, Soul Assassins, Deftones, Kaophonic Tribu, Linkin Park, The Skatalites, Muse, Belleruche, Sunflower Caravan, Les Reines Prochaines, DJ Shadow, Mass Hysteria, múm, Кочани Оркестар, Israel Vibration, Jurassic 5, Gelka, Lionel Hampton, Lost in Hildurness, Hilight Tribe, Shadow Dancer, Elek Bacsik, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tânia Ârab, Troublemakers, William Orbit, Plastikman, The Specials, CunninLynguists, dead prez & DJ Green Lantern, Mansfield.TYA, Thievery Corporation, Raphael Saadiq, Smooth, Kery James, DJ Muggs vs. GZA/Genius, Love Is Colder Than Death, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, YAS, Chet Baker, Pendulum, Claude Bolling, Hubert Rostaing, Georges Brassens, Refractory, Scarface, Bill Coleman, Funkdoobiest, Telefon Tel Aviv, Lightning Bolt, Morcheeba, DJ Mitsu The Beats, Tricky, Hafdís Huld, Sidsel Endresen & Christian Wallumrød & Helge Sten, Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, Akhenaton, Alif Tree, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Maurice Meunier, TAT, Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald, Stéphane Grappelli, Black Uhuru, Kid Loco, Common, Ellen Allien, Roots Manuva, Joris Voorn, Method Man, Jah'licious, Hux Flux, Toots Thielemans, Blockhead, Rokia Traoré, Max Romeo, Cœur de Pirate, Method Man & Redman, RND, Volta & FX909, Venetian Snares & Speedranch, The Rolling Stones, BHASS Project, Orchestre National de Jazz, Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Michel Legrand, Sayag Jazz Machine, Emilie Simon, Late Night Fruit, Buddy Banks, Pan•American, Booba, DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia, The Kumba Mela Experiment, Jeff Mills, Ulytau, ZAMAN 8 & Hafez Modir, Ematom, Harmonic 313, Freestylers, The Gladiators, Control Machete, The Bush Chemists, Twista, Orange Street, The Roots, Michael Jackson, Los Hermanos, Dub Incorporation, RZA, The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal, Da Taz, Thelonious Monk, Limp Bizkit, Mr. Oizo, 雅-miyavi-, Ella Fitzgerald, Sex Pistols, AC/DC, Minty Fresh Beats, Gus Gus, Gideon, Themselves, Parabellum, K2R Riddim, Easy Star All-Stars, Rhythm & Sound, The Toraia Orchestra Of Algiers, Lee "Scratch" Perry & King Tubby, Keziah Jones, Ataraxia, TTC, Immortal Technique, Coldcut, A Tribe Called Quest, Lali Puna, Rhoda Scott & Kenny Clarke, Iron Maiden, Dizzy Gillespie, Pierre Michelot, Umek, Miles Davis, Gang Starr, DJ Muggs, Orbital, OutKast, Anthony Rother, Donald Byrd Quintet, Diego, Igorrr, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Dream Theater, Anoushka Shankar, Sonny Criss, The Smashing Pumpkins, K's Choice, Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor, The Herbaliser, Blakroc, Lenny Kravitz, Cujo, Cosma, Killarmy, Big Punisher, Jamiroquai, Charles Mingus, Missak, Burial, Bernard Peiffer and his Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra, Albert Nicholas, Édith Piaf, Mix Master Mike, Maceo Parker, Rae & Christian, Steel Pulse, Hocus Pocus, Opeth, Dee Nasty, Tom Waits, DJ Fresh, Manu le Malin, Khoiba, Animaltek, Peter Tosh, Steppenwolf, Alter Ego, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Boards of Canada, Red Hot Chili Peppers9, Bernard Zacharias et ses solistes, Ill Bill & Necro, Sublime, Crystal Distortion, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, GZA/Genius, Salmonella Dub, Harold Nicholas et son Orchestre, Grems, Missy Elliott, Sammy Price & Lucky Thompson, The Herbaliser Band, Ghostface Killah, Cranes, Slaine, Necro & Ill Bill, Lars Klein, Outlines, Saïan Supa Crew, John Dahlbäck, Junior Murvin, Delinquent Habits, Dubians, Arom & Gourmets Beatclub, Afu-Ra, Slide Hampton, Agoria, 2Pac & The Outlawz, Archive, The Alchemist, Somogo, Toots and The Maytals, Philip Glass, Ray Charles, Sia, Marcel et son Orchestre, Trust, Aretha Franklin, Sinsemilia, Public Enemy, Buck Clayton, James Brown, Zenzile & High Tone, The Streets, Adam F, Oscar Peterson, The Abyssinians, Improvisators Dub, Yuksek, Alanis Morissette, Alici, Cake, Up, Bustle and Out, Art Blakey, Scan X, DMX, Etikal Lab, Lady B, Keith Jarrett, David Carretta, Cocteau Twins, Lhasa de Sela, Jacques Brel, Charlie Singleton, Dimitri from Paris, Bonobo, Emmanuel Top, CéU, Kosheen, Jungle Brothers, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Nada Surf, Cercle Rouge, Monolake, Marilyn Manson, Rachid Taha, Alain Goraguer, Dub Pistols, Jimmy Archey, Pat Metheny, Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, Jimmy Riley, Wailing Souls, Taigaz, Air, Triston Palmer, Donald Byrd, Promoe, Ice Cube, Gang Gang Dance, Barbara Morgenstern, Technasia, Dubmood, Josh Wink, Eddy Louiss, Africa Combo & Bugge Wesseltoft.

Disclaimer: my top 50 don't really reflect my current taste in music all that well. I'm working on changing that.

1. How did you get into 31?
In Flames. I was looking for a good metal instrumental, and someone recommended Man Made God.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Ah, Cynic's Veil of Maya. This may be my favorite album opener of all time.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 29?
"Bow to the savior of the fearful and desperate / Shepherd of deception / Prophet of infection / Behold the Xenochrist!". Awesome outro. The Faceless were the ones who convinced me that Deathcore wasn't all shit.

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
No contest, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The first hip-hop album I ever liked.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Mastodon. All five of their full-lengths. I also bough the ATHF movie soundtrack just for Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Demons and Wizards. Probably Fiddler On The Green.

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?
I'm pretty sure that there's a Beatles song for every emotion. I'll go with Julia.

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Tough one, because The Doors have a lot of amazing tracks, but I'll say The Unknown Soldier.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Kalmah is another tough one. Doubtful About It All, maybe?

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, of course. Off the top of my head, Angel.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Definitely Caught Somewhere in Time. Where Iron Maiden peaked in my opinion.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Ensiferum. Has to be Into Battle. The guitar solo... rock.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 33?
Explosions in the Sky. Too many to count, mostly involving psychedelics.

14. What is your favorite song by 37?
Radiohead. Surprisingly, I guess it's Meeting In The Aisle, a random instrumental B-side off of some EP.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Fuck yeah Necrophagist. To Breathe in a Casket always makes me glad that I'm not currently buried alive, I guess.

16. How many times have you seen 24 live?
Lamb of God - just once, in LA. Not that great a show.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Nirvana. Almost certainly Smells Like Teen Spirit.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Death? The obvious answer, Chuck Schuldiner (R.I.P.).

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Nope, never seen Joe Satriani.

21. What is a good memory involving 45?
Sir Mix-A-Lot? Well, this is embarrassing. The time the Pitt band played Jump on It at halftime at some football game, maybe? (This is one of the artists covered in the above disclaimer, by the way.)

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Metallica. Easily The Call of Ktulu.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Black Sabbath. Dunno, likely Iron Man.

24. What is your favorite album by 21?
Not much of a selection as far as Dethklok albums go. I liked Dethalbum II better than the first one.

25. What is your favorite song by 18?
Pixies. Hmm... I Bleed.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 38?
Guns N' Roses. First I can remember is Welcome To The Jungle.

27. What is your favorite lyric by 3?
Sigh... Children of Bodom. Who knows, it's not like the lyrics to any of their songs are distinguishable anyways. Maybe "Warheart! With no compassion or love / Warheart! Hate your fellow as yourself" from Warheart.

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
Sublime. A lot of great songs, but I'll go with Boss D.J..

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Slayer. I think it was Angel of Death, which I still regard as their best song.

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
Wow, this is a tough choice for Led Zeppelin. I have to say Nobody's Fault But Mine, but this is very very close.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
I have no idea what OutKast is doing in this position. Never.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Yep, nearly all of Tenacious D's songs will do the trick. Double Team always cracks me up.

33. What is your favorite album by 12?
God Dethroned. Easily Bloody Blasphemy.

34. What is the worst song by 46?
Where to start with Styx? I used to like Mr. Roboto, but all it does now is raise my urge to kill.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Elvis. Hound Dog, I guess?

36. What is your favorite album by 42?
Immortal Technique. Revolutionary Vol. 2 is amazing.

37. How many times have you seen 39 live?
Jay-Z, never.

38. What is your favorite album by 36?
Also a pretty sparse selection for Gorillaz. Between the two, I'll say Demon Days.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
The Who. This is unusual, but the first one I can remember is Christmas.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
Queen, A Night At The Opera.

David Bowie - Earthling (1997)
David Bowie is an incredibly versatile artist who reinvented himself countless times during his 40years+ long career. His album Earthling is one of his most experimental works featuring lots of industrial-like technostomping beats, heavy guitars and synthies from hell. In my opinion his creativity was never bigger than on this one.
Play: Little Wonder


The Clash - Sandinista!(1981)
The Clash were a lot more open minded to other musical styles than other punkbands from their time - their best known album London Calling combines reggae, ska and the punkrock from their previous two albums. Sandinista! continues that way and is a two cd-36 track-packet full of ideas tearing down all genre boundaries. The mixture of punk, genuine reggae/dub, funk, jazz and pop makes this album a classic that probably never gets boring.
Play: The Magnificent Seven


Sparks - Hello Young Lovers(2006)
When a band that has been around since the late 60s releases an album nowadays the result is usually not what one would call interesting(The Rolling Stones anyone?). If that band is called Sparks - a band starting with "glamkindofrock" (Kimono My House, Propaganda) then developing into electronica(and, by the way releasing the incedibly influencial classic album No.1 In Heaven) from that to pop(When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way') from pop to baroque pop using huge walls of synth-strings(Lil' Beethoven) - the result is always worth a listen.
Their 2006 released album Hello Young Lovers shows the peak of their creativity combining the pompous sound of their previous album with rock guitars(done by Dean Menta, Faith No More) and the quirky songwriting of their earlier works that influenced countless bands such as Queen who even were Sparks' supportband in their early days.. A grand opus everyone should give a listen to.
Play: Dick Around


The Doors - Waiting for the Sun (1968)
The imho best album by the legendary acid rock band from LA with Jim Morrison on vocals. The psychadelic elements that already shone through the first two albums are dominating this album. It is full of interesting ideas like spanish guitars on Spanish Caravan and poppy synthies on Hello I Love You.
Play: Not to Touch the Earth


The Living End - Roll On (2001)
The three-piece band from Australia started off as a Stray Cats coverband which clearly influenced Chris Cheneys incredible guitar style as well as the use of the upright bass which makes them different from other modern Punkrockbands. Their debut was one of the most successful australian albums for decades and their liveperformances are among the best there are. Roll On was their second album. It combined their fresh and poweful approach on music with a much improved songwriting. It is their most complicated album to date and probably their heaviest one. The versatile songwriting and structures and the raw instrumentals make this their strongest album.
Blood on Your Hands


The Damned - The Black Album (1980)
The Damned were the first uk punkband ever to release a single, an album as well as touring the US. Their first three albums are punkrock classics with hits such as Neat Neat Neat, Smash It Up and New Rose. Their 1980 "black" album features the Damned in their most psychadelic period before becoming a goth -band. An incredibly interesting album with 12 tracks, partly beeing connected what makes up one big work, ending in the 17 Minute epic Curtain Call. Can't dare to skip a single track on it.
Play: Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde


Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (1983)
Theres no real genre you could put Tom Waits in - basicly its kind of Blues / Jazz / Rock using unusual instruments like Marimbas etc and featuring his incredible raw voice. The trilogy of Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years and Swordfishtrombones are Toms best known and most appreciated albums but his output has a constant high level so it is hard to pick a single album out of it. My choice was Swordfishtrombones(followed by Bone Machine) because it has the most atmospheric feel in it and barely leaves my stereo.
Play: 16 Shells From A 30.6


Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Global a Go-go (2001)
Basicly the second album by The Clash former frontman Joe Strummer with his band The Mescaleros has many aspects that his old band was famous for - a wild mix of styles and genres. But this album brings this approach to the maximum: its a musical journey round the world featuring folk rock, world music(Bhindi Bagee), Reggae, oriental sounds etc etc. Opens up your mind!
Play: Johnny Appleseed


The Beatles - The White Album (1968)
Everybody knows the Beatles - but they surely had more to show than the overplayed Let It Be, Yesterday and Yellow Submarine. With Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band they released their most psychadelic album which got voted for the best album ever by the Rolling Stone magazine. The follow-up was The White Album: a double album featuring some of the most beautiful sons The Beatles have ever written, along with classic rock'n'roll bits, along with weird and experimental stuff.
Probably their most versatile album and in my opinion their best.
Play: While My Guitar Gently Weeps


Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
The first album by Pink Floyd is the only one that was mostly written by the genious of Syd Barrett before he got replaced by David Gilmour. The sound is raw and psychadelic as well as somehow childish with lots of interesting harmonies and noises. A classic.
Play: Astronomy Domine


further listening:

Gorillaz - Demon Days
Hip Hop / Pop combination featuring many great guest stars by Blur mastermind Damon Albarn.

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
The most creative Hardcorepunk -album i ever came across.

Beck - Odelay
Speaking of creativity...

The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious
Raw and wild garagerock from sweden. I like their works before reaching the mainstream.

Madness - One Step Beyond
The definitive Ska-album.

Monster - Gone Gone Gone--A Bash Dem
Soul / Punk / Indie combined to a unique record. Singer is now famous as Moneybrother If you dig the Clash, try this.

So much for the moment, happy listening

renegadesteve2's top albums (overall) 1. The Smiths - The Very Best of the Smiths (153) 2. Deconstruction - Deconstruction (146) 3. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (134) 4. Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun (128) 5. John Frusciante - Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt (114) 6. Morrissey - Bona Drag (114) 7. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising (112) 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk (111) 9. Hole - Live Through This (110) 10. Joy Division - The Best Of Joy Division (109) 11. Wiley - Treddin' on Thin Ice (108) 12. Primus - Pork Soda (106) 13. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (104) 14. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (102) 15. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.... (102) 16. The Smiths - The Smiths (102) 17. Massive Attack - Mezzanine (101) 18. Tool - Ænima (98) 19. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (97) 20. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (97) 21. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (96) 22. Sublime - Sublime (95) 23. The Beatles - Revolver (94) 24. Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising (93) 25. Nas - Illmatic (90) 26. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray (88) 27. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (88) 28. Pixies - Doolittle (87) 29. Ol' Dirty Bastard - The Definitive Ol' Dirty Bastard Story (87) 30. Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun (86) 31. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (85) 32. The Breeders - Last Splash (85) 33. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (84) 34. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill (84) 35. The Streets - Original Pirate Material (83) 36. Wiley - Race Against Time (83) 37. MF DOOM - Metalfingers Presents: Special Herbs, The Box Set Vol. 0-9 (80) 38. OutKast - Stankonia (79) 39. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted/Kill At Will [EP] (76) 40. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda (76) 41. Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff (75) 42. Pink Floyd - The Wall [Disc 1] (72) 43. Madvillainy - Madvillainy (71) 44. Tricky - Nearly God (69) 45. Lil Wayne - No Ceilings (69) 46. Portishead - Dummy (68) 47. Tori Amos - Boys for Pele (68) 48. Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual (67) 49. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (67) 50. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (66)

To be updated as new additions arrive...

Andrew Lloyd Webber - "Jesus Christ Superstar", 1970
The Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", 1967
Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell", reissue
Black Sabbath - "Mob Rules", 1981
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid", 1970
Miles Davis - "On the Corner", 1972
The Doors - "The Doors", 1967
The Doors - "L.A. Woman", 1971
The Doors - "Waiting for the Sun", 1968
Emperor - "In the Nightside Eclipse", reissue
Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell and Max Roach - "The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever", Rec. 1955, Released 1973
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "F#A#∞", original limited edition (1 of 500), 1997
Iron And Wine - "The Creek Drank the Cradle", 2002
Iron And Wine - "The Shepherd's Dog", 2007
Judas Priest - "Screaming for Vengeance", 1982
Yngwie Malmsteen - "Trilogy", 1986
Bob Marley And The Wailers - "Burnin'", 1973 (Listed simply as "The Wailers")
Bob Marley And The Wailers - "Exodus", 1977
Pat Metheny - "New Chautauqua", 1979
Motorhead - "No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith" (Live in London), 2001 reissue on clear vinyl
Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon", 1973
Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here", 1975
Queen - "A Night At the Opera", 1975
Rush - "A Farewell to Kings", 1977
Rush - "All the World's a Stage" (Live from Massey Hall, Toronto), 1976
Rush - "Moving Pictures", 1981
Santana - "Abraxas", 1970
Paul Simon - "Paul Simon", 1972
The Who - "Live at Leeds", 1980 reissue
The Who - "Tommy", 1969