15 Albums

[Jedi Shrimper]

Following the musical theme of late, apparently this is doing the rounds on Facebook.

What are 15 albums that have had the most influence on you? They could have changed the way you looked at music or life. Compilations, soundtracks, live albums, studio albums anything goes.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

My 15, in autobiographical order are...

The Beatles - 1962-1966 (The Red Album)
Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits (1967)
REM - Automatic For the People (1992)
Suede - Suede (1993)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Portishead - Dummy (1994)
Stone Roses - Stone Roses (1989)
Pulp - Different Class (1995)
Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks (1977)
Mansun - Six (1998)
ATP 1.0 curated by Tortoise (2000)
Bright Eyes - Lifted (2002)
Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Sonic Youth - Washing Machine (1995)
Miles Davis - The Essential Miles Davis (2001)

I think.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Blimey mate. Of the top of my head.

Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Underworld
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
The Jam - Greatest Hits.
Ten - Pearl Jam
Nevermind - Nirvana
Final Straw - Snow Patrol
REM - Out Of Time & IRS years greatest hits thingy.
10000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged album.
The Clash - Greatest Hits
Beatles - Blue Album (1966-1970)
Music For The Jilted Generation - Prodigy

 

[Yer Blues]

easyworld - this is where i stand
easyworld - kill the last romantic
matchbox twenty - yourself or someone like you
bluetones - expecting to fly
oasis - defiantly maybe
oasis - what's the story
beatles - revolver
beatles - white album
ben folds five - ben folds five
ben folds five - whatever and ever amen
the crimea - tragedy rocks
jimmy eat world - bleed american
pulp - this is hardcore
reef - glow
david ford - I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused

 

[Nobby Snide]

why 15? jeesus

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

I know it did take me a bit of thought! Good list off the top of your head though.

Blimey mate. Of the top of my head.

Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs
Kate Walsh - Tim's House
Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Underworld
Definitely Maybe - Oasis
The Jam - Greatest Hits.
Ten - Pearl Jam
Nevermind - Nirvana
Final Straw - Snow Patrol
REM - Out Of Time & IRS years greatest hits thingy.
10000 Maniacs - MTV Unplugged album.
The Clash - Greatest Hits
Beatles - Blue Album (1966-1970)

I did consider putting 'Second Toughest In The Infants' in but that's kind of what Portishead are in there for as they opened me up to music beyond guitars.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

why 15? jeesus

To make it difficult! Feel free to put less though.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

easyworld - this is where i stand
easyworld - kill the last romantic
matchbox twenty - yourself or someone like you
bluetones - expecting to fly
oasis - defiantly maybe
oasis - what's the story
beatles - revolver
beatles - white album
ben folds five - ben folds five
ben folds five - whatever and ever amen
the crimea - tragedy rocks
jimmy eat world - bleed american
pulp - this is hardcore
reef - glow
david ford - I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused

Excellent. But Reef? Really?

 

[MK Shrimper]

I know it did take me a bit of thought! Good list off the top of your head though.



I did consider putting 'Second Toughest In The Infants' in but that's kind of what Portishead are in there for as they opened me up to music beyond guitars.

Also the first two "DJ mixes" from the Heavenly Social by Jon Carter and The Chemical Brothers, a time of my life when I had really great nights out drinking water ;)

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Excellent. But Reef? Really?

A mates band supported Reef at The Towngate in the week before Raise Your Hands entered the charts, they were called Honeylust and were absolutely fantastic ... they totally and utterly destroyed Reef that night but due to the ego and status clashes within the band they split a few months later .. shame as i believe they really could've "made it"

 

[Nobby Snide]

ok, Mine off the cuff

Sex Pistols ...never mind the Bollox
Nirvana...Nevermind
The the...The The
Doll by Doll...Grand Passion
Clash..the Clash
Bad Brains..Rock for Light
China Drum..Goose Fair
China Drum..Self Made Maniac
The Heartbreakers..Live at Max's
Ramones..It's Alive
Nick Cave & Bad Seeds..Murder Ballads
Peter Gabriel..So! (yes, really)
Ruts..the Crack
UK Subs..Crash Course
Rezillos..Cant Stand the Rezillos

 

[Nobby Snide]

To make it difficult! Feel free to put less though.

actually, I found it hard to keep it to 15

 

[BalmainShrimper]

hmmmm why 15 and not 10?

anyway here goes (in no particular order):

1. Led Zep - Led Zep IV
2. U2 - Joshua Tree
3. Beth Orton - Trailer Park
4. Stone Roses - Stone Roses
5. Suede - Dog Man Star
6. The Sundays - Reading, Writing and arithmatic
7. Air - Moon Safari
8. Cafe del mar - can't remember which one but it's got Look of Love by Dusty Springfield on it
9. Billy Bragg - Back to Basics
10. FGTH - Pleasuredome
11. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
12. Peter Gabriel - 3 (Melt)
13. Prodigy - Fat of the land
14. Radiohead - the Bends
15. The Verve - Urban Hymns

hmmm no new music - clearly showing my age!

 

[MK Shrimper]

Christ, I forgot The Smiths :(

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks (1977)

Just noticed, swear filter not working?

 

[Nobby Snide]

Christ, I forgot The Smiths :(

easily done...and best forgotten:finger:

 

[Yer Blues]

Excellent. But Reef? Really?

we all have our cross to bare!

 

[MK Shrimper]

Just noticed, swear filter not working?

As the very venerable and recently departed John Mortimer succesfully argued, it isn't a swear!

In Old English, the word refers to a priest, and could also be used to mean "nonsense".

 

[canveyshrimper]

Just noticed, swear filter not working?

Bollocks is allowed as it is often spoken & written here. :)

 

[seany t]

I just did this on DrownedinSound, so here it is in all its copy and pasted glory:

I'm guessing the point of this thread is to plot your journey from your initial music tastes and show how your taste developed?

Here's mine, in a vague chronological order:

Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club
R.E.M. - Monster
Kids - OST
New Order - Best of
Boo Radleys - C'mon kids
Arab Strap - Philophobia
Orbital - In Sides
Underworld - a taped live concert of Reading '96 performance
Radiohead - OK Computer (much as I don't really like it now)
Idlewild - Captain
Six by seven - The closer you get
Mogwai - Young Team
Fourtet - Pause
mclusky - do dallas
The National - Alligator

There has been loads of others (Blur, None shall pass, It takes a nation of millions, London calling, Trompe le monde, Holy Bible, Songs for the deaf, Fuzzy logic, Chemistry) but these were the ones that led me down different musical avenues and got me to where I am today.

Note: They're not necessarily my favourite records, though a few are. But probably the most important ones on the long and winding road.