The Most Influential Albums…Again
Posted by Misophonic
Okay, so I caved. After ranting about the modern choices in magazines’ ‘Most Influential Albums’ lists, I made a list of my own. It contains the most influential albums from the AB (Anno Beatlesi) era, so doesn’t contain any of those on my previous list. Here they are in alphabetical order of artist name (for some reason):
- AC/DC – Highway to Hell
- Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
- Beatles – Please Please Me
- Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Black Sabbath – Paranoid
- Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
- Brian Eno – Another Green World
- Buffalo Springfield – Again
- Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man
- Clash – The Clash
- Damned – Damned Damned Damned
- David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…
- Donna Summer – Four Seasons of Love
- Dr. Feelgood – Down by the Jetty
- Gang of Four – Entertainment
- Gary Numan and Tubeway Army – Replicas
- Jeff Beck – Truth
- Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
- Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
- Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
- King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
- Kraftwerk – The Man Machine
- Led Zeppelin – IV
- Metallica – Kill ‘Em All
- Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed
- Mothers of Invention – Freak Out!
- New York Dolls – New York Dolls
- Nick Drake – Pink Moon
- Nirvana – Nevermind
- Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
- Pixies – Surfer Rosa
- Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine
- REM – Murmur
- Replacements – Let It Be
- Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones
- Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
- Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks…
- Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
- Siouxsie and the Banshees – The Scream
- Sly and the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Goin’ On
- Smiths – The Smiths
- Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
- Specials – The Specials
- Stooges – The Stooges
- T. Rex – Electric Warrior
- Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food
- Velvet Underground – and Nico
- Walter Carlos – Switched On Bach
- Who – Tommy
- X-Ray Spex – Germ Free Adolescents
It was originally just going to be a list of ten, but then I found I just couldn’t stop! I limited myself to one album per artist but I ended up with two by The Beatles, as they’re a special case. Brian Eno pops up here and there as a solo artist, band member and producer. It’s amazing how many albums were from 1967. When I have more time, I might analyse the list a little further…
[Edit: Wait, I forgot The Stone Roses, Screamadelica, The Normal, Laura Nyro…]
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