Re:Music to slit your throat by…
Here’s a link to that Channel 4 list of so-called Greatest Albums: http://www.xs4all.nl/~fsgroen/Top100’s/2005Channel4.html
[quote]The Channel 4 panel of music industry experts selected 125 classic albums for the listeners to chose from – a list that contained classic works from the likes of Elvis Presley, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Sex Pistols and Dusty Springfield, right through to current chart acts The Streets and Scissor Sisters. The list was [i][originally][/i] broadcasted [i][sic][/i] on Sunday April 17th 2005.[/quote]
So-called “Greatest” lists do tend to irritate me. How does one make it truly objective? Favourites as selected by whomever are fine.
While some of my favourite albums are there, and quite a few of my fave bands, it certainly doesn’t coincide that much with my tastes.
No Yes, no Jethro Tull, no King Crimson, no Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, no Rush, no Roxy Music, and no classic Genesis (which is what I’m mostly listening to these days).
Though I would probably rate Sgt. Peppers at number one (think Abbey Road is my fave), my favourites list would be on the prog rock heavy side (and like Sgt. Peppers, Dark Side of the Moon, Tommy etc., it would be on the concept album heavy side).
Yes, Fragile; Genesis, Selling England By the Pound and Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and a few others; Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Tarkus; Jethro Tull, Aqualung; King Crimson, In The Court of the Crimson King; Rush, Hemispheres, Alan Parson’s Project, Tales of Mystery and Imagination and I Robot would make my list. As would Gary Numan’s Replicas.
As for listed bands: Pink Floyd and the Who being a couple fave bands: a great album, but Dark Side of the Moon bores me a bit these days. Rather see Wish You Were Here, Animals, Medley, or The Wall. For The Who, Tommy is another great album, but I may prefer Quadrophenia and Who’s Next. As for Bowie, good choice.