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Top 50 Albums I Consider Essential (Part One)
By an Amazon.com customer
DisintegrationDisintegration by The Cure
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The best of 80's goth pop rock. Robert Smith delivers his tormented best.
Bad HabitsBad Habits by Monks
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The finest in ska/punk. England's "The Monks" deliver a fun, rebellious treat.
Hard Time Killing Floor BluesHard Time Killing Floor Blues by Skip James
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A wonderful ragtime recording. One of the most vulnerable voices I have ever heard.
Happy Songs for Happy PeopleHappy Songs for Happy People by Mogwai
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A brilliantly edgy yet atmospheric post-rock masterpiece.
Time OutTime Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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One of the best and most fun jazz recordings ever made.
Electric LadylandElectric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Combining psychedelic and progressive rock and roll with funk, soul, and blues. Groovy.
HarvestHarvest by Neil Young
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A fantastic modern folk record. Neil Young is the epitamy of a "true artist".
Abbey Road (1990)Abbey Road (1990) by The Beatles
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A more mature and progressive Beatles recording. One of the best flows I have ever heard on a rock album.
OK ComputerOK Computer by Radiohead
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An alternative rock record from another planet. Sonicly thrilling, and beautifully executed.
Atom Heart MotherAtom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd
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A criminally underrated Pink Floyd album. Deep and personal, yet surprisingly amusing.
Morrison HotelMorrison Hotel by The Doors
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Jim Morrison's vocal work alone makes this album essential. A beautiful and heartfelt record.
Space OdditySpace Oddity by David Bowie
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The best of Bowie's pre-Ziggy Stardust recordings. A very unique and entertaining album.
AutobahnAutobahn by Kraftwerk
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Exciting and influential. Old school 70's electronica and chilling ambience.
Revolver [UK]Revolver [UK] by The Beatles
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Unlike Abbey Road, Revolver bathes in the glory of it's brevity. An throughly enjoyable listen.
Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain"Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain" by Prince & the Revolution
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A funky and danceable soul/R&B recording with plenty of substance.
Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
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One of the most soulful and heartfelt records I have ever heard. A truly amazing piece of work.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Expanded)The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Expanded)
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One of the most cinematic and sonicly thrilling soundtracks ever made. Morricone is a musical genius.
The Downward SpiralThe Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
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Nasty, rough, noisy, and blunt. But most importantly of all, brutally honest. A truly tormented recording.
Brain Salad SurgeryBrain Salad Surgery by Emerson Lake & Palmer
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A fun and established piece of psychedelic trip-rock.
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead PlaceThe Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky
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A gorgeous and epic post-rock recording with a sonic landscape the size of our skies.
PostPost by Björk
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The queen of quirky alterna-pop. One of her more diverse and ambitious recordings.
Reign in BloodReign in Blood by Slayer
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A metal record heavy as hell, yet as fun as a barrel of monkeys.
Tri Repetae++Tri Repetae++ by Autechre
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One of the most well-crafted and chilling experimental electronica/ambient records I have ever heard.
MamboMambo by Yma Sumac
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The craziest voice you will ever hear. The musical equivelent of opera on acid and too much coffee.
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op 32Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op 32
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One of the most epic musical compositions. Ever.