BigFooty Top 50 Favourite Albums - The Final Countdown!

[mianfei]

How does this marry up with the Big Footy list?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml

I agree on a few of these...

More or less, I agree on all of the albums listed by the BBC as overrated.

It's got a very British slant this list. I dislike the Smiths as much as I dislike Radiohead, perhaps even more, so my bias is clear. Coldplay are just (expletive), never understood the love for Pet Sounds to be honest. Although I don't love U2, they are a very good band and The Joshua Tree is the album that launched them into the stratosphere of the world's last super group so if anything I would say that's IMHO is probably the harshest. It's difficult to critisize the Beatles, so I won’t.

There are actually a lot of people who criticse the Beatles for being too derivative of artists like Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, and I myself actually own only Are You Experienced (and for me Hendrix’ voice is an acquired taste), Marquee Moon and a few downloads from Led Zeppelin IV.

The British slant is definitely real, and may reflect the tastes of Australian audiences as well as the fact that record company promotion has always been done much more deeply in Europe than in North America.

 

[Zarrix]

1. AC/DC- High Voltage
2. Capn Jazz- analphabetapolothology

Wait, what?

 

[Zarrix]

Seriously:
1. Godspeed you Black Emperor- F#A#infinity
2. Oasis- What's the Story Morning Glory
3. Muse- Origin of Symmetry
4. Radiohead- The Bends
5. In the Woods- Omnio
6. Slowdive- Souvlaki
7. Tool- Aenima
8. Devin Townsend- Ocean Machine
9. Swans- White Light From the Mouth of Infinity
10. Biosphere- Substrata

I'd say they are the ten albums that have had the most influence on my life. Nine of them 90's albums, with only Origin of Symmetry in 2001.

 

[class78]

1. Radiohead- OK Computer
2. Tame Impala- Lonerism
3. Gorillaz- Plastic Beach
4. Arctic Monkeys- WPSIAMTWIN
5. Daft Punk- Discovery
6. Beck- Odelay
7. Nirvana- Nevermind
8. BADBADNOTGOOD- BADBADNOTGOOD
9. Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People
10. Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures.

 

[Fossie 32]

Good onyou Marlowe

Two of my Top 10 made the list, Dark Side and Are You Experienced and I had 12 of the 50

 

[KillaKanga]

Bugger missed it.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik - RHCP is easily my fav/most influential!!!!!

Very solid top 10 no real surprises.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Odd to see no Queen and barely any Bowie in the nominations. It would have been hard to drop Night At The Opera or Queen 2 out of my list, likewise Hunky Dory or Ziggy Stardust.

 

[Papa Juggs]

So what happens now? Is there a final compilation?

Marlowe

 

[Marlowe]

So what happens now? Is there a final compilation?

Marlowe

I don't know. Is that what the people want? I am open to all ideas.

Personally, I was thinking of doing a 'Best of the 1980s' one next because that decade was overlooked. I also think it was one decade where the highest-ranked album (Master of Puppets) isn't the perfect representation of the era (as much as I love the album). If we did the 60s, 70s, 90s or 00s, I reckon The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead would still reign supreme, I don't think that'd be true with Metallica.

 

[Papa Juggs]

Well I just want to know which albums got the most votes.

There is supposed to be a bigfooty top 50 of all time.

Please make it happen Marlowe

 

[benji2]

Release a Double CD compilation?

The 80s countdown would be very interesting - it wasn't ALL bad...

 

[Marlowe]

Well I just want to know which albums got the most votes.

There is supposed to be a bigfooty top 50 of all time.

Please make it happen Marlowe

Oh, do you want to know how many votes each album got? Sure.

I am a little sick right now; will get it done later today.

 

[Marlowe]

Release a Double CD compilation?

The 80s countdown would be very interesting - it wasn't ALL bad...

I could create a playlist on Youtube instead.

 

[Bazzar]

Odd to see no Queen and barely any Bowie in the nominations. It would have been hard to drop Night At The Opera or Queen 2 out of my list, likewise Hunky Dory or Ziggy Stardust.

Has to be in the best 20 albums of all time. Few months ago i got a 220 gram music fidelity pressing and it seriously kicks ass.

Love the others you mentioned as well. (Scary Monsters is up there with the best)

 

[i am a logo]

1. Mudvayne - L.D. 50
2. Faith No More - We Care a lot
3. Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
4. Tool - Undertow
5. Incubus - Fungus Amongus
6. Primus - Frizzle Fry
7. Mr. Bungle - California
8. System of a Down - System of a Down
9. Snot - Get Some
10. Helmet - Strap it On

 

[timtamWB]

1. Mudvayne - L.D. 50
2. Faith No More - We Care a lot
3. Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
4. Tool - Undertow
5. Incubus - Fungus Amongus
6. Primus - Frizzle Fry
7. Mr. Bungle - California
8. System of a Down - System of a Down
9. Snot - Get Some
10. Helmet - Strap it On

You're late by about 4 months

Incubus, nice choice.

 

[TheKanga]

One album per artist rule

1. Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
3. Nas - Illmatic
4. Mogwai - Young Team
5. Outkast - ATLiens
6. This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain
7. Nujabes - Metaphorical Music
8. American Football - S/T
9. The Appleseed Cast - Mare Vitalis
10. 2Pac - Me Against The World

Honorable Mention : Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism

 

[timtamWB]

2. Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place

Absolutely beautiful album. One of the best of all time IMO.

 

[TheKanga]

Absolutely beautiful album. One of the best of all time IMO.

Yep definitely

Your Hand In Mine is such a beautiful song

 

[speedybundy]

10 - Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild
9 - Mumford and Sons - Babel
8 - The Beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
7 - The Rubens - The Rubens
6 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Calinfornication
5 - Boy and Bear - Moonfire
4 - Powderfinger - Dream days at the hotel existence
3 - Coldplay - A rush of blood to the head
2 - The Killers - Sams town
1 - Muse - Black holes and Revelations

 

[El Dubya]

1. OK Computer - Radiohaed
2. Gala Mill - The Drones
3. Pop Crimes - Rowland S. Howard
4. Havilah - The Drones
5. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
6. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
7. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young
8. Disraeli Gears - Cream
9. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes
10. Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band

 

[krisholio14]

Absolutely beautiful album. One of the best of all time IMO.

Gave this album a listen last night. Gorgeous record!!!

 

[timtamWB]

Gave this album a listen last night. Gorgeous record!!!

Give Godspeed You! Black Emperor a listen. God is an Astronaut is another one. Those 2 plus Explosions in the Sky are probably my favourite post rock bands.

 

[WALDENPOND]

1. OK Computer - Radiohaed
2. Gala Mill - The Drones
3. Pop Crimes - Rowland S. Howard
4. Havilah - The Drones
5. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
6. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
7. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young
8. Disraeli Gears - Cream
9. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek and the Dominoes
10. Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band

Gala Mill could possibly be my favourite.

 

[krisholio14]

Give Godspeed You! Black Emperor a listen. God is an Astronaut is another one. Those 2 plus Explosions in the Sky are probably my favourite post rock bands.

Lift Your Skinny Fingers probably should have been in my top 10. Their show at ATP last year was arguably the best i've seen too.