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StoneCold wrote:This could end up as a new topic but what are your Top 20 albums? Or at least your Top 10.

1. "Leftoverture" ~ Kansas (1976)


2. "Boston" ~ Boston (1976)


3. "Beyond Belief" ~ Petra (1991)


4. "Paradox" ~ Royal Hunt (1997)


5. "Operation: Mindcrime" ~ Queensryche (1988)


6. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" ~ Iron Maiden (1988)


7. "Worlds Apart" ~ Silent Force (2004)


8. "A Farewell to Kings" ~ Rush (1977)


9. "Frontiers" ~ Journey (1983)


10. "Inside Information" ~ Foreigner (1987)


11. "Dead Winter Dead" ~ Savatage (1995)


12. "Painkiller" ~ Judas Priest (1990)


13. "Windows of Heaven" ~ John Elefante (1995)


14. "Asia" ~ Asia (1982)


15. "Images and Words" ~ Dream Theater (1992)


16. "Jesus Freak" ~ dc Talk (1995)


17. "Fragile" ~ Yes (1972)


18. "Van Halen" ~ Van Halen (1978)


19. "Fair Warning" ~ Van Halen (1981)


20. "Back in Black" ~ AC/DC (1980)

I left out live albums, or this list would drastically change. Also, this is just off the top of my head and I know I'm leaving tons out.

1. Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley
2. Destroyer - Kiss
3. Boston - Boston
4. A Bunch of Assholes - Escape
5. Waysted - Save Your Prayers
6. Asia - Asia
7. Scorpions - Love at First Sting
8. Billy Joel - Glass Houses
9. Boston - Don't Look Back
10. Ace Frehley - Ace Frehley
11. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
12. A Bunch of Assholes - Departure
13. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
14. Van Halen - Van Halen
15. Kiss - Love Gun
16. Cheap Trick - Dream Police
17. Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
18. Kiss - Kiss
19. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
20. The Police - Synchronicity

That's a pretty eclectic group. Everything from DC Talk to AC/DC. Is the music or the lyrics more the driver in your choices? Or does it depend on the album?

Here's my Top 10...

1. Toto - Isolation (1984)

2. FireHouse - FireHouse (1990)

3. Heart - Heart (1985)

4. Winger - Winger (1988)

5. Steelheart - Steelheart (1990)

6. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

7. Aldo Nova - Twitch (1985)

8. Ratt - Out of the Cellar (1984)

9. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

10. Foreigner - 4 (1981)

tj wrote:That's a pretty eclectic group. Everything from DC Talk to AC/DC. Is the music or the lyrics more the driver in your choices? Or does it depend on the album?

It depends on the album. I'm a Christian, so the Petra, John Elefante, and dc Talk albums are better overall lyrically speaking, but the others have their moments in that area. Obviously, "Back in Black" doesn't do it for me lyrically but the music is just really kick ass on that release.

AR wrote:I left out live albums, or this list would drastically change. Also, this is just off the top of my head and I know I'm leaving tons out.

1. Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley
2. Destroyer - Kiss
3. Boston - Boston
4. A Bunch of Assholes - Escape
5. Waysted - Save Your Prayers
6. Asia - Asia
7. Scorpions - Love at First Sting
8. Billy Joel - Glass Houses
9. Boston - Don't Look Back
10. Ace Frehley - Ace Frehley
11. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
12. A Bunch of Assholes - Departure
13. REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
14. Van Halen - Van Halen
15. Kiss - Love Gun
16. Cheap Trick - Dream Police
17. Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
18. Kiss - Kiss
19. Marillion - Clutching at Straws
20. The Police - Synchronicity

I didn't figure you to be a Billy Joel fan. I used to have the vinyl LP for that one.

conversationpc wrote:

StoneCold wrote:This could end up as a new topic but what are your Top 20 albums? Or at least your Top 10.

Hey C.PC, thanks for creating a separate post. You don't know how great this is gonna be. Many of these albums I haven't heard so I'll be discovering music for weeks!

I don't have a complete list yet but I'll mention a few and add until I have 20.

1. Big Country - The Buffalo Skinners (fave "Ships")

2. Big Country - Driving To Damascus (fave "Dive Into Me")

3. Tony Carey - Blue Highway (fave 10,000 times)

4. Journey - Trial By Fire

5. Jon Butcher Axis - Along The Axis ("Carrie")

6. Phil Keaggy - Find Me In These Fields ("Strong Tower")

7. Foreigner - Foreigner

8. Tracy Chapman - ST

9. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta

10. U2 - Achtung Baby

To Be Continued ...

conversationpc wrote:

tj wrote:That's a pretty eclectic group. Everything from DC Talk to AC/DC. Is the music or the lyrics more the driver in your choices? Or does it depend on the album?

It depends on the album. I'm a Christian, so the Petra, John Elefante, and dc Talk albums are better overall lyrically speaking, but the others have their moments in that area. Obviously, "Back in Black" doesn't do it for me lyrically but the music is just really kick ass on that release.

That's kind of what I thought. I, too, am a Christian, and frequently have difficulty reconciling my love of the music with the lyrics of many secular songs. I gave my life to Christ 20 years ago, but prior to that grew up listening to AC/DC, Journey, the Who, Zeppelin, etc. Love the music and still find myself singing along.

It's gets hard explaining to my kids in the car what AC/DC "Shook me all night long" means when they are used to hearing DC Talk or Chris Rice lyrics.

I frequently find myself feeling guilty listening to my classic AOR station, because the lyrics are not what I believe glorify God. But often I am addicted. Maybe I need to start an MR Anonymous group.

I didn't figure you to be a Billy Joel fan. I used to have the vinyl LP for that one.

Big time fan of Billy Joel. Last tour he played Sleeping With The Television On from Glass Houses along with Sometimes a Fantasy and All for Leyna!!!!!

tj wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

tj wrote:That's a pretty eclectic group. Everything from DC Talk to AC/DC. Is the music or the lyrics more the driver in your choices? Or does it depend on the album?

It depends on the album. I'm a Christian, so the Petra, John Elefante, and dc Talk albums are better overall lyrically speaking, but the others have their moments in that area. Obviously, "Back in Black" doesn't do it for me lyrically but the music is just really kick ass on that release.

That's kind of what I thought. I, too, am a Christian, and frequently have difficulty reconciling my love of the music with the lyrics of many secular songs. I gave my life to Christ 20 years ago, but prior to that grew up listening to AC/DC, Journey, the Who, Zeppelin, etc. Love the music and still find myself singing along.

It's gets hard explaining to my kids in the car what AC/DC "Shook me all night long" means when they are used to hearing DC Talk or Chris Rice lyrics.

I frequently find myself feeling guilty listening to my classic AOR station, because the lyrics are not what I believe glorify God. But often I am addicted. Maybe I need to start an MR Anonymous group.

We can't deny some songs are so good they transcend beliefs and music tastes.

"You Shook Me All Night Long" has been covered by Celine Dion and Shania Twain.

They ruined it of course but goes to show how appealing those riffs and the intensity of the song is. Lyrics questionable but I think its the music that grabs us.

tj wrote:That's kind of what I thought. I, too, am a Christian, and frequently have difficulty reconciling my love of the music with the lyrics of many secular songs. I gave my life to Christ 20 years ago, but prior to that grew up listening to AC/DC, Journey, the Who, Zeppelin, etc. Love the music and still find myself singing along.

It's gets hard explaining to my kids in the car what AC/DC "Shook me all night long" means when they are used to hearing DC Talk or Chris Rice lyrics.

I frequently find myself feeling guilty listening to my classic AOR station, because the lyrics are not what I believe glorify God. But often I am addicted. Maybe I need to start an MR Anonymous group.

Back before I knew better I believed the hard-liners that teach that ALL rock music is Satanic, that they are all on drugs, etc., and I didn't listen to any secular music at all. I actually find a lot of spiritual meaning to a lot of songs that probably are not intended that way.

There are a few other albums by Christian artists that nearly made my list whose lyrics I love: the debut albums by Casting Crowns and Jars of Clay and other albums by Chris Rice, MercyMe, Wayne Watson, Keith Green, Guardian, Phil Keaggy, etc. There are lots more that I like as well. The problem I have with Christian music in general, though, is that it's even more trendy than secular music. It drives me insane because they ought to be taking the lead in innovation instead of following it.

AR wrote:

I didn't figure you to be a Billy Joel fan. I used to have the vinyl LP for that one.

Big time fan of Billy Joel. Last tour he played Sleeping With The Television On from Glass Houses along with Sometimes a Fantasy and All for Leyna!!!!!

That one, along with "The Game" by Queen were the first two albums I ever owned.

conversationpc wrote:

AR wrote:

I didn't figure you to be a Billy Joel fan. I used to have the vinyl LP for that one.

Big time fan of Billy Joel. Last tour he played Sleeping With The Television On from Glass Houses along with Sometimes a Fantasy and All for Leyna!!!!!

That one, along with "The Game" by Queen were the first two albums I ever owned.

"The Game", man what a great album. Rockit "Prime Jive" !

tj wrote:[
Maybe I need to start an MR Anonymous group.

hi my name is Debbie and I still think Black Sabbath wrote the book on hard rock.

(amd NO ONE covers it like Jeff!!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-nnRL09kN8

I think we talked about a 12 step program for this problem before. sigh.......

I got off the "can't listen to secular music because it is all satanic" bus when they started burning Barry Manilow records. sheesh

top 20 --this is tuff--I'm sitting.............I'm thinking.......thinking....thinking..........

ok ok --in no particular order, 'cept the top 3 who will remain there until they do the next cds!!!

Soul SirkUS
Lost In The Translation
Piranha Blues
Beyond the Thunder
Dramatically Acoustic-Gary Schutt
Frontiers
Infinity
live at the Gods 2002
Hallelujah-Hagar
Talisman-Five Men Live
Deja Vu-Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Crosby Stills and Nash- C,S & N
All for You-Live--Lincoln Brewster
Closer-Josh Groban
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
I'm diggin STYX but haven't chosen a fav yet.

that's all I got for now. there are sooooo many.

gotta go now. Marching band contest is across the street from my house and there is NO better music an the planet. see ya there, Panther! go MIKEY!! drum line rulz!

(Crazy)Dulce Lady wrote:gotta go now. Marching band contest is across the street from my house and there is NO better music an the planet. see ya there, Panther! go MIKEY!! drum line rulz!

My son and husband are over there right now. I should have gone.

1. Journey - Frontiers
2. Kansas - Leftoverture
3. Boston - Self titled
4. Boston - Third Stage
5. Petra - This Means War
6. Petra - Beyond Belief
7. John Elefante - Windows of Heaven
8. Avalon - Oxygen
9. Billy Joel - Essential Hits
10. The Fray - How To Save A Life
11. Lifehouse - Self titled
12. The Killers - Hot Fuss
13. Iron Maiden - Powerslave
14. Def Leppard -Hysteria
15. Metallica - The Black Album
16. Metallica - Master of Puppets
17. Alterbridge - Debut album
18. Van Halen - 1984
19. Van Halen - Self Titled.
20. Queensryche - Greatest Hits

I realize greatest hits albums may not be considered "albums" but there are some bands who I listen more to their compliation albums than individual albums.

1. Boston- Boston
2. Journey- Journey
3. Dream Theater- Images & Words
4. Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
5. Van Halen- Van Halen
6. Rush- Snakes & Arrows
7. Porcupine Tree- Lightbulb Sun
8. Journey- Infinity
9. Asia- Asia
10. Talisman- 7
11. Dream Theater- Awake
12. Porcupine Tree- Fear of a Blank Planet
13. Toto- Falling in Between
14. Tool- 10,000 Days
15. Neal Schon- Beyond the Thunder
16. Toto- Kingdom of Desire
17. Journey- Frontiers
18. Muse- Black Holes & Revelations
19. Pink Floyd- Animals
20. Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

Seems like a lot of the classic favorites are shared by us all. Good to see some new stuff being mentioned as well.

The first albums I owned were "Elvis - Aloha in Hawaii" and Neil Diamond's Greatest hits. The first album I actually made my parents buy for me was Kiss - Alive!

20's a little easier than 10. I think I can give this a shot.

Keep in mind, by "Top" albums, these are what I listen to most often, in comparison to others, not what I think are the best, rated on key elements or anything like that. (That's my definition of "top" and why I'm not a music critic either.)


Bombay Black – Anger Management
Bon Jovi – These Days
Britny Fox – Bite Down Hard
The Clarks - Let It Go
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – ¡Americano!
Danger Danger – Cockroach (TP version)
Def Leppard – Adrenalize
Harem Scarem – s/t
Harem Scarem – Weight of the World
Ingram Hill – June’s Picture Show
Marvelous 3 – Hey! Album
Open Skyz – s/t
Podunk – Throwin’ Bones
Silvertide – Show And Tell
Steelhouse Lane – Slaves Of The New World
Sunshine Jive -s/t
Tattoo Rodeo – Rode Hard, Put Away Wet
Velocity – Impact
Butch Walker – Letters
Warrant – Dog Eat Dog
ZO2 – Tuesdays & Thursdays

(Keep in mind I have no problem making changes or not keeping this permanently, but as of late, this seems to be as close to a "Top 20" as I'll get.)

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers – ¡Americano!

Love that CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AR wrote:The first albums I owned were "Elvis - Aloha in Hawaii" and Neil Diamond's Greatest hits. The first album I actually made my parents buy for me was Kiss - Alive!

Was Kiss Alive the silver double lp? My aunt bought me that and Ace's solo lp for my first lp's. Still love New York Groove. I remember I had to hide them under the dresser so my dad wouldn' find them.

conversationpc wrote:Back before I knew better I believed the hard-liners that teach that ALL rock music is Satanic, that they are all on drugs, etc., and I didn't listen to any secular music at all. I actually find a lot of spiritual meaning to a lot of songs that probably are not intended that way.

Back in Black has some spiritual meaning to it! "If God's on the left, then I'm stickin' to the right!"

1 Styx-Grand Illusion
2 Journey-Escape
3 Styx-Paradise Theater
4 Bad English-Bad English
5 The Storm-Eye of the Storm
6 Boston-Boston
7 Foreigner-4
8 Journey-Generations
9 REO Speedwagon-Hi Infidelity
10 The Storm-The Storm
11 Shaw/Blades-Hallucination
12 Dennis DeYoung-100 Years From Now
13 Glen Burtnick-Slaves of New Brunswick
14 Rush-Power Windows
15 Toto-Isolation
16 Journey-Frontiers
17 Rush-Hold Your Fire
18 Meatloaf-Bat out of Hell
19 RTZ-Return to Zero
20 Billy Joel- An Innocent Man

Left off any hits or live cds that I would put any there, makes list to easy.-ERIC

Abitaman wrote:1 Styx-Grand Illusion
2 Journey-Escape
3 Styx-Paradise Theater
4 Bad English-Bad English
5 The Storm-Eye of the Storm
6 Boston-Boston
7 Foreigner-4
8 Journey-Generations
9 REO Speedwagon-Hi Infidelity
10 The Storm-The Storm
11 Shaw/Blades-Hallucination
12 Dennis DeYoung-100 Years From Now
13 Glen Burtnick-Slaves of New Brunswick
14 Rush-Power Windows
15 Toto-Isolation
16 Journey-Frontiers
17 Rush-Hold Your Fire
18 Meatloaf-Bat out of Hell
19 RTZ-Return to Zero
20 Billy Joel- An Innocent Man

Left off any hits or live cds that I would put any there, makes list to easy.-ERIC

Two very underrated albums, IMO.

Cool lists everyone.

Ha ha! How old are you? You have to be my age. I'm 34. Can you believe it? I played the shit out of Heart, Winger, and Fire House many an hour during my teenager years. There's some great songs and powerful voices going on there.

weatherman90 wrote:Here's my Top 10...

1. Toto - Isolation (1984)

2. FireHouse - FireHouse (1990)

3. Heart - Heart (1985)

4. Winger - Winger (1988)

5. Steelheart - Steelheart (1990)


6. Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

7. Aldo Nova - Twitch (1985)

8. Ratt - Out of the Cellar (1984)

9. ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)

10. Foreigner - 4 (1981)

RaiderFan wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Back before I knew better I believed the hard-liners that teach that ALL rock music is Satanic, that they are all on drugs, etc., and I didn't listen to any secular music at all. I actually find a lot of spiritual meaning to a lot of songs that probably are not intended that way.

Back in Black has some spiritual meaning to it! "If God's on the left, then I'm stickin' to the right!"

I like a lot of the AC/DC music, but struggle with the lyrics. I was at a San Diego Padre's game this summer and when pitcher Trevor Hoffman came in for relief, the PA started playing "Hell's Bells". Apparently that's the music that gets played when it's "Trevor Time". They never got to the lyrics, just started with the bells and the guitar intro. I still love that music...

JH'sTXfan wrote:

(Crazy)Dulce Lady wrote:gotta go now. Marching band contest is across the street from my house and there is NO better music an the planet. see ya there, Panther! go MIKEY!! drum line rulz!

My son and husband are over there right now. I should have gone.

Yeah, well, you can probably name one band who is going to state yet again. And it certainly DOESN'T help my attitude when a band who so royally screws up the left hand side of the field by being off AT LEAST four beats not only makes it to the finals, but is going to represent at state.
Yes Debbie, that purple and white crap is going to state with that mess. The boyo and company got fifth overall (from what I understand - he's not made it home yet).
S'okay..... THEY ROCKED!!!!!!

1.-Led Zeppelin-IV
2.-Black Sabbath-Sabotage
3.-Queen.-A night at the Opera
4.-Queen.-A day at the races
5.-Pink Floyd.-Dark side of the moon
6.-Pink Floyc.-The Wall
7.-Deep Purple.-Made in Japan
8.-Triumph.-Just a game
9.-Triumph.-Allied forces
10.-Rush.-moving pictures
11.-Rush.-Permanent waves
12.-Kansas.-Leftoverture
13.-Kansas.-Point of known return
14.-Kansas.-Song for America
15.-Rainbow.-Long live rocknroll
16.-The Who.-Who are you
17.-Asia.-Asia
18.-Marillion.-Misplaced childhood
19.-Iron Maiden.-Seventh son of a seventh son
20.-Genesis.-Three sides live

others:Supertramp.-Crime of the century
Saga.:Worlds apart
UK.-Danger money
Boston.-Boston,Dont look back
Foreigner,Journey,Styx,Toto,Whitesnake,Van Halen...