WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER TO BE ESSENTIAL ALBUMS FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES MUSIC?

[crazy dav0]

I lost my music and i'm starting from scratch ... I pretty much grew up listening to only rap and what my parents when they were together ... I've branched out and I like the idea of NT music essentials, jazz thread, rock what are you listening too ... but it's quite overwhelming to keep up with all those threads and their is just a ton of music out there ... 
In no particular order i would recommend to anyone starting a collection to have ... 

the list is not all inclusive, not in order and not a top 25.. i will update from time to time and i'm gonna start out with 25 albums ... 

Beatles - Abbey Road

Beatles - Revolver

Beatles - White Album

Beatles - #1 

Beatles - Rubber Soul

Bob Marley - Legend

Dr. Dre - Chronic 2001

Lauryn Hill - The miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend

Jill Scott - Who is Jill Scott words and sounds vol 1

Michael Jackson - Essential Michael Jackson 

Wu-tang - Enter the Wu Tang

Amy winehouse - back to black 

Public Enemy - It take a nation of millions to hold us back 

Raekwon - Only built for Cuban Linx

Gza - Liquid Swords

Al Green - Greatest Hits

Rose Royce - Greatest Hits 

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you Experienced 

R Kelly - 12 Play

Beach Boys - The very best of the beach boys - sounds of summer

DMX - It's Dark and Hell is Hot

Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Nas - Illmatic

Nina Simone - The very best of nina simone

 

[thegoat121886]

Marvin Gaye- What's Going On and I Love You
The Clash- London Calling
Sade- Diamond Life
Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders
D'Angelo- Brown Sugar
David Bowie- Space Oddity
Parliament- Mothership Connection
Michael Jackson- Off the Wall
Sly and the Family Stone- We Got a Riot Goin 
OnRadiohead- OK Computer 

Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 

Ahmad Jamal- The Awakening 

Miles Davis- The Birth of the Cool 

The Rolling Stones- Beggar's Banquet 

Fugees- The Score 

DJ Shadow- Endtroducing... 

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Freaky Styley 

De La Soul- Buhloone Mindstate 

Madvillain-Madvillainy 

Prince- Purple Rain 

Janet Jackson- Rythym Nation 1814 

The Dave Brubeck Quartet- Time Out 

Erykah Badu- Mama's Gun

 

[keif sweat]

*bookmarked* too many for me to compile and contribute but I always learn a lot in these threads

 

[504 d1 prospect]

my avy

 

[703flipfiend]

Enjoying the lists...

but it's Lauryn Hill with a "y."

 

[luckyloser]

Sade- Promise
Minnie Riperton- Come To My Garden and Adventures In Paradise
Willie Hutch- Fully Exposed
Stevie Wonder- Innervisions, Songs In the Key of Life, Music of My Mind, and I Was Made to Love Her
Luther Vandross- Love, Luther (ultimate collection)
Sergio Mendes- Sergio Mendes and The New Brasil 77 (66 as well)
Michael Jackson- Forever Michael
Jackson 5- Dancing Machine

 

[erickm713]

 

[flacobey]

i'll add my 2 cents

these are my personal favorites; if i ever lost my library i'd start with these albums

Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor, Diary of Alicia Keys
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Blu - Below The Heavens
Bob Marley- Exodus, Burnin, Catch A Fire, Legend
Common - Be, One Day It'll All Make Sense
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar, Voodoo
Daft Punk - Discovery
Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
De La Soul - Stakes Is High, 3 Feet High And Rising
Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity
DMX - It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
Dr. Dre - 2001, The Chronic
Eagles - Hotel California
Eminem - Slim Shady LP, Marshall Mathers LP
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full, Follow The Leader
Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun, Baduizm
Frank Sinatra- In The Wee Small Hours
Fugees - The Score
GZA - Liquid Swords
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele, Ironman
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest, Yellow House
J Dilla - Donuts
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint, Vol. 1
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, My Favorite Things
John Mayer - Continuum, Room For Squares
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I, Led Zeppelin IV, Physical Graffiti
Little Brother - The Listening, The Minstrel Show
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor, The Cool
Marvin Gaye - I Want You, What's Going On
Maxwell - Embrya
MF Doom - Doomsday, MM...Food
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue, A Tribute to Jack Johnson
Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
N.E.R.D - In Search Of..., Fly Or Die
Nas - It Was Written, Illmatic, Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes
Outkast - ATLiens, Aquemini
Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II
Pink Floyd - Animal, The Wall, Dark Side Of The Moon
Project Pat - Ghetty Green
Radiohead - In Rainbows, Kid A, OK Computer
Raekwon - OB4CL
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication, Blood Sex Sugar Magik
The Roots - Things Fall Apart, Illadelph Halflife, Do You Want More
Sade - Love Deluxe, Promise, Diamond Life
Steely Dan - Aja, Pretzel Logic
Thelonius Monk - Monk's Dream, Brilliant Corners
Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Styles, Da Unbreakables
Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This
Warren G - Regulate...G Funk Era
The xx - XX

 

[8pm at msg]

A lot of classics have been mentioned already, so my list is composed of more personal favorites than classics:
Aaliyah - One In A Million
Amy Winehouse - Frank

Corrine Bailey Rae - Corrine Bailey Rae

Rochelle Jordan - R O J O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell

Teedra Moses - Complex Simplicity, Luxurious Undergrind

Stalley - Lincoln Way Nights

The Stooges - Fun House

Sonic Youth - Dirty, Daydream Nation

Sleigh Bells - Treats

Quadron - Quadron

BBD - Poison

Prince - Purple Rain

 

[deleted]

Pet Sounds

 

[scotthallwithapick]

2pac- Me Against The World
Radiohead- Kid A
Sade- The Best of...
Fela Kuti- Black President

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Here's my 2 cents...There's so many I'm missing but this is straight off the dome....


Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
John Coltrane, Blue Train
Jimi Hendrix, Axis Bold As Love
A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
De La Soul, 3 Feet High & Rising
De La Soul, De La Soul Is Dead
BDP, By Any Means Neccesary
Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Bad Religon, Generator
Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon
Sade, Love Deluxe
'Angelo, Voodoo
Kanye West, The College Drop Out
Kanye West, Late Registration
Kanye West, 808s & Hearbreak
Curtis Mayfield, Curtis
Wu-Tang Clang, Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers
Sonic Youth, Dirty
Sonic Youth, Day Dream Nation
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Californiacation
Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures
Radiohead, OK Computer
The Pixies, Doolittle
The Pixies, Surfer Rosa
Talking Heads, Remain In The Light
REM, Murmur
Bad Brains, Quickness
Bad Brains, I Against I
Nirvana, Nevermind
The Strokes, Is This It?
U2, War
U2, Joshua Tree
The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
The Clash, London Calling
The Ramones, Greatest Hits
Bob Marley, Survival
Bob Marley, Burnin'
Beastie Boys, Paul's Botique
The Roots, Things Fall Apart
The Roots, The Tipping Point
Outkast, Aquemini
Fugazi, 13 Songs
The Ramones, The Ramones
Brian Eno, Discreet Music
The Stooges, Raw Power
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
The Who, Who's Next
Fela Kuti, Zombie
Otis Redding, Otis Blue
Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
Marvin Gaye, Let's Get It On
Gangstarr, Hard To Earn
Lauren Hill, The Miseducation Of Lauren Hill
Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Common Sense, Resurrection
Common Sense, Like Water For Chocolate
Afrika Bambatta, Looking For The Perfect Beat
Afrika Bambatta, Planet Rock
Run DMC, Raising Hell
Nas, Illamatic
Ice Cube, Amerikkka's Most Wanted
Rae Kwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx
Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mecca & The Soul Brother
Michael Jackson, Off The Wall
Prince, Purple Rain
Prince, Controversy
Prince, 1999
Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Stevie Wonder, Songs In The Key Of Life
The Beatles, The White Album
The Rolling Stones, Some Girls
The Police, Regatta De Blanc
The Police, Zenyatta Mondatta
Wayne Shorter, Speak No Evil
Herbie Hancock, Takin' Off
Dexter Gordon, Go!

Edit - Forgot Erykah Badu, Momma's Gun & New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh)
  

 

[budgetballin]

Deltron 3030
Daft Punk - Alive 20070
Nas & Damien Marley- Distant Relatives

 

[three6mafia]

beatles. SMH
most over rated band ever imo


pink floyd - the wall
pink floyd - dark side of the moon
jimi hendrix - anything live
stevie ray vaughn and albert king - in session
eminem - slim shady lp
d12 - devils night
the doors - morrison hotel
kingpin skinny pimp - king of da playerz ball
propagahndi - how to clean everything
pennywise - about time
brand new - deja entdu
blink 182 - dude ranch
led zeppelin - led zeppelin


could go on and on.


props to dude who said bad religion.

 

[tuff g0ng]

Originally Posted by three6mafia

beatles. SMH
most over rated band ever imo

Originally Posted by three6mafia

led zeppelin - led zeppelin

lolwut

 

[three6mafia]

Originally Posted by Tuff G0ng

Originally Posted by three6mafia

beatles. SMH
most over rated band ever imo

Originally Posted by three6mafia

led zeppelin - led zeppelin

lolwut

beatles are trash. sound like crappy syd barret era floyd. just cause dudes are on lsd dont make their music inventive.

led zeppelin has a cd called led zeppelin. whats not to get??

 

[bns1201]

Originally Posted by three6mafia

Originally Posted by Tuff G0ng

Originally Posted by three6mafia

beatles. SMH

most over rated band ever imo

Originally Posted by three6mafia

led zeppelin - led zeppelin

lolwut

beatles are trash. sound like crappy syd barret era floyd. just cause dudes are on lsd dont make their music inventive.

led zeppelin has a cd called led zeppelin. whats not to get??

it's so easy to call a band overrated and not revolutionary when you didn't witness them appearing on the scene. you take for granted that nearly every rock band since them has been influenced by them in one way or another. it's like saying the french connection's chase scene is crap compared to transformers 3...

 

[three6mafia]

Originally Posted by bns1201

Originally Posted by three6mafia

Originally Posted by Tuff G0ng

lolwut

beatles are trash. sound like crappy syd barret era floyd. just cause dudes are on lsd dont make their music inventive.

led zeppelin has a cd called led zeppelin. whats not to get??

it's so easy to call a band overrated and not revolutionary when you didn't witness them appearing on the scene. you take for granted that nearly every rock band since them has been influenced by them in one way or another. it's like saying the french connection's chase scene is crap compared to transformers 3...

they did nohting for rock n roll that already wasnt done. elvis and chuck berry revolutionized rockn rol. a lot of bands list beatles as their influences, yeah, but a lot of them are just being respectful.

through out their whole collection of music they have like 2 good guitar solos.

i will say though, rocky racoon is

love me a story telling song.
if you like em, you like me. my UN is three6maifa, and im part of team blink-182

what do i know? lol

 

[SUSHI AND GRITS]

I expect to see a lot of editing in this post.

 

[noskey]

Dude's gotta be trolling with that.

Anyways, here's some of what I'd consider essential (not a complete list, just the albums I have under 'favorites' in my iTunes)

The Antlers - Hospice
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
Beach House - Teen Dream
Beatles - Let it Be, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm, Intimacy
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin'
David Bowie - Hunky Dory, Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
Common - Be
Crystal Castles - 2
The Doors - The Doors
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
Gorillaz - Demon Days
GZA - Liquid Swords
Interpol - Antics, Turn on the Bright Lights
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Jay-Z - American Gangster, The Black Album
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced, Electric Ladyland
Kanye West - College Dropout, Late Registration
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool, Food & Liquor
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
MF DOOM - MM.. Food?, Operation: Doomsday
Modest Mouse - the Moon & Antarctica, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Murs - Murray's Revenge, Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition
Muse - Absolution
Nas - Illmatic
The National - High Violet
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Nirvana - Nevermind
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Outkast - ATLiens, Speakerboxxx/the Love Below
Pink Floyd - Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here
Radiohead - OK Computer, Kid A
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
The Roots - Game Theory
St. Vincent - Actor
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Thievery Corporation - Mirror Conspiracy
Toro Y Moi - Causers of This, Underneath the Pine
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Warpaint - The Fool
the XX - xx

 

[hugebird]

American Nightmare - American Nightmare 7"
Animal Collective - Feels, Sung Tongs, Strawberry Jam, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - The Doldrums
Arthur Russell - Love is Overtaking Me
Bad Brains - Rock for Light
Badly Drawn Boy - The House of Bewilderment
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap, If You're Feeling Sinister, Tigermilk
Big Star - #1 Album, Radio City
Bjork - Debut, Homogenic, Post
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Master of Reality, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
Blur - Parklife, 13
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See a Darkness, Ease Down the Road, The Letting Go
Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong with Love, Perfect from Now On
CNN - The War Report
Cass McCombs - Catacombs
Cat Power - Myra Lee, Moon Pix, Dear Sir, What Would the Community Think
Ceremony - Violence Violence
Chelsea Wolfe - Apokalypsis
Cormega - The True Meaning, The Realness
Crass - Penis Envy, Christ - The Album, Stations of the Crass
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
CSNY - American Dream, Deja Vu, Four Way Street
Danzig - Danzig, II, III, IV
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
Devin the Dude - Just Tryin' Ta Live
DEVO - Q: Are We Not Men?...

And I'm bored. If you really want more, I will continue D-Z

 

[flacobey]

*bookmarks*

 

[kanyewestjayz4life]

Gil-Scott Heron Pieces of a Man
Nas Illmatic
Jay z Reasonable Doubt
A tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders
Incubus
Commons whole catalog except UMC
Kanyes whole catalog
The Fugees THe Score

 

[tannervon]

Adele- 21
Arcade Fire-Suburbs
Avett Brothers- I and Love and You
Beck- Odelay
Black Keys- Brothers / Attack and Release
Black Sabbath-Paranoid
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 revisited
Bright Eyes- Im wide awake its morning
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run
Fleetwood Mac- Rumours / Fleetwood Mac
Grateful Dead- Shakedown Street
IGGY POP- LUST FOR LIFE
Johnny Cash- American IV: When the Man comes around
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Talking Heads- STOP MAKING SENSE
Thelonious Monk - Straight No chaser
Tom Waits- Rain Dogs
The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Smiths- The Queen is Dead
Alice Cooper- Billion Dollar Babies

Gorilla Biscuits- " "
The Cramps- Date with Elvis
Black Flag- Damaged
Ramones- Ramones
Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bullocks
The Strokes- Is this It?
The White Stripes- Elephant
Paul McCartney- Band on the run

John Lennon-  Plastic Ono Band
George Harrison- All things must Pass
Paul Simon-Graceland

Elvis-Elvis
Neil Young-After the Gold Rush
Bad Religion- No Control
Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams
Stevie Wonder- Innervisions
PRINCE- PURPLE RAIN



DRAKE- TAKE CARE!!!!

 

[bandit country]

Originally Posted by hugebird

American Nightmare - American Nightmare 7"
Animal Collective - Feels, Sung Tongs, Strawberry Jam, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - The Doldrums
Arthur Russell - Love is Overtaking Me
Bad Brains - Rock for Light
Badly Drawn Boy - The House of Bewilderment
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap, If You're Feeling Sinister, Tigermilk
Big Star - #1 Album, Radio City
Bjork - Debut, Homogenic, Post
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath, Master of Reality, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Blind Faith - Blind Faith
Blur - Parklife, 13
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See a Darkness, Ease Down the Road, The Letting Go
Built to Spill - There's Nothing Wrong with Love, Perfect from Now On
CNN - The War Report
Cass McCombs - Catacombs
Cat Power - Myra Lee, Moon Pix, Dear Sir, What Would the Community Think
Ceremony - Violence Violence
Chelsea Wolfe - Apokalypsis
Cormega - The True Meaning, The Realness
Crass - Penis Envy, Christ - The Album, Stations of the Crass
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
CSNY - American Dream, Deja Vu, Four Way Street
Danzig - Danzig, II, III, IV
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
Devin the Dude - Just Tryin' Ta Live
DEVO - Q: Are We Not Men?...

And I'm bored. If you really want more, I will continue D-Z