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1968: 10. Os Mutantes – Os Mutantes 9. The United States of America – The United States of America 8. Silver Apples – Silver Apples 7. Otis Redding – The Dock of the Bay 6. Peter Brötzmann – Machine Gun 5. The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat 4. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks 3. Ennio Morricone – Once Upon a Time in the West [Original Soundtrack] 2. The Kinks – The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society 1. The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle Honorable Mentions:

I eagerly await people telling me that I must be crazy :cool:

And no, your eyes are not deceiving you. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is not on the list.

1967: 10. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? 9. Tim Buckley – Goodbye and Hello 8. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow 7. Red Krayola – The Parable of Arable Land 6. Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen 5. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – Safe as Milk 4. The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico 3. Pink Floyd – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 2. The Kinks – Something Else by The Kinks 1. Love – Forever Changes Honorable Mentions:

Forest Swords - Engravings

If you don't know too much about Pet Sounds, this is a decent documentary: [video=youtube;sX-kFyt73Uw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX-kFyt73Uw Then go on to listen to the album. Famous Musicians on Pet Sounds "All of us, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and I consider Pet Sounds to be one of the greatest pop LPs to ever be released. It encompasses everything that's ever knocked me out and rolled it all into one." - Eric Clapton "I heard 'Don't Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)' played on the cello. It sounded beautiful and sad, just as it does on Pet Sounds." - Elvis Costello "For me to say that I was enthralled would be an understatement. I had never heard such magical sounds, so amazingly recorded. It undoubtedly changed the way that I, and countless others, approached recording. It is a timeless and amazing recording of incredible genius and beauty." - Elton John "Without Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper wouldn't have happened... Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds." - George Martin, Beatles producer "[Pet Sounds] blew me out of the water. I love the album so much. I've just bought my kids each a copy of it for their education in life…I figure no one is educated musically 'til they've heard that album…it may be going overboard to say it's the classic of the century…but to me, it certainly is a total, classic record that is unbeatable in many ways…I've often played Pet Sounds and cried. I played it to John [Lennon] so much that it would be difficult for him to escape the influence." - Paul McCartney "I think I would put [brian Wilson] up there with any composer – especially Pet Sounds. I don't think there is anything better than that, necessarily. I don't think you'd be out of line comparing him to Beethoven – to any composer." - Tom Petty "'God Only Knows' is simple and elegant and was stunning when it first appeared; it still sounds perfect" - Pete Townshend "...completely changed everything about records for me." - Roger Waters "Pet Sounds is an incredibly amazing pop record..." - Thom Yorke

1966: 10. Wilson Pickett – The Exciting Wilson Pickett 9. The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators 8. Monks – Black Monk Time 7. Sun Ra – The Magic City 6. Skip James – Today! 5. Krzysztof Komeda – Astigmatic 4. The Beatles – Revolver 3. Ennio Morricone – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly [Original Soundtrack] 2. Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde 1. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds Honorable Mentions:

Oh man you think 1965 was a great year? Just wait until tomorrow when I post the albums of 1966. Absolute nightmare trying to whittle it down to the top 10.

1965: 10. The Shangri-Las – Shangri-Las-65! 9. Bert Jansch – Bert Jansch 8. Horace Silver – Song for My Father 7. The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys Today! 6. Nina Simone – Pastel Blues 5. The Sonics – Here Are The Sonics!!! 4. The Beatles – Rubber Soul 3. Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul 2. Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited 1. John Coltrane – A Love Supreme Honorable Mentions:

Egyptian cabinet vows to disperse pro-Morsi protest camps Cabinet say camps represent threat to national security but Muslim Brotherhood says it will remain on streets of Cairo http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/egypt-disperse-muslim-brotherhood-morsi-camps#start-of-comments Hmm I guess you can only have sit-ins and protests in the streets if you're planning to overthrow a democratically elected president. Makes sense to me! :thumbsup: ♫♪ "Meet the new boss / Same as the old boss" ♫♪

Kompakt Regular The Field Announces "Darker, Slower" New Album Cupid's Head The follow-up to 2011′s Looping State of Mind, a press release for the album claims that it’s darker and slower than past Field records, and the first from Axel Willner to be hardware only – no computers. Regular fans of The Field will note the change in the artwork – whereas past Field records have always used light backgrounds, this one’s dark grey. http://www.factmag.com/2013/07/31/kompakt-regular-the-field-announces-darker-slower-new-album-cupids-head/

1964: 10. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go 9. Sam Cooke – Ain’t That Good News 8. Bob Dylan – The Times They Are a-Changin’ 7. The Impressions – Keep on Pushing 6. Stan Getz & João Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto 5. Albert Ayler – Spiritual Unity 4. Muddy Waters – Folk Singer 3. The Ronettes – Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica 2. The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night 1. Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch! Honorable Mentions:

It leaked like a week ago.

Yeah the 9 albums before it are quite good. How would you rank the best albums of 1963?

So this is happening... Egypt restores feared secret police units Military-backed government seems to have no intent of reforming practices that characterised both Mubarak and Morsi eras http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/29/egypt-restores-secret-police-units ♫♪ "Meet the new boss / Same as the old boss" ♫♪

1963: 10. The Beatles – Please Please Me 9. Roy Orbison – In Dreams 8. Jorge Ben – Samba Esquema Novo 7. John Fahey – Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes 6. Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Dream 5. Phil Spector – A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records 4. Sam Cooke – Night Beat 3. Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan 2. James Brown – Live at the Apollo 1. Charles Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Honorable Mentions:

Interesting - what would the rest of your top 10 look like?

1962: 10. Dick Dale – Surfer’s Choice 9. Sonny Rollins – The Bridge 8. Jackie McLean – Let Freedom Ring 7. Booker T. & the MG’s - Green Onions 6. Sonny Clark – Leapin’ and Lopin’ 5. Maurice Jarre – Lawrence of Arabia [Original Soundtrack] 4. Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan 3. Charles Mingus – Oh Yeah 2. Ray Charles – Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music 1. Dexter Gordon – Go! Honorable Mentions:

Annie - A&R EP

1961: 10. Ray Charles – The Genius Sings the Blues 9. The Shadows – The Shadows 8. Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra 7. Oliver Nelson – The Blues and the Abstract Truth 6. Ornette Coleman – Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation 5. Robert Johnson – King of the Delta Blues Singers 4. Bill Evans Trio – Waltz for Debby 3. Max Roach – We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite 2. John Coltrane – My Favorite Things 1. Bobby Bland – Two Steps from the Blues Honorable Mentions:

It's my personal picks. This thread is to highlight some great music throughout the years that people either never had the opportunity to listen to or maybe just haven't listened to in forever. It's also a fun way to discuss and debate about great music. Feel free to disagree with my selections and post lists of your own favorites - that's entirely the point, to generate debate! I only ask that you try to post lists for the year we are currently discussing. For example, don't post your top 10 albums of 1998 right now since we're still in the 1960s. I imagine things will start to pick up around the mid 60s when the LP became a more viable format.

1960: 10. Eden Ahbez – Eden’s Island 9. Etta James – At Last! 8. Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain 7. Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife 6. Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte 5. Charles Mingus - Blues and Roots 4. Wes Montgomery – The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 3. Eric Dolphy – Out There 2. John Coltrane – Giant Steps 1. Muddy Waters – At Newport 1960 Honorable Mentions:

Calling MrLick to the thread. MrLick?

So I'm moving apartments and as I'm packing, I'm coming across old albums and records I haven't listened to in ages. This put me in a nostalgic mood so I'm going to be rolling out the top 10 albums of every year since 1960. The hope is that this will generate debate and discussion about great music; maybe it will even have people discover (or rediscover) albums and records that still resonate today. I'll be posting a year every day starting with 1960. Let's get this started! Top Albums From 1960s: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Top Albums From 1970s: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Top Albums From 1980s: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Top Albums From 1990s: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Top Albums From 2000s: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Top Albums From 2010s: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Top Albums From 2020s: 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

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