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411 Music Feedback: What Is The Greatest Album Of All Time?
Posted by Mitch Michaels on 11.21.2009

A lofty question for you music lovers this weekend...

It's the easiest question to ask and the hardest question to answer. And odds are no two people will agree.

What Is The Greatest Album Of All Time?

A classic by the Beatles? A mega-seller like Thriller? A modern tent-pole like 50 Cent's The Massacre?

Get it started and let us know!

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Born to Run.

Posted By: Kenneth Balls (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Posted By: Jimbo (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:19 AM

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
or
Megadeth - Rust in Peace

Posted By: Ser Drake (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:30 AM

The Cars - The Cars
still sounds as fresh as it did 30 years ago...

Posted By: jhath (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:37 AM

Foo Fighters - S/T
Queen - A Night At The Opera
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Led Zeppelin - III
White Stripes - De Stijl

Posted By: Jesushat (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:46 AM

Bright Eyes-I'm wide awake, it's morning

Posted By: Bobby The Brain (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:48 AM

this one will totally depend on what kind of music you love.

for me, it's gotta be Metallica's "Metallica" AKA The Black Albumn.

Metallica is hands down the best and most influencial American metal band ever. They already had a huge follwing in the metal scene, but when this albumn dropped, the gained what very few heavy metal bands had, mainstream success. Every song on this albumn is fantastic. From the Iconic opening of Enter Sandman, to the raw power of Sad But True, this albumn is 100% epic win.

I liked metal before I heard this CD, I LOVED it after.

Posted By: dan (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 11:11 AM

Throw in the big four Michael Jackson albums and you have a winner. Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad or Dangerous. HIStory and Invincible are quite good too, the latter being overrated.

Sgt. Pepper is the best offering by The Beatles in my opinion, but second best compared to Jackson's work based on the dimensions of Jackson's work. (Dance moves, videos ect..)

Posted By: Peter (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM

Elephant by the white stripes. Easily my favorite

Posted By: charles (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 11:29 AM

Kanye's The College Dropout

Posted By: Bobby (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 11:40 AM

There's only possibilities for greatest album of all time for me.

1. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
2. Oasis - Definately Maybe
3. Ice Cube - Death Certificate

If I had to choose 1, its gonna have to be Guns N Roses - Appetite.

Posted By: Chris (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM

Well, a technical answer would be something by The Beatles or Led Zeppelin. But my answer is AEnima, by Tool. So much amazing build and release, unique rhythms on top of other rhythms on top of OTHER rhythms, atmosphere unlike any other record, brain smashingly heavy, but beautiful and heavenly. Nothing can compare.

Posted By: James (Registered) (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 12:13 PM

Dark Side of the Moon.

Posted By: Justin (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM

pink floyd, dark side of the moon!

Posted By: hobbitmatt (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM

Hey Mitch imma let you finish and I'm happy for you but GnR had the greatest album of all time... ALL TINE!!!

Posted By: Guest#0956 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 12:47 PM

Michael Jackson Thriller

Posted By: O.J Mendez (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Master of Puppets/Number of the Beast

Posted By: MetalLover (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 01:07 PM

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magic

Posted By: flitch (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 01:15 PM

Born to Run

Posted By: Guest#2306 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 01:55 PM

Faith No More - Angel Dust

Posted By: Mr. Patton (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 02:14 PM

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Posted By: Guest#0947 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 02:41 PM

Master Of Puppets

Posted By: Jose (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 03:28 PM

No contest.

MmmBop! (or whatever the hell the name of the album is)

Posted By: Spaz Monkey (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 03:45 PM

Abbey Road

Posted By: Heebies (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 04:05 PM

Weezer - Pinkerton

Throwing it out there because I love it so much and it's widely accepted by critics as a genre-defining classic.

Posted By: Leo (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 04:10 PM

It's hard but out of personal favouritsm I'd pick Ice Cube's Death Certificate. That album hasn't been bettered by any rapper for 2 decades.

Posted By: Hamza305 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 04:43 PM

U2- Achtung Baby or The Clash's London Calling

Posted By: matt (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 05:11 PM

Ryan Adams-Love is Hell
The National-Boxer
Interpol-Turn on the Bright Lights
Beach Boys-Pet Sounds

Posted By: warpspd (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 05:18 PM

Appetite for Destruction

Posted By: dogpound7382 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 05:35 PM

Soundgarden- Superunknown
the range of sound and quality of the music is just outstanding, but definitely just one guys opinion

Posted By: Jcon (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 05:35 PM

Bob Marley- Exodus

Posted By: Space Cowboy (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 05:44 PM

Marshall Mather LP

Posted By: Gary (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 06:19 PM

Metallica - Master Of Puppets!

Every song is perefect!

Posted By: Blodger (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 06:30 PM

For a long time for me it used to be The Beatles' Revolver. Nowadays it's Slayer's Reign in Blood. RIB is just a perfect record from back to front, great run time, no filler.

Posted By: DSG (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 06:49 PM

Too many to choose from

Dark Side of the Moon
Born to Run
Ten
Nevermind
Master of Puppets
Californiacation

Posted By: Kirk (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 07:22 PM

counting crows
recovering the sattelites

Posted By: Guest#3366 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 07:38 PM

foo fighters-debut album
method man-tical
smashing pumpkins-siamese dream
and THRILLER!

Posted By: rey (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 08:09 PM

Thr beatles - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Posted By: Guest#9448 (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 08:36 PM

GWAR - Scumdogs of the Universe

Posted By: Jake Chambers (Registered) on November 21, 2009 at 09:14 PM

1 - Born To Run
2 - Dark Side Of The Moon
3 - Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Posted By: Brett (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 09:25 PM

ummm... anything, and I do mean anything...besides kanye...seriously. Even Fred Durst. Really. I'm not kidding. If Fred Durst joined creed and then they joined Nickelback and called themselves nickeldursteed it would still be a better choice than Kanye. With Jar Jar on the cover even. Still better than Kanye.

Posted By: jeff (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 09:32 PM

1. Bob Marley-Uprising
2. Stone Roses-Stone Roses
3. Rick James-Street Songs

Posted By: Nandy (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 10:45 PM

Ace of Base- the Sign

Posted By: Joe (Guest) on November 21, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Very good question, though I agree it depends heavily on tastes. My choice is definitely a Axl Rose album(he IS Guns and Roses).
I am going to go with "Use Your Illusion 1" and I will tell you why.
UYI1 has at least 1 song almost everyone can love, no matter what your tatses are. No other album has ever mixed rock, glam, country, blues, rap, metal, etc. as great as it does. It even has the epic "Coma."

Posted By: Axl is GOD!! (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 12:33 AM

Either ...and justice for all or Dark Side of the Moon

Posted By: Cbrizzle (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 01:07 AM

Ten by Pearl Jam

Posted By: Guest#7158 (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 01:51 AM

For me, personally, it's Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream. From start to finish, it's bliss: perfect flow, no song seems out of place, has the rockers and the ballads.

Other candidates:
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Beatles: Rubber Soul (if you base it on importance: influenced Pet Sounds, which influenced Sgt. Pepper, which influenced almost everyone directly or indirectly)
Metallica: Master of Puppets
Stone Temple Pilots: Purple
Pearl Jam: Ten

Posted By: Soy (Registered) on November 22, 2009 at 01:56 AM

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Posted By: g (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 02:04 AM

Purple Rain or Appetite for Destruction

Posted By: ee (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 03:46 AM

Alive-Kiss
Hysteria-Def Leppard
Operation Mindcrime-Queensryche

Posted By: mike (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 07:14 AM

The Black Album

Posted By: Guest#6694 (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM

Sgt. Pepper's

Posted By: Aaron Titan (Registered) on November 22, 2009 at 11:08 AM

KoRn-KoRn greatest album and band!!! don't care what you say about their newer shit, but their old shit is still awesome!

Posted By: kornwookie85 (Guest) on November 22, 2009 at 03:57 PM

Jellyfish - Bellybutton

Posted By: Grant (Guest) on November 23, 2009 at 02:35 AM

Cure - Disintegration

Posted By: A Simple Complex (Guest) on November 23, 2009 at 11:22 AM

Enter The Wu-Tang

Posted By: Mikael (Guest) on November 23, 2009 at 01:24 PM