Any album, any genre, any decade, whatever...

I'll start the discussion rolling with a personal favorite RECORD, probably much-maligned these days, but the most memorable and long-lasting from my formative years: Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf.

Any other ideas?

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Spanky, you actually seem like a pretty funny guy, very c.r.e.a.t.i.v.e. and e.n.t.e.r.t.a.i.n.i.n.g, if I did my homework.

I apologize if I underestimated you upon first recollection and soon after my haphazard "100 best" list.

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Toss-up:

Slowdive, Pygmalion

or

Slowdive, Souvlaki

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I can't just pick one!

Overall-Since it includes over 30 songs-The White Album by the Beatles

Also for Easy Listening: The soundtrack from the "Our Man Flint/In like Flint" movies

Heavy Rock: Kiss-Destroyer

Pop/Rock: Paul Revere & The Raiders-Alias Pink Puzz

Country Music: Big & Rich-Horse of a Different Color

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Naturally...

Outkast Atliens

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Green Day, Dookie

blood on the tracks - bob dylan

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

A few come to mind and I can't seem to pick just one-


OR



OR

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-"God is great. Beer is good. And People are crazy!"

Achtung Baby

that's what I was going to say until I decided to get my nerd on instead...

ya ive had phases a top 3 would?be more appropriate. My other 2 being Wu Tang Forever and Led Zepplin II

Metallica - Master Of Puppets

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Wish You Were Here, Floyd

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I could never narrow it to one, but one of my more frequent go-to albums is:



Earth, Wind & Fire - Last Days & Time (1972)

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Kid Cairo's Boers & Bernstein YouTube Channel

Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

I've been trying to find a way to use the horn from the first "interlude" on one of my tracks for a long, long time. Great record. People tend to miss on the early material due to their later hits.

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Rush Moving Pictures
or
Bob Mould Black Sheets of rain
or
Jimmy Buffett Changes in Latitude changes in attitude

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Alice Cooper From The Inside. He played the album in Concert At The International Amphitheatre an it was awesome. Me and 18,000 of my closest friends tripped our brains out! And since then I've never been the same!

alll you guys proclaiming U2 have you even heard War or Joshua Tree?

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Different strokes, different folks...don't get me wrong, I like those two albums...but there's something about Achtung Baby that just makes it stand out to me...

...doesn't hurt that it has the single best song ever written on it...

Absolutely. I prefer EWF's early stuff from '70 to '73 because it had more of a jazz/soul/funk/latin vibe...very unpolished and very raw. I think by the mid-late 70s they were a little more consumed with the mainstream feel-good pop sound. They still had some jazzy tracks but they mostly started to cater to the "We just wanna dance" crowd. Their later "hits" like September, Shining Star, and Let's Groove aren't really "hits" to me, but unfortunately those are the songs most people identify them by...which is a shame.

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Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

Wish You Were Here or Dark Side of the Moon.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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Really?

Just kidding.

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Kid Cairo's Boers & Bernstein YouTube Channel

Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

Acrobat?

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Well, that's a good one, but not the one I was talking about...I was refering to One...

Am I that transparent? Damn.

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I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my co-favorite, which I saw performed live in concert by Brian Wilson himself circa 1999 up in Milwaukee (I know, you're happy for me)...

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Yes. The Desire album is a close second, for me anyhow...

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami