Classic albums any true music fan should own or at least listen to

I moved one of your posts in the free will thread that was posted after you posted this and then edited it to say blank.

Want me to throw in a third one just incase?
 
Ok, I've edited the list somewhat, divided the albums by decades and such. Later, I'll include a wikipedia link to each album, so perhaps we can sticky this at some point. If anyone else has a problem with Lateralus, I'm gonna chuck it. And if anyone has a problem with a particular artist/album in the future, please elaborate a bit on it.
 
Page 1 of the thread, very clever as you all know that I don't actually read all this stuff.

There has been a HORRIBLE omission in the 90's catagory and I can't believe no one has caught it: REFUSED - THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME. That album opened a lot of eyes and was absolutely unignorable
 
Townes Van Zandt--most anything recorded "live" at the venue. He was often drunk/high and his demons were on-stage with him. Very real music.

Johnny Cash--the Folsom Prison album. Plus, Cash's last 2-3 albums before his death. For me they're a soraber view of life through the worRAB and thoughts of a man who knew he was dying.

The Beatles---Abbey Road.
 
Love is Hell is an album I've read about but never been able to hear. Anyone who's been in love would understand lots of songs...that doesn't mean they're all good. We have enough sentimentality without substance cluttering up the pop culture roadmap, so if a song is sentimental but doesn't approach its subject in a unique compelling way I'll quietly take a detour. comparing love to a flower? Oh the innovation!!! sweet Ryan, allow me to rest my head in your lap and do tell me more :love: :rolleyes:.

Note: I know I'm being a bit of an ass with those last few comments, but I got a chuckle out of being called a heartless bastard and decided to run with it.
 
Off the top of my head, a few that were missed in the first list:

1960's:
Beach Boys - Pet SounRAB (Pop/Rock)
Beatles - Abbey Road (Pop/Rock)
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Jazz)
Cream - Disraeli Gears (Psychedelic Rock)
Doors - The Doors (Psychedelic Rock)
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (Progressive Rock)
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (Progressive Rock)
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (Psychedelic Rock)
Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Psychedelic Rock)

1970's:
Deep Purple - Machine Head (Hard Rock)
Derek And The Dominoes - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Blues/Rock)
Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage (Progressive Rock)
Funkadelic - Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow (Funk/Rock)
John Lennon - Imagine (Pop/Rock)
King Crimson - Red (Progressive Rock)
Neil Young - Harvest (Rock)
Nick Drake - Pink Moon (Folk)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (Psychedelic Rock)
Rush - 2112 (Progressive Rock)
Santana - Abraxas (Psychedelic Rock)

1980's:
AC/DC - Back In Black (Hard Rock)
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (Punk/Reggae)
Blondie - Parallel Lines (Pop/Rock)
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician (Experimental Rock)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (Hip-Hop)
Iron Maiden - The Nuraber Of The Beast (Heavy Metal)
Misfits - Walk Among Us (Punk)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Industrial Rock)
Nirvana - Bleach ("Grunge")
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (Hard Rock/Metal)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Blues/Rock)
Talking HeaRAB - Remain In Light (Art Rock)
The Cure - Disintegration (Rock)

1990's:
2Pac - Me Against The World (Hip-Hop)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (Alternative Hip-Hop)
Alice In Chains - Dirt (Hard Rock/Metal)
Black Star - Black Star (Alternative Hip-Hop)
Beck - Odelay (Alternative Rock)
Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun ("Desert Rock")
Mark Lanegan - The Winding Sheet (Rock)
Megadeth - Rust In Peace (Thrash Metal)
Nas - Illmatic (Hip-Hop)
Outkast - Aquemini (Hip-Hop)
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power (Thrash Metal)
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (Funk Metal)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Funk Rock)
Sublime - Sublime (Ska/Rock)
Weezer - The Blue Album (Pop/Rock)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Charabers (Hip-Hop)

2000's:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (Hip-Hop)
Isis - Panopticon (Progressive Metal)
Mastodon - Blood Mountain (Progressive Metal)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (Hard Rock/Metal)
System Of A Down - Toxicity (Hard Rock/Metal)
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (Progressive Rock)
White Stripes - De Stijl (Rock)
 
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