your most influential album of all time

[skyblue]

mine has to be 'never mind the bollocks..heres the sex pistols'

it ripped the music industry apart and dropped it on its head:thumbup

 

[Springsteen]

Born In The USA. Really because it was a mood changer at the time because it gave people hope with it's content.

A close contender would be The Stone Roses first album because it really made them.

 

[Tangerine]

Beach Boys Pet Sounds. Paul McCartney himself said that without that album, he and Lennon would have never pushed their own limits to make Sgt. Pepper.

 

[pjbleek]

although not my personal favorite, Dark Side of the moon.....

 

[skyblue]

Born In The USA. Really because it was a mood changer at the time because it gave people hope with it's content.

i bought that on vinyl but hadn't played it for years until i got the box set,cracking album:thumbup

although not my personal favorite, Dark Side of the moon.....

i can honestly say that pink floyd bored me to tears:nod:

Beach Boys Pet Sounds. Paul McCartney himself said that without that album, he and Lennon would have never pushed their own limits to make Sgt. Pepper.

and sgt pepper led to the creation of ELO

 

[pjbleek]

i can honestly say that pink floyd bored me to tears:nod:

nothing there that shook me either, that's why I'll stick with my Marillion, Yes, Genesis. with that being said: Marillion: Misplaced Childhood Yes: Fragile Genesis: Foxtrot

 

[skyblue]

nothing there that shook me either, that's why I'll stick with my Marillion, Yes, Genesis

actually,genisis.....phil collins has always meant quality

 

[Springsteen]

I would put The Ramone's first album as important as it started the Punk Rock era, or at least was a massive part in doing so.

 

[pjbleek]

The Clash with London Calling

 

[Peter Parka]

Hmmm, this a tough one. I think I will do it by each decade.
50s - Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
60s - The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico
70s - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
80s - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
90s - Oasis - Definately Maybe

Still too early really to say with music from the last decade.

 

[Guyzerr]

Led Zeppelin without a doubt. If it wasn't for their first album ( Led Zeppelin ) in 1968 and second for that matter heavy metal bands may not be around today. They set the pace and nobody has ever topped 'em nor will they in the future. I'm not a fan of heavy metal as it stands today but that band was freekin' amazing.

 

[edgray]

Pearl Jam's Ten or Nirvana's Bleach kinda expanded my horizons I guess. But there have been so many influential albums for me it's impossible to pin point, though I must say it's certainly not going to be anything manufactured like the Pistols

 

[retro]

Are we talking most influential for me personally? Or for the music industry as a whole? Because I would have completely different answers depending on what the scope of the question is.

For myself personally, I have to go with Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. For the music industry, Nirvana - Nevermind... while it wasn't their best album, it was the most influential. It broke a completely different sound into the mainstream and sparked a musical revolution the likes of which hadn't been seen in decades.

 

[TommyTooter]

cat stevens' tea for the tillerman influenced my high school/junior college crowd pretty strongly.

my personal favorite is edgar winters' they only come out at night.

 

[PoopaSwoof]

Dark Side of the Moon + acid = a lost year.:nod:

 

[pjbleek]

Are we talking most influential for me personally? Or for the music industry as a whole? Because I would have completely different answers depending on what the scope of the question is.

For myself personally, I have to go with Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. For the music industry, Nirvana - Nevermind... while it wasn't their best album, it was the most influential. It broke a completely different sound into the mainstream and sparked a musical revolution the likes of which hadn't been seen in decades.

ah, the grunge era? what about the progressive rock era of the 70s???

 

[TommyTooter]

ah, the grunge era? what about the progressive rock era of the 70s???

there was some awful powerful jazz rock fusion in the 70's led by cats like miles davis, herbie hancock, freddie hubbard, john mclaughlin and roland kirk, to name just a few.

 

[brieze]

Hmmm, this a tough one. I think I will do it by each decade.
50s - Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
60s - The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico
70s - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
80s - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
90s - Oasis - Definately Maybe

Still too early really to say with music from the last decade.

I'd have to say Ziggy Stardust too. Or The Cure's first ablum.

 

[cam elle toe]

For my personal most influential I cant choose between...

Led Zep 2.....first time I heard it I was blown away...

Overnight Sensation..Frank Zappa.....I'd never heard anything like it in my life, and still havent. The man was a genius.:thumbup

 

[Zorak]

On a personal level:

Top Priority - Rory Gallagher. When I was first really getting into guitar, it was these licks and riffs that shaped my playing style.
Folk, Blues and Beyond - Davy Graham, & Jackson C. Franks self-titled album influenced my acoustic style heavily.

But as regards to the music industry, the most influential band wouldvprobably be the Beatles, followed by Dylan, then the Stones and Led Zep. Hard to say what album for each though.