13 Listed Genres Your Favorite Album of Each

Doom Drew · 11-02-2011, 07:56 PM

Here's the deal, I know there are a lot of best album threads out there... so here's one more. The idea is oriented towards eclectic music fans. Favorite album (One if possible) for each of the listed genres. Don't get too bent out of shape about the album being exactly that genre, this isn't a scientific study it's for fun. Just put whatever comes to mind.

Classic Rock:

Blues:

Jazz:

Pop:

Folk:

Country:

Punk:

Modern Rock:

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album):

Reggae:

Hip-Hop:

Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres):

Guilty Pleasure:

Any additional one Album (Include genre):

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 11-02-2011, 08:11 PM

like this idea. Shifting around the categories a little to fit me.

Classical: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta - Bela Bartok

Classic Rock: Absolutely Free - Frank Zappa

Blues: Safe as Milk - Captain Beefheart

Jazz: The Magic City - Sun Ra

Pop: Another Green World - Brian Eno

Folk: Comus - First Utterance (Albeit, it's really just folk inspired prog but eh..)

Punk: Metal Box - Public Image, LTD(if it counts)

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): Gong's Flying Teapot(Albeit it's incredibly hard to isolate a best of the 3 album trilogy)

Hip-Hop: "The Third World" Immortal Technique

Electronic: "Electronic Lucifer" Bruce Haack

Metal: "Spectrum of Death" - Morbid Saint

Soundtrack: 2001 - A Space Odyssey

Doom Drew · 11-02-2011, 09:38 PM

Nice additions to genres. Shift away Sun Ra, I probably will add some myself. Now I suppose I should answer my own inquiry.

Classic Rock: Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin

Blues: Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal

Jazz: Monk's Dream - Thelonious Monk

Pop: Purple Rain - Prince

Folk: This is the Story - The Proclaimers (folkish)

Country: Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt

Punk: Banned in D.C. - Bad Brains (I know it's sort of cheating)

Modern Rock: Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction (Jane Says steals way too much attention away from the rest of the album)

Reggae: Mister Yellowman - Yellowman

Psychedelic/Trippy: The Seamless Unspeakable Something - Tipper

Hip-Hop: Blackstar - Blackstar

Electronic: Dead Elvis - Death in Vegas

80's: Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears

Guilty Pleasure: Dare - The Human League

ThePhanastasio · 11-02-2011, 09:41 PM

Classic Rock: The Beau Brummels - Triangle

Blues: Albert Collins - Cold Snap

Jazz: Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

Pop: Brian Wilson - Smile
Tiny Tim - God Bless Tiny Tim

Folk: Tim Buckley - Hello and Goodbye
Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight

Country: Hank Williams - Alone With His Guitar

Punk: Bad Brains - Bad Brains
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Rock: Phish - Rift

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

Reggae: Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston

Hip-Hop: cLOUDDEAD - Ten
Busdriver - Temporary Forever

Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Boom Bip - Blue Eyed In the Red Room
Shpongle - Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland

Any additional one Album (Live Album): The Grateful Dead - Steal Your Face

RVCA · 11-02-2011, 10:45 PM

Rock: Led Zeppelin - IV
Blues: Janis Joplin - Pearl
Jazz: Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby
Pop: Beach House - Teen Dream
Folk: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Country: Wovenhand - Wovenhand
Punk: Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Metal: Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
Hip-Hop: A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
Electronic: Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album
Guilty Pleasure: Smash Mouth - Astro Lounge

eraser.time206 · 11-02-2011, 11:09 PM

Classic Rock: "Rubber Soul" by the Beatles

Blues: "King of the Delta Blues Singers" by Robert Johnson

Jazz: "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis

Pop: "Bad" by Michael Jackson

Folk: "Blonde on Blonde" by Bob Dylan

Country: None

Punk: None

Rock: "Joshua Tree" by U2

Psychedelic/Trippy: "The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd

Reggae: "Uprising" by Bob Marley

Hip-Hop: "Ready to Die" by the Notorious B.I.G.

Electronic:"Vespertine" by Bjork

Guilty Pleasure:"Circus" by Britney Spears

hip hop bunny hop · 11-02-2011, 11:48 PM

Classic Rock: Little Richard - The Masters
So many great hits.... Good Golly Miss Molly, Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, etc. I know I'm taking the genre's name in the literal sense, but - well - I'd take Little Richard over any of Zeppelin or Clapton nonsense.

Blues: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Because I don't like much blues.

Jazz: Charles Mingus - Oh Yeah!
As far as I know the only album where he plays piano. It's the only Jazz album I can think of that is engaging and genuinely fun to listen to.

Pop: James Brown's Funky Christmas
"The football, huh, the funky football..." is an actual lyric. Oh, and at the end of the first track, I'm pretty sure a drug deal is going down. The album is ****ing amazing, too - it seems sincere, not just a cash in.... and it's still funky.

Folk: R. Crumb Sampler
"Get A Load of This", "My Girls Pussy" = classics, especially the former. Lyrics go something like, "Girlfriend's best she ain't like no other/let's me spend all day in front of that 24 inch colour/ brings a load, RC Cola, TV Dinner, Plate of twinkies...."

Country: Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Sing Hank Williams
The able is roughly divided between the two singers and their covers. Cash's covers are mostly traditional, but Lewis does Hank in his own style. The original 'Jambalaya (On the Bayou)' is great, but to hear it with piano in an almost rockabilly style... amazing.

Punk: Negative Approach - Total Recall
Best hardcore band of all time. Seriously, how can people like those preachy bastards in Minor Threat more than this great band?!?

Rock: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
"Tyrant" & "Genocide" are my two favorite Priest songs. The pace is moderate, but the songs still have a driving rhythm.

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): I hate music you have to take drugs to enjoy.

Reggae: Bounty Killer
Unlike most reggae, this actually moves with a purpose. Energetic, entertaining, and you don't have to be stoned to enjoy it.

Hip-Hop: MC Solaar - Prose Combat
I don't speak French (at all), but he doesn't just have simplistic beats; actual melody and harmony is to be had, although it's anything but R&B.

Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity
My first Kraftwerk album. The harmonies on "Airwaves"; simplistic and lush. I'd really like to sit these guys down, put on Burzum's "Filosefem", and inform them they are a major influence of Vargs.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 11-03-2011, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): I hate music you have to take drugs to enjoy.

Music that you have to take drugs to enjoy doesn't exist, just people who are afraid to be themselves think so.

eraser.time206 · 11-03-2011, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

Music that you have to take drugs to enjoy doesn't exist, just people who are afraid to be themselves think so.

This.

SATCHMO · 11-03-2011, 12:49 AM

Classical: Bela Bartok (Takacs Quartet)- The Six String Quartets
Beethoven- Piano Sonatas 8, 14, & 23

Rock: Pink Floyd - Animals

Blues: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues

Jazz: The Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. I & II

Pop: Michael Jackson - Off the Wall

Folk: Richie Havens - Mixed Bag

Country: Wayne Hancock - Tulsa

Punk: Operation Ivy - S/T (Unity)

Rock: The Black Keys - Magic Potion

Psychedelic: Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa

Reggae: Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

Hip-Hop - Kool Keith - Black Elvis/Lost in Space

Electronic: Flying Lotus- Los Angeles

Tango: Yo Yo Ma - Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla

11-02-2011, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Doom Drew Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 43	List of Various Genres Your Favorite Album of Each Here's the deal, I know there are a lot of best album threads out there... so here's one more. The idea is oriented towards eclectic music fans. Favorite album (One if possible) for each of the listed genres. Don't get too bent out of shape about the album being exactly that genre, this isn't a scientific study it's for fun. Just put whatever comes to mind. Classic Rock: Blues: Jazz: Pop: Folk: Country: Punk: Modern Rock: Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): Reggae: Hip-Hop: Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Guilty Pleasure: Any additional one Album (Include genre): Last edited by Doom Drew; 11-02-2011 at 11:23 PM.

11-02-2011, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Doom Drew Groupie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 43	Nice additions to genres. Shift away Sun Ra, I probably will add some myself. Now I suppose I should answer my own inquiry. Classic Rock: Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin Blues: Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal Jazz: Monk's Dream - Thelonious Monk Pop: Purple Rain - Prince Folk: This is the Story - The Proclaimers (folkish) Country: Our Mother the Mountain - Townes Van Zandt Punk: Banned in D.C. - Bad Brains (I know it's sort of cheating) Modern Rock: Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction (Jane Says steals way too much attention away from the rest of the album) Reggae: Mister Yellowman - Yellowman Psychedelic/Trippy: The Seamless Unspeakable Something - Tipper Hip-Hop: Blackstar - Blackstar Electronic: Dead Elvis - Death in Vegas 80's: Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears Guilty Pleasure: Dare - The Human League __________________ "Elements of the past and future combining to create something not quite as good as either." Last edited by Doom Drew; 11-02-2011 at 11:49 PM.

11-02-2011, 09:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Classic Rock: The Beau Brummels - Triangle Blues: Albert Collins - Cold Snap Jazz: Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady Pop: Brian Wilson - Smile Tiny Tim - God Bless Tiny Tim Folk: Tim Buckley - Hello and Goodbye Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight Country: Hank Williams - Alone With His Guitar Punk: Bad Brains - Bad Brains Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables Rock: Phish - Rift Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Reggae: Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston Hip-Hop: cLOUDDEAD - Ten Busdriver - Temporary Forever Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Boom Bip - Blue Eyed In the Red Room Shpongle - Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland Any additional one Album (Live Album): The Grateful Dead - Steal Your Face __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

11-02-2011, 11:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
eraser.time206 Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 263	13 genres in one Classic Rock: "Rubber Soul" by the Beatles Blues: "King of the Delta Blues Singers" by Robert Johnson Jazz: "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis Pop: "Bad" by Michael Jackson Folk: "Blonde on Blonde" by Bob Dylan Country: None Punk: None Rock: "Joshua Tree" by U2 Psychedelic/Trippy: "The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd Reggae: "Uprising" by Bob Marley Hip-Hop: "Ready to Die" by the Notorious B.I.G. Electronic:"Vespertine" by Bjork Guilty Pleasure:"Circus" by Britney Spears __________________ Before I go on, let me warn you that I talk dirty, and that I will say things you will neither enjoy nor agree with. You shouldn't feel threatened, though, because I am a mere buffoon, and you are all philosophers.

11-02-2011, 11:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	Classic Rock: Little Richard - The Masters So many great hits.... Good Golly Miss Molly, Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, etc. I know I'm taking the genre's name in the literal sense, but - well - I'd take Little Richard over any of Zeppelin or Clapton nonsense. Blues: Black Sabbath - Paranoid Because I don't like much blues. Jazz: Charles Mingus - Oh Yeah! As far as I know the only album where he plays piano. It's the only Jazz album I can think of that is engaging and genuinely fun to listen to. Pop: James Brown's Funky Christmas "The football, huh, the funky football..." is an actual lyric. Oh, and at the end of the first track, I'm pretty sure a drug deal is going down. The album is ****ing amazing, too - it seems sincere, not just a cash in.... and it's still funky. Folk: R. Crumb Sampler "Get A Load of This", "My Girls Pussy" = classics, especially the former. Lyrics go something like, "Girlfriend's best she ain't like no other/let's me spend all day in front of that 24 inch colour/ brings a load, RC Cola, TV Dinner, Plate of twinkies...." Country: Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Sing Hank Williams The able is roughly divided between the two singers and their covers. Cash's covers are mostly traditional, but Lewis does Hank in his own style. The original 'Jambalaya (On the Bayou)' is great, but to hear it with piano in an almost rockabilly style... amazing. Punk: Negative Approach - Total Recall Best hardcore band of all time. Seriously, how can people like those preachy bastards in Minor Threat more than this great band?!? Rock: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny "Tyrant" & "Genocide" are my two favorite Priest songs. The pace is moderate, but the songs still have a driving rhythm. Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): I hate music you have to take drugs to enjoy. Reggae: Bounty Killer Unlike most reggae, this actually moves with a purpose. Energetic, entertaining, and you don't have to be stoned to enjoy it. Hip-Hop: MC Solaar - Prose Combat I don't speak French (at all), but he doesn't just have simplistic beats; actual melody and harmony is to be had, although it's anything but R&B. Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Kraftwerk - Radio-Activity My first Kraftwerk album. The harmonies on "Airwaves"; simplistic and lush. I'd really like to sit these guys down, put on Burzum's "Filosefem", and inform them they are a major influence of Vargs. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

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RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	Rock: Led Zeppelin - IV Blues: Janis Joplin - Pearl Jazz: Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby Pop: Beach House - Teen Dream Folk: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush Country: Wovenhand - Wovenhand Punk: Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come Metal: Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley Hip-Hop: A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory Electronic: Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album Guilty Pleasure: Smash Mouth - Astro Lounge

11-03-2011, 12:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Classical: Bela Bartok (Takacs Quartet)- The Six String Quartets Beethoven- Piano Sonatas 8, 14, & 23 Rock: Pink Floyd - Animals Blues: Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues Jazz: The Art Blakey Quintet - A Night at Birdland Vol. I & II Pop: Michael Jackson - Off the Wall Folk: Richie Havens - Mixed Bag Country: Wayne Hancock - Tulsa Punk: Operation Ivy - S/T (Unity) Rock: The Black Keys - Magic Potion Psychedelic: Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa Reggae: Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves Hip-Hop - Kool Keith - Black Elvis/Lost in Space Electronic: Flying Lotus- Los Angeles Tango: Yo Yo Ma - Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla