Favourite album - Page 2 - Clubhouse

PhilPub

17/05/2012 at 15:13

Yep, the original members of Genesis went to a posh public school and all came from Surrey, and speak posh. I won't hold that against them. They made bloody good music. Not sure what that's got to do with David Cameron though.

I suppose amongst the most obscure references on this thread are some of the lesser-known artists listed by BOTF, but I've got no reason to believe that he doesn't genuinely feel they're all his favourites.

Sussex Runner (NLR)

17/05/2012 at 15:20

BDB- It's just that he gave a very "safe" answer. Very convenient that "Dave" gave an everyday blokey answer. Cameron want to shed the posh boy label so he goes for the boring, middle-of-the-road answers.

Badly Drawn Bloke

17/05/2012 at 15:24

Possibly but, as I said, it is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. He's bound to have it. I'd have bigger doubts over Gordon Brown having a copy.

David Jones 39

17/05/2012 at 15:42

Must admit that apart from the Paul Simon and Undertones albums, I haven't heard any of BOTF's selections, although I will check some of the others out.

I think with more recent albums, the really strong ones aren't always obvious at the time. For instance, back in '77 I would never have imagined that the one punk album that would really stand the test of time and still be worth listening to 30 odd years later would be Wire's "Pink Flag".

Now if David Cameron had chosen "Ummagumma"....

Sussex Runner (NLR)

17/05/2012 at 15:42

Believe it or not even I have a vinyl copy somewhere. I hardly listened to it. Only Pink Floyd albums I liked are Pipers at the Gates of Dawn and Relics. And I really dislike Shine on You Crazy Diamond

Sussex Runner (NLR)

17/05/2012 at 15:45

We do like a bit of 70's David Jones in our house.

David Jones 39

17/05/2012 at 16:06

Me too !

David Jones 39

18/05/2012 at 18:33

Slightly off-topic, the worst album I've ever listened to (and certainly bought) has to be "Metal Machine Music" by Lou Reed.

I was going through a Velvet Underground phase at the time and had bought (and really enjoyed) "Transformer" a couple of months earlier.

Expecting something similar, I got "MMM" home, listened to the whole of the first side and then could stand no more. It never got played again.

Joe Volcano

19/05/2012 at 09:52

Astral Weeks, debut solo album by Van Morrison. Although being well into my 40s I do of course like a bit of early Genesis - Lamb is the best I'd say. If you think it's pretentious...

Colin McLaughlin

19/05/2012 at 10:32

"The Flat Earth" by Thomas Dolby got played on Radio Six the other night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVAbBRMkQ-E

It reminded me what a great album that was.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flat_Earth

I wish I still had a copy of it.

It's funny how, when you haven't heard a track for a decade, you can still remember the words.

Dark Vader pirate

pirate

19/05/2012 at 11:29

This is such a hard question actually.. not sure that I could pick just one album, as there are so many great ones... being a massive early Genesis fan, I would choose a few of those but there are so many... perhaps a 'Top 10 albums in no particular order' might be an easier question to answer. I'll think about that....

Sussex Runner (NLR)

19/05/2012 at 22:04

Metal Machine Music is impossible to listen to. I'm sure it was released as some sort of protest against his record company.

MikeFrog

19/05/2012 at 23:00

I quite like Lou Reed's "Growing up in public"

but favourite album is probably "remain in light" by talking heads.

I am not a fan of "DSOTM"

Edited: 19/05/2012 at 23:02

Johnny Blaze

19/05/2012 at 23:41

I dreamed a dream - Susan Boyle

knight rider

20/05/2012 at 00:58

Love it - favourite music, so tough to pin it down, where do I start?

Metallica - Metallica (Black album)
Biffy Cyro - Only Revolutions
AC/DC - Higway to Hell
AC/DC - Back in Black
Calvin Harris - I Created Disco
Adele - 21
Slayer - Reign in Blood
De La Soul - 3ft high and rising