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View Poll Results: Which of these albums are the best?
Highway To Hell - AC/DC 8 9.30%
Abbey Road - The Beatles 29 33.72%
Revolver - The Beatles 23 26.74%
Paranoid - Black Sabbath 10 11.63%
London Calling - The Clash 14 16.28%
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac 10 11.63%
Aqualung - Jethro Tull 10 11.63%
Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull 3 3.49%
Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix 22 25.58%
Band of Gypsies - Jimi Hendrix 4 4.65%
Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin 13 15.12%
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin 10 11.63%
Master of Puppets - Metallica 10 11.63%
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis 24 27.91%
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd 20 23.26%
Moving Pictures - Rush 10 11.63%
Never Mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols 5 5.81%
Aja - Steely Dan 12 13.95%
Van Halen I - Van Halen 7 8.14%
Heavy Weather - Weather Report 13 15.12%
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Old 01-23-2013, 01:45 PM
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Greatest Albums of All Time

After a shockingly quick survey to find TB's favorite albums, we've arrived at 20 top contenders! The polls are open, and you may select MULTIPLE answers.

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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath is THE greatest. End of discussion.
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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath is THE greatest. End of discussion.
Any particular album? Paranoid would my personal fave, but it's your call.
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I meant Black Sabbath, the self titled debut.
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Followed by Led Zeppelin II, Master of Puppets, Appetite For Destruction, and The Number of the Beast.
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs +1
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath +1
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction +1
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast +1
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin +1
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin +1
Metallica - Master of Puppets +1
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon +1
The Beatles - Revolver +1
The Clash - London Calling +1
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Arcade Fire - The Suburbs +1
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath +2
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction +2

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast +1
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin +1
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin +2
Metallica - Master of Puppets +1
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon +1
The Beatles - Revolver +1
The Clash - London Calling +1

as a means of voting those towards the Best Ever list.
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In no particular order:
Led Zepplin II & IV
Rumors
Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
Paranoid
Van Halen 1
2112
Street Survivors

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Peace Sells
Master of Puppets
Anema
Lovedrive
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Beatles-Abbey Road
Steely Dan-Aja
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
Led Zep - LZ 2
Brubeck-Time Out
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RUSH - Moving Pictures
RUSH - Permanent Waves
RUSH - Hemispheres
RUSH - Clockwork Angels
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Zeppelin - Zeppelin IV
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
TOOL -Lateralus
Steely Dan -The Royal Scam
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I'm just going to add a couple to the bottom as theres already too many posts for me to compile!

Soundgarden - SuperUnknown
Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool For A Life Time
NIN - The Fragile
Tool - Aenima
Rico - Sanctuary Medicines (I bet no one knows this one - but check it out!!!!!)
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AC/DC - Highway To Hell +1
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs +1
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath +2
Black Sabbath - Paranoid +1
Brubeck - Time Out +1
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road +1
Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool For A Life Time +1
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours +1
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction +2
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast +1
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin +1
Joni Mitchell - Hejira +1
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin +2
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II +2
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV +2
Metallica - Master of Puppets +1
NIN - The Fragile +1
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon +1
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime +1
Rico - Sanctuary Medicines +1
Rush - 2112 +1
Rush - Clockwork Angels +1
Rush - Hemispheres +1
Rush - Moving Pictures +1
Rush - Permanent Waves +1
Soundgarden - SuperUnknown +1
Steely Dan - Aja +1
Steely Dan -The Royal Scam +1
The Beatles - Abbey Road +1
The Beatles - Revolver +1
The Clash - London Calling +1
Tool - Aenima +1
Tool - Lateralus +1
Van Halen - Van Halen I +1
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The Beatles - Revolver +2
The Clash - London Calling +2
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Van Morrison Moondance
Jimi Hendrix Electricladyland
Misty Edwards Relentless
Todd Agnew Reflections of Something
Larry Norman Upon this Rock
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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Beatles - Abbey Road
Stevie Wonder - Anything from '72 - '76
Steely Dan - Aja
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus
Talkin Heads - Speaking in Tongues
Paul Simon - Graceland
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Rush-Moving Pictures
SRV & Double Trouble-In Step
Led Zeppelin-IV
Michael Jackson-Thriller
Bruce Springsteen-Born in the USA
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This is going to become your full time job!

Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits
Van Halen - Debut Album
Jimi Hendrix - are you experienced
Sex Pistols - Never mind the bollocks
The Who - Tommy
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My favourite of all time are

Arrival - Abba
Ride The Lightning - Metallica
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Toxicity - System Of A Down
Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

There are so many more but those are the top favourites.
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AC/DC - Highway To Hell +1
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs +1
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath +2
Black Sabbath - Paranoid +1
Brubeck - Time Out +1
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA +1
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road +1
Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool For A Life Time +1
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours +1
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction +2
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast +1
Jimi Hendrix - Electricladyland +1
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin +1
Joni Mitchell - Hejira +1
Larry Norman - Upon this Rock +1
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin +2
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II +2
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus +1
Metallica - Master of Puppets +1
Michael Jackson - Thriller +1
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue +1
Misty Edwards - Relentless +1
NIN - The Fragile +1
Paul Simon - Graceland +1
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon +1
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime +1
Rico - Sanctuary Medicines +1
Rush - 2112 +1
Rush - Clockwork Angels +1
Rush - Hemispheres +1
Rush - Permanent Waves +1
Soundgarden - SuperUnknown +1
SRV & Double - Trouble-In Step +1
Steely Dan - Aja +2
Steely Dan -The Royal Scam +1
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues +2
The Beatles - Abbey Road +2
The Beatles - Revolver +2
The Clash - London Calling +2
Todd Agnew - Reflections of Something +1
Tool - Aenima +1
Tool - Lateralus +1
Van Halen - Van Halen I +1
Van Morrison - Moondance +1

Best Ever (with three votes each)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Rush - Moving Pictures
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Brian Eno- "Another Green World"
King Crimson- "Red"
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Chris Whitley- "Dirt Floor"
TP & The H.B.'s- "Wildflowers"
The Jesus Lizard- "Head"

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Y'all can just control-C this list and put your own choices in, if you like. Anyhoo...

Abba - Arrival +1
AC/DC - Back In Black +1
AC/DC - Highway To Hell +1
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs +1
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath +2
Black Sabbath - Paranoid +1
Brian Eno - Another Green World +1
Brubeck - Time Out +1
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA +1
Chris Whitley - Dirt Floor +1
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces +1
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road +1
Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool For A Life Time +1
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours +2
Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction +2
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast +1
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced +1
Jimi Hendrix - Electricladyland +2
Johnny Cash - At San Quentin +1
Joni Mitchell - Hejira +1
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love +1
King Crimson - Red +1
Larry Norman - Upon this Rock +1
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin +2
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II +2
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus +1
Metallica - Master of Puppets +1
Metallica - Ride The Lightning +1
Michael Jackson - Thriller +1
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue +1
Misty Edwards - Relentless +1
NIN - The Fragile +1
Paul Simon - Graceland +1
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon +1
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime +1
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine +1
Rico - Sanctuary Medicines +1
Rush - 2112 +2
Rush - Clockwork Angels +1
Rush - Hemispheres +1
Rush - Permanent Waves +1
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks +1
Soundgarden - SuperUnknown +1
SRV & Double - Trouble-In Step +1
Steely Dan - Aja +2
Steely Dan -The Royal Scam +1
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits +1
System Of A Down - Toxicity +1
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues +2
The Beatles - Revolver +2
The Clash - London Calling +2
The Jesus Lizard - Head +1
The Who - Tommy +2
Todd Agnew - Reflections of Something +1
Tool - Aenima +1
Tool - Lateralus +1
TP & The H.B.'s - Wildflowers +1
Van Morrison - Moondance +1


Best Ever (with three votes each)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Rush - Moving Pictures
Van Halen - Van Halen I
The Beatles - Abbey Road
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