Hi say a law was passed tomorrow and you could only own 1 cd of music (no storing on your hardrives) what one would you decide to keep (has to be a real classic)
It's dificult to define "classic". What I might consider a classic would mean nothing to the next person.
Having said that "New Adventures in HiFi" by REM is one of my all time favourites (although most people regard "Automatic for the People" as their best album).
Mind you like whickerman I would probably choose a different one tomorrow.
There's so, so many albums i truly love...stuff by The Black Keys, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Super Furry Animals!!!
But if i could only choose one, i think it would have to be The Beatles' White Album. The band that raised the benchmark of popular music, at their creative best.