Music that changed the world!

[Obo]

Ok here's one for you all, list 10 albums (any era) which you feel changed the music world... seminal albums that broke the mold and had an effect on subsequent artists and bands......

[andy hughes]

O.K. - taken at your word - not because they are my faves, but i genuinely believe they are ground-breaking albums, in no particular order: 'What's The Story Morning Glory?', 'Thriller', 'What's Going On?' 'Electric ladyland', 'Exile On Main Street', 'Born To Run', 'Pet Sounds', 'Sgt. Pepper', 'Please Please Me', Led Zeppelin One'. Let's hear yours Answerbankers - bring it on....

[Pinotage]

• Please Please Me - Beatles
• Sgt Pepper - Beatles
• Are you Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Forever Changes - Love
• Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
• Pet Sounds - Beach Boys

[sft42]

1 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 2 - Beatles - Revolver 3 - Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms 4 - Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold as Love 5 - Led Zepplin - 4 Symbols 6 - Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 7 - Travis - The Man Who 8 - Abba - Arrival 9 - John Prine - John Prine 10 - Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night

[xyzzyplugh]

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Pink Floyd The Wall, Led Zep 2, Sex Pistols Never Mind TheBollocks, Michael Jackson Thriller, Beatles Abbey Road, Phil Spector's Greatest Hits, Queen News of the World, Blondie Parallel Lines, David Bowie Ziggy Stardust. No particular order.

[The Rut]

I can`t think of 10 but here`s 7 1. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys 2. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac 3. Sgt Pepper by The Beatles 4. Beauty and the Beat by The Go Go`s 5. Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd 6. Tapesty by Carol King 7. Thriller by Micheal Jackson

[eatstatic]

1. Leftisim - Leftfield. 2. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, 3. Black Sunday by Cypress Hill. 4. Definately Maybe - Oasis. 5. Sgt Pepper - Beatles. 6. Nirvana - Nevermind. 7. Never mind the b*****ks - Sex Pistols. 8.Dubnobassinmyheadman - Underworld. 9. Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads. They all changed my world...............

[rja211077]

OK...Beatles, Beach Boys, Pistols, Nirvana, Floyd, etc are all obvious so I just thought I'd mention some not so obvious ones... 1) Prodigy Music for the Jilted Generation - dance music just wouldn't be the same without this record. 2) The Stone Roses 3) The Smiths 4) Rage Against the Machine - first fusion of rap+metal+politics? 5) Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 6) Bjork Debut thanks for reading.

[grinchylover]

Pink Floyd - The Wall, Fleetwood Mac - Rumours, Led Zeppelin 2, The Manics - Holy Bible, PHCP - Freaky Styley, U2 - War or Boy (can't decide), Oasis - Definately Maybe, Sgt Pepper - Beatles, Hendrix - Electric Ladyland, Oooh...a tenth?? Blondie - Parallel Lines...Me xxx

[icecoldin]

Crikey. I can only think of 5. OK - Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin I, Purple Rain - Prince, Rage Against the Machine and Transformer - Lou Reed......and I'm spent.

[lifeless1]

okay 10 in no particular order. Forever changes-Love, The queen is dead -The Smiths, Closer and Unknown Pleasures-both by Joy division, Revolver-The Beatles, Blonde on Blonde-Bob Dylan. Tago Mago-Can. After the gold rush-Neil Young, Pet Sounds-Beach boys.And last but by no means least, A love supreme-John Coltrane

[Oliver]

In no order... Thriller Rumours Pet Sounds Morning Glory Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Let's Dance What's Going On? News Of The World Songs From The West Coast Tango In The Night