The top 5 albums of all time

[NorthernComfort]

Tom Morello is not one of the greatest guitar players ever.
His best stuff really isnt all that complex.
But, however, his true talent lies in writing very simple solos and riffs that sound awesome. That's all I have to say.

He's not a Steve Vai in terms of guitar skill, but his writing blows Vai's away.
But not Jeff Beck's.

[Zaph]

I dont think that Tom Morello is a god but he is an excellent guitar player. I think that his funk influenced guitar lines revolutionized the way people looked at a typical hard rock/metal band. I do think that he has a great infulence on the industry but I think he sold his soul when he started playing music for Cornell rather than himself.

-Zaph

Oh and here is 2 cents

[jesse, stay asleep in bed]

[quote="NorthernComfort";p="278275"]Tom Morello is not one of the greatest guitar players ever.
His best stuff really isnt all that complex.
But, however, his true talent lies in writing very simple solos and riffs that sound awesome. That's all I have to say.

He's not a Steve Vai in terms of guitar skill, but his writing blows Vai's away.
But not Jeff Beck's. [/quote]

I can live with that. I'll admit, he's not the best player of all time, but he's definately one of the best ones in the music scene today.

But then again, a lot of Jimi Hendrix's best stuff isn't extremely hard. I guess writing and playing kind of get meshed together when it comes to how good a guitar player is.

[BadMonkey]

Morello's talents lie in how inventive he is, he gets whole solos out of switching pickups with one hand and pressing a wah peddle with his foot.
And they sounds *fucking* great.
(and far better still when live)

Live, he takes centre stage (figurativly...) in every song, its like an old school Zeppelin gig in many ways.

[Rembrandt Q. Einstein]

no particular order:

Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Tool - Opiate
APC - Mer de Noms
Led Zepplin - IV
Sublime - Sublime

Other Runner-Ups
Ben Folds Five - Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messier
Tool - Aenima/Lateralus/Undertow
Metallica - anything pre load
TMBG - anything (to be honest the only reason they aren't in the top five is because I couldn't decide on one album...and "Then, The Early Days" feels like cheating)
Jimi Hendrix - see above
Sublime - see above
and I'm sure there are others I have forgotten

and I am shocked/apalled that Led Zep didn't even make it in the first 75 or so posts/lists!

[Tagrineth]

[quote="BadMonkey";p="278762"]Morello's talents lie in how inventive he is, he gets whole solos out of switching pickups with one hand and pressing a wah peddle with his foot.
And they sounds *fucking* great.
(and far better still when live)

Live, he takes centre stage (figurativly...) in every song, its like an old school Zeppelin gig in many ways.[/quote]

Yes. I was referring to his actual playing ability, which isn't much to write home about.

He is undeniably skilled at "Teh PEDAL!" as my friend Robyn joked, though.

[Rembrandt Q. Einstein]

oh, forgot Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Phish, Grateful Dead, and Aerosmith in my runners-up list

*cue dopeslap*

this is why I hate top 5's, I always feel like I am forgetting something, and I often am

[klork]

my current top 5 bands (cant really think of top 5 albums)
Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Audioslave
Metallica
Stone Temple Pilots

My fav albums of 2003 would be
Iron Maiden- Dance of Death
Motorhead- Hammered
Godsmack- Faceless
Disturbed- Believe
Audioslave- Audioslave

[wocket]

1) The Beatles (you can say all of their albums are tied for first)
2) Audioslave - Audioslave
3) Jonny Lang - Long Time Coming
4) The Distorted Penguins - Magic
5) AFI - Sing the Sorrow

Not all that much different than my last list, but you'll notice #3 has changed. Jonny Lang kicks a lot of ass.

[PopeDuke]

Honorable Mentions:

Alice In Chains - The Best Of The Box (hmmm, do "Best Of..." discs count?)
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. II
Bjork - Post and Homogenic
Elastica - s/t
Garbage - s/t
KMFDM - #$!%@
Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family
Music From FFV and FFVI (came with the Anthology discs)
Nine Inch Nails - Broken
Offspring - Smash
Ohgr - Welt and, well, most of Sunnypsyop
Pearl Jam - Yield
Radiohead - both The Bends and OK Computer, definitely
Rammstein - Sehnsucht
Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X
Tool - Aenima
U2 - Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby
Weezer - s/t
White Zombie - Astro-Creep 2000

[eclair]

1: Korn: Take a Look in the Mirror
2: Korn: Issues
3: Linkin Park: Reanimation
4: System of a Down: Toxicity
5: Rage Against the Machine: The Battle of LA

[Tagrineth]

[quote="eclair";p="308752"]3: Linkin Park: Reanimation[/quote]

*twitch*

[eclair]

i only say reanimation for the inspired inclusion of jonathan davis in the song 'one step closer' (i'm allowed my not-so-secret shames as much as the next girl)

[Evil Ghaleon Strife]

No order:

Luca Turilli - Prophet of the Last Eclipse
Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica
Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Therion - Symphony Masses Ho Dracon Ho Megas
Avantasia - The Metal Opera Pt. I and II
Iced Earth - The Dark Saga
Zyklon - Aeon
Demons & Wizards - Demons & Wizards
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

I recommend these to anyone that even remotely likes Rock/Heavy Metal.

[Calus]

Why don't we just do a top 100 Ablums of all time for the forum.