Top 5 Albums of All Time

[Ted]

Earlier in this topic, I provided the results of my "data analysis approach" to my favorite albums.  And the results surprised me.  (Nobody commented on it, which really hurt my feelings. )

No one comments on a lot of the shit I post.  But I've learned to not take it personally.  I understand not everything is going to get a written reaction because everyone here has a life (except Greeny ... either that, or he's really a set of identical twins.  Or perhaps super-human.  No one has that much time. ).

I hope it was clear that I was being facetious there.  There isn't a facetious smiley, so I used the winking one.

Thanks for your comments.  And more thanks for starting this interesting topic.

Just as I geek out on my top-five albums, I also geek out on my smart playlists in iTunes.  I have an 8GB Nano, and 40GB of music, so I have an intricate system that rotates in a portion of my library every time I sync. One- and two-star songs never get rotated on. Three-star songs take an average of 17 months between plays.  Four- and five-star songs take an average of 10 months between plays.  Unrated songs stay on until I rate them.

That's just the beginning of the madness:  I have another playlist system that balances the ratio of music my wife likes to the music that only I like.  More wife-music when we're on a road trip together, less when I listen alone.

[Bosko Schwartz]

I hope it was clear that I was being facetious there.  There isn't a facetious smiley, so I used the winking one.

Thanks for your comments.  And more thanks for starting this interesting topic.

Just as I geek out on my top-five albums, I also geek out on my smart playlists in iTunes.  I have an 8GB Nano, and 40GB of music, so I have an intricate system that rotates in a portion of my library every time I sync. One- and two-star songs never get rotated on. Three-star songs take an average of 17 months between plays.  Four- and five-star songs take an average of 10 months between plays.  Unrated songs stay on until I rate them.

That's just the beginning of the madness:  I have another playlist system that balances the ratio of music my wife likes to the music that only I like.  More wife-music when we're on a road trip together, less when I listen alone.

I am guessing the facetiousness was only somewhat true.  I can't speak for you, of course, but once in a while it does get to me when I thought I wrote something even somewhat interesting, intriguing, or funny, and it gets no response.  Maybe you have steel skin, but not me.   In the case of your post, I was surprised no one responded either.  So I did.

You have some crazy playlists, there, sir.  But it sounds like they work well due to the 8GB Nano.  I have a 60GB iPod and it only contains about half of my music.  I have to slowly get rid of some things and try to fit on others, but it's hard.  Every time I try to go through the list and remove some, it's like pulling teeth.  My geekiness extends to the fact that not only must every song be a part of a complete album (I don't have just "songs" on my iPod), but within the artists, I always have to have all or at least most of their catalogue for a sense of completion.  Even if I don't listen to many of the albums, they have to be there.  I think it's some form of obsessive/compulsive disorder.  So it pretty much stays the way it is and I don't really listen to the other half of my music.  I wish I had the discipline to take your approach.  Good idea with the wife/non-wife smart playlists!

[Oldrottenhead]

ive not modified my picks today , but im starting a new thread on your 5 best gigs attended.

[lexman]

AC/DC               - Highway to Hell (Bon's best work)
Dream Theater    - Images & Words
Ozzy Osbourne    - Blizzard of Ozz
David Lee Roth    - Skyscaper
Anthax               - Spreading the disease

It takes balls, sir -- grargantuan, titanium balls -- to put a David Lee Roth album on an all-time Top 5 list.   I applaud your balls, sir.  How do you ride a bike?

There a many goog song on that album.
And the musician a world class, Stev Vai on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bassguitar
for example.

Listen to "Two fools a minute" great jazzy song.
Just listen to the album and maybe you know why I put it on the list.
But as you can see, the albums vary from oridinary Hard rock to progressive metal up to thrash metal

And I don't ride a bike by the way...I prefer four wheels under my ass.

[Bosko Schwartz]

There a many goog song on that album.
And the musician a world class, Stev Vai on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bassguitar
for example.

Listen to "Two fools a minute" great jazzy song.
Just listen to the album and maybe you know why I put it on the list.

Just a little David Lee Roth humor, lexman.  No offense intended.  You have to admit, he is a bit of a clown.

Oh, and I'm a big David-Lee-Roth-only Van Halen fan, by the way, so I'm not a Dave hater.

[SteveG]

Eat 'em and smile was the better album tho...

[Bosko Schwartz]

Eat 'em and smile was the better album tho...

True, but I would say any of the Roth-era Van Halen albums are better than his solo stuff.  Just my opinion ...

[lexman]

True, but I would say any of the Roth-era Van Halen albums are better than his solo stuff.  Just my opinion ...

Women and Children first is one of my favorites from that era.

[Bosko Schwartz]

Hell yes.  But they're all good.  I tend to love VH (1st album) and Fair Warning a lot too!

[Burtog]

An old thread but got me thinkin'

In no perticluar order;

1. Dire Straits - Dire Straits................very influential for me.
2. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
3. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
4. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
5. Doves - Lost Souls

Top 5 songs would be impossible to choose.