We’re featuring our Top 41 Albums of all time through the summer, as voted on by our judging panel of top procurement professionals. Don’t forget to add your vote – we’re looking for your top 10 out of this list (see below) PLUS you can nominate your own three favourites that aren’t here.
Do that as a “Comment” or send me an email to psmith (at) spendmatters.com. And there’ll be an event in the Autumn when we announce the overall results, and if you vote, there might just be something in it for you….!
In response to comments from readers that out list was full of the “usual suspect” type albums – true but inevitable when you’re looking at the greatest of all time, really – we’re also featuring our voting panels’ less well known choices. So today we’ll have three from Mr S (our judges insisted on staying anonymous for fear of reprisals…), a top CPO ... and a man of great musical taste!
Firstly, Down By the Jetty by Dr Feelgood, a UK band who were a breath of fresh air in the pre-punk early to mid 70s with their aggressive rock / blues sound. My favorite band for a couple of years pre Jam, Clash and Costello... I might suggest their live album Stupidity to Feelgood novices, but Down by the Jetty is great too. Here's "She Does It Right".
Now, Moontan by Golden Earring, one of the few Dutch groups to feature much on the UK music scene. You'll know Radar Love perhaps, but this is a strong, tuneful rock album.
I wasn't sure this counted as a lost treasure till I found out last week that my music-mad 19 year old nephew had never heard of Mott the Hoople. Mott is their best work and an all-time classic rock album. Honaloochie Boogie, Ballad of Mott, I Wish I Was Your Mother - a whole host of brilliant tracks, led off by this, quite possibly the greatest rock song ever written (I'll explain why another time..) Not a great video in quality terms, and hasn't got the great sax work that's on the recorded version, but never mind.
And here's our top 41..
FACES |
A NOD’S AS GOOD AS A WINK |
BEATLES |
ABBEY ROAD |
GREEN DAY |
AMERICAN IDIOT |
ELVIS COSTELLO |
ARMED FORCES |
VAN MORRISON |
ASTRAL WEEKS |
REM |
AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE |
MEATLOAF |
BAT OUT OF HELL |
BOB DYLAN |
BLONDE ON BLONDE |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
BORN TO RUN |
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL |
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER |
BOB DYLAN |
BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME |
PINK FLOYD |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
ROD STEWART |
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY |
ROXY MUSIC |
FOR YOUR PLEASURE |
ARCADE FIRE |
FUNERAL |
ELTON JOHN |
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD |
KILLERS |
HOT FUSS |
EAGLES |
HOTEL CALIFORNIA |
DAVID BOWIE |
HUNKY DORY |
STEVIE WONDER |
INNERVISIONS |
LED ZEPPELIN |
LED ZEPPELIN IV |
CLASH |
LONDON CALLING |
SEX PISTOLS |
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS |
NIRVANA |
NEVERMIND |
QUEEN |
NIGHT AT THE OPERA |
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN |
OCEAN RAIN |
BLONDIE |
PARALLEL LINES |
BEACH BOYS |
PET SOUNDS |
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY |
RAM |
FLEETWOOD MAC |
RUMOURS |
NEIL YOUNG |
RUST NEVER SLEEPS |
BEE GEES |
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER |
BEATLES |
SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
PETER GABRIEL |
SO |
ROLLING STONES |
STICKY FINGERS |
CAROL KING |
TAPESTRY |
DAVID BOWIE |
THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
MARVIN GAYE |
WHAT’S GOING ON |
OASIS |
WHAT’S THE STORY MORNING GLORY |
WHO |
WHO’S NEXT |
Hi Peter
I know I voted and submitted my own top 3 some time ago – however if you get a chance to listen to this guy – one of the best guitarists in the world – his range of styles is amazing and this is but one sample of hundreds of songs I love from this guy – Tommy Emmanuel playing “Natural Gas” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBEbYXa6Cik –
Enjoy my friend
Sensei (currently chilling somewhere near the English coast 🙂 )