Inspired by Kete's
103 Movies You Have To See poll, I figured it might be fun to do the same for albums. As with the movies poll, the goal of this thread is to generate a list of albums that should be experienced by everyone at least once in their life. The only qualification for nominating an album is that, for whatever reason, you feel it is important enough to deserve a place on a list of the top 100 must-listen-to albums of all time.
Feel free to make a case for your nominations, or even post a song from the album so people can check out a representative sample. Here is a handy
how-to guide for embedding YouTube videos.
Hopefully, the list will serve as a celebration of great music, as well as a way for people to be exposed to music they may not have experienced. If it turns out we get to one-hundred albums and feel we haven't even scratched the surface, we can always keep going.
Here's how it works. There are two phases: Nomination Phase and Voting Phase.
Nomination Phase:Post your nominations in the thread. Please
bold your nominations so they stand out and don't get lost in the shuffle.
One nomination per person, per session.
Please post a YouTube clip of a representative song from the album, and include a statement as to why you believe the album is worthy of a spot on the list.
All nominations are considered, and once we receive ten nominations, the poll will start.
There is no limit on how many times an album can be nominated, but if your nomination doesn't win, let it rest for at least five rounds.
A new nomination session will begin once the previous poll begins.
Voting Phase:The poll will last for one week.
Everyone gets ten votes per poll.
The top vote recipients from each poll will be immortalized on the
All Y'all Need to Hear This!!! list.
Here is the
list of all poll activity, so you can see whether or not an album has been nominated.
ALL Y'ALL NEED TO HEAR THESE ALBUMS!!!1. Abraxas - Santana
2. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
3. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
4. Moving Pictures - Rush
5. The Beatles a.k.a. "The White Album" - The Beatles
6. Axis: Bold As Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. Who's Next - The Who
8. Nevermind - Nirvana
9. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - Devo
10. True Stories - Talking Heads
11. In The Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
12. Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
14. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
15. Rio - Duran Duran
16. Elvis - Elvis Presley
17. Synchronicity - The Police
18. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
19. Doolittle - Pixies