Favourite Non-rock albums

[Shaun Ponsonby]

What are your favourite non-rock albums of all time?

I love "Better Days" and "Hearts of Stone" by Southside Johnny.

"Whats Goin' On?" by Marvin Gaye, and just about any Motown album.

I've always liked "Youthquake" and "Nukleopatra" by Dead or Alive.

"Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'arby" is one I've grown up with.

Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra albums are very good.

I love the Blues Brothers soundtracks and live albums.

And, with me growing up with my mum playing his records constantly, I've kinda grown up liking Michael Jackson.

[Coyote]

From the top of my head:

Funkadelic/Parliament/George Clinton "The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein" and "Mothership Connection"
Daft Punk's "Discovery" gets a lot of airtime on my CD player.
Abba "Visitors", "Voulez-Vous", "Super Trouper"
Prince "1999", The Batman OST
Roxette's "Look Sharp!"
Michael Jackson "Off The Wall", "Thriller", "Bad" and "Dangerous"
Kid Creole & The Coconuts "Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places"

[sagebrush]

Trent summer and the new row mob

[DrMaddVibe]

The Fun Lovin' Criminals

Mozart

Devo

Wesley Willis

The Jerky Boys

The Propellerheads

The Chemical Brothers

[Unchainme]

I like Michale Jackson's Stuff before he became a freak. Bad, Black or White, Thriller, Off The Wall are all great R&B.

Prince-1999, Purple Rain

Rick James- Liked him even before the Chappelle Skit, Grate Bass Player.

Dr. Dre- The chronic

Beastie Boys- License To Ill

N.W.A.- Straight Out Of Compton

Run DMC- Raising Hell

Outkast- The Love Below

My Favorite Rap Group Ever Is Public Enemy They're what Rap Should sound like. My Favorite R&B Group Ever Is Earth Wind, And Fire.

[Alex Mogilny]

According to folks at Rolling Stone and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame......all of the above are Rock acts.

[Coyote]

Originally posted by Alex Mogilny
According to folks at Rolling Stone and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame......all of the above are Rock acts.

When was the last time you took either of 'em seriously?

[mako_kimura]

Oingo Boingo-Dead Man's Party
Prince-Purple Rain
The Beatles-1
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Live Alive, In Step
INXS-Kick

[doctor roth]

Pink Moon - Nick Drake

[Wawazat]

Flaming Lips new cd "At War With The Mystics" is soon to be released,

i have a mp3 version by now and it´s great.

So is each and every album by that group !!

[BruinJer]

Prince's 1st 4 albums
N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton
Dr. Dre The Chronic
Eazy E Eazy Does It
Beastie Boys License To Ill
Duran Duran Rio

[rustoffa]

The Jonzun Crew: Lost In Space

The Creatures: Boomerang

Biz Markie: Goin' Off

The Flying Burrito Brothers: The Guilded Palace Of Sin

Wille Nelson: Red Headed Stranger

George Jones: Cup Of Loneliness-The Classic Mercury Years

James Brown: Star Time Box Set

The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack

Roger Miller: King Of The Road Box Set

There's probably more.

[MAX]

Originally posted by BruinJer
N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton

Eazy E Eazy Does It

Duran Duran Rio

Fuck yeah!!!

I LOVE N.W.A. and Eazy-E. I've actually posted threads about them in here in the past.

Also, a lot of Duran Duran's tunes are cool but I'd still put them into the R&R genre.

Shit, this thread 'tis beyond difficult for me cos I love sooooooo many types of music. Well, except opera.

If anyone likes country, you should check out Dwight Yoakam's "This Time" from the early 90's. I saw him when he toured behind it as well. Fuckin' stellar album.

So, that's one that's NOT rock that immediately stands out as one of my all time faves.

Also and I've mentioned it a gazillion times, I fucking LOVE The "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. That one 'tis most definitely a "desert island" album for me.

[Mr Grimsdale]

there are a lot of fantastic choices above, i'd agree with pretty much everything

to my ears the best pop record that's been released in the last few years is the scissors sisters self titled debut album

never mind the fact that they're a bunch of shirt lifters they know how to write a killer song and there's not one duff one on the album, just about everything could be a hit single

fookin' ace

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale

to my ears the best pop record that's been released in the last few years is the scissors sisters self titled debut album

I gave them a go, but I can't forgive them for that godawful version of "Comfortably Numb".

[Mr Grimsdale]

nah, it's fine to my ears

it's just a different take, i reckon they should cover the entire double album!

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Now, that WOULD be interesting...

[Matt White]

Let's see.....

Merle Haggard Box set

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

Micheal Hedges

James Brown Gratest hits

Eva Cassidy

The Kentucky Headhunters

Miles Davis

[Mr Grimsdale]

anything by dannii minogue for the pictures

[sammysucks65]

Fryderyk Chopin

run dmc

[sammysucks65]

blondes good, but shes kinda rock

[Mr. Vengeance]

Olivia Newton John- Totally Hot

[PumpedUpMidget]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
the best pop record that's been released in the last few years is the scissors sisters self titled debut album

and anything by the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

[FORD]

NWA

Run-DMC

Anything by Johnny Cash on Sun, Columbia, or American Recordings. His 80's stuff on Mercury wasn't that good, so thank God he was back in proper form for a few years before he left us.

Early Prince (up through the "Revolution" years. He kinda lost me with the NPG and then all the symbol crap)

Glenn Danzig's "Black Aria" - Classical music goes EVIL

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by PumpedUpMidget
and anything by the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

i had to look them up on google

gordon bennett!