100 Greatest Lyrical Albums

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

But if it's not about ROCK albums, then we'd have to include stuff like country and rap too. Just makes it that much harder.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

Shit. Hadn't thought about that. I say we just put it in somewhere and never speak of it again.

Hendrix · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:55 am **Posts:** 395

The thing is, that Dylan is considered an overall rock artist, so i think we should just say whatever and let it pass... And just for the fact, i'm assuming we are including rap, right?

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:49 pm **Posts:** 3789

I'd include rap yeah.

Deany · **Posted:** Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:21 am

Rap albums to be included:

The Marshal Mathers LP (Eminem)
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Chuck D)

I know next to nothing about hip-hop lyrics, sorry.

Hendrix · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:55 am **Posts:** 395

Stankonia, id say..

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

I'm with you on It Takes A Nation. Chuck D is fucking beast.

The Man · **Posted:** Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:44 pm

Definitely some 2Pac. Neg should have some Eminem suggestions.. Right Neg? :wink:

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

I dont think it's even questionable that The Marshall Mathers LP is his highest.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

Also, "It's A Big Daddy Thing" from Big Daddy Kane is a must.

beaverteeth92 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:09 pm **Posts:** 1163

Not sure if he's influential enough, but Immortal Technique is such a ridiculously good lyricist.

Deany · **Posted:** Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:20 am

I'm thinking Nas's Illmatic deserves a spot, but I'm not very versed in hip-hop, so...

Hendrix · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:55 am **Posts:** 395

For hip hop, The Message is a must and so is OG Original Gangster by Ice-T... One of the most influential albums in the innovation of gangster rap..

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11747

What about the Moody Blues' Days Of Future Passed?

Deany · **Posted:** Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:13 am

After putting in the rap albums I had considered for the list and moving Freewheelin' up considerably, I had to revamp the whole thing. Here we go:

1. Bringing It All Back Home (Bob Dylan)
2. Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen)
3. Blood On The Tracks (Bob Dylan)
4. Songs Of Leonard Cohen (Leonard Cohen)
5. Late For The Sky (Jackson Browne)
6. On The Beach (Neil Young)
7. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan)
8. Dark Side Of The Moon (Roger Waters)
9. Quadrophenia (Pete Townsend)
10. Strange Days (Jim Morrison)
11. Imagine (John Lennon)
12. Blue (Joni Mitchell)
13. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme (Paul Simon)
14. Armed Forces (Elvis Costello)
15. Songs Of Love And Hate (Leonard Cohen)
16. Darkness On The Edge Of Town (Bruce Springsteen)
17. Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan)
18. Rust Never Sleeps (Neil Young)
19. Astral Weeks (Van Morrison)
20. Who's Next (Pete Townsend)
21. The Doors (Jim Morrison)
22. Animals (Roger Waters)
23. Rubber Soul (Lennon/McCartney)
24. Imperial Bedroom (Elvis Costello)
25. Warren Zevon (Warren Zevon)
26. For Everyman (Jackson Browne)
27. After The Gold Rush (Neil Young)
28. Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) (Ray Davies)
29. Ladies Of The Canyon (Joni Mitchell)
30. Rain Dogs (Tom Waits)
31. The Velvet Underground & Nico (Lou Reed)
32. Graceland (Paul Simon)
33. The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (Bruce Springsteen)
34. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan)
35. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Ray Davies)
36. Tommy (Pete Townsend)
37. Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne)
38. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (Nick Cave)
39. I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen)
40. Excitable Boy (Warren Zevon)
41. The Smiths (Morrissey)
42. In Utero (Kurt Cobain)
43. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon)
44. Revolver (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison)
45. Tonight's The Night (Neil Young)
46. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Peter Gabriel)
47. Wish You Were Here (Roger Waters)
48. Exodus (Bob Marley)
49. Court & Spark (Joni Mitchell)
50. Vitalogy (Eddie Vedder)
51. Summertime Dream (Gordon Lightfoot)
52. London Calling (Joe Strummer)
53. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison)
54. Clouds (Joni Mitchell)
55. Sail Away (Randy Newman)
56. Moondance (Van Morrison)
57. Wildflowers (Tom Petty)
58. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon)
59. The Naked Ride Home (Jackson Browne)
60. Blood & Chocolate (Elvis Costello)
61. The Marshal Mathers LP (Eminem)
62. Sandinista! (Joe Strummer)
63. Days Of Future Passed (Justin Hayward)
64. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Chuck D/Flava Flav)
65. Something Else (Ray Davies)
66. Abbey Road (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr)
67. Mule Variations (Tom Waits)
68. Tender Prey (Nick Cave)
69. The Queen Is Dead (Morrissey)
70. Songs From A Room (Leonard Cohen)
71. The Pretender (Jackson Browne)
72. For The Roses (Joni Mitchell)
73. Harvest (Neil Young)
74. The Wall (Roger Waters)
75. 12 Songs (Randy Newman)

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