Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <If the whole point of the list is to get people away from downloading individual songs and back to buying CDs, it makes sense that they'd be trying to sell us the "cohesive" concept albums as opposed to the hits collections.> But isn't the Eagles "Hell Freezes Over" just a concert album? Why include that and not "Peter Frampton Comes Alive"? And if you're trying to push concept albums, why no Alan Parsons Project?
Originally Posted By alexbook "Frampton Comes Alive" does seem like a big omission. Parsons made some great albums for the time, but sound a bit dated now. OTOH, "Turn of a Friendly Card" is now stuck in my head, probably for the rest of the day.
Originally Posted By Labuda Excellent point about ELO, Jim. I was FLOORED not to see "Out of the Blue" on this list!
Originally Posted By fundog58 I currently have about 40 of these at home, although I've owned or at least heard several more at one time or another. Overall, I think these lists are silly and this one seems particularly dubious. I can see including Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and maybe even "Off The Wall", but did they really need to include "Dangerous" too? Is "Supernatural" truly the best Santana album? I'm not expecting them to include Saint Etienne or Portishead (although my collection would certainly feel incomplete without them) but where's Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Herbie Hancock, etc., etc. Yikes, don't get me started. If this introduces a few people to "Pet Sounds" or "Kind of Blue" I guess it's a good thing, but I know I'm way too stubborn in my own opinions at this point in life to be swayed by it. Sorry, but I'm not rushing out to buy Metallica or Bon Jovi just because they're on a "must own" list.
