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So..?

Mine:

The Defamation Of Strickland Banks - Plan B

I just want to talk about this album...

The album tells the story from the first-hand perspective of Strickland Banks, a fictional character played by Plan B. The first two tracks are love songs Strickland sings at a concert, and are likely to be about his girlfriend, to whom he refers later in the album. In "Stay Too Long" he celebrates the success of his concert with a night out which culminates in him having a one night stand with a woman. In "She Said" we learn that this woman is obsessed with his music and believes herself to be in love with him. He rejects her so she alleges that he raped her. He is sent to prison and much of the rest of the album is about his experience inside. Through Plan B's lyrics we see Strickland get more isolated and insecure throughout as he struggles to cope with prison life. In "Prayin'" he is confronted by another prisoner who attacks him. With the help of another inmate Strickland kills the attacker in self-defence and is burdened with this guilt. The last track, "What You Gonna Do" Strickland is in court again as new evidence has been brought up on his case. The album finishes with the listener not sure of whether he is sent back to prison or released, leaving it open to interpretation.

I think it is being made into a short film.

I'm listening to the whole album in order tonight. Cannot wait(: (Sad much?).

Plan B = Genius.

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Robbie Keane

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I don't even know where to start...

In terms of "greatest" being an album that is not only amazing to listen to but also important to the evolution of music over the years, there are so many to name, not limited to

Pink Floyd - The Wall

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

AC/DC - Back In Black

Nas - Illmatic

Radiohead - Ok Computer

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

And that's not even counting the genres I haven't even begun to touch on, and the albums that didn't make it into the charts and aren't considered mainstream but still made a huge impact on how music developed and expanded. I don't think a single album made in the last ten years can match any of these albums for overall greatness.

In terms of greatest as in my personal favourite albums which also are amazing, you really can't step wrong with Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses which killed off hair metal and began a new era of hard rock and roll, where every song just kicks ass and you don't stop dancing and singing along, which paved the way for Nirvana to kill GnR off with Nevermind (also a tremendous album that I'd consider an all-time great). August and Everything After by Counting Crows is almost perfect from top to bottom, just one of the most emotional and beautiful albums ever made. Eminem's first two LPs were landmark moments in hip hop and he never topped the creativity he showed in those albums.

And although it'll never even graze any top albums list, I can't top Mechanical Animals by Marilyn Manson. It was the album that changed my life as a God-fearing christian child whose eyes were opened to a new world when Manson stepped onto a stage in Dublin and set fire to a cross made of televisions singing Rock Is Dead. That one is hard to replace in my heart.

 

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in no order;

Radiohead - Ok Computer

Air - Moon Safari

Lily Allen - Alright Still

Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

Oasis - (Whats the story) Morning Glory ?

Dr Dre - The Chronic

Karl Jenkins - Adimus

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood

Massive Attack - Blue Lines

INCredible™ - Sound of Jo Whiley

Pulp Fiction - Soundtrack

also my Edith Bowman album i made with all the songs Edith sung on 'Comic Relief does Fame Academy' :)

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AC/DC - Back In Black

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Nirvana - Nevermind

Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of Grotesque

KoRn - Follow The Leader

Slipknot - Iowa

and of course

Take That - A Beautiful World

Take That - The Ultimate Collection

My take anyway :)

I am Burdened with Glorious Purpose - Loki Laufeyson

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For me, for an album to be considered to be one of the greatest ever it needs to be more than just a collection of great songs, but ones that are important in its own context whatever that may be, and stand the test of time and will forever be remembered, loved and adored, and will stick out amongst the millions of other albums.

D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

Jay Z - The Blueprint

Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (but it's only really The Love Below that I liove)

Bob Marley - Exodus

Erykah Badu - Baduizm, & New Amerykah 1: 4th World War, & New Amerykah 2: Return of the Ankh

Jill Scott - Who is Jill Scott?

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreaks, & Late Registration

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

The Fugees - The Score

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

Jamiroquai - Emergency on Planet Earth

Kelis - Kaleidoscope

and possibly Destiny's Child - The Writings on the Wall, Starf**ker - Starf**ker, The XX - XX

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Ever? Plan B?

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

The White Album and Revolver and Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

Yes I'll go for Dark Side of the Moon too. Went to a fancy party last year in a mansion in the peak district. Was on the lawn at the back of the house and someone must have got fed up with the muzak and put on DSOTM and cranked it up REALLY LOUD.

It was AWESOME I tell ya!

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There are loads but just off the top of my head

Stone Roses - Stone Roses

Hot Fuss - The Killers

Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - The Sex Pistols

Nevermind - Nirvana

The Blueprint - Jay Z

Ready To Die - The Notorious B.I.G

Original Pirate Material - The Streets

A Grand Don't Come For Free - The Streets

Who Needs Actions When You Got Words - Plan B

Ni Oedd Y Genod Droog - Genod Droog

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I'm thinking:

Dark Side Of The Moon

Back in Black

Ok Computer

Sgt Pepper

Thriller

And, the newer ones

Oracular Spectacular

Immersion

Immersion? really?

don't get my wrong, i love pendulum, but i wouldn't call it one of the greatest albums ever. besides, even pendulum have better albums. it just seems a little out of place when placed next to your other choices

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Immersion? really?

don't get my wrong, i love pendulum, but i wouldn't call it one of the greatest albums ever. besides, even pendulum have better albums. it just seems a little out of place when placed next to your other choices

Hmm.. You're probably right, actually. There's some good songs on there, but, when I think about it, it's not the best.. Hm.

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