exConn

Name ANY artist you know well and their best album (the artist should have at least 3+ albums)...

I'll post mine later when I have more time, your picks?..

-exConn

Snake Plissken

The Pixies- Surfer Rosa

Sleater-Kinney- Call the Doctor

Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation

Beck- Mellow Gold

The Ramones- Rocket to Russia

Redman- Whut? Thee Album

Public Enemy- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back

Massive Attack- New Lines

My Bloody Valentine- Loveless

Bjork- Post

gilbertr76

A few off the top of my head:

Tool - Lateralus

Sonic Youth - Evol

Bad Religion - Suffer

Depeche Mode - Black Celebration

The Cure - Disintegration

Fugazi - Repeater

The Cult - Love

Social Distortion - Prison Bound

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Catch a Fire

Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony

Skinny Puppy - Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse

Nitzer Ebb - Belief

Dead Can Dance - The Serpent's Egg

The Offspring - Ignition

The Sisters of Mercy - Floodland

The Mission U.K. - Carved in Sand

Face to Face - Don't Turn Away

Helmet - Meantime

Deftones - Adreneline

Bauhaus - Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape

Peter Murphy - Deep

The Pixies - Doolittle

Project Pitchfork - Io

Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste

Leather Strip - Legacy of Hate and Lust

Joy Division - Still

Angry Samoans - Back from Samoa

Faith No More - Angel Dust

Pigface - Fook

Swans - The Burning World

Psychedelic Furs - Midnight to Midnight

Front Line Assembly - Millennium

I think that was too many because now my brain hurts.

Burnt Alive

The Adicts - Sound Of Music

Agent Orange - Living In Darkness

Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies

The Amazing Crowns - Royal

Bad Religion - Generator

Beatles - Please Please Me

Blur - Blur

The Bomboras - Head Shrinkin' Fun

The Bouncing Souls - Maniacal Laughter

David Bowie - Hunky Dory

Johnny Burnette Trio - Rockbilly Boogie

Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

The Clash - The Clash (UK)

The Cramps - Smell Of Female

De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising

Faith No More - King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime

God Lives Underwater - Empty

Guana Batz - Undercover

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall

Jimmie's Chicken Shack - Bring Your Own Stereo

K's Choice - Cocoon Crash

Krewmen - Into The Tomb

Living Colour - Vivid

The Living End - Hellbound

Long Tall Texans - Saturnalia

Mad Sin - God Save The Sin

Loreena McKennitt - The Mask And The Mirror

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Are A Drag

The Meteors - In Heaven

Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mining

Millencolin - For Monkeys

Milwaukee Wildmen - Death's Deputy

Nekromantix - Undead'N'Live

Nirvana - In Utero

Oasis - Definately Maybe

Pavement - Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia

The Polecats - Polecats Are Go!

The Quakes - Voice Of America

Radiohead - The Bends

Reverend Horton Heat - The Full Custom Gospel Sounds Of

Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Rocket From The Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream!

Royal Crown Revue - The Contender

The Roots - Illadelph Halflife

Run-DMC - Run-DMC

Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion

Seven Mary Three - American Standard

Skitzo (UK) - Skitzo Mania

Snuff - Potatoes And Melons Wholesale Prices Straight From The Lock Up

Social Distortion - Prison Bound

Squirrel Nut Zippers - Perrenial Favorites

Stray Cats - Choo Choo Hot Fish

Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary

Swingin' Utters - Swingin' Utters

Toadies - Hell Below/Stars Above

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Gene Vincent - Blue Jean Bop

Weezer - Pinkerton

tofu

Alice in Chains - Dirt
Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish
Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes
Bush - Sixteen Stone
Bjork - Homogenic
Catherine Wheel - Ferment
De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
Faithless - Reverence
Garbage - Garbage
Jesus and Mary Chain - Automatic
Chris Isaak - Forever Blue
Luscious Jackson - Electric Honey
Tribe Called Quest - Beats, Rhymes & Life
Massive Attack - Protection
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral
Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory?
Orbital - In Sides
Radiohead - OK Computer
Police - Synchronicity
REM - Adventures in Hifi
Smiths - THe Queen is Dead
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Travis - The Man Who
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear
Weezer - The Blue Album
Pearl Jam - 10
Morrissey - Your Arsenal
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Tricky - Maxinquaye

Goat3001

Nirvana- In Utero
Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse
At The Gates- Slaughter Of The Soul
Aerosmith- Pump, Permenent Vacation
Metallica- Master Of Puppets
Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin II

All IMO of course

Gdrlv

(done under the assumption that live albums don't count)

Old 97's - Too Far to Care
Phish - Billy Breathes
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
Wilco - Summerteeth
The Gourds - Bolsa de Agua
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Elliott Smith - XO
Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
moe. - No Doy
String Cheese Incident - Outside Inside
Galactic - Crazyhorse Mongoose
Talking Heads - Remain in Light
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Widespread Panic - Til the Medicine Takes
Soul Coughing - Ruby Vroom
Railroad Jerk - One Track Mind
Ween - Chocolate & Cheese
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Son Volt - Trace
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Whiskeytown - Strangers' Almanac
Weezer - Pinkerton
Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Robbie Fulks - Couples in Trouble
Radiohead - The Bends
Del the Funky Homosapien - No Need for Alarm
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Nirvana - In Utero
The Mr. T Experience - Milk Milk Lemonade
Moby - Everything Is Wrong
The Chemical Brothers - Surrender
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
R.L. Burnside - A Ass Pocket of Whiskey
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
The Kinks - Lola Vs. Powerman and the Money-Go-Round Vol. I
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Medeski Martin & Wood - Shack-man
Beck - Midnite Vultures
U2 - Rattle & Hum
Buffalo Tom - Sleepy Eyed
Ben Folds Five - Whatever & Ever Amen
Afghan Whigs - Black Love
Herbaliser - Blow Your Headphones
Los Lobos - Kiko
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Tricky - Maxinquaye
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Numanoid

Here are some 80's artists (some are still around) for you whipper-snappers:

Gary Numan - Telekon

Ultravox - Rage In Eden

Adam Ant - Friend Or Foe

A-ha - Minor Earth/Major Sky

Nik Kershaw - Human Racing

Midge Ure - The Gift

Devo - Freedom Of Choice

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Game

Human League - Dare

John Foxx - Metamatic

Killing Joke - Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

Visage - Visage

SnoopDogg

Snoop Dogg - Doggy Style
Ja Rule - Rule 336
Notorius BIG - Ready to Die
DMX - Flesh of My Flesh

raithen

Apoptygma Berzerk - Welcome To Earth
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Bjork - Homogenic
Covenant - United States Of Mind
De/vision - Monosex
Depeche Mode - Violator
Evils Toy - Silvertears
Front 242 - Front By Front
KMFDM - Adios
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
New Order - Technique
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Pet Shop Boys - Very
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Project Pitchfork - Chakra Red!
The Shamen - Axis Mutatis
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
VNV Nation - Empires
Wolfsheim - Spectators

-matt

woofman

SLAYER- "Reign in Blood"

Corrision of Conformity- "Blind"

Danzig- "Danzig"

Megadeth- "Peace Sells... But whose buying?"

Primus- "Frizzle Fry"

Incubus- "S.c.i.e.n.c.e."

Korn- "S/T"

311- "Grassroots"

Deftones- "Adrenaline"

Pantera- "Vulgar Display of Power"

Dave Brubeck- "Time Out"

Sepultura- "Chaos A.D."

Alice in Chains- "Dirt"

Kyuss- "Blues for the red sun"

Clutch- "S/T"

mllefoo

David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Depeche Mode - Violator
The Cure - Disintegration
The The - Soul Mining
Bauhaus - Burning from the Inside
Tear Garden - Shiela Likes the Rainbow
The Church - Priest = Aura
The Cars - Candy-O
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
The Police - Zenyata Mendatta
The Damned - Phantasmagoria
The Dickies - Stukas Over Disneyland (I love this title)
Dead Kennedys - Give me Convenience or Give me Death
Love and Rockets - Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow

mllefoo

You probably mean Hunky Dory, which is the album this song came from.

Troy Stiffler

Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Blues Traveler - Four
Cake - Fasion Nugget
Modest Mouse - This is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam - Ten
Radiohead - O.K. Computer
The Rentals - Seven More Minutes
The Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Weezer - Pinkerton

Eplicon

The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Beatles: Revolver
Enya: Shepherd Moons
Madonna: Like a Prayer
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill

Jeremy517

311 - Grassroots

Burnt Alive

Oops....my bad. I was thinking Hunky Dory...but typed Life On Mars.

larryw

Beck - Mutations
Blues Traveler - Straight On Till Morning
Phish - Rift
Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming
R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant (changes depending on mood, weather etc.)

Grimfarrow

Pink Floyd - Animals
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Joni Mitchell - Night Ride Home
Bjork - Post
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Radiohead - OK Computer
Tori Amos - Boys for Pele
Faye Wong - Scenic Tour
Weezer - Pinkerton
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
Portishead - Portishead
Pulp - Different Class
The Chemical Brothers - Surrender
Nirvana - In Utero
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Tool - Aenima
Moby - Play

F For Fake

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years
REM- Life's Rich Pageant
The Clash - Sandinista
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Devo - New Traditionalists
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - Anthology (I know it's a cheat to put a greatest hits type thing, but this 2 disc set really is the best way to get the best of CM's Impressions era stuff, as well as his solo stuff up through Super Fly)
Television - Marquee Moon
Faith No More - Angel Dust
B-52's - Wild Planet
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Pixies - Come on Pilgrim
Frank Black - Frank Black & the Catholics
Gang of Four - Entertainment

People are listing some great albums, keep it up!

Illinois Enema Bandit

Yes - Relayer
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Roger Waters - Amused To Death
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
Who - Whos' Next
Rush - Moving Pictures
Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
Stones - Exile On Main Street
Bruce Springsteen/E Street - Born To Run
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
Allman Brothers - Eat A Peach
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Peter Gabriel - So
Weather Report - Heavy Weather
Kansas - Song For America
Doors - LA Woman
Radiohead - OK Computer
Live - Throwing Copper
Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
David Bowie - Station To Station
Dire Straits - Making Movies
Roxy Music - Stranded
Queen - Queen II
Led Zeppelin - IV

greeny

Pulp - Different Class
Suede - dogmanstar
My Life Story - the Golden Mile
Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish
Beatles - Abbey Road
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Björk - Homogenic
Radiohead - the Bends
Texas - White on Blonde
Tori Amos - Boys for Pelé
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
Charlatans - Melting Pot
Verve - Northern Soul
Placebo - Without You, I'm Nothing
U2 - Achtung Baby
P.J. Harvey - Rid of Me

grunter

The Beatles - Revolver
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
The Who - Tommy
Elton John - Madman Across the Water
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
Peter Gabriel - So
Elvis Costello - Punch the Clock
Dire Straits - Making Movies
Prince - Sign O' the Times
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
Tom Waits - Small Change
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
U2 - Joshua Tree
REM - Document
The Cure - Pornography
The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs
Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
The Clash - London Calling
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Metallica - . . . And Justice For All
Kiss - Destroyer
Aerosmith - Rocks
Radiohead - The Bends
Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Nirvana - In Utero
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
Pearl Jam - Vs.
The Cars - Candy-O
B-52s - B-52s
Beck - Midnite Vultures
Phish - A Picture of Nectar
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
Morrissey - Viva Hate!
New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
DEVO - New Traditionalists
Husker Du - New Day Rising
Sugar - Copper Blue
Bob Mould - Black Sheets of Rain
The Replacements - Tim
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves
XTC - Mummer
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister

monkey

U2 - Achtung Baby
The Clash - London Calling
The Cure - Disintegration
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Morrissey - Vauxhall And I
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beatles - Revolver
Depeche Mode - Violator
Joy Division - Closer
New Order - Technique
Radiohead - Kid A
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Husker Du - Flip Your Wig
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Madonna - Like A Prayer
Pet Shop Boys - Very
Peter Gabriel - Us
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Who - Who's Next
Faith No More - Angel Dust
The English Beat - I Just Can't Stop It
The Jam - In The City
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Weezer - Pinkerton
Pearl Jam - Vs.

ViewAskewbian

tom waits - nighthawks at the diner
the smiths - the queen is dead
bruce springsteen - the ghost of tom joad
bob dylan - blonde on blonde
pink floyd - the wall