best album of all time

[Beaverlicker]

Sneaker Pimps. Becoming X

 

[xmontrealer]

Oops I started an honourable mention list, but then re-read the OP's admonition to pick "just ONE".

My bad.

 

[red]

The doors, the doors
Jefferson airplane, surrealistic pillow

Van Morrison, self titled debut album
Jim hendrix, are you experienced
Joe Jackson, look sharp

 

[Amelie]

Agree! Anything by Pink Floyd.

Starting with Dark Side of the Moon, each of their albums had it's own theme.
Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall.

+2
Animals is tops for me, followed closely by dark side!

 

[MissCroft]

Smell the glove.

Hehehe

 

[MadonnaLove]

Nirvana Nevermind

 

[fedor77]

Oasis definetly maybe

 

[legmann]

Who's Next

Seminal. First one that came to my mind.

Rubber Soul

+1. Lists like these almost needed to be broken down into 'Beatles' and 'post-Beatles' eras.

 

[WoodPeckr]

The Beatles, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Best jazz album ever:

 

[Flatulent Fox]

"Best" is highly subjective. I'm a hip-hop fan of a certain age, so my personal favourite album of all time is The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.

 

[b4u]

Dark side of the moon! it just never gets old.

 

[littlesmoke]

Flatt and Scruggs: Foggy Mountain Banjo

 

[Yoga Face]

mahvisnu orchestra live in central park

here is Santana with them

 

[K Douglas]

"Best" is highly subjective. I'm a hip-hop fan of a certain age, so my personal favourite album of all time is The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.

Best is less subjective than favourite. When evaluating best you should include content (lyrics,composition,arrangement,instrumentation), influence, innovation, delivery and cohesiveness as the main defining criteria.

I do love your chose of favourite though. I love Low End Theory more today than I did when it was released. Amazing album - jazz and hip hop meld so perfectly.

 

[Yoga Face]

Nirvana Nevermind

unplugged

here he does the pines incorrectly attributed to leadbelly

the song is full of symbolism and the opening 2 words should be sung black girl not my girl

I think the pines symbolizes the losing of virginity

 

[highpark]

Sgt Pepper. Definitely. Also Supertramp Paris Live , Genesis Three sides live and seconds out , Sage In Transit. Phil collins face value ......

 

[trod]

 

[JMrandomstuff]

Mezzanine is another good, non-obvious choice.

On the Pink Floyd "side" everybody always mentions Dark Side or The Wall, but personally, I think Meddle is their best.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Beatles White Album was pretty good too

 

[if6wuz9]

Prince - Purple Rain.