Okay just for some fun and we can share some top music....Name your top 10 albums, mine are

Closer..Joy Division,
Hats...Blue Nile,
The Fragile...NIN,
Power Corruption and Lies...New Order,
Voilator...Depeche Mode,
Rage In Eden...Ultravox,
Mezzanine...Massive Attack,
Plays Live...Peter Gabriel,
The Subliminal Verses...Slipknot,
Fat of the Land...The Prodigy.

Okay thats all folks .....

Just spent a few minutes trying to do this and realised that ten isn't enough! The first ten that spring to mind in no particular order are:

Ultravox - Rage in Eden
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
Philip Jeays - London
Tangerine Dream - Tangram
Komputer - The World of Tomorrow
Joy Division - Closer
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Gorecki - Third Symphony
Tenth Anniversary Concert of Les Miserables
Tindersticks - Tindersticks 2

10 is never enough, I had to really think , well the first 5 were very easy, but I have loads of albums I love...

Arrgh...that`s difficult!

1. Ultravox - Rage In Eden
2. Lady Gaga - The Fame
3. Visage - The Anvil
4. Moi Caprice - You Can`t Say No Forever (DK)
5. C.V. Jørgensen - Sjælland (DK)
6. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
7. Icehouse - Primitive Man
8. A-Ha - Scoundrel Days
9. Kent - Hagnesta Hill
10.Love Shop - Det Løse Liv (DK)

And Mine

1 Rage In Eden .Ultravox
2.Misplaced Childhood ..Marillion
3.New Gold Dream ..Simple Minds
4.Dare ..Human League
5.Porcupine..Echo and The Bunnymen
6.Funhouse ..Pink
7.Hunting High and Low ..Aha
8. Day At The Races ..Queen
9.Lets Dance..David Bowie
10. Time..ELO

Love Iria x

that's really hard, but in todays mood they would be:

1. Ultravox - Quartet (remastered with the monument tour live tracks)
2. Ultravox - Vienna
3. ELO - Time
4. Fashion - Fabrique
5. Icehouse - Love in motion
6. Marillion - Holidays in Eden
7. Marillion - Happiness is the road
8. Placebo - Black market music
9. Rush - Hold your Fire
10. Mike & The Mechanics - word of mouth.

I feel really bad though leaving out albums by Journey, Roger waters and a few others that could easily replace some of these albums depending on my mood

Aahh yes, Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden,
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream, Human League - Dare
...I got those too....GREAT albums!
And ELO -Time...I haven`t got it (Big mistake!)
...brings a lot og memories back...love the
sound on that album!

Icehouse - Love In Motion...I´m pretty sure it`s
the same album as Primitive Man! I don`t know
why they changed the title...

love in motion is indeed the same album as primitive man, I bought it on vinyl back when 'hey little girl' was released. I know it was originally released as primitive man, and has since been re-released as primitive man on CD, which I also bought as it has all the bonus tracks on it, that were the B sides to the 12"'s back in the 80's.

Time by ELO...it should be a must in anyones collection...but you could be forgiven if you bought 'out of the blue' or a 'new world record' by ELO instead.

Okay! I can`t remember if I bought the album on vinyl back then, but I bought the CD. Later I got the remastered CD too, though I got all the 12"s
(I think).
Thanks a lot for the ELO tip! I will check it out!

Primitive Man will be the perfect soundtrack for the
evening I think...

10 is too hard...so changing it to my top 20 to include the live stuff.....not particularly in order as all the Ultravox and Midge stuff gets played a lot...essential ingredient to sustain life here!

Ultravox: Return to Eden CDs/DVD
Ultravox: Rage in Eden (remasters)
Ultravox: Lament (remasters)
Midge Ure: Move Me+
Ultravox: Vienna (remasters)
Ultravox: Quartet (remasters)
Ultravox: Monument (remaster)
Midge Ure: Intimate Moments 2
Midge Ure: Pure + Breathe...plus
Midge Ure: Glorious Noise
Midge Ure & Troy Donockley: Duet
Midge Ure: Re*Live
Midge Ure: Answers
Midge Ure: The Gift
Midge Ure: Intimate Moments
Queen: Queen II
Queen: Innuendo
Michael Jackson: History
David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust
Michael Jackson: Dangerous

There are more including all the best of and greatest hits but I'll refrain...

Sorry it's so predictable........

1. Ultravox - Rage in Eden (re-master)
2. Ultravox - Quartet (re-master)
3. Ultravox - Vienna (re-master)
4. Ultravox - Return to Eden Live at the R'House
5. Midge Ure - Answers
6. Midge Ure - Move Me
7. Midge Ure - Breathe
8. Ultravox - Lament
9. Midge Ure - Pure
10. Ultravox -Monument (re-master)

and to be even more predictable they could be any order and it wouldn't matter (apart from Rage in Eden which will always be first)

I do try and listen to other stuff - honest!! But I always find myself turning it off and going for the Vox or Midge - and you know what.... I love it

No particular order - just albums that have stood the test of time and still get heavy rotation on my iPod..

1. Art Of Noise - (Who's Afraid Of) The Art Of Noise
2. Big Audio Dynamite - This is Big Audio Dynamite
3. Cabaret Voltaire - 2 X 45
4. The Clash - London Calling
5. Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
6. Eddie & Sunshine - Perfect Strangers
7. Ultravox - Rage In Eden
8. Mark Shreeve - Legion
9. VNV Nation - Judgement
10. Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age Of Wireless

Chappie

and my very similar list with equal sentiments...
:p

1. Ultravox - Return to Eden Live at the R'House
2. Ultravox - Rage in Eden
3. Ultravox - Vienna
4. Ultravox - Lament
5. Midge Ure - Intimate moments 2
5. Midge Ure - A Glorious Noise
6. Midge Ure - Move Me
7. Midge Ure - Breathe
8. Ultravox - Quartet
9. Midge Ure - Little Orphans
10. Midge Ure - Midgeure*live

Always a good topic of conversation! That and Top 10 films!

In no particular order:

Ultravox - Rage in Eden
Ultravox - Vienna
Ultravox - Lament
Ultravox - Quartet
U2 - The Joshua Tree
ABC - Lexicon of Love
Human League - Dare
Queen - Greatest Hits
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

Thats the 10, though I do have to say that Muse's HAARP live album and The Resistance are also very high on the list, together with Abba's Gold Greatest Hits (yeah, maybe cheesy but still class songwriting).

Now top 10 films....

Hmm, on some days I'd say the list would be the 10 Bowie studio albums following (and including) The Man Who Sold The World. On other days it would be a bit like this:

- Rage in Eden - Ultravox
- Revolver - The Beatles
- Welcome to Jamrock - Damian Marley
- Brilliant Trees - David Sylvian
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan
- Reproduction - The Human League
- Raw Power - Iggy and The Stooges
- Computer World - Kraftwerk
- The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion - The Black Crowes
- Never Mind the Bollocks - The Sex Pistols

OMD -Architecture & Morality
Ultravox - Vienna
OMD - Dazzle Ships
ABC -Lexicon of Love
Ultravox - Rage in Eden
The Human League - Travelogue
John Foxx - Metamatic
The Human League - Dare
China Crisis - Flaunt the Imperfection
Kraftwerk - Computer World..

(might change tomorrow!)

According to Last.fm these was my top10 albums of last week:

Snow Patrol – Up To Now (The Best Of )
Ultravox – U-Vox
Ultravox – Rage In Eden
Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
Panic! At the Disco – Pretty Odd
Walls of Jericho – The American Dream
The Gathering – If_then_else
Dixie Chicks – Fly
Ultravox – Lament
The Killers – Sawdust

From country to metalcore with a lot of ultravox, i like it....

Originally posted by Denise:
and my very similar list with equal sentiments...
:p

Nice one Denise!!!!

Do you think we need rehab or some sort of addiction therapy

M

Ah but Midge and Ultravox music IS therapy .....helps with just about everything as well taking one to the highest of highs.....

Hear hear, my friend, hear hear
......and if you throw in a chocolate digestive or two.....

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mandy:
<strong> Originally posted by Denise:
and my very similar list with equal sentiments...
:p

Nice one Denise!!!!

Do you think we need rehab or some sort of addiction therapy

I'm going to that gig too!!!!!!

M

I'll be the 'mad' person in the corner

...and I'll be the total loon in the other corner or at the bar or collapsed on the stage!!!
See you there

Top ten albums? The impossible question that I (and judging by people's comments, most other people) never have a definitive answer for.

Anyway, this is what I'm feeling today - here's 10 albums that have always been on heavy rotation and that I could survive on for the rest of my life. In alphabetical order.

ABC – Lexicon of Love
Boards of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children
David Bowie – Heroes
Julian Cope – Peggy Suicide
The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver
Neu – Neu 75
OMD – Architecture and Morality
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
Ulrich Schnauss – In A Strangely Isolated Place


I reserve the right to change my mind in about ten minutes time.

Hell of a difficult question! But will try...in no particular order...

1. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
2. Ladytron - Witching Hour
3. Ultravox - Vienna
4. John Foxx - Metamatic
5. Japan - Obscure Alternatives
6. Faust - Faust IV
7. Einsturzende Neubauten - Alles Wieder Offen
8. Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
9. DAF - Gold und Liebe
10. The Associates - Sulk

Damn! Can I change my mind?

Actually, on another day I could have easily gone for any of their first 3 albums.

Good to see Ladytron and Faust too!

My favourite records of all time are something like the following:

1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
1980: Gary Numan - Telekon
1981: Ultravox - Rage In Eden
1981: O.M.D. - Architecture & Morality
1981: John Foxx - The Garden
1985: Kate Bush - The 9th Wave
1986: David Sylvian - Gone to Earth
1987: David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive
1990: Depeche Mode - Violator
1992: The Orb - Blue Room
1994: Autechre - Amber

( In No Particularly order )
Ultravox : Rage In Eden
John Foxx : The Garden
The Human League : Travelogue
Kraftwerk : The Man Machine
Roxy Music : Avalon
Bryan Ferry : Mamouna
Eno : Another Green World
David Sylvian : Gone To Earth
Daniel Lanois : Acadie
Emmylou Harris : Wrecking Ball
All classic albums.Enjoy yourself!

My all time favourite Top 10-albums:

ABC - The Lexicon of Love
Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops
Duran Duran - 1st Album
Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement
Human League - Dare
Japan - Quiet Life
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees
Ultravox - Rage In Eden
Ultravox - Vienna

A difficult one to post on.

Some of my chosen albums are listed here because I love all of the artists work, not just one (if it came down to it and I had to choose, the one listed is the one I'd take). Apart from the first on the list, there are no 'I like this album more than the next...' entries - they're all good, and all have their place on merit in my Top 13 (sorry - I just couldn't limit it to 10, no matter how hard I tried).

Duran Duran - Big Thing
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Steve Ferrone - It Up
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Killers - Sam's Town
Los Amigos Invisibles - The Venezuelan Zinga Son Vol.1
Eric Clapton - Behind The Sun
Suzanne Vega - Songs in Red and Gray
Bryan Ferry - Mamouna
Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
Ultravox - Rage in Eden
Bowling For Soup - A Hangover You Don't Deserve
The Who - Who's Next



Regards,


Paul

It is hard to chose only 10 but here is my Top10 (not in particular order except the first 3):

1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan
2. Vienna - Ultravox
3. Visage - Visage
4. Duran Duran - Duran Duran
5. The Golden Age of Wireless - Thomas Dolby
6. The Pleasures Of Electricity - John Foxx & Louis Gordon
7. Die Mensch Maschine - Kraftwerk
8. Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam and The Ants
9. Quiet Life - Japan
10. Rage In Eden - Ultravox

In no particular order:

1. Metamatic – John Foxx
2. Three into One – Ultravox
3. Gentlemen Take Polaroids – Japan
4. 17 Seconds – The Cure
5. Tubeway Army – Tubeway Army
6. Replicas – Gary Numan
7. Power, Corruption and Lies – New Order
8. Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division
9. Plans – Death Cab for Cutie
10. *

* intentionally left blank (reserving spot for Foxx/Currie/Cross/Simon/Cann reunion album)

Iris- Awakening
VNV Nation- Of Faith Power and Glory
Minerve- Please
Final Selection- Clockworks
Ultravox- Vienna
Visage- Visage
Camouflage- Bodega Bohemia
Seabound- Double-Crosser
Claire Voyant- Lustre
Gary Numan- Replicas

I'm purposefully not listing Rage in Eden, Lament, Visage, (and perhaps The Gift), just to keep it interesting. If I had to, they'd knock 4 albums off of this:

1. Spirit of Eden - Talk Talk
2. Autumnal Park - Pseudo Echo
3. Quiet Life - Japan
4. Human's Lib - Howard Jones
5. Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears
6. Reach the Beach - The Fixx
7. Liberty - Duran
8. New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
9. Through the Barricades - Spandau Ballet
10. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
10.5 Pet Shop Boys - Alternative : )

I was surprised by how many of my choices appear on other lists. Usually these sorts of threads show an immense range of choices, I am surprised and impressed by the consistency of the lists.

1) Ultravox: Systems of Romance
2) Eno: Another Green World
3) Roxy Music: Stranded
4) Bryan Ferry: In Your Mind
5) David Bowie: Heroes
6) King Crimson: Larks Tongues in Aspic
7) Japan: Quiet Life
8) Bill Nelson: Love that Whirls
9) Bill Nelson: After The Satellite Sings
10)John Foxx: Metamatic


A quick review of other poster's lists includes, Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Daniel Lanois: Acadie, Simple Minds: New Gold Dream, Echo and The Bunnymen: Porcupine, Japan: Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Gorecki - Third Symphony
ABC: Lexicon of Love, OMD: Architecture and Morality, Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure, David Sylvian: Secrets of the Beehive, any of which on a different day would have been on the list.

Avoiding anything 'vox related , and limiting to only one per artist I came up with this off the top of my head ( but as with just about everyone else , would be different if you asked my tomorrow )

Crowded House - Together Alone
Pink Floyd - Pulse
OMD - Architecture & Morality
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Moby - Brixton 2005
Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks
Vangelis - Bladerunner
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Art of Noise - Daft
Propaganda - Secret Wish
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

hmm. I am tempted to go with Mandy and Denise and could easily do an Ultravox/Midge top 10. However, in the interests of diversity I will try ten that don't include Ultravox.....
(and this is hard enough without ranking, so no particular order)
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Architecture and Morality - OMD
Arrival - ABBA
The Flyer - Nanci Griffith
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
The Red Shoes - Kate Bush
Savage - Eurythmics
Hunky Dory - Bowie
Made in Heaven - Queen
Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf

Like everyone else it will change tomorrow, and I haven't gone near opera/classical/ musicals/soundtracks....

Revolver - The Beatles (1966)
Another Green World - Brian Eno (1975)
Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield (1975)
Low -David Bowie (1977)
Man Machine - Kraftwerk (1978)
Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan (1979)
Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan (1980)
Remain In Light - Talking Heads (1980)
New Gold Dream - Simple Minds (1982)
Violator - Depeche Mode (1990)

1. Orbital - Insides
2. Wonderstuff - Eight Legged Groove Machine
3. Innerpartysystem - Innerpartysystem
4. The The - Infected
5. Yello - Stella
6. New Order - Low Life
7. Pulp - Different Class
8. The Knife - Silent Shout
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
10. Interpol - Antics

Bubbling under - Loads of stuff - The latest from Arcade Fire is poking its head into the above list.

Without Ultravox, here's my top 10 of right now (a constantly changing list that would probably be different tomorrow morning!)

Meddle, Pink Floyd
Origins of Symmetry, Muse
Full Moon Fever, Tom Petty
Wild One, Thin Lizzy
Welcome to the Pleasuredome, Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Emotion and Commotion, Jeff Beck
War, U2
The Ragpicker's Dream, Mark Knopfler
Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
Not just a pretty face, Rowan Atkinson (probably the funniest album ever!)

Not In order bar 1& 2. Like loads of songs but not that many albums were like pretty much all the tracks , all remind me of an era. T

1) Lament,Ultravox
2) Scoundrel Days - A-ha
3) Notorious - Duran Duran
4) Colour of Spring - Talk Talk
5) MCMXL - Enigma
6) Violater - Depeche Mode
7) Wonderful Life - Black
8) 18 - Moby
9) X&Y -Coldplay
10)A Posteriori - Enigma

This will depend on my mood and what I can remember so as now here my list:

Arcade Fire - Funeral
Ultravox - Vienna
Bill Nelson - Getting The Holy Ghost Across
Peter Gabiel - IV
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Mike Oldfield - Songs Of Distant Erath
Depeche Mode - Violater
Jewel - Spirit
Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

I was asked the same questiion a couple of months back,but I bet the albums here differ!

Rage in Eden Ultravox

Closer Joy Division

Gentlemen take polaroids Japan

Pleasure Principle Gary Numan

Kick inside Kate Bush

Systems of Romance Ultravox

Visage Visage

Dare Human League

Wish you were here Pink Flloyd

Different Class Pulp.

here are mine in no particular order.

Alphaville - Forever Young

Apoptygma Berzerk - Soli Deo Gloria

Apoptygma Berzerk - Seven

Apoptygma Berzerk - Welcome To Earth

Depeche Mode - Violator

Joy Division - Closer

Kirlian Camera - Shadow Mission Held V

Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland

Ultravox - Vienna

Ultravox - Rage In Eden