GUMPTYR: My 20 Favourite Albums (2013)

 Enclosed are my top 20 albums. A lot of this is subject to change at any given time.I'll probably do full reviews on a lot of these later. Also aside from the top 5 which is pretty solid the rest are a bit slapped together so could be subject to change as early as tomorrow, except for as stated the top 5, which is pretty solid and akin to my fantastic taste in music.

1. The Wall (Pink Floyd)

I saw this live, very nice! Also why the movie no have Hey You. This album has more nostalgic value than any of the others and is a favourite from a fantastic band

2. The Velvet Underground and Nico (The Velvet Underground/Nico)

It makes me very upset that the Velvet Underground come off so indie in appearance. Oh well, Lou Reed and John Cale for the win!

3. Exile On Main St (The Rolling Stones)

Exile on Main St! I love this album so much I have a shirt of it, though I have a shirt of the above two albums as well, but I think I got this one first!

 

4. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan)

I want Bob Dylan's shirt! Speaking of which I need a Highway 61 shirt

5. Fun House (The Stooges)

There's something about Iggy riding through the hellish Maelstrom that gives me hope

6. Beggar's Banquet (The Rolling Stones) 

Mick Jaggar does the southern drawl better than Americans do, what can I say

7. The Doors (The Doors)

The Doors of perception man! But in all seriousness this album is the essence of cool

8. The Clash (The Clash)

I used to like the UK version more, but than I discovered the US one had White Man (in Hammersmith Palais), so I combined them to make a mega album. In short its really fucking awesome

9. Horses (Patti Smith)

Took me ages to get this one, but once I did, while not changing my life like it did many people, I love it a lot and Patti Smith has a sexy as fuck voice. And is occasionally pretty hot stuff too, here's a picture

Granted having your soul eaten turns you on of course

10. Sticky Fingers (The Rolling Stones)

Music straight from Mick Jaggar's penis to your heart with not a faulty song inside

11. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

Has my vote for best album cover

12. Doolittle (The Pixies)

So I have no idea what most of it is about, Debaser's about an awesome avand garde film! Luis Bunuel and The Pixies! Good little album this one, replayed it quite a lot over the last couple of months

13. London Calling (The Clash)

Why did Joe Strummer have to die, it was so selvish of him! Now I never get to see The Clash live. Some consideration would have been nice. :)

14. Ok Computer (Radiohead)

Seems quite wanky and not user friendly when you look at it, and typically avoid the crowd associated with this kind of music to an extent. But this is such a solid album! It may be higher next year, it probably should be higher now, but meh

15. Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin)

I have arguments with a friend with this one all the time, he argues 3 is the best LZ album, but I think this one takes the ticket and is the last great album in the bands catalogue

16. Unknown Pleasures (Joy Division)

Just cause you like the album doesn't mean to dedicate your life to being miserable and eventually killing yourself.

17. Meddle (Pink Floyd)

Underrated and I like it a little better than Dark Side of the Moon so I went with this instead. Echoes is amazing, but so is Fearless and One of These Days

18. Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Pink Floyd)

It's like a drug tripped fairy tale, but GUMPTYR that's Alice in Wonderland. To which I reply, no, gentle reader, you are regretably wrong in this regard. Alice in Wonderland is about the absurd nature of advanced algabra. This is drug fairy tale

19. Something Else (The Kinks)

I love the kinks a lot, this album has a lot of resonance for getting me into them and is an awesome album in its own regard. Waterlou Sunset fine's my good sirs of the internet

20. Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon)

Haha  Beatles fans! HAHAHHAHAHAH! I do like this album a lot though. Abbey Road is my favourite beatles album by the way

Well this has been fun,

GUMPTYR