Favorite Album From Each Generation

[nedfla]

I'm defining the years as whenever members of a generation were typically growing up, in adolescence, or young adults. So...

Baby Boomers (1956-1975)

Generation X (1976-1995)

Millineals (1996-2015)

Here are my personal picks:

Baby Boomers
Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Generation X
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Millineals
Kid A by Radiohead

[notbrianeno]

Baby Boomers
Van Morrison | Astral Weeks

Generation X
My Bloody Valentine | Loveless

Millennials
Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

[GucciLittlePiggy]

Baby Boomers (1956-1975)
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.

Generation X (1976-1995)
Jeff Buckley - Grace

Millennials (1996-2015)
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

[Nick]

Baby Boomers (1956-1975)

The Beatles- Revolver

Runner Up: The Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

Generation X (1976-1995)

The Clash- London Calling

Runner Up: Oasis- (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Millennials (1996-2015)

Radiohead- OK Computer

Runner Up: LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver

[ordinaryperson]

Baby Boomers
Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin (#2 All-Time)

Generation X
The Wall by Pink Floyd (#5 All-Time)

Millennials
Kid A by Radiohead (#1 All-Time)

[Live in Phoenix]

Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan

Generation X
Nevermind - Nirvana

Ys - Joanna Newsom

[Gillingham]

Baby Boomers (1956-1975)
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. (#3 all-time)

Generation X (1976-1995)
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones (#8 all-time)

Millineals (1996-2015)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (#1 all-time)

[whuntva]

Boomers:

Dark Side of the Moon

Gen X:

OK Computer

Millennial:

Elephant

[Jirin]

Boomers: Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
Generation X: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Milennial: The Knife - Silent SHout

[acroamor]

Blue - Joni Mitchell
The Blue Album - Weezer
The Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse

[Henrik]

Songs of Leonard Cohen
Portishead - Dummy
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Really interesting would be to see our favorite albums, grouped by generation of ourselves (the voters). Could be an exercise during our next alltime poll.

[Andre]

Baby Boomers: Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (1970, #3)
Generation X: Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980, #1)
Generation Y: The National - Boxer (2007, #21)

[Jeff]

Baby Boomers (1956-1975)
Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra (1965)

Generation X (1976-1995)
Arthur Russell - World of Echo (1986)

Millineals (1996-2015)
OutKast - Aquemini (1998)

[luney6]

Baby Boomers: The Velvet Underground and Nico (#1 all time)
Runner up: In the Court of the Crimson King (#2 all time)

Generation X: Yerself is Steam (#3 all time)
Runner up: Marquee Moon (#4 all time)

Edit: Recently heard another album, so here:

Millineals: Ocean Songs (#8 all time)
Runner up: Ys (#10 all time)

[Brad]

Baby Boomers (1956-1975)
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Generation X (1976-1995)
R.E.M. - Murmur

Millineals (1996-2015)
Pavement - Brighten The Corners

Thanks!

[Andre]

Baby Boomers: Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (1970, #3)
Generation X: Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980, #1)
Generation Y: The National - Boxer (2007, #21)

Following the example of luney6, here are my runners up:

Baby Boomers: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966, #4)
Generation X: R.E.M. - Murmur (1983, #2)
Generation Y: The Shins - Oh, Inverted World (2001, #22)

[luvulongTIM]

The BBs: The Magical Mystery Tour
Gen X: London Calling
Millineals: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

[ringoesq68]

baby boomer album = beatles - "rubber soul" (1965)
generation x album = steely dan - "aja" (1977)
millennial album = strokes - "is this it" (2001)

[Georgie]

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Steely Dan - Aja
Stereolab - Cobra & Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night