"The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)"

[Yves]

"The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)" according to OUT. Some usual suspects and a few surprises. No jazz or classical albums though.

http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=24081

What's missing?

 

[ashonfire]

Re: "The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)

I don't quite get how some of these album are gay...

apart from that. my first thought was lou reed's "transformer", it was the first album i heard that made me realise that while it may not be cool to be gay right now (in suburbia, 1998 ) it can be incredibly hip and dangerous. was there any stooges/iggy pop in there. songs like "loose" with the lyric "stick it deep/inside 'cause i'm loose" blew my mind when i was a teen.

 

[thevofl]

Re: "The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)

Nirvana's Nevermind is gay?

 

[IFeel4U]

Re: "The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)

Italicized titles indicate that I own the full album, titles in regular font are just songs I have downloaded from them. Let’s see….

1. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, 1972
2. The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984
5. Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall, 1961
6. The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986
8. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection, 1990
9. Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual, 1983
15. George Michael, Faith, 1987
16. Queen, A Night at the Opera, 1975
17. Lou Reed, Transformer, 1972
19. The B-52s, The B-52's, 1979
21. David Bowie, Hunky Dory, 1971
27. Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), 1983
28. Queen, The Game, 1980
29. Pet Shop Boys, Actually, 1987
30. Diana Ross, Diana, 1980
32. The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, 1985
33. The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow, 1984
34. Donna Summer, Bad Girls, 1979
36. Madonna, Erotica, 1992
37. Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978
40. Pet Shop Boys, Behavior, 1990
42. ABBA, Gold, 1992
43. Prince, Purple Rain, 1984
46. Madonna, Ray of Light, 1998
47. The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs, 1999
49. Patti Smith, Horses, 1975
53. Culture Club, Colour by Numbers, 1983
54. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes, 1992
55. David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, 1974
57. Prince, Dirty Mind, 1980
58. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville, 1993
59. Bronski Beat, The Age of Consent, 1984
63. Björk, Debut, 1993
64. Patti Smith, Easter, 1978
65. Le Tigre, Le Tigre, 1999
66. Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1981
68. Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991
70. Rent original Broadway cast, Rent, 1996 (Saw it on Broadway)
72. Donna Summer, Once Upon a Time, 1977
73. various artists, Fame soundtrack, 1980
74. Michael Jackson, Off the Wall, 1979
77. New Order, Substance, 1987
78. various artists, The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack, 1975…..I own the movie
79. T. Rex, Electric Warrior, 1971
81. Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah, 2006
82. Cher, Believe, 1998
84. Cyndi Lauper, True Colors, 1986
85. Nina Simone, Anthology, 2003
86. Madonna, Madonna, 1983
87. Madonna , Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005
90. Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, 1978

 

[celtboy]

Re: "The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)

An album that was influential to me at the time of my coming out was Barbra Streisand's soundtrack to "Yentl."

"There's someone who must hear
the words I've never spoken.
Tonight if he were here
my silence would be broken.
I need him to touch me
to know the love that's in my heart.
The same heart that tells me
to free myself, to be myself at last..."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It's an interesting article. I would say I own 90% of them, and I'm downloading 1 or 2 based on the reviews given with the list.

 

[TygreBryte]

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i was really surprised to see a beatles' album on the list.

 

[Yuki Sohma]

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I do not agree with the majority of the list.........I just simply do not agree.........