aimshows Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 1: Demon Days (gorillaz) 2: The New Abnormal (the strokes) 3: OK computer (raidiohead) 4: plastic beach (gorillaz) 5: good & evil (tally hall) 6: sofarinrunning (raccoon tour) Edited July 14, 2023 by aimshows 4 Share this post Link to post
Murdoch Posted April 30, 2023 2 hours ago, EPICALLL said: Queen - Innuendo (1991) [admittedly mainly because of it's flagship song; "The Show Must Go On"] My dude. When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary doesn't come to me. Father Freddie does, with that song. Just thinking of those opening chords sends tingles up my arms. As you likely know, when he recorded that song he was in so much pain he could barely stand, and yet he still managed that vocal. Beyond legendary. As for the question posed by the this thread, I honestly could spend hours thinking about it and still not come up with a list I would probably not tweak further an hour later. I try not to play favourites these days. There's just too much great stuff. 4 Share this post Link to post
EPICALLL Posted April 30, 2023 Just now, Murdoch said: My dude. When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary doesn't come to me. Father Freddie does, with that song. Just thinking of those opening chords sends tingles up my arms. As you likely know, when he recorded that song he was in so much pain he could barely stand, and yet he still managed that vocal. Beyond legendary. I'm so glad there's someone else out there who appreciates this absolute gem as much as I do. 2 Share this post Link to post
Eon Toad Posted April 30, 2023 1. Kamelot - The Black Halo 2. Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death 3. The Who - Quadrophenia 4. Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls 5. Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet 5 Share this post Link to post
Murdoch Posted April 30, 2023 38 minutes ago, Eon Toad said: Kamelot - The Black Halo Great album. "The Haunting"... *chef's kiss* 2 Share this post Link to post
Ludi Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 1. m b v - my bloody valentine Probably surprising that Loveless isn't here but I just vibe with this so much. It's like a deep cut album that gets better with every listen. "New You" and "Who Sees You" are absolutely beautiful walls of noise, especially the latter. 2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Injury Reserve Absolutely tragic circumstances around this one, since one of the members died during its creation, but this is in my opinion the best album of the new decade. Absolutely face-melting production and lyricism. "Knees" is the only song that can make cry, full stop. R.I.P. Groggs 3. The Seer - Swans The most savage and primal-sounding album I've ever heard. 2 hours of utter madness, spiraling down into the depths of hell. "Apostate is the best post-rock track ever made, IMO. 4. Mezzanine - Massive Attack Never have industrial and trip-hop mingled so well. You probably already know this one, though. "Angel" is the greatest opening track on any album. 5. Perdition City - Ulver Absolutely gorgeous melting-pot of trip-hop, industrial, and jazz. How is this shit possible from a band known for death metal? Edited April 30, 2023 by Ludi 6 Share this post Link to post
LadyMistDragon Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 1. Kate Bush - Never For Ever 2. The Who - Quadrophenia 3. Faith No More - Angel Dust 4. Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin 5. King Crimson - Red Edited April 30, 2023 by LadyMistDragon 3 Share this post Link to post
Ludi Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, esselfortium said: Guided By Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed Smh no Alien Lanes :p 5 hours ago, dew said: Portishead - Dummy Highly recommend the self-titled album and Roseland NYC Live, especially the latter. Absolutely sublime. 9 hours ago, Gregor said: 3. The Beatles - White Album (1968) The White Album is my favorite for sure. I'm So Tired is my favorite Beatles deep cut. 7 hours ago, yakfak said: this heat "deceit" art bears "world as it is today" front 242 "front by front" magma "kohntarkosz" parliament "funkentelechy vs. the placebo syndrome" my terrible 70s/80s centric taste It's a travesty no one else has mentioned Deceit. Paper Hats is such a harrowing fucking song. I'm seeing some Zappa, so I figured I'd state that Weasels Ripped My Flesh takes my top pick in his discog. Edited April 30, 2023 by Ludi 2 Share this post Link to post
Suess Posted April 30, 2023 Off the top of my head (my list is constantly changing): 1. Alice in chains-Dirt 2. Pantera-Far Beyond Driven 3. Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Type O Negative-Bloody Kisses 5. Soundgarden-BadMotorFinger 3 Share this post Link to post
Halfblind Posted April 30, 2023 Before I got sick music was more than just a pastime for me. It was a way of life, a driving force and an integral piece of my internal soul. Music enriches and brings meaning to my life. It also helps me feel deep emotions and envision a different life outside my own. For me choosing only 5 albums is very hard. It's like asking a mother to choose who her favorite child is. I started listening to music in my teenage years to where my preferred genera was Post-Grunge Alternative. I have branched out since then. I can only give you suggestions for some really great albums, not what I think is the best of the best. Here are a few suggestions of underrated and/or lesser-known albums from the 90's that I think that anyone should listen to. 1. Eve 6: Eve 6 The first album that I ever bought. The song "Inside Out" was rather disliked in my small town and my family. Notable tracks include; a. How Much Longer & b. Inside Out 2. Black Lab: Your Body Above Me This lesser-known album has some great songs. After the song "Time Ago" starts the rest of the album's songs are un-skippable. Notable songs include; a. Time Ago & b. Gates of the Country 3. Matchbox 20: Yourself or Someone Like You Their debut album and in my opinion their best. The song that got me into the band was "Push". Notable songs include; a. Real World, b. 3AM c. Push & d. Back 2 Good 4. Third Eye Blind: 3EB Another debut album that in my opinion is their best. The song "How's It Going to Be" was featured on "Dawson's Creek" but never credited. Notable songs include; a. Losing a Whole Year, b. Narcolepsy, c. Semi-Charmed Life, c. Jumper, & d. How's It Going to Be 5. New Radicals: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too Their only album, but it is a great album regardless. Eight songs on this album are gold to my ears. Notable songs include; a. You Get What You Give b. I Don't Wanna Die Anymore c. Jehovah Made This Whole Joint for You d. Someday We'll Know e. In Need of a Miracle f. Gotta Stay High g. Flowers & h. Crying Like a Church on Monday I will give you more suggestions later. These are just the tip of the iceberg. 2 Share this post Link to post
MtPain27 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Five is not enough! Another Green World* - Brian Eno The Division Bell** - Pink Floyd How I Loved You - Angels of Light Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School*** - Warren Zevon Greatest Stories Live - Harry Chapin To engage with above posts a bit: I had a long stretch where I loved Porcupine Tree and SW above pretty much all these, but they sort of faded into the periphery - not sure why. I do tend to listen to the same stuff until I can hear it without putting it on, so maybe I'm just on a PT/SW hiatus at the moment. My favorite PT album is probably Deadwing for the pure amount of time I spent with it, and my favorite Wilson solo record pinballs between Grace for Drowning and The Raven That Refused to Sing. I really like music, and talking about music. Thanks for making this thread @P_A_Z. *or Before and After Science or Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks **Animals is a better album and I've probably listened to it more, but DB is more important to me *** or Sentimental Hygiene or Warren Zevon edit: unforgivable spelling mistake Edited May 2, 2023 by MtPain27 8 Share this post Link to post
TheFocus Posted April 30, 2023 Rollins Band-Hard Volume Death-Symbolic Black Flag-In My Head Stargazer-Psychic Secretions Morbid Angel-Blessed Are The Sick OR Burzum-Hvis Lyset Tarr Oss (i can't decide) 2 Share this post Link to post
esselfortium Posted April 30, 2023 32 minutes ago, Ludi said: Smh no Alien Lanes :p Not even in my top 30. It's a fine enough album, but Bob has done so many better ones. 5 minutes ago, MtPain27 said: My favorite PT album is probably Deadwing for the pure amount of time I spent with it, and my favorite Wilson solo record pinballs between Grace for Drowning and The Raven That Refused to Sing. The Raven That Refused To Sing is an absolute masterpiece. 3 Share this post Link to post
P_A_Z Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Pornography of The Cure is a masterpiece, my bad. 1 Share this post Link to post
KissTheCarpet Posted April 30, 2023 "Dynasty" - Kiss: My first rock/metal album ever, it turned my world upside down, recently I've secured a P33C vinyl (Japanese pressing). And boy! It sounds fat and round, like a Caco. "Beneath the Remains" - Sepultura: Artwork is permanently etched in my left arm, super ferocious record, with a really strong social message, the barrage of riffs is INSANE. "Last Tango" - Esperanto: Ahead of its time, the bass player turned me into a bass player. "Moonmadness" - Camel: Sweet, classical Canterbury sound, this album is varied, and has many surprises along the way. "Fairchildren" - Ott: Peak music production, I don't think an album will sound as good as this one. Honourable mentions: "Pyramid" - Alan Parson's Project, "In Absentia" - Porcupine Tree. 3 Share this post Link to post
TJG1289 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) I feel like I don't listen to albums as much as I should. I do buy all my music, and I have a lot of albums and tracks (21,453 songs in my library), but a lot of times I'll listen to an album once in a playlist, and only really come back to the singles. I have been trying to listen to albums in full more, but I really like making playlists. That being said, there's still albums that I absolutely know are ones I love. My top 5 could change at any time. 1. Linkin Park - Reanimation Yeah, my favorite album is a remix album. Almost every song on here is better than its Hybrid Theory counterpart (with the exceptions of Papercut and In The End). I think because it has more electronic rock and alternative hip-hop sounds over the straight nu-metal of the original, allowing a bigger variety of sounds. Plus, many of the songs have new vocal takes, so issues I have with vocals in a few of the original songs are gone. Just incredibly solid tracks all around. (Favorite song: P5hng Me A*wy) (And if we aren't counting remix albums, then this entry goes to A Thousand Suns, my favorite album of the '10s, and proof that even though I have expanded my musical horizons and have gotten more into stuff like indie-rock and IDM/ambient, I'm still a giant normie.) 2. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People A near perfect 90's alt-rock album, that deals in somber darkness. Tracks like Find The River, Try Not To Breathe, and Nightswimming all deal in this melancholy that is just absorbing. Man on the Moon and Everybody Hurts may have been the hits (plus the tension-building Drive), but there's so much more here. (Favorite Song: Sweetness Follows) 3. Nine Inch Nails - Still Another weird pick by a popular artist, this was originally only available in the deluxe editions of a live album. So it wasn't common, but it was definitely worth finding. This 9-track album consisted of 4 instrumentals, 4 stripped-down versions of old songs, and 1 new vocal song. Said vocal song, And All That Could Have Been, is my favorite song of all time. An absolutely haunting track that has the most shoegaze influence out of any song they've ever done. The ending instrumental, Leaving Hope, is also one of the saddest songs I've ever heard, which is impressive given there is no lyrics. Put this on during a dreary day and let it take you down into the feels. (Favorite song: And All That Could Have Been) (And if we're not doing weird things added in deluxe versions, replace this with The Downward Spiral. Because duh) 4. The National - High Violet I do flip between this and Trouble Will Find Me (aka, the album which a minimalist version of the album art is my profile picture). While both are excellent, I do think this one wins out. On this, the band really solidified the subtle mature indie-rock sound they have had since. The songs are both quietly calm and bursting at the seams. They're haunting, yet euphoric. They can rock, but they know how to write a ballad that will make you cry in the shower at 3 in the morning while fully clothed. (Favorite song: England) 5. Gorillaz - Demon Days I finally got to see Gorillaz live last year, and they did a lot of this album, which made me happy. Like Reanimation, this is an album chock-full of different sounds and feels. You can hear influences from rock, hip-hop, trip-hop, reggae, punk, and new-wave, just to name some. Add in inspired guest spots from De La Soul, Bootie Brown, MF DOOM and more, and you've got a recipe for amazingness. (Favorite song: El Mañana) Edited April 30, 2023 by TJG1289 5 Share this post Link to post
Roofi Posted April 30, 2023 I don't really have a top 5 but here are 5 albums I love , I'm both a porcupine tree and old-school nightwish fan. 1 - Quote 2- Quote 3 - Quote 4 - Quote 5 - Quote 4 Share this post Link to post
Ludi Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, MtPain27 said: To engage with above posts a bit: I had a long stretch where I loved Porcupine Tree and SW above pretty much all these, but they sort of faded into the periphery In a way, that happens with most music I listened to when really getting into full albums. I used to listen to The Beatles and Radiohead's discography religiously, but I seldom revisit them now for the same reason that you said; overplay. Now I tend to listen to an album a couple times, sit on them, then revisit them to see if I still like them or if my feelings have changed. For example, I had very meh feelings on Screamadelica by Primal Scream on first listen, but I gave it another try a couple months later and ended up loving it. (thanks, @LadyMistDragon!) It's just a matter of not letting the Overplay Octopus wrap its tentacles around your dopamine receptors. 1 Share this post Link to post
Remilia Scarlet Posted April 30, 2023 In no particular order... Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park Clan of Xymox - Creatures Ego Likeness - Breedless Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express Heathen Apostles - Dust to Dust Probably changes slightly month-to-month. 4 Share this post Link to post
Joshy Posted April 30, 2023 I have a bunch that I like so it's hard to pick the definitive top 5. For the moment, in no particular order: Bjork- Homogenic Radiohead- In Rainbows Weyes Blood- Titanic Rising Beach House- Teen Dream Aphex Twin- Drukqs 5 Share this post Link to post
INfront95 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Not in particular order, the ones i at least remember: 1.Wintersun-Wintersun 2.Iron Maiden-Brave new world 3.Children of Bodom- Hate crew deathroll 4.Demons & Wizzards - Demons & Wizzards 5 Blind Guardian - Follow the blind (Im cheating here since i love their early albums equally) 1 Share this post Link to post
Graf Zahl Posted April 30, 2023 Favorites are hard to list because they always change, so instead I list 5 albums that really have stood the test of time for me and still get regular playtime after several decades: Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys part 1 Therion - Theli Running Wild - Black Hand Inn Nightwish - Oceanborn Scanner - Hypertrace 2 Share this post Link to post
Misty Posted April 30, 2023 Joy Division - Closer Radiohead - Kid A Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts Muse - Origin of symmetry There are many more albums and bands I hold dearly to me, but at this time I can name those 5 ones. List might change later on, depending on my headspace conditions. 5 Share this post Link to post
OceanMadman Posted April 30, 2023 7 hours ago, Garlichead said: I mostly listen to latinamerican rock/folk, soul and psych rock. Virus - Superficies de placer Charly García - Unplugged Magma - Attahk Gal Costa - First Album Eduardo Mateo - Solo bien se lame Honorable mentions Parliament - Chocolate City Sly and the family stone - Stand Happy Mondays - Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) Neil Young - Tonight is the night Nice! Surprised to see Charly García here. I've been really getting into the guy recently, specially Sui Generis. 1 Share this post Link to post
smeghammer Posted April 30, 2023 I really love these threads - it just shows what varied tastes people have. I'm definitely prompted to try other stuff that I would not think to listen to - or even have never heard of before. 0 Share this post Link to post
Firedust Posted April 30, 2023 1. Neurosis - The Eye of Every Storm 2. Fall of Efrafa - Inle 3. Cult of Luna - Salvation 4. Paysage d'Hiver - Paysage d'Hiver 5. Ulcerate - Everything Is Fire 5 Share this post Link to post
heliumlamb Posted April 30, 2023 Chief Keef - Back From The Dead 2 Chief Keef - Almighty So Chief Keef - Bang, Part Two Cheif Keef - Back From The Dead Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction 1 Share this post Link to post
MundyC Posted April 30, 2023 My top five albums constantly change week-per-week, and vary depending on mood, my most recent musical discoveries, and whatever else. Here's what they are as of writing: The Beach Boys - Holland Crash Test Dummies - The Ghosts That Haunt Me/God Shuffled His Feet (I love both equally, I think) Children of the Corn - The Single The Upsetters - Super Ape The Beatles - Let It Be... Naked (or whatever fan-edit of the pre-Spector Let It Be you prefer) 3 Share this post Link to post
Redneckerz Posted April 30, 2023 Well that's easy for me: Nick Drake - Pink Moon Nick Drake - Bryter Layter Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left And other than that, i prefer single songs rather than a whole album. Not all songs on a album are bangers. Michael Jackson comes close though. The problem is that i enjoy general music so i love both dance tracks, to vaporwave, to country rock to symphonic metal. I mention the above 3 albums because Nick Drake is one of the very few musicians where the text is more touching than the song itself, whereas with all the other music i have listened, it is the other way around. Just the song River Man is strangely accurate: The pace of the song is like a slow moving river. 1 Share this post Link to post