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In the interests of discovering new music/bands to listen to....everyone post 5 albums they believe everyone should listen to before they die.
It's a pretty difficult choice for me personally, however....in no particular order:
1) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2) Led Zeppelin - Led Zep IV
3) The Beatles - Sgt Peppers
4) The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
5) Husker Du - Zen Arcade
1) Alice in Chains-Unplugged
2) Tool-Lateralus
3) Metallica-...and Justice For All
4) Rage Against the Machine-The Battle of Los Angeles
5) Britney Spears-...Baby One More Time
(no order)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (after which you're allowed to mock her for her personal life)
Erm...I'm not entirely happy with that list but it will do for now.
Here's my top 5 stand up albums (which I found much easier to compile - even if it's based around my current listening trends)
1. Lenny Bruce - The Carnegie Hall Performance
2. Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay
3. Demetri Martin - These Are Jokes
4. Maria Bamford - How To Win!
5. Mike Birbiglia - Two Drink Mike
Fuck, there's still so many I want to add to that list as well (Daniel Tosh, Doug Stanhope, Nick Swardson to name a few). Well, it will do.
I can see the future posts in the thread already.
Anyways,Quote:
bitch bitch whine I don't like this album my vagina hurts
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Boris - Absolutego
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
Melvins - Houdini
Black Flag - Damaged
Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain
Flower Travellin' Band - Satori
Kyuss - Welocome to Sky Valley
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Om - Conference Of The Birds
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
Tom Waits - Bone Machine
EDIT: Just read the "5 albums" part. I'll edit this down when I get back from class.
EDIT2: Just kidding.
Fix'd.Quote:
Originally Posted by dudeman
Honestly this thread has been pretty good so far. I've seen a lot of good albums listed that aren't normally considered to be "must listen" albums. Some of them I'm going to listen through again because I pretty much forgot about them though.
Velvet Undeground - the Banana Album
BB King - Spotlight on Lucielle
the Wailers - Burnin'
Godspeed! You Black Emperor - F# A# Infinity
Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
Gatsby's American Dream - Volcano
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
Uh, I can't think of anything else. I don't know if these are "must listen" albums but they are my favorite. Both are concept albums.
Pink Floyd - Animals
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
The Silver Jews - Tennessee EP
Ween - The Mollusk
Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Nellie McKay - Get Away From Me
Antony And The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Fix'dQuote:
Originally Posted by JustAnotherNic
I'm not allowed to rep you again yet but you deserve it because that's a very underrated album.Quote:
Originally Posted by KT.
I think I prefer Original Pirate Material in terms of songs but this one wins artistically.
The Beatles - Abbey Road
James Taylor - One Man Band
Air - Moon Safari
Ben Fold - Rockin' The Suburbs
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970
Honorable mention:
A collection of Mozart and Bach.
Well if you can include Greatest Hits then this is just too easy.
Mozart and Bach bore the shit out of me. Beethoven is where it's at.
Illmatic - Nas
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Mobb Deep - The infamous
Michael Jackson - Thriller
I don't have any Elton John studio albums. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Atmosfear
I am not surprised that the two people itt I completely agree with are TOGS and simonj
The first 4 in the OP are typical Rolling Stone article answers but I still basically agree with them.
There isn't a single rap album everyone should listen to before they die.Quote:
Originally Posted by mkdisciple
And more to the point, The Blueprint was jesus christ god awful if you're going to mention a Jay-Z CD, how is it not either the Black Album or the Grey Album?
Illmatic deserves to be on the list.
And where do you live again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Atmosfear
Well, I did pick some of the quintessential ones, but I can agree with a fair number of the others posted in this thread.
Edit: Except for everything mkdisciple posted.
Thriller wasn't a bad choice. It's still not even MJ's best album.
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Elton John - Madman Across the Water
Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
REM - Automatic for the People
Rush - 2112
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
John Lennon - Imagine
The Doors - Strange Days
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
William Elliott Whitmore - Ashes to Dust
Woody Guthrie - Columbia River Collection
Bob Marley - Exodus
Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors
Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil Keep Your Ear to the Ground
Cursive - Happy Hollow
Elliott Smith - Either Or
There are plenty more I would love to add, but I believe I have already listed enough
While I enjoy Arcade Fire as much as the next person, I don't see how they're ground-breaking in any way.
You must have learned to count in a different way than I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maliathone
I would definitely not put it in a best rap albums list either, unless it was best 100 or something. Way too much filler material.Quote:
Originally Posted by KT.
My List:
1. Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange
2. Tonedeff - Archetype
3. Unknown
4. Unknown
5. Unknown
There are plenty of other great albums, but I can't even come close to thinking of five that everyone needs to listen to. Those two are extremely important albums, especially the first in that it is the most complete album I've ever heard, where you feel like it's blasphemous to NOT listen to the entire album the whole way through. The second one is just amazing in its variety but still staying focused as an album.
I can't really think of anything else that feels like a full complete album with any sort of worthwhile storyline or melodies throughout that everyone MUST listen to. So yeah, those are my two. Although I'm almost positive Chico & The Man with Tonedeff and Kno (production) will be added to this list once it comes out this year. I doubt any other album ever to come out up to that point will be able to touch it in any way whatsoever in terms of sheer amazingness and quality.
Without searching extensively here is my list:
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Beatles - Abbey Road
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
I didn't include Pink Floyd because it's hard to choose a single album. I once would have said Animals but now I wouldn't be able to decide. Also didn't include Elliott Smith because I can't see everyone enjoying that.
The Cab - Whisper War
Collective Soul - Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid
Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Justice - Cross
M83 - Before The Dawn Heals Us
Jesus faggotry should not be listened to before you die.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepsi
I've never heard of any of those bands.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepsi
There's good reason for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by KT.
I've heard good things about Justice and M83Quote:
Originally Posted by KT.
Justice are alright, but I feel I should probably point out that this isn't an 'everyone list their favourite albums' thread.
KT I am surprised you haven't heard of Collective Soul.
I don't know why though. I have heard of them, but I could not name anything they have ever done.
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Originally Posted by Crysack
Right, but I think the two albums I listed are very good. I know that you aren't exactly directing the statement towards me.
About the two albums I listed:
Gatsby's American Dream - Volcano
It's very difficult to classify the genre of Seattle-based Gatsby's American Dream. Their music is fairly diverse, even withing a single album. It's easy to dismiss the band since the vocals sound a little like Panic at the Disco and Fallout Boy, but believe me, Gatsby's American Dream is much more talented. The music is usually intricate and the lyrics are always interesting.
"To date, Volcano is Gatsbys' most significant album, and, as a concept album, the most thematically-focused. It revolves around the theme of humans emotions and their similarities to a volcano. Elaborating on this theme, the album explores the story of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was both lost to and preserved by a volcanic eruption." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatsbys...nd_the_Volcano)
I really like this album for all the literary and pop culture references from Lord of the Flies to the video game Fable to Jurassic Park. Every time I listen to this album I discover something new, either lyrically or musically. Among punk and alternative music magazines, Volcano has received all positive reviews.
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, is a British rapper.
"A Grand Don't Come for Free is a concept album. In the story, the protagonist loses £1000, or a grand in slang terms. In the first track on the album, "It Was Supposed to Be So Easy", he plans out a series of seemingly simple events for the day, including returning a rented DVD and taking out some money from a bank machine, but it all starts to go wrong when a passing car splashes him with water, then he discovers the DVD is not in the case and still at his house and when he comes home he cannot find the thousand pounds, and his television is broken." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Grand..._Come_for_Free)
This is an album that must be listened to all the way through at least the first time. If you don't you might not think A Grand Don't Come for Free deserves to be listed. There are very few songs that could be considered singles or are that catchy, but that's because the album focuses mainly on the story. The album has been critically acclaimed, however it hasn't gotten the attention it deserves in the United State.
You'd probably recognize them if you heard one of their songs. It's the band that everyone has heard of, everyone has heard their music, but nobody seems to put the name and music together. The song that comes to mind that most everyone knows of is Shine. Some more of their popular work includes Heavy, The World I Know, Where the River Flows, Precious Declaration, December, Breathe, Gel, Perfect Day...that's about all that I've got off the top of my head. Excellent band though, Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid is definitely a good pick for must hear albums.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. E
Hm, I'm going to go out on a limb here and throw out
Tool - Aenima
The Black Keys - Attack & Release
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Portishead - Portishead
Muse - Absolution
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to djwolford again. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by djwolford
How is it compared to their debut album? I can't get enough of The Big Come Up at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Infected7
I'd like to point out that only one of those bands claims a Christian allegiance...and that's Collective Soul.Quote:
Originally Posted by simonj
Justice and M83 are mostly electronica/rock.
The Cab are alternative and they swearz0reds.
Copeland is indie rock.
justice seem pretty upfront about their christianityQuote:
Originally Posted by Pepsi
i wouldn't put an album of theirs on such a list either, but everyone should listen to an energetic live recording before they die, and arcade fire is a fine exampleQuote:
Originally Posted by Crysack
although Lifted has better songs overall, people should listen to Fevers and Mirrors over it because the feverish vocals and sounds really set the toneQuote:
Originally Posted by Maliathone
I was really disappointed with Arcade Fire when I saw them live. Now they're just a semi-pleasant band who I'm not eager to listen to but I don't turn them off the radio either.Quote:
Originally Posted by mutton
I think Fevers and Mirrors has some of the best lyrics I've ever heard on any album but, at the same time, I really don't think it's everyone's cup of tea and I can see how most people would hate it which is why I think albums like this aren't great choices for lists like these which should be a mix of accessibility and greatness.Quote:
although Lifted has better songs overall, people should listen to Fevers and Mirrors over it because the feverish vocals and sounds really set the tone
Although with that in mind I'm now thinking about replacing the John Coltrane album I listed. Not to mention the Sonic Youth.
Madvillain is his best album, BY FAR. Took me 10 listens to understand it though.. madlib's beats are on another planet and doom comes with his best lyrics and flows here. His flow does take a little bit to get used to, I had to read the lyrics along with the songs to understand that what he says makes complete sense. His new album was just annouced to release March 23, here's the tracklist:
doom
I'd rank his albums like this -
Madvillain > Operation Doomsday > Viktor Vaughn > MM..Food > DangerDoom > King Gheedorah
Also check out KMD - Mr. Hood and KMD - Black Bastards (KMD was DOOM's group back in 91 or something like that, his brother subroc was killed by a car accident I think.. he lived on the streets until 98 or so when he reppeared.. just read his wiki or bio, very interesting)
But all of his albums are good, don't get me wrong.. reading lyrics along with his songs does help understand his genius though: http://forum.hiphopsite.com/Topic79074-15-1.aspx
4 years ago, yes. Today, not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by mutton
Immortal Technique - The Revolutionary Vol. 2
Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell
Paul Simon - Graceland
Bob Dylan - The Essential Bob Dylan
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
5 CD's that get the most play time in my car.
^Revolutionary Vol 2 is the album that got me into hiphop.. along with Dead Prez - Let's Get Free
of the great albums you've never listened to, there are ones that you already know you will like but just never had a chance to listen to, and there are ones that you think you would hate but will actually blow your mind if given the chanceQuote:
Originally Posted by simonj
with the common hate against "emo"-sounding songs by people who've heard only generic examples, fevers and mirrors may be the best album that helps people see into it, for various reasons not even particular to the "genre":
- fever as i said
- lyrics as you said
- the way the first song seems to be placed around the opening sample, rather than the other way around
- mock interview to show that it doesn't take itself seriously
- more instruments than many are used to with 4-piece bands
- recurring themes, cohesiveness in spite of pace changes, blah blah blah
sure, these features are not unique and many people will hate it
they will use it to reinforce their opinion, but at least they now have a better idea
the same goes for rap, country, metal, pop, and every other genre; it's not hard to conceive that there are listen-to-this-before-you-die albums in all of them
That's true, but there's very accessible albums from those genres that spring to mind easier. I do agree with you though, but from what I've been saying then I think I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning would be a better choice.
Yeah Tonedeff absolutely kills everyone on Peruvian Cocaine, which is one of the things that got me to really check his music out.Quote:
Originally Posted by babar
Jeff Buckley - Grace
I'm not gonna order them.
Portishead - Dummy
Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
Radiohead - Kid A
Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Also I'm glad someone mentioned Justice. They're excellent.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Think
It's a shame he died.
I could go on forever and list ~100 incredible albums (in my opinion) but these are some of the true gems on my list.
My Morning Jacket - Z
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
TV on the Radio - Dear Science,
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Originally Posted by Doog
I'll be sure to check both of these out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Infected7
Also, stop arguing you silly gooses. No one cares.
I'm gonna throw out Little Worlds by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
In before somebody incorrectly says they are terrible.
Here's a list of some of my favorite albums:
top 5:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDPZpRmTg0
Madvillain - Madvillainy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4iR668Ki3I
J Dilla - Donuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68_Io-RPDXE
Quasimoto - The Unseen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_5edxArGT8
Nas - Illmatic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yKDMrX8LlY
Common - Like Water For Chocolate
The Coup - Party Music
Ghostface - Ironman
Ghostface - Supreme Clientele
GZA - Liquid Swords
Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2
J Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit
Jaylib - Champion Sound
Kanye West - The College Dropout
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
Outkast - Aquemini
Outkast - ATLiens
The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2
Talib Kweli - Reflection Eternal
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
Those are just a few classic hip hop albums for all you saying there isn't any good hip-hop.
Babar, I love you, because you are like the anti-me. Here I am the self-hating black man and there you are the self-hating white jew.
Hahahah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. E
I smell a sitcom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. E
What is your top five?
I honestly think everything you're saying is pure garbage but I'd like to get a chuckle out of your favorite rap albums.
The Best of Marcel Marceau
Can't believe I forgot this one