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Your all time favourite album.

Started by Dreams2014, August 06, 2013, 06:15:07 PM

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TotallyAwks

Quote from: Calder Smith on March 15, 2014, 11:48:37 AM
Yes, Damon does have an amazing voice! I just can't wait for a new Gorillaz album so they can go on tour and I can see them; it's on my bucket list to see 'em live. :P
A tour would be amazing. Damon was going to tour as BLUR in australia not too long ago for Big Day Out. but at the last second pulled out for no reason :I
Lets just say there was a lot off pissed of fans at BDO :p
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coldnightforalligators

Quote from: Gina Taylor on October 31, 2013, 07:45:55 PM
My all time favorite album is ANNIHILATOR's "ALICE IN HELL". It came out in 1989, and it was jsut hard and thrashy like Metallica and the vocalist was just great and there was an excellent instrumental called "SCHIZOS ARE NEVER ALONE".



Damn! thats a freaking great album/ band that no one remembers \m/


no question on mine,

Live Rust/ Rust Never Sleeps



               
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coldnightforalligators

Quote from: Gwendolyn Mia Jennell (Gwynne) on April 16, 2014, 10:48:06 PM
That's the first album I really truly loved.



its probably the best album in the history of ever...
its so smooth its sloppy lol
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MadeleineG

Quote from: coldnightforalligators on April 17, 2014, 12:29:47 AM
its probably the best album in the history of ever...
its so smooth its sloppy lol

For phenomenal music, it's incredibly unpretentious.
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K Style Addiction

Mine is a tie between The Wall, Dark Side Of The Moon & American Idiot
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain, I like watchin' the puddles gather rain.

Despite all my rage, I'm still just a rat in a cage
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Mermaid

Dark side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'n' Roses

The Real Thing, Faith No More

Bricks are Heavy, L7
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K Style Addiction

Quote from: Donna Troy on April 17, 2014, 01:06:10 AM
Mine is a tie between The Wall, Dark Side Of The Moon & American Idiot

I also forgot to mention Nirvana's Nevermind album
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain, I like watchin' the puddles gather rain.

Despite all my rage, I'm still just a rat in a cage
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Kimberley Beauregard

My all-time favourites:
The Faint - Wet From Birth
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Tiger Army - Tiger Army II: The Power Of Moonlight


Other favourites:
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead (Self Titled)
Iggy Pop - A Million In Prizes (Disc 1)
Blur - Parklife
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
Horrorpops - Hell Yeah!
- Kim
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Christinetobe

My all time favorite has to be AC/DC back in black it was the first cassette I ever bought after getting my own car and I had to buy a new one later on since I wore that one out. 
As Brett Michaels said Every Night Has its Dawn :)
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MadeleineG

Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert



The encore, "Part IIc," may be the most transcendent piece of music I know.

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Jill F

Quote from: Donna Troy on April 17, 2014, 01:06:10 AM
Mine is a tie between The Wall, Dark Side Of The Moon & American Idiot

OMG, first album I ever bought. (1980- yes, I'm that old... LOL)  Still my favorite album ever.  It made me cry my eyes out sometimes, but lately more often because of my own wall that I failed to recognize until it actually fell down.

My favorite cover song to play of all time is "In The Flesh" Sometimes I can make myself cry when I do it just right.
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Christinetobe

Jill I know what you mean about being old.  My first album that I actually ever owned was J Geils Freezeframe and was an actual album.  I played it until it was worn out.  One of my favorite concerts I have ever been to was kid Rock in Mansfield MA.  He brought out Peter Wolf and they sang Centerfold together.  I was with my then ten year old son and I cried watching him sing along with them.  I wouldn't trade that memory for anything.
As Brett Michaels said Every Night Has its Dawn :)
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CalmRage

Quote from: Jill F on April 23, 2014, 03:08:59 AM
OMG, first album I ever bought. (1980- yes, I'm that old... LOL)  Still my favorite album ever.  It made me cry my eyes out sometimes, but lately more often because of my own wall that I failed to recognize until it actually fell down.

My favorite cover song to play of all time is "In The Flesh" Sometimes I can make myself cry when I do it just right.

i built a wall around me. with me it's part of my mental issues, which i suspect/fear go way beyond aspergers, because i know i am on a constant downhill slide and that i am now constantly feeling threatened by everyone and constantly irritated. My favorite album is Watch by Manfred Mann. Favorite song on it? Either Drowning On Dry Land or Chicago Institute, but i think that Circles (the opening track) has the best lyrics of that album. What really affected me without anyone uttering a single word was "Watermelon In Easter Hay" off Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage concept album. It's the second-to-last song on there and was a concert staple for all following tours, but only a few versions reached the same emotional level. Exceptions include: Eppelheim 1978 (very early version with Terry Bozzio on drums giving it a different, more spartanic feel by not overplaying like that idi** Coliauta IMO, even though even that guy couldn't ruin this song) NYC Halloween 1978 (duet with violonist), Ritz 1981 (once one gets past the messed-up intro) and Barcelona 1988
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Ava Tryptyk

Like others in this thread, I can't think of one particular album that is my absolute favorite, so instead I will list a few that I really enjoy and give a few of the reasons why I enjoy them.

Frank Zappa - Civilization Phaze III.  It's a concept album that in terms of style lies somewhere in-between electronic music and avant-garde classical music, all composed on the Synclavier (a synthesizer/sequencer used by several musicians in the 80s and 90s).  There are also some world music influences (Tuvan throat singing and Asian-sounding plucked strings on the second disc) and a whole lot of spoken word dialogue interspersed between the actual musical tracks (after all, it is a concept album).  It's not an easy listen, and it's definitely for those who want to hear complicated music, but if you are already a fan of Frank Zappa, there's a chance you will enjoy this one (unless you specifically dislike synthesizer-based music).

Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind.  It's a double album (two discs), and according to Wikipedia it was intended to function as a "soundtrack for a non-existent film."  If you are not familiar with Swans, they are an experimental group whose music ranges from minimalistic no-wave sounds to post-rock to just plain weirdness.  This album encompasses all of that, but does a particularly good job at showing off the band's weirder side.  A few of the tracks on the second disc of the album were genuinely scary for me to listen to (which is a good thing, since I keep coming back to these tracks to experience the fear). 

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral.  Another great concept album.  It is on the depressive side, but in terms of sound it is really interesting to explore, from the 5/4 time signature on "March of the Pigs" to the machine-gun-like noises on "Reptile".  And Trent Reznor was apparently heavily influenced by David Bowie while making this album (he took ideas from Low and also subconsciously took some ideas from "Crystal Japan" while composing "A Warm Place".

The Residents - Not Available.  This is once again an album that could be considered a concept album (I think I really do have a thing for concept albums).  I think I like this album just because it's so bizarre.  There are moments that sound beautiful, and then I hear the shriek of "ship's goin' down!".

Y Kant Tori Read (Self-Titled Album).  I like Tori Amos, and this is my favorite album of hers.  Not that I dislike her piano playing or her experimental works, but no album blew my mind as much as this one.  There are some seriously groovy bass lines and great synth sounds (I'm a sucker for 80s synths, no matter how dated they may seem), and they work great with her voice.

Yanni - Heart of Midnight.  This actually is not really an album but a soundtrack to a movie from 1989.  If you like dark music and 80s sounds, this is a great album.  Also, if you think of Yanni and think of "cheesy New Age music" that would be best accompanied by a slideshow of waterfalls and nature imagery, think again.  This is something totally different and shows that Yanni really can do much more and is quite skilled at creating horrific and suspenseful moments.  On a similar note, I love the Twin Peaks soundtrack (Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch). 

Autechre - Confield.  Electronic music that all seems to have a weird, awkward beat, but is strangely hypnotizing.  This is an album that you just have to listen, and you will probably either love it or hate it.

ICP - The Great Milenko.  I don't consider myself a juggalo, but I have to hand it to Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope for their creativity an ability to create a whole cult following around their music.  It doesn't hurt that they do have some nice production and catchy beats and actually are pretty funny sometimes.

AxCx - Picnic of Love.  A notorious grindcore band made this album.  Except this album isn't grindcore at all.  It's basically soft, folk-influenced acoustic guitar music with hilarious, saccharite falsetto singing. 

Anyway, that's all I can think of for now.  Like others in this thread, I really enjoy The Dark Side of the Moon and am amazed at how well it flows together.  It's an album that, to me, doesn't sound dated at all.  The Beach Boys are also excellent and I think more people should listen to them and explore their discography (they are much, much more than a bunch of guys singing about surfing and cars). 
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Jill F

Quote from: CandiceSkirvin on June 19, 2014, 11:58:35 PM
Queen - A Night at The Opera

on vinyl--perfect!  ;D This album always makes me happy.

Love that one front to back.  Going to see Queen in Vegas in 2 weeks! 

I like the 5.1 mix...  ;D
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Miss_Bungle1991

Quote from: Ava Tryptyk on June 19, 2014, 11:49:00 PM
AxCx - Picnic of Love.  A notorious grindcore band made this album.  Except this album isn't grindcore at all.  It's basically soft, folk-influenced acoustic guitar music with hilarious, saccharite falsetto singing. 

It's all right, but I prefer the "Unplugged" EP instead.
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Jo-is-amazing

For me it is out of Kid A by Radiohead; Is this it? by the strokes; and An Awesome Wavy by Alt J
I <3 them so much!!!
I am the self proclaimed Queen of procrastination
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CalmRage

some more contenders:

A Day At The Races - Queen (i prefer it to its more successfull cousin, A Night At The Opera)
Live Killers - Queen (overdubs, edits and weird quality issues aside, i love this album, but it really didn't need all that overdubbing and editing, i heard some tapes from this tour which in excellent quality would've blown it out of the water, well except for that version of Brighton Rock, that one cannot be topped and by that i mean the long presumably unedited, unidentified jam section after the solo)
Long Live Rock N Roll (recently digitised my old record of this, a better album than i remembered it being, no clunkers on here, all good) - Rainbow
Live In Munich 1977 - Rainbow (why get On Stage when this is the full deal, On Stage on steroids)
Black Masquerade (Duesseldorf 1995) - Rainbow (Ritchie and Doogie on fire!)

you're really breaking my balls here. it's like saying: "who's your favorite child?" to a parent. i just love music too much.
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Silver Centurion

My music taste is all over the place and I love 80s music but the first thing that popped into my head is an album I never grow tired of and am listening to often and that's:

Blue Octobers Foiled

Well...I have all their stuff on my iPhone and I play it all constantly while at school but yeah Foiled was the first album I heard of theirs and I became a fan for life then and even more so after I saw a concert. I'm also a huge fan of Disturbed/Device.
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