Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Those "Top X Favourite" threads were pretty fun. Let's do more of those. What are your favourite albums? Albums that have personal meaning to you, albums where you love each and every track on them, albums that you never tire listening to. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971) Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979) Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) Great Big Sea - Up (1995) Eels - Electro-Shock Blues (1998) Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M (1999) Josh Groban - Awake (2006) Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007) The White Stripes - Icky Thump (2007) Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (2007) Wintersleep - Welcome to the Night Sky (2007) Robert Plant & Allison Krauss - Raising Sand (2007) Madness - The Liberty of Norton Folgate (2009) Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can (2010) (I went with top 15 and restricted each artist to one album, but you don't have to. S&M is arguably a greatest hits compilation, but whatever. Also, 2007 was a great year.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Just glancing through my iPod...: Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold Carmina Burana - London Symphony Orchestra (Carl Orff) Children of the Deuce - Fire Deuce Conspiracy of One - The Offspring Eat Me, Drink Me - Marilyn Manson Endgame - Rise Against The Fame - Lady Gaga For Those Who Wait - Fireflight Good Apollo I'm Burning Star Volume I: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness - Coheed and Cambria Grow Up and Blow Away - Metric Hell Freezes Over - The Eagles Holy Wood - Marilyn Manson (just for The Nobodies) Images and Words - Dream Theater In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - Coheed and Cambria Let's Cheers to This - Sleeping with Sirens Nostalgia in Stereo - Davenport Cabinet Nothing and Nowhere - The Birthday Massacre Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? - Metric The Open Door - Evanescence Scars and Souvenirs - Theory of a Deadman Second Stage Turbine Blade - Coheed and Cambria StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Blizzard Entertainment The Sufferer and the Witness - Rise Against Unbroken and Unplugged - Fireflight War - U2 Year of the Black Rainbow - Coheed and Cambria See also: last.fm profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Always fun, but challenging, to build a list like this. I'll restrict myself to 20, as I've done 15 before and it was a bit frustrating. I'm also not going to restrict each artist to one album; it's nearly impossible to pick a single favorite for some of my favorite bands. In no particular order: *Caravan - If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You (1970) *Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink (1971) *The Incredible String Band - The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion (1967) *The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968) *The Incredible String Band - Wee Tam and The Big Huge (1968) *Gentle Giant - The Power And The Glory (1974) *Stackridge - Friendliness (1972) *McDonald And Giles - McDonald And Giles (1970) *Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing At Baxter's (1967) *The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969) *The Beatles - Revolver (1966) *The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) *The Byrds - Fifth Dimension (1966) *George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970) *Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) *Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music For The Mind And Body (1967) *Crosby, Stills And Nash - Crosby, Stills And Nash (1969) *10cc - Sheet Music (1974) *H.P. Lovecraft - H.P. Lovecraft II (1968) *Family - Music In A Doll's House (1968) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I like a lot of classical music, but only threw in album-length pieces. I did not include any greatest-hits albums. If I was to order them I'd order them like this: The Beatles - Revolver (1966) Radiohead - OK Computer (1997) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973) The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007) Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 (1909) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971) Mozart - Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 (1791) Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) Radiohead - The Bends (1995) The Doors - The Doors (1967) Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) The Who - Who's Next (1971) The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969) Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) Badfinger - No Dice (1970) Fleetwood Mac - Rumors (1977) Gustav Holst - The Planets (1916) Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995) The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 The White Album - The Beatles All Things Must Pass - George Harrison Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Songs of Faith and Devotion - Depeche Mode Aenima - Tool Soft Airplane - Chad Vangaalen Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie Fight With Tools - Flobots Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan Hail to the Thief - Radiohead Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Modest Mouse Sigh No More - Mumford and Sons While the album is my favorite way to listen to music, as I feel it's the way the artist best intended it, there are lots of aspects of my favorite music that are either only on the radio (online or traditional) or in my mix CD's, unfortunately. Still, I think this mix of albums is a fairly good representation of my tastes in music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Good stuff, Excalibur. We have two Beatles albums in common. You also picked my favorite Badfinger album. Do you like Big Star? And Goldenking, good to see All Things Must Pass on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I'm afraid I haven't heard of them. That's the thing: there's so much good music in the world that you can't even come close to having all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Excalibur I'm afraid I haven't heard of them. That's the thing: there's so much good music in the world that you can't even come close to having all of it. Right you are. I've still got so much more to listen to within my '65-'75 sweet spot, and after that I'll have to pick out the diamonds of the modern indie crowd. Big Star was another power-pop band, in the same vein as Badfinger, but based in Memphis, Tennessee. I'd recommend their first album, No. 1 Record (1972), though their second album, Radio City (1974) is also very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I think it might be interesting to also specify our nationalities and the breakdown of our album list by artist/band nation of origin. I am from America. 70% of my albums are from British bands, and 30% are from American bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I have trouble with restrictions, so I will just list my favorite albums. There end up being 29 of them. The Beatles - Beatles for Sale (1964) The Beatles - Help! (1965) Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1967) The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969) Led Zeppelin - III (1970) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) Queen - Jazz (1978) Foreigner - 4 (1981) Guns 'N Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987) Original Broadway Cast - Les Misérables (1987) Black 47 - Fire of Freedom (1993) Flogging Molly - Swagger (2000) Nightwish - Wishmaster (2000) Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies (2002) Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame (2002) Flogging Molly - Within a Mile of Home (2004) Nightwish - Once (2004) Black 47 - Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes (2005) Ceann - Almost Irish (2005) Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's Code (2005) The Killers - Sam's Town (2006) Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope (2006) Emilie Autumn - Laced/Unlaced (2007) KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic (2007) Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007) The Young Dubliners - With All Due Respect (2007) Guggenheim Grotto - Happy the Man (2008) The Killers - Day and Age (2008) Regina Spektor - Far (2009) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Stugri-La I think it might be interesting to also specify our nationalities and the breakdown of our album list by artist/band nation of origin. I am from America. 70% of my albums are from British bands, and 30% are from American bands. While I listen to primarily albums from the UK or America, my singles list is far more extensive. I have a few Buddhist chants that I like to listen to for relaxation, and I have a smattering of international classical-type musicians, like Carl Orff, whom I listen to. I also like French pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk The Loquacious Lord Grimm Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Day and Age - The Killers Fallen - Evanescence Fresh Aire - Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire II - Mannheim Steamroller Hot Fuss - The Killers Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Once - Nighwish Sam's Town - The Killers Songs - Rich Mullins There Goes Rhymin' Simon - Paul Simon A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park Walk On - 4Him Some honorable mention needs to go to Folie a Deux - Fall Out Boy Pretty. Odd. - Panic! at the Disco Dark Passion Play - Nightwish Within a Mile of Home - Flogging Molly A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! at the Disco The Swing Sessions - Dave Boyer Speak Now - Taylor Swift (My wife listens to it a lot, and the album, as a whole, is quite catchy) Final Fantasy VI Grande Finale (And, let's face it, any of Nobuo Oematsu's work performed live) Not to mention countless other soundtracks, and a good number of "best of" albums, which don't really count here. My music library is not what it should be, due to a rather sheltered young adulthood, and a very tight budget afterwards. However, I was recently convinced to start an account with Pandora, and have been very pleasantly surprised by most of the music I have encountered there. Also, currently listening to Songs To Test By, Volume 3 by the Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory. _________________________ The Silent Assassin enjoys The Sound of Silence, not only for its immediate implications, but its social commentary. That is, unfortunately, the only piece of music that we have ever discussed that was not written by John Williams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Stugri-La I'm also not going to restrict each artist to one album; it's nearly impossible to pick a single favorite for some of my favorite bands. I figured no one would want to see a top X list consisting of nothing but Pink Floyd and Dire Straits. ;-) The Wall could have easily been The Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here, and Brothers in Arms could have easily been Love Over Gold or On Every Street. Picking the Dire Straits album was really tough, and I keep changing my mind which one I like most. Making the list was interesting, because it made me think which artists I like because of their albums, and which artists I like because of their singles. Half of the albums I own are greatest hits compilations. A lot of my favourite artists don't appear on the list, because I end up listening to them one single at a time. On the other hand, The Wall is an album you listen to from beginning to end with no interruptions. Hence it's on the list while a tonne of other artists don't appear on it. Originally Posted By: Stugri-La I think it might be interesting to also specify our nationalities and the breakdown of our album list by artist/band nation of origin. I am from America. 70% of my albums are from British bands, and 30% are from American bands. Not going to count 'em up, but I'd say my collections about equally split between artists from Canada, the States, and Britain, with a smattering from Finland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Goldenking Originally Posted By: Stugri-La I think it might be interesting to also specify our nationalities and the breakdown of our album list by artist/band nation of origin. I am from America. 70% of my albums are from British bands, and 30% are from American bands. While I listen to primarily albums from the UK or America, my singles list is far more extensive. I have a few Buddhist chants that I like to listen to for relaxation, and I have a smattering of international classical-type musicians, like Carl Orff, whom I listen to. I also like French pop. I do like some bands not hailing from Britain or America, such as Wigwam, a great group from Finland, or Amon Duul II, from Germany. But somehow, I've yet to listen to an album from any of these bands that would qualify for my list. I enjoy a good deal of '50s, '60s and '70s film music from India (in various languages, none of which I can understand), but yeah, film soundtracks don't qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan Making the list was interesting, because it made me think which artists I like because of their albums, and which artists I like because of their singles. Half of the albums I own are greatest hits compilations. A lot of my favourite artists don't appear on the list, because I end up listening to them one single at a time. On the other hand, The Wall is an album you listen to from beginning to end with no interruptions. Hence it's on the list while a tonne of other artists don't appear on it. Good point. One of my favorite artists is The Hollies, but their best work is definitely in the form of non-album singles. The LPs just don't stack up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan I figured no one would want to see a top X list consisting of nothing but Pink Floyd and Dire Straits. ;-) The Wall could have easily been The Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here Speaking of Pink Floyd, that brings up a relevant point concerning the thread. Prog rock, and its successors, really brought the concept album into the vogue, and that's something a find to be a lost art, sadly. For me, listening to an album and having it tell a unified story, or provide an extended meditation on a whole concept, is a delightful pleasure that is far more cerebral than individual songs. Sure, you get the exact sort of music that Thick as a Brick critiques, but you also get multi-layered stories, like The Wall, as well as analyses of concepts in-depth via music. They're both fun to listen to, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I tend to be rather picky about music, and so I rarely have a use for whole albums. Here are a few that at least come close to Dinti's criteria: Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire (1975 - U.S.) Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire II (1977 - U.S.) Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire III (1979 - U.S.) Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire V (1983 - U.S.) Ayreon - 01011001 (2008 - Netherlands) Homestuck - Homestuck Volume 5 (2010 - Internet (that's a country, right?)) Sabaton - Coat of Arms (2010 - Sweden) This ends up being a rather distorted picture of what I listen to, however, as no entire album from Nightwish, Dark Moor, Steeleye Span, or Blackmore's Night appears on the list, and classical pieces aren't usefully described by albums either. I'm too tired at the moment to make a more thorough examination of the break down of my music by country of origin, but I'll likely see about it in the morning instead of doing something more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Well put, Goldenking. I do find some concept albums put the concept before the individual songs, resulting in tracks that don't stand up on their own. However, when the high points of these albums are high enough, the cohesiveness can make up for issues with consistency. The Gentle Giant album I listed (The Power And The Glory) is my favorite concept album, while their earlier effort Three Friends also qualifies as a fine example. Some other favorites of mine are the Camel album The Snow Goose and the Alan Parsons Project album I Robot. Your breakdown of concept albums into two categories makes sense. The two Gentle Giant albums are explorations of specific topics (the attraction of power and the artificiality of class distinctions, respectively. The other two albums I mentioned tell stories, and are in fact loosely based on novels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Nicothodes Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 In alphabetical order, since I'm going through iTunes to remind myself: The Cranberries – No Need to Argue Donovan – Catch the Wind/What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid(yay, country-specific titles) Elton John – Elton John Emilie Autumn – Opheliac(I would put more down by her, but I'd end up listing every EP and album she's released, and it would get embarrassing) The Fratellis – Here We Stand Guggenheim Grotto – Happy the Man Guggenheim Grotto – Waltzing Alone... Jim Croce – You Don't Mess Around With Jim Patrick Wolf – The Bachelor Patrick Wolf – Wind in the Wires Placebo – Placebo Pulp – Different Class Renaissance – Scheherazade and Other Stories Skeletons With Flesh on Them – All the Other Animals Steeleye Span – Below the Salt Yidcore – Fiddlin' On Ya Roof(if you listen to anything from this album, listen to Tevye's Dream) Wow, I was kind of restrained – only 16. I better post this before I think of more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Okay. Limited to 15, here are my favourite albums (not necessarily the albums I think are "best"). There are more or less alphabetically sorted by artist, not order of liking. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - The Beatles. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust [...] - David Bowie Grace - Jeff Buckley First Love - Emmy The Great Love, Ire and Song - Frank Turner Go Sailor! - Go Sailor! Transmitter Failure - Jenny Owen Youngs Remember That I Love You - Kimya Dawson I Speak Because I Can - Laura Marling Vauxhall And I - Morrissey Different Class - Pulp OK Computer - Radiohead Begin To Hope - Regina Spektor The Queen is Dead - The Smiths Note: I could easily have listed any Radiohead album (apart from the King of Limbs), or any Smiths album, but I stuck down the one I listen to the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Albums that I have and enjoy very very much are as follows. Simon and Garfunkle - All of their albums. BareNaked Ladies - All of their albums. Beyond that I might listen to so other stuff my wife has on her iPod, but I mainly stick to those two artistes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan What are your favourite albums? Albums that have personal meaning to you, albums where you love each and every track on them, albums that you never tire listening to. By "albums" you mean "records", right? Okay, good. 1. Carl Orff, Carmina Burana, Chicago Symphony Chorus 1984 2. Giuseppe Verdi, Messa Da Requiem, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, 1960. 3. Giuseppe Verdi, Macbeth, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, 1976 4. Richard Wagner, Antal Dorati Conducts Orchestral Highlights from Wagner's Ring, National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, DC, 1975 5. Andrew Lloyd Weber, Jesus Christ Superstar, 1970 6. Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, New York Philharmonic, 1973 7. Holst, The Planets, Scottish National Orchestra, 1980. 8. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, The Sting, 1973 9. Georges Bizet, Carmen (Or CAR MEN as it's rendered on the album cover), Orchestre National De France, 1984 10. Franz Liszt, Dante Symphony, USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (this one is an mp3, so naturally it's inferior to all the others) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 You know, seeing all the folk-rock albums listed makes me feel as though I've neglected the genre. The only folk band whose albums I listed, the Incredible String Band, was more pure psych-folk. I'll add Full House (1970) by Fairport Convention to my list. I still need to get into Steeleye Span. Nico, I saw Renaissance perform last year in Chicago; Annie Haslam's pipes are still in fine form! Unfortunately they couldn't bring a full orchestra along, but they still managed to put their stuff across well. I almost included Donovan in my list, but my favorite albums of his, Sunshine Superman and Mellow Yellow, aren't quite consistent enough to make the cut. I also dig The Hurdy Gurdy Man, but I haven't heard his earlier albums, such as the one you listed. I ought to seek it out. Have you checked out the band Curved Air, Nico? I'd recommend their first album, Air Conditioning. They had a violinist as a full member, as well as a great female singer. Much like Renaissance, they were influenced by classical music, though Renaissance took that further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Nicothodes Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Well, it is a sign of a good band/artist to be able to be amazing no matter what players they have on hand. Scheherazade and Other Stories was the first album I heard by them. My dad put it on because I'd gotten into Steeleye Span, and I loved it from the start. I got to see Donovan perform a few years ago when he went on tour with his autobiography, and according to my mum(who had also seen him when she was 17), he was a lot more light-hearted on stage, and just as amazing musically. I've not heard of Curved Air, but I'll definitely check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Doctor Albert Halfmann Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Nicothodes Well, it is a sign of a good band/artist to be able to be amazing no matter what players they have on hand. Scheherazade and Other Stories was the first album I heard by them. My dad put it on because I'd gotten into Steeleye Span, and I loved it from the start. That's quite true. A good deal of artists that customarily perform with full bands are just as comfortable doing the singer-songwriter thing, acoustic guitar in hand. With a talented artist, the effect is different, but equally compelling as a full band rendition. I first got into Renaissance with the Ashes Are Burning album, which does not include the orchestra. I also dig Scheherazade and Turn Of The Cards, but I need to listen to those a bit more. I've got a buddy who is into them as well, and he's quite a fan of the album Novella. Quote: I got to see Donovan perform a few years ago when he went on tour with his autobiography, and according to my mum(who had also seen him when she was 17), he was a lot more light-hearted on stage, and just as amazing musically. Very cool that you've seen him. I've heard he is quite engaging and friendly with his audiences. I've seen an interview with him from the early '70s, and was struck by how deadly serious he was throughout. He was very fixated back then on singing the virtues of transcendental meditation. I believe he recently co-founded the Incredible Donovan University, with filmmaker David Lynch, in Edinburgh. Apparently students take courses in conventional subjects but are also instructed in meditation techniques and such. If I could got to college all over again, I'd love to attend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I've gotten my list down to 18, which took quite a bit of trimming, and I don't think I can shrink it further. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys (1966) Sounds of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel (1966) Low, David Bowie (1977) Dazzle Ships, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1983) Black Celebration, Depeche Mode (1986) Isn't Anything, My Bloody Valentine (1988) Trompe Le Monde, The Pixies (1991) Prick, Prick (1995) See You on the Other Side, Mercury Rev (1995) Pinkerton, Weezer (1996) Seasick, Imperial Teen (1996) Richard D. James Album, Aphex Twin (1997) The Slow-Motion World of Snowpony, Snowpony (1998) Fjorden, Barbara Morgenstern (2000) Survival Sickness, The (International) Noise Conspiracy (2000) Sound-Dust, Stereolab (2001) Margerine Eclipse, Stereolab (2004) Here Come the Wild Waves, Magical Beautiful (2011) This is largely, but not entirely representative of what I listen to; I found I needed to leave out old favourites from Bartok and Duke Ellington to Sonic Youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 The majority of stuff I listen to came out through the 80's or mostly from the first half of the 90's. Anyways here's my off the top of my head list: Metallica- Master of Puppets ...And Justice For All Anthrax- Among The Living Live- Throwing Copper Amon Amarth- Surtur Rising Slayer- Im caught between Reign in Blood and Seasons in the Abyss System of a Down- Toxicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Ceiling Durkheim Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 My tastes (if such they can be called) are pretty all over the place. Hmm...let's see. My top twenty (and one to grow on): *Clint Mansell-The Fountain Soundtrack (or the Requiem for a Dream OST, for that matter) *Daft Punk-Alive 2007 *David Bowie-The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars *Dr. Steel-Dr. Steel 2: Eclectic Boogaloo *Elvis Costello-My Aim is True *Epica-Consign to Oblivion *Flogging Molly-Drunken Lullabies *The Glitch Mob-Drink the Sea *Juno Reactor-Labyrinth *Leonard Cohen-The Future (I like pretty much everything Mr. Cohen has ever done, but this is probably my favorite album) *Massive Attack-Mezzanine *Nine Inch Nails-The Downward Spiral *Pendulum-Hold Your Color *The Pogues-Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash *Pure Reason Revolution-The Dark Third *Shpongle-Tales of the Inexpressible *Tom Lehrer-Songs and More Songs *Warren Zevon-My Ride's Here *Within Temptation-The Silent Force *Yoko Kanno-Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack (the series, though the movie has some very good music as well) *Younger Brother-The Last Days of Gravity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I guess I'm not that much of a music person, since it is only now that I can put a very long playlist on the stereo with a couple of taps on my iPhone, or listen to music on the phone I always have with me anyway, that I listen to much music at all. The hassle of selecting a CD and popping it used to be too much. So I'm still not much of an album person. I have one playlist of about 150 songs, and I only add songs I really like. I can only think of a few albums that I've liked entirely, and thought of as a coherent unit. Three come to mind: Graceland, Paul Simon. Hold Your Fire, Rush. Hop High, Crooked Still. Maybe I can plug the last one. Crooked Still plays bluegrass. One of them is a manic cellist. Their lead singer isn't always that easy to hear clearly, but she has a great voice. I heard them once live in a small club in Harvard Square, and got hooked. They're on iTunes. I never really knew what bluegrass was, before. I guess I thought it was a sort of fiddle-heavy country. Well, it sort of is, I guess, but it's a lot better than that sounds. On the one hand it's old time music, so the words are mostly about pretty hard luck stuff. But on the other hand, it's generally either fast and furious, or laid back and cool. Maybe the best shot I can take about saying what it's like is to say: if you like steampunk, this would be the punk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Symphonie Imaginaire, Jean-Philippe Rameau (Marc Minkowski arrangement) Graceland, Paul Simon Brandenburg Concertos, J. S. Bach (Martin Pearlman conducting) Music for the Royal Fireworks, George Frideric Handel (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) Epica & The Black Halo, Kamelot Two Hands, Leon Fleischer Once, Nightwish Twin Cinema, The New Pornographers Symhony No. 9 (From the New World), Antonín Dvořák (LSO with Eugene Ormandy conducting) Either the Vivaldi's Four Seasons or Ralph Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending and Fantasies (Sir Neville Mariner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.) I don't have a single favorite album for many other composers, so they didn't make the cut. Many of those I did include I certainly like the particular recording, but I won't claim it's the best. Even then, sometimes I love an orchestra (Musiciens du Louvre, Academy of St. Martin's, London Symphony, Boston Symphony) more than any particular pieces they composed or played. And I want to give Fritz Kreisler honorable mention somewhere. And there's no recorder music on there because I have broken all my albums into component pieces and have no idea where they came from anymore, but Michaela Petri, Dan Laurin, and Marion Verbruggen are all good signs. —Alorael, who has non-classical music overrepresented because at least he knows where the borders are, although he doesn't actually listen to whole albums so much as the songs he likes from albums. But is one Brandenburg Concerto an album? All of them? Two of them and the couple of extra tracks stuck on the disk? Is it legitimate to put down the Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations? Twice? (Not that they're actually a favorite...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Negotiations and Love Songs - Paul Simon Harvest Moon - Neil Young Come Away With Me - Norah Jones The Softer Side of Coltrane Yo Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone I'm with Aloreal on the classical bit. The third Brandenburg is my favorite, though it's not the one they shot into space. Tchaikovsky's 5th, Suite Bergamasque, and Chopin's nocturnes all stand out as sets of work worthy of consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I agree, the third concerto is the best. However, the best thing ever shot into space is Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground. I hadn't intended any pre-twentieth-century music to be on the list, because 'albums' didn't really exist back then, but that's fine. If any musical composition could be considered an album, Handel's Messiah would beat all the other ones I listed hands down. Other favourites would be Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, Mozart's Requiem Mass, and Vivaldi's Gloria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 "Weird Al" Yankovic - Alpocalypse Spike Jones - Omnibust Spike Jones - Dinner Music for People who Aren't Very Hungry Spike Jones - 60 Years of Music America Hates Best Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band - Music for Non-Thinkers Beatles - Revolver Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Beatles - Rubber Soul Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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