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Post by moderntimes on Nov 8, 2006 14:59:43 GMT -5
This one is always fun. Pick five albums since your birth year, that you consider the absolute best. I'll do it in descending order:
1987 is my birth year.
5. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
4. The Pixies Doolittle
3. Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
2. Sonic Youth Daydream Nation
1. My Bloody Valentine Loveless
(This was off the very top of my head. Wilco's album has a very deep and personal meaning to me (not to mention it's pretty damn brilliant), The Pixies transcended their genre with that very album, NMH brought a completely complex and innovative twist to generally bland college scene, Sonic Youth's brilliance finally produces a masterpiece, and Billy Corgan has been trying to make Loveless for 13 years. Isn't that when Siamese Dream came out?)
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Post by Matt on Nov 8, 2006 19:10:38 GMT -5
Music from my birth year sucked.
Edit: misread the post; thought it said best albums of your birth year. My bad.
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Post by theace4ever on Nov 8, 2006 19:20:06 GMT -5
1974 -
1. KISS - Hotter than Hell
2. Alice Cooper - Greatest Hits
3. Rush - Rush
4. Lynryd Skynyrd - Second Helping
5. Rolling Stones- It's Only Rock N Roll
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Post by Omen on Nov 8, 2006 20:05:12 GMT -5
I don't think they made albums in 1957... ;D
But the big names back then was Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Buddy Holly...
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Post by Mike M on Nov 8, 2006 21:33:21 GMT -5
This one is always fun. Pick five albums since your birth year, that you consider the absolute best. I'll do it in descending order: 1987 is my birth year. 5. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot4. The Pixies Doolittle3. Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea2. Sonic Youth Daydream Nation1. My Bloody Valentine Loveless(This was off the very top of my head. Wilco's album has a very deep and personal meaning to me (not to mention it's pretty damn brilliant), The Pixies transcended their genre with that very album, NMH brought a completely complex and innovative twist to generally bland college scene, Sonic Youth's brilliance finally produces a masterpiece, and Billy Corgan has been trying to make Loveless for 13 years. Isn't that when Siamese Dream came out?) You forgot one of the all-time greats: Appetite for Destruction by Guns & Roses.... you know, back before the band went totally in the toilet. To me, that is one of the great Rock & Roll albums of all time. Something for the "trendy" listener ( Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City), something for the "hardcore" fan ( Night Train Mr., Brownstone) and not a single bad song on it.... an album you can listen to from start to finish without having to skip a single track. |
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Post by Matt on Nov 8, 2006 21:49:41 GMT -5
This one is always fun. Pick five albums since your birth year, that you consider the absolute best. I'll do it in descending order: 1987 is my birth year. 5. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot4. The Pixies Doolittle3. Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea2. Sonic Youth Daydream Nation1. My Bloody Valentine Loveless(This was off the very top of my head. Wilco's album has a very deep and personal meaning to me (not to mention it's pretty damn brilliant), The Pixies transcended their genre with that very album, NMH brought a completely complex and innovative twist to generally bland college scene, Sonic Youth's brilliance finally produces a masterpiece, and Billy Corgan has been trying to make Loveless for 13 years. Isn't that when Siamese Dream came out?) You forgot one of the all-time greats: Appetite for Destruction by Guns & Roses.... you know, back before the band went totally in the toilet. To me, that is one of the great Rock & Roll albums of all time. Something for the "trendy" listener ( Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City), something for the "hardcore" fan ( Night Train Mr., Brownstone) and not a single bad song on it.... an album you can listen to from start to finish without having to skip a single track. Agreed! |
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Post by Matt on Nov 8, 2006 21:55:37 GMT -5
In no certain order:
Guns 'N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pearl Jam - ten
Rancid (2000) - self titled
Alice in Chains - Dirt
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Post by moderntimes on Nov 9, 2006 0:52:21 GMT -5
You forgot one of the all-time greats: Appetite for Destruction by Guns & Roses.... you know, back before the band went totally in the toilet. To me, that is one of the great Rock & Roll albums of all time. Something for the "trendy" listener ( Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City), something for the "hardcore" fan ( Night Train Mr., Brownstone) and not a single bad song on it.... an album you can listen to from start to finish without having to skip a single track. Eh. The albums very ok for an American pop album, but that's about it. The music isn't all that complex, it sounds like any other glam metal band and the songwriting isn't breaking down any barriers. Sonic Youth's two albums from '87 ( Daydream Nation and Sister) both blow this completely out of the water. I guess it's alright for what it is, but in the overall contextual sense of American music it registers as very ok. |
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Nov 9, 2006 9:50:28 GMT -5
Music from my birth year sucked. Edit: misread the post; thought it said best albums of your birth year. My bad. Wait, is it or isn't it? I'm confused. |
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Post by bmurderh8s on Nov 9, 2006 9:52:46 GMT -5
You forgot one of the all-time greats: Appetite for Destruction by Guns & Roses.... you know, back before the band went totally in the toilet. To me, that is one of the great Rock & Roll albums of all time. Something for the "trendy" listener ( Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City), something for the "hardcore" fan ( Night Train Mr., Brownstone) and not a single bad song on it.... an album you can listen to from start to finish without having to skip a single track. Eh. The albums very ok for an American pop album, but that's about it. The music isn't all that complex, it sounds like any other glam metal band and the songwriting isn't breaking down any barriers. Sonic Youth's two albums from '87 ( Daydream Nation and Sister) both blow this completely out of the water. I guess it's alright for what it is, but in the overall contextual sense of American music it registers as very ok. Music elitist!!! |
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Post by bmurderh8s on Nov 9, 2006 9:58:25 GMT -5
1983 (In no order)
Kill em All - Metallica
Canterbury - Diamond Head (anyone know who Diamond Head is? I do.)
Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden
Bark at the Moon - Ozzy
1984 - Van Halen
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Post by moderntimes on Nov 9, 2006 13:24:33 GMT -5
Albums from your birth year to now.
For me it was 1987 - 2006.
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Post by swarm on Nov 9, 2006 14:06:27 GMT -5
Adrenaline
Around the Fur
White Pony
Self entitled deftones
Saturday Night Wrist
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Post by Pete on Nov 9, 2006 18:16:37 GMT -5
1982 for me, though I'm hard-pressed to think of anything deserving that goes back that far...
Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins - With apologies to the musically talented My Bloody Valentine, I prefer bands that don't think they're too cool to write actual songs with a structure, melody, beginning, and ending. I'm also looking at you, Sonic Youth and early-'00s Radiohead.
OK Computer - That said, Radiohead was on another planet from most other bands for their first 3 albums. I couldn't be too disappointed by Kid A because this is one piece that's hard to top.
Bee Thousand, Guided By Voices - If it hadn't been rushed into production, this could have given them the success they always craved instead of being consigned to cult-following status. "I Am a Scientist" is probably my favorite song of the '90s.
Rain Dogs, Tom Waits - Not that Mr. Waits has ever released a bad album in his life...
New Day Rising, Husker Du - I'm a tremendous admirer of Mr. Mould but it's the Grant Hart songs that elevate this to Husker Du's best.
Nothing from the '00s made the list but if I had to pick one, it'd probably be the White Stripes' Elephant.
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Post by Pete on Nov 9, 2006 18:17:57 GMT -5
The music ... sounds like any other glam metal band No, no, no, that's the Use Your Illusion albums... |
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Post by behindthebook on Nov 9, 2006 18:25:01 GMT -5
5) Moving Pictures, Rush, 1981
4) American Recordings, Johnny Cash, 1994
3) Born in the USA, Bruce Springsting, 1984
2) Around the World in a Day, Prince, 1985
1) Graceland Paul Simon, 1986
Honorable Mention: Bat Out of Hell, Meatloaf, 1977. Didn't make the list because I was a fetus when it was released.
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Post by Bazzy on Nov 11, 2006 3:12:15 GMT -5
1st) Black Metal (by Venom)
2nd) Reign in Blood (by Slayer)
3rd) The Massacre (by The Exploited)
4th) Complete Madness (by Madness)
5th) Any Greatest Hits (by Elvis)
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Post by ewt on Nov 11, 2006 11:12:41 GMT -5
Appetite for Destruction by Guns & Roses
Spoken for by Mercy Me
Hank Live by Hank Williams Jr.
Screaming for Vengeance by Judas Priest
Unleashed by Toby Keith
I chose non greatest hits & box sets. But these 5 I can listen to all day and DO!
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Post by Tom on Nov 11, 2006 12:37:05 GMT -5
Here are my favorite five in no particular order but my thinking of them:
London Calling - the Clash (I lied, this is #1).
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Music For Films - Brian Eno
Hellbilly Deluxe - Rob Zombie
Absolution - Muse
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Post by gatekeeper on Nov 11, 2006 14:32:08 GMT -5
In no particular order --
Appetite for Destruction - Guns 'N' Roses
Ten - Pearl Jam
Rage Against The Machine - R.A.T.M.
Metallica - Black Album
Tool - Undertow
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