Albums that ARE that good.

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Albums that ARE that good.

Post by built-to-spill » Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:59 pm

I saw this topic on a different board a while ago and thought it was really cool. The basic idea is to pick albums that are actually worth the hype they get, and to not flame other people's taste in music.

Here's a few to start.

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Radiohead - Kid A

Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted

Weezer - Weezer (TBA)

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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Post by Potter » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:08 pm

im flaming your musical taste. raaaaah
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Re: Albums that ARE that good.

Post by danc1005 » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:27 pm

built-to-spill wrote:I saw this topic on a different board a while ago and thought it was really cool. The basic idea is to pick albums that are actually worth the hype they get, and to not flame other people's taste in music.

Here's a few to start.

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Radiohead - Kid A

Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted

Weezer - Weezer (TBA)

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Hype? I haven't heard of almost any of those albums...

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Post by Potter » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:00 pm

hmmm, i dont really listen to anything mainstream so this doesent really apply to mah. maybe change the rules a little? a lot of people on here dont listen to mainstream stuff dat mucho
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Post by malictus » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:15 pm

How 'bout we remove the requirement that they were hyped up and just list albums that we really, really enjoy. Here's a sample of the albums that have meant the most to me over the years; the ones I've listened to so many times that I have every note memorized...

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
John Zorn - Spillane
R.E.M - Automatic for the People
Tori Amos - Boys For Pele
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

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Post by Jeff Jeff Revolution » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:35 pm

malictus wrote: Pink Floyd - The Wall
That was the first thing on my mind...


Kiss - Alive! 1, 2, and 3
Rush - Rush in Rio
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Post by danc1005 » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:44 pm

ATB - Seven Years 1998-2005

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Post by the gattchoon » Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:10 pm

Some of my favorites, in no specific order...

The Spirit Room - Michelle Branch
Hotel Paper - Michelle Branch
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Op. 35 - (played by) Joshua Bell
You Make Me (single) - Monday Michiru
Songs in A Minor - Alicia Keys
Missundaztood - Pink
Greatest Hits - Shania Twain
To the 5 Boroughs - Beastie Boys
20 All Time Greatest Hits - James Brown
Debut - Sarah Chang
Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition - the Carpenters

...and there are so much more worth time (oldies) like Earth, Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder compilations. I like a lot of my collections... I'm too lazy. =D

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Post by Original Sin » Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:21 pm

Jeff Jeff Revolution wrote:
malictus wrote: Pink Floyd - The Wall
That was the first thing on my mind...
Likewise. It gets overplayed a lot on the radio, but the album itself is amazing. Sadly, I lost one of the disks. Blast!

I'll also second 'The Downward Spiral' by NIN. The hype it got was largely
due to 'Closer,' but the entire album is quite interesting. It's defenitely a memorable experience, and the tracks themselves are complex and interesting.

Opeth's 'Ghose Reveries,' their latest album, is quite good. Granted, that's to
be expected from them, but they seem to have refined their sound, and this album in particular seems to stand out from the rest a bit. It's not my favorite album of theirs, but I believe it's somewhat different from their others, and thus stands out. The tracks are more diverse, yet blend together wonderfully and flow very naturally.

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Re: Albums that ARE that good.

Post by hascoolnickname » Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:28 pm

built-to-spill wrote:Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
grungeeeee
the gattchoon wrote:20 All Time Greatest Hits - James Brown
send me that lol
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Post by blackcat » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:49 pm

Heh, basically any album that Duncan Sheik has done.

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Re: Albums that ARE that good.

Post by the gattchoon » Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:02 pm

hascoolnickname wrote:
the gattchoon wrote:20 All Time Greatest Hits - James Brown
send me that lol
...how? *whistles*

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Post by lgolem » Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:26 pm

Muse - Absolution
Breaking Benjamin - Saturate
Breaking Benjamin - We are not Alone
LifeHouse - Self titled
AudioSlave - Self titled
Story of the Year - Page Avenue
The Fray - How to Save a Life
Revis - Places for Breathing
Crossfade - Self titled

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Post by Mosh_Mosh_Revolution » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:55 am

(Self titled) -- Staple
Bless the Martyr, Kiss the Child -- Norma Jean
...And the Rest Will Follow -- Project 86
Thrill Seeker -- August Burns Red

There was next to no hype for any of these albums, but they're all amazing.
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Post by sam » Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:01 am

Blind Melon - Soup
Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table & Dreaming
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Foo Fighters - The Color and the Shape
Huey Lewis & The News - Sports (YAY AMERICAN PSYCHO :oops: )
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E
KMFDM - (Symbols) (yeah it's not their best but I liked it)
Zepplin - Zoso
Matthew Good Band - The Audio of Being
Outkast - Southern Playalistic
Sigur Rós & Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson - Englar Alheimsins
Stone Temple Pilots - Core
Sublime - 40 oz to freedom
Tool - Undertow
Tupac - All Eyes on Me
Wu-Tang - 32 Chambers
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