My favorites are
Animals
Madcap laughs
Revolver
Ok Computer
Impossible question. But still, one I've posed before because it's fun. Here is the Top 5 answer I gave before: 1. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot -Wilco 2. Revolver -The Beatles 3. The Bends - Radiohead 4. The White Album - The Beatles 5. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys These are all albums that for different reasons have had an impact on me, albums that I will never tire of. If it is not possible to use two albums by the same band you can take out one of the Beatles albums and replace with Sea Change by Beck. Now I really want to get The Bends on Vinyl. What a kick ass rock album. Also, all the links I've provided are for "full listen" audio via youtube so you can stream the whole albums if you'd like.
Cool, we will have to swap some other favorites. I should mention that sounds_sound has introduced me to some of my favorite artists. He will often post some good tunes FYI.
That's a good call. If you get that thread going, let me know and I'll definitely participate. Have you heard Sandro Perri? sounds_sound's most recent introduction and I love it.
Wolfman is better. But you knew I would say that. I was lucky enough to see him play live last year in an old movie theater turned venue. Maybe 20 people there or so. Great band.
I did know. It's a great song and that is a hell of a performance. Is that they same lineup you saw? They sound great.
No. The line up I saw was the drummer that you see there and the bass player that you see there, making 3 total. All of his buddies are multi-instrumentalists so there is a lot of depth there. The bass player for example, was playing the flute bits when I saw them. Sandro's music has a bit of Jazz structure to it too, so I would guess that they're all able to transcribe quickly. One difference with that song in particular is that the flute part that is the long linear progression of scale, up then down the up again, was played by Perri himself on his guitar. That's how we hear it on the album as well. I find it's a much more satisfying part on the guitar than the flute. That's just preference though.
I used to take my brother's cabinet speakers, face them toward eachother, and sit in-between them with the Bends on full volume. They brought in the CIA, the tanks and the whole marines, to blow me away. To blow me SKYYY HIIIGGGHHHHHH!
I've written countless different versions of this list over the years, all variable, dependent upon mood, priorities, time of the day, flush or poor, in or out of love. It's such a difficult question to ask - when's the last time you discussed this in live conversation with a friend or a stranger? - yet such a difficult answer to give, reliably. Right now: 1. Slowdive, "Souvlaki" - This is one constant. To be more hip/outre/pretentious I might substitute "Pygmalion" but that has nowhere near the nostalgic or sonic impact that "Souvlaki" does. "Loveless" broke ground, but "Souvlaki" hits all the right buttons for me. 2. The Fall, "This Nation's Saving Grace" - Perfectly crafted album that was played in full at the bar I was just at. Biased. Powerful sound and broken pop hooks through and through. 3. Deepchord presents Echospace: The Coldest Season - dub techno redefined, expanded, and mastered. Drop the genre and this is just beautiful sound. Published in the summer of 2007, it defines all seasons. 4. Tangerine Dream, "Exit" - Published the same year (1981) as their aggressive, prescient soundtrack for Michael Mann's THIEF, "Exit" applies similar stremf to more contemplative themes. Frequenty sampled but not often held up as the classic that it is, I honestly feel this is one of the more underrated albums in existence and it makes my - current - Top 5 because I want nothing more than to listen to it like right now. 5. Camp Lo, "Uptown Saturday Night" - Sure seems like a token diversity pick tacked on at the end, here, but I assure you it's not. If you're one of those "EVERYTHING BUT RAP N' COUNTRY" types, I must ask you to give this an honest listen. Two of my favorite voices in rap both for their tone and content are owned by the hilariously named Geechi Suede and Sonny Chiba, and on their debut they're backed by seriously tight, hooky beats by Ski, who produced Jay Z's first album as well. A great confluence. Overlooked with one minor hit - "Luccini" - this is such a great album independent of genre and one of my favorite pieces of bridge-building rap history.
In no particular order: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless The Avalanches - Since I Left You Snowing - I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This
Picking just five is so difficult. I have three of these on vinyl (Attack on Memory, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and The Moon & Antarctica), and the rest in at least one format. They all mean different things to me, and have deeply affected me. 1. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco, I've already shared my thoughts multiple times on this album.
2. The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me- Brand New, sometimes, you just need to feel angsty and yell lyrics out your car window while driving. This is the perfect album for the occasion.
3. Transatlanticism- Death Cab for Cutie, the quintessential Death Cab for Cutie album, this should be listened to beginning to end for full effect.
4. The Moon & Antarctica- Modest Mouse, there's a lot of debate as to the "best" Modest Mouse album, but this one is my favorite.
5. Attack on Memory- Cloud Nothings, the most recent release on this list, which came out in January of 2012. Incredible album for those of you that like aggressive lo-fi music with heavy 90's "emo" (see: Drive Like Jehu) influence.
Rust in Peace - Megadeth Up to Here - Tragically Hip RATM - Rage Against the Machine Master of Puppets - Metallica
The Wild Hunt - Tallest Man on Earth
(His new album, There's No Leaving Now is also fantastic. I really can't decide.) Honorable Mention:
Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack
Astral Weeks by Van Morrison. Don't be put off if all you know of Van is his later, middle of the road, celtic soul stuff. This album, his second solo effort, is unique, haunting, and has the power to enchant you for many, many years. Like all great records, you won't out grow it, rather it's meaning will change as you do. Recorded in just 3 sessions in the space of 20 days it sounds like no other album before or since, it's genuinely mind-boggling that he recorded an album of this emotional depth and complexity at the tender age of 23.
Good call yerma. You can stream that entire album here: Astral Weeks. It's a great listen.
Very tought question really, but I think it'd go something like this: 1. Deftones - Diamond Eyes 2. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers(the first Beatles album I listened too and been my favourite since) 3. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People 4. RATM - Rage Against The Machine 5. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
Tool - Aenima
Pearl Jam - Ten
Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged
Nirvana - Nevermind
Puscifer - C is for.... There's really not a lot of albums I'll listen through from start to finish with any regularity but those 5 are the most likely to get a full listen through. And I have then all on vinyl which should count for something I think :)
Just curious, what is it about Pearl Jam that appeals to you? I've always liked my brother's taste in music, but when he showed me Pearl Jam, I just didn't understand. Do you just like them or is there a certain quality about them that draws you? For example, Maynard and Adam Jones totally make Tool for me. Adam Jones' melting sounding guitar on Aenima's solo just tickles me in all the right places. That and Maynard's awesome scream are amazing.
1. Camino by Oliver Schroer, Canadian fiddler, composer, and incredible human being. I got to play with him before he died of leukemia when he came through New Mexico some years ago. Listen to Field of Stars from the album:
http://youtu.be/DTPQNMe9yRc 2. Johnny Cash at San Quentin. Johnny is why I became a musician. 3. Eliza Gilkyson Paradise Hotel
http://youtu.be/BHNXE7waflY 4. Willie Nelson, anything pretty much. 5. Anything Townes Van Zandt, sigh.
http://youtu.be/xTGKzWDakK8
mk introduced me to Willie Nelson's Stardust and it's become one of my favorite albums. In fact, I'd like to amend my original selections :)
Vildhjarta - Måsstaden I've never heard anything that comes close to this beast of an album. Barring several specific Meshuggah songs, the style is also entirely unique.
Right now I'm loving Sarah Slean's Night Bugs. It's very Sarah Slean-y, which is a plus for me.
I've played this game a lot on Hubski. And it's a workout. January is a special time for me because it's a time that I cull through all the top tens to find the gems that I missed. Each year I seem to find one or two excellent ones that slipped through my greasy and overly critical fingers. Here is this years. The whole album is good. It's called All Hell which is a pretty great title. Don't expect to love it the first time around. That's the first sign of a great album. Full stream it too.
Untrue is a masterpiece, just like most everything that Burial has released. The Kindred EP was one of my favorite releases of last year!
Just checked out his new one Truant Rough Sleeper. Sounds good. Rarely am I in the mood for Burial. When I am though. Well. I'm in and in deep.