Favorite Album Thread

[highstakespkmn]

I was listening to Shape of Despair's Angels of Distress and thinking "damn this is a good album, I wonder what my favorite albms are", then came up with this. I actually listen to a lot of dfiferent music just my absolute favorites all seem to be prog/metalish stuff as you can see if you even know who these bands are lol

50. The Morningside - The Wind, Trees, and Shadows of the Past
49. Alchemist - Organasm
48. Korai Orom - 2005
47. Monumentum - Ad Nauseum
46. Ephel Duath - The Painter's Pallette
45. Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
44. The Spacious Mind - Mind of a Brother
43. Enslaved - Isa
42. Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
41. Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God
40. Reverend Bizarre - So Long Suckers
39. In the Woods... - HEart of the Ages
38. Empyrium - Songs of Moors & Misty Fields
37. Dalek - Absence
36. Anekdoten - Nucleus
35. Mar de Grises - The Tatterdemalion Express
34. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
33. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
32. Negura Bunget - Om
31. Enslaved - Monumension
30. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
29. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
28. Ulver - Perdition City
27. Agalloch - The Mantle
26. Psychotic Waltz - Into the Everflow
25. Shape of Despair - Angels of Distress
24. Ram-Zet - Escape
23. Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters
22. Unexpect - In a Flesh Aquarium
21. Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
20. Diabolical Masquerade - Death's Design
19. maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map
18. Shulman - Soundscapes and Modern Tales
17. Opeth - Blackwater Park
16. Psychotic Waltz - A Social Grace
15. Shulman - In Search of a Meaningful Moment
14. Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor
13. Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
12. Opeth - Still Life
11. Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet
10. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
9. Ulver - Blood Inside
8. In the Woods... - Strange in Stereo
7. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of Natural History
6. Arcturus - The Sham Mirrors
5. Pink Floyd - Animals

4. Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways

3. Void of Silence - Human Antithesis

2. Dodheimsgard - 666 International

1. In the Woods... - Omnio

 

[Kier]

I'm certain of two, at least:

 

[DM]

Hard to make a definitive list, but here are the albums that I consider to be uttlery perfect from start to finish:

Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On

 

[gene]

1. Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun
2. Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter
3. Gorguts - Obscura
4. Television - Marquee Moon
5. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane
6. Pixies - Doolittle
7. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
8. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
9. At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours
10. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
11. Dawn - Naer Solen Gar Nider For Evogher
12. 65daysofstatic - One Time for All Time
13. Nas - Illmatic
14. The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity: the Triumph
15. Kvist - For kunsten maa vi evig vike
16. Graveland - Thousand Swords
17. Summoning - Dol Guldur
18. Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance
19. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
20. Averse Sefira - Homecoming's March
21. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
22. Amorphis - Elegy
23. Moonsorrow - Verisakeet
24. Arghoslent - Incorrigible Bigotry
25. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse

 

[Toby]

Moseley Shoals - Ocean Colour Scene.

But no one will ever agree with me :P

 

[Blln]

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[Thunderpup]

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's - The Dust of Retreat

This was a surprising album for me on my first listen through. It's still one of my favorites, and I don't think I'll see it anywhere else in this thread, so I decided to contribute this album. I'll admit that at first, the very first song didn't have me too hooked but I was still curious, but the more I listened, the more I loved the whole album. The entire album is incredibly depressing, but it's comforting too. It doesn't really make me feel sad, it leaves me feeling safe.

 

[keloggsequent]

broken social scene's self titled album

sufjan stevens illinoise

rogue wave - asleep at heaven's gate

reef the lost cause - feast or famine 2.0

interpol turn on the bright lights

dr dog - we all belong

i edit this post so many times xD

 

[Steelicks]

david bowie - the rise and fall of ziggy stardust
REM - lifes rich pageant
U2 - achtung baby
electric light orchestra - time
pink floyd - the wall

my current top 5

 

[highstakespkmn]

wow you guys listen to some pretty good stuff, i was getting worried with all the dragonforce worship haha

 

[X-Act]

Radiohead - Kid A is my favourite album hands down.

 

[norulz]

1. dredg - el cielo

2. pixies - bossanova

3. incubus - s.c.i.e.n.c.e

4. super furry animals - rings around the world

5. muse - origin of symmetry

6. army of anyone - army of anyone

7. bauhaus - in the flat field

8. air - premiers symptomes

9. morphine - the night

10. gomez - in our gun

 

[JTH]

Nice to see Elephant Eyelash posted instead of Alopecia! Everytime I play that album a different song jumps out at me, probably "Whispers Into The Others' now.


20. The Apples In Stereo - The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone
19. Cutting Pink With Knives - Populuxxe
18. Mobb Deep - The Infamous
17. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
16. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
15. David Bowie - Hunky Dory/The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
14. Modest Mouse - This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About / The Moon & Antarctica
13. The Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn
12. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
11. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulliten

10. Raein - Il N'y A Pas De Orchestre

9. GZA - Liquid Swords

8. Weezer - The Blue Album

7. Nas - Illmatic

6. R.E.M. - Reckoning

5. The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I

4. Why? - Elephant Eyelash

3. Elliot Smith - XO

2. Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy

1. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

There are a lot of newer/recent albums I was tempted to put in the 20-11 spots and even leaving out some newer stuff I'm still not 100% convinced on any of it, even the top 3.

 

[DM]

9. morphine - the night

I suppose it's my turn to say... I love you so much right now.

 

[McGrrr]

Moseley Shoals - Ocean Colour Scene.

But no one will ever agree with me :P

It has one good song x)

1. Radiohead - OK Computer

2. Oasis - The Masterplan

3. Radiohead - The Bends

4. The Streets - Original Pirate Material

5. The Beatles - Revolver

 

[tennisace]

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band- The Beatles
Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace - Foo Fighters
Back in Black - AC/DC
Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Wolfmother - Wolfmother

No particular order.

 

[20eyes]

Operation Ivy-Energy
Green Day-Dookie
Rancid-...and out come the wolves
Dr. Dre-The Chronic
Snoop Doggy Dogg-Doggystyle
Common Rider-Last Wave Rockers
Anti-flag-A New Kind of Army
Agent Orange-Living in Darkness

no particular order...

 

[Chronos]

 

[JTH]

thanks for that post!

also

edit: lol he deleted it

 

[Sand Man]

lol I didn't delete it, apparently it's considered serious trolling to say a topic that's been done billions of times around the internet and just namedrops popular bands might be sort of bland. I mean there aren't even comments on the albums or whatever it's just list l;ist list you could get that on lastfm.

But to fit with the topic here's what I've been listening a lot to lately I guess

Black Sheep - Wolf In Sheeps Clothing
dudes never got the recognition of other Native Tongues groups, which is sad because this is fantastic- quirky sense of humour and blarg blarg if you've heard Quest or Jungle Brothers you know how it goes

The Clash - London Calling
umm duh everyone should know this

Navio Forge - As We Quietly Burn A Hole Into...
I like to listen to this band when I'm down they really leave you feeling pumped up and good about life =) heh. Seriously though this is some of the best material from th second wave it's worth a look if you don't know emo (as in the late 80's style of punk)

Ed Rush & Optical - Wormholes
JUMPDAFUCKUP

Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma
ok if you get one thing from this thread make it this band, they have their albums FREE for download on their website (http://www.esotericuk.net/discography.html). I just have their CDs but I'm sure the downloads work fine. Anyway I can't overstate how fucking amazing this band is or how great it is that they made their music free seriously if you are reading this you have no excuse not to check it out. Try "The Blood Of The Eyes" from Subconscious... to start with if that doesn't get you hooked you're past help.

 

[Lord Gloom]

oh man thats hard

if i had to pick one probably deadwing or in absentia maybe? i cant pick between them (I AM INDECISIVE) but theyre both a cut above

as far as the songs themselves go i probably have more favorites on deadwing but in absentia is more cohesive/consistent as an album and it has .3 which is very possibly my favorite song ever

ive been on a new music hunt but both of those consistently top my current faves that im sure its one of those two thatll end up as my all time favorite when i come to a conclusion in however many years i live

but as far as whats my current favorite stuff is someone showed me the pillows a few days ago and theyre really pretty great though i dunno if i can single out an album yet because ive just kinda been sporadically listening to them and havent given all the albums a good sit down yet

also obligatory mention of in an aeroplane over the sea because its in an aeroplane over the sea

 

[Truthi]

Man this isn't fair, there are some good albums I like, and you guys all have listed some great stuff. I mean, I really like this albums relaxing electronic beats, and the first song "Four Corners" just happens to be my favorite song ever for about two years now. And it ends with a cover of "Sound and Vision". In between is some great pop.

It has been my mainstay for awhile. Shuffling through some more though, I don't know I might have one more.

 

[Toby]

It has one good song x)

I would guess your refering to the greatest song written of all time track 5 Fleeting Mind :P. Seen OCS 5 times now love em, they just released a new DVD if your interested :P

Glad to see you put Masterplan up there! The B-sides have always eclipsed the released, they are amazing.


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Anyways, time to post a proper list:

1. Moseley Shoals by Ocean Colour Scene
2. Urban Hymns by The Verve
3. The Masterplan by Oasis
4. Kid A by Radiohead
5. The Back Room by The Editors (NOTE: better than Joy Division and Interpol *expects a barage of e-abuse*))
6. Marching Already by Ocean Colour Scene

The list continues for a long while with OCS, then other stuff comes in with Paul Weller, Travis, Bluetones etc. all making appearances. Very hard to order though, might edit in a more complete list when I decide!

 

[Lord Gloom]

though i havent listened to enough of the pillows to make a definitive call, this album definitely caught me by the ear and i suggest that everyone give it a listen

 

[Carl]

though i havent listened to enough of the pillows to make a definitive call, this album definitely caught me by the ear and i suggest that everyone give it a listen

oh man awesome recommendation

i just downloaded it... 4 songs in and absolutely loving this right now

any other good albums by this band even though you're not too familiar