Album recommendations?

[Nick83]

Please recommend essential albums that everyone should own.  Masterpieces.  Albums that have changed your music listening life.  I will go out and buy some of these for myself, so please make sure what you recommend is really worth it.  Thanks

Also, if you could include a description of the artist/album, and why you like it, I would appreciate it.

[jarmo]

Pearl Jam "Ten" - classic 90s rock
U2 "Achtung Baby" - my favorite U2 album. The track "One" alone is worth the album's price.
Alice In Chains "Dirt" - I bet this is what many of today's bands listened to.
Sex Pistols "Never Mind The Bollocks" - how can you not own this?


There's more..... How big is your budget?  



/jarmo

[Nick83]

My budget for music is unlimited because music fuels me, so it's worth spending on.

I own Dirt and Ten, and both are amazing albums.

I never bought the Sex Pistols album because they were so "overhyped" in America, that I got kind of turned off to them.  But, I am open to getting it if it is indeed good.

[Izzy]

Pearl Jam - Ten
Metallica - Metallica, Ride the Lightning, Kill em all
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
The Cult - Love
Faith No More - The Real Thing and Angel Dust
Drowning Pool - Sinner
Oasis - Definetly maybe
Smashing Pumpkins - Melancoly and the infinite sadness
Marilyn Manson - Mechanical animals
Iron Maiden - Seventh son of seventh son
Rage against the machine - Rage against the machine
Def Leppard - Hysteria
The Darkness - Permission to land
Evanesance - Fallen
Michael Jackson - Bad
Slash's Snakepit - Ain't life grand
Motely Crue - Shout at the devil
Queen - Innuendo, The Miracle
Nirvana - Nevermind
Ramnstein - Mutter
Nightwish - Century child
Tina Turner - Private dancer, Foreign affair
all i can think of at the mo....

[Aava]

Hanoi Rocks - Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks or
                      All Those Wasted Years or Twelve Shots On The Rocks
Sex Pistols - Nevermind The Bollocks
The Darkness - Permission To Land
Michael Jackson - Thriller
HIM - Razorblade Romance

[BostonGunner]

Albums that I can not live without:
1. The Beatles- White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver, Abbey Road, Let It Be- My fav. Beatles albums.  
2. Van Halen- The first 6 albums, VH1, VH2, Woman and Children First, Fair Warning, Diver Down, 1984-The best band of the late 70s, early 80s, great stuff.
3. Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral, The Fragile.
4. Pearl Jam- Ten and Vs.  Some of the best music of the 1990s.
5. STP- Core, Tiny Music, N0.4- Great band, these are their 3 best, IMHO
6. The Doors- Self-titled and LA Woman- A great band, their two masterpieces.
7. Led Zeppelin- Zoso, Physical Graffitti- Two classic albums of the 70s.
8. Metallia- Metallica
9. John Lennon- Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, Mind Games, Walls and Bridges, Double Fantasy, Milk and Honey.  As good as the Beatles, IMHO.
10. Nirvana- Nevermind, Unplugged in NYC, In Utero.

Good, but I could live without

Poison- Flesh and Blood- A great album, a guilty pleasure.  One of the last albums of the hair-band era.
Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood- see above
Skid Row- Slave to the Grind
Yardbirds-Ultimate Yardbirds
U2- The Joshua Tree

Thats it for now

[D]

Prince  dirty mind,purple rain,sign of the times,diamonds and pearls,symbol album,gold experience,emancipation

Aerosmith, Rocks,Pump,get a grip,


Bon Jovi, slippery when wet, New jersey,these days,crush

SHotgun Messiah second coming

Red Hot chili peppers, Blood sex sugar magik,californication, most definitely BY THE WAY

Megadeth countdown to extinction

Guns n roses all of em of course except spaghetti incident

[Nick83]

Thanks for the time and effort you put into your replies.  But, can you try and convince me to buy a particular album?

When you guys mention a few albums by one artist, I get a little turned off because it is too much for me to handle.  How do I pick?

[D]

Thanks for the time and effort you put into your replies.  But, can you try and convince me to buy a particular album?

When you guys mention a few albums by one artist, I get a little turned off because it is too much for me to handle.  How do I pick?

if u love mellow great uplifting love type songs By The way is one of the greatest cds in that genre

u cannot go wrong with this cd, however if u are a hardcore metal head or something u probably wont like it, but if u have a wide variety of range in your musical listening give this cd a couple listens, it will blow u away

it stayed in my car cd player for 6 consecutive months and i played it over and over
it has 16 songs which is a high volume to digest at one time

u may like 5 the first listen, after the second listen u may dig 8 or 9 and so on

it took me a few months to love all the songs

whats great about this cd is the hooks,melodies, and the music, also the great lyrics

the songs are so melodical, just when u think the chorus is ending the actual chorus hits u and takes it even higher than the first one which u think to yourself "theres no way"

stand out tracks on by the way are all of em but here are just a handful of very notables
Univerally speaking
Dosed
dont forget me
zephyr song
Cant stop
Midnight
cabron
Tear
Warm tape
Venice Queen

in myopinion the title track which was the hit on the radio is probably in the bottom 3 on this album

[Misfits 138]

 Oasis's what's the story morning glory is the best album to have in any collection. it has many different sounding songs on there. theres the soft songs like wonderwall,  cast no shadow. then there are the heavy songs like morning glory. and the mid tempo songs like champain supernova. it is also a lyrical genius album. and that album really sum's up the year 96 for me and many people worldwide. it is truly one of those albums you can listen to from start to finish many many times!

[Captain P?l]

Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days

its industrial rock/ electro rock or whatever ( labeling bands sucks!)

it got me turned on to bands that got some industrial sounds in 'em... these guys are great! the vocalist screams hes ass off sometimes! awesome! eventhough their guitars could have been more outstanding i dont care, cuz it all just rocks!

oh, and Megadeth made me listen to more heavy shit... but that was only the Duke Nukem Theme.... best tv game song fucking ever!  

also, check out Backyard Babies - Making Enemys Is Good or Stockholm Syndrome.  nothing too special about those, but it fucking rocks! old time rock n roll with a new spark!

[Mr. Dick Purple]

I defenitely recomend you Innuendo if you are in the mood for melancoly, good songs: innuendo, I'm going slightly mad, delilah, these are the days of our lives, show must go on, headlong, bijou. In that order I listen the album, even though sometimes I hear headlong and don't try so hard.
It's must.
If you want rock! Seven son of a seven son from Iron maiden is the best!! you just have  to trust me on that no words can describe it.  

[Booker Floyd]

Pearl Jam - Vs.


Ten is an undeniable classic, but this tops it.  It has a more raw sound than Ten, but most importantly, the songs are incredible.  "Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town" is a touching, beautiful song.  "Dissident"s huge open-highway riffs, the smokey, candle-lit atmosphere of "Indifference", the tense, charging rhythm of "Rearview Mirror," the twisting heaviness of "Leash" - it all adds up to a classic.  The music is really good and Veddars vocals are powerful.  Everybody should have this.

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead


From the stunning title track introduction to the haunting "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out," this album is great.  The Smiths best songs might be found elsewhere, but this is their best album front to back.  Johnny Marrs guitars are beautifully textured and Morrisseys vocals are cryptic and entertaining.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream


Another album thats beautifully textured.  The production is great and it just sounds good, but Corgans songwriting is remarkable as well.  "Cherub Rock" is an awesome opener and the band does a nice job of alternating between soft, ethereal pieces to hard, rushing ones  throughout the album.  Enough with the mini-reviews...

Green Day - Dookie


Nirvana - Nevermind

[Booker Floyd]

Just some thoughts on some of the picks...

Smashing Pumpkins - Melancoly and the infinite sadness

Overall, a very good album, but theres a lot of average songs in-between classics like "Tonight, Tonight" and 'Thirty-Three".  Siamese Dream is a true classic.  

Marilyn Manson - Mechanical animals

No way.  Theres hardly one classic song on here (you could argue for "Dope Show" and "Come White").  Theres some good tracks like "Rock Is Dead" and "Great Big White World" but most it is pretty damn bland.  Toward the end of the CD theres two or three faceless, fast-paced "electronica" tracks in a row that really showcase the album weakness.  You could certainly argue that Antichrist Superstar is a classic (and I think it is for a lot of reasons, but mainly because the musics very good), but Mechanical Animals is an impossible sell.

Evanesance - Fallen

You probably know my feelings on this one.

Slash's Snakepit - Ain't life grand

Nope...

But is those are your favorites, thats cool...

then there are the heavy songs like morning glory

That song is  

Great album

[Gunner80]

Motley Crue- Dr. Feelgood-Their best work.
The Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts club Band
Pantera- Far beyond Driven
Kiss- Destroyer
Bad Company-10from6

[Eazy E]

Ok, I'm going to throw in a few I haven't seen so far:

AC/DC - Back In Black
Someone would mention Evanesance, but no one has mentioned AC fuckin DC??  I'd be shocked if you didn't already own it, but if you don't, GET IT!

Soundgarden - Superunknown
If you are into the whole grunge thing, this is a great CD to buy (along with others already mentioned: Nevermind, Ten, etc.).  You can probably judge whether you like Cornell's voice or not by listening to Audioslave, if he gets a thumbs up, this CD won't let you down.

Radiohead - The Bends
Radiohead before the weirdness.  If you aren't a fan of the new Radiohead, this is the flipside.  Most people would say OK Computer is there best, but this has way better songs (High and Dry, Just, Street Spirit).  Great the whole way through.

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
I saw someone list off their top 3 (out of 5!) favourite STP albums below and this wasn't one of them.  Are you shitting me?  Better and more varied than Core, but it still packs a punch.  The songwriting is outstanding... I can listen to this CD thousands of times.  

I agree about What's The Story (Morning Glory)... It seems like everyone already owns this album anyways.  



And if you want to mix it up abit:
Daft Punk - Homework
Worth it for "Around The World"... the rest is just as good, if that's your thing.

N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton
Life ain't nothin' but bitches and money, and they'll tell you all about it.

Top Gun Soundtrack
Come on, everyone likes Danger Zone.

Bob Marley - Legend
It's Bob, everyone should own it.  Everyone who doesn't like Bob Marley should be sent to Australia.

[Layne420]

Any cd for these bands are good
Pearl Jam
Tool
Alice in Chains
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
Jimmy Hendrix
Led zepplin
Police
Ac/dc
Rage Against Machine
Greenday
GNR
Jane Addition
Queen

Here the bands and the songs that are on album since Im not familar with all cd title for albums

Counting Crows       (Hangin' Around, Colorblind)
Chevelle                  (Send the Pain Below)
The Used                ( Buried Myself Alive)
Smahing Pumpkins (Stand Inside your love)
Soul Asylum            Best of Soul Asylum
Incubus                  ( Warning)
Incubus                     ( Pardon Me)
Matthe good band    ( Load me up, jenni song)
Ourlady Peace          (Clumsy, Superman dead)
Our lady Peace         ( Somewhere out there)
Silver Chair                ( Tomorrow)
Audio Slave               ( Like a stone)
Better than Ezra      (Good, In the Blood)
Better than Ezara     ( Desperatley warning)
Blind Melon                ( No Rain, Change)
Fuel                            ( Innocent, Hemorrhage)
Mathbox 20                ( long day, Push, real world)
Jimmy eat world          ( The middle)
Eve 6                          ( Inside out, Leech)
Bush                           ( Everything zen, come down)
STP                             Greatest hits
Puddle of mudd          ( she fucking hates me, Blurry)
NIN                             Fragile
Staind                         ( its been awhile)
Staind                         ( so far away, sweet jane)
Cold                            ( Suffocate, wasted years and the
                                     day seattle died)

Distributed                 (down with sickness)
Distributed                 ( remember, prayer)
Hoobofstank              ( crawling in the dark, running away)
Candlebox                ( Far behind, cover me, you)





Looking for solo's  

David Gilmour
Snowy white
Ac/dc last one
Aerosmith last one
Buckethead
Buck cherry
Black Crows with Jimmy Piage
Buddy Guy
Ozzy Osbourne last one
Slash Snakepit
Jeff Beck             newest one
Lynard Skynard  last one


 Now it days I find out that alot of bands have even more tgood songs than just the a single on record thats always being played on radio and nothing eles...

[BostonGunner]

Thanks for the time and effort you put into your replies.  But, can you try and convince me to buy a particular album?

When you guys mention a few albums by one artist, I get a little turned off because it is too much for me to handle.  How do I pick?

My favorite album of all time may be John Lennon's debut "Plastic Ono Band."  It's a real raw, honest, bare, rock-n-roll album.  It may not be a punk or metal album, but it is one of the most intense CDs that I have ever heard.

For Van Halen, I'd go with the self-titled debut.

For Pearl Jam, although I love Vs., I'd start with Ten.

For Stone Temple Pilots, I'd start with Core.  

Nirvana, start with Nevermind.

NIN- Pretty Hate Machine.

The Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band.

And let us not forget:
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisted.
Izzy Stradlin- Ride On

[BostonGunner]

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
I saw someone list off their top 3 (out of 5!) favourite STP albums below and this wasn't one of them.  Are you shitting me?  Better and more varied than Core, but it still packs a punch.  The songwriting is outstanding... I can listen to this CD thousands of times.  

Purple is a very good album and has tons of good singles.  However, overall,  think that  Core, No.4,  and Tiny Music  are better, more solid albums.   The last STP album,  SLDD is also a great album.

[Chris Misfit]

Misfits - Walk Amoung Us
SOIA - Blood, Sweat and No Tears
Cathedral - Caravan Betond Redemption (every metal fan should own this)
Electric Frankenstein - How I Rose From The Dead (live album from the worlds best ever live band)
Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
Green Day - Kerplunk!
Stampin' Ground - An Expression Of Repressed Violence
Zeke - Dirty Sanchez (fast as fuck punk rock n' roll)
Dog Toffee - Sacred Heart (the not so much punk album, from the Manchester punk n' roll band)
Motorhead - 1916

That's a list of the best known bands I listen to, couldn't be arsed naming all classic albums, I'd be here to dawn.