Your essential top ten music albums.

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BORNTOFLY

Monday, March 24, 2008 3:29 AM

Considering I was bron towards the end of the eighties, I had a hard time complying with the pre-90's rule...

In no order..

White Pony-Deftones
Searching For A Former Clarity-Against Me!
The Fragile-Nine Inch Nails
The Always Open Mouth-Fear Before The March of Flames
The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me-Brand New
Vheissu-Thrice
Worship and Tribute-Glassjaw
Ruiner-A Wilhelm Scream
Music for the Recently Deceased-I Killed The Prom Queen.
Furious Angels-Rob Dougan

Wow that was really hard, even without following the rules.

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Forsaken initiate.

CRUITHNE3753

Monday, March 24, 2008 3:30 AM

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Gott weiß ich will kein Engel sein.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, March 24, 2008 7:27 AM

Sarah McClachlan was one that I was trying to remember. I shall switch Wang Chung for her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.
As for jumping on the Butch Vig bandwagon, I was going to put The Cheaters on, but couldn't fit them in my ten. Predating both his Nirvana and Garbage work.

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
They still made music after 1990?? Didn't new music stop when rap took over?

after 1990:
When the Blackbird Sings, by Saraya.
Western Underground, by Chris LeDoux.
ABBA Generation, by A-Teens.

Before 1990:
Saraya, by Saraya.
Mirror, by One 2 Many.
Underneath the Radar, by Underworld.
Wild and Woolly, by Chris LeDoux.
Madonna, by Madonna.
Alannah Myles, by Alannah Myles.
To Live and Die in L.A. Soundtrack, by Wang Chung.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, March 24, 2008 10:01 AM

Cruithne3753 wrote:

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Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (1976)

Hey a fello JMJ fan, Hurrah! I considered putting down Oxygene aswell but Zoolook was the first Album I bought way back in the 80s as a lil' nipper and it blew me away. I'd heard nothing like it, and being a kid I was so into all the animal noises he used to make a tune.

But good call with Oxygene.

DEEPGIRL187

Monday, March 24, 2008 10:11 AM

A cool new music thread? Like I couldn't resist posting. Here we go in no particular order:

1. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, by The Smashing Pumpkins

This was a biggie for me. I'd been interested in music a a child, but this was the first time it really had greater meaning for me. Been a complete junkie ever since.

2. Nothing Like The Sun, by Sting

This album has always been a source of comfort for me. When I was little, I'd listen to this on my mom's stereo and just space out.

3. Cosmic Thing, by The B-52's

This is just an amazingly fun album to listen to. The music is vastly different than anything else that was going on at that time, at least to me. It may seem like nothing more than a pop album at first, but honestly it's so much more than that.

4. Kind Of Blue, by Miles Davis

A few years ago, I did a report on this for a jazz history class. And while I'm not the biggest Miles Davis fan, I certainly can't deny what an great talent he was, and what an amazing album this is.

5. This Fire, by Paula Cole

When this album first came out, I was going through a really rough spot in my life. Listening to this was therapeutic for me (and ironically, my mom and I used to play this on the way to my therapy appointments )

6. Whatever And Ever Amen, by Ben Folds Five

I miss this band. So many of these songs, from this album and others were just pure gold. This is definitely the type of music that never gets old.

7. Little Earthquakes, by Tori Amos

A lot of the stuff on this album can be painful to listen to. And it's even more so if you've ever experienced being isolated, rejected, depressed, or frustrated. Maybe not the happiest songs in the world, but certainly some of the most truthful.

8. Version 2.0, by Garbage

One of the most glorious mixes of techno and rock ever recorded. The tracks on here are hypnotizing, angry, painful, intense, and everything in between.

9. Issues, by Korn

I don't listen to these guys like I used to (kinda lost interest after Untouchables), but back in the old days, few things could top this album. I know some might lean towards Follow The Leader, but to me, this was their masterpiece.

10. Weezer (The Blue Album), by Weezer

Emo bands of today have nothing on these guys. And though they're not truly emo in the strictest sense, they certainly helped pave the way. Don't believe me? Listen to Say It Ain't So or In The Garage. Amazing stuff that a lot of bands still can't top.

And there it is. Sorry for the long-windedness; music tends to make me yammery.

If we could list compilations, there are some others I would have listed instead of those above:

Greatest Hits, by Eurythmics
Best Shots, by Pat Benatar
Galore, by The Cure

All great albums, and a great starting point for the artists listed.

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"This is my timey-wimey detector. It goes ding when there's stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at 30 paces, whether you want it to or not, actually, so I've learned to stay away from hens. It's not pretty when they blow."

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, March 24, 2008 12:39 PM

I just seem to listen to the radio a lot these days...but these 5 discs have been in my den player's carousel forever, so I guess that makes them essential to me :

Best of The Smithereens
Evanessence
Young Rascals - Groovin'
Seekers - Greatest Hits
Best of Mountain

SERENITYINSCOTLAND

Monday, March 24, 2008 1:38 PM

In no particular order (except 1st 3 are post 1990)

Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost of Tom Joad
R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen - The River
The Clash - London Calling
Johnny Cash - Live at Folsom Prison (broke a rule )
Patti Smith - Horses
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Streetcore

Plently more that could have gone in, especially if we were allowed compilations. I think some artists really suit 'Best ofs' - the ultimate example is Creadance Clearwater Revival, but I also think The Beatles, The Kinks, Leonard Cohen and The Smiths all suit them too.

KIRKULES

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:12 AM

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Originally posted by SerenityinScotland:
the ultimate example is Creadance Clearwater Revival,

I still think of the Twilight Zone Movie every time I hear "The Midnight Special". The movie is worth seeing just for the Creedence homage.

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, January 8, 2024 1:34 AM

Probably a much of Classical music collections, maybe some world folk music collections, used to like Jazz / Funk / Blues stuff but I hate modern Jazz. I used to enjoy collections of 'Best of Hollywood Scores' but they don't make movie soundtracks or movie music albums like they used to anymore.

BRENDA

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 9:34 AM

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Originally posted by JAYNEZTOWN:
Probably a much of Classical music collections, maybe some world folk music collections, used to like Jazz / Funk / Blues stuff but I hate modern Jazz. I used to enjoy collections of 'Best of Hollywood Scores' but they don't make movie soundtracks or movie music albums like they used to anymore.

That is another reason why I am glad that I kept my vinyl. I have the album of "Fiddler on the Roof". Only movie musical I can stand.

But I also have the album to Miami Vice, the old tv series. Yes, I am dating myself with that one in particular.

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