Top 26 Greatest Music Albums by stretchy (2012) 
This chart is very personal so I'm not just rating the albums on quality. When it comes to quality, I don't think I know what I'm talking about. I am the kind of person to fall in love with a certain sound for a while, archive the albums from that sound that I love the most, then move on. I use the timeless, influential bands as tools to broaden my tastes, kind of. The order of these will change more often than I have time to update this, as is the case with most of you.
Chart updated: 10/05/2012 05:06 (Created: 11/18/2011 19:11). Chart size: 26 albums.
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1. (=) | Juju | Siouxsie & The Banshees | |||||||||||||||||||
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I got into Siouxsie through Robert Smith, predictably. She is, to me, my favorite rock icon. This is, to me, the most underrated album on this site. The more popular songs on here are Spellbound and Arabian Nights, but no one seems to pay attention to the second track RIGHT BETWEEN the "standouts." Into the Light may very well be my favorite song of all time with the greatest crescendo in anything Goth/punk that I've heard. When you listen to it, pay close attention to the drum and bass combo in the first part of the song and compare it to the seemingly similar melodies at two and a half minutes into the song and about four minutes in. Notice how that melody sounds so empty at the beginning and so fulfilled at the end. Tears. Also, that sinister guitar in the chorus. I wish someone could tell me what that effect is called and any songs that utilize it similarly. If I could write more about this, I would. |
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2. (=) | Seventeen Seconds | The Cure | |||||||||||||||||||
| I love Robert Smith and all of his compositions and side-projects. This is currently my favorite Cure album. My favorite seems to switch around a lot with them, but this has remained number one for the longest. It captures the essence of Winter better than any piece of seasonal poetry can. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3. (12) 9 | Violator | Depeche Mode | |||||||||||||||||||
| This band is one of the few where I follow their entire body of work and observe the changes and phases shown during different periods of the band's career. While Precious is, by far, my favorite song of theirs, this holds up best as a complete album. I like the lasting impression Clean made, and I think it made for a nice closer. Blue Dress is my second favorite song about a dress, bested only by PJ Harvey's Dress. But I think that in terms of subject matter, Blue Dress wins because of the weird fetish references. I really like hearing that in music. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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4. (3)  1 | Congratulations | MGMT | |||||||||||||||||||
| MGMT is my favorite band since March of 2010, when they played Brian Eno on Saturday Night Live to promote this album. It doesn't matter if Oracular Spectacular is the better album or Time to Pretend isn't noticed enough. I'm keeping this to one album per artist and I'm including this because this is a big part of what brought my musical taste to where it is now. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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5. (7) 2 | The Downward Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | |||||||||||||||||||
| I don't really understand why this isn't higher on this site. This a classic. Even the remix album is the best remix album I've heard, which may or not be be saying something based on my above-par collection of Acid Jazz. I love the whole world of the "hell" of modern society. I love being taken to that underground world of lust, drugs and inexplicably kinky sex through Trent Reznor's whispers. This is the only album that I listen to exclusively with headphones. It's the best way to enjoy the subtle tweaks in the mix. Remember the monologue where the only thing you can make out is "So much blood for such a tiny hole"? How does he make that solitary line more audible than the rest of the dialogue without making increasing the volume or lowering the volume of the surrounding tracks? I want him to teach me the way. This and Loveless are the two albums that taught me not only about music, but about sound. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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6. (5) 1 | Homogenic | Björk | |||||||||||||||||||
| This is mesmerizing. I love the off-beat feminine falsetto sounds like St. Vincent, Cocteau Twins, Beach House, and Bjork. I just crave that quirkiness. So, when I'm in a mood for it, and I'm not feeling specific, this does the trick better than anything. And the cover art is so majestic. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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7. (10) 3 | The Queen Is Dead | The Smiths | |||||||||||||||||||
| It's probably just the age I'm at, but this is a masterpiece. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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8. (13) 5 | Around The Fur | Deftones | |||||||||||||||||||
| This guy's voice does things for me. It's the most depressing music I have, not for lyrics or tone, but instead because I have a terrible fear that I'll never be able to create art this moving. But, all told, I think I was only able to get as into this as I am without listening to White Pony first, and falling in love with it. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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9. (17) 8 | Dirt | Alice In Chains | |||||||||||||||||||
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10. (27) 17 | Yuck | Yuck | |||||||||||||||||||
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