Best Ever Albums

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Sun, 31 May 2015 17:44:53 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/31/2015 21:44

alelsupreme wrote:

RockyRaccoon wrote:

Saturday, May 30th

Believe it or not, I actually didn't listen to any albums on Saturday cause I spent the day at the beach.

wow what a nerd hope you like sand lol

Haha it was more I spent the day doing a whole bunch of different things and spending time with my wife and all that boring junk so I didn't get the chance to listen to much music

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

Anonymous — Sun, 31 May 2015 15:14:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/31/2015 19:14

i once had someone tell me the sound of gulls and waves crashing on the beach was superior to any mere music, but i have to say if i got an album of field recordings of just a day at the beach without at least some mumbled French overdubbed, i'd give it like three stars tops

this started as topical but i don't know where it went

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

alelsupreme — Sun, 31 May 2015 15:07:58 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 05/31/2015 19:07

RockyRaccoon wrote:

Saturday, May 30th

Believe it or not, I actually didn't listen to any albums on Saturday cause I spent the day at the beach.

wow what a nerd hope you like sand lol

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Sun, 31 May 2015 14:16:31 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/31/2015 18:16

Saturday, May 30th

Believe it or not, I actually didn't listen to any albums on Saturday cause I spent the day at the beach.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 29 May 2015 16:29:26 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/29/2015 20:29

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Edgar Broughton Band by Edgar Broughton Band

A really underappreciated psych rock album from the early 70s. Very blues-based, but still with a little bit of weirdness that makes for a fun album. The guitar is great, thick, warm psych rock guitar, really solid album all around.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 29 May 2015 13:48:34 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/29/2015 17:48

WindowAbove wrote:

21 Pilots to me are just shitty generic rap mixed with the most awful generic aspects of pop followed by bad versions of other genres. Putting them all together makes it a special kind of awful. I've never liked any Fueled by Ramen bands except some Paramore songs, and 21P may be the worst of them all.

They definitely got their shitty moments (like the lyrics I mentioned) but damn if they can't write a catchy hook

But yea, I can understand, it definitely feels like angsty suburban white kids music, and it feels a little overdramatic to me at times

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

WindowAbove — Fri, 29 May 2015 12:45:11 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 05/29/2015 16:45

21 Pilots to me are just shitty generic rap mixed with the most awful generic aspects of pop followed by bad versions of other genres. Putting them all together makes it a special kind of awful. I've never liked any Fueled by Ramen bands except some Paramore songs, and 21P may be the worst of them all.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 29 May 2015 11:39:27 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/29/2015 15:39

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Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots

I give a lot of credit to bands that try to make their own unique sound by fusing genres, and Twenty One Pilots certainly do that. They combine a little hip-hop, a little rock, even some reggae at some point, but their biggest strength is their keen ability to write a catchy hook, and that's what's gotten them to be so popular. Lyrically, this album is, at best, ok, and at worst kinda cringey. You've got lines like "The songs on the radio are ok/but my taste in music is your face" or "I'm driving, here I sit/Cursing my government/For not using my taxes to fill holes with more cement". It all feels like an angsty suburban kid's take on Linkin Park or something, but you know what? That's ok, there always has and always will be music for that, there's music for everyone from every walk of life. This album can be decent lyrically too, at the very least we know Tyler Joseph is being honest with us, it all feels very cathartic for him as he raps/sings about his emotional insecurities and all the issues he has. Blurryface is supposedly a character that represents all of his insecurities, which is a little eye-roll worthy, but it is what it is. All in all, this is a catchy record with some definite highlights and a couple tracks that are a bit forgettable. But still, the highlights are worth it.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 29 May 2015 11:06:24 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/29/2015 15:06

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Mafia by Black Label Society

Total guitar porn, and not a whole lot else. Zakk Wylde is one hell of a guitar player, but when it comes to putting together a comprehensive, good album, he's pretty hit or miss. This is just basically him shredding like a madman (short of a couple ballads) for an hour, which is fine if you're into that, I thought it was alright, but as a whole, it's just slightly above average.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Fri, 29 May 2015 10:06:56 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/29/2015 14:06

Friday, May 29th

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Liminal Space by Xanopticon

Sent by dbz in the album listening thread. Really interesting, very unsettling, kind of chaotic album but in a really cool way. Lots of polyrhythmic craziness going on, well composed and all, cool stuff.

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RockyRaccoon — Thu, 28 May 2015 17:29:26 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/28/2015 21:29

Bring The Family by John Hiatt

John Hiatt is one of the most underrated songwriters out there, and having Ry Cooder play guitar along with him could not have been more perfect. Cooder is just a master of the slide guitar, I'm talking like up there with Duane Allman good, and he really nails it on this album. The combo of Hiatt's excellent songwriting and Cooder's fantastic guitar playing make this a really wonderful album

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RockyRaccoon — Thu, 28 May 2015 15:04:41 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/28/2015 19:04

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Unfinished Business by Danny Gatton

This is why Danny Gatton is considered one of the best guitarists around, this album right here (among others). The technical skill on this album is just amazing, and not only can he shred it, but he plays with some soul too, especially on the eerie and beautiful "Melancholy Serenade". Very intricate, very technical album, pretty cool stuff.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Thu, 28 May 2015 11:21:43 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/28/2015 15:21

Thursday, May 28th

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Strangers In The Night by UFO

Without a doubt, one of the best live rock albums ever. Michael Schenker is just an insane guitar player, and if you ever wanted to find out exactly how good he is, this is the album to listen to. There's a ton of energy, and this is basically a lineup of all of UFO's greatest hits. From front to back, just a real kickass album.

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RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 23:13:13 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/28/2015 03:13

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Visions by Stratovarius

It's been a loooooong time since I've listened to this album. This was actually one of the first albums that got me into power metal, I remember browsing around on iTunes on the "recommended if you like" section and seeing this album cover (which is pretty badass) and deciding I'd give it a shot, and I remember loving it, and I still do. It's just one of the best power metal albums I've ever heard. Instrumentally, it kills, the guitars are reminiscent of some of Yngwie Malmsteen's stuff, Timo Kotipelto's vocals are some of the best this side of Michael Kiske, and it all is composed wonderfully. It's just this big, awesome, neoclassical metal album that's really a ton of fun to listen to. It still is and always will be one of my favorites.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 19:38:39 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/27/2015 23:38

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Doll Doll Doll by Venetian Snares

Ho. Ly. Shit. This is so dark, and huge, and intense, and frightening. This is just some kind of nightmarish fever dream, loud, crazy, polyrhythmic electronic music that will stress you the hell out but in the coolest way. The whole album is so dark, the track titles are like "Befriend A Childkiller" and "All The Children Are Dead", the latter of which contains this super creepy story about the discovery of 74 carcasses of dead children. Just, good god, this was incredible. It's frightening, it's just so much, so heavy. Somebody hold me, I stared into the void and it stared right back at me and laughed.

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RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 16:38:54 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/27/2015 20:38

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Love by Amen Dunes

If you wanna just chill, this is a good place to head. Kind of like some blend between Devendra Banhart and Will Oldham's music with a dash of Jim James. Very reverb-heavy, very simple singer-songwriter music. It sounds like it was written and recorded in a cabin in the mountains somewhere, and it has a very natural, earthy feel to it because of that. It feels isolated, and it feels personal, which makes for a pretty cool album.

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RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 14:56:02 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/27/2015 18:56

94 Diskont by Oval

Sometimes repetitive stuff is boring, and sometimes it's absolutely surreal, and that's what this is. The first track, good lord, it's like it created the aura around my computer, I felt like the air was thickened with the music, it just made everything around me better. The rest of the album was great too, but that first track, man, that is incredible, just absolutely gorgeous. Fantastic stuff.

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RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 10:41:44 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/27/2015 14:41

Theory Of Machines by Ben Frost

So Nacho recommended me this in the other thread, and I have to say, this was pretty awesome. It had this great balance between these noisy, thick guitars and delicate, fragile strings. At times this album was big and at times I felt like it'd fall apart it was so thin. Really gorgeous, and I'm not surprised, Ben Frost is quite good at what he does. Plus, the Michael Gira tribute was pretty cool too, loved it, great music to do work do, really fills out the background in a lush way.

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 09:40:09 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/27/2015 13:40

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Master by Teeth Of The Sea

Man, this is just a little bit of everything. I guess primarily it'd be post-rock, but it's certainly an interesting take on it. A little bit of electronic/ambient, a little bit of krautrock, some psychedelia, tossed together with a trumpet, it's different and that makes it really unique. The whole album feels kind of uneasy and dark until the end which gets huge and powerful, it almost feels like redemption, like the light at the end of the long tunnel that you've been waiting for. Really cool stuff

Re: ULL: RockyRaccoon

RockyRaccoon — Wed, 27 May 2015 08:57:00 GMT

Author: RockyRaccoon

Posted: 05/27/2015 12:57

Wednesday, May 27th

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Far From The Madding Crowd by Wuthering Heights

Now THAT is a power metal album. A perfect blend of power metal, prog metal and folk music that creates an exceptionally unique and powerful album. The vocalist has this Ronnie James Dio on steroids voice and the guitars are just incredible, the tone, the use of the whammy bar, it's all excellently crafted, it's not mindless shredding, it all has a purpose, and that purpose is to blow your brains out. It's everything I could want a power metal album to be and then more. It's glorious.