Best Ever Albums

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

AfterHours — Thu, 3 Aug 2023 17:53:49 GMT

Author: AfterHours

Posted: 08/03/2023 21:53

Usually this:

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Sometimes this:

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Others (roughly in order) that are quite amazing that I would rank just below those:

Let the Evil of His Own Lips Cover Him - Lingua Ignota (2017)
Uncanny Valley - Stabscotch (2017)
6 - Supersilent (2003)
Tragedy - Julia Holter (2011)
Mother of Virtues - Pyrrhon (2013)
Disappeared - Spring Heel Jack (2000)
Operator Dead... Post Abandoned - Burning Star Core (2007)
Amassed - Spring Heel Jack (2002)
Aviary - Julia Holter (2018)

Possibly these too, but it's been years since I've revisited them:

The Long View - Marty Ehrlich (2002)
Fluxations - Denman Maroney (2001)
The Epic - Kamasi Washington (2015)
Another Mind - Hiromi Uehara (2003)

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

bluekite — Thu, 3 Aug 2023 16:35:26 GMT

Author: bluekite

Posted: 08/03/2023 20:35

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In Rainbows by Radiohead

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

cestuneblague — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:51:59 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/14/2022 19:51

Past-Life Martyred Saints, followed by Carrie and Lowell and Trial and Errors

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

LTSings — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:37:57 GMT

Author: LTSings

Posted: 02/14/2022 17:37

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Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

stangetzaway — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:10:05 GMT

Author: stangetzaway

Posted: 01/19/2022 13:10

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

Amirkhosro — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:32:03 GMT

Author: Amirkhosro

Posted: 01/19/2022 12:32

LedZep wrote:

Probably this

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You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack by Viper

And I don't care if you judge me
I'm smoking cooked, and living so lovely
So stop looking like you're dumb
You know you wanna try, but scared to get some

Inspirational words. What an artist.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

EyeKanFly — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:42:33 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 01/16/2022 18:42

LedZep wrote:

Probably this

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You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack by Viper

I've seen this before but I honestly thought it was just a meme and not a real album. Listening now and it's honestly not bad. Lyrics are very surface level and straightforward lol, but his flow is great, the instrumentals are a perfect fit, and the production is top notch considering this is outsider music.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

LedZep — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:41:57 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 01/16/2022 15:41

Probably this

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You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack by Viper

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:49:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/14/2022 22:49

Had a quick look at my collection and while I feel it's too early to judge a lot of music from the previous decade, I'll go with

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Archived : Environmental : Views by The Future Sound Of London

The Future Sound of London AEV album was half a compilation of their previous Archived and Environment series but also had an entire regular albums worth of brand new material within. They subsequently released this new material on a single CD version of this release (white artwork). It's a stunning neo classical ambient sound worth anyone's attention.

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Drone Logic by Daniel Avery

Anyone who ever heard Orbital or saw them live would find a lot to appreciate here. Arguably the best house/techno album since Motor City Drum Ensemble's debut.

Boxer by The National

Props to Matt Berninger's baritone vocals and heartfelt lyrics on this modern masterpiece.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

Amirkhosro — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:35:34 GMT

Author: Amirkhosro

Posted: 01/14/2022 22:35

Johnnyo wrote:

It's a really tough one but I'd have to go with

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The Complete Live At Raji's by The Dream Syndicate

That's one of the most underrated albums of all time. I specially love the version of John Coltrane Stereo Blues.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

craola — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:20:10 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 01/11/2022 17:20

Anja Garbarek: The Road Is Just A Surface
Anne Paceo: Circles
Björk: Vespertine
Blonde Redhead: 23
Blonde Redhead: Misery Is A Butterfly
Broadcast: Haha Sound
Leïla Martial: Warm Canto
Portishead: Third
Radiohead: Amnesiac
Radiohead: Hail To The Thief
Radiohead: In Rainbows

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

CharlieBarley — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 17:36:09 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 01/09/2022 22:36

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In Rainbows by Radiohead

rounding out my top 3 would be:

Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
18 by Moby

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

kokkinos — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 17:05:49 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 01/09/2022 22:05

That’s a tough question. The turn of the century found me at a tender age, so most albums that influenced my childhood/adolescence came out during that time. If I had to pick only one, I’d say the album that has affected me the most is The College Dropout by Kanye West. Other records that meant a lot to me while I was growing up would be Boy In Da Corner by Dizzee Rascal, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys, Original Pirate Material by The Streets, Parachutes by Coldplay and Is This It by The Strokes. I don’t come back to them that often, but they’ll always be special and it’s gonna be hard for any new release to dethrone them. And it’s funny how all of them are debut albums.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

EyeKanFly — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 15:58:05 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 01/09/2022 20:58

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Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
This is still up there, along with Black Holes and Revelations. I know Muse don't really get loved in most critic's circles, but damn do still I love this trio that I grew up listening to.

For jazz, my top album is

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Uprising by Miles Mosley but I think Nubya Garcia's album last year or even the Pharoah Sanders/Floating Points/London Symphony Orchestra album might bump that out of first. Uprising is more like jazz fusion or jazz pop anyway. Promises would probably also be my favorite classical album I guess, at least as far as new compositions go. New recordings of old compositions has to go to Mariss Jansons and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's renditions of either Dvořák's 9th Symphony or Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. I believe they're both on Youtube, Jansons would have been an incredible conductor to see live; I wish I had been able to see him prior to his death.

Most of my other genre picks are going to be a little basic: To Pimp a Butterfly for hip hop/rap, Golden Hour for country, Dopethrone or Royal Blood for metal. Don't know if I could confidently declare a favorite blues, folk, or R&B album, and any other major genre I'm probably just blanking on right now. I guess Hamilton for musical/soundtrack.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

DommeDamian — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 15:41:33 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 01/09/2022 20:41

baystateoftheart wrote:

DommeDamian wrote:

I'm gonna have to go with

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The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

My least favorite of the century 😁

This one's my favorite:

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar

Thanks for sharing, gkmc is good too imo.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

Skinny — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 14:50:04 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 01/09/2022 19:50

The first thing that popped into my head was Supreme Clientele, so let’s go with that.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

Hayden — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 14:15:59 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/09/2022 19:15

Ys.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

Fischman — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 14:09:50 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 01/09/2022 19:09

Rock:

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Jazz:

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Blues:

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New Age:

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Country:

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Other:

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Live:

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Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

AAL2014 — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 13:47:07 GMT

Author: AAL2014

Posted: 01/09/2022 18:47

For me it’s TPAB, Madvillainy, and Tool’s Lateralus making up my top 3. I’ve been making it a point, however, to take in more and more new records and I think 2021 offered a few albums that will be ranking among those records in due time.

Re: What's your favorite album of the century?

baystateoftheart — Sun, 9 Jan 2022 13:38:29 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 01/09/2022 18:38

DommeDamian wrote:

I'm gonna have to go with

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The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem

My least favorite of the century 😁

This one's my favorite:

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar