Best Ever Albums

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Error Finn — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 04:26:28 GMT

Author: Error Finn

Posted: 03/03/2012 09:26

When I bought U2 - Achtung Baby! It was a couple of days after (November 18, 1991) the release the world. The disk had been expected! And they rewarded me. 😮

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

40footwolf — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 02:26:31 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 03/03/2012 07:26

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Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Xavygravy — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:51:24 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 03/03/2012 06:51

The only one is The Smile Sessions by The Beach Boys (in the week of release), which jumped straight into my Top 10.

I don't think I've ever really bought an album on the release date. I don't really follow that many new bands.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

TrekkiELO — Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:29:20 GMT

Author: TrekkiELO

Posted: 03/03/2012 06:29

ZOOM by Electric Light Orchestra

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

sgraham1990 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:46:30 GMT

Author: sgraham1990

Posted: 01/19/2012 08:46

The only time I've ever went out of my way to buy an album on release day was for Christina Perri's "Lovestrong." I loved the song Jar of Hearts so much that I skipped my morning classes to go to Fred Meyer right when it opened and bought/listened to the album. It didn't disappoint and is now fitting in nicely on my chart.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:37:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/19/2012 01:37

on the release day? well that would be a very limited list. I'll do ones that are very close to the release date.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Sound Of Silver
Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
Black Holes And Revelations (though I no longer like this one)
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Have One On Me
Wincing The Night Away

that's all I can think of for now.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

videoheadcleaner — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:33:52 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 01/18/2012 23:33

Applerill wrote:

Guys, I hope you all actually picked up these albums the day they were released. That's what this thread is about, not enjoying stuff on first listen, which is COMPLETELY different.

There's just something special about experiencing an album at the same time as a bunch of other people, which is normally what happens when you have a release date. Look at In Rainbows.

Well mine are a no in regards to buying on release date.

In that respect:

Killers - Hot Fuss
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations / The Resistance
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Powderfinger - Vulture Street
Kimbra - Vows

That's about it for now.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Jimmy Dread — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:15:31 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 01/18/2012 16:15

Applerill wrote:

In Rainbows is a very, VERY rare occurance - we can't all similtaneously enjoy an LP the very millisecond it's released, especially in these days where albums leak weeks before they officially come out. Plus we don't all have the luxury of being able to trundle down to the nearest record shop on the day an album comes out, due to geographical, work or financial constraints.

That said, I get your point - looking forward to an album coming out then rushing down your nearest record store to buy it is something that is becoming all the more rare thanks to the Internet. Part of the joy is making the effort in the first place - c.f. when I got my hands on The Strokes' "Is This It" at a midnight launch at my local record store (big up THE ROCK BOX) when they were actually open for lots of little kids in hoodies to buy the latest Slipknot 'album'. In fact the last time I made a special visit to a record shop just to get something on release day was Joanna Newsom's "Have One On Me" (nearly 2 years ago). I imagine to have persuaded you to go out of your way to purchase something on the day it was released means that you probably either liked the artist in the first place or that you read a review/heard a lead single and were hooked to such a degree that your very life depended on getting your grubby mits on the album. Hence my earlier point - you're either going to adore it, or be seriously let down by it (as was the case with Blur's The Great Escape).

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:28:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/18/2012 14:28

Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man
Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

They are the only ones I have brought on the first day of release and I listened to them all a lot for weeks after.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:20:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/18/2012 14:20

the only album for me would be MBDTF. Cosmogramma is close (I had an initial wtf phase in the days after it was released; and as a digression to another thread I bought it on day of release largely because of the album art), as well as Transference (but, I go back and forth between liking the album, it's more of a proxy for liking Spoon's entire career). So, MBDTF.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Applerill — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:10:40 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 01/18/2012 14:10

Guys, I hope you all actually picked up these albums the day they were released. That's what this thread is about, not enjoying stuff on first listen, which is COMPLETELY different.

There's just something special about experiencing an album at the same time as a bunch of other people, which is normally what happens when you have a release date. Look at In Rainbows.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Jimmy Dread — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:23:41 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 01/18/2012 13:23

Two immediately spring to mind, and more's to the point I still listen to regularly today:

AIR - Moon Safari. Read a review and thought it sounded good. Went down to Our Price Records in Canterbury on the Monday, stuck it on the listening post and loved every second. Still think it's an amazing LP.

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Merriweather Post Pavillion. Having seen AC a few times over the years some of the tracks (Brother Sport especially) were already familiar to me, so I suppose in essence I had hyped it up myself to the point it was either going to enthrall me or hugely disappoint. Luckily the former was true.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

rock socket — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:53:01 GMT

Author: rock socket

Posted: 01/18/2012 05:53

Madrugada- Industrial Silence
Suede- Dog Man Star
Jethro Tull- Aqualong (my first vinyl a long time ago)

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

nrs182 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:26:04 GMT

Author: nrs182

Posted: 01/18/2012 05:26

Beirut's "The Rip Tide" from last year. "The Suburbs" from Arcade Fire i think too. And both Vampire Weekend.
Also "Goodbye Lullaby" was a pretty good album, very very underrated pop album.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

GARY — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:02:32 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 01/18/2012 05:02

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(1) Powerslave - Iron Maiden
(2) Master of Puppets - Metallica
(3) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest
(4) Big Generator - Yes
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Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:06:56 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/18/2012 04:06

The only albums I can distinctly remember listening to on the day of their releases are Hypnotize by System of a Down and A Dramatic Turn of Events by Dream Theater. The latter's pretty good, though not DT's best by a long shot. The former is one of my favorite albums overall, though only my 3rd favorite of SOAD's 5 albums. I just love Toxicity and Mezmerize that much, I s'pose :/

I guess Hypnotize would be my answer, then. It was a masterpiece when I first heard it and is today still one of my favorites.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

videoheadcleaner — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:29:51 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 01/17/2012 23:29

Asleep In The Nack and The Colour Of Spring both were instant loves. I guess there was prior listening of the bands beforehand but still are mainstays on my chart. Frank Ferdinand was another that I loved pretty much straight away.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Jackwc — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:10:01 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/17/2012 22:10

I don't remember NOT loving Mellon Collie, but listening to Mellon Collie is pretty much one of my first memories anyhow.

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Hayden — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:47:19 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/17/2012 21:47

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy & Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 😄

Re: Adoring Albums on Release

Charicature — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:37:28 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 01/17/2012 20:37

Perverse - Jesus Jones
The Great Escape - Blur
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis

probably a bunch of others but don't have time to think right now.