Best Ever Albums

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

JOSweetHeart — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 13:43:09 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 04/02/2016 17:43

baystateoftheart wrote:

JOSweetHeart wrote:

These are my two newest favorite albums.

Why do I love them? I love every song that is on them both, the way that each song is sung, and the way that they sound instrumentally. 😄 😄 :)

You should update your chart! Would be interested to see how it's changed since 2013 :)

I just added those two albums, but I am trying to add one more and for some unknown reason, I can't. The "add chart" feature doesn't become available when I put the album's name in.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. This is the album that I want to add.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

RoundTheBend — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 13:37:21 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 04/02/2016 17:37

kevinweed7 wrote:

Perfect all the way through, epic, beautiful, agggressive, was put out during my high school years which I believe most people are very nostalgic about music from their high school years and it also contains my favorite song of all time.

This is a great album. Not my top 10, but still dig it a lot. Good choice.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

RoundTheBend — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 13:36:17 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 04/02/2016 17:36

Honestly probably because I fell in love with it at 10 years old, and 20 years later I haven't gotten bored with it... it just has massive staying power for me... why that is, well I'd have to consult my music psychology class... hehehehe.

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Abbey Road by The Beatles

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

JOSweetHeart — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 12:41:39 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 04/02/2016 16:41

^^^ Actually them two albums of Billy Joe are the only ones that are not a part of it yet.

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

P.S. Thank you for the reminder and for your interest. 😄 😄 😄

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

baystateoftheart — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 12:34:55 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 04/02/2016 16:34

JOSweetHeart wrote:

These are my two newest favorite albums.

Why do I love them? I love every song that is on them both, the way that each song is sung, and the way that they sound instrumentally. 😄 😄 😄

You should update your chart! Would be interested to see how it's changed since 2013 😄

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Muslim-Bigfoot — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 12:13:45 GMT

Author: Muslim-Bigfoot

Posted: 04/02/2016 16:13

I do not remember the name now, my favorite album but I know my time so I count the number one album became . I think the most important specificity that their owners should they affect me deeply . But this effect is not clear how that can be achieved , but does not necessarily imply an emotional or sentimental to have content. but I would say in a very vague manner that the stylistic fascinates me to abandon this style and can not place because the absolute stereotype I hate clichés .

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Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

JOSweetHeart — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 12:02:40 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 04/02/2016 16:02

These are my two newest favorite albums.

Why do I love them? I love every song that is on them both, the way that each song is sung, and the way that they sound instrumentally. 😄 😄 😄

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

P.S. If only I had discovered the late beautiful precious sooner. 😢 😢 😢

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

ShadowColossi — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 11:25:36 GMT

Author: ShadowColossi

Posted: 04/02/2016 15:25

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Animals by Pink Floyd

Well, this album just means a lot to me. It is some of the greatest guitar work I have ever heard. Each fill, hook and solo is so well done, and so beautiful... This album was the first album I listened to from beginning to end and just thought to myself "Holy shit. That was flawless". Hundreds of listens later and it still has that effect on me.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

kevinweed7 — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 10:16:49 GMT

Author: kevinweed7

Posted: 04/02/2016 14:16

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 01:19:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/27/2015 06:19

Gowi wrote:

Quote:

which is one of the most noisy songs of all time, is most, maybe is the most noisy experiment.

It is neither of these things.

please stay on topic ok

my best of all time is al green still in love with you cause mom used to play it a lot for me and said the song made her think of me

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 20:02:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/27/2015 01:02

Kool Keith Sweat wrote:

My current overall is alphabetically ordered, because I can't decide placements, but the albums that would appear towards the top typically have several of the following characteristics:

-relaxed tempo, typically glacially slow
-a relative mastery of dynamics through tempo, volume, and/or other structure, or at least aware of them in most of the work
-a variety of timbres, beyond guitar, bass, piano, and rock drums, that typically leans towards woodwinds and percussion, despite most of the music I listen to still being rock; additionally, incorporating "world music"
-one or more master musicians exploring the bounds of timbre of their instrument
-an interest in repetition/minimalism
-typically less than 45 minutes unless it's one long song, in which case I love many 60+ minute songs
-not afraid of long songs
-not much focus on lyrics or vocals
-a musician's personal synthesis of disparate influences

that's what I can think of for now, but that pretty much generalizes my whole taste, except for that if there are lyrics, I prefer them to be pretty melancholy or spiritual

So... it's no wonder that something like

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Laughing Stock by Talk Talk

was my #1 for such a long time

Wow, that is a fantastic description of that album, Laughing Stock is something unique, one of my favourite post-rock experimental albums.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Anti — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 19:02:01 GMT

Author: Anti

Posted: 12/27/2015 00:02

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West

Mostly because of nostalgia reasons. Moments trapped inside of an album. But also, it's just fucking fantastic. Kanye, getting back on his feet after a tremendous fall. Wonderful production and features by an all-star cast. Very climactic and emotional. Couldn't ask for more.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

meruizh — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 18:31:38 GMT

Author: meruizh

Posted: 12/26/2015 23:31

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Psychic by Darkside

Jaar and Harrington achieve a sort of electronic comfort zone. The tempo and arrangements submerge the listener into a slow motion climax that make you want to stay in it forever.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Applerill — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:25:38 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 12/26/2015 22:25

I used to have

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Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos as my #1, since it almost instantly changed my whole life when I heard it in 2009. It was the album that made me realize the depths of how powerful art can be (especially compared to most video games, which were my main obsession at the time). More importantly, though, it taught me empathy, something I never really was exposed to in my autistic Calvinist household. (And of course, it's a perfect album; that helps, too 😜 )

Today, though, I prefer

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Boys For Pele by Tori Amos, because it shows Tori taking some of the themes of LE(l) and making a conceptual and tonal labyrinth out of them. I think I'm correct in saying that it is one of the most difficult pop albums of the nineties, so much so that it was the single most-requested book to write about for 33 1/3 this year. At the same time, it's so rebellious and angry and openly sexual and fun, with her often orgasmically moaning or rambling about how Big Bird is a hooker, or going to Bobby's house, or all these other things. It's almost My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy for the Lilith Fair crowd, and I think that's beautiful.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

alelsupreme — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:01:55 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 12/26/2015 22:01

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A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

For me, it's just a concise encapsulation of the greatest quartet ever (John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Jimmy Garrison) at their very best. Each of them bring out their very best, and the result is an absolutely stunning piece of art. I don't listen to it very often, but when I do I'm still totally captured by the sheer prowess displayed here.

That said, my number two (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks) may as well be my joint number one. However, since Coltrane (especially with these players) is my favourite artist, I figured it's only right I give him the no.1 spot. Besides, this album is kinda tied with my BEA identity now :p

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:58:21 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/26/2015 21:58

My current overall is alphabetically ordered, because I can't decide placements, but the albums that would appear towards the top typically have several of the following characteristics:

-relaxed tempo, typically glacially slow
-a relative mastery of dynamics through tempo, volume, and/or other structure, or at least aware of them in most of the work
-a variety of timbres, beyond guitar, bass, piano, and rock drums, that typically leans towards woodwinds and percussion, despite most of the music I listen to still being rock; additionally, incorporating "world music"
-one or more master musicians exploring the bounds of timbre of their instrument
-an interest in repetition/minimalism
-typically less than 45 minutes unless it's one long song, in which case I love many 60+ minute songs
-not afraid of long songs
-not much focus on lyrics or vocals
-a musician's personal synthesis of disparate influences

that's what I can think of for now, but that pretty much generalizes my whole taste, except for that if there are lyrics, I prefer them to be pretty melancholy or spiritual

So... it's no wonder that something like

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Laughing Stock by Talk Talk

was my #1 for such a long time

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Grzywa — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:40:12 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 12/26/2015 21:40

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Closer by Joy Division

I bought it precisely on 5th December 1994 and the tape didn't leave my walkman for good 7 months or so. Even though I've related myself to tons of other artists ever since, that feeling's still unique and unrepeatable. I gradually learnt to play most basslines and guitar licks on my first guitar. I memorised most of the lyrics and would scrawl them obsessively in all copybooks ("Existence, well what does it matter ?" seems to have been my favourite). I would tap the drum patterns on the bus or at school for weeks. I would look for J.G. Ballard's prose, which was not necessarily easy to find in Poland in 1990s. I would screw most of my dating opportunities by telling all the girls about Ian Curtis. Man, I felt so theoretically suicidal back then.

Years on, I still get shivers when I hear those first drum hits in Atrocity Exhibition and I still visualise Ian's life fading away with the fade-out in Decades.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

Lowkey — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 11:27:00 GMT

Author: Lowkey

Posted: 12/26/2015 16:27

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Untrue by Burial

because I like the atmosphere that it creates

plus, the music is too good

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

mickilennial — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 00:35:40 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 12/26/2015 05:35

Quote:

which is one of the most noisy songs of all time, is most, maybe is the most noisy experiment.

It is neither of these things.

Re: Why your top alb. of all time is your top alb. of all time?

SuedeSwede — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 22:13:31 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 12/26/2015 03:13

I, too, hated that album on first listen. But wow isn't it just a clusterfuck of emotions. Love love love it.