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04-26-2009, 12:11 AM
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Rose City til I die!
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1991-Pearl Jam-Ten
1992-Dream Theater-Images & Words 1993-Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream 1994-Soundgarden-Superunknown 1995-Hum-You'd Prefer An Astronaut 1996-Matchbox Twenty-Yourself Or Someone Like You 1997-Radiohead-OK Computer 1998-Goo Goo Dolls-Dizzy Up The Girl 1999-Vertical Horizon-Everything You Want 2000-Godspeed You! Black Emperor-Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven 2001-Explosions In The Sky-Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever 2002-Sigur Ros-() 2003-Death Cab For Cutie-Transatlanticism 2004-65daysofstatic-The Fall Of Math 2005-The Fray-How To Save A Life 2006-Snow Patrol-Eyes Open 2007-Luna Halo-Luna Halo 2008-The Mars Volta-The Bedlam In Goliath 2009-Silversun Pickups-Swoon This list would probably be slightly different if I hadn't stuck to the one artist rule. This was pretty difficult actually, especially post-2000. Also, I tried to pick what I thought was the best overall album instead of one that I may have listened to more, but that only had 2-3 good songs. |
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04-26-2009, 07:01 AM
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From Hank To Hendrix
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1989- The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses (One of the first bands I ever got into & The best debut of all time (IMO).
1990- Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Ragged Glory (My Fav Neil Young Album & The Best IMO) 1991-Soundgarden-Badmotorfinger (My Fav Soundgarden album- check out Johnny Cash's cover of Rusty Cage- excellent.) 1992- Black Sabbath- Dehumanizer (I am now officially the 'King Of Controversy' by posting this and will even go on to say that it truly is my favourite Sabbath album and ****s on anything Ozzy ever did (IMO), not that I dont like the original Sabbath stuff but Dio's voice really does it for me. The track 'Computer God' has the best drum intro to a Sabbath song and is nothing short of phenomenal. 1993- The Gun Club- Lucky Jim- (To me this is the Gun Club at their best, is a very rare record and was well worth the £15 or so I paid for it.) 1994- Paul Weller- Live Wood- (Now I know this is a live album but I had Stanley Road for years but never really got into that much. When I heard this album, this was the turning point for me. This is from my favourite period & is a real gem as most of his live shows now are drowned with the hits from the Stanley Road album). I love the sheer energy and fire if you like which is present on this record, I have other live albums where the same level of fire and aggression is not present (IMO). Also I love how he uses Magic Bus amongst others to encore some of his little know songs at the end, also the song 'This Is No Time' is absolutely fantastic and if you listen to the original recording on his later released 'Fly On The Wall- B Sides & Rarities' album you can see it is a totally different song. I wanted to save this for when I do a live albums list but this really is the pinnacle of Paul Weller's live music (IMO). [B]1995- Cast- All Change [/B](Forget Oasis, to me this is the defining moment of the Britpop scene. Nothing short of sheer class from start to finish. Great riffs great lyrics, great tunes. First time I heard this record I was blown away, something just 'clicked' inside me if you like & I have love this band ever since.) [B]1996- Alice In Chains - Unplugged [/B](I know another Live album but had to include as this is the album which made me appreciate Alice In Chains as I hadnt in the past (only owning the 'Dirt' album for several years). I love how they have reinvented basically every song on the album (even the originally acoustic ones from 'Jar Of Flies') and it is like listening to a different band compared to 'Facelift' or 'Dirt'. Also Staley (RIP) & Cantrell's vocals are matched perfectley and sometimes you cant tell who is singing what part. (My favourite tracks off this album are 'Nutshell' & 'No Excuses'.) 1997- Buena Vista Social Club- Buena Vista Social Club (I think this is truly legendary for musicians to bring back what was popular in the 1920s/30s and send it back to the mainstream already achieves a place in this list & thats even before we get to the music!) The 'Chan Chan' song is the pinnacle of this album & anything with Ry Cooder playing on it always interests me. 1998-Liquid Tension Experiment- Liquid Tension Experiment (This is the most exciting, enduring, creative & thoughtful piece of Instrumental Rock music I have ever heard in my life. Came across it by chance after somebody gave me a lend of it. Very accomplished musicians & I believe this may be one of the most underrated albums of all time). Also I love how on the back of the cd it reads: "CAUTION: "Three Minute Warning" is not for the musically faint-hearted, impatient, or critics of extreme self-indulgence. If you fall into any of the above categories, please hit the stop button on your CD player after track # 8." 1999- Metallica- S&M- (This for me (I know some people hate it) is absolutely groudbreaking to hear Metallica's music mixed with a huge orchestra. Brings a lot more drama and excitement to a lot of the songs (as if there wasnt enough already). I really cant think of any specific words to describe this album, it really is just too brilliant. Listen and youll know what I mean) 2000- Roland Orzabal- Tomcats Screaming Outside- (This to me is one of the most underrated albums of all time & I think that is the reason why he never made another since. Every song from start to finish is excellent. Also there is a very experimental feel to the music, check out 'Hypnoculture' starts with some kind of Tribal chanting. To me this beats anything Tears For Fears did and I only want to introduce more and more people to it each day
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04-26-2009, 07:25 AM
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From Hank To Hendrix
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(Sorry I ran out of room)
2001- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- B.R.M.C- ( I was really struggling with this year as nothing really stood out in comparison to previous, but I have chosen this album from what I would define as a modern version of The Velvet Underground. I first came across them by mistake on Tv years ago playing a small intimate acoustic gig in what looked like an underground pub either in London or somewhere in America (sorry cant remember). Since then I have not been able to obtain any live material from them. Can anybody help us out? 2002-Johnny Cash- American IV- (Rick Rubin did a great job in re-creating Johnny Cash for the modern generation and won him a lot of new fans. Also the song 'Hurt' is so fitting to Johnny Cash's situation at the time that I thought he had actually written it himself (until I heard Nine Inch Nails originallty wrote it). Also 'The Man Comes Around' is a terrific song & one he wrote himself for the album. 2003- Blur- Think Tank- (I know Im copying the previous but nothing I have from that year compares to this album. Firstly it is nothing like Blur's previous work or even recognisable as Blur. To me this really is the peak of Damon Albarn's creativity. 2004- R.E.M.- Around The Sun- (There is something about this album that is unexplainable, it just clicked with me from the moment I heard it. I know the music isnt exactly innovative in sound or anything, just a great album to me.) 2005- Supergras- Road To Roeun- (To me this is the turning point to a band whose music previously came across as really childlike anthems. 'Coffee In The Pot' is also immense. Great to hear a band like Supergrass maturing.) 2006- Pearl Jam- Pearl Jam- (This cements Pearl Jam's postition as still one of the most kick ass bands in American Rock. Great songs from start to finish. What a return to form.Cant wait for the next one.) 2007- The Coral - Roots & Echoes- (This to me is the peak of The Corals songwriting. Such beautiful melodies from start to finish. What I will never understand is how this is the lowest selling album they have put out to date and how people dont appreciate what is (IMO) a truly wonderful work of art.) 2008- Bon Iver- For Emma, Forever Ago ](This is great in terms of the emotion involved in the music. The guy had split up with his girlfriend and chose to take refuge up in a log cabin for around 6 months up in the mountains (Wisconsin or somewhere) and live a fantasy life hunting animals in order to survive. Whats better he recorded a record which captures how he was feeling at the time and the raw emotion is plain to hear on this album. 'The Wolves Act 1 & 2' is excellent.) 2009- John McCusker- Under One Sky- (Not long into the year & I have heard a few great albums already, chose this one from a Scottish folk musician (fiddle player). This music also has a very emotional feel to it and he plays a song with Graham Coxon near the end on it. Also some of the vocals on this album are just beautiful.) So there you have it , I used Windows Media Player to find a suitable album for each year and tried to keep the one band one album rule. Anyway let us know what you think.
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04-26-2009, 08:21 AM
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Groupie
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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1990: My Bloody Valentine - Glider [EP]
1991: NOFX - Ribbed 1992: Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine 1993: Propagandhi - How To Clean Everything 1994: Millencolin - Life on a Plate 1995: The Tea Party - The Edges of Twilight 1996: Placebo - Placebo 1997: Blink-182 - Dude Ranch 1998: The Living End - The Living End 1999: Blink-182 - Enema of the State 2000: Placebo - Black Market Music 2001: Element Eighty - Mercuric 2002: Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky 2003: Gyroscope - Sound Shattering Sound (easily the hardest year for me) 2004: Jebediah - Braxton Hicks 2005: Gyroscope - Are You Involved? 2006: The Bronx - The Bronx '06 2007: A Wilhlem Scream - Career Suicide 2008: The Subways - All or Nothing 2009: A Day To Remember - Homesick (will change later in the year) |
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04-26-2009, 12:17 PM
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Engorged Member
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Location: Seattle, WA
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Let's see if I can limit one per artist...even though it's not a true best-of list if I did that.
 Man some years are tough!1976 - Invisible - El jardín de los presentes 1977 - The Blue Effect - Svitanie 1978 - Rush - Hemispheres 1979 - Medina Azahara - Paseando por la Mezquita 1980 - Yes - Drama 1981 - Dün - Eros 1982 - Misfits - Walk Among Us 1983 - Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies 1984 - Metallica - Ride the Lightning 1985 - Descendents - I Don't Want to Grow Up 1986 - Skinny Puppy - Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse 1987 - The Tear Garden - Tired Eyes Slowly Burning 1988 - Pixies - Surfer Rosa 1989 - Faith No More - The Real Thing 1990 - Megadeth - Rust in Peace 1991 - Dead Horse - Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers 1992 - Meat Beat Manifesto - Satyricon 1993 - Tool - Undertow 1994 - Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary 1995 - Blind Melon - Soup 1996 - Download - The Eyes of Stanley Pain 1997 - Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West 1998 - Knapsack - This Conversation Is Ending...Starting Right Now 1999 - Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret 2000 - At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command 2001 - Prefuse 73 - Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives 2002 - Eight Frozen Modules - Thought Process Disorder 2003 - The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium 2004 - Sixtoo - Chewing On Glass & Other Miracle Cures 2005 - Venetian Snares - Rossz csillag alatt született 2006 - Cougar - Law 2007 - Hot Cross - Risk Revival 2008 - Dillinger Four - C I V I L W A R 2009 - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - The Century of Self
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04-26-2009, 11:17 PM
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No Shirt
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1991:Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
1992:Eric Clapton - Unplugged 1993:The Roots - Organix 1994:Weezer - (Blue Album)/Beastie Boys - Ill Communication 1995:Rich Kids on LSD - Riches to Rags 1996:The Olivia Tremor Control - Music From the Unrealized Movie Script, Dusk At Cubist Castle/DJ Shadow - Endtroducing 1997: Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West 1998:Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come 1999: Of Montreal - The *** Parade 2000: At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command 2001: Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album/ !!!(Chick-Chick -Chick) - !!!(Chick-Chick-Chick) 2002: Ugly Casanova - Sharpen Your Teeth 2003: Cursive - The Ugly Organ 2004: Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits/ He is Legend - I Am Hollywood 2005:Thrice - Vheissu / As Cities Burn - Son, I Loved You At Your Darkest 2006: mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister 2007: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible/ A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide 2008:Someone Still Loves You Boris Yelstin - Pershing 2009: (waiting) I had to tie on a few.
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04-26-2009, 11:21 PM
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The point is to break any ties...it's hard for everybody.
Nice stuff though, you've got a few that I nearly put on mine.
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04-26-2009, 11:22 PM
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04-27-2009, 10:06 AM
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