Howard the Duck

every list is tl;dr

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Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin/Jimi Hendrix ..pretty much da blueprint

Blues: Son house,Blind gary davis,Led belly, ..TBO i consider blues pretty much Rock alot of it just sounded like dry dirty rock to me

Jazz: Weather report

Pop: Michael Jackson ..of course

Folk: Bob Dylan

Country: HANK III

Punk: Arson Anthem

Modern Rock: KORN

Psychedelic/Trippy ....uhhhh Psychic Ills ,Heavy water expermint

Reggae: ???

Hip-Hop: MF DOOM

Electronic.. any dup step Artist

Guilty Pleasure: i like Justin TImberlake ,Tokio Hotel ,Lady gaga BSB-BLack & blue album i dont care what anyone says that album was dark for a Boy band ... ..but yeah thoes artist are not guilty i could care less who knows

Blarobbarg

Alright, everyone else is doing it, I may as well, too. This is just my current favorite in each broad genre. With few exceptions, they will all be totally different by next week.


Classic Rock:
Led Zeppelin I. I know a lot of people prefer their later stuff, but you know what, this album is awesome. I could listen to it forever.

Blues:
Clutch, Blast Tyrant. This is kind of cheating, since they are a stoner/metal/hardcore/rap/psychedelic/blues band, but this them at their blusiest. Plus, it's literally flawless. Not a bad song to be found.

Jazz:
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Here Be Dragons. I listen to a lot of jazz. A LOT of jazz. But this is currently at the top of my list. This is a modern jazz group that incorporates everything from soul and blues to psychedlia and noise into their sound. This is pretty much the best experimental jazz album I have ever heard, with crazy solos, electronic sound effects, occasional walls of noise... it is perfect.

Pop:
The Beatles, Abbey Road. Once again, I know this is a much debated topic, but this is my favorite from The Beatles, somewhat because of nostalgia. But it is truly a great pop album, with songs all bleeding into one another so it's just one huge, happy experience. With the exception of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." That song comes out of freakin' nowhere, but I'm okay with that, because it's awesome.

Folk:
Mississippi John Hurt, The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt. I'm cheating again. This is a folk BLUES album. See what I did there? But seriously, this album is fantastic. It's just his voice and his guitar, both quiet yet expressive, softly taking us to a place of beauty. Check it out if you haven't.

Country:
Vic Chestnutt, North Star Deserter. I'm not sure if this counts, actually. Vic was technically alt-country, but on this album went a completely different place... sure, there's some alt-country stuff on here, but it also incorporates noise and avant-garde music, thanks to his backing band, the experimental Silver Mt. Zion. Not a lot to say, because I honestly haven't listening to it n awhile, but it's really good.

Punk:
The Clash, London Calling. THIS is that "exception" I mentioned earlier. I don't think this will ever not be my favorite punk album of all time. What can I possibly say that hasn't been said? I'm pretty sure you guys all know what this sounds like.

Modern Rock:
The Black Keys, Attack & Release. Dang, another blues band. Oh well. There isn't much to say about this, it's ridiculously good indie blues-rock. Sometimes heavy and crazy, sometimes softer, always great.

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album):
tUnE-yArDs, Live At The Rock Shop. I think this counts? They're weird, trippy pop music. I don't listen to them a whole lot, but get in the mood every once in awhile. Anyway, this is them live, and it's pretty dang good.

Reggae:
Easy Star All-Stars, Dubber Side Of The Moon. This is a weird choice, since it's their cover version of Dark Side Of The Moon being dubbed by other artists. Still, it's really well done, which is why it's my current favorite reggae album.

Hip-Hop:
Madvillain, Madvillainy. I know everyone and their mother raves about this album, and for good reason. It's wonderful.

Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres):
The Caretaker, A Stairway To The Stars. This dark ambient album utilizes ancient jazz samples mixed in with really atmospheric, creepy ambient pieces to make one hell of an album. Great to read horror literature with.

Guilty Pleasure:
None. I do not currently listen to anything I am guilty of. I do, however, have a lot of things on my last.FM profile that I facepalm to. I can't believe I seriously listened to some of the things that are on my top overall artists. Oh well.

Any additional one Album (Include genre):
Codine, The White Birch. Slowcore. I still hate that term, but this album is really freaking good. Very Slint-like at times. Also, great drumming, and as a drummer, that's always a plus.

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Mrd00d

Those guys are awesome, nice picks.

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Urban Hat€monger ?

I think we should extend this to at least make it 20

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Classic Rock: David Bowie - Young Americans

Emo: Decided to replace 'blues' with emo. Jimmy Eat World - Clarity

Jazz? Replaced with low fi. (just coz) The Microphones - The Glow Part II

Pop: Genesis - Invisible Touch

Folk: Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Country: Son Volt - Trace

Punk: Dead Kenedys -Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death

Modern Rock: Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Psychedelic/Trippy: The Knife - Silent Shout

Reggae: Bob Marley - Exodus

Hip-Hop: Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Volume 2

Electronic: Burial - Untrue

Guilty Pleasure: Alesana - On Frail Wings Of Vanity and Wax

additional one Album: DangerDoom - The Mouse and The Mask

Malc

Classic Rock: Beach Boys "Sunflower"

Blues: hmmm - haven't got ANY blues in my faves I'm ashamed to say ...

Jazz: Los Lobotomys (well, iTunes classes it as Jazz)

Pop: Monkees "Pisces, Aquarius ..."

Folk: Capercaillie "To The Moon"

Country: Suzy Bogguss "Something Up My Sleeve"

Punk: XTC "Drums & Wires"

Modern Rock: Train "California 37" ... rock ??

Psychedelic/Trippy (aka any favorite trippy album): Beach Boys "SMiLE"

Reggae: Jimmy Lindsey "Where Has Your Love Gone"

Hip-Hop: ... nah !

Electronic (yes I know this is painfully vague but who has the time to mention all sub-genres): Tubeway Army

Guilty Pleasure: Osmonds "The Plan"

Any additional one Album (Include genre): BREAD "Baby I'm-A WAnt You" Pop/Rock

mr dave

Classic Rock: Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love. It's the band at its peak to my ears, the songs are stronger and more varied than what came out on the debut yet there's none of the gratuitous filler from Ladyland.

Blues: Clutch - Strange Cousins From the West. Not a 'blues' band in the traditional sense but this is definitely a blues album, it took me a while to get into it since it's quite a bit more stripped down than their earlier releases but it's fantastic once it clicks.

Jazz: Eric Dolphy - Last Date. I've name dropped this album for years and years and will continue to do so for decades. The playing on 'You Don't Know What Love Is' is sublime.

Pop: Air - Moon Safari. It's not a slick auto-tuned atrocity but it most definitely adheres to all the classic pop sensibilities.

Folk: Led Zeppelin III is about as close as it gets to a folk album in my collection.

Country: n/a

Punk: Nomeansno - Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy. A momentary return to a 2 piece line-up for the Wright brothers, doesn't affect the intensity of their music in the least, in fact it ramps it up.

Modern Rock: Tomahawk - S/T. Can't wait for the new album (Oddfellows).

Psychedelic/Trippy: The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole. The farther away you get from sober the better the album gets.

Reggae: Massive Attack - No Protection. Not reggae specifically but it's all remixed by Mad Professor who was instrumental in bringing Dub Reggae to the masses.

Hip-Hop: DJ Shadow - ...Endtroducing. If you need to ask you obviously haven't heard it.

Electronic: Boards of Canada - A Beautiful Place Out in the Country. It's just an EP but unlike their full length albums there's never even a moment when I think to even reach for the skip button, let alone actually press it.

Guilty Pleasure: Bran Van 3000 - Glee. Better known as the 'Drinking in LA' band this disc was a full-on collective collaboration from start to end. The 'group' peaked out around 12 people, the album features everything from turntablism, straight pop, jangly country funk, rap, a trip hop metal cover, but most of all it's fun from start to finish.

Any additional one Album (Include genre): Imani Coppola - Chupacabra. I figured she was a one hit wonder back in the day (with the single Legend of a Cowgirl) and just happened to be at the right place at the right time, then I found out she worked with Mike Patton to perform the Peeping Tom album so I revisited her work. She has a great voice, introspective lyrics, great delivery, wonderful composition and production, all around awesome. Contrary to most pop albums this wasn't put together by a bunch of seasoned vets in a studio, if I remember correctly this was her graduating project from art school. The final track is a monstrous alien abduction thing which I'd put on par with something like Mr. Bungle's cover of The Existential Blues.

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