What albums do you know inside and out?

The Batlord · 06-30-2012, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrd00d

When I was in 7th grade I ordered the Legend of Zelda CD from Nintendo Power magazine. I listened to the **** out of it. It didn't have the artwork that Goofle's does, though... But yeah, love it. And we talk about video game music off and on, but I am not embarrassed in the least by game music. Its great. It didn't cross my mind to laugh at him because I was too busy thinking "ahh me too" lol.

Well, I wasn't laughing in a mean way, it just made me chuckle.

duga · 06-30-2012, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

Nice, I'm kind of the flipside of that guitar deal. Started with the Chili Peppers then moved onto the Pumpkins (still have the Mellon Collie tab book somewhere). Also learned the bulk of Siamese Dream back in the day too, the Quiet riff is all kinds of fun to play, could never quite get the solo for Soma though

As for Under the Bridge the only tricky chord that comes to mind is the very first one (and the few times it repeats during the intro) where you have to play a C shape with your middle, ring, and little finger while barring the 2nd fret. Either way it's discouraging to try learning a tune when the very first chord is a kick in the pants hahaha

Haha, yeah that's the chord. You're right, the others aren't nearly as challenging but he did like using some unconventional jazzy shapes that messed with my head while first learning. It was a milestone for me the day I got the song down, so I made everyone listen to me play it.

As for the Pumpkins, I have both the Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream tab books... I still flub my way through the Soma solo but everything else isn't so bad and it's a ton of fun to play. I eventually got a Big Muff and the loud/soft stuff was even more fun.

nbakid2000 · 06-30-2012, 11:50 AM

The Moody Blues - Children's Children's Children + On the Threshold of a Dream

I actually grew up listening to these because they're my dad's favorite albums. He passed them onto me and I listened to these both on vinyl and cassette tape. When I was a kid, he used to sing me to sleep with "Lazy Day" and "Dear Diary" and "Send Me No Wine".

Yes - 90125

When I was 11 or 12 (approximately) this was my favorite album. We had the cassette tape and my parents didn't like because it didn't have Steve Howe on it. I got ahold of it and fell in love with it. Insanely catchy and my favorite Yes album. I remember listening to it on the long car trips to my grandpa's place about 8 hours away and listening to it over and over. Everytime I hear it it reminds me of what was happening in my life then and how I really miss parts of it.

Clutch - Blast Tyrant

I was 17 when this hit. I didn't know anything about the band or anything, but I walked into a head shop and "The Mob Goes Wild" was blasting overhead (this was the week it came out). I felt like I was hit over the head with a ton of bricks and stood there for a few minutes listening to it. Then I listened to a couple of other songs and bought it right there (it was on sale too). I had to hide the album from my parents (they were driving me and they were really strict about what I listened to or what they perceived I was listening to). I took it home and listened to it over and over for probably weeks on end. Clutch's best album in my opinion and it made me seek out there other material.

The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back

I was a fan of the Darkness and was all excited about the new album when it came out. It got good reviews but sales weren't that great. This album is so rich and layered and the lyrics are great. Every time I hear this album I get the feeling I got when I first listened. It just never gets old.

Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers

I was riding the bus in high school and there was a kid listening to music. I asked him if he had anything I could listen to and he said, "I have this band called Fountains of Wayne, you'd probably like them." I put them on and my jaw dropped. The lyrics were so clever and really hit home with me. I was familiar with Weezer and some other power pop but this album I think really opened up the doors for me as far as power pop went. I listened to the sh*t out of this album, it didn't leave my CD player for months. I've probably listened to this album more than any other album I own. It's too bad all groups can't be this good.

Interpol - Antics

First heard about this band on satellite radio over at my parents' friends' house. I was dinking around with their TV, surfing the various music stations. I got the first album after that and got Antics a little while after it was released (used). Again, I felt like I was hit over the head with a sack of bricks. This album is almost perfect (aside from the first song). Moody, catchy, accessible all at the same time. "Take You on a Cruise" hits home with for some reason I can't explain. Again, one of those albums that got non-stop play for weeks on end into months.

I'm sure I have many others but those are the big ones.

SGR · 06-30-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm surprised to hear someone say that. I think Life's Rich Pageant is one of their best albums.

Honestly, for me, REMs best are as follows:

1. Up
2. Reckoning
3. Murmur
4. Automatic For The People
5. New Adventures In Hi Fi

Burning Down · 06-30-2012, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Honestly, for me, REMs best are as follows:

1. Up
2. Reckoning
3. Murmur
4. Automatic For The People
5. New Adventures In Hi Fi

Murmur and Reckoning are other ones that I know inside and out.

llllllllllllllllllll · 06-30-2012, 09:38 PM

SGR · 07-01-2012, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Murmur and Reckoning are other ones that I know inside and out.

pssssttt, Hey BurningDown, I'll be your best friend forever if you finish your REM review thread.

mr dave · 07-01-2012, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by nbakid2000

Clutch - Blast Tyrant

I was 17 when this hit. I didn't know anything about the band or anything, but I walked into a head shop and "The Mob Goes Wild" was blasting overhead (this was the week it came out). I felt like I was hit over the head with a ton of bricks and stood there for a few minutes listening to it. Then I listened to a couple of other songs and bought it right there (it was on sale too). I had to hide the album from my parents (they were driving me and they were really strict about what I listened to or what they perceived I was listening to). I took it home and listened to it over and over for probably weeks on end. Clutch's best album in my opinion and it made me seek out there other material.

Fantastic album. I'd been aware of them for years but only picked it up once it was recently re-released with the bonus acoustic / live disc. It was a mistake to wait that long

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Originally Posted by duga

Haha, yeah that's the chord. You're right, the others aren't nearly as challenging but he did like using some unconventional jazzy shapes that messed with my head while first learning. It was a milestone for me the day I got the song down, so I made everyone listen to me play it.

As for the Pumpkins, I have both the Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream tab books... I still flub my way through the Soma solo but everything else isn't so bad and it's a ton of fun to play. I eventually got a Big Muff and the loud/soft stuff was even more fun.

Agreed, though I was already familiar with the 'Hendrix' chord by the time I started learning Frusciante's stuff so his jazzy chord shapes didn't seem that outlandish anymore hehe

As for the Pumpkins I didn't own a Big Muff until years after I stopped playing along to cds but I do remember laughing quite a bit when I read the notes for Love and their specification to use a purple BOSS flanger which I had coincidentally picked up a few weeks prior to the book

Burning Down · 07-01-2012, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

pssssttt, Hey BurningDown, I'll be your best friend forever if you finish your REM review thread.

Haha! I honestly don't remember if I ever had one. But yeah, I think I did. I'll just have to dig through the Album Reviews section then, or just start again lol

**Janszoon** · 07-01-2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Honestly, for me, REMs best are as follows:

1. Up
2. Reckoning
3. Murmur
4. Automatic For The People
5. New Adventures In Hi Fi

My top five list would be something like this:

1. Murmur
2. Automatic for the People
3. Chronic Town
4. Life's Rich Pageant
5. Dead Letter Office

06-30-2012, 11:50 AM	#63 (permalink)
nbakid2000 Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 179	The Moody Blues - Children's Children's Children + On the Threshold of a Dream I actually grew up listening to these because they're my dad's favorite albums. He passed them onto me and I listened to these both on vinyl and cassette tape. When I was a kid, he used to sing me to sleep with "Lazy Day" and "Dear Diary" and "Send Me No Wine". Yes - 90125 When I was 11 or 12 (approximately) this was my favorite album. We had the cassette tape and my parents didn't like because it didn't have Steve Howe on it. I got ahold of it and fell in love with it. Insanely catchy and my favorite Yes album. I remember listening to it on the long car trips to my grandpa's place about 8 hours away and listening to it over and over. Everytime I hear it it reminds me of what was happening in my life then and how I really miss parts of it. Clutch - Blast Tyrant I was 17 when this hit. I didn't know anything about the band or anything, but I walked into a head shop and "The Mob Goes Wild" was blasting overhead (this was the week it came out). I felt like I was hit over the head with a ton of bricks and stood there for a few minutes listening to it. Then I listened to a couple of other songs and bought it right there (it was on sale too). I had to hide the album from my parents (they were driving me and they were really strict about what I listened to or what they perceived I was listening to). I took it home and listened to it over and over for probably weeks on end. Clutch's best album in my opinion and it made me seek out there other material. The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back I was a fan of the Darkness and was all excited about the new album when it came out. It got good reviews but sales weren't that great. This album is so rich and layered and the lyrics are great. Every time I hear this album I get the feeling I got when I first listened. It just never gets old. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers I was riding the bus in high school and there was a kid listening to music. I asked him if he had anything I could listen to and he said, "I have this band called Fountains of Wayne, you'd probably like them." I put them on and my jaw dropped. The lyrics were so clever and really hit home with me. I was familiar with Weezer and some other power pop but this album I think really opened up the doors for me as far as power pop went. I listened to the sht out of this album, it didn't leave my CD player for months. I've probably listened to this album more than any other album I own. It's too bad all groups can't be this good. Interpol - Antics First heard about this band on satellite radio over at my parents' friends' house. I was dinking around with their TV, surfing the various music stations. I got the first album after that and got Antics a little while after it was released (used). Again, I felt like I was hit over the head with a sack of bricks. This album is almost perfect (aside from the first song). Moody, catchy, accessible all at the same time. "Take You on a Cruise" hits home with for some reason I can't explain. Again, one of those albums that got non-stop play for weeks on end into months. I'm sure I have many others but those are the big ones. Last edited by nbakid2000; 06-30-2012 at 11:57 AM.*

06-30-2012, 09:38 PM	#66 (permalink)
llllllllllllllllllll Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: spiky Posts: 88	__________________ If I don't go to Hell when I die, I just might go to Heaven EVERYWHERE